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Event Comment: IImogen, for 1st time, Mrs Baddeley, pretty well, --but an indifferent figure in Breeches.--Mrs Johnston hissed in the Queen (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Reddish, 1st time; Iachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Hurst; Cloten-King; Belarius-Havard; Arviragus-J. Palmer; Guiderius-Aickin; Lucius-Bransby; Cornelius-Burton; Pisanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Johnson; Imogen-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; In Act II a Masquerade Scene-; with dancing-Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi; Singing-Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17671008.
Event Comment: Went into the Pit to see Garrick do Abel Drugger. Read three acts of the play. Subtle, Face and Dapper are well played by Burton, Palmer and Dodd. Love and Mrs Pritchard excellent as usual. Mrs Love did Tag in Miss in her Teens (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

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

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with Song in Character)-Dodd; Flash-J. Palmer; Loveit-Packer; Puff-Moody; Jasper-Ackman; Tag-Love; Miss Biddy-Miss Pope.
Event Comment: At 5 went into the Pit to see Barry do Lear, being his first appearance on that stage these 10 years (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry, 1st appearance there in 10 years; Gloster-Burton; Kent- Bransby; Bastard-J. Palmer; Edgar-Reddish, 1st time; Regan-Mrs Hopkins; Gentleman Usher-Dodd; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Hurst; Burgandy-Fox; Arante-Mrs Hippisley; Cordelia-Mrs Dancer; Goneril-Mrs W. Barry.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17671014.

Dance: End: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

Event Comment: [Y+Young Gentleman is J. Aickin, in writing on Kemble's Bills. Genest, V, 159, suggests Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-a Gentleman, 1st appearance; Sir Charles Raymond-Bannister, 1st time; Sir Roger Belmont-Love, 1st time; Faddle-Dodd (with song); Col. Raymond-Packer; Villiard-Bransby; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17671023.

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17670922.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Capt. Le Brush-King; Irishman-Moody (with the Original Song); Scotsman-Love; Gulwell-Packer; Harwood-Aickin; Frenchman-Baddeley; Frankly-J. Palmer; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; Trickit-Fox; Margery-Mrs Love.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17671205, but Servants-J. Burton, _Wright, Mas. +Cape, _Fox.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17671209.
Event Comment: Benefit for Westminster New Lying in Hospital, near Westminster Bridge. N.B. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken tickets, are desired to secure places immediately, of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. [The Theatrical Monitor, No IX, asked this day for a public declaration of receipts and salary expenditures for the 1766-67 season from Garrick and Lacy. Not receiving it the war breaking out in January came to absorb his interest, and the estimate never appeared.] Receipts: #261 4s. 6d. (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17671120, but Myrtle-Packer; Humphrey-Bannister; Lucinda-Miss Simson.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tampler-J. Palmer, 1st time; Mlle Florival-Mrs Jeffries; Bell-Mrs Reddish; Prattle-King; Belford-Packer; Emily-Miss Pope.

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

Event Comment: Author's Night for Mainpiece. Last time of performing it before the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17671217.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17671014, but Duke's Servt-J. Palmer; Lovel-Cautherly.

Dance: End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17671202

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A tragedy by Hall Hartson, never performed here before. [According to The Theatrical Monitor, No IX (19 Dec. 1767), the mainpiece was at that time in rehearsal. The Monitor requested that every expense possible be laid ott upon it, and puffed the abilities of Barry and Mrs Dancer highly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Barry; Grey-Aickin; Morton-J. Palmer; Sir Ardolf-Bannister; Lord Williams-Miss Palmer; Raymond-Reddish; Laroches-Strange; Peasant-Ackman; Knights-Keen, Fawcett, Fox; Eleanor-Mrs Reddish; Lady Salisbury-Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17671226.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 3 May 1766.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: As17680227.

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-King; Catharine-Miss Pope, 1st time; Grumio-Baddeley; Biondello-Hartry; Tailor-J. Burton; Baptista-Burton.
Event Comment: Benefit for Rooker and Packer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: As17671128, but Freeman-J. Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: the Ehe Elopement

Performance Comment: As17680211.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17671107, but Old Knowell-Hurst; Wellbred-J. Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17680211.
Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi (Ballet master) and Moody. Moody as the Irishman in the Farce will introduce the song in Love a-la-Mode (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17680129, but Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Bellarius-Burton (?).

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17680212, but Harwood-J. Aickin.

Dance: II: The Cow@Keepers (with alterations and additions)-Grimaldi's apprentices; III: Grand Dance The Lilliputian Camp, as17671202; V: By Particular Desire, The Cotillion, as17680406 but Miss Egan to list of dancers

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Burton. Tickets deliver'd by W. Palmer will be taken. [In the afterpiece Frank-Palmer, last appearance on the stage (MacMillan).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17671204, but Drawer-J. Burton; Polly-Mrs Arne.

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: As17680413.

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680220

Event Comment: Benefit for Hurst, Tassoni and Mrs Dorman. By Desire of the Honourable Lodge of the Order of Select Albions

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17671223, but Mr Strictland-Hurst, 1st time; Ranger-King.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17680113, but Col. Tamper-J. Palmer.

Song: I: A Trio-Vernon, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; End: The Albion Song-Vernon

Dance: II: A Minuet-Tassoni, Miss Granier , his Apprentice; IV: The Medley-Tassoni, Mrs King

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants for places by 3 o'clock. Tickets given out for 19 March will be taken. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17671029, but Cassio-J. Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: As17670912, but Dances-Miss Collet, Miss _Rogers.

Dance: IV: The Medley-Shuter, Mrs King

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston, Hartry, Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17680116, but Archer-King; Foigard-Hartry; Sir Charles Freeman-Fawcett; Aimwell-Packer; Cherry-Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Barry, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17680209, but Freeman-Fawcett; Kitty-Miss Pope; Duke's Servant-J. Palmer.

Dance: IV: The Medley, as17680505

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickinson (1st gallery office-keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17680418 but William-J. Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17680422.

Dance: III: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley; End: The Medley, as17680505

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17680504, but Ranger-Garrick; Mrs Strictland-Mrs W. Barry; Strictland-Love; Tester-J. Burton.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17680211.
Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Kaygill and Palmer (pit doorkeeper). Tickets deliver'd by Humphreys, Denny, Claggit, and for the 22nd Inst. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17680411 but Romeo-Cautherly; Juliet-Mrs Barry; Peter-J. Burton.

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: As17680413 but Frank-J. Palmer; Robin-Fox (MacMillan); Prologue-_. [Public Advertiser retains Palmer by mistake. He died 23 May.]Public Advertiser retains Palmer by mistake. He died 23 May.]

Entertainment: IV: Bucks Have at Ye All-J.? Palmer

Performance Comment: ? Palmer.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Opera of Two Acts [by Robert Dossie]. Music by Rush

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Sowdon; Don Juan-Gardner; Sancho-Davis; Cacafogo-Bannister; Alonzo-Casey; Duke-J. Aickin; Copper Captain-Lee (being his first appearance in that character); Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Clara-Mrs White; Lady-Mrs Jackson; Estifania-Mrs Gardner (1st appearance).

Afterpiece Title: The Statesman Foil'd

Performance Comment: Characters-Sowdon, Mahoon, Bannister, Miss Grace, Miss Edwards. Lord Crafty-Sowdon; Meanwell-Mahoon; Worthy-Bannister; Amilia-Miss Edwards; Sally-Miss Groce (Edition of 1768).

Dance: As17680530

Event Comment: Two glass branches added to the Stage Boxes, and look well (Hopkins MS Notes). Places may be had of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. Doors open half past 4 o'clock. Play to begin exactly at 6 o'clock. Vivat Rex et Regina. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holland; Claudius-Love; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Osric-Dodd; Rosencraus-Strange; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Bernardo-Marr; Marcellus-Ackman; Player King-Burton; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Lucianus-Hartry; Grave Diggers-Parsons, Castle; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley; Gertrude-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Fawcett; Sir ThomasTesty-Burton; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-J. Burton; Roger-Keen; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Hippisley; Flora-Miss Young.
Event Comment: MMrs W. Barry very bad in Almeria-imagine she was in Liquor (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Holland; Gonzales-Havard; King-J. Aickin; Perez-Keen; Alonzo-Ackman; Heli-Hurst; Garcia-Aickin; Selim-Strange; Lenora-Mrs Johnston; Almeria-Mrs W. Barry; Zara-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; Mercury-Dodd; Snip-Parsons; Abram-Weston; Gasconade-Baddeley; Corp. Bounce-Bransby; Simon-Moody; Forge-Burton; Justices-Hartry, Clough, Castle, Strange; Irishman-Messink; Coachman-Watkins; Mrs Trumbel-Johnston; Welshman-Wright; Jenkins-Palmer; Constable-Ackman; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey Chitterlin-Mrs Millidge; Mrs Harslet-Mrs Johnston; Miss Harslet-Miss Smith; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope; other characters-Miss Matthews; with Proper Dances-.
Event Comment: AAlexander by Mr Reddish-Very Bad (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Reddish, 1st time; Clytus-Jefferson, 1st time; Perdiccas-Ackman; Thessalus-Aickin; Cassander-Palmer; Polyperchon-Bransby; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Roxana-Mrs Hopkins; Parisatis-Mrs Reddish; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Statira-Mrs W. Barry; With the Triumphal Entry-.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib-King; Sir Toby Fuz-Love; Patent-Packer; Mervin-J. Aickin; Carpenter-Moody; Sir Macaroni Virtue-Dodd; Wilson-Palmer; Prompter-Bannister; Housekeeper-Johnston; Shepherds-Dodd, Parsons, Hartry, Fawcett, Kear, Messink; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Arne; Sweepers-Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Miss Fuz-Miss Pope; Lady Fuz-Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: To begin at 6 o'clock. Doors open at 5 o'clock. Send servants at 4 o'clock. King of Denmark. Ranger-Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Both pieces By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Strictland-Love; Frankly-Aickin; Bellamy-Packer; Meggot-Dodd; Tester-J. Burton; Mrs Strictland-Mrs W. Barry; Jacintha-Mrs Jeffries; Lucetta-Mrs Love; Milliner-Mrs Millidge; Clarinda-Miss Pope; to conclude with a Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17681003.