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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

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

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Citizen Actor: Woodward
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

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: Clodio Actor: Woodward
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

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo, Miss Pitt, Stede. No Building on Stage. N.B. The Farce oblig'd to be alter'd on account of the Indisposition of Woodward. [The Citizen had been advertised.] Afterpiece: Not acted this Season

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
Related Works
Related Work: The Jovial Crew Author(s): Edward Roome

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.
Cast
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Lessingham, 1st time.
Role: Bobadil Actor: Woodward
Role: Cob's Wide Actor: Mrs Pitt

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.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Baker, 1st time.
Role: Brute Actor: Woodward, 1st time
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Vincent

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

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

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: Marplot Actor: Woodward
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
Related Works
Related Work: Britons Strike Home; or, The Sailors' Rehearsal Author(s): Edward Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Daily
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Osborne
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

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
Related Works
Related Work: The Jovial Crew Author(s): Edward Roome

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Citizen Actor: Woodward
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Obrien; Freeman-Packer; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-King; Philip-Yates; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: The Fingalians, as17631025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petrucio [Witches-Hopkins]

Performance Comment: Catharine-Mrs Clive; Petrucio-King; Biondello-Baddeley; Baptista-Burton; Grumio-Yates.
Cast
Role: Catharine Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: II: The Provancalle, as17631014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17630923, but Melinda-Mrs Dyer; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Kite Actor: Anderson
Role: Brazen Actor: Woodward
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Smith; Marcian-Tindal; Leontine-Gibson; Atticus-Marten; Lucius-Anderson; Varanes-Ross; Pulcheria-Mrs Vincent; Athenais-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lucius Actor: Anderson
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: TThe Knife Grinders, as17631012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bobadil Actor: Woodward
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Aesop-Walker; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Old Man, Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Frenchman-Holtom; Trueman-Davies; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: TThe Cudgell'd Husband, as17631101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17631103, but Servants at the Statute-Gardner, Mrs _Stephens.

Dance: TThe Cudgell'd Husband, as17631101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Squire Actor: Woodward
Role: Attorney Actor: Anderson
Role: Sir Edward Belfond Actor: Gibson
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Hack'em Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Margery Actor: Mrs White
Role: Mrs Termagant Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17631026, but Maid-Mrs White.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs White.
Role: Barber Actor: Woodward

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Command (Hopkins). King & Queen (Cross Diary). Receipts: #240 13s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17631021, but Brush-Castle; Tippet-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Blandford Actor: Bransby
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17631119

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Oakly Actor: Holland, first time
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

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

Dance: TThe Prussian Camp, as17631217

Event Comment: Words of the airs and chorusses of the Entertainment will be given away at theatre. [A customary notice for this afterpiece, which will not be mentioned further.] Receipts: #195 12s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performance Comment: As17631226, but Moody; Other characters-Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.