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Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Last time of company's performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17651121, but Tag-a Gentlewoman (first time on any stage); Miss Biddy (with song in character)-Miss Brent (for This Night Only); Jasper-Holtom.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Vincent.

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311 End: Rural Love, as17651115

Song: A New Duet will be introduc'd between-Shuter, Miss Brent

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Receipts: #175 13s. in cash, plus #92 7s. from tickets (Boxes 330; Pit 95; Gallery 56). Charges #64 5s. Total income #268. Bought 6 doz. Wax candles #7 7s

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17591212, but Fine Lady-Miss Brent, in Which she will introduce Ah se un cor barbaro, a favourite song in Demetrio.

Song: (B(By Desire) introduce the Favourite Song in Alfred called Nymphs and Shepherds-Miss Brent

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Tickets 5s., coffee and tea included

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Songs From Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Principal performers-Tenducci, Champness, Hudson, Mas Johnson, Miss Thomas, Miss Brent. With additional instrumental performers and chorus singers. The whole to conclude (by desire) with a Ball.

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17660322 but Tag-Mrs Vincent; Biddy-Miss Vincent.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Vincent.
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Brent

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-White; 2nd Spirit-Young; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller; 3rd Spirit-Miss Polly Young; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Catley, 1st appearance any stage; Sabrinaand the, song of sweet Echo=-Miss Brent; the Chorusses-Legg, Roberts, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Dances incident to the masque-Sodi, Mad Manesiere, Tassoni, Granier, Sga Maranesi. With the usual Decorations and Machinery.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: Loveless-Baker; Gripe-Collins; Jeremy-R. Smith; Marquis-Holtom; Phelim-Barrington; Isabella-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Miller.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Principal parts: Beard, Mattocks, Collins, Shuter, Dyer, Dunstall, Baker, Barrington, Holtom, Bennet, Davis, Mrs Younger, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller, Mrs White, Mrs Walker, Miss Davies, Miss Brent, Miss Hallam. Hawthorn-Beard; Justice Woodcock-Shuter; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Sir William Meadows-Collins; Hodge-Dunstall; Rosetta-Miss Brent; Lucinda-Miss Hallam; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Walker; Margery-Miss Davies; Others-Baker, Barrington, Holtom, Bennet, Davis, Mrs Younger, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller, Mrs White (Edition of 1763); Dances Incident to the Opera-Maranesi, Miss Twist. (playbill).

Dance: II: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; 1st Spirit-Hull; 2nd Spirit (with song in character)-Mattocks; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Lowe, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Chorusses-Legg, Courtney; Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Courts, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge, Miss Allen; Euphrosyne-Mrs Lampe; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Dances incident to the Masque-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosly, Terriot, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Terriot, Miss Terriot.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; First Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-White; Second Spirit-R. Smith; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Miss Miller; Third Spirit-Miss Polly Young; Euphrosyne-Miss Miller, first time; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Roberts, Dibdin, Fawcett, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Davis; The Dances-M. Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, George, Granier. With the usual Decorations and Machinery (playbill).

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble-Shuter; Puff-Dunstall; Rhodophil-White; Jasper-Holtom; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Miss Biddy Bellair-Miss Vincent, second appearance any stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Principal parts by: Beard, Mattocks, Shuter, Gibson, Dibdin, Baker, Mrs Pitt, Miss Poitier, Miss Hallam, Miss Brent. Giles-Beard; Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry Sycamore-Shuter; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Mervin-Baker; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Fanny-Miss Poitier; Theodosia-Miss Hallam; Patty-Miss Brent (Edition of 1765); Dances incidental to the opera-Fichar, Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Part I Overture-; Songs Hail Immortal Bacchus (from Judith Arne)-Champness; Di Nobil Alma (Ciampi)-Miss Frederick; Farewell ye Limpid Springs (from Jeptha, Handel)-Sga Frasi; Come Blooming Boy (from Choice of Hercules, Handel)-Miss Young; Concerto on violincello-Sig Cervetto; Anthem My Heart is Insisting-(Handel); Part II Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; Songs, Nymphs and Shepherds (from Alfred, Arne)-Miss Brent; Happy Day (from Eliza, Arne)-Miss Young; Concerto on violin composed and performed-Dubourg; Anthem As pants the heart-(Handel); Part III Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; Songs, Vain is Beauty's Gaudy Flow'r (from Judith, Arne)-Miss Brent; When Bacchus, Jolly God (Handel)-Beard; Verdi Prati (from Alcina, Handel)-Miss Frederick; Freely I to Heaven Resign (from Jeptha, Handel)-Sga Frasi; Anthem, The King Shall Rejoice-(Handel).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; First Spirit-Ross; Second Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Dances incident to the masque-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mlle Marianne, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-White; 2nd Spirit-R. Smith; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Miss Miller; 3rd Spirit-Mattocks; Euphrosyne-Miss Miller; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, the Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Waylin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Dances-Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cockayne
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; 1st Spirit-Ross; 2nd Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent.

Dance: The Dances incident to the masque-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Balthazar, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Mariane, Mrs Crawford, Mrs Welch, Miss Daw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Principal parts: Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Miss Thomas, Miss Brent. Artabanes-Beard; Arabaces-Tenducci; Rimenes-Mattocks; Artaxerxes-Peretti, first appearance on English stage; Mandane-Miss Brent, Edition of 1762; Semira-Miss Thomas. (Genest, IV, 650) mistakenly assigns the part to Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Brent, Edition of 1762
Role: Semira Actor: Miss Thomas.

Ballet: II: A New Ballet call'd The Statue Animated. Pygmalion-Maranesi; Scaramouch-Sodi; Inchantress-Miss Valois; Statue-Miss Wilford

Performance Comment: Pygmalion-Maranesi; Scaramouch-Sodi; Inchantress-Miss Valois; Statue-Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Inchantress Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Statue Actor: Miss Wilford.

Dance: End Opera: A New Dutch Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

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).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; First Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Hull; Younger Brother-Perry; Second Spirit-Davis; Lady-Mrs Bellamy; Bacchanals-Beard, Dibdin; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Baker; 3rd Spirit-Mattocks; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Chorusses-Squibb, Legg, Baker, Ryley, Mrs Weichsel, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; The Dances-Fichar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oncerto Spirituale

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Sga Mingotti, Miss Brent, Beard, Champnes, Master Soper; The first violin, a Solo-Giardini; Act I: Handel's Overture of Saul-; A song-Sga Mingotti composed by Sg Galuppi; A song-Beard of Handel's; A Song-Miss Brent of Arne's; A Concerto on the German flute-Tacet; A Song-Sga Mingottiof Mr Hasse's; The Lauda, a celebrated Chorus compos'd by Hasse-; Act II: A Concerto on the Hautboy-Vincent; The Funeral Anthem by Handel-; A Solo on the violin-Giardini; Act III: A Concerto on the Organ-Stanley; The Stabat Mater compos'd by Pergolesi, with several of the parts made into Chorusses-Giardini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally; or, The Sailor's Return

Performance Comment: Actors only:-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Dancing-Maranesi, Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon; Thomas-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Sally-Miss Brent; Dorcas-Mrs Vernon (Genest, IV, 622). [But see17610423 and 1761 Edn., apparently the parts of Beard and Mattocks were reversed for those indicated by Genest.]But see17610423 and 1761 Edn., apparently the parts of Beard and Mattocks were reversed for those indicated by Genest.]
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brent. Opera for the last time this season. Pit and Boxes to be laid together at 5s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Tickets to be had of Miss Brent, at the China Shop in the Piazza, next the Church, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Brent, Edition of 1762
Role: Semira Actor: Miss Thomas.

Dance: I: New Dutch Dance, as17620202; End Opera: The Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Summer's Tale

Performance Comment: Parts by: Beard, Shuter, Mattocks, Dyer, Morris, Dunstall, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Brent, Costollo; Parts-Barrington, Baker, Squibb, Lewis, Buck, Murden, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Bellafont-Beard; Sir Anthony Withers-Shuter; Frederick-Mattocks; Henry-Dyer; Shifter-Dunstall; Ferdinand-Morris; Peter-Costollo; Maria-Miss Brent; Amelia-Mrs Mattocks; Olivia-Mrs Vincent (Edition of 1765).
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Brent

Dance: I: The Garland, as17651003; II: A New Grand Ballet, call'd The Gallant Shepherds-Fichar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Hull; Beggar-Bennet; Ben-Wignel; Dreary-C. Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Perry; Lucy-Miss Poitier; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Evans; Jenny Diver-Mrs White; Suky-Miss Sledge; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Doxey-Miss Davis; Dolly-Miss Cokayne; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Poitier; Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Suky Actor: Miss Sledge
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Doxey Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Benet; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Ben-Wignel; Filch-Holtom; Wat-C. Smith; Jemmy-Redman; Nimming@Ned-R. Smith; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Burden; Jenny Diver-Mrs White; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly-Miss Helm; Betty Doxey-Miss Cokayne; Dolly Trull-Miss Morrison; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Polly-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Betty Doxey Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Morrison
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent.

Dance: A New Hornpipe compos'd by Dr Arne-Mrs Vernon, 1st appearance there; a Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Ross; Polydore-Clarke; Acasto-Walker; Chaplain-Anderson; Erasto-Redman; Page-Miss Valois; Chamont-Dyer; Serina-Miss Hallam; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer, with the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Pantaloon-Lalauze; Clown-Miles; Colombine-Miss Poitier; The Witches-Beard, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Miss Davies; Constable-Redman; Surveyor-Cushing; Shepherd-Tenducci; Shepherdess-Miss Brent; Harvest Men and Women-Mattocks, Warren, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Pluto-Legg; Proserpine-Miss Miller; Ascalax-Baker; The Dances-Maranesi, Sodi, Sga Maranesi, Tassoni, Granier.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Anderson; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-White; Beggar-Bennet; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Miller; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt, Miss Daw, Miss Twist; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Pitt, Miss Daw, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Mattocks; Andromeda-Miss Weirman, 1st appearance on the stage; Cepheus-Legg; Mercury-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Miller; Amazon-Mrs Lampe; Magician-Dibdin; Hussar-Clarke; Petit Maitre-Poitier, who performed it originally; Hussar's Serv't-Miles; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Concluding with a Grand Ballet-M Duquesney, Miss Wilford.

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17640921, but Juliet-Miss Hallam; Minuet-Dumay, Miss Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally; or, The Sailor's Return

Performance Comment: Sailor-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Dorcas-Miss Poitier; Sally-Miss Brent; Dancing-Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.