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Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. By Command of His Royal Highness. Written by Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #75 17s.; tickets #119 6s. Daily Journal, 21 March: After the Play...the Prince of Wales and a great Number of the Nobility being Present, Mr Leveridge (whose Benefit is also to come very shortly) advanced upon the Stage, and after paying his Honours to the Audience, invited them to his Benefit, by a humorous Song set to the merry Tune of the Black Joke; which was receiv'd by the whole House with a universal Encore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Worthy Actor: Milward
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Holiday.
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Balance Actor: Quin
Role: Plume Actor: Ryan
Role: Brazen Actor: Chapman
Role: Kite Actor: Hall
Role: Bullock Actor: Bullock
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Welsh Collier Actor: Hippisley.

Music: Preamble on the Kettle Drum-Poitier

Dance: End I: Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; II: French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; III: Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Highlander and Mistress=-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: Polonese-Poitier, Miss LaTour

Event Comment: [K$King, Queen, Prince of Wales (but see lif), and Princess Royal present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Parthenope

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. By Thier Majesties' Command. Tickets for Sophonisba will be taken. [The King, Queen, Prince of Wales, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Sciolto Actor: Williams
Role: Altamont Actor: Wilks
Role: Horatio Actor: Mills
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Lothario Actor: a Gentleman Highmore.

Dance: Mrs Booth

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 26 Oct.: On Tuesday last...the Prince of Wales and the Princess Caroline, were at the Theatre in Richmond, to see the Busy Body

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Afterpiece: a new Dramatic Masque. [By Roger.] The Habits, Scenes, Machines, and the other Decorations entirely new. King, Queen, Prince of Wales, Princess Amelia and Princess Mary present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris; With The Mistakes

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales, Princess Amelia, and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Role: Dorimant Actor: Wilks
Role: Medley Actor: Mills
Role: Old Bellair Actor: Harper
Role: Young Bellair Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Shoemaker Actor: Wetherilt
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ormisda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Parthenope

Event Comment: By Command of the Princess Royal. [Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Jaffeir Actor: Wilks
Role: Pierre Actor: Mills
Role: Priuli Actor: Boman
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Porter.
Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline present.] Receipts: #42 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Periander

Cast
Role: Periander Actor: Quin
Role: Lycophron Actor: Clarke
Role: Procles Actor: Ryan
Role: Aristides Actor: Milward
Role: Zeno Actor: Hulet
Role: Alcander Actor: Chapman
Role: Hypsenor Actor: Walker
Role: Lycon Actor: Ogden
Role: General Actor: Haughton
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Templer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wenceslaus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and Mrs Walter. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Congreve. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Walter.
Role: Mirabel Actor: Wilks
Role: Fainall Actor: W. Mills
Role: Petulant Actor: Boman
Role: Witwould Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Harper
Role: Waitwell Actor: Shepard
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Shireburn.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: In IV: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; End IV: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; End of Farce: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: The Undertakers for the Opera have this Day finished the Fifty Representations for which they were engaged this Year, but not having been able to complete the like Number for the last Year, have therefore appointed Two more Representations...on which Days the several Subscribers for this and the last Year, will have Tickets delivered them at the Office Gratis, or at the Door. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rodelinda

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales, Lord Malpas, Marquis of Caernarvan present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.

Dance:

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: #64 15s. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Leon Actor: Quin
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Ryan
Role: Duke Actor: Milward
Role: Cacafogo Actor: Hulett
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Old Woman Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: Salle
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Morpheus Actor: Leveridge
Role: Mystery Actor: Laguerre
Role: Slumber Actor: Salway
Role: Harlequin Actor: Lun
Role: Burgomaster Actor: Nivelon
Role: Boor Servant Actor: Hippisley
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Newhouse
Role: Peasants Actor: Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, DuPre Jr
Role: Women Peasants Actor: Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Rice
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Seedo
Role: Silenus Actor: Leveridge
Role: Bacchus Actor: Salway
Role: Pan Actor: Laguerre
Role: Zephyrus Actor: Salle
Role: Spaniard Actor: Dupre
Role: Polonese Actor: Pelling
Role: Frenchman Actor: Poitier
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Polonese Woman Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: French Woman Actor: Miss LaTour
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Laguerre.
Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales [who was present]

Performances

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

Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Cibber Jr

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Modish Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: money #50 7s.; tickets #119 4s. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Leon Actor: Quin
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Ryan
Role: Duke Actor: Milward
Role: Cacafogo Actor: Hulett
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Old Woman Actor: Hippisley.

Dance: I: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; II: The Sicilian (new)-Glover, Mrs Pelling; III: Comic Dance-Nivelon; IV: The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Role: Dorimant Actor: Wilks
Role: Medley Actor: Mills
Role: Old Bellair Actor: Harper
Role: Young Bellair Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.

Dance: MMinuet-Denoyer, Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Heron. By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Townly Actor: Wilks
Role: Manly Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Cibber
Role: Basset Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Richard Actor: Wetherilt Jr
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth; Scotch Dance-Miss Robinson

Event Comment: [Q$Queen and Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth. [The Prince of Wales present on 13 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Female Innocence; Or, A School For A Wife

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Daily Advertiser, 12 Oct.: The same Day [11 Oct., the Anniversary of His Majesty's Coronation] Mr Giffard...gave a handsome Entertainment, with a Concert of Musick, to the Company of Comedians, and a large Bonfire and Liquor to the Populace, when the Healths of their Majesties, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales; the Duke, and the Princesses, were drank, with the sounding of Kettle Drums and Trumpets, and repeated Acclamations of Joy. Daily Post, 13 Oct.: Mr Fielding the Player (who keeps a Booth...during...Bartholomew Fair) gave to the Populace before his own Door in Hart-street, Bloomsbury, a Butt of the strongest Beer that could be got; also a large Bonfire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Hulett
Role: Ford Actor: Giffard
Role: Page Actor: Rosco
Role: Shallow Actor: Norris
Role: Evans Actor: Pearce
Role: Slender Actor: Bullock
Role: Caius Actor: Bardin
Role: Host Actor: Huddy
Role: Simple Actor: Young Woodward
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Dance: DDutch Skipper-D'Valois, Mrs Bullock; Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; Sailor's Dance-Jones