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In 1856 when this bill was printed the theatre was managed by Miss Vining, who died that November, and the cast of the plays produced at the theatre that week shows how versatile the actors had to be, each of them taking part in most of the four productions that week.","physicalDescription":"Pictorial and typographic.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Pounceby, Henry","id":"AUTH329612"},"association":{"text":"printers","id":"x31107"},"note":"Mis-printed 'Pownceby' on the playbill. William B. 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The actors in <i>Constantia the Venetian Maid</i> were Mr. Rickards, Mr. Henderson, Mr. Warlow, Mr. J. Howard, Mr. Bradshaw, Mr. F.H. Henry, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Bright, Mr. Mortimer, Miss Julia Seaman, Miss Laporte, Mr. J.F. Donald, Mr. G. Pearce, Mr. W.H. Pitt, Mr. Hitchinson, Mrs. Henry Vining, Mr. Lacey, Mr. Richards, Mr. Hudspeth, and Mr. Bird. Performers in <i>Richard lll </i>were Mr. Bradshaw, Miss Bailey, Miss Vaul, Mr. Rickards, Mr. Wilmot, Mr. J. Howard, Mr. G. Pearce, Mr. W. Richards, Mr. Green, Mr. W.H. Pitt, Mr. J.F. Donald, Mr. Hitchinson, Mr. J.F. Donald, Mr. F.H. Henry, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Brunton, Mr. H. Hudspeth, Mrs. Henry Vining, Miss Julia Seaman, Miss Jane Dawson, Misses Edgar, Nelson, Henderson, Wilson. In <i>The Black Doctor</i> the actors were Mr. Henderson, Mr. W.H. Pitt, Mr. Warlow, Mr. Bradshaw, Mr. J. Howard, Mr. G. Pearce, Mr. F.H. Henry, Messrs. Hitchinson and Wells, Mr. W. Richards, Mr. Brunton, Messrs Barton, Turner, Richards, Jones, Williams, Cohen, Miss Jane Dawson, Mrs. Warlow, Mrs. Cooke, Miss Laporte, Miss Julia Seaman and Miss Bailey. The cast of <i>Ela, the Outcast</i> was Mr. W.H. Pitt, Mr. Rickards, Mr. Henderson, Mr. G. Pearce, Mr. Hitchinson, Mr. Warlow, Mr. Bradshaw, Mr. F.H. Henry, Miss Jane Dawson, Miss Julia Seaman, Miss Edgar, Mrs. Henry Vining, Mrs. Warlow, Miss Bailey,  Miss P. Vaul, Miss Lloyd, Mr. A. Saville, Misses Edgar, Henderson, Wilmot, Jones, Morris, and Mortimer.\n\nThe stage manager and lessee of the theatre was Joseph Johnson Towers, the Directress Miss Vincent, the orchestra leader and composer Mr. Mingave, the artist Mr. Mildenhall, the assistant stage manager and bill inspector Mr. Cohen, the treasurer Mr. H. 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