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Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poitier. Afterpiece: Alter'd from Addison. The Music entirely new set by Mr Arnold. [Original three acts reduced to two.] To be performed for this night only. Charges #75 14s. [Profit to Mrs Thompson #59 7s. 6d. plus #48 9s. from tickets (Box 135; Pit 98) (Account Book). As indicated by the name Mrs Thompson in the Account Book, Miss Poitier was already married by this time, although she does not appear in the Bills under the name Mrs Thompson until 16 Sept. 1767. She was first married to Vernon, the singer at Drury Lane.] Receipts: #135 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: Parts-Mattocks, Dibdin, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Miss Potts, Mrs Pinto. King-Mattocks; Sir Trusty-Dibdin; Queen-Miss Poitier; Gridline-Mrs Baker; Rosamond-Mrs Pinto (Genest V, 135); [The Edition of 1767 suggests Sir Trusty-$Morrice;] Page-Miss Potts.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poitier. No persons can be admitted behind the Scenes. [The last is customary note for benefits rest of season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17631228, but Hornpipe-Miss Poitier; Lucy-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Poitier.
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Daw.
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: New Grand Ballet, as17640320

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poitier. None admitted behind Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17641103, but Lucy-Miss Poitier; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Pitt.
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poitier. No Building on Stage. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Woodward; Col. Standard-Clarke; Vizard-Hull; Smuggler-Stamper, 1st appearance there; Clincher Sen-Shuter; Clincher Jun-Bennet; Dicky-Costollo; Tom Errand-Perry; Angelica-Miss Hallam; Lady Darling-Mrs Lewis; Parley-Mrs Pitt; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17621030, but dancing-Sodi, Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: dancing Actor: Sodi, Miss Poitier.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent
Role: with Dancing Actor: Sodi, Maranesi, Miss Poitier.

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Ballet, The Savoyards, or Madam Catherina: Savoyards-Granier, Miss Poitier (with a song in Character); Mad Catherina-Miss Granier, 1st time of performing; Peasants-Miss Wilford; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Buck, Dibdin and Miss Sledge. Mainpiece: Not acted in 3 years. [See 11 May 1762.] Afterpiece: Music by Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Clarke; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Gardiner; Siward-R. Smith; Fleance-Mas. Morgan; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignell; Murderers-Buck, Holtom; Witches-Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Ward; With the Original Music. The Vocal parts-Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Miss Poitier, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Polly Young; Dances-and Decorations incident to the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Artifice

Performance Comment: Parts-Mattocks, Dibdin, Fawcett, Miss Miller, Miss Poitier; Alexis-Mattocks; Strephon-Dibdin; Sylvia-Miss Hallam; Caelia-Miss Poitier (Genest, V, 58); Parts-Fawcett, Miss Miller playbill, however, does not list Miss Hallam; Dance incident to the Entertainment,-Duquesney, Miss Valois. Larpent MS 240 lists parts as Palemon, Strephon, Thyrsis, Caelia and Sylvia.
Event Comment: Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. A Comic Opera, Never Perform'd [by Isaac Bickerstaffe]. The Scenes, Dresses and Dances entirely new (playbill). [The playbill does not assign parts. Assignment from Genest and Winston who both identify the Young Gentlewoman as Miss Brickler. The Music compiled from Favourite airs of the most celebrated composers." See note for 27 May relative to dances in this opera.] Receipts: #245 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The City

Performance Comment: Wagg-Shuter; Old Cockney-Gibson; Barnackle-Dunstall; Young Cockney-Dibdin; Sightly-DuBellamy; Spruce-Mattocks; Miss LaBlond-Miss Poitier; Miss Molly Cockney-Mrs Green; Penelope-A Young Gentlewoman [Miss Brickler]; Priscilla-Mrs Mattocks; With Dances [adapted to the opera-Fishar, LaRiviere, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois. (Edition of 1767) .

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: 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: 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: Midas

Performance Comment: Parts by: Beard, Mattocks, Shuter, Dunstall, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Fawcett, Mrs Stephens, Miss Hallam, Miss Miller, Miss Poitier. Sileno-Beard; Apollo-Mattocks; Midas-Shuter; Pan-Dunstall; Damaetas-Fawcett; Daphne-Miss Miller; Nysa-Miss Hallam; Mysis-Miss Poitier (Genest, V, 56); Parts-Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Nysa Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Mysis Actor: Miss Poitier

Dance: I: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222; II: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Ross; Col. Briton-Smith; Don Lopez-Bennet; Don Pedro-Collins; Gibby-Shuter; Frederick-Anderson; Alguazil-Wignel; Lissardo-Dyer; Isabella-Miss Hallam; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis-Mrs Younger; Violante-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Sailor-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Dorcas-Miss Poitier; Sally-Miss Brent; with Dancing-Sodi, Maranesi, Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent
Role: with Dancing Actor: Sodi, Maranesi, Miss Poitier.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Performance Comment: Parts-Mattocks, Shuter, DuBellamy, Dibdin, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Mrs Pinto. Lord Bellmour-Mattocks; Sir John Lofty-DuBellamy; Kriegsman-Shuter; Robin-Dibdin; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Lucy-Mrs Pinto; Finet-Miss Poitier; Susan-Mrs Baker; Genest, V, p. 130. Larpent MS 256 confirms parts and adds Nurse-; Servants-. Edn. of 1767 lists Finet-$Mrs Thompson.

Dance: I: The Garland, as17661023; II: Rural Love, as17661120

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: 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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Gibson; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Davis; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Tybalt-Bennet; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Minuet-Fichar, Miss Wilford; Masquerade Dance proper to the play-; Additional scene of the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; accompanied by a Solemn Dirge, the vocal parts-Beard, Mattocks, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza

Performance Comment: Britannia-Mrs Arne; Liberty-Miss Scott; Peace-Miss I. Scott; Shepherdess-Miss I. Young; Genius of England-Miss Poitier; Neptune-Champness; Shepherd-Sadler (Edition of 1754).
Cast
Role: Liberty Actor: Miss Scott
Role: Peace Actor: Miss I. Scott
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss I. Young
Role: Genius of England Actor: Miss Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Hallam.
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17650128, but Witches-Miss _Poitier, _Dibdin, Miss Weirman; Shepherdess-Miss Weirman; Proserpine-Mrs Baker; Harvest Man-Baker.

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: Every Man In His Humour

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

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

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Elliot.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17631207, but Dorcas-Miss Poitier (first time this season); The Dancing-Miss Twist, Miss Pitt.

Dance: II: The Knife Grinders, as17631012; End: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Beard; Mervin-Baker; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Miss Poitier; Patty-Mrs Mattocks; With Dancing End Act I a Dance [incidental to the Opera-Fishar [sic], Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.sic], Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Eliot

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Perry; 2nd Spirit-R. Smith; The Lady-Mrs Bellamy; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks, Dibdin; Bacchants-Mrs Pinto, Mrs Baker; 3rd Spirit-DuBellamy; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, and the Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Pinto; Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Riley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; The Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palemon-Mattocks; Laura-Miss Hallam; Pastora-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Pastora Actor: Miss Poitier.

Dance: TThe Jealous Woodcutter, as17621019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; Bertram-Ross; Lafeu-Gibson; King of France-Walker; Clown-Shuter; 1st Lord-White; 2nd Lord-Davis; Interpreter-Bennet; Widow of Florence-Mrs Stephens; Countess of Roussillon-Mrs Ward; Diana-Miss Hallam; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Helena Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moore of Moore Hall-Beard; Gaffer Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-the Giant; Mauxalinda-Miss Poitier; Margery-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Brent.

Dance: II: The Pedlar Trick'd, as17621019; IV: The Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Woodward, 1st time; Constant-Ross; Heartfree-Smith; Bully-Beard (with songs in character); Razor-Dyer; Lord Rake-Davis; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Miss Hallam; Mademoiselle-Miss Poitier; Lady Brute-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine