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Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, Prompter and Mrs Hopkins. Tickets deliver'd for the Earl of Essex will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King

Dance: End: The Medley, as17680416

Entertainment: End: Mr King for that night only will entertain the Audience with a Picture of the Playhouse, or Bucks Have at Ye All-Mr King

Event Comment: Benefit for W. Palmer, Clough, Wright, Mrs Millidge. Tickets deliver'd by Wilson and Mr Costin will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Old Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Trumbel Actor: Johnston
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Mrs Harslet Actor: Mrs Johnston

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Wright

Event Comment: TTancred and Sigismunda deferred. Mrs Barry ill. I call'd upon Mr Barry. He was not at home. In the afternoon I sent him a note desiring they would send notice when they were able to perform. He sent me an angry note in answer on Fryday. I, by the managers [orders] answer'd it on Fryday morning, both which letters Mr Garrick has (Hopkins MS Memorandum Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Abington.

Dance: Dagueville, Sga Vidini

Event Comment: Rec'd a message that Mrs Barry was better & she would be able to Rehearse on Monday & that Mr Barry would be able to play Lord Townly on Thursday next (Hopkins MS Memorandum Book). [See 2 Nov.
Event Comment: Bills was prhnted for Zingis but Mr Holland being taken very ill an Apology was made for the Change (Hopkins Diary). Chang'd from Zingis...Mr Holland Ill, Small Pox (Cross Diary). [The playbill for Zingis reads: Timur-Holland; Zingis-Aickin; Zemouca-Reddish; Cubla-Jefferson; Zena-Palmer; Aunac-Packer; Nevian-Bannister; Sidacou-Hurst; Nadir-Wright; Jelizou-Keen; Suida-Wrighten; Officers-Ackman, Fawcett, &c.; Mila-Mrs Stephens; Ovisa-Miss Younge.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: As17691016, but Lady Lambert-Mrs Jeffries, first time; Maw@Worm-Weston.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17691115, but Lovemore-Cautherly, first time; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; Muslin-Mrs Love.
Event Comment: Waited on Mr Barry to know if he should be able to play in the Conscious Lovers on Saturday. His answer was that he could not--& Mrs Barry consented to play it with Mr Reddish (Hopkins MS Memorandum Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: As17700110, but Sally-Mrs Millidge.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17691010, but Sir John Brute-Love, first time; Razor-Parsons; Lady Brute-Mrs Barry, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: II: The Rabbit Sellers, as17691228

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes and Mrs W. Barry (playbill). [N.B. Winston suggests Cymbeline this night, but all extant playbill evidence favors Cymon. "Sir Joshua Reynolds purchased portrait of Garrick as Abel Drugger by Zoffany for #100" (Winston MS 10, from Burney News Clippings).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Dance: III: As17700428

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Performance Comment: As17701126, but Aurora-Mrs Morland.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman
Event Comment: By Particular Desire. [During this year appeared Miscellanies in Prose and Verse by Catherine Jemmat containing numerous tributes in verse to various actors--Woodward, Sowdon, Mrs Woffington, Barry--when they were in Ireland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Cast
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Morland.
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Leonarda Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Old Nun Actor: Mrs Dorman
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701205, but Parts-Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs _Dorman; Dances-Sga +Vidini, Sga _Giorgi.
Event Comment: The Tragedy of Almida deferr'd on Account of Mrs Barry's Indisposition

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17710318 but Foible-Mrs Jeffries; French Song continued in Act III. French Song continued in Act III.

Afterpiece Title: He Would if He Could; or, An Old Fool Worse than Any

Performance Comment: Parts by Vernon, Bannister, Dibdin in the character of an Old Lady, Mrs Baddeley. Simon-Vernon; Betty-Mrs Baddeley; Old Lady-Dibdin; Goosecap-Bannister (Edition of 1771).
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Baddeley

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17701025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17710321 but Trusty-Packer; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Fardingale Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Love.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies.
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Entertainment: End of Play: A Burlesque Cantata-Bannister; with Imitations-Bannister

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans (sub treasurer) and Mrs Dorman. [Afterpiece, never performed there, The Noble Pedlar; or, The Fortune Hunter, by George Saville Carey. Music Compos'd by Barthelemon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: The Noble Pedlar; or, The Fortune Hunter

Performance Comment: Parts-A Gentleman (first time), Dodd, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Barthelemon. Florimore?-A Gentleman (first appearance); Barbarino?-Dodd; Sophorino?-Mrs Dorman; Arabella?-Mrs Barthelemon (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Sophorino? Actor: Mrs Dorman
Role: Arabella? Actor: Mrs Barthelemon

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710416

Entertainment: End: A Burlesque Cantata, as17710504

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17710420 but Lovemore-Cautherly; Lady Constant-Mrs W. Barry (MacMillan).

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: II: The Medley-Scholars of Giorgi

Event Comment: Bills for Every Man in his Humour were posted to day--but Mr G. being taken very ill the Play was oblig'd to be chang'd & fresh Bills put up about Twelve o'clock (Hopkins Diary). [Also, according to Winston MS 10 the afterpiece was to have been Miss in Her Teens. See 8 Nov.] Paid Tallow Chandler's 1st bill #63 8s. 4d.; Mr Evans one year on Wardrobe Acct #10 10s.; half year Land and Window Tax for St Martin's to Michelmas last #46 8s. 7d.; Rec'd Stopages #12 17s. (Treasurer's Book). [Cast listed on playbill for afterpiece: Fribble (with song in character)-Dodd; Flash-$Palmer; Loveit-$J. Aickin; Puff-$Moody; Jasper-$Ackman; Tag-$Mrs Love; Miss Biddy-$Miss Pope.] Receipts: #165 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Lady Rushport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love.

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17710921

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Mr King being Ill Mrs Reddish play'd Belcour (not the thing) (Hopkins Diary). Paid Tallow Chandler's Bill (2nd) #42 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #171 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Lady Rushport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love.

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mrs Price for Women's cloaths #20; Mr Vernon on note #40; Dr Boyce's Overtures #4 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #252 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Love.

Afterpiece Title: Amelia

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: N.B. The eleventh night of The Fashionable Lover is deferr'd till tomorrow, on account of Mrs Hopkins' Illness. Receipts: #212 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Bridemaids Actor: Mrs Scott, Mrs Dorman
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17711223, but Rosencraus-Davies; Player Queen-Mrs Reddish; Laertes-J. Aickin.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17720117, but Lady Rusport-Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Reddish.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Abington.
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lady Rushport Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Bridemaids Actor: Mrs Scott, Mrs Dorman
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Event Comment: Benefit for Sg Daigville & Signa Vidini. [24 April letter signed Ned Shuter dated from his Majesty's Bench of Justice, St Georges Fields: "Theatrical Memoirs giving circumstantial account of my family-Admit my father was a chairman, my mother sold oysters in winter and cucumbers in summer. I was not born in a cellar but in a two pair of stairs front room at one Mrs Merit's an eminent Chimney Sweeper, Vine Street, St Giles" (Winston MS 10). Thomas Weston's apology for the delay of his Benefit. It was owing to his distressed affairs which he had new laid open to the managers. See comment form Edinburg Evening Courant, 29 April.] Paid Renters #88 for Oratorio nights; Mr Dibdin's draft on managers #50; Master Brown 5 nights, #1 17s. 6d.; Rec'd from Messrs Smith and Stanley charges for 11 Oratorio nights at 28# per night, plus candles &c . #342 4s.; Rec'd stopages #9 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #151 4s. Charges: #65 11s. Profits to Daigville & Sga Vidini: #85 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: I: The European in America (for 1st time this Season)-Messieurs Daigvilles, Miss Ross, Sga Vidini; II: A Comic Dance, as17720326 V: Psiche, a Grand Historical Ballet (Never performed before)-Daigville, Giorgi, Sga Daigville, Miss Ross, Sga Vidini