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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Cast
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17560325 but Hartop-Foote; Sir Gregory-Shuter; Jenny-Mrs Baker; Penelope-Mrs Pitt; Jenkins-White; Prologue-Foote.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Cointe; III: Fingalian Dance, as17551126; V: Les Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Song: IV: Ballad-Roberts

Event Comment: Mainpiece: not acted 6 years. [See 21 April 1752.] Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Mrs Hamilton. Receipts: #87 15s. 6d. Plus Tickets #167 13s. [box 229; pit 514; gallery 333). Charges #63 Mrs Pudsey entered as a New Renter for 1 share (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow Or The Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Shuter; Lovemore-Dyer; Cunningham-Clarke; Sir Peter Pride-Gibson; Merryman-Dunstall; Clodpole-Arthur; Jeffrey-Cushing; Jeremy-Collins; Lady Laycock-Mrs Vincent; Lady Pride-Mrs Pitt; Philadelphia-Miss Condill; Damaris-Mrs Green; Prudence-Miss Sledge; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Hamilton; With a new Comic Prologue-Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sycamore-Shuter; Giles-Beard; Mervin-Baker; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Miss Poitier; Patty-Mrs Mattocks; Dancing, viz.: End of Act I, a Dance Incidental to the Opera-Fichar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

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

Dance: II: The Garland, as17651003

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to Mrs Vincent #4 2s. 6d. covered by #134 2s. income from tickets (Box 282; Pit 306; Gallery 177). Receipts: #60 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17690307 but Patty-Mrs Baddeley (from Drury Lane); Theodosia-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Gardner

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

Event Comment: "The after-piece-that old obsolete Trash, the Country Madcap, by the aid of Quick and Mrs Mattocks' good Acting, was endured. Reinhold's imitation of Italian Singing . . . got three Peals of Applause" (Public Advertiser, 13 Oct.). Receipts: #150 4s. 6d. (147/1/6; 3/3/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Wroughton; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Doctor Caius-Wewitzer; Mr Page-Hull; Host of the Garter-Booth; Fenton-J. Bates; Pistol-Thompson; Bardolph-Bates; Slender-Quick; Justice Shallow-Wilson; Falstaff-Henderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Whitfield; Anne Page-Mrs Chalmers; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Anne Page Actor: Mrs Chalmers
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap

Event Comment: The Grecian Daughter [announced on playbill of 3 Apr.] is deferred, on Account of Mrs Crawford's Illness. [Afterpiece in place of Harlequin Rambler, announced on playbill of 3 Apr.] Receipts: #186 18s. 6d. (183/5/0; 3/13/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: As17830922

Song: As17840119, but omitted: Mahon

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Wilson, Darley, Thompson, Helme, Mrs Hamilton, and the Orchestra will be admitted (Account-Book). [Afterpiece in place of The Positive Man, announced on playbill of 22 May.] Receipts: #254 7s. 6d. (89/16/6; 1/2/0; tickets: 163/9/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Clorinda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Stella Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Egerson [formerly Mrs Higginson]. Morning Chronicle, 24 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Egerson, No. 79, Lower Gower-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #263 5s. (125.9.6; 5.18.6; tickets: 131.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Captain Absolute-Betterton; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Townsend; Fag-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Knight; Julia-Mrs Egerson (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Maid-Mrs Norton; Lydia Languish-Mrs Glover.
Cast
Role: Acres Actor: Knight
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Egerson
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Lydia Languish Actor: Mrs Glover.

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Chapman.

Song: End II: A New Hunting Song- (never [previously] performed, composed by Davy); End III: Sally in our Alley-Incledon; End: The Red Cross Knight, as18000426; End I afterpiece: The Sailor's Journal-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Cast
Role: Salome Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Arsinoe Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Bennet; Penelope-Mrs Pitt; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Pitt

Ballet: The Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier

Dance: As17571217

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Mr Ross advanc'd [i.e., received a raise in salary] from 22 Sept. 3s. 4d. per day. Mr Leppy enter'd this day at 8s. 10d. per day; Mrs Leppy enter'd at 5s. per day; Mrs Viviez enter'd at 6s. 8d. per Day. Paid Boys and Girls attendance in the Opera 10s. Memo: Walker enter'd as Constable the 6th instant inclusive in place of Mr Barnes who resign'd (Account Book). [Only #28 5s. 6d. in the Boxes (Account Book). This charge of 10s. for children supers in the Beggar's Opera, occurs regularly throughout the remainder of the season.] Receipts: #114 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs White
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: As17600924; The Pedlar Trick'd, as17601010-Sg and Sga Maranesi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Wroughton; Clerimont-Hull; James-Cushing; Ramilie-Dyer; Lappet-Mrs Green; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory-Kniveton; Tim-Yates; Jenkins-DuBellamy; Jenny-Mrs Gardner;..
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Gardner

Dance: III: The Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17701103]; End: The Old ground Young-Aldridge, Mas. Harris, Miss Twist [see17701123]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Cornish Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Robin-Davis; Sir Gregory-Baddeley; Tim-Weston; Jenny-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Entertainment: V: A Medley Cantata with imitations-Bannister

Dance: Giorgi's scholars

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: At the Theatre, where I saw the last act of the Knight of the Burning Pestle, which pleased me not at all

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knight Of The Burning Pestle

Event Comment: First time of performance. The Company to be waited on by two Knights, from the Land's End, and a Brace of Cats from Italy. The Ladies and Gentlemen are desired to leave their Lapdogs and Spaniels at home because of the Cats. To begin exactly at twelve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Event Comment: Benefit for Mons and Mme Bithmere, and Le Baruf, Composers and principal Performers of the Dramatic Romance of The Rival Knights. Gazetteer, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Mons and Mme Bithmere and of Le Boeuf at Stacy's, colourman, corner of Long-acre. Receipts: #101 8s. 6d. (73/0/6; tickets: 28/8/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitfield; Finder-Wewitzer; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Mr Wilful-Fearon; Bolus-Booth; Rheubarb-Jones; Supple-Stevens; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Mrs Chalmers [Public Advertiser: Mrs Inchbald]; Sylvia-Mrs Morton; Wishwell-Mrs Wilson; Lady Sadlife-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Chalmers
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Rose and Colin

Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Susannah Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Bannister

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a Dramatic Romance, Adelaide de Brabant; or, The Triumph of Virtue. Principal Characters by Bithmere, Le Boeuf, Mme Bithmere. ["An infant son of Grimaldi (i.e. Joseph, aged 6) performs in an astonishing manner" (Gazetteer, 12 May).] End of Act IV an Allemande and Dance, called Malbrough (composed by Vestris Jun.) by Le Boeuf and Mme Bithmere

Event Comment: Benefit for Morgan and Miss Stevens. Tickets given out by Craven and Mrs Denton will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Auction

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Mainpiece [by Edward Young]: not acted these 30 years. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants allowed to keep places on the Stage. Tomorrow, not acted these 20 years, Ulysses for the Benefit of Mrs Woffington. A Young lady, remarkably handsome, appeared in the Pit of Covent Garden Playhouse on Monday Night last; she had on a white hat with pink ribbons; a pink colour'd Cardinal trimm'd with white fur, which she took off on account of people spitting down from the slips...She was standing near the Pit Door before the play began, but soon had room made for her at the end of one of the seats (Daily Advertiser, 22 March)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris King Of Egypt

Performance Comment: Myron-Narry; Busiris-Ryan; Nicanor-Sparks; Memnon-Smith; Rameses-Dyer; Syphoces-Anderson; Pheron-Bennet; Auloces-White; Myris-Mrs Hamilton; Mandane-Miss Nossiter; Original Prologue-Smith.
Cast
Role: Myris Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Statues Animees, as17560302

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Receipts: #46 7s. Charges: #63. Deficiency covered by #80 15s. from tickets (boxes 169; pit 162; gallery 142) (Account Book). Mainpiece: Not acted there these 4 years. [See 28 Jan. 1755.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Anthony-Barry; Brutus-Sparks; Caesar-Clarke; Trebonius-Anderson; Lucillius-Buck; Cinna-Redman; Lepidus-Bencraft; Cassius-Ryan; Decius Brutus-White; Pindarus-R. Smith; Soothsayer-Marten; Anthony's Servant-Cushing; Caska-Ridout; Octavius-Gibson; Plebians-Arthur, Collins, Barrington, Dunstall, Costollo, Stoppelaer; Calphurnia-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Elmy.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Ballet: Judgment of Paris. As17580413 Paris-Gallini; Mercury-Leppie; Juno-Miss Viviez; Pallas-Mrs Granier; Venus-Mlle Capdeville; Sicilian Peasants-Gallini, Hilliard; Shepherdess-Miss Valois

Performance Comment: As17580413 Paris-Gallini; Mercury-Leppie; Juno-Miss Viviez; Pallas-Mrs Granier; Venus-Mlle Capdeville; Sicilian Peasants-Gallini, Hilliard; Shepherdess-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier
Event Comment: TThe Earl of Essex deferr'd on account of Mrs Hamilton's Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Cast
Role: Isabbella Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Ballet: TThe Feast of Bacchus. As17581116

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman. Tickets given out for yesterday the 19th will be taken this night. Receipts: #89 2s. plus #34 1s. from tickets (Box 67; Pit 72; Gallery 65). [Profits to Mrs Belissen, the widow Gentlewoman #39 3s.] Paid Mr Pattinson, the Tallow Chandler sundry bills from 22 Oct. #77 6s. (Account Book). Charges: #84. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: II: Les Charboniers, as17601216; End: A New Rural Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: A Bold Stroke for a Husband [announced on playbill of 16 Oct.] is obliged to be deferred, on account of Mrs Mattocks's sudden Illness. Receipts: #177 14s. 6d. (171/3/6; 6/11/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Sir John FalstafF-Henderson; King-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Whitfield; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Davies; Francis-Edwin; Sir Walter Blunt-Booth; Bardolph-Jones; Douglas-Mahon; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Stevens; Carriers-Wilson, Wewitzer; Hotspur-Wroughton; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Lewis .
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Bannister
Event Comment: Benefit for Wild. 1st piece: Written originally by Shakspeare [see E. K. Chambers,@William@Shakespeare, 1930, I, 539-42], and revised by Theobald. Not acted these 26 years [acted 6 May 1767. Hoy is identified in Not. Dram.]. 2nd piece [1st time; P 1, by Mark Lonsdale; music by William Reeve. Not in Larpent MS; not published]: Being partly new, and partly selected from the much admired Pantomimes of the Rival Knights, Provocation, &c. &c. Oracle, 26 May: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 31, Long-Acre. Receipts: #188 15s. (47.5; 7.16; tickets: 133.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falsehood Or The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Julio-Holman; Duke Angelo-Harley; Roderick-Davies; Camillo-Munden; Shepherd-Blanchard; Don Bernard-Powel; Master of the Flock-Cubitt; Henriquez-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Hoy]); Violante-Mrs Wells; Leonora-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib or British Valour in India

Performance Comment: English Colonel-Byrne; Lieutenant-Farley; Old Corporal-Rayner; General-Cranfield; Tippoo Saib-Follett; Ghazidy Cawn-Ratchford; Indian (with a song in character)-Bannister; Colonel's Lady-Miss Francis; Indian Women-Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Invill; Orra (with a song in character)-Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Quick; Clodpole-Cross; Sir Peter Pride-Cubitt; Lovemore-Davies; Jeremy (1st time)-Blanchard; Lady Pride-Mrs Pitt; Damaris-Miss Stuart; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: In 2nd piece: Battle Dance-, and a Representation of English and British Grand Martial Procession

Song: I: Hark the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings (set by Dr Cooke)-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Mrs Mountain; End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; IV: Fond Echo Forbear thy fond sigh (written by Shakspeare [recte Lewis Theobald], and composed new for the Evening's Performance by Shield)-Mrs Mountain; In Pantomime: Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear (the music by Dibdin)-Mrs Mountain; The Gallant Soldier born to Arms (composed by Hook)-Incledon; Indian War Song-Bannister; The Tobacco Box: Tho' the Fate of Battle on Tomorrow wait-Johnstone, Mrs Warrell

Event Comment: Beneift Mrs Knight. Receipts: money #24 4s. 6d.; tickets #18 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: as17231212, but Horman-Hulet; Widow Lackit-Mrs Knight; Lucy-a Gentlewoman, who never appeared on the Stage before; Daniel-Pack.
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Parker.
Role: Imoinda Imoinda Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: Dupre, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; Myrtillo-

Event Comment: At common prices. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction who attend the Instalment of the Knights of the Bath, this Play is not to begin till exactly at half an hour after six, at which time the Curtain will be drawn up

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Andromache-Mrs Roberts, first on that stage these twelve years; Pyrrhus-Mills; Orestes-Cibber; Hermione-Miss Jenny Cibber, first time in that part; Phoenix-Furnival; Pylades-Mozeen; Cephisa-Mrs Chetwood; Cleone-Miss Houghton.

Afterpiece Title: The Gardeners Wedding

Cast
Role: Margery's Mother Actor: Mrs Hill
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Chetwood.

Music: Between the acts: Select Pieces of Musick-; Singing-Mrs Hill; III: The Noon Tide Air from Comus-Mrs Hill

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Knight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Vertue Betrayd Or Anna Bullen

Song: Leveridge, Ramondon, Mrs Lindsey, the Boy

Dance: As17051227