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Event Comment: Afterpiece: The Scenery re-painted, and the Dresses and Decorations entirely new. The Musick composed by Kelly. The Scenes designed and executed by Greenwood, Chalmers, and others. The Machinery, Decorations and Dresses designed and under the direction of Johnston, and executed by him, Underwood and Gay. The Dresses by Johnston, Gay and Miss Rein. Account-Book: Paid Hatton, sword cutler, #5 10s; Chorus #11 16s. 6d. Receipts: #370 2s. (254.6.6; 114.3.0; 1.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard or Female Curiosity

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: Mainpiece: A new Pastoral piece in one act. Afterpiece: As it was originally performed at Vienna. Music by Gluck

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Triomfo Damore

Afterpiece Title: Orfeo

Dance: New Dance adapted to the Opera (Orfeo) intermixed with Grand Choruses-; In pastoral piece: Grand Ballet with Pas de cinq-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Lepy, Sga Crispi, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: New Grand Ballet-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; with a new Allemand-; New Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

Event Comment: Benefit Nivelon. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: Containing Variety of New Songs, to old Ballad-Tunes [By John Hippisley]. Receipts: money #84 2s. 6d.; tickets #53 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora or Hobs Wedding

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; rest by Walker, Salway, Hippisley, Hall, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Forrester; but edition of 1731 lists: Sir ThomasTesty-Hippisley; Truelove-Salway; Woodville-Walker; Saywell-Aston; Probe-Houghton; Old Hob-Hall; Young Hob-Laguerre; Lady Testy-Mrs Cantrell; Lucia-Mrs Vincent; Mary-Mrs Forrester; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: new Wooden Shoe Dance by Nivelon-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; Afterpiece:A new Dance-Nivelon for the Afterpiece

Event Comment: A New Serenata by the most eminent Masters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Difesa Damore

Afterpiece Title: Pyramo E Tisbe

Dance: New Serious Ballet, as17750425 New Ballet, as17750425 Grand Chaconne, as17750425 Louvre, as17750425 End Opera: Champetre Comique, as17750425 but _Asselin

Event Comment: Benefit Sig Victoria and the Doctor. By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Being a particular Fatigue of Argentina, with her Comical Affectation of her New Title; wherein the Doctor will perform by the Name of Tabarin , a New Character, very Comical and Jocose, never yet seen on the Stage, which has been reserved for that Day, and may be continued hereafter, if he has the Happiness of pleasing his most Noble Spectators better than by his former

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Argentina Ortolana Contessa Per Forza

Dance: new Scaramouch , lately arriv'd from Italy; Serious and Grotesque Dancing particularly-M deCamp, Mlle Mimi l'Post , first Dancers of the Opera at Brussels, just arrived

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Master Cautherly

Ballet: New Comic Entertainment of Dancing, call'dThe Prussian Camp. Officer-Blakes; Prussian Soldiers-the Comedians; Characters of the Dance-Delatre, Giorgi, Lucchi, Mrs Vernon. New Habits and Decorations for the Dance

Performance Comment: Officer-Blakes; Prussian Soldiers-the Comedians; Characters of the Dance-Delatre, Giorgi, Lucchi, Mrs Vernon. New Habits and Decorations for the Dance.
Event Comment: A New Opera. With New Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creso

Dance: New Dances-Marionesi, Signora Provenrali (1st time), Poitier, Signora Forti

Event Comment: Benefit for Elisi. With Several alterations of new and favourite songs. This Opera will be one half an hour shorter than when it first came out, which renders the former books unserviceable. Sg Elisi has therefore ordered new books to be printed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eumene

Music: A new Overture-Galuppi

Dance: II: Minuet, Louvre-Sodi, Miss Capitani

Song: new Duetto, Cananetto, accompanied by Recitations-Sg DeMajo

Event Comment: A new comic opera. Music entirley new by Guglielmi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lassemblea

Dance: New Dances-Mlle Heinel, other principals

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; CO 3, by John Scawen]: The Music, with a new Overture, by Dr Arnold. The Scenery designed and painted by Rooker. The Dances by Byrn. Books of the Songs [T. Cadell, 1790] to be had at the Theatre. Diary, 27 Aug. 1790: This Day is published New Spain (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: New Spain or Love in Mexico

Dance: III 2nd piece: A Grand Indian War Dance-

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. A concert, etc. Last time of performing. To begin exactly at six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Bates; Worthy-Yeates Jun.; Ballance-Malone; Kite-George; Brazen-Murry; Bullock-Sturgess; Recruits-Monk, Smithson; Melinda-Mrs Williamson; Rose-Mrs Morgan; Lucy-Mrs George; Sylvia-Mrs Yeates.
Cast
Role: Kite Actor: George
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs George
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

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: Benefit for Bates, Dumay, Curtat, Redman, Mrs Naylor. Tickets deliver'd for The Albion Queens will be taken. Charges #64 5s. Deficit #31 11s., covered by income from tickets: Bates #21 14s. (Box 8; Pit 66; Gallery 98); Dumay #49 13s. (Box 90; Pit 125; Gallery 84); Curtat #42 13s. (Box 61; Pit 90; Gallery 139); Redman #57 17s. (Box 35; Pit 180; Gallery 221); Mrs Naylor #33 9s. (Box 36; Pit 103; Gallery 90) (Account Book). Receipts: #32 14s. (Account Book). Stoppelaer and Sarjant paid up their deficiencies for 11th and 15th Inst

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17690410 but Maria-Mrs Mattocks; George-Wroughton, 1st time.
Cast
Role: George Actor: Wroughton, 1st time.
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: A Minuet-Dumay, Miss Madden; End: A Pantomime Dance-Fishar, Miss Capon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17690925, but George-Perry, first time; Truman-Lewes; Uncle-Gardner.
Cast
Role: George Actor: Perry, first time
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: End: Hippisley's Drunken Man with additions and Alterations-Shuter

Dance: TThe Tambourine, as17700501

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17801109, but George Barnwell-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character).
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: As17801109

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Several of the Airs and the Overture composed by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin precisely at 7:00 [same throughout season]. Places for the Boxes to be had of Rice at the Theatre. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bannister, Wilson, Bannister Jun., Barrett, Swords, Baddelcy, Davies, Edwin; Miss George, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1784): Young Townly-Palmer; Captain Dupely-Bannister; Dupely-Wilson; Beaufort-Bannister Jun.; Post-boy-Barrett; Waiter-Swords; Sir ThomasTownly-Baddeley; Crape-Davies; Dicky Ditto-Edwin; Tippet-Miss George; Charlotte-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss George
Related Works
Related Work: Poor Old Haymarket; or, Two Sides of the Gutter!!! Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Related Work: Two to One Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale or The Descent of the Balloon

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Wewitzer, Gardner, Swords, R. Palmer, Williamson; Miss Brangin, Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Wells. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 8 July 1786: Johnny Atkins-Parsons; Dr Pedant-Wewitzer; Guard-Gardner; Omar-Swords; Selim-R. Palmer; The Mogul-Williamson; Zapphira-Miss Brangin; Irene-Mrs Inchbald; Sheba-Mrs Cuyler; Fanny-Mrs Wells.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: The Mogul Actor: Williamson

Dance: End of mainpiece, by Master Giorgi, Miss Byrne, and others

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss George. [Monologue by Charles Stuart {.European Magazine, Sept. 1786, p. 165).] Morning Chronicle, 31 July: Tickets to be had of Miss George, No. 23, King-street, St. Ann's, Soho. Afterpiece: Never performed here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss George
Related Works
Related Work: Poor Old Haymarket; or, Two Sides of the Gutter!!! Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Related Work: Two to One Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Watty Cockney-Meadows; Captain Sightly-Wright; Old Cockney-Barrett; Barnacle-Booth; Penelope-Miss Burnett; Miss La Blond-Miss Brangin; Priscilla Tomboy-Miss George (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Miss George

Monologue: 1786 08 03 End of mainpiece The News-Papers spoken by Bannister Jun

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Answorth, Appleby, Bayne, Daglish, Dale Jun., Gardner, George, Gillis, Keen, Pilsbury, W. Purser, Smith, Sherratt, Standen, Whittow, Woollams] will be admitted. Receipts: #303 8s. 6d. (33.11.0; 5.6.0; 0.1.6; tickets: 264.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Dance: End: As17890415; End IV: Highland Reel, as17890527, but Whittow, _Hamoir

Song: As17880920

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss George. Public Advertiser, 8 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Miss George, No. 8, Panton-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Wowski Actor: Miss George
Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Song: End I afterpiece: a song (composed by Giordani)-Miss George

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Rees

Event Comment: Benefit Corbett. [Luttrell, 21 March, states: "This being Passion week, there was a new opera acted last Monday at the old playhouse, which her majestie being informed of resented the same, and ordered the lord chamberlain to suffer no more till after Easter Sunday" (VI, 29). There is no known advertisement of the performance to which Luttrell refers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: New Vocal and Instrumental music-the best Masters and Voices; with pieces for trumpet and violins composed by William Corbett-

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Eight Years. Carefully Revis'd. Afterpiece: [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] A New Comic Masque. Receipts: #30 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mountebank or The Country Lass

Dance: New humorous dances-delaGarde, Shaw, Thurmond, Tully, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock; Particularly The What D'Ye Call It-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; Italian Night Scene, as17151024

Event Comment: Benefit Roger, the Pierot. Afterpiece: The Characters all new Dressed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Cru Prince Par Magie

Afterpiece Title: Pierot Grand Vizier With The Turkish Ceremony of the Bourgeois Gentilhomme

Dance:

Music: new sonata on violin of Mr Roger's composing-Mr Roger (himself)

Event Comment: Benefit Glover. With Two new Italian Songs composed by the Author and sung by Rochetti. Receipts: money #23 1s.; tickets #76 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 28 by money and 187 by tickets; stage, 7 by money; pit, 45 by money and 155 by tickets; slips, 4 by money; first gallery, 37 by money and 62 by tickets; second gallery, 47 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: new Ball Dance-Glover, Mlle Salle; Pastoral-Glover, Newhouse, Dupre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Pierot Dance-Nivelon, Poitier; Moors-Glover, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss Latour

Event Comment: A new Ballad-Opera. Taken from The Devil of a Wife. Written by Mr Jevon. [For Coffey, Mottley, and Cibber Jr as authors, see Hughes and Scouten, Ten English Farces, pp. 173-74.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil To Pay Or The Wives Metamorphosd

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Stoppelaer; Jobson-Harper; Valentine-Roberts; Ranger-R. Wetherilt; Ananias-Charke; Butler-Berry; Cook-Fielding; Footman-Wright; Coachman-Grey; Doctor-Oates; Father-Wetherilt Jr; Lady Loverule-Mrs Mills; Nell-Miss Raftor; Lucy-Miss Oates; Lettice-Miss Williams; Gaffer Dungfork-Cibber Jr; but edition of 1731 adds: Nadir-Fisher Tench; Abishog-H. Tench; Prologue-Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Ranger Actor: R. Wetherilt
Role: Father Actor: Wetherilt Jr
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: new dance %Bartholomew Fair-Fisher Tench, Miss Brett

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Egleton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: a new Ballad Opera of two Acts. Written by Mrs Egleton. [Apparently not published.] Receipts: money #28 12s. 6d.; tickets #102 3s. (or #102 5s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Maggot

Dance: new Hornpipe in the Character of a Sailor and his Wife-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. Mainpiece: With proper Habits, Scenes, Machines, and Decorations in a new Manner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Performance Comment: Arthur-Mullart; Dolallola-Mrs Mullart who performed them originally; Grizzle-Cibber Jr; Queen of Giants-Bridgwater; Huncamunca-Harper; Ghost-W. Mills; Tom Thumb-Miss Robinson; With a new Introduction by the Author of Tom Thumb: The Speaker, Lord Monkeytail-A. Hallam; Mr Critick-Watson; Mr Heroick Diction-Wetherilt Jr; Miss Monkeytail-A. Raftor; Mrs Witwou'd-Mrs Shireburn.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Music: new Overture with Kettle Drums and Trumpets by Seedo-; I: The 5th Concerto of Vivaldi, upon the Stage-; II: The 8th Concerto of Michael Angelo Corelli-; III: Handel's Water Musick with French Horns-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Ben. Baker

Song: I: Rosy Bowers-Miss Raftor; End Afterpiece: Ellis Roberts

Dance: II: Harlequins-Lally Jr, Miss Brett; In III: A new Grand Heroic Comic Dance, proper to the Play-; End Afterpiece: The Masqueraders-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams