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Event Comment: Benefit Thompson and Mrs Rowley. Mainpiece written by the late Mrs Centlivre. Tickets deliver'd out by Taylor and Wright will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17431021, but Miranda-Mrs Clive; Isabinda-Mrs Rowley.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Rowley.
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17431226, but Shade of Hero-Mrs Lampe; 2nd Fury-Villeneuve.
Cast
Role: Shade of Hero Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mrs Delagarde
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mullart, Mrs Bland, Miss Allen, Mrs LeFont, and Page (Housekeeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As17431116, but Viletta-Mrs Bland; Corrigidor-_.
Cast
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Woffington. Part of the Pit will be rail'd into the boxes. Tickets deliver'd out for the 12th will be taken. Afterpiece: written by MacSwiney and never performed [Premiere at dl on 29 March 1705]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Gipsy Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Countrywoman Actor: Mrs King.

Afterpiece Title: The Quacks; or, Love's the Physician

Performance Comment: Sir Patient Careful-Yates; Dr Medley-Macklin; Clitander-Mozeen; Dr Ticklepulse-Turbutt; Dr Refugee-Blakes; Harry-Usher; Caudle-Winstone; Novice-Marr; Lysette-Mrs Bennet; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout; Doris-Miss Bradshaw; Nurse-Miss Pitt; Prologue-Mrs Woffington [1745 edition; General Advertiser lists only principal actors].1745 edition; General Advertiser lists only principal actors].
Cast
Role: Lysette Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Prologue Actor: Mrs Woffington

Dance: IV: Dance-Muilment

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Mills and Mrs Mills. Servants will be allowed to keep places upon the stage, which will be form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets and places to be had of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17450206, but Belinda-Mrs Mills; Heartfree-Mills; Sir John Brute-Macklin; Mademoiselle-Mrs Macklin; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Cornet Actor: Mrs Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Miss Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs King
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: II: Muilment; III: Sga Bettini

Event Comment: Benefit Jones, Mrs Bland, Mrs Gondou, Miss Ferguson, Miss Morrison (General Advertiser). Benefit Charles Jones, son of the late Jere Jones who formerly kept the Selectation Tavern at Billingsgate (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17441217, but Lady Sadlife-Mrs Hale; Wishwell-Mrs Bland; add Situp-Miss Ferguson; Old Wilful-_; Old Atall-_; Bolus-_; Rhurbarb-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17450502, but Sir John-Hayman; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni; also Scotch Dance, as17441012

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Turkish Ambassadour. Benefit Phillips, in confinement in King's Bench. [Prices 3s., 2s., 1s.] Mr Phillips humbly begs leave to inform his Friends, being under Confinement in the King's Bench, He has not at present an Opportunity to wait on such Gentlemen and Ladies, as he may have hopes to esteem his well wishers. But in order to render Mrs Phillips's Entertainment as agreeable as possible to the Publick, Mr Phillips will be there on that Night. Tickets at Mrs Phillips's / Lodgings, at Mrs Norman's in Ayliffe St.; and of Mr Phillips in the King's Bench Prison, Southwark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Kennedy; Hoyden-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Phillips; Colonel-Phillips.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Phillips

Dance: I: Sailor's Hornpipe-Phillips late Harlequin of Drury Lane, his first in this Kingdom for three years; II: Quaker's Sermon on Viola-Phillips; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Ballet: V:Pantomime Dance call'd Harlequin and Clown. Harlequin-Phillips

Event Comment: Benefit Rector, Mrs Gondou, and Miss Vandersluys. Tickets deliver'd for Miss Ferguson and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17451107, but Foigard-Arthur; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Martin

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Havard.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs Vaughn, Mrs +Villeneuve, Miss _Vandersluys, Mrs _Phillips.
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Mrs Mannerly Actor: Mrs Martin

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi, Miss Vandersluys; The Peasants-Mathews, Miss Vandersluys

Event Comment: Benefit Anderson, Dupre, Mrs Bland. Tickets delivered out for Goodall, Mrs Daniel, Miss Morrison will be taken. Mainpiece not acted these 5 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Hale; Modely-Chapman; Freehold-Bridgwater; Sir John-Goodall; Lurcher-Anderson; Doublejugg-Hippisley; Vulture-Woodward; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Vaughan; Timothy Shacklefigure-James; Longbottom-Bencraft; Aura-Mrs Daniel (1st time of appearing on that stage); Flora-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Daniel
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Song: WWe're Gaily yet-Beard

Dance: Sodi

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Furnival for her performing the part of Alicia this night, Mrs Cibber being ill...#5 5s. (Account Books, Egerton 2268) [Mrs Cibber's name was in the General Advertiser notice.] Receipts: #156 17s. We hear that there is now in Rehearsal a new Comedy called The Rake, which Character is to be represented by Mr Garrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17470102, but Alicia-Mrs Furnival.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Furnival.
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Event Comment: The Farce of Miss in Her Teens Anatomiz'd (Gentlemen's Magazine, Feb., pp. 71-72, from The Anatomist and News Regulator, 31 Jan.) [A critical analysis of the thin plot, thinner chcharacters, lack of moral, but excellent acting of Garrick, Woodward, and Mrs Pritchard, even in parts of nonsense, stupidity and bawdry. Deplores taste of the town which welcomed it for 18 nights.] Receipts: #187 14s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Woodward; Loveless-Ryan; Narcissa-Mrs Horton; Sir William-Hippisley; Snap-Chapman; Elder Worthy-Ridout; Young Worthy-Gibson; Hillaria-Mrs Hale; Flareit-Miss Hippisley; Amanda-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs L. Hallam

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Camply-Cushing; Hardy-Goodfellow; Brumpton-Wignell; Trusty-Furnival; Trim-L. Hallam; Sable-Costollo; Cabinet-Lee; Kate Matchlock-W. Hallam; Mrs Farthingale-Shuter; Charlotte-Mrs Hallam; Harriet-Mrs Cushing; Lady Brumpton-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Farthingale Actor: Shuter
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461124

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pritchard. [Receipts: #61 6s., plus #141 8s. from tickets, amounting to a house of #202 14s. without Stage (Account Books, Egerton 2268), i.e., perhaps, without counting income from those invited by Mrs Pritchard to sit on the stage.] Note: The Amphitheatre used on the stage at Benefits will be enclosed and divided into distinct Boxes, with a ceiling and illuminated; in the same manner as those in Front of the House. Ladies are desired to send their servants by Three.--General Advertiser. [House charges were #60.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17470112, but Hastings-Havard ; Mrs Furnival continued to play Alicia. Mrs Furnival continued to play Alicia.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Furnival.
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17461231

Event Comment: Adapted for the stage, as alter'd from Milton's Masque at Ludlow Castle (General Advertiser). Benefit for Beard. Ready Money #94 15s., plus #102 9s. from tickets. Charges #60. Paid Mrs Lane for Rent of Cowley in full to Michaelmas last #41. (Account Books, Egerton 2268) [Cowley was Rich's estate at Uxbridge. Notice about Amphitheatre (see 23 March) repeated.] Tickets of Beard at his house in Red Lyon Square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Bacchanal-Beard; Elder Brother-Ryan; Younger Brother-Cashell; 1st Spirit-Havard; 2nd Spirit-Ridout; Euphrosyne-Miss Younge; Sabrina-Mrs Lampe; Lady-Mrs Pritchard; Attendant Spirits of Comus-Leveridge, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Wright; Dances proper to the masque-Villeneuve, Picq, Sga Campioni.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Event Comment: [Benefit on basis of half value of tickets for eight beneficiaries]: James, Anderson, Thompson, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Ferguson, Mrs Gondou, Mrs LeFont, and Miss Morrison. Receipts at the door: #13 5s. /For Box Pit Gallery Value Half-Value/James 1 152 115 #34 11s. #17 5s. 6d./Anderson 10 89 84 #24 5s. #12 2s. 6d./Thompson .. 61 46 #13 15s. #6 17s. 6d./Mrs Lebrun 1 32 36 #8 13s. #4 6s. 6d./Mrs Gondou 6 57 60 #16 1s. #8 0s. 6d./Mrs Ferguson 9 34 58 #13 3s. #6 11s. 6d./Mrs Morrison 15 25 43 #11 16s. #5 18s./Mrs Le Font 8 60 49 #15 18s. #7 19s./Totals 50 510 491 #138 2s. #69 1s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17470131, but Young Worthy-Anderson; Elder Worthy-Carr; Snap-James; Sly-Marten; Mrs Anne-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Miss Ferguson.
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Part of Pit laid into Boxes, and stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets and Places to be had at Mrs Pritchard's in Duke's late Earl's Court, (Bow Street), at Mr Vaughan's at the Golden Fan, next the Royal Exchange, Cornhill; and of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #220 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #63 10s. 6d.; tickets, #118 17s. (Clay MS). By her agreement she has ten Guineas return'd her out of this charge, and therefore I shall subtract that out of the rest (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17471205, but with a new Epilogue In Dialogue-Garrick, Mrs Pritchard in the Character of Ranger and Clarinda; Ranger's Frolick-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Mozeen
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: Cooke, Anne Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Rawlinson. To begin at 6:30 p.m. Prices: 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Cushing; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Cook; Cherry-Miss Rawlinson who never appeared on any Stage before; rest of the parts-Gentlemen from the theatres (Theatrical Clippings Folger Library).
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Cook

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft and Mrs Hale. Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 4 Dec. 1740.] N.B.: A parcel of tickets having been lost, none sold at the doors of the theatre will be admitted. Tickets to be had and places taken of Page at the Stage Door of the Theatre. [Inserted in the General Advertiser this day is Buskin's Apology]: @Enur'd to ills of various kinds,@By ancestors undone;@The Author has severely paid@For failings not his own.@From Disappointments Buskin writes,@Confesses 'tis for gain@Yet scorns all profits which arise@From giving others pain.@No private character he sneers,@No venom taints his mind;@His sole ambition is to please,@Not satyrise Mankind.@ On Wednesday last the Tragedy of Othello was acted at Covent Garden towards the relief of the unhappy sufferers by the late Fire; and on Saturday the sum of #218 12s. 4d. was paid into the hands of Messrs Ironside and Belchier; the company of comedians and the band of musick having generously given their performances (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ryan; Francisco-Gibson; Lance-Dunstall; Lovegood-Rosco; Merchant-Ridout; Roger-Martin; Ralph-James; Humphry-Collins; Shorthose-Cibber; Hairbrain-Bencraft; Fountain-Anderson; Bellamoure-Storer; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Isabella-Mrs Hale; Widow-Mrs Horton; The comedy to conclude with the last New Dance call'd Foote's Vagaries-.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Event Comment: At Mr Phillips New Theatre at the Bowling Green. To begin at seven o'clock. Benefit for Phillips and Mrs Phillips (Daily Advertiser), but benefit for Morgan and Mrs Morgan (Hogan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Morgan; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Morgan; Lady Anne-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Afterpiece Title: New Pantomime Entertainment

Song: III: Genius of England-; End: New Mad Tom-Platt Sen

Event Comment: Play a Tragedy by James Thomson. Brought to the stage by the efforts of Lord Lyttleton and Quin (Baker, Biographia Dramatica). [Genest, IV, 279, notes that Mrs Woffington had painted her beautiful face with wrinkles to suit the character of Venturia.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Quin, Ryan, Delane, Sparks, Ridout, Bridgwater, Anderson, Miss Bellamy, Mrs Woffington. [Coriolanus-Quin; Attius Tullus-Ryan; Galesus-Delane; Volqsius-Sparks; Titus-Ridout; Minucius-Bridgwater; Cominius-Anderson; Volumnia-Miss Bellamy; Veturia-Mrs Woffington; Prologue-Quin; Epilogue-Mrs Woffington (Edition of 1749).]
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years.[See 2 April 1745]. Pit and Boxes laid together, where servants will be allowed to keep Places, and on the stage; which for the better Accommodation of the Ladies will be inclos'd and form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets of Mrs Cibber at New Street, Spring Garden, and of Hobson. Receipts: #275 (Cross); house charges, #60. This must be subtracted as before (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Garrick; Siffredi-Berry; Osmond-Havard; Rhodolpho-Usher; Laura-Mrs Elmy; Sigismunda-Mrs Cibber who by particular desire will speak the Original Epilogue in the character of the Tragic Muse.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: As17490116, but Goodall-_; Mrs Highman-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Highman Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: Cooke, the Aurettis

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Elmy at the corner of Tavistock St., next Southampton St., Covent Garden, and of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #220 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17490102, but Phillis-Mrs Elmy for the first time; Myrtle-Mills.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Elmy for the first time
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17490316 but Fribble-Garrick; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs James; Capt. Loveit-_.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs James
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

Event Comment: Benefit for Ray, George Burton, Mrs Pitt. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years. [See 16 May 1744.] Tickets and places to be had of Hobson at the stage door. N.B. Tickets sold by the Orange@women at the doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-Havard; Thorowgood-Berry; Truman-Blakes; Uncle-Bridges; Blunt-Palmer; Millwood-Mrs Bennet; Maria-Mrs Green; Lucy-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Music: Between the acts: Flute-the Child

Dance: Between the acts: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Song: Between the acts: George Burton

Event Comment: Lent Mrs Green by order of Garrick #20; lent Shuter by order Lacy #3 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #130 (Cross); #124 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17491230, but The Vocal Parts-Mrs Clive, Miss _Norris.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: As17490928, but add Goodal-Winstone; Mrs Hyman-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Mrs Hyman Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woffington. Mainpiece: Not acted these 30 years. Afterpiece: Not acted these 5 years. For the better accommodation of the ladies, the stage will be enclosed and formed into Front and Side Boxes, where servants will be allowed to keep Places. Ladies are desired to send Servants by 3 o'clock. Charges: #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: King Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Ryan; Piercy-Delane; Rochford-Ridout; Northumberland-Sparks; Lady Diana Talbot-Mrs Vincent; Lady Elizabeth Blunt-Mrs Horton; Young Princess Elizabeth-Miss Mullart; Anna Bullen-Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Horton. Charges #60. Deficit to Mrs Horton #35 15s. 6d., covered by #43 5s. from tickets. Paid Mr Jossett for 3 pair of shoes for the stage 18s. Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years. Receipts: #24 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Mourning Bride-Miss Bellamy; King-Sparks; Gonzales-Bridgwater; Garcia-Gibson; Selim-Bennet; Heli-Bransby; Leonora-Mrs Barrington; Osmyn-a Gentleman; Zara-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Dance: III: Dutch Dance, as17500319 End of Play: A Tambourin-Jardin