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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Performance Comment: As17711126, but Caelia-Mrs Bulkley, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Bulkley, 1st time.
Role: Lady Wou'dbe Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Potts, Miss Baker.
Event Comment: Paid Mt Sandys & Co. (colourmen) #60 3s.; 1!2 year's Water to Xmas last #2 2s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #288 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17711223, but Rosencraus-Davies; Player Queen-Mrs Reddish; Laertes-J. Aickin.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid Palmer (wax chandler) #51 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #176 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton with Alterations and Two Additional Scenes

Performance Comment: As17720207, but to avoid confusion full cast listed. Harlequin-Rayner; Chasseur Royale-DuBellamy; Mercury-Baker; Doctor-Banks; Singer (with new song, 2nd time)-Dunstall; Pierrot-Morris; Colombine-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17720108, but Wellbred-Mattocks; Cash-Perry; Dame Kitely-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: add Tib Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: [As17720224 but to avoid confusion full cast listed.] Ballad Singer-Dunstall (with a new song); other-Rayner, Cushing, Morris, Thompson, Wild, Banks, Bates, Walters, Holtom, Hamilton, King, Baker, Mrs Dyer; Dancing-Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Barry
Role: Euphrasia Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Dodd; Gayless-Davies; Guttle-Ackman; Cook-Hartry; Kitty Pry-Mrs Love; Melissa-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Love

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17720225, but other-Miss Twist, Mrs _Dyer.
Cast
Role: other Actor: Miss Twist, Mrs _Dyer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17720220, but Wellbred-Lewes; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: add Tib Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: other Actor: Miss Twist, Mrs _Dyer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Smith, 1st time; Eumenes-Hull; Herbis-Gardner; Artamon-Davis; Caled-Bensley; Abudah-Clarke; Daran-Perry; Eudocia-Mrs Yates, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Yates, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Davis; Beaufort-Baker; Quildrive-Thompson; Maria-Mrs Mattocks; With Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: End: The Whim, as17720312

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter (playbill). Charges #67 10s. Profit to ShUter #100 15s. 6d., plus #84 10s. from tickets (Boxes 203; Pit 225). Paid Pattinson (tallow chandler) #21 7s. (Account Book). Receipts: #168 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17711219, but Nysa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Green.

Entertainment: After: The Cries of London-Shuter; The Whim-Sga Manesiere, Aldridge as17720312

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 26 May 1770.] Last time of performing till the Holidays. Charges #67 17s. 6d. Profit to Bensley #82 7s., plus #62 13s. from tickets (Box 244; Pit 11). Paid Palmer (wax chandler) #105 18s.; Whitefield for Cloaths made #57 10s.; Pattinson (tallow chandler) #32 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #150 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17720101, but Arviragus-Perry; Imogen-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Performance Comment: Worthy-Mattocks; Major Hearty-Lewes; Lieut.-Fox; Ensign-R. Smith; Anna-By the Young Lady [who perform'd the Fairy Prince and Man and Wife [see17711223]; The Spanish Lady-Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: III: The Lilt, as17720326

Event Comment: Rec'd from Thomas and Arnold for use of the Organ this season #21, and for coals burnt at the Oratorios #2 2s. Rec'd #54 14s. 8d. in payment of deficiencies for last season's benefit performances from Dumay, Curtat, Merryfield and Wignell. Paid Garton (treasurer) 11 Oratorio nights for renters #110. Paid Phillips in full for his performance this season #21 (Account Book). Receipts: #117 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17720103, but Millwood-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Milwood Actor: Mrs DuBellamy.
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: other Actor: Miss Twist, Mrs _Dyer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Weston; Face-Palmer; Subtle-J. Aickin; Sir Epicure-Wright; Knowlife-Griffith; Headlong-Keen; Doll Tricksey-Mrs Egerton; Miss Rantipole-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Doll Tricksey Actor: Mrs Egerton

Entertainment: Interlude. All up at Stockwell; or, The Ghost no Conjuror, a New Interlude-Characters-Weston, Bannister

Dance: After Interlude: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17720302 but Witches-Saunders, Mrs _Pitt.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Saunders, Mrs _Pitt.
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris and Perry. Charges #68 10s. 6d. Deficit to Perry and Morris #5 4s. 6d. each, cover'd by income from tickets: Perry, #34 3s. (Box 32; Pit 109; Gallery 98); Morris, #62 16s. (Box 44; Pit 178; Gallery 251). Receipts: #58 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17720411 but Imogen-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: other Actor: Miss Twist, Mrs _Dyer.

Dance: III: Comic Dance (with Allemande), as17711031

Event Comment: Benefit for Gardner and R. Smith. Mrs Gardner's Indisposition preventing her from performing this evening, she hopes she shall be excused by her friends. [She was to have played Catherine in Afterpiece according to advance notice of 4 May.] Charges #64 10s. Deficit to each benefiticiary #15 6s. 6d., cover'd by income from tickets: Gardner, #61 1s. (Box 118; Pit 101; Gallery 164); Smith, #64 19s. (Box 35; Pit 264; Gallery 166). Paid half year's Land Tax for the Theatre due Lady day last, #61 5s.; paid ditto for window lights, #6 10s. 6d.; Paid ditto for House in Bow Passage #2 3s. 9d. and for its window lights 15s. Receipts: #33 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17711031; IV: A Tambourine, as17720501

Event Comment: Benefit for Davies and Inchbald. Paid Easter Offering to St Martin's 10s. 6d. Receipts: #160 13s. 6d. Charges: #65 2s. Profits to Davies and Inchbald: #95 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17711104, but Tamerlane-Inchbald; Axalla-a Young Gentleman, 1st time; Arpasia-Miss Younge; Selima-Mrs Egerton, being 1st appearance in these characters for all.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Morland
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Davies.

Song: V: A Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladies Last Stake

Cast
Role: Lady Wronglove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Conquest Actor: Miss Young
Role: Lady Gentle Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Hartshorn Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17720515, but Leonora-Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Hunt.
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: IV: The Sailors Revels, as17711008; V: Hornpipe-Walker

Event Comment: Benefit for Ansell and Green (Box-keepers). Charges #81 5s. Deficit to Box-Keepers #27 1s. 3d. apiece, cover'd by income from tickets: Ansell #122 2s. (Box 310; Pit 248; Gallery 74); Green #128 3s. (Box 420; Pit 115; Gallery 59) (Account Book). [Since box capacity seems to have been about 560 places, it would seem that several rows of the pit had been sold at box prices by these Boxkeepers. See 22 May 1767.] Receipts: #27 2s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17711102, but Madam Florival-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Madam Florival Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17720428 but Witches-_Saunders, Mrs Pitt; Malcolm-Wroughton (playbill); Vocal Parts-_Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: _Saunders, Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Relish Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: other Actor: Miss Twist, Mrs _Dyer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Parsons; Gayless-Fearon; Justice Guttle-Bransby; Dick-Farrel; Trippet-Vowel; Melissa-Miss Ambrose; Kitty-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Egerton.

Dance: As17720518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Lofty-Foote; Pepperpot-Robson; Bever-Aickin; Younger-Fearon; Dactyl-Gardner; Puff-Castle; Sir Roger-Dancer; Staytape-Farrel; Robin-Parsons; Rust-Weston; Juliet-Mrs Gardner (1st time).
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Cast
Role: Mrs Jewell Martin Actor: Parsons
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Jewell

Dance: End: New Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Robson; Argus-Dancer; Hartley-Farrell; Mob-Jacobs, Smith, Vowell; Boy-Miss Francis; Robin-Fearon; Betty-Mrs White; Arethusa-Miss Wentworth.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs White

Dance: As17720518

Event Comment: [N.B. Cupid's Revenge postponed on account of Mrs Jewell's indisposition.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Parsons
Role: Waiting Woman Actor: Mrs White
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: As17720615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Cornish Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Robin-Davis; Sir Gregory-Baddeley; Tim-Weston; Jenny-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Entertainment: V: A Medley Cantata with imitations-Bannister

Dance: Giorgi's scholars