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Event Comment: By Desire of the Most Noble Grand of the Honorable Order of Select Albions. For the Benefit of their Brother Hurst, and Mr Rooker. N.B. The Grand of the Albion Lodge desires his officers to meet him at the Rose Tavern in Bridges St., at 5 o'clock, to proceed from thence to the front boxes, in procession, with the Ensigns of their Order. The company of any other of the Brethren will be esteemed a favour, to join the Grand and Officers--Care will be taken to preserve Places in the Boxes for the Ladies belonging to the members of this Society (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Song: End: The Albion Song-Vernon

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs DuBellamy. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 2 May 1767.] Charges #64 5s. Deficit to the DuBellamy's #2 4s. covered by #142 7s. from tickets (Box 314; Pit 393; Gallery 49) (Account Book). Receipts: #62 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Oldrents-Gibson; Hearty-Reinhold, first time; Springlove-Hull; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-DuBellamy; Vincent-Mattocks; Patrico-Morris; Amie-Miss Valois, first time; Meriel-Mrs Baker; Rachel-Mrs Pinto; In Act II: The Original Crutch Dance-.
Cast
Role: The Original Crutch Dance Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: End Opera: The Old Ground Young, as17700501; with an Allemande, as17700501

Event Comment: At the Theatre Royal in the Haymarket. Places to be taken of Mr Jewell at the Theatre. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Admittance behind the Scenes. No Money to be returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be open at Six. To begin precisely at Seven. Vivant Rex et Regina. The Servants to keep Places are desired to be at the House by Five. [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: The Pedlar-Mas. and Miss West, apprentices to Grimaldi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Disertore

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick, Fox, Hamilton and Bates. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Charges #65 14s. 6d. Deficit to each actor #5 9s. 1 1!2d., covered by income from tickets: Quick #45 13s. (Box 40; Pit 169; Gallery 103); Fox #54 13s. (Box 60; Pit 219; Gallery 68); Hamilton #28 12s. (Box 40; Pit 72; Gallery 78); Bates #27 3s. (Box 28; Pit 69; Gallery 98). Paid Mr Osborne the Balance due for Benefit of New General Lying in Hospital the 22d Dec. last #10 17s. 6d. Half values from tickets receiv'd from Rose, Wilkinson, Mrs Griffiths, Flight, Roberts, Robson, Norbury, Fransdorf, Miller, and Walker (Account Book). Receipts: #43 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

Event Comment: Benefit for Theatrical Fund. Kitely-Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Pit and Boxes laid together. Ad[mission] to Boxes only through Boxes (Winston MS 10). Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17691129, but Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Moody, first time; Matthew-W. Palmer; Cob-Wright; Mrs Kitely-Miss Younge, first time; Occasional Epilogue-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: W. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: V: The Butterfly-Daigville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Madman

Performance Comment: Parts: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Barthelemon .

Dance: marly (By particular desire that night only) Hornpipe by Mrs Thompson. music, 1st Violin and Solo by Barthelemon

Performance Comment: music, 1st Violin and Solo by Barthelemon .
Event Comment: hay Benefit for Sheridan. Mainpiece: As written by Mr Brooke, not acted these eight years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: hay The Author

Dance: hay IV: The Nosegay, as17700611

Song: hay IV: By Mrs Jewell

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is Drawn up. Places for the boxes to be had (only) of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door. The Doors to be opened at Five o'clock. To begin exactly at Six o'clock. Vivant Rex & Regina! [Customary note for each bill. Only significant changes will be further noted. The company was weakened by the loss of Woodward (see 23 Oct.) who accompanied Foote to Edinburgh, and of Mrs Bellamy who was not engaged. Miss Catley, however, returned from Ireland after an absence of 9 years. And Ross returned after four years.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford. [See17691111.

Event Comment: Theodosius intended, Mr & Mrs Barry Indispos'd (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Capt. Lloyd-King; Frampton-Reddish; Sir Wm. Evans-Hurst; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Colonel Evans-Palmer; Willis-Dodd; Robert-Baddeley; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Related Work: Sir Harry Wildair: Being the Sequel of the Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar
Event Comment: By authority. Benefit for Vandermere. As this play is desired in Lieu of the Clandestine Marriage, Mr Vandermere humble hopes it will be acceptable to his Friends in general. Tickets for the Clandestine Marriage will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mas. Lapper; End of Play: Hornpipe-Mrs Cope

Event Comment: Several of the songs dew-set by Mr Fisher. [The Tete-a-Tete in the Town and Country Magazine for this month (pp. 569-70) tells of Miss Catley's affair with Col. Lascelles. Her father a hackney coachman, her mother a washerwoman. She met Lascelles in Dublin where she was playing in Mossop's theatre, and condescended to live with him.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End Opera: The Reel, as17701103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Everyman In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Brainworm-Baddeley; Clement-Hartry; Cob-Moody; Old Knowell-Hurst; Young Knowell-Aickin; Well@Bred-Palmer; Capt. Bobadil-King; Stephen-Dodd; Downright-Bransby; Cash-Packer; Matthew-W. Palmer; Bridget-Mrs Jeffries; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Egerton, first time.
Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: W. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Aickin; Bully, song-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Justice-Bransby; Razor-Baddeley; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries; Mademoiselle, song-Miss Radley; Lady Brute-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Event Comment: Afterpiec : A New Burletta [by George Colman]. The Characters New Dress'd. The Music entirely New composed by Mr Arnold. Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. [Books sold at each subsequent performance this season. See Town and Country Magazine (from Theatre No. XII, p. 593) for comment on the afterpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Related Works
Related Work: The Portrait Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: Capt. Constant-Cautherly; Clinch-Booth; Roger-Moody; Sir Jeoffrey Constant-Packer; Trusty-Hartry; Belinda-Mrs W. Barry; Dolly-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Cautherly
Event Comment: Mainpiece: With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. This New Comedy by Mr Bickerstaff much hiss'd (Hopkins Diary). [See comment on mainpiece in Town and Country Magazine (from Theatre No. XXII, p. 593.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Constant Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 4s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. Tickets and places for Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjeant (only) at the Stage Door. Books of the performance sold at the Theatre. Doors to be opened at Five o'clock. To begin exactly at Half past Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Macchabeus

Performance Comment: Parts were: Judas-; Israelite Man-; Israelite Woman-; Chorus-; Simon (brother to Judas)-; Messenger-; Eupolemus (Jewish Ambassador to Rome)-.

Music: End Part I: A Solo-; End Part II: A Concerto on Violin-Sga Lombardini Sirmen