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We found 23320 matches on Performance Comments, 4237 matches on Event Comments, 4199 matches on Performance Title, 264 matches on Roles/Actors, and 12 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Elliot. This Comedy is intended to be perform'd only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Miss Elliot #24 9s. 6d. [No tickets seem to have been delivered.] Paid a bill for the Funeral of Mrs Cable #3 8s., and for the funeral of Grace Gould, #4 8s. (Account Book). [The latter had long been a servant in the theatre, and this year was Wardrobe Mistress.] Receipts: #88 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Mahon

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17661008; End: The Gallant Peasants-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. See The Gallant Shepherds by Fishar and Sga Manesiere 6 Dec. 1765

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #3 9s. 6d.; Paid salary list-#441 4s.; Chorus 1 night, #2 5s. 6d.; Paid Mrs Brown, not on list #1 12s. 6d.; Paid Mr Williams (violin) in Musical Lady 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #221 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17661030, but Laertes-Davis; Guildenstern-Perry; 2nd Gravedigger-Buck; Queen-Mrs DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs DuBellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

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: Lethe

Performance Comment: Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Aesop-Walker; Mercury-Baker; Charon-Buck; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Old Man, Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Frenchman-Holtom; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola Maritata

Performance Comment: Parts-Savoi, Lovattini, Morigi, Sga Piatti, Mrs Barthelemon, Sga Zamperini, Sga Gibetti (Edition of 1767).
Event Comment: CCymon deferred on account of Mrs Arne's hoarseness. Neville MS Diary: Saw the Provok'd Wife, Young Brute inimitably played by Garrick...The heat was very great. The tendency of the Provok'd Wife is very immoral, as it presents an intention to commit adultery in too agreeable a light. Receipts: #247 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet
Event Comment: Paid Blandford (tallow chandler) bill #48 14s. 6d.; Waller (hosier) bill #18 13s. 6d.; Burgis (bricklayer) bill #46 18s.; Swan and Buck (mercers) bill #28 5s.; Mrs French on acct #21; Chorus singers 1 night #2 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #198 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17661212, but Bell-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplexities

Cast
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks (Alias Lord Lace)-Dyer; Stocks-Dunstall; Lovemore-Mattocks; Chloe (Alias Lady Lace)-Mrs Mahon.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Mahon.

Dance: II: The Gallant Peasants, as17670113; End: The Female Archer, as17661215

Music: End: By Command, Violin Solo-Linley

Event Comment: CCymon deferred on account of Mrs Baddeley's indisposition. Receiv'd from Condell, 2nd payment for Fruit Office #20. Paid Barrow & Co. Oil Bill #51 14s. 6d. and Nichol's bill for line #1 6s.; Chorus singers 2 nights #5 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #97 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: Elinor Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Falconbridge Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Arne
Event Comment: DDido deferred on account of the indisposition of Mrs Yates. [See 14 May.] Paid 2 Printer's Bills #17 4s. Mr Mallet 1 suit of lac'd cloths #11 6d.; Paid Guidetti in full #33 5s.; