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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Fox-Powell; Mosca-Wilks; Corvino-Mills; Voltore-Keene; Corbaccio-Johnson; Sir Politick-Norris; Lady Wouldbe-Mrs Knight; Caelia-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Fox Actor: Powell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Fox-Powell; Mosca-Wilks; Corbaccio-Johnson.
Cast
Role: Fox Actor: Powell

Dance: Dances Proper to the play-Prince, Mrs Bicknell, others

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted Before. [Printed play, Dublin 1762 lists Talthybius-$Castle; Lycus-$Ackman; Cratander-$Moody; Paeonian-$Fox; Officer-$Scrase; Sigea-$Miss Hippisley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hecuba

Performance Comment: Principal parts by Holland, Havard, Davies, Moody, Ackman, Scrase, Castle, Fox, Miss Bride, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Pritchard. Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Miss Bride; Eriphilus-Holland; Ulysses-Davies; Melanthus-Havard; Cratander-Moody; Hecuba-Mrs Pritchard; Polyxena-Miss Bride (Genest, IV, 637); Lycus-Ackman; Officer-Scrase; Talthybius-Castle; Paeonian-Fox; Sigea-Miss Hippisley (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Paeonian Actor: Fox

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Quick, Fox, Hamilton, Miss Besford. Tickets deliver'd for an Opera, and Lionel and Clarissa will be taken. Charges #64 5s. Deficit #31 7s. (apportioned equally at #6 5s. 5d. for each beneficiary). Covered by income from tickets (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value @Holtom 16 117 68 #28 7s. @Quick 9 77 69 #20 14s. @Fox 39 162 61 #40 3s. @Hamilton 49 52 88 #28 17s. @Miss Besford 30 56 56 #21 10s. @Money #32 18s. @Total #172 9s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17690506, but Sir John Loverule-Fox.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Fox.

Dance: I: A Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Hamilton (both apprentices to Fishar); End: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Besford

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick, Fox, Hamilton and Bates. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Charges #65 14s. 6d. Deficit to each actor #5 9s. 1 1!2d., covered by income from tickets: Quick #45 13s. (Box 40; Pit 169; Gallery 103); Fox #54 13s. (Box 60; Pit 219; Gallery 68); Hamilton #28 12s. (Box 40; Pit 72; Gallery 78); Bates #27 3s. (Box 28; Pit 69; Gallery 98). Paid Mr Osborne the Balance due for Benefit of New General Lying in Hospital the 22d Dec. last #10 17s. 6d. Half values from tickets receiv'd from Rose, Wilkinson, Mrs Griffiths, Flight, Roberts, Robson, Norbury, Fransdorf, Miller, and Walker (Account Book). Receipts: #43 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17700205, but Gravediggers-Quick, Bates; Ghost-Clarke; Ostrick-Hamilton; Lucianus-Fox.
Cast
Role: Lucianus Actor: Fox.

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington Fox. Tickets deliver'd by Thompson and Master Harris will be taken. Charges #67 4s. 6d. were borne by Barrington and Fox, who faced a deficit of #16 4s. 9d. apiece. It was cover'd by income from tickets. Thompson and Master Harris rec'd their tickets gratis (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Barrington 69 92 50 #36 1s.@Fox 93 194 61 #58 9s.@Thompson 0 24 94 #13 @Mas. Harris 114 61 52 #42 17s.@ Receipts: #34 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17720109, but Hotman-Thompson; Daniel-Fox; Widow-Mrs Barrington; Stanmore-_; Jack Stanmore-_; Lucy Weldon-_.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: Fox
Role: Jack Stanmore Actor: Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: IV: A Dance-Mas. Harris, Miss Mathews (her 2nd appearance that stage)

Monologue: Interlude. End: True Blue. As 2 May, but Principal Parts-Mrs _Baker, Mrs Mattocks

Event Comment: Benefit for Fox and Owenson. Tickets deliver'd by Holloway and Miss Bassan will be taken. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to beneficiaries #9 11s. 3d. apiece, covered by income from tickets: Fox #90 11s. (Box 123; Pit 328; Gallery 106); Owenson #69 7s. (Box 118; Pit 133; Gallery 199). Paid Mrs Singleton for walking 13 nights in Henry VIII, the 8th to 15th February #3 5s. and for walking 28 nights in the Sorcerer to the 13th inst. #3 10s. Paid Mrs Baks for the same #3 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #45 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17730518, but Leander-Owenson, first time; Diego-Fox (first time); Leonora-Miss Wewitzer (first time).
Cast
Role: Diego Actor: Fox

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe (first time)-Miss Bassan; End: A Louvre and Minuet-Mr and Mrs Holloway

Event Comment: Benefit for Fox and Owenson. To begin exactly at Half an Hour after Six o'clock. Charges #65 19s. 6d. Deficit to each #9 4s., cover'd by income from tickets: Fox, #101 17s. (Box 118; Pit 349; Gallery 200); Owenson #86 10s. (Box 138; Pit 206; Gallery 211). Receipts: #46 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Grey

Performance Comment: Dudley-Smith; Pembroke-Bensley; Northumberland-Hull; Gardiner-Gardner; Suffolk-Owenson; Sussex-Davies; Gates-R. Smith; Lieut.-Fox; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs P. Green; Lady-Miss Pearce; Lady Jane Grey-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Lieut. Actor: Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740510; End I Farce: A Double Hornpipe-Mr and Mrs Holloway

Event Comment: Benefit for Love. Mr Love Hiss'd in the Scotchman. Dumont by Mr Powell (Hopkins). Characters Dress'd in Habits of Times. Mr Love was hissed very much in the Scotchman, and the Farce hissed at the end (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). No building on stage. On Saturday Othello with a New Burletta call'd Music A-La-Mode, or Bayes in Chromatics For the Benefit of Vernon. [The principal characters were to have been played by King, Vernon, Packer, Fox, Mrs Mrs Dorman, and Miss Young (Public Advertiser, 13 April). But it was deferred at the last minute and seems never to have been performed. Larpent MS 237 lists the parts: Dr Crochet, Player-Packer; Squire, Justice; Damon; Daphne, Chorus of Shepherds and Nymphs. $J. P. Kemble thought it a burlesque at the expense of Dr Arne (professor of nonharmonic music). The Player wants in it to banish all but four plays (Tamerlane, London Cuckolds, George Barnwell, and Twelfth Night) and fill stage performance with music.] Receipts: #208 14s. 6d. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit to Love: #144 10s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holland, first time; Shore-Powell, first time; Gloster-Love; Alicia-Mrs Palmer, first time; Jane Shore-Mrs Davies; Catesby-Mozeen; Bellmour-Packer; Derby-Fox; Ratcliff-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Derby Actor: Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Le Brush-King; Gulwell-Packer; Frankly-J. Palmer; Scotchman-Love; Frenchman-Baddeley; Trickit-Fox; Irishman-Moody; Harwood-Lee; Williams-Ackman; Brilliant-Castle; Maria-Miss Mills; Margery-Mrs Love; Original Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: Trickit Actor: Fox

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922; End I Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Baker

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wright. Tickets deliver'd by Fox admitted. [See 20 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Thomas-Fox; Sally-Miss Wright; Dorcas-Mrs Dorman; Squire-Vernon; to conclude with a Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Fox

Song: II: A Song from the Opera Almena-Miss Wright

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17640929

Event Comment: Benefit for Fox, Mrs Simson and Mrs Cross. By Desire. Tickets deliver'd for The Conscious Lovers will be Taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17680122, but Toiler-Mrs Simson; Capt. O'Cutter-Fox; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: O'Cutter Actor: Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Trickit Actor: Fox

Dance: End: A Louvre and Minuet-Giorgi, Miss Simson

Event Comment: Benefit for Fox, Fearon and Davis. Doors open at half past 4. To begin at half past 6 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: As17741230, but Duart-Davis; Louisa-Mrs Baker; Jaques-Fox; Governor-Fearon; Monsieur-Wewitzer.
Cast
Role: Jaques Actor: Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Mustapha Actor: Fox

Dance: End: The Humours of Blackwall, as17750429

Event Comment: The King's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 359: The ffox. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 346. The Prologue, which may have been performed on this day, is in R. G. Noyes, A Manuscript Restoration Prologue for Volpone, Modern Language Notes, March 1937, pp. 198-200

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Prologue-at the Fox, when a Consort of Hautboyes were added to the Musick.
Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [Note repeated in subsequent bills. Larpent MS 337 casts the Prelude as follows: Manager-Fox">Dyer; Prompter-$Younger; Author-$Kniveton; Carpenter-$Davis; Mr Reinhold-$Mr Lewes; Chairmen-$Saunders, $Fox; Young Lady, her first appearance; servant.] Receipts: #199 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

Monologue: Preceded: New Occasional Prelude. The Principal characters-Dyer, Kniveton, Younger, Davis, Cushing, Wignell, Saunders, Fox, a Young Lady Miss Barsanti her first appearance on any stage

Performance Comment: The Principal characters-Dyer, Kniveton, Younger, Davis, Cushing, Wignell, Saunders, Fox, a Young Lady Miss Barsanti her first appearance on any stage.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Comic Opera altered [by Colman] from Gay. The Music entirely new by Dr Arne. Now acted for the first time in 2 Acts. [The 1776 Edition in Bell's British Theatre lists: Achilles-Fox; Argytes-$Baker; Deidamia-$Mrs Mattocks; Artemona-$Miss Brown; Philoe-$Miss Valois; Thetis-$Miss Catley. [$Miss Pearce">Mattocks; Peripas-$Reinhold; Lycomedes-$DuBellamy; Diphilus-$Dyer; Ajax-$Dunstall; Ulysses-$Owenson; Diomedes-$Fox; Argytes-$Baker; Deidamia-$Mrs Mattocks; Artemona-$Miss Brown; Philoe-$Miss Valois; Thetis-$Miss Catley. [$Miss Pearce may have played Lesbia).] Paid Banks for the Head of a Figure used in The Fair #1 1s.; Paid Mr Gard for performing 5 nights in the Fair and 3 in the Sorcerer #1. Paid Joseph Besford for performing 5 nights in the Fair 12s. 6d. (Account Book). [Afterpiece unfavorably reviewed in the Westminster Magazine.] Receipts: #149 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Cast
Role: Lieut. Actor: Fox

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Dyer, Dunstall, Owenson, Fox, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Miss Pearce, Miss Catley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixines-Bensley; Florizel-Lewis; Camillo-Hull; Autolicus-Quick; Old Shepherd-Kniveton; Clown-Woodward; Perdita (with Sheep Shearing Ballad)-Miss Dayes; Paulina-Mrs P. Green; Hermione-Mrs Hartley; The Vocal Parts-Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker; In Act II, a Dance-Aldridge, Miss Twist (playbill). [The Public Advertiser lists Reinhold instead of Fox as vocalist.]The Public Advertiser lists Reinhold instead of Fox as vocalist.]

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum

Performance Comment: As17930121, but Fox Chace With a Real Fox-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Actors only, Garrick, Holland, Davies, King, Palmer, O'Brien, Havard, Packer, Burton, Scrase, Fox, Bransby, Kennedy, Ackman, Castle, Mrs Bennet, Miss Hippisley, and Miss Bride. In Act II a Masque-Grimaldi, Vincent, Giorgi, Lochery, Miss Dawson, Sga Giorgi; Singing-Mrs Vincent; Posthumus-Garrick; Jachimo-Holland; Belarius-Burton; Pisanio-Packer; Guiderius-O'Brien; Arviragus-Palmer; Cymbeline-Davies; Cloten-King; Imogen-Miss Bride ($Genest, IV, 635) Gentlemen-Fox, Ackman; Lucius-Bransby; Philario-Kennedy; Officer-Castle; Helen-Miss Hippisley; Queen-Mrs Bennet (Winston MS 9); MacMillan suggests Belarius-Havard; Cornelius-Burton; Imogen-Miss Bride; Frenchman-Scrase.
Cast
Role: Gentlemen Actor: Fox, Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Performance Comment: Parts by Garrick, Palmer, O'Brien, Castle, Fox, Mrs Clive, Mrs Yates, Mrs Cibber; Prologue, Epilogue; Sir John Dorilant-Garrick; Modely-Palmer; Belmour-O'Brien; Araminta-Mrs Yates; Lady Beverly-Mrs Clive; Celia-Mrs Cibber (Genest, IV, 639); Steward-Castle; Footman-Fox; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Yates, Mrs Palmer (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Footman Actor: Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Actors: Yates, King, Packer, Fox, Watkins, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope; Prologue-upon Prologues, written by Garrick, King; Mask-King; Old Mask-Yates; Freeman-Packer; Rosin-Fox; Sophy-Miss Pope; Lady Scrape-Mrs Bennet; Laundress-Mrs Bradshaw; Servant-Watkins; Singers-Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young (Edition of 1762).
Cast
Role: Rosin Actor: Fox

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elvira

Performance Comment: Principal parts by: Garrick, Holland, Love, Packer, Burton, Ackman, Castle, Fox, Mrs Pritchard, Miss Bride, Mrs Cibber, Prologue and Epilogue. Don Alonzo-Garrick; Don Pedro-Holland; Don Alvarez-Love; Don Roderigo-Packer; Elvira-Mrs Cibber; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Almayda-Miss Bride; Ambassador (?)-Burton; Ramirez-Ackman; Mendozo-Castle; Courtier-Fox; Prologue-Holland; Epilogue (writ by Garrick)-Mrs Cibber (Edition of 1763).
Cast
Role: Courtier Actor: Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: Principal parts by: Garrick, Holland, O'Brien, Fox, Watkins, Sheridan, Mrs Yates, Miss Pope, Mrs Palmer, Miss Bride, Mrs Pritchard. New overture and new music between the acts. Prologue and Epilogue Lord Medway-Sheridan; Sir Anthony Branville-Garrick; Sir Harry Flutter-Obrien; Col Medway-Holland; Lady Medway-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Flutter-Miss Pope; Mrs Knightly-Mrs Yates; Miss Richly-Mrs Palmer; Louisa Medway-Miss Bride; Servants-Fox, Watkins; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard (Edition of 1763).
Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Fox, Watkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: Philaster-a young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; others-Bransby, Lee, Burton, Ackman, Baddeley, Castle, Parsons, Fox, Marr, Watkins, Strange, Miss Bride, Mrs Lee, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Mrs Yates; Prologue-. Philaster-Powell, first appearance on any stage; Pharamond-Lee; King-Bransby; Dion-Burton; Old Captain-Baddeley; Countryman-Parsons; Euphrasia-Mrs Yates; Arethusa-Miss Bride; Megra-Mrs Lee; Thrasaline-Ackman; Claremont-Castle; Galatea-Miss Mills; Messengers-Fox, Marr; Woodmen-Watkins, Strange; Lady-Mrs Hippisley; Prologue- (Genest, V, 36; MacMillan). MacMillan).

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Parts by Foote, Baddeley, Weston, Bransby, Moody, Clough, Vaughan, Fox, Mrs Lee, Mrs Clive. Major Sturgeon-Foote; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Sir Jacob Jollup-Baddeley; Bruin-Moody; Mug-Foote; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Clive; Roger-Clough; Snuffle-Vaughan; Heeltap-Bransby; Lint-Castle; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Lee; Mob-Fox, Marr, Watkins, Strange (Edition of 1764).
Cast
Role: Mob Actor: Fox, Marr, Watkins, Strange

Dance: IV: The Provancalle, as17631014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Man And Wife; Or, The Shakespeare Jubilee

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Shuter, Morris, Lewes, R. Smith, Davis, Dunstall, Perry, Quick, Wignell, Fox, Herbert, Mrs Green, Mrs Gardner, A Young Gentlewoman, who never appeared on any stage, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Bulkley. With a Prelude-; Marcourt-Woodward; Cross-Shuter; Landlord-Morris; Luke-Lewes; Fleece-R. Smith; Buck-Davis; Kitchen-Dunstall; Col. Frankly-Perry; Ostler-Quick; Snarl-Wignell; Passengers-Fox, Herbert; Mrs Cross-Mrs Green; Landlady-Mrs Gardner; Sally-A Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage; Miss Mary Linley, afterwards Mrs Tickell (Winston MS 10); Lettice-Mrs Mattocks; Charlotte-Mrs Bulkley; Passengers-Miss Pearce, Mrs Copin; With a Prelude, Dapperwit-Dyer; Jenkins-Hull; Townly-Wroughton (Edition of 1770).

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Entertainment: End II: Pageant exhibiting the characters of Shakespeare-; End III: Representation of the Amphitheatre at Stratford Upon Avon-; with a Masquerade-