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Event Comment: Benefit Mr Thurmond. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Tickets at Thurmond's House, Haydon Square.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Berinthia-Mrs Thurmond; Loveless-Giffard; Worthy-Delane; Amanda-Mrs Giffard; Foppington-Wetherilt; Young Fashion-Bardin; Coupler-Morgan; Surgeon-Norris; Lory-Penkethman; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt; Sir Tunbelly-Hulett; Hoyden-Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17330227.

Ballet: DDifference of Nations. As17330312

Performance Comment: As17330312.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17330330.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17330227.

Ballet: DDifference of Nations. As17330312

Performance Comment: As17330312.
Event Comment: Benefit Delane. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. [Tickets at Delane's in Mansel Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17321013, but Roderigo-Wetherilt.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17330328 but Mock Doctor-Rosco; Dorcas-Mrs Roberts.

Ballet: DDifference of Nations. As17330312

Performance Comment: As17330312.
Event Comment: Benefit Bardin. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Delane; Juba-Giffard; Sempronius-Hulet; Syphax-Rosco; Lucius-Lyon; Portius-Havard; Marcud-Bardin; Decius-Winstone; Marcia-Mrs Giffard; Lucia-Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: As17330127, but A New Epilogue-Miss Cole.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Performance Comment: As17321220, but Jolly Huntsman-Excell; Attendants-Stoppelaer, Giles, James, Jenkins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17341104.
Event Comment: Benefit for Lawrence, Condell and Green (Box-keepers)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17490407 but Mincing-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17490421.

Dance: V: Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Event Comment: Characters of Mainpiece Dress'd in the Habits of the Times. Receipts: #110 13s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: As17631109.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17631104.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Managers (Hopkins). Receipts: #232 12s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17640320.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17631015.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. No building on Stage. Mrs Palmer's play was to have been the Fair Penitent, but on account of Mr O'Brien marriage it was changed (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #184 12s. (MacMillan); charges: #73 18s. [Profits to Mrs Palmer: #110 14s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17640320.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17630927.
Event Comment: Managers (Hopkins). Receipts. #148 1s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17640320.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: As17630920.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Davies. Oroonoko by Mr Powell (Hopkins). Very well (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #166 10s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit to Mrs Davies: #102 6s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Powell, first time; Aboan-Havard, first time; Blandford-Palmer; Imoinda-Mrs Davies; Hotman-Lee; Governor-Burton; Stanmore-Packer; Driver-Bransby.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17640407 but Sir Harry's Servt't-Lee.

Dance: II: A Dance of Slaves-Lauchery; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: This Night was to have been the Distress'd Mother For the Benefit of Mr & Mrs Hopkins & the Benefits being all Settled it was put off till the 24th (Hopkins). By Command of their Majesties. Receipts: #184 3s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17640501, but Myrtilla-Mrs Hippisley (playbill). Myrtilla-$Mrs Lee (Public Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17640425.

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi and Aldridge. Tickets deliver'd by Tassoni will be taken. Mr Yates being ill Mrs Ward was borrow'd to play Belvidera (Hopkins). Receipts: #53 18s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Deficit to Grimaldi and Aldridge: #10 6s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: As17640313 but Belvidera-Mrs Ward from cg.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17630922.

Dance: II: By desire, a Hornpipe-Miss Rogers; III: A New Dance call'd the Running Footman-Aldridge, Miss Baker; End: The Cow@Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Rogers

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickinson (first gallery keeper). Ghost- ($Hopkins">Mr Powell ($Hopkins)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17640211, but Ghost-Powell, first time; Rosencraus-Fox; Bernardo-Strange; Polonius-Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17640425.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for the Children who perform'd in the Fairy Tale (Hopkins)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17640320.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: As17640213.

Dance: II: A Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers; III: The Gypsies-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street (Gerhardi's Scholars); V: A Minuet-the two Miss Rogers's (Mr Noverre's Scholars); End: A Dance call'd The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers-Miss Street, Mas. Gherardy, first appearance on English Stage

Performance Comment: Cape, Miss Rogers; III: The Gypsies-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street (Gerhardi's Scholars); V: A Minuet-the two Miss Rogers's (Mr Noverre's Scholars); End: A Dance call'd The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers-Miss Street, Mas. Gherardy, first appearance on English Stage.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid Ben Johnson's Head a bill #1 9s 5d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #150 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17661013.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performance Comment: As17661009.

Dance: II: The Vintage, as17661011

Event Comment: Paid Ben Johnson's Head a bill #3 10s. 11d. (Treasurer's Book).Receipts: #146 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17661007.

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Performance Comment: As17661121.
Event Comment: CCymon deferred. Mrs Abington ill. Paid printer's bill #9 6s. Receipts: #141 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17661007, but Tom-Clough.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17661029.
Event Comment: The Earl of Warwick deferred. Mrs Yates Ill. Paid Mr Wynn for leases #3 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [The lawyer who drew them.] This Day Publish'd The Rational Rosciad, on a more extensive plan than anything of the kind hitherto publish'd Price 1s. 6d. Receipts: #144 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17661013, but Polly-Mrs Arne [nee Wright].nee Wright].

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17661029.
Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #245 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17670122, but Oakly-Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Performance Comment: As17670207, but Nancy-Miss Plym.

Music: III: New Concerto on the Harpsichord-Burney Jun

Dance: End of Play: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Neville MS Diary: I got a seat before the play began, which was the Jealous Wife, with the musical entertainment the Cunning Man. Oakly by Garrick...Never saw Garrick, Pritchard and Clive in Perfection before, & I think none of the characters were ill performed. Receipts: #246 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17670212.

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Performance Comment: As17661121.

Music: III: New Concerto, as17670212

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Young and Mr Rooker. House charges #65 1s. Paid for two practices for Alexander #1 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17661029, but Cordelia-Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17670411.

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17670212

Event Comment: Benefit for Widow Vincent. House charges #64 15s. 6d. [Deficit Mrs Vincent #20 3s. 6d.] Rec'd by draft on Mr Clutterbuck #200, and from Sinking Fund #287; Paid Blandford (tallow chandler) #27 18s. 11d.; and French on account #12 12s. (Treasurer's Book). Fifteen minutes past 5 went to the 2s. gallery...(Widow Vincent's voice pleases me much. Holland did Oakly,-he imitates Garrick, but is very inferior to him (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #44 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17670212, but Oakly-Holland; In Act II Singing-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Dodd, 1st time; Robin-Moody; Arethusa-Mrs Vincent; Argus-Hartry; Boy-Master Cape; Betty-Mrs Smith; Hearty-Fox; Mob-Ackman, Marr, Strange, Watkins. [See17640427.]See17640427.]

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17670430

Event Comment: Benefit for Hurst, Tassoni, Mrs Dorman. House charges #67 19s. [Deficit to actors #4 6s. 6d.] Paid chorus singers #2 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #63 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17670321 but MacDuff-Hurst; Angus-Keen; Vocal Parts-Mrs Dorman; Seyward-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17670506, but Frankly-_; Maria-_; Williams-_; Lord Brilliant-_; Trickit-_.

Dance: IV: A Dance of the Furies-; II: The Jealous Peasant, as17661111; End: An Albion Song-Vernon; End I Farce: By Desire a Minuet-Tassoni, a young Gentlewoman

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of mainpiece. House Charges #76 19s. 6d. Mrs Yates' last appearance here until the 1774-75 season (Winston MS 9). Tickets deliver'd for the 9th of April and 7th of May will be taken. Paid Burney Jr 2 weeks' salary #2 10s., and Printer's Bill #9 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido

Performance Comment: As17670328 but Parts-_Strange, _Fawcett. Young Gentlewoman identified as Miss Simson.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17670513.

Dance: End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227