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Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Falkner. Tickets deliver'd for the 16th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Falkner
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Young

Song: I: Go Rose-Miss Falkner; II: Italian Song-Miss Falkner; III: Softly sweet in Lydian Measures, The Prince unable to conceal his Pain out of the Oratorio of Alexander's Feast-Miss Falkner; IV: Cantata set by Arne-Miss Falkner

Dance: As17510117

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Hillyard. Receipts: #46 17s. Charges: #63. Deficiency cover'd by tickets, #105 9s. (boxes 170; pit 279; gallery 211). Rec'd from John Rich, #100, being part of the sum paid to Mr Finny on account of the New Building (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: II: Prussian Sailors-Master Settree, Miss Twist (Scholars to Mr Settree); III: Comic Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; IV: Roast Beef of Old England or The Antigallican-Leppie, Miss Hilliard; V: A Grotesque Minuet-Leppie, Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis, Roberts, Redman, Miss Twist. None admitted behind Scenes. Tickets deliverd by Murden, Mrs Godwin, will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As17641011, but Petit-Murden; Bizarre-Miss Macklin, 1st time; Four Bravo's-_Dunstall, Lewis.
Cast
Role: Bizarre Actor: Miss Macklin, 1st time
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Allen

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Song: I: By Particular Desire a Song, 1st time-Miss Twist

Dance: II: A New Turkish Dance-Lariviere (his 1st appearance on English stage); III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist, Miss Wilford; IV: A New Dance call'd The Lost Picture-Lariviere, Miss Wilford; End: A Minuet-Dumai, Miss Twist

Event Comment: Benefit for Richards and Reeves. Price 3s. Miss Esser's tickets will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Entertainment: Vocal parts-Miss Harper, Miss Catley, Miss Esser; who will accompany her songs and play a Solo on the violin-Miss Esser; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Solo on Violin (Giardini)-a Pupil of Mr Reeves, only ten years old, his first appearance in public

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17750419 but Miranda-Miss Macklin; Isabinda-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd The Nosegay-Rudd (2nd appearance), Miss Matthews [See dl 27 April 1767]; IV: Minuets, Allemandes, Cotillions-Dumay, Hussey, King, Merrifield, Miss Matthews, Miss Brown, Miss Ross, Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, a young Lady[, scholar to Dumay [See17740518]; End: The Enchantress, as17750201

Performance Comment: Holland, Miss Armstrong, a young Lady[, scholar to Dumay [See17740518]; End: The Enchantress, as17750201.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Catley. Public Advertiser, 10 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Catley, No. 115, Jermyn-street, St. James's. Account-Book, 3 Apr.: Paid Miss Catley in full for salary to 31st March #210. Receipts: #290 4s. 6d. (209.7.6; tickets: 80.17.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Hearty-Reinhold; Vincent-Mattocks; Hilliard-Wordsworth; Springlove-Whitfield; Oliver-Robson; Randal-Thompson; Oldrents-Booth; Justice Clack-Quick; Meriel-Miss Brown; Amie-Mrs Morton; Rachel-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: 1st Bacchant Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: In II: the original Crutch Dance-[This was danced in all subsequent performances]

Song: With additional songs, Ellen@a@Roon-Miss Catley, Miss Brown; Afterpiece: With Push about the Jorum, with an additional verse,-Miss Catley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Cast
Role: Miss Tabitha Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Miss Eliza Sturdy Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Miss Sukey Actor: Mrs Taylor.

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Wood

Performance Comment: [Characters by Palmer, Bannister, Bensley, R. Palmer, Master Gregson, Bannister Jun., Cubitt, Bland, Johnson, Lyons, Abbott, Brown, Master Danby, Master Watherhouse, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Taylor, Miss S.] D'Egville, Mrs Webb, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Powell, Miss Hale, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Masters, Mrs Gaudry. [Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1792): Julian-Palmer; Pytheon-Bannister; Orion-Bensley; Etheldred-R. Palmer; Cymbriel-Master Gregson; Owen-Bannister Jun.; Transit-Mrs Bland; Sylphina-Miss DeCamp; AEtheria-Mrs Taylor; Spirit-Miss [S.] D'Egville; Bridget-Mrs Webb; Una-Mrs Kemble; other Characters-Cubitt, Bland, Johnson, Lyons, Abbott, Brown, Master Danby, Master Waterhouse, Mrs Powell, Miss Hale, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Masters, Mrs Gaudry.

Dance: In 2nd piece: the Dances (under direction of D'Egville,)-Whitmell, Keys, George D'Egville, Lewis D'Egville, Master Whitmell, Master Chatterley, Master Menage, Master Webb, Mrs Haskey, Miss DeCamp, Miss E. Menage, Miss F?. D'Egville, Miss Jacobs, Miss Haskey, Miss Standen, Miss Menage

Performance Comment: Menage, Miss F?. D'Egville, Miss Jacobs, Miss Haskey, Miss Standen, Miss Menage.
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson, the Dancer, and Miss Robinson Jr, the Page in The Orphan. At the particular Desire of Persons of Quality. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17250909, but With a new Prologue , in Boy's Clothes, Epilogue by Mr Welsted;-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: ; Actor: Miss Robinson Jr.
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Tynte

Dance: I: Passacaille-Miss Robinson; II: Peirette-Mrs Brett; III: Polonese-Miss Robinson, Rainton; IV: Harlequin-Rainton; V: Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson

Music: II: Serenade on Violin-Roger , to his Mistress in the Character of Pierot

Event Comment: Benefit the Two Sisters, Miss Robinson the Dancer, and Miss Robinson Jr, Captain of the Lilliputians. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Wishwell Actor: Miss Tenoe.

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Performance Comment: As17270419 but with a Prologue-; and a new Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Select Pieces-; End II: The 8th Concerto of Corelli-; IV: The 5th Concerto of Corelli-

Dance: I: A new Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson; III: A new Chacone-Essex, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson, others; V: A new Pastoral-Miss Robinson; End Farce: Pieraites-Roger, Mrs Brett

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Warren and Miss Holliday. Receipts: money #21 0s. 6d.; tickets #100 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 22 by money and 269 by tickets; stage, 6 by money; pit, 27 by money and 128 by tickets; slips, 2 by money; first gallery, 34 by money and 144 by Tickets; second gallery, 58 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17271215, but Balance-Quin; Rose-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Holliday.

Dance: End I: Milk Maids Dance with Garlands-; III: Nivelon, Poitier, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Song: I: The Milk Maid's Song-Miss Warren; II: In the Pleasant Month of May-; L'Amorche Peste Sento-; IV: Gently Touch the Warbling Lyre, Si Caro Cara Si-Miss Warren; V: Fie Ho-Salway, Miss Warren

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward, Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham. At the Desire of several eminent Citizens. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17330112, but Sylvia-Mrs Hamilton; Lucy-Miss Wherrit; Setter-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Wherrit

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17330402 A new Epilogue by way of Dialogue by Woodward-Woodward, Miss Wherrit.
Cast
Role: Woodward Actor: Woodward, Miss Wherrit.

Dance: MMasqueraders-Vallois, Mrs Bullock; A new Scotch Dance-Miss Wherrit; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

Event Comment: RRylands MS.: Benefit for Numberers &c, Mrs Marshall, Miss Lee, Miss Budgell, Miss Wright, Miss Cole, and Mr Walker. Tickets deliver'd out by Edwards, Owen, Brooks, Rumball, and others will be taken. Receipts: #120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17420421, but Valentine-Havard; Prue-Miss Lee; No Occasional Epilogue. No Occasional Epilogue.
Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Lee

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: IV: Celladon and Phyllis-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; V: The Medley of Jokes-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Miss Ferguson. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #37 1s. Charges: #63. Dunstall paid the whole deficiency of #25 19s. from his tickets: #140 5s. (boxes 108; pit 685; gallery 105). Miss Ferguson cleared from her tickets #20 15s. (boxes 1; pit 68; gallery 103) (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Cast
Role: Philadelphia Actor: Miss Condill
Role: Prudence Actor: Miss Sledge

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: A Tambourine-Miss Vallois; a Comic Ballet-Guerin, Lucas, Rochford, Dumay, Gosly, Miss Dawson, Miss Viviez, Mrs Guerin, Mlle Jansolin

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mariet, Mrs Petit, and Miss Valcour. Tickets deliver'd by Hayes, Perry, Brownsmith, Miss Twist, and others will be taken. Receipts: #190 (Cross). Tickets to 12 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: 1st Recruit Actor: Yates
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Miss Simson

Dance: I: The German Hunters, as17580916; III: A New Dutch Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist, Master Blagden; End: By Particular Desire, the Louvre-Setree, Miss Twist; Minuet-Settree, Miss Twist

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wilford. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 30 Sept. 1761.] Last time of performing till the holidays. Charges #64 10s. [Profit to Miss Wilford #36 plus #130 16s. from tickets (Box 353; Pit 261; Gallery 34).] (Account Book). Paid Cooper (printer) #44 13s. 2d. (Account Book). Receipts: #100 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Dyer; Strickland-Ross; Frankly-Mattocks; Bellamy-Clarke; Jack Meggot-Lewes; Tester-Morgan; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Mattocks; Lucetta-Mrs Pitt; Jacintha-Miss Macklin; Clarinda-Miss Wilford; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters in the play.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: the Dancing Actor: Miss Daw.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford [see17641001]; To conclude with the Original Dance[, in the characters of an Old Man and Old Woman-Arnauld, Miss Poitier; III: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Wilford

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Ogilvie and Miss Twist. Charges #67 11s. Profit to each #9 6d., plus income from tickets: Miss Ogilvie, #43 16s. (Box 90; Pit 98; Gallery 66); Miss Twist, #51 11s. (Box 118; Pit 83; Gallery 96). Paid Jack (blacksmith) #47 7s.; Wright (glazier) #8; Younger for writing parts #7 5s. 4d. Receipts: #85 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17740113, but Isabinda-a Young Lady, first appearance that stage; Miranda-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Ogilvie.
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: II: The Whim (1st time this season) [but see17740416-Aldridge, Miss Twist; IV: An Allemande-Aldridge, Miss Twist

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 3 May, but Dance-Blurton; Principal Parts-Mrs _Baker, Miss Twist

Performance Comment: End: True Blue. As 3 May, but Dance-Blurton; Principal Parts-Mrs _Baker, Miss Twist.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Sherry & Sga Crespi. Tickets delivered by Harwood will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years [see 31 Mar.]. Public Advertiser, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Sherry, at Nicholl's, Baker, Bridge's-street, Covent Garden; of Sga Crespi, Poland-street, opposite the Back Door of the Pantheon. Receipts: #257 0s. 6d. (91.14.0; 23.0.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 142.6.0) (charge: #70 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17761125, but Lady Macduff-Miss Platt; Lady Macbeth-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Miss Sherry.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Capt. LeBrush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Parsons; Frenchman-Baddeley; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-Lamash [Public Advertiser: Wheeler]; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; Williams-Wrighten; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Maria-Miss Platt; Melpomene-Miss Stageldoir; Mrs Doggerel-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Melpomene Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Mrs Doggerel Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End II: a New Pastoral Ballet, composed by Helme, The Garden of Love-Helme, Sga Crespi, Miss Armstrong, Sga Ricci; End: Chaconne-Sga Crespi

Song: original Music by Matthew Locke-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith, Gaudry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Field

Dance: Pastoral Interlude of Singing and Dancing-

Song: II: Music-Linley; Pastoral Interlude of Singing and Dancing-; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett. [The Music by Linley; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett (see text). This was included in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [The Music by Linley; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett (see text). This was included in all subsequent performances.]
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Desnoyer, Mrs Younger, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith; A new Pasacaile-Miss Tenoe

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson, the Dancer. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Prologue: in The Poems of Henry Carey, p. 65. Epilogue: Written by Mr Welsted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17241113, but Pedro-Thurmond; With a new Prologue, Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr , who acted the Part of Princess Elizabeth by Anna Bullen , and the Duke of York in Richard the Third.

Dance: End I: Polonese-Miss Robinson, Rainton; III: A new Passacaille-Miss Robinson; V: A New Comic Dance-Miss Robinson, Rainton

Music: II: 2d Concerto of Corelli-; IV: Select Piece with Hautboys and Flutes-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Brett and Miss Lindar. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Dance: End I: Saraband-Miss Brett Boval's Scholar; III: Pastoral-Miss Brett, Master Lally; IV: The Little Harlequin-Master Lally, Miss Brett; La Pierraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

Event Comment: Benefit Miss LaTour, Mrs Rowe, and others. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #22 2s. 6d.; tickets #104 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Dance to Tamo Tanto-Miss LaTour; Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; A new Entry-Dupre, Miss LaTour; Myrtillo-DuPre, Mrs Pelling, DuPre Jr, Miss LaTour, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Glover and Miss LaTour. Receipts: money #30 11s.; tickets #131 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: SSince Times are so Bad (Henry Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

Dance: SSaraband-Glover, Miss LaTour; Louvre, Minuet-Glover, Mlle Salle; A new Grand Dance-Glover, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Miss Pelling, Mrs Ogden; in which Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Poitier

Event Comment: Afterpiece: a Tragi-Comi-Farcical Opera. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] Admission: 3s., 2s., 1s. N.B. None will be admitted under the full Price

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer; or, The Amours of Harlequin and Miss Cadiere

Performance Comment: Father Girard-Rosco; Harlequin-Giffard; Dominico-Jenkins; Father Burn-Miller; Lucifer-Huddy; Judges-Bardin, Morgan; Father to Miss Cadiere-Colett; Miss Cadiere (Colombine)-Mrs Roberts; Lady Abbess-Mrs Palmer; Mother to Miss Cadiere-Mrs Tollet; Witches-Excell, Jenkins, Bardin, Miss Wherrit.
Event Comment: Benefit Houghton and Miss LaTour. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #23 8s. 6d.; tickets #180 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Charles-Walker; Marplot-Chapman; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Sir Jealous-Ogden; Miranda-Miss Holiday; Isabinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Holiday

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Kitty-Miss Hollyday.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Hollyday.

Dance: I: Louvre-Vallois; II: Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour; III: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; IV: A new French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: The Furlong, Minuet-Poitier, Miss LaTour