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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick for the first time; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Winstone; Claudio-Lee; Friar-Bridges; Borachio-Blakes; Dogberry-Taswell; Sexton-Ray; Town Clerk-James; Verges-Neale; Conrade-Bransby; 1st Watchman-Vaughan; 2nd Watchman-Marr; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Cole; Hero-Mrs Elmy; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; Musical parts-Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Beville-Delane; Myrtle-Ryan; Tom-Anderson; Sir John-Bridgwater; Cimberton-Arthur; Humphrey-Marten; Sealand-Sparks; Daniel-Collins; Phillis-Mrs Woffington; Lucinda-Mrs Hale; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bambridge; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy; Song in Act II-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Escalus-Winstone; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Lee; Benvolio-Usher; Tybalt-Blakes; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Old Capulet-Wright; Friar John-Champness; Gregory-Taswell; Sampson-James; Balthasar-Bransby; Abraham-Marr; Mercutio-Woodward; Apothecary-Simpson; Peter-Vaughan; Page-Mas Cross; Guards-Raftor, Gray, Ray; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; with a new dance proper to the play-Cooke, Miss Janneton Auretti.
Cast
Role: Friar John Actor: Champness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17481201, but add Montague-Barnet; Friar John-_; Apothecary-_; Page-_; Peter-_; Guards-_.
Cast
Role: Friar John Actor: Champness

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: This farce of Lethe was wrote some years ago and play'd with Success, & was reviv'd this Night with great Alterations, & was but indifferently receiv'd by the Audience (Cross). The Poet, Frenchman, & Sot Mr Garrick perform'd most inimitably (Charles Adams to John Gilbert-Cooper, Theatre Notebook, XI (1957) p. 138). No After Money will be taken, and no Persons will be Admitted behind the Scenes (General Advertiser). Receipts: #180 (Cross); #186 7s. (Powel). N.B.: Mr G-k is the author of Lethe and did receive #36 8s. 6d. for this night which is the overplus after the charge of #63 for the House is paid, and which I must subtract from the rest (Powel). [A letter appeared in the General Advertiser this day giving advance notice and approval of a performance of Cato to be put on at Leicester House 7 Jan. by members of the Royal Family. The author noted that "proper Habits are absolutely in the making," and that the Princes would learn the principles of liberty from the lines of the play.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Auction Of Pictures

Performance Comment: Poet-; Beau-; Frenchman-; Miser-; a Taylor-; a Sot-; two young Gentlemen-; a Ghost. Ghost-Marr (Charles Adams to John Gilbert-Cooper, Theatre Notebook, XI 1957, p. 138); Oration in Praise of Sight- As17481212.

Dance: PPrince Eugene's March-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedict-Garrick; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Winstone; Claudio-Lee; Friar-Bridges; Borachio-Blakes; Dogberry-Taswell; Balthazar (with a Song in Character)-Beard; Verges-Neale; Conrade-Usher; Town Clerk-James; Sexton-Ray; Hero-Mrs Elmy; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Cole; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; In II a Masquerade Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Delane; Myrtle-Ryan; Sir John-Bridgwater; Sealand-Sparkes; Cymberton-Arthur; Humphrey-Marten; Daniel-Collins; Tom-Dyer from the theatre in Dublin, his 1st appearance this stage; Lucinda-Mrs Barrington; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bambridge; Indiana-Mrs Vincent; Phillis-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: Merlin

Song: II: Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part Ii With The Humours Of Falstaff

Performance Comment: King Henry-Delane; Wales-Ryan; Achbp York-Bridgwater; Mowbray-Redman; Hastings-Anderson; Westmoreland-Gibson; Prince John-Ridout; Gloucester-Baker; Clarence-Miss Hippisley; Poins-Bransby; Coleville-Oates; Chief Justice-Sparkes; Silence-Stoppelaer; Bardolph-Marten; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Dunstall; Hostess-Mrs Bambridge; Shallow-Arthur; Bullcalf-Dunstall; Feeble-Collins; Mouldy-Bencraft; Shadow-Hacket; Pistol-Cushing; Falstaff-Quin.
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince Or The Battle Of Poictiers

Performance Comment: Edward-Garrick; Lord Ribemont-Barry; Cardinal Perigort-Berry; King John-Sowdon; Arnold-Havard; Duke of Athens-King; Charney-Winstone; Audley-Palmer; Chandos-Blakes; Warwick-Usher; Salisbury-Bridges; Dauphin-Simpson; Tourain-Marr; Louisa-Miss Murgatroyd; Mariana-Mrs Ward [from 1st edition but listed in the order in which the actors' names appear in General Advertiser]; Archbisop of Sens-Burton; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue-Mrs Clive [1st edition].1st edition].
Cast
Role: King John Actor: Sowdon
Event Comment: Whereas Doctor John Francis Croza, late Master of the Company of Comedians at the Opera House in the Haymarket, escaped fro me on Tuesday Evening last: whoever will secure or cause him to be secured, so that I may re-take him, shall have a reward of thirty pounds immediately, paid by me Henry Gibbs, one of the Tipstaffs attending the court of Common Pleas, Southampton St., Covent Garden, Tea Merchant. N.B. The said John Francis Croza is a thin man, about Five feet five inches high, of a swarthy Complexion, with dark brown eyebrows, pitted with the small pox, stoops a little in the Shoulders, is about 50 Years of age, and takes a remarkable deal of Snuff, talks Italian and French, but speaks very little English (General Advertiser)

Performances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Havard; Sir John Bevil-Winstone; Sealand-Berry; Myrtle-Blakes; Cimberton-Taswell; Tom-Woodward; Humphrey-Simpson; Daniel-Vaughan; Phyllis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Mrs Mills; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Indiana-Mrs Pritchard; In Act II, Singing-Master Mattocks; New Occasional Prologue-Garrick by desire, being positively the last time of speaking it.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick, 1st time; Escalus-Winstone; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Scrase; Benvolio-Mozeen; Tibalt-Blakes; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Old Capulet-Wright; Friar John-Paddick; Gregory-W. Vaughan; Sampson-James; Balthazar-Ackman; Abram-Marr; Mercutio-Woodward; Apothecary-Simpson; Peter-Vaughan; Officer-Raftor; Page-Master Cross; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Miss Bellamy[, 1st time of appearing on that stage. [The 1750 ed. adds Montague-$Burton.]
Cast
Role: Friar John Actor: Paddick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Barry; Myrtle-Lee; Sir John-Bridgwater; Sealand-Sparks; Cymberton-Arthur; Humphrey-Gibson; Daniel-Collins; Tom-Dyer; Phillis-Mrs Woffington; Lucinda-Miss Haughton; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bambridge; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Singing-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well or The Country Wake

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Winstone; Claudio-Palmer; Fryar-Bridges; Borachio-Blakes; Dogberry-Shuter; Balthazar,songs-Beard; Verges-Vaughan; Conrade-Mozeen; Town Clerk-James; Sexton-Ray; Hero-Mrs Willoughby; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Minors; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; In Act II, a Masquerade Dance-Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I With The Humours Of Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Sparks; Wales-Ryan; Worcester-Bransby; Northumberland-Redman; Mortimer-Dyer; Blunt-Elrington; Douglas-Anderson; Prince John-Miss Hippisley; Vernon-Gibson; Glendower-Ridout; Westmorland-Usher; Carriers-Arthur, Dunstall; Francis-Collins; Gadshill-Bencraft; Bardolph-Marten; Hostess-Mrs Macklin; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent; Hotspur-Barry.
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Mas. Mattocks, Miss Norris, Miss Clive. Robin Hood-Beard; Graspall-Reinhold; Glitter-Wilder; Leander-Mas. Mattocks; Clarinda-Miss Norris; Primrose-Mrs Clive; Scarlet-Bullbrick; Little John-Messink; To conclude with a New Forest Dance- (1st Edn.).
Cast
Role: Little John Actor: Messink

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross first time on English stage; Tom-Woodward; Myrtle-Palmer; Indiana-Mrs Pritchard; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Daniel-Vaughan; Cimberton-Taswell; Sealand-Berry; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Lucinda-Mrs Mills; Sir John Bevil-Winstone; Humphrey-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Winstone; Claudio-Palmer; Antonio-Simpson; Friar-Burton; Borachio-Blakes; Dogberry-Taswell; Balthazar (with a proper song)-Beard; Verges-Shuter; Conrade-Mozeen; Town Clerk-R. Vaughan; Sexton-Ray; Hero-Mrs Willoughby; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Minors; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; In Act II, a Masquerade Dance-; To Conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Pembroke-Mossop (1st time); Lord Guilford-Dexter 1st time; Gardiner-Havard; Northumberland-Burton; Suffolk-Winstone; Sussex-Mozeen; Sir John Gates-Simson; Lieut.-Scrase; Captain-Ackman; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs Mills; Lady Jane Gray-Miss Bellamy (1st time).
Cast
Role: Sir John Gates Actor: Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: GGrand Provincial Dance, as17520204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17511107, but John Moody-W. Vaughan.
Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: W. Vaughan.

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: II: The Pierrots-Roger, Shawford Jun; III: A Scotch Dance, as17520427 IV: A Hornpipe-Shawford Jun; V: A Comic Dance-Shawford Jun, Miss Shawford

Event Comment: By Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Positively the last Night. [Intended as satire on the Reverend John Henley's Oratory (eccentric preacher, 1692-1756) and as a puff for The Midwife or Old Woman's Magazine, edited by Christopher Smart and John Newberry, 1751-53. The Old Woman's Oratory written and produced by Smart. See the Gentleman's Magazine, 1752, p. 43; and Horace Walpole's letter to Montagu 12 May 1752, as follows: It appeared the lowest buffoonery in the world, even to me who am used to my uncle Horace. There is a bad oration to ridicule, what is too like, Orator Henley; all the rest is perverted music. There is a man who plays so nimbly on the kettle drums, that he has reduced that noisy instrument to be an object of sight; for if you don't see the tricks with his hands, it is no better than ordinary. Another play on a violin and trumpet together; another mimics a bagpipe with a German flute, and makes it full if disagreeable. There is an admired dulcimer, a favourite saltbox and a really curious Jew's Harp. Two or three men intend to persuade you that they play on a broomstick, which is drolly brought in, carefully shrouded in a case, so as to be mistaken for a bassoon or bass viol, but they succeed in nothing but the action. The last fellow imitates farting and curtseying to a French horn. There are twenty medley overtures, and a man who speaks a prologue and epilogue, in which he counterfeits all the actors and singers upon earth' (The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, IX, p. 131). [See 3 Dec. 1751.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Womans Oratory

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Sexton-Clough; Hero-Mrs Davies; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Conrade-Mozeen; Fryar-Burton; Town Clerk-W. Vaughan; Don John-Winstone; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Taswell; Balthasar (with proper song)-Beard; Ursula-Miss Minors; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; Antonio-Simson; Verges-Shuter; Borachio-Blakes; In II will be introduc'd a Masquerade Dance-Mathews, the Little Swiss; to conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Play.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: LLes Tonneliers de Strasburgh, as17521017

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 15 years. Written by Ben Johnson. The characters New Dress'd after the Manner of the Times. Receipts: #14O (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epicaene Or The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Truewit-Palmer; Morose-Yates; Sir Amorous la Foole-Shuter; Sir John Daw-Woodward; Otter-Berry; Cutbeard-Davies; Dauphine-Havard; Clerimont-Scrase; Silent Woman-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Otter-Mrs Cross; Lady Haughty-Mrs Clive; Lady Centaure-Mrs Bennett; Mrs Mavis-Mrs Price.
Cast
Role: Sir John Daw Actor: Woodward

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Ferrere, Piettro, Miss Rayner

Event Comment: [Noise, & some fighting in ye pit Mr Woodward when ye Entertainment was over each Night gave it out again, which the opposite Party look'd upon as Impudent--ye Inspector wrote against it--the fool, against the Silent Woman, as Indecent, & this Night whatever passages he had mark'd out were hiss'd by two or 3 people (Cross). [The Inspector edited by Dr John Hill.] Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Sir John Daw Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Johnson, Mrs +Simpson.

Dance: [As17521102