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Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Receipts: #70

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Mills

Song: I: a Song with French Horns-Beard; III: A Ballad-Lowe

Dance: II: Les Matelotes, as17411110

Ballet: V: Les Satires Puny. As17420304

Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Sg and Sga Fausan
Event Comment: Benefit Dukes. Tickets at Duke's, near the Three Tuns, Spital Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: Two Pierrots-two Masters Granier; V: The Peasants-Master and Miss Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Macklin; Dorcas-Mrs Phillips; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Dr Hellebore-Green; Davy-Taswell; James-Woodburn; Harry-Winstone; Charlotte-Miss Brunette; Leander-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Lowe.
Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Music: I: a Concerto-Veracini

Song: III: Happy Pair-Lowe

Dance: II: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921; V: Peasant Dance, as17420921

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; La Provencale-Picq; Dancing-Picq, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Wright, Mrs Lebrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Maudet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Dance: II: Les Matelotes, as17421009; V: Turkish Seraglio, as17421027

Music: III: Concerto-Veracini

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Song: II, IV: Lowe

Music: III: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Event Comment: Benefit Garrick. By Command of Prince and Princess of Wales. [Winston MS. from Dyer MS.: A prodigious audience] Farce never acted there. Seven rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes. Stage to be form'd into side boxes where servants may keep places. Tickets of Mr Valliant, Bookseller, Strand; or at Garrick's, Bow St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick, 1st time; Dumont-Delane; Belmour-Mills; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Woffington (Daily Advertiser), Mrs Roberts (London Daily Post and General Advertiser); Duke of Gloster-Macklin; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Blakes.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Garrick; Kitty-Mrs Clive; with a New Epilogue written and-Garrick.

Song: IV: Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Beard; III: The Noontide Air from Comus-Miss Edward; IV: Lowe

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Dance: II: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 IV: Neopolitan Punch, as17430324

Song: III: Stella and Flaviaa Ballad-Beard

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Song: As17430120

Music: II: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Dance: IV: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310

Event Comment: DDaniel's, Malone's, and James's Great Theatrical Booth, joining to the Swan in Tottenham Court. By a Company of Comedians. Noon to 10 p.m. [A letter in Daily Advertiser, 12 August describes a performance on Monday 8 August; further notices appear in Daily Advertiser, 11 and 12 Aug.; it is possible this production was shown every day from 4 Aug. to 16 Aug., the time of the fair.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Glorious Queen Of Hungary Or The British Troops Triumphant With The Comical Humours Of paddy The Irishman tom Thimble The Taylor And tim Buzzle The Cobler

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Malone; Prince-Lawrence; Count Kevenhuller-Williams; Tim Guzzle-Daniel; Duke Chartres-Littleton; Paddy-Richardson; Tom Thimble-Rudyard; Noailles-Malone; Dragoon-Watkins; Landlady-Mrs Cross; Taylor's Wife-Mrs Rudyard; Irishwoman-Mrs Kelly; Jenny-Mrs Daniel.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Hussar

Event Comment: TTurbutt and Dove's Booth, end of Hosier Lane, West Smithfield, during the Time of the Fair. [London Daily Post and General Advertiser gives Kevenhuller-$Woodward. Repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.] Ballance Master, just arriv'd from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Glorious Queen Of Hungary

Performance Comment: As17430804, at Tottenham Court Fair, but Queen-Mrs Bambridge; Kevenhuller-Woodhouse; Duke-Pattendon; Tom Thimble-Smith; Landlady-Mrs Smith; Tim Guzzle-Dove; Jenny-Miss Ferguson; Doublescore-Mrs Hill.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dissected or The Biter Bit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Ryan; Leon-Bridgwater; Cacafogo-Marten; Old Woman-Hippisley; Duke-Rosco; Don Juan-Cashell; Alonzo-Gibson; Sanchio-Anderson; Margaritta-Mrs Stevens; Altea-Mrs Mullart; Clara-Miss Hillyard; Estifania-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sanchio Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom or The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Lucy-Miss Hippisley; Goodwill-Rosco; Blister-Marten; Coupee-Woodward; Quaver-Bencraft; Wormwood-Stoppelaer; Thomas-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Anderson.

Dance: Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

Event Comment: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. Not Acted in 50 Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Women Pleased

Song: As17431029

Dance: V: A Grand Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist or The Sham Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Assignation Or Love In A Nunnery

Performance Comment: Benito-Chapman; Duke of Mantua-Bridgwater; Prince Frederick-Ryan; Camillo-Cashell; Ascanio-Miss Hippisley; Lucretia-Mrs Horton; Aurelian-Hale; Mario-Rosco; Valerio-Anderson; Hippolita-Mrs Hale; Laura-Mrs Vincent; Violetta-Mrs Dunstall; Sophronia-Mrs James; Frontona-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Valerio Actor: Anderson

Dance: LLes Paisans Moisonneurs, as17431026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Pierre-Quin; Jaffier-Ryan; Priuli-Bridgwater; Renault-Chapman; Bedamar-Hale; Duke-Rosco; Spinoza-Anderson; Eliot-Cashell; Officer-Gibson; Belvidera-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Spinoza Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Quin; Touchstone-Chapman; Duke Sen.-Stephens; Frederick-Rosco; Oliver-Cashell; Adam-Bridgwater; Celia-Mrs Clive; Orlando-Hale; Corin-James; Charles-Marten; Sylvius-Goodall; Amiens-Beard; Phebe-Miss Hippisley; Rosalind-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Saunders, many years a Comedian, by Command of his Royal Highness the Duke. Tickets to be had of Mrs Saunders at her house, No 7, in Duke's Court, in the Great Almonry, Westminster, of Mr Morrison, at the Two Golden Balls in Long Acre; and of Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre. N.B.: Mrs Saunders humbly hopes those Gentlemen and Ladies who intend to favour her of their company, will excuse her not waiting on them, she not having been able to go out of her House these eighteen months

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Cinna Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: By Desire, Bumper Squire Jones-Beard; Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Benefit a Gentleman under misfortunes. Tickets at George's Coffee House, Temple Bar, and at the Stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Never acted there Before. Amphitheatre on stage [see 12 March]. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets and places of Mrs Clive at her house in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; or of Page at the stage door of the theatre. Last Night their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden to see the Merchant of Venice; when the Song of Britons strike home was commanded to be sung, which was accordingly done, with the Chorus's, accompanied by Trumpets, Kettle-Drums, etc. and met with the Greatest Applause.--General Advertiser, 14 March. [The notice about Miss Edwards' first attempt means in an acting role; she was a singer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: MMy Faith and Truth (Favourite Duette from Samson)-Miss Edwards, Mrs Clive; Britons Strike Home-

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Captive Prince Or Love And Loyalty With The Comical Humours Of Falstaff And Antient Pistol

Performance Comment: Prince-Miss Charke; Gloriana-Mrs Smith; Periander-Bowman; Gonzales-Dukes; Philotas-Edwards; Anglaura-Mrs Godwin; Falstaff-Smith; Hostess Quickly-Godwin; Justice Shallow-Adams; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Freeman; Antient Pistol-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Periander Actor: Bowman
Role: Gonzales Actor: Dukes

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sclavonian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Pierre-Quin; Jaffier-Ryan; Bedamar-Hale; Priuli-Bridgwater; Duke-Rosco; Eliot-Cashell; Spinoza-Anderson; Belivdera-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Spinoza Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Lucy-Miss Hippisley; Goodwill-Rosco; Blister-Marten; Coupee-Woodward; Quaver-Bencraft; Wormwood-Stoppelaer; Thomas-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Anderson.
Event Comment: WWilliam Hint in letter (Daily Gazetteer, 31 Oct.): Here again we find Mr Delane ill cast for the sake of casting Mr Sheridan?; Still worse, Need I say how much better this play would have been acted had Mr Delane? play'd Pierre, and Mr Garrick? Jaffier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess