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Event Comment: At Yeates's Booth, West Smithfield. This present Monday, being the last Day of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bethnal Green

Afterpiece Title: The Amours of Harlequin

Event Comment: At Yates's Booth, Smithfield. This present Monday, being the last Day of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Descent Of The Heathen Gods

Dance: As17490823

Event Comment: At Cushing's Booth. This present Monday, being the last Day of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Adventures of Sir Lubberly Lackbrains

Event Comment: House open'd Sept 16th. Mrs Ward engag'd from Covent Garden-Mrs Cibber not intending to play this Season. The first time I ever remember ye Company to play every Day so soon in ye Season (Cross). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places to be had of Hobson at the stage door be repeated here.] Receitps: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: MMr and Mrs Dyer are arriv'd from the theatre in Dublin; and in a few days he will appear in the part of Tom in the Conscious Lovers at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. Receipts: #55 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: As17491123, but cast first listed this day: Elder Wou'dbe-Delane; Young Wou'dbe-Sparks; Richmore-Ridout; Trueman-Gibson; Aurelia-Mrs Ridout; Constance-Mrs Vincent; Alderman-Arthur; Teague-Barrington.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: Rec'd Sundry's charg'd in the nightly acct. for balance of Day Book I as Brot into this book 25 Sept. #212 13s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #100 14s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: Box & Pit 10s. 6d. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. Oratorio to begin at half past 6 o'clock. No persons to be admitted without tickets, which will be deliver'd this day at the Office in Covent Garden Theatre. The Galleries opened at half past Four. Pit and boxes at Five

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Saul

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Third Day. Afterpiece: By Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lavare

Afterpiece Title: Les Precieuse Redicul

Dance: Mme Roland, Miss Poitier

Event Comment: The Fourth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lavare

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Fourbe Anglois ou le Traiteur Mal Traitte

Dance: Mme Roland, Miss Poitier

Event Comment: At Bence's Great Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. To begin each Day at 12 o'clock. [Mainpiece: An Excellent Dramatick Piece. Afterpiece: A diverting Farce.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ove And Empire Or Virtue Triumphant

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Beaux or The Lovers Quarrel

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Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Garrick's New Occasional Prologue publish'd this day in the papers, ending with "Sacred to Shakespeare was this spot designed,@ To pierce the Heart and humanize the mind. But if an empty house...&c." Receipts: #15O (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: IV: By desire a Hornpipe-Mathews

Event Comment: [For the New Epilogue] Great applause (Cross). This day is Publish'd, Price 6d. Romeo and Juliet, written by Shakespear, with alterations, and an additional Scene; as it is performing at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Printed for J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper in the Strand. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Balthazar Actor: Ackman
Event Comment: [Performances] went off better. N.B. Mrs Clive spoke the Epilogue (tho' left out ye bills after ye 6th Night) every Night since ye first except those mark'd X [i.e., Oct. 24, 26, 30] it being call'd for by ye Audience (Cross). We hear M Devisse (the first dancer from the Opera at Paris) will in a few days perform at Drury Lane wiht Mlle Auretti, in a new Comic Dance, and the celebrated Dance of Pigmalion. Receipts: #70 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: 1st Outlaw Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: Secular Masque

Dance: New Running Footman's Dance, as17501020

Event Comment: This day is publish'd, neatly printed in a pocket volume, (price bound 3s.) The History of the Life of Tamerlane the Great from the time of his being made Regent of Sachetay, till his death. Originally written in Arabic. By Alhacen a learned Arabian. Translated, abridg'd and methodized from the French of Jean DuBec@Abbot@of@Mortimer. With political notes. Printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head near Temple Bar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: N.B. The entertainment of Robin Hood is oblig'd to be deferr'd for a few days on account of the indisposition of a principal performer. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: As17501017, but only Lettice-Mrs Clive; Drunken Col.-Woodward.
Cast
Role: only Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Event Comment: Publish'd this day A Guide to the Stage, (2nd Edition, with additions) at 6d. [See 10 Dec.] Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Mathews, Mad Camargo, the Little Swiss

Event Comment: A New Pastoral Opera. Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no Persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd this Day at the said Office, at Half a Guinea each. Gallery Five Shillings. No person whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes. To begin at 6 p.m. [Repeated in all bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Forza Damore

Event Comment: Great applause--I believe the Author had many friends (Cross). This day at 2 o'clock will be publish'd at 6d. The Original Story from which the New Comedy of Gil Blas is taken. Printed for W. Owen, at Temple Bar. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gil Blas

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no person to be admitted without tickets, which will be deliver'd that day at the office in Covent Garden theatre at Half a Guinea each; 1st Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. The Galleries will be open'd at half an hour after Four. Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Belshazzar

Afterpiece Title: Concerto on Organ

Event Comment: A new tragedy, call'd the Earl of Essex, which has sometime been in rehearsal at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, will be performed in a Few Days

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Belshazzar

Afterpiece Title: Concerto on Organ

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow Reinhold and her four small children in great distress. Tickets at Mrs Reinhold's at his house, the Green Door in Little Chapel St., and of Hobson at the stage ooor. Being posivitively the last time of performing this season. A Gift Day for ye Wid: Reinhold & 4 Small Children (Cross). Receipts: #101 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark, A Diverting Droll, By a Company of Comedians. To begin each day at 12 and end at 10 at Night during the time of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Edward Iv Or The Lives Of Robin Hood And Little John With The Comical Humours Of The Pindar Of Wakefield

Entertainment: EEquilibres on a small wire-Cooke

Event Comment: A New Musical Entertainment, call'd the Shepherd's Lottery is now in rehearsal, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, and will be perform'd there in a few days. The music is composed by Dr Boyce. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17511105

Event Comment: This Day is Publish'd at 2s. sew'd The British Theatre. Containing the lives of the English Dramatic Poets, with an Account of all their plays. Together with the Lives of all of most of the principal Actors, as well as Poets. To which is prefix'd a short view of the Rise and Progress of the English Stage. Printed for R. Baldwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer