blplaybills.org | Covent Garden Theatre London Playbill: June 7, 1821

Cast

Mr. ABBOTT: Dionysius
Mr. MACREADY: Damon, Clytus
Mr. C. KEMBLE: Pythias, Alexander
Miss Merris: Damon's son
Mr CHAPMAN: Nicias (Father of Pythias), Principal Character (The Grand Tour)
Mr. EGERTON: Damocles
Mr. JEFFERIES: Philistias
Mr. COMER: Procles, Principal Character (The Grand Tour)
Mr. CONNOR: Lucullus (Damon's Freed Man), Prologue speaker
Miss DANCE: Calanthe, Lady Townly
Miss FOOTE: Hermion, Epilogue speaker
Mrs CONNOR: Arria
Mr. BLANCHARD: Principal Character (The Grand Tour)
Mr. JONES: Principal Character (The Grand Tour)
Mr. LISTON: Principal Character (The Grand Tour)
Mr. YATES: Principal Character (The Grand Tour)
Mr. EMERY: Principal Character (The Grand Tour)
Mr. CLAREMONT: Principal Character (The Grand Tour)
Mr. BARNES: Principal Character (The Grand Tour)
Mr. HEATH: Servant, Principal Character (The Grand Tour)
Mr. LOUIS: Soldier, Principal Character (The Grand Tour)
Mrs. DAVENPORT: Principal Character (The Grand Tour)
Miss BEAUMONT: Principal Character (The Grand Tour), Principal Vocal Part (Epithalamium)
Miss SHAW: Principal Character (The Grand Tour), Chorus (Epithalamium)
Mrs. BUNN: Roxana
Mrs FAUCIT: Statira
Mr. Norris: Senator
Mr. Crampton: Senator
Mr. George: Senator
Mr. Ryalls: Senator
Mr. Great: Senator
Mr. Mears: Soldier, Chorus (Epithalamium)
Mr. Johnson: Servant
Mr. King: Servant

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, June 7, 1821, will be acted (5th time) the new Tragedy of Damon & Pythias. The Scenes painted by Mess. Pugh, Grieve, jun. Hodgins, &c. -Dionysius, Mr. ABBOTT, Damon, Mr. MACREADY, Pythias, Mr. C. KEMBLE, Damon's son Miss Merris, Nicias (Father of Pythias) Mr CHAPMAN Damocles, Mr. EGERTON, Philistias, Mr. JEFFERIES, Procles, Mr. COMER, Senators, Mess. Norris, Crampton, George, Ryalls, Great Lucullus (Damon 's Freed Man) Mr. CONNOR, Soldiers, Mess Mears & Louis, Servants, Mess Heath, Johnson, King Calanthe, Miss DANCE, Hermion, Miss FOOTE, Arria, Mrs CONNOR. The PROLOGUE to be spoken by Mr. CONNOR. The EPILOGUE by Miss FOOTE. In act III. An EPITHALAMIUM (The Music composed by Mr Watson) The principal Vocal Parts by Mr. Pyne, Mr. J. Isaacs, Miss Love, Miss Beaumont, The Chorus by Mess. Williams, &c. Montague, G. Pyne, I. Taylor, Tetts, Tinney, Watts, W. Mess. Appleton, Coate, r. Green, Herbert, Hibbert, Hudson, Keating, Mears, Patrie, Port, Shaw, &c. After which will be performed, for the 7th time, a New Farce (with some Music,) called The Grand Tour: Or, STOPPED at ROCHESTER! The Music composed by Mr. WARE. The principal Characters by Mr. BLANCHARD. Mr. JONES, Mr. LISTON, Mr. YATES, Mr. COMER, Mr. EMERY, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. CLAREMONT, Mr. BARNES, Mr. HEATH, Mr. LOUIS, Mrs. DAVENPORT. Miss BEAUMONT, Miss SHAW. Printers by F. M'acleish, 2, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. Shakespeare's Play of THE TEMPEST will be repeated for the 9th time on Wednesday the 13th. The GRAND TOUR, for the 7th time To-night. And UNDINE, for the 26th time, on Wednesday the 13th. The great demand for Places for HARLEQUIN and FRIAR BACON, renders it proper to repeat that Pantomime for the 54th time on Monday next. Tomorrow, for the Benefit of Mr. MACREADY, Shakespeare's Tragedy of HAMLET. With the Entertainment of THREE WEEKS after MARRIAGE. With (by particular desire) THE WARLOCK of the GLEN. [Being the Last Night of Performing till the Holidays.] On Monday will be revived, with great splendour, the Tragedy of ALEXANDER the GREAT. Alexander, Mr. C. KEMBLE, Clytus, Mr MACREADY, Roxana, Mrs. BUNN, Statira, Mrs FAUCIT. With the New Pantomime of HARLEQUIN & FRIAR BACON. On Tuesday, for the Benefit of Mr. LISTON, the Comedy of EXCHANGE NO ROBBERY; or, the Diamond Ring. With the Opera of THE MARRIAGE of FIGARO. And a New Historical Drama, called STATE SECRETS; or, Publick Men in Private Life. On Wednesday, (9th time) Shakespeare's Play of THE TEMPEST. And the new Melo-Dramatick Romance of UNDINE. Many enquiries having been made after the Comedy of THE PROVOKED HUSBAND, the Publick are respectfully informed, that Play will be acted on Saturday the 16th. Lady Townly, Miss DANCE.