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Event Comment: [The young gentlewoman was Mrs Hopkins (Genest, IV, 634) and had acted at Edinburgh.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: II: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Mercato

Performance Comment: As17611107 , but a change of the Quartetto at the end of Act II.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 12 May 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Ben-Yates; Foresight-Blakes; Jeremy-Weston; Angelica-Miss Haughton; Scandal-Palmer; Tattle-King; Sir Sampson Legend-Burton; Trapland-Vaughan; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Miss Prue-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Palmer
Role: Trapland Actor: Vaughan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17611110, but reduc'd to two acts; The Minor-Dyer; Richard Wealthy-Lewis.

Dance: II: The Pedlar Trick'd, as17620107; End: The French Country Gentleman, as17611210

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years. [See 8 Dec. 1752.] Afterpiece: Not perform'd these 10 years. [See 3 Jan. 1753.] No persons can POSSIBLY be admitted behind the scenes or into the orchestra. FULL prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or The Burgomaster Trickd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Sodi; Daphne-Sga Manesiere; Followers of Daphne-Mlle Marianne, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Viviez, Mad Jansolin, Mrs Welsh, Miss Daw; Morpheus-Legg; Mystery-Baker; Silence-Mattocks; Harlequin-Miles; Burgomaster-Shuter; Boor Servant-Lalauze; Scaramouche-Gosley; Colombine-Sga Maranesi; Huntsmen-Beard, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Courts; Venus-Miss Miller; Silenus-Beard; Bacchus-Mattocks; Pan-Legg; Diana-Mrs Vernon; To Conclude with a Grand Ballet-Sodi, Sga Manesiere. Characters new Dress'd.
Event Comment: Not acted in 5 years. [See 4 Feb. 1758.] The Drummer was revived at this period at both theatres...to take advantage of the reigning weakness of the people, who went in crowds many days and nights to an Haunted House, by what was called the Cock-Lane Ghost-a delusion set on foot, and very ingeniously carried on by a girl of 12 years of age, daughter of a clerk of St Sepulchre's Church, who resided in Cock Lane near Smithfield. [The Ghost was supposed to be that of one Fanny, a gentleman's mistress buried in the church. By knockings and scratchings she supposedly haunted the girl intimating foul practices concerning her death.] It would be incredible to relate the numbers of persons of distinction that attended this delusion! many of whom treated it as a serious and most important affair...at last the girl's father and three or four others were tried in the King's Bench, found guilty' Pillioried and imprisoned. This most effectively laid the Ghost; and is the best and properest cure for every ghost that may arise hereafter. (Victor, History of the Theatres, III, 18 ff). [The theme exploited again by Garrick in The Farmer's Return from London, dl 20 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Song: II: Hearts of Oak, as17620115; End: An Occasional Ballad by Way of Epilogue, in the Character of Abigail,-Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: As17620215, but Drunken Servant-R. Smith; Peasant-Weller; In Act IV Song of Mad Bess, set to music by Henry Purcell, will be sung in Character-Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: will be sung in Character Actor: Mrs Vernon.
Role: Curio Actor: Anderson
Role: Seberto Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Event Comment: Both pieces under the Direction of Dr Arne. Mainpiece: Written by Dryden. Set to Music by Handel. Afterpiece: A Serenata of one Act set to Music by Dr Arne. N.B. Though the nightly expenses attending these performances during the Lent, will be at least equal to any on the like occasion, the Prices will be only Boxes 7s. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. and the Upper Gallery 2s. To begin as usual. Subscriptions will continue through the Lent to be taken at Three Guineas, for which the Subscribers shall receive Twelve Box tickets to be used at pleasure, till all are come in, which tickets may be had at Dr Arne's in the Piazza, next the Church, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Music: I: Concerto on Violincello-Siprutini; II: Concerto on German Flute-Florio

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Comedy [anon.] in 2 Acts. [A moral Prologue is included with Larpent MS 209.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Benvolio Actor: Davis.

Afterpiece Title: The Love Match

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Dyer, Clarke, Mattocks, Hull, Dunstall, Anderson, Bennet, Cushing, Miss Miller, Mrs Green; Prologue-Smith; Epilogue in character-Mrs Green. [Parts were: Thoughtless, Friendly, Modish, Castparts, Mortgage, Parchment, Whiffler, Ranter, Sg Caponi, Sg Screechi, Sg Scrapo, Sg Caperini, Lady Bellari, Mrs Thoughtless, Sga Trilli, Sga Squealini, Servants, Recruits, Bailiff, Porter (Larpent MS 209).]Parts were: Thoughtless, Friendly, Modish, Castparts, Mortgage, Parchment, Whiffler, Ranter, Sg Caponi, Sg Screechi, Sg Scrapo, Sg Caperini, Lady Bellari, Mrs Thoughtless, Sga Trilli, Sga Squealini, Servants, Recruits, Bailiff, Porter (Larpent MS 209).]
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 5 May 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A la mode

Performance Comment: Lord Hardy-Holland, first time; Camply-O'Brien; Trim-Yates; Lord Brumpton-Bransby; Trusty-Burton; Puzzle-Blakes; Tom-Vaughan; Sable-Moody; Cabinet-Scrase; Mrs Fardingale-Mrs Bradshaw; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Lady Harriet-Miss Bride, first time; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Palmer; Tattleaid-Mrs Bennet; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lord Hardy Actor: Holland, first time

Song: III: Hearts of Oak-. [See17620209]

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Reduc'd to two acts. After which (being particularly desired) will be performed the New Serenata, composed by Dr Arne in honour of the late Royal Nuptials

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Music: As17620305

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Farce written by Mrs Clive not acted in 9 years. [See 19 April 1755.] Now with Alterations and Additional Scenes in which will be introduc'd Part of an Italian Burletta. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send servants by 3 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal or Bayes in Petticoats

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

Dance: %New Dutch Comic Dance, as17610925

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. No Building on the Stage. Mrs Palmer? did not act (Winston MS 9). Mainpiece: Advertised as for the last time this season. Tickets deliver'd for Romeo and Juliet will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal or The Tars of Old England

Related Works
Related Work: The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England Author(s): Tobias Smollett

Song: I: Hearts of Oak-. [See17620209]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17611109, but reduc'd to two acts: Shift, Smirk, Mrs Cole, Epilogue-King; Minor-Holland; Lucy-Mrs Hopkins.

Entertainment: I: King (for this night only) will present the Public with a Serio-Comic, Satiric, Prophetic, Poetic Oration, call'd The Brass Prophecy or News Ten Years Hence-King; End Farce, By Particular Desire: The Picture of the Playhouse or Bucks Have at ye All-King

Dance: IV: A New Hornpipe-Miss Baker. *uöfidl After: The Farmer's Return from London. As17620329

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Disfatta Di Dario

Performance Comment: At the end of Act III: Chorus by Handel in Alexander-.
Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years. [See 27 Sept. 1754.] No building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd for Thursday the 15th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Shuter, first time; Constant-Ross; Heartfree-Smith; Col. Bully-Beard (with songs in character); Razor-Dyer; Lord Rake-Davies; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Lessingham; Mademoiselle-Mrs Vernon, first time; Lady Brute-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: New Comic Dance,%Les Sabotiers-Sodi, Sga Mansiere, Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17620105, but Beatrice-Miss Pope, first time; In Act II, a Minuet in the Masquerade Dance,-Noverre, Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17620424 but Rosin-Fox; a New Epilogue in Character-Miss Pope.
Event Comment: Benefit for Wood, sub-treasurer and Widow Cross. No building on Stage. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [See 5 Dec. 1755.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Holland, first time; Clodio-O'Brien, first time; Charino-Weston; Angelina-Mrs Davies; Elvira-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa-Miss Haughton; Governor-Bransby; Don Duart-Kennedy; Sancho-Clough; Page-Mas. Kennedy; Don Choleric-Yates; Monsieur-Blakes; Antonio-Burton; Jaques-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Holland, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Vincent; IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Song: III: Miss Young; End: Mrs Vincent

Event Comment: No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: With alterations and an additional scene acted but once these 9 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle Or The Way To Win A Widow

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Palmer; Col. Manly-Holland; Aspin-Yates; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Clarinda-Mrs Bennet; Sir Amorous Vainwit-King; Vulture-Philips; Butler-Bransby; Necessary-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Outside-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Manly Actor: Holland
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: As17620322 but Principal Characters-Mrs Bennet, Mrs _Vincent.

Dance: II: New Hornpipe-Miss Baker; IV: The Cow Keepers, as17611215

Event Comment: Benefit for Lee. With the Original Act Tunes as adapted to the play by David Rizzio. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd by Mathews and Miss Capitani will be taken. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: Holland
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Burton
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: TTwo Comic Dances-Mas. Roger, Miss Capitani; End I Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Capitani

Song: I: The Lark's Shrill Note-Mrs Vincent

Entertainment: fter the play, By Particular Desire, the Scene of Lady Pentweazle from Foote's Taste. Lady Pentweazle-King, first time

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignel and Mrs Abeg. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. No Building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Counterfeit

Song: IV: By Desire, the Song With Horns and Hounds, in the character of Diana -Mrs Abeg (From Apollo and Daphne)

Entertainment: H$Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter (for the last time this Season)

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Lewis, Dibdin. Hussey, Miss Cokayne. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 18 May 1757.] Tickets deliver'd by Rawlins, Dufour, and Mrs Gwinn, and others will be accepted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: The Pierrots-Hussey, Dufour; End: The Taylors, as17620107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: ct I ofTaste

Performance Comment: Lady Pentweazel-Foote; To which is united an additional act, Tragedy a-la-Mode.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Paris-Lee; Tibalt-Blakes; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; With the Funeral Procession. The Vocal Parts-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Others; In Act I, a Masquerade Danceproper to the Play,-Vincent, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: O'Blunder (with song in character)-Moody; Loveless-Fawcett; Isabel-Miss Reed; Marquis-Blakes.
Event Comment: JJackson's 2nd appearance on this stage. Mainpiece: Not acted for 10 years. [See 22 Feb. 1753.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Lord Guilford Dudley-Jackson; Pembroke-Holland, 1st time; Gardiner-Havard; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Yates, 1st time; Gates-Castle; Lieutenant-Fox; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs Bennet; Officer-Ackman; Northumberland-Burton; Suffolk-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Pembroke Actor: Holland, 1st time
Role: Northumberland Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: IV: The Sabotiers, as17621013