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Event Comment: Receipts: #170 (Cross); #149 7s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross); #127 4s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

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Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: School Boy

Event Comment: Receipts: #170 (Cross); #158 9s. 6d. (Powel)

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Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

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Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 (Cross); #125 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

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Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 (Cross); #124 9s. 6d. (Powel)

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Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

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Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Event Comment: Published at 1s. 6d. Romeo and Juliet, revised by Theo. Cibber, first rev[ived] in Sept. 1744 at the Theatre in the Haymarket. Now acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Great objects only strike the Gen'rous Heart@Praise the Sublime, o'er look the Mortal Part@Be there your judgment, Here your Candor shown@Small is our Portion-and we wish 'Twere none.-Prologue to Comus alter'd, &c. To which is added a Serio-Comic Apology for part of the life of Theophilus Cibber, Comedian, written by himself. Interspers'd with Memoirs and Anecdotes relating to the Stage managements, Theatrical Resolutions, &c., also Cursory Observations on some Pribcipal players. Particularly, Mr Quin, Ryan, Delane, Mrs Woffington, Mrs Ward, Miss Bellamy, Mr Garrick, Barry, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Clive, Mrs Pritchard and others. Likewise Original Letters that passed between the late Sir Thomas deVeil and Mr Theophilus Cibber relating to the Stage Act. "Each Puny Critic can Objections raise@The Greatest still is Knowing when to praise,"-Buckingham. Concluding with a Copy of Verses called The Contrite Comedian's Confession. Printed for C. Corbett &c. (General Advertiser). [This pamphlet details Cibber's troubles with Fleetwood during the years 1743-46.] Receipts: #160 (Cross); #151 11s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 (Cross); #139 (Powel)

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Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

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Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 (Cross); #119 7s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: Receipts: #130 (Cross); #142 17s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Event Comment: Receipts: #130 (Cross); #113 3s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Event Comment: Receipts: #170 (Cross); #179 15s. (Powel)

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Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Master Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: There has been sometime in rehearsal the Emperour of the Moon, alter'd into two acts, which will be perform'd on Monday next, with the Music, New Dances, Scenes, Machines and other Decorations. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #130 9s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

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Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 (Cross); #134 13s. 6d. (Powel)

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Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 (Cross); #151 6s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Great Applause to ye Farce, some little Hiss (Cross). This month was publish'd A Letter to Mr Garrick; with some remarks upon Lethe. Printed for Reeve (Gentlemans Magazine, Register of Books). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #146 14s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross); #149 6s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross); #167 5s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: Receipts: #130 (Cross). #151 18s. 6d. (Powel)

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Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

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Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Thurmond Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: By particular Desire. ["We have in Rehearsal a new Tragedy call'd Irene--Author, as yet, unknown."--Charles Adams to John Gilbert-Cooper, Theatre Notebook, XI (1957), pp. 138-39.] Receipts: #130 (Cross); #143 16s. 6d. (Powel)

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Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: IV: Dutch Dance, as17481203

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By desire. To Mr G-, Sir: You will very much oblige many of your friends by reviving the play of Ulisses wrote by the celebrated Mr Rowe; We apprehdnd there are four characters in which yourself, Mr Barry, Mrs Cibber and Mrs Pritchard would shine inimitably. If you think this hint worthy your notice, we make no doubt it will in every Respect answer your expectations, as well as gratify the town in general. S. W., S. T., &c. (General Advertiser). This day is publish'd, at 1s. Lethe Rehears'd or a critical discussion of the beauties and blemishes of that performance; interspers'd with occasional remarks upon dramatick satires in general, as well as on some that have been best receiv'd in particular. The whole in a free conversation amongst several persons of distinction. Printed for J. Roberts (General Advertiser). [This is a fifty@two@page puff for Lethe, and for the usefulness of the stage for propagating morals. The characters who lead the discussion are: Sir Francis Friendly , a sensible learned Gentleman; Dr Heartfree , a candid, judicious person; who has a great opinion of Mr Garrick; Mr Snip@Snap , a vociferous modern Critic; and Two Women .] Receipts: #120 (Cross); #118 12s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Event Comment: Peace Proclaim'd (Cross). Yesterday most of the Foreign Ministers had a very grand entertainment at Pontack's, on Account of the Peace being proclaimed yesterday at Paris. This morning the Peace is to be proclaim'd, pursuant to his majesty's royal warrant, signed for that purpose, the ceremony of which is to be in the following manner (General Advertiser). [Follows an account of the five places and times of reading the proclamation throughout the city.] Receipts: #120 (Cross); #116 15s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: Mathews, Mrs Addison; New Scotch Dance, as17490118

Music: By Desire-the Child

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By desire. Receipts: #40 (Cross); #59 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: I: A Piece of Music-the Child

Dance: III: Peasant Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison; V: Scotch Dance, as17490118

Event Comment: Written by Mr Johnson--went off very well for 4 acts, ye 5th Hiss'd greatly (Cross). 'Tis hop'd no Gentlemen will take it ill they can't be admitted behind the scenes. [Cast from first edition, but listed in order of actors given in General Advertiser, except Caraza -Burton omitted by General Advertiser, and Murza -King omitted from 1st edition.] Receipts: #180 (Cross); #194 11s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Event Comment: 5th Ath Act hiss'd again (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross); #136 5s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Places for Boxes to be taken of Hobson at the stage door. Tickets to be had of Mr Miller, in the strand; Mr Dodsley in Pall Mall; at the Half-Moon Tavern, near Holborn Bars, and of Mr Hobson. Just Publish'd Mahomet and Palmira. A Tragedy as it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by a Gentleman of Wadham College. [This would seem to be James Miller's Mahomet, with the printer capitalizing on Johnson's production at dl.] Receipts: #175 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene