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Event Comment: AAckman appeared with Moody who would not go down on his knees as they requested. And Garrick was compelled to say he should not appear while under their displeasure (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elvira

Cast
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Holland
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Elfina-Miss Rogers; Edgar-Obrien; Florimond-King; Emmeline-Mrs Yates; Grotilla-Miss Ford.
Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates

Dance: I: By Desire, The Irish Lilt, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elvira

Cast
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Holland
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17620923, but Puff-Ackman; Tag-Mrs Parsons; Jasper-Parsons.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: As17621129, but Marinana-Mrs Ferguson.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: The Dutch Skippers, as17630101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17630108, but Clarissa-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Blandford Actor: Bransby
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17621025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17630117, but Macbeth-Holland, 1st time; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Old Maid

Performance Comment: As17630117, but Cope-King; Old Maid-Mrs Daly, 1st appearance there.

Dance: II: The Dutch Dance, as17630217

Song: End: Vernon, Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17630214, but Amanda's Woman-Mrs Ferguson; Flareit's Maid-Miss Helm.
Cast
Role: Amanda's Woman Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: III: The Jovial Gardeners, as17630312 End: A Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17630315 but Calista-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Horatio Actor: Holland, 1st time
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: As17621215, but Kastril-Yates; Doll Common-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Vernon; Thomas-Champness; Sally-Miss Young; Dorcas-Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on this stage; [Mrs Love?] [To conclude with a Rural Dance, Hornpipe-Aldridge.

Song: II: By desire, The Tempest of War-Vernon

Dance: TThe Camp Alarm'd, as17630326

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Master Burton. Tickets deliver'd by Stevens and Fox will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17630317 but Hecate-Vernon; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Bennet; In Act V, a Dance of the Furies-Grimaldi; Vocal parts-Lowe, Vernon, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17620921, but Melissa-Mrs Steevens, 1st appearance this stage; Sharp-Yates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17621019, but Edging-Mrs Green; Lady Betty-Miss Elliot, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: A New Comic Dance, as17630224

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

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

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Catley and Hull. Afterpiece: By Desire, but for last time this season. No Building on Stage (playbill). [The Briton" song is Larpent MS 203, high praise of George III, as a truly British king.] Such as please to send for tickets shall have the words of the Ode gratis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17630319 but Carlos-Hull, 1st time; Louisa-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Governor Actor: Anderson
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: I: A New Ode, call'd A Briton the Son of a Briton- set to music by Bates. Vocal parts: Mattocks, Miss Catley; in IV: Nymphs and Shepherds-Miss Catley

Performance Comment: Vocal parts: Mattocks, Miss Catley; in IV: Nymphs and Shepherds-Miss Catley.

Dance: A New Comic Dance, as17630224

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17630411 Catherine and Petruchio. Petruchio-Shuter; Grumio-Costollo; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17621025, but Young Knowel-Dyer; Dame Kitely-Mrs Lessingham, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Copin

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17630128, but Lady Brute-Mrs Baker, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Music: I: Violin Solo-J. Martin

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Daw; III: New Comic Dance-Duquesney, Granier, Dumay; IV: The Catalonian Marriage, as17630308 End: a Minuet-Dumay, Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17630405 but Violante-Mrs Yates; Flora-Miss Pope, 1st time; Gibby-Johnston.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: I: New Dance, as17630217; Tambourine, as17630217

Event Comment: Benefit for Charles Sarjant (Book and house-keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17630406 but Isabinda-Miss Hallam; Patch-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, the Man, 1st time, Sga Manesiere; the Woman-$Miss Twist; V: The French Gardeners, as17630407

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17630620 but Lucy-Mrs Weston, first appearance on the Stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Daily
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Osborne

Dance: As17630620

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17630629 but Mrs Weston, being her 2nd appearance on the Stage, Wilkinson with the imitations.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Daily
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Osborne

Dance: As17630620

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17630801, but Physician-Castle; Amaryllis-Miss Read; Chloris-Mrs Osborne; Lightning-Master Summers; [?-] Pearce. Pearce.
Cast
Role: Chloris Actor: Mrs Osborne
Role: Moon Actor: Mrs Daly

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Daily
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Osborne

Dance: VVenetian Gardeners, as17630808; Provincial Dance-Master Clinton, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17630627 but Principal parts-Mrs Weston.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Mrs Weston.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Daily
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Osborne

Dance: As17630815

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Gibson; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Justice Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Miss Miller; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; Dances-incident to the opera.
Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Colonel-Yates; Lettice-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: MMiss Plym made her first appearance in the character of Viola--a very pretty figure both in breeches and otherwise,--a thin weak voice, and received a decent reception (Hopkins Diary--$MacMillan). Miss Plym made her first appearance this Night in Viola, a very pretty Figure in both Dresses, a Thin weak Voice. pretty well receiv'd (Hopkins). Viola Miss Plym, first appearance; great applause (Cross Diary). Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 5 Feb. 1755.] Receipts: #99 3s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Malvolio-Yates; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Obrien; Sir Toby Belch-Love; Orsino-Packer; Sebastian-Palmer; Viola-Miss Plym; first appearance there; Olivia-Miss Haughton; Maria-Mrs Lee; Valentine-Castle; Clown-Vernon (with song in character); Antonio-Burton; Fabian-Baddeley; Captain-Moody; Curio-Fox; 1st Officer-Parsons; 2nd Officer-Marr.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Obrien
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Lee

Dance: End: The Provancalle, as17631014