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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Numps-Miller; Sir Harry-Morgan; Tipkin-Norris; Clerimont Sr-Delane; Captain Clerimont-Giffard; Pounce-Rosco; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Roberts; Aunt-Mrs Palmer; Fainlove-Mrs Morgan; Jenny-Mrs Tollet; Biddy-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Captain Clerimont Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Pembroke-Delane; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Giffard; Northumberland-Rosco; Suffolk-Huddy; Dudley-Giffard; Sussex-Bardin; Gardiner-W. Giffard; Sir John-Winstone Williams in Daily Advertiser; Lieutenant-Havard; Captain-Jenkins; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Jenkins

Dance: Valois and Mlle Valois, Mrs Bullock, Jones, Hind

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Quin; Captain-Ryan; Duke-Milward; Cacafogo-Hall; Margaretta-Mrs Buchanan; Old Woman-Hippisley; Estifania-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Mills; Captain-Wm. Mills; Margaretta-Mrs Horton; Estifania-Mrs Heron; Cacafogo-Harper; Old Woman-Griffin.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Roberts; Captain Clerimont-Wm. Mills; Sir Harry-Harper; Humphrey-Miller; Tipkin-Griffin; Pounce-Shepard; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Horton; Biddy-Mrs Heron; Mrs Tipkin-Mrs Shireburn; Fainlove-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Captain Clerimont Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17330125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Decoy; Or, The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 lists: Sir Francis Firebriecks-Lyon; Mr Xenodocky-Stoppelaer; Sir Ralph Reformage-Huddy; Justice Hamper-Penkethman; Justice Touchmore-Excell; Justice Bridleman-Collet; Mr Lookout-Rosco; Captain Wou'dbe-Bardin; Sir ThomasPairnails-James; Squire Spendthrift-Jenkins; Skinflint-Norris; ThomasDrivewell-Norris; Mrs Haverly-Hulett; Mrs Clarkwell-Pearce; Mrs Frisk-Mrs Williamson; Mrs Stroaker-Mrs Houghton; Mrs Fulmore-Mrs Christian; Jenny Ogle-Mrs Roberts; Henriette Shuffle-Miss Wherrit; Sukey Slattern-Mrs Purden; Mary Licklips-Mrs Vallois; Diana Stepwell-Mrs Morgan; Betty Drostlepate-Miss Sandham.
Cast
Role: Captain Wou'dbe Actor: Bardin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: See17330329 but Captain-Ryan; Estifania-Mrs Younger; Leon-Quin; Duke-Milward; Cacafogo-Hall; Margaretta-Mrs Buchanan; Altea-Mrs Stevens; Old Woman-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: 7330329 but Captain Actor: Ryan

Music: Select Pieces-; particularly a new Grand Overture by Dr Pepusch-; V: Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; in which Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker , accompanyed with Trumpets, French Horns

Dance: I: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Mock Minuet-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden, Lesac, Miss Baston

Song: III: A Dialogue in the Scottish Stile-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Performance Comment: See April 30, but Clerimont Sr-Delane; Captain Clerimont-Giffard; Biddy-Mrs Giffard; Sir Harry-Morgan; Tipkin-Wetherilt; Pounce-Rosco; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Christian; Fainlove-Mrs Morgan; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt; Numps-Penkethman; A new Epilogue to be spoken-Wetherilt, Morgan, Penkethman, riding on three Asses.
Cast
Role: Captain Clerimont Actor: Giffard

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore; With The Comical And Diverting Humours Of Sir Anthony Noodle And His Man Weazle

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony-Miller;Weazle-Norris; King Edward IV-Ridout; Gloucester-Winstone; Sir Robert Brockenbury-Turbutt; Jane Shore-Miss Oates; Flora-Mrs Clarke; Mrs Blake-Mrs Bennet; Shore-Wm. Mills; Captain Aires-Bardin; Dick Dreary-Bencraft; Tom Padwell-Clarke; Gibbet-Excell; Forgewell-Tenoe; Timothy Stampwell-Oates; Blunderbuss-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Captain Aires Actor: Bardin

Afterpiece Title: The Gardens of Venus; or, The Truimphs of Love

Dance: I: La Brone and La Blonde-Vallois and Mlle Vallois; II: Hornpipe-Jones Sr, Jones Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Pembroke-Delane; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Giffard; Northumberland-Rosco; Suffolk-Huddy; Dudley-Giffard; Sussex-Bardin; Gardiner-Lyon; Sir John-Morris; Lieutenant-Havard; Captain-Jenkins; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Haughton .
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Jenkins

Dance: By Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Giffard; Estifania-Mrs Giffard; Duke-Havard; Juan-Bardin; Sanchio-Jenkins; Alonzo-Hamilton; Leon-Delane; Cacafogo-Hulett; Margaretta-Mrs Haughton; Altea-Mrs Morgan; Old Woman-Penkethman .
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Giffard

Dance: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Daily Post, 1 Oct., missing; but Daily Post, 29 Sept., lists: Copper Captain-Bridgwater; Margarita-Mrs Horton; Estiiania-Miss Raftor; Modena-Paget; Castro-Hewit; Sanchio-Hewson; Alonzo-Turbot; Leon-Marshall; Cacafogo-Giffard; Old Woman-Norris. hathi.
Cast
Role: : Copper Captain Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: As17330926

Dance: As17330926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Mills Sr; Copper Captain-W. Mills; Margaretta-Mrs Butler; Estifania-Mrs Heron; Cacafogo-Harper; Old Woman-Griffin; Duke-Berry; Juan-Oates; Sancho-Winstone; Alonzo-Harrington; Altea-Mrs Grace; Clara-Miss Mann .
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17331006

Song:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Ryan; Estifania-Mrs Younger; Leon-Quin; Duke-Hale; Cacafogo-Hall; Juan-Lacy; Sanchio-Aston; Alonzo-Ray; Margaretta-Mrs Buchanan; Altea-Mrs Stevens; Old Woman-Hippisley .
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Scotch Dance, as17330922 Two Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling. Tambourine by Miss Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Scornful Lady-Mrs Heron; Elder Loveless-W. Mills; Welford-Milward; Roger-Griffin; Abigail-Mrs Charke; Savil-Johnson; Young Loveless-A. Hallam; Captain-Winstone; Poet-Tench; Morecraft-Shepard; Martha-Miss Mann; Widow-Mrs Grace .
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Festival

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Afterpiece Title: Chronohotonthologos

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1734 lists: Chronohotonthologos-Winstone; Bombardinion-Ridout; Aldiborontiphoscophornio-Cross; Rigdum Funnidos-Oates; Captain of the Guards-Woodburn; Doctor-Gray; Cook-H. Tench; King of Fidlers-Davis; King of Antipodes-Jannot; Dumb-Gray; Signor Scacciatinello-Mrs Shirburne; Tatlanthe-Mrs Charke; Ladies-Miss Oates, Miss Dancy; Venus-Mrs Clark; Cupid-Master Arne. Prologue spoken by W. Mills. Epilogue by Mrs Shireburne. music and.

Dance: As17340221 Also A new Overture. With Songs (in the Italian Stile) a propos [to the Afterpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Bridgwater; Margaretta-Mrs Horton; Estifania-Mrs Clive; Modena-Paget; de Castro-Hewitt; Sanchio-Winstone; Alonzo-Turbutt; Clara-Miss Mann; Altea-Mrs Grace; Leon-Marshall; Cacafogo-Mullart; Old Woman-T. Hallam .
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Select Pieces composed by Lampe

Dance: By Mr and Mrs Davenport

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Barren Island; or, Petticoat Government

Performance Comment: Queen of the Amazons-Mrs Roberts; Clarinda-Mrs Mullart; Dorinda-Miss Tollett; Hippolita-Miss Dancy; Maria-Mrs Vallois; Luanda-Miss S. Rogers; Cinthia-Miss Norman; Ariadne-Mrs Cantrell; Silvia-Mrs Bennet; Captain of the Ship-Aston; Boatswain-Hall; Boatswain's Mate-Mullart; Gunner-Laguerre; Coxswain-Penkethman .
Cast
Role: Captain of the Ship Actor: Aston

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Afterpiece Title: The Barren Island

Performance Comment: Queen of Amazons-Mrs Roberts; Captain-Aston; Boatswain-Hall; Boatswain's Mate-Mullart; Gunner-Laguerre; Cockswain-Penkethman; but see17340824. but see17340824.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Farrier Nick'd; or, The Exalted Cuckold

Dance: The Force of Inclination

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The S1ege Of Troy

Performance Comment: Paris-Hulett; King Menelaus-Roberts; Ulysses-Aston; Simon-Hind; Captain of Guard-Mackenzie; Butcher-Pearce; Taylor-Hicks; Cassandra-Spiller; Venus-Mrs Lacy; Helen-Mrs Purden; Bristle the Cobler-Morgan; Cobler's Wife-Mrs Morgan .
Cast
Role: Captain of Guard Actor: Mackenzie

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Giffard; Leon-Delane; Cacafogo-W. Giffard; Estifania-Mrs Giffard .
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: II: Scot's Dance by Mrs Woodward. IV: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: La Follette, as17340916

Song: III: In Italian and English by Mrs Chambers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Mills; Copper Captain-W. Mills; Margaretta-Mrs Butler; Estifania-Mrs Heron; Cacafogo-Harper; Old Woman-Griffin; Duke-Berry; Juan-Hewitt; Sanchio-Winstone; Alonzo-Cross; Altea-Mrs Shireburn; Clara-Miss Mann .
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: III: Revellers, as17340910 IV: Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze, the first time of his appearance on that stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Afterpiece Title: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife

Performance Comment: Estifania-Mrs Horton; Leon-Ryan; Copper Captain-A. Hallam; Duke-Hale; Cacafogo-Mullart; Margarita-Mrs Buchanan; Old Woman-Hippisley; Juan-Ridout; Sancho-Aston; Alonzo-Wignell; Altea-Mrs Stevens .
Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: A. Hallam

Dance: Glover's Scot's Dance. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers

Song: By Leveridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro; Or, Royal Justice

Afterpiece Title: La F1lle Cap1ta1n et Arlequin Son Sergeant: With the Scene of Le Professeur d'Amour

Performance Comment: Woman Captain-Mrs Cochoy; Serjeant-Harlequin; Colombine-Mrs Francisque; Tortillon-Dessessars; L'Arc & Ciel-Dubuisson; Octave-Le Sage Sr; Scaramouch-Cochoy; Pierrot-Maker; Le Professeur-Harlequin unmasked .
Cast
Role: Woman Captain Actor: Mrs Cochoy

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Chateauneuf. La Frolick (Daily Advertiser only)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but see17341029. The Scornful Lady. Scornful Lady-Mrs Heron; Elder Loveless-W. Mills; Welford-Milward; Roger-Griffin; Abigail-Mrs Willis; Savil-Johnson; Young Loveless-Cross; Captain-Winstone; Poet-Hallam; Morecraft-Shepard; Martha-Miss Holliday; Widow-Mrs Grace .
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. Drunken Peasant by Le Brun