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Event Comment: The Enchanter oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Vincent. Both Pieces By Desire. Benefit for Sheridan. ["No benefit in the Bills" (Hopkins MS Notes).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Garrick; Sir Charles-Yates; Young Clackit-O'Brien; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Miss Harriet-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers, as17601008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As17601022, but Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Ward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damscus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Ross; Eumenes-Clarke; Herbis-Gibson; Artamon-Bennet; Caled-Sparks; Abudah-Ridout; Daran-Anderson; Eudocia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Creswick, Mrs Burden.

Dance: Dances-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville [the particular ones unspecified]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17601120, but Calista-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Florez-Ross; Clause-Ridout; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Clarke; Orator Higgen-Dunstall; Vandunck-Marten; Prince Prigg-Shuter; Boor-Collins; Sailor-Bennet; Jaqueline-Mrs Dyer; Bertha-A Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage before.
Cast
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Dyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17601211, but Chorusses-Mrs Abegg.
Cast
Role: Chorusses Actor: Mrs Abegg.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Vernon

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: The Dances, as17601211, but _Poitier Jr, Mlle _Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mignionet Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Furnish Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Lowe; Palemon-Fawcett; Laura-Miss Young; Pastora-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17601217, but Followers of Ceres-Miss Daw, Mrs _Belfort.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17601018, but Emilia-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Music directed by Abel. Vocal parts-Sga Calori, Mrs Storer, Tenducci; Instrumental parts-Pinto, Gordon, Tacet, Simpson, and all the rest of the principal performers in town.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17601008, but Zara-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: As17610131, but short bill listing only Edgar-O'brien; Florimond-King; Emmeline-Mrs Yates; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17601127, but Ophelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates
Event Comment: Boxes #23 15s. Paid Mr Forrest Sr, in full his bill ending Nov. last #97 10s. Paid Wilkinson on account #50. Paid Bingley two bills for wax candles #9 14s. Paid Bosworth a bill for Mrs Latter's Board for 8 weeks. #1 16s. (Account Book). Receipts: #116 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Mainpiece: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality. No building on Stage. Tickets sold at Door will not be admitted. Receipts: #68 1s. plus #33 6s. from tickets (Box 58; Pit 74; Gallery 77) (Account Book). Charges: #69 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17601216

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Robin-Moody; Arethusa-Young gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any Stage; Rovewell-Lowe; Argus-Philips; Betty-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Dance: The last New Dance-the Georgi's, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17610404 but Archer-O'Brien, 1st time; Scrub (this night)-Garrick; Mrs Sullen-Miss Pritchard, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss Pritchard, 1st time.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Simson

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: By Particular Desire, aMinuet-O'Brien, Miss Pritchard; End IV: A Comic DanceNew Dance, as17610307

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes and Miss Young. No Building on Stage. Mrs Yates oblig'd to go to Bristol for her health (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Song: II: A Cantata set by Handel,-Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17601014, but Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The May Day Morning, or Fingalian Dance , the Lass-Miss Dawson; End: By Particular Desire a Hornpipe-Miss Dawson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17610403 but Betty-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Smith.

Dance: TThe Fingalian Dance-Miss Dawson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17601128, but full cast: Sailor-Beard;in which by Desire, Heart of Oak-Beard; Squire-Mattocks (being the first time of their appearing in tnese characters); Dorcas-Mrs Vernon; Sally-Miss Brent.

Dance: Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Palmer; Sir Amorous Vainwit-King; Col. Manly-Holland; Vulture-Moody; Aspin-Yates; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Lady Outside-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Outside Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy McSarcasm-Austin (after the manner of the original); Squire Groom-King; Mordecai-Blakes; Sir Callaghan-Moody (with a song in Character); Sir Theodore-Burton; Miss Charlotte-Mrs Hippisley.

Entertainment: III: Mr Moody will entertain the public with Teady Wolloughan's Whimsical Roratorical Description of a Man@o' War and Sea Fight-, with Hibernian notes on the whole

Event Comment: [M$Mrs Palmer] the late Miss Pritchard (Winston MS 9). Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17610205, but Zara-Mrs Palmer, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Palmer, 1st time.
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office with Prologue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: As17610107, but Woolfort-Anderson; Bertha-Mrs Lee; Hemskirk-Gibson; Merchants-Wignel, Holtom, R. Smith.
Cast
Role: Bertha Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Dyer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17610424 but Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: The Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17610110, but Portia-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Entertainment: End: Tea a@la Mode-Wilkinson; into which will be introduc'd a Male Mock Italian Burletta Song-Wilkinson; and by Desire The Epilogue to the Minor-Wilkinson , being his last time of performing this season (playbill)

Entertainment: End Afterpiece: The Cries of London-Shuter