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Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd Stopages #16 7s.; Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #138 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Boxkeeper Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Hutchinson (attorney) #24 12s.; Hughes (linnendraper) #14 15s.; Bibb (sword cutler) #11 9s.; Patrick for Oyl #40 12s. (Account Book). Receipts: #174 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Play: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

Event Comment: Benefit for Lying In Hospital, Store Street, in Tottenham Court Road. Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Rec'd stopages #15 17s. (Treasurer's Book). [Figures written on playbill indicate Charges #84.] Receipts: #196 12s. Charges: #77 2s. Profits to Hospital: #119 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Event Comment: Pantomime reviv'd not acted these 8 years. [See 17 May 1765.] Paid Mrs Topsham for Women's cloaths as per bill #24 (Account Book). Receipts: #228 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 19 April 1770.) Paid Chorus 2 nights this incl. #4 6s. Receipts: #185 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Event Comment: The Masque of Comus oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Reinhold. Paid Varley (plumber) #38 10s.; Huddy (ropemaker) #28 10s. Heafford (plasterer) #23 6s. (Account Book). Receipts: #180 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Event Comment: The 22nd Night of Elfrida is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer. Paid Noble (upholsterer) #73, and Jack (blacksmith) as per Bills #23 12s. (Account Book). Receipts: #121 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Every Man in His Humour oblig'd to be Deferr'd. Paid Joseph Stephenson as per Certificate from Sir John Fielding, 10s. (Account Book). Receipts. #156

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd from Condell on Acct for Fruit Rent #20. Rec'd by an Overcharge in Mrs Lynn's Bill 7 Jan. last 12s., and by ditto in Messrs Benn and Pugh's Bill of 5 June last #2 14s. 6d. [Neither of these bills is recorded in the Account Books available.] Paid half year's water rate for the Theatre due Xmas, #3 (Account Book). Receipts: #218 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Cooper (printer) #42 8s. (Account Book). Receipts: #146 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Dall on Acct of his salary #40. (Account Book). Receipts: #190 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Event Comment: Last time performing Mainpiece till the Benefits. Paid Mrs Jackson for women's cloaths #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #166 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Boxkeeper Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Event Comment: King Lear oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a principal Performer. Paid Thompson (perukemaker) #7 19s. 6d., and Banks for 2 Masks #1 1s. (Account Book). Receipts: #174 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Mainpiece. By Particular Desire. Paid Younger for license for Alzuma #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #228 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: II: The Fingalian Dance-Miss Besford. [See17721009.

Event Comment: The New Tragedy of Alzuma oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Miss Miller. Paid Mrs Friar for a Lady's white & Silver tissue suit of cloaths with coloured flowers #7 (Account Book). Receipts: #162 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: New Dance, as17730206

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Paid Miss Hopkins 6 nights this incl. #1 10s. Receipts: #187 8s. 6d. Charges: #73 10s. Profit to Hume: #113 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Cast
Role: Messenger Actor: J. Bannister

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Event Comment: Ninth Night. For the Author. On Monday (never performed) a New Comedy call'd The Mistakes of a Night. Charges #67 4s. Profit to Author #83 6s. Paid Younger for a License for Mistakes of a Night #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #150 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzuma

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Event Comment: Alonzo oblig'd to be deferr'd. Paid chorus 3 nights (this incl.) #5 1s. Receipts: #152 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Ackman

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. Mainpiece: Performed but once this season. Tomorrow (Seventh Time). The NEW COMEDY of She Stoops to Conquor.--with (By Desire) The Upholsterer. Charges #74 9s. 6d. Profit to Mattocks #74 10s. 6d., plus #26 13s. from tickets (Box 91; Pit 26). Paid Mrs Leverton (mantua maker) #15 19s. (Account Book). Receipts: #149

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End Opera: The Irish Lilt, as17721028

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. [See note for 6 March.] Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by half past 4 o'clock, and those who have taken places in the Pit requested to come early to prevent Confusion in getting to their seats. Tickets deliver'd for Lady Jane Grey will be taken. Charges #65 10s. Profit to Smith #84 6s. 6d., plus #172 15s. from tickets (Box 640; Pit 85). Paid Blanchville Clark as per certificate from Sir John Fielding 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #149 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17721028

Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley. Paid chorus 2 nights #3 16s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #103 6s. Charges: #69 13s. 6d. Profits to Baddeley: #33 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: Grimbald Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Entertainment: IV: A Dissertation on Macaronies-Baddeley

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Tickets deliver'd for 22 March will be taken. Part of Pit laid into boxes. House charges #65 9s. Profit to Barry #187 15s. 6d. Paid 2 extra Hautboys in Rehearsal 10s. Receipts: #253 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17730325 End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. Charges #75 9s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Baker #9 7s. 6d., plus #78 12s. from tickets (Box 98; Pit 272; Gallery 133). Paid Dr Goldsmith the balance of his three nights for the Mistakes of a Night, #502 18s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #84 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: End Opera: a New Dance-Mas. Langrish as17730426; End II of Comedy: A Hornpipe-Miller, scholar to Fishar

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wrighten and Mrs Hunt. Paid Housekeeper's Bill (Rollett 3 Guineas included) #7 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #172 16s. Charges: #61 10s. Profits to Mrs Wrighten and Mrs Hunt: #111 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Cast
Role: Jenkins Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Twist and Miss Wewitzer. Tomorrow (Eleventh Night) the New Comedy of She Stoops to Conquor. Charges #69 6s. 6d. Profit to each beneficiary #13, plus income from tickets: Miss Wewitzer #41 4s. (Boxes 45; Pit 123; Gallery 115); Miss Twist #42 6s. (Boxes 77; Pit 83; Gallery 106). Paid Whitefield for cloaths bought #53 17s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #96 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Song: I: A Song-Miss Twist

Dance: I: A Minuet-Aldridge, Miss Twist; II: The Old Ground Young, as17720928; Epilogue. End Opera: The New Occasional Epilogue written by Dr Goldsmith, will be spoken-Lewes