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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Alphonso-Johnson; Roderigo-Mills; Pedro-Quin; Alinda-Miss Willis; Juletta-Mrs Horton; Mad Englishman-Miller; Mad Welshman-Norris; Mad Priest-Burkhead; Mad Taylor-F. Leigh; Mad Scholar-Turner who never acted before; with a Mad Song proper to his Part-.
Cast
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Horton

Song: New Songs-Mrs Bowman

Dance: The Boor Left In The Lurch (new)-Burkhead, Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Dance: New Serious Dance by Moreau-Moreau, Mrs Bullock; Salle, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson. Admission as 8 Dec. 1716

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amadis

Performance Comment: See17170216, but With the Addition of a New Scene-; the Musick by Mr Hendel-Cavaliero Nicolino Grimaldi, Mrs Robinson.

Dance: deMirail's Scholar, Mlle Cerail

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Dramatick Opera in Dancing in Serious and Grotesque Characters. With all the Musick, Habits, Machines and other Decorations entirely new. Receipts: #47 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Amadis or The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Performance Comment: Amadis-Dupre; Punch-Boval; Scaramouch-Cook; Englishman-Cook Jr; Oriana-Mlle Gautier; Scaramouchet-Miss Smith; Englishwoman-Miss Schoolding; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Schoolding; Clodpole-Spiller; Furies-Thurmond Jr, Tully, Newhouse, Pelling, Turner.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. At The Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: See17181103, but Queen-Mrs Bullock; And the last new Epilogue in the Character of Harlequin-.

Dance: As17190113

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Dance: Mrs Tenoe; A new Harlequin-Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feigned Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

Dance: Mrs Bullock; A new Harlequin-Miss Lindar; Drunken Scene-Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Kirk.
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Thomas.

Song: Miss Thornowets

Dance: new %Dance of Fawns-Burny, D'Anfoy (his first on this stage), Sandham, Eaton, Miss Sandham, Mrs Thomas; Two Pierrots-Burny, Eaton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: Loveless-Wilks; Young Loveless-W. Mills; Welford-Bridgwater; Sir Roger-Cibber; Savil-Johnson; Captain-Harper; Lady-Mrs Heron; Martha-Mrs Cibber; Widow-Mrs Butler; Abigail-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Martha Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Dance: new Grand Ballad D'Amour by Monsieur Denoyer Dancing-Master to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others, being the first Time of his Dancing since his Arrival in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosd

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Nell-Miss Raftor; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace; And a new Prologue to the Memory of the late Mr Wilks-.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Dance: new Scots Dance-Houghton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: The Words by the late Mr Addison. And new set to Musick after the Italian manner by Mr Arne Jr. With New Scenes and Dresses. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. 6d. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: King-Mrs Barbier; Sir Trusty-Leveridge; Page-Master Arne who never yet appeared in public; Messenger-Corse; 1st Angel-Master Arne; 2d Angel-Corse; Queen-Miss Jones; Rosamond-Miss Arne; Grideline-Miss Chambers.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mrs Barbier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Phocyas-Ryan; Caled-Quin; Eumenes-Milward; Eudocia-Mrs Younger;. With a New Prologue to the Memory of the Author-.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; La Fette Ramsii-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

Song: new Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

Event Comment: Benefit a New Polly Peachum, just arrived from the Island of Obscurity, who will make her Publick Entry in that Character. Afterpiece: A new Comi-Tragical Interlude. Written by Jack Juniper, a Distiller's Apprentice, just turn'd Poet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Charke. hathi.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Charke. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Deposing and Death of Queen Gin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Polite Conversation Morning or Tea chat Noon or Table Talk a la mode

Performance Comment: Mr Neverout-Woodward; Lord Smart-Taswell; Lord Sparkish-Yates; Colonel Atwit-Wright; Sir John Linger-Macklin; Lady Smart-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Answerwell-Miss Bennet; Miss Notable-Mrs Clive; With a New Prologue proper to the Occasion-.
Event Comment: Ever studious for Public Amusement, I...strayed last Week, to a place near the Haymarket in Westminster, and Temple Bar in Middlesex, call'd James's St., where at the New Theatre, a Play called the Miser, with an Entertainment called the Old Man Bit, or Harlequin Skeleton, I saw rehears'd. J. W. Gray's Inn 12 Oct.-Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library. Benefit Julian Late of Goodman's Fields Theatre. At the New Theatre in James St., near Haymarket...a Concert. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6 p.m. Note, Mr Julian taken this Opportunity to acquaint his Friends, that these Performances will be done with the utmost Regularity and Decoration, most of the Performers having belong'd to the Theatres. [This customary notice about the concert, time and prices will not be included unless changed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Julian; Lappet-Mrs Lamball.
Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Lamball.

Afterpiece Title: Mock Doctor

Event Comment: A New Comedy never acted Before. [By John Stevens.] Formula as 15 April. Prices 2s., 1s. [Published in 1745 by John Stevens, with the announcement As it was acted Gratis, at the New Theatre at the Haymarket, By a Company of Gentlemen for Diversion. No record of such a production has been found.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modern Wife Or The Virgin Her Own Rival

Performance Comment: With the Prologue-Goodfellow; the Epilogue-Mrs Carlisle.
Cast
Role: the Epilogue Actor: Mrs Carlisle.

Dance: As17450415

Event Comment: At the New Theatre. Benefit Phillips. A Concert, etc. 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s. 6 p.m. To act every Wednesday...The Cloaths and Scenes are entirely New. Tickets at Phillips' Lodgings, 5 Faulcon Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: Pantomime Dance-; with Harlequin-Phillips

Event Comment: Benefit Dunning and Mrs Rowley. To begin at 6 p.m. Prices: 5s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Chamont-Dunning his 1st appearance in public; Castalio-Gentlewoman; Monimia-Mrs Rowley; New Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Rowley
Role: New Prologue Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Between the Acts: a Gentleman

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece: A new Musical Entertainment went off pretty well--some Noise &c. (Cross). Published at 3 o'clock that afternoon and sold at the theatre for 6d. (General Advertiser). No admission behind scenes or in Orchestra on account of the entertainment. [Music by C. Burney. Text by Moses Mendez]. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alchemist

Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Mas. Mattocks, Miss Norris, Miss Clive. Robin Hood-Beard; Graspall-Reinhold; Glitter-Wilder; Leander-Mas. Mattocks; Clarinda-Miss Norris; Primrose-Mrs Clive; Scarlet-Bullbrick; Little John-Messink; To conclude with a New Forest Dance- (1st Edn.).
Event Comment: A new Scene in Ye Pant: (Indiff) (Cross). Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Clown-Blakes; Orsino-Havard; Sebastian-Palmer; Malvolio-Yates; Sir Andrew-Woodward; Sir Toby-Berry; Viola-Mrs Cowper; Olivia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17531226, but with an Additional Scene-; and with a New Dance- for the Conclusion; Harlequin-Woodward; Others-Mlle Mariet, Phillips, Clough, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Jefferson, Blakes, Miss Minors, Devisse, Denison, Mlle Lussant.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mrs Midnights New Carnival Concert

Dance: Dancing, as17540718 End Concert: La Pantomime du Charpentier- replacing Le Nie Jaloux

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mrs Midnights New Carnival Concert

Dance: As17540806; in which will be introduced a solemn Procession to the Monument of the Lunns-; Prologue-Carpentier. [All dancing reduced to this one.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mrs Midnights New Carnival Concert

Dance: As17540808

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mrs Midnights New Carnival Concert

Dance: As17540808, but Prologue-_; Dances-Banberigines, Sambuccio, Atterino, Rerriminonies, Tirenello

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mrs Midnights New Carnival Concert

Dance: As17540815