20. Pizarro. Rolla Elliston, from Bath, 1st app.: Elvira Mrs. Johnstone, from Bath, 1st app. : = Cora Mrs. H. Johnston, 1st time. 22. Busy Body. Miranda Mrs. Jordan. = 25. Belle's Stratagem. Doricourt Elliston, 1st time: Hardy Dowton: Flutter Bannister Jun.: Letitia Hardy Mrs. Jordan. = = = = Oct. 6. Beaux Stratagem. Archer Elliston, 1st time Scrub Bannister Jun.: Mrs. Sullen Mrs. Jordan Cherry Miss De Camp-with, not acted 8 years, Richard Coeur de Lion. Richard = Richard Kelly: Matilda Mrs. Mountain:-acted 17 times at least. 8. School for Scandal. Sir Peter Teazle thews, 1st time: Charles Elliston, 1st time: Lady Teazle Miss Duncan, from Edinburgh, 1st app. = 13. Wonder. Don Felix Elliston, Ist time. 16. Wonder. = = Ma Lissardo Mathews, 1st time :Bannister Jun. acted at Hay. for his Father's bt. 18. As you like it. Touchstone Bannister Jun.: Jaques Raymond, 1st time: Orlando Elliston : Rosalind Miss Duncan, 1st time: Audrey Miss Pope. = = = 20. Never acted, Dash, or Who but He?—this musical F. was damned-Oulton says it was first produced under the title of Holiday Time-he is probably right, as it is clear from the bill that Miss De Camp played a breeches part-the cast seems to have been-Jack Squirrel Miss De Camp: Old Dubbs Mathews: Morgan O'Mallawack = Johnstone: Hoddy Doddy Collins: Miss Matilda Clementina Octavia Dubbs (sister to Dubbs) = Miss Pope Lucy Mrs. Mountain. = = Holiday Time, or the Schoolboy's Frolic was his printed in 1800 - Dubbs is a schoolmaster daughter, Lucy, is in love with Jack Squirrel, who is still at school under her father-Jack Squirrel passes himself on Dubbs, first as an usher, and then as Lady Dash-in the 2d act he passes himself on Miss Dubbs as an old critic-she reads to him a piece of a play which she has written-Jack and Lucy rehearse part of a scene-he carries off Lucy with the consent of Miss Dubbs-this is a poor Farce-it was written by Lathom, and had been acted by the Norwich Company. 23. Foundling changed to Beaux Stratagem. Scrub Collins, 1st time. 25. Wife of two Husbands. Fritz R. Palmer: -with Lyar, by Elliston. 27. Provoked Husband. Lord Townly = Squire Richard Collins: John Moody Lady Townly Miss Duncan, 1st time. = = Pope : Suett : 31. Mathews acted John Moody, 1st time. Nov. 1. Not acted 10 years, Foundling. Young Belmont Elliston: Sir Charles Raymond Wroughton: Faddle De Camp: Col. Raymond = Raymond Sir Robert Belmont = Cherry Rosetta = Mrs. Jordan Fidelia Miss Cherry, 3d app.:acted but once. 2. Mountaineers. Of Age To-morrow. Baron Willinhurst = Bannis ter :-Jun. was omitted in the bill, his Father being just dead. 3. Much ado. Benedick - Elliston: Leonato = = Wroughton: Dogberry = Suett: Beatrice Mrs. Jordan. 5. She Stoops to Conquer. Miss Hardcastle = Miss Duncan, 1st time :-rest as Jan. 7 1801. 6. Stranger -9. George Barnwell. 13. Rivals. Faulkland Elliston, 1st time: Lydia Languish Mrs. Jordan: Julia Mrs. H. Johnston, 1st time. = = 20. Lovers' Vows. Agatha Friburg Mrs. Johnstone, 1st time: - with, never acted, Matrimony. Delaval = Elliston: Baron de Limburg Dowton : O'Cloghorty (his gamekeeper) = Johnstone: Clara = Mrs. Jordan: Lisetta (her maid) = Mrs. Bland :— acted with success- -Delaval and Clara had married for love-they had afterwards had a serious rupture without any real cause of reproach on either side the minister, who is Clara's uncle, sends them separately to the castle of Limburg, which is at a short distance from Berlin-they are made to believe that the castle is a prison-that the Baron is the governour of it-and O'Cloghorty the gaoler-Delaval and Clara are much surprised when they meetthey at first renew their quarrel, but at the conclusion they become more attached than ever-the Baron tells them that all which had been done was only meant as a friendly lesson to them-this comic Op by Kenney is professedly taken from the French -it has a tolerable degree of merit, and would have had more, if an Irishman had not been improperly introduced for the sake of Johnstone. 23. Busy Body. Miranda Miss Duncan, 1st time. 24. Hamlet Elliston, 1st time--he acted the part 5 times. 29. Miss Duncan acted Letitia Hardy, 1st time. 30. Deaf and Dumb, with Matrimony, 10th time. Dec. 7. Bold Stroke for a Wife. Col. Feignwell = Bannister: Obediah Prim = Dowton: Periwinkle = Suett. 10. Douglas. Norval the Young Roscius, his 1st app. at D. L. :- the Young Roscius was announced at C. G. as Master Betty-Garrick was properly called Roscius, but when the name given to a boy, it sunk into contempt-Roscii and Rosciæ sprang up like mushrooms. "When Roscius was an actor in Rome," his reputation was so great, that whoever particularly excelled in any art, was called Roscius. Cicero (in his Oration for Archias) says "Who ་ "of us is so rustic and unfeeling as not to have "been affected lately by the death of Roscius? who, "tho' he died in a good age yet, for the excellence "and beauty of his performance, ought to have lived " for ever"Plutarch tells us, that Roscius was in the highest favour with Sylla, in the latter part of his life, when he had laid down the dictatorshipHorace says Que gravis Esopus, quæ doctus Roscius egit." The use of the Mask on the Greek and Latin stage was a vile contrivance, as it precluded all change of countenance-if Garrick and Mrs. Siddons had acted in a mask, they would have been upon a level with other first rate performers-it was the expression of countenance which gave them a decided superiority-the mask however had its conveniences-it prevented what we too often see on the English stage-an old character with a young face, and vice versa-to Roscius himself it was of singular advantage, as he squinted so confoundedly, that in a modern theatre, all his talents would not, without difficulty, have overcome that natural defect. (Cicero.) = Dec. 11. Not acted 7 years, Heiress. Sir Clement Flint Cherry: Clifford Pope : Lord Gayville Barrymore: Alscrip Suett: Lady Emily Miss Duncan Miss Alscrip Miss De Camp. = = = = Young Roscius: Bar barossa Raymond: Zaphira Mrs. Powell:-with = = Spoil'd Child. Little Pickle Miss De Camp. 21. Rule a Wife, with Doctor and Apothecary. 27. Richard 3d Elliston, 1st time: Richmond = Pope. = 29. Never acted, Land we live in. Sir Rowland English Wroughton: Young Melville (son to Sir Edward) = Elliston Dexter (his servant) = Bannister: Sir Harry Lovelace = Barrymore: Harcourt = De Camp Sir Edward Melville Powell: Larry Machoof Johnstone: Robert Mathews: Rightly = Raymond: Lady Lovelace Mrs. Jordan: Liddy (her maid) Miss Pope: Miss Betty (daughter to Sir Rowland) Miss De Camp: Mrs. Doublecharge = = |