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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Weston, Lewis, Davis, Mrs Dailey, Mrs Osborne, Foote.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Daily
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Osborne

Dance: As17630620

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Davis; Clodio-Kennedy; Sancho-Weston; Don Choleric-Lewis; Antonio-Johnson; Charino-Jackson; Monsieur-Summers; Page-Master Summers; Don Duart-Murden; Jaques-Wallis; Louisa-Mrs Daly; Angelina-Miss Read; Elvira-Mrs Osborne; Honoria-Mrs Johnson.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Daly
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Osborne
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Johnson.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Daily
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Osborne

Dance:

Entertainment: I: Comic Dance-Rogier, Miss Street; III: Serious Dance-Miss Street; IV: Comic Dance-Master Clinton, Miss Street; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston; a Hornpipe in Taste-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Smith; Charles-Clarke; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Marten; Whisper-Costollo; Scentwell-Mrs Ferguson; Isabinda-Miss Hallam; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Mattocks; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Jobson-Dunstall; Nell-Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Ballanc-Sparks; Worthy-Hull; Kite-Anderson; Brazen-Woodward; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Hayes; Recruits-Buck, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Vincent; Rose-Miss Davies; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-O'Brien; Sir George Airy-Palmer; Sir Francis Gripe-Yates; Sir Jealous Traffic-Love; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Patch-Mrs Clive; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Charles-Packer; Whisper-Vaughan; Butler-Ackman; Scentwell-Mrs Bradshaw; The Epilogue in Character-the Busy Body.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Obrien; Col. Standard-Holland; Smuggler-Parsons; Vizard-Packer; Beau Clincher-Yates; Clincher Jr-King; Tom-Clough; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parly-Mrs Bennet; Angelica-Miss Bride; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, call'd The Provancalle-Master Clinton, Miss Street , being their first appearance on this stage

Event Comment: This Farce is suppos'd to be written by Mr King. & was tolerably well receiv'd. The Tunes are very dull (Hopkins). Farce well receiv'd (Cross Diary). Receipts: #144 2s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Southampton-Jackson; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Hopkins; Burleigh-Burton; Raleigh-Lee; Essex-Holland; Rutland-Mrs Yates; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Lieutenant-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Countess of Nottingham Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Performance Comment: Principal parts by King, Vernon, Packer, Burton, Baddeley, Clough, Strange, Mrs Lee, Miss Young. Smatter-King; Young Gilbert-Vernon; Lockworth-Baddeley; Modely-Packer; Sir Ralph-Burton; Celia-Miss Young; Lucy-Mrs Lee; Roger-Clough (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Lee

Dance: IV: The Provancalle, as17631014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Woodward; Modelove-Dyer; Prim-Gibson; Perriwinkle-Shuter; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Clarke; Sackbut-Marten; Simon Pure-Costollo; Aminidab-Mas. Morgan; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Robert-Parsons; Sir Wm. Belmont-Burton; Blandford-Bransby; Sir John Restless-Yates; Beverly-OBrien; Lady Restless-Miss Haughton; Clarissa-Mrs Palmer; Belinda-Mrs Yates; Tattle-Mrs Bradshaw; Belmont-Packer.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Lee

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Beard, Shuter, Mattocks, Dyer, Bennet, Dunstall, Miss Brent, Miss Hallam, Mrs Walker, Miss Davies, Barrington, Holtom, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller; Dances incident to the opera-Granier, Miss Twist. [See17621208.]See17621208.]

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: Principal Witches-Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Grimaldi, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; Harlequin-Rooker; A Reel, Hornpipe-Aldridge; Misers-Castle, Parsons; Misers' Servants-Clough, Ackman; Colombine-Miss Baker; Lilliputian Harlequin-Miss Rogers; Lilliputian Colombine-Miss Ford; To conclude with the Landing of the Cherokees in America-; Cherokees-Grimaldi, Lauchery, Tassoni.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: See17631022, but assignment of parts first given here: Hawthorn-Beard; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William Meadows-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Davies; Deborah-Mrs Walker; Lucinda-Miss Hallam; Rosetta-Miss Brent; Servants at the Statute-Barrington, Holtom, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller; Dances-Granier, Miss Twist.

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005; II: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17631101

Music: II: Mr Handel's Water@Music, with a preamble on the Kettle Drums-Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Garcia-Lee; Heli-Castle; Alonzo-Ackman; Osmyn-Holland; Zara-Mrs Pritchard; King-Love; Gonzales-Havard; Selim-Packer; Leonara-Mrs Bennet; Almeria-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Leonara Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Performance Comment: Sadi-Love; Achmet-Holland; Othman-Havard; Barbarossa-Bransby; Irene-Mrs Hopkins; Zaphira-Mrs Yates; Aladin-Ackman; Slaves-Castle, Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Barbarossa Actor: Bransby
Role: Irene Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Zaphira Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Slaves Actor: Castle, Mrs Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: TThe Provancalle, as17631014

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Pantomime, the Overture and Comic Tunes compos'd by Potter, the Airs and Chorusses by Batishall. Nothing under Full Prices will be taken. The Words of the Airs and Chorusses in the Entertainment will be given away at the theatre (playbill). At the end of the Play a great Noise & many cry'd out, the whole! the whole, &c. Mr Holland told 'em there never was any more play'd, which a little appeas'd em; but some noise continued till the Curtain was drawn up for the Pantomime & then all was quiet. The Pantomime got great applause; the Tunes were very bad, & a great want of Business & Incidents thro' the whole. The Scenery is very Pretty & well Executed. The Elephant is excellent & has a Fine Effect (Hopkins). Machinery Pleas'd. Business so, so (Cross Diary). [Wording in comment from Hopkins Diary-MacMillan, differs only slightly.] Receipts: #269 13s

Performances

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

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Holland; Thorowgood-Love; Trueman-Packer; Uncle-Burton; Blunt-Fox; Maria-Mrs Davies; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Milwood-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate; or, Harlequin from the Moon

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Other characters-Vernon, Champnes, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Vaughan, Stevens, Fox, J. Palmer, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent, Miss Williams, Mrs Love; Colombine-Miss Baker; The Dances-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Dawson, Miss Hilliard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: As17631214, but Solemn Hymn-_Mattocks The Public Advertiser also omits Miss Davies, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Flametta Actor: Mrs Evans

Dance: III: The Knife Grinders, as17631012; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Jenkins-Davis; Penelope-Mrs Copin; Sukey-Mrs Evans; Jenny-Mrs Younger; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: II: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222; End: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Palmer; Brazen-Obrien; Kite-Bransby; Balance-Havard; Worthy-Lee; Bullock-Moody; Recruits-Yates, Parsons; Sylvia-Mrs Yates, first time; Melinda-Mrs Davies; Rose-Miss Cheney, first time; Welch Collier-Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Yates, first time
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Dance: III: A New Comic Dance call'd, the The Shepherdesses, or, La Faux a Veugle-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Ford. scholars to Gerhardi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: False Concord

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Woodward, Shuter, Dunstall, R. Smith, Mas. Morgan, Cushing, Mrs Pitt, Miss Hallam, Miss Elliot; With a Prologue [to the Farce-Woodward. [Larpent MS 236 lists the parts: Sudley; Raymond; Lord Lavender; Trimmer; Master Edward; Jasper; Footboy; Mrs Sudley; Miss Sudley; Miss Johnson; Servants.]Larpent MS 236 lists the parts: Sudley; Raymond; Lord Lavender; Trimmer; Master Edward; Jasper; Footboy; Mrs Sudley; Miss Sudley; Miss Johnson; Servants.]

Dance: II: A New Grand Ballet-Gallini, Miss Wilford, Sga Manesiere; End: A Grand Dance, call'd Hymen's Triumph-Gallini, Duquesney, Master Rogers, Miss Valois, Miss Wilford, Sga Manesiere

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. No building on Stage. Mrs Palmer's play was to have been the Fair Penitent, but on account of Mr O'Brien marriage it was changed (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #184 12s. (MacMillan); charges: #73 18s. [Profits to Mrs Palmer: #110 14s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Powell, first time; Duke-Havard; Cacafogo-Love; Juan-Packer; Sancho-Lee; Copper Captain-Palmer; Alonzo-Ackman; Altea-Mrs Bennet; Margaretta-Mrs Davies; Old Woman-Yates; Maid-Vaughan; Estifania-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: The Provancalle, as17631014; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. Afterpiece: [Advertised again as "For the Last Time this season."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Mrs Copin, Mrs Ferguson, Miss Davis
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs White
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Walker
Role: Margaritta Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: The Judgment of Paris, as17640503

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17640225, but Harriet-Mrs Palmer; Trinket-Lee; Toilet-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Toilet Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe, as17640514

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Holland; King Henry-Havard; Prince Edward, Duke of York-Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers; Buckingham-Lee; Richmond-Palmer; Tressel-Ackman; Lord Mayor-Philips; Ratcliff-Castle; Catesby-Packer; Lieut-Moody; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Palmer; Stanley-Bransby; Norfolk-Burton; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Granger; Cook-Clough; Melissa-Mrs Lee; Kitty Pry-Mrs Bennett; Gayless-Ackman; Guttle-Philips.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Bennett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holland; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Rosencraus-Fox; King-Love; Bernardo-Marr; Laertes-Lee; Ghost-Bransby; Ophelia-Young Gentlewoman, 1st time [Mrs Baddeley]; Osric-Palmer; Player King-Burton; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Gravediggers-Yates, Vaughan; Guildenstern-Castle; Marcellus-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale