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Mainpiece Title: Larcadia In Brenta

Performance Comment: As17541118, but into which will be introduced several new Comic Airs-.

Dance: As17541118

Event Comment: A new Opera.-The Musick composed by Sg Galuppi. New Cloaths, Scenes, and Dances

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Mainpiece Title: Ricimero

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund to Support Decay'd Musicians, or their Families. Boxes and Pit at Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. Tickets delivered to Subscribers to this Charity will admit one Person into any Part of the House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Part I: New Overture by DuBourg-; Non Pensi (Latilles)-Mondini; Cantata (Arne)-Beard; Voglio Amor-Sga Curioni; Concerto on violincello-Pasqualino; Pensa che amante (Cocchi)-Guadagni; S'e spoze (Hasse)-Mingotti; Part II: Concerto on Bassoon-Miller; Per lei fra l'armi-Ciprandi; Sorge nell' alma mia (Perez)-Sga Mattei; Concerto on Violin-Dubourg; Tremende oscuri atroci (Pergolesi)-Sga Frasi; Fra quest Ombra (Hasse)-Ricciarelli; Part III: Concerto on oboe-Vincent; Non via Piaque (Conforto)-Sga Mingotti; Destrir che all' armi usato (Ciampi)-Guadagni; Return O God of Hosts (Handel)-Sga Frasi; Uniti a Lupi (Hasse)-Ricciarelli; Grand Concerto-Handel.
Cast
Role: New Overture by DuBourg Actor:

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Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Cibber first appearance in that part; other parts-the new company; Miss Jenny-Young Gentlewoman.
Cast
Role: other parts Actor: the new company

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Kitty Pry-Young Gentlewoman who acted Miranda in The Busy Body; To conclude with a Country Dance-.

Dance: TThe Pierots-

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, Bowling Green. By Mr Phillips's Company of Comedians, will be presented a new Droll. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. To begin each day at 12 noon

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Mainpiece Title: The Injurd Merchant Or The Extravagant Son

Afterpiece Title: The Jew in Distress or Harlequin turnd Sharper

Song: Phillips, Mrs Vaux, Mrs St.John

Dance: Phillips, Mrs Vaux, Mrs St.John

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: See17551007, but Mizen-Woodward; Worthy-Havard; Rovewell-Ross; Sir Charles-Palmer; Flip-Yates; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Jenny-Miss Minors; Fair Quaker-Mrs Davies; Sailors-Beard, Vaughan, Cloughl Blakes, Atkins, Ackman; New Song-Beard in character.
Cast
Role: New Song Actor: Beard in character.
Event Comment: At the Lecture Room, Robin Hood, Temple Bar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lecture

Performance Comment: A Dissertation on the Theatres ; the subjects various; some topics new-Cibber.
Cast
Role: some topics new Actor: Cibber.
Event Comment: At the Great Piazza Coffee Room, Covent Garden. To begin at 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lecture

Performance Comment: A New Dissertation on Various Theatrical Subjects-; in which will be Shakespear's Charge to Momus-; an Examen of the two Lears-; with the prefatory address to the Anti@Gallicans and the trading of the Nation-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lolimpiade

Performance Comment: A new Duetto-Signora Mingotti, Ricciarelli.

Dance: MMinuet-Sga Bugiani, Maranesi

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Phillips. No building on the Stage

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Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17560330 but Osmyn-Smith; Zara-Miss Phillips, first time in that character and fourth time on any stage; With a New Occasional Prologue-Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Simson Their Son & Daughter (Cross). Receipts: #220 (Cross )

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: By the children (Cross). See17560327 but Parts-Mt Simson, Mt Perkins, Mt Wallace, Mt Martin, Mt Cautherley, Mas. Hanyours, Miss Pope, Miss Simson; With a New Occasional Prologue-.

Dance: IV: The Louvre and Minuet-Mas and Miss Simson

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly (by Desire)-Beard

Event Comment: By Command of Prince of Wales. Tickets deliver'd out by Wood, which were to have been admitted this night, will be taken Saturday next, to the play of the Rehearsal. Receipts; #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17560505, but a New Character and Chalkstone-Garrick; Old Man-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.

Dance: DDance of the Millers-

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Alterations. Not acted for 20 years. [See 28 April 1747. Some slight alterations were made by Dr Hawksworth (Genest, IV, 478).] The songs of the Interlude will be printed and deliver'd gratis at the Doors. This Day Publish'd Lilliput, a Dramatic Entertainment as it is performed at Drury Lane. Printed for Paul Vaillant, facing Southampton St. in the Strand, 1s. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Ross; Sosia-Woodward; Mercury-Palmer; Alcmena-Mrs Yates, late Mrs Graham; Phaedra-Mrs Clive; Bromia-Mrs Macklin; Amphitryon-Havard; Polida-Walker; Tranio-Jefferson; Judge Gripus-Yates; Phoebus-Usher; Night-Miss Minors; In Which will be introduced a New Interlude of Singing, Dancing-Beard, Miss Young, others; New Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Beard, Miss Young, others
Role: New Occasional Prologue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Beard, Miss Young, others

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: with the last New Character of Lord Chalkstone-Garrick. [See17560512.]See17560512.]
Event Comment: Benefit for raising money towards cloathing Friendless and Deserted Boys for the Sea. [The Prologue and Epilogue were printed in the Public Advertiser the following day. The Prologue, written by Derrick, very Patriotic and anti-Gallic. In the Epilogue, written by Mr Lockman, Secretary of the Free British Fishery, Shuter as Boatswain followed by a "considerable number of the Boys" for Britain to maintain rule of the Waves. Finances for this evening appeared in the Public Advertiser on 24 Dec.] @Cash at the House #185 4s.@Tickets 137 16s.@#323@Deductions: @Expense of Play #84@Building on stage 3 13s. 6d.@Present to Treasurer 1 1s.@Prologue 2 2s.@Total #90 16s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17560924, but Lappet-Mrs Pitt; New Prologue-Smith; Hornpipe-Phillips; New Epiloguein the character of a Boatswain-Shuter.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Lucas, Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: This day is publish'd at 1s. Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias, a Comedy altered from Mr Dryden, as it is now perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. With a New Interlude of Music, an Occasional Prologue, and some account of the Alterations. Printed for J. Payne, at Pope's Head in Paternoster Row. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

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Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Beard, Miss Young, others

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: MMrs Cibber is recover'd & plays tonight-Mr Garrick taken ill, Holland did Chamont (Cross). [Probably Havard of Davies did Polydore, as both were familiar with the part.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Chamont-Garrick; Acasto-Berry; Ernesto-Simson; Monimia-Mrs Cibber; Page-Cautherly; Castalio-Ross; Polydor-Holland, 1st time; Chaplain-Blakes; Serina-Miss Minors; Florella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performance Comment: As17570117, but to conclude with a new Dance-the Lilliputians.
Event Comment: [M+Mercury Harlequin seems to have been the afterpiece. The Public Advertiser carried the following notice under news from London: "Mr Garrick was prevented from appearing in the character of Chamont last night, by a sudden and violent Indisposition, but we hear that he is better, tho' not quite free from pain."] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput Mercury Harlequin

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Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17570218, but Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Trusty-Miss Ferguson; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton. In Which will be reviv'd the Original Masquerade Scene and Dance. Mrs Hamilton will give a new Epilogue in Character.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17570326 but Catherine-Mrs Hamilton, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Hamilton, 1st time.

Dance: Lucas, Miss Hilliard, Miss Vallois, her 1st appearance on any stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17570308 but Monimia-Miss Pritchard, 1st time; Ernesto-Jefferson; Page-Miss Simson; Address to the Town-Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Woodward; Catherine (by Desire)-Mrs Pritchard; With a new Dialogue Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard, Miss Pritchard; With a Grand Masquerade Dance-; in which Minuet-Miss Pritchard.
Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Old Man, last new character of Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Fine Gentleman-a Person who never appeared on the stage before; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.

Dance: By Desire aHornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: The Cries of London with Additions-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: Address-Cibber; A Scotch Song-; A concerto-; First Comic Lecture-Cibber; Grand Concerto for French Horns-; Second Comic Lecture-Cibber; The Italian Peasant (comic dance)-; A New Cantata The Wheelbarrow-; Comic Medley overture-; Auction of choice curiosities of extraordinary Value-Cibber; Italian air-Sga Mimicotti as17570628; Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics-Miss Dorothy Midnight; Comic Ballet The Marine Boys marching to Portsmouth-; Handel's Water Music-Mother Midnight.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolic

Cast
Role: Mother Dendike Actor:
Role: Mother Demdike Actor: Madam Chise
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolic

Cast
Role: Mother Dendike Actor:
Role: Mother Demdike Actor: Madam Chise
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: As17570819

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolic

Cast
Role: Mother Dendike Actor:
Role: Mother Demdike Actor: Madam Chise
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: As17570819

Event Comment: To the Public: An Impartial Account of Cibber's Impromptu, by a Spectator: @In a frolicsome humour I went t'other day@To see the Diversions collected by THE',@When seen -from Amazement I could not refrain@That such an odd Oglio should come in his brain;@That from Chaos, Confusion and Visible night@He could bring such a queer group of figures to light:@I went-with a critical spleen that disdained@This project -but found myself well entertained.@For the English there's ships; for the Scots a good song;@[what] He sought to provide for Hibernia was Wrong@When this I observ'd to aworthy dear Honey -@He reply'd -"Blurr and Houns? there's enough for your money.@But to state the affair without laughter or fun@All agreed -my shift was superior to none;@With new Scenes, new Machines, Music, Dancing and all,@To risk our Diversions THE' ventured a fall@And if his last trump should unluckily fail,@[Brain?] must lay a scheme to keep out of a jail.@A few trivial errors we ought to forgive@Pay to Merit reward and let Industry live,@For your Candor alone must determine his fate@For the sake of Old Coll', let Theophilus eat.@ His Benefit tomorrow, Wednesday, the 14th Instant, at the Theatre in The Haymarket

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