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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Osman-a Gentleman who never appeared on any stage; Lusignan-Sparks; Nerestan-Dyer; Chatillon-Anderson; Orasmyn-Ridout; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Zara-Mrs Bellamy, first time.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Bellamy, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith, first time; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignel; Constable-Stoppelaer; Steward-Holtom; Balance-Sparks; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Smith, first time

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage Or The Innocent Adultery

Performance Comment: Biron-Clarke, first time; Villeroy-Smith; Count Baldwin-Gibson; Carlos-Ridout; Frederick-Anderson; Fabian-Cushing; Fernando-Arthur; Jaqueline-Shuter; Sampson-Marten; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Julia-Mrs Barrington; Victoria-Mrs Vincent; Isabella-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Biron Actor: Clarke, first time

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hamilton. No building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Performance Comment: Andromache-Mrs Hamilton, first time; Pyrrhus-Sparks; Pylades-Ridout; Phenix-Anderson; Orestes-Barry; Cephisa-Mrs Barrington; Cleone-Mrs Baker; Hermione-Mrs Woffington; Original Epilogue-Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Sapskull-Shuter, first time; Gaylove-Baker; Muckworm-Collins; Blunder-Dunstall; Slango-White; Arbella-Mrs Chambers; Combrush-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sapskull Actor: Shuter, first time

Dance: As17551101

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Beaumont and Fletcher, acted but once these 15 years. Afterpiece: At the particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Benefit for my Self & Wife (Cross). [See The Spouter; or, The Triple Revenge, farce in two acts attributed to Mr Murphy, satirizing John Hill, Theophilus Cibber, Samuel Foote. Discussed by Genest, IV, 459-61.] Receipts: #214 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17560325 but Estifania-Mrs Pritchard, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Minors

Dance: NNew Sailor's Dance, as17560217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17560426 but Copper Capt.-Palmer, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17560505, but a New Character and Chalkstone-Garrick; Old Man-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.

Dance: DDance of the Millers-

Event Comment: Receipts: #65 6s. (Account Book). Benefit for Mrs Mayo. Charges #80. Deficit to Mrs Mayo #14 14s., covered by #79 1s. from tickets (Boxes 160. Pit 191. Gallery 104)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Almeria-Mrs Vincent; King-Sparks; Selim-White; Alonzo-Anderson; Perez-R. Smith; Heli-Cushing; Gonzalez-Ridout; Garcia-Dyer; Leonora-Mrs Barrington; Osmyn-Smith; Zara-Mrs Mayo, her first time in that character and second appearance on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17571013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; others-Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Vaughan, Scrase, Bransby, Ackman, Clough, Raftor, Moody, Rooker, Gray, Marr, Atkins, Mrs Bennett, Miss Hippisley, Master Kennedy, Miss Mills, Johnston; With proper Songs and Dances-; an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes New Raised Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Trappolin-King, first time.
Cast
Role: Trappolin Actor: King, first time.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not perform'd these two Years. [See 26 May 1760.] Income from Boxes #25 15s. Nightly expenses #37 2s. 1d. plus the following items: Chorus singers in the Fair (Dibdin, Warren, Court, Roberts and Whiteaker) at 5s. each-#1 5s.; Two side Drums 10s.; Fife 5s.; Two Fire-eaters 15s.; Merry Andrew 5s.; Fidder 2s. 6d.; Loveman 2s. 6d. Receipts: #131 (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Fair A Grotesque Pantomime Entertainment

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Bencraft; Wife to Pantaloon-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Sga Maranesi, first time; Pierrot-Lalauze; Constable-Redman; Porter-Holtom; In which will be introduc'd a Recruiting Lieutenant, the Lieutenant-Shuter; With a new Song-Beard in the character of a Sailor; Midshipman-Young; Drummer-Tatoo; Recruits-Mattocks, Baker, Legg; The Equilibrist on the Wire-Matthews; Andrew to Yates's Parade-Jonathan; Andrew to Puppet Shew-Collins; Tiddee Doll-Dunstall; Butcher-Perry; Slaughtermen-Holtom, Buck; Spectators attending the Fair-the Comedians; To conclude with a Bohemian Dance-Leppie, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Mrs Granier.
Event Comment: Benefit for General Lying-In Hospital, Duke St

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17611010, but Hamlet-Sheridan, first time on any stage this season; Ostrick-Dyer; Laertes-Davis.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17611027, but Sylvia-Mrs Hopkins, first time.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Hopkins, first time.

