Covent Garden Theatre London Playbill: May 15th, 1821 - Revival of Shakspeare's Play of THE TEMPEST

Cast

Mr. MACREADY: Prospero
Mr. EGERTON: Alonzo, King of Naples
Mr. DURUSET: Hippolyto, the Duke of Mantua, Character in The Grand Tour
Mr. CHAPMAN: Antonio, the Usurper of Milan
Mr. ABBOTT: Prince Ferdinand, of Naples
Mr. JEFFERIES: Gonzalo, a Neapolitan Counsellor
Mr. BLANCHARD: Trinculo, the King's Jester, Mr Pincroft, Character in The Grand Tour
Mr. W. FARREN: Stephano, a Sailor of the King's Ship
Mr. EMERY: Caliban, a monster of the Island, Robert Rafter, Character in The Grand Tour
Miss HALLANDE: Miranda (with Songs)
Miss STEPHENS: Dorinda (with Songs)
Miss FOOTE: Ariel, Miss Emma Somerton
Mr. JONES: Frank Poppleton, Character in The Grand Tour
Mr. LISTON: Mr. Nicholas Twill, Character in The Grand Tour
Mr. CONNOR: Frederick Poppleton
Mr. YATES: Monf. Fumet, Character in The Grand Tour
Mr King: Snip
Mr Mears: John
Mr Atkins: Gardener
Mrs DAVENPORT: Mrs Thompson, Character in The Grand Tour
Miss BEAUMONT: Miss Elizabeth Pincroft, Character in The Grand Tour
Miss E. GREEN: Letty
Miss DANCE: Lady Townly

Metadata

Volume: Playbills 98
Theatre: Covent Garden Theatre
Location: Covent Garden Theatre
Date Range: 1821-1822
Shelfmark: Playbills 98
Holding Institution: British Library
Supplier: blplaybills.org

Original text

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN This present TUESDAY, May 15, 1821, Will be revived Shakspeare's Play of THE TEMPEST; Or, The Enchanted Island (As altered and adapted by DRYDEN and DAVENANT.) With additional Musick, new Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, and Decorations. The Scenery painted by Mess. Pugh, Grieve, T. Grieve, W. Grieve, and assistants. The Original Musick by PURCELL—The Additional Musick by Haydn, Mozart, Dr. Arne, Linley, Brahm, Mayer, Martini, Pucitta, Roffini, &c. Selected, adapted, and arranged by Mr. BISHOP. The Scenery painted by Mess. Pugh, Grieve, T. Grieve, W. Grieve, and assistants. The Machinery by Mr. EDMUND SAUL. The Changes and Decorations by Mr. BRADWELL and Mr. W. BRADWELL. The Dresses by Mr. PALMER & Miss EGAN. Prospero, (the rightful Duke of Milan, a magician) by Mr. MACREADY, Alonzo, King of Naples, by Mr. EGERTON, Hippolyto, the Duke of Mantua, by Mr. DURUSET, Antonio, the Usurper of Milan, Mr. CHAPMAN, Prince Ferdinand, of Naples, Mr. ABBOTT, Gonzalo, a Neapolitan Counsellor, by Mr. JEFFERIES, Trinculo, the King's Jester, by Mr. BLANCHARD, Stephano, a Sailor of the King's Ship, by Mr. W. FARREN, Caliban, a monster of the Island, by Mr. EMERY, Miranda } with Songs, { Miss HALLANDE, Dorinda } { Miss STEPHENS, Ariel by Miss FOOTE. Chorus of Spirits. Mess. Crampton, George, Johnson, Montague, Norris, G. Pyne, T. Jaylor, J. S. and C. Tett, Tinney, Watts, Williams, &c. Mesdms. Appleton, Coster, E. Green, Grimaldi, Herbert, Hibbert, Hudson, Mears, Morris, Parrin, Port, Shaw, Watts, &c. The Dances by Mess. Barnett, Collet, Grant, Heath, Sutton, Vedy, Louis, Wells, S. Shotter, Chappell, Twamley, Vedy, Zau. Mesdms. Chatterley, Louis, Wells, S. Shotter, Chappell, Twamley, Vedy, Zau. The New Scenery will come in the following order – Act I.—Prospero's Cave. Grieve | Interior of the Island. Pugh The Interior of the Island. Do. | A Wood. Grieve Act II.—Storm and Shipwreck. Do. | Volcanic Mountain and Lake. Pugh Rocky part of the Island. Do. | Act IV.—Cave near the Shore. Do. Hippolyto's Cave. Do. | A Wood. Pugh Sea Shore. Pugh | Act V.—Rocky part of the Island. Grieve Lake & Mountains by moonlight. Grieve | A Cave, which changes to the [Pugh Act III.—Prospero's Cave, as before. Do. | Last Scene. Grieve. To which will be added the Farce of Too late for Dinner Frank Poppleton, Mr. JONES, Mr. Nicholas Twill, Mr. LISTON, Frederick Poppleton Mr. CONNOR, Mr Pincroft Mr. BLANCHARD Robert Rafter by Mr. EMERY. Monf. Fumet by Mr. YATES Snip by Mr King. John by Mr Mears, Gardener by Mr Atkins Mrs Thompson Mrs DAVENPORT, Miss Emma Somerton Miss FOOTE Miss Elizabeth Pincroft Miss BEAUMONT, Letty Miss E. GREEN. ⁂ All Orders are, for the present, inadmissible. Printed by E. Macleish, 2, New street. CIBBER'S Comedy of The PROVOKED HUSBAND, having again been received with the marked approbation of a brilliant & fashionable audience, will be repeated Tomorrow. The New Melo-Dramatic Romance, called UNDINE; or the SPIRIT of the WATERS, will be repeated Tomorrow and Thursday Miss DANCE will appear Tomorrow, for the 3d time, in the character of LADY TOWNLY, in CIBBER'S Comedy of The PROVOKED HUSBAND. Tomorrow, the Comedy of The PROVOKED HUSBAND. On Friday will be produced a New Farce (which has been some time in rehearsal) with Musick, called THE GRAND TOUR. The characters by Mr. LISTON, Mr. JONES, Mr EMERY, Mr BLANCHARD, Mr. DURUSET Mr. YATES, Mrs. DAVENPORT, Miss BEAUMONT.