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Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Ballet-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Punch-Master Ferg; V: La Pieraite-Livier, Miss Thompson

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

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Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Muilment

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Dance: Muilment

Event Comment: As 27 Nov. 1738. Mainpiece: by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: Muilment

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etherege

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

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Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland Elder; The Kilkenny-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland

Song: IV: Bachique Song-Leveridge, Salway

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etherege

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: IV: As17391110

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etherege

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: IV: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates

Song: IV: Bachique Song-Leveridge, Salway

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Receipts: #230

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

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Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: I: Sweet Bird, from Milton,-Mrs Arne; III: The celebrated Irish Ballad Elin a Roon-Mrs Clive in Irish, as she perform'd it at the Theatre Royal in Dublin; IV: Singing in Italian and English-Miss Edwards

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; IV: A Ballet-Desse, Baudouin, Leviez

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Sir George Etheredge. Not acted these 10 years. [See 5 Apr. 1742.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Afterpiece Title: Merlins Cave

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MD 3, by Sir George Collier, based on Zemire et Azor, by Jean Francois Marmontel]: The Music [by Thomas Linley Sen., adapted from Gretry], Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations entirely New. The Scenes, &c., designed by DeLoutherbourg. The Words of the Songs, &c. to be had at the Theatre. The Entertainment is splendidly got up--The Music by Thomas Linley Jun. [sic] was very well received (Hopkins Diary). Public Advertiser, 7 Dec. 1776: This Day is published the Songs in Selima and Azor (6d). [Text 1st published by J. Bell, 1784.] Receipts: #218 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

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Related Work: Selima and Azor Author(s): Sir George Collier
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered [by Charlotte Lennox] from [Eastward Hoe, by] Ben Johnson, and others [George Chapman and John Marston]. Receipts: #128 7s. 6d. (100.11.0; 23.8.0; 4.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Old City Manners

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

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Related Work: Selima and Azor Author(s): Sir George Collier
Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; ball. P 3, adapted by Sir George Collier from La Mort du Capitaine Cook a son Troisieme Voyage au Nouveau Monde, by Jean Francois Mussot, dit Arnould. For a detailed synopsis of the action, see 13 Apr.]: As now representing in Paris with uncommon Applause. With the original French Music. New Dresses, Scenery, Machinery and Decorations. Books, containing a description of the Ballet [by James Byrne (World, 23 Mar.)], to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #257 16s. 6d. (247.16.0; 10.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

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Related Work: The Death of Captain Cook Author(s): Sir George Collier

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kemble. Afterpiece [1st time: F 2, by Stephen George Kemble, altered from The Fair Maid of the West, by Thomas Heywood. Larpent MS 914; not published. Author of Prologue unknown]. Morning Chronicle, 15 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kemble, next door to the Old Slaughter's Coffee-house, St. Martin's Lane. "Miss Kemble, though only four years of age, drew forth much applause" (Diary, 17 Aug.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

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Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Northern Inn or The Days of Good Queen Bess

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Related Work: The Northern Inn; or, The Days of Good Queen Bess Author(s): Stephen George Kemble
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Joseph George Holman. Prologue by William Thomas Fitzgerald; Epilogue by John Taylor (see text)]: With new Dresses, Scenery, &c. [Afterpiece in place of The Farmer, advertised on playbill of 11 Jan.] Morning Chronicle, 26 Mar. 1799: This Day is published The Votary of Wealth (2s.). Receipts: #326 10s. 6d. (321.2.6; 5.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

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Related Work: The Votary of Wealth Author(s): Joseph George Holman

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; MD 5, by George Holman, based on Die Rauber, by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller. Prologue by John Taylor (Poems, I, 65)]: With new Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. The Musick composed by Attwood, and selected from Dr Arnold, Callcott, and Mozart. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Morning Chronicle, 4 Sept. 1799;: This day is published The Red Cross Knights (2s.). Ibid, 22 Aug.: It was remarked from its extreme length and the frequent fall of the drop scene that it was a play in ten acts instead of five--indeed this method of preparing for a new scene disjoints the business, and of course tends greatly to injure the effect

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Red Cross Knights

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Related Work: The Red-Cross Knights Author(s): Joseph George Holman

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Joseph George Holman]: The Overture and the whold of the Musick by Davy. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Miss Wheatley was from cg.] Morning Chronicle, 20 Aug. 1800: This day at twelve o'clock is published What a Blunder! (2s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

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Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): Joseph George Holman

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Event Comment: [G$Genest, IV, 288, reports this performance "in or before January 1749," finding the account in the London Magazine. In the Prologue George said of himself, "In England born, in England bred." Quin possibly superintended the royal rehearsals. See note, dl 2 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Portius-Prince George; Juba-Prince Edward; Cato-Master Nugent; Sempronius-Master Evelyn; Lucius-Master Montague; Decius-Viscount Milsintown; Syphax-Lord North's son; Marcus-Master Madden; Marcia-Princess Augusta; Lucia-Princess Elizabeth; King George III (then Prince George) spoke the Prologue-Prince George.
Cast
Role: Portius Actor: Prince George
Role: Cato Actor: Master Nugent
Role: spoke the Prologue Actor: Prince George.
Event Comment: With New Habits, Scenes, Decorations and Music. Full Prices. Songs in the Entertainment will be given out at the Theatre. Afterpiece compos'd by Love, perform'd with success (Victor, I, 40). [N.B. In June 1762 the King of the Cherokee Indians arrived with two of his chiefs to pay respects to King George III. On 28 August they appeared at Marylebone Gardens. A dmission Price to see them 6d. (London Chronicle, No 857 & 860).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Witches or Harlequin Cherokee

Performance Comment: The Principal Witches-Vernon, Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; Harlequin-Rooker; Misers-Blakes, Castle; Misers' Servants-Clough, Ackman; Colombine-Miss Baker; Lilliputians-Miss Rogers, Miss Froment; Bride Men-Mathews, Curtat, Reynolds; Bride Man, Sea Officer-Aldridge; Bride Maids-Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson; Waiters-Fox, Marr, Watkins, Pain; The whole to conclude with the Return, Landing and Reception of the Cherokees in America. Cherokees-Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Bride Men Actor: Mathews, Curtat, Reynolds

Song: IV: Miss Young

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid George Garrick #50; Paid Mr Guy (plumber) #53 15s.; Mr Debrose, (linen draper) #20 11s. 6d.; Scott (copper lace) bill #158 15s. 6d.; Hewetson (silver lace) bill #42 8s.; Gastrill (mercer) 2 bills, #227 2s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #196 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17661127, but Betty-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Reynolds.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: At Reynolds' Booth. The Beggar's Wedding acted until 8 p.m.; Damon and Phillida, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; The Humours of Harlequin added to each one. Daily Post, 25 Aug.: This Day his Royal Highness the Duke and their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Mary and Louisa intend to honour Mr Reynolds with their Presence at his Great Theatrical Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Miller-Reynolds; Miller's Wife-Miss Mann; Miller's Man-Davenport.
Cast
Role: Miller Actor: Reynolds

Music: With the Original Band of Musick

Event Comment: [Comedy taken from Wycherly by Garrick, cleaned up to fit the times. Garrick took many pains in teaching Miss Reynolds, who was approved by the public in the character.] Paid salary list #434 15s.; Chorus singers, 2 nights #4 6s.; Rec'd stopages #3 7s.; Paid Atkins (figure dancer) not on list #1 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #178 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Parts-Holland, Palmer, Dodd, Cautherly, Strange, Mas. Burton, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Reynolds, 1st time; Epilogue-the Country Girl. Moody-Holland; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish-Dodd; Belville-Cautherley; Miss Peggy, Epilogue-Miss Reynolds, 1st appearance this stage; Alithea-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Miss Pope; Footman-Strange; Country Boy-Master Burton (Genest, V, 116).

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Reynolds. [Afterpiece usually acted as The Man of Quality.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

Performance Comment: King Henry-A Gentleman (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh [unidentified]); Duke of Buckingham-Stacy; Duke of Norfolk-Comerford; Duke of Suffolk-Kenny; Earl of Surry-Garland; Cranmer (Archbishop of Canterbury)-Lewis; Gardiner (Bishop of Winchester)-Massey; Lord Sands-Ware of Deptford; Lord Chamberlain-Johnson; Cardinal Campeius (the Pope's Legate)-Sparrow; Cromwell (Gentleman Usher)-W. Smith; Doctor Butts (Physician to the King)-Ward; Cardinal Wolsey-Stokes; Queen Katherine-Miss Reynolds; Anne Bullen-Mrs West; Patience (with a song in character)-Mrs Davies; Dame Prattle-Mrs Ross; Lady of the bed chamber [to Queen Katherine-Miss C. Reynolds.

Afterpiece Title: Miss Hoyden or The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington (the man of quality)-Smith; Young Fashion-Sparks; Sir John Friendly-Ward; Lory-Johnson; Coupler-Lewis; Shoemaker-Dancer; Mendlegs (the hosier)-W. Smith; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-The Gentleman who performs King Henry; Miss Hoyden (with a song)-Miss Reynolds; Nurse-Mrs Ross.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Miss Reynolds

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mrs Marklew

Song: Between Acts: Singing-Mrs Davies

Event Comment: At Reynolds' Booth. Second Piece: [By Charles Coffey.] The Beggar's Wedding acted until 8 p.m. Southwark Fair acted from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Humours of Harlequin added to each. [On Thursday 18 the performance was a benefit for Mrs Nokes.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Southwark Fair or The Sheep Shearing

Performance Comment: Sally-Miss Mann , being the first Time of her appearing in Boy's Clothes; but edition of 1729 adds:; Squire Numps-Penkethman; Roger-Rasco; Hodge-Russel; Clodden-Stoppelaer; Shallow-Dove; Harlequin-Reynolds; Susan-Mrs Mountfort; Madge-Mrs Nokes; Cisely-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Reynolds
Related Works
Related Work: The Sheep-Shearing Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Song: [On this day only?] A Song by Seedo-Mrs Nokes [in Boy's Cloaths, when the Lord Mayor passes by to proclaim the Fair

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Comical Tragival Farcical Droll. Afterpiece: A celebrated Operatical Puppet-Show. No Wires, all alive. At Reynolds' Booth. [Advertised also on 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rum Duke And The Queer Duke Or A Medley Of Mirth And Sorrow

Afterpiece Title: Punchs Oratory or The Pleasures of the Town Containing several diverting Passages

Performance Comment: ..a very elegant and learned Dispute between Punch and another great Orator: Punch's Family Lectures; or, Joan's Chimes on her Tongue to some Tune. Punch-Reynolds; Joan-Mrs Egleton; from lif; Orator-Jones; Opera-Stoppelaer; Goddess of Nonsense-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Novel-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Punch Actor: Reynolds

Dance: St.Luce

Event Comment: At Reynolds' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scipios Triumph Or The Siege Of Carthage With The Comical Humours Of noodle stitch puzzle

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Contrivance or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Knott; Forester-Reynolds; His Man Clumsey-Dove; Colombine-Mrs Forester; Bawd-Jones; Foresters-Stoppelaer, Wathen, Hicks, Mrs Nokes, Mrs Clark, Miss Palms.
Cast
Role: Forester Actor: Reynolds