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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Hinde; Polly-Miss Medina; Lucy-Mrs Bishop; Lockit-Hemskirk; Peachum-Paget; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Steele; Filch-Yates; Mat-Julian; Diana Trapes-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bishop
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Steele
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs Steele
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Priscilla Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Vallois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Delane; Copper Captain-Mills; Estifania-Mrs Clive; Margarita-Mrs Pritchard; Old Woman-Mrs Yates; Cacafogo-Turbutt; Duke-Havard; Don Juan-Winstone; Alonzo-Ray; Sancho-Blakes; Altea-Mrs Bennet; Clara-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Margarita Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Horsington.
Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Haycock Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Tawdry Actor: Miss Bennet.

Dance: II: Les Matelotes, as17421009; V: Turkish Seraglio, as17421027

Music: III: Concerto-Veracini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Cashell; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Peachum-Hippisley; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Martin; Lockit-Dunstall; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Vaughan; Player-Anderson; Beggar-James; Jenny Diver-Miss Hillyard; With the Usual Dances-proper to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Martin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Goodfellow; Peachum-Paget; Lockit-Dove; Mat-Williams; Filch-Chettle (with a Hornpipe); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Bainbridge; Lucy-Mrs Hill; Polly-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Bainbridge
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Hill
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Cushing.

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Brute-Macklin; Heartfree-Delane; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington; Constant-Havard; Col Bully-Lowe (with Songs proper to the Character); Rake-Blakes; Justice-Woodburn; Razor-Neale; Taylor-Collins; Constable-Ray; Belinda-Mrs Ridout; Mademoiselle-Mrs Macklin; Cornet-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Cornet Actor: Mrs Horsington.
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: III: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

Song: V: The Subscription-Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17450930, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Bland; Add Diana Trapes-Mrs Dunstall; Molly Brazen-Mrs Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Add Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Vaughan.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17451114, but Earth-Mrs Gondou, Mrs _Ozane; 5th Follower-Mrs Gondou.
Cast
Role: Earth Actor: Mrs Gondou, Mrs _Ozane
Role: 5th Follower Actor: Mrs Gondou.
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: 3rd Follower Actor: Mrs LeBrun
Role: 4th Follower Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Follower of Ceres Actor: Mrs Delagarde
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Vaughan
Role: Fire Actor: Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17470917, but also Player-Bransby; Beggar-Winstone; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Molly Brazen-Miss Minors; Polly-Mrs Cibber; in Act III, Hornpipe-Mathews; Occasional Prologue-_; Epilogue-_; whole to conclude with a Country Dance-Characters.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Sukey Tawdry Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Grand Ballet, as17471102; II: Dutch Dance, as17471128

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17471211, but Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Bland; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bridges.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bridges.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Storer
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Macklin; Lappet-Mrs Clive; Mariana-Mrs Woffington; Frederick-Havard; Clerimont-Mills; Ramilie-Neale; James-Winstone; Decoy-Ray; Furnish-Raftor; List-Leigh; Sparkle-Bransby; Harriet-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Macklin; Wheedle-Mrs Bennet; in Mrs Clive's part will be introduced a Song call'd The Life of a Beau-.
Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: Parts-Yates, Neale, Taswell, Arthur, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Yates, Mrs Clive; to conclude with a Country Dance-.

Dance: II: Gondoliers-Cooke; V: Savoyards, as17471219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17481019, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Phillips; Dye Trapes-Mrs Bambridge; Tawdry-_; Mrs Slammekin-_; Dolly Trull-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Barry; Manly-Sparks; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Sir Francis-Macklin; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Macklin; Squire Richard-Collins; Miss Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Basset-Dyer; Myrtilla-Mrs Dunstall; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: As17500926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17510417 but Filch-Lewis; Player-Burton; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Bennet; Mat@o@Mint-Bulbrick; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pit; Beggar-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pit
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17501231; III: Hornpipe-Master Shawford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Simson; Player-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Miss Macklin (first time); In Act III a Hornpipe-Mathews, others; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Minors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@O@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Polly-Miss Macklin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Beggar-Simson; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Ross; Sosia-Woodward; Mercury-Palmer; Alcmena-Mrs Yates, late Mrs Graham; Phaedra-Mrs Clive; Bromia-Mrs Macklin; Amphitryon-Havard; Polida-Walker; Tranio-Jefferson; Judge Gripus-Yates; Phoebus-Usher; Night-Miss Minors; In Which will be introduced a New Interlude of Singing, Dancing-Beard, Miss Young, others; New Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Yates, late Mrs Graham
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Macklin
Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Polly-Miss Macklin; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Beggar-Burton; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mathews; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: As17561210, but [abbreviated listing of cast to allow room for listing entertainment of dancing. Only the following mentioned]: Demetrius-Barry; King-Ridout; Lieut.-Shuter; Leontias-Sparks; Gentlemen Ushers-Arthur, Dunstall; Magician-Baker; Singing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers; Leucippe-Mrs Pitt; Celia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Singing Spirits Actor: Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers
Role: Leucippe Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Governess Actor: Mrs Copen
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Related Works
Related Work: The Humorous Lieutenant Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan or Harlequin Restord

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Philips; Magician-Howard; Spaniard-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze; To conclude with a Dance-Granier, Lucas, Leppie.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance (for 2nd time)-Miss Toogood, apprentice to Lalauze; IV: By Desire a Ball Dance, call'd Queen Caroline, with a Minuet-Miss Toogood, Lalauze; End: A Harlequin Dance-Miss Toogood, 1st time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat of the Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Walker; Player-Mozeen; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Polly-Miss Macklin; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; In Act III a Hornpipe-Mathew; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: Le Medicin-Blakes; Crispin-Yates; Beatrice-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agis

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but Vocal Parts-Beard, Champness, Vernon, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young; but edition of 1758 lists: Agis-Mossop; Lysander-Garrick; Amphares-Havard; Rhesus-Holland; Euxus-Davies; Agesistrata-Mrs Pritchard; Sandane-Mrs Yates; Euanthe-Mrs Cibber; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard.
Related Works
Related Work: Agis Author(s): John Home

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ross; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Shuter; 1st time; Squire Richard-Collins; Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Green; Poundage-Stoppelaer; Motherley-Mrs Copin; Trusty-Miss Ferguson; Myrtilla-Miss Young; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Motherley Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Granier, Mrs Granier
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Event Comment: MMrs Macklin dy'd (Cross). The Rout deferred by indisposition of a principal performer. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #132 15s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Mossop, Yates, Palmer, Burton, Holland, O'Brien, Philips, Mozeen, Ackman, Vaughan, Clough, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Pritchard, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: Aesop Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian

Performance Comment: Diocles-Ross; Maximinian-Smith; Charinus-Sparks; Cosroe-Clarke; Aper-Gibson; Niger-Ridout; Camurius-Anderson; Persian Ambassador-Davis; Suitors-Collins; Costollo, Blakey; Countrymen-Dunstall, Barrington; Geta-Shuter; Aurelia-Mrs Vincent; Drusilla-Mrs Baker; Cassana-Mrs Stephens; Delphia-Mrs Hamilton; Original Dances-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard; The Vocal Parts-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: To conclude with the Masque ofThe Sultan

Performance Comment: (new set by Dr Arne) Solyman-Beard; Zayda-Miss Brent; Rozana-Mrs Lampe.
Cast
Role: Rozana Actor: Mrs Lampe.

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Paris-Beard; Mercury-Mattocks; Juno-Mrs Abegg; Pallas-Mrs Lampe; Venus-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Abegg
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Lampe
Related Works
Related Work: The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): John Weaver

Music: II: A Concerto on the Violin-Hay; End Opera: A Concerto on the Haut@Bois-Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17591003, but Patch-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17591211, but Song in Character-_; changed to An Occasional Song-Beard; Dances-Mrs Granier.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair of St. Germain Author(s): John Ozell
Related Work: The Fair Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Fortune's Tasks; or, The Fickle Fair One Author(s): John Horne
Related Work: Penelope Author(s): John Mottley
Event Comment: Receipts: #127. Paid Mrs Lee for playing Dorinda in The Stratagem the 20th inst., #5 5s. Paid Mr Weller for extra attendance in getting The Fair ready #2 2s. Paid Mr Kemp 13 nights from the 1st to 15th inst. at #1 12s. per night, #20 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17590926, but Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Rugby-Blakey.
Cast
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair of St. Germain Author(s): John Ozell
Related Work: The Fair Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: Fortune's Tasks; or, The Fickle Fair One Author(s): John Horne
Related Work: Penelope Author(s): John Mottley