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Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Tickets to be had of Messrs Tonson and Draper, Booksellers in the Strand, and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virginia

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author (Cross). Tickets at Tonson and Draper, Booksellers in the Strand, and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virginia

Event Comment: fterpiece] A farce of 3 Acts taken from Shaks Taming ye Shrew (by Garrick) call'd new Catharine & Petruchio (Cross). Mrs Pritchard's Benefit. Tickets of Mrs Pritchard at her lodgings at Pritchard's Warehouse, in Tavistock St. Part of pit laid into boxes. Amphitheatre on stage. Receipts: #298 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Woodward he did buck in the Farce (Cross). On account of the extraordinary demand for places, Boxes and Pit will be laid together. Amphitheatre on Stage. Published Tuner No 3-31 pages, 6d. Receipts: #311 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. A new Operetta. Farce dull & hiss'd at ye End (Cross). Music by D'Fesch. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Amphitheatre on Stage. N.B. Tis hoped Gentlemen won't take it ill that they can't be admitted into the Orchestra, as it will be impossible to perform the Entertainment without the whole band of Music. Tickets to be had of Mrs Clive at her Lodgings at the Wheatsheaf in Henrietta St. and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. Receipts: #240 [Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The London Prentice

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti

Event Comment: Mainpiece reviv'd. Not acted in 17 years. Benefit for Mr Mossop. [Cross). Tickets at his lodgings at Newton's Warehouse, in Tavistock St., Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Amphitheatre on Stage. Wed. next Macklin's Rooms will be open'd. Nothing less than silver taken. On Friday the subscription room for select Parties. Other Parties at Tavern. Receipts: #225 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ara

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Ross-Mlle Auguste had Tickets-(Cross). Tickets deliver'd out for the Provok'd Wife will be taken. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virginia

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Berry (Cross). Tickets at Pope's, a Peruke-Maker, in Russel Street, Covent Garden; of Benoni Sedgley, at the Ship and Anchor, Temple Bar, and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #230 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Event Comment: Written by Mr Whitehead, author of the Roman Father. (Great applause) (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa, Queen Of Athens

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr & Mrs Davies (Cross). Mainpiece: Acted but once these 17 years. Tickets and places to be had of Mr and Mrs Davies at their lodgings at Mr Evan's, in Tavistock Row, Covent Garden, and at The Stage Door. Receipts: #192 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Event Comment: Benefit ye Masters & Mrs Graham shar'd (Cross). Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Pritchard--pretty well (Cross). Tickets at Pritchard's Warehouse. The only time this play and farce will be performed this season. Afterpiece: Taken from Sir Charles Sedley. [The Larpent MS 112 indicates additional parts in The Grumbler: Lovemore-$Jefferson; Capt. Bellmount-$Ackman; Sir John Rightou'd-?; +Rigant-$Marr; Shallow-$Vaughan; Victoria-$Mrs Simson; Sersnet-Miss ?; +Footboy-?; The MS contains prompt notes also.] Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Grumbler

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance-

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa

Event Comment: Benefit for Philips and Mrs Cowper. Tickets deliver'd by Jefferson, Dennison, Ward, and Mrs Wright will be taken. Buck in the afterpiece being by Particular Desire, and the last time of his performing it this season. Tickets of Philips at his house in Martlet Court, Bow St., Covent Garden; of Mrs Cowper, at Fryer's, Hosier, corner of James St., Long-Acre. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: IV: The Pierrot's Dance-Dennison, Granier; V: A Punch Dance-Dennison

Event Comment: Benefit for Lacey & Miss Thomas (Cross). Tickets deliver'd by Clough, G. Burton, and Mrs Addison will be taken. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mills. Tickets deliver'd out by Taswell and Morris will be taken. Tickets of Mrs Mills at her lodgings at Gardyner's a Printer, in Russel St., and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Grumbler

Song: I: The School of Anacreon-Beard; IV: A Ballad-Beard

Dance: II: Country Amusements, as17540416 III: The Drunken Peasant-Morris; the Clown-Shawford; V: A Hornpipe-Morris

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Last time of performing it this season. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa

Event Comment: Benefit for Roger, Shawford, Reinhold, & Gerard, he run away (Cross). Mons Gerard left England. His tickets not admitted (Winston MS 8). Last time of performing the Mainpiece this Season. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Dance: III: The Pierrot's Dance, as17540504; V: A Hornpipe-Walker

Song: Dialogue call'd% Damon and Chloe-Master Reinhold, Miss Thomas

Event Comment: Benefit for Parr, Berrisford, Robinson and Goodwin. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: I: A Ballad (by Desire)-Beard; IV: Song-Miss Thomas

Dance: III: The Pierrot's Dance, as17540504; V: Hornpipe to tune of Ali Croaker-Walker

Event Comment: Benefit for Foley and Veil. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Song: II, IV: Singing-Miss Thomas

Dance: III: Hornpipe to tune of Ali Croaker-Walker

Event Comment: Benefit for Gray, Dunbar, Smith and Broad. Receipts: #223 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Dance: II: The Pierrot's Dance, as17540504

Event Comment: Benefit for Tomlingson, Baker & 4 more (Cross). [Bride, Robinson, Palmer, Walker.] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: The Pierrot's Dance, as17540504; IV: Hornpipe-Walker

Event Comment: Benefit for Varney. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Clincher Jun Actor: Vernon
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II: Miss Thomas

Dance: IV: Hornpipe to tune of Ali Croaker-Walker

Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus