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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-Kniveton; Lovewell-Mattocks; Sterling-Dunstall; Sir John-Bensley; Brush-Dyer; Canton-Quick; Flower-Younger; Miss Sterling-Mrs Gardner; Fanny-Miss Miller, first time; Betty-Miss Pearce; Chambermaid-Mrs Kniveton; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green (playbill); Flower-Wignell (Public Advertiser); With the New Occasional Prologue spoken for the third time-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Miller, first time
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Shuter; Apollo-Mattocks; Pan-Dunstall; Jupiter-Fox; Damaetas-Hollingsworth; Sileno-Baker; Juno-Miss Pearce; Daphne-Mrs Baker; Mysis-Mrs Green; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Fox
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith; Duke-Gardner; on Juan-Hull; Cacafogo-Dunstall; Copper Capt.-Woodward; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Altea-Mrs Gardner; Margaritta-Mrs Baker; Estifania-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Barsanti.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Pantaloon-Banks; Clown-Cushing; Colombine-Miss Twist; Witches-Mattocks, Miss Valois; Sheperd-DuBellamy; Shepherdess-Miss Brown; Pluto-Reinhold; Proserpine-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Twist
Role: Witches Actor: Mattocks, Miss Valois
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Brown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Or Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Capt. Mizen-Dodd; Capt. Worthy-Jefferson; Sir Charles Peasant-Brereton; Rovewell-Diamond; Cribbage-Davies; Lt. Easy-Norris; a New Sea Character-Weston; Cockswain-Ackman; Purser Indent-Griffith; Sailors-Wright, W. Palmer, Fawcett, Kear, Jacobs, Master Cape; Hatchway (with song)-Bannister; Arabelia Zeal-Mrs Greville (The gentlewoman who performed the Irish Widow); Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Jiltup-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Bar@maid-Mrs Davies; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope; Concluding with Grand Naval Review-; in which is introduced a Dance of Sailors-Atkins, Mrs Sutton; the favourite song Rule Britannia-Vernon, others.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Jenny Private Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Dorcas Zeal Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reinhold; Paris-Mattocks; Momus-Quick; Mercury-DuBellamy; Venus-Miss Brown, first time; Pallas-Mrs Baker; Iris-Miss Valois; Juno-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Reinhold
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Brown, first time
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End: A Dance, as17731014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Performance Comment: As17731211, but Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Miss Barsanti, Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17731112

Event Comment: [The plays, according to the Account Book were alter'd to Love in a Village and The Commissary.] Receipts: #106 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Cast
Role: Mrs Carlton Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

Performance Comment: As17731216, but Principal Characters-_Miss Catley, Miss Jameson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Act I, Overture-; Song-Sga Galli, Schiroli; Concerto Clarinet-Baer, first time in England; Song-Miss Davies; Act II, Song-Fochetti; Song-Schiroli; Concerto German Flute-Tacet; Song-Miss Davies; Concerto Bassoon-Ritter, first time in England; Song-Millico; Act III, Concerto Violin-Cramer; Song-Sga Galli; Concerto Violincello-Cerveto; Song-Millico; Concerto Hautboy-Fischer; Song-Miss Davies; Bach's Grand Overture- for two orchestras.
Cast
Role: Song Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Song Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Song Actor: Miss Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Performance Comment: Timanthes-Smith; Demaphoon-Bensley; Mathusius-Clarke; Cherinthus-Wroughton; Adrastus-Gardner; Orcanes-Thompson; Cephisa-Mrs Bulkley; Ismena-Mrs Hartley; In Act III, a Procession-; The Vocal parts-Reinhold, Mrs Baker, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, DuBellamy, Baker, Fox, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: As17740215, but Mrs Tempest-Mrs Greville for Miss Platt.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixines-Bensley; Florizel-Lewis; Camillo-Hull; Autolicus-Quick; Old Shepherd-Kniveton; Clown-Woodward; Perdita (with Sheep Shearing Ballad)-Miss Dayes; Paulina-Mrs P. Green; Hermione-Mrs Hartley; The Vocal Parts-Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker; In Act II, a Dance-Aldridge, Miss Twist (playbill). [The Public Advertiser lists Reinhold instead of Fox as vocalist.]The Public Advertiser lists Reinhold instead of Fox as vocalist.]
Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: a Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performance Comment: As17740224, but Short bill listing only Harlequin-Lewes; Sylph-Miss Brown; Colombine-Miss Twist.
Event Comment: House (Hopkins Diary). Paid salary list #525 2s.; Mr King's extra salary #3; Mr French on acct #5 5s.; Mr C. Bannister per order #19 10s.; Miss Hopkins 140 nights not on List #46 13s. 4d. Rec'd stopages #18 4s. 6d. Receipts: #165 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: Mercury-Brereton, first time; Phoebus-Wrighten; Jupiter-Reddish; Amphitryon-J. Aickin; Gripus-Parsons; Polydas-Wright; Tranio-Fawcett; Sosia-King; Phaedra-Miss Pope; Bromia-Mrs Bradshaw; Night-Miss Platt; Alcmena-Miss Younge; In which will be introduced an Interlude of singing and Dancing-; Plutus-Bannister; Wit-Mrs Scott; The Dance-Como, Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Reddish
Role: Phaedra Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Night Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Alcmena Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Miss Wilde, Miss Wewitzer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvil-Brereton; Flower-Bransby; Sterling-Parsons, first time; Lovewell-Cautherly; Traverse-Keen; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley, first time in three years in that character; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Or The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Lamash; Commodore Flip-Moody; Capt. Mizen-Dodd; Capt. Worthy-Jefferson; Sir Charles Pleasant-Brereton; Lt. Easy-Norris; Binnacle-Weston; Dorcas-Miss Pope; Cockswain-Ackman; Purser-Griffith; Hatchway (with Song)-Bannister; Arabella Zeal-Mrs Greville; Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Jiltup-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Bar Maid-Mrs Davies; Advocate-Mrs Millidge; Cribbidge-Davies; With a Grand Naval Review-; in Which will be introduced a Dance of Sailors-Atkins, Mrs Sutton; and the Favourite Song Rule Brittania-Davies.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Jenny Private Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Ackman; Colombine-Mrs Sutton; Lover-Messink; Drunken Valet-Griffiths; Scaramouche-Keen; Country Girls-Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt; Concluding with the scene of the Waterfall-as it was originally Performed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Oldrents-Quick, first time; Hearty-Reinhold; Vincent-Mattocks; Hilliard-DuBellamy; Springlove-Wroughton; Oliver-Young; Randal-Dunstall; Martin-Thompson; Patrico-Booth; Beggars-Fox, Baker, Wewitzer, Lion; Clack-Shuter; Meriel (with Musical Alterations)-Miss Brown; Amie-Miss Dayes; Beggar Women-Mrs Pitt, Mr Evans, Mrs White; Rachel (With Musical Alterations)-Miss Catley; In II, the Original Crutch Dance-.
Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Beggar Women Actor: Mrs Pitt, Mr Evans, Mrs White
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: No Ones Enemy but His Own

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928; End: The Reel, as17741028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Smith; Sir Francis-Parsons; Manly-Packer; Count Bassett-Dodd; Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Burton; Lady Grace-Miss Sherry; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny-Mrs Davies; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Platt.

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Clinch, first time; Southampton-Wroughton; Burleigh-Hull; Raleigh-L'Estrange; Lieut.-Thompson; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Melmoth, first time; Nottingham-Miss Sherman; Rutland-Mrs Hartley, first time.
Cast
Role: Nottingham Actor: Miss Sherman

Afterpiece Title: The Druids With Additions Alterations

Performance Comment: As17741121, but unassigned-Dunstall, _Fox; Graces-_; Dances-Mas. _Holland, Mas. _Scriver, Miss _Armstrong (playbill). [Advertised as With an Additional Scene. [The +Public Advertiser makes no mention of a change.]Advertised as With an Additional Scene. [The +Public Advertiser
makes no mention of a change.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Beverly-Reddish; Dawson-Usher; Stukeley-Palmer; Jarvis-J. Aickin; Bates-Packer; Lewson-Cautherly; Charlotte-Miss Hopkins; Lucy-Miss Platt; Mrs Beverly-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Beverly Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket or The New Years Gift

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Marcian-Clarke; Leontine-Hull; Aranthes-Davis; Atticus-Thompson; Lucius-L'Estrange; Theodosius-Lewis; Pulcheria-Mrs Bulkley; Julia-Miss Ogilvie; Delia-Miss Pearce; Flavilla-Miss Dayes; Athenais-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: Delia Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Flavilla Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Eliot-Davies; Papillion-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Whitefield; Kitty-Miss Pearce; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Mrs Whitefield
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: III: The Vintage Festival, as17741007; End: The Frolick, as17741214; End II Afterpiece: A Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Brereton, first time; Sealand-J. Aickin, first time; Cimberton-Waldron; Daniel-Burton; Myrtle-Jefferson; Tom-King; Sir John Bevil-Bransby; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Miss Platt; Indiana-Miss Younge; Humphrey-Keen; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; In Act II, Singing-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Indiana Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Dayes, first time

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: A New Comic Dance call'dThe Country Macaroni Assembly-Daguville, Daguville's Scholar; in which (by Desire) Minuet-Helme, Sga Vidini; End Opera: A New Dance call'd The British Bacchanalian , or The Hop-Pickers, an Interlude of Singing and Dancing,-Helme, Sga Vidini; in which The Wooden Shoe Dance- introduced by Daguville

Ballet: II: A New Grand Historical Dance of Warriors, call'd Boadicea Queen of Britain. Queen-Mrs Daguville; her Two Daughters-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars to Daguville); Helme, Daguville

Performance Comment: Queen-Mrs Daguville; her Two Daughters-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars to Daguville); Helme, Daguville. Helme, Daguville.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Whitefield, Fearon, Davies, Aickin, Jacobs, Everard, Egan, Lloyd, Griffith, Walker, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: The Haymakers-