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We found 23424 matches on Performance Comments, 4260 matches on Event Comments, 4214 matches on Performance Title, 690 matches on Roles/Actors, and 10 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs P. Green, Hussey and Morris. Last time of performing till the holidays. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to each #8 18s. 8d., cover'd by income from tickets: Mrs Green #44 2s. (Box 53; Pit 137; Gallery 103); Hussey, #59 18s. (Box 162; Pit 92; Gallery 56); Morris, #46 19s. (Box 39; Pit 114; Gallery 201). [The Account Book indicates that The Padlock was substituted as the afterpiece at the last minute.] Receipts: #37 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17740212, but Bonniface-Morris; Mrs Sullen-Mrs P. Green, first time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs P. Green, first time.
Role: Gibbet Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Isaac Fungus Actor: Gardner
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Blurton; IV: A Minuet-Hussey, Mrs Stephens; Cotillons-Hussey, Dumay, King, Curtat, Mrs Inville, Miss Bassan, Miss Matthews, Mrs Hartle, as17740518; End: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens, as17740517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17670805, but Diana Trapes-Mrs Johnson (Neville).
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Robin o Bagshot Actor: Gardner
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mahon
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Kirby
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Weston; Major Rakish-Shuter; Young Rakish-Palmer; Friendly-Davis; Father Benedict-Quick; Lady Manlove-Mrs Gardiner.
Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Gardiner.

Dance: FFingalian-; New Hornpipe, as17670805

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17680805, but Mrs Loveit-Morgan [sic].sic].
Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Morgan
Role: Bridoun Actor: Gardner
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Graham
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Cast
Role: Oenone Actor: Mrs Barthelemon
Role: Discord Actor: Mrs Saunders

Dance: As17680530

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to Mrs Vincent #4 2s. 6d. covered by #134 2s. income from tickets (Box 282; Pit 306; Gallery 177). Receipts: #60 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17690307 but Patty-Mrs Baddeley (from Drury Lane); Theodosia-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Gardner

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17690614 but young Loveit-DuBellamy; Dolly-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Reade
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: The Captive

Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Reed.
Role: Zorayda Actor: Mrs Jewel

Dance: As17690515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17690825, but Belinda-Mrs? Reade; Lucy-Mrs White.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs? Reade
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs White.
Role: Bellinda Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Jefferies
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs White
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Parts-DuBellamy, Bannister, Vandermere, Mrs Reade, Mrs Jewell.

Dance: As17690515

Song: III: Favourite air in The Captive-Mrs Jewell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17690811, but Lucy-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dyer.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17690811, but Arabella-Mrs Reade.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Reade.
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner

Dance: As17690515

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Wild, Roffe and Mrs Naylor. Tickets deliver'd by Master Harris will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Tibalt Actor: Gardner
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Mecklin Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Mrs Lovit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Dyer

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17710422with Double Hornpipe, as17710422

Cast
Role: As17710412Landlady Actor: Mrs White.
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs White

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-a Young Gentleman, 1st appearance [Owenson]; Bajazet-Smith; Axalla-Hull; Dervise-Gardner; Moneses-Wroughton; Omar-Morris; Stratocles-Fox; Hali-Thompson; Prince of Tanais-R. Smith; Selima-Mrs Mattocks; Arpasia-Miss Miller; [The Original song To Thee, O gentle Sleep-DuBellamy; [The Usual Prologue-Wroughton.
Cast
Role: Dervise Actor: Gardner
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17711018, but Arabella-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Governor Actor: Gardner
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Jovial Gardners-Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir, Mr Drouville[, being his 1st appearance. [See17630312.

Event Comment: Ninth Night. For the Author. Cradock gave the profits to Mrs Yates (Genest, V, 331). Charges #70 7s. Profit to author #59 16s. (Account Book). [The variation in charges to third, sixth, and ninth nights reflects a varying wardrobe charge. See confirmation of gift of profits to Mrs Yates in note for 1 Feb.] Receipts: #130 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Monologue: True Blue. As 18 Jan

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: Altered from Corneille [by Colley Cibber?]. Never Performed There. Pit and Boxes laid together (playbill). Charges #66 7s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Yates #39 7s. 6d., plus #179 from tickets (Box and Pit 716). Paid Younger a Bill for writing parts #5 19s. 9d. Paid John Smith for a Blue cloth suit lac'd with gold #9 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #105 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ximena; Or, The Heroic Daughter

Performance Comment: Don Carlos-Smith; Don Alvarez-Bensley; Don Gormaz-Clarke; Don Ferdinand-Hull; Don Sanchez-Savigny; Don Alonzo-Wroughton; Belzara-Mrs Mattocks; Ximena-Mrs Yates; By Particular Desire an Epilogue-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Cross Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Gardner

Dance: End: The Whim, as17720312 End II Farce: A Comic Dance, as17711031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: Reinhold, Mattocks, Quick, DuBellamy, Baker, Burton, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker, Miss Valois, Miss Catley; Jupiter-Reinhold; Paris-Mattocks; Momus-Quick; Mercury-DuBellamy; The Dragon-Burton; Venus-Mrs Mattocks; Pallas-Mrs Baker; Iris-Miss Valois; Juno-Miss Catley; Erynnis-Baker (Edition of 1773).
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17721013, but Simon-Perry; Dolly-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Macklin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: I: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Venetian Gardner-Mas. Blurton, Miss Capon. [See17650925]; II: [A New Dance-Aldridge, Miss Capon; End: [A New Grand Ballet, call'd Rural Amusements-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. [See17720424.

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. Charges #75 9s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Baker #9 7s. 6d., plus #78 12s. from tickets (Box 98; Pit 272; Gallery 133). Paid Dr Goldsmith the balance of his three nights for the Mistakes of a Night, #502 18s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #84 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Arbaces Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Cross Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Gardner

Dance: End Opera: a New Dance-Mas. Langrish as17730426; End II of Comedy: A Hornpipe-Miller, scholar to Fishar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17730924, but Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Lessingham.
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Mrs Heidleberg Actor: Mrs Green
Event Comment: Benefit for Brown, Mainpiece: Acted but once these 20 years. Charges: #64 10s. Deficit to Brown #17 5s. 6d., cover'd by #38 12s. from tickets (Box 53; Pit 127; Gallery 63). Paid Woodward for a sage Green suit trim'd with Silver Olives &c. #13. Paid Hewson (turner) 14s.; Paid Farrington & Scarr (haberdashers) #17 15s.; Paid Mrs Paddick for cleaning feathers 12s. Receipts: #47 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: As17740421 but Zanga-Brown, first time, and 4th time on any stage; Leonora-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Don Alvarez Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Isaac Fungus Actor: Gardner
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: End: The Pilgrim, as17740416

Entertainment: Recital.End I Farce: Ode upon the Passions-Mr Brown will deliver, as17740418

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: As17740715 but Characters-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Mrs Love.
Role: Mrs Fleece'em Actor: Mrs Williams
Role: Mrs Simony Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Mrs Aircastle Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Betsy Actor: Mrs Jewell

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: As17740613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tailors

Performance Comment: As17770528, but characters-Mrs W. Palmer in place of, Mrs _Poussin; +Prologue-Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; BO 3]: Being the Sequel to The Beggar's Opera, Written by Gay, with Alterations [by George Colman elder; the overture (a compilation of airs from The Beggar's Opera) and 6 new airs by Samuel Arnold]. Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre. [Mrs Colles is identified on playbill of 9 July.] Public Advertiser, 20 June: This Day is published Polly (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Polly

Performance Comment: [Principal Parts by Du-Bellamy, Parsons, Davies, Massey, Fearon, Egan, Griffiths, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Davies, Mrs Love, Miss Hale, Miss Platt, A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance Mrs Colles]). [Cast from text (T. Evans, 1777): Cawwawkee-DuBellamy; Ducat-Parsons; Culverin-Davies; Vanderbluff-Massey; Pohetohee-Fearon; Hacker-Egan; Capstern-Griffiths; Laguerre-Kenny; Morano-Bannister; Jenny Diver-Mrs Hitchcock; Trapes-Mrs Davies; Mrs Ducat-Mrs Love; Damaris-Miss Hale; Flimzy-Miss Platt; Polly-A Gentlewoman; [Characters in the Introduction: Poet-Davies; Players-Fearon, T. Davis; Signora Crotchetta-Miss Platt.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Polly Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Hitchcock.

Dance: End I: a Dance of Pirates-(see17770611; III: Dance of Indians- (see17770611. [These were danced in all subsequent performance.

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. 2nd piece: Never acted here. 4th piece: 1st time at this Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of Common Sense

Afterpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Sir Andrew Ague-Cheek-Edwin (1st appearance in that character); Malvolio-Bensley; Duke-Staunton; Sebastian-R. Palmer; Clown (with the Epilogue Song)-Parsons; Fabian-Stevens; Sir Toby Belch-Palmer; Olivia (with a song)-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character); Maria-Miss Kirby; Viola-Mrs Bulkley (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacco Box

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Lloyd.
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupely-Palmer; Oldworth-Aickin; Sir Harry Groveby-Bannister Jun.; Hurry-Parsons; Old Groveby-Baddeley; Maria (with a song)-Miss Morris; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Bulkley (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Dance: In Act II of 4th piece (for that night only) the Minuet de la Cour by Giorgi and Mrs Bulkley

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: At Davies read the Countess of S. At 7 went into the Pit....a foolish Epilogue is spoken by Mrs Dancer, which tends to lessen the impression made by the excellent moral of the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Cast
Role: Leroches Actor: Gardner
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Dancer
Role: Eleanor Actor: Mrs Burden

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Gardner

Dance: End: Miss Froment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17691024 but Old Woman-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs White
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Margarite Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17691025, but the Dance in character of the Old Man and Woman-Arnauld, Mrs Thompson; Hornpipe-_.

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17691018; End: Rural Love, as17690925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17691102, but Cacafogo-Morris; Clara-Miss Helme; With an Occasional Prologue-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: With an Occasional Prologue Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs White
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Margarite Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Young Mask-Dyer; Freeman-R. Smith; Laundress-Mrs Pitt; Lady Scrape-Miss Pearce; Sophy-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Sophy Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Whim, as17691123

Event Comment: TTimanthes still oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Yates. Receipts: #197 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Lady Dove Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Violetta Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Lucy Waters Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17701205, but Young Belfield-Bensley, first time; Lady Dove-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lady Dove Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs DuBellamy.
Role: Lucy Waters Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Violetta Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Event Comment: Measure for Measure oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Gardner.
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton