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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent and Mrs Lampe. Afterpiece: Not acted these 10 years. Written by Addison, set by Arne. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As17540325 but Burleigh-Sparks; Southampton-Smith; Raleigh-Usher; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: King Henry-Lowe; Rosamond-Mrs Lampe; Sir Trusty-Howard; Grideline-Miss Young; Page-Miss Isabella Young, who performed in the Oratorio of Aflred; Queen-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: Rosamond Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Arne.

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

Event Comment: [The Public Advertiser includes this day a 78-line poem in octasyllabic couplets on J. Lewis's portrait of Mrs Woffington: @Her Shape, her Features, and her Dress@As far as colour can express@Friend Lewis' pencil has design'd:@Poet 'Tis yours to paint her mind...@ And the versifier proceeds to describe her as she affects audiences in the theatre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Ridout; Richmond-Dyer; Buckingham-Sparks; Stanley-Redman; Catesby-Gibson; Ratcliff-Anderson; Tressel-Cushing; Norfolk-Wignell; Oxford-Bencraft; Tirrel-Dunstall; Lieut.-White; Blunt-Holtom; Lord Mayor-Marten; Prince Edward-Miss Mullart; Duke of York-Miss Hallam; Lady Anne-Mrs Barrington; Duchess of York-Mrs Bambridge; Queen-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Lowe; Hearty-Redman; Robin-Dunstall; Argus-Collins; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Arethusa-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Chambers.
Event Comment: The tragedy of Oedipus oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Bellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17541031, but Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin.
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive (Cross). Music of Afterpiece by DeFesch. Tickets at her lodgings at the Wheatsheaf in Henrietta St., and at the Stage Door. Afterpiece: Never performed but twice. Part of Pit to be laid into the boxes. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17541030, but Mrs Kitely-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The London Prentice

Performance Comment: Princess-Mrs Clive; Prentice-Beard; Emperor-Wilder; Humdrumeda-Miss Thomas; Vizir-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Princess Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: T$Three Sabatinis As17550203

Event Comment: Paid Charlotte Lane for making a white cloth coat and blue sattin waistcoat, loop'd and bound with silver for Mr Dyer, 18s.; for sewing silk and twist, 4s. 6d. Buckram and stays, 3s.; Hair cloth and wadding, 4s. dimety sleevelining & linnen pockets, 2s. 6d.; 2 doz. & 4 rich silver wire buttons at 8d.-18s. 6d. 19 breast buttons ditto at 4d.-6s. 4d. Dimety body lining to waistcoat and cuffs at 12s.-#1 13s.; 8 yds blue allopeen at 21!2 d.-17s. 4d. 21!4 yds white serge desoy at 5s.-11s. 3d. Also for Mr Dyer for making a yellow sattin waistcoat & cuffs, and mending a coat for Ranger, 8s.; sewing silk and twist, buckran & stays 4s.; three quarters yds white shallbon and interlining at 4d.-6s. 4d. Dimety body lining to waistcoat, 3s. 4d.; Stuff to make the backs 1s. 2 and 3!4 yds Blue Sattin for ye n silver'd buttons at 1s. 6d.-4s. 6d.; 11!2 doz. breast buttons ditto at 9d.-1s. 11!2d; For new buttoning and lacing a coat for Mrs Vincent 6s.; 2 doz. and 4 coat silver'd buttons at 1s. 6d.-3s. 6d.; 11!2 doz. breast buttons at 9d.-1s. 1 1!2d.; Sewing silk &c., 1s. 6d. (MS list in Davies, Life of Garrick, II, 322)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Ventidius-Sparks; Dolabella-Smith; Cleopatra-Mrs Woffington; Octavia-Mrs Bellamy; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Marten; Myris-Redman; Charmion-Mrs Baker; Iras-Miss Mullart.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17551114

Event Comment: Afterpiece from ye Village Opera (Cross). Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Tickets at her house in York St., and at Pritchard's Warehouse in Tavistock St. Receipts: #240 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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

Afterpiece Title: The Villagers

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Palmer, Beard, Yates, Blakes, Vaughan, Burton, Mrs Cross, Mrs Clive, Miss Minors; To Conclude with a Dance-the Villagers.

Dance: IV: New Sailor's Dance, as17560217

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Barry(, first time); King-Sparks; Gonzales-Ridout; Zara-Mrs Woffington; Garcia-Dyer; Selim-White; Alonzo-Anderson; Heli-Cushing; Perez-R. Smith; Leonora-Mrs Barrington; Almeria-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; Les Statues Animees-Guerin, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Last time of performing the afterpiece this Season. Benefit for Miss Minors & Mrs Cowper (Cross). [See note, 27 March 1756.] Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Performance Comment: As17560327 but Mrs Conquest-Mrs Cowper; Lord George Brilliant-Ross, first time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Conquest Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Lady Gentle Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Wronglove Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Lethe, with Mr Garrick's new Scene

Performance Comment: As17560327 but Mrs Tattoo-Miss Minors.

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mathews

Event Comment: Benefit for Anderson, Wignel, and Mrs Gondou. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Sparks; Duke Sr-Ridout; Frederick-Wignell; Jaques du Bois-Holtom; LeBeau-White; Silvius-Bennet; Corin-Dunstall; Charles-Buck; William-Collins; Orlando-Smith; Oliver-Anderson; Adam-Gibson; Amiens (with songs in character)-Lowe; Touchstone-Shuter; Caelia-Mrs Vincent; Phoebe-Miss Mullart; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: Pantomime Dance, as17560511; III: Fingalian Dance, as17551126; V: Italian Peasants, as17551126

Entertainment: IV: Cries of Dublin-Barrington

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Pritchard at her house in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; and at Pritchard's Warehouse in Tavistock St. Receipts: "230 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Garrick; Copper Captain-Woodward; Duke-Havard; Old Woman-Yates; Margaretta-Mrs Davies; Estifania-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: A Grand Masquerade Dance-; in which Minuet-Miss Pritchard (by Desire)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Gregory

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17561110, but Lady Macbeth-Mrs Gregory.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Gregory; Petruchio-Shuter; Dancing-Lucas, Miss Hilliard.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Gregory
Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Mrs Dunstall. Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. Tickets sold at the Door will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: As17570209, but Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Aurelia-Mrs Hamilton; Servant-Buck.
Cast
Role: Midnight Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Clearaccount Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Song: II: A Solo on the Broomstick-Skeggs, his 1st appearance on that stage; V: A Mock Italian and English Cantata-Skeggs

Dance: III: The Lamplighters, as17570429

Event Comment: [For Cross' comment, see dl.] Receipts: #203 8s. 6d. Paid Barry one third of the surplus of this night's receipt over and above #80 allow'd for the charges:-#41 2s. 10s. Paid Lambert (Scene Painter) 3 month's salary to 16 Nov. last:-#25 (Account Book). [Lee, who seems to have entered earlier on a percentage-of-Box-Receipts: basis for his salary, received only one-third of receipts above a house charge of #100.] The Tragedy of King Lear was presented on this stage; King Lear by Mr Barry, and Cordelia by Mrs Bellamy; The latter was received with universal satisfaction; but on the former's appearance, after a thundering Peal of Applause, a few misguided persons made it necessary for Mr Barry to inform the audience that it ever had been his study to contribute his utmost to the entertainment of the town, and that all reports of his having been exorbitant in his demands were injurious and totally groundless. Upon this he was desired with one general acclamation to proceed in the play. The disturbers of the public were ordered to be silent or to be turned out of the house; and this great actor proved, by the improvement he has made in this character, that excellent as he is, he is still capable of reaching new strokes of perfection; and in the conclusion of the play the applause he met with was the tribute of hearts gratefully agitated through the whole performance with a variety of passions thrown into a ferment by powers most wonderfully suited to tenderness and compassion (London Chronicle, 3-6 Dec.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Ridout; Kent-Sparks; Bastard-Smith; Cornwall-Anderson; Albany-White; Burgundy-Bennet; Gentleman Usher-Shuter; Goneril-Mrs Stephens; Regan-Mrs Elmy; Cordelia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Shuter; Quaver-Lowe; Lucy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Baker, Miss Young. Receipts: #47 0s. 6d. Charges: #63. Deficiency of #5 6s. 6d. apiece covered by income from tickets: Miles #51 3s. (boxes 79; pit 161; gallery 71); Mrs Baker, #36 16s. (boxes 60; pit 99; gallery 62); Miss Younger, #28 19s. (boxes 17; pit 112; gallery 79). Rec'd #16 8s. 3d. being overcharge for Taxes, &c. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17570928, but Kate Matchlock-Wignel; Fardingale-Mrs Green; Tattleaid-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Fardingale Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miles; IV: Drunken Peasant with Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

Song: III: A new song composed by Arne, Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Mainpiece: By Desire, and not acted these 4 years. [See 17 Jan. 1755.] Tickets deliver'd out for the 19th, and 22d for Douglas will be taken. Tickets sold at the Door will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Ross; Foppingoton-Smith, both for 1st time; Morelove-Ridout; Lady Easy-Mrs Elmy; Edging-Miss Nossiter, 1st time; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Hamilton; Lady Betty-Mrs Bellamy, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Smith; Autolicus (with songs)-Shuter; King-Ridout; Shepherd-Sparks; Clown-Costollo; Shepherdesses-Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; Perdita-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Abegg, Miss Young
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Dance: PPastoral Dance incident to the Farce-Delaistre

Event Comment: TThe Guardian deferred; Mrs Clive indisposed. Tomorrow will be reviv'd Comus, the characters of the Bacchanal and Euphrosyne by a Gentleman and Gentlewoman who never appeared on the stage before. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17591030, but others-Mrs Bennet, Mrs _Abington.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs Bennet, Mrs _Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: Receipts: #127. Paid Mrs Lee for playing Dorinda in The Stratagem the 20th inst., #5 5s. Paid Mr Weller for extra attendance in getting The Fair ready #2 2s. Paid Mr Kemp 13 nights from the 1st to 15th inst. at #1 12s. per night, #20 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17590926, but Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Rugby-Blakey.
Cast
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Tickets delivered for The Orphan will be taken. No building on stage. [Goldsmith, in his Bee (Vol. 1759, p. 56), commenting on Mad Clairon s' excellent preservation of character on stage, glances at Mrs Cibber, perhaps in this night's performance: 'I can never pardon a lady on the stage who, when she draws the admriation of the whole audience, turns about to make them a low courtesy for their applause. Such a figure no longer continues Belvidera , but at once drops into Mrs Cibber." See comment upon her deportment as Ophelia , 29 April 1763.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Holland; Pierre-Garrick, 1st time for 15 years; Pruili-Havard; Renault-Burton; Bedamar-Blakes; Duke-Bransby; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: TThe Cow Keepers, as17600313

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Tickets delviered out for The Way to Keep Him and Catherine and Petruchio will be taken. Mainpiece At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Part of Pit will be railed into the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17600124, but Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Pritchard; Servant-_; Pompey-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mignionet Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Event Comment: Receipts: #224 18s. 6d. Advanc'd to Mrs Ward #20. Paid Sarjant on acct of salary #5; Paid Ridout one third of the surplus of this night's receipt being #144 18s. 6d. than the #80 allow'd for the charge: #48 2s. 6d. This morning I was at Mr Shadwell's for his Orders [for free theatre tickets] & took all my sisters to Covent Garden Gallery to see the Jovial Crew & Rape of Proserpine, which was full of noisy holiday people (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, Vol. 197, p. 544)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17600116, but Followers of Ceres-Mrs White, Mrs _Dawson.
Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Mrs Lampe. No building on Stage. Receipts: #24 6s. 6d. in cash. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to each beneficiary, #19 19s. 3d., covered by income from tickets: Barrington #48 9s. (Boxes 66; Pit 188; Gallery 69); Mrs Lampe #40 10s. (Boxes 34; Pit 107; Gallery 128). Total income #113 5s. 6d. [At this point in the benefit season the house shows profitable balance on the books of only #225 5s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: Coriolanus-Smith; Tullus-Clarke; Volusius-Sparks; Menenius-Shuter; Cominius-Ridout; Galesus-Gibson; Brutus-Davis; Sicinius-Bennet; Plebeians-Dunstall, Barrington, Collins, Costollo, Stoppelaer; Volumnia-Mrs Vincent; Veturia-Mrs Hamilton. In which will be introduc'd a Roman Ovation, after the manner of the ancients.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: III: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; End: The Threshers-Leppie, Granier, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Receipts: #33 11s. 6d. Charges #64 5s. [No indication of income from tickets.] Deficit to Mrs Elmy #30 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17591208, but Indiana-Mrs Elmy; Singing-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; End: The Knife Grinders, as17600417

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Glen. Last time of performing the afterpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17591108, but Indiana-Mrs Glen, her last on this stage; Daniel-_.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Glen, her last on this stage
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17600318 but Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Mignionet-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mignionet Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simson and Miss Simson. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Yates; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Burton; Duke Sr-Balkes; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with proper songs)-Atkins; Adam-Havard; Corin-Philips; Sylvius-Austin; Caelia-Mrs Clive; Phoebe-Mrs Hippisley; Audry-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Audry Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: The Cow Keepers, as17600313 End: Louvre, Minuet-Noverre, Miss Simson

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vernon. Opera by Desire. Receipts: #101 4s. plus #44 4s. from tickets (Box 113; Pit 89; Gallery 26) (Account Book). Charges: #64 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17600924, but Lucy-Mrs Vernon, 1st time; with a New Musical Prologue-Mrs Vernon.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: As17600924; End of Opera: The Waggoners, as17610228