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251
12 March 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Written by Congreve, New Set by Mr Arne; Paris-Beard; Mercury-Lowe; Venus-Mrs Arne; Pallas-Mrs Clive; Juno-Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: Paris Actor: Beard

252
04 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Lady Augusta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17450416 As17441229, but Anne Bullen-Mrs Horton; Old Lady-Mrs James; Vocal parts-_Beard.
Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs James
Role: Vocal parts Actor: _Beard.
Role: Vocal parts for Coronation scene procession Actor: Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Clive, Mrs Lampe.

Dance: Cooke, LaLauze, Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde, Sga Campioni

253
18 September 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: OOccasional Prologue call'd for. Mr Griffith (Son of Griffith an Actor in Ireland) play'd Barnwell: Toll: [erable] (Cross). This day at Noon will be publish'd and sold by the proprietor and the print shops, two portraits of those celebrated Comedians, Mr Woodward and Mrs Clive, in the characters of the Fine Gentleman and Lady in Lethe (as they are to perform them tonight, at Drury Lane) curiously engraved (in Miniature) from Original drawings of the same size. By J. Brooks, Engraver of Silver and Copper plate. N.B. The above prints may be had together or separate (General Advertiser).Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Aesop-Bridges; Mercury-Beard; Charon-Winstone; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Frenchman-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Old Man-Shuter; Tattoo-Marr; Mrs Tattoo-Mrs Green; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Beard
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

254
26 February 1752 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: t the Temple of Taste this evening the entertainment consisted of 1), an overture from Samson, 2), a Poetica address to the audience, 3), a concert on the harpsichord by a young Lady eight years old, 4), a Dissertation on Dress, 5), a Hautboy concerto, 6), an Essay toward a new-invented Astronomy, adapted to the Ladies, 7), a solo on the German Flute, and a general debate on the following propositions: Is Affectation more prevalent in Man than Woman?" 'Is not a good-natured illiterate man more beneficial to society than an illnatured philosopher" (General Advertiser).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha

Performance Comment: Jeptha-Beard tenor; Storage-Signora Galli Mezzosoprano; Iphis-Signora Frasi soprano; Hamor-Brent alto; Zebul-Wass bass; Angel-the Boy (Deutsch, Handel, p. 719); Chorus of Israelites- (Larpent MS).
Cast
Role: Jeptha Actor: Beard tenor

255
03 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman from Paris

Performance Comment: Englishman-Woodward; others-Yates, Palmer, Beard, Blakes, Burton, Bransby, Clough, Miss Minors; The Traveled Lady-Mrs Clive; Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Yates, Palmer, Beard, Blakes, Burton, Bransby, Clough, Miss Minors
Role: The Traveled Lady Actor: Mrs Clive

256
19 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Cibber; Miller-Miller; Lurewell-Hill; Richard-Havard; Peggy-Miss Brett; Margery-Mrs Bennet; Joe-Beard; Kate-Miss Tollet; Attendants-Winstone, Cross, Raftor; Forresters-Turbutt, Leigh; Green. Green.
Cast
Role: Joe Actor: Beard

Dance: A new Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Livier, Mrs Thompson, Pelling, Rector, Mrs Woodward, Miss Brett

Music: Select Pieces-

257
26 January 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Coffee House

Performance Comment: Harpie-Griffin; Bays-Macklin; Booswell-Harper; Hartly-Havard; Gaylove-Winstone; Puzzle-Ray; Bawble-Beard; Butterfly-Green; Gamesters-Turbutt, Raftor; Coffee Boy-Leigh; Mrs Notable-Mrs Grace; Cibber a Comedian-Cibber; Miss Kitty-Mrs Clive; edition of 1738 adds: Prologue-Cibber; two songs by Henry Burgess Jr-; three songs by Henry Carey-.
Cast
Role: Bawble Actor: Beard

Dance: V: Ballet, as17380120

258
23 February 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

Performance Comment: Sir John Cockle-Miller; King-Cibber; Sir Timothy Flash-Beard; Greenwood-Hill; French Cooke-Woodward; Miss Kitty-Mrs Clive; Mrs Starch-Miss Tollett; Vintner-Turbutt; Joe-Marshall; Barber-Ray; Taylor-Gray; Attendants-Raftor, Woodburn, Leigh; Edition of 1738 adds: Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Timothy Flash Actor: Beard

Dance: V: Ballet-Denoyer, Haughton, Miss Thompson

259
10 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la Mode

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Philips; Flash-Livier; Conjurer-Beard; Colombine-Mrs Walter; with a Grand Ballet-Lilliputians, scholars to Livier.
Cast
Role: Conjurer Actor: Beard

Dance: I: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: A new Hornpipe-Philips; IV: Drunken Peasant-Philips; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer

Music: III: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

260
01 May 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady MacDuff Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Beard; Flora-Mrs Vincent; Sir ThomasTesty-Hippisley; Old Hob-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Roger-Bencraft; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin; Betty-Miss Hippisley; Hob-Philips.
Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Beard

Dance: GGrand Ballet, as17440423

261
03 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joseph

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Reinhold, Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards.

262
07 April 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline, King Of Britain

Performance Comment: Cymbeline-Cashell; Posthumus-Ryan; Jachimo-Hale; Bellarius-Johnson; Guiderius-Woodward; Arviragus (with the dirge set new by Mr Boyce)-Beard; Cloten-Chapman; Cornelius-Rosco; Pisanio-Bridgwater; Caius Lucius-Ridout; Philario-Anderson; Roman Captain-Bencraft; English Lord-Carr; French Gentleman-Hayman; Queen-Mrs James; Helena-Mrs Bland; Imogen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Arviragus Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Beard

Dance: BBird Catchers-Cooke, Sga Campioni

263
08 September 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Yates; Antonio-Berry; Bassanio-Havard; Lorenzo-(with Songs) Beard; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica-Miss Minors; Portia-Mrs Clive; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet; With a New Occasional Prologue-Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Yates; Blister-Bridges; Lucy-Mrs Green; Quaver-Beard.
Cast
Role: Quaver Actor: Beard.

264
12 December 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Peretti, Miss Miller, Miss Brent. Parts were probably as follows: Artabanes-Tenducci; +Rimenes-Mattocks; +Artaxerxes-Peretti; +Mandane-Miss Brent; +Semira-Miss Miller (see17620202).
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Peretti, Miss Miller, Miss Brent. Parts were probably as follows: Artabanes-Tenducci

265
23 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Gentleman who never appeared on any stage, Miss Miller, Miss Brent. [See17640510.]See17640510.]
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Mattocks, Gentleman who never appeared on any stage, Miss Miller, Miss Brent.

Dance: I: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001

266
29 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties, both pieces. Present their Majesties, the Prince of Wales Duke of Cumberland, Princess of Brunswick, and Lady Louisa. Gave Yeomen of the Guards #2 2s. Paid Miss Valois the balance of her salary last season #27 16s. 8d., and in full for this season to 24 Oct. 1766, #3 16s. 8d. (Account Book). Receipts: #241 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Oldrents-Gibson; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Mrs Mahon; Meriel-Mrs Baker; Rachel-Mrs Pinto; Beggar's Dance-.
Cast
Role: Hearty Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

267
31 March 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Reddish. Neville MS Diary: Went to see the Maid of the Mill played for the first time at Drury Lane. Bannister is the best Giles I have seen since Beard left the stage. The farce was No Wit like a Woman's, played but once before. Assisted in hissing it as both foolish and immoral

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Reddish (that night only); Sir Harry Sycamore-Parsons; Giles-Bannister; Ralph-Dibdin; Fairfield-Jefferson; Mervin-Fawcett; Patty-Mrs Baddeley; Fanny-Miss Pope; Theodosia-Miss Radley; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw; With a New Occasional Prologue-Reddish.
Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: No Wit Like a Woman's

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210; End of Opera: The Wake, as17680929

268
27 April 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Beard. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17380204, but Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Harper; Mat-Turbutt; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Marshall; Diana-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: I: Punch-Master Ferg; II: Muilment, Mrs Walter; Hornpipe-Philips

269
24 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Great rout. V: I Beard play'd (Rylands MS.). Receipts: #130

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Lockit-Turbutt; Peachum-Macklin; Mat@o@Mint-Ray; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum, Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin; Jenny Diver-Miss Woodman [in an advance bill only].in an advance bill only].
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Beard

270
06 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular desire. Afterpiece: Never Acted Before. [The Farce by Fielding is a sequel to The Virgin Unmasked.] Forbidden soon by the Lord Chamberlain. It being supposed that a particular man of quality was pointed at in one of the characters. The prohibition short of duration (Genest, III, 652). See A Letter to a Noble Lord to whom it alone belongs, occasioned by a representation at Drury Lane of a Farce call'd Miss Lucy in Town (1742), [a 20 page pamphlet criticizing the Lord Chamberlain for allowing this farce. Author gives a scene by scene account emphasizing the bawdry and discounting the pious conclusion. He concludes with remarks on theatrical dancing]: As to Dances, I think your province of prohibition does not extend; so the Public cannot owe their gratitude to you for several. I appeal to those who have been on the coast of Malabar and the banks of the Ganges whether we have not had some that have exceeded on posture, or anything of that kind so common amongst the polite Indians of Indostan. Afterpiece: Mrs Clive mimics the Muscovita admirably, and Beard Amorevoli intolerably (H. Walpole to H. Mann, 26 May).-Horace Walpole Correspondence with Sir Horace Mann, I, 435. Receipts: #70

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Clive; Zorobabel-Macklin; Signor Cantileno-Beard; Ballad-Ray; Thomas-Neale; Lord Bawble-Cross; Goodwill-Taswell; Mrs Haycock-Mrs Macklin; Tawdry-Mrs Bennet[from edition of 1742, but listed in the order of the actors' names given in London Daily Post and General Advertiser].from edition of 1742, but listed in the order of the actors' names given in London Daily Post and General Advertiser].
Cast
Role: Signor Cantileno Actor: Beard

271
19 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hale and Mrs Hale. Mainpiece Written by Shakespear, reviv'd by particular desire. Containing the Memorable Battle of Agincourtv, with the total overthrow of the French Army, and many other Historical Passages. In order to preserve a proper decorum, and that this play may not be interrupted in its performance, the Publick may be assured there will not be any building on the stage.-General Advertiser. [In advance bill Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers had been advertised; Tom True Blue-$Beard; Father-$Leveridge; Captain of Press Gang-$Bencraft; Nancy-$Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life Of King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Hale; Fluellin-Hippisley; Pistol-Woodward; French King-Cashell; Dauphin-Goodall; Archbishop of Canterbury-Chapman; Exeter-Stephens; English Soldier-Rosco; Constable of France-Bridgwater; Burgundy-Gibson; Queen of France-Mrs James; Catherine-Mrs Hale; French Soldier-Destrade (being the first time of his attempting to speak on the stage); With the Chorus (after the manner of the ancients)-Ryan; In the play will be properly introduc'd the Songs To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold; With a New Prologue for the Occasion-.
Cast
Role: Britons Strike Home Actor: Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Beard

272
20 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterp1ece: With the Scene of the Drawing in the Guildhall. Jane Shore oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of a principal performer (General Advertiser). Mr Beard enter'd the 11th inst 9 days...#7 10s. Receipts: #91 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Beard; Jack Stocks-Woodward; Chloe-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Beard

273
15 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Afterpiece [written by Mrs Clive]: A new farce partly singing, part speakg. Went off well (Cross). Music by Dr Boyce. Five rows of Pit &c. [Stage arranged as on 10 March. The framework for financial analysis of receipts appears in Treasurer's Book, but the figures are missing. The parts for The Rehearsal, according to the Larpent MS 86, were: Mrs Hazard, Nelly, Tom, Witling, Mr Cross; Miranda-$Miss Norris; Corydon-$Beard; Marcella, Miss Giggle, Sir Albany Odelove, Miss Sidell, Miss Daudle.] Receipts: #240 (Cross); charges, #60 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Mrs Clive, Woodward, Beard, Simpson, Cross, Mrs Bennet, Miss Cole, Miss Norris.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Mrs Clive, Woodward, Beard, Simpson, Cross, Mrs Bennet, Miss Cole, Miss Norris.

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

274
03 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: With New Additions and Alterations. [On 1 March (Baker, Diary, p. 106) went to Handel's and heard the rehearsal by "Frasi, Miss Young als [alias], Miss Scott, Cassandra Frederick, Beard, Champness, Baildon."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Deutsch, Handel, p. 795, lists Judas Maccabaeus-Beard; Simon-Champness; Eupolemus-Baildon , and speculates as to the rest of the cast.
Cast
Role: lists Judas Maccabaeus Actor: Beard

275
13 August 1759 @ The Long Room, Hampstead

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. At the Long Room, Hampstead. Tickets to be had of Mr Beete, at the long Room. To begin at six. After the concert will be a ball

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Vocal-Signora Frasi, Miss Young, Champness, Beard.
Cast
Role: Vocal Actor: Signora Frasi, Miss Young, Champness, Beard.

Music: CConcerto on the Harpsichord-Stanley; solo on Violin-Hay