Covent Garden Theatre London Playbill: May 17, 1821 - Shakspeare's Play of THE TEMPEST

Cast

Mr. MACREADY: Prospero
Mr. EGERTON: Alonzo
Mr. DURUSET: Hippolyto, character in The Grand Tour
Mr. CHAPMAN: Antonio, The Rosicrucian, or Fire Philosopher
Mr. ABBOTT: Ferdinand, Sir Huldbrand of Ringstett
Mr. JEFFERIES: Gonzalo
Mr. BLANCHARD: Trinculo, Walter (a fisherman), character in The Grand Tour
Mr. W. FARREN: Stephano
Mr. EMERY: Caliban, character in The Grand Tour
Miss HALLANDE: Miranda
Miss STEPHENS: Dorinda
Miss FOOTE: Ariel
Mr. PYNE: First Spirit
Mr. HARNES: Seneschal of the Household
Miss E. DENNETT: Undine (an Orphan)
Mrs. VINING: Berthalda
Mrs. DAVENPORT: Bridget (Walter's Wife), Mrs. Watchet, character in The Grand Tour
Miss E. GREEN: Agatha (Berthalda's attendant)
Mr. FARLEY: Kuhleborn [the Water King]
YOUNG GRIMALDI: Gybslin (the Goblin Sprite, subject to the power of Kuhleborn)
Mr. COMER: First Spirit
Mr. MEARS: Second Spirit
Miss LOVE: 1st Nymph
Miss BEAUMONT: 2d Nymph, character in The Grand Tour
Miss STERLING: 3d Nymph
Mr. LISTON: Apollo Belvi, character in The Grand Tour
Mr. YATES: Buskin, character in The Grand Tour
Mrs. LISTON: Fanny
Mr. C. KEMBLE: Romeo
Miss DANCE: Lady Townly, Juliet
Mr. JONES: 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 THURSDAY, May 17, 1821, will be acted 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 Overture composed by Mr. DAVY. The Original Musick by Purcel—The Additional Musick by Haydn, Mozart, Dr. Arne, Linley, Braham, Mayer, Martini, Lucitta, Rossini, &c. The Scenery painted by Mess. Pugh, Grieve, W. Grieve, & assistants. The Machinery by Mr. EDMUND SAUL. The Changes, and Decorations by Mr. BRADWELL, and Mr. W. BRADWELL. 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, by Mr. CHAPMAN, Ferdinand of Naples by 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, First Spirit, Mr. PYNE, Mess. Crumpton, George, Johnson, Montague, Norris, S. Pyne, I. Taylor, S. and C. Tatt, Tinny, W. Watts, Williams, &c. Mesdams Appleton, Coates, E. Green, Grimaldi, Herbert, Hibbert, Hudson, Mears, Morris, Parrin, Shaw, Watts, &c. The Dances by Mess. Barnett, Collet, Grant, Heath, Sutton, Vedy. Mesdames Louis, S. Shorter, Chipp, Twamley, Vedy, Zars. 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. Wood. Grieve Storm and Shipwreck. Do. Volcanic Mountain and Lake. Do. Rocky Part of the Island. Do. Act IV.—Cave near the Shore. Do. Hippolyto's Cave. Do. A Wood. Pugh Sea Shore. Do. 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 before. Do. Last Scene. Grieve After which, to the 19'h time, a New Grand melo-dramatick Romance, called U N D I N E: O R, The SPIRIT of the WATERS. Sir Huldbrand of Ringstett, Mr. ABBOTT, Seneschal of the Household Mr. HARNES Walter, (a fisherman,) Mr. BLANCHARD, Undine, (an Orphan) by Miss E. DENNETT, Berthalda by Mrs. VINING, Bridget (Walter's Wife) Mrs. DAVENPORT, Agatha, (Berthalda's attendant) by Miss E. GREEN, Kuhleborn, [the Water King] by Mr. FARLEY, Gybslin (the Goblin Sprite, 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, or Fire Philosopher, by Mr. CHAPMAN. *All Orders are, for the present, inadmissible.* Printed by E. Macleish, 2, Bow Street. The TEMPEST having been received with every mark of approbation, will be repeated on Saturday and Tuesday. UNDINE; or the SPIRIT of the WATERS, will be repeated on Monday. Miss DANCE will perform Tomorrow, LADY TOWNLY—on Monday. JULIET. Tomorrow, the Comedy of THE PROVOKED HUSBAND. The Melo-Drama of THE MILLER and HIS MEN. On Saturday, 13d time Shakspeare's Play of THE TEMPEST. To which will be added, the Farce of KILLING NO A MURDERER. Apollo Belvi Mr. LISTON, Buskin Mr. YATES, Mrs. Watchet Mrs. DAVENPORT, Fanny Mrs. LISTON. On Monday, Shakspeare's Tragedy of ROMEO and JULIET. Romeo, Mr. C. KEMBLE, Juliet, Miss DANCE. On Tuesday, the Play of THE TEMPEST. After which 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. A NEW TRAGEDY is in rehearsal, & will be produced in a few weeks.