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Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Baker,Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17590227, but Ophelia-Mrs Baker; Osric-Creswick.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Elmy.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returnd from Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; After: The Country Wedding-; The Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421

Song: IV: A Favourite Ballad, call'd The Goldfinch's Address to Chloe-Miss Young; V: The Country Wedding, as17590423 but-Lowe, Miss Young

Cast
Role: Arne Actor: Lowe, Mrs Lampe.
Event Comment: Benefit for Dickinson (First Gallery Office Keeper). We borrow'd Mrs Baker for Maria (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17590106, but Thorogood-Davies; Maria-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: I: Beard

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Walker; IV: A Comic Dance-Giorgi, Sga Lucchi;

Event Comment: By Authority. Benefit for Mrs Charlotte Charke. (As I am entirely dependent on chance for a subsistence...I humbly hope the Town will favor me.) Boxes 5s. Pid 3s. Gallery 2s. The Seventh Night of performing here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Mrs Charke; Gripe-Weston; Patch-Miss Midnight; Miranda-a Young Gentlewomanher first attempt.
Cast
Role: Marplot Actor: Mrs Charke

Song:

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton. Tickets delivered out by Vaughan, Sanderson, Peacopp, Mrs Bradshaw will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Burton; King-Havard; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Prince John-Miss Bride; Westmoreland-Ackman; Nothumberland-Scrase; Blunt-Mozeen; Hotspur-Holland; Worcester-Bransby; Vernon-Blakes; Douglas-Austin; Poins-Packer; Bardolph-Clough; Gadshill-Marr; Peto-Atkins; 1st Carrier-Yates; 2d Carrier-Philips; Francis-Vaughan; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Percy-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: Benefit for Foly (Box lobby doorkeekper) and Veal (First Gallery doorkeeper). British Chronicle, 16 May: Yesterday Foulkes, a Beadle of Vere St Clare Market fell from the upper gallery of Drury Lane play house into the pit & expired immediately. The seat on which he fell was broke in half. British Chronicle, 16 May: It is said Mrs Pritchard is appointed Dresser to her intended Majesty for the Royal Wedding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal Or The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Mizen-Obrien; Cribbage-Packer; Rovewell-Austin; Jenny Private-Miss Pearce; Worthy-Havard; Sir Charles-Palmer; Flip-Yates; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Fair Quaker-Mrs Davis; Sailors-Philips, Vaughan, Clough, Blakes, Champnes (with a song in character).
Cast
Role: Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Davis
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: HHornpipe-a sailor on board the Royal Sovereign

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door of the Theatre. [Only sagnificant changes from this regular notice will be recorded hereafter.] Paid Mrs Margaret Lamb 6 months interest on #315 due 8 Sept. #7 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #155 15s. (Account Book). Estimate of a Constant@N.B. The Ground Rent and Taxes is calculated to be Paid in 150 Days.@Per Annum Per Day@To 50 Old Shares at 2s. --- #5@To 50 New Ditto at 2s. --- #5@T 50 New Ditto at 2s. --- #5@To Ground Rent for the Theatre #100@To Ditto for Buildings in Harte St. #30@To Ditto for Mr Thurmond's House in Bow Street Passage #25@ #155 #1 0s. 8d.@ #11 0s. 8d.@Taxes (Viz)@To Land and Window Taxes for Theatre #98 2s.@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage #5 15s 6d.@To Poor's Rate for the Theatre #20@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage #1 10s.@To Watch rate for the Theatre #8 6s. 8d@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage 10s. 6d.@To Rector's rate for the Theatre #6 13s. 4d.@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage 8s. 4d.@To Scavenger's Rate for the Theatre #6 17s. 4d.@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage 6s. 4d.@To Water for the Theatre #4@ #152 10s.@ #1 4d.@To Renters, Ground Rent & Taxes #12 1s.@To Gawrds [sic] per Day 14s.@To Barbers Do 5s. 4d.@To Scenemen Do #2 10s.@To Music as Per List #4 9s 2d.@For 150 Days To Candles #3 3s.@Do To Coales 10s 10s.@Passages, Stage Etc. To Lamps #1 12s.@To Bills #1 7s.@To Advertisements 5s.@To Billsetters 4s. 6d.@#16 6s. Sallery [sic] #14 6s. Estimate To Wardrobe bill about #1 11s.@#2 Sallery #5 Estimate To Property Bill Do 7s.@To Chorus Singers Do 10s.@To Mr J. Rich #5 5s.@To Mr C. Rich #1@ #36 1s.@Nightly Charge@Musick List@Messrs Wood 5s.@Gillier 5s.@Miller 5s.@Chapman@ 3s. 4d.@Goodman 3s. 4d.@Woodson 5s.@Ward 6s. 8d.@Rolland 5s.@Rawlings 3s. 4d.@Vincent 6s. 8d.@Wrexell 5s.@Beale 5s.@Jones 4s. 2d.@Biche 3s. 4d.@Heron 4s. 2d.@Stockdon 3s. 4d.@Scovell 3s. 4d.@Lampe 3s. 4d.@Smart 3s. 4d.@Assistant Writer 10d.@Harpsicord 5s.@#4 9s. 2d.@Men Dressers Charg'd in the Wardrobe Bills@Messrs Mearns 2s. 6d.@Cason 2s.@Esbury 1s.@Fenwick 1s.@Winterton 1s.@Besford 1s.@Francis 1s.@Cawder 1s.@Hays 1s.@Hollingsworth 1s.@Cabell 1s.@Nicholls 1s.@Norris 1s.@Cole 1s.@16s. 6d.@Billstickers as per List@Messrs Abbott 2s.@Mislebrook 2s.@Dymuck 2s@Tidd 2s.@Gale 2s.@Cole 1s. 6d.@11s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew Or The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Justice Clack-Shuter; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent, with dances incident to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent
Related Works
Related Work: The Jovial Crew Author(s): Edward Roome

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Collins; Dorcas-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Green.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd out for the Merry Wives of Windsor will be taken. Receipts: #51 4s. plus #88 7s. from tickets (Box 142; Pit 239; Gallery 170) (Account Book). Charges: #64 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Performance Comment: As17610326 but Cynthia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Granier, Mrs Granier.

Entertainment: After the Farce:(this night only) the Origin, Nature, and Progress of the: Order of British Bucks, with the Whimsical Behavior of Choice Spirits and M. Thurot's Trip to Carrickfergus-Mr Shuter. See17610326

Dance: The Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simpson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: As17610131, but Sigismunda-Mrs Palmer (nee Pritchard).
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: As17610307

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. No Building on Stage. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: As17610924, but Tancred-Garrick; Sigismunda-Mrs Cibber; Officers-Scrase, Castle.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Song: HHearts of Oak-. [See17620209]

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. Mainpiece: For the Last Time. No Building on Stage, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17630301 but Verges-Philips; Minuet-Vincent, Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Parsons
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Parsons.
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. Afterpiece: For last time this season. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Performance Comment: As17630321 but Trappanti-Dyer; Soto (for that night only)-Woodward; Diego-Marten; Rosara-A Young Gentlewoman, 2nd appearance on any Stage.
Cast
Role: Soto Actor: Woodward
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performance Comment: As17630412 but Lady-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Squire Groom Actor: Woodward

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Green, and Miss Miller. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17630406 but Isabinda-Miss Miller, 1st time; Patch-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Marplot Actor: Woodward
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue or The Jealous Farmer Outwitted

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Buck; Clown-Weller; Country Girl (with a Song in character)-Miss Miller; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles, Bennet (Peasant-Miles; +Clown-Bennet); IV: A New +Comic Dance, as17630224

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wright. Tickets deliver'd for Jane Shore and the Fairy Tale; and for the Benefit of Mrs Cross will be taken. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17640331 but Dorcas (this night only)-Mrs Dorman; Sally-Miss Wright; in which character will be introduc'd a New Ballad-Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dorman

Song: Between the acts: several songs-Miss Wright

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Bradshaw will be taken. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17640407 but Acasto-Bransby; Monimia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Song: End: A Duet-Champness, Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Hopkins, Mrs Hopkins. The Distressed Mother was oblig'd to be deferred on account of the death of Mr Holland's father (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Tickets deliver'd for that play will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17640414 but Iago-Havard; Roderigo-King; Desdemona-Mrs Yates; Montano-Fox; End of Play, a New Epilogue-Miss Hopkins, the Fairy Page.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers; IV: The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers, as17640523

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. None admitted behind Scenes

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17641012, but Tag-Gentlewoman , 1st appearance; Biddy-Mrs Bellamy , this night only.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Bellamy , this night only.
Role: Flash Actor: Woodward

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

Event Comment: Books of opera at theatre. [Miss Hallam became Mrs Mattocks on or about Easter Sunday (Winston MS 9).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17650102, but Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Walker

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

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

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes. The Jealous Wife deferred. Mrs Pritchard ill. Tickets deliver'd for The Jealous Wife will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: As17650206, but Zara-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Cast
Role: Rosamond Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Grideline Actor: Mrs Dorman.

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17650223, but Roxana-Mrs Hopkins, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hopkins, 1st time.
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120; I of Farce: Tambourine, as17650427

Entertainment: V: A New Epilogue-Miss Hopkins

Event Comment: Benefit for Philips and Mrs Lee. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Williams and Miss Berkeley will be admitted. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, and Dress'd in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17641113, but Queen-Mrs Lee, 1st time; Lord Mayor-Philips.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Lee, 1st time
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis, Hallam, Mrs Dyer. None admitted behind Scenes. Afterpiece: Not acted these three years. [See 2 May 1763.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17650129, but Carlos-Davis; Don Duart-White; Don Charino-Hallam; Angelina-Mrs Dyer; Don Manuel-Gardner; Governor-_.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Clodio Actor: Woodward
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue or The Jealous Farmer Outwitted

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Buck; Clown-Weller; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; the rest of the characters as usual. the rest of the characters as usual.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: I: A New Scotch Dance, as17650429 II: A New Hornpipe-Miss Snow (in character of a sailor) 1st appearance on any stage; End: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Plym, and Miss Ford. Tickets diliver'd by Mrs Lee will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17660409 but Eumenes-Keen; Sysigambis-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Lee.
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Fitzhenry

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Lee; Sparkish-Dodd, first time; Margery-Miss Plym, first time; Dorilant-Packer; Harcourt-Aickin; Alithea-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Lee.

Dance: I: A Comic Dance-Miss Ford; End: The Irish Milk Maids=, as17651209

Entertainment: End: A New Epilogue-Miss Ford

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman and Mrs Bradshaw. Tickets for This Night will be taken. Mainpiece for the last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17650921, but Kitty-Miss Pope (first time); Robert-Ackman; Cook-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London, Tombs of Westminster-Vernon

Dance: V: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Event Comment: Paid printer's bill #9 6s.; Mrs Tyldsley for woman's robe #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #234 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Yates; Gayless-Ackman; Justice Guttle-Moody; Cook-Baddeley; Melissa-Miss Plym; Kitty Pry-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: II: A Masquerade Dance proper to the play-Grimaldi; To conclude with a Country Dance-

Event Comment: Benefit for Hurst, Tassoni, Mrs Dorman. House charges #67 19s. [Deficit to actors #4 6s. 6d.] Paid chorus singers #2 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #63 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17670321 but MacDuff-Hurst; Angus-Keen; Vocal Parts-Mrs Dorman; Seyward-_.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Dorman
Role: Seyward Actor: Moody
Role: Lady MacDuff Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: IV: A Dance of the Furies-; II: The Jealous Peasant, as17661111; End: An Albion Song-Vernon; End I Farce: By Desire a Minuet-Tassoni, a young Gentlewoman