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Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. With the latest improvement by Mr Handel. Pit and boxes to be put together. Tickets will be deliver'd that day, at the Office in the theatre at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries to be opened at Half an Hour past Four. Pit and Boxes at Five. To Begin at Half an Hour after Six (Public Advertiser, 4 March). [N.B. This is an Advance notice. No notice occurs on this day, but the following: This Day publish'd Esther: An Oratorio, with the last improvements by Mr Handel. To be performed, by Their Majesties Command at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. Price 1s.] Went into the First Gallery at Covent Garden to hear the Oraortio, Esther, composed by Handel. The Stage was formed into an orchestra, like one side of an amphitheatre divided by an organ, atop of which was a head of Handel in a radiated frame. In the front sat the vocal performers, Champney, Vernon, Mrs Arne, Mrs Pinto, Miss Young, and Mrs Frasi. Stanley played on the Organ but retired after the 1st or 2nd act. The house was not much crowded, tho the King and Queen, those idols of fools, were there (Neville MS Diary). Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Music: CConcerto on Organ-Stanley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Lieutenant-Woodward 1st time; Demetrius-Smith; Seleucus-Anderson; Lysimachus-Gardner; Charinthus-Redman; Ptolomy-Wignell; Menippus-Hallam; Timon-Murden; King-Walker; 1st Gentleman-Lewes; 2nd Gentleman-Perry; Soldier-Buck; 1st Physician-Bennet; 2nd Physician-Weller; 3rd Physician-Baker; Leontius-Gibson; Leucippe-Mrs Pitt; Celia-Mrs Bellamy; Original Epilogue-the Lieutenant.
Cast
Role: Leucippe Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Pit and Boxes will be laid together, where servants will be admitted to keep places. Ladies desired to send servants by 3 o'clock. Rec'd from Mr Stevens 1 yrs. rent due at Xmas #10; Paid Locke (hatter) for Garrick #1 4s. 6d.; Re-paid Garrick the cash advanced by Monet for Guidetti #21; Paid B. Johnson's Head bill #3 17s. 11d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #98 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Mrs Heidelbery Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: End: The Jealous Peasant, as17661111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Pinto

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17661015, but Harriet-Miss Vincent (playbill) [but she remains Mrs Baker in The Public Advertiser].but she remains Mrs Baker in The Public Advertiser].
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: TThe Female Archer, as17661215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Ross, 1st time; Sempronius-Clarke; Juba-Smith; Syphax-Gibson; Portius-Davis; Marcus-Dyer; Lucius-Anderson; Decius-Gardner; Lucia-Mrs Mattocks; Marcia-Mrs Bellamy; Original Prologue-Gardner.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Pinto

Dance: End: The Female Archer, as17661215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Ross, 1st time; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs)-Mattocks; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song in character)-Mrs Baker; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: I: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; IV: The Female Archer, as17661215; End: The Village Romps, as17671008

Event Comment: Benefit for Vernon. House Charges #67 9s. 6d. [Profit to Vernon #52 1s. 6d.] Paid Burney Jr 8 days salary #1 13s. 4d.; Chorus singers #2 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #119 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Fifteen minutes past 4 took my seat in the 4th row of the first Gallery at Drury Lane...Lord Ogleby was excellently played by King. Heidelberg inimitably by Mrs Clive. After the Vintage, King by desire presented the Public again with Linco's Travels, but omitted a few things spoke last night. Cupid in Daphne and Amintor by Miss Rogers...Eleven o'clock when we got out (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Mrs Heidelbery Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss _Reynolds, Mrs King.

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

Entertainment: LLinco's Travels, as17670406(by Desire)

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17670324 but Macheath-Mattocks; Polly-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008; End Opera: The Female Archer, as17661215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Walker; Cassius-Smith; Antony-Hull; Caesar-Clarke; Caska-Gibson; Cinna-Gardner; Lepidus-Buck; Metellus Cimber-Cushing; Ligarius-Holtom; Octavius-DuBellamy; Trebonius-Perry; Decius Brutus-Davis; Plebians-Barrington, Dunstall, Morgan; Calphurnia-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: End: The Female Archer, as17661215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17661113, but Lavinia-Mrs Vincent; Calista-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Burden.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Mattocks; Palaemon-Dibdin; Laura-Mrs Mattocks; Pastora-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: I: A New Tambourine Dance-Master Blurton (apprentice to Fishar, eleven years old, 1st appearance any stage); End I: Rural Love, as17661120; II: A Serious Dance-Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar, sixteen years old, 1st appearance any stage); III: A New Pantomime Ballet-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (Apprentice to Fishar, ten years old, 1st appearance any stage as a dancer); IV: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Capon; Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Ballet: End: A New Grand Ballet call'd The Wapping Landlady. Jack (in Distress)-Fishar; the other Sailors-Petro, Hussey, Martin, Reynald, Curtat, King; Landlady-Miles; Milk Woman-Sga Manesiere; other women-Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez

Performance Comment: Jack (in Distress)-Fishar; the other Sailors-Petro, Hussey, Martin, Reynald, Curtat, King; Landlady-Miles; Milk Woman-Sga Manesiere; other women-Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17670407 but Macheath-Squibb; Polly-Mrs Pinto; Hornpipe-Miss Twist; Player-Gardner.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Pinto
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

Song: End: two favourite songs in the Italian Manner-Squibb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17661014, but Elder Worthy-Hull; Narcissa-Mrs Burden; Amanda-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Amanda's Woman Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Burden.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Mattocks; Argus-Bennet; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Arethusa-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: III: New Pantomime Ballet(4th time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Performances

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

Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: III: Double Hornpipe, as17670427 End: By Desire, New Pantomime Ballet(5th time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427

Ballet: III: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17670427 but Imogen-Mrs Lessingham, 1st time; Guiderius-Keen; Cloten-King; Queen-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Lessingham, 1st time
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love

Song: II: A Song, The Judicious Choice-Kear

Dance: End: A Minuet-Miss Collett, Miss Giorgi, as17670508

Entertainment: BBucks Have At Ye All-J. Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Weller, Murden, Lewes. Afterpiece for 52nd and last time this season. Tickets deliver'd for Friday the 15th will taken. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted. Charges #65 10s. [Deficit to each beneficiary #1 14s. 4d., covered by income from tickets. Weller #41 14s. (Box 7; Pit 145; Gallery 182); Murden #41 12s. (Box 31; Pit 111; Gallery 172); Lewes #61 10s. (Box 45; Pit 239; Gallery 144).] Paid the Duke of Bedford half year's ground rent due Lady Day last for the theatre #41 13s. 4d. (#50 minus half year's Land Tax #8 6s. 8d.). Paid Duke of Bedford half year's ground rent for the New Building adjoining the theatre #12 10s. (#15 minus half year's Land Tax #2 10s.). (Account Book). Receipts: #60 1s. (Account Book). At 5 went to Covent Garden to see Conscious Lovers &c....Got a bad place hn the First Gallery...Lewis did Harlequin, but not so well as Woodward; and Miss D. Twist did ye Miller's Bride, Miss Wilford's Character. Mrs Mahon does the jealous fellow's wife (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: IV: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: IV: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17661128, but Jacintha-Mrs Lessingham; Frankly-Aickin; Occasional Prologue-; To conclude with a new Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: As17670509 but Daphne-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Arne.

Music: I: Concerto on Harpsichord-Burney Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17670507, but Isabinda-Mrs DuBellamy; Patch-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Kirby
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Shuter; Leander-Davis; Gripe-Weston; Shift-Palmer; Octavian-Strange; Thrifty-Newton; Clara-Mrs Palmer; Lucia-Mrs Kirby.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Kirby.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Weston; Young Wilding-Davis; Young Philpot-Palmer; Sir Jasper Wilding-Strange; Corinna-Mrs Palmer; Maria-Mrs Gardiner.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Gardiner.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Iago-Sowdon; Duke-Keen; Brabantio-Gardner; Cassio-Davis; Lodovico-Strange; Montano-Palmer; Roderigo-Weston; Aemilia-Mrs Burden; Desdemona-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Aemilia Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Kirby.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17670805, but Diana Trapes-Mrs Johnson (Neville).
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Lockit Actor: Thompson
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mahon
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Mrs Kirby
Role: Betty Doxy Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Weston; Major Rakish-Shuter; Young Rakish-Palmer; Friendly-Davis; Father Benedict-Quick; Lady Manlove-Mrs Gardiner.
Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Gardiner.

Dance: FFingalian-; New Hornpipe, as17670805

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Parts by Foote, Palmer, Davis, Castle, Gardner, Weston, Shuter, Quick, Keen, Mendez, Pearce, Strange, Mrs Jefferies; Lofty-Foote; Rust-Vernon; Robin-Shuter; Pepperpot-J. Palmer; Puff-Castle; Dactyl-Gardener; Juliet-Mrs Jeffreys (Neville); Parts-Davis, Weston, Quick, Keen, Mendez, Pearce, Strange.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Jeffreys

Afterpiece Title: The Taylors

Dance: Several entertainments-Miss Froment

Event Comment: The Fifth Day. Neville MS Diary: Going into the first Gallery to hear the Prologue...was obliged to stay and see the Play. When the Epilogue was called for, Barry appeared and said, Mrs Dancer is so ill, she hopes you will excuse her." The gods were so brutish as to continue hissing and crying Off Off" All the while little Froment danced, who stood it very well. At last Mrs Dancer came on the stage and said I have been very ill all night. Otherwise I would not have requested this indulgence. The "Nos" and Clappers prevailing, at last she got off without speaking the Epilogue. The Farce was...purged of a little of its obscenity

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Dancer
Role: Eleanor Actor: Mrs Burden

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: End: Miss Froment

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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