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Event Comment: KKing Lear oblig'd to be deferr'd till next week on account of the indisposition of Mrs Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17630419 but Jacintha-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak, as17620925

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simson. No building on Stage. Mr Blakes died (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17630314 but Wishwell-Mrs Simson; Blister-Moody; Rhubarb-Fox; Finder-Parsons; Old Wilful-Burton; Sir Harry Atall-Philips; Supple-Clough; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: China Woman Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17630426 but Tag-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs and Miss Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17640322 but Lucy-Mrs Vincent; a Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: II: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Davies. Oroonoko by Mr Powell (Hopkins). Very well (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #166 10s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit to Mrs Davies: #102 6s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Powell, first time; Aboan-Havard, first time; Blandford-Palmer; Imoinda-Mrs Davies; Hotman-Lee; Governor-Burton; Stanmore-Packer; Driver-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: A Dance of Slaves-Lauchery; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lee and Phillips. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: As17640327 but Horatia-Mrs Palmer; Valeria-Mrs Lee, first time; Citizens-Ackman, Fox.
Cast
Role: Horatia Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Lee, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Weller, Lewis and Gardner. Tickets deliver'd by Rawlins, Mrs Gould, Mas. Besford, and Trott's Widow, &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17640402 but Juliet-Miss Macklin; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Fryar Lawrence-Gardner; Peter-Weller; Page-Mas. Besford; Occasional Prologue-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Elliot
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Walker.

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Dutch Skippers, as17640509

Event Comment: TThe Jealous Wife deferr'd. Mrs Pritchard indisposed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Didier, 1st appearance there; Heartwell-Philips; Harlow-Packer; Capt. Cape-King; Mrs Harlow-Miss Pope, 1st time; Miss Harlow-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Pope, 1st time
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929

Event Comment: Benfit for Costollo, Mrs Pitt, Mr Stede. [Public Advertiser assigns Maria to Miss Elliot.] None admitted behind Scenes. Last time of performing Mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Amie Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17641107, but Corinna-Mrs Evans; Maria-Mrs Mattocks (playbill).
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: I: A Wooden Shoe Dance-Leppie, Miss Pitt; End: (This night only) A Medley Hornpipe-Walker, from Drury Lane, Miss Pitt his scholar; End Opera: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End I Afterpiece: Rural Love, as17641212

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Baddeley,Tickets deliver'd by Kear for An Opera will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17650424 but Macheath-Vernon; Filch-Baddeley; Player-Adcock; Mat@o@Mint-Kear; Polly-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baddeley, 1st time.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Miss Slack
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Entertainment: II: By Desire, Bucks Have at ye All-Baddeley

Dance: End Opera: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman and Mrs Bradshaw. Tickets deliver'd for George Barnwell will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17650213, but Bellamy-Ackman; Lucetta-Mrs Bradshaw; Milliner-_.
Cast
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Milliner Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak, as17650420

Entertainment: End: A Whimsical Description of the Antients and Moderns-Vernon

Event Comment: Benefit for an Ancient Widow Gentlewoman and her Daughter (in great distress); Rawlins, Potter, Waylin. None admitted behind scenes. Tickets delivered by Mas. Besford, and Mrs Naylor, &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: As17650126, but Offa-Tindal; Solemn Hymn-Beard, +Squibb, Mrs +Baker, Miss +Weirman.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Mainpiece: Reviv'd Tragedy [John Banks]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Clarke; Piercy-Smith; Wolsey-Gibson; Rochford-Dyer; Northumberland-Walker; Lady Diana Talbot-Miss Macklin; Lady Elizabeth Blunt-Mrs Vincent; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Besford; Anna Bullen-Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: IV: Rural Love, as17651115; End: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wright. Part of Pit laid into the boxes. [Prologue and Epilogue to Falstaff's Wedding as spoken by Dodd and Mrs Pritchard printed in the Public Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17660121, but Lucy-Mrs Abington (first time); Polly-Miss Wright (first time); Beggar-Burton.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: End: A Comic Dance -Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, as17660207

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Weichsel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17651113, but Short bill Humphrey-_; Daniel-_; Mrs Sealand-_; Isabella-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Song in Act II Actor: Mrs Weichsel.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17660419 but Sally-Mrs Weichsel, first time.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Weichsel, first time.

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger (prompter). Tickets delivered by Mrs Stephens, Miss Helme, Miss Twist, and Murden will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Younger, first time; Governor-Anderson; Blanford-Hull; Stanmore-Davis; Aboan-Gardner; Jack Stanmore-Murden; Capt. Driver-Dunstall; Daniel-Shuter; Hotman-Wignel; Planters-Bennet, Buck, Morgan; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; Lucy-Mrs Stephens; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Miss Ward, first time.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Song: II: A Song-Miss Twist

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: A Minuet-Dumay, Miss Twist; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311

Entertainment: End: By Particular Desire (For positively the last time this season) Epilogue upon an Ass-Shuter

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Baddeley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17660405 but Regan-Mrs Lee; Cordelia-Mrs Baddeley, first time; Gent Usher-Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley, first time
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Aranti Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Entertainment: End: Baddeley, By Particular Desire, will present Bucks Have at ye All-Baddeley

Dance: End I Farce: Hearts of Oak, as17660207

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Dumay, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Naylor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17660411 but Rachel-Mrs Mattocks, first time.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Mrs Mattocks, first time.
Role: Amie Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019; End: Minuet-Dumai, Miss Twist

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid printer's 3 bills...#20 9s.; Mrs Hillman for women's cloathes #23 2s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #116 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Holland; Freeman-Palmer; Novel-Dodd; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-Yates; Quillett-Baddeley; Oakum-Moody; Fidelia-Miss Plym,1st time; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Mrs Lee; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Event Comment: [G$Genest, V, 119, suggests The Deuce is in Him for afterpiece with King as Prattle and Miss Reynolds as Bell. Treasurer's Book, however, states Queen Mab. Cunning Man-deferred. Mrs Arne Ill. Wonder reviv'd after two years. See 13 May 1765.] Receipts: #103 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Felix-Cautherly, 1st time; Col. Briton-Palmer; Lopez-Baddeley; Pedro-Burton; Lissardo-Yates; Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Johnston; Isabella-Miss Plym; Flora-Mrs Clive; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Violante-Young Gentlewoman, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: II: The Vintage, as17661011

Event Comment: TThe Accomplish'd Maid oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Pinto (playbill). Paid for a License for The School for Guardians #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #165 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17661201, but Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17661120

Event Comment: MMrs Bellamy thinks it her duty to inform the Public, that, as her name is in the Bills, (Though the Managers have sent her word she was not to play) she should think herself wanting of that Gratitude she owes the Public, if she did not let them know, she is ready to perform Cordelia. [Pasted in playbills of dl 1766-67 at 19 Jan. See Mrs Bellamy's Apology (1785) IV, 145-47, where she notes that although Miss Wilford made her entrance the audience forced her to withdraw and Mrs Bellamy acted the entire part.] Receipts: #221 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17661119, but Cordelia-Mrs Bellamy; Burgundy-Bennet (playbill). [Public Advertiser assigns Cordelia to Miss Wilford.]Public Advertiser assigns Cordelia to Miss Wilford.]
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: The Earl of Warwick deferred. Mrs Yates Ill. Paid Mr Wynn for leases #3 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [The lawyer who drew them.] This Day Publish'd The Rational Rosciad, on a more extensive plan than anything of the kind hitherto publish'd Price 1s. 6d. Receipts: #144 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17661013, but Polly-Mrs Arne [nee Wright].nee Wright].
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Mrs King

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.
Event Comment: Benefit for Widow Vincent. House charges #64 15s. 6d. [Deficit Mrs Vincent #20 3s. 6d.] Rec'd by draft on Mr Clutterbuck #200, and from Sinking Fund #287; Paid Blandford (tallow chandler) #27 18s. 11d.; and French on account #12 12s. (Treasurer's Book). Fifteen minutes past 5 went to the 2s. gallery...(Widow Vincent's voice pleases me much. Holland did Oakly,-he imitates Garrick, but is very inferior to him (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #44 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17670212, but Oakly-Holland; In Act II Singing-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Dodd, 1st time; Robin-Moody; Arethusa-Mrs Vincent; Argus-Hartry; Boy-Master Cape; Betty-Mrs Smith; Hearty-Fox; Mob-Ackman, Marr, Strange, Watkins. [See17640427.]See17640427.]
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Smith

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17670430

Event Comment: Benefit for DuBellamy and Mrs Pitt. Tickets delivered for Theodosius will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted in 4 years. [See 20 May 1763.] Charges #67 1s. [Profit to each beneficiary #27 11s. 9d. plus income from tickets: DuBellamy #61 6s. 5d. (Box 75; Pit 241; Gallery 64); Mrs Pitt #62 6s. (Box 53; Pit 223; Gallery 156).] (Account Book). Receipts: #122 4s. 6d. (Account Book). [Neville attended. Noted the great crowd as well as the excellence of the performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: More of Moor Hall-DuBellamy; Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-the Giant; Mauxalinda-Miss Poitier; Margery-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Pinto.

Song: I: At Totterdown Hill-, a favourite song; IV: The Cantata of Cymon and Iphegenia , by Particular Desire,-DuBellamy

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickinson (1st Gallery Office Keeper). House charges #84. [Deficit #54 14s.] Went at 5 to see King Lear...oblig'd to stand in a corner of ye Pit. It is said that Powell does Lear as well as Garrick...Mrs Palmer-Cordelia. This is Mrs Yates's part, but she is become a great woman and refuses to play for many of ye Benefits (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #29 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17670423 but Burgundy-J. Palmer; Cordelia-Mrs Palmer; Arante-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Arante Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe, as17670511