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Event Comment: Afterpiece: A revived Grand Pantomimical Ballet. To conclude with a superb Prospect of the Infernal Regions. [This was included in all subsequent performances; and see 6 Nov.] Books of the Pantomime to be had at the Theatre. With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Scenes designed and painted by Greenwood. Receipts: #272 14s. (238.18; 32.4; 1.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17900911, but Lady Elinor-Miss Hagley; Cicely-Mrs Bland (late Miss Romanzini).
Cast
Role: Lady Elinor Actor: Miss Hagley
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Baron of Oakland Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Antonio-Williames; Don Ferdinand-Dignum; Don Juan-Palmer; Don Guzman-Benson; Carlos-Haymes; Perez-Bland; Pedrillo-Banks; Lopez-Lyons; Gomez-Alfred; Vasquez-Fawcett; Host-Chapman; Masaniello-Fairbrother; Scaramouch (with a song)-Dubois; Alguaziles-Burton, Jones, Webb; Boatswain (with a song)-Sedgwick; Sailors-Phillimore, Danby, Maddocks; Donna Anna-Miss Collins; Isabella-Miss Heard; Inis-Miss Palmer; Katharina-Mrs Edwards; Viletta-Mrs Bland; Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley; Edition of 1790 (C. Lowndes) adds: Waiter-Fairbrother (i.e. doubled Masaniello); 4th Sailor-Reynoldson.
Cast
Role: Don Ferdinand Actor: Dignum
Role: Perez Actor: Bland
Role: Donna Anna Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Inis Actor: Miss Palmer
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Dignum, Sedgwick, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley

Dance: In afterpiece: under the Direction of D'Egville, Hamoir, Bourk, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp, Edition of 1790 adds: Fairbrother, Whittow, Kirk, Whitmell, Walker, Bidotti, Nicolini, Mrs Davis, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Harris, Mrs K. Davis, Miss Bourk

Performance Comment: Davis, Miss Bourk.
Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Alfred, Appleby, Benson, Banks, Cooke, Daglish, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gawdry, Master Gregson, Miss Jacobs, Jones, Lyons, Maddocks, Pilsbury, Walker, Whitmill will be admitted. Receipts: #459 9s. 6d. (53.2.6; 46.6.0; 7.5.0; tickets: 352.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Dodd (1st appearance in that character these 5 years); Col. Standard-Wroughton; Vizard-Whitfield; Alderman Smuggler-Waldron; Clincher-Bannister Jun.; Clincher Jun.-Suett; Dickey-Benson; Tom Errand-Hollingsworth; Lurewell-Miss Collins; Lady Darling-Mrs Booth; Angelica-Miss Heard; Parley-Mrs Edwards; Errand's Wife-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Wroughton
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: Lurewell Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Errand's Wife Actor: Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Miss Hagley.
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: End: Allemande-Whitmill, Miss Jacobs, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Deserter, advertised on playbill of 20 May. Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Miss Arne will be admitted.] Receipts: #328 (205.7.6; 67.2.0; 2.15.6; odd money: 1.4.6; tickets: 51.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Cast
Role: Kenrick Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Angelica Goto Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Sally Shamrock Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: End: the Fishing Duet from Don Juan-Miss Arne, Miss Wentworth

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for the 12th of June will be admitted. [For Miss Rogers see 13 June.] Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Townsend (constable), Mrs Linton, Jackson, Plinne, Hacketts, Standen, Wells, Ansell, Little, Bagley, Noble, Dibdin, Hill, Callagan, J. Brandon will be admitted. Receipts: #384 4s. (46.12.6; 6.5.0; tickets: 331.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Cast
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Cast
Role: Joe Standfast Actor: Fawcett
Role: Chandler Actor: Street
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Mary Actor: Miss Waters.

Dance: End: New Hornpipe-a Young Lady (1st appearance in public [Miss Rogers]); End I afterpiece: A Scotch Pas Deux-Jackson, Miss Bologna

Song: After 1st dance: The Little Farthing Rushlight-Master Standen

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Evans and Miss Mountfort. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets given out for Hannibal taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Mannerly Shallow; Or, The Country Wit

Performance Comment: Betty Frisk-Miss Mountfort, who speaks a new Epilogue.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: Spinning Wheel Dialogue-Cook, another

Dance: Chacone-Miss Evans

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Lindar and Miss Seale. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Sir Oliver-Norris; Sir Joslin-Shepard; Courtal-Wilks; Freeman-Mills; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Baker; Ariana-Mrs Porter; Gatty-Mrs Booth; Sentry-Miss Tenoe; Gazette-Miss Seal.
Cast
Role: Sentry Actor: Miss Tenoe
Role: Gazette Actor: Miss Seal.

Song: Singing in Italian-Miss Lindar

Dance: As17250304

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Sandham and Miss Thornowets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Miss Thornowets

Dance: PPeasants Dance-Sandham, Miss Sandham; Two Pierrots-Burney, Eaton

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Benefit Miss Holliday. Afterpiece: A New Pastoral Ballad Opera of one Act [Author unknown]. Receipts: money #47 16s.; tickets #123 13s. [Prince and two of three eldest Princesses present.] Gentleman's Magazine, I (1731), 216: Miss Holliday...received from the Royal Family, over and above the usual Present, a large Gold Medal, weighing about 50 Guineas, with the Bust of her Majesty as Electress of Hanover on each Side

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Holiday.

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty

Performance Comment: Paris-Walker; Mercury-Salway; Miller-Hulett; Geta-Laguerre; Nymph of Ida-Miss Holladay; Juno-Mrs Egleton; Pallas-Mrs Forrester; Venus-Mrs Cantrell; Miller's Wife-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Nymph of Ida Actor: Miss Holladay

Dance: SShepherds and Shepherdesses by Nivelon-Nivelon, Newhouse, Pelling, Dupre Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour; Chacone-Dupre, Mrs Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Berinthia-Mrs Heron; Loveless-A. Hallam; Worthy-Mills; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Hoyden-Mrs Charke; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Young Fashion-W. Mills; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Oates; Seringe-Griffin; Shoemaker-Miller; Sir John-Ridout; Bull-Tenoe; Page-Miss Brett; Nurse-Mrs Shireburn .
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Page Actor: Miss Brett

Music: Second Musick: First Concerto of Corelli. Third Musick: A Trumpet Overture. I: Concerto for French Horns, the French Horns by Charle and Giay, lately arriv'd from Paris. III: Solo for French Horn by Charle

Performance Comment: Third Musick: A Trumpet Overture. I: Concerto for French Horns, the French Horns by Charle and Giay, lately arriv'd from Paris. III: Solo for French Horn by Charle .

Dance: Les Bergeries by Essex, Miss Robinson (the first Characters); F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett .
Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Song: II: Lempio Rigor del Fato and Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond by Miss Arne. IV: Rise Glory Rise, by Miss Arne, accompanied by French Horns

Performance Comment: IV: Rise Glory Rise, by Miss Arne, accompanied by French Horns .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-W. Mills; Manly-Mills; Sir Francis-Griffin; Basset-Cibber; Lady Townly-Mrs Heron; Lady Grace-Mrs Butler; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Grace; Jenny-Miss Robinson .
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Robinson

Music: Second Musick: First Concerto of the second Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Concerto for French Horns, Trumpets. II: Trio for French Horns, Hautboys, Harpsichord

Dance: In V: Les Bergeries, as17331006 V: Comic Dance by Nivelon, from CG

Song: I: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond by Miss Arne. II: Mi Folgo ad Ogni Fronda by Miss Arne. IV: If'Tis Joy to Wound a Lover by Miss Arne

Performance Comment: II: Mi Folgo ad Ogni Fronda by Miss Arne. IV: If'Tis Joy to Wound a Lover by Miss Arne .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Robinson. La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. La Folette S'cest ravizee by Nivelon and Miss Mann

Performance Comment: La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. La Folette S'cest ravizee by Nivelon and Miss Mann .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Music: Select Pieces composed by Corelli, Vivaldi, Geminiani, Handel

Related Works
Related Work: The Faithful Shepherd Author(s): George Frederic Handel

Dance: I: Le Watteau by Miss Robinson alone. II: La Follette s'cest ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann. III: La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. IV: Mock Minuet, as17331027 V: Les Bergeries, as17331108

Performance Comment: II: La Follette s'cest ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann. III: La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. IV: Mock Minuet, as17331027 V: Les Bergeries, as17331108.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Mrs Centaure Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Doll Mavis Actor: Miss Robinson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: As17331220

Dance: Grand Dance in Momus, as17331231

Song: II: Per le parte del Tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne. IV: Consolati O Bella sung by Miss Arne, Master Arne, and Miss Jones

Performance Comment: IV: Consolati O Bella sung by Miss Arne, Master Arne, and Miss Jones .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Giffard; Marplot-Wetherilt; Sir Jealous-Lyon; Sir Francis-Penkethman; Charles-Rosco; Whisper-Hamilton; Miranda-Mrs Giffard; Isabinda-Mrs Hamilton; Patch-Mrs Haughton; Scentwell-Miss Tollet .
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Tollet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. Chacone by Mrs Bullock. Friendly Lasses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: Chacone by Mrs Bullock. Friendly Lasses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17331022, but Scandal-W. Giffard; Sir Sampson-Penkethman; Trapland-Pearce; Foresight-Lyon .
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Trapland Actor: Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. English Peasant by D'Vallois. Scotch Dance by Mrs Bullock. Friendly losses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham

Performance Comment: English Peasant by D'Vallois. Scotch Dance by Mrs Bullock. Friendly losses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Gerrard

Dance: Scot's Dance by Miss Wherrit. The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Robinson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Second Musick: 3d Concerto of the 1st Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Overture, with French Horns, composed for Ptolemy by Handel. V: Handel's Water Musick, accompanied with French Horns

Performance Comment: Third Musick: Overture, with French Horns, composed for Ptolemy by Handel. V: Handel's Water Musick, accompanied with French Horns .

Dance: III: Black and White Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. V: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, Miss Latour, &c

Performance Comment: V: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, Miss Latour, &c .

Song: I: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Arne. II: Hush, ye pretty, warbling Choir by Miss Arne. IV: Lusingue pui care by Miss Arne

Performance Comment: II: Hush, ye pretty, warbling Choir by Miss Arne. IV: Lusingue pui care by Miss Arne .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Performance Comment: As17340312 but Primrose-Mrs Heron, Cranny, Poet omitted. The Original Prologue by Milward. Epilogue by Cibber and Mrs Heron .

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Jasper-Sheppard; Charlotte-Miss Mann; Leander-Berry; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard, but see17340325.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Leander Actor: Berry

Dance: I: Dutch Woman by Miss Robinson. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: Revellers, as17340319 V: Polonese by Essex, Miss Robinson, S. Lally, Topham, Davenport, Holt, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport

Performance Comment: III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: Revellers, as17340319 V: Polonese by Essex, Miss Robinson, S. Lally, Topham, Davenport, Holt, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport .

Song: II: Bella Sorge L'esperanza by Miss Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Music: I: Solo on the Violin by Eversmond

Dance: II: Scots Dance by Miss Wherrit. III: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham

Performance Comment: III: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. V: The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham .

Song: IV. By Miss Hill

Performance Comment: By Miss Hill .
Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): Thomas Betterton
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. By particular Desire. Tickets for Mrs Elmy, Miss Packington, Miss Jones also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Music: A new Comic Medley Overture composed by Charke

Dance: III: By Nivelon and Miss Mann. End of Afterpiece: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: End of Afterpiece: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter .

Song: I: A Teneri Affeti by Mrs Cibber and Mrs Barbier. II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Mrs Barbier. IV: Amelia wishes when she dies by Mrs Cibber. V: A new Favourite Italian Song by Mrs Barbier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Scot's Dance by Miss Wherrit. IV: The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. V: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: IV: The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. V: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock .

Song: III: By Nichols

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: The Black and White Joke by Le Brun and Miss Mann. II: Pierrots by F. Tench and Davenport. III: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. IV: The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. V: Revellers by Essex, Miss La tour, &c

Performance Comment: II: Pierrots by F. Tench and Davenport. III: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. IV: The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. V: Revellers by Essex, Miss La tour, &c .
Event Comment: Benefit John Roberts, in lieu of one last Season at DL. Afterpiece: Written by Henry Fielding, Esq. 6:30 P.M. N.B. The Play and Entertainment will be conducted with the utmost Decorum: And whereas several Irregularities have been committed, as to Hours of beginning, &c. this is to assure all Gentlemen and Ladies that please to favour us with their Presence, that the Play will certainly begin at the time propos'd; and particular Care is taken that the whole Performance will endeavour at universal Satisfaction. Tickets for Sir Walter Raleigh taken at this Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Performance Comment: Don Quixote-Roberts; Sancho-Mullart; but see17340405: In which are introduc'd two Scenes representing Don Quixote as a Candidate for Member of Parliament, which contain the Humours of Mayors and Corporations . but see17340405: In which are introduc'd two Scenes representing Don Quixote as a Candidate for Member of Parliament, which contain the Humours of Mayors and Corporations .

Dance: I: Prince of Wales's Saraband and Minuet by Davenport and Miss Brett. III: Les Bergers Heureux by Davenport and Miss Brett. V: The Black Joke by Davenport and Miss Brett

Performance Comment: III: Les Bergers Heureux by Davenport and Miss Brett. V: The Black Joke by Davenport and Miss Brett .

Song: In II: Lempio Rigor del Fato by Miss Jones. IV: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Jones. End Afterpiece: A Dialogue by Master Arne and Miss Jones

Performance Comment: IV: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Jones. End Afterpiece: A Dialogue by Master Arne and Miss Jones .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Sir William-Hippisley; Elder Worthy-Hale; Young Worthy-Walker; Sir Novelty-Chapman; Snap-Morgan; Sly-Mullart; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Narcissa-Mrs Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Templer; Flareit-Mrs Kilby .
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Norsa

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Les Arnarn Consentants by Duke and Miss Baston. 'Richmond Maggot by Lesac and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: Les Arnarn Consentants by Duke and Miss Baston. 'Richmond Maggot by Lesac and Miss Rogers .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Sir Jealous-Morgan; Charles-Walker; Marplot-Chapman; Miranda-Miss Norsa; Isabinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Stevens; Scentwell-Miss Horsington .
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Mrs Grainger, the first time of her appearing on any stage; Major Rakish-Hippisley; Young Rakish-Walker; Friendly-Wignell; Benedict-Neale; Lady Manlove-Mrs Martin; Lettice-Miss Bincks .
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs De L'Orme, La Coquette Francois by Lally, S. Lally, Mlle Salle

Performance Comment: Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs De L'Orme, La Coquette Francois by Lally, S. Lally, Mlle Salle .