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Event Comment: With all the Original Songs and Dances, and several new Decorations. [Prince Frederick and Princess Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Ferdinand-Wilks; Antonio-W. Mills; Gonzalo-Oates; Alonzo-Roberts; Hippolito-Mrs Cibber; Stephano-Shepard; Mustacho-Harper; Trincalo-Miller; Ventoso-Norris; Miranda-Mrs Booth; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Ariel-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: Hippolito Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Booth
Event Comment: Tickets for Mrs Noakes and Sandham taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: As17290617 In which will be introduced (by particular Desire), a new Song, The Despairing Shepherd-Mr Charke; As also several Additional Songs-the Author.
Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Mrs Chaunter Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Tib Tatter Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Event Comment: [By Ebenezer Forrest.] By Command of His Royal Highness. After the Manner of the Beggar's Opera. All the Habits and Scenes entirely New. Receipts: #161 18s. 6d. [For a comment on this performance, see Thomas Edwards to John Clerke, "Unrecorded Comments on John Gay, Henry Travers, and Others", N & Q (August 1953), p. 338.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Momus Turnd Fabulist Or Vulcans Wedding

Performance Comment: Edition of 1729 lists: Jupiter-Milward; Neptune-Morgan; Apollo-Salway; Mars-Walker; Plutus-Hippisley; Vulcan-Hall; Mercury-Ray; Momus-Hulett; Juno-Mrs Egleton; Venus-Mrs Cantrell; Aegle-Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Williamson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Cleopatra-Mrs Williamson; all the Men's Parts-Gentlemen for their Diversion; With a new Prologue, Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Williamson

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Afterpiece: a new Comic Opera. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Morgan

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Throwster

Performance Comment: Worthy-Stoplar; Crafty-Bardin; Beau Pulvil-Bullock; Dunce-Pearce; Marinda-Miss Smith; Jenny-Mrs Palmer; Betty Wheadle-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Betty Wheadle Actor: Mrs Thomas.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Wilson. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. At the New Theatre on Wind-mill Hill. Pit and Boxes laid together by Desire at 2s. each

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Calista-Mrs Wilson; Lothario-a young Gentleman of Exchange Alley for his Diversion.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Wilson
Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians from Goodman's Fields, and both the Theatres Royal, at the New Theatre in Tottenham Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amurath The Great Emperor Of The Turks Or The London Prentices Glory

Performance Comment: Amurath-Huddy; Achmet-Hulett; Selima-Mrs Spiller; Zara-Mrs Thomas; Prentice-Young Penkethman; Wantbrains-Collett.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Spiller
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Thomas

Song: Excell

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Mainpiece: a New Play of Three Acts. [By Thomas Cooke.] At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumphs Of Love And Honour

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Aristarchus-W. Mills; Philocles-Wetherilt; Philander-Cibber Jr; Dion-Fielding; Damon-Stoppelaer; Urania-Miss Raftor; Thalia-Mrs Charke; Selena-Miss Oates; Prologue by Sir Robert Henley-W. Mills; Epilogue-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Thalia Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance:

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With a new set of Scenes being a prospect of the Ponte Rialto at Venice, painted by Mr Devoto

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Mills; Iago-Cibber; Cassio-Bridgwater; Roderigo-Cibber Jr; Lodovico-W. Mills; Montano-Watson; Desdemona-Mrs Thurmond; Emilia-Mrs Butler; Bianca-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace
Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: a new Comic Scene. Receipts: money #43 13s. 6d.; tickets #103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17320105, but Cherry-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Laguerre.
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Egleton

Afterpiece Title: The Medley or Hippisleys Drunken Man

Related Works
Related Work: The Triumphant Widow; or, The Medley of Humours Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A new Ballad Opera. [By Charles Johnson. Apparently not published.] The Rehearsals of The Ephesian Matron having obliged Mr Bridgwater to a close Attendance, he humbly hopes his Friends will excuse his not being able personally to wait on them

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince-Wilks; Glendower-Cibber; Hotspur-Bridgwater; Falstaff-Harper; Northumberland-Bowman; Worcester-Corey; Douglas-W. Mills; Vernon-A. Hallam; Poins-Watson; Mortimer-Paget; Blunt-Oates; Francis-R. Wetherilt; Hostess-Mrs Willis; Kate-Mrs Booth; Carriers-Johnson, Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Mortimer Actor: Paget
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Performance Comment: Bridgwater, Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor, Berry, Mrs Grace.

Dance: HHighland Lass-Miss Robinson

Ballet: TThe Masques. Harlequin Petit Maitre-Essex; Mademoiselle-Mrs Walter; Punches-Thurmond, F. Tench; French Peasant-Houghton; French Peasant Woman-Mrs Delorme

Performance Comment: Harlequin Petit Maitre-Essex; Mademoiselle-Mrs Walter; Punches-Thurmond, F. Tench; French Peasant-Houghton; French Peasant Woman-Mrs Delorme.
Event Comment: Benefit Henry Woodward and Miss Wherrit. By Desire. Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions, particularly an entire new Scene, call'd Pierot's Encounter with a Bearv

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17320316 but Ben-Miller; Valentine-Giffard; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Prue-Miss Wherrit.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Contrivance

Performance Comment: See17320421 but Harlequin-H. Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Roberts; Yeoman-Jenkins; Attendants on Colombine-Mrs Tollet, Miss Tollet, Miss Wherrit; Pierrot-a Gentleman; Genius-Excel; Servants to Yeoman-Beckham, Morris; Beau Gamester-Bullock; Harlequin Woman-Miss Wherrit.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; II: The Merry Lass-Miss Wherrit; V: Passacail-Miss Wherrit

Event Comment: A New English Opera after the Italian Manner. [Text by Henry Carey. Set to Musick by John Christopher Smith.] Pit and Boxes put together at 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. Receipts: For Mr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Teraminta

Performance Comment: Edition of 1732 lists: Gozanes-Hussey; Xarino-Mrs Barbier; Cratander-Miss Jones; Teraminta-Miss Arne; Ardelia-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Xarino Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Ardelia Actor: Mrs Chambers.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: A new Tragi-Comedy. Benefit the Author. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] Boxes 5s. pit 3s. Gallery 2s. There's none Sir Courtly, can my Lord Beau call, He's a bold-Fop, and represents you all

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miseries Of Love

Performance Comment: Lord Valerius-Machin; Sir Ustice Trueman-Nowland; Lord Beaux-Pullen; Serainger-Allen; Father Pedro-Hicks; Davy, a Welshman-Sanders; Cassandra-Mrs Palmer; Olinda-Mrs Pullen; Lucy-Miss Horriban; Maria-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Cassandra Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Olinda Actor: Mrs Pullen

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Boskotin; Phillida-Mrs Pullen.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Pullen.

Song:

Music:

Event Comment: With New Scenes, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Julius Caesar-Huddy; Octavius-Rosco; Antony-Giffard; Brutus-Delane; Caska-W. Giffard; Trebonius-Smith; Ligarius-Jenkins; Decius-Bardin; Metellus-Winstone; Cinna-Williams; Lucius-Master Huddy; Soothsayer-James; Calphurnia-Mrs Williamson; Portia-Mrs Thurmond; Citizens-Morgan, Norris, Collet, Bullock, Wetherilt Sr, Pearce, Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Williamson
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Poet-Laureat. With New Habits. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr T. Arne Jr. [See Daily Post, 6 Nov., and London Evening Post, 6 Nov., for prosecution of actors at HAY by officials of DL, CG, and GF.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Milward; Bajazet-Mills; Moneses-A. Hallam; Axalla-Cibber; Arpasia-Mrs Heron; Selima-Mrs Grace. With the usual Prologue .

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Cast
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: As17331031

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: All the Characters new drest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lady Townly-Mrs Horton .
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Laguerre. Written by Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: As17340215, but Widow Blackacre-Mrs Cantrel .

Dance: Scots Dance, as17341004 Shepherd and Shepherdess by Malter and Mlle Salle. Engiish Maggot by Haughton and Mrs Laguerre. The Kilkenny (new) by Glover and Mrs Laguerre. By Desire, Hippisley's Drunken Man

Performance Comment: Engiish Maggot by Haughton and Mrs Laguerre. The Kilkenny (new) by Glover and Mrs Laguerre. By Desire, Hippisley's Drunken Man .

Song: The Black and White Joke, as17340416

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre Jr and Mrs Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17340115, but Lady Wronghead-Mrs Cantrel; Myrtilla-Mrs Forrester .

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: II: French Peasant by Malter. III: A new Marie, concluding with a Minuet, by Dupre Jr and Miss Baston. IV: Les Characteres de l'Amour by Mlle Salle. V: Scotch Dance, as17331004. Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Pelling; His Lass-Mrs Laguerre

Performance Comment: III: A new Marie, concluding with a Minuet, by Dupre Jr and Miss Baston. IV: Les Characteres de l'Amour by Mlle Salle. V: Scotch Dance, as17331004. Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Pelling; His Lass-Mrs Laguerre .
Cast
Role: His Lass Actor: Mrs Laguerre

Song: I: The Black and White Joke by Leveridge and Laguerre

Event Comment: Not Acted [there] these Eight Years [but see 4 Jan. 1728]. Written by Shakespeare. With New Scenes, Habits, and other Decorations, and proper Pieces of Musick between the Acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Caesar-W. Mills; Calphurnia-Mrs Butler; Brutus-Quin; Cassius-Mills; Anthony-Milward; Caska-Cibber; Portia-Mrs Thurmond; Octavius Caesar-Salway; Decius Brutus-Hewitt; Messala-Corey; Arrimedorus-Shepard; Flavius-Berry; Metellus Cimber-Turbutt; Cinna-Este; Popilius-Woodbourn; Trebonius-Winstone; Lepidus-Cole; Cuius Ligarius-Bowman; Luccillius-Leigh; Pindarus-Oates; Caesar's Servant-Raftor; Anthony's Servant-Cross; Lucius-Master Arne; Citizens-Johnson, Miller, Harper, Griffin, Mechlin .
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Dance: By Poitier and Mlle Roland

Event Comment: As this Entertainment has been frequently perform'd at another Theatre [CG] (but notwithstanding has been equally Expensive as if entirely New) to oblige the Town, it will, for the future, be perform'd At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Gloster-Hulett; Hastings-Giffard; Dumant-Delane; Bellmour-W. Giffard; Jane Shore-Mrs Giffard; Alicia-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Roberts
Event Comment: With all New Scenes, Machines, and Decorations, as much as the Theatre will admit of

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sampson Judge Of Israel

Performance Comment: Sampson-Le Sage Jr; Phanor-Verneuil; Acab-Le Sage Sr; Emanuel-Dessessars; Azael-De Lisle; Zamec-Dubuisson; Ascalon-Harlequin; Dalila-Mrs Malter; Armilla-Mrs Francisque .
Cast
Role: Dalila Actor: Mrs Malter
Role: Armilla Actor: Mrs Francisque

Afterpiece Title: Le Carillon de Maitre Gervaise and Dame Alison

Event Comment: Afterpiece: a New Comic Pantomime

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits or Harlequin Worm Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor Pestle-Penkethman; His Man Mortar-Dove; Colombine (Doctor's Wife)-Mrs Hamilton; Her Maid-Mrs Dove; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Pierot-Hind; Courtesan-Pearce .
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Her Maid Actor: Mrs Dove

Music: As17341108

Dance: Scot's Dance, as17341202

Entertainment: [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] With new Machines and Decorations

Performance Comment: Apparently not published.] With new Machines and Decorations .
Event Comment: Never Acted before. [Author not known. Apparently not published.] By a Company of Comedians dropt from the Clouds, late Servants to their thrice-renown'd Majesties, Kouly Kan and Theodore. With new Scenes, Habits, and proper Decorations. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 1st N.B. To prevent the Imposition of Box-Keepers, Gentlemen and Ladies are humbly desir'd to take Tickets at the Office, or to send for them at the Theatre, where Attendance will be given every Day, and Places may be taken. 2d N.B. The Company will endeavour to entertain the Town the remaining part of the Season. [In advance bill in Daily Advertiser, 23 Feb.: 2d N.B. Considering the extraordinary Expence that must necessarily attend equipping so many Monarchs of different Nations, the Proprietor hopes the Town will not take Umbrage at the Prices being rais'd. 3rd. N.B. The Proprietor begs leave to enter his Caveat against all (what Names soever distinguish'd) who may hire, or be hir'd, to do the Drudgery of Hissing, Catcalling, &c. and entreats the Town would discourage, as much as in them lies, a Practice at once so scandalous and prejudicial to Author, Player, and every Fair Theatre Adventure.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Rehearsal Of Kings Or The Projecting Gingerbread Baker With The Unheard Of Catastrophe Of Macplunderkan King Of Roguomania And The Ignoble Fall Of Baron Tromperland King Of Clouts

Performance Comment: First Queen Incog-Mrs Eliza Haywood; Don Resinano-Mrs Charke; King of Clouts-Roberts; Mynheer Maggot-Jones; Mynheer Wiserman-Lacy; Crimcrowky-Davies; other characters are King Roguomania-; King Bombardino-; King Pamper Gusto-; King Taxyburndus-; King Lexoneris-; Sardonides-; Bandiquamonti-; Campanardicoff-; Ghost of a Dutch Statesman-.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: A new Ballad Opera. Written in Honour of the Gentlemen of the Navy. [Author not known. Apparently not published.] Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sailors Opera Or An Example Of Justice To Present And Future Times

Performance Comment: Kitty Cable-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Kitty Cable Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

Music: With aPreamble on the Kettle@Drums-Mr Job Baker; who will accompany several Songs in the Opera-