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Event Comment: Places for the Boxes to be had of Mr. Johnston at the Stage Door. No Money will be returned after curtain is drawn up. Play begins 6 p.m. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [No further mention shall be made of this notice which appears regularly this season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Clarke; Sir Francis Gripe-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-Costollo; Scentwell-Mrs Ferguson; Isabinda-Miss Miller; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley
Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow and the Distressed Family of Mr Lambe, who was unfortunately killed at the late Fire, near Wardour St., Soho. The widow Lambe having a large family of children, the youngest of which being but 5 months old, humbly hopes those charitably disposed persons who intend to honor her by their appearance on this occasion, will excuse her application in person. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 5s. Gallery 3s. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Related Works
Related Work: Acis and Galatea Author(s): John Eccles

Music: Between the acts: Solo on Violincello-Chiri; Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; Concerto on Hautboy-Simpson; Solo on Violin-Hay who will lead the performance; To conclude with the Coronation Anthem-

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Baddeley,Tickets deliver'd by Kear for An Opera will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Entertainment: II: By Desire, Bucks Have at ye All-Baddeley

Dance: End Opera: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: The Mistake Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: The Coquette; or, The Mistakes of the Heart Author(s): Robert Hitchcock

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith; Ventidius-Gibson; Dolabella-Clarke; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Anderson; Myris-Redman; Octavia-Mrs Ward; Iras-Mrs Godwin; Cleopatra-Mrs Bellamy; Charmion-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Serapion Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: An Evening's Love; or, The Mock Astrologer Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): John Eccles

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Related Works
Related Work: Acis and Galatea Author(s): John Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Johnston

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance, The Jealous Peasant-Duquesney, 1st appearance this stage, Tassoni, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: J. Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Johnston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Lieutenant-Woodward 1st time; Demetrius-Smith; Seleucus-Anderson; Lysimachus-Gardner; Charinthus-Redman; Ptolomy-Wignell; Menippus-Hallam; Timon-Murden; King-Walker; 1st Gentleman-Lewes; 2nd Gentleman-Perry; Soldier-Buck; 1st Physician-Bennet; 2nd Physician-Weller; 3rd Physician-Baker; Leontius-Gibson; Leucippe-Mrs Pitt; Celia-Mrs Bellamy; Original Epilogue-the Lieutenant.
Cast
Role: Seleucus Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: The Humorous Lieutenant Author(s): John Fletcher
Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. Afterpiece: For the last time this season. Tickets deliver'd for Hamlet will be taken. The Dragon of Wantly cannot be perform'd on account of indisposition of Mrs Pinto. Charges #67 9s. 6d. [Profit to each beneficiary #2 19s. 6d. plus income from tickets: Legg #84 2s. (Box 129; Pit 251; Gallery 142); Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones combined #74 15s. (Box 102; Pit 219; Gallery 164).] Paid Bryan a bill for writing parts #1 1s. 6d. Paid Cooper (printer) #27 2s. Paid Condell for Coach hire, the last command by order of Mr Beard 2s. (Account Book). Before 5 went to ye Play...It was played tolerably well; Cleopatra very well by Mrs Bellamy, Octavia (for ye 1st time) by Mrs Mattocks, Antony by Smith, Vent. by Gibson not badly. We had ye Dances, Rural Love and ye Wapping Landlady (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #76 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: An Evening's Love; or, The Mock Astrologer Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): John Eccles

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: Rural Love, as17661120; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miles
Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson, West, Lings. House charges #84. [Deficit to actors #60 4s.] Received Mr Evans and Miss Roger's deficiency #28 18s. 6d. Paid Ann Collett for a gold brocaided silk #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #23 16s. (Treasurer's Book). Went into ye Pit...Vernon is an excellent MacHeath. I don't like Yates as Peachum so well as Shuter, and Parsons is not so good a Filch as Holborn. Bransby ye Lockit and Mrs Abington Lucy pretty well...Polly-$Mrs Vincent, who is now too old for ye character, and I think wants feeling...One Tomlinson, who had a 4th of the Benefit, spoke an Epilogue in the character of a Beggar, but by one party hissing and a greater clapping, could not hear it.--At Covent Garden a Hurdy-Gurdy man and girl play in the whore's scene, and as the Highwaymen march out, one returns and kisses MacHeath, and Shuter says some things Yates did not, but perhaps they are additions of his own (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Frankly Actor: J. Palmer
Event Comment: [T+The Theatrical Monitor, No. V (21 Nov.) includes a letter from Bathyllus: As Dancing has ever been receiv'd by the greatest of dramatic writers, with encomiums suitable to its distinguished merit; you will be pleased through the channel of your justly spirited paper, to express the satisfaction I met with from Mr Aldridge in the Merry Sailor: his stature, strength, agility, and swiftness, are beyond anything I ever saw on Covent Garden theatre: he stands tip-toe on the pinnacle of perfection, and gives us an idea of Homer's pyrrhick dance delineated on the shield of Achilles"] Receipts: #74 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Related Works
Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: A new dance call'd The Merry Sailors-Aldridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Related Works
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: II: A Serious Dance, as17670916; III: The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere, Mrs Bulkley. [See17641001.

Event Comment: Benefit for Theatrical Fund, instituted by Persons of this theatre. Mainpiece: Acted there but once. Such of the Nobility, Gentry, etc. who are pleased to favour this undertaking are desire to send for places, Pit or Box tickets, to Mr Sarjant at the stage-door. [Neville attended at half-past four and read the principal parts of the play, as altered by Colman. Noted that Sga Manesiere did The Sicilian Peasant in boy's clothes.] @Receipts #164 19s.@Charges to House #63@Chorus Singers #1 15s.@Candles #1 5s.@Kettle Drum 5s.@Bag Pipes 5s.@#66 10s.@Dr to the Fund #98 9s.-Account Book@

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Related Works
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors, as17671009; III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17671123

Event Comment: The Fifth Performance of the Mainpiece. The Music by Mr Linley of Bath. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid James Abbott for Flowers etc. for the Garland Dance #5 11d. and paid Mrs Winter for flowers etc. for the same #2 13s. 4d. (Account Book). [See 14 Dec.] Receipts: #211 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Vandunk Actor: Shuter
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Bush Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End of Opera: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

Event Comment: HHull's second Night. House charges #84. Balance to Hull #52 16s. and in addition #1 13s. from disposal of 3 Box and 6 Pit tickets. Paid Mr Buzaglio in full for use of a warming machine #15 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #136 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Vandunk Actor: Shuter
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Bush Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End of Opera: The Garland, as17671214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Parts by Mahoon, Bannister, Vandermere, Mrs Barthelemon, Mrs Saunders, Miss Ogilvie, Miss Edwards. Paris-Mahoon; Mercury-Bannister; Palaemon-Vandermere; Oenone-Mrs Barthelemon; Venus-Miss Edwards; Pallas, Discord-Mrs Saunders; Juno-Miss Ogilvie (Edition of 1768).
Cast
Role: Palaemon Actor: Vandermere
Related Works
Related Work: The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): John Weaver

Dance: As17680530

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Died Mr Sparks late of Covent Garden theatre (Lloyd's Evening Post, 30 Dec.). Gave Duke of Cumberland's Footmen #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #172 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): John Hughes
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphosis Author(s): John Thurmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Gibby Actor: Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Loverule-Vernon; Lady Loverule-Mrs Johnston; Jobson-Love; Nell-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): John Hughes
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphosis Author(s): John Thurmond

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17681007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Parts by: Holland, King, Reddish, Cautherly, Dodd, Palmer, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Clive. Prologue, Epilogue. Frampton-Reddish; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Sir William Evans-Holland; Willis-Dodd; Capt. Loyd-King; Col. Evans-Palmer; Robert-Baddeley; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Smith; Prologue-King; Epilogue (by Garrick)-Mrs Clive (Edition of 1769).
Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland
Role: Evans Actor: Palmer
Role: Robert Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Jefferson
Role: Glenalvon Actor: Palmer
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Barry.
Related Works
Related Work: Douglas Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: End: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs DuBellamy. Charges #64 10s. Balance due the DuBellamys #1 10s plus #116 13s. from tickets (Box 264; Pit 305; Gallery 49) (Account Book). Receipts: #66 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17681101