Covent Garden Theatre London Playbill: May 19, 1821 - The Tempest

Cast

Mr. MACREADY: Prospero
Mr. EGERTON: Alonzo
Mr. DURUSET: Hippolyto
Mr. CHAPMAN: Antonio, The Rosicrucian Seer, or Fire Philosopher
Mr. ABBOTT: Prince Ferdinand of Naples, Sir Huldbrand of Ringstettin
Mr. JEFFERIES: Gonzalo
Mr. BLANCHARD: Trinculo, Walter (a Fisherman)
Mr. W. FARREN: Stephano
Mr. EMERY: Caliban
Miss HALLANDE: Miranda
Miss STEPHENS: Dorinda
Miss FOOTE: Ariel
Mr. PYNE: First Spirit, Chorus of Spirits
Mr. Crumpton: Chorus of Spirits
Mr. George: Chorus of Spirits
Mr. Johnson: Chorus of Spirits
Mr. Miller: Chorus of Spirits
Mr. I. Taylor: Chorus of Spirits
Mr. S. Thorne: Chorus of Spirits
Mr. C. T. Thorne: Chorus of Spirits
Mr. W. Watts: Chorus of Spirits
Mr. Williams: Chorus of Spirits
Mesdames Appleton: Chorus of Spirits
Mesdames Coates: Chorus of Spirits
Mesdames E. Green: Chorus of Spirits, Agatha (Bertalda’s attendant)
Mesdames Grimaldi: Chorus of Spirits
Mesdames Herbert: Chorus of Spirits
Mesdames Hudson: Chorus of Spirits
Mesdames Mears: Chorus of Spirits
Mesdames Morris: Chorus of Spirits
Mesdames Paris: Chorus of Spirits
Mesdames Port: Chorus of Spirits
Mesdames Shaw: Chorus of Spirits
Mesdames Watts: Chorus of Spirits
Mr. BARNES: Seneschal of the Household
Miss E. DENNIS: Undine (an Orphan)
Mrs. VINING: Bertalda
Mrs. DAVENPORT: Bridget (Walter’s Wife)
Mr. FARLEY: Kühleborn [the Water King]
YOUNG GRIMALDI: Gyblin (the Goblin Sprite, subject to the power of Kühleborn)
Mr. COMER: First Sprite
Mr. MEARS: Second Spirit
Miss LOVE: 1st Nymph
Miss BEAUMONT: 2d Nymph
Miss STERLING: 3d Nymph
Mr. C. KEMBLE: Romeo
Miss DANCE: Juliet, Lady Townly
Mr. LISTON
Mr. JONES
Mr. YATES

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 SATURDAY, May 19, 1821, will be acted Shakespeare’s Play of THE TEMPEST; Or, The Enchanted Island. (As altered and adapted by DRYDEN and DAVENANT. With additional Music, new Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, and Decorations. The Overture composed by Mr. DAVY. The Original Music by Purcel—The Additional Music by Haydn, Mozart, Dr. Arne, Linley, Braham, Mayer, Martini, Pucitta, Rossini, &c. The Scenery painted by Messrs. Pugh, Grieve, T. Grieve, W. Grieve, & assistants. The Machinery by Mr. EDMOND 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 Son of Alonzo, by Mr. DURUSET. Antonio, the Usurper of Milan, by Mr. CHAPMAN. Prince 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, Mr. W. FARREN. Caliban, a Monster of the Island, Mr. EMERY. Miranda } with Songs, { Miss HALLANDE. Dorinda } { Miss STEPHENS. Ariel by Miss FOOTE. Chorus of Spirits, First Spirit, Mr. PYNE. Messrs. Crumpton, George, Johnson, Miller, Pyne, I. Taylor, S. and C. T. Thorne, W. Watts, Williams, &c. Mesdames Appleton, Coates, E. Green, Grimaldi, Herbert, Hudson, Mears, Morris, Paris, Port, Shaw, Watts, &c. The Dances by Messrs. Basnet, Collet, Grant, Heath, Sutton, Vedy. Mesdames Louis, Wells, S. Shorter, Chipp, Twamley, Vedy, Zora. The New Scenery will come in the following order— Act I.—Prospero’s Cave. Grieve | Interior of the Island. Grieve The Interior of the Island. Do. | Wood. Pugh Act II.—Storm and Shipwreck Do. | Volcanic Mountain and Lake. Grieve Rocky Part of the Island. Do. | Act IV.—Cave near the Shore. Do. Hippolyto’s Cave. Do. | A Wood. Pugh Sea Shore. Pugh | A 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. After which, for the first time, a New Grand Melo-Dramatick Romance, called UNDINE; Or the SPIRIT of the WATERS. Sir Huldbrand of Ringstettin, Mr. ABBOTT, Seneschal of the Household Mr BARNES Walter, (a Fisherman.) Mr. BLANCHARD. Undine, (an Orphan) by Miss E. DENNIS. Bertalda by Mrs. VINING, Bridget (Walter’s Wife) Mrs. DAVENPORT, Agatha, (Bertalda’s attendant) by Miss E. Green, Kühleborn [the Water King] by Mr. FARLEY, Gyblin (the Goblin Sprite, subject to the power of Kühleborn) YOUNG GRIMALDI First Sprite, 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. All Orders are, for the present, inadmissible. Printed by E. Macleish, Bow Street, London The TEMPEST having been received with every mark of approbation, will be repeated on Tuesday and Thursday. **On account of the great demand for Places, the New Melo-Dramatick Romance, called UNDINE; or the SPIRIT of the WATERS, will be repeated this evening, and on Monday—after which it cannot be per- formed for some time, on account of the forthcoming novelties. Miss DANCE will perform on Monday, JULIET.—On Wednesday, LADY TOWNLY. On Monday, Shakespeare’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 Music, called THE GRAND TOUR. The characters by Mr. LISTON, Mr. JONES, Mr EMERY, Mr. BLANCHARD, Mr DURUSET Mr. YATES, Mrs. DAVENPORT, Miss BEAUMONT. On Wednesday, the Comedy of The PROVOKED HUSBAND. On Thursday, for the 5th time, Shakespeare’s Play of The TEMPEST. A NEW TRAGEDY is in rehearsal, & will be produced in the course of next week.