Song: IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620115

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17611007, but Violante-Mrs Yates, first time.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Yates, first time.
Role: Actor: Vincent, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Grotilla Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Singing Fairy Actor: Miss Wright

Song: I: Hearts of Oak-;[See17620209] End: song-Mrs Vincent

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Tickets for Romeo will be taken. Mainpiece by Particular Desire. No building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17620323 but Lysimachus-Hull; Cassander-Tindal; Clytus-Clarke, first time; Polyperchon-Perry; Aristander-_.
Cast
Role: Clytus Actor: Clarke, first time

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. By Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets deliver'd for Oroonoko will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17610925, but Mincing-Mrs Simson; Millamant-Mrs Palmer, first time; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Palmer, first time
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Pope

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young. *uöÓdl TThe Farmer's Return from London. As17620329

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Mainpiece: Hull's "Alteration with Additions" to Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors. Not acted these 30 years. [See 9 Oct. 1734, according to Genest, IV, 653.] No Building on Stage. [This alteration acted but once, not printed. Done again 1779, and printed in 8vo 1793 under title Comedy of Errors. [See Hogan, II, 151.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twins Or A Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17611111, but Frenchman-Hull, first time.
Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Hull, first time.

Song: II: Let not the Rage, from the opera Artaxerxes, by Particular Desire,-Miss Brent

Dance: After the Epilogue: The Taylors, as17620107

Event Comment: Benefit for Shaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd Or A Plot Discoverd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Ross; Priuli-Gibson; Renault-Hull; Bedamar-Anderson; Elliot-Perry; Pierre-Shaw, first time; Spinoza-Wignel; Theodore-Young; Officer-Buck; Belvidera-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Pierre Actor: Shaw, first time

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Cossacks, as17620427 End: The Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnston, housekeeper. Last Night of Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17620323 but Don Felix-O'Brien, first time.
Cast
Role: Don Felix Actor: O'Brien, first time.
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Yates, first time.
Role: Actor: Vincent, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Coupee-Yates; Goodall-Clough; Quaver-Moody; Thomas-Watkins; Blister-Philips; Lucy-a gentlewoman, first appearance on any stage.

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers, as17611215; End: A Hornpipe-Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Weston, first time; Kastril-King; Dol Common-Mrs Lee; Surly-Baddeley; Sir Epicure Mammon-Love; Subtle-Burton; Face-Palmer; Ananias-Philips; Tribulation-Clough; Lovewit-Packer; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Dapper-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Abel Drugger Actor: Weston, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: Reviv'd The Prussian Camp-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker

Event Comment: SSquire Richard-Mr Obrien ($Hopkins). Benefit for King. Receipts: #250 (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit to King: #185 16s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17640310 but Squire Richard-Obrien, first time.
Cast
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Obrien, first time.
Role: Lord Townly Actor: Powell, first time
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Sophy Actor: Miss Pope

Entertainment: II: King, as Mr Prattle, will (for this night only) open a Packet of News-King; End: King, by Desire" will repeat a Comic Paraphrase on the Seven Ages of Shakespear-King

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Baker; End Comic Paraphrase: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. No Building on Stage. Leon by Powell (Hopkins). Leon by Mr Powell-Queer enough-Not above charges in the House (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #61 4s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Deficit to Palmer: #3.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Powell, first time; Duke-Havard; Cacafogo-Love; Juan-Packer; Sancho-Lee; Copper Captain-Palmer; Alonzo-Ackman; Altea-Mrs Bennet; Margaretta-Mrs Davies; Old Woman-Yates; Maid-Vaughan; Estifania-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Leon Actor: Powell, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: The Provancalle, as17631014; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Rooker & Sanderson [machinist]. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Performance Comment: As17640324 but Maiden-Weston, first time.
Cast
Role: Maiden Actor: Weston, first time.

Song: II: A Song-Mrs Vincent

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lee and Phillips. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: As17640327 but Horatia-Mrs Palmer; Valeria-Mrs Lee, first time; Citizens-Ackman, Fox.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Lee, first time
Role: Horatius Actor: Holland, first time
Role: Publius Actor: Powell, first time

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Tindal and Hayes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17640405 but Charino-Hayes; Carlos-Tindal, first time.
Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Tindal, first time.
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17640105, but Jenny-Miss Cokayne; Penelope-_; Sukey-_.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Knife Grinders, as17631012

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Palmer [pit doorkeeper], Keygille, &c. Robinson, Roberts (box lobby doorkeeper). Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-J. Palmer, first time; Wingate-Dunstall from cg; Charlotte-Mrs Hippisley; Gargle-Burton; Simon-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: J. Palmer, first time

Dance: III: Double Hornpipe, as17640514; End: The Provancalle, as17631014

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans and Green (box-keepers)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17631012, but Loveless-Hull, first time.
Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Hull, first time.
Role: Flareit's Maid Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Narcissa Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222