Birmingham Theatre Royal playbill (1817)
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Birmingham Theatre Royal 1817 playbill advertising Grimaldi’s "first Appearance here for seven years."
Location: Birmingham Theatre Royal Playbills 27051817
"Theatre Royal, Birmingham. Second Night of Mr. Conway This present Tuesday, May 27, 1817, will be acted Shakespeare's Comedy, as altered by Garrick called, Catharine and Petruchio.
Petruchio, Mr. CONWAY, Baptista, Mr. HILLINGTON, Hortensio, Mr. TURNER, Grumio, Mr. LEE, Biondello, Mr. ELLIOTT, Tailor, Mr. KEELEY, Pedro, Mr. HOLLAND, Music Master, Mr. BODIE, Nathaniel, Mr. TOBBIN, Philip, Mr. MEEHAN, Gregory, Mr. Johnson, Cook, Mr. BLAND, Catharine, Miss BRUNTON, Bianca, Miss BLAND, Curtis, Mrs. PEARCEEnd of the Play, a song by Mr. McKeon. A Hornpipe by Mr. Turner.
After which will be produced a new Melo Dramatic piece, with new scenery, dresses and decorations called the Broken Sword.
The Baron, Mr. HOLLAND, Captain Xavier, Mr. LEE, Colonel Rigolio, Mr. HILLINGTON, Claudio, Mr. ELLIOTT Estevan, Mr. BRUNTON, Pablo, Mr. KEELEY, Myrtillo(a Dumb Orphan) Miss BRUNTON, Rosara, Mrs. NEVILLE (her first Appearance) Stella, Miss BLAND, Beatrice, Mrs. PEARCE, Jacintha, Miss WILSON.
A Dance incidental to the Piece by Messrs. Bodie and Turner
Miss Whitacker having been received with unqualified Approbation in the part of Imogine, will, at the express Desire of her Friends, repeat that Character on Wednesday; Bertram by Mr. CONWAY.
On Thursday, the Tragedy of OTHELLO; Othello, Mr. CONWAY; Iago, Mr. HILLINGTON; Cassio, Mr. BRUNTON, Desdemona, Miss Whitaker; Emelia, Mrs. LEE; with the revived pantomime of Don Juan, in which Mr. GRIMALDI, who is engaged for the three Fair Nights, will (by the Permission of the Proprietors of Covent Garden Theatre) perform, being his first appearance here these seven Years.
On Friday, Mr. ELLISTON will make his first appearance this season in the character of Mercutio; Romeo by Mr. CONWAY; Juliet by Miss Whitaker; after which, a new Piece, produced under the Direction of Mr. GRIMALDI called the Wild Man.
A play and farce on Saturday.
Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. To being precisely at 7 o'clock.Thomas Knott, jun, Printer, Birmingham.
