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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Don Pedro-Packer; Leonato-Havard; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Yates; Balthazar (with song)-Vernon; Hero-Miss Plym; Beatrice-Miss Pope; In Act II a Masquerade proper to the play-; to conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: As17651022, but Dances-Miss Wilkinson, Miss _Baker.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Hull; Foresight-Bennet; Tattle-Woodward; Trapland-Lewis; Jeremy-Dyer; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Burden; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Prue-Mrs Gardner; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard; Stephano-King; Caliban-Love; Ferdinand (with song)-Vernon; Trinculo-Yates; Ariel (with song)-Miss Young; Ceres-Mrs Vincent; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Hymen-Kear; Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; The other Dances-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Powell, first time; Bastard-Holland[, first time; Hubert-Havard; King of France-Lee; Dauphin-Cautherley[, first time; Pembroke-Aickin; Chatillon-Vernon; English Herald-Moody; Constance-Mrs Yates; Queen Elinor-Mrs Bennet; Blanch-Miss Plym; Salisbury-Packer; Prince Arthur-Miss Rogers; Cardinal Pandulph-Bransby; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Hopkins. [See17610402.]See17610402.]
Cast
Role: Blanch Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Prince Arthur Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Baddeley; Young Philpot-King; Young Wilding-Lee; Maria (with a new occasional prologue)-Miss Elliott (that Night Only); Sir Jasper-Burton; Beaufort-Packer.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliott

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17660123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Sir Willful Witwou'd-Yates; Witwou'd-King; Waitwell-Bransby; Petulant-Baddeley; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive; Mrs Fainall-Miss Plym; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hopkins; Mincing-Mrs Simson; Foible-Mrs Bennet; Millamant-Mrs Abington (first time); In Act III, a Cantata-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Miss Plym
Role: a Cantata Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: III: Tambourine, as17651004; End: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Holland; Freeman-Palmer; Novel-Dodd; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-Yates; Quillett-Baddeley; Oakum-Moody; Fidelia-Miss Plym,1st time; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Mrs Lee; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Miss Plym,1st time
Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Yates; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Sexton-Weston; Balthazar-Dodd; Don Pedro-Packer; Leonato-Havard; Don John-Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Borachio-Ackman; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Hero-Miss Plym.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Plym.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Gayless-Ackman; Justice Guttle-Moody; Cook-Baddeley; Melissa-Miss Plym; Kitty Pry-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Plym

Dance: II: A Masquerade Dance proper to the play-Grimaldi; To conclude with a Country Dance-

Event Comment: [From The London Evening Post: Married: Michael Arne, music composer and son of Dr Arne, to Miss Wright, a celebrated singer of Drury Lane Theatre."] Paid Mr Evans on Wardrobe acct #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #133 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Ford

Dance: II: The Vintage, as17661011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Smith; Fainall-Ross; Sir Wilful-Shuter; Witwou'd-Dyer; Petulant-Woodward; Waitwell-Anderson; Foible-Mrs Green; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Vincent; Marwou'd-Mrs Burden; Mincing-Miss Vincent; Millimant-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Vincent
Role: Millimant Actor: Miss Elliot.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King-Powell; Hubert-Havard; Salisbury-Packer; Pembroke-Fawcett; Prince Henry-Master Burton; Essex-Strange; Citizen-Hurst; Bastard-Holland; King Philip-Bensley; Arthur-Miss Rogers; Pandulph-Bransby; Dauphin-Aickin; Austria-Keen; French Herald-Ackman; English Herald-Moody; Chatillon-Vernon; Elinor-Mrs Bennet; Blanch-Miss Plym; Lady Falconbridge-Mrs Lee; Constance-Mrs Yates. [The Public Advertiser also assigns Pembroke to Aickin.]The Public Advertiser also assigns Pembroke to Aickin.]
Cast
Role: Arthur Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Blanch Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Performance Comment: As17661118, but Miss Nancy-Miss Reynolds replacing Miss Plym.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Holland; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Bensley, 1st time; Duke of York-Miss Collett; Tressel-Cautherly, 1st time; King Henry-Havard; Prince Edward-Miss Rogers; Norfolk-Burton; Stanley-Bransby; Lord Mayor-Baddeley; Catesby-Packer; Ratcliffe-Strange; Lieut.-Moody; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Palmer; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Yates; Friendly-Vernon; Testy-Burton; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-Baddeley; Countrymen-J. Palmer, Strange, Watkins; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Lee; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17670420 but Romeo-Ross; Solemn Dirge-_Beard, Miss Brickler, Mrs _Halford; +Minuet-Dumai, Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17670507, but Sailor-DuBellamy (1st time); and concluding with the original dance (in the Characters of an Old Man and Woman)-as17670420; a Hornpipe-Miss Twist.

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17670516; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Holland; King Henry-Havard; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Jefferson, first time in this character; Tressel-Cautherley; Norfolk-Burton; Stanley-Bransby; Lord Mayor-Baddeley; Catesby-Packer; Ratcliff-Strange; Lieutenant-Moody; Prince Edward-Miss Rogers; Duke of York-Miss Collett; Lady Anne-Mrs Palmer; Duchess of York-Mrs Johnston; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Other characters-Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, J. Burton, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs King, Miss Tetley,a; To conclude with a Dance-Sg and Sga Giorgi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Gibson; Catesby-Davis; Ratcliff-Bennet; Stanley-Gardner; Norfolk-Perry; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Hull; Prince Edward-Miss Valois; Duke of York-Miss Besford; Tressel-Dyer; Lord Mayor-Wignel; Lieut-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Lessingham, 1st time; Duchess of York-Mrs Vincent; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Bensley, Barrington, DuBellamy, Cushing, Mahoon, Quick, Wignell, Miss Ogilvie, Mrs Stephens, Miss Pierce, Miss Mills, Mrs Mattocks; Prologue-; Epilogue-. Careless-Woodward; Knowell-Bensley; Rook-DuBellamy; Shark-Mahoon; MacShuffle-Barrington; Postboy-Quick; Lucy-Mrs Mattocks; Waiter-Cushing; Slap-Wignell; Ladies of Pleasure-Miss Ogilvie, Miss Mills, Miss Pearce, Mrs Stephens (Genest, V, 186, and 1770 ed.); Prologue-Woodward (in character of a Gentleman-Commoner); Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks (Edition of 1770).

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

Cast
Role: A Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Capon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Macduff-Havard; Banquo-Palmer; Ross-Aickin; Witches-Burton, Love, Baddeley; Duncan-Bransby; Malcom-Packer; Seyton-Ackman; Angus-Keen; Lennox-Fawcett; Sergeant-Hurst; Fleance-Miss Rogers; Hecate-Champness; Lady Macduff-Mrs Reddish; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Dancer; The Vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Kear, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; In Act IV, a Dance of the Furies-.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. By Particular Desire. Both pieces "for the last time this season" (playbill). Charges #64 10s. Balance to Miss Macklin #91 10s. 6d. plus #54 3s. in tickets (Box 205; Gallery 29) (Account Book). Receipts: #156 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Macklin.

Dance: I: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; III: The Provenzales, as17680301 IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Gardner; Octavia-Mrs Ward; Charmion-Mrs Stephens; Iras-Miss Mills; Cleopatra-Mrs Yates, for that night only; In Act III, A Dance of the Egyptians, incident to the play,-Arnauld, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Clarke; Sparkish-Dyer; Dorilant-Davis; Harcourt-Casey; Alithea-Mrs DuBellamy; Country Wife-Miss Ward.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Miss Ward.

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Havard; Richmond-Aickin; Prince Edward-Miss Rogers; Duke of York-Miss Collet; Buckingham-Jefferson; Tressel-Cautherley; Norfolk-Burton; Stanley-Bransby; Lord Mayor-Baddeley; Caresby-Packer; Ratcliffe-Strange; Lieut.-Moody; Lady Anne-Mrs W. Barry; Duchess of York-Mrs Johnston; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Collet

Dance: End: A Comic Dance call'd The Wake-Giorgi, Mrs King

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Morris. The Continuance of Miss Morris's illness rendering it impossible for her to appear at present on the Stage, she takes this Opportunity of returning her most grateful Thanks to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have honoured her with Commands at her Benefit, for which Mrs Bellamy has kindly undertaken to perform the part of Juliet. Charges #69 19s. Balance to Miss Morris #56 19s. 6d. plus #94 15s. from tickets (Box 379). Received from Mrs Vincent her deficiency the 13th inst.--#4 2s. 6d. Receipts: #126 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-Holland; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish (with Song)-Dodd; Belville-Cautherly; Alithea-Mrs Jeffries; Country Girl-Miss Burton; Lucy-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Burton
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Ode

Performance Comment: Upon Dedicating a Building and Erecting a Statue to Shakespeare at Stratford. Music by Arne-; Speaking-Garrick; Choruses-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Scott, Miss Radley.

Dance: III: A Dance-Dagueville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Cautherly; Mercutio-Dodd; Fryar Lawrence-Love; Benvolio-Packer; Capulet-Burton; Tibalt-J. Aickin; Prince-Keen; Paris-Fawcett; Peter-J. Burton; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Juliet-Miss Younge, first time; With the Funeral Procession-; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Scott, Mrs Baddeley, Miss Radley, Mrs Dorman; In Act I, a Masquerade-; a Dance-Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Ford-Aickin, first time; Slender-Cautherly, first time; Fenton-Wheeler; Simple-W. Palmer; Bardolph-Clough; Falstaff-Love; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Justice Shallow-Hartry; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Page-Packer; Host-Bransby; Pistol-Ackman; Mrs Ford-Mrs Abington, first time; Mrs Page-Mrs Stephens; Anne Page-Miss Platt; Robin-Miss Collett; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Collett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Reddish; Tattle-Dodd; Foresight-Parsons; Ben (with song)-Moody; Sir Sampson Legend-Burton; Scandal-Palmer; Trapland-Hartry; Buckram-Keen; Officer-Wright; Jeremy-Baddeley; Angelica-Miss Younge; Mrs Frail-Mrs Jeffries; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Reddish; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Abington
Event Comment: MMiss Weller a Pupil of Dr Arne first appear'd and-(Hopkins Diary). London Evening Post, 11 Jan.; A pupil of Dr Arne and scarecely 19 years of age; her figure is that of the tallest of the middle size, well proportioned and at present possesses a dignity and grace which when habit brings her to perfection cannot fail of being universally admired. Her face is oval with an aqualine nose and though from the timidity of a first appearance the rest of her features lost that necessary animation, yet there were periods when she could disposses herself of her confusion, that prognosticated great expression of countenance. Her voice was clear, commanding, and melodious, and her ear and manner both excellent. She is that kind of singer that one can be pleased from looking at as well as from hearing, --an excellence few vocal performers possess. Her acting abstracted from her voice would have done credit to a first appearance, as it was very pleasing and properly accompanied....What the managers could mean in casting Lucy for Miss Pope is extraordinary, as she sung, or indeed rather squalled every song so much out of tune that it was impossible for the music to accompany her; we do not however mean by this to cast the least reflection on so excellent an actress, as her spirited and judicious manner of playing it almost atoned for that of singing it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17691011, but Ben Budge-Ackman; Polly-a young gentlewoman [Miss Weller] a Pupil of Dr Arne, her first appearance on any stage; Hornpipe [in Act III-Walker.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Miss Griskin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Platt
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Mainpiece: Not acted in 10 years. [But see 24 April 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Reddish; Humphrey Gubbin-Dodd; Sir Harry-King; Tipkin-Parsons; Clerimont, Sen-Packer; Pounce-Baddeley; Mrs Clerimont-Miss Younge; Mrs Tipkin-Mrs Love; Fainlove-Mrs Jeffries; Jenny-Miss Platt; Biddy Tipkin-Miss Pope; In Act IV: a Song-Master Brown.
Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Biddy Tipkin Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Miss Griskin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: IV: The Rabbit Sellers, as17691228