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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Social Songsters

Performance Comment: As18000426, but added: The Tight Little Island-Townsend; When Arthur first at Court began-Incledon, Linton, Denman; Old Towler-Incledon; Naval History-_; My Dolly was the fairest Thing-_; The Red Cross Knight-_; This Life is like a Country Dance-_.

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Dance: End II 1st piece: the Duchess of York's New Minuet and Waltz= (The Music composed by Alde [recte Alday], Dance by D'Egville)-Master and Miss D'Egville; In 2nd piece: Dance-Master D'Egville, Miss Packwood, Miss D'Egville

Entertainment: Monologue. End I 1st piece: Appropriate Address written on the Occasion-Mrs Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Reviv'd Anacreontics [i

Performance Comment: e. The Sons of Anacreon]. President (with the Anacreontic Song)-Incledon; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; From Night till Morn I take my Glass-Johnstone, Incledon; A Favorite Comic Song-Fawcett; The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton, Denman; The Awkward Recruit (never performed)-Munden; Beviamo-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Song: End II 1st piece: The Witches, as18000415, but added: Denman, +Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Afterpiece Title: A Whitsun Festival

Performance Comment: The Chapter of Fashions-Munden; The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton; The Beggar's Song-Townsend; The Soldier tir'd of War's alarms-Mrs Atkins; The Mid Watch (composed by Linley)-Incledon; God preserve His Majesty for Ever and Ever-.

Afterpiece Title: Five Thousand a Year

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Song: End I: the Battle Song-Incledon as18000522

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: End II: The Fox Stag and Hare (written by T. Dibdin, and composed by Davy)-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton; afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000308Come every jovial fellow, as18000308O ever in my bosom live-Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins

Performance Comment: Dibdin=, and composed by Davy)-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton; afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000308Come every jovial fellow, as18000308O ever in my bosom live-Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins.

Entertainment: End: a Variety of Imitations-Rees

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performance Comment: Captain Bertram-Emery; Jack Junk-Fawcett; Harry Bertram-J. Palmer; Mr Bertram-Davenport; Circuit-Caulfield; William-Abbot; Mrs Moral-Mrs Davenport; Ann-Mrs Whitmore; Emma-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Jack Junk Actor: Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: A Song for Every Body

Performance Comment: Polly Oliver (1st time)-Fawcett; a Favourite Ballad-Mrs Mountain; The Red Cross Knight-Mrs Mountain, Trueman, Fisher.

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Event Comment: Admission as 5 Jun., but no benches railed into boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 6 p.m. Post Boy, 28 Sept.: We hear that last Week Mr Rich made an Assignment of the New Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, and his Patent granted by King Charles II to Mr Keene and Mr Bullock jun. and that they open on Saturday next, with a celebrated Play of Shakespear's call'd, Cimbiline, which will be entirely new dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. Receipts: #167 18s. Daily Journal, 9 Jun.: The concourse of People to see it [The Necromancer] was so exceeding great, that many hundreds were obliged to go back again, as not being able to gain Admittance; the Entertainment was wonderful satisfactory to the Audience, as exceeding all the Legerdemain that has hitherto been performed on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Event Comment: Whereas Thomas Arne, Jun. Proprietor of English Operas [at lif], has new set to Musick, after the Italian Manner, the Opera of Rosamond, Written by the late Mr Addison, Which is now in Rehearsal....This is to give Notice, that he...hoping to receive Encouragement from the Town, will (notwithstanding his Expences are considerably greater than any of the other English Theatres) Entertain the Town at the following Prices (viz) Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. And that he will give a private Rehearsal of the said Opera, to such Friends as shall oblige him with a Subscription...at One Guinea, to be paid on Receipt of a Ticket, which will admit the Bearer into the Boxes five Nights

Performances

Event Comment: [M$Milward unable to perform, his part was read by Cibber Jun.] Rylands MS.: Cibber read Hamlet. Receipts: #50

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: Happy Pair-Beard; III: a Ballad-Lowe

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Ryan; Jun. Wou'dbe-Bridgwater; Richmore-Hale; Trueman-Chapman; Teague-Cibber; Alderman-Hippisley; Subtleman-Rosco; Clearaccount-Arthur; Faribank-Ridout; Balderdash-Marten; Constable-Dunstall; Mother Midnight-Stoppelaer; Jack-Bencraft; Constance-Mrs Hale; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Bland; Aurelia-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: GGreat Fives Court on Bowling Green. By Yeates Jun's Company of Comedians. 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. [Notice repeated 9, 10, 11 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heroic General; Or, Briton's Darling

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sailor; or, The Wapping Landlady

Song: Song in praise of Duke of Cumberland-

Event Comment: A concert, etc. at the Great Tiled Booth. Benefit Yeates Jun. and Mrs Warner (his sister). Prices: 2s., 1s., 6d. To begin at six o'clock (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: At Lee and Yeates Sen and Jun great Theatrical Booth...will be reviv'd that celebrated Droll, call'd The Unnatural Parents; or, The Fair Maid of the West. Shewing the Manner of her being forced to wander from Home, by the Cruelty of her Parents and beg her Bread; and directs her to a Nobleman's House: How she was there taken in as a Servant; and, at length, for her Beauty and modest Behaviour, married to a Gentleman of great Fortune; with her Return to her Parents, and their happy Reconciliation. Also the Comical Humours and Adventures of Trusty her Father's Man, and the three Witches. The Scenes and Cloaths are entirely new; and the Droll the same that was perform'd by Mrs Lee 15 Years ago with great Applause. Boxes: 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. To begin each Day at Twelve o'Clock. [Notice repeated 25, 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

Dance: The original Dance-Three Wild Cats of the Wood; Between the Acts: Dancing-Adams, Mrs Ogden

Music: A Good Band of Musick

Event Comment: At Lee, Yeates Sen & Jun and Warner's Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. [Prices and description as 24 Aug. bf.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents; Or, The Fair Maid Of The West

Song: SSailor's Song-Cunningham

Dance: The Three Wild Cats of the Woods; Hornpipe-Adams; The Black Joke-Smith, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: At Lee, Yeates Sen & Jun and Warner's Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents; Or, The Fair Maid Of The West

Cast
Role: Princess Ellimira Actor: Mrs Cross.
Event Comment: At Lee, Yeates Sen & Jun and Warner's Booth, Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents; Or, The Fair Maid Of The West

Cast
Role: Princess Ellimira Actor: Mrs Cross.
Event Comment: At Lee, Yeates Sen & Jun and Warner's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents; Or, The Fair Maid Of The West

Cast
Role: Princess Ellimira Actor: Mrs Cross.
Event Comment: At Lee, Yeates Sen & Jun and Warner's Booth, Southwark. Mrs Bracegridle died, at her House in Howard St. (Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents; Or, The Fair Maid Of The West

Cast
Role: Princess Ellimira Actor: Mrs Cross.
Event Comment: [At Lee, Yeates Sen & Jun and Warner's Booth, Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Maid Of The West

Cast
Role: Princess Ellimira Actor: Mrs Cross.
Event Comment: At the Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. Benefit for Yeates, Jun will be perform'd a Comedy. Prices: #2s., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. Tickets delivered out by Daniel and Sturgess will be taken. This is the last Time of performing there this Season. [No concert formula.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green. Benefit Cushing and Yeates, Jun. To begin at seven (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: At Yeates Jun's Great Tiled Booth, George Inn Yard, West Smithfield. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. From 12 to ten p.m. [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Credulous Husband; Or, The Intriguing Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Magician; or, Mezzetin Deceived

Event Comment: Benefit for Thomas Linley Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MD 3, by Sir George Collier, based on Zemire et Azor, by Jean Francois Marmontel]: The Music [by Thomas Linley Sen., adapted from Gretry], Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations entirely New. The Scenes, &c., designed by DeLoutherbourg. The Words of the Songs, &c. to be had at the Theatre. The Entertainment is splendidly got up--The Music by Thomas Linley Jun. [sic] was very well received (Hopkins Diary). Public Advertiser, 7 Dec. 1776: This Day is published the Songs in Selima and Azor (6d). [Text 1st published by J. Bell, 1784.] Receipts: #218 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor