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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: As17491109, but Merchants-_; Boor-_; Ferret-_; Ginks-_; Snap-_.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan
Role: Merchants Actor: Oates, Holtham, Anderson, Redman

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Vandunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington; Jaqueline-Miss Haughton; Prince Prig-Dunstall; Higgen-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Bransby; VanDunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent; Prig-Dunstall; Higgen-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Dance: As17521028

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Vandunk-Marten; Prig-Shuter; Higgen-Arthur; Jaqueline-Miss Mullart; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: As17600412 but Merchant-Perry; Boor-Collins; Sanp-Buck; Sailor-Holtom.
Cast
Role: Merchant Actor: Perry

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Quebec; or, Harlequin Engineer

Entertainment: M+Monologue. An Epilogue in Imitation of Shakespeare's Stage of Human Life=-Cresswickas17600508

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; IV: The Fingalian Dance, as17591102

Event Comment: Boxes #84 12s. 6d. Macklin's fifth part of surplus came to #30 14s. 9d. Paid Pattinson, Tallow Chandler #52 2s. Paid Coal Merchant in Full as per bill #71 13s. Paid Mr Rich #5 5s. to give to Miss Fielding for her performance in the part of Bertha in the Royal Merchant of the 7th Inst. (Account Book). Receipts: #216 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: As17610107, but Woolfort-Anderson; Bertha-Mrs Lee; Hemskirk-Gibson; Merchants-Wignel, Holtom, R. Smith.
Cast
Role: Merchants Actor: Wignel, Holtom, R. Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: The Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, An Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: By a Company of Comedians .

Dance: Two Pierrots by Taylor and Rosamon. Hornpipe by Taylor

Event Comment: FFoote has saved [Taylors] by adding Francisco's mad scene (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Taylors

Dance: Several entertainments-Miss Froment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Impressions

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation; or, The Citizen a Soldier

Song: In course: by permission of Dibdin, Old England's tree of Liberty-Taylor; a new Comic Song, Patents all the Rage-Munden

Event Comment: The lowest Price 6d. The rest 1s. Pit 1s. 6d. and the Stage 2s. 6d. At 6 p.m. For the Diversion of the Quality and Gentry. [The same company performed occasionally during the winter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: Mr Gibbons's Company of French Rope Dancers; where you will see stiff Rope-little Child (about two Years and a half old) perform such wonderful things, as is surprising to all that behold him; extraordinary Dancing on the stiff Rope-A Young Maiden who dances to Admiration; Dancing on the Rope, Playing on the Violin-the famous Scaramouch lately come from France, who turns himself as if he was going on the Ground; Walking on the Slack Rope after the Italian manner-A Young Man; Lastly Tumbles-The Famous Gibbon who has had the honour to perform before most of the Courts in Europe, for Lightness, and Agility, far beyond what has ever yet been seen; You will likewise be entertained with good Musick-

Event Comment: Never acted there before [i.e., by this company]. Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. Mr Bayes' Troops have been on their March for some Days past from their last Encampment in Goodman's Fields; they march'd in good Order through the City without Beat of Drum, and were received at Lincoln's Inn Fields, where they have now pitch'd their Tents with great Acclamations of Joy by the Populace. We hear they will be re-enforced by some Auxiliaries from Covent-Garden; and we can assure the Publick, there will certainly be a Battle of Monday next, so the Report of their going quietly into Winter Quarters without coming to Action, proves a groundless Tale, and was merely calculated to serve some private Ends. Daily Advertiser, 4 Dec

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: I: Comic Ballet, as17421203; III: Welsh Boufon, as17421203; IV: Comic Ballet, as17421203; II: La Sabotier-M LaPierre

Ballet: The facetious Grand Dance by the whole Company. Thunder, Lightning, Players, Soldiers, Bishops, Judges, Lord@Mayor, Serjeants at Arms-the Comedians; With the Total Eclipse of the Sun and Moon-; Sol-Hemskirk; Luna-Stitchbury; Orbis-Worldly; Also a Representation of a Grand Theatrical Battle-; Mr Bayes' New Rais'd Troops-

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With New Dresses and Decorations. N.B. After this night the Meeting of the Company will be laid aside for sometime. The Play was New drest in the Habits of the time & they look'd very well & was applauded (Hopkins Diary) Paid 3 days salary list at #91 16s. 4d. per diem, #275 9s.; Sundry salaries not on list last week as per partners in Memorandum Book, #44 8s.; Mr Granier for last week 12s. 6d.; Mr J. French on acct #5 5s. Receipts: #226 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Dance: I: A Dance-Giorgi's Scholars

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Daily Post, 5 July, states that The London Merchant probably will be acted soon at Hampton Court.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Amours of Billingsgate [The Cobler's Opera]

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction, and eminent Merchants of the City of London. Tickets for The Devil to Pay and The Triumphs of Love and Honour, whatever Date they may bear, will be taken on the Authors Nights, and both the Play and Opera will be perform'd with all convenient Expedition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Bayes's Opera

Music: In mainpiece: By Desire, a Piece of Musick by Signior Vivaldi, call'd The Cuckow-Charke, others

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality, and Eminent Merchants of the City of London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Music: As17310727

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction, and Eminent Merchants of the City of London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Music: TThe Cuckow-Charke, others

Song: Miss Raftor

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several eminent Merchants and Citizens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction, and eminent Merchants of the City of London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Song: Miss Raftor

Music: Select Pieces-

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Eminent Merchants and Citizens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: As17311104

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction and Eminent Merchants of the City of London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TThe Tambourin-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; The Lorrain-Essex, Mrs Booth

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Song: Miss Raftor

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Eminent Merchants and Citizens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction, and Eminent Merchants of the City of London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: At the Desire of several eminent Merchants and Citizens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17311209

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Eminent Merchants. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Lillo. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Squire Basinghall

Dance: End Afterpiece: Black Joak by Mrs Charke and Miss Brett

Song: V: Roast Beef Song by Mullart