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16701
04 January 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Mossop, Yates, Palmer, Burton, Holland, O'Brien, Philips, Mozeen, Ackman, Vaughan, Clough, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Pritchard, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; other characters-Blakes, Johnston, Ackman, Miss Hippisley, Miss Barton, Mrs Vernon; conclude with a new Comic Dance, The Flemish Feast (taken from the Pictures of Teniers)-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Blakes, Johnston, Ackman, Miss Hippisley, Miss Barton, Mrs Vernon

16702
02 February 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Performance Comment: With several new Songs composed by Mr Arne. The Vocal Parts-Sga Frasi, Miss Brent, Miss Frederica, Beard, Selves, Master Soper, the Gentlemen of the Choirs; First Violin-Dubourg; Concerto on Violincello-Pasqualino; Concerto on Hautboy-ThomasVincent; Concerto on Violin-Dubourg.
Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Sga Frasi, Miss Brent, Miss Frederica, Beard, Selves, Master Soper, the Gentlemen of the Choirs

16703
23 March 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: BBenefit for Mr Arne and Mr Arne Jr. Boxes Half a Guinea. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. To begin exactly at Half an Hour after Six o'clock. Tickets to be had of Mr Arne Sr next door to the Passage in Charles St., Covent Garden; and of Mr Arne Jr at his Chambers, No 4. in Garden Court, Temple. [N.B. This Benefit had been advertised the Wednesday before; With the New Songs perform'd at the Charity for Decay'd Musicians, the Principal Parts by Lowe, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Frederica, Miss Pliemess, Miss Carter, and the Gentlemen of the Choir.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; II: Concerto on Organ-Arne Jr

16704
22 October 1759 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Receipts: #161 12s. To Covent Garden Playhouse to see Miss Brent in the character of Polly. Mr Dives was there and Lt Fevey, went to Miss Borgard in the side box and see her and Miss Ligonier into their coach, went and spoke to Mr Kindersley in the upper boxes, and fetched Mrs B, Mr and Mrs Pickel out of the Gallery. I liked her singing much. It was the 11th night (Elma Hailey, "The Brietzcke Diary 1759-1765," Notes and Queries, (Aug. 1951), 196, p.360)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Sukey@Tawdry Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Miss Cockayne
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent1st time.a1759 10 10 cg The Lying Valet. As17591008d1759 10 10 cg CCountry Dance-the characters of the play

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17591017

16705
30 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; others-Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Ackman, Atkins, Marr, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnston, Rooker, Mrs Abington, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Simson, Moody, Gray; With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Ackman, Atkins, Marr, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnston, Rooker, Mrs Abington, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Simson, Moody, Gray

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

16706
29 February 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Paradise Lost

Performance Comment: Gabriel-; Ithuriel-; Zeph-; Uriel-; Adam-; Eve-; Uzziel-; Michael-; The edition of 1760 lists singers asSga Frasi, Miss Young, Miss Brent, Beard, Champness. The edition of 1760 lists singers asSga Frasi, Miss Young, Miss Brent, Beard, Champness.

Music: Concerto On Organ-Stanley; Solo on Violin-Giardini

16707
09 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Sir Thomas-Collins; Dick-Anderson; Old Hob-Marten; Flora-Miss Young; Betty-Miss Mullart; Hob-Dunstall; Mother-Miss Copin.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Mother Actor: Miss Copin.

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance, as17600408 End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

16708
16 May 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Mizen-Obrien; Cribbage-Packer; Rovewell-Austin; Jenny Private-Miss Pearce; Worthy-Havard; Sir Charles-Palmer; Flip-Yates; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Fair Quaker-Mrs Davis; Sailors-Philips, Vaughan, Clough, Blakes, Champnes (with a song in character).
Cast
Role: Jenny Private Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: Miller-Moody1st time; King-Burton; Dick-Blakes; Joe (with song in character)-Atkins; Peggy-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Dance: HHornpipe-a sailor on board the Royal Sovereign

16709
03 October 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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-.
Cast
Role: others Actor: 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

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

16710
20 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine, with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Lampe; Proserpine-Mrs Abegg; Jupiter-Mattocks; Mecury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Mlle Capdeville, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs White, Mrs Granier, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Belfort; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Gosley; Harlequin-Miles; Yeoman-Lalauze; Clodpole-Shuter; Old Man-C. Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Country Lads and Lasses-Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Gardeners-Dumay, Gosley; The Elements: Earth-Gosley, Mrs Jansolin; Air-Leppie, Mrs Granier; Fire-Granier, Mlle Capdeville; Water-Poitier, Sga Maranesi.
Cast
Role: Country Lads and Lasses Actor: Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White

16711
23 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Ross; Polydore-Clarke; Acasto-Sparks; Chaplain-Anderson; Ernesto-Redman; Page-Miss Vallois; Chamont-Dyer; Serina-Miss Morrison; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Vallois
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Morrison
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Country Lads and Lasses Actor: Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White

16712
22 December 1760 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Garrick; Sir Charles-Yates; Young Clackit-O'Brien; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Miss Harriet-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Miss Harriet Actor: Miss Pritchard.

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers, as17601008

16713
28 January 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Libertine

Performance Comment: Actors only: Macklin, Davis, R. Smith, Buck, Perry, Weller, Miss Macklin, Mrs Abegg, Mrs Green, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Ward. Prologue-Macklin; Epilogue-Miss Macklin; Lord Belville-Macklin; Townly-Davis; Serjeant-Buck; Angelica-Miss Macklin; Lady Belville-Mrs Ward; Harriet Wingfield-Mrs Abegg; Lucy-Mrs Green; Pert-Mrs Pitt (Genest, IV, 624); Parts-R. Smith, Perry, Weller.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Macklin

16714
09 March 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Ballet: Grand Comic Ballet call'dThe Hungarian Gambols , or a Provincial Rendevous. Crosaques-Sg Sodi, 1st appearance in 10 years here, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Miles, Desse Jr; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Mariane, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Balthazar, Hussey, Mrs Viviez,Mrs Crawford, Miss Welch, Miss Dawes. With Proper Habits and Decorations

Performance Comment: Crosaques-Sg Sodi, 1st appearance in 10 years here, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Miles, Desse Jr; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Mariane, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Balthazar, Hussey, Mrs Viviez,Mrs Crawford, Miss Welch, Miss Dawes. With Proper Habits and Decorations.
Cast
Role: Pandours Actor: Rochford, Dufour, Balthazar, Hussey, Mrs Viviez,Mrs Crawford, Miss Welch, Miss Dawes. With Proper Habits and Decorations.

16715
21 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck (this night only)-Foote, in which he will speak a Prologue; Subtle-Costollo; Sir John-Gibson; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Classic-Anderson; Lucinda-Miss Macklin; Song on the Guitar-Miss Macklin; Minuet-Miss Macklin, Leppie.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Song on the Guitar Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Minuet Actor: Miss Macklin, Leppie.

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-a young Gentleman, a young Gentlewoman (Scholars of Leppie); End: The last new Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

16716
03 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Principal vocal performers-Tenducci, Aynscombe, Champness, Miss Thomas, Master Johnson, Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Principal vocal performers Actor: Tenducci, Aynscombe, Champness, Miss Thomas, Master Johnson, Miss Brent.

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Music: As17620226

16717
22 March 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Miss Harriet Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Blakes, Grimaldi, Fox, Miss Pope, Mrs Vincent, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Blakes, Grimaldi, Fox, Miss Pope, Mrs Vincent, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Clive.

Dance: %New Dutch Comic Dance, as17610925

16718
29 March 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Jovial Crew

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

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Counterfeit; or, Viscount a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Colly (Alias Don Gulielmo Roderigo de Chimney Sweeperio)-Shuter; Parts-Dunstall, Bennet, Perry, Wignell, Buck, Miss Helm, Miss Cokayne; The whole to conclude with the Cries of London-.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Dunstall, Bennet, Perry, Wignell, Buck, Miss Helm, Miss Cokayne

Dance: TThe French Country Gentleman, as17611210

Entertainment: Between play and Farce:(For this night only) A Dish of All Sorts-Shuter. As17590322

16719
18 May 1762 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sacred Music

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Beard, Tenducci, Quilici, Miss Brent, Miss Young; Concerto on the Organ-Battishill; Concerto on the violin-Giardini; To conclude with Handel's Coronation Anthem-.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Beard, Tenducci, Quilici, Miss Brent, Miss Young

16720
23 August 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Foote; Papillo-Weston; Miss Grantom-Miss Parsons.
Cast
Role: Miss Grantom Actor: Miss Parsons.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Elliot
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs McGuire.

16721
01 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Ross; Col. Briton-Smith; Don Lopez-Bennet; Don Pedro-Collins; Gibby-Shuter; Frederick-Anderson; Alguazil-Wignel; Lissardo-Dyer; Isabella-Miss Hallam; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis-Mrs Younger; Violante-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Sailor-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Dorcas-Miss Poitier; Sally-Miss Brent; with Dancing-Sodi, Maranesi, Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent
Role: with Dancing Actor: Sodi, Maranesi, Miss Poitier.

16722
22 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Performance Comment: Principals: Vernon, Norris, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young. Daphnis-Norris; Damon-Vernon; Amaryllis-Mrs Vincent; Phillis-Miss Young (Public Advertiser, 25 Oct.); The Dances-Vincent, Leppie, Lochery, Miss Baker, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Young
Role: The Dances Actor: Vincent, Leppie, Lochery, Miss Baker, Sga Giorgi.

Dance: IV: (By Desire) Hearts of Oak, as17620925

16723
05 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Falstaff's page Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Castle, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker; The Dances-Vincent, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Grimaldi, Blakes, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Castle, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker

16724
05 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ross; Bajazet-Smith, 1st time; Moneses-Dyer; Axalla-White; Selima-Miss Hallam; Arpasia-Mrs Ward; Usual Prologue-Sparks; The Original Song, To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Miss Polly Young.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: To Thee O Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Polly Young.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17621103, but The Dances-Miss Valois, Sga _Maranesi.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss Valois, Sga _Maranesi.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: The Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Miss Davies
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Miller

16725
16 December 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17621211, but The Principal Witches-Miss _Young.
Cast
Role: The Principal Witches Actor: Miss _Young.
Role: Lilliputian Colombine Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Lilliputian Harlequin Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Lilliputians Actor: Miss Ford, Miss _Froment
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: Bride Maids Actor: Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson
Role: Cherokees Actor: Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.