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Event Comment: Receipts: #170 (Cross); #179 15s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Master Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: There has been sometime in rehearsal the Emperour of the Moon, alter'd into two acts, which will be perform'd on Monday next, with the Music, New Dances, Scenes, Machines and other Decorations. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #130 9s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Event Comment: Receipts: #140 (Cross); #134 13s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 (Cross); #151 6s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Great Applause to ye Farce, some little Hiss (Cross). This month was publish'd A Letter to Mr Garrick; with some remarks upon Lethe. Printed for Reeve (Gentlemans Magazine, Register of Books). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #146 14s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross); #149 6s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross); #167 5s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: Receipts: #130 (Cross). #151 18s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Thurmond Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: By particular Desire. ["We have in Rehearsal a new Tragedy call'd Irene--Author, as yet, unknown."--Charles Adams to John Gilbert-Cooper, Theatre Notebook, XI (1957), pp. 138-39.] Receipts: #130 (Cross); #143 16s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: IV: Dutch Dance, as17481203

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By desire. To Mr G-, Sir: You will very much oblige many of your friends by reviving the play of Ulisses wrote by the celebrated Mr Rowe; We apprehdnd there are four characters in which yourself, Mr Barry, Mrs Cibber and Mrs Pritchard would shine inimitably. If you think this hint worthy your notice, we make no doubt it will in every Respect answer your expectations, as well as gratify the town in general. S. W., S. T., &c. (General Advertiser). This day is publish'd, at 1s. Lethe Rehears'd or a critical discussion of the beauties and blemishes of that performance; interspers'd with occasional remarks upon dramatick satires in general, as well as on some that have been best receiv'd in particular. The whole in a free conversation amongst several persons of distinction. Printed for J. Roberts (General Advertiser). [This is a fifty@two@page puff for Lethe, and for the usefulness of the stage for propagating morals. The characters who lead the discussion are: Sir Francis Friendly , a sensible learned Gentleman; Dr Heartfree , a candid, judicious person; who has a great opinion of Mr Garrick; Mr Snip@Snap , a vociferous modern Critic; and Two Women .] Receipts: #120 (Cross); #118 12s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Event Comment: Peace Proclaim'd (Cross). Yesterday most of the Foreign Ministers had a very grand entertainment at Pontack's, on Account of the Peace being proclaimed yesterday at Paris. This morning the Peace is to be proclaim'd, pursuant to his majesty's royal warrant, signed for that purpose, the ceremony of which is to be in the following manner (General Advertiser). [Follows an account of the five places and times of reading the proclamation throughout the city.] Receipts: #120 (Cross); #116 15s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: Mathews, Mrs Addison; New Scotch Dance, as17490118

Music: By Desire-the Child

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By desire. Receipts: #40 (Cross); #59 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: I: A Piece of Music-the Child

Dance: III: Peasant Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison; V: Scotch Dance, as17490118

Event Comment: Written by Mr Johnson--went off very well for 4 acts, ye 5th Hiss'd greatly (Cross). 'Tis hop'd no Gentlemen will take it ill they can't be admitted behind the scenes. [Cast from first edition, but listed in order of actors given in General Advertiser, except Caraza -Burton omitted by General Advertiser, and Murza -King omitted from 1st edition.] Receipts: #180 (Cross); #194 11s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Event Comment: 5th Ath Act hiss'd again (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross); #136 5s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Places for Boxes to be taken of Hobson at the stage door. Tickets to be had of Mr Miller, in the strand; Mr Dodsley in Pall Mall; at the Half-Moon Tavern, near Holborn Bars, and of Mr Hobson. Just Publish'd Mahomet and Palmira. A Tragedy as it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by a Gentleman of Wadham College. [This would seem to be James Miller's Mahomet, with the printer capitalizing on Johnson's production at dl.] Receipts: #175 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). [Tickets as of 9 Feb., with additional note that they could be obtained of Mrs Payne at the White Hart in Paternoster Lane.] Receipts. #140 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Event Comment: fterpiece]: A Masque by Mr Dodsley. Went off Toll (Cross). New Dresses, Scenes, Decorations, &c. Music compos'd by Mr Arne. Nothing under Full prices will be taken. [Customary note for all subsequent performances this season. Will not be repeated.] Receipts: #170 (Cross); #161 19s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Event Comment: Receipts: #170 (Cross); #159 8s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Thurmond Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Event Comment: Receipts: #160 (Cross); #146 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mas Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Event Comment: Supposed for Mr Garrick (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross); #187 6s. (Powel). N.B.: This Play was for benefit of Mr G-k, clear of all charges as before, which must be subtracted from the Account (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Event Comment: N.B. Being last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Last time of performing the Afterpiece before the Benefits (General Advertiser). Receipts: #120 (Cross); #131 7s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Master Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Pit and boxes laid together, and Front and Side Boxes built on Stage [see 7 March]. Tickets to be had at Mr Barry's, the corner of Bow St., Covent Garden. Mr Garrick first play'd Iago (Cross). [He had played it in Dublin 28 Feb. 1746.] Receipts: #289 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Cooke, the Aurettis

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard (Cross). Being the last time of performing The Foundling this season. Pit and Boxes laid together, &c as on 7 March. Tickets at Mrs Pritchard's Duke's Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #180 (Cross). house charges, #60. N.B.: I shall subtract ten guineas from this charge as before ((Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: Cooke, the Aurettis

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Fire at Honiton (Cross). For the sufferers at the town of Honiton by fire. This Benefit was given at the request of a gentleman of Distinction, who is Mr Garrick's particular Friend (Powel). Being the last time of the company's performing till the Holidays. Receipts: #200 (Cross). Charges to the sufferers, #70; tickets were: #199 10s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Dance: I: Savoyards, as17480920; V: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027

Music: II: Concerto on Flute, as17480917

Event Comment: This interlude by particular desire. Choclate great Applause. (Cross). Receipts: #50 (Cross); #79 9s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Peace