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16801
13 February 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John Or The Libertine Destroyd

Performance Comment: John-Mills; Jacomo-Macklin; Lopez-Ridout; Antonio-Winstone; Octavio-Ray; Francisco-Shepard; Hermit-Woodburn; Peasants-Yates, Reed; Statue-Taswell; Father's Ghost-Raftor; Flora-Miss Thynne; Flavia-Mrs Walter; Clara-Mrs Bennet; 1st Wife-Miss Karver; 2d Wife-Mrs Thompson; 3d Wife-Mrs Vallois; 4th Wife-Mrs Marshall; 5th Wife-Miss Woodman; 6th Wife-Mrs Egerton; Leonora-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Thynne
Role: 1st Wife Actor: Miss Karver
Role: 5th Wife Actor: Miss Woodman

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Queen of Gipsies Actor: Miss Jones

Song: Proper to the Play.The Musick by Mr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Miss Jones, others

Performance Comment: The Musick by Mr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Miss Jones, others.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Arne, Miss Jones, others.

Dance: Mainpiece:IV: Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Cook, Davenport, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Davenport; In V: Dance of Furies-Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

16802
23 August 1740 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephalus With The Death Of Procris

Performance Comment: Cephalus-Parry; Procris-Miss Atherton; Aurora-Mrs Brooth; Neptune-Watson; Cupid-Master Ferg.
Cast
Role: Procris Actor: Miss Atherton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Colombine-Mrs Phillips; Squire Shallow-Middleton; Noodle-Closon; Tragedy-Adams, Mrs Spiller, Mrs Lax; Comedy-Sunderland, Harrolt, Jones; Milkmaids-Miss Rogers, Mlle Closson, Miss Man, Mrs Middleton; Conjuror, Savoyard-Parry.
Cast
Role: Milkmaids Actor: Miss Rogers, Mlle Closson, Miss Man, Mrs Middleton

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips; Hornpipe-Phillips; The Parting Lovers-Phillips

Song: TThe Maid's Wish-Mrs Phillips; A song by Lampe-Parry in Praise of Admiral Vernon upon his taking Chagre Castle

16803
24 November 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17401022, but Macheath-Lowe; Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Turbutt; Mat-Cashell; Filch-Raftor; Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin; Ben Budge-Ridout; Jemmy Twitcher-Ray; Crookfingered Jack-Leigh; Nimming Ned-Wright; Wat Dreary-Vaughan; Beggar-Winstone; Player-Woodburn; Jenny Diver-Miss Karver; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Wright; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Bennet; Dolly Trull-Mrs Penkethman; Molly Brazen-Mrs Sampson; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Woodman; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Karver
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Miss Woodman

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreckd

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Peasants Actor: Weeks, Carney, Leigh, Mrs Penkethman, Miss Woodman, Miss Story

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-Vaughan

16804
29 December 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: See17401104, but Harlequin-Lun; Infernal Spirit-Leveridge; Furies-Haughton, Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Leander-Salway; Shade of Hero-Miss Young; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley; Tumblers-James, Anderson; Harlequin-Villeneuve; Pierot-Richardson; Mezzetin-Delagarde; Scaramouch-Dupre; Harlequin Woman-Miss Oates; Pierot Woman-Lestrade; Mezzetin Woman-Mrs LeBrun; Scaramouch Woman-Mrs Villeneuve.
Cast
Role: Shade of Hero Actor: Miss Young
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Oates
Role: Harlequin Woman Actor: Miss Oates

16805
21 January 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Aimwell-Hale; Bonniface-Mullart; Foigard-Rosco; Sullen-Bridgwater; Gibbet-Neale; Sir Charles-Salway; Dorinda-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Bountiful-Mrs James; Cherry-Mrs Vincent; Gipsey-Miss Horsington; Scrub-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Merlins Cave

Performance Comment: Endymion-Rochetti; Chasseurs-Rheinhold, Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Janno; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Haughton; Mercury-Salway; Doctor-Bencraft; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Pierot-Lalauze (who has not performed upon that theatre these three years).
Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Miss Burgess, Miss Davis

Dance: Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

16806
17 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: See17410207, but Endymion-Salway; Chasseurs-Reinhold, Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Merlin-Leveridge; Tyrolean Dance-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto-Janno; Neptune-Dupre; Pan-Richardson; Hercules-Delagarde; Apollo-Villeneuve; Mars-Haughton; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Pierot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Miss Burgess, Miss Davis

Dance: LLes Savoyards-Villeneuve, Signora Barberini; Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

16807
19 February 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or Merlin The British Enchanter

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Marshall; Oswald-Giffard; Merlin-Paget; Osmond-Crisp; Grimbald-Yates; Conon-Blakes; Aurelius-Crofts; Albanact-Dunstall; Guillamar-Naylor; Philidel-Mrs Dunstall; Emmeline-Mrs Giffard; Matilda-Miss Hippisley; In which will be performed the Original Musick by the late ingenious Mr Henry Purcel-Paget, Touchbury, Hemings, Hemskirk, Mrs Jones, Miss Medina; Venus-Mrs Dunstall; Cupid-Master Nanfan; with the dances-Shawford, Olbediston, Vaughan, Marr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Yates, Mrs Vallois, Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Mr Henry Purcel Actor: Paget, Touchbury, Hemings, Hemskirk, Mrs Jones, Miss Medina
Role: with the dances Actor: Shawford, Olbediston, Vaughan, Marr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Yates, Mrs Vallois, Miss Hippisley.

16808
03 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Student or The Fall of Pantomime With the Restoration of the Drama

Performance Comment: Harlequin Student-Yates; Colombine-Miss Hippisley; Mons Venterbleau-Peterson; Mynheer Van Grub-Julian; Tenebroso-Touchbury; Old Shepherd-Marr; Nurse-Olbeldiston; 1st Watchman-Dunstall; 2d Watchman-Charles; 1st Countryman-Dunstall; 2d Countryman-Crofts; 3d Countryman-Nelson; 4th Countryman-Naylor; Pierot-Shawford; John Trott-Dove; with a Grotesque Dance between Punch, Pierot and Scaramouch-Shawford, Vaughan, Olbeldiston; the whole to Conclude with a Representation of Shakespear's Monument-, as lately Erected; Jupiter-Crispe; Mars-Touchbury; Mercury-Brett; Cupid-Master Nanfan; Minerva-Miss Jones; Melpomene-Mrs Lamball; Thalia-Miss Medina; Ganymede-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Minerva Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Thalia Actor: Miss Medina

16809
03 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17410228, but Amazons-Miss _Oates, Mrs Delagarde.
Cast
Role: Amazons Actor: Miss _Oates, Mrs Delagarde.
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington, Miss Burgess, Miss Davis
Role: with Sailors Actor: Villeneuve, Miss Oates.

Dance: LLes Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

16810
22 August 1741 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Duke Or The Conjurors Bastard With The Comical Humours Of Captain Tipple

Performance Comment: Conjuror's Bastard-Chapman; Duke Lavinio-Winstone; Mago-Cross; Prince Brunetto-Ware; Barberino-Bembridge; Alberto-Richards; Captain-Spackman; Clout-Gray; Flout-Clough; Isabella-Mrs Cross; Prudentia-Miss Ferguson; Flametta-Miss Dodson; 1st Widow-Mrs Taylor; 2d Widow-Mrs Powel; Miss Sol@Fa-Mrs Booth; Drunken Captain-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Dodson
Role: Miss Sol@Fa Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Matrimonial Squabble or A Cure for Jealousy

Ballet: TThe Infernals (Grand Ballet). 1st Fury-Bencraft; Attendants-Clough, Richards, Gray, Wright, Bembridge, Spackman

16811
17 September 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Macklin; Clerimont-Mills; Frederick-Havard; Ramilie-Cross; James-Turbutt; Decoy-Ray; List-Woodburn; Sparkle-Leigh; Furnish-Raftor; Harriet-Mrs Butler; Mariana-Mrs Mills; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Egerton; Wheedle-Miss Bennet; Lappet-Mrs Clive; in which will be introduc'd a song call'd The Life of a Beau-.
Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Winstone; Miller-Shepard; Dick-Havard; Peggy-Miss Brunette; Margery-Miss Bennet; Kate-Miss Woodman; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Woodman

16812
26 January 1742 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss E. Hippisley, her first appearance on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Aesop-W. Giffard; Irishman-Yates; Drunken Man-Giffard; Frenchman-Blakes; Beau-Peterson; Miss Lucy-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley.

16813
26 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17420125, but Bayes-Garrick; Other Characters-Shepard, _Taswell, Mrs Bennet added, Mrs Ridout omitted, Miss _Cole, Miss +Minors.
Cast
Role: Other Characters Actor: Shepard, _Taswell, Mrs Bennet added, Mrs Ridout omitted, Miss _Cole, Miss +Minors.

Dance: The Mechels

16814
07 October 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Mills; Smith-Berry; other characters-Macklin, Havard, Yates, Blakes, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Green, Turbutt, Winstone, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Cibber, Mrs Ridout, Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Leigh; Vocal Parts-Beard, Lowe, Raftor, Ray; With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Macklin, Havard, Yates, Blakes, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Green, Turbutt, Winstone, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Cibber, Mrs Ridout, Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Leigh

Song: I: Songs-Beard

Music: III: Concerto-Veracini

Dance: II: Peasant Dance, as17420921; IV: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921

16815
22 November 1742 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Young Fashion-Hale; Foppington-Woodward; Worthy-Bridgwater; Lory-Chapman; Coupler-Hippisley; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Miss Hoyden-Miss Hippisley; Berinthia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17421120; Grand Ballet, as17421108; Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17421120

16816
07 December 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17421102, but other characters-Miss Wright, Miss _Cibber.
Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Miss Wright, Miss _Cibber.

Dance: I: Peasant Dance, as17420921; III: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129

16817
06 December 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-W. Giffard; Johnson-Mills; others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Gray, Usher, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With Additional Reinforcements of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Gray, Usher, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright

16818
10 May 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Macklin; Lappet-Mrs Macklin; Frederick-Townly; Clerimont-Craggs; Ramilie-Penington; Cook-French; Sparkle-Grant; Decoy-Nelson; Furnish-Harder; List-Kemp; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Townly; Wheedle-Miss Jarvis; Mariana-Miss Talbot; Harriet-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Jarvis
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Talbot
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Macklin; Sir Jasper-French; Charlotte-Miss Jarvis; Leander-Newman; Hellebore-Clark; James-Nelson; Harry-Townly; Dorcas-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Jarvis

16819
19 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Bridges; Johnson-Cross; Other-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Phillips, Neale, Leigh, Winstone, Green, Woodburn, Ray, Usher, Wright, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With the Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Other Actor: Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Phillips, Neale, Leigh, Winstone, Green, Woodburn, Ray, Usher, Wright, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Cast
Role: Harlequin's Child Actor: Miss Yates

16820
22 November 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Chamont-Quin; Castalio-Ryan; Polydore-Hale; Acasto-Ridout; Chaplain-Chapman; Ernesto-Rosco; Serina-Mrs Hale; Page-Miss Morrison; Monimia-a Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage [i.e., Miss George Ann Bellamy, whose first appearance was 27 March 1742, cg].i.e., Miss George Ann Bellamy, whose first appearance was 27 March 1742, cg].
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Morrison

Dance: As17441117

16821
02 February 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17441027, but Page-Miss Macklin; Serina-Miss Budgell; Florella-Miss Minors; Ernesto-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Budgell
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Cast
Role: Rosamond Actor: Miss Young

Dance: IV: New Shepherd's Dance-Muilment

16822
10 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Music

Performance Comment: Part I Overture to Samson-; Airs: Total Eclipse in Samson-Beard; Preso al Caro amato Cido in Meraspe-Sga Galli; Return O God of Hosts from Samson-Miss Robinson; Myself I Shall Adore in Semele-Sga Francesina; Del Minacciar del Vento in Otho-Reinhold; Part II Concerto-Weideman; Airs: Per Pieta nell' Incostanza Delusa-Sga Frasi; O Ruddier than the Cherry in Acis and Galatea-Reinhold; O Sleep in Semele-Sga Francesina; Concerto-Sga Caporale; Air: Dirti ben Mio in Alexander in Persia-Miss Robinson; Part III Concerto-Miller; Airs: Tremende oscure atroci in Meraspe-Sga Galli; Why does the God of Israel Sleep in Samson-Beard; Scherza Quest' Alma Mia del Sig Lampugnani-Sga Frasi; Concerto-Vincent; Trio in Acis and Galatea-Sga Francesina, Miss Robinson, Reinhold; Handel's Grand Sonata-.
Cast
Role: Return O God of Hosts from Samson Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Dirti ben Mio in Alexander in Persia Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Trio in Acis and Galatea Actor: Sga Francesina, Miss Robinson, Reinhold

16823
05 June 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17450418 but Sir Francis-Morgan; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard ; John Moody-Bridges; Miss Jenny-Miss Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Cross; Manly-Cashell; Basset-Chapman; Constable-Gray; Trusty-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: I: Cantata-Lowe; III, IV: Beard

16824
08 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Cashell; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Basset-Chapman; Lady Grace-Mrs Hale; Squire Richard-James; Lady Wronghead-Mrs James; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Miss Jenny-Miss Hippisley; Myrtilla-Mrs Dunstall; Trusty-Mrs Bland; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

16825
16 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake Or The Wifes Resentment

Performance Comment: Lord George-Cibber; Lord Wronglove-Hale; Sir Friendly-Cashell; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Horton; Lady Gentle-Mrs Hale; Miss Notable-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Miss Notable Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: 2nd Follower Actor: Miss Vandersluys
Role: Air Actor: Villeneuve, Miss Vandersluys
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