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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Prattle Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: [Farce is two acts from the opera of the same name. Books of the opera to be had at the Theatre. See 28 Nov. 1764.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Miss Slack, Miss Young, Mrs Clive, Miss Wright; Act I, of the Entertainment, a Dance call'd the Faggot Binders-Aldridge, Miss Baker.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Irish Milkmaids-Miss Ford; End: The Medley, as17641120

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Afterpiece: A comedy of one act by Mrs Cibber not acted these 12 years. [See 2 May 1753.] None admitted behind Scenes

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-White; Clytus-Gibson; Hephestion-Dyer; Cassander-Clarke; Polyperchon-Tindal; Aristander-Perry; Perdicas-Davis; Thessalus-Anderson; Roxana (with Epilogue in character)-Mrs Ward; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Vincent; Statira-Miss Ward; 1st time. In which will be introduc'd The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Ross
Role: Cassander Actor: Clarke
Role: Aristander Actor: Perry
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: In which will be introduc'd The Triumphal Entry of Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Performance Comment: Oberon-Dyer; Fairy Queen-Mrs Ward; Cynthia-Miss Ward; dance incident to the piece,-Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Twist.

Dance: III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; End: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queens; or, Death of Alexander the Little

Performance Comment: Alexander-Dyer; Clytus-Dunstall; Lysimachus-Davis; Roxana-Wignell; Statira-Shuter; Hephestion-R. Smith; Cassander-Perry; Perdiccas-Holtom; Aristander-Gardner; Parisatis-Mas. Morgan; Sysigambis-Lewis.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Dyer
Role: Cassander Actor: Perry
Role: Aristander Actor: Gardner

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120; I of Farce: Tambourine, as17650427

Entertainment: V: A New Epilogue-Miss Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Powell; Lysimachus-Hurst; Thessalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Strange; Cassander-Havard; Clytus-Love; Polyperchon-Bransby; Perdiccas-Lee; Hephestion-Packer; Sysigambis-Mrs Bennet; Parisatis-Miss Plym; Statira-Mrs Palmer; Roxana (with an Epilogue)-Mrs Fitzhenry; With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Powell
Role: Thessalus Actor: Aickin
Role: Cassander Actor: Havard
Role: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Plym, and Miss Ford. Tickets diliver'd by Mrs Lee will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Powell
Role: Thessalus Actor: Aickin
Role: Cassander Actor: Havard
Role: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Lee; Sparkish-Dodd, first time; Margery-Miss Plym, first time; Dorilant-Packer; Harcourt-Aickin; Alithea-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Lee.

Dance: I: A Comic Dance-Miss Ford; End: The Irish Milk Maids=, as17651209

Entertainment: End: A New Epilogue-Miss Ford

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Tickets and Places to be taken of Mr Smith at his house in Beaufort Buildings, Strand; and of Mr Sarjant at the stage-door of the Theatre. Charges: #70 19s. 6d. [Profit to Smith #79 10s. 6d. plus #136 16s. from tickets (Box 388; Pit 198; Gallery 101).] Receipts: #150 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith, 1st time; Hephestion-Dyer; Lysimachus-Hull; Cassander-Clarke; Polyperchon-Perry; Perdiccas-Davis; Clytus-Gibson; Statira-Mrs Mattocks, 1st time; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Vincent; Roxana (with Epilogue in Character 1st time)-Mrs Bellamy; In Act II, The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17661008; End: The Female Archer, as17661215

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Powell. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Send servants by 3 o'clock. House charges #74 10s. [Profit to Powell #207 5s.] Paid Johnston, under prompter #7; Five extra trumpets #1 5s.; 2 Flutes 10s.; Chorus singers #2 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #281 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Half past 4 walked to Drury Lane House. With every great difficulty got into the 2s. Gallery before; saw the Death of Alexander with his Triumphal Entrance into Babylonv and the Dance of the Vintage, for the benefit of Powell who played Alexander. Some reported that Garrick says he makes mistakes in the character exceedingly in the banquet scene, in which no one ever surpassed him. I cannot judge of the truth of this observation (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Alexander-Powell; Clytus (for that night only)-Holland; Lysimachus-1st time, Bensley; Cassander-Havard; Statira-Mrs Palmer; Roxana (for that night only)-Mrs Yates; Perdiccas-Ackman; Aristander-Burton;Slave-Strange; Sysigambis-Mrs Bennet; Polyperchon-Bransby; Thessalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Parisatis-Miss Plym; Triumphal Entry-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Powell
Role: Clytus Actor: Holland
Role: Cassander Actor: Havard
Role: Aristander Actor: Burton
Role: Thessalus Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Prattle Actor: King, 1st this season
Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poitier. Afterpiece: Alter'd from Addison. The Music entirely new set by Mr Arnold. [Original three acts reduced to two.] To be performed for this night only. Charges #75 14s. [Profit to Mrs Thompson #59 7s. 6d. plus #48 9s. from tickets (Box 135; Pit 98) (Account Book). As indicated by the name Mrs Thompson in the Account Book, Miss Poitier was already married by this time, although she does not appear in the Bills under the name Mrs Thompson until 16 Sept. 1767. She was first married to Vernon, the singer at Drury Lane.] Receipts: #135 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: Parts-Mattocks, Dibdin, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Miss Potts, Mrs Pinto. King-Mattocks; Sir Trusty-Dibdin; Queen-Miss Poitier; Gridline-Mrs Baker; Rosamond-Mrs Pinto (Genest V, 135); [The Edition of 1767 suggests Sir Trusty-$Morrice;] Page-Miss Potts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Powell
Role: Cassander Actor: Havard
Role: Aristander Actor: Burton
Role: Thessalus Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lovel Actor: Cautherley, 1st time

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King, as17670302

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. House Charges #74 10s. [Profit to Mrs Barry #1 18s. 6d. Doubtless she had additional profit from tickets not listed in the Treasurer's Book.] The Indisposition of Mrs Yates obliges Mrs Barry to change her play. Tickets deliver'd for Jane Shore will be admitted. [Mainpiece advertised as for last time this season.] Paid salary list #435 19s. Chorus singers #2 10s. 6d.; Rec'd stopages #3 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Powell
Role: Cassander Actor: Havard
Role: Aristander Actor: Burton
Role: Thessalus Actor: Aickin

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London, the Tombs of Westminster-Vernon

Dance: TThe Irish Lilt, as17670430

Event Comment: Benefit for Charles Sarjant (book-keeper) and his Son (box-keeper). Tickets sold at doors not admitted. Afterpiece: For last time this season. Charges #89 6d. [Deficit to the Sarjants #11 16s., covered by income from tickets of #142 8s. (Box 346; Pit 260; Gallery 169).] Paid the Billsetters for Black Bills #4 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #77 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17670323 but Alexander-Ross; Hephestion-R. Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: the Giant

Dance: III: A New Tambourine(by Desire)-Mas. Blurton, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Event Comment: Read ye parts of Alexander, Clytus, and Statire before going into Pit (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Barry; Hyphestion-Palmer; Cassander-Gardner; Polyperchon-Bannister; Lysimachus-Davis; Thessalus-Smith; Clytus-Sowdon; Aristander-Thompson; Eumenes-Keen; Perdiccas-Strange; Roxana-Mrs Burden; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Parisatis-Mrs Jeffreys; Statira-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Barry
Role: Cassander Actor: Gardner
Role: Thessalus Actor: Smith
Role: Aristander Actor: Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: Three Hours after Marriage Author(s): Alexander Pope
Related Work: The Count of Burgundy Author(s): Alexander PopeAugust Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue
Related Work: Lupone; or, The Inquisitor Author(s): Alexander Gordon
Related Work: Telemachus Author(s): Alexander Scarlatti
Related Work: Sethona Author(s): Alexander Dow

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17670729 but Italian Peasant-Dulm ($Neville)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Dancer. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send servants to hold places at 3 o'clock. Afterpiece: Never performed there. [This seems to MacMillan to be the adaptation of Shakespeare's Winter's Tale by McNamara Morgan.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Alexander-Barry; Clytus-Holland (that night only); Aristander-Burton; Slave-Strange; Polyperchon-Bransby; Perdiccas-Ackman; Cassander-Havard; Thesalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Roxana-Mrs Hopkins; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Parisatis-Miss Simson; Statira-Mrs Dancer; With the Triumphal Entry-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Barry
Role: Clytus Actor: Holland
Role: Aristander Actor: Burton
Role: Cassander Actor: Havard
Role: Thesalus Actor: Aickin
Role: With the Triumphal Entry Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Autolicus-King; Florizel-Cautherly; Polixines-Hurst; Camillo-Packer; Antigonus-Aickin; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Mrs Dorman, Miss Young; Perdita (with song)-Mrs Dancer; With a Dance- incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Autolicus Actor: King
Role: Florizel Actor: Cautherly
Role: With a Dance Actor: incident to the piece.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

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-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Reddish, 1st time
Role: Thessalus Actor: Aickin
Role: Cassander Actor: Palmer
Role: With the Triumphal Entry Actor: .

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.
Cast
Role: Glib Actor: King
Event Comment: TThe Countess of Salisbury oblig'd to be deferr'd till Tuesday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Reddish, 1st time
Role: Thessalus Actor: Aickin
Role: Cassander Actor: Palmer
Role: With the Triumphal Entry Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: King
Role: other characters Actor: Miss Matthews
Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. To prevent confusion Servants are desired to be at the theatre by 4 o'clock. Charges #73 19s. Balance to Smith #62 3s. plus income from tickets #141 9s. (Box 413; Pit 162; Gallery 139). Paid Miss Potts for walking 12 nights in Man and Wife #1 10s. and Mrs Morris for walking 26 nights in Harlequin's Jubilee #3 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #136 2s. 6d

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Hephestion-Dyer; Lysimachus-Hull; Cassander-Clarke; Polyperchon-Perry; Thessalus-R. Smith; Perdiccas-Davis; Clytus-Gibson; Roxana-Mrs Bellamy; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Ogilvie; Statira (for that night only)-Mrs Yates , first time; With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End: The Whim, as17691123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: The Reel, as17700329 I of the Farce: A Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jeffries and Mrs Wrighten. Tickets deliver'd for Woman is a Riddle will be taken

Performances

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Glib Actor: King

Song: I: A Cantata call'd Queen Mab or the Fairies' Jubilee-Mrs Wrighten

Dance: V: Minuet, Allemande-Daigueville, Miss Ross [as17700427

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Clytus-Bensley; Cassander-Clarke; Hephestion-Wroughton; Lysimachus-Hull; Polyperchon-Perry; Roxana-Miss Miller, first time; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Pearce; Statira-Mrs Yates (that night only); With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander-into Babylon.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: The Dance Actor: Aldridge.
Role: Leander Actor: DuBellamy

Dance: IV: The Old ground Young, as17701123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Infernal Spirit-Legg; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; Furies-Hamoir; Sir Epicure-Wignell; Miller-Morris; Gambler-Quick; Faustus's Man-Banks; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; French Cook-Holtom; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer; The Dances-Hamoir, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Hamoir, Miss Valois.

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady and Double Hornpipe. As17710412Landlady-Mrs White

Performance Comment: As17710412Landlady-Mrs White.
Cast
Role: As17710412Landlady Actor: Mrs White.
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs White
Event Comment: Benefit for Fox and Barrington. Tickets deliver'd by Mas. Harris will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17710509 with Double Hornpipe, as17710509