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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Pazzie Dorlando

Performance Comment: Angelica-Sga Guglielmi with new songs.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not played for 20 years. Afterpiece: By Desire. The Play very dull Little Applause (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Reddish. Theatrical Review, 28 March: The plot of this piece is taken from a well known passage in history, which, however, is too barren of incidents for the support of a piece of 5 acts, on which account it is rather languid and tedious, notwithstanding the language in general is tolerable poetical. What could induce Mr Reddish to revive so dull a performance, after it had been neglected for 20 years, we cannot conceive, unless it was with a view of having an opportunity to rant a few speeches in favor of liberty; but (as the piece was miserably represented except in the characters of Timoleon and Eunesia) we think Mr Reddish extended his liberty a little too far with the public; for which neither his Occasional Prologue, the Solemn Sacrifice, nor the Epilogue spoken by Miss Younge, made sufficient atonement. Paid 4 days salary #333 19s.; Mrs Abington's Cloaths Acct #1; Mr S. French 6 days #1 10s. (Treasurer'sBook). Receipts: #205 16s.; Charges: #67 6s. 6d.; Profit to Reddish: #138 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timoleon Or Liberty Restored

Performance Comment: Timolean-Reddish; Dinarchus-Aickin; Timophanes-Palmer; Olinthus-Cautherly; Lycander-Wright; Ghost-Hurst; Orthagoras-Davies; Eschylus-Inchbald; Pheron-Wheeler; Egon-[?]; Senators-Wrighten, Follet; Cleone-Miss Hayward; Eunesia-Miss Younge; In V a Solemn Sacrifice-; the Vocal Parts-Champnes, Fawcett, Davies, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten; [With a New Occasional Prologue-Reddish; Epilogue-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Afterpiece: Not acted these 30 years, Being the most Tragical Tragedy that ever was Tragedized by any company of Tragedians. Charges #76 4s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Lessingham #74 15s.; plus #91 13s. from tickets (Box 205; Pit 164; Gallery 158). Paid Wills (mercer) #13 19s.; Paid Kingwood for flowers and feathers as per bill #13 8s. (Account Book). Receipts: #141 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: Chrononhotonthologos-Kniveton; Bombardinian-Davis; Rigdum Funidos-Quick; Aldiberonti Foschophornio-Perry; Queen Fadladinida-Mrs Gardner; With a New Occasional Prologue-Mrs Lessingham.

Monologue: True Blue. As 7 April, but Principal Parts-Mrs Mattocks, Mrs _Baker

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Farce with songs in character, and a new Overture composed by Dr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Dance: As17720518

Event Comment: Paid a tow bill 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [This charge occurs about once a month throughout the season for wicks and will not be noted further, total payments this season #4 10s.] Receipts: #265 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Capt. LeBrush-Palmer; Frenchman-Baddeley; Irishman-Moody; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Love; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; New Character-Miss Pope; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: New Character Actor: Miss Pope
Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Dramatic Poem, Never Performed [written on the model of a Greek Tragedy by William Mason]. The Overture and all the Music entirely New Composed by Dr Arne. With New Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations (playbill). Altered by Colman to Mason's distress. (Biographia Dramatica). Books of the Chorus to be had at the Theatre. Rec'd from Bensley on account of Cash advanc'd last season #100 (Account Book). Receipts: #201 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Performance Comment: Athelwold-Smith; Edgar-Bensley; Orgar-Clarke; Edwin-Hull; Albina-Mrs Mattocks; Elfrida-Mrs Hartley; Chorus of British Virgins-Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker, Miss Twist, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Miss Wewitzer, Miss Catley, others.
Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: End: The Recruits, as17721117

Event Comment: A new serious opera, music entirely new, by Antonio? Sacchini. Text by G. G. Bottarelli

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: End of Opera: A Grand Serious Ballet, with a Pas de deux, and a+Grand Chaconne-Mlle Heinel, Fierville, etc

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A New Tragedy [by Arthur Murphy] never performed The Music by Dr Arne. The Characters New Dress'd. [Long account and generally unfavorable review of Alzuma in the Westminster Magazine for March.] Receipts: #206 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzuma

Performance Comment: Smith, Bensley, Hull, Gardiner, Perry, Miss Pearce, Mrs Willems, Miss Miller, Mrs Hartley Alzuma-Smith; Don Carlos-Bensley; Pizarro-Hull; Gonzalez-Gardner; Ozmar-Perry; Orazia-Miss Miller; Orellana-Mrs Hartley; Virgins of the Sun-Miss Pearce, Mrs Willems; In Act II, a Procession of the Virgins of the Sun-; principal vocal parts-Miss Wewitzer, Miss Brown (Edition of 1773, which also lists Ezmont-$Thompson, whose name does not appear on the bills).

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Event Comment: This Tragedy written by Mr Hume was receiv'd with very great Applause Indeed Mrs Barry Seem'd inspir'd She never Appeard to moor Advantage uncommon Applause (Hopkins Diary). New Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Paid 4 Day's salary list #348 5s.; Tallow chandler's 6th bill #44 14s. Mr Reddish's draft #10 10s.; Mr Racket for Women's cloaths #12; Mr Dibdin Draft #70 (Treasurer's Book). [Westminster Magazine for March gives a long, and unfavorable review of the new tragedy, concluding Home's genius lies not in the tragic way.] Receipts: #237 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Afterpiece: A new Farce never performed. Altered from Sir Charles Sedley's Piece of the same title by Dr Goldsmith. Acted only this night (playbill). [The notation on the alteration is by Kemble on the playbill. The characters are: Sourby, Octavio, Wentworth, Dancing Master, Scamper, Clarissa and Jenny. See Edition by Alice I. Perry Wood (Cambridge, Mass., 1931).] Charges #66 5s. Profit to Quick #7 6d., plus #80 from tickets (Box 100; Pit 263; Gallery 156) (Account Book). [Brief review of the Grumbler in the Westminster Magazine for May 1773: "It was several years ago translated from the French, and received this night some additional touches from the pen of Dr Goldsmith. An entertainment of one act cannot be expected to contain much. The whole merit of this is centered in one character, and perhaps in one scene."] Receipts: #73 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Grumbler

Dance: After the Interlude: The Whim, as17730426

Monologue: 1773 5 8 End of Play: Interlude. An Interlude by S. Foote Esq; Lady Pentweazle-Quick; Carmine-Davis

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman. Tickets to be had at Pond's in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden; and of Mr Johnston, at the Theatre. House charges #84. Profit to Ackman #123 10s.; Paid Mr Davies's note to Liddell, #3 3s.; Paid extra Flute and Hautboy 10s.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 1s. Receipts: #207 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Packer; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; Stephano (that night only)-G. A. Stevens; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Ackman; Sebastian-Keen; Gonzalo-J. Aickin; Alonzo-Bransby; Antonio-Hurst; Master of Ship-Wrighten; Francisco-Griffith; Ariel (with songs)-Mrs Scott; Hymen-Fawcett; Ceres-Mrs Wrighten; Miranda-Mrs Smith, first time and with a new song. With a; Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: Other dances-Atkins, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at ye All-Palmer; by Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Gullwell-Fearon; Harwood-Howard; Irishman (with a Song)-Moody; Scotchman-Hamilton; Frenchman-Bolton; Lord Brilliant-Lamash; LeBrush-Ward; Frankly-Courtney; Trickit-Lings; Williams-Osborne; new Character-Mrs Williams; Maria-Miss Atkinson; Melpomene-Miss Lings; Margery-Miss Craven.
Cast
Role: new Character Actor: Mrs Williams

Dance: End: The Haymakers-

Event Comment: The Comic Opera Love in a Village oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of indisposition of Miss Catley. Tomorrow a new Comedy (never performed) call'd The Duellist. The subject of the new Comedy advertised for Performance Tomorrow, as far as we can guess, from the Title, is remarkably well timed. There is at this Day no predominant Passion carried to such a ridiculous extreme as Duelling. We can be laughed out of our Follies on the Stage when we defy the Power of pulpit Oratory and serious Argument. Let us hope therefore, that the comic Satirist of Tomorrow Evening may have exercised his Pen with some Ability on a very important subject (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #134 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Comedy [by William Kenrick] never performed before. [The play failed to succeed. Kenrick accounts for the failure in his Preface to the 1773 edition by reference to the Macklin affair (See 23 Oct., 30 Oct. and 18 Nov.) He quotes from the Public Advertiser (22 Nov.): "On Saturday last a new comedy called the Duellist was performed, for the first time, at Covent Garden Theatre. Previous to the curtain being drawn up, the following written handbill was dispersed about the house. 'Mr Macklin has been pursued by a malicious party to such a pitch of rancour, that at last they have succeeded so far in their cursed designs, as to get him discharged this theatre, and thereby have deprived him of the means of a livelihood; therefore if the public have any spirit, they will not suffer the new play to begin till Mr Colman promises that Mr Macklin shall be engaged again.' This handbill found its way into the green-room, and had a very visible effect on the performers, as was plainly evident from their confusion. The piece was received with great marks of approbation, and given out again for Monday, which was attended with some hissing, but that was greatly overpowered by the general applause of the audience. The overture to Thomas and Sally being attended to with silence, the greatest part of the author's friends quitted the theatre; which being taken advantage of by a party in the gallery, a riot ensued, and the entertainment was not suffered to go on till another play was given out for Monday." Kenrick agrees with this account, then analyses several other objections which he dismisses, to wit, in the play (a) too lengthy a satire on lawyers, (b) an indelicate passage in Latin (omitted from the printed version); in the audience, a conspiracy of Garrick and Bickerstaffe against him; and lack of a claque of his own friends to carry through their suport of him. Macklin's name appears on the playroll this night, but only for a accumulated 4 days of pay #8 16s. (Account Book).] Receipts: #221 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duellist

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Event Comment: A new Serious opera with Grand Choruses, Music entirely new composed by Sacchini. The Dances composed by Pitrot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseo

Dance: I: Pastoral Ballet-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; II: Serious Ballet-a Young Lady (Scholar of Tassoni, first appearance); End Opera: Adventures of the Harem of Ispahan-a Grand Persian pantomime ballet-Pitrot, Mimi Faviere, Mlle Faviere, Sga Mazzoni, Bocchinini, Mariottini

Event Comment: Mrs Greville ill new piece deferr'd. A Christmas Tale after this night will be laid aside for sometime (playbill). Paid Chorus 4 nights (this incl.) #8 2s; Extra Guitars and Flutes 2 nights (this inc) #2.; Mr Wrighten on note #12 12s.; Mrs Weston's Debt & Costs to Rd Williams #4 17s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #210 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Cast
Role: after which a New Overture Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Johnston. Afterpiece by Allan Ramsay, with the Original Music, New Accompanyments, and a New Medley Scotch Overture. By Particular Desire. Paid Properties #1 17s. 7d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #207 15s. Charges: #65 10s. Profits: #142 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17740411 but Fulmer-J. Aickin; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Millidge; Louisa-Mrs Baddeley (being positively the last time of her performing this season).
Cast
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Entertainment: End Act II: Imitations[, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister; [Act III: An Ode to Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister; [Act V: Judge Tycho's Sentence-Weston. [See17740505.

Event Comment: Mr Lacy a Proprietor of this Theatre made his first appearance upon the Stage in the part of Alexander. He is very Tall, & Thin, a good Voice but His Fright took away from it's power--he was rec'ed with Applause. Mr Garrick wrote a New Occasional Prologue to introduce him, which was Spoken by Mr King & rec'ed with great Applause (Hopkins Diary). Paid 4 days list at #91 8s. 10d. per diem #365 15s. 4d.; Mr J. French on Acct #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [The Westminster Magazine commented on Willoughby Lacy's performance (Oct. 1774): "His performance was far from answering the expectations we had been taught to form from a friend and pupil of our English Roscius. Indeed Mr Lacy is a very young man: therefore we ought not to draw the line of our expectation. His figure is at present lank, awkward, and unengaging; his voice distinctly powerful, but inharmonious; his action outre, vulgar and forced: his attitudes unnatural, affected and disgustful; and his delivery a continued rant, without proper change, a pleasing variety, or a just discrimination of the necessary difference of tone demanded by the different passions. These...capital defects...are not unsurmountable...The play was prefaced by a new Prologue, evidently the production of Mr Garrick. It had some humor and was well received. The purport of it was to beg favor for the hero of the evening, whom it compared to a young swimmer, who had tried to float in two shallow streams, and was now about to venture himself in the great deep. This image is certainly an apt one, though, it is no great compliment to the audiences of Norwich and Birmingham."] Receipts: #248 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great Or The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-a Young Gentleman, first appearance on this stage; Clytus-Jefferson; Lysimachus-Brereton; Cassander-Palmer; Hephestion-Davies; Thessalus-Wright; Perdiccas-Wheeler; Parisatis-Miss Hopkins; Polyperchon-Bransby; Eumenes-Keen; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Statira-Mrs Baddeley, first time; Roxana-Miss Young; With the Triumphal Entry-; and an Occasional Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Wright
Role: With the Triumphal Entry Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Tragedy never performed there. Mrs Yates first appearance this stage in 8 years. This Play is from the Orestes of Voltaire Mrs Yates who has been at Covent Garden these 8 years is now return'd & chose to make her first appearance in the part of Electra. Mr Garrick wrote an Excellent Prologue & Epilogue for the Occasion both of which were greatly receiv'd With great Applause. The Play is very dull & heavy & Mrs Yates wanted Spirit greatly in the part of Electra had but little Applause (Hopkins Diary). Paid salary list 5 days at #91 8s. 10d. #457 4s. 2d.; Mr French on acct #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). [From Westminster Magazine, Oct. (of the mainpiece): From its want of business, it is a very heavy, tedious performance. Most of the scenes are mere declamations; and a certain air of coldness and apathy, which is the peculiar characteristic of French drama, runs thro the whole, which must ever render it unpleasing as well as uninteresting to an English Audience." Gave a severe comment on the Prologue with its theme "home is home be it ever so homely." Preferred the Epilogue. The perspective scenery of Argosv, the Palace of Aegisthusv, and the Tomb of Agamemnonv, designed by Loutherbourg, and painted by Messrs French and Roy, were warm and spirited, and the dresses elegant and characteristic."] Receipts: #243 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Electra

Performance Comment: Orestes-Smith; Aegisthus-Palmer; Pammenes-J. Aickin; Pylades-Packer; Electra-Mrs Yates; Dymas-Wright; Clytemnestra-Mrs Hopkins; Iphisa-Mrs Baddeley; New Occasional Prologue-King; Epilogue, written by Garrick, spoken by-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: New Occasional Prologue Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: Orestes Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Event Comment: A New Serious Opera. The Music by several eminent composers under the direction of Giordani. Dances under the direction of Lany. New Scenes by Colomba, with magnificent Dresses and Decorations for the Opera and Dances. Tickets Pit and Boxes put together at Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. By Command of their Majesties no person whatsoever to be admitted behind the scenes or into the Orchestra. Doors to be opened at 6, to begin at 7:00 p.m. Vivant Rex et Regina. In order to prevent inconveniencies to the ladies in getting to and from their carriages, they are requested to order their coachmen to set down with their horses heads towards Pall Mall, and to take up with their heads towards Picadilly. The door in Market Lane and the King's door for Chairs only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Armida

Dance: I: Grand Ballet Pirhame et Thisbe-Simonin Vallouis, Mad. Niel Vallouis, Lany, Mlle Bacelli; in which will be introduced a Grand Chaconne-Simonin Vallouis; III: A Grand Dance of Furies-incident to the Opera

Performance Comment: Niel Vallouis, Lany, Mlle Bacelli; in which will be introduced a Grand Chaconne-Simonin Vallouis; III: A Grand Dance of Furies-incident to the Opera.

Ballet: II: A Grand Ballet Le Baillet de Fleur. La Rose-Mlle Bacelli; Le Zephir-Lany; Boree-Fay; with an Entree-Simonin Vallouis, Mad. Vallouis

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 5 April 1771.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Barry; Orlando-Lewis; Adam-Lee, first time for all three these characters; Duke Senior-Hull; Amiens (with songs)-Mattocks; Oliver-Wroughton; Frederick-Fearon; LeBeau-Booth; Sylvius-Whitefield; Corin-Thompson; Touchstone-Shuter; Charles-Fox; William-Wewitzer; Caelia (with Cockow Song)-Mrs Mattocks; Phoebe-Miss Dayes; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Rosalind-Mrs Barry; In Act V a new Pastoral Dance-Daguville, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Event Comment: [See Epilogue to the Rival Candidates at dl 1 Feb. 1775, wherein Weston comments on his Dog Dragon, "But should his master's sing-song melt your soul @ He'll be as soft as-Signior Rossignol: @ Will with harmonious howlings swell each note, @ And bark sweet music,--only from his throat."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Dayes, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Performance Comment: See17750102 but Imitations of Birds(with his throat only)-Sig Rossignol , being his first appearance here; Country Fiddler-Sig Rossignol; Concerto on A Violin Without Strings-OrchestraWith the Last New Scene, Additional Performances. Characters of the Pantomime and Dances as usual.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these 5 years. New Dresses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Armida

Performance Comment: As17750107, but [the Alterations and new Songs specified by particular reference to the 1774 Word Book] Act I, Page 15. Duetto [by Anfossi-Signor Rauzinni, Signora Schindlerin; [Act II. Page 19, a Song [by Galuppi-Sga Farinella; [Page 20. a Song [by Vento-Sga Schindlerin;[. Page 23 a Song [by Bach-Signor Passini; [Page 24. a Song [by Sacchini-Sga Schindlerin; [Page 27. a Song [by Bertoni-Sg Rauzzini; [Act III. Page 32. Song [by Vento-Sg Rauzzini.
Cast
Role: a new Duet Actor:
Role: new Songs by several eminent Masters Actor: .

Dance: As17750107

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by R. B. Sheridan] never perform'd. New Scenes and Dresses. [Gentleman's Magazine for Jan. states: "Tuesday 17, Was performed for the first time at Covent Garden a comedy call'd The Rivals, said to be written by Mr Sheridan. Some objections being made both to language and character, the author has thought proper to withdraw his piece for correction, and it has since been played with applause." See 18 and 28 Jan. The Westminster Magazine, Jan., remarked: "This comedy was acted so imperfectly, either from the timidity of the actors on a first night's performance, or from an improper distribution of parts, that it was generally disapproved....The author promised some alterations, which implied that he would be glad the Town would suspend judgment till a farther hearing" See 28 Jan. John Hampden quotes from Lloyd's Evening Post, 18 Jan., the Morning Chronicle and Morning Post of the same date, and the London Chronicle of 19 Jan. articles damning the casting and the imperfectness of the actors, the impudence of Shuter in particular, and the fatigue of the audience.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet