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Event Comment: Text-Goldoni. Music composed by Niccolo Piccini; alder'd by Giovan Gualberto Bottarelli. First performance in England. Scene Painters and Machinists-Bigari, Conti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performance Comment: Lucinda-Miss Young; Amidoro-Savoi; Marquis della Conchiglia-Lovattini; Fanny-Signora Zamparini; Tagliaferro-Morigi; Sandrina-Signora Piatti; Paoluccia-Signora Gibetti; Mergetto-Micheli (Edition of 1766).
Cast
Role: Sandrina Actor: Signora Piatti

Dance: Ballet Master-Sodi; Dancers-Adriani, Slingsby, Signora Radicati, Signora Santoli, Hamoir, Mlle Hamoir

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles and Stede. Charges #65 10s. [Profit to each beneficiary: #5 17s. 9d. plus income from tickets: Stede #42 11s. (Box 34; Pit 131; Gallery 144); Miles #106 16s. (Box 176; Pit 328; Gallery 136).] Paid Wilford for 29 nights renter's money #290 to 1 May inclusive (Account Book). Receipts: #77 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Strickland Actor: Ross
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Master Harris, 1st time (scholar to Miles); III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles (Peasant), Bennet (Clown)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Falsehood

Cast
Role: Master of Flocks Actor: Buck

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: I: By Desire, a Hornpipe-Master Harris; III: The Female Archer, as17661215

Ballet: IV: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Dance: IV: Serious Dance-; End: Comic Dance-Miss Froment

Event Comment: At Half Past 5 went into the Pit to see Macklin do Shylock a second time...Woodward is inimitable as Squire Groom [in the afterpiece] Oblig'd to stand all night (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #227 2s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: III: Tambourine-Master Blurton as17670427; IV: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: John Moddy Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garrat

Music: III: Concerto on Harpsichord-Master Love

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17670917, but Richard-Reddish, 1st time; King Henry-Burton; Buckingham-Aickin; Norfolk-Hurst; Lady Anne-Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Thodosius-Reddish; Lucius-Keen; Leontine-Hurst; Atticus-Vernon; Aranthes-J. Palmer; Marcian-J. Aickin, 1st time; Julia-Mrs Smith; Delia-Mrs Hippisley; Athenias-Mrs Dancer; Pulcheria-Mrs W. Barry; Vocal parts-Champnes, Kear, Fox, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman (playbill). Vernon, Baddeley, (for Fox and Kear) in the Public Advertiser.

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Music: II: By Desire, Concert on Harpsichord-Master Love

Dance: III: The Medley, as17680416

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnston, (Box-book and House-keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Cast
Role: Sir John Dorilant Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Dance: II: By Desire A Minuet, as17680504; End: The Medley, as17680505

Event Comment: Benefit for Raftor, Wright, Walker, Watkins. Tickets deliver'd by Carlton, Stevens, for A Comedy, and for the 16th Instant will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Watkins

Event Comment: MMaster Brown's Night. A comic Interlude of Two Acts; Music by Dr Arne. N.B. A light shower or two will not put off the Performance; but if heavy Rain should fall, it must necessarily be deferr'd till further Notice, on account of the Fireworks. Books containing both performances may be had of the Booksellers and at the Gardens at 6d. each

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Capochio And Dorinna

Performance Comment: Capochio-Master Brown; Dorinna-Miss Fredric.
Cast
Role: Capochio Actor: Master Brown

Entertainment: last Aast Act: a Burlesque Ode-by the late Bonnel Thornton, in banter of the Odes written on St Cecilias Day, set to music by an eminent master; The whole to conclude with: Grand Fireworks-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Burgomaster-Miles; Boor Servant-LaLauze, 1st appearance these 6 years; Scaramouche-Reyner; Dutch Woman-Miss Helme; Venus-Mrs Baker; Apollo-Arnauld; Daphne-Miss Valois; Diana-Mrs Thompson; Morpheus-Legg; Mystery-Barnshaw; Slumber-DuBellamy; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; to Conclude with a new scene-.
Cast
Role: Burgomaster Actor: Miles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Burton
Role: Sealand Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Music: II: Concerto on Harpsichord-Master Love

Dance: IV: Hearts of Oak, as17681013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: As17700424, with Kniveton as Scapin 2nd time, by Particular Desire and for that night only.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Davis

Dance: I: By Desire, a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; II: [Not performed this season, The Tambourine-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17671119]; End Opera: [A New Pantomime Dance call'd, The Old Ground Young-Aldridge, Master Lion, (his scholar) Miss Twist; [with, By Particular Desire, an Allemande-Aldridge, Miss Twist

Song: I of the Farce: In the Shady Blest Retreat-Mas. Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper-Master West, Miss West

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson and Lings. Tickets deliver'd by Page, Chinnall, Roberts, and Mrs Haywood will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Uncle Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Miss Burton

Entertainment: V: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye all-Master Cape

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Kaygill and Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: III: Minuet, Allemande-Daigville, Miss Ross

Entertainment: BBucks have at ye all-Master Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Bower and Veal. Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: II: Minuet, Allemande-Daigville, Miss Ross; IV: Hornpipe-Walker

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Master Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: La Fleur Actor: Vandermere

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End: The Nosegay-Master and Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Cast
Role: Circuit Actor: Vandermere

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: The Nosegay, as17700611 End of Play: Double Hornpipe-Master and Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Cast
Role: Circuit Actor: Vandermere

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: The Pedlar; End of Play: Double Hornpipe-Master and Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: The Pedlar by Master and Miss West

Event Comment: [On this day Isaac Reed saw J. Streeton and some others executed at Tyburn, then went to Westminster Abbey, and then to the Haymarket.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Cast
Role: Circuit Actor: Vandermere

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Vandermere; Sileno-Phillips; Damaetas-Hamilton; Mysis-Mrs Read; Daphne-Mrs Saunders; Nysa-Mrs Jewell; Jupiter-Griffith; Mars-Dancer; Bacchus-Lings; Mercury-Holcroft; Vulcan-Farrell; Pan-Saunders; Apollo-DuBellamy; Venus-Miss Trowel; Minerva-Mrs White; Juno-Mrs M'George .
Cast
Role: Midas Actor: Vandermere

Dance: II: The Cowkeeper, as17700521; End of Play: Double Hornpipe-Master and Miss West

Event Comment: [Was this performed? See 13 Aug. for first appearance of Arthur and Constance.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Sheridan; Prince Henry-Knowles; Pembroke-Dancer; Hubert-F. Gentleman; Salisbury-DuBellamy; R. Falconbridge-Hamilton; English Herald-Farrell; Bastard-Fleetwood; King of France-Gardner; Dauphin-Robson; Austria-Griffiths; Pandulph-Wheeler; Chatillon-Smyth; French Herald-Saunders; Eleanor-Mrs Dyer; Lady Falconbridge-Mrs White; Blanch-Miss Trowel; Constance-Mrs Burton .
Cast
Role: Pandulph Actor: Wheeler
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Burton

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Mopsus Actor: Vandermere

Dance: End of Play: The Nosegay-Master and Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Catharine And Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Woodward; Baptista-Farrell; Hortensio-Miller; Music Master-Lings; Pedro-Vowell; Biondello-Didier; Taylor-Vandermere; Grumio-Hamilton; Bianca-Mrs Collet; Curtis-Mrs White; Catherine-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Music Master Actor: Lings
Role: Taylor Actor: Vandermere

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: The Nosegay-Master West, Miss West