09 May 1732
Event Information
Theatre:
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Theatrical Season:
1731-1732
Volume:
3
Comments:
Benefit Short. Written by the late Mr Congreve. Tickets at Short's House, Milman Street. Receipts: money #26 1712s.; tickets #128 12s
Mainpiece
Title:
The Old Batchelor
Comments:
Heartwell-Quin; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Bellmour-Walker; Sharper-Milward; Vainlove-Ryan; Sir Joseph-Ray; Bluff-Hall; Setter-Chapman; Laetitia-Mrs Bullock; Araminta-Mrs Cantrell; Belinda-Mrs Younger; Silvia-Miss Holliday; Lucy-Mrs Egleton.
Heartwell-Quin; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Bellmour-Walker; Sharper-Milward; Vainlove-Ryan; Sir Joseph-Ray; Bluff-Hall; Setter-Chapman; Laetitia-Mrs Bullock; Araminta-Mrs Cantrell; Belinda-Mrs Younger; Silvia-Miss Holliday; Lucy-Mrs Egleton.
Cast:
- Role: Heartwell Actor: Quin
- Role: Fondlewife Actor: Hippisley
- Role: Bellmour Actor: Walker
- Role: Sharper Actor: Milward
- Role: Vainlove Actor: Ryan
- Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Ray
- Role: Bluff Actor: Hall
- Role: Setter Actor: Chapman
- Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Bullock
- Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Cantrell
- Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Younger
- Role: Silvia Actor: Miss Holliday
- Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Music
Comment:
Instead of Act Tunes will be perform'd Select Pieces of Musick adapted to various Instruments, Being deisgn'd as a Concert Intermix'd with the Play. For theOverture: a Grand Concerto- by Dr Pepusch, in which the Kettle Drums are principal,; accompanied with Trumpets Hautboys Violin-; The Kettle Drums-Mr Benj. Baker; V: That celebrated Piece, The Water Musick-; by Mr Handel, for Trumpets, French Horns, Kettle-Drums, Hautboys. Concluding with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Benj. Baker
Dance
Comment:
II: Tambourin-Miss Rogers; In III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; III: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Comic Dance in the Footing Manner-Jones, Mrs Ogden, with some Additions to it, never performed before
Song
Comment:
I: Mrs Wright