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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17480920, but Ben advertised with a song and dance in character; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Foresight-Taswell; Nurse-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James.
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet call'd L'Entree de Flore-Anne Auretti, Cooke, Janeton Auretti

Ballet: End: A Grand Ballet call'd Vertumnus and Pomona. Vertumnus-Cooke; Vertumnus' followers-Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford; Pomona-Anne Auretti; Pomona's followers-Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly; Pan-Matthews; Pan's followers-Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates

Performance Comment: Vertumnus-Cooke; Vertumnus' followers-Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford; Pomona-Anne Auretti; Pomona's followers-Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly; Pan-Matthews; Pan's followers-Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Duncan-Mills; Macduff-Havard; Malcolm-Blakes; Banquo-Sowdon; Ross-Lee; Lennox-Palmer; Seyward-Winstone; Donalbain-Miss Cole; Hecate-Berry; Witches-Bridges, Neale, Yates; Young Seyward-Bransby; Fleance-Master Cross; Seyton-Ray; Angus-Simpson; Doctor-Taswell; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Lady-Mrs Yates; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Escalus-Winstone; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Lee; Benvolio-Usher; Tybalt-Blakes; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Old Capulet-Wright; Friar John-Champness; Gregory-Taswell; Sampson-James; Balthasar-Bransby; Abraham-Marr; Mercutio-Woodward; Apothecary-Simpson; Peter-Vaughan; Page-Mas Cross; Guards-Raftor, Gray, Ray; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; with a new dance proper to the play-Cooke, Miss Janneton Auretti.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: As17481004, but also Goodall-Winstone; Mrs Highman-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Mrs Highman Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Bridges. Tickets to be had of Mr Bridges at Mr Courteen's in Bow St., Covent Garden; and of Hobson at the stage door. Publish'd this day at 1s. Miss in Her Teens; or, the Medley of Lovers, a Farce in Two Acts, as it is performed at Drury Lane. Written by Mr Garrick. Printed for J. and R. Tonson. Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17481001, but Richard-_; Moody-_; Poundage-_; Mrs Motherly-_; Myrtilla-_; Trusty-_.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe and Jumpedo

Event Comment: Benefit for Leviez, Ballet Master. Tickets deliver'd for Romeo and Juliet will be taken. Mr Leviez is oblig'd to change the play on account of Mrs Cibber's illness. Romeo advertis'd but Mrs Cibber's illness chang'd it (Cross). Tickets to be had of Leviez at his house in Great Queen St., and of Hobson at the Stage Door. Receipts: #180 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens & Ye Scene of Peace

Performance Comment: As17490410 but Fribble-Garrick; rest omitted; To conclude with the Last Grand Scene of The Triumph of Peace-; (see17490221) in which will be a Grand Dance-Cooke, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; IV: Scotch Dance, as17490118; V: Savoyards, as17480920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17490403 but Humphrey-Simpson; Isabella-Mrs James; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Myrtle-Lee.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs James
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17490221, but Clerimont-King; James-Winstone; Furnish-Raftor; List-Marr; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Pitt; Wheedle-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17490501, but Tag-Mrs James; Sir Simon-_.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: Savoyards, as17480920

Music: IV: Piece on Flute-the Child

Event Comment: Benefit for Townsend and Follett. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, author unknown]: The Music entirely new, composed by Reeve. Morning Chronicle, 11 June: Tickets to be had of Townsend, No. 153, Drury-lane; of Jack Follett, at Mrs Chapman's, No. 46, Drury-lane. Receipts: #436 19s. (93.17.6; 4.6.0 Tickets: 338.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: As17950428, but Sir Walter Waring (1st time)-Munden; Emily (1st time)-Mrs Mountain; added to Medley: With a new song by Shield-; Bridget-Mrs Watts.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Watts.
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Miss Di Clacket Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: The Frolics of an Hour

Performance Comment: Characters by Munden, Haymes, Burton, Townsend, Mrs Davenport, Miss Cornelys. [Cast from text (Minerva Press, 1795): Sir Robert Race-Munden [in text: Powel]; Bob Spanker-Haymes; Thomas-Burton; Lieutenant William Easy-Townsend; Lady Brilliant-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Cornelys.
Cast
Role: Lady Brilliant Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus

Cast
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Song: In the course of the EveningOld Towler-Incledon

Entertainment: In the course of the Performances: Imitations of the principal Performers of both Theatres-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Iago-Macklin; Cassio-Mills; Brabantio-Berry; Montano-Mozeen; Gratiano-Simpson; Roderigo-Yates; Duke-Winstone; Ludovico-Blakes; Emilia-Mrs Macklin; Desdemona-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Elmy.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Performance Comment: As17470919, but a New Dance-Cooke; Minuet-_; the Original Cantata-_; in IV Occasional Prologue-_; but the New Occasional Epilogue= (by Particular Desire)-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Lady Wrangle Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Sophronia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Gayless-Blakes; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green; Melissa-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Mills; Face-Macklin; Sir Epicure-Berry; Kastril-Yates; Ananias-Neale; Lovewit-Arthur; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Blakes; Dapper-Leigh; Dame Pliant-Mrs Horsington; Doll Common-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Mozeen.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Delane; Moneses-Havard; Arpasia-Mrs Cibber; Axalla-Mozeen; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Bajazet-Barry; Omar-Sparks; Dervise-Berry; Hali-Usher; Stratocles-Winstone; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Barry; Chamont-Garrick; Polydore-Delane; Acasto-Berry; Monimia-Mrs Cibber; Florella-Mrs Green; Chaplain-Blakes; Serina-Miss Cole; Page-Miss Yates. [General Advertiser merely lists actors. Cast from MacMillan, Drury Lane Calendar.]General Advertiser merely lists actors. Cast from MacMillan, Drury Lane Calendar.]
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Green

Song: SSailors Rendezvous at Portsmouth, as17471117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17471107, but Myrtle-Lee,1st time; Lucinda-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moor of Moor Hall-Lowe; Mauxalinda-Mrs Mozeen; Gubbins-Reinhold; Dragon-Blakes; Margery-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Mozeen
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: The Gondoliers-Cooke; V: Dutch Dance, as17471128

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: Henry V-Barry; Archbishop of Canterbury-Delane; Exeter-Berry; Fluellin-Macklin; Pistol-Yates; Gloster-Usher; Bedford-Marr; Westmoreland-Simpson; Gower-Bransby; Salisbury-Burton; King of France-Mills; Dauphin-Havard; Constable-Sparks; Burgundy-Blakes; Mountjoy-Lee; Bp. Ely-Winstone; Cambridge-Raftor; Scroop-Mozeen; Grey-Ray; Governor of Harfleur-Taswell; Macmorris-Barrington; Jamy-Neale; Nym-Arthur; Bardolph-I. Sparks; Boy-Miss Yates; Queen Isabel-Mrs Bennet; Katherine-Mrs Green; the Prologue, Chorus-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Queen Isabel Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17471212, but Filch-_; Mat@o@Mint-_; Player-_; Beggar-_; Mrs Slammekin-_; Sukey Tawdry-_; Jenny Diver-_; Molly Brazen-_.
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

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Dumont-Barry, 1st time; Gloster-Delane; Belmour-Lee; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Blakes; Darby-Burton; Lady-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Barrington; Friendly-Lowe; Sir Testy-Arthur; Dick-Blakes; Hob's Mother-Mrs Macklin; Flora-Mrs Mozeen; Old Hob-Berry; Betty-Miss Royer.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mozeen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17471015, but Lady Bountiful-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: IV: Savoyard Dance, as17471215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Macduff-Delane; Ross-Lee; Banquo-Havard; Duncan-Sparks; Malcolm-Blakes; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Lennox-Mozeen; Siward-Winstone; Donalbain-Miss Cole; Hecate-Berry; Witches-Arthur, Neale, Yates; Young Siward-Bransby; Fleance-Master Cross; Seyton-Ray; Angus-Simpson; Doctor-Taswell; Lady-Miss Minors; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; With songs-; dances-, and other decorations.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17480122, but Richard-_; John Moody-_; Poundage-_; Mrs Motherly-_; Myrtilla-_; Trusty-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: Polish Dance, as17471109; III: Dutch Dance, as17471128; IV: Pastoral Dance-Cooke, Janeton Auretti; V: A Ball Dance, call'd The Louvre-; concluding with: a Minuet-Cooke, Anne Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets and places of Blakes at his house in Cranbourne Alley, Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door. Les Messieurs & Dames peuvent laisser Diner leurs Domestiques car a quatre Heur sera assez a bonne heur de les Envoyer pour Gardez les places dans les loges. M. Fanfaron (General Advertiser). [The General Advertiser this day also included the first announcement of Mrs Macklin's benefit to be held on 22 April, at which would be perform'd the Lover's Melancholy, "Not acted these Hundred years," together with a new farce (never acted) called The Club of Fortune Hunters. The notice ran again several times, followed by the letters to the author of the General Advertiser noted on 19 and 23 April.] Receipts: #111 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #58 6s.; tickets, #52 15s. (Clay MS)

Performances

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

Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Woffington 1st time
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17471021, but Loveless-Lowe; Gripe-Arthur; Isabel-Mrs Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Mozeen.

Dance: II: Dutch Dance, as17471128; IV: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Pastoral Dance, as17480326 Sailor's Rendezvous, as17471117

Song: SSailor's Rendezvous, as17471117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Iago-Sparks; Cassio-Mills; Brabantio-Berry; Roderigo-Woodward; Duke-Winstone; Desdemona-Mrs Cibber; Emilia-Mrs Pritchard; Montano-Bransby; Gratiano-Simpson; Ludovico-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Lettice-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

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

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: V: Savoyards, as17480920