fall mutually in love at first sight-Young Doric sends out 100 cards of invitation to a ball and supper-Dor ville says that no person will accept an invitation from a stranger-Young Doric insists that if the cards were sent in the name of Jack Ketch, instead of Jack Doric, there would not be three excuses—and so it proves this is a very poor C. by Reynolds-it was acted 9 times-but several better plays have been damned on the 1st night-a Farce founded on this Comedy was brought out at C. G. Nov. 27 1815. proves--this 19. Devil to Pay. Jobson Miss Tyrer, 1st time. = Munden: Nell = 23. Country Girl. Moody Murray: Harcourt = C. Kemble: Belville Brunton: Sparkish Farley: Miss Peggy Miss Mudie, 1st app.: Alithea = Miss Brunton: Lucy Mrs. Mattocks: -Miss Mudie appeared to be about 8 years old—the absurdity of bringing such a child on the stage was so manifest, that the audience soon began to testify their displeasure, and Miss Mudie was not suffered to finish her part-a very good account of this most imperfect performance is given in the introduction to the B. D.—it was however quite right to glut the public with precocious talent, That, surfeiting, "The appetite might sicken, and so die." == 27. Hamlet-Kemble: Laertes Brunton : Polonius Munden: Osrick = Farley Friar = Hull: Gravedigger Emery: Ophelia Mrs. H. Johnston. 30. Liston acted Master Stephen. = Dec. 3. John Bull. Peregrine = Cooke: Lady Caroline Mrs. H. Johnston with All the World's = : a Stage. Diggery = Liston: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin 4. Henry 4th part 1st., with Fortune's Frolic. 6. Follies of a Day. Antonio = Emery. 7. Merchant of Venice. Gratiano Farley: Por- - 11. Henry 4th pt. 2d., with Peeping Tom, by 12. Lovers' Vows. Frederick Brunton: Anhalt 16. Richard 3d. Lady Anne-Miss Brunton. = = 23. Barbarossa. Achmet Master Betty, 1st app. = = 27. Romeo and Juliet, by Betty and Miss Smith. 31. Beaux Stratagem. Archer Lewis: Scrub = Jan. 1. Jane Shore. Dumont Jane Shore Mis Smith, 1st time. Mrs. Glover: Cooke, 1st time : 4. Mysterious Husband, revived. Lord Davenant = = Sir Edmund Travers Munden: Lady Davenant = Miss Smith: Marianne Miss Brunton :-acted but once. Master Betty Lusignan = 6. Zara. Osman Murray Zara Miss Smith. = = 10. Tancred and Sigismunda. Tancred Master Betty: Siffredi Murray: Sigismunda Miss Smith. 11. Never acted, Romantick Lover, or Lost and Found. Peerless Lewis: Sir Matthew Matchem Munden: True Blue Fawcett: Zachary Search Emery :-the other characters by H. JohnstonBlanchard-Miss Brunton-Mrs. Glover-Mrs. H. Johnston-damned-this Comedy is attributed to = Allingham. = 17. School of Reform. Lord Avondale 18. Cymbeline. Posthumus : = Cooke. Kemble: Jachimo = = = Cooke: Polydore H. Johnston: Cadwal Brunton: Morgan Murray: Cloten Farley: Pisanio = Claremont: Cymbeline Cresswell: Lewis = Treby Imogen Miss Smith: Queen Mrs. St. Leger Kemble in this bill has changed the names of Belarius, Guiderius and Arviragus to Morgan, Polydore and Cadwal-and so far he was right -but in giving the name of Lewis to Shakspeare's Frenchman, he was clearly wrong-he should have left the Frenchman as he was, or else have given him some name which was in use at the time when this play is supposed to take place--that is in the time of Augustus-Shakspeare is quite incorrect in making one of his D. P. a Frenchman before there were any Frenchmen-but this is no excuse for a man who takes upon himself to correct Shakspeare-Kemble had an absolute rage for christening the characters to which Shakspeare (and other authors) had given no particular names-this may be a convenience to the call-boy, but it is what Kemble had no right to do-and when it is done without attention to propriety, the matter is of course worse the name of the actor who played Lewis was Tebay, but when he went from Bath to C. G., Kemble chose to have him called Treby. = 21. Much ado. Benedick = Lewis: Leonato= Murray Claudio C. Kemble: Don Pedro = Brunton: Dogberry-Munden: Beatrice Mrs. Glover: Hero Miss Brunton. = 27. Pizarro Cooke: -Mrs. Siddons, having renewed her engagement, will perform Elvira. 28. Alfonso (as originally)-with, never acted, We Fly by Night, or Long Stories. General Bastion = Munden: Gaby Grim (his servant) = Liston : Ferret (servant to Winlove) Fawcett: Winlove (in love with Emma) = Brunton: Count Grenouille = Farley Humphrey (his drunken servant) = Blanchard: Stubby (an innkeeper) = Simmons: Skiptown = Claremont: Emma (daughter to the General—in love with Winlove) = Miss Davies: Lady Lynx (the General's sister) Mrs. Davenport: Mrs. Stubby= Miss Tyrer: Countess Grenouille Miss Leserve: = -acted 31 times-the General is blind-Lady Lynx has eyes both for her brother and herself-she wants Emma to marry Skiptown-Winlove passes himself on the General for an old officer with a wooden legthe General tells one of his Long Stories--Lady Lynx falls asleep-Ferret takes her bunch of keys from her -the lovers elope by Night-in the 2d act, the scene lies at an inn-several mistakes occur-at the con clusion, the General gives his consent to the union of Winlove and Emma-this is a moderate F. by Arthur Griffinhoof, alias George Colman. Feb. 1. Kemble being suddenly taken ill, H. Siddons acted Posthumus. = 3. Othello Pope, 1st app. at C. G. these 5 years. 5. Love makes a Man. Carlos C. Kemble: Clodio Lewis: Don Lewis Munden: Antonio= Blanchard: Sancho Farley: Angelina Miss Brunton: Louisa Mrs. Litchfield: Elvira Mrs. Hum phries. = 6. Murray acted Barbarossa. = = 7. Merry Wives. Ford Pope: Slender Liston: Mrs. Page = Mrs. Mattocks :-rest as April 25 1804. 13. Wild Oats. Sim Liston: Jane = Mrs. Martyr. = 17. Cymbeline, 4th time. Posthumus Pope. 18. Master Betty's bt. Pizarro. Rolla Master Betty, 1st time: Pizarro Cooke: Elvira Miss Smith-at the end of the play an Address by Mas.. ter Betty. (For continuation of C. G. 1805-1806, see Vol. 8.) END OF VOL. VII. PRINTED BY H. E. CARRINGTON, |