Contents

• The Season

• Daily Calendar For 1823-1824

• First Performance of Oct 1823

• First Performance of Nov 1823

• First Performance of Dec 1823

• First Performance of Jan 1824

• First Performance of Feb 1824

• First Performance of Mar 1824

• First Performance of Apr 1824

• First Performance of May 1824

• First Performance of Jun 1824

• Theatre Information

• Seasonal Dates

• Theatre Management And Functionaries

• Authors

• Musical Composers And Arrangers

• Choreographers

• Actors

• Actresses

• Singers

• Dancers

• Pieces Performed And Summary Cast Lists

• Genre

• Songs, Composers, And Singers

• Dances, Choreographers, And Dancers

• Other Production Credits Commentary

The Season

During the summer recess, backs had been added to the pit benches. The band had been enlarged and new players added to the Adelphi Company. Most important of these were Meredith (from the Theatre Royal, Bristol), James Kirby, Mrs. Searle (the former Miss Caroline Giroux), and Mlle. Maria (from the Italian Opera House). Missing from the Company were Buckingham, Herring, Oxberry, Paulo, and Miss Jerrold. Miss S. Pitt had become Mrs. Wilkins.

On the first night, 6 October 1823, there was no main piece, unless a three act novelty, billed as a new comic burletta: The Prince and the Player; or, A Trifling Mistake, could be counted as such. It did not last beyond the first week. A ballet, Dancing Mad, suffered a similar fate. During the second week, Capers at Canterbury was revived. The Mirror of the Stage said it was "A very agreeable trifle. . . . Wilkinson did his best and was entitled to more praise on the ground that the part in itself [Jacob Grogram] possessed so little material for its attainment." Nevertheless it was performed only six times. Opposition, a popular comic ballet on the same bill, scarcely did any better. The Mirror of the Stage said, "The dance of Opposition still amuses; we wish however St. Albin would not smile so much and screw himself into a corner like a great hoyden" (20 October 1823, p. 91). The same journal, on 17 November took issue with a cocked hat the ballet master had acquired, "Why man, you are all felt and feather! That beaver must surely bear the spoil of a whole poultry yard" (p. 127).

The management tried to cash in on the current Frankenstein craze with a play by Richard B. Peake, Another Piece of Presumption. The Drama summed it up thus:

Mr. J. Reeve, an author, attends with Mr. Lee, the stage manager, the rehearsal of a new piece of his, entitled Another Piece of Presumption of which the plot runs thus. Frankenstein, a tailor, wishes to make a man out of nine of his workmen. He administers poison to them, and then clubbing heads, hands, and legs, produces a nondescript--a being without a name. This unknown, who bears the head of a parish scholar and is consequently a linguist, runs about with a dictionary in his hand for the explanation of new terms, and goes on doing mischief in every way, acquiring new sensations until he perishes by the overthrow of a market cart . . . Mr. Wrench was condemned to this buffoonery and very little did he seem to like it . . . it was announced for repetition but with considerable opposition (October 1823, pp. 142-43).

Repeated failures forced Rodwell and Willis Jones on 27 October to revive Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London; it ran for fifty-four perfomances. The reaction of the Mirror of the Stage on 3 November 1823, was predictably ferocious:

That excrescence Tom and Jerry, that filthy drug at which the gorge rises, has been again brought forward . . . why rake up the rotten remains of Tom and Jerry and once more strive to make filthiness fashionable? [Pierce Egan] has partly succeeded in introducing the cant of St. Giles in more or less abundance into the drawing room--so pestilent has it become that it is as common to substitute 'chaff' for 'jest' and 'fly' for 'conscious', with many other 'holiday terms' as the occasion for using them demands. . . . We are no Methodists, but we are frequently irritated at the breaks even in common dialogue which the carnage of Mr. Egan's brains have rendered so pestering they are slugs, vermin in our every day walks; they sicken us (pp. 111-12).

A month later, Tom and Jerry shared the bill with another important piece The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick. This was Samuel Foote's The Tailors as adapted by Samuel J. Arnold of the English Opera House. Proving extraordinarily successful it became a staple of Adelphi fare for a number of years to come. It was played forty-three times this season. The Drama had nothing but praise. "Almost the whole business devolves upon one performer, Mr. J. Reeve, and in it he is himself alone . . . his imitation of Kean was . . . the best and most legitimate we have ever witnessed . . . The wooden steeds were marshalled admirably, in emulative excellence of the real stud at Drury" (January 1824).

The pantomime that Christmas was Dr. Faustus, and The Drama said of it:

The grand attraction of the piece was a panoramic representation of the bombardment of Algiers . . . we have a grand view of the bay with the British fleet moving proudly on, and the mind is gradually kept engaged up to the critical moment when the engagement is at the hottest, when the towers, and brigs, and forts, and all are enveloped in smoke, and, as a grand finale, an allegorical representation of Neptune presenting the Crown of the Ocean to Britannia with the British Lion trampling on turbans, chains, and fetters, and growling most magnanimously as the bills describe (January 1824, pp. 309-10).

Romantic and melodramatic plays were popular. Thomas Dibdin's version of Fielding's Tom Jones was damned by the Mirror of the Stage as "inefficient and intolerably dull" (16 February 1824, p. 29). Three adaptations of Walter Scott novels, St. Ronan's Well, Heart of Midlothian, and Waverly proved successful.

The Theatrical Observer in its review of The Heart of Midlothian felt called upon to chide the players at the Adelphi. "In general the performers here are apt to fall into caricature, possibly from habits acquired by the long run of pieces which require that style of acting . . . when they have characters to personate containing some portion of nature . . . a restraint should be laid on their customary breadth of acting" (7 January 1824).

Other actors were gently chastised in the journals. The Mirror of the Stage took exception to Tyrone Power's performance in St. Ronan's Well. He "should remember . . . impudence and neglect may soon deprive him of his popularity." Watkins Burroughs was damned with faint praise. Burroughs did not rant so much as usual and was consequently endurable (26 January p. 13). Of Mrs. Charles Baker, the journal reported, "Her manner is too negligent and at the same time approaches to rudeness. If she considers it worth her while to remain upon a minor stage, she should at least assume a more becoming deportment" (8 March 1824).

On Thursday, 25 March, 1824, The Red Indian; or, The Shipwrecked Mariner and His Faithful Dogs featured Mr. H. Simpson's kennel of canines. The sequel to Tom and Jerry, titled Green in France, that had been introduced the previous season was not attempted. However, The Death of Life in London; or, Tom and Jerry's Funeral, a burlesque of Tom and Jerry failed and was withdrawn after the second performance.

During Lent on Wednesdays and Fridays, M. Henry put on his version of the one-man entertainments Reeve, Bologna, and Wilkinson had done in previous seasons and which Mathews and Yates were to popularize later. It consisted of magic acts, mechanical and chemical experiments, and phantasmagoria. But the most important element was his experiments with laughing gas (nitrous oxide). This marked the first time this gas had been demonstrated in public, and the medical profession was to seize upon this boon to mankind and put it to extensive use before long. The British Journal of Anaesthesia claimed this was the first public use of the gas for entertainment. Henry invited volunteers from the audience to inhale the gas from rubber bladders. The effect on one man was striking. He bounded all over the stage to cries of "humbug" and "nonsense" from the spectators who refused to believe the effect was not staged.

M. Henry's show was so popular that he extended it beyond Lent--until 5 June. After Lent, he increased the number of performances from two to four per week. All told he gave forty performances. Another feature of the season was the lectures by John Thelwall. He engaged the house to present three lectures billed as "Oratorical and Critical Lectures on the Drama and Poetry of Past and Present Times." The first of the talks was given on 5 May 1824, that "Being the Anniversary of the Birth and Demise of our Immortal Dramatist." He compared the excellences of Shakespeare and Milton and eulogized the former. On Friday, 7 May, he focused upon Paradise Lost, and a highlight was his recitation of Satan's soliloquy. On his final appearance, May 12, he lectured on Shakespeare's history plays.

On 21 July 1824, a charity performance was held in aid of the Sons of St. Andrew for the purpose of helping the distressed and afflicted.

Performances of Ella Rosenberg and two farces Two Wives; or, the Wedding Day, and George Rodwell's favorite, Where Shall I Dine? were performed. Only a few of the regular company acted in these pieces. The rest of the casts came from local theatres.

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Daily Calendar For 1823-1824

1) The Prince and the Player; or, A Trifling Mistake (1)

Title Comment 1st time ever AU: [Unknown]

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, next 7 Oct 1823

Genre (burletta) new comic burletta; 3 acts

First Night Cast

Dunderhead: Meredith (1st app); Old Frampton: Daly; Frederick Frampton: Chapman; Belville (a strolling actor): John Reeve; Scape (valet to Frederick): [Benjamin] Wrench; Walter (servant to Dunderhead): Phillips; Jacob (servant to Frampton): [John] Sanders; Lard (Dunderhead's cook): Dennis; Boreall: Salter; Maria: Miss E[liza] Pitt; Lucy (her maid): Mrs. Wilkins

Cast Comment Mrs. Wilkins late Miss S. Pitt

Reference Cast

Dunderhead: Meredith Old Frampton: Daly Frederick Frampton: Chapman Belville: John Reeve Scape: Benjamin Wrench Walter: Phillips

Jacob: John Sanders Lard: Dennis Boreall: Salter Maria: Miss Eliza Pitt Lucy: Mrs. Wilkins

2) Dancing Mad (1)

Title Comment &Also titled (1/4/1824) as Dansomanie AU: [Unknown]

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, next 7 Oct 1823

Genre (ballet) celebrated comic ballet from the French; 2 acts

First Night Cast

Mr. Duleger (lord of a manor in Savoy--dancing mad): Daly; Castanet (his son): Miss Chivers; Col. Demistep (in love with Phrosine): St. Albin; Flicflac (a dancing master): Payne; Etiquette (his servant and assistant): [William H.] Walbourn; Chassez (servant to Mr. Duleger): W[illiam] Kirby; Tropetit (a fashionable shoemaker): Cooper; village bridegroom: Gay; Mrs. Duleger: Mrs. [Charlotte] Bryan; Phrosine (her daughter): Mrs. [Caroline] Searle (1st app); Rosette (attendant on Phrosine): Mlle. Maria (1st app); village bride: Mrs. Gay; villagers, servants: [William R.?] Rignold, Phillips, Miller, Forster, J. Thomas, Wilson, Miss Carr, Miss Casciana, Miss Giles, Miss Brown, Miss Gaskin, Miss Ireland

Cast Comment This is announced as Mrs. Searle's first appearance, but it is probable she is the former Miss Caroline Giroux who appeared in the 1807-1808 season. She married a Mr. Searle (or Serle). The issue is complicated because in the 1825-1826 season the bill announces a Mme. Serle "formerly of this theatre." However, the kind of roles and Blanchard's History have lead us to assume Mrs. Searle was the former Miss Caroline Giroux; Thomas's name has no intial until a 23 November 1826 bill suggests his initial was "J," and we have standardized accordingly. There are spellings of Giles as Gyles; we have standardized them

Reference Cast

Mr. Duleger: Daly Castanet: Miss Chivers Col. Demistep: St. Albin Flicflac: Payne Etiquette: William H. Walbourn Chassez: William Kirby Tropetit: Cooper village bridegroom: Gay Mrs. Duleger: Mrs. Charlotte    Bryan Phrosine: Mrs. Caroline Searle Rosette: Mlle. Maria village bride: Mrs. Gay

villagers, servants:    William R.? Rignold    Phillips    Miller    Forster    J. Thomas    Wilson    Miss Carr    Miss Casciana    Miss Giles    Miss Brown    Miss Gaskin    Miss Ireland

(dI) pastoral pas deux (music by George B. Herbert): W[illiam] Kirby, Mlle. Maria; (dI) skipping rope dance (George B. Herbert): Mrs. [Caroline] Searle; (dI) comic dance: [William H.] Walbourn; (dII) Turkish pas seul: W[illiam] Kirby; (dII) Chinese extravaganza: [William H.] Walbourn; (dII) pas seul: St. Albin; (dII) pas de deux (music [Gioacchino A.] Rossini): W[illiam] Kirby, Mlle. Maria; (dII) grand pas deux (acc violin obligato by Parnell): St. Albin, Mrs. [Caroline] Searle; (aII) dance finale: -corps de ballet

3) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (1)

Title Comment 1st time ever AU: [George H. Rodwell]

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, next 7 Oct 1823

Genre (farce) new farcical burletta

First Night Cast

Martindale (a ci-devant author): Lee; Wilmot (his particular friend): Elliott; Andrew Careful (Martindale's confidential servant): [James P.] Wilkinson; Agnes (Martindale's housekeeper): Mrs. Dennis; Rose (her daughter): Mrs. [Charlotte] Bryan

Reference Cast

Martindale: Lee Wilmot: Elliott Andrew Careful: James P.

Wilkinson Agnes: Mrs. Dennis Rose: Mrs. Charlotte Bryan

General Non-Title Information

"Backs have been added to the seats in the pit" (bill)

1) The Prince and the Player; or, A Trifling Mistake (2)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 6 Oct 1823, next 8 Oct 1823

2) Dancing Mad (2)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 6 Oct 1823, next 8 Oct 1823

3) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (2)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 6 Oct 1823, next 8 Oct 1823

1) The Prince and the Player; or, A Trifling Mistake (3)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 7 Oct 1823, next 9 Oct 1823

2) Dancing Mad (3)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 7 Oct 1823, next 9 Oct 1823

3) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (3)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 7 Oct 1823, next 9 Oct 1823

1) The Prince and the Player; or, A Trifling Mistake (4)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 8 Oct 1823, next 10 Oct 1823

2) Dancing Mad (4)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 8 Oct 1823, next 10 Oct 1823

3) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (4)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 8 Oct 1823, next 10 Oct 1823

1) The Prince and the Player; or, A Trifling Mistake (5)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 9 Oct 1823, next 11 Oct 1823

2) Dancing Mad (5)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 9 Oct 1823, next 11 Oct 1823

3) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (5)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 9 Oct 1823, next 11 Oct 1823

1) The Prince and the Player; or, A Trifling Mistake (6)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 10 Oct 1823

2) Dancing Mad (6)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 10 Oct 1823, next 1 Apr 1824

3) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (6)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 10 Oct 1823, next 13 Oct 1823

1) Capers at Canterbury (1)

AU: [James R. Planche]

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, next 14 Oct 1823

Genre (farce) comic burletta; 3 acts

First Night Cast

Captain Somerville: [Benjamin] Wrench; Lieutenant Vivian: F. Chapman; Jacob Grogram: [James P.] Wilkinson; Lawyer Clackit: W. Brown; Dash: Salter; Lawyer Clause: Daly; Brian O'Boggle: Lee; Mrs. Huckaback: Mrs. Daly; Sophia Huckaback: Miss E[liza] Pitt; Mrs. Prattle: Mrs. Dennis; Jenny: Mrs. [Charlotte] Bryan

Reference Cast

Captain Somerville: Benjamin    Wrench Lieutenant Vivian: F. Chapman Jacob Grogram: James P.    Wilkinson Lawyer Clackit: W. Brown Dash: Salter

Lawyer Clause: Daly Brian O'Boggle: Lee Mrs. Huckaback: Mrs. Daly Sophia Huckaback: Miss Eliza    Pitt Mrs. Prattle: Mrs. Dennis Jenny: Mrs. Charlotte Bryan

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (7)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 11 Oct 1823, next 14 Oct 1823

3) Opposition; or, The Rival Dancing Masters (1)

CHOR: [St. Albin?]

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, next 14 Oct 1823

Genre (ballet) comic and burlesque ballet

First Night Cast

Monsieur Kick de Moon (maitre de dance, from Paris): Daly; Monsieur Pirouette (his pupil): St. Albin; Mr. Shuffleshoe (dancing master, from London): W[illiam] Kirby; Ralph Homespun: [William H.] Walbourn; Dame Homespun: Cooper; Jane: Mlle. Maria; Rosa: Mrs. [Caroline] Searle; pupils: [William R.?] Rignold, Phillips, Miller, Forster, J. Thomas, Wilson, Miss A. Carr, Miss Casciana, Miss Giles, Miss Brown, Miss Gaskin, Miss Ireland

Reference Cast

Monsieur Kick de Moon: Daly Monsieur Pirouette: St. Albin Mr. Shuffleshoe: William Kirby Ralph Homespun: William H.    Walbourn Dame Homespun: Cooper Jane: Mlle. Maria Rosa: Mrs. Caroline Searle pupils:    William R.? Rignold    Phillips

Miller    Forster    J. Thomas    Wilson    Miss A. Carr    Miss Casciana    Miss Giles    Miss Brown    Miss Gaskin    Miss Ireland

skipping rope dance: Mrs. [Caroline] Searle

4) No Dinner Yet; or, Sponge Out of Town (1)

Title Comment licensed as Not Dined Yet; or, Sponge in the Country AU: [James T. Rodwell]

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, next 14 Oct 1823

Genre (farce) popular burletta

First Night Cast

Doric (retired tradesman excessively fond of building): Meredith; Measureton (an architect): Elliott; Dalton (rich merchant): Daly; Lovell (his friend): Bishop; Robert Feedwell (an innkeeper): Salter; Frank (servant to Dalton): Phillips; William (waiter at the inn): Smith; Gripe: [John] Sanders; Sponge: [Benjamin] Wrench

Reference Cast

Doric: Meredith Measureton: Elliott Dalton: Daly Lovell: Bishop Robert Feedwell: Salter

Frank: Phillips William: Smith Gripe: John Sanders Sponge: Benjamin Wrench

1) Capers at Canterbury (2)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 13 Oct 1823, next 15 Oct 1823

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (8)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 13 Oct 1823, next 15 Oct 1823

3) Opposition; or, The Rival Dancing Masters (2)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 13 Oct 1823, next 15 Oct 1823

4) No Dinner Yet; or, Sponge Out of Town (2)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 13 Oct 1823, next 15 Oct 1823

1) Capers at Canterbury (3)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 14 Oct 1823, next 16 Oct 1823

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (9)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 14 Oct 1823, next 16 Oct 1823

3) Opposition; or, The Rival Dancing Masters (3)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 14 Oct 1823, next 16 Oct 1823

4) No Dinner Yet; or, Sponge Out of Town (3)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 14 Oct 1823, next 16 Oct 1823

1) Capers at Canterbury (4)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 15 Oct 1823, next 17 Oct 1823

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (10)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 15 Oct 1823, next 17 Oct 1823

3) Opposition; or, The Rival Dancing Masters (4)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 15 Oct 1823, next 17 Oct 1823

4) No Dinner Yet; or, Sponge Out of Town (4)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 15 Oct 1823, next 17 Oct 1823

1) Capers at Canterbury (5)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 16 Oct 1823, next 18 Oct 1823

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (11)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 16 Oct 1823, next 18 Oct 1823

3) Opposition; or, The Rival Dancing Masters (5)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 16 Oct 1823, next 18 Oct 1823

4) No Dinner Yet; or, Sponge Out of Town (5)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 16 Oct 1823, next 18 Oct 1823

1) Capers at Canterbury (6)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 17 Oct 1823

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (12)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 17 Oct 1823, next 20 Oct 1823

3) Opposition; or, The Rival Dancing Masters (6)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 17 Oct 1823, next 18 Mar 1824

4) No Dinner Yet; or, Sponge Out of Town (6)

Performances first 13 Oct 1823, previous 17 Oct 1823

1) Lovers of All Sorts; or, Not Such a Fool As He Looks (1)

Title Comment licensed as Lovers on All Sides, same subtitle AU: [Unknown], COMP: George B. Herbert

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, next 21 Oct 1823

Genre (farce) comic burletta

First Night Cast

Mr. Rhubarb: Meredith; Courtall: Elliott; Capt. Melford: Chapman; Humphrey Hogsflesh: Lee; Sammy: [James P.] Wilkinson; Mr. Strap'em: Daly; Mrs. Rhubarb: Mrs. Wilkins; Julia: Miss E[liza] Pitt; Jenny: Mrs. [Harriett] Waylett (1st app this season)

Reference Cast

Mr. Rhubarb: Meredith Courtall: Elliott Capt. Melford: Chapman Humphrey Hogsflesh: Lee Sammy: James P. Wilkinson

Mr. Strap'em: Daly Mrs. Rhubarb: Mrs. Wilkins Julia: Miss Eliza Pitt Jenny: Mrs. Harriett Waylett

songs: Mrs. [Harriett] Waylett

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (13)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 18 Oct 1823, next 21 Oct 1823

Cast as reference cast (6 Oct 1823)

BUT Agnes: Mrs. Daly

3) L' Amour; or, Wine No Poison (1)

CHOR: [St. Albin]

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, next 21 Oct 1823

Genre (ballet) favorite ballet

First Night Cast

principal characters: St. Albin, Mrs. [Caroline] Searle, [William H.] Walbourn, Daly; villagers: [William R.?] Rignold, Phillips, Miller, Forster, J. Thomas, Wilson, Miss A. Carr, Miss Casciana, Miss Giles, Miss Brown, Miss Gaskin, Miss Ireland

Reference Cast

principal characters:    St. Albin    Mrs. Caroline Searle    William H. Walbourn    Daly villagers:    William R.? Rignold    Phillips    Miller

Forster    J. Thomas    Wilson    Miss A. Carr    Miss Casciana    Miss Giles    Miss Brown    Miss Gaskin    Miss Ireland

4) Another Piece of Presumption (1)

Title Comment 1st time ever AU: [Richard B. Peake]

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, next 21 Oct 1823

Genre (burlesque) entirely new outlandish, supernatural, never-to-be-sufficiently-admired-or-dreaded burletta of parody and peculiar interest

First Night Cast

persons who have nothing to do with the piece Dramaticus Devildum, Esq. (the author): John Reeve; Mr. Lee (stage manager of the Adelphi): Lee; Mr. Jervis (deputy stage manager): Jervis; Pshaw! Pshaw!: Shaw persons who have something to do with the piece Frank-in-Stitch (an experimental philosopher--because he has the best tragedy face in the company): [James P.] Wilkinson; Cleaver (his friend--because he knows him): W. Brown; Frizzy (servant of Frank-in-Stitch--because he is hired): Elliott; D. Lazy (a blind musician--because he plays the organ and cannot see): Daly; Phoenix (his son, a bridegroom--because he is just married): [William H.] Walbourn; Shovelhat (gentleman who kicks up dust): Salter; Ashpicker (gentleman who kicks up dust): [John] Sanders; Peacock (a man of colour--because he is black): Gay; Bell-Ringer (because he pulls the ropes): Payne; Jack-in-the-Green (because it is the 1st of May): W. Reeves; [Und] (because he is a nobody): [Benjamin] Wrench; Mrs. Cinderella Phoenix (a gipsy): Mrs. [Charlotte] Bryan; Mrs. Frank-in-Stitch (wife to the philosopher): Miss L. Hammersley First of May mob, other characters of importance: Unlisted

Reference Cast

Dramaticus Devildum, Esq.: John    Reeve Mr. Lee: Lee Mr. Jervis: Jervis Pshaw! Pshaw!: Shaw Frank-in-Stitch: James P.    Wilkinson Cleaver: W. Brown Frizzy: Elliott D. Lazy: Daly Phoenix: William H. Walbourn Shovelhat: Salter

Ashpicker: John Sanders Peacock: Gay Bell-Ringer: Payne Jack-in-the-Green: W. Reeves Und: Benjamin Wrench Mrs. Cinderella Phoenix: Mrs.    Charlotte Bryan Mrs. Frank-in-Stitch: Miss L.    Hammersley First of May mob, other    characters of importance:    Unlisted

1) Lovers of All Sorts; or, Not Such a Fool As He Looks (2)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 20 Oct 1823, next 22 Oct 1823

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (14)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 20 Oct 1823, next 22 Oct 1823

Cast as reference cast (6 Oct 1823)

BUT Agnes: Mrs. Daly

3) L' Amour; or, Wine No Poison (2)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 20 Oct 1823, next 22 Oct 1823

4) Another Piece of Presumption (2)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 20 Oct 1823, next 22 Oct 1823

1) Lovers of All Sorts; or, Not Such a Fool As He Looks (3)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 21 Oct 1823, next 23 Oct 1823

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (15)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 21 Oct 1823, next 23 Oct 1823

Cast as reference cast (6 Oct 1823)

BUT Agnes: Mrs. Daly

3) L' Amour; or, Wine No Poison (3)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 21 Oct 1823, next 23 Oct 1823

4) Another Piece of Presumption (3)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 21 Oct 1823, next 23 Oct 1823

1) Lovers of All Sorts; or, Not Such a Fool As He Looks (4)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 22 Oct 1823, next 24 Oct 1823

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (16)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 22 Oct 1823, next 24 Oct 1823

Cast as reference cast (6 Oct 1823)

BUT Agnes: Mrs. Daly

3) L' Amour; or, Wine No Poison (4)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 22 Oct 1823, next 24 Oct 1823

4) Another Piece of Presumption (4)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 22 Oct 1823, next 24 Oct 1823

1) Lovers of All Sorts; or, Not Such a Fool As He Looks (5)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 23 Oct 1823, next 25 Oct 1823

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (17)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 23 Oct 1823, next 25 Oct 1823

Cast as reference cast (6 Oct 1823)

BUT Agnes: Mrs. Daly

3) L' Amour; or, Wine No Poison (5)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 23 Oct 1823, next 25 Oct 1823

4) Another Piece of Presumption (5)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 23 Oct 1823, next 25 Oct 1823

1) Lovers of All Sorts; or, Not Such a Fool As He Looks (6)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 24 Oct 1823, next 5 Apr 1824

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (18)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 24 Oct 1823, next 29 Dec 1823

Cast as reference cast (6 Oct 1823)

BUT Agnes: Mrs. Daly

3) L' Amour; or, Wine No Poison (6)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 24 Oct 1823, next 23 Feb 1824

4) Another Piece of Presumption (6)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 24 Oct 1823, next 27 Oct 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (1)

Title Comment based on Pierce Egan's work (1821) of same title illustrated by R. & G. Cruikshank; "By the author of Giovanni in London" (bill) AU: [William T. Moncrieff]

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, next 28 Oct 1823

Genre (burletta) celebrated out and out classic, comic, operatic, didactic, moralistic, Aristophanic, localic, analytic, terpsichoric, panoramic, camera obscuraic, extravaganza burletta of fun, frolic, fashion, and flash; 3 acts, 20 scenes

First Night Cast

Corinthian Tom: [Benjamin] Wrench; Jerry Hawthorn: J[ohn] Reeve; Logic: [James P.] Wilkinson; Jemmy Green: W. Brown; Hon. Dick Trifle: "Flashman"; 'Squire Hawthorn: Meredith; Primefit: Elliott; M'Lush: Lee; O'Boozle: Salter; Tartar (constable of the night): Daly; Cribb: Champion; Jack the gas light man: Chapman; Tattersal: Phillips; Regular: Smith; Sir Harry Blood: Dennis; Billy Waters: J[ames] Kirby; Dusty Bob: [William H.] Walbourn; Little Jemmy: Cooper; Ragged Jack: Shaw; marker: [William R.?] Rignold; Queer'em: W. Reeves; poor tradesman: S[tephen?] Smith; principal dancers: St. Albin, Mrs. [Caroline] Searle; Harlequin in miniature: Master Bellam; Clown in miniature: Master Walbourn; Columbine in miniature: Miss Chivers; watchmen, poundage coves, guinea pigs, copers, divers: Proud, Padbury, J. Sanders, Brady, Gay, Wallis, Martin, Hart, Spellers; Kate: Mrs. Wilkins; Sue: Mrs. [Harriett] Waylett; Jane: Miss L. Hammersley; Mrs. Tartar: Mrs. Daly; Mrs. Devis: Mrs. [Charlotte] Bryan; African Sal: [John] Sanders

Cast Comment Kirby is billed as "his first appearance at this theatre"; in fact, he had last appeared in the 1810-11 season

Reference Cast

Corinthian Tom: Benjamin Wrench Jerry Hawthorn: John Reeve Logic: James P. Wilkinson Jemmy Green: W. Brown Hon. Dick Trifle: "Flashman" 'Squire Hawthorn: Meredith Primefit: Elliott M'Lush: Lee O'Boozle: Salter Tartar: Daly Cribb: Champion Jack the gas light man: Chapman Tattersal: Phillips Regular: Smith Sir Harry Blood: Dennis Billy Waters: James Kirby Dusty Bob: William H. Walbourn Little Jemmy: Cooper Ragged Jack: Shaw marker: William R.? Rignold Queer'em: W. Reeves poor tradesman: Stephen? Smith principal dancers:    St. Albin

Mrs. Caroline Searle Harlequin in miniature: Master    Bellam Clown in miniature: Master    Walbourn Columbine in miniature: Miss    Chivers watchmen, poundage coves, guinea    pigs, copers, divers:    Proud    Padbury    J. Sanders    Gay    Wallis    Martin    Hart    Spellers Kate: Mrs. Wilkins Sue: Mrs. Harriett Waylett Jane: Miss L. Hammersley Mrs. Tartar: Mrs. Daly Mrs. Devis: Mrs. Charlotte    Bryan African Sal: John Sanders

1. life in the country; 2. life in love; 3. life in training; 4. life on foot; 5. life on horseback; 6. life in St. James's; 7. life in the west; 8. life in fancy; 9. life in the dark; 10. life in a row; 11. life in Saint Dunstan's; 12. life in Hell; 13. life in rags; 14. life in Bond Street; 15. life in the stars; 16. life in the east; 17. life in a nonplus; 18. life in limbo; 19. life in a lark; 20. life in a mask

2) Another Piece of Presumption (7)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 25 Oct 1823, next 28 Oct 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (2)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 27 Oct 1823, next 29 Oct 1823

Cast as reference cast (27 Oct 1823)

ADDS watchmen, poundage coves,   guinea pigs, copers, divers:   Brady

2) Another Piece of Presumption (8)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 27 Oct 1823, next 29 Oct 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (3)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 28 Oct 1823, next 30 Oct 1823

Cast as reference cast (27 Oct 1823)

ADDS watchmen, poundage coves,   guinea pigs, copers, divers:   Brady

2) Another Piece of Presumption (9)

Performances first 20 Oct 1823, previous 28 Oct 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (4)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 29 Oct 1823, next 31 Oct 1823

Cast as reference cast (27 Oct 1823)

ADDS watchmen, poundage coves,   guinea pigs, copers, divers:   Brady

2) Bombastes Furioso (1)

AU: [William B. Rhodes]

Performances first 30 Oct 1823, next 31 Oct 1823

Genre (burlesque) popular burlesque burletta

First Night Cast

Artaxomines (King of Utopia): John Reeve; Fusbos (minister of state): W. Brown; General Bombastes: [James P.] Wilkinson; 1st courtier: Moore; 2d courtier: Proud army of General Bombastes fifer: Shaw; drummer: Cooper; soldiers: W. Reeves, Cahill; courtiers: [John] Sanders, Phillips, J. Thomas, [William R.?] Rignold, Gay, Distaffina: Mrs. [Harriett] Waylett

Reference Cast

Artaxomines: John Reeve Fusbos: W. Brown General Bombastes: James P.    Wilkinson 1st courtier: Moore 2d courtier: Proud fifer: Shaw drummer: Cooper soldiers:    W. Reeves

Cahill courtiers:    John Sanders    Phillips    J. Thomas    William R.? Rignold    Gay Distaffina: Mrs. Harriett    Waylett

General Non-Title Information

divertisement: St. Albin, W[illiam] Kirby, [William H.] Walbourn, Miss Rountree (1st app here), Mrs. [Caroline] Searle; -entire corps de ballet Miss Rountree pupil of Mrs. [Caroline] Searle

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (5)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 30 Oct 1823, next 1 Nov 1823

Cast as reference cast (27 Oct 1823)

ADDS watchmen, poundage coves,   guinea pigs, copers, divers:   Brady

2) Bombastes Furioso (2)

Performances first 30 Oct 1823, previous 30 Oct 1823, next 1 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (6)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 31 Oct 1823, next 3 Nov 1823

Cast as reference cast (27 Oct 1823)

ADDS watchmen, poundage coves,   guinea pigs, copers, divers:   Brady

2) Bombastes Furioso (3)

Performances first 30 Oct 1823, previous 31 Oct 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (7)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 1 Nov 1823, next 4 Nov 1823

2) Fun and Fright; or, How to Gain Consent (1)

AU: [James T. Rodwell?]

Performances first 3 Nov 1823, next 4 Nov 1823

Genre (farce) [Und]

First Night Cast

Sir Amorous Simple: Meredith; Frank: Elliott; Sharpshins: [James P.] Wilkinson; Robert Maydew: Lee; Doctor Gripe'em: Daly; Gregory: Salter; Rose Maydew: Miss E[liza] Pitt

Reference Cast

Sir Amorous Simple: Meredith Frank: Elliott Sharpshins: James P. Wilkinson Robert Maydew: Lee

Doctor Gripe'em: Daly Gregory: Salter Rose Maydew: Miss Eliza Pitt

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (8)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 3 Nov 1823, next 5 Nov 1823

2) Fun and Fright; or, How to Gain Consent (2)

Performances first 3 Nov 1823, previous 3 Nov 1823, next 5 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (9)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 4 Nov 1823, next 6 Nov 1823

2) Fun and Fright; or, How to Gain Consent (3)

Performances first 3 Nov 1823, previous 4 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (10)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 5 Nov 1823, next 7 Nov 1823

2) The Cupboard and the Cabinet; or, The Original "Fish Out of Water" (1)

Title Comment The same play as Cupboard and the Cabinet first performed at the Adelphi 9/12/1822 AU: [William T. Moncrieff]

Performances first 6 Nov 1823, next 7 Nov 1823

Genre (farce) favorite burletta

First Night Cast

Sir Burleigh Protocol: Daly; Lord Ardencourt: Meredith; Vincent Ardencourt: Elliott; Mr. Mullins: Salter; Peter Grill: John Reeve; Jacob: [John] Sanders; Arabella (daughter to Sir Burleigh): Miss E[liza] Pitt

Reference Cast

Sir Burleigh Protocol: Daly Lord Ardencourt: Meredith Vincent Ardencourt: Elliott Mr. Mullins: Salter

Peter Grill: John Reeve Jacob: John Sanders Arabella: Miss Eliza Pitt

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (11)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 6 Nov 1823, next 8 Nov 1823

2) The Cupboard and the Cabinet; or, The Original "Fish Out of Water" (2)

Performances first 6 Nov 1823, previous 6 Nov 1823, next 8 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (12)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 7 Nov 1823, next 10 Nov 1823

2) The Cupboard and the Cabinet; or, The Original "Fish Out of Water" (3)

Performances first 6 Nov 1823, previous 7 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (13)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 8 Nov 1823, next 11 Nov 1823

2) Down the Area; or, Mistress and Maid (1)

Title Comment subtitle varies AU: [Unknown]

Performances first 10 Nov 1823, next 11 Nov 1823

Genre (farce) entirely new burletta

First Night Cast

'Squire Money: Meredith; Jack Splash: [Benjamin] Wrench; Junius Popwell: John Reeve; Johnny Stargaze: [James P.] Wilkinson officers Dodge: W. Reeves; Grab: Gay bailiffs Ferret: Smith; Holdfast: Proud Tongue (a bellman): [John] Sanders; Stiff (a conjuror): Cooper; constables: Padbury, [William R.?] Rignold; Miss Amelia Money: Mrs. Wilkins; Susan Kitchener: Mrs. [Harriett] Waylett

Reference Cast

'Squire Money: Meredith Jack Splash: Benjamin Wrench Junius Popwell: John Reeve Johnny Stargaze: James P.    Wilkinson Dodge: W. Reeves Grab: Gay Ferret: Smith Holdfast: Proud

Tongue: John Sanders Stiff: Cooper constables:    Padbury    William R.? Rignold Miss Amelia Money: Mrs. Wilkins Susan Kitchener: Mrs. Harriett    Waylett

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (14)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 10 Nov 1823, next 12 Nov 1823

2) Down the Area; or, Mistress and Maid (2)

Performances first 10 Nov 1823, previous 10 Nov 1823, next 12 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (15)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 11 Nov 1823, next 13 Nov 1823

2) Down the Area; or, Mistress and Maid (3)

Performances first 10 Nov 1823, previous 11 Nov 1823, next 13 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (16)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 12 Nov 1823, next 14 Nov 1823

2) Down the Area; or, Mistress and Maid (4)

Performances first 10 Nov 1823, previous 12 Nov 1823, next 14 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (17)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 13 Nov 1823, next 15 Nov 1823

2) Down the Area; or, Mistress and Maid (5)

Performances first 10 Nov 1823, previous 13 Nov 1823, next 15 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (18)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 14 Nov 1823, next 17 Nov 1823

2) Down the Area; or, Mistress and Maid (6)

Performances first 10 Nov 1823, previous 14 Nov 1823, next 17 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (19)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 15 Nov 1823, next 18 Nov 1823

2) Down the Area; or, Mistress and Maid (7)

Performances first 10 Nov 1823, previous 15 Nov 1823, next 18 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (20)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 17 Nov 1823, next 19 Nov 1823

2) Down the Area; or, Mistress and Maid (8)

Performances first 10 Nov 1823, previous 17 Nov 1823, next 19 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (21)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 18 Nov 1823, next 20 Nov 1823

2) Down the Area; or, Mistress and Maid (9)

Performances first 10 Nov 1823, previous 18 Nov 1823, next 20 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (22)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 19 Nov 1823, next 21 Nov 1823

2) Down the Area; or, Mistress and Maid (10)

Performances first 10 Nov 1823, previous 19 Nov 1823, next 21 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (23)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 20 Nov 1823, next 22 Nov 1823

2) Down the Area; or, Mistress and Maid (11)

Performances first 10 Nov 1823, previous 20 Nov 1823, next 22 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (24)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 21 Nov 1823, next 24 Nov 1823

2) Down the Area; or, Mistress and Maid (12)

Performances first 10 Nov 1823, previous 21 Nov 1823, next 15 Mar 1824

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (25)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 22 Nov 1823, next 25 Nov 1823

Cast truncated for reasons of space

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (1)

Title Comment "Permission S. J. Arnold" (bill) This piece is "Foote's mock heroic tragedy of The Tailors as altered by Arnold" (Theatrical Observer, December 1, 1823, p. 139) AU: [Samuel J. Arnold]

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, next 25 Nov 1823

Genre (burlesque) much-admired burlesque; 8 scenes

First Night Cast

characters in the prelude Drill (manager of a playhouse): [Benjamin] Wrench; Zigzag (speculator in sperm oil): Daly; Echo (a prompter): Jervis; Whistle (an under prompter): Payne; Tap (a bailiff): S[tephen?] Smith; Pucker (a taylor): Phillips characters in the drama Francisco (leader of the Dungs): [James P.] Wilkinson; Pearcey (his friend): Salter; Benardo (a determined Flint): W. Brown; Abrahamides (leader of the Flints): J[ohn] Reeve; Bartholomeus (a taylor): Chapman; Isaacos (a Flint): Elliott; Humphriminos (a Flint): Proud; Christophorides (a shop foreman): W. Reeves; Dorothea (pattern of a wife): Mrs. [Charles W.] Baker; Tinderella (a young lady): Miss L. Hammersley; Blousedora (a waiting woman): Mrs. Dennis; Mopperella (maid of all-work): Mrs. Daly; infantry of the Flints: Forster, Miller, J. Thomas, Rose, Rumble; cavalry of the Flints: Brown, Elliott, [John] Sanders, Payne, W. Reeves, Proud, Cahill; infantry of the Dungs: Shaw, Buxton, Padbury, Moore, Glover, Wallace, Shepperd; cavalry of the Dungs: Salter, Smith, Cooper, Gay, [William R.?] Rignold, Dennis, Phillips,

Cast Comment Shepperd entered as "Sheppard" this season

Reference Cast

Drill: Benjamin Wrench Zigzag: Daly Echo: Jervis Whistle: Payne Tap: Stephen? Smith Pucker: Phillips Francisco: James P. Wilkinson Pearcey: Salter Benardo: W. Brown Abrahamides: John Reeve Bartholomeus: Chapman Isaacos: Elliott Humphriminos: Proud Christophorides: W. Reeves Dorothea: Mrs. Charles W. Baker Tinderella: Miss L. Hammersley Blousedora: Mrs. Dennis Mopperella: Mrs. Daly infantry of the Flints:    Forster    Miller    J. Thomas    Rose    Rumble

cavalry of the Flints:    Brown    Elliott    John Sanders    Payne    W. Reeves    Proud    Cahill infantry of the Dungs:    Shaw    Buxton    Padbury    Moore    Glover    Wallace    Shepperd cavalry of the Dungs:    Salter    Smith    Cooper    Gay    William R.? Rignold    Dennis    Phillips

DIR: Lee

(dviii) "symptoms of death"; (dviii) "cataract of the staircase"; (dviii) "battle of the balcony"

1. manager's room; 2. Francisco's chamber; 3. tailor's workshop; 4. Abrahamides' apartment; 5. a club room; 6. Francisco's apartment repeated; 7. Covent Garden Market; 8. Francisco's dwelling extensive description of last scene along with plot summary

bill contains plot summary and extensive role descriptions

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (26)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 24 Nov 1823, next 26 Nov 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (2)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 24 Nov 1823, next 26 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (27)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 25 Nov 1823, next 27 Nov 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (3)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 25 Nov 1823, next 27 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (28)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 26 Nov 1823, next 28 Nov 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (4)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 26 Nov 1823, next 28 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (29)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 27 Nov 1823, next 29 Nov 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (5)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 27 Nov 1823, next 29 Nov 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (30)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 28 Nov 1823, next 1 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (6)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 28 Nov 1823, next 1 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (31)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 29 Nov 1823, next 2 Dec 1823

cast now truncated, only three roles listed

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (7)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 29 Nov 1823, next 2 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (32)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 1 Dec 1823, next 3 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (8)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 1 Dec 1823, next 3 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (33)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 2 Dec 1823, next 4 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (9)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 2 Dec 1823, next 4 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (34)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 3 Dec 1823, next 5 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (10)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 3 Dec 1823, next 5 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (35)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 4 Dec 1823, next 6 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (11)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 4 Dec 1823, next 6 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (36)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 5 Dec 1823, next 8 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (12)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 5 Dec 1823, next 8 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (37)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 6 Dec 1823, next 9 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (13)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 6 Dec 1823, next 9 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (38)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 8 Dec 1823, next 10 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (14)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 8 Dec 1823, next 10 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (39)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 9 Dec 1823, next 11 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (15)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 9 Dec 1823, next 11 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (40)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 10 Dec 1823, next 12 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (16)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 10 Dec 1823, next 12 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (41)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 11 Dec 1823, next 13 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (17)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 11 Dec 1823, next 13 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (42)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 12 Dec 1823, next 15 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (18)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 12 Dec 1823, next 15 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (43)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 13 Dec 1823, next 16 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (19)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 13 Dec 1823, next 16 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (44)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 15 Dec 1823, next 17 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (20)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 15 Dec 1823, next 17 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (45)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 16 Dec 1823, next 18 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (21)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 16 Dec 1823, next 18 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (46)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 17 Dec 1823, next 19 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (22)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 17 Dec 1823, next 19 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (47)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 18 Dec 1823, next 20 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (23)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 18 Dec 1823, next 20 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (48)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 19 Dec 1823, next 22 Dec 1823

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (24)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 19 Dec 1823, next 22 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (49)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 20 Dec 1823, next 23 Dec 1823

Cast as reference cast (27 Oct 1823)

BUT Kate: Mrs. Charles W. Baker

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (25)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 20 Dec 1823, next 23 Dec 1823

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (50)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 22 Dec 1823, next 26 Dec 1823

Cast as reference cast (27 Oct 1823)

BUT Kate: Mrs. Charles W. Baker

2) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (26)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 22 Dec 1823, next 29 Dec 1823

DARK: Christmas Eve

DARK: Christmas

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (51)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 23 Dec 1823, next 27 Dec 1823

Cast as reference cast (27 Oct 1823)

BUT Kate: Mrs. Charles W. Baker

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (1)

Title Comment new parts 1 & 2: "Astonishing Illusions" that include "Phantasmagoria" substituted for "Manual Dexterity"; "Laughing Gas" added to Part 3 AU: [Unknown], COMP: George B. Herbert

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, next 27 Dec 1823

Genre (pantomime) entirely new grand and magnificent Christmas pantomime; 17 scenes

First Night Cast

Doctor Faustus (Rosicrucian cabalist): Elliott; Pantaloon: Jonas (1st app); Long Chow Chot (his Chinese slave) afterwards Clown: J[ames] Kirby; The Black Demon: Smith; Mephostophiles (favourite imp of Black Demon): Master Phillips; chorus of demons: Moore, Proud, Cahill, Padbury; Ringfangfunnibus (King of the Golden Isles): J. Shaw; Ortangus (Prince of the Ruby Lips) afterwards Harlequin: W[illiam] Kirby; high priest of the golden altar: W. Reeves; attendants on the high priest: Wallace, Rumble; Ringtanghunnibus (Queen of the Golden Isles): Cooper; Alzala (Princess of the Diamond Eyes) afterwards Columbine: Mrs. [Caroline] Searle; grotesque procession of courtiers: Gay, [William R.?] Rignold, Phillips, Miller, Payne, Forster; ladies of the court: Miss Gay, Miss Brown, Miss Giles, Miss Casciana, Miss Arnold, Miss Gaskin; bearers of the jewel banners: Glover, Shepperd; love step bearers: "Comequick", "Highminded"; Silverspray (queen of the fairies): Miss Chivers; Silverspray's six attendant fairies: Miss Walbourn, Miss Billings, Miss Phillips, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Blair, Miss Bloomfield; Scull: "Wright"; Oar: "Fearless"; Stern: "Gunner"; Stem: "Steerwell"; Search'em: "Wake"; Graball: "Fly"; baby: "Master Smallboy"; fishwoman: Mrs. Dennis; landlady: Miller; lover: [John] Sanders; black boy: "Master White"; Mr. Goodluck: Phillips; glover: Payne; baker: Buxton; man with lottery board: Cahill; clerk of lottery office: Wallace; butcher: [William R.?] Rignold; greenwoman: Miss Ireland; shopman: "Totter"; dandy: W. Reeves; customer: Miss Casciana; Alderman Gobblegoose: J. Cooper; John (his servant): "Sad"; pudding man: "Humble"; painter: "Less"; Lady Gobblegoose: "Mrs. Pleasure"; Dolly: Miss Brown; laundry maid: Miss Carr; cook: Dennis; waiter[1]: Miller; mistress of the toyshop: Miss Gaskin; optician: J. Thomas; Quaker: Shaw; glass porter: [William R.?] Rignold; old apple woman: "Pippin"; Mr. Birch: "Heath"; beadle: "Blind"; flower girl: "Miss Rose"; maid servant: "Miss Lively"; china woman: "Mrs. Glass"; Mr. Singlefist: "Armstrong"; Mr. Singlefoot: "Legit" one legged cricketers Hop: "Legless"; Skip: "Woodpin"; Jump: "Timbertoe" one armed cricketers Wrist: "Stump"; Fist: "Lopside"; Longarm: "Lostone" boardman: "Poorman"; flying pieman: "Trip"; tinker: "Traveller"; military officer: "Bragg"; grocer: "Fig"; waiter[2]: "Cumming" scavengers Mud: "Thick"; Slush: "Thin" officer's lady: "Miss Stiff"; milliner: "Mrs. Buckram"

Cast Comment James Kirby, the Clown was appearing at Davis's amphitheatre around this time. We assume this to be he. James Kirby last appeared at the Sans Pareil in the 1810-1811 season

Reference Cast

Doctor Faustus: Elliott Pantaloon: Jonas Long Chow Chot afterwards Clown:    James Kirby The Black Demon: Smith Mephostophiles: Master Phillips chorus of demons:    Moore    Proud    Cahill    Padbury Ringfangfunnibus: J. Shaw Ortangus afterwards Harlequin:    William Kirby high priest of the golden altar:    W. Reeves attendants on the high priest:    Wallace    Rumble Ringtanghunnibus: Cooper Alzala afterwards Columbine:    Mrs. Caroline Searle grotesque procession of    courtiers:    Gay    William R.? Rignold    Phillips    Miller    Payne    Forster ladies of the court:    Miss Gay    Miss Brown    Miss Giles    Miss Casciana    Miss Arnold    Miss Gaskin bearers of the jewel banners:    Glover    Shepperd love step bearers:    "Comequick"    "Highminded" Silverspray: Miss Chivers Silverspray's six attendant    fairies:    Miss Walbourn

Miss Billings    Miss Phillips    Miss Wilkinson    Miss Blair    Miss Bloomfield Scull: "Wright" Oar: "Fearless" Stern: "Gunner" Stem: "Steerwell" Search'em: "Wake" Graball: "Fly" baby: "Master Smallboy" fishwoman: Mrs. Dennis landlady: Miller lover: John Sanders black boy: "Master White" Mr. Goodluck: Phillips glover: Payne baker: "Dough" man with lottery board: Cahill clerk of lottery office:    Wallace butcher: William R.? Rignold greenwoman: Miss Ireland shopman: "Totter" dandy: Shaw customer: Miss Casciana Alderman Gobblegoose: J. Cooper John: "Sad" pudding man: "Humble" painter: "Less" Lady Gobblegoose: "Mrs.    Pleasure" Dolly: Miss Brown laundry maid: Miss Carr cook: Dennis waiter1: Miller flying pieman: Smith military officer: "Bragg" grocer: "Fig" waiter2: "Cumming" Mud: "Thick" Slush: "Thin" officer's lady: "Miss Stiff" milliner: "Mrs. Buckram" Alderman Butbelly: Gay

"allegorical representation of Neptune presenting the Crown of the Ocean to Britannia, at the feet of Britannia, the British Lion is seen growling and trampling on turbans, chains, fetters, and other symbols of slavery, while Fame is seen hovering above, sounding her trumpet in praise of this last and glorious act of British Bravery"

1. magician's study, with distant view by moonlight (Franklin); 2. silver palace of the Golden Isles (Franklin); 3. basaltic cave and poison spring (James Kirby); 4. coral grotto of the seven fairies (James Kirby); 5. grey valley by moonlight (Morris); 6. view of the new Chain Pier by moonlight (Morris); 7. interior of a lodging house; 8. Richardson and Goodluck's Lottery Office (Morris); 9. interior of Jonathan Warren's blacking warehouse, Hungerford Stairs (James Kirby); 10. Saracen's Head, Aldgate (Morris); 11. kitchen of the Saracen's Head (James Kirby); 12. toy shop and optician's (Morris); 13. pastry cook's shop, Birch's, Cornhill (Morris); 14. Kennington Common (Morris); 15. Sparrow's tea warehouse (Morris); 16. deck of the Queen Charlotte, man of war (Franklin); 17. grand marine moving panorama of the bombardment of Algiers (Wilson)

1) Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London (52)

Performances first 27 Oct 1823, previous 26 Dec 1823

Cast as reference cast (27 Oct 1823)

BUT Kate: Mrs. Charles W. Baker

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (2)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 26 Dec 1823, next 29 Dec 1823

Cast as reference cast (26 Dec 1823)

BUT baker: Buxton dandy: W. Reeves flying pieman: "Trip" OMITS Alderman Butbelly: Gay ADDS mistress of the toyshop:   Miss Gaskin optician: J. Thomas Quaker: Shaw glass porter: William R.?   Rignold old apple woman: "Pippin" Mr. Birch: "Heath" beadle: "Blind" flower girl: "Miss Rose" maid servant: "Miss Lively" china woman: "Mrs. Glass" Mr. Singlefist: "Armstrong" Mr. Singlefoot: "Legit" Hop: "Legless" Skip: "Woodpin" Jump: "Timbertoe" Wrist: "Stump" Fist: "Lopside" Longarm: "Lostone" boardman: "Poorman" tinker: "Traveller"

1) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (27)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 23 Dec 1823, next 30 Dec 1823

cast now truncated; Miss L. Hammersley's role now spelled "Tittilinda"

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (19)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 25 Oct 1823, next 30 Dec 1823

3) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (3)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 27 Dec 1823, next 30 Dec 1823

15 scenes

Cast as reference cast (26 Dec 1823)

BUT baker: Buxton dandy: W. Reeves flying pieman: "Trip" OMITS Alderman Butbelly: Gay ADDS Mr. Singlefist:   "Armstrong" Mr. Singlefoot: "Legit" Hop: "Legless" Skip: "Woodpin" Jump: "Timbertoe" Wrist: "Stump" Fist: "Lopside" Longarm: "Lostone" boardman: "Poorman" tinker: "Traveller"

1) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (28)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 29 Dec 1823, next 31 Dec 1823

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (20)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 29 Dec 1823, next 31 Dec 1823

Cast as reference cast (6 Oct 1823)

BUT Agnes: Mrs. Daly

3) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (4)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 29 Dec 1823, next 31 Dec 1823

14 scenes

Cast as reference cast (26 Dec 1823)

BUT baker: Buxton flying pieman: "Trip" OMITS shopman: "Totter" dandy: Shaw customer: Miss Casciana Alderman Butbelly: Gay ADDS Mr. Singlefist:   "Armstrong" Mr. Singlefoot: "Legit" Hop: "Legless" Skip: "Woodpin" Jump: "Timbertoe" Wrist: "Stump" Fist: "Lopside" Longarm: "Lostone" boardman: "Poorman" tinker: "Traveller"

1) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (29)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 30 Dec 1823, next 1 Jan 1824

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (21)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 30 Dec 1823, next 1 Jan 1824

Cast as reference cast (6 Oct 1823)

BUT Agnes: Mrs. Daly

3) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (5)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 30 Dec 1823, next 1 Jan 1824

Cast as reference cast (26 Dec 1823)

BUT baker: Buxton flying pieman: "Trip" OMITS shopman: "Totter" dandy: Shaw customer: Miss Casciana Alderman Butbelly: Gay ADDS Mr. Singlefist:   "Armstrong" Mr. Singlefoot: "Legit" Hop: "Legless" Skip: "Woodpin" Jump: "Timbertoe" Wrist: "Stump" Fist: "Lopside" Longarm: "Lostone" boardman: "Poorman" tinker: "Traveller"

1) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (30)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 31 Dec 1823, next 2 Jan 1824

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (22)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 31 Dec 1823, next 2 Jan 1824

Cast as reference cast (6 Oct 1823)

BUT Agnes: Mrs. Daly

3) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (6)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 31 Dec 1823, next 2 Jan 1824

Cast as reference cast (26 Dec 1823)

BUT baker: Buxton flying pieman: "Trip" OMITS shopman: "Totter" dandy: Shaw customer: Miss Casciana Alderman Butbelly: Gay ADDS Mr. Singlefist:   "Armstrong" Mr. Singlefoot: "Legit" Hop: "Legless" Skip: "Woodpin" Jump: "Timbertoe" Wrist: "Stump" Fist: "Lopside" Longarm: "Lostone" boardman: "Poorman" tinker: "Traveller"

1) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (31)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 1 Jan 1824, next 3 Jan 1824

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (23)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 1 Jan 1824, next 3 Jan 1824

Cast as reference cast (6 Oct 1823)

BUT Agnes: Mrs. Daly

3) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (7)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 1 Jan 1824, next 3 Jan 1824

Cast as reference cast (26 Dec 1823)

BUT baker: Buxton flying pieman: "Trip" OMITS shopman: "Totter" dandy: Shaw customer: Miss Casciana Alderman Butbelly: Gay ADDS Mr. Singlefist:   "Armstrong" Mr. Singlefoot: "Legit" Hop: "Legless" Skip: "Woodpin" Jump: "Timbertoe" Wrist: "Stump" Fist: "Lopside" Longarm: "Lostone" boardman: "Poorman" tinker: "Traveller"

1) The Quadrupeds; or, The Manager's Last Kick (32)

Performances first 24 Nov 1823, previous 2 Jan 1824, next 1 Mar 1824

2) A Matter of Doubt; or, Seven Years Since (24)

Performances first 6 Oct 1823, previous 2 Jan 1824

Cast as reference cast (6 Oct 1823)

BUT Agnes: Mrs. Daly

3) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (8)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 2 Jan 1824, next 5 Jan 1824

Cast as reference cast (26 Dec 1823)

BUT baker: Buxton flying pieman: "Trip" OMITS shopman: "Totter" dandy: Shaw customer: Miss Casciana Alderman Butbelly: Gay ADDS Mr. Singlefist:   "Armstrong" Mr. Singlefoot: "Legit" Hop: "Legless" Skip: "Woodpin" Jump: "Timbertoe" Wrist: "Stump" Fist: "Lopside" Longarm: "Lostone" boardman: "Poorman" tinker: "Traveller"

1) The Heart of Midlothian; or, The Lily of St. Leonard's (1)

Title Comment based on Scott's novel AU: [Thomas J. Dibdin]

Performances first 5 Jan 1824, next 6 Jan 1824

Genre (melodrama) melo-dramatic burletta

First Night Cast

John, Duke of Argyll: Lee; Staunton (Geordy Robertson): Watkins Burroughs (1st app this season); David Deans: Jervis; Laird of Dumbiedikes: [James P.] Wilkinson; Reuben Butler: Chapman; Saddletree: Brown; Ratcliffe: Salter; Archibald: Meredith; Black Frank: Elliott; Tom Tyburn: [John] Sanders; Sharpitlaw: Daly; Rasper: Cooper; officer: Smith; Caroline, Queen of England: "Lady" (1st app here); Lady Suffolk: Miss Phillips; Jeanie Deans: Mrs. [Charles W.] Baker; Effie Deans: Miss Pitt; Madge Wildfire: Mrs. [Harriett] Waylett; Margery Murdockson: Mrs. [Charlotte] Bryan; Mrs. Glass: Mrs. Daly; Mrs. Saddletree: Miss Brown; Mrs. Howden: Miss Gaskin; Miss Damahoy: Miss Ireland; Mrs. Balchristie: Mrs. Dennis; Sally: Miss Vidall; town guard, mob: Unlisted

Reference Cast

John, Duke of Argyll: Lee Staunton: Watkins Burroughs David Deans: Jervis Laird of Dumbiedikes: James P.    Wilkinson Reuben Butler: Chapman Saddletree: Brown Ratcliffe: Salter Archibald: Meredith Black Frank: Elliott Tom Tyburn: John Sanders Sharpitlaw: Daly Rasper: Cooper officer: Smith Caroline, Queen of England:    "Lady"

Lady Suffolk: Miss Phillips Jeanie Deans: Mrs. Charles W.    Baker Effie Deans: Miss Pitt Madge Wildfire: Mrs. Harriett    Waylett Margery Murdockson: Mrs.    Charlotte Bryan Mrs. Glass: Mrs. Daly Mrs. Saddletree: Miss Brown Mrs. Howden: Miss Gaskin Miss Damahoy: Miss Ireland Mrs. Balchristie: Mrs. Dennis Sally: Miss Vidall town guard, mob: Unlisted

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (9)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 3 Jan 1824, next 6 Jan 1824

Cast as reference cast (26 Dec 1823)

BUT baker: Shaw dandy: W. Reeves

1) The Heart of Midlothian; or, The Lily of St. Leonard's (2)

Performances first 5 Jan 1824, previous 5 Jan 1824, next 7 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (10)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 5 Jan 1824, next 7 Jan 1824

Cast as reference cast (26 Dec 1823)

BUT baker: Shaw dandy: W. Reeves

1) The Heart of Midlothian; or, The Lily of St. Leonard's (3)

Performances first 5 Jan 1824, previous 6 Jan 1824, next 8 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (11)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 6 Jan 1824, next 8 Jan 1824

Cast as reference cast (26 Dec 1823)

BUT baker: Shaw dandy: W. Reeves

1) The Heart of Midlothian; or, The Lily of St. Leonard's (4)

Performances first 5 Jan 1824, previous 7 Jan 1824, next 9 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (12)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 7 Jan 1824, next 9 Jan 1824

Cast as reference cast (26 Dec 1823)

BUT baker: Shaw dandy: W. Reeves

1) The Heart of Midlothian; or, The Lily of St. Leonard's (5)

Performances first 5 Jan 1824, previous 8 Jan 1824, next 10 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (13)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 8 Jan 1824, next 10 Jan 1824

Cast as reference cast (26 Dec 1823)

BUT baker: Shaw dandy: W. Reeves

1) The Heart of Midlothian; or, The Lily of St. Leonard's (6)

Performances first 5 Jan 1824, previous 9 Jan 1824, next 12 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (14)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 9 Jan 1824, next 12 Jan 1824

Cast as reference cast (26 Dec 1823)

BUT baker: Shaw dandy: W. Reeves

1) The Heart of Midlothian; or, The Lily of St. Leonard's (7)

Performances first 5 Jan 1824, previous 10 Jan 1824, next 13 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (15)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 10 Jan 1824, next 13 Jan 1824

1) The Heart of Midlothian; or, The Lily of St. Leonard's (8)

Performances first 5 Jan 1824, previous 12 Jan 1824, next 14 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (16)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 12 Jan 1824, next 14 Jan 1824

1) The Heart of Midlothian; or, The Lily of St. Leonard's (9)

Performances first 5 Jan 1824, previous 13 Jan 1824, next 15 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (17)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 13 Jan 1824, next 15 Jan 1824

1) The Heart of Midlothian; or, The Lily of St. Leonard's (10)

Performances first 5 Jan 1824, previous 14 Jan 1824, next 16 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (18)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 14 Jan 1824, next 16 Jan 1824

1) The Heart of Midlothian; or, The Lily of St. Leonard's (11)

Performances first 5 Jan 1824, previous 15 Jan 1824, next 17 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (19)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 15 Jan 1824, next 17 Jan 1824

1) The Heart of Midlothian; or, The Lily of St. Leonard's (12)

Performances first 5 Jan 1824, previous 16 Jan 1824, next 16 Feb 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (20)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 16 Jan 1824, next 19 Jan 1824

1) St. Ronan's Well (1)

Title Comment 1st time ever; based on Scott's novel AU: [James R. Planche]

Performances first 19 Jan 1824, next 20 Jan 1824

Genre (melodrama) new serious melo-drame

First Night Cast

Lord Etherington: [Tyrone] Power (1st app here); Tyrrell: Watkins Burroughs; Sir Bingo Binks: Salter; Mowbray of St. Ronan's: Elliott; Capt. Jekyl: Chapman; Captain Hector O'Turk (an Irish officer on half pay): Lee; Mr. Quackleben: Proud; Mr. Micclewhame: Daly; Mr. Winterblossom: W. Reeves; Mr. Bindloose: Meredith; Mr. Touchwood: [James P.] Wilkinson; Patrick (servant to Mowbray): Gay; Anthony (postilion at the Old Clickhum Inn): Cooper; Solmes (valet to Lord Etherington): Phillips; servant: Miller; Lady Penelope Penfeather: Mrs. [Charlotte] Bryan; Lady Binks: Miss Brown; Clara Mowbray: Mrs. [Harriett] Waylett; Miss Digges: Miss Carr; Mrs. Dodds: Mrs. Daly servants at the Clickhum Inn Kesic Chambermaid: Miss Casciana; Jenny Anderson: Miss Vidall

Cast Comment There was a Power in the 1821-1822 season, but this bill carries the notation "first appearance at this theatre"

Reference Cast

Lord Etherington: Tyrone Power Tyrrell: Watkins Burroughs Sir Bingo Binks: Salter Mowbray of St. Ronan's: Elliott Capt. Jekyl: Chapman Captain Hector O'Turk: Lee Mr. Quackleben: Proud Mr. Micclewhame: Daly Mr. Winterblossom: W. Reeves Mr. Bindloose: Meredith Mr. Touchwood: James P.    Wilkinson Patrick: Gay

Anthony: Cooper Solmes: Phillips servant: Miller Lady Penelope Penfeather: Mrs.    Charlotte Bryan Lady Binks: Miss Brown Clara Mowbray: Mrs. Harriett    Waylett Miss Digges: Miss Carr Mrs. Dodds: Mrs. Daly Kesic Chambermaid: Miss    Casciana Jenny Anderson: Miss Vidall

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (21)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 17 Jan 1824, next 20 Jan 1824

1) St. Ronan's Well (2)

Performances first 19 Jan 1824, previous 19 Jan 1824, next 21 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (22)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 19 Jan 1824, next 21 Jan 1824

1) St. Ronan's Well (3)

Performances first 19 Jan 1824, previous 20 Jan 1824, next 22 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (23)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 20 Jan 1824, next 22 Jan 1824

1) St. Ronan's Well (4)

Performances first 19 Jan 1824, previous 21 Jan 1824, next 23 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (24)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 21 Jan 1824, next 23 Jan 1824

1) St. Ronan's Well (5)

Performances first 19 Jan 1824, previous 22 Jan 1824, next 24 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (25)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 22 Jan 1824, next 24 Jan 1824

1) St. Ronan's Well (6)

Performances first 19 Jan 1824, previous 23 Jan 1824, next 26 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (26)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 23 Jan 1824, next 26 Jan 1824

1) St. Ronan's Well (7)

Performances first 19 Jan 1824, previous 24 Jan 1824, next 27 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (27)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 24 Jan 1824, next 27 Jan 1824

1) St. Ronan's Well (8)

Performances first 19 Jan 1824, previous 26 Jan 1824, next 28 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (28)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 26 Jan 1824, next 28 Jan 1824

1) St. Ronan's Well (9)

Performances first 19 Jan 1824, previous 27 Jan 1824, next 29 Jan 1824

2) Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon; or, Harlequin and the Seven Fairies of the Grotto (29)

Performances first 26 Dec 1823, previous 27 Jan 1824, next 29 Jan 1824