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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17871124, but Gratiano-Dodd; Bassanio-Wroughton; Gobbo-Hollingsworth; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk-Bannister Jun.; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Sir George Wealthy-Whitfield; Loader-R. Palmer; Mr Richard Wealthy-Staunton; Dick-Burton; Servant-Alfred; Lucy-Miss Collins; Mrs Coke-Mr King.
Cast
Role: Mrs Coke Actor: Mr King.

Dance: End III: As17870920; End IV:a Scotch Dance, The Lucky Return-Mills, the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Dignum; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Fawcett; Mat o' th' Mint-Phillimore; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Benson; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Miss Collett; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Miss Barnes; Polly-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-Mills

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. The Heiress [advertised on playbill of 31 Jan.] is deferred till Monday next. [Afterpiece in place of Selima and Azor, advertised on playbill of 31 Jan. Prologue by James Cobb.] Receipts: #238 6s. 6d. (219.17.0; 18.7.0; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Meddle Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Matadore Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: End III: As17870920; End IV: a Scotch dance, The Lucky Return-Mills, Miss Blanchet, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Cast
Role: Coromandel Actor: Williames
Role: Mrs Muchroom Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Ormellina Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Taylor

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-Mills, Miss J. Stageldoir

Event Comment: Smith's last Benefit. The Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Servants, who keep Places, are desired to be at the Theatre by Half past Four o'Clock; and those Ladies and Gentlemen who have Seats in the Pit are humbly requested to come early, to prevent Confusion. [Author of Epilogue unknown.] Receipts: #363 19s. 6d. (162.4.0; 0.0.0; 5.0.6; tickets: 196.15.0) (charge: #72 13s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: The Lucky Return-Mills, Miss J. Stageldoir

Song: original Music, as17871103; Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, as17871103, but _Chaplin

Entertainment: Monologue After the Dancing: an Epilogue-Smith on his Intention of retiring from the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Cecily Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Wells.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Dance: As17891231

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Cecily Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Wells.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Cecily Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Wells.

Dance: End: The Guardian Outwitted, as17900408

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Clarke
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Mill

Afterpiece Title: Englands Glory

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Mill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: England Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Mill

Dance: In 3rd piece: Ballet, as17971013

Entertainment: Monologue. End 1st piece: An Address to the Audience, as17980209

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Donalbain Actor: Mills
Role: Waiting Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Song: Vocal Parts, as17990930, but _Dyke, Whitmore, added: Ms +Litchfield, Ms +Mills, Ms +Dibdin, _Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew Or The Merry Beggars

Dance: Dance between Two Frenchmen and two Frenchwomen-; Night Scene by a Harlequin and a Scaramouch , after the Italian manner,-Serene, another Person lately arrived in England

Entertainment: The famous Mr Clench of Barnet, who will perform an Organ with 3 Voices, the double Curtell the Flute and the Bells with the Mouth-Mr Clench; the Huntsman the Hounds and the Pack of Dogs-Mr Clench; with vaulting on the Horse-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maids Tragedy

Music: A Masque set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell,-Mr Leveridge, others; And a piece of Instrumental Musick composed by the great Arcangelo Corelli for a Flute and Violin-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisible

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Mayers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , composed by that great Italian Master Seignior Gioseppe Saggion-; With several Sonatas with Flutes and Hautboys-; and likewise a Sonata with two Flutes-Mr Paisible, Mr Bannister; And several Songs in Italian with Flutes and Hautboys,-Seigniora Maria Margarita Gallia, who never Sung in any publick Consort in England but once; The whole being entirely new composed and accompanied-Seignior Gioseppe Saggion; And likewise several Songs in English, composed by the late Famous Mr Henry Purcell-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; a new Cantata with a Solo on the Harpsicord-Mr Babell Jun; with Variety of Concertos and other Pieces by Mr Corbett-Mr Corbett, other of the best Masters

Event Comment: At Clayton's House in York Buildings. At 8 p.m. Tickets 5s. No Money receiv'd or Tickets given out at the House; [available at Charles Lillier's, Corner of Beauford Buildings, and at Eliot's St. James's Coffeehouse]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Passion of Sappho (Written by Mr Harison), The Feast of Alexander (Written by Mr Dryden)-Mr ThomasClayton (Author of Arsinoe)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Hands; several Songs of the newest Opera, with their Symphonies-; with single and two and three Part Songs of the late Mr Beeston and Mr Beeston's Scholar-; A Sonata for 2 Hautboys, a Solo for a Flute, with that celebrated Piece for a single Violin and a Trumpet never perform'd in publick but once before-; a Solo by Mr Beeston-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Performance Comment: King-Keene; Mackbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Lenox-Booth; Banquo-Bickerstaff; Malcolm-Bullock Jr; Seyton-Cory; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Knight; Lady Macduff-Mrs Porter; Witches-Johnson, Penkethman, Norris, Bullock.
Cast
Role: Mackbeth Actor: Mills
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Porter

Music: The Witches' Musick by Mr Leveridge-Mr Leveridge, Mr Renton, others

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote Part Ii

Music: A Concerto for the Violin and Flute by Mr John Baston on the Stage-Mr John Baston, Mr John Baston's Brother

Dance: As17170202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus Andronicus Or The Rape Of Lavinia

Performance Comment: Aron-Quin; Titus-Boheme; Saturnius-Leigh; Bassianus-Walker; Lucius-Ryan; Marcus-Ogden; Demetrius-Diggs; Chiron-Ward; Tamora-Mrs Egleton; Lavinia-Mrs Sterling.
Cast
Role: Tamora Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Sterling.

Dance: End I: Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

Music: End II: A new Piece of Musick for the Harpsicord-Mr Eversman; accompany'd on Basson-Mr Kenny; End III: Mr Handell's Water Musick-; accompany'd with French Horns-

Song: End III: Cantata-Mrs Chambers

Event Comment: Benefit Bosch, Carter, T. Collet, and Gair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Music: I: A Grand Concerto of Handel's-; II: A Solo on the Viol d'Amour-Mr Grossman; III: A Concerto of Geminiani's for two Hautboys-; IV: A Concerto of Handel's on the Welch Harp-Mr Hockbrucker; V: Hasse's favourite Concerto for French Horns-; End Farce: A Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Mr Joseph Woodbridge; concluding with Handel's Water@Musick-

Event Comment: By Subscription. Admission to Pit or Boxes by Subscribers' Tickets only. Stage Boxes 7s. 6d., Galleries 2s. 6d. and 1s. 6d. are for the Benefit of the Actors. At 5 p.m. No Person to stand on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts [advertised, but not given; see17031221]; A new Piece of Vocal and Instrumental Musick- [never perform'd before, compos'd by Mr Leveridge

Dance: L'Abbe, DuRuell, Cherrier, Mrs Campion, Mrs Elford, Devonshire Girl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Music: As17041127

Dance: As17041023

Song: A New Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Cross, Famous for Singing and Acting in the last Reign, she having lately entered into Articles with Mr Rich [Diverting Post, 16 Dec.]