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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Cast
Role: Sir Davy Actor: Hippisley
Role: Beaugard Actor: Quin
Role: Courtine Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Jolly Actor: Bullock Sr
Role: Fourbin Actor: Spiller
Role: Bloody Bones Actor: Hall
Role: Lady Dunce Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Dance: PPolonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; Shepherd and Shepherdess-LeSac, Miss LaTour; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: With all the Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations as usual. Receipts: #37 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Lally, Nivelon, Mlle Salle, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Wall, Mrs Anderson; particularly French Sailor-Salle; French Peasant-Nivelon; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Song: End I: The Play of Love-Leveridge; II: The Wheel Turn'd To Some Tune (new)-Leveridge; III: Singing-Mrs Chambers; V: A Piece of Musick between a Fop and a Toper: In Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; III: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; IV: French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare

Event Comment: We are obliged to defer The Rape of Proserpine 'till farther Notice, on Account of the sudden Indispostion of Mr Rich. Receipts: #25 17s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 21 paid and 8 orders; Pit, 55 paid and 17 orders; slips, 11 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 107 paid and 17 orders; second gallery, 95 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Oroonoko Actor: Ryan
Role: Aboan Actor: Quin
Role: Daniel Actor: Spiller
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance in the Character of a Clown-Nivelon; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Berriman. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #16 16s. 6d.; tickets #57 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 8 by money and 97 by tickets; stage, 3 by money; pit, 45 by money and 135 by tickets; first gallery, 37 by money and 129 by tickets; second gallery, 45 by moeny

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Ryan
Role: Bassanio Actor: Walker
Role: Gratiano Actor: Berriman
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Legar.

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: TThe King and Queen present. Receipts: #61 7s. Probable attendance: boxes, 56 paid and 40 orders; stage, 4 paid; pit, 205 paid and 14 orders; slips, 16 paid and 29 orders; first gallery, 178 paid and 21 orders; second gallery, 154 paid and 1 order

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Cast
Role: Ramble Actor: Ryan
Role: Townly Actor: Walker
Role: Lady No Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Wiseacre Actor: Bullock
Role: Doodle Actor: Hall
Role: Dashwell Actor: Spiller
Role: Loveday Actor: Houghton
Role: Eugenia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Holiday
Role: Engine Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: Salle, Moreau, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, DuPre Jr, DelaGarde Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour

Music: A Piece of Musick-; accompanied on Two French Horns-Joachim Frederic Creta , who will blow the First and Second Treble on Two French Horns, in the same Manner as if Two Persons: Being the first Time of his appearing in Publick, since his Arrival in Great-Britain

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Benefit Mlle Salle. The Boxes being all taken, and many Places more demanded, the Pit and Boxes, at the Request of several Ladies of Quality, will be put together. Receipts: money #119 12s.; tickets #74 17s. [King, Queen, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Cast
Role: Scapin Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: I: Les Charactere de la Dance-Salle, Mlle Salle; II: Scottish Dance-Salle, Mrs Legar; III: New French Tambourin-Mlle Salle; After I Farce: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; II: French Peasant A@la@Mode de l'Opera-Poitier, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit Wood, Treasurer. Receipts: money #18 1s.; tickets #171 18s. Proper Accommodation will be made upon the Stage by Seats and Scaffolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Ryan
Role: Standard Actor: Quin
Role: Smugler Actor: Hippisley
Role: Clincher Sr Actor: Penkethman
Role: Clincher Jr Actor: Chapman
Role: Vizard Actor: Milward
Role: Dick Actor: Ray
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Legar
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: A Journey to Bristol

Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Hippisley, Mrs Egleton.
Role: Faithful Welshman Actor: Hippisley, but edition of 1731 adds
Role: Doubtful Actor: Hulet
Role: Sanguin Actor: Milward
Role: Tipple Actor: Salway
Role: Innkeeper Actor: Wilcox
Role: Constable Actor: Hall
Role: Mrs Doubtful Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Country Maid Actor: Mrs Martin

Song: HHighlander and his Wife-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; French Clown-Nivelon; French Peasant-Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Hhe best Hands;With a Solo, several new Pieces on the French Horn, Clarinette, Sharlarno-Mr Charles; Also several Pieces on the French Horn-an English Gentlewoman, a Negro Boy of ten Years old, both Scholars of Mr Charles

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Oroonoko Actor: Delane
Role: Aboan Actor: Stephens
Role: Governor Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Blanford Actor: Hale
Role: Stanmore Actor: Hallam
Role: Driver Actor: Rosco
Role: Hotman Actor: Gibson
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs James
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Daniel Actor: Hippisley.

Dance: A French Boy and Girl (the first Time of their appearance on this Stage); Muzette, Tambourine-the Girl; Wooden Shoe Dance-the Boy; French Peasants-the Boy and Girl; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh, and Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Townly Actor: Ryan
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Manly Actor: Hale
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Basset Actor: Neale
Role: Richard Actor: James
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Perseus Actor: Salway
Role: Petit Maitre Actor: Laguerre
Role: Amazons Actor: Mrs _Rogers.
Role: Cepheus Actor: Leveridge
Role: Ethiopian Actor: Thompson
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Mercury Actor: Laguerre
Role: Infernals Actor: Leveridge, Villeneuve, Dupre, Richardson, Delagarde, Desse, Fromont
Role: Hussar Actor: Bencraft
Role: Harlequin Actor: Lun
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hussar's Servant Actor: Hippisley
Role: Valet Actor: James

Dance: TTambourine-French Girl; Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Delane; Jocasta-Mrs Hallam; Adrastus-Hale; Creon-Bridgwater; Haemon-Hallam; Aegeon-Rosco; Phorbas-Ryan; Ghost of Laius-Stephens; Tiresias-Roberts; Alcander-Gibson; Pyracmon-A. Ryan; Diocles-Arthur; Dymas-Clark; Citizens-Hippisley, James, Mullart, Neale, Smith, Harrington, Stoppelaer; Eurydice-Miss Burgess.
Cast
Role: Oedipus Actor: Delane
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Adrastus Actor: Hale
Role: Creon Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Haemon Actor: Hallam
Role: Aegeon Actor: Rosco
Role: Phorbas Actor: Ryan
Role: Ghost of Laius Actor: Stephens
Role: Tiresias Actor: Roberts
Role: Alcander Actor: Gibson
Role: Pyracmon Actor: A. Ryan
Role: Diocles Actor: Arthur
Role: Dymas Actor: Clark
Role: Citizens Actor: Hippisley, James, Mullart, Neale, Smith, Harrington, Stoppelaer
Role: Eurydice Actor: Miss Burgess.

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Tambourine-French Girl; Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl

Song: TThe Parting Lovers-Laguerre, Salway, Mrs Lampe

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [Tickets at Delane's Lodgings (No. 6) in Wild Court, Wild Street, and at Mrs Delane's Lodgings, at the Fig-Tree, opposite Salisbury Street in the Strand.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; With The Memorable Battle Of Agincourt

Performance Comment: King Henry-Delane; Fluellin-Hippisley; King of France-Johnson; Dauphin-Hallam; Burgundy-Harrington; Constable of France-Bridgwater; Queen Isabella-Mrs James; Catherine-Mrs Ware; Exeter-Stephens; Glocester-Clarke; Bedford-A. Ryan; Westmoreland-Roberts; Cambridge-Anderson; Scroop-Arthur; Gray-Gibson; Gkwer-Hale; Macmorris-Neale; Williams-Rosco; Bates-Mullart; Nym-Stoppelaer; Bardohph-Oates; Page-Miss Ferguson; Hostess-Mrs Mullart; Pistol-Cibber Mr Ryan being very hoarse, we are obliged to omit the Chorus.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Delane
Role: Fluellin Actor: Hippisley
Role: King of France Actor: Johnson
Role: Dauphin Actor: Hallam
Role: Burgundy Actor: Harrington
Role: Constable of France Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Queen Isabella Actor: Mrs James
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Ware
Role: Exeter Actor: Stephens
Role: Glocester Actor: Clarke
Role: Bedford Actor: A. Ryan
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Roberts
Role: Cambridge Actor: Anderson
Role: Scroop Actor: Arthur
Role: Gray Actor: Gibson
Role: Gkwer Actor: Hale
Role: Macmorris Actor: Neale
Role: Williams Actor: Rosco
Role: Bates Actor: Mullart
Role: Nym Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Bardohph Actor: Oates
Role: Page Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Pistol Actor: Cibber Mr Ryan being very hoarse, we are obliged to omit the Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Hale.
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber
Role: Jasper Actor: Arthur
Role: Leander Actor: Salway
Role: James Actor: Anderson
Role: Welsh Davy Actor: Hippisley
Role: Hellebore Actor: Roberts
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Burgess.

Dance: II: Tambourine-French Girl; III: Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Delane
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Myrtle Actor: Hallam
Role: Cimberton Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sealand Actor: Rosco
Role: Humphrey Actor: Mullart
Role: Daniel Actor: James
Role: Mrs zyaland Actor: Mrs James
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Tom Actor: Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Cibber.

Dance: I: Peasants-French Boy and Girl; II: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Afterpiece: With Additions, the Words and Musick by Mr Carey. 6:30 p.m. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 6 June: Yesterday Morning died Mrs Hallam

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Dance: I: Peasants-the French Boy and Girl; II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Swiss Dance-French Boy and Girl; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Hippisley's Drunken Man-

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Simonet. There being a few Boxes to be disposed of, those who would wish to be accomodated are requested to direct their commands as above, as soon as possible. Tickets, half a guinea each, to be had of Mme Simonet, No. 33, Pall-mall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Cast
Role: : Il Conte di Belfiore Actor: Bartolini
Role: Masotto Actor: Franchi
Role: Titta Actor: Tasca
Role: Mingotto Actor: Schinotti
Role: La Contessa Actor: Sga Catenacci
Role: Livietta Actor: Sga Schinotti
Role: Dorina Actor: Sga Rachele Dorta.

Dance: End of Act I Le Reveil du Bonheur, as17840203, but added: Pas Seul, to the French air of Marlborough, by Miss Simonet (who never appears on the stage but at her Mother's Benefit), and omitted: Cupid; End of Opera an entirely new Ballet, composed by D'Auberval, Le Magnifique (the subject taken from the celebrated French Opera of that name) by Henry, Zuchelli, Vestris [Jun.], Mme Theodore, Mme Simonet, with the Minuet de la Cour and Gavotte by Miss De Camp and Miss Simonet (N. B. These two young Ladies, neither of whom has yet completed her ninth year, are both Pupils of Simonet, Father to the latter, and for some years Ballet-Master at the King's Theatre)

Performance Comment: ], Mme Theodore, Mme Simonet, with the Minuet de la Cour and Gavotte by Miss De Camp and Miss Simonet (N. B. These two young Ladies, neither of whom has yet completed her ninth year, are both Pupils of Simonet, Father to the latter, and for some years Ballet-Master at the King's Theatre) .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Frascatana

Dance: End I: an entire new ballet, composed by Didelot, La Bonte du Seigneur-[see17880531]; End Opera: [an entire new ballet in 5 acts, Richard Coeur de Lion [also composed by Didelot] [in which-Sga Perez[, pensioner to the Duke of Parma,

Music: II 2nd ballet: will be introduced a new French instrument, Le Cistre-Lefevre; End IV: concerto on French Horn-Ponto who will likewise accompany the principal dancers last Act

Event Comment: Benefit Master Ferg, who performs the Punch and Burgomaster, Scholar to Mons Livier. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consisting of several Select Pieces by Mr Handel and other Eminent Masters, and taken from the most favourite Operas-; The Vocal Parts-Mr Beard, Mrs Clive; being several Favourite Songs in Italian and English-Mr Beard, Mrs Clive; A Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Master Ferg; with two New Minuets-; Chorus out of Atalanta for French@Horns and Trumpets-, the two French-Horns two little Negro-Boys (Scholars to Mr Charles, who never perform'd before); Concluding with the Anthem, God save the King-

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Master Ferg; Shepherd's Mount (a ballet)-

Event Comment: This play is not certainly indicated as the one given on this day in A Calendar of Inner Temple Records, ed. Inderwick, III, 73; but the sequence of performances listed there suggests that this may have been the play offered on Candlemas Day. The actors received the customary fee of #20

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 32) states: The first new Play Acted there, was King Charles the VIII. of France; it was all new Cloath'd, yet lasted but 6 Days together, but 'twas Acted now and then afterwards. Two songs for this play, Too justly alas, set by James Hart, and O love if e'er thou'lt ease a heart, set by Pelham Humphrey, are in Choice Songs and Ayres, First Book, 1673

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Charles The Eighth Of France; Or, The Invasion Of Naples Of The French

Performance Comment: Edition of 1672: The Prologue-; Alphonso-Metbourn; Ferdinand-Harris; Prince of Salerne-Smith; Ascanio-Young; Trivultio-Sandford; Gonsalvo-Burford; Ghost-Cademan; Charles the Eighth-Batterton; Lewis-Crosby; Mompensier-Norris; Isabella-Mrs Batterton; Cornelia-Mrs Slaughter; Irene-Mrs Shadwell; Julia-Mrs Dixon; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: The Prologue Actor:
Role: Alphonso Actor: Metbourn
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Harris
Role: Prince of Salerne Actor: Smith
Role: Ascanio Actor: Young
Role: Trivultio Actor: Sandford
Role: Gonsalvo Actor: Burford
Role: Ghost Actor: Cademan
Role: Charles the Eighth Actor: Batterton
Role: Lewis Actor: Crosby
Role: Mompensier Actor: Norris
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Batterton
Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Slaughter
Role: Irene Actor: Mrs Shadwell
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Dixon
Role: Epilogue Actor: .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mock Duellist; Or, The French Vallet

Cast
Role: Prologue Actor:
Role: Epilogue Actor: .
Event Comment: By command of several of the Nobility and Gentry. No Person to go into the Box or Pit, but the Subscribers. The first gallery 3s., the upper gallery 1s. 6d. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: English Italian and French Music-John Abell

Event Comment: At the Request of several Persons of Quality. In the Great Room at the Wells. At 8 p.m. Tickets 5s. Note, The Tide of Flood begins at One of Clock in the Afternoon, and flows till Five, and Ebbs till Twelve, for the Convenience of returning

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in English Latin Italian Spanish and French-Mr Abel; accompanied by Instrumental Musick-; of the best Masters, and after that Singing alone to the Harpsical-Mr Abel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Song: several Songs in Italian and French- The FamousSigniora Joanna Maria; accompany'd-Signior Gasperini; Leveridge, Laroon, Hughes

Dance: Du/Ruell, Mrs Campion, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairy Queen (one Act)

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode (made into two acts)

Song: Singing in Italian and French-Signora Joanna Maria; accompanied-Gasperini, Saioni

Dance: As17030123