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Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Afterpiece: For the only time this season. Part of Pit will be laid into boxes. Tickets deliver'd for the Tender Husband will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Grantiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Mattocks; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song in character)-Miss Miller; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Callaghan-Shuter; Groom-Woodward; Mordecai-Cushing; Goodchild-Dunstall; Lady-Miss Macklin; Sir Archy-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: I: A Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Macklin; IV: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: The Knife Grinders, as17631012

Event Comment: Benefit for T. Smith, Furkins, Roffe [sic], Miss Stede, Mrs Hartle. Tickets deliver'd by Morgan, Stephenson, Claridge, Bagg, Wilkinson, Whatley, Pullin, Miss Brown, Mrs Griffiths, and Mrs Walters will be taken. No charges. House received 1!2 value of Tickets and the Receipts. @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value @T. Smith 10 48 75 #17 4s. #8 12s. @Furkins 10 20 24 #7 18s. #3 19s. @Rose 27 48 29 #6 17s. #8 8s. 6d. @Miss Stede 6 13 50 #8 9s. #4 4s. 6d. @Morgan 3 10 35 #5 15s. #2 17s. 6d. @Mrs Hartle 40 69 104 #30 15s. #15 7s. 6d. @Stephenson 21 66 129 #28 1s. #14 6d. @Claridge 15 16 19 #8 1s. #4 6d. @Bagg 3 4 9 #2 5s. #1 2s. 6d. @Wilkinson 30 13 5 #9 19s. #4 19s. 6d. @Whatley -- 4 33 #3 18s. #1 19s. @Pullen 2 41 64 #13 1s. #6 10s. 6d. @Miss Brown 11 37 31 #11 8s. #5 14s. @Mrs Griffiths -- 25 21 #5 17s. #2 18s. 6d. @Mrs Walters 2 19 83 #11 13s. #5 16s. 6d. @Money Value #48 5s. 6d. @Box 180 Pit 433 Gallery 711 Total House Value #229 6s. 6d. 1!2 Value #90 10s. 6d.@ [The house made no charges, but received the half value from each beneficiary as listed above (Account Book). About 1,324 Tickets given out. Capacity of the house must have been about 1,700 at this time. See 14 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Stede, scholar to Fishar

Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; past 2, by Matthew Feilde. MS: Larpent 585; not published; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser, 22 Feb.]: With New Overture and Music, composed by [Michael] Arne. New Dresses, Scenes and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #247 12s. (243/19/6; 3/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatic Puffers

Cast
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: Vertumnus and Pomona

Performance Comment: Characters by Mrs Kennedy, Miss Morris, Edwin; Mrs Martyr, Miss Harper. [Cast from Songs (G. Wilkie, 1782): Vertumnus-Mrs Kennedy; Cupid-Miss Morris; Sylvanus-Edwin; Citronella-Mrs Martyr; Pomona-Miss Harper.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Pomona Actor: Miss Harper.

Dance: End of Epilogue a new Pastoral Dance, Palemon and Lavinia, by Aldridge, Langrish, Mrs Davenett, Miss Francis, Miss Rowson, Miss Besford

Event Comment: Benefit for Wrighten, prompter. 3rd piece [1st time; M I, author unknown. Music selected from Dr Arne. MS: Larpent 833 (which notes, "The words partly new and partly compiled. In Commemoration of the Restoration of His Majesty's Health"); not published]. Public Advertiser, 18 May: Tickets to be had of Wrighten, No. 6, Little Russel Street. Tickets delivered for the 20th will be admitted. Receipts: #278 17s. 6d. (48.2.0; 13.17.0; 0.17.6; tickets: 216.1.0) (charge: #106 13s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17881020, but Manly-Whitfield; Lady Grace (1st time)-Mrs Farmer; Miss Jenny [without songs] (1st time)-Miss Raymond; Trusty-_; Mrs Motherly-_.
Cast
Role: Actor: Miss Raymond
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Afterpiece Title: Laoeudaimonos or A People Made Happy

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Crouch. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Britannia, Genius of England, Hope, Hygeia, Britons.] SCENE I. Cavern of Despairv. SCENE II. White Cliffs of Albionv. SCENE III. Grove of Hygeiav. SCENE IV. Temple of Gratitudev. In which will be displayed those Superb Transparencies which were exhibited at the Opera House, at the Grand Gala given [on 21 Apr.] in Commemoration of his Majesty's Recovery. The Capitals of the Transparencies will be ornamented with rich Festoons of different coloured Lamps, and the intervening Columns beautifully illuminated with variegated Fire. [There were three transparencies: the 1st representing George I, II and III, the 2nd King William, the 3rd the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester (World, 22 Apr.).]Larpent MS lists the parts: Britannia, Genius of England, Hope, Hygeia, Britons.] SCENE I. Cavern of Despairv. SCENE II. White Cliffs of Albionv. SCENE III. Grove of Hygeiav. SCENE IV. Temple of Gratitudev. In which will be displayed those Superb Transparencies which were exhibited at the Opera House, at the Grand Gala given [on 21 Apr.] in Commemoration of his Majesty's Recovery. The Capitals of the Transparencies will be ornamented with rich Festoons of different coloured Lamps, and the intervening Columns beautifully illuminated with variegated Fire. [There were three transparencies: the 1st representing George I, II and III, the 2nd King William, the 3rd the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester (World, 22 Apr.).]

Dance: End II: The Russian Minuet-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp; End: a new dance, The Irish Bird@Catchers-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: 2nd piece: The Characters will be dressed in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Performance Comment: Mr Sturdy-Wewitzer; Bentley-Evatt; Captain Berry-Palmer Jun.; Frank-Bland; Miss Tabitha-Mrs Webb; Mrs Sturdy-Mrs Edwin; Miss Eliza Sturdy-Miss Heard; Nanny-Mrs Whitfield; Miss Sukey-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Miss Tabitha Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Miss Eliza Sturdy Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Miss Sukey Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Song: In 2nd piece: Singing-Cooke, Kenrick, Willoughby, Linton, Dorion, Aylmer, Little, Brown, Lyons, Miss DeCamp, Miss Dall, Miss Fontenelle, Mrs Powell, Mrs Masters, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Hatton

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Leak. Afterpiece: With a Sea Fight. Times, 17 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Leak, Upper Mews Gate, Castle-street, Leicester-fields. Receipts: #500 6s. 6d. (104.10.0; 74.7.6; 3.4.6; tickets: 318.4.6) (charge: #220 14s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Don Pedro-Holland; Leonato-Aickin; Don John-Caulfield; Claudio-Barrymore; Benedick-Kemble; Balthazar-Dignum; Antonio-Packer; Borachio-Trueman; Conrade-Gibbon; Dogberry-Suett; Verges-Dowton; Seacoal-Wewitzer; Hero (with songs)-Miss Leak (1st appearance in that character); Beatrice-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Margaret-Miss Tidswell; Ursula-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Margaret Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Ursula Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic or A Tragedy Rehearsed

Performance Comment: Dangle-R. Palmer; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Dowton; Signor Ritornello-Maddocks; Interpreter-Wewitzer; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Miss Tidswell; Italian Girls-Miss Leak, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; Tragedians: Lord Burleigh-Sparks; Governor of Tilbury Fort-Hollingsworth; Earl of Leicester-Trueman; Sir Walter Raleigh-Russell; Sir Christopher Hatton-Wathen; Beef@eater-Caulfield; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Tilburina-Miss Pope.

Dance: In II: Masquerade-; with Dancing-Mlle Parisot, Sga Bossi DelCaro

Song: In Masquerade: Sigh no more Ladies (composed by Stevens)-Sedgwick, Dignum, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; End IV: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland; In course of Evening: Ally Croaker, Little Bess the Ballad Singer (composed by Dr Arnold)-Miss Leak

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The date of the first production is not known, but the date 31 May 1681 on a copy in the Ohio State University Library, representing Luttrell's purchase of a copy, argues for a performance initially in April or early May 1681. See Wilson, Six Restoration Play-Dates, p. 222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Sixth The First Part With The Murder Of Humphrey Duke Of Glocester

Event Comment: Receipts: #37 19s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 40 paid and 10 orders; pit, 95 paid and 25 orders; slips, 9 paid; first gallery, 124 paid and 8 orders; second gallery, 89 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Goswin-Ryan; Hubert-Boheme; Hemskirk-Milward; Woolfort-Walker; Gertrude-Mrs Bullock; Vandunck-Bullock Sr; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman; Ferret-Giffard; Boors-Spiller, Hall.
Cast
Role: Woolfort Actor: Walker

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau , their first since their arrival from Paris

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespeare. Receipts: #73 4s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 68 paid and 18 orders; pit, 193 paid and 17 orders; slips, 17 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 145 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 164 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Related Works
Related Work: The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Author(s): William Mountfort
Related Work: The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Made into a Farce Author(s): William Mountfort

