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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Tickets of Mrs Green in Broad Court, Bow St., Covent Garden, and at the stage Door. Tickets deliver'd out for the Provok'd Wife will be taken. Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #12 15s. 9d. Cash rec'd #77 2s., plus #79 8s. from tickets. Total #156 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #170 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Frenchman (by particular desire)-Garrick; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Aesop-Bridges; Drunken Man-Yates; Mercury-Beard; Mrs Riot-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Mrs Riot Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Miss Baker

Event Comment: Benefit for Love. Mr Love Hiss'd in the Scotchman. Dumont by Mr Powell (Hopkins). Characters Dress'd in Habits of Times. Mr Love was hissed very much in the Scotchman, and the Farce hissed at the end (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). No building on stage. On Saturday Othello with a New Burletta call'd Music A-La-Mode, or Bayes in Chromatics For the Benefit of Vernon. [The principal characters were to have been played by King, Vernon, Packer, Fox, Mrs Mrs Dorman, and Miss Young (Public Advertiser, 13 April). But it was deferred at the last minute and seems never to have been performed. Larpent MS 237 lists the parts: Dr Crochet, Player-Packer; Squire, Justice; Damon; Daphne, Chorus of Shepherds and Nymphs. $J. P. Kemble thought it a burlesque at the expense of Dr Arne (professor of nonharmonic music). The Player wants in it to banish all but four plays (Tamerlane, London Cuckolds, George Barnwell, and Twelfth Night) and fill stage performance with music.] Receipts: #208 14s. 6d. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit to Love: #144 10s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holland, first time; Shore-Powell, first time; Gloster-Love; Alicia-Mrs Palmer, first time; Jane Shore-Mrs Davies; Catesby-Mozeen; Bellmour-Packer; Derby-Fox; Ratcliff-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Palmer, first time
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Le Brush-King; Gulwell-Packer; Frankly-J. Palmer; Scotchman-Love; Frenchman-Baddeley; Trickit-Fox; Irishman-Moody; Harwood-Lee; Williams-Ackman; Brilliant-Castle; Maria-Miss Mills; Margery-Mrs Love; Original Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922; End I Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Baker

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simson, Mrs Cross, Tassoni, Master Rogier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Palmer, 1st time
Role: Lady Beverley Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Miss Slack
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: II: A New Dance-Tassoni, Miss Tetley; IV: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley; End: A New Comic Dance-Tassoni, Miss Baker

Event Comment: Benefit Pitt, Baker, Gwinn. Written by the late Mr Addison. Receipts: money #16 18s.; tickets #156 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: End I: Chacone-Miss Betty Rogers , the Lilliputian Polly; III: Flag Dance-Nivelon; Saraband-Delagarde, Miss Wherrit; IV: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; V: Sailor's Dance-; in which Hornpipe in the Character of a Boatswain-Salle

Song: II: Ye Nymphs and Sylvan Gods-Miss Sukey Rogers the Lilliputian Lucy; IV: A new Song by Dr Pepusch-Baker; V: Polwart on the Green-Miss Sukey Rogers

Event Comment: Benefit Job Baker. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: End Part I: Preamble on the Kettledrums-Baker; End part II: Tollet's Grounds-; on one Kettle-Drum, accompanyed with a Hautboy and Violin, in Scaramouch and Harlequin Dresses. Concluding with Handel's Grand Water Musick-; Thumoth also plays on Trumpet and German Flute-Thumoth

Event Comment: Benefit Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Music: By Desire of several Persons of Quality, the 5th of Vivaldi's Concertos and the 7th of Corelli's Solos on the Welsh Harp by Mr Petry, from Wales

Dance: A new Scotch Sword Dance by Baker in a Highland Character. Drunken Peasant by Le Brun

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: money #56 1s.; tickets #98 10s. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17290919, but Alithea-Mrs Templer; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Holiday.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Holiday.
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Younger; Sir Roger-Hall; Thomas-Chapman; Peascod-Ray; Peter-Hippisley; Steward-Milward; Constable-Bullock; Dorcas-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Job Baker

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: A new Ballad Opera. Written in Honour of the Gentlemen of the Navy. [Author not known. Apparently not published.] Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sailors Opera Or An Example Of Justice To Present And Future Times

Performance Comment: Kitty Cable-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Kitty Cable Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

Music: With aPreamble on the Kettle@Drums-Mr Job Baker; who will accompany several Songs in the Opera-

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Kennedy. Tickets deliver'd for The Mistake will be taken. Last Time of Garrick's Performing Scrub this season. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Simson.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Miss Harlowe Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Mrs Harlowe Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Trifle Actor: Mrs Hippisley.

Dance: IV: New Hornpipe-Miss Baker

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simson. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17620209, but Belinda-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Song: III: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926; IV: Mrs Vincent

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Baker

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi and Aldridge. Tickets deliver'd by Tassoni will be taken. Mr Yates being ill Mrs Ward was borrow'd to play Belvidera (Hopkins). Receipts: #53 18s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Deficit to Grimaldi and Aldridge: #10 6s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: As17640313 but Belvidera-Mrs Ward from cg.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Ward from cg.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: II: By desire, a Hornpipe-Miss Rogers; III: A New Dance call'd the Running Footman-Aldridge, Miss Baker; End: The Cow@Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Wroughton; Capulet-Clarke; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Benvolio-Booth; Escalus-Fearon; Paris-Robson; Tibalt-L'Estrange; Peter-Jones; Montague-Baker; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Poussin; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Montague Actor: Baker
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

Cast
Role: Sailor Actor: Baker
Role: Miss Freeman Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Dance: I: Masquerade Scenev with a Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Julietv, with the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, J. Wilson, Doyle, Fox, Miss Green, Miss Stewart, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems

Performance Comment: Wilson, Doyle, Fox, Miss Green, Miss Stewart, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Sherry & Sga Crespi. Tickets delivered by Harwood will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years [see 31 Mar.]. Public Advertiser, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Sherry, at Nicholl's, Baker, Bridge's-street, Covent Garden; of Sga Crespi, Poland-street, opposite the Back Door of the Pantheon. Receipts: #257 0s. 6d. (91.14.0; 23.0.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 142.6.0) (charge: #70 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Capt. LeBrush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Parsons; Frenchman-Baddeley; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-Lamash [Public Advertiser: Wheeler]; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; Williams-Wrighten; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Maria-Miss Platt; Melpomene-Miss Stageldoir; Mrs Doggerel-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Margery Moorpout Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Doggerel Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End II: a New Pastoral Ballet, composed by Helme, The Garden of Love-Helme, Sga Crespi, Miss Armstrong, Sga Ricci; End: Chaconne-Sga Crespi

Song: original Music by Matthew Locke-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith, Gaudry

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Rehearsal of a New Ballad-Opera, burlesqued [By Richard Baker]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Madhouse

Related Works
Related Work: The Madhouse Author(s): Richard Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Belinda-Mrs Grace , from the Theatre at Dublin, being the first Time of her Appearance on this Stage; Reynard-Milward; Loveworth-Chapman; Woodcock-Ogden; Squib-Morgan; Maiden-W. Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Cook; Penelope-Mrs Rice; Lucy-Mrs Martin.
Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Song: Two Part Song by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; beginning, And In Each Tract of Glory-Salway, Harrison

Dance: new Comic Dance called% Dame Gigogne-Mrs Anderson; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Reynard-Giffard; Woodcock-Hallam; Loveworth-W. Williams; Squib-Collett; Maiden-R. Williams; Hillaria-Mrs Haughton; Belinda-Mrs Purden; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Palmer; Penelope-Mrs Mountfort; Lucy-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Thomas.
Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Young Reynard-a young Actor, who never performed on this Stage before; Woodcock-Hallam; Loveworth-Roberts; Squib-Morgan; Maiden-Woodward; Hillaria-Mrs Morgan; Belinda-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Nokes; Penelope-Mrs Smith; Lucy-Mrs Woodward, .
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Woodward, .
Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Adventure or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewis; Ranger-Reynolds; Clumsey-Dove; Colombine-Miss Price; Bawd-Jones; Foresters-Stopler, Hicks, Davenport; Women Peasants-Mrs Nokes, Mrs Smith, Mrs Clarke.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Performance Comment: Reynard-Giffard; Woodcock-W. Giffard; Loveworth-W. Williams; Squib-Morgan; Maiden-Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Haughton; Belinda-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Palmer; Penelope-Mrs Plomer; Lucy-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Plomer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Thomas.
Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: I: Mad Tom-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Music: V: Welch Harp-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Dance: II: Dutch Skipper-; III: Scaramouch-Smith; V: Scaramouch and Harlequin-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Reynard-Giffard; Loveworth-Rosco; Woodcock-W. Giffard; Squib-Morgan; Maiden-Wm. Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Haughton; Belinda-Mrs Purden; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Palmer; Penelope-Mrs Morse; Lucy-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Morse
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morgan.
Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Eaton, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Hillaria-Mrs Reed, who never appeared on any stage before; Reynard-A. Hallam; Loveworth-Walker; Woodcock-Mullart; Squib-Chapman; Maiden-Neale; Belinda-Mrs Templer; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Martin; Penelope-Mrs Forrester; Lucy-Mrs Stevens .
Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17341026, but Dorcas-Mrs Reed; Hellebore omitted . Hellebore omitted .
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Reed

Dance: As I Nov

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Loveworth-Mills; Reynard-Milward; Woodcock-Shepard; Squib-Mecklin; Maiden-Woodward; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Hillaria-Mrs Clive; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Cross; Penelope-Mrs Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Grace.
Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Dance: As17381208

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Walter. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Tickets at Mrs Walter's House, near the Baker's, in Bridges-Street, cg. Tickets for Pelling, Rector, Woodburn taken also.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Dance: I: English Maggot-Rector, Mrs Walter; II: Grand Dance of Moors-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Rector; IV: Pierots-Pelling, Leviez; V: Minuet-Rector, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Morgan; Reynard-Cushing; Loveworth-Kennedy; Squib-Paget; Maiden-L. Hallam; Hillaria-Mrs Hallam; Penelope-Mrs Phillips; Belinda-Mrs Cushing; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Bambridge; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Phillips
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cushing
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kennedy.
Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Yeoman-Estcourt; Raymond-Bickerstaff; Squib-Pinkethman; Loveworth-Waller; Maiden-Carnaby; Hilaria-Mrs Knight; Belinda-a Gentlewoman who never appeared on this stage; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Kent; Jenny-Mrs Cox; Lucy-Mrs Lucas.
Cast
Role: Hilaria Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Kent
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Cox
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Lucas.
Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Reynard-Milward; Loveworth-Walker; Woodcock-Hall; Squib-Spiller; Maiden-W. Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Morgan; Belinda-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Cook; Penelope-Mrs Rice; Lucy-Miss Fenton.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Cook
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Rice
Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Song: DDe mi Cara-Mrs Warren

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle