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Event Comment: On this day died Mrs William Mills

Performances

Event Comment: Set to Musick after the Italian Manner. The Habits and Decorations entirely New. [Probably by Eliza Haywood and William Hatchett, with music by Arne.] 7 p.m. 5s., 3s., 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Opera Of Operas; Or, Tom Thumb The Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett
Event Comment: A new Comedy. [By William Popple.] All the Characters new drest. Preface to edition of 1734: A Report having been maliciously raised, and industriously spread all over the Town, that the Play was a Party Play, and supported by the Court, and therefore to be opposed, Numbers of Persons came into the House with an Intent ... to damn it at all Events. . . . However, the Play having had a fair Hearing, went off with infinitely more Applause than Blame

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Revenge; Or, The Rover Reclaim'd

Related Works
Related Work: The Lady’s Revenge; or, The Rover Reclaim'd Author(s): William Popple

Dance: By Malter and Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman under Misfortunes. [In London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 24 March, Ryan thanks the public for assistance at his benefit and adds that Sir William Saunderson engaged for Ryan "near a fourth Part of his Audience."]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Morgan
Role: Charles Actor: Walker
Role: Marplot Actor: Chapman
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Music: Solo on Violin by a Youth of 13 Years, who never performed in public before, a scholar of Signor Catanio

Dance: Scot's Dance, as17350311 By Lally, S. Lally, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 6 Oct.: The Young Company . . . defer playing 'till next Wednesday se'nnight, at which time they perform a Play, call'd The Two Gentlemen of Verona, written by the celebrated William Shakespear, it being the first Comedy ever he wrote, and which has not been acted these 73 Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title:

Event Comment: In Imitation of Shakespear [By William Havard]. The Characters Dress'd After the Manner of the Time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First; An Historical Play

Cast
Role: King Charles Actor: Giffard
Role: Duke of York Actor: Master Giffard
Role: Duke of Gloucester Actor: Master W. Hamilton
Role: Bishop Juxon Actor: Havard
Role: Duke of Richmond Actor: Bardin
Role: Marquis of Lindsey Actor: Richardson
Role: Oliver Cromwell Actor: Wright
Role: Fairfax Actor: Johnson
Role: Bardshaw Actor: Rosco
Role: Ireton Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Colonel Tomlinson Actor: Hamilton
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Princess Elizabeth Actor: Miss Norris
Role: Lady Fairfax Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Prologue Actor: Giffard
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Related Works
Related Work: An Historical Play Author(s): William Havard
Event Comment: Benefit William Savage. 7 p.m. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-some of the Best Performers in the Operas; particularly a Solo, Concerto on the Violoncello-Caporale; a Solo, Concerto on the Violin-Collet; several Songs-Savage; and at the End of each Part: will be perform'd one of Handel's Coronation Anthems- with Voices and Instruments

Event Comment: Benefit William Jackson. 5s. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal Part-Lowe; the First Violin-Jackson; several Grand Trumpet Pieces-Valentine Snow; a Concerto, a Solo-Jackson's Brother, a lad eleven years of age

Event Comment: RRylands: William Milward died. Receipts: #30

Performances

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; II: The Drunken Peasant-Phillips; III: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; IV: Les Matelotes, as17411208

Ballet: V: Les Satires Puny. As17420106

Event Comment: By Desire. Daily Advertiser, 23 Dec.: On Saturday night last, at Covent Garden Playhouse, one William Wright, a young Man, who was in the Shilling Gallery, disapproving of Signora Domitilla's Dancing between the second the Third Acts, was without any Provocation, kick'd, beat, and abus'd etc

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Distrest Mother Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Orestes Actor: Ryan
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Pylades Actor: Hale
Role: Phoenix Actor: Rosco
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Quin.

Dance: TTambourine-Cooke; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Les Savoyards-Villeneuve, Sga Domitilla; La Provencale, as17421105

Event Comment: Benefit Page (Housekeeper), Banks and Duck. See London Daily Post and General Advertiser for arrest and seizure of William Brown, notorious pick-pocket in cg playhouse passage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Pilgrim Actor: Ryan
Role: Alphonso Actor: Hippisley
Role: Roderigo Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Mad Scholar Actor: Hale
Role: Curio Actor: Cashell
Role: Seberto Actor: Gibson
Role: Old Pilgrim Actor: Harrington
Role: Verdugo Actor: Goodall
Role: Mad Englishman Actor: Rosco
Role: Mad Welchman Actor: James
Role: Mad Priest Actor: Bencraft
Role: Mad Taylor Actor: Woodward
Role: Master of Madhouse Actor: Marten
Role: Lopez Actor: Carr
Role: Jaques Actor: Anderson
Role: Fool Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Juletta Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley%.

Dance: TThe Happy Lovers, as17421006; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Grand Comic Ballet, as17430407

Event Comment: Never before acted [by William Havard, who inserted a long advertisement in the Daily Post with quotations from Roman history and the comment: thus much I think is necessary to be known by everybody who designs to see the play.] Last night the Tragedy of Regulus was perform'd...to a numerous and polite Audience, and met with great Applause.-London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 22 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Regulus

Cast
Role: Corvus Actor: Delane
Role: Decius Actor: Havard
Role: Metullus Actor: Mills
Role: Mutius Actor: Bridges
Role: Manlius Actor: Berry
Role: Quintus Actor: Blakes
Role: First Cartheginian Ambassador Actor: Turbutt
Role: 2nd Ambassador Actor: Usher
Role: Attilus Regulus Actor: Taswell
Role: Scaurus Actor: Green
Role: Emilius Actor: Woodburn
Role: Mantia Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Clelia Actor: Miss Budgell
Role: Regulus Actor: Garrick
Role: Prologue Actor: Havard
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Woffington.
Related Works
Related Work: Regulus Author(s): William Havard
Event Comment: A new English Pastoral Serenata. Set to Musick by William DeFesch. 6 p.m. 5s. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets at the Author's Lodgings, at Mrs Misaubain's, on the Pav'd Stones, in St. Martin's Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Friendship

Event Comment: Benefit Valentine Snow and William Douglass

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Event Comment: NNew Theatre, Bowling Green. A Concert, etc. [repeated in all notices for this theatre]. Benefit Mrs Williams, Miss Pattocks, Mrs Smith 7 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Miser Actor: Cushing
Role: Lappet Actor: Miss Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Dance: RRussian Sailor Dance-Phillips

Song: Mrs Bennet, Cunningham

Event Comment: Benefit Yates. Main Piece never acted there. [By William Walker; see 1 Nov. 1703.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marry Or Do Worse; Or, No Wit Like A Woman's

Cast
Role: Trapum Actor: Macklin
Role: Freewit Actor: Mills
Role: Snap Actor: Yates
Role: Manly Actor: Delane
Role: Shift Actor: Blakes
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Athelia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Hodge Actor: Taswell
Role: Ralph Actor: I. Sparks
Role: Harrow Actor: Bransby
Role: Jasper Actor: Leigh.
Related Works
Related Work: Marry; or Do Worse Author(s): William Walker

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Yates.

Song: I,IV: Lowe

Dance: II: Muilment; III: The Mechels; V: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Farce in 2 Acts [by Garrick] never perform'd there before. The characters new Dress'd. [For comment on this piece, see Fugitive Pieces on Various Subjects, printed by Dodsley, 1761, I, pp. 194 ff.: "The Pretty Gentlemen; or Softness of Manners Vindicated from the False ridicule under the Character of William Fribble, First printed in the year 1747."] Receipts: #140 (Cross); #149 (Powel)

Performances

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

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Col Standard Actor: Delane
Role: Smuggler Actor: Taswell
Role: Beau Clincher Actor: Yates
Role: Clincher Jun Actor: Neale
Role: Vizard Actor: Havard
Role: Dickey Actor: Ray
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Leigh
Role: Constable Actor: Winstone
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Role: Flash Actor: Macklin
Role: Sir Simon Loveit Actor: Arthur
Role: Loveit Actor: Havard
Role: Puff Actor: Yates
Role: Jasper Actor: Blakes
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, the Lady Augusta and Princess Elizabeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Juba Actor: Delane
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Hale.
Role: Marcus Actor: Anderson
Role: Lucius Actor: Paget.
Role: Cato Actor: Quin
Role: Portius Actor: Ryan
Role: Sempronius Actor: Sparks
Role: Syphax Actor: Ridout
Role: Decius Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Marcia Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Lowe
Role: Hob Actor: Dunstall
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Arthur
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Hale.
Event Comment: Benefit for Quin. Play By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, the Lady Augusta, and Lady Elizabeth. In which will be reviv'd a scene not acted these 30 years. Five rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes, and for the better Accomodation of the Ladies the Stage will be enclos'd and formed into an Amphitheatre, where servants will be allowed to keep places. Ladies are desired to send servants to keep places at three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Worcester Actor: Arthur
Role: Carriers Actor: Arthur_, Cushing.
Role: Falstaff Actor: Quin
Role: King Actor: Sparks 1st appearance that stage
Role: Wales Actor: Ryan
Role: Prince John Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Holtham
Role: Northumberland Actor: Paget
Role: Sir Walter Blunt Actor: Ridout
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson
Role: Vernon Actor: Gibson
Role: Francis Actor: Collins
Role: Gadshill Actor: Bencraft
Role: Bardolph Actor: Marten
Role: Peto Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Sheriff Actor: Oates
Role: Traveller Actor: Smith
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Hotspur Actor: Delane who has not appeared that stage these 7 years.
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part I Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

Performance Comment: Dubutin-Costo; Delateur-Fern; Tourneclef-Smith; Comedian-Johnson; Gueux-Edwards; Mathieu [Dubutin in Daily Advertiser]-Daniel; Laronneau-Jackson [Morgan in earlier notices]; Jaques-Brown; Henry du Chemin-Johnson; Mme Delateur-Mrs Knight; Mlle Manon@Delateur-Miss Davis; Mlle Cajoleuse-Miss Rawlinson [Mrs Jackson in earlier notices]; Dorothee Coureuse-Mrs Anderson; Mlle Grondant-Mrs Butler; Babeau Catin-Miss Stevens; Janneton du Plongeon-Mrs Knight; Mlle Sans Corps-Miss Cotterel [Mrs Williams in earlier notices]; Susanne Pimpante-Mrs Daniel; Manon Effrontee-Mrs Adams; Diane de la Friperie-Mrs Knight; Mlle Lucie-Miss Talbot.

Dance: HHornpipe-Greniere; End: Dance al la Ronde in the French Manner,-the Characters of the Opera

Event Comment: Yesterday George Frederick Handel, Esq; was couch'd by William Bromfield, Esq; Surgeon to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, when it was thought there was all imaginable hopes of success by the Operation, which must give the greatest pleasure to all lovers of Music

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Cast
Role: Tamerlane Actor: Sparks
Role: Moneses Actor: Ryan
Role: Axalla Actor: Giffard
Role: Omar Actor: Bransby
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Anderson
Role: Dervise Actor: Arthur
Role: Heli Actor: Usher
Role: Bajazet Actor: Barry
Role: Stratocles Actor: Ridout
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: The Usual Prologue Actor:
Role: To Thee O Gentle Sleep Actor: Lowe.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. We hear their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Edward, Prince William, Prince Henry, Princess Augusta, and Princess Elizabeth will be this evening at Covent Garden to see the Siege of Damascus and the Italian Dancers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Cast
Role: Phocyas Actor: Barry
Role: Eumenes Actor: Ryan
Role: Daran Actor: Anderson
Role: Herbis Actor: Bransby
Role: Artamon Actor: Usher
Role: Sergius Actor: Riccard
Role: Caled Actor: Sparks
Role: Abudah Actor: Ridout
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: As17521219

Event Comment: A Gentleman did Theodosius. First appearance. He played pretty (Cross). He is identified as William? Smith in Rich's Register

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: a Gentleman first appearance any stage
Role: Marcian Actor: Sparks
Role: Leontine Actor: Ridout
Role: Varanes Actor: Barry
Role: Aranthes Actor: Usher
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Argus Actor: Collins
Role: Hearty Actor: Bransby
Role: Robin Actor: Dunstall
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Pitt.
Role: Rovewell Actor: Lowe
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17521028; Il Pastore, as17521219

Cast
Role: Les Charboniers Actor:
Role: likewise Les Sabotiers Tyrolese Actor: .
Event Comment: Benefit for Ross, Wilford, Trott (Lobby Doorkeeper). Tickets deliver'd out by Williams, Mislebrook, Elliot, Hacket, and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Sattin Actor: Redman
Role: Sparkle Actor: Holtom
Role: Furnish Actor: Anderson
Role: List Actor: Bencraft
Role: Lawyer Actor: White.
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Phillips
Role: Miser Actor: Shuter
Role: Frederick Actor: Gibson
Role: Clerimont Actor: Ridout
Role: James Actor: Collins
Role: Decoy Actor: Marten
Role: Ramilie Actor: Dyer
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Baker
Role: Gripe Actor: Collins
Role: Fanfaron Actor: Holtom
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Young
Role: Phelim Actor: Barrington.

Dance: As17561023

Event Comment: The Tragedy of the Roman Father, written by William Whitehead, Esq: the present Poet Laureate, will be reviv'd at Drury Lane soon after the Holidays (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Cast
Role: Beau Mizen Actor: Woodward
Role: Worthy Actor: Havard
Role: Rovewell Actor: Usher
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Palmer
Role: Flip Actor: Yates
Role: Arabella Zeal Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Jenny Private Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Sailors Actor: Beard, Vaughan, Clough, Blakes, Atkins, Mozeen, Ackman
Role: with a Song Actor: Beard in Character.

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Dance: II: The Market, as17571126