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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Garrick; Copper Captain-Palmer; Duke-Havard; Cacafogo-Berry; Juan-Blakes; Sancho-Packer; Alonzo-Austin; Margaritta-Mrs Davies; Old Woman-Yates; Altea-Mrs Bennet; Estifania-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: SSpanish Dance, as17581014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Foote (1st time); Gratiano-Palmer; Portia-Mrs Clive; Antonio-Davies; Bassanio-Havard; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Beard; Jessica-Miss Hippisley; Nerissa-Mrs Bennett; Launcelot-Vaughan; Duke-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby.

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Garrick, 1st time in 4 years; Pierre-Mossop; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Bedamar-Blakes; Duke-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Shuter, 1st time; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Ryan; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenso (with song in character)-Lowe; Salerino-Davis; Salanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Dunstall; Jessica (with songs in character)-Mrs Baker; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Dance: As17581111

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten, Anderson, R. Smith. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard (by particular desire)-Shuter; King Henry-Ryan; Richmond-Anderson; Stanley-Redman; Norfolk-Gibson; Ratcliff-Bennet; Catesby-Davis; Buckingham-Sparks; Tressel-Dyer; Lord Mayor-Marten; Lieutenant-R. Smith; Oxford-Bencraft; Blunt-Perry; Prince Edward-Miss Mullart; Duke of York-Miss Vallois; Brandon-Wignell; Tyrrel-Dunstall; Forrest-Holtom; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchness of York-Mrs Elmy; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Richmond Actor: Anderson
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Vallois
Role: Brandon Actor: Wignell

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TThe Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Wilkinson; Duke-Bransby; Brabantio-Burton; Roderigo-Yates; Cassio-Palmer; Lodovico-Blakes; Iago-Havard; Emilia-Mrs Bennet; Desdemona-Mrs Davies, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Performance Comment: See17581218, but for the only time, by desire of several persons of Quality, Mr Foote's Characters of Lady Pentweazle, and Mrs Puzzle, the Instructor, with Additions by Mr Wilkinson, (in the manner of the Original) in which he will introduce a Mock Italian Burletta-; Carmine-Mrs Packer; Ald Pentweazle-Philips; Caleb-Ackman; Manly-Burton; Crambo-Perry; Freelove-Holland.
Cast
Role: Freelove Actor: Holland.

Dance: NNew Grand Dance, as17590509

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17590117, but Emilia-Mrs Hamilton; Lodovico-Wignell; Duke-Stoppelaer; Gratiano-_.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Stoppelaer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with song in character)-Shuter; Loveit-Anderson; Flash-Davis; Puff-Wignell; Tagg-Mrs Vincent; Biddy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Anderson

Dance: TThe Threshers, as17581016; Hornpipe-Master Cartwright, a Child nine years old

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Garrick; Richmond-Palmer; Stanley-Bransby; King Henry-Havard; Tressel-Holland; Buckingham-Davies; Prince Edward-Simson; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard; Norfolk-Burton; Catesby-Packer; Lieutenant-Mozeen; Duke of York-Miss Simson; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Tressel Actor: Holland
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Farce hiss'd (Cross). The Confederacy is oblig'd to be deferr'd a few days (playbill). [Goldsmith in The Bee (Vol. 1759, p. 154) comments on the farce: "Too narrow a plan...The poor affecting the manners of the rich might be carried on through one character or two, at the most, with great propriety; but to have almost every personage on the scene almost of the same character, was unartful in the poet to the last degree." He laments the barrenness of incident, but admits one or two scenes are "fine satire and sufficiently humorous...Whatever defects there might be in the composition, there were none in the action; in this the performers shewed more humour than I had fancied them capable of."] Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Holland1st time

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but Macmillan lists: Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-King; Lovel-Obrien; Philip-Yates; Freeman-Packer; Tom-Mozeen; Coachman-Clough; Cook-Mrs Bradshaw; Kingston-Moody; Robert-Ackman; Cloe-Mrs Smith; Lady Bab's Maid (?)-Mrs Abington; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Mrs Bennet; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer
Event Comment: This is a farce of Macklin's Writing, it went off very greatly-he play'd Shylock too (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross). [Garrick and Lacy had contracted with Macklin for this Farce two weeks before this performance, according to the following document (BM Add. MS 27925): Memorandum of an Agreement relating to Mr Macklin's Farce and his Playing & performing in the said Farce, with such plays as shall be performed on which the said Farce shall be acted as aforesaid as follows: Imprimis: The said Farce to be publicly performed before Christmas, otherwise not this season on account of the Managers other engagements. Item: Mr Macklin to have for his performing in the said plays and Farce a Fifth part of the profits of the first five nights after deducting sixty-three pounds for the charges of each night during the said five nights-and the sixth night to be for the Benefit of Mr Macklin, he paying the usual charges of sixty-three pounds. Item: The Managers to have it in their power to stop the performances of the said Farce at the end of Six nights on account of their other engagements,-and in case the Receipt of any one night of the said nights on which the said Farce shall be performed as aforesaid shall fall short of One Hundred pounds. Then the Managers to have it in their power to stop the performance of said Farce as the Receipt does not amount to One Hundred pounds. Item: The said Six nights for the said Farce & plays in which Mr Macklin shall perform as aforesaid not to be played immediately succeeding one another, but alternately with such plays as the Managers shall think Convenient. Lastly: That if the said Farce shall meet with the disapprobation of the Publick, that then it shall be in the Power of Discretion of the Managers to stop the performance thereof. Dated this 28th day of November, 1759. S@ James Lacy, D. Garrick. Witness: R. Cross, Geo. Garrick.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin1st appearance for 6 years; Lorenzo-Moody; Portia-Mrs Clive; Songs-Mr Prentis1st appearance on this stage; Gratiano-Palmer; Antonio-Davies; Bassanio-Havard; Jessica-Miss Hippisley; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet; Launcelot-Vaughan; Duke-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Blagdon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Strictland Actor: Davies
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performance Comment: See17591106, but Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-King; Lovel-Obrien; Philip-Yates; Freeman-Packer; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

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

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Holland; Pierre-Garrick, 1st time for 15 years; Pruili-Havard; Renault-Burton; Bedamar-Blakes; Duke-Bransby; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Jaffier Actor: Holland
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Dance: TThe Cow Keepers, as17600313

Event Comment: Benefit for Austin and Wood, Sub-Treasurer. Tickets delivered out for Mozeen will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17591019, but Richard-Holland, 1st time; Tressel-Austin; King Edward-Miss Simson; Duke of York-Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Holland, 1st time
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Rogers.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17600416 but Buck-Austin; Lucinda-Miss Macklin , with a Song and Minuet in character (short bill); with a New Prologue in Character, representing a Night's Adventure of a Buck,-Austin.

Dance: V: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

Event Comment: Benefit for Bennet and Legg. Receipts: #32 11s. in cash. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to each beneficiary #15 4s. 6d., covered by income from tickets: Bennet #95 11s. (Boxes 13; Pit 408; Gallery 311); Legge #77 2s. (Boxes 71; Pit 305; Gallery 136). Total income #205 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Bassanio-Clarke 1st time; Antonio-Sparks; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Lowe; Salarino-Davis; Salanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Shylock-Shuter; Launcelot-Bennet; Jessica-Miss Mullart; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson

Music: II: A Piece on the Harp-Evan Evans

Dance: III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; IV: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-O'Brien; Freeman-Packer; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servt-King; Philip-Yates; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Mrs Bennet; Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Hippisley; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Ross; Iago-Sparks; Cassio-Ridout; Brabantio-Gibson; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Duke-Marten; Montano-Davis; Emilia-Mrs Hamilton; Desdemona-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: As17601013

Event Comment: Boxes #84 12s. 6d. Macklin's fifth part of surplus came to #30 14s. 9d. Paid Pattinson, Tallow Chandler #52 2s. Paid Coal Merchant in Full as per bill #71 13s. Paid Mr Rich #5 5s. to give to Miss Fielding for her performance in the part of Bertha in the Royal Merchant of the 7th Inst. (Account Book). Receipts: #216 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with the songs in character)-Mattocks; Solarino-Davis; Salanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica-Mrs Burden; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Miss Macklin, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Ross; Priuli-Gibson; Bedamar-Anderson; Pierre-Smith, 1st time; Duke-Marten; Renaud-Hull; Belvidera-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Bedamar Actor: Anderson
Role: Duke Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Ballet: Grand Comic Ballet call'dThe Hungarian Gambols , or a Provincial Rendevous. Crosaques-Sg Sodi, 1st appearance in 10 years here, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Miles, Desse Jr; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Mariane, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Balthazar, Hussey, Mrs Viviez,Mrs Crawford, Miss Welch, Miss Dawes. With Proper Habits and Decorations

Performance Comment: Crosaques-Sg Sodi, 1st appearance in 10 years here, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Miles, Desse Jr; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Mariane, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Balthazar, Hussey, Mrs Viviez,Mrs Crawford, Miss Welch, Miss Dawes. With Proper Habits and Decorations.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Sparks; Copper Capt.-Smith, 1st time; Don Juan-Hull; Duke-Anderson; Cacafogo-Marten; Alonzo-Perry; Sanchio-Davies; Old Woman-Shuter; Maid-Weller; Lorenzo-Holtom; 1st Lady-Mrs Copin; 2nd Lady-Mrs Ferguson; 3rd Lady-Miss Davies; Altea-Mrs Pitt; Clara-Mrs Lee; Margaretta-Mrs Vincent; Estifania-Mrs Hamilton; New Epilogue in the character of Estifania-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601216

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted. The Charges include House charge: #63, plus Wax Candles #1 5s. plus Extra Guards #1 5s. 6d., plus a French Horn and 2 Side drums 7s. Receipts: #83 4s. 6d. plus #174 7s. from tickets (Box 382; Pit 447; Gallery 118) (Account Book). Charges: #65 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith, 1st time; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Sparks; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-A Young Gentleman, 1st appearance any stage; Duke of York-Miss Valois; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Elmy; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: The English Tars in America; or, The Good Woman Without a Head

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; After Play: An Epilogue on the Humours of tne Age in Imitation of Shakespeare's Stage-Cresswick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Pierre-Sheridan; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Jaffier-Holland; Duke-Bransby; Bedamour-Blakes; Belvidera-Miss Mowatt, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Jaffier Actor: Holland
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: TThe Fingalian Dance-Miss Dawson

Event Comment: Benefit for Cooke. By Particular Desire. Tickets delivered for the Busy Body will be taken. [Account Book indicates Receipts: #26 1s. 6d. plus #53 14s. from tickets: (Box 61; Pit 165; Gallery 137). A staff of 22 servants, plus the women dressers and charwomen were paid #3 13s. 2d. for operating the theatre this night. The deficit carried into the summer after this night was #216 19s. 10d. This deficit plus summer expenses produced an encumbrance of #359 12s. 9d. to be met at the start of the 1761-62 season. Rich upon ten occasions withdrew under Account I from the treasury #2743. From this account he put back into the treasury upon three occasions (May 8, 31; June 23) #600. So over and above the #6 which the Rich family received daily in Account 76, Rich tucked away #2143 in Account I. In addition his carpentry bills to Mr Gom for work at Cowley were paid from theatrical funds. His cut from Account 76 at #5 per night was #810. So apparently Rich cleared #2953 this season despite the fact that it ran only 162 nights, and that George II's death occurred in a money-making part of the season.] Charges: #42 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-a Gentleman (who has not appeared in several years); Cassio-Cooke(, 2nd appearance this stage); Desdemona-Mrs Osborne; Iago-Storer; Brabantio-Wignell; Roderigo-Vaughan; Duke-Stoppelaer; Montano-Turner; Emilia-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Stoppelaer

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Quidnunc-Storer; Feeble-Hartry; Razor and Pamphlet-Cooke; Bellmour-T. Smith; Rovewell-Wignell; Brisk-Gibson; Harriet-a Young Gentlewoman (who never appeared on any stage); Termagant (by desire)-a Gentleman.
Cast
Role: Razor and Pamphlet Actor: Cooke

Song: Between Acts: a Gentleman (who never appeared upon any Stage before)

Dance: HHornpipe-Mrs Blake(, from the theatre in Dublin)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Tibalt-Blakes; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; With the Funeral Procession. The vocal parts-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; In Act I a Masquerade Dance, proper to the play,-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-O'Brien; Freeman-Packer; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-King; Philip-Yates; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Mrs Bennet; Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Hippisley; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Holland; King Henry-Havard; Prince Edward-Mas. Cautherly; Duke of York-Miss Rogers; Buckingham-Davies; Richmond-Palmer; Tressel-Kennedy; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Lord Mayor-Philips.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Holland
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: I: New Dutch Comic Dance, as17610925; III: The Camp Alarm'd-Vincent [Miss Baker]