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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith

Music: I: Solo on Violin-Barthelemon; II: Concerto on French Horn-Sg Spandau

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzuma

Cast
Role: Gonzalez Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzuma

Cast
Role: Gonzalez Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Mrs Macklin Actor: Mrs Gardner.
Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. Mainpiece: Never acted there. Charges #69 12s. 6d. Profit to Woodward #121 2s. 6d., plus #44 10s. from tickets (Box 178) (Account Book). The several Musical Pieces performed last night at Covent Garden, were very agreeably received by a numerous Audience. The well contrasted variety of the Compositions in which each performer exerted their [highest] excellency had the most pleasing effect. Dr Arne's elegant Serenata, as well as the Thunder Ode, composed by Mr Michael Arne, met with the greatest Applause. The Performance will be repeated on Wednesday Next (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #190 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Monologue: Interlude.IV: Will be introduc'd an Interlude of Music and Dancing, call'd The Contention of Wit and Wealth. Plutus-Reinhold; Wit-Mrs Wewitzer; the Dance-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Related Works
Related Work: A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: V: Comic Dance-Daigville, Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, his scholars

Entertainment: End Dance: , for second time, and by way of Epilogue will deliver The Wishing Cap-King. [See17730323]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Related Works
Related Work: The Gamesters Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris

Dance: End: A New Dance, in which will be introduced a Quadrille-Daigville, Giorgi, Atkins, Grimaldi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi, Mrs Sutton, Mme Daigville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Entertainment: End: (For the last time this season) The Wishing Cap-King. [See17730323]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Clytus-Clarke; Lysimachus-Hull; Hephestion-Wroughton; Cassander-Gardner; Thessalus-R. Smith; Polyperchon-Perry; Roxana-Miss Miller; Parisatis-Miss Pearce; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Statira-Mrs Hartley (first time); Triumphal Entry into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Cassander Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End II: New Dance, as17730206

Event Comment: Benefit for Aickin. Last time of performing Mainpiece this season. Paid Mr Frederick for Men's cloaths #3 3s.; Mrs Garwood's Bill #7 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #158 3s. Charges: #65. Profits to F. Aickin: #93 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquor

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Smith; Morton-Clarke; Cecil-Hull; Davison-Perry; Giffard-Gardner; Douglas-Miss Macklin; Queen Elizabeth-Miss Miller; Queen Mary-Mrs Bulkley, being their first appearance in those characters.
Cast
Role: Giffard Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Entertainment: Epilogue End: (By Particular Desire) New Occasional Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley

Dance: Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley (playbill) Fisher, Mrs Bulkley (Public Advertiser)

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston. Mainpiece: By Desire. Tickets deliver'd for A Comedy will be taken. Paid 6 days salary list at #86 14s. 7d. per diem, #520 7s. 6d.; Mr G. Garrick on acct #50; Rec'd from Sinking Fund #45; Stopages #15 17s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #149 9s. Charges: #64 12s. Profits to Weston: #84 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Foigard Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Duncan Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Gardner

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks; Dance-Aldridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: I: A Minuet-Daigville, Sga Daigville; II: New Comic Dance-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville; III: A Louvre, Minuet-Two of Daigville's Scholars; V: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Lutte Marine-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville, Daigville's scholars, in which Daigville will introduce a Pas de trois and a Mungo Dance, accompanied by the Tambourine, with variations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: II: A New Grand Turkish Dance, composed by Froment in which-Mrs Sutton will dance the character of a Sultana; IV: By Particular Desire. The Louvre and Minuet, also the Dauphin Minuet-Froment, Mrs Sutton, his scholar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Song: II: A New Cantata by Hook-DuBellamy; IV: [Duett] Sweet is the Breath of Morn [by Milton-Miss Brown, DuBellamy

Dance: III: The Whim, as17730426

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Garcia Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Monologue: 1773 5 11 After the Play: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. True Blue-Davies; Lieut.-Bannister; Careful-Wright; Nancy-Mrs Wrighten; In which will be introduced a Hornpipe-Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Cassander Actor: Gardner

Monologue: 1773 5 11 True Blue. As 20 April, but Principal Parts-DuBellamy, _Mattocks, Mrs +Baker, Mrs _Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Gardner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Ballet: I: The Drunken Peasant. Drunken Peasant-Atkins; Clown-Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Related Works
Related Work: Cymon Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: End: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Jacobs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Related Works
Related Work: Miss in her Teens Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Event Comment: Whitson Eve-No Play (Treasurer's Book). Paid 5 day's salary at #86 14s. 7d. per diem, #433 12s. 11d.; Mrs Weston 2 nights in Inst. of Garter, 5s.; Rec'd from Mr S. Barry's Bag #130 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None