Song: Mrs Wright, her first on this stage

Event Comment: Benefit Castrucci, first Violin to the Opera 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several Concertos and Solos in a new Style of his (Castrucci's) own Compostion-Castrucci; the first Concerto and fifth Solo being reduc'd into Concertos of the famous Corelli, his Master-Castrucci

Event Comment: EEgmont, Diary, II, 364: I went to the new play called 'King Charles the First,' acted with approbation at [lif]. The Characters are as the historians represent them, the language good and the sentiments fine, but the players are bad, he who represented General Fairfax and Cromwell excepted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First An Historical Play charles I

Event Comment: MMr Barbaut's Second Subscription Oratorio, taken from the First Book of Milton's Paradise Regained and set to music by Mr Charles Barbant in two parts with a solo upon the Violin by Signor Marella; a solo upon the German Flute by Mr Tacet; a Concerto on the Lute by Mr Servi?; a Hautboy concert by Mr Barbant; and an organ concerto ditto; and a Great Concerto with Clarinets, French Horns and Kettle-Drums, composed by Mr Barbant. Boxes and Pit put together at Half a Guinea each, Gallery 3s. Tickets to be had at Mr Barbant's, at Mr White's in Marshall St., Carnaby-Market; and at Mr Browne's Stationer [sic], facing the Opera House, Haymarket. To begin at half an Hour after six. N.B. the Books of the Oratorios stitched in Blue Paper at 1s. each are sold at Mrs Browne's [sic] in the Haymarket, and at the House on the night of the performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oratorio From First Book Of Paradise Regained

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Charlottenburg Festegiante

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Signora Passerini, Signora Frederick, Signora Tenducci, Signora Magalli (who never sung in public before except at the Opera).

Music: Instrumental parts: First Violin-Passerini;, with viols and the others by the best performers. Between the First and Second Part: a Concerto on the Organ-Sga Frederick

Performance Comment: Between the First and Second Part: a Concerto on the Organ-Sga Frederick.
Event Comment: Oratorio written by the late Mr Brown. Benefit for and Increase of a Fund established for the Support of decay'd Musicians and their Families. Pit and Boxes half a guinea. First Gallery 5s. Upper gallery 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cure Of Saul

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Giustinelli; II: Solo on Violin-Pinto (first violin)

Event Comment: Benefit for Tenducci. By Authority and at the particular desire of Several Persons of Distinction. Boxes Half a Guinea. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. To begin at 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amintas

Performance Comment: Amintas-Tenducci; Alexander-Reinhold; Agenor-Mattocks; Thamitis-a young Lady, Scholar of Tenducci, her first appearance; Eliza-Mrs Mattocks.

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Fishar; II: Sonata on Violincello-Duport; First Violin, a Concerto-Barthelemon

Event Comment: The favourite comic opera. Music by Guglielmi. Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no person to be admitted without Tickets, which will be delivered this day at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. The Galleries, Pit and Boxes to be opened at Five. To begin at six precisely. By their Majesties Command, no Persons whatsoever can be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori

Dance: Mt Lepie, other new dancers will make their first appearance

Event Comment: A Sacred Oratorio composed and conducted by Dr Arnold at the Society of Artists Exhibition-Room in the Strand. A Benefit for repairing a Chapel Crispin St, Spittalfields. At 12:00 noon. First seats 7s. 6d. Second seats 5s. Back seats 3s. 6d. The Performers are so obligingly generous as to give their Services to promote the Charity. And Mr Leoni having obtained Leave to sing, the Public may be assured of his performing his Part in this Oratorio. A Stove is already fixed in the Great Room, and will be continued to prevent any Inconveniencies from the Coldness of the Season. Mr Fischer being ill, Mr Barthelemon will perform in his Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Resurrection

Music: Hautboy-Simpson; First Violin with a Concerto-Barthelemon

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wells. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. General Advertiser, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wells, No. 15, Beaufort-buildings. Receipts: #337 17s. 6d. (178.3.0; 3.17.6; tickets: 155.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Mr Blanford Actor: Fearon
Role: Marmalet Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: End I, end 1st piece: those Dramatic Imitations-Mrs Wells [of which the Public have deigned to think so flatteringly; In the First Part: Traits of Tragic Comic and Vocal Characters-; The Second will conclude: a Scene from Two great Tragic Actresses of this Country-. [The First Part consisted of imitations of Mrs Siddons in the "ring" scene in IV.ii of Isabella; Mrs Wrighten singing Tally ho; Sga Sestini as Jessamy in Lionel and Clarissa; Mrs Abington in The Way to Keep Him; Mrs Martyr in Robin Hood. The Second concluded with Mrs Siddons and Mrs Crawford as Jane Shore and Alicia in Jane Shore (World, 26 Apr.). Public Advertiser, 26 Apr., states that she also imitated Mrs Crouch, Mrs Cargill and Mrs Pope. The imitations were preceded by an Introduction written by Miles Peter Andrews (World, 28 Apr.).

Performance Comment: [The First Part consisted of imitations of Mrs Siddons in the "ring" scene in IV.ii of Isabella; Mrs Wrighten singing Tally ho; Sga Sestini as Jessamy in Lionel and Clarissa; Mrs Abington in The Way to Keep Him; Mrs Martyr in Robin Hood. The Second concluded with Mrs Siddons and Mrs Crawford as Jane Shore and Alicia in Jane Shore (World, 26 Apr.). Public Advertiser, 26 Apr., states that she also imitated Mrs Crouch, Mrs Cargill and Mrs Pope. The imitations were preceded by an Introduction written by Miles Peter Andrews (World, 28 Apr.).]
Event Comment: Powell: Glorious First rehearsed at 11. Receipts: #224 5s. (168/6/6; 52/15/0; 3/3/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lodoiska

Afterpiece Title: THE GLORIUS FIRST OF JUNE

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Miss De Camp
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Girl Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Cicely Actor: Miss Chatterley

Dance: As17940625

Event Comment: ["Sedgwick absent the first Chorus, and G. D'Egville the 1st Act [of 1st piece]" (Powell).] Receipts: #237 16s. 6d. (172/2/6; 61/10/0; 4/4/0)
Event Comment: Benefit Hallam, Rob. William, and Miss Tynte. Written by Shakespear. Th. Cibber (Lives and Characters, pp. 49-49): I remember, some Years ago, on Mr Giffard's coming from Ireland (then a young Actor) Mr Booth performed the Character of Hotspur one Night, when Mr Giffard played the Part of the Prince of Wales ; Mr Booth knowing Mr Giffard must be naturally prejudiced in favour of Mr Thomas Elrington, to whose Performance in Hotspur he had many times attended with no small Admiration-Mr Booth, piqued on this Occasion, exerted himself in a particular Manner, and played the whole Part with such Fire, and Engergy of Spirit, as rouzed his Auditors to an Extravagance of Applause, and made Mr Giffard confess (as he has often done in my Hearing) that, notwithstanding his Prepossession in favour of Mr Elrington,-Mr Booth, in Power, Spirit, and Judgment, went far beyond him in this Part; as he afterwards, with Admiration confessed,-he did in every other

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Squire Somebody-Miller; Macahone-Hallam; Isabella-Miss Tynte.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Tynte.

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Miss Hilliard. Last time of performing the mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: As17540314 but Andromache-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Miss Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: Loveless-Lowe; Gripe-Collins; Jeremy-R. Smith; Isabella-Miss Young; Fanfaron-Holtom; Phelim O'Blunder-Barrington.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Young

Dance: I: Dutch Dance, as17531018; III: A Peasant Dance-Cooke, Miss Hilliard; V: By Particular Desire, a Louvre and Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Glanville and Gaudry. Being the last time of performing that burletta this season. Admittance 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Dance: Comic Dance-Miss Burn, who performed the part of the young Prince in the Opera of Farnace (by particualr desire); a Hornpipe-Miss Burn, in Sailor's Dress

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Afterpiece: For only time this season. Pit and Boxes to be laid together. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock and to prevent disappointments come early themselves. Tickets to be had of Miss Macklin at the Golden Fan in Leicester Fields and of Mr Sarjant at the Stage-Door. Charges #64 12s. [Profit to Miss Macklin #90 2s. 6d., plus #165 from tickets (Box and Pit 648; Gallery 30).] (Account Book). Receipts: #154 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Ross, 1st time; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs)-Mattocks; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song in character)-Mrs Baker; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Callaghan-Shuter; Groom-Woodward; Mordecai-Cushing; Sir Theodore-Dunstall; The Lady-Miss Macklin; Sir Archy-Macklin.
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: I: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; IV: The Female Archer, as17661215; End: The Village Romps, as17671008

Event Comment: Benefit Gallery Doorkeepers. This will be the last Time of the Company's Playing this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artful Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue or The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: As17171022; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Comic Dance-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith; Pastoral-Miss Schoolding