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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Dyer and Mrs Leppie. Receipts: #20 17s. plus income from tickets. [Ticket distrioution (Account Book)]: @Name Box Pit gallery Value 1!2 Value @Ansell 42 40 33 #19 16s. #9 18s.@Ward 3 54 46 #13 9s. #6 14s. 6d.@Rawlins 14 57 22 #14 5s. #7 2s. 6d.@ Mrs Dyer 1 33 30 #8 4s. #4 2s.@Mrs Leppie 4 48 62 #14 8s. #7 4s.@Mrs Paddick - 14 10 #3 2s. #1 11s.@Mrs Goold 4 13 46 #7 11s. #3 15s. 6d.@Mrs Gwynn 9 48 64 #15 17s. Gratis@Total 77 304 313 #16 12s. #40 7s. 6d.@ Receipts: #20 17s. plus #40 7s. 6d. as 1!2 value of tickets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief

Performance Comment: As17610416 but Cynthia-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Elmy.
Role: Slur Actor: Anderson
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: A Hornpipe-Leppie's Apprentice

Event Comment: [The young gentlewoman was Mrs Hopkins (Genest, IV, 634) and had acted at Edinburgh.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Holland
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-O'Brien; Capt. Cape-King; Miss Harlowe-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Harlowe-Miss Haughton; Harlow-Kennedy; Heartwell-Philips; Servant-Castle; Trifle-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Miss Harlowe Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Mrs Harlowe Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Trifle Actor: Mrs Hippisley.

Dance: II: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green, Miles, and Sga Maranesi. Tickets deliver'd for The Pilgrim, as also those by Miss Sledge, will be taken. Mainpiece for last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17610924, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Copin; Diana Trapes-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Player Actor: Anderson.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: With a Hornpipe Actor: Mrs Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Shuter; Quaver-Mattocks; Blister-Marten; Wormwood-Davis; Goodwill-Redman; Thomas-Perry; Miss Lucy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: I: The Cossacks-Sg and Sga Maranesi, as17601014; II: The Taylors, as17620107; End Opera: A Minuet-Sg and Sga Maranesi

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: Taken from Mrs Centlivre's Sequel to the Busy Body. [Afterpiece is Woodward's adaptation (Crow St. Theatre, Dublin 1760) pruned to three acts (Biographia Dramatica).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17620327 but Elder Brother-Hull; Lady-Mrs Elmy; with the Usual Decorations and Machinery. with the Usual Decorations and Machinery.

Afterpiece Title: Marplot in Lisbon

Performance Comment: Marplot-Cooke, 3rd appearance this stage; Col. Ravelin-Hull; Charles-Perry; Don Perriera-Collins; Lorenzo-Gardner; Isabinda-Mrs Burden; Margaritta-Mrs Younger; Donna Perriera-a Young Gentlewoman, never on any stage; Epilogue in Character-Cooke.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Margaritta Actor: Mrs Younger
Event Comment: Tomorrow, Not acted this Season. The Wonder, Felix-$Garrick; Violante-$Mrs Cibber, and On Wednesday will be reviv'd The Second Part of King Henry the 4th, New Dress'd in the Habits of the times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Holland; Zara-Mrs Pritchard; King-Love; Gonzalez-Havard; Garcia-Lee; Leonora-Mrs Bennet; Almeria-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Holland
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: II: The Bavarian Shoemakers, as17621009

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. [The Public Advertiser assigns Montague twice--to Redman and to Lewis. Redman probably correct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17631229, but Apothecary-Holtom; Juliet-Miss Ward, first appearance any stage; Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Twist; Solemn Dirge-Miss Poitier; Lady Capulet (that Night only)-Mrs Ward; +Occasional Prologue-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: TThe Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Scott. No building on Stage. Mrs Hopkins Mandane Mrs Yates being Ill (Hopkins). Benefit for Miss Young (playbill). Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 10 Feb. 1762.] Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Performance Comment: As17640402 but Mandane-Mrs Hopkins (first time); Mirvan-Packer; Original Epilogue-_.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Zamti Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Pastora-Mrs Dorman; Palmon-Fox; Damon-Vernon; Laura-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for White & Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-White; Clytus-Sparks; Hephestion-Dyer; Cassander-Clarke; Polyperchon-Tindal; Aristander-Perry; Perdicas-Gardner; Thessalus-Anderson; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Vincent; Statira-Mrs Ward; Roxana-Mrs Baker; Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Ross
Role: Cassander Actor: Clarke
Role: Aristander Actor: Perry
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Gargle Actor: Anderson
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: II: The Dutch Skippers, as17640505; IV: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17640502, but with Miss Wilford

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simpson and for a Public Nusance &c. (Hopkins). Benefit of Mrs Simson, and removing a Public Nuisance, by opening the way at the end of Great Queen Street (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17640501, but Trusty-Mrs Simson.
Cast
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Simson.
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: End: The Cow@Keepers, as17640504

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. [The Mourning Bride in Rich's Register.] Part of Pit laid into Boxes. No admittance behind Scenes. Mainpiece: Never performed there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Performance Comment: Herod-Powell; Flaminius-Lee; Sohemus-Havard; Arsinoe-Mrs Palmer; Pheroras-Packer; Narbal-Burton; High Priest-Bransby; Sameas-Adcock; Salome-Mrs Hopkins; Mariamne-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Arsinoe Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Salome Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Related Works
Related Work: The Duke of Milan Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Afterpiece: A comedy of one act by Mrs Cibber not acted these 12 years. [See 2 May 1753.] None admitted behind Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-White; Clytus-Gibson; Hephestion-Dyer; Cassander-Clarke; Polyperchon-Tindal; Aristander-Perry; Perdicas-Davis; Thessalus-Anderson; Roxana (with Epilogue in character)-Mrs Ward; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Vincent; Statira-Miss Ward; 1st time. In which will be introduc'd The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Ross
Role: Cassander Actor: Clarke
Role: Aristander Actor: Perry
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Performance Comment: Oberon-Dyer; Fairy Queen-Mrs Ward; Cynthia-Miss Ward; dance incident to the piece,-Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Fairy Queen Actor: Mrs Ward

Dance: III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; End: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: Never perform'd there. Tickets delivered by Barrington will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17650314 but The Lady-Mrs Mattocks; 2nd Bacchanal-Dibdin; Chorusses-_Dibdin; Euphrozyne-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Euphrozyne Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Bacchant Actor: Mrs Baker for Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Mask-Dyer; Old Mask-Shuter; Musical Lady-Mrs Mattocks; Freeman-R. Smith; Lady Scrape-Mrs Godwin; Rosin-Perry; Laundress-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Musical Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Godwin
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Entertainment: After Masque: (this night only) his Serious, Comic, Post-haste Observations in his Journey to Paris, as17650411

Event Comment: Full Prices. N.B. Merope is oblig'd to be deferr'd. Mrs Baddeley, Ophelia-very bad, all but the singing (+Hopkins Diary.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holland; Osrick-Dodd; King-Love; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Lee; Ghost-Bransby; Rosencraus-Aickin; Bernardo-Marr; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Horatio-Havard; Guildenstern-Strange; Marcellus-Ackman; Player King-Burton; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet; Gravediggers-Yates, Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Holland
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send Servants to keep places by 3 O'clock

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: The Characters-Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Aickin, Strange, Mrs Baddeley, Miss Plym, Miss Wright, Mrs Clive. [See17650430.]See17650430.]

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17651004; End I Farce: A Peasant Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Dress'd in the Habits of the Times. [See note on Mrs Pritchard, 2 Nov. 1758.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holland; Shore-Havard; Gloster-Love; Bellmour-Packer; Derby-Keen; Catesby-Strange; Ratcliff-Ackman; Jane Shore (that night only)-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Hastings Actor: Holland
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17651203, but Margaretta-Mrs Hopkins; Old Woman-Baddeley; Estifania-Mrs Abington; In Act II Duet-Vernon, Mrs Abington; accompanied by two Guitars-.
Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: In Act II Duet Actor: Vernon, Mrs Abington
Role: Margaritta Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: III: New Tambourine, as17660123

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17660220, but Lady Capulet-Mrs Ward; Juliet-Miss Ward; Apothecary-Holtom; Peter-Weller; Balthazar-R. Smith; Montague-Redman (playbill).

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Gargle Actor: Anderson
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Fitzhenry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Powell; Lysimachus-Hurst; Thessalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Strange; Cassander-Havard; Clytus-Love; Polyperchon-Bransby; Perdiccas-Lee; Hephestion-Packer; Sysigambis-Mrs Bennet; Parisatis-Miss Plym; Statira-Mrs Palmer; Roxana (with an Epilogue)-Mrs Fitzhenry; With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Powell
Role: Cassander Actor: Havard
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Fitzhenry
Role: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, prompter and Mrs Hopkins. Afterpiece: A Ballad Pastoral in two acts (by Allan Ramsay) with original Scotch music. Never Performed there. Tickets deliver'd by Phillips will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Jachimo Actor: Holland
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-Vernon; Sir William Worthy-Packer; Roger-Moody; Symon-Parsons; Bauldy-Love; Glaud-Bransby; Jenny-Mrs Hopkins; Mause-Mrs Love; Madge-Johnston; Elspa-Mrs Bradshaw; Peggy (With Thro the Wood Laddie)-Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mause Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Elspa Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vandertop

Entertainment: RRalph Ramble, or O Rare London-King, at End of Play By Particular Desire, followed by

Dance: %New Tambourine, as17660123

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Tickets deliver'd by Barrington will be taken. Charges #66 2s. [Profit to Mrs Mattocks #56 19s. 6d. plus #43 6s. from Tickets (Box 142; Pit 42; Gallery 15).] Mrs Barrington also had tickets #49 3s. (Box 79; Pit 140; Gallery 84) (Account Book). Receipts: #123 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17661122, but Miranda-Mrs Mattocks, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Mattocks, 1st time.
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: IV: The Female Archer, as17661215

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. Charges #66 9s. [Profit to Mrs Baker #27 9s. 6d. plus #32 15s. from tickets (Box 41; Pit 112; Gallery 57).] (Account Book). Receipts: #93 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Performance Comment: As17661128, but Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Stephens; with Original Epilogue-Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: IV: The Female Archer, as17661215; End I Farce: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End I Farce: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit Barry. Tickets for the 10th instant will be taken. Being positively the last time of performing. Afterpiece: Taken from the Mistake. Neville MS Diary: Barry's expression of the savageness of the Moor, particularly with his eyes, is very great. Mrs Dancer does not suit herself in the character of Desdemona. We had two dances by Miss Froment with a foolish Farce in two acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: See17670724 but Othello-Barry; Iago-Sowdon; Brabantio-Hurst; Lodovico-Strange; Montano-Palmer; Roderigo-Hamilton; Duke-Keen; Aemilia-Mrs Burden; Desdemona-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Aemilia Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Performance Comment: Parts-Palmer, Hamilton, Loveman, Mrs Jefferies, Mrs Mahon.

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

Event Comment: IImogen, for 1st time, Mrs Baddeley, pretty well, --but an indifferent figure in Breeches.--Mrs Johnston hissed in the Queen (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Reddish, 1st time; Iachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Hurst; Cloten-King; Belarius-Havard; Arviragus-J. Palmer; Guiderius-Aickin; Lucius-Bransby; Cornelius-Burton; Pisanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Johnson; Imogen-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; In Act II a Masquerade Scene-; with dancing-Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi; Singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Iachimo Actor: Holland
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Baddeley, 1st time
Role: with dancing Actor: Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Event Comment: Went into the Pit to see Garrick do Abel Drugger. Read three acts of the play. Subtle, Face and Dapper are well played by Burton, Palmer and Dodd. Love and Mrs Pritchard excellent as usual. Mrs Love did Tag in Miss in her Teens (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Burton; Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure-Love; Kastril-J. Palmer; Tribulation-Hartry; Surly-Baddeley; Ananias-Parsons; Albel Drugger-Garrick; Lovewit-Packer; Dapper-Dodd; Dame Pliant-Mrs Johnston; Doll Common-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Dancer. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send servants to hold places at 3 o'clock. Afterpiece: Never performed there. [This seems to MacMillan to be the adaptation of Shakespeare's Winter's Tale by McNamara Morgan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Barry; Clytus-Holland (that night only); Aristander-Burton; Slave-Strange; Polyperchon-Bransby; Perdiccas-Ackman; Cassander-Havard; Thesalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Roxana-Mrs Hopkins; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Parisatis-Miss Simson; Statira-Mrs Dancer; With the Triumphal Entry-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Barry
Role: Clytus Actor: Holland
Role: Aristander Actor: Burton
Role: Cassander Actor: Havard
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Sisigambis Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Dancer

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Autolicus-King; Florizel-Cautherly; Polixines-Hurst; Camillo-Packer; Antigonus-Aickin; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Mrs Dorman, Miss Young; Perdita (with song)-Mrs Dancer; With a Dance- incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Mrs Dorman, Miss Young
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Dancer

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220