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Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. The Whole Pit will be laid into the Boxes, where servants will be admitted to keep places, and upon the Stage, which will be formed into an Amphitheatre and divided into Boxes. The Pit doors will be opened for the Ladies to pass to their places there, without incommoding those in the Front Boxes. Box, Pit and Stage at 5s. Nothing under full price will be taken during the performance. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock (Public Advertiser). [The Larpent MS 130 indicates the intended cast, and suggests Dizzy-Mrs Dotterel-$Mrs Bennet.] Receipts: #320 ($Cross">Oliver; Ruffle-$Yates; and Mrs Dotterel-$Mrs Bennet.] Receipts: #320 ($Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Garrick; Countryman, Lasses 'with the Trio'-Beard, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young; Perdita-Mrs Cibber, with a song in character; Clown-Woodward; Hermione-Mrs Pritchard; Hogan adds from the Bill: Polixines-Havard; Florizel-Holland; Autolycus-Yates; Shepherd-Berry; Servant-Beard; Dorcas-Mrs Vernon; Mopsa-Miss I? Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Fine Gentleman or 1757

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Woodward; Tukley-Palmer; Dizzy-Yates; Sophia-Miss Macklin; Arabella-Miss Minors; Mrs Dotterel-Miss Barton; Widow Damply-Mrs Cross; Lady Fanny Pewit-Mrs Bradshaw; Racket-Blakes; Sir William Whister-Burton; Sir Tan Tivy-Jefferson; Spinner-Walker; Ruffle-Usher; Waiters-Ackman, Atkins; Harry Clough; Prologue-Garrick (Genest, IV, 481).
Event Comment: [G$Goldsmith's comment in The Bee (1759, p. 14) the following season seems to have glanced at Mrs Pritchard's performance of Jane Shore, since Mrs Pritchard was growing quite stout at this time: In his remarks of "casting" he is distressed at "an actress that might act the Wapping Landlady without a bolster, pining in the character of Jane Shore, and while unwieldy with fat endeavoring to convince the audience that she is dying from hunger." The part at Drury Lane for the next eight years went to Mrs Yates, Mrs Pritchard playing it only once again "for that night only" at her daughter's benefit, 7 April 1766.] Receipts: #140 (Cross); #138 18s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Shore-Mossop; Gloster-Davies; Bellmour-Blakes; Darby-Burton; Catesby-Mozeen; Ratcliffe-Packer; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: new Pantomime Dance call'd%The Swiss-Grimaldi, Dupuy, Mrs Vernon

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire.Afterpiece: Never perform'd before. Ladies and Servants by 3 o'clock. Part of Pit laid into boxes; No Building on Stage. [See Theatrical Review; or, Annals of the Drama, 1763, 1 April, pp. 142-46, for critique of the Sketch of a Fine Lady's Return from a Rout. Rather damns the writing and the performance on all counts, Moody's part being so bad, to save his face he commenced Hibernian in his dialogue" to amuse the ears of his audience. The parts are listed in Larpent MS 220: Sir Gregory Jenkings, Mr Nettle (a Lawyer), 1st Clerk, 2nd Clerk, Porter, Footmen, Lady Jenkings, Nancy Jenkings, Fanny Jenkings, Jane (Lady's Maid).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Garrick, Palmer, O'Brien, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Yates, Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Sketch of a Fine Ladys Return from a Rout

Performance Comment: Characters-Love, Moody, Mrs Clive, King, Ackman, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Rogers, Miss Heath.

Song: End of Farce: A Mimic Comic Italian Song from the Opera of Il Filosopho di Campagna-Mrs Clive

Dance: End of Play: The Cow@Keepers, as17630315

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by his Grace the Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Antonio-Miller; Frederick-Mills; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-W. Mills; Peter-Harper; Anthony-Norris; Landlady-Mrs Willis; Mother-Mrs Moore; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Moore
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: 2d Constantia Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: by Dby Desire The Strollers

Performance Comment: As17280517, but Mrs Buskin-Mrs Shirburn.
Cast
Role: Mrs Buskin Actor: Mrs Shirburn.
Role: Buskin Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Statue Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Shopkeeper and Wife Actor: Hallam, Mrs Haughton
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Iris Actor: Mrs Brett
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Walter.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

Performance Comment: See17280319 but Pierrot-Roger; Colombine's Father-Cibber Jr; Harlequin-Clark; Cupid-Miss Robinson Jr; Colombine-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Mills.
Event Comment: Each of these 3 acts apiece, Alter'd by Garrick, from Shakespear-Applauded. Mrs Clive fell down in ye Farce, and accus'd Woodward wth doing it on purpose (Cross). [The Bill lists neither cast nor characters for either piece, but advertises them with proper music, songs, dances, and decorations. Beginning with 23 Jan. the Bill lists actors names. Casts here taken from the 1756 ed.] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Garrick; Polixenes-Havard; Camillo-Davies; Shepherd-Berry; Clown-Woodward; Autolycus-Yates; Cleomenes-Jefferson; Florizel-Holland; Gentleman-Blakes; Servant-Beard; Rogero-Walker; Perdita-Mrs Cibber; Paulina-Mrs Bennet; Dorcas-Miss Minors; Mopsa-Mrs Bradshaw; Hermione-Mrs Pritchard; Prologue-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mopsa Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Woodward; Baptista-Burton; Hortensio-Mozeen; Grumio-Yates; Music Master-Jefferson; Biondello-Blakes; Pedro-Clough; Tailor-Vaughan; Nathaniel-W. Vaughan; Peter-Ackman; Nicholas-Atkins; Philip-Marr; Joseph-Lewis; Catherine-Mrs Clive; Bianca-Mrs Bennet; Curtis-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. By Thier Majesties' Command. Tickets for Sophonisba will be taken. [The King, Queen, Prince of Wales, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17300219, but Sciolto-Williams; Altamont-Wilks; Horatio-Mills; Calista-Mrs Oldfield; Lavinia-Mrs Horton; Lucilla-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Dance: Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Furnival for her performing the part of Alicia this night, Mrs Cibber being ill...#5 5s. (Account Books, Egerton 2268) [Mrs Cibber's name was in the General Advertiser notice.] Receipts: #156 17s. We hear that there is now in Rehearsal a new Comedy called The Rake, which Character is to be represented by Mr Garrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17470102, but Alicia-Mrs Furnival.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Furnival.
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
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: Benefit for Leviez, Ballet Master. Tickets deliver'd for Romeo and Juliet will be taken. Mr Leviez is oblig'd to change the play on account of Mrs Cibber's illness. Romeo advertis'd but Mrs Cibber's illness chang'd it (Cross). Tickets to be had of Leviez at his house in Great Queen St., and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Receipts: #180 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens Ye Scene of Peace

Performance Comment: As17490410 but Fribble-Garrick; rest omitted; To conclude with the Last Grand Scene of The Triumph of Peace-; (see17490221) in which will be a Grand Dance-Cooke, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; IV: Scotch Dance, as17490118; V: Savoyards, as17480920

Event Comment: MMr Barry is greatly improv'd since last year in the character of Hastings , as he is indeed in every part in which I have seen him this winter. Mrs Cibber performed as she always does, to the admiration of her audience, and in my opinion she shewed a particular and new exertion of her art and abilities on those two nights. Great as I had declared my expectations for Miss Macklin, she surpassed them; particularly on the second night. On the former, indeed, in the first and in part of the second act, her embarrassment was insuperable, and I cannot sufficiently admire and applaud the Candour of the Audience on that distressed Occasion! In my judgment, never were two parts better adapted to the persons and powers of the performers, than those of Alicia and Jane Shore to Mrs Cibber and Miss Macklin (Inspector No 207, in Daily Advertiser and Literary Gazette, 30 Oct.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Lowe; Stocks-Dunstall; Jack Stocks-Dyer; Chloe-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Dance: As17511021

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft and Mrs Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17530324 but Calista-Mrs Cibber; Sciolto-Sparks; Lavinia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Barrington

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: MMrs Cibber continuing ill, Miss Bellamy from Covent Garden Did Sigismunda for Mr Berry (Cross). Benefit for Berry. Tickets at Mr Pope's, Peruke Maker, in Russel St., Covent Garden, and at stage Door. Part of pit laid into Boxes. N.B. As Mrs Cibber's illness prevents her from performing the part of Sigismunda for Mr Berry's Benefit, he apply'd to Mr Rich, who very readily consented to let Mrs Bellamy play that part for him, which she as obligingly comply'd with. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: As17560110, but Sigismunda-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive
Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Havard. Receipts: #70 2s., plus #79 18s., a total of #150 Without the Stage. Paid Linen draper #50. [There is no mention of charges nor of a free Benefit.] [Residence] at Hanover St., Longacre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17470323 but Alicia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Garrick; Tag-Mrs Pritchard. See17470330 .

Dance: As17461231

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore. [In Daily Courant, 25 Oct., The Funeral had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Song: As17031023

Dance: Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Lucas, the Devonshire Girl

Event Comment: Matilda deferr'd Reddish Ill. Matilda was advertis'd for this Night but Mr Reddish came Yesterday as Mad as a March Hare, Said he had all the Terrors of the Damn'd upon him, & that he had not had a Wink of Sleep all Night. Call'd the Great Gods & the dear Woman (Mrs Canning) that lay by his Side to Witness the Truth of this Assertion & behav'd like a Man in Despair (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble delicately omits reference to Mrs Canning.] Paid salary list 4 day #378 10s. 8d.; J. French on acct #5 5s.; Mr. J. Johnston Music bill #10 1s. Receipts: #180 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: As17741227, but Worthy-Jefferson; Advocate-Mrs Millidge.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton
Role: Dances Actor: Atkins, Mrs Sutton.

Dance: Slingsby, Sga Hidou. [Title unspecified.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorastus And Fawnia

Dance: Adams

Song: Mrs Dodson, Green

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. Mainpiece: Not acted for three years. First appearance in Calista for Mrs Yates because Mrs Cibber, ill, could not play the part. Davies advertised before this he had opened a Bookseller's shop opposite Tom's Coffee House, Russel Street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Garrick; Altamont-Holland; Calista-Mrs Yates, 1st time; Sciolto-Havard, 1st time; Horatio-Davies, 1st time; Lavinia-Mrs Davies; Lucilla-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Yates, 1st time
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Razor-Obrien, 1st time; Quidnunc-Yates; Bellmour-Austin; Rovewell-Packer; Feeble-Blakes; Brisk-Ackman; Pamphlet-Palmer; Termagant-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Yates.
Event Comment: Being the last time of acting the Mainpiece this season. Mrs Cibber Sick. Mrs Pritchard play'd Sullen (Cross). Receipts. #180 (Cross); #149 2s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17481111, but Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat with Additions

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17481203; IV: Scotch Dance-Cooke, Anne Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Garrick's first appearance in Chamont in 4 years. Mrs Yates in Monimia for first time. Mrs Cibber's illness has oblig'd Mrs Yates to change her Play from Jane Shore to The Orphan. The Afterpiece (for one night only): A Burlesque Opera of two acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17591025, but Chamont-Garrick; Polydore-Holland; Monimia-Mrs Yates, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Yates, 1st time.
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Orphan Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Galligantus

Performance Comment: Parts-The Giant, Mr Prentis, Miss Spencer, Mrs Cox.
Event Comment: Tomorrow, Not acted this Season. The Wonder, Felix-$Garrick; Violante-$Mrs Cibber, and On Wednesday will be reviv'd The Second Part of King Henry the 4th, New Dress'd in the Habits of the times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Holland; Zara-Mrs Pritchard; King-Love; Gonzalez-Havard; Garcia-Lee; Leonora-Mrs Bennet; Almeria-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: II: The Bavarian Shoemakers, as17621009

Event Comment: TTamerlane is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Mrs Cibber's indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Bridges; Face-Cross; Sir Epicure-Berry; Lovewit-Turbutt; Ananias-Phillips; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Green; Kastril-Neale; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Doll Common-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Mann
Event Comment: WWalpole to Sir Horace Mann: We have operas but no company at them; the Prince and Lord Middlesex Impresarii. Plays only are in fashion; at one house the best company that perhaps ever were together, Quin, Garrick, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Cibber: at the other Barry, a favorite young actor and the Violette, whose dancing our friends don't like: I scold them, but all the answer is "Lord! you are so English."-Horace Walpole's Correspondence with Sir Horace Mann, II, 42

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17461004, but Gratiano-Simpson; Emilia-Mrs Furnival.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Furnival.
Role: Iago Actor: Macklin
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Ridout.

Dance: The German Camp, as17461204; The Vintage, as17461204

Event Comment: MMr Barry flew from his articles & engag'd with Rich; Mrs Cibber (who did not play last season) is also engag'd there--Y: King went to Ireland--Macklin and Wife came from thence to Mr Rich (Cross). Passage open'd from Russel St. into the boxes where Ladies and Gentlemen may be set down from their coaches, and there is likewise a better accommodation made for Chairs to come up to the House, and be kept in waiting, at the end of the Passage from Bridges St. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Hobson at the stage door of the Theatre. [The notice about the Passage was continued through 20 Sept. The notice about prices was customary throughout the season. Neither will be repeated further here.] Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Yates; Antonio-Berry; Bassanio-Havard; Lorenzo-(with Songs) Beard; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica-Miss Minors; Portia-Mrs Clive; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet; With a New Occasional Prologue-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Yates; Blister-Bridges; Lucy-Mrs Green; Quaver-Beard.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green
Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Tragi-Comi-Pastoral Farce not acted these 5 years. [See 13 Nov. 1746.] Tomorrow Othello. The Part of Othello by Barry, Desdemona by Mrs Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Portius-Ryan; Marcus-Lacey; Juba-Gibson; Sempronius-Sparks; Lucius-Anderson; Syphax-Ridout; Decius-Bridgwater; Lucia-Mrs Vincent; Marcia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. We are assured that Mr Barry is so well recover'd from his late illness, that he will appear on Thursday next, in the character of Lord Townly in the Provok'd Husband; and that Mrs Cibber will perform the part of Lady Townly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17511109, but Polly-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Chambers.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer