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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Walker; Hubert-A. Hallam; Vandunck-Morgan; Hemskirk-Hale; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman; Bertha-Mrs Bullock; Jaqueline-Miss Bincks .
Cast
Role: Bertha Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Stoppelaer; Cepheus-Leveridge; Mercury-Vincent; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromeda-Miss Norsa; Medusa-Mrs Wright; Stheno-Thompson; Euryale-Howard; Ethiopians-Thompson, Howard; Amazons-Miss Bincks, Mrs De l'Orme, Mrs Ogden, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby; Infernals-Leveridge, Lally, S. Lally, Glover, Le Sac, De la Garde, Duke; Hussar-Boval; Harlequin-Lun; Petit Maitre-Mlle Grognet; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet de Chambre-James; Colombine-Mlle Quinault; Grand Dance of Momus . Grand Dance of Momus .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Connoisseur; Or, Every Man In His Folly

Performance Comment: Parts by Quin, Cibber, Griffin, W. Mills, Mecklin, Salway, Mrs Clive, Miss Holliday, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Cross; but edition of 1736 lists: Lord Constant-Quin; Lord Modely-Cibber; Sir Godfrey Trinket-Griffin; Sir Harry Gaylove-W. Mills; Cheatly-Mechlin; Signior Bagatelli-Salway; Tom-Turbutt; William-Cross; Flavia-Mrs Clive; Araminta-Miss Holiday; Mrs Freelove-Mrs Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Cross. Prologue written by Aaron Hill and spoken by Quin. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Clive .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Penkethman; Valentine-Giffard; Ben-Yates; Scandal-W. Giffard; Tattle-Mrs Charke; Foresight-Lyon; Trapland-Norris; Jeremy-Rosco; Buckram-Hamilton; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Roberts; Prue-Mrs Hamilton; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Mrs Horton; Gloster-Ryan; Hastings-Delane; Dumont-Bridgwater; Belmour-Walker; Alicia-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: Perseus-Beard; Cepheus-Leveridge; Ethiopian-Salway; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromeda-Miss Hillyard; Mercury-Laguerre; Amazons-Mrs James, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancy, Mrs Moreau, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Ogden; Infernals-Leveridge, Desse, Tench, Baudouin, Dupre, Richardson, Davenport; Hussar-Nivelon; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet-James; Petit Maitre-Lalauze; concluding with the Grand Dance in Momus-Glover; Fawn-Glover.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

Performance Comment: Containing a Pack of Politicians; a Pack of Patriots; a Pack of Ladies; a Pack of Beaus; Mr Medley, and Author; Mr Sourwit, a learned Critick; Lord Dapper, a great Critick; Apollo's Bastard Son; Quidam Anglicae, a certain Person; Mr Hen, an Auctioneer; Mr Ground Ivy, a Laureat; Mr Pistol; Polly Smart; Polly Soft; Com multis allis quos nunc prescribere longum est; but edition of 1737 lists: Medley-Roberts; Sourwit-Lacey; Lord Dapper-Ward; Ground Ivy-Jones; Hen-Mrs Charke; Apollo's Bastard Son-Blakes; Pistol-Davis; Quidam-Smith; Politicians-Jones, Topping, Woodburn, Smith, Machen; Patriots-Topping, Machen, Pullen, Woodburn; Banter-Smith; Dangle-Lowther; Mrs Screen-Mrs Haywood; Mrs Barter-Miss Kawer; Ladies-Mrs Charke, Mrs Haywood, Mrs Lacey, Miss Jones.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton; Manly-Bridgwater; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Basset-Neale; Richard-James; Poundage-Mullart; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Myrtilla-Mrs Templer; Trusty-Mrs Ware; Lady Grace-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Ware
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Parracide; Or, Innocence In Distress

Performance Comment: Parts-Ryan, Delane, Rosco, Hale, Mrs Horton, Mrs Hallam, Mrs James; but edition of 1739 lists: Felix-Rosco; Albert-Hale; Godrick-Delane; Castor-Ryan; Servant-Hill; Harroana-Mrs James; Ariana-Mrs Horton; Eliza-Mrs Hallam; Matilda-Miss Horsington; Prologue-Ryan; Epilogue-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Ryan, Delane, Rosco, Hale, Mrs Horton, Mrs Hallam, Mrs James
Role: Harroana Actor: Mrs James
Role: Ariana Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Horton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Mills; Lady Townly-Mrs Butler; Manly-Milward; Sir Francis-Griffin; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Roberts; Basset-Woodward; Moody-Macklin; Richard-Cross; Poundage-Turbutt; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Marshall; Myrtilla-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Jenny-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: Punch Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Song: V: See from the Silent Groves-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Sempronius-Milward; Juba-Mills; Syphax-Berry; Portius-Wright; Marcus-Havard; Lucius-Winstone; Decius-Turbutt; Marcia-Mrs Giffard; Lucia-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance: Mlle Chateauneuf; lately arriv'd from Paris. II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: A new Grand Ballet-Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois

Performance Comment: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: A new Grand Ballet-Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Lady Raleigh Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Olympia Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Woodward; Beau Mordecai-Macklin; Debauchee-Turbutt; Constable-Marshall; Porter-Peploe; Jenny-Miss Thynne; Mother Midnight-Hough; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Taswel, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Bennet, Miss Thynne; concluding with a new Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Vallois.

Dance: As17390920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17390904, but Tattle-Chapman; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton; Harlequin a Captive

Performance Comment: Clymene-Mrs Clive; Mercury-Beard; Turk-Pelling; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Morocco Servant-Penkethman; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Harlequin-Woodward; with a Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Fromont, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois.

Song: II: As17391024

Dance: III: Pierots-Pelling, Liviez; IV: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Retirement

Performance Comment: Parts-Milward, Mill, Wright, Berry, Ridout, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Butler, Mrs Mills; but edition of 1739 lists (As it was Intended to have been Acted): Artamon-Mills; Lanertes-Milward; Ceron-Berry; Pravamor-Wright; Arcano-Ridout; Semandra-Mrs Giffard; Leonora-Mrs Mills; Sabia-Mrs Butler; Prologue-Wright; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Milward, Mill, Wright, Berry, Ridout, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Butler, Mrs Mills
Role: Semandra Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Sabia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Performance Comment: King-Delane; Armusia-Ryan; Quisara-Mrs Horton; Ruidias-Hale; Governor-Johnson; Emanuel-Hallam; Sforza-Arthur; Pymero-Gibson; King of Bakam-Rosco; Christophero-Roberts; Prince-A. Ryan; Priest-Mullart; Captain-Anderson; Citizens-Hippisley, Neale, James; with Enthusiastick Song-Leveridge.
Cast
Role: Quisara Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Bacchus

Performance Comment: Cupid-Mrs Lampe; Followers-Rochetti, Thompson, Smith, Davis, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Miss Davis; Bacchus-Leveridge; Bacchanals-Salway, Waltz, Legar, Lad, Roberts; with a Masque call'd The Four Seasons: Phoebus-Rochetti; Spring-Mrs Lampe; Summer-Miss Younge; Autumn-Salway; Winter-Leveridge; with dances-Glover, Poitier, Mlle Roland Jr, Mlle Roland Sr, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, DelaGarde, Miss Oates, Miss Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ozanne, Mrs Villeneuve.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: See17391103, but Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton; Manly-Hale; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Basset-Neale; Richard-James; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Myrtilla-Mrs Hale; Trusty-Mrs Cross; Sir Francis-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Amazons Actor: Mrs _Rogers.
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: TTambourine-French Girl; Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Mills; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Manly-Milward; Lady Grace-Mrs Mills; Basset-Chapman; Richard-Woodward; Moody-Winstone; Poundage-Turbutt; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Marshall; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Roberts; Jenny-Mrs Chetwood; Myrtilla-Mrs Wright; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Sir Francis-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter.

Dance: II: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Muilment; IV: Wooden Shoes-Master Ferg

Ballet: A Voyage to the Island of Cytherea. As17400429 but Adonis-_

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton; Manly-Bridgwater; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Sir Frances-Hippisley; Basset-Neale; Richard-James; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Myrtilla-Mrs Hale; Trusty-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17400919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, Merlin The British Enchanter

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Marshall; Oswald-Giffard; Merlin-Paget; Osmond-Crisp; Grimbald-Yates; Conon-Blakes; Aurelius-Crofts; Albanact-Dunstall; Guillamar-Naylor; Philidel-Mrs Dunstall; Emmeline-Mrs Giffard; Matilda-Miss Hippisley; In which will be performed the Original Musick by the late ingenious Mr Henry Purcel-Paget, Touchbury, Hemings, Hemskirk, Mrs Jones, Miss Medina; Venus-Mrs Dunstall; Cupid-Master Nanfan; with the dances-Shawford, Olbediston, Vaughan, Marr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Yates, Mrs Vallois, Miss Hippisley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Giffard; Manly-W. Giffard; Sir Francis-Julian; Count Basset-Peterson; Richard Sen-Yates; John Moody-Dunstall; Poundage-Vaughan; Jenny-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Bishop; Myrtilla-Mrs Dunstall; Trusty-Mrs Yates; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Grace-Mrs E. Giffard; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Bambridge, first time on this stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: As17410921

Song: a G Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Bertha Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17411219, but Orpheus-Roberts; Nymph-Mlle Bonneval; 2nd Nymph-Mlle Renos; 3rd Nymph-Mrs Wright; Vocal Parts-Waltz, Thompson, Mrs Wright, Miss Davies; Villagers-Picq, Mlle Auguste, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Richardson, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Moudet, Mrs Wright.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Wilful-Hippisley; Mirabel-Ryan; Witwou'd-Chapman; Petulant-Woodward; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Pritchard; Fainall-Hale; Lady Mishfort-Mrs James; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Stevens; Waitwell-Rosco; Coachman-Harrington; Foible-Mrs Kilby; Mincing-Mrs Vincent; Millamant-Mrs Norton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Mishfort Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Norton.

Ballet: In which will be introduc'd the Rural Assembly. As17420121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performance Comment: Millamour-Garrick; Stedfast-Macklin; Heartfort-Delane; Old Mutable-Taswell; Young Mutable-Neale; Brazen-Yates; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; Charlotte-Mrs Woffington; Mrs Useful-Mrs Macklin; Lucina-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Plotwell-Mrs Cross; Squeeze Purse-Morgan; Dr Crisis-Turbutt; Prologue writ and-Macklin; Epilogue by a Friend-Mrs Woffington [from edition of 1743].from edition of 1743].

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Wilful-Hippisley; Mirable-Ryan; Witwou'd-Chapman; Petulant-Woodward; Fainall-Hall; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Stevens; Marwood-Mrs Woodward; Waitwell-Rosco; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Mullart; Foible-Mrs Kilby; Mincing-Mrs Vincent; Millamant-Mrs Horton; With entertainments of dancing proper to the play,-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Chapman; Sir Solomon-Hippisley; Careless-Hale; Clerimont-Cashell; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Walter; Clarinda-Mrs Stevens; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton.*a1743 10 10 cg The Lying Valet. Valet-Woodward; Gayless-Carr; Dick (Drunken cook)-Hippisley; Justice Guttle-Dunstall; Beau Trippit-Mozeen; Melissa-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Trippit-Miss Allen; Kitty Pry-Miss Hippisley.*d1743 10 10 cg As17431003.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Basset-Woodward; Squire Richard-James; Lady Wronghead-Mrs James; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Miss Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Myrtilla-Mrs Hale; Trusty-Mrs Mullart; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Manly-Quin.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Mullart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasValere-Taswell; Lovewell-Havard; Cogdie-Neale; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Giffard; Hector-Yates; Angelica-Mrs Woffington; Young Valere-Giffard; Hazard-Blakes; Dorante-Collins; Galoon-Green; Box Keeper-Cross; Favourite-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Topknot-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Security-Mrs Yates; Betty-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Lady Wealthy Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Favourite Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Mrs Topknot Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Security Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: Lowe

Dance: Muilment, others