28 March 1748
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1747-1748
Volume:
4
Comments:
Benefit for Cibber. Tickets of Page at the Stage Door. [The entertainments and mixed afterpieces formed the most elaborate night's performance this season.
Performance List
Mainpiece
Afterpiece
Title:
The Author's Farce
Comments:
Luckless (the Author)-Cibber; Witmore-Bridges; Bookweight-James; Player-Anderson; Jack Pudding-Dunstall; Mrs Moneywood-Mrs James; Harriet-Miss Haughton; Wherein will be introduc'd an Operatic Puppet Show, call'd The Pleasures of the Town: Punch-Dunstall; Joan-Collins; Charon-Stoppelaer; Poet-Paddick; Sailor-Barnard; Robgrave-Smith; Don Tragedio-Storer; Dr Orator-Cushing; Signior Opera-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Novel-Miss Copin; Goddess of Nonsense-Miss Young; With the Restoration of the King of Bantum, and the Foundlings Found Out: Murdertext-Morgan; Constable-Hacket; Bantomite Governor-Anderson; Bantomime Courier-Barnard; Foundlings-Cibber, Dunstall, Collins, Miss Haughton; Concluding with the Last New Grand Country Dance, call'd The Mouse Trap, or Foot's Vagaries: Miss in her Teens-La Petite Parisienne; Sg Piede-Villeneuve; Maitre de Ballet-Bencraft; Councillor-Morris; Lady Autumn-Oates; Rout, Drum Hunters-Delagarde, Anderson, Paddick, Mrs Dunstall, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Daniel, Mrs Villeneuve.
Luckless (the Author)-Cibber; Witmore-Bridges; Bookweight-James; Player-Anderson; Jack Pudding-Dunstall; Mrs Moneywood-Mrs James; Harriet-Miss Haughton; Wherein will be introduc'd an Operatic Puppet Show, call'd The Pleasures of the Town: Punch-Dunstall; Joan-Collins; Charon-Stoppelaer; Poet-Paddick; Sailor-Barnard; Robgrave-Smith; Don Tragedio-Storer; Dr Orator-Cushing; Signior Opera-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Novel-Miss Copin; Goddess of Nonsense-Miss Young; With the Restoration of the King of Bantum, and the Foundlings Found Out: Murdertext-Morgan; Constable-Hacket; Bantomite Governor-Anderson; Bantomime Courier-Barnard; Foundlings-Cibber, Dunstall, Collins, Miss Haughton; Concluding with the Last New Grand Country Dance, call'd The Mouse Trap, or Foot's Vagaries: Miss in her Teens-La Petite Parisienne; Sg Piede-Villeneuve; Maitre de Ballet-Bencraft; Councillor-Morris; Lady Autumn-Oates; Rout, Drum Hunters-Delagarde, Anderson, Paddick, Mrs Dunstall, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Daniel, Mrs Villeneuve.
Cast:
- Role: Luckless Actor: Cibber
- Role: Witmore Actor: Bridges
- Role: Bookweight Actor: James
- Role: Player Actor: Anderson
- Role: Jack Pudding Actor: Dunstall
- Role: Mrs Moneywood Actor: Mrs James
- Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Haughton
- Role: Punch Actor: Dunstall
- Role: Joan Actor: Collins
- Role: Charon Actor: Stoppelaer
- Role: Poet Actor: Paddick
- Role: Sailor Actor: Barnard
- Role: Robgrave Actor: Smith
- Role: Don Tragedio Actor: Storer
- Role: Dr Orator Actor: Cushing
- Role: Signior Opera Actor: Mrs Dunstall
- Role: Mrs Novel Actor: Miss Copin
- Role: Goddess of Nonsense Actor: Miss Young
- Role: Murdertext Actor: Morgan
- Role: Constable Actor: Hacket
- Role: Bantomite Governor Actor: Anderson
- Role: Bantomime Courier Actor: Barnard
- Role: Foundlings Actor: Cibber, Dunstall, Collins, Miss Haughton
- Role: Miss in her Teens Actor: La Petite Parisienne
- Role: Sg Piede Actor: Villeneuve
- Role: Maitre de Ballet Actor: Bencraft
- Role: Councillor Actor: Morris
- Role: Lady Autumn Actor: Oates
- Role: Drum Hunters Actor: Delagarde, Anderson, Paddick, Mrs Dunstall, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Daniel, Mrs Villeneuve.
Song
Comment:
I: Go lovely Rose-Beard; II: Tis Liberty-Mrs Storer; III: Sper il Fostore-Miss Faulkner; IV: Smiling Liberty-Miss Faulkner
Dance
Comment:
V: Drunken Peasant-Philips