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Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. No Building on Stage. Receipts: #53 15s. 6d. plus #99 14s. from tickets (Box 129; Pit 379; Gallery 106) (Account Book). Charges: #65 17s. 6d. (Account Book). [Query: for Mrs Evans, Miss Mullart?. See Comment, 28 Dec. 1761.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Clarke; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-R. Smith; Macbeth's Gent.-Holtom; Fleance-Mrs Evans; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignel; Murderers-Bencraft, Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Barrington; With the Original Music. Vocal Parts-Beard, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Dumay, Gosley, Desse, Rochford and Decorations Incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase, Courtney, Miss Reed. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Palmer and Mr W. Yates will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17600930, but Lady Bab's Servt-Miss Reed.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Servt Actor: Miss Reed.

Entertainment: M$Mr Foote's Epilogue to the Minor-Master Summers, a child 4 years old

Event Comment: Young Gentlewoman-Miss E. Miller, marryed since to Mr Thomas Baker, an actor of cg, and a singing master. Mrs Baker is at present separated from her husband (1792) and performs only at Sadler's Wells in Pantomimes &c! Qu: Count Haslang and Mrs Baker (Hopkins MS Notes). Income from Boxes #27 2s. 6d. Nightly expense as usual #32 16s. 11d. Receipts: #74 7s. 6d. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Mattocks; Argus-Collins; Hearty-Redman; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Arethusa-A Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage Miss Miller.

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

Event Comment: Benefit for Robinson, at Hickford's Room, Brewer St. Benefit originally announced for Miss Robinson, to be given 29 Jan.; new date for concert chosen after her death. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Acis-Hudson; Galatea-Mrs Pooke, late Miss Robinson; Choruses-Gentlemen of St James's, St Paul's, and Westminster Abbey; Polypheme-Cox.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Asselin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tolomeo

Performance Comment: Dance of three-Miss Asselin, Sg and Sga Binetti.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Pope

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young. *uöÓdl TThe Farmer's Return from London. As17620329

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Haughton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17611120, but Clarinda-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Haughton.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green, Miles, and Sga Maranesi. Tickets deliver'd for The Pilgrim, as also those by Miss Sledge, will be taken. Mainpiece for last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Shuter; Quaver-Mattocks; Blister-Marten; Wormwood-Davis; Goodwill-Redman; Thomas-Perry; Miss Lucy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: I: The Cossacks-Sg and Sga Maranesi, as17601014; II: The Taylors, as17620107; End Opera: A Minuet-Sg and Sga Maranesi

Event Comment: Benefit for Stoppelaer, Chapman, Jarvis, Miss Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17620107 Dr Caius-Stoppelaer; Ann Page-Miss Fielding; Simple-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Fielding
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Vallois

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TThe Cossacks, as17620427

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase, Fawcett and Miss Reed. No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at the Doors not admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Arethusa-Miss Read, first time; Robin-Moody; Rovewell-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Read, first time

Song: II: A New Song, set by Dr Arne,-Fawcett; End: If o'er the Cruel Tyrant Love, from Artaxerxes,-Fawcett

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Lewis, Dibdin. Hussey, Miss Cokayne. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 18 May 1757.] Tickets deliver'd by Rawlins, Dufour, and Mrs Gwinn, and others will be accepted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Performance Comment: Moneytrap-Shuter; Gripe-Lewis; Dick-Smith; Clip-Redman; Jessamin-Bennet; Brass-Dyer; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Pitt; Araminta-Mrs Barrington; Flippantia-Mrs Vincent; Corinna-Miss Cokayne; Mrs Clogitt-Mrs Copin; Clarissa-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: The Pierrots-Hussey, Dufour; End: The Taylors, as17620107

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. No Building on stage. Afterpiece: Only time of performing it this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Lady's Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert-Macklin; Frankly-Dyer; Granger-White; Witling-Woodward; Cook-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Green; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Pitt; Sophronia-Mrs Vincent; Charlotte (with a Minuet in character)-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Callaghan-Shuter; Squire Groom-Woodward; Beau Mordecai-Cushing; Being their 1st apPearance in those characters; Goodchild-Dunstall; the Lady-Miss Macklin; Sir Archy-Macklin.
Cast
Role: the Lady Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: TThe Dutch Skippers, as17630101

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Elliot. No Building on Stage. Last time of performing the Afterpiece this season. [But see 18 April.] Lost...a pocket book containing an account of last year's tickets for a benefit at Covent Garden. It is of no use to anyone but the owner (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17621019, but Edging-Mrs Green; Lady Betty-Miss Elliot, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Elliot, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot

Dance: A New Comic Dance, as17630224

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Davies and Miss Bride. No building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17621213, but Jacintha-Miss Bride, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Bride, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Young and Champnes. No building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17621220, but Polly-Miss Young, 1st time; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dorman, 1st time; Peachum-Yates; Mat@o@Mint-Fox.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Young, 1st time
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Green, and Miss Miller. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17630406 but Isabinda-Miss Miller, 1st time; Patch-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Miller, 1st time
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue; or, The Jealous Farmer Outwitted

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Buck; Clown-Weller; Country Girl (with a Song in character)-Miss Miller; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Miller

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles, Bennet (Peasant-Miles; +Clown-Bennet); IV: A New +Comic Dance, as17630224

Event Comment: TThe Beggar's Opera, was advertis'd for this Night, but Miss Williams being Hoarse it was oblig'd to be deferr'd (Hopkins). Receipts: #170 14s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-O'Brien; Sir George Airy-Palmer; Sir Francis Gripe-Yates; Sir Jealous Traffic-Love; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Patch-Mrs Clive; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Charles-Packer; Whisper-Vaughan; Butler-Ackman; Scentwell-Mrs Bradshaw; The Epilogue in Character-the Busy Body.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Fortunatus

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End II: The Provancalle, as17631014

Event Comment: MMiss Pope. Clarinda. Mrs Yates being ill (Hopkins). I do not think it a character in Miss Pope's was (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #139 14s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17640215, but Clarinda-Miss Pope (first time).
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Plym, first time
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Mr Lee-Young Belmont (Hopkins). No Building on Stage; The Deuce is in Him oblig'd to be deferr'd. The Foundling not in 16 years. [See 26 March 1750.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Lee; Fadle-King; Sir Charles Raymond-Powell; Sir Roger Belmont-Yates; Col. Raymond-Packer; Villiard-Bransby; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Cast
Role: Ledger Actor: Bransby
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: The Shepherdesses, as17631014; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Scott. No building on Stage. Mrs Hopkins Mandane Mrs Yates being Ill (Hopkins). Benefit for Miss Young (playbill). Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 10 Feb. 1762.] Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Pastora-Mrs Dorman; Palmon-Fox; Damon-Vernon; Laura-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Miss Plym. Tickets deliver'd by Stevens and Fox will be taken. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17640428 but Dorcas-Mrs Love; Sally-Miss Young.

Dance: II: The Provancalle, as17631014; End: The Faggot Binders, as17640224

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Miss Plym

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17650330 but Imogen-Miss Plym, 1st time; Ballarius-Burton.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Sophy Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: End: Tambourine, as17650427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Miss Cheney
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Reynolds.

Dance: As17650719

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Miss Cheney
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Reynolds.

Dance: As17650719