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Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

Cast
Role: Aemilius Actor: Garrick
Role: Titus Actor: Holland
Role: Paulus Actor: Austin
Role: Varus Actor: Davies
Role: Priest of Jupiter Actor: Burton
Role: Dumnorix Actor: Bransby
Role: Lucius Actor: Packer
Role: Gartha Actor: Scrase
Role: Officer Actor: Ackman
Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cross, Widow of the late Prompter, and Moody

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Leon Actor: Garrick
Role: Old Woman Actor: Yates
Role: Cacafogo Actor: Phillips
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Palmer
Role: Alonzo Actor: Austin
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Sancho Actor: Packer
Role: Don Juan Actor: Blakes
Role: Duke Actor: Havard
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rooker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle Mariet.
Event Comment: The Twenty-Third Day. Daily Advertiser, 18 Aug.: Last Saturday John Sterne was committed to Newgate by Justice Welch, for the Murder of Mr Matthews, an eminent Surgeon in Brook St., Holborn. [Sterne had been an usher in Mathews' Academy, was discharged, but Matthews let Sterne live in Matthews' house for a long time, then expelled him and put his belongings on the stairs. On Friday 15 Aug. Sterne got two pistols and came back to Owen's Coffee House. Here] he waited three Hours for Mr Matthews, who was gone with a Friend to the little Theatre in the Haymarket and afterwards into Company at the Pewter Platter, a publick house in Cross St. [There Sterne shot Matthews.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Event Comment: Benefit for Widow Cross and Wood (sub-treasurer). Mainpiece: For last time this season. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: As17610323 Don Pedro Actor: Burton
Role: Don Lopez Actor: Philips.
Role: Don Felix Actor: Garrick
Role: Briton Actor: Palmer
Role: Frederick Actor: Packer
Role: Lissardo Actor: Yates
Role: Gibby Actor: Johnston
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Brandshaw
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Cibber, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Archy McSarcasm Actor: Austin
Role: Squire Groom Actor: King
Role: Mordecai Actor: Blakes
Role: Sir Callaghan Actor: Moody
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Burton
Role: Miss Charlotte Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Event Comment: Benefit for Wood, sub-treasurer and Widow Cross. No building on Stage. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [See 5 Dec. 1755.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Holland, first time
Role: Clodio Actor: O'Brien, first time
Role: Charino Actor: Weston
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Governor Actor: Bransby
Role: Don Duart Actor: Kennedy
Role: Sancho Actor: Clough
Role: Page Actor: Mas. Kennedy
Role: Don Choleric Actor: Yates
Role: Monsieur Actor: Blakes
Role: Antonio Actor: Burton
Role: Jaques Actor: Vaughan.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: King
Role: Wingate Actor: Yates
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Pope, first time
Role: Gargle Actor: Burton
Role: Scotchman Actor: Blakes
Role: Simon Actor: Vaughan.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Vincent; IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Song: III: Miss Young; End: Mrs Vincent

Event Comment: Tickets at half a guinea. Gallery 5s. N.B. As part of the Serenata must be performed in the upper Gallery, it is humbly hoped the Nobility and Gentry will not take it amiss that servants cannot be admitted this night. The last night of performing this season. Sga Mattei humbly desires Subscribers for the ensuing season to pay their subscription money to Mess. Andrew Drummond and Co., Bankers, at Charing Cross; or to Mr Crawford, Agent and Treasurer of said Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arianna E Teseo

Event Comment: MMr Vernon-Macheath, 1st time; Mr Parsons-Filch, Mrs Parsons-Mrs Peachum (Cross Diary). Mr William Parsons came with Mr James Love from Edinburg, and Made his first appearance on the stage in London this evening; He died of an asthma on Tues. 3 February in the severe winter of 1795, and was buried in the churchyard of Lea-Church near Blackheath in Kent; he was in his 60th year (Macmillan [Hopkins MS Notes]). Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 19 Oct. 1759.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Vernon
Role: Gayless Actor: Ackman
Role: Guttle Actor: Phillips
Role: Cook Actor: Mozeen
Role: Trippit Actor: Marr
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Lee.

Dance: End Opera: A Dutch Dance-Vincent, Sga Giorgi

Event Comment: MMr Love Falstaff 1st time (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Love, 1st appearance there
Role: Hotspur Actor: Holland
Role: King Actor: Havard
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Palmer
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Blakes
Role: Glendower Actor: Stevens
Role: Worcester Actor: Bransby
Role: Mortimer Actor: Castle
Role: Blunt Actor: Mozeen
Role: Poins Actor: Packer
Role: Douglas Actor: Parsons
Role: Northumberland Actor: Scrase
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Ackman
Role: Sheriff Actor: Fox
Role: Bardolph Actor: Clough
Role: Carrier Actor: Moody
Role: Francis Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Old Mask Actor: Yates
Role: Young Mask Actor: King
Role: Sophy Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Servant Actor: Watkins
Role: Freeman Actor: Packer
Role: Rosin Actor: Fox
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: .

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak-Vincent, Miss Baker

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. King and Queen (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Ranger Actor: Garrick
Role: Frankly Actor: Palmer
Role: Bellamy Actor: Packer
Role: Strickland Actor: Love
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Meggot Actor: Obrien
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.
Role: Old Mask Actor: Yates
Role: Young Mask Actor: King
Role: Sophy Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Servant Actor: Watkins
Role: Freeman Actor: Packer
Role: Rosin Actor: Fox
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: .
Event Comment: [T+The Occasional Prologue is Larpent MS 214 wherein Woodward crosses the stage sneakingly, "Behold the Prodigal return'd quite tame..." and apologizes for his recent venture in Ireland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Marplot Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Smith
Role: Charles Actor: Clarke
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Jealous Traffick Actor: Marten
Role: Whisper Actor: Costollo
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Occasional Prologue Actor: Woodward.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Rovewell Actor: Mattocks
Role: Argus Actor: Collins
Role: Robin Actor: Dunstall
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Miller.
Event Comment: MMr Jackson did Oroonoko for the first time (Cross Diary)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. King & Queen (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Cast
Role: Don Carlos Actor: Garrick
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Palmer
Role: Metaphrastus Actor: Philips
Role: Lopez Actor: Yates
Role: Sancho Actor: King
Role: Felix Actor: Burton
Role: Alvarez Actor: Bransby
Role: Toledo Actor: Blakes
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Camilla Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Vernon
Role: Jobson Actor: Love
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: By CommandSga Fiorentini. [The name of the dance unspecified.

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of their Majesties. King & Queen (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Ratcliff Actor: Ackman.
Role: Hastings Actor: Garrick
Role: Shore Actor: Havard
Role: Gloster Actor: Love, 1st time
Role: Darby Actor: Fox
Role: Bellmour Actor: Blakes
Role: Catesby Actor: Mozeen
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates.
Event Comment: At the Request of several Scotch Nobility, as benefit for Mr Gibson, who perform'd Donald MacGregor in The Orators 38 Days...will be performed a Concert of Music...after which, &c. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Tickets to be had of Mr Gibson, next Door to the Golden Star in Lower Cross St., near Hatton Gardens...He will make it his chief care to conduct the whole with Regularity. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Cast
Role: Donald MacGregor Actor: Gibson
Role: Counsellor Actor: Gibson
Role: Butcher Actor: Slaughter
Role: Professor Actor: Cook.

Entertainment: A Prologue, Singing, a Dutch Story, Hippisley's Drunken Man-, with alterations and additions

Event Comment: KKing & Queen (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Havard
Role: Tattle Actor: King
Role: Scandal Actor: Palmer
Role: Ben Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Burton
Role: Jeremy Actor: Parsons
Role: Trapland Actor: Vaughan
Role: Foresight Actor: Blakes
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Frail Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Bennett
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: The Bavarian Shoemakers, as17621009

Event Comment: MMr Garrick Richard. The Play dress'd in the habits of the times (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Garrick
Role: Norfolk Actor: Blakes
Role: Lieutenant Actor: Moody
Role: Catesby Actor: Packer
Role: Ratcliffe Actor: Castle.
Role: King Henry Actor: Havard
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Master Burton
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Buckingham Actor: Lee
Role: Richmond Actor: Palmer
Role: Stanley Actor: Bransby
Role: Tressel Actor: Ackman
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Philips
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Obrien
Role: Flash Actor: King
Role: Loveit Actor: Packer
Role: Puff Actor: Moody
Role: Jasper Actor: Ackman
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.
Event Comment: The good sense of the audience condemned this piece to oblivion, after, we think, two representations (Biographia Dramatica). [Contrived by Guerini (Nicoll, Eighteenth Century Drama, p. 355). Victor says Guerini played Pantaloon (History of Theatre, III, 48.] Sunday 2 January, Mr Pritchard Died (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Cast
Role: Othman Actor: Havard
Role: Sadi Actor: Love
Role: Zaphira Actor: Mrs Yates, 1st time
Role: Achmet Actor: Holland
Role: Barbarossa Actor: Bransby
Role: Irene Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Aladin Actor: Ackman
Role: Slaves Actor: Castle, Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Magician of the Mountain

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. King & Queen (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Wm Belmont Actor: Burton
Role: Blandford Actor: Bransby
Role: Marmalet Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Beverly Actor: OBrien
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Brush Actor: Castle
Role: Footman Actor: Fox
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Belmont Actor: Packer
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Robert Actor: Blakes
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. A fire in the Strand hurt the house (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elvira

Cast
Role: Don Alonzo Actor: Garrick
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Holland
Role: Don Alvarez Actor: Love
Role: Don Roderigo Actor: Packer
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Almayda Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Ambassador Actor: Burton
Role: Ramirez Actor: Ackman
Role: Mendozo Actor: Castle
Role: Courtier Actor: Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Song Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Old Maid Actor: Mrs Clive, 1st time
Role: Heartwell Actor: Stevens
Role: Cape Actor: King.
Role: Clerimont Actor: Obrien
Role: Harlow Actor: Packer
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Bennett.
Event Comment: Nothing under Full Price will be taken. Benefit for the author of the Alterations [in mainpiece]. A Riot to demand admittance at 1!2 price after 3rd act, all times except at the run of New Pantomime, wch. not agreed to, the Mob broke Chandeliers, &c. No Play (Cross Diary). [Fuller account in Victor, History of the Theatres, III, 46 ff., he being the beneficiary that night. Elvira publish'd at 1s. 6d. (Winston MS 9). See account of riot in Gentlemen's Magazine (p. 31). See Comment 5 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two Gentlemen Of Verona

Cast
Role: Protheus Actor: Holland
Role: Valentine Actor: O'Brien
Role: Duke Actor: Havard
Role: Thurio Actor: Vernon
Role: Eglamour Actor: Packer
Role: Antonio Actor: Burton
Role: Host Actor: Moody
Role: Panthion Actor: Stevens
Role: Outlaws Actor: Ackman, Fox, Marr, Watkins
Role: Speed Actor: King
Role: Launce Actor: Yates
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: In Act IV will be introduc'd a Serenade Actor: Vernon.

Entertainment: s 15 Dec. 1762.

Event Comment: Benefit For the Author. A Riot to demand the same [half-price after third act] agreed to (Cross Diary). [Advertised for Drury Lane that particulars will be published in a few days on the charge of innovation in prices which last night prevented the play being heard.] When Holland appeared for the Prologue-hiss'd. Garrick appeared and agreed to take half-price at the end of the third act to all performances except the first [Winter] of a New Pantomime (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elvira

Cast
Role: Don Alonzo Actor: Garrick
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Holland
Role: Don Alvarez Actor: Love
Role: Don Roderigo Actor: Packer
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Almayda Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Ambassador Actor: Burton
Role: Ramirez Actor: Ackman
Role: Mendozo Actor: Castle
Role: Courtier Actor: Fox

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Petruchio Actor: King
Role: Grumio Actor: Yates
Role: Baptista Actor: Burton
Role: Biondello Actor: Blakes
Role: Catharine Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: Benefit for Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Branville Actor: Garrick
Role: Sir Harry Flutter Actor: Obrien
Role: Col Medway Actor: Holland
Role: Lady Medway Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Flutter Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Knightly Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Miss Richly Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Louisa Medway Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Servants Actor: Fox, Watkins
Event Comment: Benefit for Author (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Branville Actor: Garrick
Role: Sir Harry Flutter Actor: Obrien
Role: Col Medway Actor: Holland
Role: Lady Medway Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Flutter Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Knightly Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Miss Richly Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Louisa Medway Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Servants Actor: Fox, Watkins
Event Comment: Benefit for Vincent. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Cross, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Rogers, and others will be taken. No Building, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Cast
Role: Chatilion Actor: Castle.
Role: Lusignan Actor: Garrick
Role: Osman Actor: Holland
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Nerestan Actor: Packer
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Orasmin Actor: Burton
Role: Melidor Actor: Fox.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Vernon
Role: Jobson Actor: Love
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: II: A Comic Dance call'd the Old Fool, or the Farmer Trick'd-Vincent, Miss Rogers; IV: Dutch Dance, as17630425 V: By Desire, a Louvre and Minuet-Noverre, Miss Rogers; By Particular Desire a Hornpipe-Vincent

Event Comment: [The Winston entry appears to be an insert accompanied by the following note: N.B. by the Bills it appears there was no performance on Thurs. Mr Woodrg Bills say on Fri King Lear. J. W."] No Performance. Thanksgiving (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Lear Actor: Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb (Winston MS 9)