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Event Comment: The Sixth Day...at the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Daily Advertiser, 2 Oct.: Last Saturday Night the reviv'd Play of Romeo and Juliet...was acted...to a numerous and polite Audience, with Great Applause. There was an extraordinary fine appearance of Ladies in the Boxes; and every one allow'd Miss Jenny Cibber (who has given Proofs of an uncommon Genius) was greatly inprov'd in the character of Juliet. The Quality and Gentry were all safely guarded to the chairs and Coaches by the Lads of St. James's Market. [Hill was the stage name for Johnson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17440911, but Fescalus-Charles; Capulet-Paget; Montague-Furnival; Mercutio-Barnard; Paris-Mozeen; Benvolio-Holtom; Tybalt-Naylor; Friar John-Michael; Alguazile-Wright; Apothecary-Richards; Balthazar-Mrs Clark; Page-Miss Charke; Friar Laurence-Hill; Lady Capulet-Mrs George; Nurse-Mrs Hill.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Charke
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Jenny Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Cibber; Leander-Charles; Hellibore-Paget; James-Holtham; Harry-Hacket; Robert-Naylor; Sir Jasper-Paddick; Davy-Bernard; Charlotte-Miss Chetwood; Dorcas-Mrs Hill; Maid-Mrs Freeman (Daily Post).
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Chetwood
Event Comment: Benefit Reinhold, Destrade, Rawlings and Miss Bellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17441229, but Anne Bullen-Miss Bellamy; Old Lady-Mrs James; Coronation Ceremony-; Vocal parts-_.
Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Dance: MMinuet-Destrade, Mrs Duval

Event Comment: Benefit Raftor and Miss Edwards. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Advertised as not acted for 5 years. Afterpiece not acted these 12 years [see 23 April 1734]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Parts-Mills, Lowe, Blakes, Yates, Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards.

Song: ParticularlyO Sleep from Semele-Miss Edwards

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Bellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Quin; Touchwood-Bridgwater; Careless-Ryan; Mellefont-Ridout; Brisk-Cibber; Froth-Gibson; Sir Paul Pliant-Collins; Saygrace-Paget; Lady Froth-Miss Bellamy 1st time; Lady Pliant-Mrs Hale; Cynthia-Mrs Ridout; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Woffington 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe

Performance Comment: As17490404 but Tippet-Miss Young; Phoebe-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Young

Song: III: a Ballad call'd Lothario-Miss Norris

Dance: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Pope for a wig for Lear, ditto for Grandchamps #1 19s. (Treasurer's Book). [This wigmaker was Miss Pope's father, according to a MS note in the Treasurer's Book make presumably by W. H. Oxberry, 1848. Pope, the wig-maker, also rented space from dl annually, for his shop.] Receipts: #120 (Cross); #112 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17491005, but Masquerade Dance-Miss Baker, Mrs _Addison.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Event Comment: TThe Suspicious Husband oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Mrs Ward's indisposition. Last night (i.e., 29 Oct. in Dublin) were married Mons Granier and Miss Vandersluys, two celebrated dancers (General Advertiser). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Berry; Buckingham-Bridges; Richmond-Havard; Stanley-Winstone; Tressel-Blakes; Catesby-Marr; Lieutenant-Ray; King Edward V-Mrs Green; Duke of York-Miss Yates; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Benefit for my Self & Wife, Miss Thomas had Tickets (Cross). Last time for mainpiece this season. Tickets of Cross at his house in Crown Court, Little Russel St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #195(Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Performance Comment: Collin-Beard; Thyrsis-Master Vernon; Dorylas-Wilder; Phillis(first time)-Miss Thomas; Daphne-Mrs Clive;To conclude with a Pastoral Dance-Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Thomas

Dance: CCountry Amusements, as17530412

Event Comment: LLittle Pietro & Miss Noverre, from France now perform, with a figure of Children & meet with great Applause-were encor'd the first Night-(Cross). Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard; Don Pedro-Havard; Leonato-Berry; Don John-Bransby; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Taswell; Antonio-Simson; Verges-Philips; Borachio-Blakes; Balthazar (with a proper song)-Beard; Hero-Mrs Davies; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Ursula-Miss Minors; Act II, a Masquerade Dance-; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: End III: The Lilliputian Sailors, as17551030

Event Comment: Compos'd by Mr Smith--the Introduction, which was a Dialogue in Prose, between Mr Havard & Yates, Much hiss'd & dislik'd. The Opera had great Applause. Miss Young recover'd (Cross). The Opera never performed before with songs from Shakespear, Dryden, &c. The Music by Mr Smith. [The Bill lists no cast or actors. The cast has been retrieved by Hogan from the 1756 ed. plus the musical score published by J. Walsh. Note some parts were doubled. See "Shakespeare's Tempest at Drury Lane During Garrick's Management", G. W. Stone Jr, Shakespeare Quarterly, Winter 1956.] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Alonso-Atkins; Prospero-Beard; Antonio-G. Burton; Ferdinand-Curioni; Gonzalo-; Caliban-Champnes; Stephano-Rooker; Ventoso-Abington; Trincalo-Beard; Mustacho-Champness; Ariel-Miss Young; Miranda-Mrs Vernon; With an Introductory Dialogue by way of Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Young
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Mowat. No Building on Stage. Receipts: #72 14s., plus #71 2s. from tickets (Boxes 93; Pit 225; Gallery 141). Charges #64 5s. Total income #143 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17600408 but Juliet-Miss Mowat, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Mother Actor: Miss Copin.

Dance: III: By Desire, a Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simson and Miss Simson. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Yates; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Burton; Duke Sr-Balkes; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with proper songs)-Atkins; Adam-Havard; Corin-Philips; Sylvius-Austin; Caelia-Mrs Clive; Phoebe-Mrs Hippisley; Audry-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: I: The Cow Keepers, as17600313 End: Louvre, Minuet-Noverre, Miss Simson

Event Comment: Boxes #84 12s. 6d. Macklin's fifth part of surplus came to #30 14s. 9d. Paid Pattinson, Tallow Chandler #52 2s. Paid Coal Merchant in Full as per bill #71 13s. Paid Mr Rich #5 5s. to give to Miss Fielding for her performance in the part of Bertha in the Royal Merchant of the 7th Inst. (Account Book). Receipts: #216 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with the songs in character)-Mattocks; Solarino-Davis; Salanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica-Mrs Burden; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Miss Macklin, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. No Building on Stage. Receipts: #53 15s. 6d. plus #99 14s. from tickets (Box 129; Pit 379; Gallery 106) (Account Book). Charges: #65 17s. 6d. (Account Book). [Query: for Mrs Evans, Miss Mullart?. See Comment, 28 Dec. 1761.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Clarke; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-R. Smith; Macbeth's Gent.-Holtom; Fleance-Mrs Evans; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignel; Murderers-Bencraft, Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Barrington; With the Original Music. Vocal Parts-Beard, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Dumay, Gosley, Desse, Rochford and Decorations Incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

Event Comment: Benefit for Stoppelaer, Chapman, Jarvis, Miss Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17620107 Dr Caius-Stoppelaer; Ann Page-Miss Fielding; Simple-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Fielding
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Vallois

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TThe Cossacks, as17620427

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Scott. No building on Stage. Mrs Hopkins Mandane Mrs Yates being Ill (Hopkins). Benefit for Miss Young (playbill). Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 10 Feb. 1762.] Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Pastora-Mrs Dorman; Palmon-Fox; Damon-Vernon; Laura-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Afterpiece: Only time this season. Send serv'ts by 3. None admitted behind Scenes. [Public Advertiser assigns Mordecai to Cushing.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-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

Dance: I: A Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Macklin; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: A Tambourine, as17641015

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: 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 Burton and Miss Plym

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17650330 but Imogen-Miss Plym, 1st time; Ballarius-Burton.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Sophy Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: End: Tambourine, as17650427

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

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

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

Event Comment: MMrs Bellamy thinks it her duty to inform the Public, that, as her name is in the Bills, (Though the Managers have sent her word she was not to play) she should think herself wanting of that Gratitude she owes the Public, if she did not let them know, she is ready to perform Cordelia. [Pasted in playbills of dl 1766-67 at 19 Jan. See Mrs Bellamy's Apology (1785) IV, 145-47, where she notes that although Miss Wilford made her entrance the audience forced her to withdraw and Mrs Bellamy acted the entire part.] Receipts: #221 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17661119, but Cordelia-Mrs Bellamy; Burgundy-Bennet (playbill). [Public Advertiser assigns Cordelia to Miss Wilford.]Public Advertiser assigns Cordelia to Miss Wilford.]
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Arne. Afterpiece: By Desire. House Charges #68 16s. 6d. [Profits to Mrs Arne #150 18s. 6d.] Tickets deliver'd for The Beggar's Opera will be admitted. Dido oblig'd to be defer'd a few days. Paid 1 year's Watch for St Martin's #10 2s.; Reynolds Oil bill #46 4s.; Carpue (silk dyer) #7 9s. 6d.; Jennings (glover) #13 12s.; Vernon on note #21; Chorus 1 night #2 5s. 6d.; Hautboy 5s.; Salary list #294 2s. 8d. [Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #219 14s. (Treasurer's Book). At 4 dined at the Chop House in St Clements. At 5 went to Drury Lane to see the Tempest for the benefit of Mrs Arne the prettiest performer at the house...She has a sweet little voice...A grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits in different shapes. At the end of the play a Double Hornpipe by Mr Walker and Miss Tatley. We had the entertainment of Daphne and Amintor with dancing by Sg and Sga George, Sg Tessoni, Miss King, &c. Having a seat in the third row of the Pit, was much pleased as all the principal characters were well played and the scenery is very fine. Had I been later in going, I should not have got in (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard; Ferdinand (with proper songs)-Vernon; Stephano-King; Trincalo-Yates; Caliban-Love; Ariel, 1st time (with additional songs, composed by Dr Arne)-Mrs Arne; Hymen-Kear; Ceres-Mrs Vincent; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; The other dances-Giorgi, Mrs King. (playbill), but Public Advertiser lists Miss Baker in place of Mrs King.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

Event Comment: Benefit for Parsons, Real, Miss Cokayne, Mas. Besford, Francis. Both pieces By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd by Wild, Bassan, Pullin, Mrs Griffiths, Mrs Paddick, Mrs Walters, and Widow Trott will be taken. [House took half value of tickets in addition to ready money.] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Parsons 17 76 73 #22 19s. #11 9s. 6d.@Real 19 9 12 #7 6s. #3 13s.@Miss Cokayne 10 25 42 #10 9s. #5 4s. 6d.@Mas. Besford 1 32 49 #9 19s. #4 19s. 6d.@Francis - 41 18 #7 19s. #3 19s. 6d.@Wylde 5 18 29 #6 17s. #3 8s. 6d.@Bassan 14 53 56 #17 1s. #18 10s. 6d.@Pullin - 34 83 #13 8s. #6 14s.@Mrs Griffiths - 32 46 #9 8s. #4 14s.@Mrs Paddick 6 26 26 #8 #4@Mrs Walters 2 13 31 #5 11s. #2 15s. 6d.@Widow Trott 28 4 17 #9 6s. #4 13s.@Total 102 363 482 #128 3s. #64 1s. 6d.@ Receipts: #80 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17670227, but Fainall-Ross; Witwou'd-Cushing; Millamant-Miss Wilford, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Miss Wilford, 1st time.
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Vincent
Role: Millimant Actor: Miss Elliot.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Poitier

Dance: III: New Pantomime Ballet(third time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427.
Cast
Role: A Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Capon

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Event Comment: [N$Neville was present in the pit, liked Macklin, Shuter, Miss Macklin, and Dyer well.] Receipts: #227 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Bensley; Duke-Morris; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Mattocks; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song in character)-Mrs Baker; Nerissa-Mrs Lessingham; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: End of IV: Pantomime Dance, as17670926; End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Event Comment: Benefit for Champness and Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Packer, 1st time; Caliban (with songs)-Champness; Ariel (with songs)-Miss Young; Ceres-Mrs Dorman; Human-Kear; Trinculo-Baddeley; Ferdinand-Vernon; Stephano-King; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; The other dances-Giorgi, Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.
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