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Event Comment: As 28 Feb. [For a discussion of the proposed bill to restrain the theatres and the petitions submitted concerning it, see the Journal of the House of Commons, XXII, April 1735, 444-81. See also a discussion of plays in Prompter, 1 April and 4 April, and a discussion of the drama in Universal Spectator, 5 April.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: David

Event Comment: Benefit Harper. Tickets at Harper's House in Katherine-strcet, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: By Nivelon, Lalauze, Le Brun, Pelling, Villeneuve, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Brett, particularly Dutchman and his Frow, Amorous Swain and Rival Nymphs, Drunken Peasant, Pierots

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Tickets to be had at Leveridge's House in Tavistock-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Dance: I: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. II: Scot's Dance, as17350311 IV: Pastoral Dance by Lally and Mlle Salle

Song: II: The original Words of the Play by Leveridge and Stoppelaer. III: Tippling Philosophers by Leveridge. In IV: A new song In Praise of old English Roast Beef

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Butler. Tickets at Mrs Butler's House in Leicester Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: I: English Clown by Nivelon. II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By William Popple.] Grub St. Journal, 26 Feb. 1736: It was play'd the first night to about a 30l. house; three parts of which were the Author's friends, who came on purpose, right or wrong, to applaud it: notwithstanding which, little or no applause was given

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deceit

Event Comment: Benefit Richard Neale. Tickets at Neale's House in Nottinghamstreet near Plumbtree-street, Bloomsbury

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Music: V: Handel's Water Musick, in which a Preamble will be beat on the Kettle Drums by Ben. Baker

Dance: I: Flanderkins by Dukes and Mrs Ogden. II: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. IV: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers

Song: III: As17350422

Event Comment: Benefit Freeman. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twelve Years. By particular Desire. Afterpiece: With Alterations. And a Description of Tom King's Coffee-house in Covent-Garden. At Common Prices [4s., 2s. 6d., and 1s. 6d. in Daily Advertiser]. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris, King Of Aegypt

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets at Hippisley's, at Will's Coffee House, Bow Street, CG.] Receipts: money #71 6s. 6d.; tickets #101 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. Harlequin by Mlle De Lisle. Scot's Dance, as17360226

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. Tickets at Stephens' House in Paternoster Row. Receipts: money #42 18s. 6d.; tickets #129 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. Tambourine by Mlle De L'Isle. Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze

Event Comment: Benefit Harper. Tickets at Harper's House in Bridges Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Contr1vances

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. IV: A Grand Ballet (revived): The Fat Farmer and his Family, with Fat Farmer-Harper; Sons-Thurmond, Pelling, Davenport; Daughters-Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Brett. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. End Afterpiece: Harper's Drunken Man

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Butler. Tickets at Mrs Butler's House in Leicester Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: I: A new Comic Dance by Phillips and Mrs Anderson. III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: By Denoyer's Prentice. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Event Comment: Benefit Desse. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Tickets at Desse's House in Bagnio Lane in Newgate Street.] Receipts: money #15 19s.; tickets #28 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

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Event Comment: Benefit Phillips, the Harlequin. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets at Phillips' House, No. 6, Eagle Court in the Strand.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Dance: I: A new Pantomime Dance called Damon and Phillida: Damon-Phillips; Phillida-Miss Mann; Cimon-Pelling; Mopsus-Davenport. II: Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling. III: Drunken Peasant by Phillips. IV: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. V: The Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Pit and Boxes put together. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 6 May: There was an exceeding great Audience, and great Numbers of Quality both in the Boxes and Pit. Their Highnesses' Box was handsomely ornamented with white Damask, adorn'd with Silver Laces and Fringes; over the Canopy was the Figure of Hymen, with a Label on which was this Motto: Concordia Cordium. Daily Journal, 6 May: The House was so full about Five o'Clock, that several Gentlemen and Ladies, unable to go to their Seats, was obliged to depart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. II: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. IV: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Event Comment: [The Queen, Duke, and princesses present.] Lord Hervey to Henry Fox, 13 Nov.: I am just returned with the Queen from a long dull Opera, and a cold, empty House.--Ilchester, Lord Hervey and his Friends, p. 255

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alcina

Event Comment: MMrs Pendarves, 27 Nov.: They [The king's] have Farinelli, Merighi, with no sound in her voice, but thundering action-a beauty with no other merit; and one Chimenti, a tolerable good woman with a pretty voice, and Montagnana, who roars as usual! With this band of singers, and dull Italian operas, such as you almost fall asleep at, they presume to rival Handel-who has Strada, that sings better than ever she did; Gizziello, who is much improved since last year; and Annabali, who has the best part of Senesino's voice and Caristini's, with a prodigious fine taste and good action! We have had Alcina, and Atalanta, which is acted tonight for the last night with the fireworks....Mrs Porter acts three times a week; I have made a party to go next week; she is the only support of the stage, the house is crammed whenever she acts.-Delany, Autobiography, I, 5578-79

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Atalanta

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 30 Nov,: On Sunday Morning died at her House in Bow Street, Covent-Garden, Mrs Buchanan, a famous Tragedian of Covent-Garden Playhouse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Talbot. Mainpiece: Written by C. Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat. [Tickets to be had at Talbot's Coffee House in the Old Playhouse Passage, Drury Lane.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: Benefit Denoyer. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Tickets at Denoyer's House in St. James's-Street, over-against Park-Place. Daily Advertiser, 7 March: On Saturday Night the Mob attempted to force into Drury-Lane Playhouse, and were so insolent, that Justice Deveil was oblig'd to go out and read the Proclamation concerning Rioters; the Guard was order'd to his Assistance, and some of the Offenders were apprehended and sent to Newgate. [For Occasional Prompter XXIV (on the alteration of Much Ado About Nothing), see Daily Journal, 5 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: I: Serious Dance-Denoyer; II: Harlequin-Denoyer's Apprentice; III: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mrs Roland; V: Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 8 March: We hear that the Great Mogul has acceeded to the Treaty of the Hay-Market, which causes various Speculations. Our best Advices assure us, that the Town will be entertain'd there Tomorrow, by a Gentleman who never wrote for the Stage, with a new Performance call'd a Rehearsal of Kings: which will be immediately succeeded by a Dramatick Piece call'd The Historical Register, for the Year 1736, written by the Author of Pasquin. We hear this has given great Alarm to all the Pantomimical Houses in London, Southwark, Rag Fair, &c

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. By particular Desire. [Tickets at Cibber's House in Wild-Court, lif.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Music: Select Pieces-; II: Solo on the Violin-Riggs

Dance: III: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer

Event Comment: Benefit Miller, By particular Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere.[Tickets at Miller's in Clare Street, Clare-Market.] Daily Post,29 March: The Actors of the several Theatres are in no small Pain about the present Act depending in the House of Commons call'd the Vagrant Act, for fear of being deem'd Vagabonds; and are therefore perpetually soliciting their Friends for a Clause in their Favour,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: Note, This House is opposite to the Assembly. As 28 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cibber. Tickets at Cibber's House in Wild-Court, lif

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

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Event Comment: Benefit Short, Tickets at Short's House, Millman Street, near Bedford Row, Holborn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Music: Between the Acts: various Instruments-

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 V: A new Trumpet Song-Beard

Dance: I: Clown-Nivelon; III: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun; IV: A Ball Dance, called The Prince of Wales's Saraband, composed by L'Abbree, concluding with a Minuet-Dupre, Miss Norman; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover