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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Ryan; Younger Brother-Ridout; 1st Spirit-Sparks; 2nd Spirit-Anderson; Bacchanal-Lowe; Euphrosyne-Miss Young; Sabrina-Miss Falkner; Lady-Mrs Woffington; Attendant spirits of Comus-Leveridge, Baker, Wilder, Roberts, Mrs Wright; With Dances proper to the Masque-.

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold; or, The Taming of a Shrew

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Dunstall, Cushing, Wilder, Baker, Stoppelaer, Miss Falkner, Mrs Dunstall, Miss Young. [See17500426.See17500426.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold

Performance Comment: As17500327 but parts distributed: Manly-Dunstall; Heartwell-Baker; Gainlove-Wilder; Archer-Cushing; Physician-Redman; Tooth Drawer-Hackett; Peter-Holtham; Sir William Worthy-Collins; Lucy-Miss Young; Flora-Miss Falkner; Peg-Mrs Dunstall.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Infernal Spirit-Legg first appearance on any stage; 5 Furies-Cooke, Villeneuve, Desse, Christian, Gardner; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shades of Leander, Hero-Baker, Miss Young; Charon-Howard; Miller-LaLauze; Doctor's man-Arthur; Tumblers-Bencraft, Cushing; Miller's Wife-Miss Hillyard; Demons in the following characters- Harlequin, Pierrot, Mezzetin-Villeneuve, Gardner, Desse; Scaramouche-Christian; Harlequin Woman, Pierrot Woman, Mezzetin Woman-Madam Camargo, Dennison, Mrs Gondou; Scaramouche Woman-Miss Batchelor.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing; or, Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Barry; Polixenes-Ridout; Alcon-Sparks; Camillo-Redman; Clown-Costollo; Autolicus (The Ballad-Singing Pedlar)-Shuter; Dorcas-Miss Mullart; Mopsa-Miss Helm; Perdita-Mrs Bellamy; Singing Shepherds, Shepherdesses-Baker, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; With a New Dabce , adapted to the Comedy,-Gallini; Music by Arne-; Epilogue in Character-Shuter.

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Viviez
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Hilliard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Paris-Perry; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Bennet; Benvolio-Gibson; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy, first appearance here in 2 years; Minuet-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi; Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; An Additional Scene will be introduc'd, representing The Funeral Procession of Juliet, which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge Vocal parts-Beard, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

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

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

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

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Weller; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Clown-Shuter; Witches-Beard, Miss Polly Young, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Shepherd-Mattocks; Shepherdess-Miss Davies; Pluto-Legg; Proserpine-Miss Miller; The Dances-Duquesny, Sga Manesiere.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17641027, but Capulet-Gibson; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Minuet-Fichar, Miss Wilford; Solemn Dirge-Mrs Baker, Miss _Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette; or, 1765

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Woodward; Tukely-Davis; Lord Racket-White; Sir Will Whister-Anderson; Dizzy-Cushing; Harry-Buck; Sir Tantivy-Perry; Spinner-Murden; Ruffle-Smith; Mrs Dotterel-Mrs Vincent; Arabella-Miss Vincent; Sophia-Miss Macklin; Original Prologue by Desire-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Vincent
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Macklin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zobeide

Performance Comment: Parts-Smith, Sevigny, Hull, Clarke, Owenson, Gardner, Thompson, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Yates, Prologue-; Epilogue-; In Act II: an Epithalamium-; vocals-Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Phillips, Mrs Woodman, Miss Valois, Miss Ogilvie, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Athamond-Smith; Indater-Savigny; Hermodon-Clarke; Seyfel-Hull; Haran-Owenson; Sulma-Mrs Vincent; Zobeide-Mrs Yates; Also unassigned-Gardner, Thompson (Edition of 1771).

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs; or, Harlequin's Gambols

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Principal Sylph-Miss Brown; Other characters-Quick, King, Wignell, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Wild, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Willems, Mrs Helme, Mrs White; Colombine-Miss Twist; The Dances-Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon; To Conclude with a Capital Scene- never exhibited by Servandoni.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee at Stratford upon avon

Performance Comment: Drunken Man, Steward of the Jubilee-Lee; Principal vocal parts (comic and serious)-Reinhold, Mattocks, Mrs Baker, DuBellamy, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Mrs Mattocks (playbill).

Dance: End I Afterpiece: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Mercury-Davies; Snip-Parsons; Simon-Moody; Gasconade-Baddeley; Corporal Bounce-Bransby; Abram-Waldron; Forge-Griffiths; Bogg-Messink; Taffy-Burton; Crib-Everard; Jailor-Carpenter; Turnkey-R. Palmer; Justices-Wrighten, Follett, Norris, Nash, Marr; Falstaff-Gaudry; Slender-Baker; Old Woman-Mr Dodd; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey Chitterlin-Mrs Davies; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope; Vocal Parts-Fawcett, Legg, Kear, Brown, Chaplin, Mrs Scott, Miss Collett, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith.
Event Comment: Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Mainpiece: Written in imitation of Shakespeare by the late ingenious Dr Kenrick. Never performed there. The Characters entirely dressed in the Habits of the Times. Afterpiece: Not acted these 60 years [acted 4 Mar. 1737]. [Authors of Prologues and of Epilogue unknown.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:15. Tickets delivered for M'Cready and Mrs Davis will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Falstaff's Wedding

Performance Comment: Falstaff-A Gentleman, [well known in the literary world, who has been prevailed on by his Friends to make his 1st attempt on the stage in that Character unidentified]; Justice Shallow-Barrett; Master Slender-Smith; Dr Caius-Petit; Pleadwell-Jackson; Francis-Master Screven; Bardolph-Munden; Friar Laurence-Halling; Officer-Hulme; Nym-Lee; Pistol-Parker; Ursula (with a song)-Miss Morris[, who sung last season at ranelagh; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Baker; Bridget-Miss Walker; Doll Tearsheet (with a song)-Miss Webb; Occasional Prologue-Davis; The original Epilogue-Miss Brangin.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners; or, A Medley of Suitors

Performance Comment: Pleadwell-Powell; Trim-Barrett; Goosequil-Jackson; Fieri@Facias-Smith; Huncks-Brown; Staytape-Munden; Constable-Jones; Porter-Williams; Thomas-Master Screven; Molly Wheedle-Miss Webb; Mrs Cambrick-Miss Morris; Sukey Ogle-Miss Evison (1st appearance); Prologue-Parker.
Cast
Role: Molly Wheedle Actor: Miss Webb
Role: Mrs Cambrick Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Sukey Ogle Actor: Miss Evison

Dance: V: Lonsdale

Song: End: Blow high blow low-Colvill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Leoni; Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Robson; Hodge-Doyle; Rosetta-Mrs Martyr; Lucinda-Mrs Morton; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Aunt Deborah (with a song in character)-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Aunt Deborah Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone; or, Harlequin Traveller

Performance Comment: Principal Characters- Lee Lewes, WilsonJones, Wewitzer, Newton, L'Estrange, Baker, Robson, Egan, Doyle, Stevens, Ledger, Davis, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Langrish, Miss Wewitzer (1st appearance these 2 years); Partial cast from following sources: Harlequin-Lee Lewes (see17810420); Keel-Wilson (Songs, G. Kearsley, 1779); French Officer-Wewitzer (Morning Chronicle, 7 Oct. 1779); Ferridon-Mrs Kennedy (see17810512).

Dance: End II: The Caledonian Shepherds, as17801106

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Henderson; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin; Kent-Clarke; Albany-L'Estrange; Cornwall-Thompson; Burgundy-Robson; Physician-Baker; Gentleman Usher-Berry; Edgar-Lewis; Goneril-Miss Platt; Regan-Miss Ambrose; Arante-Miss Stuart; Cordelia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Physician Actor: Baker
Role: Goneril Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Regan Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Arante Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: St

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Careless-Lewis; Mellefont-Whitfield; Brisk-Lee Lewes; Lord Touchwood-?; Lord Froth-Booth; Sir Paul Pliant-Quick; Lady Pliant-Mrs Mattocks; Cynthia-Miss Satchell; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Froth-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes (for that night only)-Henderson; Johnson-Hull; Smith-Fearon. The other Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Robson, W. Bates, J. Bates, Gushing, Stevens, Thompson, Baker, L'Estrange, Bates, J. Wilson; Miss Stuart, Miss Langrish, Mrs Poussin . Miss Stuart, Miss Langrish, Mrs Poussin .

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17811219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rollo

Performance Comment: Edition of 1686 (licensed 27 Nov. 1685): Rollo-Kynnaston; Otto-Williams; Aubrey-Gillo; Gisbert-Saunders; Baldwin-Cartwright; Grandpree-Baker; Verdon-Lowe; Trevice-Percival; Duprete-Harris; Latorch-Griffin; Hamond-Perin; Allan-Baker; Norbret-Powel; La Fisk-Bowman; Rufee-Lowe; De Bube-Saunders; Pipeau-Miss Cockye, the little Girl; Cook-Underhil; Yeoman of the Seller-Harris; Butler-Lowe; Pantler-Powel; Sophia-Mrs Corey; Matilda-Mrs Percival; Edith-Mrs Cooke.
Cast
Role: Grandpree Actor: Baker
Role: Allan Actor: Baker
Role: Pipeau Actor: Miss Cockye, the little Girl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Demetrius-Smith; King-Ridout; Seleucus-Anderson; Ptolomy-Wignel; Lysimachus-Gibbs; Timon-Stoppelaer; Menippus-Costollo; Humorous Lieutenant-Shuter; Leontius-Sparks; Ushers-Collins, Dunstall; Physician-Redman; First Gentleman-Bennet; 2d Gentleman-Perry; Host-Marten; Magician-Baker; Incantation Song-Baker; Singing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Leucippe-Mrs Pitt; Caelia-Mrs Ward, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Magician Actor: Baker
Role: Incantation Song Actor: Baker
Role: Singing Spirits Actor: Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Gloster-Clarke; Dumont-Ross; Belmour-Gibson; Catesby-Anderson; Ratcliffe-Davis; Alicia-Mrs Ward; Jane Shore-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Miss Macklin.

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

Performance Comment: Perseus-Mattocks; Andromeda-Mrs Weichsel; Cepheus-Legg; Mercury-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Baker; Amazon-Mrs Lampe [Magician-$Dibdin]; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Clarke; Petit Maitre-Dyer; Hussar's Servant-Cushing; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Concluding with a Grand Ballet-Fichar, Miss Wilford.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Gibson; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Hull; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Mrs Baker; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; Dances incident to the opera-.
Cast
Role: Hilliard Actor: Baker
Role: Amie Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17651115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Woodward; Modelove-Dyer; Obadiah-Gibson; Perriwinkle-Shuter; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Perry; Sackbut-Buck; Simon-Bennet; Aminadab-Morgan; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Jupiter (Harlequin)-Miles; Pluto (Punch)-Rayner; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Pedro; Pan (Scaramouche)-Curtat; Hercules (Brighella)-Dumai; Apollo (Mezetin)-King; Mars (Leander)-Hussey; Chasseur Royal-Squibb; Diana-Mrs Baker; Aerial Spirits-Arnauld, Miss Twist; Doctor-Weller; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Dibdin; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Arnauld, Miss Twist
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; A Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Mat@o@Mint Actor: Baker
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Macklin.

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

Entertainment: OOccasional Prologue-Ross; The London Cries-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Clarke; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Mattocks; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: Perseus-Mattocks; Andromeda-Mrs Baker; Cepheus-Legg; Cassiope-Mrs Lampe; Mercury-Baker; Magician-Dibdin; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Weller; Petit Maitre-Dyer; Hussar's Servant-Cushing; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Dance-Arnauld, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker
Role: Dance Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mahoon, 1st appearance this kingdom; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Player-Gardner; Beggar-Bennet; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; With Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; a Country Dance-the Characters in the opera.
Cast
Role: Mat@o@Mint Actor: Baker
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: With Hornpipe Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Jupiter (Harlequin)-Miles; Pluto (Punch)-Rayner; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Petro; Pan (Scaramouche)-Curtat; Hercules (Brighella)-Dumai; Apollo (Mezetin)-King; Mars (Leander)-Hussey; Chasseur Royal-DuBellamy; Diana-Mrs Baker; Arial Spirits-Arnauld, Miss Valois; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Legg; Shepherd-Dibdin; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Arial Spirits Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Powell; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Morgan; John Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Shuter; Poundage-Bates; Servant-Holtom; Constable-Wignell; James-T. Smith; Lady Grace-Miss Macklin; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Ferguson; Myrtilla-Miss Pearce; Trusty-Miss Mills; Miss Jenny-Miss Ward; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Shuter; Damaetas-Barnshaw; Sileno-Baker; Jupiter-Fox; Pan-Dunstall; Apollo-Mattocks; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks; Juno-Miss Ogilvie; Daphne-Mrs Baker; Mysis-Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Sileno Actor: Baker
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17670921.