3866

16 April 1750 @ New Wells, London Spa, Clerkenwell

Event Comment: At the New Wells, London Spa. To begin at two o'clock and at five o'clock. [This house managed by Matthews, Dancer, and Yeates. See Daily Advertiser 13 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sacrifice Of Iphigenia

Performance Comment: Agamemnon-Nicholls, his first here; Calchas-Rooker; Iphigenia-Mrs Yeates; First Priest-Master Budd; Diana-Mrs Smith (1750 ed.).

Cast

Role: First Priest Actor: Master Budd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Mountebank or The Squire Electrified

Dance: Matthews, M'Neil, Mrs Addison, Miss Rayner (1750 ed.)

3867

26 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Raftor, Reinhold and Miss Pitt. Rec'd cash #54 16s., plus #83 from tickets. Total #137 16s. Paid Mrs Reynolds for wax and brick dust 3s. 11d. (Treasurer's Book). Last time of performing the Afterpiece this season. Receipts: #160 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: As17500315 but Principal parts-Master Mattocks, _Beard.

Cast

Role: Principal parts Actor: Master Mattocks, _Beard.

Song: IIf God could lengthen life forever-Reinhold; (by desire) Honour and Arms from the Oratorio Sampson,-Reinhold

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Maltere; Tambourine-Miss Foulcade

3868

27 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Liviez (Ballet Master) and Taswell. Paid young Cross for dancing 5s., and same to young Shawford. Allowed Leviez for tickets as per agreement #15; Norton 3 chorus last night 6 this #2 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Afterpiece: By Desire. Tickets deliver'd out by Taswell will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross). [Income missing from Treasurer's Book.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17500212, but Miranda-Mrs Yates; Dorinda-Miss Cole; Stephano-_; Mustachio-_; Ventoso-_; Sycorax-_; Acis & Galatea omitted; To conclude with the Savoyard Travellers-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, the Little Swiss, Miss Popling, Mathews, Mlle L'Contri.

Cast

Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: To conclude with the Savoyard Travellers Actor: Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, the Little Swiss, Miss Popling, Mathews, Mlle L'Contri.
Role: Ferdinand Actor: King
Role: A Dance of Winds Actor: Macneale, Shawford, Pelling, Master Shawford
Role: A Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits Actor: in the shapes of four Demons, four Monsters, and four Pigmies

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Cast

Role: Principal parts Actor: Master Mattocks, _Beard.

Dance: III: L'Entree de Flore, as17491024

3869

02 May 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast

Role: Standard Actor: Havard
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Costollo

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast

Role: Mercury Actor: Master Mattocks

Dance: I: Swedish Gardeners, as17491219; II: (By Desire) Hornpipe-Harrison; III: Punch Dance-Harrison; IV: Black Joke, as17500420

Ballet: V: Drunken Peasant. Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford

Performance Comment: Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford.

Cast

Role: Clown Actor: Master Shawford.

3870

20 September 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast

Role: Singing Actor: Master Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palamon-Master Mattocks; Laura-Miss Norris; Pastora-Mrs Clive; To conclude with a Rural Dance-Grandchamps, Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo, her 1st time of appearing in England.

Cast

Role: Palamon Actor: Master Mattocks
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo, her 1st time of appearing in England.

3871

27 September 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Havard; Sir John Bevil-Winstone; Sealand-Berry; Myrtle-Blakes; Cimberton-Taswell; Tom-Woodward; Humphrey-Simpson; Daniel-Vaughan; Phyllis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Mrs Mills; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Indiana-Mrs Pritchard; In Act II, Singing-Master Mattocks; New Occasional Prologue-Garrick by desire, being positively the last time of speaking it.

Cast

Role: Sealand Actor: Berry
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Singing Actor: Master Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17500920, but Rural Dance-_Grandchamps.

Cast

Role: Rural Dance Actor: _Grandchamps.
Role: Palamon Actor: Master Mattocks
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo, her 1st time of appearing in England.

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Mathews

3872

13 October 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Publish'd. The Actor: A Treatise on the Art of Playing, interspers'd with Theatrical Anecdotes, Critical Reflections on Plays, and Occasional Observations on Audiences. Printed for R. Griffith. Receipts: #60 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Havard; Elder Brother-Sowdon; Younger Brother-Mozeen; First Spirit-Gentleman who perform'd Barnwell [Griffith]; Second Spirit-Master Mattocks; Bacchanal-Beard; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Sabrina-Miss Norris (with the song of Sweet Eccho); Lady-Mrs Pritchard; The Dances-Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo; With a New Epilogue upon the Two Occasional Prologues-Mrs Clive.

Cast

Role: Second Spirit Actor: Master Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

3873

27 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Dance: II: Pigmalion, as17501102; IV: Comic Dance, as17501117

Ballet: End: A New Comic Entertainment of Dancing call'd The Bird Catchers. Peasants-Devisse, Mad Auretti; Shepherds-McNeil, Roger, G. Yates; Shepherdesses-Mad Camargo, Mad Mariet, Mrs Addison; Two Peasant Children-the Little Swiss, Miss Poplin; Bird Catchers-Pelling, Harvey, Shawford, Master Shawford, Miss Toogood, Mad Mimi, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford; a New Scene-; Decorations-

Performance Comment: Peasants-Devisse, Mad Auretti; Shepherds-McNeil, Roger, G. Yates; Shepherdesses-Mad Camargo, Mad Mariet, Mrs Addison; Two Peasant Children-the Little Swiss, Miss Poplin; Bird Catchers-Pelling, Harvey, Shawford, Master Shawford, Miss Toogood, Mad Mimi, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford; a New Scene-; Decorations-.

Cast

Role: Bird Catchers Actor: Pelling, Harvey, Shawford, Master Shawford, Miss Toogood, Mad Mimi, Mrs Shawford, Miss Shawford

3874

24 April 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Leviez (Ballet Master). Tickets of Leviez, the corner of Marlet Court, Bow St., Covent Garden, and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Tickets for 17 April will be taken. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast

Role: Sealand Actor: Berry
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Singing Actor: Master Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: The Last two Entertainments of Dancing-Devisse, Mad Auretti

3875

07 January 1752 @ Castle Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Womans Oratory 1

Performance Comment: Occasional Prologue-a Gentleman; 1. A grandpiece, with Kettle Drums and Trumpets-; first Violoncello-Cupid; 2. The Inauguration Speech-Mrs Midnight; 3. Concerto for two Clarinettes-; 4. Mr Handel's Water@Piece-; with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-.

Cast

Role: with Kettle Drums and Trumpets Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Old Womans Oratory 2

Afterpiece Title: Old Womans Oratory 3

Performance Comment: 1. A new Concerto for several different Instruments-; 2. A Piece of innocent Politicks-; 3. A French Horn Concerto-; 4. An Oration on the Salt Box-a Rationalist; 5. Overture by Dr Boyce-; Epilogue-Master Hallet in the Character of Cupid.

Cast

Role: Epilogue Actor: Master Hallet in the Character of Cupid.