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Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Receipts: #150 16s. (Account Book); #200 (Rylands MS.). [The King, Duke, and Princesses Amelia, Carolina, and Louisa present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Beau Clincher Actor: Cibber
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Standard Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Smugler Actor: Hippisley
Role: Vizard Actor: Hale
Role: Clincher Jr Actor: Neale
Role: Dicky Actor: James
Role: Tom Actor: Clarke
Role: Constable Actor: Mullart
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs James
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland, Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Benefit Signora Barberini. Written by the late Mr Farquhar. The Stage will be formed into Boxes. Receipts: money #174 6s.; seals #65 15s. (Account Book); #270 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Ryan
Role: Brazen Actor: Cibber
Role: Balance Actor: Rosco
Role: Worthy Actor: Hale
Role: Kite Actor: Mullart
Role: Bullock Actor: Neale
Role: Scruple Actor: Roberts
Role: Scale Actor: Arthur
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Ware
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Recruits Actor: Hippisley, James
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Dance: A new Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Les Savoyards (new)-Villeneuve, Signora Barberini; By particular Desire, Louvre, Minuet-Denoyer, Signora Barberini; Glover

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Pickup Actor: Miss Woodman.
Role: Feignwell Actor: Milward
Role: Freeman Actor: Havard
Role: Sir Philip Actor: Macklin
Role: Tradelove Actor: Shepard
Role: Obadiah Prim Actor: Taswell
Role: Periwinkle Actor: Turbutt
Role: Sackbut Actor: Winstone
Role: Simon Pure Actor: Woodward
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17410302 II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Les Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan; IV: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: The Peasants' Triumph, as17410212

Event Comment: The King's Opera House in the Haymarket. A new Opera...Dances and other Decorations entirely New. Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no Persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd this Day, at the Office in the Haymarket, at Half a Guinea each. Gallery 5s. By His Majesty's Command, no Persons Whatever to be admitted behind the Scenes. The Gallery will be open'd at Four o'Clock. Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at Six o'clock. This Day Attendance will be given at the Opera-Office from Nine to One in order to deliver the Silver Tickets to the Subscribers. Each Subscriber is desir'd to send his printed Receipt, it being necessary for the Delivery of the Tickets [customary notice on the bills throughout the season]. BBurney, History of Music, IV, 445: A pasticcio, music mainly composed by Galuppi, now the resident composer for the Opera House. Edition lists libretto by Francesco Vanneschi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander In Persia

Performance Comment: Burney, History of Music, IV, 446, lists: Angelo Maria Monticelli, Soprano, first man; Andreoni, soprano, second man; (Amorevolli) tenor; Signora Visconti, 1st woman; Signora Panichi, 2nd woman; Signora Tedeschi, 3rd Woman. The part of Amorevoli omitted (Walpole to H. Mann, 2 Nov.). Libretto lists: Monticelli, Signora Visconti, Signora Moscovita, Amorevale; airs by Lampugnani, Pescetti, Leo, Hasse.
Event Comment: Benefit Sga Barberina. Mainpiece: By His Majesty's Command. Pit and Boxes put together, and none admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd at the Office at the Box Doors, at 5s. Gallery 2s. The Gallery doors will be open'd at three o'clock, and the Box Doors at Five o'clock. Servants will be allow'd to keep places on the stage. To begin exactly at six o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: TTyrolean Dance, as17420206; A New Dance call'd Les Amants Heureux-Desnoyer, Sga Barberina

Event Comment: A New Opera. With Dances and other Decorations entirely new. Pit and Boxes to be put together; and no person to be admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd this Day at the Office in the Hay-Market, at Half a Guinea each. Gallery 5s. By His Majesty's Command, No Person to be admitted behind the Scenes. The Gallery to be open'd at Four o'clock, Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at Six o'clock. [Customary notice will not be included again. A pasticcio; music by Hasse, Lampugnani, Brivio, and Rinaldo da Capua; librettist--Apostolo Zeno. See Burney, History of Music, IV, 447.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gianguir

Dance: Barbara Campanini (Horace Walpole's Correspondence with Sir Horace Mann, I, 191)

Event Comment: Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Hobson, at the Stage Door of the Theatre. By His Majesty's Command, no person to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money to be return'd after the curtain is drawn up. To begin exactly at Six o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Giffard
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Tattle Actor: Neale
Role: Scandal Actor: Havard
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Bridges
Role: Ben Actor: Yates
Role: Foresight Actor: Taswell
Role: Trapland Actor: Ray
Role: Buckram Actor: Woodburn
Role: Jeremy Actor: Blakes
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bridges.
Event Comment: nnounced as 1 Nov., but 5 p.m. Cibber's continuance of performances brought the following response]: In Pursuance of my Promise that I would do nothing against your Theatre, or you, without first giving you Notice, I do hereby acquaint you, that I am obliged to proceed against you, and that I shall, with another of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, stop all your Theatrical Performances, of which take Notice.-Thomas de Veil, 8 Nov. Cibber, A Serio-Comic Apology, p. 18

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Imogene Actor: Miss Cibber.
Event Comment: GGeneral Advertiser: Yesterday Morning a Colonel's Guard (by Order) Marched to the Playhouse in Lincoln's Inn Fields, where they are to Continue, in order to be ready to quell any Disturbances that may happen from the Adherents of the Pretender, and the enemies of our present Happy Establishment. The Penny London Post, 7-9 Oct.: On Sunday morning early a party of Guards were detached from Whitehall to the New Playhouse in Lincoln's Inn Fields, of which they took possession; and soon after it was rumored that his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State had received intelligence that a great quantity of amunition & arms were secreted there for the use of the Pretender and his adherents; but whether they were found we know not: however a company of the 2nd regiment went on duty there that night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Event Comment: A Musical Drama, in Two Parts...with Dances and other Decorations Entirely new. Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no Persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be delivered this Day, at the Opera Office in the Haymarket, at Half a Guinea each. Gallery 5s. By His Majesty's Command, No Persons whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes. The Gallery to be open'd at Four o'Clock. Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at Six o'clock. A New Opera [composed by Gluck; text by F. Vanneschi]. The Subscribers to the Opera are desired to make the last Payment of their Subscription Money to the Treasurer, at the Opera Office in the Haymarket, where Attendance will be given this and every Day, from Ten till Two, to receive the same, and deliver out the Silver Tickets. [Repeated until 28 Jan.] The new Musical Italian Drama; entitled La Caduta de Giganti, or the Fall of the Giants, writ on Occasion of the expulsion of the Rebels, was perform'd last Night at King's Theatre in the Haymarket. The performance was received and carried on with great Attention, Tranquility, and Applause: and not a little enliven'd by the Presence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland.--Daily Advertiser, 8 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Caduta De Giganti; Or, The Fall Of The Giants

Performance Comment: Singers-Monticelli, Jozzi, Ciacchi, Signora Imer, Signora Pompeati (or Mrs Cornelie), Signora Frasi (Burney, History of Music, IV, 452). [See program of 25 March where Jozzi, Ciacchi, Imer and Pompeati are listed as singing in this opera.]See program of 25 March where Jozzi, Ciacchi, Imer and Pompeati are listed as singing in this opera.]
Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command, No Persons to be admitted behind the Scenes. A New Opera [another pasticcio]. Pit and Boxes a half Guinea; gallery 5s. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annibale In Capua

Performance Comment: Parts-Reginelli, Borosini, Triulzi, Ciocchi, Mrs Pirker, Signora Casarini, Signora Frasi (Burney, History of Music, IV, 453).

Dance:

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command (General Advertiser). Present The King, The Duke and The Princess Amelia (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #169 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Cast
Role: Sir Gilbert Actor: Macklin
Role: Granger Actor: Delane
Role: Witling Actor: Cibber Jun
Role: Frankly Actor: Mills
Role: Lady Wrangle Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: in Act IV the original Cantata Actor: Lowe.

Dance: Salomon, Mlle Violette (being the first time of their appearing on that stage), Muilment, Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Salomon's Son

Event Comment: 1 By His Majesty's Command. Present The King and Princess Amelia. Paid Mr Arthur a Bill for glass Lustres &c #7 15s. 2d. Receipts: #177 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Woodward
Role: 2nd Carrier Actor: Hippisley
Role: Glendower Actor: Havard
Role: Mortimer Actor: Davies
Role: Prince John Actor: Mrs Rowley
Role: Gadshill Actor: Bencraft.
Role: Hotspur Actor: Garrick 1st time
Role: Falstaff Actor: Quin
Role: King Actor: Cashell
Role: Wales Actor: Ryan
Role: Worcester Actor: Rosco
Role: Westmorland Actor: Hayman
Role: Vernon Actor: Gibson
Role: Northumberland Actor: Carr
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson
Role: Poins Actor: Chapman
Role: Bardolph Actor: Marten
Role: Blunt Actor: Ridout
Role: Carriers Actor: Arthur, Woodward
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs James.
Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Present the King, Duke and Princess Amelia. Paid Hancks a bill for coals expended at Lincolns Inn Fields Theatre while the soldiers kept guard there...#22 18s. Receipts: #173 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Garrick
Role: Johnson Actor: Ryan
Role: Smith Actor: Cashell
Role: Kings of Brentford Actor: Arthur, Morgan
Role: Prince Prettyman Actor: Havard
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Hippisley
Role: Prince Volscius Actor: Gibson
Role: Physician Actor: Rosco
Role: Drawcansir Actor: Dunstall
Role: General Actor: Ridout
Role: Tom Thimble Actor: James
Role: Thunder Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Lightning Actor: Miss Morrison
Role: Sun Actor: Bencraft
Role: Moon Actor: Leveridge
Role: Earth Actor: Roberts
Role: Amarillis Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Chloris Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Pallas Actor: Woodward
Role: Two Sing song Dancing Spirits Actor: Mrs Lampe, Miss Young
Role: Serjeants at Arms Actor: the rest of the comedians
Role: With all the Music Actor:
Role: Songs Actor:
Role: Dances Actor:
Role: Scenes Actor:
Role: The vocal parts Actor: Leveridge, Bencraft, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young
Role: Also an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's new Actor: .
Event Comment: By his Majesty's Command. Benefit Mlle Violette. Eight rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes, and servants will be allow'd to keep places on the stage. Places for the Boxes may be taken of Hobson at the stage door of the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Minors.
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber Jun
Role: Morelove Actor: Delane
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Mills
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Dance: Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cook

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command (General Advertiser). Present The King and The Princess Amelia. Rec'd by overcharge in Woodfall's Bills Jan. 14: 5s. and 17 days at 1s. per day of Miss in Her Teens: #1 2s. Receipts: #188 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Event Comment: KKing & P. (Cross). By His Majesty's Command. ["Mr Garrick's Conduct as Manager &c." publish'd at 6d. (query: 2nd edition?).] Receipts: #193 (Cross); #165 16s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Cast
Role: a New Dance Actor: Cooke
Role: Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Sir Gilbert Wrangle Actor: Macklin
Role: Granger Actor: Delane
Role: Frankly Actor: Mills
Role: Witling Actor: Yates
Role: Cook Actor: Blakes
Role: Lady Wrangle Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: the Original Cantata Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Role: Flash Actor: Macklin
Role: Sir Simon Loveit Actor: Arthur
Role: Loveit Actor: Havard
Role: Puff Actor: Yates
Role: Jasper Actor: Blakes
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.
Event Comment: Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no Persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd this Day, at the said Office at Half a Guinea apiece. Gallery 5s. By His Majesty's Command no Persons whatever to be admitted behind the Scenes. The Gallery will be open at 4 p.m. Pit and Boxes at 5 p.m. To begin at 6 p.m. [This notice regularly repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucius Verus

Cast
Role: Lucius Verus Actor: Signora Pirker, Soprano
Role: Berenice Actor: Signora Cassarini, Soprano
Role: Lucilla Actor: Signora Frasi, Soprano
Role: Vologesus Actor: Signora Galli, Mezzo-Soprano
Role: Mezzo Actor: Soprano
Role: Flavius Actor: Signora Sibilla, Soprano
Role: Anicetus Actor: Signor Ciacchi?Tenor
Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command (General Advertiser). King & Daughters? (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross); #169 13s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Ranger Actor: Garrick
Role: Strictland Actor: Macklin
Role: Frankly Actor: Havard
Role: Bellamy Actor: Blakes
Role: Jack Meggot Actor: Yates
Role: Buckle Actor: Usher
Role: Simon Actor: Bransby
Role: Tester Actor: Vaughan
Role: Chairman Actor: Barrington
Role: Valet Actor: Shuter
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Jacyntha Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Ranger's Frolick Actor: .

Dance: III: Dutch Dance, as17471128

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. King and...(Cross). Receipts: #198 (Cross); #183 7s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Hastings Actor: Garrick
Role: Dumont Actor: Barry, 1st time
Role: Gloster Actor: Delane
Role: Belmour Actor: Lee
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Catesby Actor: Winstone
Role: Ratcliff Actor: Blakes
Role: Darby Actor: Burton
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Cole.

Dance: Cooke, the Aurettis, Mathews

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Play not acted these 7 years. [See 23 Apr. 1744] Receipts: #150 (Cross); #156 17s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Maskwell Actor: Berry
Role: Sir Paul Plyant Actor: Yates
Role: Brisk Actor: Woodward
Role: Lord Froth Actor: Neale
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Careless Actor: Mills
Role: Mellefont Actor: Havard
Role: Touchwood Actor: Winstone
Role: Saygrace Actor: James
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Miss Pitt.

Dance: Several Entertainments-Cooke, the Aurettis, Mathews, Mrs Addison

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera. [Leo's Amor Vuol Sofferenza. See Loewenberg, Annals of Opera, I, 195.] By His Majesty's Command no Person whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Finta Frascatana

Dance: Between Acts: Dancing-

Event Comment: Peace Proclaim'd (Cross). Yesterday most of the Foreign Ministers had a very grand entertainment at Pontack's, on Account of the Peace being proclaimed yesterday at Paris. This morning the Peace is to be proclaim'd, pursuant to his majesty's royal warrant, signed for that purpose, the ceremony of which is to be in the following manner (General Advertiser). [Follows an account of the five places and times of reading the proclamation throughout the city.] Receipts: #120 (Cross); #116 15s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Raftor.
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Role: Constant Actor: Havard
Role: Heartfree Actor: Mills
Role: Bully Actor: Beard
Role: Rake Actor: Blakes
Role: Razor Actor: Yates
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Justice Actor: Winstone
Role: Constable Actor: Ray
Role: Watchman Actor: Vaughan.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: add Gayless Actor: Blakes
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates.

Dance: Mathews, Mrs Addison; New Scotch Dance, as17490118

Music: By Desire-the Child

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Orsino Actor: Mills
Role: Sebastian Actor: Havard
Role: Sir Toby Actor: Berry
Role: Sir Andrew Actor: Woodward
Role: Curio Actor: Paddick
Role: Valentine Actor: Usher
Role: Fabian Actor: Winstone
Role: Captain Actor: Blakes
Role: Malvolio Actor: Neale
Role: Clown Actor: Yates
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Matthews, Mrs Addison, the Little Swiss