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Event Comment: MMr Murphy from Covent Garden did Osmyn. Indiff-tho' great applause (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: MMr Holland did Eumenes-Great Applause ($Cross). Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: MMr Vernon, in Garcia, tho not meddled with in the 1st Act was in the 5 hiss'd off, on account of the old affair of his Marriage--an Epilogue was spoke to ye farce by Mrs Clive--(Indiff) (Cross). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Event Comment: MMr Draper (bookseller) dy'd of an Apoplexy (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Event Comment: MMr Garrick's Benefit (Cross). Receipts: #212 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: NNew Comic Dance, as17560205

Event Comment: MMr Barbaut's Second Subscription Oratorio, taken from the First Book of Milton's Paradise Regained and set to music by Mr Charles Barbant in two parts with a solo upon the Violin by Signor Marella; a solo upon the German Flute by Mr Tacet; a Concerto on the Lute by Mr Servi?; a Hautboy concert by Mr Barbant; and an organ concerto ditto; and a Great Concerto with Clarinets, French Horns and Kettle-Drums, composed by Mr Barbant. Boxes and Pit put together at Half a Guinea each, Gallery 3s. Tickets to be had at Mr Barbant's, at Mr White's in Marshall St., Carnaby-Market; and at Mr Browne's Stationer [sic], facing the Opera House, Haymarket. To begin at half an Hour after six. N.B. the Books of the Oratorios stitched in Blue Paper at 1s. each are sold at Mrs Browne's [sic] in the Haymarket, and at the House on the night of the performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oratorio From First Book Of Paradise Regained

Event Comment: MMr Foote did Fondlewife & Buck (Cross). Receipts: #60 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Event Comment: MMr Mossop Osmin ye 1st time (Cross). Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Event Comment: MMr Woodward's Night for ye Pantomime (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: MMr Vernon play'd his Wife's part & was well receiv'd (Cross). [The Public Advertiser, however, carried her name in the play notice.] Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Event Comment: MMr Austin did Aboan (Cross). Third time of his appearing on this stage (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: MMr Mossop was to have done Y: Bevil, but was taken ill & we borrow'd Mr Ross (who had but left us this Season) to play it (Cross). Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17571004

Event Comment: MMr Foote Play'd (Cross). Receipts: #120 (Cross). [The Theatrical Review, 1757-58, p. 48, comments on the afterpiece]: I read the farce before I could see it performed; the judgment I then passed on it was not in its favor, and the exhibition did not make any material alteration in my way of thinking. I laughed indeed much more than I had done in reading it, but on recollection I was not a little displeased to find that I was laughing at an individual not at a species

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Event Comment: MMr Woodward was taken ill, & Mr Yates his part of Lucio, & Mr Rooker did the Harl: (all well) a Disturbance was design'd by the officers occasion'd by a new Scene (which no Effect) about a Captain being in Leading strings, but we left it out & all was Quiet (Cross). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: MMr Woodward continuing ill Vernon did his Part-(all right) (Cross). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: MMr Woodward play'd-1st after his illness (Cross). Mainpiece: Not acted for 2 years. [See 14 Nov. 1755.] Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Dance: I: The Italian Peasants, as17571004

Event Comment: MMr Cibber having obtained Leave to act Plays, etc. at the Theatre in the Haymarket, humbly solicits Subscription, from his Patrons among the nobility, Gentry, etc. @Conditions. Each Subscriber will have@for Five Guineas 25 Box, or 40 Pit Tickets@for four Guineas 20 Box, or 32 Pit Tickets@for three Guineas 15 Box, or 24 Pit Tickets@for two Guineas 10 Box, or 16 Pit Tickets@for one Guinea 5 Box, or 8 Pit Tickets@for Half a Guinea 4 Pit Tickets or 6 Gallery@ Subscription Tickets will be taken any Night of the first Ten Performances. No Subscriptions will be received after Thursday 1 Jan. 1758, the first Day of Performance. The Play, Farce, and Entertainments will be timely mentioned in the Bills, Advertisements, &c

Performances

Event Comment: MMr Mossop having receiv'd a letter from several Upholsterers, takes this method of acquainting the Writer, that he shall be very ready to give full Explanation with respect to the contents, upon receiving notice how he may convey an answer; but he must beg leave to decline any further reply in the Public Papers, being unwilling to treat seriously what very possibly may have been intended only as a joke (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Event Comment: MMr Woodward has enter'd into partnership with Mr Barry in a new Theater in Ireland & has taken from us Mr Walker and Wife (Miss Minors that was) Mr Vernon, Mr Jefferson and Wife-from Mr Rich, Mr Arthur, Mr White, Mr Chambers, Mr Finny (his Scene-man) & others (Cross). Receipts: #120 (Cross); #128 15s. (Winston MS 8). Places for Boxes to be had of Mr Varney at the stage door. No admittance behind scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [This notice regularly occurs at foot of bill and will not be noted further this season. The box receipts recorded from Winston MS 8 seem to have been taken by him from the Huntington Library playbills (second set) annotated by J. P. Kemble from a Treasurer's Book.] Letter to Mr G@k on Opening of the Theatre, With Observations on Managers, Actors, Authors, and their Audiences and Particularly New Performers. 6d. Published by Cooke opposite Drury Lane Theatre. [It is a plea for more frequent appearances of Garrick, especially in lighter parts, now that Woodward has left; for especially good plays on Saturday nights; for striking from the repertoire all immoral, immodest and cruel plays; for being a sport about competition with Rich; for better regulation of the boxes, on a first-come, first-pay basis; for training up the most promising young actors gradually and not casting them in parts beyond their reaches; for more new plays; and for an advisory council in selecting them; for omission of personal satirical attacks in comedy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: A comic Dance call'd The German Hunters-Master Settree, Miss Twist

Event Comment: MMr Fleetwood first appear'd--he did Romeo & was receiv'd with great & deserv'd Applause--he is son to our Late Patentee (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross); #210 19s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: MMr Fleetwood in ye fight with Paris in ye last Act, having a Sword by his Side instead of a Foil, run Mr Austin (Paris) into the belly, he lay some time but at last call'd to be taken off--a Surgeon was sent for--No harm, a Small Wound, & he is recover'd (Cross). Receipts: #140 (Cross); #153 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Dance: TThe Millers, as17581012

Event Comment: MMr Garrick did Marplot Mr Garrick spoke an Epilogue to the Busy Body & was greatly receiv'd, the Audience wou'd fain have had it repeated, but when I told 'em he was not well, the noise ceas'd. Mr Grimaldi [hurt?] in a Jump in the Swiss (Cross). Receipts: #210 (Cross); #204 10s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: TThe Swiss, as17581102

Event Comment: MMr Foote advertis'd the Author, with Alterations for his farce, but Mr Apreece obtain'd an order from ye Ld Chamberlain to stop it. Benefit for Mr Foote (Cross). Foote advertised that he would deliver [an apology] that night at Drury Lane at his benefit there against any imputation against him on account of the Author being prohibited (Winston MS 8). Advertised Diversions of the Morning for positively the last time (playbill). Receipts: #220 (Cross); Charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Dance: III: The German Hunters, as17580916; IV: Spanish Dance, as17581014

Event Comment: MMr Oram (our Painter) dy'd-a worhty honest Man (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross); #147 6s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp. As17581214

Event Comment: MMr Oram buried at St. Martins (Cross). [This year was translated and published Rousseau's Letter to M D'Alembert (Preface and 190 pp.) on the effect of dramatic entertainments on mankind. Thesis: Aim of the stage is to amuse; authors succeed when they follow the whims of the public. "Let us not then attribute to the stage a power of changing opinions or manners, when it is only that of following or heightening them."] Receipts: #130 (Cross); #129 16s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin