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Event Comment: Paid extra Flute & Hautboy 10s.; 8 trumpets 6 nights (30th incl.) #18 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #162 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Packer; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; Stephano-Love; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Ackman; Ariel (with songs)-Mrs Scott; Hymen-Kear; Ceres-Mrs Dorman; Miranda-Miss Rogers; Francisco-Griffith; Master of Ship-Wrighten; Boatswain-Wright; Gonzalo-Burton; Alonzo-Bransby; Antonio-Hurst; Sebastian-Keen; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; The other Dances-Atkins, Sg and Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performance Comment: See17711126.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 21 April 1770.] Paid Dall (scene painter) for expenses to Windsor #6 17s. 11d. (Account Book). Receipts: #176 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17711028, but Polly-Mrs Woodman, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John-Gardner; Classick-Hull; Subtle-Morris; Marquis-Quick; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with a Song in character)-Miss Macklin; With a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin.
Event Comment: Paid Cooper (printer) #43 1s.; Paid McMillen (shoemaker) #30 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #146 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17711207.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17711108, but add Belmour-Thompson; Rovewell-Davis.
Event Comment: [Last time of performing till the Holidays. Miss Brown identifield by Winston MS 10 and playbill for 29 Oct. 1772 as the young lady, although Miss Potts and Mrs Woodman would seem likely candidates too.] Paid Dunstall the Balance of Theatrical Fund profit #68 1s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #209 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17711207.

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: Marcourt-Woodward; Cross-Shuter; Kitchen-Dunstall; Col. Freeman-DuBellamy; Buck-Davis; Luke-Lewes; Snarl-Wignell; Fleece-R. Smith; Landlord-Morris; Mrs Cross-Mrs Green; Charlotte-Mrs Bulkley; Lettice-Mrs Kniveton; Landlady-Mrs Gardner; Sally-by the young Lady who performed in the Maid of the Mill and the Fairy Prince.

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17711031

Event Comment: Bold Stroke for a Wife oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a principal performer. Receipts: #151 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17711207.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17711226.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #136 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17711207.

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: As17711223.

Dance: After II of Comedy: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17710923

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17711207, but Macheath-DuBellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17720204, but Chasseur Royal-DuBellamy; Merlin-_; Diana-_.
Event Comment: Benefit for Wignell and Davis. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to each #7 12s. 3d., cover'd by income from tickets: Wignell #83 1s. (Box 80; Pit 311; Gallery 164); Davis, #61 5s. (Box 26; Pit 287; Gallery 117). Receipts: #49 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17720207, but Macheath-Mattocks; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Jenny Diver-Miss Pearce.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17711214, but Dick-Davis; Charlotte-Mrs Evans.

Dance: II: The Lilt, as17720326

Event Comment: Mrs Booth has lately erected a Monument to B. Booth, is now upwards of 90, was the famous Miss Santlowe so much admir'd as Actress and Dancer (Winston MS 10). Advanc'd Mr Barry (b:office keeper) #15; Ditto to Mr Watson (b:office keeper) #10 (Treasurer's Book). [Operating cash returned to treasury on 5 June 1773, but with a deficit of #6 5s. Barry seems not to have been hired thereafter, Archeveque taking his place the following season.] Receipts: #173 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17720922.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Young Lovel-Cautherly; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Robert-Ackman; Kitty-Miss Pope.

