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Event Comment: [Query: Is Master Jonno the little Swiss?] Paid 1!2 year's Window Tax #3 14s. 9d.; and 1!2 year's Land tax #45 16s.; Paid Mrs Rogers for wax & Brick dust 4s. 8d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #130 (Cross); #122 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Song: Master Mattocks

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17491109, but Children Savoyards-Little Swiss, Master _Jonno

Event Comment: Paid 1!2 year's water rent due Misdummer #1; Paid Read (Turner) for 5 wheels 5s.; Paid Mrs Rogers for wax, &c. 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #60 (Cross); #63 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive.

Song: Master Mattocks

Dance: End II: by desire a Hornpipe-Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: As17651003, but Offa-Gardner; Solemn Hymn-_Waylin, Mrs Weichsel.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Weichsel
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17651007, but Mercutio-Dyer; Solemn Dirge-Mrs Weichsel.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Weichsel
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17651223, but Solemn Dirge-Mrs Weichsel.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Poitier
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pinto. Tickets to be had of her in Charlotte Street, Rathbone Place; and of Mr Sarjant, at the stage-door (playbill). Charges #65 15s. [Profit to Mrs Pinto #103 8s. 6d., plus #78 11s. from tickets (Box 229; Pit 110; Gallery 48)] (Account Book). Receipts: #169 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Baker
Event Comment: Paid Mrs Lessingham in full for salary to 1 June last, #300. Paid Whitefield [master of wardrobe] half a year's salary due Mich. Last, #50; Paid Sarjant ditto #20; Paid Mrs Carne ditto, #15. Receipts: #154 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With the Stockwell Scenes. [For Stockwell Scenes, see 2 Nov.] Paid Frederick for Sattin #9 11s. 11d., Mrs Gisbitysky for a Lady's white and gold suit of cloaths #9 9s., and Mrs Barbaroux for gilt lea[the]r as per bill #2 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #185 19s

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Reinhold; Harlequin-Lewes; Pierrot-Morris; Ballad Singer-Dunstall; Pantaloon-Banks; Mercury-Baker; Colombine-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Event Comment: Benefit for Reinhold (Public Advertiser). [For Mrs Reinhold playbill on 19 April, which seems to be a misprint.] Charges to Mr Reinhold #69 19s. 6d. Profit to him #30 7s., plus #98 7s. from tickets (Box 266; Pit 147; Gallery 98) (Account Book). Receipts: #100 6s. 6d

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Cast
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Country Madcap Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks; Dance-Aldridge

Performance Comment: End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks; Dance-Aldridge.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17730101, but Paris-Perry; Capulet-Younger; Tibalt-Owenson; Juliet-Mrs Hartley (first time); Escalus-_.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

Entertainment: Epilogue.After the Play: Goldsmith's Epilogue-Lewes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17651022, but Comus-Ross; First Spirit-Dyer; Elder Brother-Clarke; Second Spirit-R. Smith; Bacchanals-Mattocks; 3rd Spirit-Mrs Weichsel; The Chorusses-Mrs _Weichsel.
Cast
Role: 3rd Spirit Actor: Mrs Weichsel
Role: The Chorusses Actor: Mrs _Weichsel.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.
Event Comment: Paid Mrs Leverton (mantua maker) as per Bill #26 14s.; Paid Farrington & Scarr (haberdashers) #6 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #184 12s. 6d

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

Event Comment: The New Tragedy of Alzuma oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Miss Miller. Paid Mrs Friar for a Lady's white & Silver tissue suit of cloaths with coloured flowers #7 (Account Book). Receipts: #162 19s

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: New Dance, as17730206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17700127, but The Characters-_Holtom, Mrs White.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17700129, but Mrs _White, Miss Capon. [Master Leoni now called $Master Lion.]
Event Comment: MMacbeth cannot be perform'd on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Yates. Receipts: #150 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Event Comment: The New Tragedy of Timanthes oblig'd to be deferr'd on Account of Indisposition of Mrs Yates. Paid Hoole Balance of his 1st Night of Timanthes #147 18s. Paid Mr Mackdonald for 5 gross of artifical flowers #1 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Event Comment: TTimanthes still oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Yates. Receipts: #197 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Lady Dove Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Violetta Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Lucy Waters Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17750110, but Miranda-Mrs Lessingham, first time; Isabinda-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Performance Comment: As17750401 but to avoid confusion parts here listed: Shuter, Booth, first time, Clarke, Lee Lewes, Quick, Dunstall, Mrs Green, Mrs Lessingham; Prologue-Lee.
Cast
Role: Zelida Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Lady Di Strangeways Actor: Mrs Green

Entertainment: Interlude.End: As17750401

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker.

Dance: End Interlude: A Hornpipe-Blurton (Public Advertiser)

Event Comment: Mrs Mills, a Drury Lane actress, died on this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Johnson; Clerimont-Booth; Atall-Cibber; Careless-Wilks Jr; Old Wilful-Miller; Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bicknell; Clarinda-Mrs Mountfort; Silvia-Mrs Santlow; Wishwell-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Santlow
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Mrs Santlow; New Dance-Miss Lindar

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Giffard and Mrs Giffard. Mainpiece [by Thomas Baker]: Not acted these 15 years. [See 11 July 1738.] At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: A Farce of Two Acts never performed before, taken from a Comedy of the Celebrated Mr Otway. Tickets to be had of Giffard at No. 11 in Craven's Buildings, Drury Lane, and at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Reynard-Giffard; Woodstock-Bridgwater; Loveworth-Gibson; Maiden-Cushing; Capt. Squib-Cibber; Belinda-Mrs Hale; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Bridges; Penelope-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Mrs Bland; Hilleria-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Hilleria Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Performance Comment: Capt. Beaugard-Gibson; Sir Davy Dunce-Collins; Sir Jolly Jumble-Dunstall; Courtine-Anderson; Fourbin-Bencraft; Lady Dunce-Mrs Dunstall; Sylvia-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Lady Dunce Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: III: O Beauteous Queen Enclose those eyes, Come Ever Smiling Liberty-Mrs Storer; V: the 4th Cantata of Mr Stanly (in the character of Anacreon)-Beard

Event Comment: [By Thomas Baker. Date of premiere uncertain, but this day has generally been accepted by Nicoll, Genest, Winston, and Latreille. Published 29 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Edition of 1703 lists: Loveworth-Mills; Reynard-Wilks; Woodcock-Johnson; Squib-Penkethman; Maiden-Bullock; Belinda-Mrs Rogers; Hillaria-Mrs Verbruggen; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Powell; Penelope-Mrs Moor; Lucy-Mrs Lucas; Prologue-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Verbruggen
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Moor
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Lucas
Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker
Event Comment: [By Thomas Baker. Premiere.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of The Age

Performance Comment: Edition of 1701 lists: Freeman-Toms; Wilson-Mills; Railton-Wilks; Justice Goose-Johnson; Quibble-Bullock; Pun-Penkethman; Tremilia-Mrs Rogers; Lucia-Mrs Verbruggen; Miranda-Mrs Oldfield; Pert-Mrs Moor; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Quibble, Pun, Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Tremilia Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Verbruggen
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Moor
Role: Epilogue Actor: Quibble, Pun, Mrs Rogers.
Related Works
Related Work: The Humour of the Age Author(s): Thomas Baker
Event Comment: No building on Stage. Part of pit laid into boxes. Benefit for Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #242 6s.; charges: #61 4s. (MacMillan).[Profit to Mrs Clive #181 2s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Performance Comment: Reynard-Palmer; Woodcock-Love; Maiden-Obrien; Squib-King; Hillaria-Mrs Clive; Belinda-Mrs Palmer; Loveworth-Packer; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Bradshaw; Penelope-Mrs Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17631029, but with a Comic Mimic Italian Song-Mrs Clive in character.

Song: II: Vernon; accompanied by the Guitar-

Dance: TThe Provancalle, as17631014

Event Comment: Benefit Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Papillion. Receipts: money #36 5s.; tickets #59 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Reynard-Milward; Loveworth-Walker; Woodcock-Hall; Maiden-Hawker; Squib-Penkethman; Hillaria-Mrs Moreau; Belinda-Miss Holliday; Penelope-Mrs Rice; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Cook; Lucy-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Moreau
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Cook
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Chantrell
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; A Scotch Jig called The Dusty Miller-Moreau; A new Grand Ballet (English, French, Dutch Characters) composed by Moreau-Salle, Mrs Legar, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden, Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Legar, Miss LaTour

Song: Papillion