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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17561213, but Hamlet-Holland, 1st time; Polonius-Taswell; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Holland, 1st time
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Melissa-Mrs Jefferson; Gayless-Jefferson; Sharp-Yates; Kitty Pry-Miss Minors; Epilogue on Lying written by Garrick,-Yates.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Jefferson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-a Gentleman, his first appearance on any stage; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Spinoza-Walker; Pierre-Mossop; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Bedamor-Blakes; Duke-Bransby; Elliot-Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17571004

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Mainpiece: not acted these 4 years. No building on stage. Receipts: #60 12s. 6d. plus tickets #222 5s. (boxes 458; pit 605; gallery 170). Charges #63. Mr Robt. Lewis came in for 1 share (Account Book). [Smith advertised, and it appeared his house at his benefit was too full & [there was] confusion in getting to places (Winston MS 8). See Smith's note in Public Advertiser, 16 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: Coriolanus-Smith; Tullus-Ryan; Volusius-Sparks; Menenius-Shuter; Cominius-Ridout; Galesus-Gibson; Brutus-White; Sicinius-Bennet; Plebeians-Dunstall, Barrington, Collins, Costollo; Volumnia-Miss Condill; Veturia-Mrs Hamilton. In which will be introduc'd a Roman Ovation after the manner of the Antients.

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira

Cast
Role: Cephania Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Alzira Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue; or, The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: I: Fingalian Dance-Miss Toogood, Apprentice to Lalauze; III: The Provincial Sailors, as17580408 IV: By Desire, Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, Miss Toogood; V: Savoyards, as17580408

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17580930, but Juliet-Mrs Cibber; Minuet-_.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Macklin

Dance: TThe Millers, as17581012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17590131, but Lady Brute-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Fairbank Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Clearaccount Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter; Gayless-Anderson; Guttle-Dunstall; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green; Melissa-Miss White.
Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Anderson
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: As17591005

Event Comment: Farce not so much hiss'd (Cross). This month published A Defence of Mr Garrick in Answer to the Letter Writer [See 13 Oct.], 37 pp. [Closes with the paragraph: "Nor need I take notice of your accusation against the manager for his neglect in the Decorations of the Scenery, since it is notorious to everyone who has eyes, that the scenes at Drury Lane are as well adapted to the Representations, and as well executed, as any Covent Garden can boast of (though you are pleased to assert the contrary) Pantomimical Decorations not excepted."] Receipts:#100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-Holland; Polyphontes-Havard; Erox-Burton; Barvas-Packer; Euricles-Blakes; Ismene-Miss Hippisley; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; High Priest-Bransby; With a Procession, Sacrifice-.
Cast
Role: Dorilas Actor: Holland
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: Never Acted before. A Tragedy [By John Home]. I went to my Office and then slept [?] in at Drury Lane w here I see Mr and Miss Hayes, Lady Lindores who I see into a coach, I slept in at Covent Garden Gallery before the play, but see nobody I knew so I would not stay, otherwise I would have went out as I had set my mind on the Beggar's Opera for once more, but waived it all & went to my Office (Hailey Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 72)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

Performance Comment: Actor's names only in bills, but edition of 1760 lists: Aemilius-Garrick; Titus-Holland; Paulus-Austin; Varus-Davies; Priest of Jupiter-Burton; Dumnorix-Bransby; Lucius-Packer; Gartha-Scrase; Officer-Ackman; Cornelia-Mrs Cibber; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Titus Actor: Holland
Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Induction by Foote-Foote; Smart-Smith; Canker-Misdale; Pearse-Pearse; Play: Sir William-Baddeley; R. Wealthy-Hyde; Sir George-Shaw; Shift-Foote; Loader-Davis; Dick-Weston; Transfer-Blakey; Mrs Cole-Foote; Lucy-Miss Burden (Edition of 1760).
Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Foote

Dance:

Event Comment: Boxes #18 10s. Bought of Mr Ledley 10 doz. candles at 31s. per-#15 10s. Paid 12 months subscription to St George's Hospital #5 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #123 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Shuter; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: As17601014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damscus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Ross; Eumenes-Clarke; Herbis-Gibson; Artamon-Bennet; Caled-Sparks; Abudah-Ridout; Daran-Anderson; Eudocia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Daran Actor: Anderson
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Creswick, Mrs Burden.

Dance: Dances-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville [the particular ones unspecified]

Event Comment: Box #43 17s. 6d. Paid Mr Blackmore a Bill for sundries and expenses in taking the inventory of the Men's Wardrobe #26 2s. 6d. Bought three men's outfits #68. Gave the King's footmen and Chairmen #4 4s., and Prince of Wales' Footmen and Chairmen #2 2s. Gave the Porters of the several Inns #3 14s. (Account Book). [The Gentlewoman who played Bertha was Miss Fielding. See notation of payment to her for acting this part, 10 Jan.] Receipts: #176 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Florez-Ross; Clause-Ridout; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Clarke; Orator Higgen-Dunstall; Vandunck-Marten; Prince Prigg-Shuter; Boor-Collins; Sailor-Bennet; Jaqueline-Mrs Dyer; Bertha-A Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage before.
Cast
Role: Vandunck Actor: Marten
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Dyer
Event Comment: Benefit for Bowers and Veal. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Broad will be taken. [Palmer played only for benefits (Genest, IV, 645).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17620501, but Patch-Mrs Gross.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Gross.
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak, as17620421 End: Dancing-Baltazar, Miss Dawson

Event Comment: Benefit for City of London Lying-In Hospital, Aldersgate St. No building on Stage. Tickets to be had at the Hospital, and of Mr Sarjant at the Stage-Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17621021, but Plume-Ross; Melinda-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Kite Actor: Anderson
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: II: Pleasures of Spring, as17621202; End: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Lee; Fadle-King; Sir Charles Raymond-Powell; Sir Roger Belmont-Yates; Col. Raymond-Packer; Villiard-Bransby; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: II: The Shepherdesses, as17631014; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: The Eleventh Day. Mr Foote's nights for playing will be for the future Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: As17640626 but Parts-_Hayes, a young _Gentlewoman, Castle, Mrs +Granger.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: _Hayes, a young _Gentlewoman, Castle, Mrs +Granger.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote; Young Wilding-Davis; Old Philpot-Granger; Hazard-Palmer; Quildrive-Castle; Dapper-Brown; Beaufort-Death; Sir Jasper Wilding-Turner; Locust-Parsons; Servant-Price; Maria-Mrs Granger.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Granger.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow and the Distressed Family of Mr Lambe, who was unfortunately killed at the late Fire, near Wardour St., Soho. The widow Lambe having a large family of children, the youngest of which being but 5 months old, humbly hopes those charitably disposed persons who intend to honor her by their appearance on this occasion, will excuse her application in person. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 5s. Gallery 3s. To begin at 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Vocals-Vernon, Champnes, Miss Carter, Mrs Vincent.

Music: Between the acts: Solo on Violincello-Chiri; Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; Concerto on Hautboy-Simpson; Solo on Violin-Hay who will lead the performance; To conclude with the Coronation Anthem-

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Master Burton. Tickets deliver'd by W. Yates and Miss Berkley will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 9 May 1764.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Holland
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: The vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young
Role: Minuet Actor: Giorgi, Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-King; Grumio-Yates; Tailor-Master Burton; Biondello-Baddeley; Baptista-Burton; Catherine-Mrs Abington (first time).
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17660123

Event Comment: Benefit for Kear, Keen and Watkins. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Wilson will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17651226, but Millwood-Mrs Hopkins; Blunt-Keen.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Milwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: a Song Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet

Song: II: A Song Call'd The Whistling Plowman-Kear

Dance: End: Tambourine, as17651004; End Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Watkins

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Jewell, Treasurer. Afterpiece: By Desire. For the Entertainment of the Indian Chiefs and the Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17660813 Fribble-Shuter; Puff-M'George; Loveit-Palmer; Jasper-Quick; Flash-Davis; Tag-Mrs M'George; Miss Biddy-Miss Gilpin.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs M'George

Dance: I: Arnaud, Miss Twist

Entertainment: End: (for that Night only) Post Haste Observations in his Journey to Paris-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Parts-Lowe, Raworth, Taylor, Miss Davis, Mrs Vincent.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Lusignan-Garrick; Osmyn-Holland; Nerestan-Packer; Chatilion-Burton; Orasmin-Hurst; Melidor-Strange; Selima-Miss Plym; Zara-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Holland
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Aesop-Bransby; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Charon-Moody; Bowman-Ackman; Drunken Man-Yates; Mercury-Vernon; Frenchman-Baddeley; Old Man-Parson; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Coupee-Dodd; Goodall-Parsons; Quaver-Fawcett; Blister-Love; Thomas-Strange; Miss Lucy-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Abington.