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Event Comment: At Lee's Great Booth in the Queen's Arms Tavern Yard, next the Marshalsea Gate. Mainpiece: an excellent New Entertainment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Englishman Or The History Of Aarius King Of Persia And The Destruction Of Babylon With The Pleasant Humours Of Capt Fearful And His Man Ninepence

Performance Comment: Darius-Boheme; Achmet-Rogers; Fearful-Harper; Nine@pence-Morgan; Melissa-Mrs Gulick; Rosara-Mrs Morgan; Olinda-Mrs Elsam; Englishman-Walker.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Gulick
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Olinda Actor: Mrs Elsam

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Dance:

Event Comment: [By William Phillips.] Never Acted before. The Characters all new Dress'd. Receipts: #57 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hibernia Freed

Performance Comment: Edition fo 1722 lists: O'Brien-Boheme; O'Neill-Ryan; Herimon-Hulet; O'Connor-Egleton; Eugenius-Rogers; Turgesius-Quin; Erric-Walker; Sabina-Mrs Seymour; Agnes-Mrs Bullock; Prologue-Quin; Epilogue-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Sabina Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Bullock.
Event Comment: [By Ambrose Phillips.] Never Acted before. With new Habits. [See also Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 24 Feb., and Freeholder's Journal, 21 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Briton

Performance Comment: Vanoc-Booth; Ivor-Wilks; Didius-Thurmond; Valens-Mills; Alan-Williams; Cartismande-Mrs Porter; Gwendolen-Mrs Booth; Edition of 1722 adds Idwall-W. Mills; Ebranc-Bowman; Messenger-Roberts; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Cartismande Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Gwendolen Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Younger.
Event Comment: Benefit Betty Smith and Mrs Orfeur. All the Characters new dress'd. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca Or The British General

Performance Comment: Caratach-Orfeur; Venutius-Miller; Nennius-Minns; Comes-Boman; Suitonius-Paul; Bonduca-Mrs Ratcliff; Claudia-Mrs Orfeur; Hengo-a Girl of nine Years of Age; Corporal Macer-Drew; Prologue-a Child.
Cast
Role: Bonduca Actor: Mrs Ratcliff
Role: Claudia Actor: Mrs Orfeur

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Play-; particularly, Dancing-Girl of Six years of Age, for her Diversion, Scholar to Mr Roussau; being the first Time she ever appeared on the Stage

Event Comment: [By George Jeffreys.] With all new Habits. Receipts: money #91 6s. 6d.; tickets #2 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edwin

Performance Comment: Edition of 1724 lists: Edwin-Boheme; Leolin-Ryan; Tudor-Hulett; Albert-Walker; Gomel-Quin; Morvid-Diggs; Matilda-Mrs Vincent; Adelisa-Mrs Parker; Prologue by Theobald-Ryan; Epilogue by Molloy-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Adelisa Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Molloy Actor: Mrs Brett.
Event Comment: All the Characters new drest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Mills; Sir Charles-Wilks; Lady Betty-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Easy-Mrs Porter; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Horton; Edging-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Horton
Event Comment: The New Comedy call'd, The Lottery, which was to have been Acted this Day, we are obliged to defer till the Tuesday following, the Scenes and other necessary Decorations being impossible to be got ready till that time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Adams; Monimia-Mrs Purden(, from Drury Lane); Acasto-Lacy; Polydore-Smith; Chamont-Giffard; Chaplain-Williams; Page-Mrs Mountfort; Serena-Mrs Turner; Florella-Miss Mann.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Page Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Serena Actor: Mrs Turner

Dance: SScaramouch-Sandham

Event Comment: [By Benjamin Martyn.] With new Habits, and other Decorations, proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timoleon

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: Timophanes-Bridgwater; Timoleon-Mills; Dinarchus-Williams; Olinthus-W. Mills; Orthagoras-Corey; Aeschylus-Roberts; Lycander-Watson; Pheron-Roscoe; Ghost-Boman; Eunesia-Mrs Porter; Cleone-Mrs Cibber; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Eunesia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Event Comment: [Written by James Thomson.] With New Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: Masinissa-Wilks; Syphax-Mills; Narva-Roberts; Scipio-Williams; Laelius-Bridgwater; Sophonisba-Mrs Oldfield; Phoenissa-Mrs Roberts; Prologue-Williams; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sophonisba Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Phoenissa Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Tragedy, of one Act (Author unknown)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Sciolto-Rosco; Altamont-Lacy; Horatio-Paget; Lothario-Mullart; Calista-Mrs Mullart; Lavinia-Mrs Britton; Lucilla-Mrs Forrester.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Paget
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Britton
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Forrester.

Afterpiece Title: Jack the Giant Killer

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [Author unknown. Apparently not printed.] With New Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Empress Or The Conquest Of Peru

Performance Comment: Parts-Mullart, Furnivall, Ayres, Jones, Lacy, Peterson, Mrs Furnivall, Mrs Mullart.
Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth. An excellent new Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Guy Earl Of Warwick With The Comical Distresses Of Rogero Guys Servant

Performance Comment: Guy-Hulett; Old Warwick-Jones; Emperor-Mullart; Duke of Lorrain-Aston Jr; Rogero-Morgan; Empress-Mrs Mullart; Phillis-Mrs Morgan; Jilt-Mrs Taylor; Booz All-Harper.
Cast
Role: Empress Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Jilt Actor: Mrs Taylor

Song: The best Masters

Dance: The best Masters

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: With new Scenes, Habits, Machines, and other Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris With Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performance Comment: Neptune-Ridout; Cephalus-Stoppelaer; Aurora-Miss Williams; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally; Noble Venetian-A. Hallam; Colombine (His Sister)-Mrs Walter; Pierrot (His Servant)- Davenport; Harlequin-LeBrun; Italian Bravo-Harper; Miller-Oates.
Cast
Role: Deities of Pleasure Actor: Essex, Mrs Booth
Role: Amphitrite Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter
Event Comment: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. With new Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Performance Comment: Felix-Aston; Pedro-Ryan; John-Quin; Guzman-Walker; Lopez-Chapman; Galindo-Hippisley; Leonora-Mrs Bullock; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Jacinta-Mrs Stevens .
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Stevens

Dance: By Mons Malter and Mlle Salle, newly arrived

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Second Piece: Written by the late Barton Booth, Esq; Set to Musick by Mr Arne. The Scenes, Machines and Habits all new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens Or The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Norfolk-W. Mills; Morton-Mills; Cecil-Berry; Davison-A. Hal lam; Gifford-Harrington; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Butler; Queen Mary-Mrs Heron; Douglass-Mrs Charke .
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Douglass Actor: Mrs Charke

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Performance Comment: Dido-Miss Arne; Aeneas-Miss Jones; Cupid-Master Arne; Mercury-Kelly. Also The Burgomaster Trick'd. Harlequin-Francisque; Colombine-Miss Mann; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Servant-Cibber; Scaramouch-Janno; Peasants-F. Tench, H. Tench, Janno. Peasant Women-Mrs Pritchard, Miss Dancey, Miss Oates .

Dance: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Event Comment: A new opera. [Author not known. Apparently not printed.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Election Or Court And Country

Performance Comment: Parts by Mrs Roberts, Mrs Charke, Mrs Egerton, Mrs Talbot, Turbutt, Miss Jones, Jones, Hallam, Woodward, Woodburne, and Este .
Event Comment: At Hippisley-Bullock-Hallam Booth. Afterpiece: a new Ballad Opera. [Advertised 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 Aug.; 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Sept.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Rosamond

Performance Comment: King Henry-Hale; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Forrester; Cardinal Aquinas-Winstone; Cardinal Columbus-Ridout; Sir Trusty-Hadley; Lord Sands-Richardson; Cupid-Master Arne; Rosamond-Mrs Elmy; Cleora-Mrs Hamilton .
Cast
Role: Queen Eleanor Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Rosamond Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Impostor or The Biter Bit With the Comical Humours of Vizard the Biter Mixum the Vintner and his Drawer Balderdash

Performance Comment: Vizard-Hippisley; Mixum-Hulett; Balderdash-Bullock; Trueman-Berry; Face-Este; Hardhead-Clarke; Catgut-Smith; Squeez'em-Rainton; Solomon Smack-Master Hallam; Mrs Mixum-Mrs Herle; Betty-Miss Gerrard .
Cast
Role: Mrs Mixum Actor: Mrs Herle

Dance: I: Two Punches by Tench and Janno. II: The Constant Lovers. End of Droll: Le Badinage Cbampetre. Tumbling by Mynheer Vanderhoff, Mons de Voltore, Mons de Broc, Mons Janno

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Comedy of Two Acts, intermixed with Songs, taken from Plautus and Shakespear. [Author unknown. Apparently not printed. Daily Journal lists Raleigh-Hall.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Ryan; Southampton-Walker; Burleigh-Roberts; Raleigh-Hale; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hallam; Rutland-Mrs Horton; Nottingham-Mrs Mullart .
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: See If You Like It or Tis All a Mistake

Dance: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance, as17340920

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: A New Farce of Two Acts. Taken from Shakespear: Intermix'd with Songs. [By James Worsdale.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex the Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: As17350108, but Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Butler; Burleigh-Quin; Nottingham-Mrs Cross .
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for A Scold

Performance Comment: Margaret-Mrs Clive; Sir William Worthy-Shepard; Manly-Mechlin; Heartwell-Este; Gainlove-Cross; Toothdrawer-Hallam; Archer-Salway; Doctor-Turbutt; Peter-Raftor; Flora-Mrs Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Cross; but edition of 1735 lists: Physician-Harper .
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Cross

Dance: As17350222

Event Comment: The Principal Characters new drest. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Receipts: #104 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane, the first time of his appearing on that stage. Clytus-Stephens; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Walker; Hephestion-A. Hallam; Polyperchon-Marshal; Perdicas-Ridout; Statira-Mrs Horton; Roxana-Mrs Hallam; Sysigambis-Mrs Mullart; Parisatis-Miss Norsa .
Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Mullart
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Heron's Executors. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Daily Advertiser, 9 April: We hear, the late Mrs Heron, on Account of her long and expensive Illness, having contracted some Debts more than she apprehended her Effects would discharge, in order to do Justice to her Creditors, in almost her last Moments made her Entreaty, that the Profits arising from a Benefit Play . . . might be distributed amongst them. . .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17351209. With a New Epilogue upon the Death of Mrs Heron .
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Pierrots by Delamagne and Villeneuve. III: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. V: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: III: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. V: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter .
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Norsa. Tickets at her Lodgings, Nassau Street, near Gerrard Street. Receipts: money #12 14s. 6d.; tickets #101 9s. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 29 April: We hear Mr Handel has compos'd a new Opera, on the Occasion of his Royal Highness's Marriage to the Prince[S] of Saxe Gotha, and as the Wedding was solemnized sooner than was expected, great Numbers of Artificers, as Carpenters, Painters, Engineers, &c. are employed to forward the same

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Hoyden-Miss Norsa; Foppington-A. Hallam; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Delane; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Young Fashion-Walker; Coupler-Hippisley; Surgeon-James; Lory-Chapman; Nurse-Mrs Mullart .
Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Two Pierrots by Lalauze and Nivelon. The Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c. Sailors (from orestes) by Glover, Tench, Desse, Delagarde, Livier, Richardson

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Hughes, Esq. Afterpiece: a New Dramatick Tale. Written by the Author of the Toy Shop [R. Dodsley]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Cibber; Miller-Miller; Lord Lurewell-Este; Richard-Berry; Joe-Stoppelaer; Peggy-Mrs Pritchard; Margery-Mrs Bennet; Kate-Mrs Cross; Courtiers-Winstone, Cross, Hill; Foresters-Turbutt, Leigh, Marshall.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Cross

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: Muilment; V: Ballet-Denoyer

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Music by Frances Veracini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus

Performance Comment: Edition of 1737 lists: Titus-Signora Frances Tolve; Sextus-Charles Broschi called Farinello; Vitella-Mrs Antonio Merighi; Annius-Mrs Marg. Chimanti called Droghierina; Servillia-Mrs Elizab. duParc called Francescina; Publius-Anthony Montagnana.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. With New Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Milward; Elizabeth- Mrs Butler; Southampton-Mills; Burleigh-Havard; Countess of Rutland-Mrs Mills; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Roberts.

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trickd