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Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Farce. [R. Fabian.] By Their Majesties Command. Afterpiece: a Farce of Two Acts. Intermix'd with Songs. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 13 May: On Saturday Night last, during the Play time, one Mr Mechlin (alias Macloughlin) who lately belong'd to [DL], having had a Dispute with Mr Hallam, of the same Theatre, about a particular Wig, which the latter had from the Wardrobe, to wear in his Part that Night, in the Farce, and which he resign'd to Mr Mechlin; but reproved him for his Behaviour, and ill Language. Some time after Mr Mechlin, thrust a Crabtree Stick that was in his Hand, at the Face of Mr Hallam, which enter'd at his Left Eye, and penetrated into his brain, of which Wound he languish'd till Sunday Night 6 o'clock, when he died

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: As17350301 but Lucia-Mrs Butler .
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: Trick for Trick

Performance Comment: Don Lopez-Berry; Don Fernand-Salway; Don Garcia-Shepard; Don Diego-Turbutt; Sancho-Mechlin; Guzman-Hallam; Elvira-Mrs Cantrel; Eugenia-Mrs Pritchard; Estifania-Master Arne. Edition of 1735 adds: Messinger-Cole .
Cast
Role: Don Fernand Actor: Salway
Role: Guzman Actor: Hallam
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Eugenia Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. [Tickets at Mrs Hallam's Lodgings, at Mr Baily's, Corner of James-street, Long Acre.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17341206, but Mirabel-A. Hallam; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Martin .
Cast
Role: Mirabel Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Marwood Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: La Coquette Francoise by Lally, S. Lally, Mlle Salle. Scot's Dance, as17350311 Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: Lally, Mlle Salle. Scot's Dance, as17350311 Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers .

Song: Tippling Philosophers by Leveridge

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@142, p. 81, a last, undated entry in a series of plays acted from 28 May 1675 to 12 May 1677. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 348. A performance, dated 12 May 1677, is on the L. C. lists at Harvard; see VanLennep, Plays on the English Stage, 1669-1672, p. 12. Downes (pp. 36-37): All the Musick was set by Mr Banister, and being well Perform'd, it answer'd the Expectation of the Company. Two of the songs, with the music by Bannister, are in Choice Ayres and Songs, The Second Book, 1679. The Songs in Circe, published separately in 1677, bears a licensing date of 7 May 1677. The play was licensed 18 June 1677, and entered in the Stationers' Register, 19 June 1677

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Circe

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: The Prologue by Mr Dryden-; The Epilogue by the Earl of Rochester-; Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 36-37): Orestes-Betterton; Pylades-Williams; Ithacus-Smith; Thoas-Harris; Circe-Lady Slingsby; Iphigenia-Mrs Betterton; Osmida-Mrs Twiford.
Cast
Role: Iphigenia Actor: Mrs Betterton
Role: Osmida Actor: Mrs Twiford.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Friendship In Fashion

Performance Comment: Edition of 1678: Prologue-Mr Smith; Goodvile-Betterton; Truman-Smith; Valentine-Harris; Sir Noble Clumsey-Underhill; Malagene-Leigh; Caper-Jevon; Saunter-Bowman; Mrs Goodvile-Mrs Barrey; Victoria-Mrs Gibbs; Camilla-Mrs Price; Lady Squeamish-Mrs Guin [Quin]; Lettice-Mrs Seymour; The Epilogue-Mrs Barrey.
Cast
Role: Mrs Goodvile Actor: Mrs Barrey
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Camilla Actor: Mrs Price
Role: Lady Squeamish Actor: Mrs Guin
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: The Epilogue Actor: Mrs Barrey.
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5]: By the celebrated Henry Fielding; and never yet performed or published. With new Scenes, Dresses, &c. [and incidental music by Michael Arne. Prologue by David Garrick. Epilogue by the same (see text)]. Public Advertiser, 12 Dec. 1778: This Day is published The Fathers (1s. 6d.). "This play was written by Mr Henry Fielding, some years before his death. Mr Garrick saw it at that time. Mr Fielding gave the only fair copy he had of it to his friend Sir Charles Williams, of whose judgment he entertained a high opinion. Sir Charles soon after went abroad, and the comedy was mislaid. Mr. Fielding communicated this circumstance to his family on his death-bed; and enquiry was made for it, but without effect. At length Mr Thomas? Johnes, Member for Cardigan, looking over Sir Charles's books, found a comedy in manuscript, which he read, and, approving, had it transcribed and sent to Mr Garrick for his opinion, who, like Archimedes, cried out, 'This is the lost sheep! This is Mr Henry Fielding's play!' Mr Garrick communicating it to Mr Johnes, Mr Johnes immediately sent the original manuscript, which was in Mr Fielding's hand-writing, to the family, with his best wishes for its success, promising to assist it to the utmost of his power" (Gentleman's Magazine, Dec. 1778, p.586). See also, for corroboration of the above and for other details, Wilbur L. Cross, The History of Henry Fielding, 1918, III, 99-104. Receipts: #210 11s. 6d. (186.6.0; 23.19.6; 0.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers Or The Good Naturd Man

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Dodd, Bensley, Parsons, Baddeley, Whitfield, Webster, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Younge. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1778): Sir George Boncour-King; Young Kennel-Dodd; Mr Boncour-Bensley; Old Valence-Parsons; Old Kennel-Baddeley; Young Valence-Whitfield; Young Boncour-Webster; Miss Valence-Mrs Baddeley; Mrs Boncour-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Boncour-Miss Younge; Prologue-King; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Miss Valence Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Mrs Boncour Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Afterpiece: With Additions, the Words and Musick by Mr Carey. 6:30 p.m. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 6 June: Yesterday Morning died Mrs Hallam

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: See17391031, but Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Bridgwater; other parts-Hippisley, Rosco, Hallam, Hale, Gibson, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Brunette; With the Original Prologue-; With an Additional Re-inforcement of Mr Bayes's new rais'd Troops-; Vocals-Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Performance Comment: See17400318 but Nancy's Father-Leveridge; Truelove-Salway; Lieutenant-Bencraft; Nancy-Mrs Lampe; In which will be a Hornpipe-a Gentleman in the Character of a Sailor; With an Epilogue by Jo. Haines, Comedian, of Facetious Memory, -Cibber, riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe

Dance: I: Peasants-the French Boy and Girl; II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Swiss Dance-French Boy and Girl; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Hippisley's Drunken Man-

Event Comment: By Desire of the Officers of the two Regiments of the Tower Hamlets. Gentlemen and Ladies who had tickets for Mr W. Hallam's Benefit of Richard III and could not come then, Mr Hallam hopes they will come tonight, and their Tickets will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Cushing; Brazen-Kennedy; Kite-Paget; Ballance-Furnival; Worthy-Julian; Bullock-Morgan; Recruits-Hallam, Dove; Sylvia-Mrs Phillips; Rose-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Hallam, Dove
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Phillips

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Phillips
Role: Hob Actor: L. Hallam.

Song: Brett

Dance: As17460101

Event Comment: The United Company. The exact date of the first production is not known, but the play was entered in the Term Catalogues, February 1691@2, and mentioned in the Gentleman's Journal, February 1691@2 (licensed 12 February 1691@2). In all probability, it was first acted not later than January 1691@2. The music to one song, As soon as the Chaos, was composed by Henry Purcell. See Purcell, Works, Purcell Society, XX (1916), xvii. Two songs--Bonny lad prithee lay thy pipe down, with music by Tollet; Great Jove once made love like a bull, with music by Mountfort--are in The Banquet of Musick, The Sixth and Last Book, 1692. Dedication, Edition of 1692: Having at last so well acquitted it self on the Stage (tho' the thronging, imperfect Action, and worse than all, the faulty length, which I will never be guilty of again, render'd it little Diversion the first day). A Letter to Mr D'Urfey [by Charles Gildon], Edition of 1692: If there be any fault in this Play, 'tis that which few are guilty of; that is, there are too many good Characters, too full of Humour, a very Pardonable failing, which only proceeds from Variety, the life of Pleasure and Wit, tho' that gave it the disadvantage of seeming too long the first days Acting, tho' the Stage's being throng'd with Spectators, did not a little contribute to the imperfect Acting of it, which accidental Misfortunes concurring with the Endeavours of an opposite Faction, must needs have damn'd it, had it not by the Force and Vigour of its own Worthy, rais'd it self the second day with the general Applause of all that saw it....But the Marriage-hater went further, and in spight of all the disadvantages it labour'd under of Action and Audience, pleas'd on, after several times Repetition. See also Poeta Infamis; or, A Poet not worth Hanging (1692) for a variety of comments upon this play. London Mercury, 26 Feb. 1691@2: Query 4. Whether in Justice he [D'Urfey] is not obliged to present Mr Dogget (who acted Solon to so much Advantage) with half the Profit of his Third Day, since in the Opinions of most Persons, the good Success of his Comedy was half owing to that admirable Actor? Query 5. Whether, if there be any Wit in bringing a Person upon the Stage with an extravagantly broad-brimmed Hat, and a Muff of the same Size, so it will not be a very easy Matter for the next Poet that writes a Play, to Out-hat and Out-muff his Predecessors, and consequently to Out-wit him? Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, p. 42: Mr Dogget perform'd the part of Solon Inimitably. Gentleman's Journal, p. 454, February 1691@2 (licensed 12 Feb. 1691@2): I send you the Marriage-hater match'd, a new Comedy by Mr Durfey; it hath met with very good success, having been plaid six days together, and is a diverting Play. Gentleman's Journal, January 1691@2: Now I speak of Music I must tell you that we shall have speedily a new Opera, wherein something very surprising is promised us; Mr Purcel who joyns to the Delicacy and Beauty of the Italian way, the Graces and Gayety of the French, composes the Music, as he hath done for the Prophetess, and the last Opera called King Arthur, which hath been plaid several times the last Month [presumably December 1691]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage hater Matched

Performance Comment: Edition of 1692: L. Brainless-Bowman; Sir Philip Freewit-Monfort; Sir Lawr. Limber-Sandford; Capt. Darewell-Hodson; Myn Here Van Grin-Leigh; Bias-Bright; Solon-Dogget; Callow-Bowen; MacBuffle-Trefuse; Thummum-Smeaton; Splutter-Colly Cibber?; Lady Subtle-Mrs Barry; Lady Bumfiddle-Mrs Cory; Phaebe-Mrs Bracegirdle; Berenice-Mrs Lassels; La Pupsey-Mrs Butler; Margery-Mrs Lawson; Prologue Mr Monford Enters, meets Mrs Bracegirdle dressed in Boy's Cloaths, who seeing her him, Endeavours to go back, but he taking hold of her, speaks-Mr Monford; Epilogue-La Pupsey with her Lapdog in Masquerade.
Cast
Role: Limber Actor: Sandford
Role: Lady Subtle Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Lady Bumfiddle Actor: Mrs Cory
Role: Phaebe Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle
Role: Berenice Actor: Mrs Lassels
Role: La Pupsey Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Lawson
Event Comment: Not Acted these Seven Years. Written by Ben Johnson. Daily Advertiser, 1 Nov.: On Saturday Night a great Number of Wax Candles were lighted in the Windows of Mr Cibber's, Mr Booth's, and Mr Wilks's Houses...on account of his Majesty's Birthday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Performance Comment: Cokes-Cibber Jr; Waspe-Johnson; Busy-Griffin; Overdo-Shepard; Quarlous-W. Mills; Winwife-Watson; Littlewit-Oates; Edgeworth-A. Hallam; Jordan-R. Wetherilt; Nightingale-Stoppelaer; Goody Trash-Wright; Mrs Grace-Mrs Butler; Mrs Overdo-Mrs Shireburn; Mrs Littlewit-Miss Raftor; Purecraft-Mrs Wetherilt; Ursula-Harper.
Cast
Role: Edgeworth Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Mrs Grace Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Overdo Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Mrs Littlewit Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Purecraft Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Brethren of the...Masons. Benefit Mr Heath, a Distress'd Brother and Citizen of London, and Mr Kilburne. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-a Freind to the Distress'd, anda Citizen of London; Leanthe-Mrs Vincent; Lovewell-Stevens; Mockmode-Salway; Lyrick-Arthur; Rigadoon-Bencraft; Pamphlet-Anderson; Brush-Clarke; Club-W. Hallam; Lucinda-Mrs Dancey; Bullfinch-Mrs Marshall; Pindress-Miss Horsington; Trudge-Stoppelaer.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: ll theMasons' Songs-Brother Montgomery in his Tyler's Habiliments

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 2. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 347. There is no certainty that this is the premiere. A song, A heart in love's empire, with music by Robert Smith, and another, Let's drink dear friends, set by Thomas? Farmer, are in Choice Songs and Ayres, The First Book, 1673. The Dedication in the edition of 1672 is to Prince Rupert and states: tho' of thirty times it has been acted, you seldom fail'd to honour it with your presence. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 32): The next new Comedy [at dg] was the Mamamouchi, or the Citizen turn'd Gentleman, Wrote by Mr Ravenscroft [cast as in edition of 1672 except French Tutor and Singing Master, by Mr Haines: (He having Affronted Mr Hart, he gave him a Discharge and then came into our House)]; This Comedy was look[ed] upon by the Criticks for a Foolish Play; yet it continu'd Acting 9 Days with a full House; upon the Sixth the House being very full: The Poet added 2 more Lines to his Epilogue, viz. @The Criticks came to Hiss, and Dam this Play,@Yet spite of themselves they can't keep away.@ However, Mr Nokes in performing the Mamomouchi pleas'd the King and Court, next Sir Martin, above all Plays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

Performance Comment: Edition of 1672: Mr Jorden-Nokes; Young Jorden-Cademan; Mr Cleverwit-Crosby; Sir Simon Softhead-Underhil; Trickmore-Harris; Cureal-Sandford; Maistre Jaques-Angel; Lucia-Mrs Bitterton; Marina-Mrs Burroughs; Betty Trickmore-Mrs Leigh; Prologue-; Epilogue-. See also below.
Cast
Role: Cureal Actor: Sandford
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Bitterton
Role: Marina Actor: Mrs Burroughs
Role: Betty Trickmore Actor: Mrs Leigh
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 2. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 347. This performance may well be the premiere. In the Preface the author states that the play was asked for on Shrove Tuesday and he wrote it within a week; a premiere, then, before this date would allow very little time for rehearsal. This play is certainly a "Lenten" performance, for it was acted on a Wednesday in Lent and was referred to in the Prologue as a "Lenten Play." See the discussion under The Spanish Rogue (March 1673) and Gray, pp. 785-86. See also J. G. McManaway, The Copy for The Careless Lovers," MLN, XLVI (1931), 406-9. Preface to the edition of 1673: [This play] was written at the Desire of the Young Men of the Stage, and given them for a Lenten-Play, they ask't it not above a Week before Shrove-Tuesday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Lovers

Performance Comment: Edition of 1673: Mr Machworth-Norrice; Mr Lovell-Cademan; Mr Careless-Smith; De Boastado-Angell; Toby-Sherwood; Jacinta-Mrs Burroughs; Hillaria-Mrs Clough; Beatrice-Mrs Leigh; Mrs Clappam-Mrs Osborn; Mrs Breedwell-Mrs Norris; Epilogue by Mr Settle-.
Cast
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Burroughs
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Clough
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Leigh
Role: Mrs Clappam Actor: Mrs Osborn
Role: Mrs Breedwell Actor: Mrs Norris
Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett. 3rd piece [DO 2. Larpent MS 1251; not published]: Never acted at a Public Theatre [1st acted privately at Brandenburgh House, Hammersmith, 28 Feb. 1798]; Written by her Serene Highness the Margravine of Anspach. The Music partly by the Margravine, and partly by Sarti, Guglielmi, Paisiello, and Saphio. Grand Overture, La Chasse, by Reeve. The Scenery painted by Phillips, Lupino, Hollogan, &c. The Machinery by Sloper. The Dresses by Dick and Mrs Egan. Morning Chronicle, 17 Apr.: Her Serene Highness the Margravine of Anspach having, with unprecedented Kindness and Liberality, lent Mr Fawcett the Manuscript of the above magnificent and interesting Opera, he begs leave to state that nothing shall be wanted on his Part to render it as acceptable to the Public as it was to the Nobility who had the pleasure of seeing it at the Brandenburgh house Theatre. Ibid, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Fawcett, No. 41, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #532 6s. 6d. (239.1.6; 2.9.0; tickets: 290.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Performance Comment: As17980921, but Frank Oatland-Fawcett; Ellen-Miss Chapman; Miss Vortex-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Frank Oatland Actor: Fawcett
Role: Miss Vortex Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Farmer Oatland Actor: Thompson
Role: Landlord Actor: Whitmore
Role: Jessy Oatland Actor: Mrs Gibbs

Afterpiece Title: A Gallimaufry

Performance Comment: Being the intermediate part of the Night's Entertainment. End I of the Play John Appleby (1st time)-Fawcett; End II Black Ey'd Susan-; End III Poor Tom; or, Sailor's Epitaph-Incledon; Here a sheer hulk-Incledon; End IV Pull Away; or, Howe, St. Vincent, Duncan & Nelson-Fawcett; End Play Monsieur Tonson (Founded on Fact, and read at Freemason's Hall, in the Winter of 1795)-Fawcett.

Afterpiece Title: The Princess of Georgia

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Munden, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Townsend, Simmons, Clarke, Miss Waters, Mrs Chapman, Miss Sims, Mrs H. Johnston. [Cast from Larpent MS: Giobar-Incledon; Morad-Munden; Acba-Fawcett; Daracardin-H. Johnston; Iskouriah-Townsend; Nainda-Miss Waters [in MS: Mrs Atkins]; Zara-Miss Sims; Illidia-Mrs H. Johnston [in MS: Mrs Pope]; unassigned-Simmons, Clarke, Mrs Chapman; Ambassadors and Suite from Armenia-Dyke, Hawtin, Abbot, Wilde, Blurton, Street, L. Bologna; Ladies of the Harem-Ms Gilbert, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton, Ms Masters, Ms Lloyd, Ms Burnett, Ms Walcup, Ms Blurton.
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. It is not certain this is the first performance, but it may well have been. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@139, p. 125. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 346. Pepys, Diary: Sir W. Pen and I to the Duke's house, where a new play. The King and Court there: the house full, and an act begun. And so went to the King's. Downes (p. 28): Sir Martin Marral, The Duke of New-Castle, giving Mr Dryden a bare translation of it, out of a Comedy of the Famous French Poet Monseur Moleire: He adapted the Part purposely for the Mouth of Mr Nokes, and curiously Polishing the whole....All the Parts being very Just and Exactly perform'd, specially Sir Martin and his Man, Mr Smith, and several others since have come very near him, but none Equall'd, nor yet Mr Nokes in Sir Martin: This Comedy was Crown'd with an Excellent Entry. In the Last Act at the Mask, by Mr Priest and Madam Davies; This, and Love in a Tub, got the Company more Money than any preceding Comedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

Performance Comment: Edition of 1668: No actors' names. Prologue-; Epilogue-; Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 28): Sir Martin Marall-Nokes; Sir John Swallow-Smith; Lord Dartmouth-Young; Old Moody-Underhill; Warner-Harris; Lady Dupe-Mrs Norris; Mrs Millisent-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Lady Dupe Actor: Mrs Norris
Role: Mrs Millisent Actor: Mrs Davies.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve, London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 2 Oct.: Last Night in the Entertainment of Dr Faustus...when the Machine wherein were Harlequin, the Miller's Wife, the Miller and his the Miller's Man, was got up to the full Extent of its flying, one of the Wires which held up the hind part of the Car broke first, and then the other broke, and the Machine, and all the People in it fell down Upon the Stage; by which unhappy Accident the young Woman who personated the Miller's Wife had her Thigh broke, and her Kneepan shatter'd, and was otherways very much bruised, the Harlequin had his Head bruised, and his Wrist strained; the Miller broke his Arm; and the Miller's Man had his Scull so fractured that his Life in despaired of. Thomas Gray to Horace Walpole, 6 Oct.: Covent Garden has given me a sort of surfeit of Mr Rich and his cleverness, for I was at [cg] when the machine broke t'other night; the house was in amaze for above a minute, and I dare say a great many in the galleries thought it very desterously performed, and that they screamed as naturally as heart could wish, till they found it was no jest, by their calling for surgeons, of whom several luckily happened to be in the pit. I stayed to see the poor creatures brought out of the house, and pity poor Mrs Buchanan not a little, whom I saw put into a chair in such a fright that as she is big with child, I question whether it may not kill her.-Horace Walpole's Correspondence with Thomas Gray, I, 113-14

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Ryan; Fainall-Walker; Witwoud-Chapman; Petulant-Neale; Sir Wilful-Hippsley; Waitwell-James; Millamant-Mrs Horton; Marwood-Mrs Hallam; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Buchanan; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Mullart; Foible-Mrs Stevens; Mincing-Miss Bincks; Peg-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Marwood Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Diversions Of The Morning Or A Dish Of Chocolate

Performance Comment: The principal Parts-Foote, Shuter, Cushing, Castalio, Mrs Hallam, Lee, Burton, Hallam, Miss Moreau.

Afterpiece Title: The Credulous Husband

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Bellmour-Lee; Laetitia-Mrs Hallam; with an Epilogue-Bedford?/Coffee/House.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Hallam
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted before, a New Dramatic Opera [Bickerstaffe] the Music by Handel, Boyce, Arne, Howard, Baildon, Festing, Geminiani, Galluppi, Giardini, Paradies, Agus, Abos; with a New Overture composed by Mr Abel. Full Prices. Books of the Opera sold at theatre. [See Theatrical Review; or, Annals of the Drama, 1763, pp. 22-36: Compares Bickerstaff's opera at length with Charles Johnson's Village Opera.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Principal parts: Beard, Mattocks, Collins, Shuter, Dyer, Dunstall, Baker, Barrington, Holtom, Bennet, Davis, Mrs Younger, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller, Mrs White, Mrs Walker, Miss Davies, Miss Brent, Miss Hallam. Hawthorn-Beard; Justice Woodcock-Shuter; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Sir William Meadows-Collins; Hodge-Dunstall; Rosetta-Miss Brent; Lucinda-Miss Hallam; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Walker; Margery-Miss Davies; Others-Baker, Barrington, Holtom, Bennet, Davis, Mrs Younger, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller, Mrs White (Edition of 1763); Dances Incident to the Opera-Maranesi, Miss Twist. (playbill).

Dance: II: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

Event Comment: Miss Biddy by Miss Jarratt (an apprentice to Mr Jefferson) a pretty little figure & met with Applause. Not much of an Actress (Hopkins Diary). [Macmillan note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid Mr L. Frederick for sattin, #57 18s. 6d.; Mrs Sykes for women's cloaths #13; Mr Vernon on note #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). [Reviewer for Town and Country Magazine (Treatre, XL) writes of Miss Jarratt, she has been under the tuition of Mr Jefferson and promises to be become an agreeable actress in parts (such as Biddy").] Receipts: #224 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Leonato-Aickin; Friar-Wright; Clodio-Cautherly; Balthazar (with Song)-Vernon; Don John-J. Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Dogberry-Parsons; Don Pedro-Packer; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Verges-Hartry; Borachio-Ackman; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Hero-Miss Mansell, first time; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; In Act II a Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Millidge

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Love.
Event Comment: To the Printer of the Public Advertiser, Mr Woodfall: Why don't you constantly, every day, print a list of the Mistakes which the guessing Messieurs Ledger and Gazatteer make in their account of the playbills? Woodward, says the Gazetteer, is to play Harlequin, and Miles the Clown this evening [Friday 14 Oct.] in Harlequin Sorcerer; Tenducci and Brent the Shepherd and Shepherdess. The Ledger informs me that Woodward will play Lissardo in the Wonder, when you say Dyer; and that Mrs Younger is to play Inis, when you advertise Mrs Green will play that character. I dare say, Mr Garrick very shortly will make his appearance in the Gazetteer or Ledger. Your Humble Servant, &c. [Garrick was in France at this time.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Dyer; Worthy-Ross; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Syringe-Shuter; Lory-Cushing; Coupler-Hayes; Bull-Lewis; Amanda-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Hoyden-Miss Hallam; Berinthia-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: TThe Knife Grinders (perform'd but once), as17631012

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

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Norsa. Tickets at her Lodgings, Nassau Street, near Gerrard Street. Receipts: money #12 14s. 6d.; tickets #101 9s. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 29 April: We hear Mr Handel has compos'd a new Opera, on the Occasion of his Royal Highness's Marriage to the Prince[S] of Saxe Gotha, and as the Wedding was solemnized sooner than was expected, great Numbers of Artificers, as Carpenters, Painters, Engineers, &c. are employed to forward the same

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Hoyden-Miss Norsa; Foppington-A. Hallam; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Delane; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Young Fashion-Walker; Coupler-Hippisley; Surgeon-James; Lory-Chapman; Nurse-Mrs Mullart .
Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Two Pierrots by Lalauze and Nivelon. The Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c. Sailors (from orestes) by Glover, Tench, Desse, Delagarde, Livier, Richardson

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 81. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 348. There is no certainty as to whether this is the date of the first performance. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 35): Then the Conquest of China by the Tartars, by Mr Settle; in this Play Mr Jevon Acting a Chinese Prince and Commander in it, and being in the Battle, Vanquisht by the Tartars; he was by his Part to fall upon the point of his Sword and Kill himself, rather than be a Prisoner by the Tartars: Mr Jevon instead of falling on the point of his Sword, laid it in the Scabbard at length upon the Ground and fell upon't, saying, now I am Dead; which put the Author into such a Fret, it made him speak Treble instead of Double Jevons answer was; did not you bid me fall upon my Sword

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conquest Of China By The Tartars

Performance Comment: Edition of 1676: Prologue-; Epilogue-Mrs Lee; Theinmingus-Gillow; Zungteus-Harris; Palexus-Norris; King of China-Medbourn; Quitazo-Smith; Lycugus-Sandford; Orunda-Mrs Batterton; Alcinda-Mrs Corer; Amavanga-Mrs Mary Lee; Vangona-Mrs Spencer. See also Downes (below).
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Lycugus Actor: Sandford
Role: Orunda Actor: Mrs Batterton
Role: Alcinda Actor: Mrs Corer
Role: Amavanga Actor: Mrs Mary Lee
Role: Vangona Actor: Mrs Spencer. See also Downes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth Part Ii With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff And Justice Shallow

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy and Poor Pierrot Married

Performance Comment: Pierrot-Roger; Clombine's Father-Cibber Jr [possibly an error for Weaver; see17281101]; Servants-Hallam Sr, Ray; Harlequin-Cibber Jr; Pierot's Servants-Young Hallam, Young Wetherilt; Cupid-Miss Robinson Jr; Colombine-Mrs Mills; Bridemen-Lally, Essex, Boval, Rainton; Bridemaids-Miss Robinson, Miss Lindar, Mrs Walter, Mrs Roger; Children of Love, representing Two Harlequins-Young Master Lally, Miss Brett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Mourning Bride-Mrs Horton; Osmyn-Delane; Zara-Mrs Hallam; King-Walker; Gonsalez-Bridgwater; Garcia-A. Hallam.
Cast
Role: Mourning Bride Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Garcia Actor: A. Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Peasant Metamorphosis

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: In 1st ballet, by Duquesney and the two Miss Simonets; After the Singing, Hornpipe by Baptist and a Comic Dance by Delpini

Song: End of 1st ballet a Serio-Comic Italian Song by Delpini. imitations. After the Dancing, as17850207