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Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Heron's Executors. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Daily Advertiser, 9 April: We hear, the late Mrs Heron, on Account of her long and expensive Illness, having contracted some Debts more than she apprehended her Effects would discharge, in order to do Justice to her Creditors, in almost her last Moments made her Entreaty, that the Profits arising from a Benefit Play . . . might be distributed amongst them. . .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Caesar Actor: W. Mills
Role: Octavius Actor: Salway
Role: Brutus Actor: Quin
Role: Cassius Actor: Mills
Role: Antony Actor: Milward
Role: Caska Actor: Cibber
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Citizens Actor: Johnson, Miller, Harper, Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Goodwill Actor: Shepard
Role: Blister Actor: Harper
Role: Quaver Actor: Salway
Role: Wormwood Actor: Cross
Role: Coupee Actor: Este
Role: Thomas Actor: Raftor
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Pierrots by Delamagne and Villeneuve. III: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. V: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: III: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. V: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter .

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: I: Solo on the German Flute by Bellicourt. IV: Solo on the Violin by Eversman

Dance: II: Peasant Dance by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: English Maggot by Le Sac and Woodward

Performance Comment: V: English Maggot by Le Sac and Woodward .

Song: III: Song by Mrs Chambers

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward and Mrs Haughton. Tickets for Dove and Bowcher also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Giffard
Role: Leon Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Duke Actor: Havard
Role: Juan Actor: Richardson
Role: Cacafogo Actor: Lyon
Role: Sancho Actor: Dove
Role: Alonzo Actor: Hamilton
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Altea Actor: Miss Tollet
Role: Old Woman Actor: Penkethman

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Jack Stocks Actor: Woodward
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Stocks Actor: Lyon
Role: Lovemore Actor: Miss Jones

Dance: II: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Mrs Woodward. III: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. IV: Scot's Dance by Mrs Woodward. V: English Maggot by Haughton and Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: III: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. IV: Scot's Dance by Mrs Woodward. V: English Maggot by Haughton and Mrs Bullock .
Event Comment: Benefit Shepard. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, and the rest of the Brethren of the . . . Masons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: Rover-W. Mills; Belvil-Mills; Blunt-Cibber; Hellena-Miss Holliday; Angelica-Mrs Butler; but see17351106. With a Prologue to be spoken by Cibber, and an Epilogue by Mrs Clive . but see17351106. With a Prologue to be spoken by Cibber, and an Epilogue by Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Rover Actor: W. Mills
Role: Belvil Actor: Mills
Role: Blunt Actor: Cibber
Role: Hellena Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Shepard
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Mason's Dance by Delamayne. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. After Epilogue: The Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c

Performance Comment: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. After Epilogue: The Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c .

Song: I: The Enter'd Prentice's Song: Come let us Prepare. III: On, on, my dear Brethren. V: Sing then my Muse

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson, Supervisor and Sub-Treasurer. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [Tickets for Gillibrand, Fullwood, and Leigh taken.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17351121, but Simple, Nym, Rugby, Robin, and Pistol omitted .
Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Quin
Role: Ford Actor: Milward
Role: Caius Actor: Harper
Role: Page Actor: Berry
Role: Shallow Actor: Johnson
Role: Fenton Actor: Este
Role: Host Actor: Miller
Role: Slender Actor: Cibber
Role: Simple Actor: Master Green
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Bardolph Actor: Shepard
Role: Nym Actor: Raftor
Role: Pistol Actor: Cross
Role: Rugby Actor: Leigh
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Evans Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: DL Robin Actor: Mechlin
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Page Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rovewell Actor: Salway
Role: Argus Actor: Griffin
Role: Robin Actor: Mechlin

Dance: I: Damon and Phillida, as17360430 II: By Denoyer's Prentice. III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Amorous Clowns, as17360514. V: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Performance Comment: III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Amorous Clowns, as17360514. V: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c .
Event Comment: Benefit Winch. Tickets for Thumoth and Kearny taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Cast
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Man of Taste Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir Positive Actor: Griffin
Role: Freelove Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Harper
Role: Reynard Actor: Miller
Role: Valentine Actor: Milward
Role: Harcourt Actor: W. Mills
Role: Horatio Actor: Raftor
Role: Lewis Actor: Cross
Role: Diligence Actor: Turbutt
Role: Almanzor Actor: Master Arne
Role: Lady Henpeck Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lisetta Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Clive, but see17360226

Dance: II: Dutchman and his Frow by Phillips and Miss Brett. IV: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Miss Brett

Performance Comment: IV: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Miss Brett .

Entertainment: A new Entertainment after the manner of Spring-Garden, Vauxhall: With a New Scene, representing the Place, with a Grand Overture, and select Pieces of Musick, compos'd by Mr Handell, intermix'd with Dances, particularly The Russian Sailor by Denoyer's Apprentice. A Concerto on the French Horn by Mr Winch. The Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. Concluding with Mr Handel's Water Musick

Performance Comment: A Concerto on the French Horn by Mr Winch. The Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. Concluding with Mr Handel's Water Musick .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Sancho Actor: Mechlin
Role: Jacques Actor: Oates
Role: Carlos Actor: Milward
Role: Clodio Actor: Cibber
Role: Antonio Actor: Shepard
Role: Charino Actor: Griffin
Role: Manuel Actor: Turbutt
Role: Governor Actor: Winstone
Role: Duart Actor: Berry
Role: Monsieur Actor: Sal way
Role: Jaques Actor: Jones
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Cholerick Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway

Dance: I: Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: By Denoyer's Apprentice. IV: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson

Performance Comment: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: By Denoyer's Apprentice. IV: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson .
Event Comment: Benefit Allen, Gallery Officekeeper, and Bradshaw, Boxkeeper. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Mrs Otter Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir Amorous Actor: DL Miller
Role: Truewit Actor: W. Mills
Role: Clerimont Actor: Mills
Role: Dauphine Actor: Milward
Role: Otter Actor: Shepard
Role: Cutbeard Actor: Oates
Role: Epicoene Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Haughty Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Centaure Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Dol Mavis Actor: Miss Mann

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Music: Select Pieces, particularly the March in Zara

Dance: I: Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: By Denoyer's Prentice. IV: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson

Performance Comment: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: By Denoyer's Prentice. IV: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Hoyden Actor: Miss Binks
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Foppington Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Loveless Actor: Ryan
Role: Worthy Actor: Delane
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Mullart
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Walker
Role: Coupler Actor: Hippisley
Role: Surgeon Actor: James
Role: Lory Actor: Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Music: End Afterpiece: Handel's Water Musick, with Preamble on Kettle Drum by Benj. Baker

Dance: II: Peasant Dance by Tench and Miss Rogers. IV: Harlequin, Punch, and Colombine by Nivelon, Lalauze, and Mlle De L'Isle. End Afterpiece: Glover's Sailors Dance

Performance Comment: IV: Harlequin, Punch, and Colombine by Nivelon, Lalauze, and Mlle De L'Isle. End Afterpiece: Glover's Sailors Dance .

Song: I: Mock Italian Song by Roberts. III: Dialogue by Leveridge and Mrs Wright. V: Praise of old English Beer by Leveridge, &c

Performance Comment: III: Dialogue by Leveridge and Mrs Wright. V: Praise of old English Beer by Leveridge, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Sciolto Actor: Stephens
Role: Lothario Actor: Delane
Role: Horatio Actor: Walker
Role: Altamont Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Templer.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley; Shift-Lalauze (, being the first time of his acting in English).
Cast
Role: Scapin Actor: Hippisley
Role: Shift Actor: Lalauze

Song: A new Song-Beard

Dance: SSerious Dance, concluding with a Minuet-Misses Scott; Highlander and his Mistress-Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre; Punch in Love with Dame Ragonde, as17370319 Grecian Sailor-Glover

Event Comment: The hay advertised for 30 May and later two plays which never got staged: Macheath turn'd Pyrate; or, Polly in India. An Opera. Very much taken, if not improv'd from the famous Sequel of the late celebrated Mr Gay. With a New Prologue, proper to the Occasion. And after the Run of that, the Town will be entertain'd with a new Farce of two Acts, call'd The King and Titi; or, The Medlars. Taken from the History of Prince Titi, Originally written in French, and lately translated into English

Performances

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 10 Nov.: Two of the French Strollers having desir'd Leave of the Town to act three Nights at one of the Patent Theatres, the Master of that House is desir'd to consider, whether if he lends it to those Foreigners, he can ever hope to have it fill'd with an English Audience, who probably will chastise the Abuse of Power in an ungrateful Patentee, as they did the Want of it in a French Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

Cast
Role: Mithridates Actor: Ryan
Role: Ziphares Actor: Delane
Role: Pharnaces Actor: Hale
Role: Archelaus Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Pelopidas Actor: Stephens
Role: Adravar Actor: Rosco
Role: Aquilius Actor: Hill
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Ware
Role: Semandra Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: In Chelsea. The First play in French, the second in English

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'enfant Prodigue

Afterpiece Title: Squire Lubberly

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher, by Sir John Vanbrugh and Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: An English Opera, written by the late Mr Addison, and new set to Musick by Mr Arne, reserving two or three Favourite Songs, out of his former Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Milward
Role: Roderigo Actor: Quin
Role: Alphonso Actor: Johnson
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mad Scholar Actor: Havard
Role: Mad Englishman Actor: Winstone
Role: Mad Welshman Actor: Reed
Role: Mad Taylor Actor: Woodward
Role: Mad Priest Actor: Raftor
Role: Old Pilgrim Actor: Woodburn
Role: Drunken Servant Actor: Ray
Role: Stuttering Servant Actor: Yates
Role: Lopez Actor: Shepard
Role: Jacques Actor: Turbutt
Role: Curio Actor: Cashell
Role: Seberto Actor: Ridout
Role: Master of Madhouse Actor: Taswell
Role: Keeper Actor: Marshall.

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Beard
Role: Sir Trusty Actor: Rheinhold
Role: Page Actor: Miss Edwards
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Rosamond Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Grideline Actor: Mrs Jones.

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; II: L'Allamande-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Event Comment: A New English Opera. [By Lewis Theobald.] Set to Musick by Mr Galliard. Boxes 8s. Pit 5s. Gallery 3s. We are oblig'd to being exactly at Six, some of the Performers being afterwards wanted at the other Theatres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Captive; With An Interlude In Two Comic Scenes, Between signor Capoccio, A Director From The canary Islands, And signora Dorinna, A Virtuosa

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Roland and Mrs Vincent. Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: A New Farce, interspersed With Songs. [Author not known. Apparently not published.] Receipts: money #28 10s.; seals #85 5s. (Account Book); #120 Rylands MS.: The Whim Damn'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Bridgwater; Constant-Hale; Heartfree-Ryan; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Brute-Mrs Horton; Belinda-Mrs Vincent; Mademoiselle-Mlle Roland, the first time of her speaking on the English stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Whim; or, The Merry Cheat

Cast
Role: Captain Brisk Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Arthur
Role: Sir Roger Looby Actor: Harrington
Role: Squire Looby Actor: Bencraft
Role: Fairlove Actor: Gibson
Role: Monsieur Actor: Salway
Role: Teague Actor: Neale
Role: Trickwell Actor: Mullart
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Davis
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Dodson.

Song: Leveridge, Salway

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland, Mechel

Event Comment: TTurbutt (from the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane) and Yates (from the Theatre in Goodman's-Fields). At Turbutt's and Yate's Great Theatrical Booth, Opposite the King's Head and Greyhound Inn, West Smithfield. [The Fair runs from 22 through 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thamas Kouli Kan, The Persian Hero; Or, The Distress'd Princess: With The Descent Of Harlequin From The Sun, And His Adventures On Earth

Performance Comment: Kouli Kan-Crofts; Albufazar-Marten; Firebrass-Harrington; Fribble-Julian; Vizier Mirza-Marr; Solyman-Taylor; Sydrophal-Master Nanfan; Zaida-Miss Bennet; Karanza-Mrs Dunstall; Harlequin-Yates; Jocula-Turbutt; Corporal Bounce-Dunstall; Mons Gasconnade-Blakes; Forge-Vaughan; Bog-Adams; Taffy-Lowder; Chant-Mackenzie; Snip-Arthur; Mrs Snip-Mrs Yates; A Drunken Epilogue in the Character of an English Sailor-Yates.
Cast
Role: Kouli Kan Actor: Crofts
Role: Albufazar Actor: Marten
Role: Firebrass Actor: Harrington
Role: Fribble Actor: Julian
Role: Vizier Mirza Actor: Marr
Role: Solyman Actor: Taylor
Role: Sydrophal Actor: Master Nanfan
Role: Zaida Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Karanza Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Harlequin Actor: Yates
Role: Jocula Actor: Turbutt
Role: Corporal Bounce Actor: Dunstall
Role: Mons Gasconnade Actor: Blakes
Role: Forge Actor: Vaughan
Role: Bog Actor: Adams
Role: Taffy Actor: Lowder
Role: Chant Actor: Mackenzie
Role: Snip Actor: Arthur
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: A Drunken Epilogue in the Character of an Engli Actor: Yates.

Entertainment: Singing, Dancing-Chettle, Mrs Dunstall; And the surprizing Performances of the famous little Prussian Posture Boy, lately arrived from Berlin

Event Comment: TThe London Magazine (Feb. 1742) reprinted an article from the Universal Spectator of this date on an Indian's observations on the manners of the English, which included a general account of a night at the theatre, in which the scene shifting and the music seemed most impressive to the writer

Performances

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Rylands MS.: Young Gentleman-Hill. Being the last time of the Fausan's performing in England. [The Fausans had created twelve new Dances for the English during this tour.] Receipts: #120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Cast
Role: Constant Actor: a Gentleman who never appeared on the stage before.
Role: Sir John Actor: Macklin
Role: Justice Actor: Havard
Role: Razor Actor: Neale
Role: Rake Actor: Winstone
Role: Constable Actor: Ray.
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Cibber Sr
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Heartfree Actor: Mills
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Lord Rake Actor: Winstone
Role: Taylor Actor: Raftor
Role: Col Bully Actor: Beard
Role: in which character will be introduc'd songs proper Actor: .

Song: I: a Ballad-Lowe; III: Song-Mrs Arne; IV: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe

Dance: II: Les Egyptiens, as17420224

Ballet: V: a Grand Comic Ballet The Peasant. Peasants-The Fausans; Shepherds-LaCroix, Desse, Constantini; Shepherdesses-Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Miss Story

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Sciolto Actor: Rosco
Role: Lothario Actor: Ryan
Role: Altamont Actor: Hale
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Horatio Actor: Quin.

Dance: Mr Cook; being the 1st time of his performance since his arrival from the Opera at Paris. Also Les Demoiselles Anne and Janneton Auretti; Two French Girls, being the 1st time of their appearing on the English Stage

Performance Comment: Also Les Demoiselles Anne and Janneton Auretti; Two French Girls, being the 1st time of their appearing on the English Stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Pierre Actor: Quin
Role: Jaffier Actor: Ryan
Role: Priuli Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Duke Actor: Rosco
Role: Bedamar Actor: Hale
Role: Antonio Actor: Hippisley
Role: Renault Actor: Chapman
Role: Eliot Actor: Cashell
Role: Spinoza Actor: Harrington
Role: Officer Actor: Gibson
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Dance: Signor Grimaldi, detto Gamba di Ferro, Mlle Auguste. (Being the 1st time of his appearing on the English stage.

Performance Comment: (Being the 1st time of his appearing on the English stage.)
Event Comment: An English Opera. Benefit Mrs Lampe. 6 p.m. Prices 5s., 4s., 3s. Note. By Desire of several Ladies of Quality going to the Assembly, the Opera will be over by Nine o'Clock. Tickets at Mr Lampe's at the Golden Unicorn in Hanover St., Long-Acre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

Cast
Role: Casimir Actor: Sullivan
Role: Osmyn Actor: Messing
Role: Amelia Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Augusta Actor: Miss Young
Role: Rodolpho Actor: Bennet.
Related Works
Related Work: Amelia Author(s): Richard Cumberland
Event Comment: FFawkes and Pinchbeck's Great Theatrical Booth, facing the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. Taken from Shakespear. [Possibly a puppet show.] The occasion is the Retaking the English Standard belonging to Sir Robert Rich's Regiment of Horse by George Darraugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephesian Duke; Or, Blunder Upon Blunder, Yet All's Right At Last

Performance Comment: The Parts-the best Actors; the Songs-the best Singers; the Dances-the best Dancers, to and from the Theatres-Royal.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Dettingen

Dance: WWooden@Shoe Dance-LaPierre, never performed by any but himself; Le Paisans Leger-LaPierre, Mlle Mariette

Song: Blogg, Miss Atherton; The Whole to conclude with a Song made upon that Occasion, set to Musick, and-Mr Blogg

Event Comment: At the Temple Punch House, Tony Aston, the oldest approv'd Actor in the three Kingdoms, being deni'd his bread in both Theatres, this Day exhibits his learned comic demonstrative Oratory on the Face, with English, Irish, Scotch, and Negroe Songs, in proper habits, Prologue and Epilogue, and all his own Pasquin Invention. 6 p.m. 1s. He is under Misfortunes, and desires the Company of the Ingenious and Humorous. [Repeated 29, 31 Dec.; and with some changes in wording on 2, 5, 9, 25 Jan., 6, 15 Feb. 1744.

Performances

Event Comment: A new English Pastoral Serenata. Set to Musick by William DeFesch. 6 p.m. 5s. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets at the Author's Lodgings, at Mrs Misaubain's, on the Pav'd Stones, in St. Martin's Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Friendship