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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orpheus And The Death Of Eurydice With The Metamorphosis Of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Cartwright; Eurydice-Mrs Jinghall; Rhodope-Mrs Hickson; Pluto-Sturges; Ascalax-Macquire; Nymph-Mrs Hill; Harlequin-Rosoman; Pantaloon-Price; Gawkey-Yeats; Clown-Warner; Gawkey's Mother-Mrs Macquire; Dwarf-Master Jefferies; Colombine-Mrs Warner.
Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Price
Event Comment: Receipts: money #43 7s. 6.; tickets #34 12s. (Account Book); #60 (Rylands MS.). Account Book: Tickets for Mrs Dupre, Mrs Price, Mrs Gould taken. For box, pit, and gallery Mrs Dupre had 7, 95, and 85 tickets; Mrs Price, 9, 18, 33 tickets; Mrs Gould, 1, 0, 16 tickets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: MMiller and Wife-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Le Bergeres Fidelle-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; The Yorkshire Maggot-Haughton, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: At the late Theatre in gf. A concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick, Divided into Two Parts. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. N.B. Between the two Parts of the Concert will be presented a Comedy gratis by Persons for their Diversion. 6 p.m. [This concert formula is included in every notice during the season but will be silently omitted from the Calendar. The customary notice about time and prices will also be omitted unless there is some change.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: M. Fourner; who never appear'd there. Les Muniers Amoureux de la Coquette-two Masters and Miss Granier, being their first time on that stage

Event Comment: At the Theatre in James Street, near the Haymarket...between the two Halves of a Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick will be presented...gratis...Benefit of Miss Rogers. 6 p.m. Prices, Boxes 3s., Pit 2s., Gallery 1s. Tickets may be secured from Pinchbeck. [Customary notice of prices and concert formula repeated in every notice of performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Containing an account of that notorious Pretender in the Reign of Henry VIII. Aith a short account of Lambert Simnel, a Pretender to the Crown, fostered in like manner by Richard Simon, a Priest of Oxfordshire, with many other Historical passages, similar to the present times [and a synoptic account of the play follows]. A reviv'd Historical Play (not acted in the Memory of Man, and written by an anonymous author, in Shakespeare's Style).--Daily Advertiser, 18 Dec. Prices, Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [These prices continue.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perkin Warbeck

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Budgell. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. Nothing under the full price will be taken during the whole time of the performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Benefit W. Hallam. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. [These prices are repeated]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Susanna An Oratorio

Performance Comment: Parts were: Chelsias (Susana's father); Joacim (Her Husband); Daniel; 1st Elder; 2nd Elder; Judge-; [ Susannah; Attendant (Larpent MS). But Susanna-Signora Frasi; Attendant-Signora Sibilla; Daniel-the Boy; Joacim-Signora Galli; First Elder-Lowe; Second Elder-Rheinhold; Chelsias-Reinhold (Deutsch, Handel, p. 656).*c1749 2 10 cg [For Prices and times see Advertisement 2 Feb.] I think I never saw a fuller house. Rich told me that he believed he would receive near #400.--Deutsch, Handel, p. 657: Letter frmm Countess of Shaftesbury to James Harris, dated 11 Feb. 1749.For Prices and times see Advertisement 2 Feb.] I think I never saw a fuller house. Rich told me that he believed he would receive near #400.--Deutsch, Handel, p. 657: Letter frmm Countess of Shaftesbury to James Harris, dated 11 Feb. 1749.
Event Comment: By a Set of English Performers translated into French from The Beggar's Opera. Nothing under the full Price will be taken during the Time of the whole Performance, or any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. To begin at six o'clock. Prices: 5s., 3s., 2s. As this is the first attempt of the kind that was ever made by the English, 'tis hoped the Town will not be offended, that we endeavour to equal the Foreigners in everything, that may conduce to divert or to please them; yet this apology we beg leave to make, that if in our Performance a little of our Native Accent should be discover'd, we humbly hope an English audience will excuse it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lopera Du Gueux

Event Comment: [At Lee, Yeates, and Warner's Booth, opposite the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. The Droll performed in the same Manner as it was by Mrs Lee Fifteen Years ago. Prices: 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at twelve noon. [Same time and prices throughout.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of Whittington Thrice Lord Mayor Of London

Dance: [Between the acts: Entertainments of Dancing-

Song: [Between the acts: Entertainments of Singing-; A good Band of Musick

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. At the Great Room, Castle Tavern. [See Comment, 5 May 1752.] To be conducted by Mrs Mary Midnight, author of the Midwife, and his Family. No admittance without Tickets, which are to be had at the Bedford Coffee House, Covent Garden. The Room will be lighted by Wax Candles. To begin at 7 p.m. Price 2s. 6d. [Time and price repeated thus for subsequent performances at the Castle Tavern.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Womans Oratory Or Henley In Petticoats

Event Comment: A Scots' Pastoral Comedy. A Concert, &c. By desire. To begin at 5 p.m. Prices Boxes 5sPit 3s. Gallery 2s. [Time and prices repeated in subsequent bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epicaene Or The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Truewit-Palmer; Morose-Yates; Sir Amorous la Foole-Shuter; Sir John Daw-Woodward; Otter-Berry; Cutbeard-Davies; Dauphine-Havard; Clerimont-Scrase; Silent Woman-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Otter-Mrs Cross; Lady Haughty-Mrs Clive; Lady Centaure-Mrs Bennett; Mrs Mavis-Mrs Price.
Cast
Role: Mrs Mavis Actor: Mrs Price.

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Ferrere, Piettro, Miss Rayner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Tester-H. Vaughan; Jacintha-Mrs Price; Landlady-Mrs Yates; Milliner-Mrs Toogood; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Davies; Lucetta-Miss Minors; Frankly-Palmer; Buckle-Mozeen; Chairman-Winstone; Strictland-Berry; Meggot-Woodward; Bellamy-Blakes; Valet-Shuter; Simon-Marr; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; To Conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Price

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17521116, but Mrs Preston, Miss _Raynor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mossop; Brothers-Dexter, Lacey; First Spirit-Ross; Bacchanal-Beard; Lady-Mrs Davies; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Second Spirit-Mozeen; Second Bacchanal-Master Vernon; Nymph-Mrs Price; The Dances-Devisse, Mad Auretti, Ferrere, Mad Auguste, Piettro, Mad. Janeton Auretti, Mrs Preston, Miss Rayner; With Proper Decorations. With Proper Decorations.
Cast
Role: Nymph Actor: Mrs Price

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: As17521226, but other characters-Shuter, Blakes, Leviez, Ackman, the Little Swiss, Master Simson, Simson, Lewis, Miss Minors, Miss Price, Mrs Mathews, Miss Shawford, Mad Mariet; The Dances-Devisse, Ferrere, Mad Auguste, Mad Auretti.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Frankly-Palmer; Strictland-Berry; Bellamy-Blakes; Jack Maggot-Woodward; Jacintha-Mrs Price; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Davies; Lucetta-Miss Minors; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Play.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Price

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherds Lottery The Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Hacket first time on any stage; Cassio-Quelch; Brabantio-Marshall; Roderigo-Charles; Iago-Cibber first time in that part; Duke-Carr; Montano-Parker; Lodovico-Metteer; Emilia-Mrs Price; Desdemona-Miss Barton first time in a Tragedy.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Price

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: LLa Dance du Village-Settree, Sga Fiorentina, Walker

Event Comment: This day is Publish'd: The Author, a Comedy of two Acts, by Foote. Price 1s. Printed for R. Francklin, Russell St., Drury Lane. Creusa Queen of Athens, a Tragedy, by Wm. Whitehead, Price 1s. 6d. Printed for R. and J. Dodsley in Pall Mall. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17571004

Event Comment: Admittance 1s. [Price repeated in subsequent bills.] Books of the Burletta to be had at the Garden, Price 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Strataggemma

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cure Of The Spleen Or Shuters Warehouse

Performance Comment: ["For the certain cure of the Spleen; Essence of Comicality prepared by Dr Shuter. There is no question but laughing will cure the most inveterate dulness: the ancients affirmed it, and the Cures Dr Shuter has lately performed in Ireland experience this truth. For the benefit of his own countrymen he once more has opened his Warehouse in the George Inn Yard, West Smithfield, where his friends may find a safe, easy and pleasant operation. For, as splenetic persons are apt to have bad distempers, and be miserably low-spirited at times, he, at once removes all obstructions, restores the muscles of the face to their usual tone of risbility, and gradually clears the countenance. The afflicted may depend on these effects. It is to be had as above, with printed directions, at the following prices, viz.: 2s. 6d.; 2s.; 18d.; 1s.; and 6d." This may be an advance notice. It is repeated on W., Th., F., S., and M., 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 Sept. in the Public Advertiser. The format parodies the advertisement, appearing frequently before, For the certain Cure of the Scurvy, Essence of Water Dock, Prepared by the Directions of Dr Hill. There is no question but this plant will cure the most inveterate Scurvy. The ancients will affirm it...It not only cures the skin of eruptions, but mends the whole constitution...The Afflicted may depend on these effects."] . 2s.; 18d.; 1s.; and 6d." This may be an advance notice. It is repeated on W., Th., F., S., and M., 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 Sept. in the Public Advertiser. The format parodies the advertisement, appearing frequently before, For the certain Cure of the Scurvy, Essence of Water Dock, Prepared by the Directions of Dr Hill. There is no question but this plant will cure the most inveterate Scurvy. The ancients will affirm it...It not only cures the skin of eruptions, but mends the whole constitution...The Afflicted may depend on these effects."] .
Event Comment: With New Habits, Scenes, Decorations and Music. Full Prices. Songs in the Entertainment will be given out at the Theatre. Afterpiece compos'd by Love, perform'd with success (Victor, I, 40). [N.B. In June 1762 the King of the Cherokee Indians arrived with two of his chiefs to pay respects to King George III. On 28 August they appeared at Marylebone Gardens. A dmission Price to see them 6d. (London Chronicle, No 857 & 860).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Witches or Harlequin Cherokee

Song: IV: Miss Young

Event Comment: Nothing under Full Price will be taken. Benefit for the author of the Alterations [in mainpiece]. A Riot to demand admittance at 1!2 price after 3rd act, all times except at the run of New Pantomime, wch. not agreed to, the Mob broke Chandeliers, &c. No Play (Cross Diary). [Fuller account in Victor, History of the Theatres, III, 46 ff., he being the beneficiary that night. Elvira publish'd at 1s. 6d. (Winston MS 9). See account of riot in Gentlemen's Magazine (p. 31). See Comment 5 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two Gentlemen Of Verona

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Entertainment: s 15 Dec. 1762.

Event Comment: [This month the periodical, The Beauties of All Magazines Selected (London, 1763) quoted from the Theatrical Review Remarks on that Part of Dramatical Entertainments called Singing," A garrulous article concluding: The millions must be pleased-if audiences were only to be entertained with sensible exhibitions, or if only sensible people composed those audiences, whew! in what a sickly and consumptive state would be two thirds of the first rate salaries in every theatre!' (p. 76). This month publish'd An Appeal to the Publick in behalf of the Manager. Price 1s. Printed for Wilson. Hear all; and then let Justice hold the Scale. Shakespeare. A rather full description of the Fitzpatrick half-price riots, exonerating Garrick and the players. This month (probably) was published Theatrical Disquisitions; or, a Review of the late Riot at Drury Lane Theatre, 25, 26 January 1763, By a Lady (32 pp.). A calm defense of the acting profession, and a scourge of Fitzpatrick as a coward and a great nuisance. She prefers seeing plays to reading them. Holds Garrick blameless for reviving the Chances after failure of Eastward Ho. Comments at length on brilliance of contemporary stage costume in comparison with that earlier in the century.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elvira

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17621110, but Kingston-Moody [1st appearance since the half-price Riots]..