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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.

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Mainpiece Title: King John

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Related Work: King John Author(s): William Shakespeare

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

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Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Old Marius-Mills; Young Marius-Booth; Granius-Walker; comic parts-Penkethman, Miller, Norris; Lavinia-Mrs Porter.
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Role: comic parts Actor: Penkethman, Miller, Norris
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Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: As17191003

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Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Old Marius-Mills; Young Marius-Booth; Garnius-Walker; Comic Parts-Penkethman, Miller, Cross, Birkhead; Nurse-Norris; Lavinia-Mrs Porter.
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Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare

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Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17491017, but Witches-Shuter,in place of $Neale_; Hecate-_; The Vocal Parts-Mrs _Clive.
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Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs _Clive.
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Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

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Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17501108, but Vocal Parts-Mrs Vincent, Mrs _Wright.
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Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17610406 but Capulet-Kennedy; Nurse-Mrs Kennedy; Vocal Parts-Lowe, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.
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Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The New Hippocrates

Entertainment: After:(by Particular Desire) Mimic Comic Opera Song-Mrs Clive

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Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17731106, but Dance of the Furies-_; Macbeth-Smith; Vocal Parts-Reinhold, +Owenson.
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Role: Vocal Parts Actor:
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Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208; After which: New Poetical Interlude, Henry and Emma: Parts-Smith, Hull, Miss Brown, Mrs Hartley; To conclude with: a New Air and Chorus by Dr Arne-

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear, and since revis'd with several Alterations. The whole Play being new dress'd

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Mainpiece Title: Cimbeline

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Dance: As17171005

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Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

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Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: As 26 Jan. Receipts: #42 15s. Daily Journal, 27 Jan.: A New Tragedy, call'd, Friendship Betray'd; Or, the Injured General, was to have been Acted on Tuesday next...but is deferred, on Account of Mrs Bullock's hourly Expectation of being brought to Bed, she having the Principal Part in the Play

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Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

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Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

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Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17881018, but Shylock-Macklin [beginning of Shylock's 1st scene], Ryder [remainder of play]; Salanio-Gardner.
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Related Work: The Merchant of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

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Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: _Blanchard.

Dance: End IV: Fortune's Favor-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 1 Jan. 1781]. A Dramatic Entertainment of Singing, Dancing, and Dialogue, in Honour of Shakespeare. In which will be introduced a Pageant, the music by Dibdin. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. "The Jubilee is now worn out and of no repute" (Public Advertiser, 21 Nov.). [For a complete account of the original production in 1769 see Christian Deelman, The Great Shakespeare Jubilee, 1964, pp. 280-86.] Receipts: #241 9s. (199/16/0; 39/8/6; 2/4/6)

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Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Bannister Jun.; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Clown-Suett; Autolicus-Dodd; Hermione-Mrs Ward; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Perdita (with the sheep-shearing long)-Mrs Crouch .
Cast
Role: Old Shepherd Actor: Packer
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Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Cast from General Evening Post, 19 Nov.; Morning Post, 19 Nov.; Public Advertiser, 7 and 27 Dec. 1785; Morning Post, 22 Dec. 1786: Bumpkin-Parsons; Irishman at Stratford-Moody; Country Girl-Mrs Wrighten. In Pageant: Cupid-Master Canlets; Iachimo-Palmer; Malvolio and Posthumus-Bensley; Touchstone-King; Richard III-Kemble; Romeo-Bannister Jun.; Hamlet-R. Palmer; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Cains-Baddeley; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Waldron; Lear-Wrighten; FalstafT-Chaplin; Henry V-Barrymore; Coriolanus-Phillimore; Edgar-Dodd; Macbeth-Williames; Antony-Staunton; Tragic Muse-Mrs Siddons [whose "car was fitted up exactly in the stile of the picture of the Tragic Music by Sir Joshua Reynolds"]; Comic Muse-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Macbeth-Miss Kemble; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Volumnia-Mrs Brereton; Cleopatra-Mrs Wilson; Rosalind-Mrs Jordan; Queen in Richard III-Mrs Hopkins; Cordelia-Miss Collins; Venus-Mrs Crouch. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Chapman, Fawcett.] hathi. hathi.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted here. Written by Shakespeare

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Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Brutus-Sheridan; Octavius-DuBellamy; Caska-Bannister; Lepidus-Lings; Decius-Jacobs; Antony-Young Gentleman, first appearance on any Stage; Pindarus-Vandermere; Metullus-Kearney; Trebonius-Wheeler; Cerina-Summers; Julius Caesar-Aickin; Artemidorus-Sharpless; Popilius-Farrell; Plebians-Sparks, Castle, Hamilton; Cassius-Sowdon; Calphurnia-Mrs DuBellamy; Portia-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Plebians Actor: Sparks, Castle, Hamilton
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Related Work: Julius Caesar Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: Benefit for Packer and Bransby. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

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Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: As17660322 but Alexas-Packer.
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Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II: By Desire, The Lark's Shrill Notes-Mrs Vincent

Dance: V: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered by Garrick from Shakespeare; not acted these 10 years [not acted since 26 Apr. 1765]. With new Dresses and Decorations. Afterpiece: With a Sea Fight and Procession. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] Receipts: #188 8s. (151.2.0; 33.6.6; 3.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Brereton; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Autolicus-Vernon; Cleomines-Hurst; Gentleman-Williams; Clown-Yates; Perdita-Mrs Robinson; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Hermione-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Old Shepherd Actor: Packer
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Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Justice Actor: Packer

Dance: II: New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, the Miss Stageldoirs, Henry, Sga Crespi

Song: II: Sheep shearing song-Miss Abrams. [This was sung, as here assinged, in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered by Garrick from Shakespeare. Receipts: #114 7s. 6d. (85.9.0; 28.3.0; 0.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Brereton; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Autolicus-Vernon; Clown-Yates; Perdita-Mrs Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Hermione-Miss Farren. [Edition of 1785 (Bathurst) adds: Cleomenes-$Chaplin; Gentleman-$Phillimore; Dorcas-$Miss Simson; Mopsa-$Miss Kirby.]
Cast
Role: Old Shepherd Actor: Packer
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Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Justice Actor: Packer

Dance: II: Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: II: Sheep@shearing song-Miss Wright. [This was sung, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. A Dramatic Entertainment of Singing, Dancing and Dialogue, in Honour of Shakespeare. In which will be introduced a Pageant, the Music by Dibdin. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #220 4s. 6d. (163.16.0; 54.4.0; 2.4.6)

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Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Suett (1st appearance in that character); Orlando-Barrymore; Amiens (with songs)-Williames; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Duke Frederick-Maddocks; William-Burton; Le Beu-Lamash; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; Corin-Waldron; Charles-Phillimore; Jaques-Wroughton; Caelia-Mrs Wilson; Audrey-Mrs Booth; Phoebe-Miss Barnes; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Oliver Actor: Packer
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Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Song: In V: song-Miss Hagley

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Mainpiece: At the desire of several persons of Quality. Tickets at Ryan's Lodgings in Great Queen St

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Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

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Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi; Peasant-Cooke

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Downes' comments (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 33) probably refer to a later production. This play is also on Herbert's list, Dramatic Records, p. 138. Pepys, Diary: With my wife to tne Duke's house to a play, Macbeth, a pretty good play, but admirably acted

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Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: [Probably adapted by Sir William Davenant.] among those named in the quarto of 1673 these may have played at this time: Macbeth-Betterton?; Macduff-Harris?; Banquo-Smith?; Malcolm-Norris?; Lennox-Medbourne?; Donalbain-Cademan?; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Betterton?; Heccat-Sandford?.
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Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: The King's Company. There is no indication as to when the first performance occurred, but as the play was entered in the Term Catalogues, May 1682, its first appearance was probably not later than March 1682. A copy in the Library of Congress has a MS date of 7 July, probably a date of acquisition. A song The larks awake the drowsy morn, with music by Pack, is not in the printed play but is in A New Collection of Songs and Poems by D'Urfey, 1683

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Mainpiece Title: The Injured Princess Or The Fatal Wager

Performance Comment: Edition of 1682: The Prologue-; The Epilogue-. [Within the play the stage directions state: Enter...Mrs Holten, Sue [Susanna Percival (?)].Within the play the stage directions state: Enter...Mrs Holten, Sue [Susanna Percival (?)].
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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Afterpiece: Never acted there before. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Mrs Ward having been defrauded of a number of Tickets for the above play, those sold at the door will not be admitted. [Afterpiece is John Lee's alteration of Wycherley's play into two acts. See dl 26 April 1765.] @Receipts #74 2s. 6d.@House charges #63@Candles #1 5s.@Extra: Kettle drum 5s.@Side Drum 2s.@Wardrobe #1 9s.@Total #66 1s.@Balance due Mrs Ward #8 1s. 6d.@Tickets 115 129 179 #66@Money #74 2s. 6d.@Total value of House #140 2s. 6d. (Account Book). [Mrs Ward seems to have profited only to the extent of #74 1s. 6d.

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Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Gardner; Octavia-Mrs Ward; Charmion-Mrs Stephens; Iras-Miss Mills; Cleopatra-Mrs Yates, for that night only; In Act III, A Dance of the Egyptians, incident to the play,-Arnauld, Miss Valois.
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Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Event Comment: bout this time in the month was printed a 42-page pamphlet, Reasons why David Garrick should not appear on the Stage, in a Letter to John Rich. This is high praise of Garrick: 'I am so blinded either by prejudice of admiration that I can see nobody else" when Garrick plays.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Leonato-Davies; Balthasar (with a proper song)-Atkins; Beatrice-Miss Pritchard; Don Pedro-Havard; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Yates; Frair-Burton; Don John-Bransby; Verges-Philips; Borachio-Blakes; Hero-Mrs Davies; In Act II a Masquerade Dance-; in which will be introduc'd a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
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Related Work: Much Ado About Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Mainpiece: Hull's "Alteration with Additions" to Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors. Not acted these 30 years. [See 9 Oct. 1734, according to Genest, IV, 653.] No Building on Stage. [This alteration acted but once, not printed. Done again 1779, and printed in 8vo 1793 under title Comedy of Errors. [See Hogan, II, 151.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twins Or A Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: The characters of the play-Shuter, Dunstall, Gibson, Hull, Davis, Anderson, Wignell, Tindal, Perry, R. Smith, Holtom, Buck, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Lessingham, Mrs Stephens, Mrs Ward; A New Prologue-Smith; A New Epilogue-Mrs Ward.
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Related Work: The Comedy of Errors Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: II: Let not the Rage, from the opera Artaxerxes, by Particular Desire,-Miss Brent

Dance: After the Epilogue: The Taylors, as17620107

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; PAST 3]: Taken from [The Winter's Tale, by] Shakespeare [altered by George Colman elder]. Afterpiece: Likewise taken from [A Midsummer-Night's Dream, by] Shakespeare. Books of both pieces to be had at the Theatre. The Musick of both pieces by the most eminent Composers [i.e. Michael Arne, Dibdin, Dr Burney, Hook, Theodore Smith, Dr Arnold]. The Characters new dressed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sheep shearing

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Du-Bellamy, Edwin, Fearon, Egan, Jackson, Massey, T. Davis, Griffiths, Bannister, Mrs Hitchcock, Miss Hale, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Colles. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1777: Florizel-DuBellamy; Autolicus-Edwin; Leontes-Fearon; Polixenes-Egan; Clown-Jackson; Old Shepherd-Massey; Cleomenes-T. Davis; Camillo-Griffiths; Servant-Bannister; Gentleman-Stevens; Mopsa-Mrs Hitchcock; Dorcas-Miss Hale; Paulina-Mrs Poussin; Perdita-Mrs Colles.
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Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

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Dance: With aPastoral Dance (incident to the [main]piece)-; End: As17770707

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Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Drury; the other parts as17341119. the other parts as17341119.
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Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare