31 March 1736
Event Information
Theatre:
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Theatrical Season:
1735-1736
Volume:
3
Comments:
Benefit Pritchard. At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Afterpiece: A New Ballad Opera. [By Henry Ward.] Plays are like Mirrours, made for Men to see, How bad they are, how good they ought to be
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Committee
Comments:
Careless-Keene; Blunt-Boaman; Day-Smith; Abel-Ward; Obadiah-Johnson; Bookseller-Noland; Prentice-Young Littleton; Ruth-Mrs Templer; Arbella-Miss Brunette; Mrs Day-Mrs Herle; Teague-Pritchard. New Prologue to be spoke by Miss Piternesso, who never appeared on any stage before .
Careless-Keene; Blunt-Boaman; Day-Smith; Abel-Ward; Obadiah-Johnson; Bookseller-Noland; Prentice-Young Littleton; Ruth-Mrs Templer; Arbella-Miss Brunette; Mrs Day-Mrs Herle; Teague-Pritchard. New Prologue to be spoke by Miss Piternesso, who never appeared on any stage before .
Cast:
- Role: Careless Actor: Keene
- Role: Blunt Actor: Boaman
- Role: Day Actor: Smith
- Role: Abel Actor: Ward
- Role: Obadiah Actor: Johnson
- Role: Bookseller Actor: Noland
- Role: Prentice Actor: Young Littleton
- Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Templer
- Role: Arbella Actor: Miss Brunette
- Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Herle
- Role: Teague Actor: Pritchard. New Prologue to be spoke by Miss Piternesso, who never appeared on any stage before
Afterpiece
Comments:
Sir Timothy-Careful-Payne; Beau-the Author; Constant-Hemskirk; Friendly-Pritchard; Charles-Hussy; Jeremy-Ferguson; Celia-Mrs Forrester; Betty-Miss Brunette. With a New Prologue and Epilogue .
Sir Timothy-Careful-Payne; Beau-the Author; Constant-Hemskirk; Friendly-Pritchard; Charles-Hussy; Jeremy-Ferguson; Celia-Mrs Forrester; Betty-Miss Brunette. With a New Prologue and Epilogue .
Cast:
- Role: Sir Timothy Actor: Careful-Payne
- Role: Careful Actor: Payne
- Role: Beau Actor: the Author
- Role: Constant Actor: Hemskirk
- Role: Friendly Actor: Pritchard
- Role: Charles Actor: Hussy
- Role: Jeremy Actor: Ferguson
- Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Forrester
- Role: Betty Actor: Miss Brunette. With a New Prologue and Epilogue
Music
Comment:
V: Preamble on the Kettle-Drums by J. Woodbridge, and the celebrated Water Musick, composed by Mr Handel, accompanied with Trumpets and French Horns
Dance
Comment:
Hornpipe by Ferguson. By Cox, a Pewterer of the City of London, who never appeared on any stage before, particularly a Harlequin and a Scaramouch. Two Pierrots by Smith and La Back. End Afterpiece: Drunken Man of Pritchard
Song
Comment:
By E. Roberts