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Event Comment: A Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick, divided into two Parts. Boxes 2s. Pit 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Between the two Parts of the Concert will be given Gratis a Comedy, 6 p.m. [Customary notice of concert, time, and prices.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Event Comment: Benefit Galliard. Pit and Boxes put together at 5s. Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. Special Care will be taken to have the Theatre well aired. [Last performance known at this theatre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Folly

Afterpiece Title: Serenata

Music: New concerto grosso-; 24 Bassoons-; accompanied- violincello-Caporale

Event Comment: Benefit a decay'd Tradesman. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or Beggars Bush

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: As17441210

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s 6d. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Tickets delivered out for the 2nd will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Event Comment: Benefit Goodfellow. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery. 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Event Comment: Benefit an antient Widow Gentlewoman. Stage Boxes 3s., Boxes 2s. 6d., Pit 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: At Shepherd's Market. [Usual concert formula.] 6 p.m. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: A new Pastoral Opera. [Really a pasticcio. Text-Vanneschi; some music by St. Germain (Burney).] Pit and boxes half a guinea. Gallery 5s. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lincostanza Deluza

Event Comment: Benefit a distress'd Gentlewoman. Boxes 3s. Pit & First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery. 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Daniel. [Prices return to Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit and First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s.] Tickets of Mrs Daniel at Mrs Cliff's, in Buckle St., near the Lead House, Goodman's Fields; Cardmakers Arms in Gray's Inn Passage, Red Lion Square; King Harry's Head, Red Lion St., Goodman's Field

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: By Command of their Highnesses Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Lady Augusta, By A Company of Dutch children, join'd with the English, German and Italians. A Pantomime Entertainment. Boxes and Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. We hear the Company of Dutch/Children join'd with the English, Germans and Italians, will perform this day, tomorrow, Thursday and Friday next, and will exhibit something new every night, and some people of Quality have engag'd Boxes for each night.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequino Triumphante

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Benefit Garrick. Boxes and Pit laid together at 5s. Victor to Garrick: My closest attention was never more commanded than by you last night in Othello....I was most inclined to fear for you in your address to the Senate, but there, even there, you excelled your present rival (Quin) whose merit lies chiefly in declamation-I found you had very judiciously applied your study to the great and striking passages in the character--the trance had a fine effect, your manner of falling into it, and recovery from it, was amazingly beautiful...it would be ridiculous to doubt of your ability to act this part in the utmost perfection; but to arrive at that point there are some things to be done.--Genest, IV, 147

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Dance: II: Muilment

Song: III: A Cantata-Lowe

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Dove and Mrs Dove. Boxes 3s., Pit 2s., First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [Theatre designated as the Late Wells in advance notices; as the New Wells on the day of performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Set to music by Mr DeFesch. Both words and Music entirely new. Galleries open'd at four. Pit and boxes at five. [See Deutsch, Handel, p. 609.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joseph

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Arne. An Historical Musical Drama. The Musick composed by Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and never perform'd in England, but at his Royal Highnesses Palace at Cliefdon. The Poem was written by Mr Thompson and Mr. Mallet. The Musick by Mr Arne. To conclude with a Celebrated Ode in Honour of Great Britain in imitation of those formerly sung at Banquets of Kings and Heroes. Boxes 6s. Pit 4s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. The above Day is fix'd on to avoid interfering with Mr Handel. Mrs Arne hopes humbly the Town will not be offened at this small advance of the Price, this performance being exhibited at an extraordinary expence, with regard to the number of Hands, Chorus singers, building the stage, and erecting an organ; besides all other incidentals as usual. Ladies desired to send servants by 4 o'clock. Tickets of Mrs Arne, next door to the Crown in Great Queen St, by Lincoln's Inn Fields, and places taken of Hobson at the stage Door, with whom Tickets are left

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great King Of England

Event Comment: Benefit L. Hallam. Boxes 2. 6d., Pit and Gallery 1s. 6d., Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Event Comment: 6 p. p.m. Last Time of Acting. No latter account will be taken. Prices Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. [The troupe will re-open the theatre on 20 May and present pantomimes all summer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Event Comment: Benefit for Lawrence and Evans (Box Keepers), and Gwinn (Pit Door-keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

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Role: Betty Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni; Also Scotch Dance, as17450507

Event Comment: Containing an account of that notorious Pretender in the Reign of Henry VIII. Aith a short account of Lambert Simnel, a Pretender to the Crown, fostered in like manner by Richard Simon, a Priest of Oxfordshire, with many other Historical passages, similar to the present times [and a synoptic account of the play follows]. A reviv'd Historical Play (not acted in the Memory of Man, and written by an anonymous author, in Shakespeare's Style).--Daily Advertiser, 18 Dec. Prices, Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [These prices continue.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perkin Warbeck

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Event Comment: [Prices in the pit lowered to 1s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: Brett

Dance: As17451028

Event Comment: Prices: Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit and First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. in both Daily Advertiser and General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Song: Brett

Dance: As17460101, but Mock Minuet, Hornpipe-Banberry

Event Comment: Never acted here before. There will be a Fire in the Pit to make the House warm. [Prices as 14 Jan. in both Daily Advertiser and General Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Event Comment: Benefit Mr DeVoto, Painter. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies we were obliged to change the play of the Orphan to Love Makes a Man. Tickets delivered out for the Orphan will be admitted tonight. [On 25 Jan. Devoto had announced The Orphan with the part of Monimia to be attempted by Mr. Devoto's Daughter, being the first Time of Her appearing on any Stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hooper. Boxes 4s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: Joseph Granier, Polly Granier, Jack Granier

Event Comment: Benefit Cooke. Mainpiece: At the desire of several Ladies of Quality. Two rows of Pit will be laid into the boxes. Ladies desired to send their servants by three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ladys Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: I: New Grand Ballet-Cooke; II: Drunken Tyrolese-Cooke; V: Louvre, Minuet-Cooke, Sga Campioni