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Event Comment: Taken from Plautus and Moliere by the late Mr Dryden. Daily Advertiser, 12 Dec: We hear the Company ... are now rehearsing the three celebrated Plays of Ben Johnson, viz. the Fox, the Alchymist, and the Silent Woman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Scaramouch by Janno. Tambourine by Miss Robinson. Harlequin by Nivelon

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Ariadne in Naxus is title in edition of 1734. Music by Nicola Porpora. Text by Rolli. This was the opening of the opera company opposing Handel. See comment by Caspar Wilhelm von Brocke in Deutsch, Handel, p. 341.] Pit and Boxes half a guinea. First Gallery 4s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6d. 6 P.M

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Mainpiece Title: Ariadne

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Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 18 March: And on Friday [Giffard] invited the whole Company to a very grand Entertainment, prepar'd for 'em in the Play-house, where their Majesties, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Prince and Princess of Orange, the Royal Family, Success to Trade, Prosperity to the City of London, and many other Loyal Healths were drank; during which time the Arches were again illuminated, Fireworks play'd off, and the Night concluded with a Ball

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Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote In England

Performance Comment: By the Persons who rehearsed it in DL before the Union of the Companies, but edition of 1734 lists: Don Quixote-Roberts; Sancho-Mullart; Sir Thos Loveland-Machen; Squire Badger-Macklin; Fairlove-Warwell; Mayor-Turbutt; Voter-Machen; Guzzle-Jones; John-Hewson; Brief-Topham; Dr Drench-Hal lam; Mr Sneak-Hickes; Dorothea-Miss Atherton; Jezebel-Mrs Hide; Mrs Guzzle-Mrs Martin; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Egerton; Miss Sneak-Miss Jones .
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Role: Sir Thos Loveland Actor: Machen
Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 20 May: A mad Company of Comedians having lately taken the Hay-market Theatre, propose to convert it into a Mad-house, and humbly hope the Town will be as mad as themselves, and come frequently to see their mad Performances. which will be madly exhibited, two or three Times a Week, during the Summer Season

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Event Comment: Daily Journal, 21 May: We hear that the Mad Company at the Haymarket design to keep up that Character, by performing the Beggar's Opera in Roman Dresses, and exhibiting Hurlothrumbo, in which Mrs Charke attempts the Character of Lord Flame

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Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell [the London Merchant]

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera, Tragedized

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol

Event Comment: Daily Journal, 27 June: We hear that a Company of Comedians from the Theatre Royal intend to entertain the Gentlemen and Ladies at Hampstead, during the Summer Season. . . . This present Thursday, by the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies, will be performed The Beggar's Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Event Comment: The Prince of Wales paid #250 to Handel's Opera Company. See BM, Add MSS 24, 403

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Dance: II: Two Pierrots by Davenport and Olbeldiston. III: Harlequin by Miss Brett. V: A new Country Dance by Davenport, proper to the Play

Song: I: A Generi Affetti by Miss Jones and Master Arne. IV: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Jones

Event Comment: Benefit Henry Tench. By particular Desire. N.B. Mr Tench having labour'd under a violent Fit of Illness, and not being quite recover'd, humbly hopes his Friends will excuse his [not] waiting on them as he could wish, and favour him with their Company

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Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17340618 but Jack Stocks-Mrs Charke; Mrs Stocks-Miss Jones; Whisk, 1st and 2d Buyers omitted . Whisk, 1st and 2d Buyers omitted .

Dance: Two Pierrots by Davenport and Oldbeldiston

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Event Comment: Benefit Butler. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction. 7 P.M. N.B. The Reason of the Play being deferred from Tuesday the 20th of August . . . was on Account of the Absence of one of the principal Performers; so that Mr Butler humbly hopes his Friends will excuse it, and honour him with their Company; and to prevent any Disorder, Guards will attend at the Doors, every thing being to be perform'd in the same exact Manner as at the Theatres Royal

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: By Mr Delawn

Song: II: Wasever Nymphlike Rosamondby Miss Hill. V: A Song by a Gentleman

Event Comment: The King grants a subsidy of #1,000 to Handel's opera company. See Deutsch, Handel, p. 370

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Event Comment: By the Company of French Comedians lately arrived. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6 P.M. [Princess of Orange and Princess Caroline present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'embarras Des Richesses

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Hulla

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Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

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Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by Moliere. [For a survey of the principal new pieces of the season, see Prompter, 18 Feb., and for a discussion of foreign companies, see Grub St. Journal, 20 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'heureux Naufrage; Or, Harlequin Supposed Colombine, And Colombine Supposed Harlequin

Afterpiece Title: Le Mariage Force

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Burges. By a Company of Lilliputians. Pit and Boxes 3s. Gallery 1s. 6d

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Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 4 July: The Patentee of Drury-Lane Theatre has countermanded the Summer Playing; and the Company has received Orders not to proceed, on account of the several New Preparations for the ensuing Winter

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Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: By Davenport and Mrs Davenport. V: Minuet by Mrs Charke and Miss Brett. End Afterpiece: Black Joak by Mrs Charke and Miss Brett

Performance Comment: V: Minuet by Mrs Charke and Miss Brett. End Afterpiece: Black Joak by Mrs Charke and Miss Brett .

Song: IV: The Roast Beef Song by Mullart

Event Comment: At the noted Yeates's Sr and Jr Booth, facing the Hospital Gate in Smithfield. The Fair runs 23, 25, 26 Aug. 10 a.m

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Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, An Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: Two Pierrots by Taylor and Rosamon. Hornpipe by Taylor

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespeare. And By His Majesty's Command no Persons to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money to be returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6 P.M. [For performances at SF and by the summer company after 1 Sept., see season of 1734-35.]

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Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar: With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan: With the Ridotto Al'Fresco

Dance: By Essex and Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Farce. [By Mrs Charke.] N.B. The Company are oblig'd to remove from the Hay-Market Theatre to York-Buildings, as being too young a Sett of People to venture at great Expences, without first having merited the Favour of the Town to support them in it; but as we are determin'd to the full Extent of our Power, to endeavour to entertain them, we humbly hope they will accept of our Performances. . . . Charlott Charke. Daily Advertiser, 26 Sept.: We hear that Mrs Charke . . . drew Tears from the whole Audience in her Prologue, which she spoke very pathetically; and the new Farce . . . was very much applauded, notwithstanding the impotent Attempts of several young Clerks to raise a Riot, who were for that purpose properly marshal I'd by the cunning Lawyer their Master: Their rude Behaviour was so extraordinary, that several Gentlemen were provok'd to threaten them with the Discipline of their Canes, upon which they thought proper to desist

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Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Sandham; Polly-Mrs Charke. hathi.
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Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Sandham

Afterpiece Title: The Art of Management; or, Tragedy Expell'd

Performance Comment: Mrs Tragic-Mrs Charke; Brainless-Turner; Bloodbolt-Machen; Headpiece-Smyth. With a New Occasional Prologue, written and spoken by Mrs Charke .

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