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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Giffard; Smith-W. Giffard; two Kings of Brentford-Vaughan, Clough; Prince Pretty@man-Marshall; Volscius-Peterson; Drawcansir-Paget; Thunder and Lightning-Dunstall, Miss Naylor; Players, Soldiers, Cardinals, Bishops, Judges, Lord@Mayor, Serjeants at Arms-the Comedians; the facetious Grand Dance-the Whole Company; King Phiz-Julian; Gentleman Usher-Yates; Amaryllis-Mrs Dunstall; Chloris-Mrs Yates; Pallas-Blakes; Parthenope-Miss E. Hippisley; With the total Eclipse of the Sun and Moon-; the part of Sol-Hemskirk; Luna-Stitchbury; Orbis-Mrs Bishop; Likewise Mr Bayes's Representation of a Grand Theatrical Battle by his new@rais'd Troops-; With Dancing-, Scenes, Machines, Habits, other proper Decorations.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: W. Giffard

Dance: As17420115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17420127, but Don Lewis alias Don Choleric, Snap-shorto-de Testy,-James; Sancho-Goodall; Antonio-Stoppelaer; Charino-Smith; Governor-_; Jacques-_; Honoria-_.
Cast
Role: Charino Actor: Smith
Role: Jacques Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17420430 V: Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Song: II: Under the Greenwood Tree-Roberts; End Farce: a Gregorean Song-Stoppelaer

Entertainment: IV: Cries of London-Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Aesop-Bridgwater; Learchus-Hippisley; Beau-Chapman; Hogstye-Woodward; Hortensia-Mrs Horton; Oronces-Hale; Roger-Marten; Quaint-James; Fruitful-Vaughan; Tradesmen-Stoppelaer, Smith; Euphronia-Mrs Hale; Mrs Fruitful-Mrs Martin; Dorio-Mrs Pritchard; With a Prologue-; Epilogue-; Songs proper to the Occasion-.
Cast
Role: Tradesmen Actor: Stoppelaer, Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: Songs in Masonry-Salway, Bencraft; Arra my Judy (by desire)-Stoppelaer

Entertainment: CCries of London-Salway

Dance: PPantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Event Comment: PPhillips and Yeates' Booth, opposite Hospital Gate, West Smithfield, during the time of bf. Boxes, 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. There is an extraordinary Band of Music promis'd. [Notice repeated 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Merchant; Or, The Happy Pair; Interspers'd With The Comical Humours Of The intriguing Chambermaid, sir John Oldcastle, And The drunken Colonel

Performance Comment: A Comedy of two Acts. Merchant-Dove; Oldcastle-Smith; Colonel-Phillips; Rakert-Yeates; Valentine-Wallis; Pride-Powell; Puff-Davis; Security-Johnson; Trick-Evenel; Constable-Wood; Slap-Archer; Mrs Highman-Mrs Tucker; Charlotte-Miss Ferguson; Lady Pride-Mrs Habito; Lady Ruff-Mrs Simmons; Lettice-Mrs Phillips, from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.
Cast
Role: Oldcastle Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Miser Bit; or, Harlequin Reveller

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips, from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane; Miser-Smith; Colombine-Mrs Dove; Clown-Dove.
Cast
Role: Miser Actor: Smith

Song: I: Bumper Squire Jones-Phillips

Dance: LLa Mason and Sabotiers-Phillips, Mrs Dove

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Mills; Smith-Berry; other characters-Macklin, Havard, Yates, Blakes, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Green, Turbutt, Winstone, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Cibber, Mrs Ridout, Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Leigh; Vocal Parts-Beard, Lowe, Raftor, Ray; With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Berry

Song: I: Songs-Beard

Music: III: Concerto-Veracini

Dance: II: Peasant Dance, as17420921; IV: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Giffard; Smith-W. Giffard; Two Kings-Buckley, Clough; King Phyz-Julian; Usher-Dunstall; Volcius-Peterson; Drawcansir-Carr; Prettyman-a Gentleman; Amaryllis-Mrs Dunstall; Pallas-Dighton; Chloris-Mr E. Giffard; Parthenope-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: W. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: I: Comic Ballet, as17421203; III: Welsh Boufon, as17421203; IV: Comic Ballet, as17421203; II: La Sabotier-M LaPierre

Ballet: The facetious Grand Dance by the whole Company. Thunder, Lightning, Players, Soldiers, Bishops, Judges, Lord@Mayor, Serjeants at Arms-the Comedians; With the Total Eclipse of the Sun and Moon-; Sol-Hemskirk; Luna-Stitchbury; Orbis-Worldly; Also a Representation of a Grand Theatrical Battle-; Mr Bayes' New Rais'd Troops-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Miss Hillyard; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; A Sylvan-Mlle Domitilla; 2nd Sylvan-Mrs Delagarde; 3rd Sylvan-Miss Hillyard; 4th Sylvan-Mrs Villeneuve; 5th Sylvan-Mrs LeFont; Follower of Ceres-Mlle Auguste; Demons-Villeneuve, Dumont, Delagarde, Dupre; Harlequin-Woodward; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Country Lads and Lasses-Dupre, Delagarde, Destrade, Miss Dodson, Mlle Maudet, Miss Short; Gardeners-Dumont, Destrade; Earth-Destrade, Mrs LeBrun; Air-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; Fire-Dumont, Mlle Auguste; Water-Picq, Mlle Domitilla.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Miss Hillyard; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; 1st Sylvan-Mlle Auguste; 2nd Sylvan-Delagarde; 3rd Sylvan-Mrs LeBrun; 4th Sylvan-Mrs Villeneuve; 5th Sylvan-Mrs LaFont; Harlequin-Woodward; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Columbine-Mrs Kilby; Country Lads and Lasses-Dupre, Delagarde, Destrade, Miss Jackson, Mlle Maudet, Mrs Fawkes; Gardeners-Dumont, Destrade; Earth-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; Air-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; Water-Picq, Mlle Auguste.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421207, but Smith-Cross; Vocal Parts-Raftor, Ray.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Cross

Dance: As17430324

Song: II: Song-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17430404 but Smith-Berry.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Berry.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: La Florana, as17430408 III: Sicilian Peasants, as17430310

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421207, but Bayes-Mrs Clive; Smith-Delane.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Delane.

Song: I: Beard; III: Lowe; IV: Miss Edwards

Dance: II: Serious Dance, as17430504; V: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-W. Giffard; Johnson-Mills; others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Gray, Usher, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With Additional Reinforcements of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: W. Giffard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; with the Birth and Adventures of Proserpine

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Lampe; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; Followers of Proserpine-Mlle Domitilla, Mrs Fabres, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mlle LeFont; A Follower of Ceres-Mrs Delegarde; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Villeneuve, Dupre, Delagarde, Destrade; Harlequin-Woodward; Yeoman-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Country Lads and Lasses-Dupre, Destrade, Delagarde, Miss Jackson, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Norman; Gardeners-Dupre, Destrade; the Elements- Earth-Destrade, Mrs LeBrun; Air-Villeneuve, Mrs Fabres; Fire-Delagarde, Mrs Delagarde; Water-Picq, Mlle Domitilla.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17431209, but Smith-Berry.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Berry.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Part of Hamlet-a young Gentleman[, his first attempt on any stage [Goodfellow]; Ghost-Macklin; King-Townly; Laertes-Marr; Horatio-Simpson; Polonius-Mallin; Marcellus-Holt; Rosencrans-Nelson; Guildenstern-Jarvis; Ostrick-Pennington; Bernardo-Reeves; Francisca-Smith; Gravediggers-Macklin, Vaughan; Queen-Mrs Macklin; Player Queen-Miss Taylor; Ophelia-a young lady.
Cast
Role: Francisca Actor: Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Bridges; Johnson-Cross; Other-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Phillips, Neale, Leigh, Winstone, Green, Woodburn, Ray, Usher, Wright, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar: With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Quin; Cassius-Ryan; Caesar-Bridgwater; Antony-Hale; Octavius-Gibson; Caska-Cashell; Trebonius-Rosco; Cinna-Anderson; Lepidus-Bencraft; Decius-Ridout; Cimber-Carr; Soothsayer-Marten; Plebians-Hippisley, Chapman, Woodward, James, Smith, Vaughan; Calpurnia-Mrs James; Portia-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Neocromancer; or, Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Lampe; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; Followers of Proserpine-Sga Campioni, Mrs Duval, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozane; Followers of Ceres-Mrs Delagarde; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade; Harlequin-Woodward; Yeoman-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Gardeners-Destrade, Dupre; Country Lads, Lasses-Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Jackson, Mrs Vaughan; The Elements: Earth-LaLauze, Mrs Duval; Air-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; Fire-Picq, Mrs LeBrun; Water-Cooke, Sga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Lampe; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Reinhold; Follower of Proserpine-Sga Campioni; 2nd Follower-Miss Vandersluys; 3rd Follower-Mrs LeBrun; 4th Follower-Mrs Villeneuve; 5th Follower-Mrs Ozane; Follower of Ceres-Mrs Delagarde; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Havard; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Vaughan; Gardeners-Destrade, Dupre; Elements: Earth-Destrade, Mrs Ozane; Air-Villeneuve, Miss Vandersluys; Fire-Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun; Water-Cooke, Sga Campioni.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; Smith-Bridges; Johnson-Mills; Others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Woodburn, Neale, Usher, Winstone, Goodfellow, Simson, Ray, I. Sparks, Wright, Miss Minors, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Yates; With additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Britons Strike Home-Lowe

Dance: V: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Johnson; Kings of Brentford-Arthur, Dunstall; Prince Prettyman-Hale; Gentleman Usher-Hippisley; Prince Volscius-Gibson; Physician-Rosco; Drawcansir-Marten; Lt General-Ridout; Tom Thimble-James; Thunder-Bridgwater; Lightning-Mrs Vaughan; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Leveridge; Earth-Roberts; Amarillis-Miss Hippisley; Chloris-Mrs Bland; Pallas-Woodward; Two Sing/song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Mrs Dunstall; Players, Soldiers (Horse and Foot), Heralds, Cardinals, Judges, Serjeants at Arms-the rest of the Comedians; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Roberts, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Ryan; Medley-Hale; Old Bellair-Hippisley; Young Bellair-Woodward; Shoemaker-James; Handy-Anderson; Smith-Carr; the Page-Miss Mullart; Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Hale; Lady Townly-Mrs Havard; Lady Woodvil-Mrs James; Emilia-Mrs Bland; Pert-Miss Hippisley; Busy-Mrs Dunstall; Orange Woman-Stoppelaer; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Carr

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi (being the first time of his appearing on that stage)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Loves of Mars and Venus

Performance Comment: Mars-Cooke; Followers-Villeneuve, DuPre, Destrade, Vandersluys; Venus-Sga Campioni; The Graces-Miss Vandersluys, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Vaughan; Vulcan-Essex; Bacchus-Sodi; Cyclops-Bencraft, Vaughan, Smith.
Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Bencraft, Vaughan, Smith.

Dance: II: Pigmalion-Cooke, Signora Campioni; III: The Revellers-Essex, Miss Vandersluys, Sodi

Event Comment: WWarner and Fawkes' Booth, facing the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. Noon to 10 p.m. [Notice repeated 26, 27 August.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Hero

Afterpiece Title: All Alive and Merry

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Incendiary; or, Colombine Cameron

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Cushing; Colombine-Smith; Colombine Cameron-Mrs Cushing; Clodpole-Warner.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Smith

Song: In praise of our successful Hero the Duke of Cumberland-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fate Of Villainy; Or, Virtue Triumphant

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Cushing; 1st Witch-Harris; 2nd Witch-Mrs Garrick; Squire Numps-Lackit; Colombine-Mrs Cushing; Father-Smith; Clodpole the Clown-Warner.
Cast
Role: Father Actor: Smith

Song: In praise of the Duke of Cumberland-

Music: A good Band of Musick