Covent Garden Theatre London Playbill: May 3, 1821 - DON JOHN: Or, THE TWO VIOLETTAS

Cast

Mr. C. KEMBLE: Don John, Lord Townly
Mr. JONES: Don Frederick
Mr. ABBOTT: Don Felix, Sir Huldbrand of Ringstettin, Manley, Ferdinand
Mr. CONNOR: Petruchio, Count Basset
Mr. LISTON: Frasciosso, Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Squire Richard
Mr. ATKINS: Angelo
Mr. HUNT: Salario
Mr. PYNE: Lorenzo
Mr. ISAACS: Thurio
Mr. BLANCHARD: Peter, Walter (a fisherman), Stephano
Mr. COMER: Anthony, First Spirit
Mr. BARNES: Surgeon, Seneschal of the Household, Trinculo
Mr. KING: Francisco
Miss HALLANDE: First Violetta, Miranda
Miss GREEN: Baptista
Mrs. DAVENPORT: Landlady, Bridget (Walter's Wife)
Miss STEPHENS: Second Violetta, Diana Vernon, Dorinda
Miss E. DENNETT: Undine (an orphan)
Mrs. VINING: Bertalda
Miss E. GREEN: Agatha (Bertalda's attendant)
Mesdames Coates: Servant of the Castle
Mesdames Grimaldi: Servant of the Castle
Mesdames Sexton: Servant of the Castle
Mesdames Means: Servant of the Castle
Mesdames Chipp: Servant of the Castle
Mesdames Herbert: Servant of the Castle
Mesdames Hodgston: Servant of the Castle
Mesdames Keating: Servant of the Castle
Mr. FARLEY: Kushleborn [the Water King]
YOUNG GRIMALDI: Gryblin (the Goblin Spirit, subject to the power of Kushleborn)
Mr. MEARS: Second Spirit
Miss LOVE: Nymph
Miss BEAUMONT: 2d Nymph
Miss STERLING: 3d Nymph
Mr. CHAPMAN: The Rosicrucian Seer, or Fire Philosopher
Mr. MACREADY: Pierre, Rob Roy, Prospero
Miss DANCE: Belvidera, Lady Townly
Mr. FAWCETT: Sir F. Wronghead
Mr. EMERY: John Moody, Adrian
Mrs. FAWCETT: Lady Grace
Miss DAVENPORT: Lady Townly
Miss FOOTE: Miss Jeny
Mr. DURUSET: Calyban
Miss M. TREE: Ariel

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. The present TUESDAY, May 3, 1821, will be acted (18th time) the Opera of DON JOHN: Or, THE TWO VIOLETTAS. Don John by Mr. C. KEMBLE, Don Frederick by Mr. JONES, Don Felix by Mr. ABBOTT, Petruchio, Mr. CONNOR, Frasciosso, Mr. LISTON, Angelo, Mr. ATKINS, Salario, Mr. HUNT, Lorenzo, Mr. PYNE, Thurio, Mr. ISAACS, Peter, Mr. BLANCHARD, Anthony, Mr. COMER, Surgeon, Mr. BARNES, Francisco, Mr. KING, First Violetta by Miss HALLANDE, Baptista, Miss GREEN, Landlady, Mrs. DAVENPORT, Second Violetta by Miss STEPHENS. After which, for the 12th time, a New Grand Melo-Dramatick Romance, called UNDINE: OR, The SPIRIT of the WATERS. The Overture and Musick composed by Mr. WARE. The whole compaign of the Romance invented and produced under the Direction of Mr. F. REEVE. Sir Huldbrand of Ringstettin, Mr. ABBOTT, Seneschal of the Household Mr. BARNES Walter, (a fisherman,) Mr. BLANCHARD, Undine, (an orphan,) by Miss E. DENNETT, Bertalda by Mrs. VINING, Bridget (Walter's Wife) Mrs. DAVENPORT, Agatha (Bertalda's attendant) by Miss E. GREEN, Servants of the Castle, Mesdames Coates, Grimaldi, Sexton, Means, Chipp, Herbert, Hodgston, Keating. Spirits of the Waters. Kushleborn [the Water King] by Mr. FARLEY, Gryblin (the Goblin Spirit, subject to the power of Kushleborn) YOUNG GRIMALDI First Spirit, Mr. COMER, Second Spirit, Mr. MEARS, 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 KUSHLEBORN. Grieve ENCHANTED FOREST. Pugh FOREST and DISTANT LAKES. Grieve MOONLIGHT. Pugh INSIDE of WALTER'S COTTAGE. Pugh Magick Wood, with the mysterious appearance of Kushleborn. Cascades surrounding the Spirits of the Waters. Pugh ACT II. COLONNADE and PALACE of KUSHLEBORN. Grieve GARDENS of the CASTLE of RING TETTEN. Pugh GRAND BANQUETING HALL. Hodgins VESTIBULE of the CASTLE. Grieve STATE BED CHAMBER. W. Grieve The BLACK VALLEY, and MAGICK WELL. Grieve The Chrystal Palace of Kushleborn, the Water King. Do. TEMPLE of the FIRE PHILOSOPHERS. T. Grieve. All Orders are, for the present, inadmissible. Printed by R. Macleish, 2, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. UNDINE; or the SPIRIT of the WATERS, having met with a success equal to any former Spectacle produced even at this Theatre, will be repeated every evening till further notice. Miss DANCE will appear To-morrow, in Belvidera—and on Friday for the first time, in the character of LADY TOWNLY, in CIBBER'S Comedy of The PROVOKED HUSBAND. To-morrow, OTWAY'S Tragedy of VENICE PRESERVED. Pierre, Mr. MACREADY, Belvidera, Miss DANCE. After which, (a repetition of the representation of the STATUES of ANTIQUITY being generally demanded) Messieurs DECOUR and ESBRAYAT, will repeat their Feats of graceful Strength. On Thursday, by Particular Desire, a repetition of MACGREGOR, Rob Roy, Mr. MACREADY, Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Mr. LISTON, Diana Vernon Miss STEPHENS. On Friday, for the first time, the Comedy of The PROVOKED HUSBAND. Lord Townly, Mr. C. KEMBLE, Sir F. Wronghead, Mr. FAWCETT, Manley, Mr. ABBOTT Count Basset, Mr. CONNOR, John Moody, Mr. EMERY, Squire Richard, Mr. LISTON. Lady Grace, Mrs. FAWCETT, Lady Townly, by Miss DAVENPORT, Miss Jeny, Miss FOOTE. On Saturday, will be revived, with additional Scenes, Machinery, Dresses and Decorations, Shakespeare's Play of The TEMPEST, Prospero, Mr. MACREADY, Ferdinand Mr. ABBOTT, Calyban, Mr. DURUSET, Stephano, Mr. BLANCHARD, Trinculo, Mr. BARNES, Adrian, Mr. EMERY, Ariel, Miss M. TREE, Miranda, Miss HALLANDE, Dorinda, Miss STEPHENS.