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Event Comment: Benefit for Morris and Tindal. Tickets delivered out by the deceas'd Mr Anderson will not be admitted. Morris paid half the charges #32 15s. which deducted from half the ready money gave him a profit of #4 12s. plus #83 15s. from his tickets (Box 23; Pit 270; Gallery 375). Tindall bore no expense, but turned over half the value of the tickets he delivered. His total ticket value was #23 2s. (Box 31; Pit 87; Gallery 23) so his profit came to #11 11s.] (Account Book). Receipts: #74 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Flareit's Maid Actor: Miss Helm
Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. Afterpiece: For the last time this season. Tickets deliver'd for Hamlet will be taken. The Dragon of Wantly cannot be perform'd on account of indisposition of Mrs Pinto. Charges #67 9s. 6d. [Profit to each beneficiary #2 19s. 6d. plus income from tickets: Legg #84 2s. (Box 129; Pit 251; Gallery 142); Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones combined #74 15s. (Box 102; Pit 219; Gallery 164).] Paid Bryan a bill for writing parts #1 1s. 6d. Paid Cooper (printer) #27 2s. Paid Condell for Coach hire, the last command by order of Mr Beard 2s. (Account Book). Before 5 went to ye Play...It was played tolerably well; Cleopatra very well by Mrs Bellamy, Octavia (for ye 1st time) by Mrs Mattocks, Antony by Smith, Vent. by Gibson not badly. We had ye Dances, Rural Love and ye Wapping Landlady (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #76 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Legg
Role: Mysis Actor: Miss Poitier.

Dance: III: Rural Love, as17661120; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Event Comment: Benefit for Perry and Holtom. Charges #64 14s. [Perry paid 2@3 the charges and received against that #2 3s. of the ready money. His deficit was #5 11s. 4d. Holtom paid 1!3 the charges and was credited with 1!3 the ready money. His deficit was #2 15s. 8d. The deficits were covered by income from tickets: Perry #93 9s. (Box 24; Pit 333; Gallery 375); Holtom #33 14s. (Box 11; Pit 159; Gallery 71).] (Account Book). Receipts: #56 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-by Desire, Mas. Harris; IV: The Female Archer, as17661215; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Event Comment: Benefit for Theatrical Fund. Doors open at 5 o'clock. Play to begin at half past 6. Last night of season. Cash in the Galleries #88, from Mr Johnston #211 18s. Total #299 19s. Paid in sundries (Rent #8; Soldiers 14s.; Properties 2s.; Bill Stickers 18s.; Candles, Oyl, Lampmen #3 18s. 6d.; Printer #2 13s. 6d.; Total #16 5s. 6d.; Box tickets 680 #170). Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken tickets for the Pit and Boxes are requested to be early at the Theatre, to prevent their being incommoded in getting to their Place. [N.B. 27 June 1767 the Gentleman's Magazine reports that Sg Tenducci "renounced the errors of popery, and embraced the protestant religion in Dublin."] Receipts: #299 19s. (Treasurer's Book). Instead of going to dinner put The Suspicious Husband in my pocket and read Ranger's part at the Somerset Coffee House. Dressed and at half past 5 went into the Front Boxes at Drury Lane to see The Suspicious Husband for the Fund for the Relief of Decayed Actors, being the last time of performing this season. The Pit and Boxes were laid together. Mr Garrick spoke an occasional Prologue and played Ranger. Though in the back row I saw him very well by the help of my glass...Before the Dance Mr Garrick saying that he would not have been able to do it after, in the name of the company and managers thanked the public for the favors received this season. Mr @@ asked me to go to Vauxhall after ye Play, but I chose rather to see Daphne and Amintor ye characters as usual (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Music: I: Concerto on Harpsichord-Burney Jun

Event Comment: New Dances, new Clothes, new Decorations. A new serious Opera; music by several celebrated Composers. Pit and Boxes put together and no Persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be delivered this Day, at Half a Guinea each; First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. Gallery, Pit, and Boxes open at Five. By their Majesties Command, no Person whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra. 6:30 p.m. Vivant Rex et Regina. [Notice repeated in the bills.] [Messrs. Vincent and Gordon, Managers of the Operas had noted (Public Advertiser, 9 Sept.) their engagement of singers: For the Serious Opera: Guarducci, first Man; Signora Campolini, first Woman; Savoi, second Man; Signora Querzioli, second Woman; Signora Piatti, third Woman; Michelli The Comic Opera: Lovattini, first Man; Signora Guadagni, first Woman; Savoi, serious Man; Signora Querzoli, serious Woman; Moriggi (Bass); Signora Piatti, third Woman; Michelli. Also engaged: Guglielmi and Alessandri, Composers; Pugniani, first Violin; Signora Coradini a new Dancer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tigrane

Event Comment: By command of their Majesties. Pit and Boxes to be put together. Tickets will be deliver'd this day at the Office in the Theatre at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries will be opened at Half an Hour after Four. Pit and Boxes at Five. To Begin at Half after Six. House Charges to Stanley and Smith #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: CConcerto on Organ-Stanley

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Tickets for the Wonder will be taken. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. [The afterpiece a musical entertainment by Richard Cumberland taken from his The Summer's Tale. See 6 Dec. 1765; 28 April 1768.] Charges #64 15s. Balance to Dyer #10 5s. plus #160 5s. in tickets (Box 471; Pit 198; Gallery 128). (Account Book). Receipts: #75 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Amelia

Dance: III: The Provenzales, as17680301 IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge and Miles. The Clandestine Marriage cannot be perform'd on account of Indisposition of Woodward. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Balance to Aldridge and Miles #12 12s. 6d. Paid Aldridge #6 6s. 3d. who also had from Tickets #39 13s. (Box 55; Pit 138; Gallery 52). Paid Miles #6 6s. 3d. who also had from Tickets #92 15s. (Box 140; Pit 253; Gallery 173) (Account Book). [Miles was much senior to Aldridge in serivce at cg. See note on Mrs Bulkley, 17 Nov. 1767, who had been ready in this part five months before.] Receipts: #77 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford
Role: 2nd Nymph Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: II: The Highland Reel, as17680307 IV: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard, being her last time of appearing on the stage. [Prices first announced: Pit and Boxes 10s. 6d. Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6d. but acted to usual prices. Garrick wrote farewell adress.] N.B. As all the places are taken, there will be no admittance into the Pit and Boxes, but with tickets; Mrs Pritchard entreats the Ladies and Gentlemen to avoid confusion, and for their own convenience to be at the theatre a little earlier than usual, and to send their servants at 3 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Mrs Pitt. [Giles seems to have been played by Barnshaw. See his second appearance on that stage in that character 19 Sept.] Charges #64 10s. Balance to Barrington and Mrs Pitt #25 11s. 6d. plus Tickets (Barrington: #52 4s. from 84 Box tickets; 154 Pit; 81 Gallery); Mrs Pitt #72 15s. (Box 40; Pit 281; Gallery 206). Receipts: #90 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: End of Opera: Wapping Landlady. As17680416

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Smith and Gardner. Charges #64 5s. Deficit due to House from Actors #27 9s. 6d. Their income from tickets was: R. Smith #68 from 28 Box Tickets; 278 Pit; 193 Gallery. Gardner #48 12s. (40 Box; 154 Pit; 155 Gallery). Receipts: #36 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Pitt

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Double Hornpipe As17680416

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones (playbill). Charges #64 15s. 6d. Balance to Legg #17 8s. 3d.; to Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones together #17 8s. 3d. In addition Legg received #59 14s. from his tickets (Box 82; Pit 188; Gallery 110) and the two Actresses together received #55 9s. from tickets (Box 89; Pit 142; Gallery 119). Receipts: #99 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford
Role: 2nd Nymph Actor: Miss Valois

Ballet: II: The Wapping Landlady. Double Hornpipe, As17680416

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignell and Mrs Squibb. Mainpiece: Not acted this Season. Charges #16 10s. Deficit to Wignell and Mrs Squibb #22 10s. but covered by #98 4s. to Wignell from tickets (Box 89; Pit 378; Gallery 191) and #95 10s. to Mrs Squibb from her tickets (Box 172; Pit 242; Gallery 162). Receipts: #42 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe,. As17680416

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell, Potter and Eddis (playbill). [Account Book lists only Condell and Potter.] Charges #81 10s. Deficit to Condell and Potter #49 10s. 6d. covered by #97 10s. to Condell from tickets (Box 248; Pit 194; Gallery 64) and #73 14s. to Potter from Tickets (Box 159; Pit 157; Gallery 104). Paid Richard Richardson for the Purchase of the Fee Farm of three Houses on the West Side of Bow St. subject to 40s. a year payable to the Duke of Bedford...#1800. Receipts: #31 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17680506, but Flora-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Miles
Role: Arial Spirits Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Event Comment: Benefit for Greene and Ansell (box-keepers). Tickets deliver'd for 25 May will be taken. Charges #81 10s. Deficit to Greene and Ansell #56 6s. 6d. covered by #129 14s. to Green from tickets (Box 414; Pit 148; Gallery 40) and #98 15s. to Ansell from his tickets (Box 281; Pit 174; Gallery 24). Total House of #253 12s. 6d. that night. Rec'd of Sarjant for his deficiency 30 May...#24 11s. 6d. Rec'd of Ellis for his 1!2 value of tickets 28 May...#2 2s. Receipts: #25 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Event Comment: The First Night of the Subscription. A new comic opera composed by Signor Buranello. Pit and Boxes together, and no Persons admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd this Day at the Office, at 10s. 6d. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. The Gallery, Pit and Boxes will be open'd at Five. By their Majesties Command no persons whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra. 6:30 p.m. Vivant Rex et Regina. [Repeated in the bills.] The Subscription is for 50 Nights only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Amanti Ridicoli