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

Event Comment: Paid Black? Lyon bill #2 7s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). [This is a recurring item weekly throughout the season varying in amounts from about #1 to #3. Tavern. Run by Yearley Waterer. Not noted further. Total payments this season about #75.] Public Advertiser, Theatrical Intelligence: Any Young Lady inclined to the Stage, is offered an advantageous Opportunity to experience her Theatrical Abilities in a very desirable Situation. As this Advertisement appears not from an itinerant Manager, nor results from a Dearth of People, but a Wish to promote Merit, which often (for want of the proper Mode of Application, or Fear in the Parties of their Intentions being made public, in case their Services should not be received) lies hid and unnoticed, it is hoped none but such as are possessed of a good Figure, as that will be greatly regarded, and whose Capabilities are blended with a real Inclination will apply. Enquire for W. at No. 114, in Long-Acre between the hours of Eleven and One on Wednesday or Thursday Morning in person, as no Attention will be paid to any Substitute. The Stage: A Gentlewoman, who has played capital Characters with unblemished Reputation in the three Kingdoms, takes this Method of acquainting such Ladies who have Talents and Inclination for the stage, that she undertakes to instruct them for the Profession many having been unsuccessful, more from Want of previous Instructions than Want of Genius. Her Attention to the great Articles of Reading and Speaking, with Elegance and Propriety, as well as Expression, Grace, and Ease, will be found of infinite Service to those who are assisted by the least Understanding. Those Ladies who do not intend to display their Talents in Public may be instructed for their Amusement. Enquire for E. H. No. 2 Queen Street, near Windmill Street, Haymarket. N.B. Any Lady will be waited on by a Line directed as above. [These advertisements ran for a number of days.] Receipts: #183 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17720922.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Mercury-Davies; Abram-W. Palmer; Gasconade-Baddeley; Snip-Parsons; Old Woman-Dodd; Corp. Bounce-Bransby; Simon-Moody; Justice-Hartry; Constable-Griffith; Forge-Ackman; Welshman-Waldron; Irishman-Messink; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey Chitterlin-Mrs Davies; To Conclude with a Grand Chorus-Champness, Mrs Wrighten, Bannister, Dibdin, Davies, Kear, Fawcett, Wheeler, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #144 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17721013, but Lockit-Morris.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17721002.

Dance: End: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe, as17721009

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #109 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17721015.

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: Marcourt-Woodward; Cross-Shuter; Kitchen-Dunstall; Col. Freeman-Perry; Mrs Cross-Mrs Green; Charlotte-Mrs Bulkley; Lettice-Mrs Mattocks; Landlady-Mrs Gardner; Sally-Miss Brown, who performed last season in the Fairy Prince and in Man and Wife.
Event Comment: Man and Wife is deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a principal performer. Paid Mr Asselin for his performance #10 10s. (Account Book). [See Entertainments for 5 Nov.] Receipts: #120 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17721015, but Lockit-Dunstall.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17720921, but Belford-Perry.

Dance: End Opera: The Recruits-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Mas. Harris. [See17720501.

Performance Comment: Harris. [See17720501.]
Event Comment: Mrs Smith Polly (first time) very well (Hopkins Diary). Paid Salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Miss Mansell and Mr Dimon 5 guineas each per order, #10 10s.; Mr Clinch ditt, #5 5s.; Rec'd stopages #20 13s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #141 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17720922, but Polly-Mrs Smith; first time. In III: Hornpipe-Atkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17721023.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023; II: Minuet, Allemande-Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, Scholars of Daigville

Performance Comment: Holland, Miss Armstrong, Scholars of Daigville.
Event Comment: Paid chorus 2 nights this incl. #5 1s. Receipts: #116 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17721121.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17721106, but Grand Chorus-Mrs _Wrighten, _Bannister.

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

Event Comment: Paid Whitefield quarter year's salary due Xmas last #25, and Sarjant quarter year's salary due same time, #10. Advanc'd cash to Lee Lewes as per note #50 (Account Book). Receipts: #215 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17721117, but Lucy-Mrs Baker; Hornpipe-Miss Besford.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17730119.
Event Comment: Paid Mr Roberts, shoemaker, 2 Bills #21 2s. 10d.; Mr Thomson Smith, #23 14s. 6d.; Mr Reddish on Acct to Mr Scarr, per order #15; Rec'd of Mr C. Roberts 3 quarter's Rent to Midsummer last #7 10s. Receipts: #184 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17721121, but Lucy-Mrs Wrighten, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Performance Comment: As17730125.

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

Event Comment: Both pieces will be laid aside for some time after this evening. Receipts: #201 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17730121, but Lucy-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17730123.
Event Comment: Alonzo oblig'd to be deferr'd. Paid chorus 3 nights (this incl.) #5 1s. Receipts: #152 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17730209.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17721124.

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

Event Comment: Doors open at 5 o'clock. Play to begin at 6 o'clock. Prices: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places to be had of Mr Johnston at the Stage door. [Customary note, repeated.] Rec'd Mrs Groath's one year's rent to Xmas last #3; Paid Renters #8 (Treasurer's Book). This regular expenditure was made nightly for the 189 acting nights of the season, as well as for the 11 nights on which Oratorio's were given in the Spring. The total amount came to #1600. No further note will be made of this item this season. The Westminster Magazine this month, reiterated its doleful cry "that the stage is on its decline." In a long article on "Stage Effect, or Dramatic Cookery," it concluded that our "Theatrical managers and even our Theatrical Critics seem to have resolved all the merit of dramatic composition into stage trick, and rest their criterion of Dramatic Genius on the knowledge of what they are pleased to call Stage effect." The "Theatre" article for the month remarked upon the boldness of Garrick's opening with the Beggar's Opera, "notwithstanding he was requested by the Bench of Justices at Bow-Street, to suppress it, as they were of opinion it had done a great deal of mischief among the low class of people." Lloyd's Evening Post, 17 Sept., included extracts from letters against playing the Beggar's Opera, "because every performance makes from one two twenty thieves." Sir John Fielding and his associates had addressed a letter to Garrick requesting him not to perform the opera for the same reason. The Morning Chronicle, 23 Sept., praised Garrick for not complying with the Justices' request. Wm Augustus Miles published a Letter to Sir John Fielding occasioned by his extraordinary Request to Mr Garrick for the suppression of the Beggar's Opera (44 pp.). In this he vindicated the moral effect of the opera.] Receipts: #158 (Treasurer's Book). [Note: For perform ance at hay 18 and 20 September, see Season of 1772-1773, p. 1740

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Moody; Ben Budge-Ackman; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Beggar-Waldron; Player-Wheeler; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Smith; In III, a Hornpipe-Atkins; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir Harry's Serv't-Parsons; Duke's Serv't-Palmer; Young Lovel-Cautherly; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Kitty-Miss Pope; Robert-Ackman.

Dance: II: The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton

Event Comment: [Lucy identified as Miss Dayes by Kemble note on playbill and by Winston MS 10.] At the opening of this season Justice Sir John Fielding wrote to Garrick not to play the Beggar's Opera fearing it had a bad influence on the minds of the young. But both Garrick and Colman continued to play it (Winston MS 10). Receipts. #183 13s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Lucy-A Young Lady, her first appearance [Miss Dayes]; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Baker[, first time; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Catley; In [Act III, a Hornpipe-Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Gardner; Classic-Hull; Subtle-Thompson; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with Song)-Miss Macklin; With a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin.

Dance: End: New Dance, as17731021

Event Comment: Paid Buxton and Enderby (oyl merchants) #116, and Brown (coal merchant) #44 9s. Receipts: #190 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17731027.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17731028.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Younger for writting parts #10 4s. 9d.; Paid Mrs Giles for a Blue & Silver suit of women's cloaths #9 9s. (Account Book). To Covent Garden. Beggar's Opera and Commissary. Found the Pit not over fifth full, and on the 4th bench from orchestra orange woman showed me Pol. Kennedy alias Mrs Bevon, on which I went and sat immediately before her, and talked with her much during the play. Pol. Kennedy in cloak and large hat. She is tall, large and raw-boned. Irish features, yet had something in her face and person necessarily attracting notice--was very civil, curteous, and chatty (Baker, Diary, p. 270). [Pol. Kennedy was the Irish actress and contralto who later appeared as Mrs Farrell at dl in 1776 in Arne's Caractacus.] Receipts: #122 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17731027.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17731022.
Event Comment: The New Tragedy of King Henry II, is still oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Hartley. Receipts: #133 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17731027.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17731125.
Event Comment: Pantomime will be laid aside after this Night on Account of the preparation for the New entertainment. Receipts: #169 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17731027.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17731125.