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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17591229, but Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Finder-_; Sir Wilful-_; Chinawoman-_; Situp-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: butWishwell Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Clerimont Actor: Holland
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Chinawoman Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennett

Song: IV: Miss Spencer

Dance: HHornpipe-a sailor from the Royal Sovereign

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17600430 but Juliet-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Escalus Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Vocals Actor: Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17591023, but Margaret-Mrs Havard.
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Havard.
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Ross; Polydore-Clarke; Acasto-Sparks; Chaplain-Anderson; Ernesto-Redman; Page-Miss Vallois; Chamont-Dyer; Serina-Miss Morrison; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Chaplain Actor: Anderson
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Pitt
Event Comment: By Command of his Majesty. The first night the King went to the play, which was civilly on a Friday, not on the opera night, as he used to do, the whole audience sang God Save the King in chorus. For the first act, the press was so great at the door that no ladies could go to the Boxes, and only the servants appeared there, who kept places: at the end of the second act the whole mob broke in and seated themselves; yet all this zeal is not likely to last, though he so well deserves it (Walpole to Montagu, 24 Nov.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17601119, but Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; King Richard-Garrick.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir Geo Wealthy Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: [The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Lowe; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: [I: The Mad Doctor, as17601014; II: The Prussian Camp, as17601117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir Geo Wealthy Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17601122, but Jobson-Phillips; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: The Colliers, as17601024; II: The Prussian Camp, as17601117

Event Comment: The Enchanter oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Vincent. Both Pieces By Desire. Benefit for Sheridan. ["No benefit in the Bills" (Hopkins MS Notes).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Altamont Actor: Holland
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir Geo Wealthy Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Garrick; Sir Charles-Yates; Young Clackit-O'Brien; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Miss Harriet-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers, as17601008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As17601022, but Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Raleigh Actor: Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17601120, but Calista-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Altamont Actor: Holland
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17601211, but Chorusses-Mrs Abegg.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: The Dances, as17601211, but _Poitier Jr, Mlle _Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mignionet Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Furnish Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Lowe; Palemon-Fawcett; Laura-Miss Young; Pastora-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17601217, but Followers of Ceres-Miss Daw, Mrs _Belfort.
Event Comment: TThe Merchant of Venice, with Love-a-la-Mode, advertis'd to be perform'd this night is deferr'd till further notice, on account of the Indisposition of Macklin and Miss Macklin. Boxes #21 12s. (Account Book). Receipts: #114 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17601018, but Emilia-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Event Comment: Benefit for Tenducci. At the Great Room, Dean St., Soho. The Petition of Ferdinand Tenducci, Musician, arrested for Debt and been in King's Bench for eight Months. Tickets to be had of Tenducci at the King's Bench Prison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Music directed by Abel. Vocal parts-Sga Calori, Mrs Storer, Tenducci; Instrumental parts-Pinto, Gordon, Tacet, Simpson, and all the rest of the principal performers in town.
Event Comment: Both pieces By Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17601008, but Zara-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Osman Actor: Holland
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: As17610131, but short bill listing only Edgar-O'brien; Florimond-King; Emmeline-Mrs Yates; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17601127, but Ophelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Mainpiece: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality. No building on Stage. Tickets sold at Door will not be admitted. Receipts: #68 1s. plus #33 6s. from tickets (Box 58; Pit 74; Gallery 77) (Account Book). Charges: #69 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17601216

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Robin-Moody; Arethusa-Young gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any Stage; Rovewell-Lowe; Argus-Philips; Betty-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Dance: The last New Dance-the Georgi's, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17610404 but Archer-O'Brien, 1st time; Scrub (this night)-Garrick; Mrs Sullen-Miss Pritchard, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss Pritchard, 1st time.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Simson

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: By Particular Desire, aMinuet-O'Brien, Miss Pritchard; End IV: A Comic DanceNew Dance, as17610307

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes and Miss Young. No Building on Stage. Mrs Yates oblig'd to go to Bristol for her health (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Song: II: A Cantata set by Handel,-Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17601014, but Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The May Day Morning, or Fingalian Dance , the Lass-Miss Dawson; End: By Particular Desire a Hornpipe-Miss Dawson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Pierre-Sheridan; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Jaffier-Holland; Duke-Bransby; Bedamour-Blakes; Belvidera-Miss Mowatt, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Jaffier Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17610403 but Betty-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Smith.

Dance: TThe Fingalian Dance-Miss Dawson

Event Comment: Benefit of Mattocks and Hull. Tickets deliver'd for The Busy Body will be taken. No Building on Stage. [Playbill suggests Beard and Mattocks took the parts of Sailor and Squire for the 1st time this night. According to Genest they had performed them since 28 Nov. 1760, i.e., for 23 times this season. Possibly their parts were originally reversed.] Receipts: #79 17s. 6d. plus income from tickets: Mattocks #40 6s. (Box 37; Pit 159; Gallery 72); Hull #42 1s. (Box 80; Pit 111; Gallery 54) (Account Book). Charges: #64 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17601128, but full cast: Sailor-Beard;in which by Desire, Heart of Oak-Beard; Squire-Mattocks (being the first time of their appearing in tnese characters); Dorcas-Mrs Vernon; Sally-Miss Brent.

Dance: Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville