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Event Comment: Paid Three days Salary at #80 12s. 3d. per diem--#241 16s. 9d. Paid Mrs W. Barry (half salary) 17s. 6d. [Mr Carver (presumably Robert Carver the scene painter) received, according to the treasurer's book, one pound daily throughout the season. This payment is listed separately each Saturday, and will not be mentioned hereafter.] Paid Lampmen #2; Bill-stickers #3 12s.; Handbills 8s.; Candlemen #1 8s.; Carpenters #7 5s. 2d.; Taylors #16 11s. 10d.; Mantua Maker #3 12s.; Stevens (Porter) 18s.; Supers & Kettle Drum #3 4s. (Treasurer's Book). [As these were constant weekly items in the Treasurer's Book their averages and season totals will be given in the following table, after which no further itemization will be made.] Receipts: #197 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Item Weekly Average Season Total@Lampmen #3 4s. #115 4s.@Bill Stickers #2 14s. #97 4s.@Handbills 12s. #21 12s.@ Candlemen #8 #288@ Carpenters #5 #180@ Tailor #6 #216@Mantua Maker #2 #72@ Stevens (porter) 18s. #32 8s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Reddish; King-J. Aickin; Perez-Keen; Gonzales-Packer; Garcia-Palmer; Heli-Hurst; Selim-Fawcett; Alonzo-Ackman; Zara-Mrs Hopkins; Almeria-Miss Younge; Leonora-Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Mercury-Dodd; Snip-Parsons; Abram-Weston; Gasconade-Baddeley; Corporal Bounce-Bransby; Simon-Moody; Justice-Hartry; Joseph Harrow-Ackman; Bogg-Messink; Welchman-Waldron; Forge-Burton; Crib-Castle; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey-Mrs Davies; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope.
Event Comment: Doors open at 5:00 o'clock. Play to begin at 6:00 o'clock. Paid Printer's Bill #11; Copper plate printing Bill #6 3s. 6d.; Chorus for 2 nights (28 Sept. Inc.) #3 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #185 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Bassanio-Cautherly; Antonio-Reddish; Gratiano-Dodd; Lorenzo (songs)-Vernon; Launcelot-W. Palmer; Gobbo-Parsons; Salarino-J. Aickin; Tubal-Messink; Salanio-Fawcett; Duke-Wright; Jessica (with songs)-Miss Rogers; Nerissa-Miss Ambrose, 1st time; Portia-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17711001.

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17710921

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire. Paid Printer's Bill #8 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #203 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Cautherly; Capulet-Inchbald; Mercutio-Dodd; Friar Larrence-Love; Peter-Weston; Apothecary-Waldron; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Balthasar-Wheeler; Benvolio-Packer; Tibalt-J. Aickin; Prince-Keen; Paris-Fawcett; Juliet-Mrs Barry; With the Funeral Procession-; the vocal Parts-Champnes, Davies, Kear, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Dorman; In Act I: a Masquerade-; Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17711009.
Event Comment: Paid Miss Younge, for men's cloaths #15 15s., Mrs Mott for women's Cloaths #10 10s.; Mr French on Acct #25; Mr King, Glassman #8 13s.; Half a year's poor's rate for St Martin's to Midqummer last #25 5s.; Mas. Brown 4 nights (10th inst. incl.) #1 10s.; Mrs Slaughter's bill, #1 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #147 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Reddish; Polydore-Cautherly; Chamont-Brereton; Acasto-Packer; Ernesto-Wrighten; Chaplain-Love; Servant-Wheeler; Page-Miss Collett; Monimia-Mrs Barry; Serina-Miss Platt; Florella-Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Le Brush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Love; Frenchman-Baddeley; Margery Moorput-Mrs Love; New Character [Mrs Doggerel]-Miss Pope; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett.

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: Paid Mr L. Frederick for Sattin #106 7s.; Printer's Bill #81 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #244 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Hero-Mrs Morland; Leonato-Aickin; Claudio-Cautherly; Balthasar (song)-Vernon; Don John-J. Aickin; Dogberry-Parsons; Verges-Hartry; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; Friar-Burton; Don Pedro-Packer; Antonio-Hurst; Borachio-Ackman; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; In Act II a Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist or the Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: M Le Medicin-Baddeley; Crispin-Dodd; Old Gerald-Parsons; Young Gerald-Wheeler; Martin-W. Palmer; Beatrice-Mrs Love; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Bradshaw; Angelica-Miss Platt.
Event Comment: Mr Barry being Ill Mr Reddish play'd Bajazet (not the thing) Miss Hayward Shamefully imperfect in Selima (Hopkins). Paid 8 extra trumpets 6 nights (this incl.) #18 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #241 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Aickin; Bajazet-Reddish, 1st time; Moneses-Cautherly, 1st time; Axalla-Packer; Selima-Miss Hayward, 1st time; Arpasia-Mrs Barry; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Hurst; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Stratocles-J. Aickin; Haly-Wheeler; Usual Prologue-Cautherly; In Act IV: Original Song of O, Gentle Sleep-Mrs Scott.

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performance Comment: See17711028.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted in 8 years. [See 23 Jan. 1764.] Paid Mr Cubitt (tinman) #10 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George Truman-J. Aickin; Vellum-Parsons; Tinsel-Dodd; Butler-Love; Gardener-Weston; Coachman-Moody; Fantome-Packer; Lady Truman-Mrs Hopkins; Abigail-Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performance Comment: See17711028.
Event Comment: Paid Mr French on Acct #30; Paid Supernumeraries in Institution of the Garter 10 Nights (7th inst. incl.) #44 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [N.B. at the rate of 2s. 6d. a night for walking in a procession, this afterpiece would seem to have required about 35 supers for each performance.] Receipts: #243 9s. 6d. (Treasruer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Hurst; Young Knowell-J. Aickin; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadill-King; Downright-Bransby; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Hartry; Cash-Packer; Mas. Matthew-W. Palmer; Cob-Moody; Master Stephen-Weston, 1st time; Bridget-Mr Morland; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Dame Kitely-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with song)-Dodd; Flash-Palmer; Capt. Loveit-J. Aickin; Jasper-Ackman; Puff-Moody; Tag-Mrs Love; Biddy-Miss Pope.

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17710921

Event Comment: Rec'd Stopages #18 14s. Paid Salary list--#496 18s. 6d; Mrs Abington on cloaths acct #2; Paid balance of Mr D. Garrick's Night 2nd inst. #118 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #183 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Cautherly; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Brereton; Claudius-Jefferson; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Osric-Dodd; Rosencrans-J. Aickin; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Ackman; Player King-Keen; Lucianus-Hartry; Gravediggers-Parsons, Waldron; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Ophelia-Mrs Morland; Gertrude-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performance Comment: See17711028.
Event Comment: Paid Mr Langford for Woman's cloaths #10 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Garrick?] (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #252 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Garrick; Duke-J. Aickin; Cacafogo-Love; Copper Captain-King; Clara-Miss Ambrose; Old Woman-Baddeley; Estifania-Mrs Abington; Maid-Waldron; Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Hurst; Alonzo-Ackman; Margaretta-Mrs Egerton; Altea-Mrs Love.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17711001, but Leonora-Mrs Hunt.
Event Comment: Paid 2 Clarinets 6 nights (13th inst. incl.) #9 9s.; Paid Mr Barrow & Co. for Oil #34 17s. 6d.; Mrs Chitty for coals #46 5s.; Mrs Weston's Bill to Mr Singleton #6 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #130 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almida

Performance Comment: Tancred-Barry; Arnolph-Reddish; Orbassan-Aickin; Catanio-Palmer; Loredan-J. Aickin; Aldamon-Inchbald; Sophia-Mrs Morland; Almida-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performance Comment: See17711028.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Burn for Wigs #4 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #248 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Lusignan-Garrick; Osmyn-Reddish; Nerestan-Packer; Chatillon-J. Aickin; Orasmin-Hurst; Melidor-Wheeler; Selima-Mrs Reddish; Zara-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17710921, but Coachman-Hartry.

Dance: End: A Dance call'd The Amusements of Strasburgh-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Daigvilles scholars

Event Comment: For twentieth night the New Masque in Three Parts call'd The Institution of the Garter, or Arthur's Round Table Restor'd, Paid six day's salary list at #83 10s. 7d. per diem #501 3s. 6d.; Paid Mrs Abington on Cloaths acct #2 2s.; Paid Mr Vernon per order on note #20; Rec'd Stopages #13 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #142 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Edgar-Reddish; Gloster (first time)-J. Aickin; Kent-Bransby; Bastard-Palmer; Gent Usher-Dodd; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Hurst; Capt. of Guards-Ackman; Curan-Fawcett; Peasant-Hartry; Goneril-Mrs Reddish; Regan-Mrs Egerton; Cordelia-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performance Comment: See17711028.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr R. Johnston for Gilding &c. #34 15s. 6d.; 2 Clarinets 6 nights (21st inst. incl.) #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #261 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Strictland-Love; Frankly-Aickin; Jack Meggot-Dodd; Tester-Weston; Bellamy-Packer; Clarinda-Miss Pope; Mrs Stricktland-Mrs Morland; Jacintha-Miss Younge, 1st time; Milliner-Miss Rogers; Ranger's Servant-Ackman; Lucetta-Mrs Love; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Fawcett; Sir ThomasTesty-Hartry; Old Hob-Parsons; Roger-Keen; Dick-J. Burton; Flora-Mrs Scott; Betty-Mrs Millidge; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw.
Event Comment: Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #264 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Packer; Scrub-Weston; Boniface-Love; Foigard-Moody; Sullen-Burton; Gibbet-Bransby; Sir Charles Freeman-J. Aickin; Dorinda-Mrs Reddish; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Pope; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: Joe (with song)-Kear; Kate-Mrs Millidge; Margery-Mrs Bradshaw; Richard-Palmer; King-J. Aickin; Miller-Moody; Lord Lurewell-Ackman; Peggy-Miss Platt.

Dance: IV: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: Paid Mr Johnston's bill for the Garter #56 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #230 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Burton; Sir Epicure Mammon-Love; Kastril-J. Burton; Face-Palmer; Tribulation-Hartry; Surly-Baddeley; Ananias-Parsons; Doll Common-Mrs Hopkins; Dame Pliant-Mrs Johnston; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Lovewit-Packer; Dapper-W. Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: Mr Honeycombe-Parsons; Scribble-Dodd; Ledger-Bransby; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Honeycomb-Mrs Johnston; Polly-Miss Pope.
Event Comment: [Theatrical Review, 6 Dec.: re afterpiece: "Thomas is well supported by Mr Vernon who...is the best acting singer on the stage...Mr Davies appeared for the first time in the character of the squire, and discovered no inconsiderable degree of merit.--Dorcas by Mrs Love--This character is better played here by Mrs Dorman. [Both surpassed by Mrs Thomson at cg.] Mrs Scott does justice to the songs, being an accomplished singer, but as an actress she is insufferably insipid and inanimate."] Paid Mr Russell for men's cloaths #30; Paid Mr Follett on note #10 10s.; 2 Clarinets 6 nights (2nd incl.) #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #243 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17711125, but Tester-J. Burton.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Thomas-Vernon; Squire-Davies; 1st time; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Sally-Mrs Scott; To conclude with a dance-incidental to the Piece.
Event Comment: For the Benefit of the British Lying In-Hospital for Married Women in Brownlow Street, Long Acre (Hopkins). Paid Salary list #501 13s. 6d.; Mrs Abington cloaths acct #2; Mrs S. French, 6 days #1 10s.; Mrs Weston 29 nights at 2s. 6d. per night #3 12s. 6d. Rec'd stopages #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 10s. 6d. Charges #84. Profit to hospital #96 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17711202.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17711209, but to avoid confusion full cast listed: Irishman-Moody; LeBrush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Brilliant-Fawcett; Frankly-Davies; Frenchman-Baddeley; Scotsman-Love; Marjorie Moorpout-Mrs Love; New Character-Miss Pope.
Event Comment: Alterations and additions to the afterpiece in form of a Trip to Naplesv. Includes two views of the eruption of Vesuviusv [a display used afterwards in Harlequin's Invasionv 19 March]. Theatrical Review, 26 Dec.: The Witches; or a Trip to Naples,...one of those Mummeries, in which the carpenters, painters and taylors belong1ng to the theatre are the principal projectors; who torture dull brains to furnish out most contemptible pieces of entertainment...the disgrace of the English stage. This what-shall-we-call-it...now reviv'd with alterations and the addition of two new scenes, viz. two views of Mount Vesuviusv: the first of which represents a Vulcano burning at a distance, and is reflected by the water in the bay of Naplesv. The second is a nearer land view of the Mounts, and represents the manner in which the Lava is thrown out whenever an eruption happens; the torrents of the lava, like a river of liquid fire, falling into a cascade from a rock. As far as carpenters and painters are concerned, these additional scenes seem to be well executed, but whether the resemblance is exact, we cannot pretend to say; though we suppose it is. Be this as it may we cannot help thinking, the terrific ideas these scenes naturally raise in the mind, must defeat every intention of giving pleasure, and consequently afford less satisfaction to curiosity than a written account of that Vulcano, or any descriptive drawing of it. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6d. Receipts: #235 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (with songs)-Moody; Col. Careless-Jefferson; Storey-Fawcett; Blunt-J. Aickin; Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Love; Abel-W. Palmer; Committeemen-Hartry, Jacobs; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Ruth-Mrs Egerton.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches or A Trip to Naples

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Witches-Vernon, Johnston; Miser's Servant-Messink; Old Miser-Parsons; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Ackman; Fryars-Kear, Griffith, Lings, Mortimer; Fidler-J. Burton; Bridemaids-Mrs Scott, Mrs Dorman; Colombine-Mrs King; The Dances-Daigville, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi.
Event Comment: Paid Printer's Bill #7 8s. Receipts: #258 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: As17711122.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Papilion-Weston; Miss Grantham-Mrs Egerton; Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Bannister; Sir James Eliot-J. Aickin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge (playbill).
Event Comment: Paid Messrs Cropley and Hart for men's cloaths, #13 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [Kemble Diary notes this as Burton's last performance. He died in May.] Receipts: #220 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Brabantio-Burton; Emilia-Mrs Egerton; Iago-Reddish; Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Palmer; Montano-J. Aickin; Duke-Bransby; Lodovico-Packer; Desdemona-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17711230.
Event Comment: Paid Mt Sandys & Co. (colourmen) #60 3s.; 1!2 year's Water to Xmas last #2 2s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #288 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17711223, but Rosencraus-Davies; Player Queen-Mrs Reddish; Laertes-J. Aickin.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17711128.
Event Comment: Paid Mas. Thomson 8 nights #2; Carpenter's bill #9 5s. 10d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #201 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: As17720204.

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Performance Comment: Saville-J. Aickin; Mrs Watchly-Mrs Cross; Martin-King; Linger-Parsons; Caveat-Hartry; Item-Wright; Myra-Miss Platt; Lucetta-Miss Pope.

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted in three Years. [See 17 Dec. 1768.] Paid Printer's Bill #8 12s. (Treasurer's Book). #1500 given for 3 tragedies to author of Grecian Daughter (Winston MS 10). Receipts: #266 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17720305.

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: Shatterbrain-King; Frank-Palmer; Doctor Gruel-Hurst; Capt. Slang-Keen; Coxcomb-Fawcett; Robin-J. Burton; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Junket-Mrs Johnston; Weldon-Davies; Miss Frolick-Mrs Davies; Flavia-Miss Rogers.
Event Comment: Paid salary list (4 days) #333 19s.; Mrs Abington's cloaths acct, #1; Mr S. French 6 days #1 10s.; Mr Shorter on Mr J. French's Acct #30 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #258 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17720305.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17720229.