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Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Vincent and Mrs Bonneval (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17431213, but Rake-Gibson listed; Belinda-Mrs Vincent; Bumper Squire Jones-Beard as Col Bully.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17440103, but Nell-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: TThe Amorous Swain, as17440416 Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17440416 Grand Ballet-Cooke, Mlle Domatillo

Event Comment: NNew Theatre. Benefit Mrs Charke. 7 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Mrs Charke; Sir Charles-Austen; Edging-Miss Charke; Lady Betty-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Lord Foppington Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Mrs Charke; Peggy-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Mullart.
Event Comment: TTamerlane is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Mrs Cibber's indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Bridges; Face-Cross; Sir Epicure-Berry; Lovewit-Turbutt; Ananias-Phillips; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Green; Kastril-Neale; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Doll Common-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Mann
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Musick for the Afterpiece compos'd by Mr Arne. With a New Overture founded on some favourite Irish tunes. Nothing Under Full Prices will be taken during the Performance.--General Advertiser. [See Poem by S. G. To Mrs Sybilla, on her Acting the Goddess of Dullness and persuading her to attempt Melantha in Dryden's Marriage Alamode in Gentlemen's Magazine, Feb. 1745, p. 98. Authorship of afterpiece unknown; possible a revision of Theobald's The Happy Captive. See 16 April 1741 hay.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Temple of Dulness; With Humours of Sg Capochio and Sga Dorinna

Performance Comment: Capochio-Waltz; Puppibello-Lowe; Merit-Blakes; Goddess of Dullness-Mrs Sybilla (1st time of her performing in England); Negligence-Miss Young; Sga Dorinna-Mrs Arne (General Advertiser); Faddlini-Miss Cole [1745 edition].1745 edition].
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. 6 p.m. 5s., 3s., 2s., will be presented a Concert, etc. [In the bill for 21 Feb. it is announced as: By Permission...will be reviv'd an Historical Play, not acted these sixty years.] Tickets and Places to be had of Mr Meredith, at the Theatre. [Puffs in the Daily Advertiser announce their pleasure that Mrs Charke is actually going to play a woman's role. A rehearsal was held on 1 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pope John Viii

Performance Comment: otherwise Pope Joan-Mrs Charke.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Servants will be admitted to keep places on the stage; and the ladies are desired to send their servants by 3 o'clock. Mr Giffard having receiv'd directions for places at his benefit takes this opportunity of acquainting his friends he shall desist from troubling them on that occasion this season. Tickets to be had of Mrs Giffard at No. 11, in Craven Buildings, Drury Lane; and of Hobson at the Stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17450112, but Angelica-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Bridges

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: III: Muilment; V: Sga Bettini

Event Comment: Tragedy never acted. By James Thomson. Characters New Dress'd. But as it is rather more fashionable to run mad about Mr Thomsons's play, I will change my theme and talk to you of Tancred. I want much to know how you like it, at this distance I would lay any wager you do not like it so well as your sister does, who certainly cannot be your sister and not have been to see it long ago. Everybody agrees that no play was ever so much improved in acting, at least since the Booths and Bettertons. That first scene expecially, where Siffredi discovers to Tancred who he is, pleased me almost beyond anything I ever saw, indeed even before I saw it, that scene was my favourite. But what do you think of the story, and what of the style?-A Series of Letters between Mrs Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot, I, 60 (dated strangely 2 March). [On 26 April, the Daily Post published a letter by Bellario on Tancred and Sigismunda, discussing the kind of support it received]: A very remarkable new Lord of the Treasury was proud of appearing its Foster Father, and attended at the public rehearsals; the first night of the performance this celebrated person and his friends in the Box with him (all very lately most flaming Patriots) were seen clapping their hands at the following remarkable speech: First of You All...To Quit Mistakes. [The letter also discussed political aspects of the play, then the poetry of the lines. The author heard that three hundred lines were cut out after the first performance, and was of opinion that double that amount would have been beneficial.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Garrick; Siffredi-Sheridan; Osmond-Delane; Rodolpho-Havard; Sigismunda-Mrs Cibber; Laura-Miss Budgell; Epilogue-Miss Budgell, Mrs Cibber [1st edition, but listed in order of actors given by General Advertiser, except General Advertiser adds Bridges & Mozeen].1st edition, but listed in order of actors given by General Advertiser, except General Advertiser adds Bridges & Mozeen].
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Budgell, Mrs Cibber
Event Comment: Benefit Mr Daniel and Mrs Bainbridge; tickets deliver'd out for Love's Last Shift will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lady Townley-Mrs Daniel; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Bainbridge.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: Mainp1ece, a Comedy written by Colley Cibber, Poet Laureate. Not acted in 30 years [see 18 Oct. 1718. An Epilogue for Mrs Woffington in the Character of Brittania was sent this day to the Licenser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-L. Sparks; Heartly-Giffard; Col. Woodvil-Havard; Charles-Mozeen; Sir John Woodvil-Berry; Maria-Mrs Woffington; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lady Woodvil Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Ridout

Dance: V: Muilment

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hooper. Boxes 4s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17460122, but Polly-Mrs Hooper her first time here; Macheath-Hayman First time on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Phillips
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Cushing.

Dance: Joseph Granier, Polly Granier, Jack Granier

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Dove. Prices Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Note, Several Lots of ground to be lett for Gardening. Enquire at the Taphouse of the Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17460102, but Bullock-Dove; Rose-Miss Haughton (Daily Advertiser), Mrs Dove (General Advertiser); Melinda-Mrs Cushing; Worthy-_; Recruits-_.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Cushing
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Entertainment: II: Drunken Peasant-Chettle

Dance: III: Comic Dance-The Masters Granier, Miss Granier; V: Hornpipe-Williams

Song: III: Merry Cobler or +Monsieur Defeated-

Event Comment: Benefit Picq, Bibby and Mrs Mann, Brownlow St., Long Ave

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Performance Comment: Harlequin's Wife-Mrs Mann; Harlequin-Yates; Swiss-Blakes; Pierot-Leviez; Harlequin's Child-Miss Yates; Harlico-Collins; Goddess Hecate-Miss Edwards; Spright-Bibby; Shepherds, Shepherdesses-Desse, Shawford, Mrs Pritchard, Picq.

Song: Bibby

Dance: Picq, Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out by Wright, Atkinson, Mrs King, Miss Bradshaw, Miss Pitt, &c for the Confederacy will be taken. Care will be taken to stop those Tickets that are sold at the door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover

Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17460419 but Beatrice-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs King.
Role: Mrs Crispin Actor: Mrs Bridges

Song: Bibby

Dance: The Mechels

Event Comment: Benefit I. Sparks. Tickets deliver'd out by Lloyd, Mason, Caustin, &c will be taken, and tickets deliver'd out by Brooks, Bride, Mrs Barclay, Mrs Fenn, and others for the Country Wife for Thursday last will be taken this night. Being the last time of the Company's performing this season. [The advance notice of this night had included the Musical Entertainment of Neptune and Amphitrite (compos'd by Arne), but this is omitted from the notice of the day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17460131, but Francisco-Bransby; Miranda-Mrs Mozeen; Neptune-_; Juno-_; Iris-_; Ceres-_; Amphitrite-_; Sea Nymphs-_; Dances-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Macklin

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Song: CCantata-Lowe

Event Comment: WWalpole to Sir Horace Mann: We have operas but no company at them; the Prince and Lord Middlesex Impresarii. Plays only are in fashion; at one house the best company that perhaps ever were together, Quin, Garrick, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Cibber: at the other Barry, a favorite young actor and the Violette, whose dancing our friends don't like: I scold them, but all the answer is "Lord! you are so English."-Horace Walpole's Correspondence with Sir Horace Mann, II, 42

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17461004, but Gratiano-Simpson; Emilia-Mrs Furnival.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Furnival.
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Ridout.

Dance: The German Camp, as17461204; The Vintage, as17461204

Event Comment: 1 Ladies send servants by three o'clock to keep places. [A customary note for subsequent performances this season.] Paid Mrs LaFont for her performance 3 nights in The Rape of Proserpine 15s. Receipts: #189 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Garrick 1st time; Falstaff-Quin; King-Cashell; Wales-Ryan; Francis-Hippisley; Worcester-Rosco; Westmorland-Hayman; Vernon-Gibson; Northumberland-Carr; Douglas-Anderson; Poins-Chapman; Bardolph-Marten; Blunt-Ridout; Carriers-Arthur, Woodward; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent; Hostess-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Hayman
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs James.
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit Mrs Giffard. Tickets to be had of her at her house, No 11 in Craven Buildings, Drury Lane, and of Hobson at the stage door where places may be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17461227, but Lady Macbeth-Mrs Giffard; Macduff-Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

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

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Muilment, Salomon's Son, the Mechels

Event Comment: Benefit Brett and Mrs Cushing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Felix-Goodfellow; Cibby-L. Hallam; Lissardo-Cushing; Violante-Mrs Hallam; Flora-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cushing.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: See17470324 but Fribble-Cushing; Tag-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Cushing.

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Elmy. Tickets and places of Hobson, and of Mrs Elmy at her lodgings at the Star in Bow St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17470204, but Desdemona-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Elmy.
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Furnival.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: See17461027, but Chambermaid-Mrs Clive; Drunken Colonel-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: II: Muilment; V: Sailor's Dance, as17470402

Song: IV: Lowe

Event Comment: Benefit Cross (Prompter) and Mrs Cross. Mainpiece not acted for 40 years [see 22 Dec. 1710]. Written by the author of The Yeoman of Kent [Thomas Baker]. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Burton will be taken. Tickets to be had of Cross at his lodgings over against the Rose Tavern in Russell St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fine Lady's Airs; Or, An Equipage Of Lovers

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Sprightly-Giffard; Blenheim-Delane; Nicknack-Yates; Bramble-Macklin; Lady Tossup-Mrs Cross; Lady Rodomont-Mrs Woffington; with an Epilogue called the Universal Prompter-.
Cast
Role: Lady Tossup Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Rodomont Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: I: By particular Desire, Arrah my Judy-Barrington

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son

Event Comment: Benefit Dunstall and Davies. Receipts: #15 16s. 6d., plus #91 15s. from tickets, distribution unspecified. Charges #60. Paid Bridgwater in part of his Bond #50 (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Tickets to be had at Dunstall's in Hunt's Court, Castle St; and of Davies at Mrs Cox's at the Indian Queen, in Cranbourn St., Leicester Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17461210, but Fainall-Davies; Foible-Mrs Dunstall; Waitwell-Rosco.
Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Marwood Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Event Comment: CCross: An apology made for Mrs Cibber's being ill, tho she play'd her part. Receipts: #180 (Cross); #181 5s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Barry; Polydore-Delane; Acasto-Berry; Chamont-Garrick; Chaplain-Blakes; Serina-Miss Cole; Page-Miss Yates; Florella-Mrs Green; Monimia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Tickets and Places of Mrs Elmy at the corner of Tavistock St. next Southampton St., Covent Garden; and of Hobson at the stage door. Being the last time of acting till the Holidays. Cash, #92 12s.; tickets, #56 8s.; total, #149 (Clay MS page reproduced in Oct. 1926 issue of Connoisseur, p. 93). A few days ago arriv'd in Town Mr Sheridan, Manager of the Theatre Royal in Dublin, and we hear as his stay is to be but short, he intends to perform only once, for the benefit of the poor sufferers by the late Fire (General Advertiser). [The fire happened the 25th in "Exchange alley (London) and in the space of 10 hours consumed a great number of houses occupied by persons in middling circumstances and with large families." Subscriptions were raised and distributed by a committee of ten bankers. See General Advertiser.] Receipts: #160 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17480319 but Macbeth-Barry; Lady Macduff-Mrs Elmy; Young Siward-_; Fleance-_; Seyton-_; Angus-_; Doctor-_; Lady-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: Cooke, Anne and Janeton Auretti

Event Comment: [Benefit for Berry and Mrs Green. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets of Hobson at stage door; or Berry at his lodgings in Little Bridges St., Covent Garden; and Mrs Green at her Lodgings at the Green Canister in Great Shier Lane, Carey St., Lincolns Inn. [This day one B. B. (presumably Macklin) inserted a letter to the author of the General Advertiser in that paper framing the historical background for the Lover's Melancholy, to be performed as benefit for his wife on 22 April. It gave a short account of the author (John Ford), his works in general, and of that dramatic piece in particular, and sought to align Ford as an intimate and profess'd admirer of Shakespeare. See comment for 23 April]. Receipts: #207 (Cross); house charges, #63 N.B.: Mr Berry paid, but at the rate o 60 pounds for his benefit, therefore I must make a draw back of #1 10s. for his half (Powel); cash, #88 9s. tickets, #118 12s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Jacyntha Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: [The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: [II: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Gondoliers-Cooke

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Mills and Mrs Mills. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. By Desire 3 rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants will be allow'd to keep places on the stage. Mr and Mrs Mills take but one benefit this year that they may not be troublesome to their friends. Receipts: #210 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #49 8s.; tickets, #153 10s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17480321 but Heartfree-Mills; Col. Bully listed "with songs proper to the character"; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Taylor-_; Justice-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: Savoyards, as17471215; IV: Pastoral Dance-Cooke, Janneton Auretti[, as17480320