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Event Comment: Last time of performing the afterpiece this Season. Benefit for Miss Minors & Mrs Cowper (Cross). [See note, 27 March 1756.] Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Performance Comment: As17560327 but Mrs Conquest-Mrs Cowper; Lord George Brilliant-Ross, first time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Conquest Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Lady Gentle Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Wronglove Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Lethe, with Mr Garrick's new Scene

Performance Comment: As17560327 but Mrs Tattoo-Miss Minors.

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mathews

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Mrs Dunstall. Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. Tickets sold at the Door will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: As17570209, but Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Aurelia-Mrs Hamilton; Servant-Buck.
Cast
Role: Midnight Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Clearaccount Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Song: II: A Solo on the Broomstick-Skeggs, his 1st appearance on that stage; V: A Mock Italian and English Cantata-Skeggs

Dance: III: The Lamplighters, as17570429

Event Comment: Receipts: #127. Paid Mrs Lee for playing Dorinda in The Stratagem the 20th inst., #5 5s. Paid Mr Weller for extra attendance in getting The Fair ready #2 2s. Paid Mr Kemp 13 nights from the 1st to 15th inst. at #1 12s. per night, #20 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17590926, but Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Rugby-Blakey.
Cast
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Tickets delviered out for The Way to Keep Him and Catherine and Petruchio will be taken. Mainpiece At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Part of Pit will be railed into the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17600124, but Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Pritchard; Servant-_; Pompey-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mignionet Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Receipts: #33 11s. 6d. Charges #64 5s. [No indication of income from tickets.] Deficit to Mrs Elmy #30 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17591208, but Indiana-Mrs Elmy; Singing-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; End: The Knife Grinders, as17600417

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Glen. Last time of performing the afterpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17591108, but Indiana-Mrs Glen, her last on this stage; Daniel-_.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Glen, her last on this stage
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17600318 but Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Mignionet-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Muslin Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mignionet Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vernon. Opera by Desire. Receipts: #101 4s. plus #44 4s. from tickets (Box 113; Pit 89; Gallery 26) (Account Book). Charges: #64 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17600924, but Lucy-Mrs Vernon, 1st time; with a New Musical Prologue-Mrs Vernon.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: As17600924; End of Opera: The Waggoners, as17610228

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Farce written by Mrs Clive not acted in 9 years. [See 19 April 1755.] Now with Alterations and Additional Scenes in which will be introduc'd Part of an Italian Burletta. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send servants by 3 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17620126, but Harriet-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Toilet Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Miss Harriet Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Blakes, Grimaldi, Fox, Miss Pope, Mrs Vincent, Miss Hippisley, Mrs Clive.

Dance: %New Dutch Comic Dance, as17610925

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green, Miles, and Sga Maranesi. Tickets deliver'd for The Pilgrim, as also those by Miss Sledge, will be taken. Mainpiece for last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17610924, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Copin; Diana Trapes-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: With a Hornpipe Actor: Mrs Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Shuter; Quaver-Mattocks; Blister-Marten; Wormwood-Davis; Goodwill-Redman; Thomas-Perry; Miss Lucy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: I: The Cossacks-Sg and Sga Maranesi, as17601014; II: The Taylors, as17620107; End Opera: A Minuet-Sg and Sga Maranesi

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Hopkins (prompter) and Mrs Hopkins. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Lee will be taken. Mainpiece: For the last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: As17630214, but Lord Medway-Love; Miss Richly-Mrs Hopkins; Servants-_.
Cast
Role: Miss Richly Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lady Medway Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Knightly Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17630411 but Tag-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Lee.

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Dawson

Event Comment: This Night was to have been the Distress'd Mother For the Benefit of Mr & Mrs Hopkins & the Benefits being all Settled it was put off till the 24th (Hopkins). By Command of their Majesties. Receipts: #184 3s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17640501, but Myrtilla-Mrs Hippisley (playbill). Myrtilla-$Mrs Lee (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simpson and for a Public Nusance &c. (Hopkins). Benefit of Mrs Simson, and removing a Public Nuisance, by opening the way at the end of Great Queen Street (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17640501, but Trusty-Mrs Simson.
Cast
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Simson.
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: End: The Cow@Keepers, as17640504

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson, West, Lings. House charges #84. [Deficit to actors #60 4s.] Received Mr Evans and Miss Roger's deficiency #28 18s. 6d. Paid Ann Collett for a gold brocaided silk #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #23 16s. (Treasurer's Book). Went into ye Pit...Vernon is an excellent MacHeath. I don't like Yates as Peachum so well as Shuter, and Parsons is not so good a Filch as Holborn. Bransby ye Lockit and Mrs Abington Lucy pretty well...Polly-$Mrs Vincent, who is now too old for ye character, and I think wants feeling...One Tomlinson, who had a 4th of the Benefit, spoke an Epilogue in the character of a Beggar, but by one party hissing and a greater clapping, could not hear it.--At Covent Garden a Hurdy-Gurdy man and girl play in the whore's scene, and as the Highwaymen march out, one returns and kisses MacHeath, and Shuter says some things Yates did not, but perhaps they are additions of his own (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17661013, but Player-Lings; Epilogue as Beggar-Tomlinson; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Hornpipe-Miss Tetley.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love
Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge and Miles. The Clandestine Marriage cannot be perform'd on account of Indisposition of Woodward. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Balance to Aldridge and Miles #12 12s. 6d. Paid Aldridge #6 6s. 3d. who also had from Tickets #39 13s. (Box 55; Pit 138; Gallery 52). Paid Miles #6 6s. 3d. who also had from Tickets #92 15s. (Box 140; Pit 253; Gallery 173) (Account Book). [Miles was much senior to Aldridge in serivce at cg. See note on Mrs Bulkley, 17 Nov. 1767, who had been ready in this part five months before.] Receipts: #77 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17671117, but Gibbet-Gardner; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bulkley, 1st time.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: II: The Highland Reel, as17680307 IV: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Event Comment: Benefit for J. Aickin and Mrs Jeffries. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Tetley will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17671127, but Sir John Melville-J. Aickin; Miss Sterling-Mrs Jeffries, 1st time; Chambermaid-Mrs Hippisley.

Dance: End: The Medley, as17680416

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Morris. The Continuance of Miss Morris's illness rendering it impossible for her to appear at present on the Stage, she takes this Opportunity of returning her most grateful Thanks to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have honoured her with Commands at her Benefit, for which Mrs Bellamy has kindly undertaken to perform the part of Juliet. Charges #69 19s. Balance to Miss Morris #56 19s. 6d. plus #94 15s. from tickets (Box 379). Received from Mrs Vincent her deficiency the 13th inst.--#4 2s. 6d. Receipts: #126 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17690106, but Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Escalus-Morris (playbill); Gardner (Public Advertiser); Dancing-to act I; Solemn Dirge-Mrs _Baker, _Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17690306 but Harriet-Mrs DuBellamy.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Event Comment: Benefit for J. Aickin, Mrs Jeffries. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Tetley will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17681019, but Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Jeffries, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-King; Hortensio-Keen; Music Master-Fawcett; Tailor-J. Burton; Grumio-Baddeley; Bianca-Mrs Smith; Biondello-Hartry; Baptista-Burton; Curtis-Mrs Bradshaw; Catharine-Mrs Jeffries, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Catharine Actor: Mrs Jeffries, 1st time.

Dance: End: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Event Comment: Benefit for Bowers (Box-keeper) and Veal (First Gallery doorkeeper). The Way to Keep Him deferr'd on account of Mrs W. Barry's Indisposition. Tickets deliver'd by Broad, Berrisford, Hodges, and for The Way to Keep Him will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17681223, but Ranger-King; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Stephens.
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Milliner Actor: Mrs Millidge

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Ward

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pinto. Charges #64 10s. Balance to Mrs Pinto #32 3s. 6d. plus #57 from tickets (Box 119; Pit 139; Gallery 64) (Account Book). Receipts: #96 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17691226, but Polly-Mrs Pinto; Jenny-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Pinto
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Music: I: A Concerto on the Violin-Fisher

Dance: II: The Whim, as17691123; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist

Song: I of the Farce: Sweet Bird composed by Handel, sung-Mrs Pinto, accompanied by Fisher

Event Comment: By permission. Benefit Mrs Gardner. Tickets delivered by Mr Death will be admitted. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub-Mrs Gardner; Archer-Death (from the Theatre in Norwich); Aimwell-Davis; Sullen-F. Gentleman; Boniface-a Gentleman; Gibbet-Gardner; Foigard-Vandermere; Sir Charles Freeman-Dancer; Cherry-Young Gentlewoman, her first appearance on any Stage; Dorinda-Mrs Cockane; Lady Bountiful-Mrs White; Gipsey-Miss Trowell; Mrs Sullen-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Scrub Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Cockane
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs White
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner Tricked

Performance Comment: Mixum-Brownsmith; Mrs Mixum-Mrs Gardner; Vizard-Vandermere; Solomon Smack-Dancer.
Cast
Role: Mrs Mixum Actor: Mrs Gardner

Entertainment: IV: Tragical Imitations-Miss Rose (By Particular Desire); End of Play: Imitations of Mr and Mrs Cadwallader-Mas. Frank, Miss Rose; Between the Acts of the Farce: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye all-Death

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Juliet by Mrs Morland from the Norwich Theater a thin small figure too long a waist--wants power has a small impediment in her Speech she may be useful but never Capital--Pretty well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary). Mrs Morland the late Miss Westray (O. Smith) (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Cautherly; Juliet-a young gentlewoman, first appearance [Mrs Morland]; Capulet-Moody; Mercutio-Dodd; Tybalt-J. Aickin; Apothecary-Castle; Peter-J. Burton; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Friar Lawrence-Love; Benvolio-Packer; Prince-Keen; Paris-Fawcett; [With the Funeral Procession-; the Vocal Parts-Bannister, Dibdin, Champnes, Davies, Mrs Scott, Miss Radley, Mrs Dorman; [In Act I, a Masquerade and Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17700929, but Corporal Bounce-Palmer; Forge-_; Sukey Chitterlin-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies.
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years. [See 16 Jan. 1764. See Hogan for possible additions to cast.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Smith; Jaques-Clarke; Adam-Gibson; Duke Sen-Hull; Oliver-Perry; Amiens (with songs)-Mattocks; Touchstone (by Particular Desire, and for that night only)-Geo. Alex. Stevens; Caelia (with a song)-Mrs Baker; Rosalind-Mrs Bulkley (being first time for these ladies in these parts); An Occasional Prologue-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: An Occasional Prologue Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17710319 but Cadwallader-Bannister (from Drury Lane); Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner; Poet-_; Printer's Devil-_; Robin-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: I: The Tartars, as17701003; I Farce: (By Desire) An Allemande-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley (playbill)

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins (Prompter) and Mrs Hopkins (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17710314 but Urganda-Mrs Scott; Sylvia-Mrs Baddeley, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17710402 but Mrs Sneak-Mrs Hopkins, first time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Hopkins, first time.
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt
Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Miss Radley became Mrs Fitzgerald (Winston MS 10). Ld. Townly, Mr Sparks Jun: first Appearance (Cross Diary). Mr Sparks Junr Son of Mr Isaac Sparks made his first Appearance on any Stage in Ld. Townly a fine figure and met with Applause (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17701102; Lord Townly-Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage [Sparks Jun]; John Moody-I. Sparks; Lady Townly-Mrs Abington; Jenny-Mrs Fitzgerald (late Miss Radley).

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17710426 but Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17710416

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett, Mrs Cross and Mrs Millidge. Last time performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17710417 but Obadiah-Love; Abel-W. Palmer; Ruth-Mrs W. Barry; Story-Fawcett; Col. Blunt-J. Aickin (playbill); In Act III: will introduce a Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody as Teague.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17710507, but Rhodope-Mrs Fitzgerald; Miss Fuz-Mrs Millidge; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: V: The Shepherds Frolic, as17710406