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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Smith; Colonel Belvile-Ridout; Don Pedro-Anderson; Stephano-Bennet; Philippo-Davis; Sancho-Collins; Frederick-Clarke; Antonio-Dyer; Blunt-Shuter; Hellena-Mrs Vincent; Valeria-Mrs Baker; Lucetta-Mrs Stephens; Moretta-Mrs Pitt; Callia-Miss Ferguson; Florinda-Mrs Elmy; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; 1st Spirit-Hull; 2nd Spirit (with song in character)-Mattocks; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Lowe, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Chorusses-Legg, Courtney; Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Courts, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge, Miss Allen; Euphrosyne-Mrs Lampe; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Dances incident to the Masque-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosly, Terriot, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Terriot, Miss Terriot.
Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Clarke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggar's

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Beggar Men-Collins, Barrington, Costollo, Bennet, Holtom, Baker; Justice Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Beggar Women-Mrs Stephens, Mrs Pitt, Miss Young, Miss Sledge, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Lowe; Vincent-Mattocks; Patrico-Marten; Scentwell-Gibbs; Martin-R. Smith; Amie-Mrs Baker; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; With Dances-incident to the play.
Cast
Role: Springlove Actor: Clarke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Springlove Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Spirit of Contradiction

Performance Comment: Actors only in bills, but edition of 1760 lists: Randal-Shuter; Steer-Gibbs; Lovewel-Clarke; Partlet-Ridout; Mrs Partlet-Mrs Ward; Harriet Partlet-Miss Mowat; Ruin-Perry; Betty-Mrs Green; Prologue-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Lovewel Actor: Clarke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Florenz-Ross, 1st time; Clause-Ridout; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Clarke; Hemskirk-Gibson; Orator Higgen-Dunstall; Vandunck-Marten; Prince Prigg-Shuter; Jaqueline-Mrs Baker; Bertha-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Hubert Actor: Clarke

Dance: TThe Dutch Skipper-Poitier

Entertainment: E+Extravaganza. Shuter will entertain the audience in an Oratorical, Poetical, Operatical Method (never befoer attempted) with a Comic Extravaganza call'd A Day of Taste; or, London Raree Show-Shuter being a Ranelagh Breakfast, a Coffee House Conversation, An Auction at Noon, and the Choice Spirits at Night; conclude with: The Cries of London-. *uó‘cg To which will (By Desire) be added (for this Night only) Mr Shuter's Droll that was perform'd at Bartholomew Fair, call'd The English Sailors in America. Mackfinnen (the Irish Volunteer)-Shuter; Princess-Miss Dawson, her first Time of speaking on the stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Performance Comment: Bernard-Marten; Le Noble-Clarke; Baron-Holtom; Lucca-Dunstall; Marquis-Dyer; Janno-Shuter; Mad Bernard-Mrs Vincent; Clariana-Mrs Baker; Le Jupe-Mrs Pitt; Maukin-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Le Noble Actor: Clarke

Dance: CCountry Dance-Characters of the Opera; A Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; End II: A New Dance call'd The Shepherdess-Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: Coriolanus-Smith; Tullus-Clarke; Volusius-Sparks; Menenius-Shuter; Cominius-Ridout; Galesus-Gibson; Brutus-Davis; Sicinius-Bennet; Plebeians-Dunstall, Barrington, Collins, Costollo, Stoppelaer; Volumnia-Mrs Vincent; Veturia-Mrs Hamilton. In which will be introduc'd a Roman Ovation, after the manner of the ancients.
Cast
Role: Tullus Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: III: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; End: The Threshers-Leppie, Granier, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Bassanio-Clarke 1st time; Antonio-Sparks; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Lowe; Salarino-Davis; Salanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Shylock-Shuter; Launcelot-Bennet; Jessica-Miss Mullart; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Bassanio Actor: Clarke 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Music: II: A Piece on the Harp-Evan Evans

Dance: III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; IV: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Prince of Wales-Ross; Northumberland-Redman; Westmorland-Holtom; Douglas-Anderson; Worcester-Ridout; Blunt-Perry; Peto-R. Smith; Gadshill-Bencraft; Francis-Collins; Vernon-Gibson; Carriers-Bennet, Dunstall; Bardolph-Stoppelaer; Sheriff-Wignel; Hotspur-Clarke; Prince John-Miss Mullart; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Hotspur Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Comic Dance call'd The Pedlar Trick'd-; End: The Cossacks-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi, her 1st appearance there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Shuter; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Clarke; Sir Francis-Collins; Sir Jealous-Marten; Whisper-Costollo; Scentwell-Mrs Feguson; Isabinda-Mrs Barrington; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd-Sg and Sga Maranesi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Clarke; Clerimont-Ridout; James-Collins; Decoy-Marten; Ramilie-Dyer; Lappet-Mrs Green; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Copin; Wheedle-Mrs Ferguson; Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Mariana-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Clarke

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Ross; Polydore-Clarke; Acasto-Sparks; Chaplain-Anderson; Ernesto-Redman; Page-Miss Vallois; Chamont-Dyer; Serina-Miss Morrison; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Polydore Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V; With The Conquest Of The French At The Battle Of Agincourt

Performance Comment: Henry-Smith; Exeter-Ridout; Achbp Canterbury-Sparks; Fluellin-Shuter; Gower-Anderson; Scroop-R. Smith; Bp Ely-Wignel; Bedford-Holtom; Westomreland-Buck; Pistol-Dyer; Williams-Barrington; King of France-Gibson; Burgundy-Bennet; Constable-Clarke; Dauphin-Davis; Mountjoy-Baker; Bardolph-Marten; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Catherine-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Constable Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17601013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: . Tancred-Ross; Siffredi-Ridout; Osmond-Clarke; [Rodolpho-Anderson; Laura-Mrs Vincent; Sigismunda-Mrs Ward.]
Cast
Role: Osmond Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Sparks; Bastard-Smith; Prince Henry-R. Smith; Salisbury-Anderson; Pembroke-Hull; Essex-Redman; Queen Elinor-Mrs Elmy; Lady Blanche-Mrs Vincent; Hubert-Ridout; King Philip-Clarke; Pandulph-Gibson; Austria-Buck; Chatillon-Davis; Dauphin-Dyer; Prince Arthur-Miss Mullart; Constance-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: King Philip Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; 1st Spirit-Ross; 2nd Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Clarke

Dance: The Dances incident to the masque-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Balthazar, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Mariane, Mrs Crawford, Mrs Welch, Miss Daw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damscus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Ross; Eumenes-Clarke; Herbis-Gibson; Artamon-Bennet; Caled-Sparks; Abudah-Ridout; Daran-Anderson; Eudocia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Eumenes Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: Dances-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville [the particular ones unspecified]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Shuter; Modelove-Dyer; Periwinkle-Collins; Obadiah-Gibson; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Clarke; Sackbut-Marten; Simon-Costollo; Aminadab-Bennet; Betty-Miss Mullart; Mask'd Wowan-Mrs White; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: AA Scaramouche-Philips; Les Charboniers, as17601216

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Florez-Ross; Clause-Ridout; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Clarke; Orator Higgen-Dunstall; Vandunck-Marten; Prince Prigg-Shuter; Boor-Collins; Sailor-Bennet; Jaqueline-Mrs Dyer; Bertha-A Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage before.
Cast
Role: Hubert Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with the songs in character)-Mattocks; Solarino-Davis; Salanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica-Mrs Burden; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Miss Macklin, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Bassanio Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-Smith; Hephestion-Dyer; Polyperchon-Gibson; Thessalus-Anderson; Perdiccas-Davis; Aristander-Perry; Cassander-Clarke; Clytus-Sparks; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Mrs Burden; Eumenes-Bennet; Laomedon-Wignel; Roxana-Mrs Hamilton; Statira-Mrs Ward. In which will be introduc'd the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon.
Cast
Role: Cassander Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Ross; Lorenzo-Smith; Bertran-Clarke; Raymond-Gibson; Dominic-Sparks; Alphonso-Redman; Pedro-Anderson; Gomez-Shuter; Elvira-Mrs Abegg, 1st time; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Bertran Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith, 1st time; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Sparks; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-A Young Gentleman, 1st appearance any stage; Duke of York-Miss Valois; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Elmy; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Richmond Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The English Tars in America; or, The Good Woman Without a Head

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; After Play: An Epilogue on the Humours of tne Age in Imitation of Shakespeare's Stage-Cresswick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Dyer; Strictland-Sparks; Frankly-Ross; Bellamy-Clarke; Jack Meggot-Cresswick; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Barrington; Lucetta-Mrs Pitt; Jacyntha-Miss Macklin; Clarinda-Mrs Hamilton; Concluding with a Country Dance-characters in the play.
Cast
Role: Bellamy Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Les Charboniers, as17601215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Performance Comment: Sifroy-Ross; Glanville-Sparks; Beaufort-Gibson; Beaufort Jun-Dyer; Paulet-Clarke; Ragozin-Anderson; Isabella-Mrs Elmy; Cleone-Mrs Ward, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Paulet Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-a young Gentleman, a young Gentlewoman (Scholars of Leppie); End: The last new Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville