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Event Comment: Paid Lane for 22 1!4 yds. of Brocade #20; Youngest Shawford's dancing 5s.; Ditto Young Cross 5s.; Norton 2 Chorus last night 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #50 (Cross); #72 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17500105, but Prospero-Berry; Miranda-Miss Cole; Dorinda-Mrs Green; The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-_; Neptune-_; Amphitrite-_; To Conclude with a Comic Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17491230.
Event Comment: ccording to the Account Book, the deficit with which the theatre began this season (see 25 Sept. 1749) was finally wiped out by the receipts of this night, and the company on this night became solvent.] Receipts: #194 16s. 2d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17491020, but Hornpipe-_; Country Dance-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17500207.
Event Comment: [Receipts missing from Treasurer's Book. Expenditure page present.] Paid Mr Wallis rent on 100 nights #11 13s. 4d.; Paid Young Cross for dancing in the Tempest 5s., and Shawford's youngest son for same 5s.; Norton 3 chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Second edition of Merope "As it was acted last season and as it is now acting, with great applause, at Drury Lane." Printed for A. Miller, apposite Katherine St., Strand. Price 1s. 6d. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17500119, but the whole to conclude with the Grand Entertainment of Acis & Galatea, as17491130. The Comic Dance-_.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17500115.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #184 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17500209.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17500207.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #102 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17500209.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17500207.
Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of their Royal Highnesses Prince George, Prince William, Lady Augusta. Afterpiece: For last time this season. Present the Princes George & William, and the Lady Augusta. Paid Mr LaCourt in full for painting for the Fair #21. Receipts: #161 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17500209, but only the parts of Macheath, Peachum, Lockit, Mrs Peachum, Lucy, Polly are listed.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17500207.
Event Comment: Benefit Eden. A concert, etc. (Daily Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Eden.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. [Seemingly a clear one, for he received also #29 6s. from tickets.] Being the last time of performing the afterpiece this season. Receipts: #63 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17500209, but Hornpipe-Oates; Macheath-Dyer.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17500416.

Dance: (BBy particular Desire) Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Event Comment: Benefit for Liviez (Ballet Master) and Taswell. Paid young Cross for dancing 5s., and same to young Shawford. Allowed Leviez for tickets as per agreement #15; Norton 3 chorus last night 6 this #2 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Afterpiece: By Desire. Tickets deliver'd out by Taswell will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross). [Income missing from Treasurer's Book.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17500212, but Miranda-Mrs Yates; Dorinda-Miss Cole; Stephano-_; Mustachio-_; Ventoso-_; Sycorax-_; Acis & Galatea omitted; To conclude with the Savoyard Travellers-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, the Little Swiss, Miss Popling, Mathews, Mlle L'Contri.

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: As17500426.

Dance: III: L'Entree de Flore, as17491024

Event Comment: Benefit for Ray, Marr, Shawford, Gray. Receipts: #196 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17491227, but Macheath-Blakes; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Marr; Mat@o@Mint-Ray; Ben Budge-Simson; Harry Paddington-Gray; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Shawford.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17500423 but Fribble-Master King.

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Master Shawford, Miss Shawford; III: Minuet-Mr Shawford, Miss Shawford

Event Comment: Benefit [Wright, Barrisford, Tomlinson, Foley, Costin] for Boxkeepers (Cross). The Play is oblig'd to be changed on account of Mr Havard's Indisposition, and tickets deliver'd out for Comus will be taken to the Beggar's Opera. Tickets sold at the door will not be admitted. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17500503, but Mat@o@Mint-Shuter; Filch-Raftor.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17500503.

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17500503; III: Black Joke, as17500420

Event Comment: Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pit; Lockit-Berry; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Peachum-Yates; Lucy-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Clive; In Act III, Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters; New Occasional Prologue on the opening of the theatre-Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: Medicin-Blakes; Crispin-Yates; Old Gerald-Shuter; Beatrice-Mrs Bennet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Draper-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Miss Falkner.

Dance: As17500926

Event Comment: No persons to be admitted behind the scenes nor any money to be returned after the Curtain is drawn up. [A customary notice throughout the remainder of the season until benefit time.] Tomorrow (not acted these two years) Jane Shore. The part of Alicia to be attempted by Miss Jane Cibber, being her first time of appearing upon that stage these two years. Receipts: #40 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17500911, but Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17500911.

Entertainment: EEpilogue upon Two Prologues-Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17501012.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17501129, but full cast listed. Apollo-Villeneuve; Daphne-Mlle Cointrie; Followers of Daphne-Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Barchelor; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Baker; Slumber-Vincent; Harlequin-Philips; Burgomaster-Bencraft; Boor servant-Lalauze; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Scaramouche-Atkins; Venus-Miss Young; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Baker; Pan-Vincent; Diana-Miss Falkner; Frenchman-Villeneuve; Spaniard-Desse; Polodese-Gardiner; French Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Spanish Woman-Mrs Gondou; Polonese Woman-Mrs Villeneuve; Zephyrus-Jardin; Flora (representing an Inconstant)-Mlle Cointrie.
Event Comment: New Music, Dresses, Habits and Decorations. Full Prices. [Which were maintained during run of this pantomime]. A New Pantomime. This Pant: was made by Mr Woodward & met wth great applause, Young Vernon sung for the first time very well. It is said some of the Scenes were bought from Sadler's Wells, wch is shut up by ye Law (Cross). Woodward Harlequin 1st time in three years. Pantomime a New Entertainment in Italian Grotesque Characters (General Advertiser). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17501018, but Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Lucy-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Clive; Epilogue-_.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; others-Shuter, Leviez, Blakes, Layfield, The Little Swiss, Mrs Toogood, Mme Mariet, (General Advertiser) Mas. Vernon (Cross).
Event Comment: MMrs Pritchard and Mr Havard continuing ill the plays which were lately bespoke and designed to be acted at Drury Lane are oblig'd to be deferr'd for some days. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17501226.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17510110.
Event Comment: MMiss Norris did Polly (well) (Cross). Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17501226, but Polly-Miss Norris, 1st time; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pit also listed as of 11 Sept. 1750.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17510122.
Event Comment: By desire. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17510128.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17510122.

Dance: I: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17501012, but Mat-Elrington.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17510116.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Norris. Tickets of Miss Norris at Mr Jackson's Habit warehouse Tavistock St., and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd out for 30 March will be taken. [Advance publicity for Havard's Benefit, Inspector No 29: I have said in a former paper, that those who have not seen Alfred, have yet to see Mr Garrick in a character in which he excells everything that has been attempted in one of the noblest Roads of Tragedy. I shall add to it on this occaison, that those who have not yet seen Alfred will have a pleasure from it greater than they can receive from the best dramatic performance they are already acquainted with' (London Advertiser and Literary Gazette).] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17510128, but Mat@o@Mint-_; Mrs Peachum-_.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17510122.

Dance: I: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit Wright, Y. Cross, Mad. Camargo & 4 more had tickets (Cross). [The four were: Sturt, Lewis, G. Bullbrick, and Loyde.] Tickets for 13 April will be taken. Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17510417 but Filch-Lewis; Player-Burton; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Bennet; Mat@o@Mint-Bulbrick; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pit; Beggar-Winstone.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17501129.

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17501231; III: Hornpipe-Master Shawford

Event Comment: Benefit for Driscol, Banks, Barnard, Miss Davis, and Trott (Lobby Doorkeeper). Tickets deliver'd by Mlle Huette, Mrs Hanmeuze, Mrs Griffith will be taken. Tomorrow the Fair Penitent and on Friday Romeo and Juliet, being the last time of the Company's performing this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17510215, but abbreviated cast only listed: Polly-Miss Davis; Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Hornpipe-Atkins.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Performance Comment: As17510504, but Peggy-_.

Dance: As17510511

Event Comment: Box 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken at the Stage Door of the Theatre. No persons to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any money to be returned after the curtain is drawn up [Customary notice on subsequent bills, which will not be repeated here.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Mat o Mint-Blakes; Filch-Raftor; Player-Burton; Lucy-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Gross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Minors; Polly-Miss Norris; Beggar-Winstone; In III Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with aCountry Dance-the Characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Yates; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green.
Event Comment: Benefit for Yeates, Jr, at the Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark (London Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Yates; Polly-Mrs Campbell.

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin