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Event Comment: Written by Mr Dryden. Receipts: #104 4s. 6d. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Delane; Lorenzo-Ryan; Queen-Mrs Horton; Gomez-Hippisley; Fryar-Bridgwater; Bertran-Hale; Raymond-Rosco; Alphonso-Arthur; Pedro-Gibson; Elvira-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Dance: MMars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: Written Originally by Shakespear, and revised and adapted to the Stage by Mr Theobald. Receipts: #129 19s. 6d. (Account Book); #130 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood Or The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Julio-Delane; Henriquez-Hale; Leonora-Mrs Horton; Roderick-Ryan; Don Bernardo-Rosco; Duke Angelo-Stephens; Master of Flocks-Bridgwater; 1st Shepherd-Neale; 2d Shepherd-James; Camillo-Hippisley; Citizen-Oates; Fabian-Arthur; Lopez-Stoppelaer; Gerald-Bencraft; Violante-Mrs Woffington; With a New Prologue-; the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Woffington

Dance: MMars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: See17401219, but Torrismond-Green; Lorenzo-Giffard; Leonora-Mrs Steel; Gomez-Richards; Elvira-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Steel
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lampe and Miss Young. Afterpiece: A new Comic-Masque of Speaking, Singing, and Dancing. The Musick composed by Mr Lampe. Receipts: money #39 8s. 6d.; seals #69 16s. (Account Book); #130 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Sham Conjurer

Performance Comment: Dick Shamwell-Leveridge; Tom Dingle-Salway; Jamey Dingle-Bencraft; Innkeeper-Mullart; Bell Banter-Mrs Lampe; With Chorus of Singers-; Dancers-; in the Masque Les Matelots-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Concluding with a new Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Bell Banter Actor: Mrs Lampe
Event Comment: Benefit Yates. The Stage will be form'd into an Amphitheatre, where Servants will be allow'd to keep Places. Tickets 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. Mr Yates humbly hopes those Ladies, who are not yet provided with Tickets, will to prevent Mistakes, be pleas'd to send their Servants for them to the Theatre, where Attendance will be given; and also to send their Servants to keep their Places by Four o'Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Duretete-Garrick; Y Mirabel-Giffard; Bisarre-Mrs Giffard; Oriana-Mrs Yates; Old Mirabel-Yates.
Cast
Role: Bisarre Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: David and Winifred apShenkin

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Benefit Mr Shepheard, the Treasurer, and Mlle Roland. Tickets at Angel and Crown Tavern, Whitechapel; Orange-Inn, Carey St., near the Playhouse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Wildair-Giffard; Clincher-Cibber; Standard-W. Giffard; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Giffard; Angelica-Mrs Chetwood.
Cast
Role: Standard Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Chetwood.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: a Serious Dance-Mlle Roland; III: Sailor's Dance-Delamayne, Mlle Roland; V: (by Desire) a Minuet, Louvre-Delamayne, Mlle Roland. [Dances not in Daily Advertiser.

Event Comment: An English Opera. Benefit Mrs Lampe. 6 p.m. Prices 5s., 4s., 3s. Note. By Desire of several Ladies of Quality going to the Assembly, the Opera will be over by Nine o'Clock. Tickets at Mr Lampe's at the Golden Unicorn in Hanover St., Long-Acre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: Casimir-Sullivan; Osmyn-Messing; Amelia-Mrs Lampe; Augusta-Miss Young; Rodolpho-Bennet.
Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Mrs Lampe
Related Works
Related Work: Amelia Author(s): Richard Cumberland
Event Comment: By the late Mr Addison. Benefit Capt Norton, late Commander of the Crawley Pink, who was taken the 18th of Sept. last, after a Gallant Engagement of Five Hours with Twelve Spanish privateers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Portius-Ryan; Sempronius-Cashell; Juba-Hale; Lucius-Rosco; Syphax-Gibson; Marcus-Anderson; Decius-Ridout; Lucia-Mrs Stevens; Marcia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Marcus Actor: Anderson
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Horton.

Dance: II, V: As17431003

Event Comment: Benefit Dr Clancy. "The Day returns, but not to me returns," Milton. This Gentleman being deprived of the Advantages of following his profession; and as the writing he had produced for the stage could not be brought out this season, the Master of the Playhouse has been so kind as to favour him with a Benefit Night: It is therefore hoped, that as this will be the first instance of any person laboring under so heavy a deprivation, performing on the stage, the Novelty, as well as the Unhappyness of his case, will engage the favour and protection of a British Audience. Note: Tickets to be had at the Temple-Exchange Coffee House in Fleet Street; Tom's Coffee House in Cornhill; St. James Coffee House, St. James's Street; Child's Coffee House, St. Paul's Churchyard and the Chapter Coffee House in Paternoster Row. Places for Boxes to be Taken at the Stage Door of the Theatre. [General Advertiser, 4 April, publish'd a fifty-six Prologue (licensed) Intended for Oedipus, acted for the Benefit of the Very Ingenious Dr Clancy, written by Mr Lockman.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Tiresias the Prophet-Dr Clancy who is Blind; Oedipus-Delane; Creon-Bridges; Adrastus-Mills; Haemon-Havard; Phorbas-Berry; Aegeon-W. Giffard; Manto-Miss Budgell; Citizens-Yates, Taswell, Neale, Morgan, Arthur, Dunstall, Collins; Ghost of Laius-Woodburn; Diocles-Winstone; Pyracmon-Turbutt; Alcander-Blakes; Dymas-Green; Jocasta-Mrs Roberts; Euridice-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Alcander Actor: Blakes
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Euridice Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Cross
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Yates.
Event Comment: Benefit Philips. To prevent mistakes, tis humbly hoped all Gentlemen and Ladies that take places, will be pleas'd to send for tickets at the same time. Tickets to be had of Mr Page at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Flora or Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Beard; Flora-Mrs Vincent; Sir ThomasTesty-Hippisley; Old Hob-Marten; Dick-Anderson; Roger-Bencraft; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin; Betty-Miss Hippisley; Hob-Philips.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Martin

Dance: GGrand Ballet, as17440423

Event Comment: Mainpiece written by the late Mr Addison. [That Bridges doubled in the roles of Syphax and Sempronius seems to be born out by listing in both the advance notice and the bill of the day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Delane; Juba-Giffard; Syphax-Bridges; Portius-Havard; Marcia-Mrs Giffard; Sempronius-Bridges; Marcus-Blakes; Lucius-Winstone; Decius-Woodburn; Lucia-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Event Comment: Benefit Carney. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit and First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Tickets at Carney's Lodgings at Mrs Comer's the bottom of Lemon St.; at the Taphouse of the Wells. As Mr Carney's long Illness has prevented him from waiting on his Friends in a proper manner, he humbly hopes that Gentlemen and Ladies will continue their Favours to him, without any further Application

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17441203, but Polly-Miss Lincoln, her first appearance in that part; Macheath-Cushing; Lucy-Mrs Freeman.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Freeman.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: The two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Beard; Old Hob-Dunstall; Dick-Anderson; Flora-Mrs Vincent; Betty-Miss Hippisley; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Martin.

Dance: CComic Dance, as17450423 Scotch Dance, as17441012

Song: Scotch Ballad beginning And we are Gayly yet-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Delane; Syphax-L. Sparks; Sempronius-Berry; Juba-Mills; Portius-Havard; Marcus-Blakes; Lucius-Winstone; Decius-Woodburn; Lucia-Mrs Bennet; Marcia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Ridout

Dance: III: Mechel

Song: V: The Subscription-Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George-Furnival; Tinsel-Kennedy; Fantome-Lee; Vellum-Paget; Butler-Cushing; Gardener-L. Hallam; Coachman-Julian; Lady Trueman-Mrs Bambridge; Abigail-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Lady Trueman Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: See17451111, but Sharp-Cushing; Kitty-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Song: Barlow

Dance: As17451018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Paget; Sempronius-Furnival; Marcia-Mrs Bambridge; Juba-Cushing; Lucius-Julian; Decius-Dove; Portius-Blakey; Marcus-Lee; Lucia-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Cushing.

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Phillips
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Cushing.

Dance: As17451028

Song: Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Woolfort-Rosco; Van Dunk-Morgan; Gertrude-Mrs Hale; Jaqueline-Mrs Bland; Hubert-Bridges; 1st Merchant-Kennedy; 2nd Merchant-Storer; 3rd Merchant-Anderson; 4th Merchant-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Boor-Collins; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Paddick; Prince Prigg-Dunstall; Higgen-James; Clause-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: 3rd Merchant Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Pan Actor: Vandersluys
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Copen, Miss Haughton, Mrs Gondou, and Madem Contair. Tickets deliver'd out for the support of the two orphan children of the late Mr Mullart will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: See17490102, but Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Ryan; Berinthia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: Villeneuve, Madem. Contair, her 1st appearance on the English Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Quin; Cassius-Ryan; Caesar-Bridgwater; Caska-Sparks; Trebonius-Anderson; Metellus-Bransby; Decius Brutus-Ridout; Lepidus-Bencraft; Anthony-Delane; Octavius-Gibson; Legarius-Holtham; Cinna-Redman; Pindarus-Oates; Plebeians-Collins, Dunstall, Stoppelaer, Arthur; Calphurnia-Mrs Horton; Portia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Trebonius Actor: Anderson
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Hob or The Country Wake

Performance Comment: As for Flora, 16 Oct. Friendly-Lowe; Hob-Dunstall; Sir ThomasTesty-Arthur; Dick-Anderson; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted there before. New Decorations incident to the play (General Advertiser). Advanc'd towards purchasing Mr Smollet's copy of Alceste #100 (Account Book). Handel remov'd to Covent Garden, and entered into some engagements with Rich, the particulars of which are not known, save that in discharge of a debt that he had contracted with him in consequence thereof, he some years after set to music an English opera entitled Alceste, written by Dr Smollet, and for which Rich was at great expense in a set of scenes painted by Servandoni; but it was never performed (Hawkins, General History of Music, V, 324). [For additional information on Alceste, see Deutsch, Handel, pp. 679-81. See also cg 14 Feb. 1749.] Receipts: #155 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Lee; Escalus-Bransby; Capulet-Sparks; Paris-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Tibalt-Lacey; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Montagu-Bridgwater; Old Capulet-Redman; Gregory-Arthur; Sampson-Collins; Balthasar-Cushing; Abram-Dunstall; Mercutio-Dyer; Lady Capulet-Mrs Horton; Nurse-Mrs Dunstall; Juliet-Miss Bellamy; Masquerade Dance-Jossett, Jardin.
Cast
Role: Paris Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of their Royal Highnesses Prince George, Prince William, Lady Augusta. Afterpiece: For last time this season. Present the Princes George & William, and the Lady Augusta. Paid Mr LaCourt in full for painting for the Fair #21. Receipts: #161 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17500209, but only the parts of Macheath, Peachum, Lockit, Mrs Peachum, Lucy, Polly are listed.
Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Vallois
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17491023, but Jacyntha-Mrs Ridout.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: Tambourine-Jardin; III: Dutch Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; V: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Song: IV: Go Rose-Miss Falkner

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Arne and Miss Young. Mainpiece: Acted there but twice. Afterpiece: A reviv'd Burlesque Opera not performed these 16 years. Set to Music by Mr Arne. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Cast
Role: Selim Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom-Master Arne; Arthur-Baker; Grizzle-Waltz; Noodle-Roberts; Doodle-Atkins; Merlin-Collins; Dollalolla-Miss Young; Giantess-Bencraft; Cleora-Miss Mullart; Mustacha-Miss Allen; Huncamunca-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Arne.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Osman-Barry; Lusignan-Sparks; Nerestan-Dyer; Chatilion-Usher; Orasmyn-Ridout; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Zara-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: GGrand Dutch Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [See 31 Dec. 1744.] The Tragedy of the Siege of Damascus is now in rehearsal at Covent Garden, in which Mr Barry will perform the part of Phocyas , being his first appearance in that character. And a Gentleman who never performed on any stage, will soon appear in the Character of Richard III

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Trueman-Ryan; Tinsel-Dyer; Fantome-Anderson; Lady Trueman-Mrs Vincent; Vellum-Macklin; Butler-Marten; Coachman-Dunstall; Gardner-Cushing; Abigail-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Fantome Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Trueman Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer or Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Infernal Spirit-Legg first appearance on any stage; 5 Furies-Cooke, Villeneuve, Desse, Christian, Gardner; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shades of Leander, Hero-Baker, Miss Young; Charon-Howard; Miller-LaLauze; Doctor's man-Arthur; Tumblers-Bencraft, Cushing; Miller's Wife-Miss Hillyard; Demons in the following characters- Harlequin, Pierrot, Mezzetin-Villeneuve, Gardner, Desse; Scaramouche-Christian; Harlequin Woman, Pierrot Woman, Mezzetin Woman-Madam Camargo, Dennison, Mrs Gondou; Scaramouche Woman-Miss Batchelor.