Dance: New Dances-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gideon

Performance Comment: Parts for five characters and a Chorus; Gideon-; Joash-; Eliakim-; a Priest of Baal-; Oreb-; Chorus of Israelites-.*m1769 2 10 cg The First Violin, a Concerto-Sga Paganini; a Concerto on the Hautboy-Fischer.*c1769 2 10 cg By Command of their Majesties. Pit and Boxes to be put together. Tickets will be deliver'd this day in the Office of the Theatre at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. The doors to be opened at Five o'clock. To begin at Half an Hour after Six. A New ORATORIO, the Music by Handel. Composed by Dr Morrell (Biographia Dramatica). We cannot commend this piece, it being altogether a very tedious and heavy performance (Theatrical Register). Charges: #35.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: A Tragedy (Written by Voltaire) and translated by [Dr Thomas Francklin] the Author of The Earl of Warwick. Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Ladies are desired to send their servants by 4 o'clock. Mrs Yates will be particularly oblig'd to those Ladies, and Gentlemen, who have seats in the Pit, if they will be co kind as to come as early as possible to prevent confusion in getting their places. [Genest V, 242, conjectures the following assignment of parts: Orestes-Smith; Aegisthus-Bensley; Pammenes-Clarke; Pylades-Perry; Electra-Mrs Yates; Clytemnestra-Mrs Ward; Iphisa-Mrs Bulkley.] Charges #65 7s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Yates #39 1s. plus #180 10s. from 722 Box tickets (Account Book). Total House value #284 18s. 6d. Receipts: #104 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orestes

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Garland, as17681028

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #69 10s. Balance to Smith #41 plus income of #158 9s. from tickets (Box 486; Pit 183; Gallery 95) (Account Book). Receipts: #110 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Tambourine-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17671119.

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. The Tragedy Altered by Dr Hawkesworth. Part of Pit will be Laid into the Boxes. [Winston MS 10, from O. Smith from the Town & Country Magazine, suggests Oroonoko--Fleetwood, son of the late manager, and brother to the gentleman who appeared about Nine years ago at dl.] Charges #66 19s. Balance to Bensley #51 15s. 6d. plus #113 15s. from tickets (Box 416; Pit 59; Gallery 9). Paid Younger for writing parts #6 3s. 4d. Receipts: #118 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Garland, as17681028

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris and Lewes. Tickets for Zara will be taken. Charges #68 2s. 6d. Deficit to actors #26 18s. covered by income from tickets: Morris #81 10s. (Box 49; Pit 275; Gallery 200); Lewes #87 16s. (Box 70; Pit 326; Gallery 214) (Account Book). Receipts; #41 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: IV: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

Event Comment: Benefit for Gardner and R. Smith. Charges #66 10s. Deficit to actors #15 7s. covered by income from tickets: Gardner #39 13s. (Box 44; Pit 105; Gallery 129); R. Smith #67 8s. (Box 28; Pit 268; Gallery 202). Rec'd from Mrs Trott and Symmonds their 1!2 value of tickets 6th Inst. (Account Book). Receipts: #51 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Event Comment: Benefit for Green and Ansell (box-keepers). Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Charges #83 1s. 6d. Deficit #53 13s., covered by income from tickets: Ansell #112 7s. (Box 341; Pit 162; Gallery 28); Green #135 4s. (Box 470; Pit 106; Gallery 18). Rec'd of Condell his deficiency and #20 in full for Fruit Rent this season: also deficiencies from Mrs Naylor and Potter. Paid Mr Scovell for copying Music in Maid of the Mill--#3 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #53 13s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Event Comment: A new comic Opera. Music by Piccini. Pit and Boxes together and no Persons admitted without Tickets which will be delivered this day at the Office at 10s. 6d. Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. By their Majesties Commands no Persons whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra. Gallery Pit and Boxes open at Five. To begin precisely at 6:30 p.m. Vivant Rex at Regina. [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Contadine Bizzarre

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Charges #64 18s. Balance to Yates #46 12s., plus #96 3s. from tickets (Box 351; Pit 56) (Account Book). Receipts: #111 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Valois.

Dance: IV: The Whim, as17691123