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526
22 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Sherry & Sga Crespi. Tickets delivered by Harwood will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years [see 31 Mar.]. Public Advertiser, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Sherry, at Nicholl's, Baker, Bridge's-street, Covent Garden; of Sga Crespi, Poland-street, opposite the Back Door of the Pantheon. Receipts: #257 0s. 6d. (91.14.0; 23.0.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 142.6.0) (charge: #70 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17761125, but Lady Macduff-Miss Platt; Lady Macbeth-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Miss Sherry.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Capt. LeBrush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Parsons; Frenchman-Baddeley; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-Lamash [Public Advertiser: Wheeler]; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; Williams-Wrighten; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Maria-Miss Platt; Melpomene-Miss Stageldoir; Mrs Doggerel-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Melpomene Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Mrs Doggerel Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End II: a New Pastoral Ballet, composed by Helme, The Garden of Love-Helme, Sga Crespi, Miss Armstrong, Sga Ricci; End: Chaconne-Sga Crespi

Song: original Music by Matthew Locke-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith, Gaudry

527
23 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Field

Dance: Pastoral Interlude of Singing and Dancing-

Song: II: Music-Linley; Pastoral Interlude of Singing and Dancing-; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett. [The Music by Linley; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett (see text). This was included in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [The Music by Linley; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett (see text). This was included in all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett

528
10 May 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Desnoyer, Mrs Younger, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith; A new Pasacaile-Miss Tenoe

529
10 May 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson, the Dancer. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Prologue: in The Poems of Henry Carey, p. 65. Epilogue: Written by Mr Welsted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17241113, but Pedro-Thurmond; With a new Prologue, Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr , who acted the Part of Princess Elizabeth by Anna Bullen , and the Duke of York in Richard the Third.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson Jr , who acted the Part of Princess Elizabeth by Anna Bullen , and the Duke of York in Richard the Third.

Dance: End I: Polonese-Miss Robinson, Rainton; III: A new Passacaille-Miss Robinson; V: A New Comic Dance-Miss Robinson, Rainton

Music: II: 2d Concerto of Corelli-; IV: Select Piece with Hautboys and Flutes-

530
03 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Brett and Miss Lindar. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: The Fine Lady's Life Actor: in the Character of Miss Jenny

Dance: End I: Saraband-Miss Brett Boval's Scholar; III: Pastoral-Miss Brett, Master Lally; IV: The Little Harlequin-Master Lally, Miss Brett; La Pierraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

531
08 May 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss LaTour, Mrs Rowe, and others. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #22 2s. 6d.; tickets #104 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Dance to Tamo Tanto-Miss LaTour; Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; A new Entry-Dupre, Miss LaTour; Myrtillo-DuPre, Mrs Pelling, DuPre Jr, Miss LaTour, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

532
03 May 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Glover and Miss LaTour. Receipts: money #30 11s.; tickets #131 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: SSince Times are so Bad (Henry Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

Dance: SSaraband-Glover, Miss LaTour; Louvre, Minuet-Glover, Mlle Salle; A new Grand Dance-Glover, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Miss Pelling, Mrs Ogden; in which Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Poitier

533
01 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Houghton and Miss LaTour. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #23 8s. 6d.; tickets #180 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Charles-Walker; Marplot-Chapman; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Sir Jealous-Ogden; Miranda-Miss Holiday; Isabinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Holiday

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Kitty-Miss Hollyday.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Hollyday.

Dance: I: Louvre-Vallois; II: Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour; III: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; IV: A new French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: The Furlong, Minuet-Poitier, Miss LaTour

534
10 May 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Henry Woodward and Miss Wherrit. By Desire. Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions, particularly an entire new Scene, call'd Pierot's Encounter with a Bearv

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17320316 but Ben-Miller; Valentine-Giffard; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Prue-Miss Wherrit.
Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Wherrit.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance

Performance Comment: See17320421 but Harlequin-H. Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Roberts; Yeoman-Jenkins; Attendants on Colombine-Mrs Tollet, Miss Tollet, Miss Wherrit; Pierrot-a Gentleman; Genius-Excel; Servants to Yeoman-Beckham, Morris; Beau Gamester-Bullock; Harlequin Woman-Miss Wherrit.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Attendants on Colombine Actor: Mrs Tollet, Miss Tollet, Miss Wherrit
Role: Harlequin Woman Actor: Miss Wherrit.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; II: The Merry Lass-Miss Wherrit; V: Passacail-Miss Wherrit

535
30 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre and Miss LaTour. Receipts: money #36 1s. 6d.; tickets #133 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17330419 but Lady Loverule-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Bincks.
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Oates.

Dance: I: Musette-LeSac, Miss Baston; II: The Mattelot (new)-Dupre, Miss Latour; III: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; IV: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; V: Scottish Dance-Young Weeks, Scholar to Dupre; Clown-Nivelon; Before Farce: Shepherd-Young Weeks; End: La Mariee, Minuet-Dupre, Miss LaTour

536
31 December 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Dance: I: La Folette s'cest ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann. III: La Bagetelle by Essex and Miss La Tour. V: Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann; Les Plaisirs-Essex and Miss Robinson; Sailor and Nymph-F. Tench and Miss Latour

Performance Comment: III: La Bagetelle by Essex and Miss La Tour. V: Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann; Les Plaisirs-Essex and Miss Robinson; Sailor and Nymph-F. Tench and Miss Latour .
Cast
Role: Lively Lass Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Les Plaisirs Actor: Essex and Miss Robinson
Role: Sailor and Nymph Actor: F. Tench and Miss Latour

Song: II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Arne. IV: Hush ye little Warbling Choir by Miss Arne

Performance Comment: IV: Hush ye little Warbling Choir by Miss Arne .

537
15 June 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Oates. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. 6 p.m. Tickets [for Demagny, a Widow in Distress, Leigh, Nosom, and Legard taken at this play. For another comment on the Licensing Act, see Daily Gazetteer, 15 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17370119, but Ballance-Rosco; Plume-Havard; Brazen-Bardin; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Lion; Bullock-Mullart; Appletree-Bowington; Pearmain-Bencroft; Sylvia-Mrs Hamilton; Melinda-Mrs Mullart; Rose-Miss Oates; Lucy-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Oates

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Gaylove-Richardson; Muckworm-Lion; Sapscull-Bardin; Slango-Beckham; Blunder-Louder; Arabella-Miss Wilson; Combrush-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Wilson
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: I: A new Serious Dance-Master and Miss Oates; II: Irish Trot-Master and Miss Oates; V: Peasant Dance-Master and Miss Oates

538
18 May 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Yates, Bowcher, Mrs Elmy, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: P Peasant Dance-Master and Miss Oates; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

539
22 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Vallois and the two Misses Scot, Scholars to Vallois. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17380506, but Anna Bullen-Miss Bennet; Surrey-_.
Cast
Role: Anna Bullen Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Queen Katharine Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: As17370908, but Lucy-Miss Scot.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Scot.

Dance: I: Comic Dance-younger Miss Scot; II: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality, Minuet, with new Ball Dance called The Princess of Saxe Gotha-Vallois, Miss Scot; III: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Pelling; IV: French Peasant-Vallois, Leviez, Mrs Thompson, Rector, Miss Brett, Pelling, Mrs Vallois

540
02 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Oates and Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Prue-Miss Oates; Valentine-Hale; Sir Sampson-Rosco; Scandal-Walker; Tattle-Chapman; Ben-James; Foresight-Hippisley; Trapland-Arthur; Buckram-Stevens; Angelica-Mrs Bellamy; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Horton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Stevens; Nurse-Mrs Martin; Jeremy-Oates, the first time of his performing on any theatre these two years.
Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Oates

Dance: II: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; III: Peasant Dance-Master and Miss Oates; IV: Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates

Music: Solo on the Violin-Master Oates

541
09 May 1739 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Arthur and Delagarde. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. [Tickets for E. Thomson, Boaman, Miss Dancey, and Widow Dupre also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: TTwo Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Miss Oates; Ballet-Desse, Delagarde, Miss Oates

542
22 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Master Ferg and Miss Wright,the Lilliputian Burgomaster and Colombine. As 27 Nov. 1738

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17390403 but An Epilogue-Miss Wright , as Captain of the Lilliputians, at the Head of her Company.
Cast
Role: An Epilogue Actor: Miss Wright , as Captain of the Lilliputians, at the Head of her Company.

Music: Second Musick:A Concertoby Henry Burgess Jr-; The Overture: The First Concerto of Signor Corelli-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

Dance: I: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: By Desire, French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland; III: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Ferg; V: A new dance-Miss Wright

Song: a G Grand Chorus-, out of Alexander's Feast, for Trumpets, French-Horns, Kettle-Drums

543
22 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Mrs Stephens, Miss Helm, and Carmichael, Prompter. Tickets deliver'd by Holtom, Carmichael, Chapman, Rawlins, Miss Helm, Miss Stephens, Miss Dawson, Miss Leppie, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Gwin will be taken. [The first eight received one-half value. The last two received full value gratis for their tickets.] (Account Book). Receipts: #33 16s. 6d. The benefits: @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Holtom 56 63 #14 14s. #7 7s.@Carmichael 12 12 12 #6 #3@Chapman 114 214 71 #67 14s. #33 17s.@Rawlins 10 74 47 #18 6s. #9 3s.@Miss Helm 3 14 31 #5 19s. #2 19s. 6d.@Miss Stephens 13 16 35 #9 13s. #4 11s. 6d.@Miss Dawson 126 44 35 #41 12s. #20 16s.@Miss Leppie 4 23 37 #8 3s. #4 1s. 6d.@Mrs Hitchcock 35 67 28 #21 12s. Gratis@Mrs Gwinn 4 39 58 #12 13s. Gratis@Total 321 559 417 #205 7s. #85 15s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: IV: By Desire, a Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; IV: Last new Comic Dance-Lucas, Mlle Capdeville, as17580417

Ballet: II: Judgment of Paris. As17580413 but Venus-Miss Hillyard

Performance Comment: As17580413 but Venus-Miss Hillyard.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Hillyard.
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Viviez

544
24 April 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Miss Young had tickets. Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Barton

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Garrick, Yates, Obrien, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Pritchard

Song: I: Johnny and Kate-Beard, Miss Young; III: A Cantata-Miss Young; IV: Miss Young

545
22 August 1761 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Twist. Tickets to be had of her at 10 Wild-Court, Wild-St., and at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Dance: I: Les Chasseurs and les Bergeres, as17610623 II: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; To conclude, by particular desire of several persons of quality, with a Minuet-Gaudry, Miss Twist

Cast
Role: The German Coopers Actor: Master Rogers, Miss Twist, Miss Tetley
Role: The Gardeners Actor: Master Rogers, Miss Twist, Miss Street, others.

546
17 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Gardner, Mrs Burden, Mrs Stephens, Miss Helm. Tickets deliver'd by Dumay, Hussey, Mrs Viviez, Miss Twist, Miss Daw, and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17611002, but Charles-Gardner; Isabinda-Mrs Stephens; Patch-Miss Helm; Miranda-Mrs Burden, first time.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Miss Helm

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: A Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage Miss Miller.

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe (first time)-Miss Daw; End: A Minuet-Sodi, Miss Twist

547
28 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Noverre and Miss Bride. Afterpiece: By Desire. No Building on Stage. N.B. Burton and Packer have deferr'd their Benefit, which was to have been tomorrow, to Saturday the 15th of May, when The Jealous Wife will be perform'd, Oakly by Garrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Masque Actor: _Grimaldi, Miss _Dawson.
Role: In Act II a Masque Actor: Grimaldi, Vincent, Giorgi, Lochery, Miss Dawson, Sga Giorgi
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Miss Harlowe Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Mrs Harlowe Actor: Miss Haughton

Dance: I: A Minuet (for First Time)-Noverre, Miss Bride; III: A Serious Dance-Miss Rogers; End: A Comic Dance-Miss Rogers

548
15 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poitier. No Building on Stage. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Woodward; Col. Standard-Clarke; Vizard-Hull; Smuggler-Stamper, 1st appearance there; Clincher Sen-Shuter; Clincher Jun-Bennet; Dicky-Costollo; Tom Errand-Perry; Angelica-Miss Hallam; Lady Darling-Mrs Lewis; Parley-Mrs Pitt; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17621030, but dancing-Sodi, Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: dancing Actor: Sodi, Miss Poitier.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent
Role: with Dancing Actor: Sodi, Maranesi, Miss Poitier.

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Ballet, The Savoyards, or Madam Catherina: Savoyards-Granier, Miss Poitier (with a song in Character); Mad Catherina-Miss Granier, 1st time of performing; Peasants-Miss Wilford; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

549
08 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Polly Young. Afterpiece: Positively for Last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: II: The Happy Bride-Miss Polly Young; III: A Cantata call'd The Kind Appointment-Miss Brent; IV: Vain is Beauty's gaudy Flower-Miss Polly Young

Dance: TThe Judgment of Paris, as17640503

550
30 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benfit for Costollo, Mrs Pitt, Mr Stede. [Public Advertiser assigns Maria to Miss Elliot.] None admitted behind Scenes. Last time of performing Mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: A Wooden Shoe Dance-Leppie, Miss Pitt; End: (This night only) A Medley Hornpipe-Walker, from Drury Lane, Miss Pitt his scholar; End Opera: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End I Afterpiece: Rural Love, as17641212