Covent Garden Theatre London Playbill: May 16, 1821 - Cibber's Comedy of The Provoked Husband

Cast

Mr C. KEMBLE: Lord Townly
Mr AW CETT: Sir Francis Wronghead
Mr ABBOT: Mr Manly, Sir Huldbrand of Ringstation
Mr LISTON: Squire Richard, character in The Grand Tour
Mr COMER: Count Basset, First Spirit
Mr BARNES: Poundage, Seneschal of the Household
Mr. EMERY: John Moody, character in The Grand Tour
Mr Atkins: Constable
Mr Jefferies: Williams
Mr Mears: James, Second Spirit
Miss DANCE: Lady Townly
Mrs FAUCIT: Lady Grace
Mrs DAVENPORT: Lady Wronghead, Bridget [Walter's Wife], character in The Grand Tour
Miss FOOTE: Miss Jenny
Miss EMERY: Mrs Motherly
Miss E. Green: Myrtillia, Agatha [Bertaida's attendant]
Mrs Connor: Trusty
Mr BLANCHARD: Walter, [a Fisherman], character in The Grand Tour
Miss E. DENNETT: Undine [an Orphan]
Miss VINING: Bertaida
Mr. FARLEY: Kuhleborn, (the Water King,)
YOUNG GRIMALDI: Gyblin [the Goblin Spirit, subject to the power of Kuhleborn]
Mr. CHAPMAN: The Rosicrucian Seer, or Fire Philosopher
Mr. JONES: character in The Grand Tour
Mr. DURUSET: character in The Grand Tour
Mrs. YATES: character in The Grand Tour
Miss BEAUMONT: character in The Grand Tour

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 WEDNESDAY, May 16, 1821, will be acted Cibber's Comedy of The Provoked Husband Or, A Journey to London. Lord Townly by Mr C. KEMBLE. Sir Francis Wronghead by Mr AW CETT, Mr Manly by Mr ABBOT, Squire Richard by Mr LISTON, Count Basset by Mr COMER, Poundage by Mr BARNES John Moody by Mr. EMERY. Constable Mr Atkins, Williams Mr Jefferies, James Mr Mears Lady Townly by Miss DANCE, Lady Grace by Mrs FAUCIT, Lady Wronghead by Mrs DAVENPORT, Miss Jenny, Miss FOOTE, Mrs Motherly, Miss EMERY Myrtillia by Miss E. Green, Trusty by Mrs Connor. After which, for the 18th time, a New Grand Melo Dramatic Romance, called UNDINE: OR, THE SPIRIT of the WATERS. The whole Overture and Music composed by Mr. WARE, Sir Huldbrand of Ringstation by Mr. ABBOT, Seneschal of the Household Mr BARNES Walter, [a Fisherman] by Mr BLANCHARD, Undine [an Orphan] by Miss E. DENNETT. Bertaida by Miss VINING, Bridget [Walter's Wife] Mrs. DAVENPORT. Agatha [Bertaida's attendant] Miss E GREEN. Servants of the Castle, Mesdames Coates, Grimaldi, Sexton, Mears, Chipp, Herbert, Hibbert, Keating. Spirits of the Waters. Kuhleborn, (the Water King,) by Mr. FARLEY, Gyblin [the Goblin Spirit, subject to the power of Kuhleborn] YOUNG GRIMALDI First Spirit, Mr. Comer, Second Spirit, Mr Mears, 1st Nymph Miss LOVE, 2d Nymph Miss BEAUMONT, 3d Nymph Miss STERLING The Rosicrucian Seer, or Fire Philosopher, by Mr. CHAPMAN. Order of the Scenery and Machinery: ACT I. SUB MARINE GROTTO of KUHLEBORN. Grieve | ENCHANTED FOREST Pugh FOREST and Distant LAKES. Grieve | WALTER'S COTTAGE, and MOONLIGHT. Pugh INSIDE of WALTER'S COTTAGE. Grieve Cascades surrounding the Spirit of the Waters. Pugh ACT II. COLONNADE and PALACE of KUHLEBORN. Grieve GARDENS of the CASTLE. Grieve | GRAND BANQUETING HALL. Hodgins VESTIBULE of the CASTLE. W. Grieve | STATE BED CHAMBER. Grieve The BLACK VALLEY, and MAGICK WELL. DO. The Crystal Palace of Kuhleborn, the Water King. Grieve TEMPLE of the FIRE PHILOSOPHERS. Grie All Orders are, for the present, inadmissible. Printed by B. McMillan, Bow-Street, Covent Garden. The TEMPEST having been received with very great approbation, will be repeated Tomorrow and Saturday. The New Melo Dramatic Romance, called UNDINE; or the SPIRIT of the WATERS, will be repeated Tomorrow. Miss DANCE will appear this evening, for the 3d time, in the character of LADY TOWNLY, in Cibber's Comedy of The PROVOKED HUSBAND. Tomorrow, [2d time] Shakespeare's Play of The TEMPEST. On Friday will be performed, (2d time,) On Tuesday will be produced a New Farce (which has been some time in rehearsal,) with Music, called THE GRAND TOUR. The characters by Mr. LISTON, Mr. JONES, Mr. EMERY, Mr. BLANCHARD, Mr. DURUSET Mrs. YATES, Mrs. DAVENPORT, Miss BEAUMONT.