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Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit Cibber. [Tickets at Cibber's Lodgings at the Shell House in Spring Garden.] Receipts: money #65 15s. 6d.; seals #126 7s. (Account Book); #230 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Delane; Coupler-Hippisley; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Young Fashion-Hallam; Lory-Oates; Surgeon-Neale; Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Hoyden (by Desire)-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17410302 but Harry-Anderson; James-Mullart.
Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Anderson
Role: Leander Actor: Salway

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Dance: I: The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; III: A new Muzette, Tambourine-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; IV: Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Southerne. Receipts: money #40 14s. 6d.; seals #71 3s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, tickets for Dan French and the late Farquhar's Daughter were accepted this night; French in box, pit, and gallery had 20, 150, and 85 tickets; Farquhar's Daughter, 15, 118, and 137. Each received half value of the tickets.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Delane; Imoinda-Mrs Horton; Governor-Bridgwater; Blandford-Hale; Stanmore-Hallam; Jack Stanmore-Anderson; Driver-Rosco; Daniel-Hippisley; Hotman-Gibson; Widow Lackit-Mrs Woodward; Charlotte-Mrs Stevens; Lucy-Mrs Hale; Aboan-Lascells[, who never appeared upon that stage before]., who never appeared upon that stage before].
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Hale
Role: Jack Stanmore Actor: Anderson
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: IV: The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Benefit Glover. [Tickets at Glover's, in Chandos Street.] Stage as 10 March. Receipts: money #45 4s.; seals #126 17s. [In the Account Book, the space for the nightly charge is blank.] #200 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17410117, but Manly-Delane; Richard-Bencraft; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Stevens.

Dance: I: French Peasants-Mechel; II: English Peasants-Glover, Mlle Mechel, Delagarde, Oates, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington; III: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Richardson, Oates, Mrs Villeneuve; IV: Serious Ballet-Glover, Mlle Mechel; V: Louvre, Minuet-Glover, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit Bridgwater. As Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #23 17s.; seals #64 19s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). [Bridgwater was charged #50 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Delane; Arthur-Mrs Vincent; Bastard Faulconbridge-Hale; Hubert-Bridgwater; Phillip, King of France-Ryan; Dauphin-Hallam; Pandulph-Roberts; Constance-Mrs Mullart; Blanche-Mrs Stevens; With a New Epilogue, in the Person of Shakespear (ushered in by Solemn Musick) on Occasion of the Monument erected by the Publick to his Memory.-Mr Theobald; With an exact Representation of the said Monument-.
Cast
Role: Pandulph Actor: Roberts
Role: Blanche Actor: Mrs Stevens

Dance: LLes Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; French Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: Benefit Arthur, Dupre, Mrs Woodward. Receipts: #160 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: See17401222, but Sir Novelty-Cibber; Loveless-Ryan; Elder Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Worthy-Hale; Sir William-Hippisley; Snap-Arthur; Sly-Mullart; Narcissa-Mrs Bellamy; Hillaria-Mrs Stevens; Flareit-Mrs Kilby; Amanda-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Woodward.

Afterpiece Title: The Sham Conjurer

Dance: II: Minuet-Destrade, Mlle Mechel; III: Two Pierots-Richardson, Destrade; IV: Peasants de Bordeaux-Destrade; V: Minuet-Dupre, Mlle Ozanne

Event Comment: At Lee and Woodward's Great Theatrical Booth, Opposite the Hospital-Gate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arius, King Of Persia; Or, The Noble Englishman; With The Comical Humours Of Sir Andrew Ague-cheek, At The siege Of Babylon

Performance Comment: Darius-Redman, from Dublin; Antipater-Taswell; Anglicanus-Stephens; Fearful-Vaughan; Eudocia-Mrs Purden; Queen-Mrs Egerton; Mrs Pert-Mrs Wright; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Woodward.

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Deities; or, Venus Upon Earth

Performance Comment: Venus (Colombine)-Miss Williams, her first on any stage; Jupiter-Wallis; Mars-Stevens; Cupid-Master Ferg; Vulcan-Warner; Harlequin-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Mars Actor: Stevens

Song: Miss Polly Casey, her first on any stage

Dance: LLes Jardiniers Suedois-Vaughan, Mrs Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Bridgwater; Bellmour-Ryan; Vainlove-Gibson; Sharper-Hale; Sir Joseph-Woodward, 1st appearance; Bluff-Mullart; Setter-Chapman; Barnaby-Clarke; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Laetitia-Mrs Horton; Belinda-Mrs Pritchard; Araminta-Mrs James; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Marten; Sir Jasper-Rosco; Leander-Stevens; Harry-Bencraft; James-Anderson; Welsh Davy-Hippisley; Hellebore-Lassels; Robert-Harrington; Charlotte-Miss Short; Dorcas-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stevens
Role: James Actor: Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Ryan; Manly-Bridgwater; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Count Basset-Chapman; Richard-James; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Myrtilla-Miss Hillyard; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Trusty-Mrs Mullart; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Infernal Spirit-Leveridge; 1st Fury-Richardson; 2nd Fury-Villeneuve; 3rd Fury-Delagarde; 4th Fury-Dupre; 5th Fury-Destrade; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Leander-Salway; Shade of Hero-Miss Young; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Shade of Leander Actor: Salway
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Chapman; Sir George Airy-Ryan; Sir Francis Gripe-Hippisley; Sir Jealous Traffic-Marten; Charles-Hale; Whisper-James; Miranda-Mrs Vincent; Isabinda-Mrs Stevens; Patch-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ryan; Imoinda-Mrs Horton; Governor-Bridgwater; Blandford-Hale; Stanmore-Chapman; Jack Stanmore-Stevens; Capt. Driver-Rosco; Daniel-Hippisley; Hotman-Gibson; Widow Lackit-Mrs Woodward; Charlotte-Mrs Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Aboan-Stephens.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Hale
Role: Jack Stanmore Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Shade of Leander Actor: Salway
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these Six years [8 April 1735]. Containing the Distresses and Death of King Henry VIv. The artful acquisition of the Crown by King Richardv. The Murder of Young King Edward Vv and his Brother, in the Tower. The Landing of the Earl of Richmondv, and the Death of King Richard in the memorable Battle of Bosworth Fieldv, being the last that was fought between the Houses of York and Lancaster. [This customary description appears in all subsequent notices.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Bridgwater; Richmond-Hale; Buckingham-Cashell; Prince Edward-Mrs Vincent; Duke of York-Miss Morrison; Tressel-Chapman; Stanley-Rosco; Norfolk-Stephens; Lord Mayor-Marten; Lieut. of Tower-Stevens; Catesby-Gibson; Ratcliff-Harrington; Oxford-Bencraft; Blunt-Clark; Tyrrel-Stoppelaer; Forrest-Vaughan; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Horton; Duchess of York-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: of Tower Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Wright.
Role: Shade of Leander Actor: Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke Senior-Stephens; Duke Frederick-Rosco; Jaques-Ryan; Orlando-Hale; Touchstone-Chapman; Amiens-Salway; Oliver-Cashell; Adam-Bridgwater; Silvius-Woodward; Phebe-Mrs Wright; LeBeau-Gibson; Jaques de Bois-Stevens; Corin-James; Charles-Marten; William-Vaughan; Audrey-Miss Hillyard; Celia-Mrs Vincent; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Hale
Role: Jaques de Bois Actor: Stevens

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Bridgwater; Ghost-Stephens; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Hale; Horatio-Cashell; Ostrick-Woodward; Rosincraus-Gibson; Gildenstern-Stevens; Player King-Mullart; Player Queen-Mrs Mullart; Marcellus-Harrington; Francisco-Bencraft; Lucianus-James; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Gildenstern Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Chapman; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Cashell; First King of Brentford-Roberts; Prince Prettyman-Hale; Gentleman Usher-Hippisley; Second King of Brentford-Harrington; Prince Volscius-Gibson; Physician-Rosco; Drawcansir-Mullart; General-Stephens; Lieut General-Stevens; Lord Mayor-Marten; Tom Thimble-James; Thunder-Bridgwater; Lightening-Mrs Villeneuve; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Leveridge; Earth-Salway; Amarillis-Miss Burgess; Chloris-Mrs Mullart; Pallas-Woodward; Two Sing@Song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Players, Soldiers horse and foot, Cardinals, Judges, Sargeant at Arms-the rest of the comedians; With the Music-; Songs-; Dances-; Scenes, Machines, Habits, other Decoration proper to the play; With the Additional Reinforcements of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Lieut General Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Wright.
Role: Shade of Leander Actor: Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake; Or, The Lover's Quarrel

Performance Comment: Carlos-Ryan; Lorenzo-Hale; Leonora-Mrs Horton; Alvarez-Bridgwater; Felix-Mullart; Metaphrastus-Rosco; Sancho-Hippisley; Toledo-James; Camillo-Mrs Stevens; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Jacinta-Mrs Kilby; Lopez-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice: with Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Dance: TThe Italian Peasants-Lalauze, Sga Barberini, accompanied by Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson, Dupre, Sga Domitella, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Wright, Mrs Villeneuve; Villagers-Waltz, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davis, Stoppelaer, Miss Davis, Miss Dodson

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Bajazet-Stephens; Moneses-Hale; Axalla-Stevens; Tanais-Gibson; Omar-Rosco; Zama-Cashell; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Dervise-A Gentleman; Arpasia-Mrs Horton; With the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Axalla Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Wright.
Role: Shade of Leander Actor: Salway
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Never acted there before. With all the decorations proper to the play. By Command of their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Page, Housekeeper, at the stage door of the theatre. [This last announcement becomes a customary note on subsequent bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Polixenes-Ryan; Leontes-Stephens; Florizel-Hale; Camillo-Bridgwater; Antigonus-Rosco; Autolicus-Chapman; Diocles-Cashell; Cleomines-Goodall; Dion-Stevens; 1st Gentleman-Lassels; 2nd Gentleman-Harrington; Time-Gibson; Old Shepherd-Marten; Clown-Hippisley; Queen-Mrs Horton; Perdita-Mrs Hale; Emilia-Mrs Mullart; Paulina-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Dion Actor: Stevens

Dance: Dubisson, Mlle Bonneval, being the 1st time of their appearing since their arrival from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Amanda-Mrs Pritchard; Elder Worthy-Bridgewater; Young Worthy-Hale; Snap-James; Sly-Mullart; Narcissa-Mrs Bellamy; Hillaria-Mrs Stevens; Flareit-Mrs Kilby; Mrs Anne-Mrs Hale; Sir Wm. Wisewood-Hippisley; Sir Novelty-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17410921, but Melinda-Mrs Stevens; Constable-Stoppelaer; Scale-Marten; Scruple-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: What D'ye Call It

Dance: % Scotch Dance, as17411130; Le Matelot, as17411130; Comic Dance, as17411209

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Alphonso-Hippisley; Roderigo-Bridgwater; Curio-Cashell; Seberto-Gibson; Governor-Lascelles; Old Pilgrim-Roberts; Mad Scholar-Hale; Mad Englishman-Rosco; Mad Welchman-James; Mad Priest-Bencraft; Mad Taylor-Woodward; Master of Mad House-Marten; Lopez-Mullart; Jaques-Stevens; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Fool-Miss Ferguson; Juletta-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Jaques Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: LLa Provencale, as17411215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Chapman; Sir Soloman-Hippisley; Careless-Hale; Clerimont-Cashell; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Silvia-Mrs Vincent; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Pritchard; Clarinda-Mrs Stevens; Wishwell-Mrs Mullart; Old Wilful-Mullart; Old Atall-Marten; Finder-James.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Wilful-Hippisley; Mirabel-Ryan; Witwou'd-Chapman; Petulant-Woodward; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Pritchard; Fainall-Hale; Lady Mishfort-Mrs James; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Stevens; Waitwell-Rosco; Coachman-Harrington; Foible-Mrs Kilby; Mincing-Mrs Vincent; Millamant-Mrs Norton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Stevens

Ballet: In which will be introduc'd the Rural Assembly. As17420121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17411005, but Stanmore-Gibson; Lucy-Mrs Hale; Hotman-Stevens; Jack Stanmore-_.
Cast
Role: Hotman Actor: Stevens
Role: Blandford Actor: Hale
Role: Jack Stanmore Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Don Manuel-Hippisley; Don Philip-Ryan; Trappanti-Chapman; Octavio-Hale; Soto-Woodward; Diego-Marten; Rosara-Mrs Hale; Flora-Mrs Stevens; Viletta-Mrs Kilby; Hypolita-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Stevens

Dance: As17420125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Norfolk-Ryan; Davison-Hale; Moreton-Bridgewater; Cecil-Rosco; Douglass-Mrs Stevens; Queen Mary-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Douglass Actor: Mrs Stevens

Dance: As17420125, but Chacone=-_