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2801
December 1673 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: The King's Company. It is difficult to assign a date to this burlesque, but it is obviously a satiric thrust at Elkanah Settle's The Empress of Morocco, which had been acted on 3 July 1673, and on Macbeth, which had been most recently acted (probably) on 9 Aug. 1673. As the title page of Duffett's burlesque does not name a theatre, it is not known whether it was acted before the King's Company left Lincoln's Inn Fields for the new theatre in Drury Lane. But the fact that Settle's Empress of Morocco was acted again at Dorset Garden on 6 Dec. 1673 makes December 1673 a likely month (or the King's Company to play its burlesque, although it may have been given in the late summer or early autumn, as many lesser actors are in the cast

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Empress Of Morocco

Performance Comment: . Edition of 1674: Prologue-Ghost of Labas, Morena; Muly Labas-Coysh; Muly Hamet-Kew [Cue?]; Grimalhaz-Watson; Hamet Alhaz-Powel; Abdrahaman-Bird; Abdelcador-Carlton; Messenger-Kempton; Eunch-Venner; Laula-Griffin; Mariamne-Goodman; Morena-Harris; Epilogue [being a new Fancy after the old, and most surprising way of Macbeth, perform'd with new and costly Machines...invented and managed by Henry Wright.-Hecate, Three Witches; Hecate-Powel; 1 Witch-Harris; 2 Witch-Adams; 3 Witch-Lyddal; Thunder-Goodman; Lightning-Kew; An Epilogue [an additional one]-.

2802
21 October 1702 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: With the Addition of a New Scene

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaus Duel Or A Soldier For The Ladies

Performance Comment: A new Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: A new Prologue Actor:

Song: Whimsical Song-Pack

2803
17 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Powell. Note, That the Tickets given out for Tuesday in last Whitson-Week at the New Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, for the Benefit of Mr Powell, will be taken for this Play at the Theatre Royal

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Performance Comment: Volpone-Powell; Mosca-Wilks; With a New Prologue to the Town-.
Cast
Role: With a New Prologue to the Town Actor: .

Song:

Dance: To be expressed in the Bills

2804
22 March 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By John Vanbrugh.] Never Acted before. Mainpiece: With all the Original Scenes, Machines, and Decorations. To which will be added several new ones, particularly the intire front prospect of Blenheim Castlev. And another Piece alluding to the late glorious Successes of her Majesty's Arms, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The British Enchanters

Afterpiece Title: The Cuckold in Conceit

Performance Comment: A new Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: A new Prologue Actor:

2805
03 December 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Sixteen Years. And all the Original Musick. The Habits, Scenes, Machines, Dances, and all other Decorations proper to the Play, being entirely New. Boxes 6s. Pit 5s. Gallery 2s 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. And whereas there are a great many Scenes and Machines to be mov'd in this Opera, which cannot be done if Persons should stand on the Stage, (where they could not be without Danger) it is therefore hoped no Person will take it ill that they must be deny'd Entrance on the Stage. Receipts: #198 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian

Performance Comment: With a New Prologue-.
Cast
Role: With a New Prologue Actor: .

2806
05 November 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Seven Years. All the Habits being intirely New. [The Prologue was printed in Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 24 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Bajazet-Mills (Chetwood, General History of the Stage, p. 214); With a New Prologue by the Author of the Play-.
Cast
Role: With a New Prologue by the Author of the Play Actor: .

2807
19 July 1718 @ Richmond

Event Comment: At Mr Pinkethman's New Theatre at Richmond. The First Time of Acting. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Parts-Pinkethman, Bullock Sr, Norris, Leigh, Miller, Spiller; A new Prologue-Pinkethman.
Cast
Role: A new Prologue Actor: Pinkethman.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song:

Dance:

2808
22 July 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit the Author. With the Addition of some new Scenes (never acted before)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Vail

Performance Comment: See17180617 but A new Character-Norris.
Cast
Role: 7180617 but A new Character Actor: Norris.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song:

Dance:

2809
29 December 1720 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By the Company of French Comedians. Pit and Boxes together by Tickets only at 5s. Gallery 2s. At 6 p.m. [This is the opening night of the New Theatre in the Haymarket.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fille A La Mode Ou Le Badeaut De Paris

Performance Comment: With a new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: With a new Prologue Actor: .

Dance:

2810
24 July 1723 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman in Misfortunes. Written by Aaron Hill, Esq. All the Characters being entirely new Dress'd. N.B. The putting off the Play so long was occasion'd by the Indisposition of one of the principal Performers, and the Tickets deliver'd out for 4th, the 11th, and the 17th Instant will be taken this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrid Or The Fair Inconstant

Performance Comment: A new Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: A new Epilogue Actor: .

2811
07 August 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. First Piece: Intermix'd with several new Songs in the Character of Rovewell and Arethusa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: See17290805, but With a new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: With a new Prologue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

Dance: VVenetian Dance between a Gondolier and Courtezan-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr; Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera

2812
23 January 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: A New Dramatick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Merlins Cave With Jupiter and Europa

Performance Comment: Endymion (as Royal Chasseur)-Beard; Chasseurs-Vincent, Roberts; Nymphs of Chace-Miss Brunette, Miss Male; Diana (Royal Huntress)-Miss Hillyard; Merlin-Leveridge; Aerial Spirits: Cupid-Glover; Graces-Miss Norman, Miss Sandham, Mlle Delorme; Hour-Mrs Ogden; Zephyrs-Tench, Desse, Livier, Delagarde; Psyche-Miss Rogers; Rural Swain and Nymph-Lally, Mlle D'Hervigni; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Lun; Mercury-Stoppelaer; Pluto (Punch)-Delagarde; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Desse; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Glover; Mars (Leander)-Tench; Europa-Miss Rogers; Doctor-Nivelon; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Stevens; Doctor's Servant-Lalauze; Country Lads-Dupre, Bencraft, Ferguson; Country Lasses-Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester, Miss Ambrose .
Cast
Role: Hour Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester, Miss Ambrose

Entertainment: [Words by Phillips.] The Characters New Drest. With New Scenes, representing the exact Views of the Hermitage, and Merlin's Cave, as taken in the Royal Gardens of Richmond. Receipts: #185 4s. 6d

Performance Comment: ] The Characters New Drest. With New Scenes, representing the exact Views of the Hermitage, and Merlin's Cave, as taken in the Royal Gardens of Richmond. Receipts: #185 4s. 6d .

2813
04 April 1739 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Oratorio. [By Handel.] 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Egypt

Performance Comment: Deutsch, Handel, pp. 478-79, lists: First Soprano-Signora Francesina; Second-Master Robinson; Alto-Savage; Tenor-Beard; First Bass-Waltz; Second Bass-Reinhold; With several Concertos on the Organ-; particularly a new one-.
Cast
Role: particularly a new one Actor: .

2814
12 December 1741 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Opera. [Music by Galuppi, text P. Rolli. See Loewenberg, Annals of Opera, I, 198.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Penelope

Performance Comment: Libretto gives: Singers-Monticelli, Amorevoli, Signora Visconti, Signora Muscovita; Dances-, decorations entirely new.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: , decorations entirely new.

2815
30 April 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: A Free Benefit for Garrick. By Command of Prince and Princess of Wales. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5s. An Amphitheatre on stage. Total receipts: #274 17s., of which #189 came from his tickets (Account Books. Egerton 2268). Characters All New Dress'd. For the better accommodation of the company attendance will be given at the Pit Doors. To prevent mistakes Ladies are desired to send their servants by three o'clock. Tickets deliver'd out for the 6th of last month will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17470428 but the new Country Dance-; the Epilogue-by desire.
Cast
Role: the new Country Dance Actor:

2816
10 February 1756 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Opera. [But not performed.] 'Twas with inexpressible Concern that Mr Vanneschi found the Nobility and Gentry disappointed last Night, by the new Opera's not being then performed; a circumstance wholly owing to Sig Ricciarelli's being, on a sudden, taken extremely ill Yesterday, at an hour too late for its being made known to the Public (Public Advertiser, 11 Feb.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lolimpiade

Performance Comment: . With a change of New Dances.

2817
16 December 1760 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new serious Opera [a pasticcio]. Music by different Masters. To begin at 6 p.m. on account of the Prologue. [Note: The 1760 Libretto at Library of Congress designates the "Musical Prologue sung by Signora Mattei" on 22 Nov. The prologue consists of recitative and a brief air of two quatrains.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arianna E Teseo

Performance Comment: Minos-Gaetano Quilici; Ariadne-Signora Colomba Mattei; Theseus-Filipo Elisi; Tauris-Pietro Sorbelloni; Laodice-Signora Angiola Calori; Alcestes-Signora Teresa Eberardi; Director-Giocchino Cocchi; New Musical Prologue before the Opera begins-Signora Mattei--1760 Libretto; Director of Dancers-Gherardi; Dancers-Gherardi, Mlle Asselin, Polly Capitani, Tariot (Larpent MS).
Cast
Role: New Musical Prologue before the Opera begin Actor: Signora Mattei--1760 Libretto

2818
19 September 1761 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: A new Droll at Warner's Great Theatrical Booth, on the Bowling Green. Each day during the time of Southwark Fair at twelve o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George For England Or The Triumphs Of Roast Beef

Afterpiece Title: Triumphs of Hymen and the Landing of the Queen

Performance Comment: with the celebrated Waterman's Dance-; Hornpipe(in the character of an Element-Dasher's Damsel)-. The Music and Dresses entirely new.
Cast
Role: in the character of an Element Actor: Dasher's Damsel-. The Music and Dresses entirely new.
Role: Hornpipe Actor: . The Music and Dresses entirely new.

2819
19 February 1763 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. A new serious Opera. Music by Bach

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orione O Sia Diana Vendicata

Performance Comment: Several vocal and instrumental performers are engaged for the performance of this opera which will be decorated with new Scenes, Cloaths, and new Dances. Enopian-Gaetano Quilici; Orion-Domenico Ciardini; Retrea-Livia Segantini; Candiope-Anna Lucia d'Amicis; Argia-Giovanni Carrignani; Nice-Clementina Cremonini; Thirsis-Giuseppe Giustinelli; Diana-Marianna Valsecchi; Mercury-Giovan Battista Zingoni; Dancers-Gallini, Mlle Asselin, Binetti, Sga Binetti (Libretto of 1763).

2820
23 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Characters in Afterpiece New Dress'd. Receipts: #148 5s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: Gardener-Baddeley; Sir George Truman-Havard; Tinsel-King; Vellum-Yates; LadY Truman-Mrs Pritchard; Abigail-Mrs Clive; Fantome-Packer; Butler-Love; Coachman-Moody.
Cast
Role: LadY Truman Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Performance Comment: [a New Occasional Interlude in honor of the marriage of the Princess Royal of England to the Prince of Brunswick (Biographia Dramatica).] As17640121, but New Garland Dance of Nymphs and Shepherds-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: New Garland Dance of Nymphs and Shepherds Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

2821
27 January 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benedick by Obrien-1st time (Hopkins). Benedick does not sit so well upon Mr O'Brien as Ranger-Miss Pope Beatrice-indifferent (+Hopkins Diary-$MacMillan). New Occasional song introduc'd in The Rites of Hecate, the words will be printed and given away at the theatre. Receipts: #130 9s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Obrien, first time; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Don Pedro-Packer; Leonato-Havard; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Yates; Friar-Burton; Don John-Bransby; Verges-Philips; Borachio-Parsons; Clerk-Baddeley; Sexton-Clough; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Miss Hippisley; Balthazar (with a song)-Vernon; Hero-Mrs Davies; In II, a Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen End Act III

Cast
Role: New Garland Dance of Nymphs and Shepherds Actor: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker.
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performance Comment: As17631228, but a new song-.
Cast
Role: a new song Actor: .
Role: Other characters Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Miss _Williams.

2822
02 February 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The following day Garrick received a letter from L. A. Ein Schweitzer: "As you spare nothing in adding new characters etc. to the Masquerade...I hope you will introduce in it the dress as described hereunder, being the first, perhaps, that ever appeared in this country. It is that of a country maid of the Cantoon of Bern; and as the Allemande is really a Swiss Dance, nobody could with more propriety wear it than Sga Vidini who would greatly shine in it." The hairdo is described in detail--ringlets, with cap and small feather, and no powder. The jacket, skirt, and socks (red jacket with black trim, black skirt, red stockings) are described in detail. "N.B. The dress in my opinion would also do very well for a Colombine. The man's dress is not suitable to a dance." Folger Library Copy, Garrick Correspondence, Vol. IV, MS Letter 42.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17681210, but the Masquerade-New Characters.
Cast
Role: the Masquerade Actor: New Characters.
Role: Farmer's Daughters Actor: Mrs King, Miss Tetley
Role: a New Allemande Actor: .

2823
19 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #18; Paid salary list #567 16s.; J. French On Acct #20; half year's New River Water to Mids. Last #3 2s.; Mr Vernon for 2 fancy dresses #7 7s. Receipts: #94 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Baddeley, first time in three years in that character

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Performance Comment: As17741019, but with a new concluding song-Vernon.
Cast
Role: with a new concluding song Actor: Vernon.
Role: John's Wife Actor: Mrs Love
Role: his daughter Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Sutton
Role: Others Actor: Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: John's Wife Actor: Mrs Love
Role: his daughter Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Sutton
Role: Others Actor: Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton
Role: Drunken Valet Actor: Griffiths
Role: Country Girls Actor: Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt

2824
13 October 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Stewart and Walker. Mainpiece [1st time; PAST 5]: Done into English, from the Original of Allan Ramsay, by Cornelius Vanderstop, Esq. As it has long been the Desire of the Nobility and Gentry to have this celebrated Piece performed in English, the Gentleman who has undertaken this ardent Task hopes it will give Satisfaction to the Public in general. [Text 1st published For the Author, 1777.] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by James Stewart. Authors of Prologues unknown.]. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:00. No Persons whatever to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Five to keep Places. Tickets to be had at the Edinburgh Coffee-house and Jamaica Coffee-house, Cornhill; the St. Andrew, Wapping; and of Walker, No. 4, New Round Court, Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William-West; Patie-Dowson; Roger-Walker; Symon-Morrison; Glaud-Massey; Bauldy-Stewart; Peggy-Miss Hale; Madge-Mr Jackson; Mause-Mr Joyce; Jdnny-Miss Russell; New Occasional Prologue-Walker.
Cast
Role: New Occasional Prologue Actor: Walker.

Afterpiece Title: The Students or The Humours of St

Performance Comment: Andrews. Principal Parts-Walker, Stewart, Shepherd, Alfred, A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]), Miss Russell, Miss Hale; Prologue-Stewart. [Text (For the Author, 1779) lists the parts: Byron, Frederick, Freeport, Graspall, Andrew, Macdowell, Drover, Henpeck, Emily, Harriot, Mrs Macdowell.]Text (For the Author, 1779) lists the parts: Byron, Frederick, Freeport, Graspall, Andrew, Macdowell, Drover, Henpeck, Emily, Harriot, Mrs Macdowell.]

2825
18 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time in London; T 3, by William Hayley, 1st acted at Chichester, late in May 1784. Text in his Plays . . . for a Private Theatre (T. Cadell, 1784). Prologue by George Colman, the elder (European Magazine, Aug. 1784, p. 165). Contrary to the usual custom on the 1st night of a new play, the parts on this occasion are assigned]. "Palmer had done with Lord Russel as he did with many other characters, that is, totally neglected to study the words of the part . . . Whenever he felt himself at a loss he dexterously introduced some passages from The Earl of Essex, which he contrived to fit into the cues received by Lord Russel." His brother, R. Palmer, who told this anecdote to Boaden, said that the audience suspected nothing amiss (Boaden, Kemble, I, 193)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lord Russel

Performance Comment: Russel-Palmer; Cavendish-Bannister Jun.; Charles the Second-Aickin; Duke of York-Williamson; Spencer-Davies; Lieutenant-Usher; Bedford-Bensley; Lady Margaret Russel-Miss Kemble; Lady Russel-Miss Woollery. New Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Lady Russel Actor: Miss Woollery. New Prologue spoken by Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister.