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Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Oates, Jr. [the Company Harlequin]. Charges #60. Deficit to each #13 15s. 3d., covered by income from tickets; Dunstall #32 9s.; Oates #29 6s. Receipts: #32 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold

Performance Comment: As17500327 but parts distributed: Manly-Dunstall; Heartwell-Baker; Gainlove-Wilder; Archer-Cushing; Physician-Redman; Tooth Drawer-Hackett; Peter-Holtham; Sir William Worthy-Collins; Lucy-Miss Young; Flora-Miss Falkner; Peg-Mrs Dunstall.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: As 14 and 17 Feb. Afterpiece: A New Pantomime Entertainment. [The edition of 1741 prints Touchbury's parts as by Stitchbury and Hebe (instead of Ganymede) for Mrs Dunstall; it names Devoto as designer of the scenes and Prelleur as composer of music.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Student; or, The Fall of Pantomime: With the Restoration of the Drama

Performance Comment: Harlequin Student-Yates; Colombine-Miss Hippisley; Mons Venterbleau-Peterson; Mynheer Van Grub-Julian; Tenebroso-Touchbury; Old Shepherd-Marr; Nurse-Olbeldiston; 1st Watchman-Dunstall; 2d Watchman-Charles; 1st Countryman-Dunstall; 2d Countryman-Crofts; 3d Countryman-Nelson; 4th Countryman-Naylor; Pierot-Shawford; John Trott-Dove; with a Grotesque Dance between Punch, Pierot and Scaramouch-Shawford, Vaughan, Olbeldiston; the whole to Conclude with a Representation of Shakespear's Monument-, as lately Erected; Jupiter-Crispe; Mars-Touchbury; Mercury-Brett; Cupid-Master Nanfan; Minerva-Miss Jones; Melpomene-Mrs Lamball; Thalia-Miss Medina; Ganymede-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: 1st Watchman Actor: Dunstall
Role: 1st Countryman Actor: Dunstall
Role: Ganymede Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Event Comment: At the Great Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. By Permission. Benefit Laguerre and Boaman. By a Company from the Theatres-Royal, for their Diversion, a Concert...gratis, etc. Boxes 3s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6 p.m. Daily Advertiser lists Miss Hippisley for Miss Prue in mainpiece and for Kitty in afterpiece, and Mrs Yates for Melissa. In the London Daily Post and General Advertiser bill Mrs Dunstall doubles two roles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Marten; Valentine-Gibson; Scandal-Ridout; Tattle-Woodward; Ben-Yates, with hornpipe; Foresight-Arthur; Jereny-Vaughan; Trapland-Laguerre; Buckram-Bencraft; Angelica-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Frail-Mrs Yates; Miss Prue-Miss Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Kitty-Mrs Yates; Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Dunstall; Justice-Dunstall; Trippet-Peterson; Dick-Vaughan; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Trippet-Miss Davis; Priscilla-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Justice Actor: Dunstall
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Dunstall, Mrs Lampe and Miss Young. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [see 4 Feb. 1746]. Tickets to be had at Lampe's, the Sign of the Holy Lamb, Drury Lane, near Long Acre; at Dunstall's in Hunt's Court, Castle St., Leicester Fields; and at the Stage Door. Afterpiece: Words by Shakespeare, Music by Lampe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Worthy-Ryan; Sir Charles-Giffard; Flip-Dunstall; Beau Mizen-Cibber; Arabella-Mrs Dunstall; Rovewell-Gibson; Easy-Storer; Cribbige-Anderson; Purser-Paget; Belinda-Mrs Bland; Jenny Private-Miss Young; Jiltup-Miss Copen; Advocate-Miss Ferguson; Barmaid-Miss Haughton; Sailors-Morgan, James, Collins, Bencraft; Fair Quaker-Mrs Hale; In II, the Famous Song of Ninety Two-Beard; In III, Hornpipe-Oates.
Cast
Role: Flip Actor: Dunstall
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Song: I: Duet-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; IV: Myself I Shall adore by Handel-Mrs Lampe

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Mrs Dunstall. Mainpiece: Acted but once these 14 years [see 4 May 1748]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ryan; Francisco-Ridout; Lovegood-Redman; Merchant-Bransby; Ralph-Bennet; Humphrey-Cushing; Lance-Dunstall; Shorthose-Collins; Hairbrain-Bencraft; Fountain-Anderson; Bellamore-Riccard; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Isabella-Mrs Barrington; Widow-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Lance Actor: Dunstall
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17521223, but Nell-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Jobson Actor: Dunstall

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17521028

Event Comment: Benefit Peterson, Mr and Mrs Dunstall. Tickets deliver'd out for Dighton, Pattendon, Bulkely, and Ravenscroft will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Crack-Cibber; Surly-Dunstall; Violante-Mrs Dunstall; Sir Courtly Nice-Peterson.
Cast
Role: Surly Actor: Dunstall
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Song: Mrs Dunstall

Event Comment: Benefit Dunstall, Morland, Demembray (Machinist), Desse, Baudouin, and Mr Powell (Deputy Treasurer). Tickets to be had of Hobson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17431221, but Valentine-Giffard; Jeremy-Green; Miss Prue-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Chetwood; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Song: I, II, IV: Morland

Dance: III: Desse, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Dunstall, Delagarde, Dupre, Mrs Rowley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Mrs Dunstall; Jobson-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Jobson Actor: Dunstall.

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Mrs Delagarde; IV: Scotch Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde, Delagarde, Destrade, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; V: Comic Dance- [see17450423

Event Comment: Benefit for Arthur and Dunstall. Mainpiece: Reviv'd. Not acted these 4 years. [See 4 May 1747.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Farewell-Ridout; Surly-Bridgwater; Hothead-Dunstall; Testimony-Arthur; Crack-Waistkum, who never appeared on that stage before; Aunt-Mrs Dunstall; Violante-Mrs Horton; Leonora-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Hothead Actor: Dunstall
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17481221, but Hob's Mother-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Hob Actor: Dunstall

Dance: I: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Usher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Lowe; Stocks-Dunstall; Jack Stocks-Dyer; Chloe-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Stocks Actor: Dunstall
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Dance: As17510117

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Usher. Mainpiece: Acted but once these 10 years. [See 13 April 1748, and 4 Feb. 1746.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or,the Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Worthy-Ryan; Rovewell-Gibson; Sir Charles-Ridout; Easy-Richard; Cribbage-Anderson; Purser-Redman; Jilt@up-Mrs Bambridge; Advocate-Miss Ferguson; Bar Maid-Miss Morrison; Commodore Flip-Dunstall; Boatswain-Marten; Jack Rattling-Collins; Tom Bowling-Bencraft; Spritsail-Bennet; Coxen-Paddick; Swabber-Holtham; Mizen-Dyer; Arabella-Mrs Dunstall; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Jenny Private-Miss Pitt; Fair Quaker-Mrs Barrington; In II Singing the Famous Sea Song of Ninety@Two-; In Act III, Hornpipe-Phillips.
Cast
Role: Commodore Flip Actor: Dunstall
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17520307 but Robin-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Dunstall.
Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Mrs Dunstall. Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 25 Jan. 1751.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Dunstall, 1st time; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Gibson; Shallow-Collins; Caius-Stoppelaer; Slender-Bennet; Rugby-C. Smith; Evans-Arthur; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Anne Page-Mrs Baker; Simple-Bencraft; Robin-Miss Mullart; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Pistol-Cushing; Nym-Holtom; Bardolph-Wignel; Host-Marten; Mrs Ford-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Dunstall, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120; Les Taileurs, as17531210

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Mrs Dunstall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: As17550410 but Falstaff-Dunstall; Carriers-Arthur, Costollo.
Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: As17550421 but Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Epilogue-Nobody.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Dance: As17550430

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Mrs Dunstall. Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. Tickets sold at the Door will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Subtleman Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Sir Thomas-Arthur; Hob-Dunstall; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Dunstall

Song: II: A Solo on the Broomstick-Skeggs, his 1st appearance on that stage; V: A Mock Italian and English Cantata-Skeggs

Dance: III: The Lamplighters, as17570429

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Mainpiece: Not acted these 12 years. No building on Stage. Receipts: #34 14s. in cash. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to Dunstall #29 11s., covered by income from tickets, #158 19s. (Boxes 172; Pit 681; Gallery 138). Total income #193 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Dyer; Surly-Sparks; Bellguard-Gibson; Farewell-Ridout; Crack-Shuter; Testimony-Collins; Hothead-Dunstall; Violante-Mrs Vincent; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Leonora-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Hothead Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Dunstall

Song: III: Lowe

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17600421 End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Dunstall #9 6s. plus #168 9s. from tickets (Box 364; Pit 419; Gallery 146) (Account Book). Receipts: #73 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Woodward; Belguard-Gardner; Crack-Shuter; Hothead-Dunstall; Testimony-Gibson; Farewell-Wroughton; Surley-Clarke; Merchant-Wignell; Servant to Sir Courtly-Holtom; Leonora-Miss Macklin; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Woman to Leonora-Mrs Perry; Violante-Mrs Bulkley; In Act III: Singing-Mattocks, Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Hothead Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17700402

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [See 29 Nov. 1764.] Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 2 Dec. 1769.] Charges: #64 5s. Profit to Dunstall #1 1s. 6d., plus #170 17s. from tickets (Box 433; Pit 410; Gallery 36). Paid Whitefield a quarter year's salary #25, and Sarjant ditto, #10. Paid Mrs Carne half year's salary #15 all due Lady Day last (Account Book). Receipts: #65 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Campley-Woodward; Lord Hardy-Wroughton, first time; Lord Brumpton-Gardner; Trusty-Hull; Puzzle-Dunstall; Tom-Hamilton; Sable-Quick; Cabinet-Davis; Kate Matchlock-Wignell; Trim (with The Cries of London)-Shuter; Harriet-Mrs Bulkley; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Fardingale-Mrs Green; Mademoiselle-Mrs Evans; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Mattocks, first time.
Cast
Role: Puzzle Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Mattocks; Argus-Cushing; Robin-Dunstall; Arethusa-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Dunstall

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17721028

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Charges #66 6s. 6d. Profit to Dunstall #4 14s. 6d., plus #182 6s. from tickets (Box 394; Pit 412; Gallery 220). Pai Lowe & Lewis (woolendrapers) #22 19s., and Scott (copper lace man) #13 7s. Receipts: #71 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Smith; Colonel-Lewis; Raymond-Hull; Bertran-Clarke; Alphonso-Gardner; Pedro-Thompson; Dominic-Dunstall; Gomez-Shuter; Elvira-Mrs Mattocks; Queen-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Dominic Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Wingate Actor: Dunstall

Dance: IV: The Frolick, as17740416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of An Hour

Performance Comment: Parts by: Shuter, Bensley, Clarke, Lee Lewes, Quick, Dunstall, Miss Pearce, Mrs Green, Mrs Bulkley. With a New Prologue and Epilogue. Sir Hector Strangeways-Shuter; Brownlow-Bensley; Col. Ormsby-Clarke; Bussora-Lee Lewes; Orson-Quick; Pillage-Dunstall; James-Bates; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Lady Di Strangeways-Mrs Green; Zelida-Mrs Bulkley; With a New Prologue by Kelly-Lee; Epilogue by Kelly-Mrs Bulkley (Edition of 1774).
Cast
Role: Pillage Actor: Dunstall

Dance: I: The Vintage Festival, as17741007; End Opera: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois. [See17731005]

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Public Advertiser, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Dunstall, Little Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #282 10s. 6d. (70.17.6 tickets: 211.13.0) (charge: #64 5s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17761220, but Sir W. Belmont-Dunstall; Clarissa-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Belmont Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule (with The Early Horn)-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Hunt (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Dunstall

Dance: End: As17761109

Event Comment: Afterpiece With the Scene of the Drawing. [William Hint in a Letter on Managers (Daily Gazetteer 26 Oct.) laments that Dunstall was cast as Sir William Belfond in the mainpiece and that Hippisley was cast in an inferior part. He thought Hippisley would have done better as Sir William.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Chapman; Belfond Jun.-Hale; Sir Edward Belfond-Bridgwater; Sir William Belfond-Dunstall; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Trueman-Cashell; Attorney-Ridout; Scrapeall-James; Cheatly-Rosco; Shamwell-Gibson; Capt Hackem-Marten; Termagant-Anderson; Teresia-Mrs Hale; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Miss Hippisley; Ruth-Mrs Martin; Mrs Hackem-Stoppelaer; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir William Belfond Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: LLe Gondalier-Cooke, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Rector, Destrade, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Norman, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; La Provencale-Picq, Mlle Duval

Event Comment: Benefit Dunstall, Vaughan, Stede, Laguerre. Tickets delivered out for Paddick, Messing, and Miss Faulkner will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As17451114, but Diego-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Diego Actor: Dunstall.
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Song: CCome let us Trip by Handel-Miss Faulkner

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Costollo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V; With The Conquest Of The French At Agincourt

Performance Comment: As17551203, but Henry-Smith; Williams (the English Soldier)-Dunstall; Jammy-_.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Dunstall
Role: Jammy Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Shuter, 1st time; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Ryan; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenso (with song in character)-Lowe; Salerino-Davis; Salanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Dunstall; Jessica (with songs in character)-Mrs Baker; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Launcelot Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Performance Comment: Parts-Shuter, Dunstall, Mattocks, Gibbs, Wignel, R. Smith, Miss Helm, Mrs Haker.

Dance: As17581111

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. No Building on the Stage. Farce not acted these 10 years. [See 12 Nov. 1750.] Receipts: #48 13s. 6d. plus income of #168 15s. from tickets (Box 216; Pit 677; Gallery 132) (Account Book). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17610217, but Don Pedro-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Dunstall.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: Harry Hunter-Mattocks; Phebe-Mrs Vernon, both 1st time; Chaunter-Dunstall; Quorum-Marten; Tippet-Mrs Green; Grigg-Anderson; Cant-Bencraft; Gage-Holtom; Mump-Stoppelaer; Scrip-Weller; Swab-Bennet; Mopsey-Mrs Stephens; Strummer-Mrs Evans; Blouze-Miss Vallois; Drab-Mrs Ferguson; Manchet-Mrs Allen; Tib Tatter-Mrs White; Original Country Dance-; After which The Cries of London-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Chaunter Actor: Dunstall

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215