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Event Comment: This day at noon, Mr Yates of Drury Lane and Mr Shuter of Covent Garden Theatres at the new erected Great Concert Hall, the Greyhound Inn, Smithfield, intend to divert the Town during the short time of Bartholomew Fair with variety of Entertainments

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: At Bence's Room, Swan Tavern, West Smithfield. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The scenes, cloaths, paintings and all other decorations are entirely new. The Room is made very Theatrical and commodious for the better reception of Gentlemen and Ladies and a good band of music is provided, consisting of Violins, Bassoons, Hautboys, &c. To begin each day at Twelve o'clock. [This note repeated on subsequent bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For A Wife Or The Lucky Adventure

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Event Comment: At Warner's Booth, Bowling Green. By a Company of Comedians from the Theatres. To begin each day at twelve o'clock and end at ten p.m. during the time of Southwark Fair. The Booth is made very Theatrical and Commodious for the reception of Gentlemen and Ladies, and a good band of music provided consisting of violins, Bassoons, Hautboys, &c. Mainpiece: a diverting droll. [This note repeated on subsequent bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Intriguing Lover Or A Tit bit For A Nice Palate

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Vagaries

Dance:

Event Comment: At Warner's Booth. [See 17 Sept.] Being the last Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Intriguing Lover

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Vagaries

Event Comment: [The paragraph briefing the action to be seen (see 27 Sept.) is omitted from the day's bill.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: This day is publish'd Isabella, or the Fatal Marriage, a Play, alter'd from Southern, as it is Performed at Drury Lane, printed for J. R. Tonson in the Strand. Price 1s. (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Vernon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Dance: I: The Market, as17571126

Event Comment: MMr Cibber having obtained Leave to act Plays, etc. at the Theatre in the Haymarket, humbly solicits Subscription, from his Patrons among the nobility, Gentry, etc. @Conditions. Each Subscriber will have@for Five Guineas 25 Box, or 40 Pit Tickets@for four Guineas 20 Box, or 32 Pit Tickets@for three Guineas 15 Box, or 24 Pit Tickets@for two Guineas 10 Box, or 16 Pit Tickets@for one Guinea 5 Box, or 8 Pit Tickets@for Half a Guinea 4 Pit Tickets or 6 Gallery@ Subscription Tickets will be taken any Night of the first Ten Performances. No Subscriptions will be received after Thursday 1 Jan. 1758, the first Day of Performance. The Play, Farce, and Entertainments will be timely mentioned in the Bills, Advertisements, &c

Performances

Event Comment: Receipts: #92 17s. Mem: Princess Caroline died this day in the afternoon, and the two theatres &c. were silenc'd to Friday the 6th of January following, seven nights. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Paid 3 Day's salaries to Wed. 28 Dec. 1757. Rec'd for Mr Dall's painting in Alexander #1 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Event Comment: PPrince of Wales & 4 (Cross). By Command of Prince of Wales. This day is publish'd Belisarius: A Tragedy, written by Mr Philips, to which is prefixed some account of the life of Belasarius. Printed for J. Staples, opposite Stationer's Hall. Neatly printed. Price 1s. (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #200. (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies.
Event Comment: This day is Publish'd: The Author, a Comedy of two Acts, by Foote. Price 1s. Printed for R. Francklin, Russell St., Drury Lane. Creusa Queen of Athens, a Tragedy, by Wm. Whitehead, Price 1s. 6d. Printed for R. and J. Dodsley in Pall Mall. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa

Cast
Role: Lycea Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Creusa Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Yates, Austin, Usher, Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17571004

Event Comment: Tomorrow Mariamne. This day publish'd at 6d. The Prophetess; or, The History of Dioclesian, a Dramatic Opera as it is performed at Covent Garden. Printed for J. and R. Tonson in the Strand. Receipts: #160 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Performance Comment: See17571222, but this day's notice in the Public Advertiser for the first time lists the cast, including mention of a Proper Song for Beard as Careless, but Dwindle, Page, Boxkeeper, Drawer, Servant omitted.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Mariet.
Event Comment: [B$Barry's one-third of surplus came to #40 16s. 4d. The fourteen Renters who received payments on 23 Feb. were New Renters (i.e., they had purchased shares only since the beginning of the current season). The Hutchison Mure Esq Account (See cg 1757 Estimate of Constant Expenses) lists forty shares outstanding for Old Renters at 2 shillings per night. Rich, during the next thirty days, sold new shares until by 27 March 1758 he had on his books forty-five New Renters in addition to the 40 old ones. Their names will appear as they bought in. On this night (25 Feb.) George Wolley purchased one share. This was an appropriate time to sell stock in the theatre since Rich could now show a favorable balance on his nightly Account Books of #620 3s. 9d. with all bills paid, including interest to Old Renters.] Receipts: #202 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: A Lover His Own Rival

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

Event Comment: Receipts: #135 16s. Paid Col. Philip Honywood one night's rent of one share commencing this day 2 shillings (Account Book)
Event Comment: For the Author (Cross). Box Tickets for the Benefit of the Author of Agis...are to be had of Mr Miller, in the Strand, Dodsley in Pall Mall, and Varney at the Stage Door. This Day at Noon will be publish'd, Price 1s. 6d. Agis, by the author of Douglas. Printed for A. Miller, where may be had the tragedy of Douglas as it was acted at Covent Garden. Price 1s. 6d. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agis

Event Comment: The young gentleman who played the part of Valdore , being indisposed, makes it necessary to defer the new play of the Insolvent (designed for this day) till Thursday the 16th, when it will be performed with a variety of new entertainments as will be particularly specified in the bills. The part being a principal one, and of a considerable length (as the notice of the Gentleman's Indisposition is but just receiv'd) makes it impracticable to have it acted sooner. The tickets that could not come in on the first night for want or room will be admitted on Thursday

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pritchard. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. This day publish'd, Price 1s. Brief Remarks on the Original and Present State of the Drama. To which is added Hecate's Prophecy, being a characteristic Dialogue between future Mangers and their Dependents. [William Shirley? A most virulent attack on Garrick's management as well as Rich's Quotes from the Herald No. XX, a denunciatory article on the managers, deplores the pamphleteering attempt to praise Garrick, asks "Shall he shine the God of our Idolatry, merely for excluding every other emulous and aspiring candidate?"] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17571004; End: By Desire, a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard

Event Comment: For the Use of the Marine Society. [Advance notice in Public Advertiser, 24 April; not in issues for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solimano

Song: Songs As17580418

Event Comment: At Warner's Tiled Booth, Bowling Green. The Fair begins this day ends on Thursday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Widow Bewitched With The Courtship Of loadham The Fat pinchgut The Lean And His Man meager And The Adventures Of capt Puff Culverin And dermot Majrah Ballingbrogue

Afterpiece Title: The Taking of Cape Breton

Song: AA new Song-on the Late Successes

Event Comment: There will be no opera next Saturday on account of its being Twelfth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Demetrio

Event Comment: LLa Serva Padrona; or, The Servant Mistress announced but cancelled. [This entertainment was advertised as to be given by particular desire, with the addition of a new act, and a new character, as it was performed originally at the Theatre Royal in Naples. Set to music by Pergolesi. With Dancing. The Scenes and Cloaths entirely new. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. The house to be illuminated with wax candles. The whole to be under the direction of Sg Storace and Mr Oswald. Sga Seratina being recovered from her late indisposition to perform this night. Notice, however, on the proposed day of performance appeared in the Public Advertiser: "La Serva Padrona is stopp'd by a particular order of the Lord Chamberlain, but as a great many of the Nobility and Quality are very desirous to see this entertainment, it will be soon presented at another theatre." See 29 March.

Performances

Event Comment: Tomorrow will be reviv'd a Tragedy (not acted these 30 years) call'd The Ambitious Stepmother. Antony and Cleopatra is deferr'd a few days. Receipts: #200 (Cross); #197 13s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Ballet: TThe Prussian Camp. As17581214

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes to be put together; and no persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd this day, at the office, at Half-a-Guinea each. Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries will be open'd at Four, Pit & Boxes at Five, and to begin at half an four after Six o'clock. Tickets delivered out for 25 Jan. will be take. Subscribers tickets may be had of Richard Dawson, at his house near Henry the Seventh's Chapel, Westminster, who is empower'd by the Society to deliver them, and receive the subscriptions. N.B. Tickets deliver'd to subscribers to this charity will admit one person into any part of the House. Benefit for Increase of a Fund establish'd for the support of Decay'd Musicians, or their Families. [The governors report that they have expended from June 1757 to June 1758 #541 8s. 6d. from this fund.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Event Comment: The Anniversary Meeting of the Shakespeare Society will be held this day, at the Shakespeare's Head Tavern in Covent Garden. Dinner to be on the table at three o'clock. E. B. Secretary

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solomon