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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17310928, but Careless-A. Hallam; Clarinda-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Charke.
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Atall Actor: Cibber
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Mills.
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; or, A Doctor in Spight of his Teeth

Dance: TThe Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Lally Jr, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Williams, Miss Robinson, Miss Mears; Dutch Woman-Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17321124, but Silvia-Mrs Mullart; Wishwell-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Grace.
Role: Atall Actor: Cibber
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Charke
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. Lady Stafford to Lord Wentworth, 4 Jan.: I hear their will be a vast riot to night at the Play, for young Cibber is to act and the Templars are resolved to hiss him off the stage. 6 Jan.: Young Cibber was vastly hiss'd a Thursday, but his old friend Impudence kept him from being either out of countenance or in the least disturb'd at the noise.-Wentworth Papers, p. 541

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Marshall.
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Cliver
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber Jr.

Dance: V: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Arthur and Mrs Woodward. Tickets for Miss Burgess, Mrs LeBrun, and Miss Morrison taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: Wanton Wife-Mrs Horton; Barnaby-Hippisley; Sir Peter-Rosco; Lovemore-Hallam; Cunningham-Gibson; Merryman-James; Clodpole-Arthur; Philadelphia-Miss Burgess; Lady Laycock-Mrs Woodward; Lady Pride-Mrs Cook; Damaris-Mrs Vincent; Prudence-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Wanton Wife Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Laycock Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Cook
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Prudence Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: Manlove Actor: Mrs Martin.
Role: School Boy Actor: Cibber.
Related Works
Related Work: The School-Boy: or The Comical Rivals Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: I: Tambourine-the French Girl; II: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; III: Miss Morrison; IV: A new Serious Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17401206, but Bolus-Roberts; Rhubarb-Anderson; Finder-James; Supple-Clarke; Old Wilful-Mullart; Old Atall-Arthur; Strut-Oates; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Wishwell-Mrs Mullart; Situp-Miss Burgess.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Double Gallant Actor: Cibber
Role: Dainty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit Cibber. [Tickets at Cibber's Lodgings at the Shell House in Spring Garden.] Receipts: money #65 15s. 6d.; seals #126 7s. (Account Book); #230 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Delane; Coupler-Hippisley; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Young Fashion-Hallam; Lory-Oates; Surgeon-Neale; Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Hoyden (by Desire)-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Performance Comment: See17401001, but Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe.

Dance: I: The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; III: A new Muzette, Tambourine-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; IV: Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece alter'd from Dryden by Colley Cibber. Not acted these 30 years [see 27 April 1722]. Servants will be admitted to keep places on the stage, which will be inclos'd and form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Clive, at her House in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; and of Hobson at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers; Or, Marriage A-la-mode

Performance Comment: Palamede-Mills; Rhodophil-Delane; Celadon-Giffard; Phromio-Bransby; Florimel-Mrs Woffington; Philotis-Mrs Cross; Flavia-Miss Edwards; Stratton-Woodburn; Jasper-Usher; Doralice-Mrs Mills; Beliza-Miss Minors; Olinda-Mrs Bennet; Sabina-Miss Budgell; Melissa-Mrs Bridges; Melantha-Mrs Clive (with songs proper to the character, particularly a Mimic Italian Song).
Cast
Role: Florimel Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Philotis Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Doralice Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Olinda Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Melantha Actor: Mrs Clive
Related Works
Related Work: Marriage a la Mode; or, The Comical Lovers Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: The Comical Lovers Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: Celadon and Florimel; or, The Happy Counterplot Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Related Works
Related Work: Damon and Phillida Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206 IV: Shepherds Dance-Muilment, Desse, Miss Scott

Song: V: A New Scotch Dialogue-Lowe, Miss Edwards

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 4 April 1749.] Miss Jane Cibber play'd Alicia-quite in old style, not lik'd at all, tho' not hiss'd-given out again and great hiss'd & so not done ($Cross). [The Author of the Midwife (No 1, final Page) reported]: Now I am speaking of Miss Cibber, I must do her the justice to observe that she play'd the part much better than cou'd be expected from one of her years and practice; and if a proper regard is paid to her modesty and Merit, I make no doubt she will become an exceeding good player. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Gloster-Sowdon; Shore-Havard; Bellmour-Blakes; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Simson; Alicia attempted-Jane Cibber , being the 1st time of her appearing upon the stage these 6 years; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive

Entertainment: EEpilogue upon Two Prologues-Mrs Clive

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman under great Misfortunes (Cross). Tickets to be had of Mr Harrache, Jeweller, at the Golden Ball and Pearl, in Pall Mall; Mrs Brooksry@Milliner, at the Lace Lappet in Pall Mall; or Mr Ridler, Hosier, at the Crown in Suffolk St., near the Hay-Market, and at the stage Door. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Cowper
Related Works
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: PPantomime Dance-children, as17551203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17591011, butWishwell-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: butWishwell Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Chinawoman Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17611027, but Sylvia-Mrs Hopkins, first time.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Hopkins, first time.
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Song: IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620115

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. The Diary of Mary Countess Cowper, pp. 103-4; She [Mrs Clayton] and Lady W. Powlett, and I went to the Play together, for the Benefit of Johnson, who is the best Comedian this Day upon the Stage, and I believe as true and good a Player as ever was in any Age, for the Parts that he plays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Song: As17151028

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell; particularly The Original Dance of Linkmen-

Event Comment: Benefit Ray and Mrs Moore. On this day a warrant for establishing an Academy of Music was issued. See Lord Chamberlain's Office, 7@3 and 5@157, p. 228

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Song: Ray

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Wade, Mrs Bicknell, Topham, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Music: A new Piece for the Ecchoe Flute-Paisible

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mullart and Mrs Wright. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs LeFont, and for a Person Under Misfortunes will be taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Cast
Role: Helena Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Kilby

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: MMinuet-Villeneuve, Mrs Wright

Event Comment: At Bridges, Cross, Burton and Vaughan's Great Theatrical Booth in the George Inn Yard, will be presented an Historical Drama never acted before call'd The Northern Heroes; or, The Bloody Contest between Charles XII, King of Sweden, and Peter the Great, Czar of Muscovy, with the Loves of Count Gillensternia, a Swedish General and the Fair Elimira, a Russian Princess, Containing the most remarkable Events of that Time; and concluding with the Memorable Battle of Pultowav, and Charles's Retreat into the Turkish Dominionv. Interspers'd with a Comic Interlude (never perform'd before) called The Volunteers; or, the Adventures of Roderick Random and his Friend Strap. Also the Comical Humours and Amours of Corporal Garbage and Serjeant Slim, with Mrs Vanspriggen the Swedish Sutler's Widow; the merry Pranks of her foolish son Janny, and several other diverting incidents. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. To begin each Day at Twelve o'clock. [This notice repeated during "the short Time of the Fair." Notice repeated 24, 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Heros

Performance Comment: Charles XII-Usher; Prince of Wurtemburgh-Jackson; Gillensternia-Hazard; Count Piper-Thomson; Mazeppa-Reid; Czar-Burton; Dolgoruki-Paget; Menzikoif-Jones; Ivan-Shawford; Elimira-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Elimira Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers; or, The Adventures of Roderick Random and his Friend Strap

Performance Comment: Roderick Random-Cross; Garbage-Bridges; Slim-Storer; Strap-Paddick; Widow Vanspriggen-Mrs Bridges; Moll-Mrs Vaughan; Mrs Rank-Miss Ferguson; Mrs File-Mrs Shawford; Mrs Machegogan-Mrs Paddick; Madge-Miss Tyler; Janny-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Widow Vanspriggen Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Vaughan
Role: Mrs Rank Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs File Actor: Mrs Shawford
Role: Mrs Machegogan Actor: Mrs Paddick

Dance: Mr Shawford, Mrs Shawford, Master Cross, Mrs Vaughan

Event Comment: Being obliged at the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With some Scenes Reviv'd. [In Daily Courant, 30 March, Richard III had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Song: As17050104

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Coquet

Cast
Role: Young Coquet Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: The Quacks

Song: As17050410

Dance: Comic dances-Mrs Cross, Mrs Moss, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggars-bush

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Goswin-Ryan; Hubert-Boheme; Hemskirk-Diggs; Woolfort-Walker; Gertrude-Mrs Bullock; Vandunck-Bullock Sr; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Egleton; Snap-H. Bullock; Ferrit-Morgan; Boors-Spiller, Hall.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: PPolonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

Event Comment: Benefit Bullock. N.B. Mr Bullock hopes his great Age, upwards of Threescore and Twelve, will plead his Excuse, that he cannot pay his Duty to his Acquaintances and Friends, whose Good Nature may engage them to assist him in this Decline of Life, in order to make the Remainder of his Days easy and comfortable to him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Song: Leveridge, Salway, Roberts

Dance: Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates, Thompson, Richardson, Miss Cantrel, Mrs LeBrun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Injur'd Merchant; Or, The Extravagant Son

Afterpiece Title: The Jew in Distress; or, Harlequin turn'd Sharper

Song: Phillips, Mrs Vaux, Mrs St.John

Dance: Phillips, Mrs Vaux, Mrs St.John

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abegg, Miss Fielding, Miss Lee. Tickets deliver'd out by Dumai, Dufour, Jarvis, Mrs Crawford, Hitchcock, Miss Brooks, and Miss Davis will be taken. [For tickets see below.] Paid Mr Day for fireworks used in the Rape from 1 March 1759 to 4 April 1761, 56 nights at 3s. per night #8 8s. (Account Book). @Name Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Jarvis 11 72 54 #18 19s. #9 9s. 6d.@Dumay 7 40 16 #16 9s. 7d. #4 13s. 6d.@Dufour 14 37 17 #10 15s. #5 7s. 6d.@Mrs Abegg 51 206 77 #51 7s. #25 13s. 6d.@Miss Lee 6 59 67 #17 1s. #8 10s. 6d.@Miss Fielding 41 2 5 #11 1s. #5 10s. 6d.@Miss Brooks 4 34 16 #7 14s. #3 17s.@Mrs Crawford 14 17 28 #8 17s. #4 8s. 6d.@Miss Davis 32 30 33 #15 16s. #7 15s.@Mrs Hitchcock 40 71 18 #22 9s. Gratis@Total 220 568 331 #173 6s. #75 8s. 6d.@ Receipts: #30 18s. plus #75 8s. 6d. the half value of tickets (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Abegg, 1st time
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: HHornpipe-Mrs Crawford; The Waggoners, as17610228

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woodman. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Woodman #17 8s. plus #42 1s. from tickets (Box 77; Pit 110; Gallery 63). Paid half year's paving &c. for the theatre due Lady Day last #18 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #82 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17720221, but Woodcock-Quick, 1st time; Deborah-Mrs Barrington, 1st time; Rosetta-Mrs Woodman, 1st time; Incidental Dance-.
Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Barrington, 1st time
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Woodman, 1st time
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Mrs Highman Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Green.

Song: I: The Favourite Irish Song call'd Ailen Aroon will be sung-Mrs Woodman

Dance: II: The Old ground Young, as17711030

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philodamus

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Bannister; Lubin-Brett; Easy-Thompson; Countrymen-Helme, Painter; Solomon-Edwin; Floretta-Mrs Wilson; Cicily-Miss Stuart; Gillian-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821211 in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium by Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Martyr

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kemble. 1st piece [1st time; M. PREL 1; at its 2nd performance, 10 Aug., acted under its 2nd title, and published as such]: Written by Thomas? Bellamy. [The Address by--Codrington, of Exeter (European Magazine, Sept. 1789, p. 218).] World, 1 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kemble, No. 26, Villiers-street, York-Buildings. Diary, 1 Sept. 1789: This Day is published The Benevolent Planters (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Friends; Or, The Benevolent Planters

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Kemble, Usher, Gardner, Chapman, Mrs Kemble. Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1789): Oran-Kemble; Steady-Usher; Heartfree-Gardner; Goodwin-Chapman; Selima-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Edwin; Lord Edmund-Williamson; Dowdle-Moss; Count Fripon-Powell; Father Frank-Mathews; Phelim-Ledger; Tough-Burton; Frill-Johnson; Trap-Gardner; Landlord-Painter; Jack Connor-R. Palmer; Rachel-Mrs Brooks; Mary-Mrs Edwards; Adelaide-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Mrs Brooks
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Adelaide Actor: Mrs Whitfield.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Edwin; Sir John Loverule-Davies; Nell-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Kemble
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: In: a new dance, Liberty or We Slaves Rejoice-

Entertainment: Monologues End 2nd piece: As17890617 Preceding: An Address to the Humane Society on the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the character of a Negro , by-Kemble; End 3rd piece: Belles have at Ye All-Mrs Kemble