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Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the antient Family of Rowlands. Benefit Ravenscroft and Beaumont, Tickets at the George in Vine St., in the Minories; Jennings's, Ship in Upper Shadwell; and at the Taphouse of the Wells. [Prices as 25 Feb. (Daily Advertiser only).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: The two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Hornpipe-Beaumont

Event Comment: Benefit Yates and Walker [Numberers]; Goodwin, Scullough, Lathbury, George

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: I: Lowe

Dance: The Mechels

Event Comment: HHussey's Booth, George Inn Yard, Smithfield. A concert etc. 2s. 6d., 1s., 6d. Noon to 10 p.m. Note, the Booth is very large and Commodious [repeated in each bill. According to a note in the news of the Daily Advertiser, 25 Aug., the piece was performed and]: Shakespear followed justly. [Notice repeated 25, 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Historical Piece Written By shakespear

Afterpiece Title: The Schemes of Harlequin; or, Mons Le Saxe's Disappointment

Song: Chorus in praise of the valiant hero the Duke of Cumberland-

Event Comment: A concert, etc. [repeated in all notices for this theatre]. Benefit George Pinner. 6 p.m. 2s. 6d.; 2s.; 1s. At the New Wells, Mayfair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Song: Bennet

Event Comment: HHorace Walpole to Montagu, 3 Nov.: I shall be with you at the end of the week, but just now I am under the maidenhead-palpitation of an author; my Epilogue will, I believe, be spoke tomorrow night, and I flatter myself I shall have no faults to answer for but what are in it, for I have kept secret whose it is. It is now gone to be licensed, but as the Lord Chamberlain is mentioned, though rather to his honour it is possible it may be refused, as they are apt to think at the Office, that the Duke of Grafton can't be mentioned but in ridicule.--Horace Walpole's Correspondence with George Montagu, I, 48. Receipts: #119 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: Paid St George's Hospital 2 yrs subscription to Michaelmas 1745 #10 10s. Receipts: #54 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: By Command. Present The King, Prince and Princess of Wales, The Prince George, Prince Edward and Prince William, and the Lady Augusta (Account Books, Egerton 2268) Receipts: #103 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Event Comment: 1 By Command (General Advertiser). Present the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princes George and Edward, and The Lady Augusta (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #171 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Event Comment: The Characters all New Dress'd. A new Comedy [by Dr Benjamin Hoadly] never before acted. [The previous July Garrick had been entertained by the Rev. Dr John Hoadly at Alresford and carried on a pleasant correspondence with him afterwards. In his letter 19 Aug. 1746 (Folger) he wrote]: I had the pleasure of the Doctor's company [brother Benjamin Hoadly] to supper at my lodgings the night before I set out for this place; we talk'd about Ranger, but whether he will appear next winter or sleep forever in ye scritore, is not yet determined: 'tis pit, faith. [That this friendship was exceedingly profitable to Garrick is indicated by the fact that Benjamin Hoadly seems to have turned over the profits from the three author's nights to Garrick. (1) Garrick by a bargain with John Rich received #80 advance cash and promised to pay nightly charges (3rd, 6th, & 9th nights) of #60, and (2) to divide equally the remaining profits on those nights. The agreement was drawn 27 Dec. 1746. Garrick noted on this document]: N.B. the copy of the play is my own, and the profit arising from the printing of it. [Hoadly seems to have received only the #100 given him by George II for dedicating the printed copy to him.] [Settlement for the three performances was made 6 April. Total receipts for those nights (14, 18, 21 Feb.) was #570 11s. Total expenses were #182 2s. (including #2 2s. for the licensing). The profit of #388 9s. was equally divided and Garrick received his #194 4s. 6d. on that day. He had received the other #80 the day before the play opened, 11 Feb. 1747. See documents in Folger, Holograph Letters of David Garrick, p. 38, seemingly Edmund Malone's copy, of BM Add MSS 21508.] Receipts: #205 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Event Comment: This Day at Noon, exactly at Twelve o'Clock...Mr Foote begs the favour of his Friends to come and drink a Dish of Chocolate with him; and 'tis hoped there will be a great deal of good company, and some joyous Spirits; he will endeavour to make the Morning as Diverting as possible. (Tickets for the Entertainment to be had at George's Coffee House, Temple Bar, without which no Person will be admitted.--Daily Advertiser, 24 April only.) Any Gentlemen or Lady, with or without Tickets, will be admitted. Sir Dilberry Diddle will be there and Lady Betty Frisk has absolutely promised. [Repeated 27 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Diversions Of The Morning

Event Comment: By Command. Present the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince George, Prince Edward, and Prince William, with the Lady Augusta and Lady Elizabeth (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #87 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Dance: The English Boy and Girl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17470410 but The Whole to conclude with Long Live Great George our King-.

Song: I: On on my dear Brethren-Lowe; III: Come let us prepare-; IV: (At the particular desire of the Grand Master,) Song upon the account of Free Masonry-Mr Coustos (who was long confin'd in the Inquisition in Portugal; and with the greatest resolution underwent torture Nine Times without either renouncing his Religion, or having the secret of Free Masonry extorted from him; Daily Advertiser); V: a Duette-Mrs Clive, Mrs Mozeen

Dance: II: A Wooden Shoe Dance-Leviez, Villette

Event Comment: HHussey's Great Theatrical Booth in the George Inn Yard. 12 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. [Notice repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane The Great; In Which Will Be Interspers'd The Humourous Scenes Of A Wife Well Manag'd

Entertainment: Equilibres on the Slack Rope-Mahomet Acmed Vizaro Mussulmo, just arrived from Constantinople

Song: Batt Platt

Music: Grand Band of Music

Event Comment: Benefit for Pritchard (Treasurer). Tickets delivered for the London Merchant will be taken. On April 12 that play was advertised for this evening--the part of George Barnwell to be performed (by particular desire) by Mrs Pritchard, Millwood by Mrs Furnival, and Lucy by Mrs Clive. Tickets to be had of Pritchard at his House in Duke's late Earl's Court, Bow St., Covent Garden; and of Hobson at the stage door. Tomorrow Lover's Melancholy, and a New Farce call'd The Club of Fortune Hunters for the Benefit of Mrs Macklin. Receipts: #180 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash #85 6s. 6d.; tickets, #81 9s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: V: Savoyards, as17471215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga By Particular desire-a Gentleman from the Theatre at Fort St. George, who never perform'd in England before.
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar, Comic Scenes

Song: Corbet; V: The Power of Gold- a song from the Fool in the Gazetteer, set by a Gentleman, and never performed before

Event Comment: At Bridges, Cross, Burton and Vaughan's Great Theatrical Booth in the George Inn Yard, will be presented an Historical Drama never acted before call'd The Northern Heroes; or, The Bloody Contest between Charles XII, King of Sweden, and Peter the Great, Czar of Muscovy, with the Loves of Count Gillensternia, a Swedish General and the Fair Elimira, a Russian Princess, Containing the most remarkable Events of that Time; and concluding with the Memorable Battle of Pultowav, and Charles's Retreat into the Turkish Dominionv. Interspers'd with a Comic Interlude (never perform'd before) called The Volunteers; or, the Adventures of Roderick Random and his Friend Strap. Also the Comical Humours and Amours of Corporal Garbage and Serjeant Slim, with Mrs Vanspriggen the Swedish Sutler's Widow; the merry Pranks of her foolish son Janny, and several other diverting incidents. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. To begin each Day at Twelve o'clock. [This notice repeated during "the short Time of the Fair." Notice repeated 24, 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Heros

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers; or, The Adventures of Roderick Random and his Friend Strap

Related Works
Related Work: The Volunteers; or, Taylors to Arms! Author(s): George Downing

Dance: Mr Shawford, Mrs Shawford, Master Cross, Mrs Vaughan

Event Comment: Play By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Lady Augusta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, the Lady Augusta and the Lady Elizabeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, the Lady Augusta and Princess Elizabeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Lady Elizabeth, and Lady Augusta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Event Comment: Benefit for Quin. Play By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, the Lady Augusta, and Lady Elizabeth. In which will be reviv'd a scene not acted these 30 years. Five rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes, and for the better Accomodation of the Ladies the Stage will be enclos'd and formed into an Amphitheatre, where servants will be allowed to keep places. Ladies are desired to send servants to keep places at three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Event Comment: Play by Command of their Royal highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, Lady Augusta and Lady Elizabeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Keale; from Theatre at Fort St. George, his second time in England. With a Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding; or, The Cockneys Bit

Event Comment: At Yeates's Great Theatrical Booth opposite the George Inn, West Smithfield, during the short time of the Fair, the Town will be entertained with an Historical Play...To which will be added a new Pantomime Entertainment call'd The Amours of Harlequin; or, The Bottle-Conjurer Outdone. With the Escape of Harlequin into a quart Bottle. Prices: 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at twelve o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bethnal Green

Afterpiece Title: The Amours of Harlequin

Song: Between the acts: Entertainments of Singing-; A Good Band of Musick

Dance: Between the acts: Entertainments of Dancing-

Event Comment: At Yates's Booth in the George Inn, Smithfield. A new, pleasant and Diverting Droll...interspers'd with several Scenes both Satyrical and Comical, particularly the surprizing Metamorphosis of Jupiter and Mercury; the very remarkable Tryal before Judge Puzzlecause, with many learned arguments on both sides to prove that One can't be Two. Likewise the Humourous Adventures and whimsical Perplexities of Gormandize Simple, the Hungarian Footman; with the wonderful Conversations he had with and the dreadful Drubbings he received from his own Apparition; together with the Intrigues of Dorothy Squeezepurse, the wanton Chambermaid. Concluding with the Distresses of the Jealous Husband or the Innocent Adultress. Yates from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Clothes, scenes, machines, flyings, Transparencies and all other Decorations entirely new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Descent Of The Heathen Gods, With The loves Of Jupiter And Alcmena; Or, Cuckoldom No Scandal

Dance: TThe Drowsy Cobler-M L'Armand, Mad L'Armand lately arriv'd from Paris; Tit for Tat or the Kiss Return'd-Mr Shawford, Mrs Shawford, M L'Armand, Mme L'Armand; An extraordinary Band of Musick [provided from the Opera and both the Theatres [six instruments named]