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Event Comment: MMiss Bellamy spoke Orig. Epilogue for ye 1st time (Cross). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: As17511128, but Original Epilogue (by Desire)-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Original Epilogue Actor: Miss Bellamy.
Role: Ismena Actor: Miss Bellamy
Role: Attendant Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Norris
Event Comment: No alterations were made in the farce, but cutting out a little, & it was play'd with great Applause, & given out again with great Clapping. Benefit for Mr Worsdale (Cross). Tickets to be had at the Bedford Coffee House. Part of Pit laid into boxes. We hear that Miss Bellamy, belonging to Drury Lane Theatre, was taken ill on Sunday last, and continues very much indispos'd. Receipts: #230 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Dance: End IV: a Comic Dance-Sg Piettro, Sga Piettro

Event Comment: Publish'd, A Treatise of the Passions so far as they regard the stage &c., by Mr Foote. 1s. [First pub. 1747, it contains an interesting comment on Garrick's Lear.] Romeo and Juliet which was bespoke, and was to have been acted last Monday at Drury Lane, will be acted there next Monday, Miss Bellamy being recovered from her late indisposition. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Norris
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [See 12 Nov. 1745.] Very Dull Play & No Garrick (Cross). We hear the Comedy of the Comical Lovers will be reviv'd for the benefit of Mrs Clive on Monday, 9 March; to which will be added, Miss in her Teens, the part of Fribble by Garrick, being the only time of his performing it this season. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Pembroke-Mossop (1st time); Lord Guilford-Dexter 1st time; Gardiner-Havard; Northumberland-Burton; Suffolk-Winstone; Sussex-Mozeen; Sir John Gates-Simson; Lieut.-Scrase; Captain-Ackman; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs Mills; Lady Jane Gray-Miss Bellamy (1st time).
Cast
Role: Lady Jane Gray Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: GGrand Provincial Dance, as17520204

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Bellamy. No Building on stage. Part of Pit only [laid into boxes]. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets at her house in Thrift St., Soho. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Miss Bellamy
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: A Provincial Dance-Sg Piettro, Mad Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17521003, but Polydore-Davies; Monimia-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Haughton.
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Page Actor: Miss Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17530123, but Polydore-Havard; Page-Mas. Simson; Monimia-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Bellamy.
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mrs Tattoo Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: II: Le Matelot Basque, as17521005; V: L'Entree de Flore, as17530324

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17521011, but Sciolto-Davies; Lavinia-Miss Haughton; Calista-Mrs Davies (for the first time).
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mrs Tattoo Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: III: Dutch Dance, as17521125; V: Country Amusements, as17530412

Song: I: A Cantata-Beard

Event Comment: Benefit for my Self & Wife, Miss Thomas had Tickets (Cross). Last time for mainpiece this season. Tickets of Cross at his house in Crown Court, Little Russel St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #195(Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Performance Comment: Collin-Beard; Thyrsis-Master Vernon; Dorylas-Wilder; Phillis(first time)-Miss Thomas; Daphne-Mrs Clive;To conclude with a Pastoral Dance-Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Thomas

Dance: CCountry Amusements, as17530412

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17531013, but Milliner-Miss Simson.
Cast
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Simson.
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: New Dutch Dance-LeFevre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17540110, but Mrs Sullen-Miss Haughton; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Lady Bountiful-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Minors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17531117, but Clarinda-Miss Haughton; Tester-_; Buckle-_; Simon-_; Valet-_; Landlady-_; Milliner-_.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Simson.
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: Dance-Devisse, Mlle Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Lacey & Miss Thomas (Cross). Tickets deliver'd by Clough, G. Burton, and Mrs Addison will be taken. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mrs Tatoo Actor: Miss Minors
Event Comment: MMrs Cibber taken ill Miss Haughton did Alicia. Printed Notice deliver'd at the Doors (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mrs Tattoo Actor: Miss Minors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17540919, but Widow Lackit-Miss Macklin; Stanmore-Walker; Add Blandford-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Imoinda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: IV: All in the Downs in character-ThomasSmith first appearance on any stage

Dance: A Hornpipe-Morris; End Act V: Minuet-Shawford, Mrs Addison

Event Comment: Particularly the Lilliputian Sailors-Sg Baletti, Mr Lauchery, Miss Noverre, Mrs Vernon. New Dances by Sigr Baletti, Monr Lauchery, &c. from france (pretty well receiv'd) (Cross). Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17560101, but Millwood-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Miss Haughton.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Minors

Dance: PPeasant Dance, as17560108; Pantomime Dance-Children, as17551203

Song: I: Beard

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Being positively the last time of performing the mainpiece this season. Afterpiece: Never acted before. Sad Farce (Cross). [Afterpiece sent to the Licenser under the title The Kept Mistress; or, The Mock Orators. Larpent MS 125 lists the parts: Harry, Belton, Hempton, Miss Belladue, her Maid; Old Ringworm, Widow Lovephrase, Servant; Lady Whiffle; Old Belladue, First Lady, Second Lady, First Orator, Second Orator, Third Orator, Doorkeeper; Press Gang (Mr Grapling Chart, Mr Anchorstock). The concluding sailor's Song most patriotic: "Our Navy see, spread o'er the Seas..."]. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Orators

Performance Comment: The Principal characters-Yates, Palmer, Burton, Bransby, Jefferson, Philips, Miss Haughton, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bradshaw; To conclude with a Sailor's Song-Champness.

Dance: NNew Comic Dance-

Event Comment: Benefit Taswell, Rainton & Miss Young (Tickets) (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: The Garlands, as17560213

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: As17560121, but Perdita-Miss Macklin (first time).
Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17551117, but Chamont-Holland; Monimia-Miss Macklin (being their first appearances in those parts); Acasto-Burton; Ernesto-_.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Crononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: Chrononhotonthologos-Philips; Bombardinian-Burton; Rigdum Funnidos-Clough; Aldiborontiphoscophornio-Walker; Tatlanthe-Miss Mills; Cupid-Mas. Moore; Fadladinida-Miss Hippisley; Captain of Guards-Jefferson; Doctor-Lewis; King of Fiddlers-Atkins; King of the Antipodes-Harrison; Dumb Master of Cook-Johnston; Ceremonies-Gray; First Lady-Mrs Bradshaw; Second Lady-Mrs Simson; Venus-Mrs Matthews (Winston MS 8); Triumphal entry of Chrononhotonthologos into the city of Quaerumania- introduced (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Tatlanthe Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Fadladinida Actor: Miss Hippisley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17561111, but Indiana-Miss Macklin; Sir John-Davies.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson and Champnes. Mainpiece: By Desire. Tickets delivered for Love Makes a Man will be taken. Yesterday Five Guineas were paid into the Hands of Justice Fielding by Miss Macklin, for the use of the Marine Society, towards clothing men and boys for the sea, to go on board His Majesty's ships (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Anne Lovely Actor: Miss Macklin, 1st time
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Minors

Song: I: Sing all ye Muses, compos'd by the late Mr H. Purcel,-Beard, Champnes

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Walker; IV: The last new Comic Dances-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17570228, but Aboan-Berry; Imoinda-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Miss Haughton.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: HHornpipe-Walker

Event Comment: Part of Pit laid into Boxes. For Miss Macklin (Cross). Receipts: #250 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Minuet Actor: Miss Minors, Noverre.
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: in which Minuet Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Song: By Particular Desire, an Ode call'd The Fair Monitor-Miss Macklin; , in which accompanied on the Harpsichord-Miss Macklin The Words by a Young Lady, the Music compos'd by Mr Arne Jr

Dance: A Minuet-Noverre, Miss Macklin