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Event Comment: Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute- Garrick; Constant-Havard; Heartfree-Palmer; Col. Bully (with Songs)-Beard; Razor-Yates; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Lady Brute-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Not acted for 2 years. [See 8 March 1756.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; Bertram-Palmer; Clown-Yates; Helena-Miss Macklin; Countess-Mrs Pritchard; Steward-Burton; Widow of Florence-Mrs Cross; LaFeu-Berry; King of France-Davies; Lords-Bransby, Walker; Interpreter-Blakes; Diana-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Widow of Florence Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross); #115 7s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Foote; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Yates; Belguard-Blakes; Farewell-Palmer; Surly-Berry; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Hothead-Bransby; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Violante-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: III: Beard

Dance: SSpanish Dance, as17581014

Event Comment: Benefit for Philips and Burton. Tickets deliver'd out by Peacop, Berrisford, and others will be taken. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Greedy-Yates, 1st time; Welborn-Palmer, 1st time; Allworth-Holland, 1st time; Lovell-Havard; Sir Giles-Burton; Marall-Philips; Furnace-Blakes; Order-Mozeen; Tapwell-Ackman; Welldo-Clough; Amble-Vaughan; Watchman-Perry; Margaret-Mrs Davies; Froth-Mrs Cross; Lady Allworth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Froth Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Allworth Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom-Miss Simson; King-Philips; Grizzle-Clough; Noodle-Austin; Doodle-Scrase; Bailiffs-Perry, Ackman; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Huncamunca-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Dance: III: New Grand Dance, as17590509; V: Hornpipe-Walker

Event Comment: [G$Goldsmith's Bee (1759, p. 9) glances at Yates's clowning in the part of the Mock Doctor in comparison with the stage business of the French actors in the same part. The Mock Doctor in France 'pleased with his latinate bamboozling of the clients, kicks up his legs, falling over backwards in his chair." The English actor just fingers his snuff box, and keeps pulling up his breeches.] Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Fleetwood; Mercutio-Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; Paris-Austin; Benvolio-Packer; Mountague-Scrase; Tibalt-Blakes; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Miss Pritchard; With the Additional Scene Representing the Funeral Procession. The Vocal Parts-Champnes, Reinhold, Miss Young, Mrs Vernon, Miss E. Young; In Act I a Masquerade Danceproper to the play-Sg Giorgi, Master Roger; Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Yates; Dorcas-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Abington.
Event Comment: Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Knowell-Havard; Young Knowell-Holland; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadil-Yates; Downright-Bransby; Justice Clement-Burton; Master Stephen-O'Brien; Brainworm-Blakes; Master Matthew-Vaughan; Cash-Packer; Cob-Mozeen; Tib-Mrs Cross; Bridget-Miss Haugthon; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Davies.

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.

Dance: SShepherd's Holiday, as17591017

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs King. Theodosius Advertis'd. Mr Barry Ill (Cross Diary). Tickets deliver'd for Theodosius will be taken. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit; or, Harlequin at Rhodes

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Colombine-Mrs King; others as usual; Dances-the Giorgis; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Old Lady-Mrs Cross; Clown-Ackman; Hermit-Kear; French Lady-Johnston; Country Girl-Miss Young; J. Burton, Castle. See17670923. J. Burton, Castle. See17670923.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs Cross

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Colley Cibber

Entertainment: End of Opera: King (for that night only) will present the Audience with a Comic Paraphrase-King on Shakespeare's The Seven Ages

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17110212, but Tattle-Cibber; Nurse-Mrs Willis; With the last new Epilogue-Mrs Cibber see17110312.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Sir John-Griffin; Freehold-Corey; Modely-Bridgwater; Heartwell-Roberts; Lurcher-Cibber Jr; Vulture-Berry; Shacklefigure-Norris; Doublejugg-Burnet; Carbuncle-Fielding; Longbottom-Wright; Flora-Mrs Heron; Aura-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Lurcher Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Cant Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Mrs Chaunter Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Tit Tatter Actor: Mrs Willis

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Dalton-Harper; Edgar-Charke; Moody-Cibber Jr; Varole-Miller; Aminadab Prim-Griffin; Clodpole-Berry; Clara-Mrs Cibber; Flora-Miss Raftor; Lucy-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Moody Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: End Act I: Burgomaster's Daughter (a new dance)-Miss Robinson; II: Dutchman and Wife-Roger, Rainton; III: Sultana-Miss Robinson; V: Gondolier-Lally, Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Aura-Mrs Cibber; Sir John-Griffin; Lurcher-Cibber Jr; Modely-Bridgwater; Freehold-Harper; Heartwell-W. Mills; Flora-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lurcher Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Heron.

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Bridgwater; Bajazet-Mills; Moneses-Wilks; Axalla-Cibber Jr; Prince-Watson; Dervise-Corey; Arpasia-Mrs Thurmond; Selima-Mrs Cibber; With the usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Axalla Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Tamerlane Author(s): Agostino Piovene

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Hippolito-Mrs Cibber; Mustacho-Cibber Jr; Ventoso-Wetherilt; Stephano-Shepard; Trincalo-Harper; Caliban-Johnson; Miranda-Mrs Walter; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Ariel-Miss Robinson; Neptune-Rainton; Amphitrite-Miss Raftor; Watermen-Harper, Bridgwater, Haughton, Rainton, Oates, Wright.
Cast
Role: Hippolito Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mustacho Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Walter

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Wilks; Sir Francis-Griffin; Charles-Mills; Marplot-Cibber Jr; Isabinda-Mrs Cibber; Miranda-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Marplot Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Mills; Juba-Marshal; Sempronius-W. Mills; Syphax-Cibber Jr; Portius-Bridgwater; Marcus-A. Hallam; Marcia-Mrs Horton; Lucia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Syphax Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Jack Stocks Actor: Cibber Jr

Dance: LLe Chasseur Royal, as17320222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Mills; Juba-A. Hallam; Sempronius-Wm. Mills; Syphax-Cibber Jr; Portius-Bridgwater; Marcus-Roberts; Marcia-Mrs Horton; Lucia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Syphax Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Jack Stocks Actor: Cibber Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Quin; Cassio-Cibber; Iago-W. Mills; Brabantio-Milward; Roderigo-Miller; Emilia-Mrs Butler; Lodovico-Turbutt; Montano-Winstone; Desdemona-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Cassio Actor: Cibber
Role: Iago Actor: W. Mills
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la Mode

Performance Comment: Dash-Este; Longbib-Stoppelaer; John Trot-Hough; Harlequin-Philips; Colombine-Miss Mann; Mlle de Modestie-Harlequin Phillips; Somerset-Roberts; Roundall-Hough; Equilibrist-Peters.
Cast
Role: Somerset Actor: Roberts

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: Rover-Essex, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Mrs Anderson, Dukes, Miss Mann, Pelling, Miss Brett, Janno, Mrs Villeneuve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Milward; Ventidius-Quin; Dolabella-Mills; Alexas-Cibber; Octavia-Mrs Butler; Cleopatra-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Alexas Actor: Cibber
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: King Actor: Cibber
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Attendants Actor: Winstone, Cross, Raftor

Dance: III: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Haughton, Mrs Thompson; V: Muilment, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: It is Humbly desir'd that Ladies who have taken Places, will please to send for their Tickets to Mrs Cibber's Lodgings, at Mr Salt's, at Henrietta St., Covent Garden. Benefit Mrs Cibber. By Command of their Royal Highness the Prince and Princess of Wales. Stage formed into an amphitheatre, and to prevent the ladies's catching cold ciel'd after the manner of the Oratorios. Tickets sold at the door will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hale

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Grand Ballet, as17421108

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. We hear that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, with Prince Edward will be this night at Covent Garden, to see the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and Harlequin Skeleton. On Tuesday 3 March, will be reviv'd a Tragedy call'd Macbeth (as written by Shakespear) the part of Macbeth by Barry, and Lady Macbeth by Mrs Cibber, being the first time of her appearing in that character. To which will be added the Oracle, a new Dramatic piece (of one act) taken from the French, the Principal Part to be perform'd by Mrs Cibber. Pit and boxes laid together

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Event Comment: Benefit for Cibber. Mainpiece: Reviv'd. Tickets at the Stage Door of the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Smith, 1st time; Young Fashion-Dyer; Sir Tunbelly-Martin; Coupler-Arthur; Worthy-Ridout; Seringe-Shuter; Lory-Stevens; Varole-Bencraft; Shoemaker-Paddick; Bull-Stoppelaer; Amanda-Mrs Barrington; Hoyden-Miss Baker; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Berinthia-Mrs Bland; Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17531211, but Davy-Shuter; Leander-R. Smith; Hellebore-Stoppelaer; The Mock Doctor-Cibber (with a new Epilogue in Character).
Cast
Role: The Mock Doctor Actor: Cibber
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: Granier, Mlle Camargo

Event Comment: Benefit for Rooker, and Saunderson (machinist). No Building on Stage. [The Theatrical Review; or, Annals of the Drama (Volunteer Manager section for 1 May 1763, p. 212) comments upon a stage tradition of having the Mouse Trap" Play presented on stage with the players' backs to Claudius and Gertrude. The author wishes Garrick and Beard to revise this absurdity and bring the whole in more accord with reality. The same paper criticises Mrs Cibber as Ophelia. "I hope you will not let so flagrant an outrage to the decorum of the stage as the following pass unnoticed. As [Mrs Cibber] sat upon the stage, with Hamlet at her feet, in the third act, she rose up three several times, and made as many courtiess, and those very low ones, to some ladies in the boxes. Pray good Sir, ask her in what part of the play it is said that the Danish Ophelia is acquainted with so many British Ladies?" See similar comment on her Belvidera, 17 March 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: Rich's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the Prologue to Bonduca refers to She Ventures and He Wins. As Bonduca was advertised in the London Gazette, No. 3126, 24-28 Oct. 1695, the play was certainly not acted later than early October 1695, probably not later than September 1695. The Edition of 1696 includes on the titlepage: With A New Entertainment of Musick, Vocal and Instrumental. [The music was composed by Henry Purcell. See Purcell's Works, Purcell Society, XVI, vii-xiii.] Those songs for which a performer is named are as follows: O lead me to some peaceful gloom, sung by Miss Cross, and Sing ye Druids, all your voices raise, sung by Mrs Ayliff, both in Songs in the Tragedy of Bonduca, ca. 1696. To arms, sung by Freeman and Edwards, is in Thesaurus Musicus, The Fifth Book, 1696

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British Worthy

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mr Powel; Suetonius-Verbruggen; Petilius-Harland; Junius-Hill; Decius-Eldred; Macer-Mic. Lee; Caratach-Powel Jr; Venutius-Horden; Hengo-Miss Allison; Nennius-Mills; Macquaire-Simpson; Bonduca-Mrs Knight; Claudia-Mrs Rogers; Bonvica-Miss Cross; Epilogue-Miss Dennychock (But Six Years Old).
Cast
Role: Bonduca Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Claudia Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Bonvica Actor: Miss Cross
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love

Performance Comment: Florimel-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Florimel Actor: Mrs Cross.
Related Works
Related Work: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: Marriage a la Mode; or, The Comical Lovers Author(s): Colley Cibber

Song: Leveridge, Ramondon, the Boy; particularly Purcell's Fair Iris-

Related Works
Related Work: The School-Boy: or The Comical Rivals Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: The Charity Boy Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Dance: As17051201

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #26 3s. 6d.; tickets #72 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: Wanton Wife-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Wanton Wife Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Magician