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Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. With Comical Songs, Scots, English, and Italian. Also his inimitable Medley of Plays, and Drunken Man. At Crown Tavern in Smithfield. N.B. A private Audience on a Day's Notice

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Mainpiece Title: Phiz Oratory

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out for the Tragedy of Tragedies, with an Opera call'd, The City Apprentice Turn'd Beau, or Love in a Hamper which was to have been performed this Day, for the Benefit of Mr Green, Prompter, will be taken at this Play

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Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Mortimer

Related Works
Related Work: King Edward the Third: With the Fall of Mortimer, Earl of March Author(s): John Bancroft

Afterpiece Title: The Welch Opera

Event Comment: We hear that the Lodgings at Hampstead are filling every Day; and that a Company of Comedians from London are repairing and beautifying the Playhouse near the Wells, to entertain that Town with a Set of good Plays, Singing, Dancing, and other Theatrical Performances, all the Summer, and have provided a good Band of Musick, and intend to perform...Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.-Daily Post, 6 June

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Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Daily Advertiser, 12 Oct.: The same Day [11 Oct., the Anniversary of His Majesty's Coronation] Mr Giffard...gave a handsome Entertainment, with a Concert of Musick, to the Company of Comedians, and a large Bonfire and Liquor to the Populace, when the Healths of their Majesties, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales; the Duke, and the Princesses, were drank, with the sounding of Kettle Drums and Trumpets, and repeated Acclamations of Joy. Daily Post, 13 Oct.: Mr Fielding the Player (who keeps a Booth...during...Bartholomew Fair) gave to the Populace before his own Door in Hart-street, Bloomsbury, a Butt of the strongest Beer that could be got; also a large Bonfire

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Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

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Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Dance: DDutch Skipper-D'Valois, Mrs Bullock; Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; Sailor's Dance-Jones

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Distinction. N.B. Mr Giffard hopes the Gentleman who bespoke the Spanish Fryar, for Tomorrow, will not take it ill, that Hamlet is to be perform'd; because the Ladies, whom he mention'd, have since sent to him for that Play-but he shall be very glad to oblige him any other day

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Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: As17321115

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 18 Dec.: We hear from Southwark, that a Theatre will be ready to open there the 26th Day of this Month, on the Bowling Green, by a new Company of Comedians, who intend to play the remaining part of the Winter; and that Preparations are making in a handsome Manner for the Reception of the Gentry

Performances

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 22 Jan.: Mr Giffard...gave a handsome Entertainment and a Concert of Musick to the Company of Comedians [at gf] on occasion of his Royal Highness's Birth-Day; also a Bonfire, and a large Quantity of Liquor to the Populace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. [The Mad Captain, announced for this day, is deferred to Monday.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed

Related Works
Related Work: Vertue Betray'd; or, Anna Bullen Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: On this day died Mrs William Mills

Performances

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 29 May: We are assur'd that there will be no more Plays acted this Season at [dl], and we hear that there was Yesterday no Play acted...as had been advertiz'd for that Day; the Occasion we are inform'd was, that at Midnight on Saturday last several persons arm'd took Possession of the same, by Direction from some of the Patentees, and lock'd up and barricado'd all the Doors and Entrances thereunto, against the whole Company of his Majesty's Comedians, as also against Mr Cibber, Jun. notwithstanding he had paid to one of the Patentees several hundred Pounds for one third Part of the Patent, Cloaths, Scenes, &c. and all Rights and Privileges thereunto annexed, for a certain Term not yet expired. Mr Cibber, Jun. and the rest of the Company of Comedians, and this Morning to wait upon his Grace the Duke of Grafton, Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Houshold, with their humble Petition, and the Representation of their Cast, and to beg his Grace's Favour and Protection

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Event Comment: The Tenth Day. As 13 June

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opera Of Operas

Dance: As17330615

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several eminent Merchants and Persons of Distinction. Afterpiece: a new Pastoral Epithalamium. [Edition of 1733 lists no cast, states that it was written by a Gentleman, and prints the Prologue, which was written by Havard. A song, The Wedding Day, written by Henry Carcy, was sung in it by Master Osborne.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Happy Nuptials With The Amorous Sportsman

Event Comment: The Princess Royal's Marriage, being deferr'd, the Opera will be perform'd that Day as usual. Daily Courant, 14 Nov.: Last Night their Majesties, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the three eldest Princesses . . . saw . . . Otho; but his Highness the Prince of Orange was not there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Otho

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 21 Nov.: Yesterday Mr Harper was brought up by Habeas Corpus to the Court of King's Bench and ... it was agreed, that Mr Harper should be discharg'd out of Bridewell, on his own Recognizance, to appear the last Day of this Term; and an Action on a feign'd Issue is to be tried, whether he is a Vagrant within the Statute of the 12th of Queen Anne, next Term

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Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Note, Mynheer Cajanus is prevail'd upon (at the Request of several Persons of Distinction) to stay a few Days longer in England, and will appear as usual in . .. Cupid and Psyche. [For a discussion of the theatres, see Grub St. Journal, 28 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. Written by the late Mr Addison. N.B. The Reason of Mr Quin's changing his Day, proceeds from his being very credibly inform'd that the Royal Marriage will be celebrated on Thursday next

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Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

Dance: Scotish Dance, as17341004 Shepherd and Shepherdess by Malter and Mlle Salle. The Nassau, as17340311 Pigmalion, as17340114

Event Comment: Benefit Lally. At the particular Desire of several of Quality. [Tickets for DL, 25 March, taken this day at LIF.] LIF

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. II: La Badine by Lally, Mlle Grognet, S. Lally, Davenport, Topham, Olbeldiston, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Anderson. III: Two Pierrots by Poitier and Lally. IV: Mimut by Mlle Grognet in Boy's Cloaths and Mrs Anderson. V: La Badinage Champetre by Lally, Mrs Walter, S. Lally, Davenport, Topham, Olbeldiston, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Anderson, Miss Palms

Event Comment: Benefit Stoppelaer. Tickets for DL, 21 March, taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lappet-Mrs Clive; Lovegold-Griffin; Mariana-Mrs Horton; Frederick-Bridgwater; Harriet-Mrs Holliday; Clerimont-Richardson; Ramilie-Stoppelaer; Wheedle-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Herle; James-Mullart .
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Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Holliday
Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: II: Minuet by Mlle Grognet and Mrs Sanderson. IV: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. V: La Badinage de Champetre by Lally, Mrs Walter, &c

Event Comment: Benefit Haughton. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets for Rule a Wife and Have a Wife taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: II: The Kilkenny by Glover and Mrs Laguerre. III: Les Charactres de l'Amour by Mlle Salle. IV: The Nassau, as17340117 V: Pigmalion by Malter, Dupre, Pelling, Duke, Le Sac, Newhouse, De la Garde, with the Statue-Mlle Salle

Song: I: The Black and White Joke by Leveridge and Laguerre

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 17 Aug.: This Day, Mr Fielding will Rehearse his Play [for BF], and Practice his Musick, at his own House, the Buffalo Tavern, Bloomsbury, at Ten in the Morning

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Carlos Prince Of Spa1n

Event Comment: The Bee, 9 Nov.: Mr Handel opens Tomorrow . . . with the Opera of Pastor Fido . . . and we hear there was a Rehearsal this Day at Twelve o'Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pastor Fido

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 12 Dec: Whereas, on Saturday last, the Audience . . . was greatly incens'd at their Disappointment in Mr Poitier and Madem Roland's not Dancing, as their Names were in the Bills for the Day; and Mr Quin, seeing no way to appease the Resentment then shewn, but by relating the real Messages sent from the Theatre, to know the Reasons why they did not come to perform, and the Answers return'd: And whereas there were two Advertisements in the Daily Post of Tuesday last, insinuating that Mr Quin had with Malice falsely accus'd the said Mr Poitier and Madem Roland, I therefore think it (in Justice to Mr Quin) incumbent on me to assure the Publick, that Mr Quin has conducted himself in this Point towards the Abovemention'd with the strictest regard to Truth and Justice; and as Mr Quin has acted in this Affair in my Behalf, I think myself oblig'd to return him Thanks for so doing. Charles Fletewood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Shallow Actor: Johnson
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Holliday
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: By Poitier and Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman in Distress. [Advertised in London DaIly Post and General Advertiser, 22 Dec, not later: With other Entertainments, as will be express'd in the Day's Bills.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Event Comment: The Third Day. Pit and Front Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

Event Comment: The Fifteenth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin