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Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick-Miss DeCamp; Dermot-Trueman; Fitzroy-J. Palmer; Father Luke-Caulfield; Bagatelle-Farley; Darby-Wathen; Kathlane-Mrs Bland; Norah-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Caulfield
Role: Darby Actor: Wathen

Song: In course evening: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the Hautboy-Forster=; The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Mountain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Review

Related Works
Related Work: The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: As18000725

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Related Works
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Review

Related Works
Related Work: The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: At Lee's Booth, on the Bowling Green. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin, The British Enchanter; Or, St

Performance Comment: George for England. Merlin-Oldman; St. George-Champion; Spanish Giant-Signior Furioso.
Cast
Role: George Actor: Champion
Related Works
Related Work: Merlin; or, The Devil of Stone-Henge Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Afterpiece Title: The Country Farmer; or, Trick upon Trick

Performance Comment: To conclude with the Procession of the Lord Mayor's Show-.

Music:

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Performance Comment: George Reveller-Mills; Worthy-Bickerstaff; Sir Thomas-Miller; Raison-Johnson; Sassafras-Shepard; Florella-Mrs Porter; Dorinda-Mrs Horton; Mrs Raison-Mrs Saunders; Violante-Mrs Cox; Aunt-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: George Reveller Actor: Mills

Song: Singing in Italian-Bowman's Son; Roger and Dolly-Renton, Mrs Willis

Dance: Miss Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Royal Champion; Or, St

Performance Comment: George for England , Shewing how St. George in his Travels fell in Love with the beautiful Sabrina, Daughter to the King of Egypt, and slew a Monstrous Dragon that was to have Devour'd her, and also Kill'd the great Giant Demigorean; With the Comical Humours of Rumbelo.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Chapman; Thorogood-Ogden; Uncle-Stoppelaer; Trueman-Salway; Maria-Miss Bullock; Millwood-Mrs Plomer; Lucy-Mrs Chapman.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Chapman
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Salway; Friendly-Stoppelaer; Old Hob-Smith; Flora-Mrs Rice; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin; Betty-Miss Dancy; Sir Thomas-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Martin

Dance: Smith, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: GGreat Theatrical Booth in the Half-Moon Inn Yard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Peterson; Thorowgood-Furnival; Old Barnwell-Symonds; Trueman-Jenkins; Maria-Miss Price; Millwood-Miss Smith; Lucy-Miss Furnivall.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Peterson
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Merlin; or, The British Enchanters

Related Works
Related Work: Merlin; or, The Devil of Stone-Henge Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Milward; Thorowgood-Hulett; Uncle-Chapman; Trueman-Salway; Blunt-Aston; Milwood-Mrs Buchanan; Maria-Mrs Templer; Lucy-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Milward
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage. At the Desire of severl Persons of Distinction. [Daily Advertiser, 21 Aug., has a poem: On Miss Atherton's Playing the Part of Lucy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Cibber Jr; Millwood-Mrs Butler; Thorowgood-Bridgwater; Trueman-Wm. Mills; Barnwell Sr-J. Roberts; Maria-Miss Williams; Lucy-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Cibber Jr
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Miss Raftor

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Cibber Jr; Millwood-Mrs Butler; Thorowgood-Bridgwater; Barnwell Sr-Roberts; Trueman-Wm. Mills; Blunt-R. Wetherilt; Maria-Miss Williams; Lucy-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Blunt Actor: R. Wetherilt
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: Miss Raftor

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Robinson; IV: Scot's Dance-Houghton, Mrs Walter; End of Farce: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Pullen; Thorowgood-Machen; Truman-Hicks; Blunt-Hallam; Maria-Miss Palmes; Lucy-Miss Orbin; Millwood-Mrs Morse.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Pullen
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Love Runs All Dangers

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Jones Sr, Jones Jr; Hornpipe-Jones Sr

Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians from both Theatres. At Common Prices. 6:30 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Mrs Charke; Millwood-Mrs Mullart; Barnwell-Mullart; Trueman-Walker; Thorogood-Lacy; Maria-Miss Brett; Lucy-Mrs Freeman; Blunt-Turner. With the Original Epilogue by Miss Brett .
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: By Davenport and Mrs Davenport. 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 particular Desire of several Eminent Merchants and Citizens. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Carey. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 9 Oct.: Yesterday, between One and Two o'Clock, died of a Haemorrage . . . Mr Charles Hulett, belonging to [GF], whose natural Qualifications to the Stage, had he the Application of many of less Merit, would have render'd him one of the most considerable Performers now alive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Giffard; Thorogood-Rosco; Uncle-W. Giffard; Trueman-Bardin; Blunt-Woodward; Maria-Mrs Giffard; Lucy-Miss Tollett; Millwood-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Giffard
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: As17351006

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Este; Maria-Miss Cantrell .
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Este
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Bennald; Thorowgood-Wolf; Barnwell Sr-Morton; Trueman-Pain; Blunt-Carpenter; Maria-Mrs Morton; Lucy-Mrs Read; Millwood-Mrs Phebe .
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Bennald
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: By Desire. At Common Prices. N.B. There being an Entertainment, the After-Money will be taken. [In London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 8 Nov., The Inconstant had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Havard; Thorowgood-Rosco; Trueman-Woodward; Uncle-W. Giffard; Blunt-Hamilton; Maria-Mrs Hamilton; Lucy-Mrs Charke; Millwood-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Havard
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance: IV: Delagarde, Delamayne, the first time of his appearing on this stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Holland; Uncle-W. Vaughan; Lucy-Miss Minors; Thorowgood-Berry; Trueman-Blakes; Blunt-Mozeen; Maria-Mrs Davies; Millwood-Miss Haughton; In Act I, Singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: The Drunken Peasant-Morris; The Clown-W. Vaughan; V: A Hornpipe-Morris

Event Comment: [This year was published The Companion to the Playhouse; or, An historical account of all the Dramatic Writers, and their works that have appeared in Great Britain and Ireland to the year 1764. Composed in the form of a Dictionary. for the more readily turning to any particular author or performance. Two vols. Dedicated to Garrick. (Who receives eleven and one-half columns of comment, more than any other dramatist.) This is the beginning of the Biographia Dramatica. This year was published Essays on Important Subjects intended to establish the Doctrine of Salvation by Grace, by John Witherspoon (President of Princeton). Vol. II, contained a Serious Enquiry into the nature and effects of the Stage," being an attempt to show that contributing to the support of a Public Theatre is inconsistent with the character of a Christian (112 pp).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Holland; Thorogood-Love; Trumen-Packer; Uncle-Burton; Blunt-Fox; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Maria-Miss Plym; Millwood-Mrs Hopkins; In Act I, a Song-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with the Scene of the Waterfall, as it was originally performed. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] This Comedy (The Runaway) is much shortened since last Year and is the better for it (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #197 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: George Hargrave-Smith; Mr Drummond-Bensley; Justice-Parsons; Jarvis-Palmer; Mr Morley-Aickin; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; Mr Hargrave-Yates; Emily-Mrs Baddeley (1st appearance in that character); Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Susan-Mrs Wrighten; Harriet-Miss P. Hopkins; Bella-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: George Hargrave Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: George Hargrave-Smith; Drummond-Bensley; Justice-Parsons; Jarvis-Palmer; Mr Morley-Aickin; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; Mr Hargrave-Moody (1st appearance in that character); Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character); Susan-Mrs Davies; Harriet-Miss P. Hopkins; Bella-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: George Hargrave Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: George Hargrave-Smith; Drummond-Bensley; Justice-Parsons; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; Jarvis-Lamash; Mr Morley-Aickin; Mr Hargrave-Moody; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Mrs Robinson; Susan-Mrs Wrighten; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Bella-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: George Hargrave Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Related Works
Related Work: First Faults Author(s): Maria Theresa De Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: George Hargrave-Smith; Drummond-Bensley; Justice-Parsons; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; Jarvis-Lamash; Mr Morley-Aickin; Mr Hargrave-Moody; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Mrs Robinson; Susan-Mrs Wrighten; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Bella-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: George Hargrave Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Related Works
Related Work: Selima and Azor Author(s): Sir George Collier
Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge. Aldridge having sent an Invitation to the Scholars of the Maritime School, he flatters himself the Governor of that benevolent and politic Institution will permit them to be present. Receipts: #162 4s. (98.8; tickets: 63.16) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End I 1st piece: a new Hibernian Dance, The Rakes of Mallow-Jackson, Miss Francis (1st appearance), others; End II: a new Dance, The Sports of the Green or The Rivals Reconcil'd-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Francis, Miss Besford; 2nd Piece: the original Sailor's Dance, as17810402

Song: 2nd piece to conclude: with a Grand Antigallican Procession[in Honour of St. George's Day [23 Apr.], in which-; Rule Britannia-Reinhold; [the Procession to close with Britannia brought in a Triumphal Car, attended by Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, drawn by six boys representing the Young Gentlemen of the Maritime School, and attended by Mars and Neptune; after which will be display'd the famous Transparency of St. George and the Dragonv, executed by Cipriani; to conclude with: Britons Strike Home-Mrs Kennedy, [with the original chorus

Performance Comment: George's Day [23 Apr.], in which-; Rule Britannia-Reinhold; [the Procession to close with Britannia brought in a Triumphal Car, attended by Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, drawn by six boys representing the Young Gentlemen of the Maritime School, and attended by Mars and Neptune; after which will be display'd the famous Transparency of St. George and the Dragonv, executed by Cipriani; to conclude with: Britons Strike Home-Mrs Kennedy, [with the original chorus.with the original chorus.

Ballet: End IV: a Grand Pantomimical Pastoral Welch Dance St. David's Day; or, The Village Revels. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-Mr Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-Mr Besford; In which a Double Hornpipe-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late Sir W. W. Wynn?'s Delight, accompanied by the ancient British instrument the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a Country Dance-the Characters

Performance Comment: David's Day; or, The Village Revels. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-Mr Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-Mr Besford; In which a Double Hornpipe-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late Sir W. W. Wynn?'s Delight, accompanied by the ancient British instrument the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a Country Dance-the Characters.