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401
02 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Clarke; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-R. Smith; Macbeth's Gent.-Holtom; Fleance-Mrs Evans; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignel; Murderers-Bencraft, Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Barrington; With the Original Music. Vocal Parts-Beard, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Dumay, Gosley, Desse, Rochford and Decorations Incident to the Play.
Cast
Role: Murderers Actor: Bencraft, Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

402
20 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Harry Hunter-Mattocks; Phebe-Mrs Vernon, both 1st time; Chaunter-Dunstall; Quorum-Marten; Tippet-Mrs Green; Grigg-Anderson; Cant-Bencraft; Gage-Holtom; Mump-Stoppelaer; Scrip-Weller; Swab-Bennet; Mopsey-Mrs Stephens; Strummer-Mrs Evans; Blouze-Miss Vallois; Drab-Mrs Ferguson; Manchet-Mrs Allen; Tib Tatter-Mrs White; Original Country Dance-; After which The Cries of London-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Cant Actor: Bencraft

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

403
28 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17601121, but Gibbet-Bencraft; Aimwell-Hull; Cherry-Mrs Stoppelaer, 2nd appearance any stage.
Cast
Role: Gibbet Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TThe Waggoners, as17610228

404
08 May 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Office

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Ballance-Sparks; Worthy-Hull; Kite-Anderson; Brazen-Cresswick, 1st time; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Miss Lee[, 1st appearance on the Stage; Sylvia-Mrs Burden. [See17601025].See17601025].
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Bencraft, Costollo

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: I: The Cries of London-Shuter

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Mlle Capdeville, 1st time; a Minuet-a young Gentleman, a Young Lady (a Child of 5 years) scholar of Desse Jr; III: The Provincial Sailors-Maranesi, Miss Twist; IV: The Painter in Love with his Picture-Balthazar, Hussey, Mad Marianne; End: The Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

405
09 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Hull; Sullen-Sparks; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bencraft; Scrub-Shuter; Boniface-Marten; Sir Charles-Anderson; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Ferguson; Cherry-Mrs Younger, first appearance this stage; Dorinda-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Gibbet Actor: Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

406
13 October 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Fair, A Grotesque Pantomime Entertainment

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Bencraft; Wife to Pantaloon-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Sga Maranesi, first time; Pierrot-Lalauze; Constable-Redman; Porter-Holtom; In which will be introduc'd a Recruiting Lieutenant, the Lieutenant-Shuter; With a new Song-Beard in the character of a Sailor; Midshipman-Young; Drummer-Tatoo; Recruits-Mattocks, Baker, Legg; The Equilibrist on the Wire-Matthews; Andrew to Yates's Parade-Jonathan; Andrew to Puppet Shew-Collins; Tiddee Doll-Dunstall; Butcher-Perry; Slaughtermen-Holtom, Buck; Spectators attending the Fair-the Comedians; To conclude with a Bohemian Dance-Leppie, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Mrs Granier.
Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Bencraft

407
02 November 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Ballance-Sparks; Worthy-Maguire; Kite-Anderson; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Ferguson; Sylvia-Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Bencraft, Costollo

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Bencraft

408
11 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Grand Master and the rest of the Brethren of...Free and Accepted Masons. Benefit Bencraft. Receipts: money #59 3s.; seals #65 8s. (Account Book); #130 (Rylands MS.). [Bencraft was charged #70 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Mechel; The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: With the Songs in Masonry-as usual; And, by particular Desire, a Duette in the Characters of Punch and Colombine-Bencraft, Mrs Lampe

409
01 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: All the Parts to be perform'd by Lilliputians, but edition of 1728 lists: Peachum-Mary Shaftoe; Lockit-James Bencraft; Nimming Ned-James Bencraft; Macheath-Elizabeth Binks; Filch-Henry Woodward; Ben Budge-Henry Woodward; Beggar-Henry Woodward; Crookfinger'd Jack-James Weeks; Wat Dreary-James Weeks; Robin-John Wilson; Harry Paddington-Fisher Tench Charke; Player-Fisher Tench Charke; Mat-John Verhuyck; Mrs Peachum-Esther Wherrit; Diana Trapes-Esther Wherrit; Mrs Slammekin-Esther Wherrit; Polly-Elizabeth Rogers; Lucy-Susanna Rogers; Mrs Coaxer-Margaret Lowe; Dolly Trull-Sarah Foxwell; Mrs Vixen-Mary Vincent; Betty Doxy-Mary Weyman; Jenny Diver-Margaret Gold; Sukey Tawdry-Beatrice Boitar; Molly-Susanna Caun.
Cast
Role: Lockit Actor: James Bencraft
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: James Bencraft

410
10 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Delane; other parts-Hippisley, Bridgwater, Rosco, Hale, Hallam, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Norman; The Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.*d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.*c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.
Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Hippisley, Bridgwater, Rosco, Hale, Hallam, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Norman
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.

411
19 September 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Delane; others-Hippisley, Rosco, Bridgwater, Hallam, Hale, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Brunette; with Vocals-Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Also the Additional Reenforcements of Mr Bayes's new rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Hippisley, Rosco, Bridgwater, Hallam, Hale, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Brunette
Role: with Vocals Actor: Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: More-Salway; Gubbins-Waltz; Margerina-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Miss Young; Dragon-Bencraftini.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Bencraftini.

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-M Michel, Mlle Michel (the French Boy and Girl); Villeneuve, Miss Oates

412
09 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free-mason; Or, The Constant Lady

Performance Comment: Squire Noodle-Berry; King of Tunis-Fielding; Mirza-Paget; Sebastian-Oates; Clerimont-Woodward; Sir Jasper-Burnett; Doodle-Young Bencraft; Davy-Excell; Queen-Mrs Kilby; Maria-Miss Oates; Caelia-Mrs Grace; Jacinta-Miss Williams; Jenny-Mrs Stevens; Lettice-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Doodle Actor: Young Bencraft

Dance: Smith, Young Clark, Miss Williams; particularly French Peasant, Black Joke-

413
26 August 1731 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Banish'd General; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Montfort-W. Mills; Rakish-Oates; Jenny-Mrs Roberts; King-Tenoe; Sir Wilful Westford-R. Wetherilt; Colonel Westford-Adam Hallam; Tipple-Bardin; Gudgeon-Young Bencraft; Plausey-Evans; Arbella-Miss Oates; Lady Westford-Mrs Wetherilt; Widow-Mrs Lacy; Genius-Mrs Phillpot; Hobble Wallop-Jo. Miller.
Cast
Role: Gudgeon Actor: Young Bencraft

Song: Evans, Miss Williams, Young Bencraft

Dance: Evans, Miss Williams, Young Bencraft

414
24 August 1734 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Afterpiece Title: The Barren Island; or, Petticoat Government

Dance: French Peasant by Vallois and Miss Rogers. A new Pantomime Dance: The Force of Inclination: Sailors-Vallois, Clark, Woodward, Bencraft, Smith; Amazonians-Miss Rogers, Miss Mann, Mrs Vallois, Miss Tollett, Miss Norman

Performance Comment: A new Pantomime Dance: The Force of Inclination: Sailors-Vallois, Clark, Woodward, Bencraft, Smith; Amazonians-Miss Rogers, Miss Mann, Mrs Vallois, Miss Tollett, Miss Norman .
Cast
Role: : Sailors Actor: Vallois, Clark, Woodward, Bencraft, Smith

415
30 December 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine: With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Miss Hillyard; Jupiter-Stoppelaer; Mercury-Vincent; Sylvans-Miss Rogers, Mlle De L'Orme, Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston, Mlle Villepierre; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Lally, S. Lally, Le Sac, De la Garde, Duke; Yeoman-Boval; Clodpole-Hippisley; Harlequin-Lun; Old Man-Smith; Colombine-Mlle Quinault, the first time of her appearance on this stage; Countrymen and Lasses-Du Pre, Bencraft, Ferguson, Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Brunette; Savoyard-Mullart; Gardeners-Smith, De la Garde; Elements: Earth-S. Lally; Air-Glover; Fire-Le Sac; Water-Lally; Females-Miss Baston, Miss Rogers, Mrs Ogden, Mrs De L'Orme .
Cast
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Du Pre, Bencraft, Ferguson, Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Brunette

416
06 November 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine: With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Miss Hillyard; Jupiter-Stoppelaer; Mercury-Vincent; Sylvans-Miss Rogers, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Ogden, Miss Sandham, Miss Norman; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Lally, Tench, Desse, Livier, Richardson; Yeoman-Nivelon; Clodpole-Hippisley; Harlequin-Lun; Old Man-Smith; Colombine-Mlle Quinault; Countrymen and Lasses-Delagarde, Bencraft, Ferguson, Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Brunette; Savoyard-Thompson; Gardeners-Smith and Delagarde; Elements: Earth-Desse; Air-Glover; Fire-Tench; Water-Lally; Females-Miss Sandham, Miss Rogers, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme .
Cast
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Delagarde, Bencraft, Ferguson, Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Brunette

417
23 January 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave: With Jupiter and Europa

Performance Comment: Endymion (as Royal Chasseur)-Beard; Chasseurs-Vincent, Roberts; Nymphs of Chace-Miss Brunette, Miss Male; Diana (Royal Huntress)-Miss Hillyard; Merlin-Leveridge; Aerial Spirits: Cupid-Glover; Graces-Miss Norman, Miss Sandham, Mlle Delorme; Hour-Mrs Ogden; Zephyrs-Tench, Desse, Livier, Delagarde; Psyche-Miss Rogers; Rural Swain and Nymph-Lally, Mlle D'Hervigni; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Lun; Mercury-Stoppelaer; Pluto (Punch)-Delagarde; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Desse; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Glover; Mars (Leander)-Tench; Europa-Miss Rogers; Doctor-Nivelon; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Stevens; Doctor's Servant-Lalauze; Country Lads-Dupre, Bencraft, Ferguson; Country Lasses-Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester, Miss Ambrose .
Cast
Role: Country Lads Actor: Dupre, Bencraft, Ferguson

Entertainment: [Words by Phillips.] The Characters New Drest. With New Scenes, representing the exact Views of the Hermitage, and Merlin's Cave, as taken in the Royal Gardens of Richmond. Receipts: #185 4s. 6d

418
06 April 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-A. Hallam; Old Mirabel-Bridgwater; Duretete-Chapman; Dugard-Marshall; Petit-James; Bravos-Mullart, M. Stoppelaer, Smith, Bencraft; Oriana-Mrs Buchanan; Bisarre-Mrs Horton; Lamorce-Mrs Kilby .
Cast
Role: Bravos Actor: Mullart, M. Stoppelaer, Smith, Bencraft

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. French Peasants by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni. Shepherd and Shepherdess by Glover and Miss Rogers

419
08 October 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine: With the Birth and adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Miss Hillyard; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Laguerre; Sylvans-Mrs Laguerre, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Ogden, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun; Pluto-Leveridge; Yeoman-Nivelon; Clodpole-Hippisley; Harlequin-Lun; Old Man-Smith; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Countrymen and Lasses-Dupre, Bencraft, Ferguson, Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Brunette; Sayoryard-Thompson; Gardeners-Smith, Dupre; Earth-Richardson; Air-Glover; Fire-Tench; Water-Desse; Females-Mrs Moreau, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme.
Cast
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Dupre, Bencraft, Ferguson, Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Brunette

420
14 February 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Endymion-Beard; Chasseurs-Salway, Roberts; Nymphs of Chace-Miss Brunette, Miss Rogers; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Merlin-Leveridge; Aerial Sprites: Cupid-Glover; Graces-Mrs Moreau, Miss Norman, Mlle Delorme; Hour-Mrs Ogden; Zephyrs-Tench, Desse, Davenport, Baudouin; Psyche-Mrs Laguerre; Harlequin-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Baudouin; Neptune (Pantaloon)-DuPre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Davenport; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Glover; Mars (Leander)-Tench; Mercury-Laguerre; Country Lads-DuPre, Bencraft, Baudouin; Country Lasses-Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancey; Doctor-Nivelon; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Stevens; Doctor's Servant-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Country Lads Actor: DuPre, Bencraft, Baudouin

421
30 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17381028, but Pluto (Punch)-Villeneuve; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Desse; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Glover; Mars (Leander)-Haughton; Country Lads-Dupre, Bencraft, Richardson; Country Lasses-Mrs Bullock, Miss Dancey, Mrs LeBrun.
Cast
Role: Country Lads Actor: Dupre, Bencraft, Richardson

422
31 October 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17391010, With an Additional Re-Inforcement of but Mr Bayes's new@rais'd Troops-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.
Role: other parts Actor: Hippisley, Bridgwater, Rosco, Hale, Hallam, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Norman
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.

Dance: I: Glover's Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland Ynger; III: English Sailor and Mistress-Glover, Mlle Roland the Younger, to the tune of To Arms and Britons, Strike Home; V: La Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland

Ballet: II: The Reprizal. As17391015

423
16 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17401103, but others-Gibson, _Bridgwater; Vocals-Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.
Role: with Vocals Actor: Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

424
10 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17410214, but Ballance-Bridgwater; Kite-Rosco; Bullock-Mullart; Recruits-Hippisley, Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Hippisley, Bencraft.

Song: II: Bacchus Triumphant-Leveridge, Salway; IV: Trio of True Happiness-Leveridge, Roberts, Miss Young; V: An Epilogue in Music, addressed to the Audience,-Leveridge, Salway, Mrs Lampe

Dance: III: The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

425
21 January 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Ballet: nd in which will be introduc'd a New Grand Ballet call'd the% Rural Assembly. Chasseur-Desnoyer; Pastors-Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Bencraft; Shepherdesses-Mrs Wright, Mlle Fabres, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Rhenos, Mlle Maudet; Nymph of the Plain-Sga Barberina; Old Herdsman-Villeneuve; Cottage Nymph-Sga Domitilla; Two Nymphs of the Vale, a Sylvan-Picq, Mlle Bonneval, Mlle Auguste

Performance Comment: Chasseur-Desnoyer; Pastors-Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Bencraft; Shepherdesses-Mrs Wright, Mlle Fabres, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Rhenos, Mlle Maudet; Nymph of the Plain-Sga Barberina; Old Herdsman-Villeneuve; Cottage Nymph-Sga Domitilla; Two Nymphs of the Vale, a Sylvan-Picq, Mlle Bonneval, Mlle Auguste.
Cast
Role: Pastors Actor: Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Bencraft