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Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Butler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17271209, but Rossano-_; Lavinia-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Butler.
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Cibber

Dance: TThe Hussars-Thurmond, Mrs Booth; Whitson Holidays-Boval, Mrs Mills

Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre and Mrs Laguerre. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: [By John Hippisley.] Being the Farce of the Country-Wake, alter'd after the Manner of The Beggar's Opera. N.B. Printed Books...are to be had at the Theatre under the Title of Flora, an Opera. Receipts: money #29 10s. 6d.; tickets #84 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Alvarez-Milward; Felix-Hall; Carlos-Ryan; Lorenzo-Walker; Metaphrastus-Ogden; Sancho-Hippisley; Lopez-Chapman; Leonora-Mrs Younger; Isabella-Mrs Berriman; Camillo-Mrs Bullock; Jacinta-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Related Works
Related Work: She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith

Afterpiece Title: Hob's Opera

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; but edition of 1729 adds: Sir ThomasTesty-Hippisley; Friendly-Walker; Dick-H. Bullock; Old Hob-Hall; Flora-Mrs Chantrell; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Chantrell
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: HHighlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Legar

Event Comment: Benefit Newhouse and Mrs Kilby. Receipts: money #30 14s. 6d.; tickets #54 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17290329 but Mrs Dainty-Mrs Rice; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Holiday; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Sparkish-Chapman; Dorilant-Milward.
Cast
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Holiday
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kilby

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. By Command of His Royal Highness. Written by Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #75 17s.; tickets #119 6s. Daily Journal, 21 March: After the Play...the Prince of Wales and a great Number of the Nobility being Present, Mr Leveridge (whose Benefit is also to come very shortly) advanced upon the Stage, and after paying his Honours to the Audience, invited them to his Benefit, by a humorous Song set to the merry Tune of the Black Joke; which was receiv'd by the whole House with a universal Encore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton

Music: Preamble on the Kettle Drum-Poitier

Dance: End I: Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; II: French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; III: Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Highlander and Mistress=-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: Polonese-Poitier, Miss LaTour

Event Comment: Benefit Glover and Mrs Pelling. Receipts: money #27 14s.; tickets #118 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17300402 but Lacy-Mrs Morgan; Alithea-Mrs Berriman.
Cast
Role: Lacy Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Berriman.
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Holiday.
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Goody Weeder Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: End I: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; II: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; III: Numidian Dance-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mrs Pelling; V: Grand Dance-Glover, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, St.Luce; End of Opera: Grand Comic Dance of Sailors-; Hornpipe in the Character of a Boatswain-Salle

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Buchanan. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Fenton. Receipts: money #30 17s. 6d.; tickets #100 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Performance Comment: Mariamne-Mrs Buchanan; Sohemus-Quin; Flaminius-Ryan; Pheroras-Walker; Narbal-Milward; High Priest-Ogden; Sameas-Chapman; Arsinoe-Mrs Bullock; Salome-Mrs Egleton; Herod-Boheme.
Cast
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Arsinoe Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Salome Actor: Mrs Egleton

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Goody Weeder Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: TTollet's Grounds-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Heron. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Aura-Mrs Cibber; Sir John-Griffin; Lurcher-Cibber Jr; Modely-Bridgwater; Freehold-Harper; Heartwell-Roberts; Flora-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Heron.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

Performance Comment: Peartree-Roberts; Rako-Charke; Ply-Berry; Mother-Mrs Shireburn; Margery-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Heron.

Dance: Essex, Thurmond, Roger, Boval, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Clarke, Willcocks, Mrs Hill. Receipts: money #21 9s. 6d.; tickets #117 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Goswin-Ryan; Hubert-Boheme; Hemskirk-Milward; Woolfort-Walker; Ferrit-Willcocks; Gertrude-Mrs Bullock; Jaculine-Mrs Laguerre; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jaculine Actor: Mrs Laguerre

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Goody Weeder Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: TTollet's Ground-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-a Gentleman; Gloster-Cibber; Shore-Bridgwater; Bellmour-W. Mills; Jane Shore-Mrs Thurmond; Alicia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: PPrince's Saraband by L'Abbe for her Majesty's Birthday,-Essex, Mrs Booth; Harlequin-Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

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

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Rainton, Mrs Walter; III: Last new Dance-Miss Robinson; V: Chacone, Minuet-Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Cast
Role: Inanthe Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Grace

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: III: Peasant-Rainton, Mrs Walter; IV: Tambourin-Miss Robinson; V: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Song: In The Jovial Crew: The Merry Beggars-Rainton, others

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and Mrs Walter. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Congreve. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17310329 but Mincing-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Walter.
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Shireburn.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: In IV: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; End IV: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; End of Farce: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre and Mrs Pelling. Receipts: money #17 10s.; tickets #91 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Quin; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Bellmour-Walker; Vainlove-Ryan; Sharper-Milward; Sir Joseph-Ray; Bluff-Hall; Setter-Chapman; Laetitia-Mrs Bullock; Araminta-Mrs Cantrel; Silvia-Mrs Laguerre; Lucy-Mrs Egleton; Belinda-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; II: Chacone-Dupre, Mrs Pelling; III: Clown-Nivelon; IV: Two Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; V: Grand Dance, as17310503

Event Comment: Benefit Salway and Mrs Oldfield. Receipts: money #16 3s. 6d.; tickets #135 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17310121, but Valeria-Mrs Oldfield , being the first Time of her Appearance on any Stage.

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Song: Dialogue of Ballad Tunes-Leveridge, Mrs Wright,

Event Comment: Benefit Newhouse and Mrs Cantrell. Receipts: money #21 9s. 6d.; tickets #91 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See17310426 but Hob-Laguerre; Flora-Mrs Cantrell.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cantrell.

Dance: I: Paschal-Miss Werrit , Scholar to Newhouse; III: Scotch Dance-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; IV: French Peasant-Newhouse, Miss Werrit; V: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; After I afterpiece: A new Comic Dance-Newhouse, Miss Werrit

Song: II: Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Cantrell

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti and Mrs Wright. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Wycherley. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #34 4s.; tickets #146 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Egleton

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: II: Hunting Song in Admetus (Se L'arco avesso Strali)-Mrs Wright accompanyed with a Trumpet; III: Rochetti; IV: Leveridge; V: Rochetti, Mrs Wright

Dance: I: Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Scottish Dance, as17330329

Event Comment: Benefit A. Hallam and Mrs Walter. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. Afterpiece: A New Ballad Opera [Author not known. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Mills; Cordelia-Mrs Booth; Edgar-A. Hallam; Edmund-Wm. Mills; Usher-Cibber Jr; Gloster-Roberts; Kent-Berry; Albany-Oates; Cornwall-Fielding; Coneril-Mrs Grace; Regan-Mrs Shirenurn.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Coneril Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Shirenurn.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Dance: II: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; III: French Gardener and His Mistress-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Saraband, Minuet-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; V: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre Jr and Mrs Pelling. Receipts: money #25 3s.; tickets #117 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17330125, but Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hallam; Duncan-_; Seyton-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Performance Comment: As17330403 but Rako-_; Margery-Mrs Cantrell.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Cantrell.

Music: Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Laguerre, Rochetti, Salway, Mrs Wright, Mrs Sanderson, but see lif, 30 Oct. 1732

Dance: I: Two Pierrots-Pelling, LeSac; II: Clown-Nivelon; III: Ball Dance finished with a slow Minuet-Dupre, Mrs Pelling; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Scottish Dance, as17330501

Ballet: End Afterpiece: The Amorous Clown; or, The Courtizan. Clowns-Nivelon, Pelling; Wives-Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling

Performance Comment: Clowns-Nivelon, Pelling; Wives-Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling.
Cast
Role: Wives Actor: Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden
Role: Courtezan Actor: Mrs Pelling.
Event Comment: Benefit Wilcocks and Mrs Egleton. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Tickets for Miss Baston taken.] Receipts: money #11 13s.; tickets #124 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17330131, but Corinna-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Laguerre.
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-; II: A Lesson of Mr Handel's on the Harpsichord-Miss Baston

Dance: III: Musette-LeSac, Miss Baston; End of Afterpiece: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, LeSac, Miss Baston, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: I: Dutch Skippers by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. III: La Follette c'est Ravizee by Tench and Mrs Woodward. V: Scotch Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward, Tench, Miss Norman

Performance Comment: III: La Follette c'est Ravizee by Tench and Mrs Woodward. V: Scotch Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward, Tench, Miss Norman .

Song: As17350429

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Giffard; Aspin-Penkethman; Manly-W. Giffard; Sir Amorous-Bardin; Vulture-Lyon; Butler-Hamilton; Miranda-Mrs Giffard; Lady Outside-Mrs Roberts; Clarinda-Miss Hughes; Necessary-Miss Tollet; Betty-Mrs M. Giffard .
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Outside Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs M. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Dove

Dance: Scot's Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward. French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Woodward

Performance Comment: French Peasant by Vallois and Mrs Woodward .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Penkethman; Scaramouch-Rosco; Balliardo-Lyon; Cinthio-Giffard; Charmante-Havard; Keplair-Woodward; Galileus-Dove; Clerk-Hamilton; Officer-Norris; Bellemante-Mrs Giffard; Claria-Mrs Hamilton; Mopsophil-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Bellemante Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Claria Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Roberts

Music: A New Medley Overture, composed by Prelleur

Dance: New Dances adapted to the Opera, particularly A Dance of Court Cards: King of Spades-Ray; Queen of Spades-Mrs Dove; Knave of Spades-Norris; King of Hearts-Presgrave; Queen of Diamonds-Miss Hughes; Knave of Clubs-Hamilton. Other dances by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward, Le Sac, Mrs Vallois

Performance Comment: Other dances by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward, Le Sac, Mrs Vallois .

Song: [In it] the Original Songs, set to Musick by Mr Prelleur, and sung by Kelly, Mrs Chambers, Miss Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Cast
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: As17351120, but Countryman-Salway; Countrywoman-Mrs Cantrell .

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. In IV: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Dukes, Davenport, Rector, Mrs Anderson, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: In IV: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Dukes, Davenport, Rector, Mrs Anderson, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Mrs Clearaccount Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Livery Rake and Country Lass

Performance Comment: Livery Rake-Este; Phillis (Country Lass)-Mrs Clive; Landlord Toby-Salway; Phillis (Chambermaid)-Mrs Pritchard; Harry-Turbutt; James-Raftor; Lucy-Mrs Villeneuve; Dorcas-Mrs Cross. With an Epilogue (wrote by Jo. Haines, Comedian, of facetious Memory), to be spoke by Mr Cibber, riding on an Ass .
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Cross. With an Epilogue

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts, composed by Arne, particularly the March in Zara

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. III: Drunken Peasant by Phillips. IV: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson. V: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Performance Comment: II: Scot's Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. III: Drunken Peasant by Phillips. IV: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson. V: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c .

Song:

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Daily Advertiser, 4 Oct.: Yesterday Morning Mr James Todd, who represented the Miller's Man on Friday Night...and fell in one of the flying Machines from the very top of the Stage by the breaking of the Wires, by which accident his Skull was fractur'd, died in a miserable manner. Susan Warwick, who represented the Miller's Wife, lies at the point of Death at the Infirmary at Hyde-Park Corner: The two other Persons who fell in the same Machine are like to recover, [In London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 2 Oct.: All these unhappy People were Servants belonging to the Theatre, and only Representatives in the different Characters of Mr Lun, Mr Nivelon, Mr Salway, and Mrs Moreau.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-A. Hallam; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Delane; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Hoyden-Miss Bincks; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Young Fashion-Walker; Coupler-Hippisley; Surgeon-James; Lory-Chapman; Nurse-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: CClown-Nivelon; Misses Scott; Scot's Dance-Glover, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mrs Delorme