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We found 13751 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 1720 matches on Event Comments, 170 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid Mr G. Garrick on Acct, #100; Miss Berkley lent per order, #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #166 17s. (Treaurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Performance Comment: As17720128, but Caelia-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: Manuel-Shuter; Philip-Bensley; Octavio-Wroughton, 1st time; Soto-Dunstall; Trappanti-Woodward; Don Luis-Davis; Corrigidor-Wignell; Rosara-Mrs Mattocks; Flora-Mrs Lessingham; Viletta-Mrs Pitt; Hypolita-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Lamorce Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: Bizarre Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: [As17720224 but to avoid confusion full cast listed.] Ballad Singer-Dunstall (with a new song); other-Rayner, Cushing, Morris, Thompson, Wild, Banks, Bates, Walters, Holtom, Hamilton, King, Baker, Mrs Dyer; Dancing-Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Dodd; Gayless-Davies; Guttle-Ackman; Cook-Hartry; Kitty Pry-Mrs Love; Melissa-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17720225, but other-Miss Twist, Mrs _Dyer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17711017, but Friar-Inchbald; Hero-Miss Hayward, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Hayward, 1st time.
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17711108, but Fanny identified as-Miss Potts in this playbill.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17720229, but Prologue-Weston; Epilogue-Miss Younge (Winston MS 10).
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: As17720204, but Aubrey-Jefferson; Augusta Aubrey-Miss Younge; Mrs Bridgmore-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Augusta Aubrey Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Performed as an Oratorio, though only a Serenata. Words by Gay...set to music by Mr Handel for that princely nobleman the Duke of Chandos...This being too short for a whole evening's entertainment, Mr Dryden's celebrated Ode, also set by Handel, was performed after the Serenata. End of Part I Concerto on French Horn, by Ponta. End of Part II, Solo on Violincello-Janson (Theatrical Review, 18 March). Ross and Mossop engag'd for Haymarket for tragedy, also Bannister; Aickin, Baddeley, Parsons, Dibdin, Mrs Baddeley, Evans, Miss Miller, Miss Ambrose &c. (Winston MS 10). [For Summer season?]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea, With Dryden's Ode

Music: End Part I: Concerto on French Horn-Ponta; End Act II: Concerto on Violincello-Janson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Barry (being positively the last time of her appearing in that character); Col. Standard-Aickin; Beau Clincher-King; Smuggler-Parsons; Clincher Jr-Weston; Vizard-Packer; Dicky-Waldron; Tom Errand-Ackman; Angelica-Miss Rogers; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parley-Mrs Love; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Egerton; 1st time. New Epilogue in character of Sir Harry Wildair spoken-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Music: II: The Amusements of Strasburgh-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Daigvilles scholars, as17711118

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Woodward, 1st time; Strickland-Ross; Frankly-Bensley; Bellamy-Wroughton; Meggot-Lewes; Tester-Quick; Buckle-Cushing; Simon-R. Smith; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Mattocks; Jacintha-Mrs Lessingham; Lucetta-Mrs Green; Milliner-Miss Helme; Clarinda-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Helme

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin (that night only)-Woodward; Infernal Spirit-Reinhold; Miller-Morris; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; Ballad Singer-Dunstall; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer; To Conclude with The Whim-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, as17720312.

Dance: II: The Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere,Miss Valois, as17711030

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Helme

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17720323 but Harlequin-Lewes; The Whim-_; Dances-Hamoir, Miss Valois added.

Dance: II: The Lilt-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17701116.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Villeroy-Bensley; Carlos-Gardner; Baldwin-Clarke; Belford-Perry; Sampson-Dunstall; Child-Miss Doe; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Yates, 1st time; With the Epithalamium-Mattocks, Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Child Actor: Miss Doe

Afterpiece Title: The Choice; or Merit before Mnney

Dance: End: The Lilt, as17720326

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lewes; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Miss Pearce; The Country Madcap-Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: The Old ground Young=, as17711030

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Linco-King; Merlin-Bannister; Dorus-Parsons; Demon of Revenge-Champness; Fatima-Mrs Abington; Shepherdesses-Mrs Davies, Miss Ambrose; Urganda-Mrs Scott; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; Sylvia-Mrs Fitzgerald; In which will be introduced a Grand Procession of the different Orders of the Knights of Chivalry-with proper Dances and Decorations.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Miss Rogers, 1st time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Clytus-Younger; Cassander-Clarke; Hephestion-Wroughton; Lysimachus-Hull; Polyperchon-Perry; Thessalus-R. Smith; Roxana-Mrs Mattocks; 1st time; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Pearce; Statira (that night only)-Mrs Yates; With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Monologue: True Blue. As 18 Jan., but Principal Parts-Mrs Baker, Mrs _Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Jonas Dock-Weston; Sir Roger-Parsons; Squire Thomas-Moody; Sir Humphrey-Hartry; Justice Statute-Jacobs; Peter Nettle-Massink; Stave-Waldron; Joyce-Mrs Hopkins; Aunt-Mrs Love; Dorcas-Mrs Davies; Kitty Carrot-Miss Pope; The Original Song Twas When the Seas were Roaring[, as Set by Mr Jackson of Exeter, to be sung-Mrs Wrighten; [To conclude with a Country Dance-. [Advertised as not acted in 10 years. Actually not at dl since 21 March 1748.]Advertised as not acted in 10 years. Actually not at dl since 21 March 1748.]
Cast
Role: Kitty Carrot Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-aYoung Gentlewoman, 1st appearance; V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Felix-Savigny, 1st time; Col. Briton-Wroughton; Lopez-Dunstall; Pedro-Morris; Gibby-Kniveton, 1st time; Lissardo-Woodward; Frederick-Gardner; Isabella-Mrs Mattocks; Flora-Mrs Gardner; Inis-Mrs Green; Violante-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17711221, but Arabella-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Pearce.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17711026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-King; Sir Jasper-Wright; Beaufort-Wheeler; Dapper-Jacobs; Quildrive-Griffith; Maria-Mrs Egerton; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Platt.

Entertainment: V:(By Desire,) Cupid's Remonstrance, as17720427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17711005, but Mrs Beverly-Miss Younge, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Beverly Actor: Miss Younge, 1st time.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Cast
Role: Miss Heartly Actor: Miss Platt

Song: II: A Song-Mrs Scott; V: The Favourite Song of Mad Bess, composed by Purcell-Mrs Scott

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-A Child seven years old, a scholar of Sg Tassoni, her 1st appearance

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17720427 but Dances-Hamoir, Miss Hamoir.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17720507, but Dance-Hamoir, Miss Valois.

Dance: III: Comic Dance (with Allemande), as17711031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Kniveton, 1st time; Juba-Savigny, 1st time; Sempronius-Clarke; Syphax-Hull; Portius-Bensley; Marcus-Wroughton; Lucius-Gardner; Decius-Morris; Lucia-Mrs Kniveton; Marcia-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Entertainment: End: Interlude taken from Foote's Comedy of Taste: Lady Pentweazle-The Young Gentleman (who performed it last year at Drury Lane Theatre)

Ballet: II: The Wapping Landlady. As17720424[Sixfold Hornpipe, as17720424