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Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Verney. [Another player must have played Mat of the Mint for Blakes.] Receipts: #270 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17550923, but Player-Burton; Macheath-Blakes Beard Sick Blakes did Macheath (Cross).

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Le Medicin Actor: Blakes

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mathews

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the...Masons. Benefit Blakes and Miss Hippisley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: See17410316 but Miser-Yates, to be attempted after the manner of the late Mr Griffin; Clerimont-Blakes; Lappet-Miss Hippisley; Mariana-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17410407 but Mercury-Jones; Charon-Dunstall; Attorney-Paget; Beau-Marr; Irishman-Yates; Frenchman-Blakes; 1st Lady-Mrs Dunstall; 2d Lady-Mrs Yates; Thomas-Crofts; With a Prologue in Masonry-Blakes; an Epilogue-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Blakes
Role: With a Prologue in Masonry Actor: Blakes

Song: Miss Medina, Mrs Jones; the Masons' Songs-Hemskirk

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Chettle; Hornpipe-Yates, others

Event Comment: Benefit Paget and Blakes. Mr Blakes' Tickets at his House in Cranbourn Alley; Mr Paget's at the Sugar-Loaf in Fleet St.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17420327 but Gloster-Blakes; Cronwall-Dighton; Goneril-Mrs Bishop.
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Blakes
Role: Cornwall Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: As17420406

Event Comment: Benefit Yates and Blakes. Garrick refus'd to act. Neale did Clodio (Winston MS., from Dyer MS.). [Marr doubles Don Manuel and Sancho]. Tickets for Marr will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17421208, but Don Manuel-Marr; Honoria-Mrs Horsington; Don Choleric-Yates; Clody-Neale; Don Duart-Blakes; Monsieur-Blakes; Sancho-Marr; Angelina-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Don Duart Actor: Blakes
Role: Monsieur Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17430315 but Gayless-Blakes; Beau Trippet-Marr.
Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Blakes

Song: II: Beard; III: Lowe

Music: IV: Concerto-Burk Thumoth

Event Comment: Receipts: #190 (Cross); #182 6d. (Powel). [N. B. Doubling in parts by Blakes and Bransby.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Delane; Buckingham-I. L? Sparks; Richmond-Havard; Stanley-Winstone; Tressel-Blakes; Catesby-Usher; Lieut.-Ray; King Edward V-Miss Cole; Duke of York-Miss Yates; Ratcliff-Simson; Tyrell-Bransby; Blunt-Burton; Lord Mayor-Taswell; Oxford-Bransby; Norfolk-Blakes; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Elmy; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Tressel Actor: Blakes
Role: Norfolk Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets and places of Blakes at his house in Cranbourne Alley, Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door. Les Messieurs & Dames peuvent laisser Diner leurs Domestiques car a quatre Heur sera assez a bonne heur de les Envoyer pour Gardez les places dans les loges. M. Fanfaron (General Advertiser). [The General Advertiser this day also included the first announcement of Mrs Macklin's benefit to be held on 22 April, at which would be perform'd the Lover's Melancholy, "Not acted these Hundred years," together with a new farce (never acted) called The Club of Fortune Hunters. The notice ran again several times, followed by the letters to the author of the General Advertiser noted on 19 and 23 April.] Receipts: #111 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #58 6s.; tickets, #52 15s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As17480118, but Diego-Ray; Don Philip-Blakes; Stephano-_.
Cast
Role: Don Philip Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Marquis de Fanfaron Actor: Blakes

Dance: II: Dutch Dance, as17471128; IV: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Pastoral Dance, as17480326 Sailor's Rendezvous, as17471117

Song: SSailor's Rendezvous, as17471117

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes & Bridges. Tickets and places of Blakes at his house in Cranbourn Alley, near Leicester Fields; of Bridges in York St., Covent Garden, and Hobson at the Stage Door. Tickets for the 12th will be taken. No Persons admitted on Stage. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17501023, but Sir Charles-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Mathews, Mad Camargo

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes and Mrs James. Mainpiece: Acted but once these three years. Tickets to be had of Blakes at his House in Duke's Court, near Broad Court, Bow St. Covent Garden; of Mrs James in Little Wild St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; and at stage door. Receipts: #270 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17530320 but Doll Common-Mrs Cross; Surly-Blakes; Ananias-Shuter; Tribulation-Taswell; Dapper-Vaughn; Lovewit-Winstone; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Surly Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: IV: Le Matelot Basque, as17521005; V: Country Amusements, as17530412

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. The Performance will not be interrupted by any building on the stage. Neither piece acted this season. Mainpiece: By particular desire for the first and only time of performing it this season. Tickets of Blakes at his house in Duke's Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Yates; Gratiano-Blakes; Launcelot-Woodward, 1st time; Portia-Mrs Clive; Antonio-Berry; Bassanio-Havard; Duke-Bransby; Lorenzo (with songs in Character)-Beard; Jessica-Miss Minors; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Gratiano Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: IV: The Country Amusements-Devisse, Mlle Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. No building on Stage. Tickets at Blakes' House in Duke's Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. Macklin's Coffee House sold by Auctioneer under the Commissioner of Bankruptcy (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Bellmour Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17550129, but Old Man, Frenchman-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Blakes.
Role: Old Man Actor: Blakes
Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets and places to be had of Blakes at his house in Duke's Court, Bow St., CG; and of Varney at the Stage Door. That there may not be any interruption to the Performance, there will be no Building on the Stage. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv

Cast
Role: Pistol Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Ballet: The Prussian Camp. As17580328 but Officer-Blakes

Performance Comment: As17580328 but Officer-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Blakes.
Event Comment: Benefit Bridges, Blakes and Cross, prompter. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17431220, but Altamont-Blakes; Rosano-Woodburn.
Cast
Role: Altamont Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: M Le Medicin Actor: Blakes

Dance: Mlle Auguste

Event Comment: Benefit Bridges, Blakes and Cross, prompter. Afterpiece: By Desire. Mr Garrick's Indisposition continuing, we have, at the particular desire of several ladies, chang'd our play. Tickets deliver'd out for the Stratagem will be taken. [On this Day appeared the Daily Advertiser a full column presentment by the Court of Westminster to the Justices of the Peace against unlicensed players]: This court being inform'd that common Players of Interludes have for several years...assembled...in Mayfair to erect Booths and exhibit Drolls and Shews...whereby numbers of His Majesty's subjects have been encouraged to assemble and commit riots and other Misdemeanours in Breach of His Majesty's Peace, and to the disturbance of the Neighborhood, and that some of the players are and now contracting for ground in order to erect Sheds, Booths and other places...for shewing and acting plays...&c, &c, &c...for the more effectual suppressing of the evils aforesaid, it is hereby recommended unto his Majesty's Justices of the Peace to meet together at such time as they shall appoint in order to proceed according to the law against all such offenders as shall be brought before them by the peace officers, who are required to be aiding the Justice of the Peace. [The gist of the Presentment lies in the statement]: that they [the Justices] shall apprehend all and every other person and Persons who in any other place or places within the said City and Liberty shall act or represent for gain, any Tragedy, Comedy, Opera, Play, Interlude, Farce, or any other Entertainment for the stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17441228, but Daniel-Blakes (General Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Performance Comment: As17450417 but Lord Grizzle-Winstone; Huncamunca-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Blakes.

Dance: I: Sga Bettini; III: Muilment

Song: II: Lowe; V: Nanny O (By Desire)-Lowe

Event Comment: Benefit Bridges, Blakes, Cross (Prompter). Mainpiece alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher, not acted these 30 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage; Or, The Commonwealth Of Women

Performance Comment: Capt Marine-Delane; DuPier-Macklin; Clarinda-Mrs Clive; Frugal-Yates; Franvile-Neale; Hazard-Barrington; Mons. La Mure-Blakes; Boldsprit-Bridges; Don Sebastian-Sparks; Nicusa-Goodfellow; Surgeon-I. Sparks; Boucher-Usher; Constable-Bransby; Roselia-Mrs Bennet; Julietta-Mrs Cross; Ariadne-Miss Edwards; Hippolita-Miss Minors; Messalippa-Mrs Bridges; Clita-Miss Budgell; Agladra-Miss Pitt; Aminta-Mrs Woffington; Epilogue-Mrs Clive, Recommending Cause of Liberty to the Beauties of Britain.
Cast
Role: La Mure Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner Trick'd

Performance Comment: As17460409 but Timothy, the Lying Barber-Blakes.
Cast
Role: the Lying Barber Actor: Blakes.

Song: I: Scotch Dialogue, as17460310 III: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: II: Italian Peasants, as17460206; IV: Swiss Dance, as17460416

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets at his house in Cranbourne Alley, Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door. Being positively the last time of [Barry's] performing Macbeth this season. Receipts. #140 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Malcolm Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17490118, but Frenchman-Blakes; Miser-Neale. Poet not listed.
Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Blakes

Dance: II: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss (not 5 years old) scholar to Mathews; End of Play: The Savoyards, as17480920

Event Comment: This play was wrote by Mr Shirly & was at Lisbon when Acted--it was receiv'd with great Applause--only a little groaning at some of the Love Scenes; the prologue greatly lik'd--he says the play attempted after ye Manner of Shakespear (Cross). Paid salary list at #51 7s. 7d. per diem, #308 5s. 6d.; Blakes per order #1 1s.; Maltair added to salary list at 10s. per day. Paid Lacy as per draft #105; Xmas box to Prince and Princess's footmen #2 2s.; Mr Maltair for 11 days #5 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [Maltair is presumably the dancer Maltare who had appeared at dl in 1740.] Receipts: #180 (Cross); #185 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince; Or, The Battle Of Poictiers

Performance Comment: Edward-Garrick; Lord Ribemont-Barry; Cardinal Perigort-Berry; King John-Sowdon; Arnold-Havard; Duke of Athens-King; Charney-Winstone; Audley-Palmer; Chandos-Blakes; Warwick-Usher; Salisbury-Bridges; Dauphin-Simpson; Tourain-Marr; Louisa-Miss Murgatroyd; Mariana-Mrs Ward [from 1st edition but listed in the order in which the actors' names appear in General Advertiser]; Archbisop of Sens-Burton; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue-Mrs Clive [1st edition].1st edition].
Cast
Role: Chandos Actor: Blakes
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [see 2 May 1744]. Tickets and places of Mrs Pritchard, at her house next the chapel in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields, and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Five rows of Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes. [Stage as of 10 March.] Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #18 17s. 3d.; Paid Blakes for 2 wiggs #3 3s.; Paid Mrs Pritchard for a ticket as per agreement #10 10s.; Norton 1 chorus 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #220 (Cross); charges, #60 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Villeroy-Havard; Baldwin-Berry; Carlos-King; Fernando-Yates; Frederick-Palmer; Fabian-Blakes; Jaqueline-Shuter; Victoria-Mrs Willoughby; Julia-Mrs Mills; Nurse-Miss Pitt; Child-Miss Yates; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Fabian Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Mathews, Miss Baker; II: The Venetian Peasant-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

Event Comment: HHarlequin Ranger oblig'd to be deferr'd. A new Dramatic Entertainment call'd Taste written by Mr Foote. The House was full as soon as open--before the first Music, several Speeches were made in ye Pit, moving the Farce might be acted before the Play, wch was insisted on by some, & oppos'd by others Cross, Cross, Prompter &c. was often call'd--The Curtain went up, & ye Clamour encreas'd, ye farce &c. Mr Mossop (who did Zanga ) came off--I went on, & spoke--Gentlemen, I perceive the farce has been desir'd before ye Play, wch cannot be comply'd with, for ye performers in ye Farce, having nothing to do in the Play, are not come--a great applause follow'd--Mr Mossop went on again--but ye noise renew'd, & he retir'd again, & wanted to undress wch I prevented; Mr Lacy (Manager) then went on, # spoke to ye same effect I had done--The play was then call'd for, & it went on with Applause--Tho' I believe Audience wish'd it over--The play done--Mr Garrick spoke ye Prologue in the Character of an Auctioneer , with surprising Applause--when he had done, he made this Apology--Gents--a performer being taken ill, the Author, Mr Foote, is here & will if you please, perform his part, this he spoke in a Hesitating manner, & was greatly applauded--the first Act went off well, & Mr Worsdale, a painter (to whom Mr Foote had given the profits of the farce) play'd a Woman's part, & was greatly received--When Mr Foote came on--he made this Speech--Gent: I have left the Stage some time, nor have I any hopes of Profit from this Piece, but as a performer is taken ill, I had rather appear my self, than have so many people, whom Curiosity has drawn together, b disappointed--Great Applause--In ye Second Act, the people grew Dull, & towards ye End, hiss'd greatly, wch I believe wou'd not have been, had not Mr Foote, bid Blakes pull off his Wig at ye Discovery of Mr Puff --vide Farce--it ended with ye usual Noise, when given out, of No more--Encore &c. &c. Sunday we had great debates about it, & at last it ended it shou'd be play'd no more 'till Mr Worsdale's benefit & an advertisement was put in the paper to signifie that as ye Farce was not so well receiv'd as was expected, the Author had withdrawn it to Alter &c. &c. we put up--We were told on Monday it wou'd be call'd for by the Audience; but no such thing happen'd. The fact concerning the performer's being taken ill is this--At ye practise, the Night before, Mr Foote seem'd dissatisfied with Mr Yates in the part of Puff, so got Mr Garrick next Day, to prevail with Mr Yates to let 'em say he was sick, that Mr Foote might have occasion to do the part (Cross). Mr Goodfellow begs leave to acquaint his friends that through the Indisposition of two of his principal performers, he is compelled to postpone his Benefit to a farther Day; Timely notice of which shall be given in this paper; Tickets deliver'd out for Monday the 13th Instant will then be admitted.--As the sole intent of this Benefit is to satisfy his creditors, who are to share the profits arising from it, he humbly hopes to meet with encouragement, and assures those ladies and Gentlemen who honour him, that the whole performance shall be carried on with the utmost decorum, and will be free from all danger of interruption (General Advertiser). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performance Comment: Carmine-Palmer; Puff-Yates; Lord Dupe-Shuter; Alderman Pentweazel-Taswell; Caleb-Costollo; Brush-Cross; Novice-Blakes; Lady Pentweazel-Worsdale; Boy-Master Cross; Prologue-Garrick as Auctioneer.
Cast
Role: Novice Actor: Blakes
Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Blakes. Tickets at his house in Cranbourn-Alley, Leicester-Fields; and at stage door. Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Tressel Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17520312 but Frenchman-Blakes; Tattoo-Marr; Charon-Costollo listed as17510924.
Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Blakes

Dance: GGrand Provincial Dance, as17520204

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Mr Blakes who spoke ye Ep: upon the Ass (Cross). Tickets at Blakes's House, Duke's Court, Bow St., Covent Garden, and at stage door. Receipts; #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Surly Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17550913, but Epilogue (Riding on an Ass, in the character of M Le Medicin)-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Blakes.
Role: Le Medicin Actor: Blakes

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd out by Noverre will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Basset Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Palmer; Wingate-Yates; Gargle-Burton; Scotsman-Blakes; Simon-Vaughan; Charlotte-Miss Barton.
Cast
Role: Scotsman Actor: Blakes
Event Comment: Benifit for Blakes. By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd for The Beggar's Opera will be taken. Palmer married Miss Pritchard (Genest, IV, 612)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17610413 but Capulet-Burton; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; Garrick advertised as Mercutio for the "last time this season"; Tibalt-Blakes; The Masquerade Dancespecified as led-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Tibalt Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: TThe Italian Gardiners, as17601203

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets deliver'd for The Way of the World, and by Mess. Settree and Hayes will be taken. Positively the last time of performing Mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Smuggler Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17620330 but William Wealthy-Blakes; Richard Wealthy-Burton; Loader-Bransby; Dick-Vaughan.

Entertainment: II: Hearts of Oak-Mrs Vincent, Mrs Baker; End Play: By particular Desire, and for that night only, Bucks Have at Ye All-King as17620330

Dance: After Entertainments: the Louvre and Minuet-Settree, Miss Blagdon (his scholar)

Event Comment: BBlakes doubled his roles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17421013, but Buckingham-Winstone; Stanley-Arthur; Tressel-Blakes; Norfolk-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Tressel Actor: Blakes
Role: Norfolk Actor: Blakes.

Song: II: Beard

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

Dance: V: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The She Gallant; Or, Once A Lover And Always A Lover

Performance Comment: Sir John Airy-Macklin; Sir Toby Tickle-Yates; Vaunter-Neale; Monsieur-Blakes; Lady Dorimen-Mrs Macklin; Lucinda-Mrs Clive; Constantia with a New occasional Epilogue, in men's Clothes-Mrs Woffington; Miranda-Miss Edwards; Bellamour-Havard; Philabel-Mills; Frederick-Winstone; Courtall-Usher; Mons. Frisure-Blakes; Angelica-Mrs Bennet; Diana-Miss Minors; Melissa-Miss Pitt; Dorinda-Miss Cole; Placket-Mrs Cross; Mrs Japan-Mrs King; Mrs Lawn-Miss Royer.
Cast
Role: Monsieur Actor: Blakes
Role: Frisure Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Three Hours after Marriage

Dance: Muilment, the Mechels