Covent Garden Theatre London Playbill: May 19, 1821 - Shakspeare's Play of THE TEMPEST performed to a brilliant and overflowing audience

Cast

Mr. MACREADY: Prospero, character in Damon and Pythias
Mr. EGERTON: Alonzo, King of Naples, character in Damon and Pythias
Mr. CHAPMAN: Antonio, the usurper of Milan, Principal character in The Grand Tour, character in Damon and Pythias
Mr. ABBOTT: Prince Ferdinand of Naples, character in Damon and Pythias
Mr. JEFFERIES: Gonzalo, a Neapolitan Counsellor, character in Damon and Pythias
Mr. BLANCHARD: Trinculo, the King's jester, Principal character in The Grand Tour
Mr. FAWCETT: Stephano, a butler
Mr. EMERY: Caliban, a monster of the Island, Principal character in The Grand Tour
Mr. DURUSET: Hippolito, the Duke of Mantua, Principal character in The Grand Tour
Miss HALLANDE: Miranda (with Songs)
Miss STEPHENS: Dorinda (with Songs)
Miss FOOTE: Ariel, character in Damon and Pythias
Mr. PYNE: First Spirit
Mr. JONES: Principal character in The Grand Tour
Mr. LISTON: Principal character in The Grand Tour
Mr. YATES: Principal character in The Grand Tour
Mr. CHAHMAN: Principal character in The Grand Tour
Mr. CLAREMONT: Principal character in The Grand Tour
Mr. BARNES: Principal character in The Grand Tour
Mr. HEATH: Principal character in The Grand Tour
Mr. LOUIS: Principal character in The Grand Tour
Mrs. DAVENPORT: Principal character in The Grand Tour
Miss BEAUMONT: Principal character in The Grand Tour
Miss SHAW: Principal character in The Grand Tour
Mr. C. KEMBLE: character in Damon and Pythias
Mr. COMER: character in Damon and Pythias
Mr. CONNOR: character in Damon and Pythias
Mr. MEARS: character in Damon and Pythias
Miss DANCE: character in Damon and Pythias, LADY TOWNLY
Mrs. CONNOR: character in Damon and Pythias

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 22, 1821, will be acted Shakspeare'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 Purcell.—The Additional Music by Haydn, Mozart, Dr. Arne, Linley, Brahm, Mayer, Martini, Pucitta, Rossini, &c. The Scenery painted by Mess. Pugh, Grieve, W. Grieve, and assistants. The Machinery by Mr. Edmund Saul. The Dresses by Mr. PALMER and Miss EGAN. The Decorations by Mr. BRAIDWELL and Mr. W. BRADY. The whole of the New Effects by Mr. BISHOP. Prospero, (the rightful Duke of Milan, a magician) by Mr. MACREADY. Alonzo, King of Naples, by Mr. EGERTON. 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 butler, by Mr. FAWCETT. Caliban, a monster of the Island, by Mr. EMERY. Hippolito, the Duke of Mantua, by Mr. DURUSET. Miranda } with Songs, { Miss HALLANDE. Dorinda } { Miss STEPHENS. Ariel by Miss FOOTE. Chorus of Spirits, First Spirit, Mr. PYNE. Mess. Crumpton, George, John, Montague, Norris, G. Pyne, J. Taylor, T. Taylor, Tiffany, Watts, Williams, &c. Mesd. Appleton, Coates, E. Green, Grimaldi, Herbert, Hibbert, Hudson, Mears, Morris, Port, Shaw, W. Salt, &c. The Dances by Mess. Barnett, Collet, Grant, Heath, Sutton, Vedy, Louis, Wells, S. Shotter, Chipp, Twamley, Vedy, Zara. After which will be performed, for the first time, a New Farce (with some Music,) called The Grand Tour; OR, STOPPED at ROCHESTER! The Music composed by Mr. WARE. The Scenery painted by Mess. Pugh and Grieve, jun. The Principal characters by Mr. BLANCHARD, Mr. JONES, Mr. DURUSET, Mr. LISTON, Mr. YATES, Mr. EMERY, Mr. CHAHMAN, Mr. CLAREMONT, Mr. BARNES, Mr. HEATH, Mr. LOUIS, Mrs. DAVENPORT, Miss BEAUMONT, Miss SHAW. All Orders are, for the present, inadmissible. Printed by E. Macleish, 2, Bow-street, London Shakspeare's Play of THE TEMPEST was performed on Saturday to another brilliant and overflowing audience, and received with increased applause—it will be repeated on Thursday and Friday. In consequence of the demand for Places, UNDINE; or the SPIRIT of the WATERS, will be repeated for the 23d & 24th times on Friday and Monday. Miss DANCE will perform Tomorrow. LADY TOWNLY. Tomorrow, the Comedy of THE PROVOKED HUSBAND. On Thursday, the 19th time, Shakspeare's Play of THE TEMPEST. On Friday, the Play of THE TEMPEST. On Saturday will be produced, for the first time, a NEW TRAGEDY, called DAMON and PYTHIAS. With new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. The characters by Mr. MACREADY, Mr. C. KEMBLE, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. ABBOTT, Mr. EGERTON, Mr. COMER, Mr. CONNOR, Mr. JEFFERIES, Mr. MEARS, Miss DANCE, Miss FOOTE, Mrs. CONNOR. On Tuesday, for the Benefit of the FUND of the Philanthropic Institution, Globe Tavern, the musical Romance of HENRY QUATRE—with a variety of and the Farce of TOO LATE FOR DINNER.