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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir W. Meadows-Quick (first time); Eustace-DuBellamy (first time); Hodge-Dunstall; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Baker; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Wroughton; Belford-DuBellamy; Prattle-Lewes; Bell-Mrs Bulkley; Mme Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Emily-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mme Florival Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End of play: A Dance call'dThe Provencale-Master Holland, Miss Armstrong, Miss Ross. [See17720529.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitefield; James-Cushing; List-Quick; Ramilie-Lewes, first time; Harriet-Mrs Whitefield, first appearance this stage; Lappet-Mrs Pitt; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Clinch; Clytus-Clarke; Lysimachus-Hull; Hephestion-Wroughton; Cassander-Fearon; Thessalus-Whitefield; Polyperchon-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Melmoth, first time; Parisatis-Miss Dayes; Sisigambis-Mrs Hull; Statira-Mrs Hartley; With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Melmoth, first time
Role: Sisigambis Actor: Mrs Hull
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: End: The Provencale, as17740928

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Dr Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Darnley-Reddish; Seyward-Cautherly; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Mawworm-Weston; Lady Lambert-Mrs Greville; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton
Role: Country Girls Actor: Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton
Role: Country Girls Actor: Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Baddeley, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Vernon; Russett-Bannister; Skirmish-Parsons; Simkin-Dibdin; Flint-Wright; Soldiers-Fawcett, Kear, Carpenter; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Louisa-Mrs Smith; Margery-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: Philaster-A Gentleman [Mr Melmoth] first appearance on English stage; King-L'Estrange; Pharamond-Clinch; Dion-Hull; Cleremont-Davis; Thrasiline-Thompson; Capt. of Mob-Dunstall; Countryman-Cushing; Woodman-Fox; Arethusa-Mrs Mattocks; Megra-Miss Sherman; Galatea-Mrs Whitefield; Lady-Miss Pearce; Bellario-Mrs Melmoth[, first time., first time.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Galatea Actor: Mrs Whitefield
Role: Bellario Actor: Mrs Melmoth

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Amintor-Mattocks; Mindora-Mrs Baker; Daphne-Miss Brown; first time. The Dances-Blurton, Harris, Miss Valois, Miss Besford.
Cast
Role: Mindora Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928; III: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii Or The Fall Of Rosamond

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley, first time; Clifford-Hull; Prince Henry-Wroughton; Salisbury-Booth; Leicester-Fearon; Verulam-Thompson; Abbot-Clarke; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Melmoth[, first time; Ethelinda-Miss Pearce; Rosamond-the Lady who performed Mrs Oakly [Mrs Hunter].Mrs Hunter].

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Oldrents-Quick, first time; Hearty-Reinhold; Vincent-Mattocks; Hilliard-DuBellamy; Springlove-Wroughton; Oliver-Young; Randal-Dunstall; Martin-Thompson; Patrico-Booth; Beggars-Fox, Baker, Wewitzer, Lion; Clack-Shuter; Meriel (with Musical Alterations)-Miss Brown; Amie-Miss Dayes; Beggar Women-Mrs Pitt, Mr Evans, Mrs White; Rachel (With Musical Alterations)-Miss Catley; In II, the Original Crutch Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: No Ones Enemy but His Own

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928; End: The Reel, as17741028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Manuel-Shuter; Philip-Bensley; Octavio-Wroughton; Soto-Dunstall; Trappanti-Woodward; Don Luis-Booth; Corrigidor-Fox; Rosara-Mrs Mattocks; Viletta-Mrs Pitt; Flora-Mrs Lessingham; Hypolita-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: End: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Lee; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Wroughton; Claudio-Lewis; Balthazar (with a Song)-DuBellamy; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Dogberry-Shuter; Borachio-Whitefield; Verges-Cushing; Conrade-Davis; Town Clerk-Quick; Friar-Fearon; Hero-Mrs Lessingham; Margaret-Miss Valois; Ursula-Mrs Whitefield; Beatrice-Mrs Barry; first time. In II, a Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Whitefield
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Jefferson; Razor-Baddeley; Rake-Davies; Col. Bully (with song)-Vernon; Justice-Bransby; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Mrs Greville; Mademoiselle-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Brute-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Greville
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Love

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Woodward; Obadiah-Shuter; Modelove-Booth; Perriwinkle-Quick; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Whitefield; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Barry; Orlando-Lewis; Adam-Lee, first time for all three these characters; Duke Senior-Hull; Amiens (with songs)-Mattocks; Oliver-Wroughton; Frederick-Fearon; LeBeau-Booth; Sylvius-Whitefield; Corin-Thompson; Touchstone-Shuter; Charles-Fox; William-Wewitzer; Caelia (with Cockow Song)-Mrs Mattocks; Phoebe-Miss Dayes; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Rosalind-Mrs Barry; In Act V a new Pastoral Dance-Daguville, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Lissardo-King; Col. Briton-Jefferson; Gibby-Johnston; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Frederick-Packer; Violante-Mrs Yates; Flora-Miss Pope; Isabella-Mrs Jefferson; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Jefferson
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler

Cast
Role: Mrs Nipikin Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17741228, but the full bill of 1 Nov. 1774 restored, but with Beggar Women-Mrs _Pitt, replaced by Mrs Willems.

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Event Comment: Mr Reddish being a little out of his Senses he could not play Morcar in Matilda therefore notwithstanding the Bills were up for it we were oblig'd to change it to the West Indian & about Two o'clock we put up fresh Bills for West Indian and as Mrs Abington was not in humour to play at so Short Notice we were oblig'd to borrow Miss Barsanti to play Miss Rusport (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording.] Rec'd Mrs Johnson's rent one year to Lady Day 1774 #6 (Treasurer's Book). Tragedy of Braganza is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Thursday on account of Mrs Yates's indisposition. Receipts: #161 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Mrs Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton
Role: Dances Actor: Atkins, Mrs Sutton.

Dance: II: Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock, in the Jewish Dialect-Johnson; Antonio-Lewis; Gratiano-Russell; Lorenzo (with a song)-Bradney; Duke-Saul; Launcelot-Jacobs; Gobbo-Lucas; Tubal-Errington; Bassanio-West; Nerissa-Mrs Simmons; Jessica (with a Song)-Mrs Moore; Portia-a Young Lady; first appearance on the English stage. An Occasional Epilogue written for and spoken-Johnson.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Simmons
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Moore

Afterpiece Title: The Snuff Box or A Trip to Bath

Performance Comment: Parts-Johnson, West, Bradney, Lewis, Herriman, Savigny, Mrs Russell, Mrs Moore (with song in character composed by Hook), a Young Lady; Prologue-West.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: Rosamond Actor: Mrs Hartley.
Role: Queen Eleanor Actor: Mrs Melmoth

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Performance Comment: As17750211, but Zelida-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs_ Green; Dunstall_. Mrs_ Green; Dunstall_.
Cast
Role: Zelida Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Lady Di Strangeways Actor: Mrs Green

Entertainment: Interlude. End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker

Performance Comment: End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker.

Dance: End Interlude: The Merry Sailors, as17741026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee at Stratford upon avon

Performance Comment: Drunken Man, Steward of the Jubilee-Lee; Principal vocal parts (comic and serious)-Reinhold, Mattocks, Mrs Baker, DuBellamy, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Mrs Mattocks (playbill).

Dance: End I Afterpiece: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baddeley. Paid Mr Bibb (sword cutler) #9 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #196 5s. 6d. Charges: #67 3s. Profits to Mrs Baddeley: #129 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: V: The Pirates, as17750422

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Smith, Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [The change in benefit piece from Cymbeline and the Wish remains unexplained. (See 22 and 27 April.) Larpent MS 387 is the Wish, scene a Sultan's Gardenv. Parts: Ammath; Nourjahad; Mandana; Zelia and Sanbeg. It seems never to have been performed.] Paid licenses for Bob Ton & Inflexible Captive, & Book #4 5s. 6d. Receipts: #119 1s. Charges: #67 12s. Profits to Mrs Smith: #51 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: II: The Pirates, as17750422

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #159 13s. 6d. Charges: #67 3s. Profits to Mrs Davies: #92 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: End: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17741222, but Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Burton; first time; Leonora-Mrs Smith; Ursula-Mrs Love (playbill); Public Advertiser lists Ursula-$Mrs Green; Don Diego-$Reinhold.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Public Advertiser lists Ursula Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Fearon, Whitefield, Griffiths, Chaplin, Wilson, Eagan, Jacobs, Jones, Lloyd, Everard, Walker, Francis, Weston, Mrs Gardner, Miss Weller.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Sprightly-Fearon; Vamp-Wilson; Printer's Devil-Everard; Poet-Jones; Robin-Lloyd; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: End: A Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Lewis; Jachimo-Bensley, first time; Cloten-Booth; Cymbeline-L'Estrange, first time; Pisanio-Wroughton; Bellarius-Clarke; Guiderius-DuBellamy; Arviragus-Whitefield; Lucius-Fearon; French Gent.-Davis; Philario-Chaplin; Doctor-Thompson; Queen-Mrs Hull; Imogen-Mrs Lessingham; In Act II a Masquerade Scene-; with dancing and Singing-Mrs Baker (playbill).
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hull
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: with dancing and Singing Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: III: The Enchantress, as17750201