12 April 1771
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1770-1771
Volume:
4
Comments:
Benefit for Fishar (ballet master) and Sga Manesiere. [The previous day's bill made special announcement of the variety of Dancing to be offered. N.B. A previous Academy of Dancing 23 April 1762. Miles listed for the part of Landlady by Public Advertiser.
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
Tom Jones
Comments:
Tom-Mattocks; Western-Shuter; Allworthy-Gibson; Old Nightengale-Morris; Young Nightengale-DuBellamy; Supple-Barnshaw; Blifil-Gardner; Mrs Western-Mrs Green; Fanny-Miss Valois; Honour-Mrs Mattocks; Sophia-Mrs Baker.
Tom-Mattocks; Western-Shuter; Allworthy-Gibson; Old Nightengale-Morris; Young Nightengale-DuBellamy; Supple-Barnshaw; Blifil-Gardner; Mrs Western-Mrs Green; Fanny-Miss Valois; Honour-Mrs Mattocks; Sophia-Mrs Baker.
Cast:
- Role: Tom Actor: Mattocks
- Role: Western Actor: Shuter
- Role: Allworthy Actor: Gibson
- Role: Old Nightengale Actor: Morris
- Role: Young Nightengale Actor: DuBellamy
- Role: Supple Actor: Barnshaw
- Role: Blifil Actor: Gardner
- Role: Mrs Western Actor: Mrs Green
- Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Valois
- Role: Honour Actor: Mrs Mattocks
- Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Baker.
Afterpiece
Title:
Catharine and Petruchio
Comments:
Petruchio-Kniveton; Grumio-Hamilton; Taylor-Quick; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Petruchio-Kniveton; Grumio-Hamilton; Taylor-Quick; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Dance
Comment:
By Desire The Tartars, as17701003; End of Farce: A New Dance, The Corsican Sailor's Punch House-Fishar, Miss Twist, Hussey, Blurton, Miss Besford
Monologue
Comment:
I: A Dancing Academy. The Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; The Allemande (first time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices of Fishar); the Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; to conclude with a New Cotillion-
Ballet
Comment:
End Opera: First time this season, The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Mrs White; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere