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Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 24 May 1759.] Part of Pit will be rail'd into Boxes. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets deliver'd out for the Constant Couple will be taken this night. Receipts: #47 5s. plus #73 17s. from tickets (Box 235; Pit 84; Gallery 75) (Account Book). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Ross; Foppington-Macklin; Morelove-Hull; Lady Easy-Mrs Elmy; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Vincent; Edging-Mrs Green; Lady Betty-Miss Macklin, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performance Comment: See17601219, but cast first listed: Sir Archy McSarcasm-Macklin; Sir Theodore-Dunstall; Sir Callaghan-Barrington; Mordecai-Cresswick; Squire Groom-Shuter; Charlotte (by desire)-Miss Macklin (Public Advertiser); Attorney-Weller (playbill).
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; End: Minuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Macklin

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes and Miss Young. No Building on Stage. Mrs Yates oblig'd to go to Bristol for her health (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Song: II: A Cantata set by Handel,-Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Noverre and Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Don Carlos-Garrick; Sancho-King; Toledo-Blakes; Jacinta-Miss Pope, 1st time; Lorenzo-Palmer; Lopez-Yates; Felix-Burton; Alvarez-Bransby; Metaphrastus-Philips; Camilla-Mrs Davies; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Leonora-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Jacinta Actor: Miss Pope, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: A Louvre and Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pope

Song: Mrs Vincent

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Play of Cymbeline, and the New Tragedy Hecuba deferr'd till after the Holidays, on account of Miss Bride's Indispositon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Bransby
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Marmalet Actor: Miss Mills

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Dawson

Event Comment: [The Singing, a Musical Interlude by G. A. Stevens, comprising a song and dance of sailors. Popular on Declaration of war with Spain (Biographia Dramatica).] Mainpiece: Not performed in two years. [See 29 April 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake

Performance Comment: Lord George Brilliant-O'Brien; Lord Wronglove-Palmer; Sir Friendly Moral-Burton; Lady Gentle-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Yates; Mrs Notable-Miss Pope; Hartshorn-Mrs Bennet; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Mrs Notable Actor: Miss Pope

Song: IV: A New Comic Interlude of Singing and Dancing, call'd Hearts of Oak The Characters-Lowe, Stevens, Fox, Vincent, Miss E. Young, Miss Baker

Performance Comment: Young, Miss Baker.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Dawson. No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at doors not admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Marplot Actor: O'Brien,first time

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe With Alterations

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Pope

Ballet: II: A New Comic Dance, call'd The May Day Frolic. Country Girl-Miss Dawson; Chimney Sweeper-Mr Baltazar

Performance Comment: Country Girl-Miss Dawson; Chimney Sweeper-Mr Baltazar.
Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Dawson

Dance: End: New Hornpipe-Miss Dawson

Song: IV: Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo, Miss Pitt, Stede. No Building on Stage. N.B. The Farce oblig'd to be alter'd on account of the Indisposition of Woodward. [The Citizen had been advertised.] Afterpiece: Not acted this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Miller

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Pitt

Event Comment: By Command, King & Queen Laugh'd much at the Farce (Hopkins). King & Queen (Cross Diary). The Farce printed at 1s. for T. Becket. Receipts: #242 15s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: IV: The Cuckoo-Grimaldi, Miss Baker; End of Play: A New Comic Dance call'd The Venetian Gardiners-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street

Performance Comment: Clinton, Miss Street.
Event Comment: This night it was currently reported in the Green Room that Miss Bride was taken into keeping by Mr Calcraft (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #119 14s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Yates; Frederick-Havard; Ramilie-Palmer; Mariana-Miss Bride; Furnish-Raftor; List-Marr; Decoy-Weston; James-Clough; Sparkle-Ackman; Wheedle-Mrs Bennet; Harriet-Mrs Davies; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Clerimont-Packer; Lappet-Mrs Clive. Mrs Clive will sing in her character The Life of a Beau.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Italian Gardiners-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull and Miss Miller. Afterpiece: A Farce in 2 Acts Never perform'd before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17640324 but Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Hull; Lady (that Night Only)-Mrs Morrison; Euphrosyne-Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: Principals-Shuter, Dunstall, Mattocks, Anderson, White, Bennet, Miss Cokayne, Weller, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller, Haynes, Lewis; Occasional Songs-.

Dance: End Masque: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

Event Comment: Benefit of Miss Mozart of eleven, and Master Mozart of seven Years of Age, Prodigies of Nature. At the Great Room, Spring Garden, St James's Park. Tickets at half a guinea each. By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. [For Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his sister. Their father had brought them to visit London in May. See hay 21 Feb. 1765. They remained through July 1765. See also Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, III, p. 539 (3rd edn. New York, 1947).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Musick

Music: FFirst Violin solo-Barthelemon; Violincello Concerto-Ciri; Harpsichord and Organ-Miss Mozart, Master Mozart

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. [Farce revived; see 1 May 1758.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady never in Paris

Performance Comment: Rhodophil-Lee; Melantha-Miss Pope; Doralice-Miss Plym; Philotis-Miss Cheney; Palamede-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Melantha Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Doralice Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Philotis Actor: Miss Cheney

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120; End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011; End Farce: A Minuet-Sg Giorgi, Miss Pope

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Elliot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17650119; but Millamant-Miss Elliot; Foible-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Miss Elliot
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Vincent
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Allen

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17650321 but Termagant-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Miss Elliot.
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: A Tambourine, as17641015

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wright. Tickets deliver'd by Fox admitted. [See 20 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: As17641019, but Arathusa-Mrs Palmer, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Galatea Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Bride

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Thomas-Fox; Sally-Miss Wright; Dorcas-Mrs Dorman; Squire-Vernon; to conclude with a Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley.

Song: II: A Song from the Opera Almena-Miss Wright

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17640929

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Helme, Mrs Stephens, White, and Gardner will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Tickets and places to be had of Sarjant at the stage door. None admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17650101, but Richmond-Gardner; Buckingham-White; Norfolk-Perry; Prince Edward-Miss Helme; Lady Anne-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford
Role: Oxford Actor: Weller
Role: Forrest Actor: Holtom

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: IV: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; End: a Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Formal Actor: Costollo

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Song: II: With Horns & Hounds-Miss Poitier

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: Rural Love, as17651115

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Performance Comment: Parts by: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young. Dances-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker; Musical entertainment not performed for three years. Air composed by Mr Arne. Zoreb-Vernon; Moroc-Champnes; Zaida-Mrs Vincent; Lyssa-Miss Polly Young (Winston MS 9). See17620420.

Song: II: An Air by Dr Arne-Miss Polly Young; IV: An Air by Sg Vento-Polly Young

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Event Comment: Benefit for Rooker. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Tetley will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Miss Tetley

Event Comment: The Third day. For the Author. Charges #73 7s. Profit to Mr Toms #110 13s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #184 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplishd Maid

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Happy Villagers-M LaRiviere, Sga Manesiere; II: The Female Archer-M LaRiviere, Miss Wilford. [, A New Grand Ballet (playbill). [Public Advertiser lists End Act I The Peasants by LaRiviere and Sga Manesiere, and other Entertainments of Dancing by LaRiviere, Sga Manesiere and Miss Wilford.

Performance Comment: [, A New Grand Ballet (playbill). [Public Advertiser lists End Act I The Peasants by LaRiviere and Sga Manesiere, and other Entertainments of Dancing by LaRiviere, Sga Manesiere and Miss Wilford.]
Event Comment: Benefit for Fox, Mrs Cross, Miss Simson. By Particular Desire. House charges #64 7s. [Profit to actors #1 2s. 6d. plus tickets. Received Mr Dickinson's deficiency #54 14s.] Rec'd of Clutterbuck #100. Paid French on account #40. Paid Florio for 7 nights in Cymon #7 7s.; Chorus singers #2 10s. 6d.; Rec'd repayment of Arne's note #50 and of Hopkins' note #28; Stopages #2 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #65 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17661121, but Monimia-Miss Simson, 1st appearance in this character; Acasto-Bransby; Serina-Mrs Hippisley; Florella-Mrs Simson.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mills

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe, as17670511; End I Farce: The Louvre and Minuet-Giorgi, Miss Simson

Event Comment: [Mrs Thompson was Miss Poitier.] Receipts: #108 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: End: A Serious Dance-Miss Capon. See17670427. Apprentice to Fishar

Event Comment: At 5 went into the Pit...Mrs Yates is the Callista Mr Rowe drew; Powell did Scioto well, nor is Bensley a bad Horatio. A new Comic Dance by LaRiviere and Miss Vallois in wooden shoes, with Harlequin Skeleton to which is now added a new scene (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #123 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance-LaRiviere, Miss Valois

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (Ballet Master) and Sga Manesiere. Charges #64 10s. Balance due to Dancers #27 1s. 6d. To Fishar #13 10s. 9d. To Sga Manesiere #13 10s. 9d. In Addition Fishar gained #39 18s. from Tickets (47 Box; 105 Pit; 124 Gallery). Sga Manesiere gained #22 3s. from Tickets (45 Box; 44 Pit; 43 Gallery) (Account Book). Receipts: #91 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17680126, but Cob-Barrington; Cash-_; Formal-_; Cob's Wife-_.
Cast
Role: Formal Actor: Wignell

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17671231, but Sally-Mrs Mattocks; After the Original dance a Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, 1st time.

Dance: End I: Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon apprentice to Fishar; End Act II: By Particular Desire, The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; End Act III: A New Grand Ballet, that night only, call'd The Tartarians-Fishar, Sga Manesiere (with New Dresses); End Act IV: a New Pantomime Dance, call'd The Spanish Coal@Heaver-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, both apprentices of Fishar

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, both apprentices of Fishar.

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Milk@woman-Sga Manesiere; A Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Younge. [Afterpiece is Morgan's The Sheep Shearing (MacMillan).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17681022, but Singing-Miss I. Young.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Miss I. Young.
Role: and SINGING Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Cautherly; Camillo-Strange; Clown-Moody; Polixenes-Hurst; Antigonus-Aickin; Autolicus-King; Perdita (With Song)-Miss Younge; The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Mrs Dorman, Miss I. Young; With a Dance-incidental to the piece.

Dance: III: New Comic Dance-, as17681210

Entertainment: End: (for that Night Only) will present the audience with the favourite EpilogueBucks Have at Ye All with Alterations by the Author-Miss Younge

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell, Potter (box-keepers) and Eddis. Tickets sold at the door will not be admitted. Tickets deliver'd for the Conscious Lovers will be taken. Charges #83 11s. 6d. Deficit to beneficiaries #27 10s., covered by income from tickets: Condell #84 7s. (Box 225; Pit 140; Gallery 71); Potter #60 7s. (Box 142; Pit 93; Gallery 109); Eddis #52 9s. (Box 118; Pit 153) (Account Book). Paid Miss Morris in Full for her performance this season #50 (Account Book). [But see note 1 May.] Receipts; #56 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Baker

Dance: III: A Pantomime Dance-Fishar, Miss Capon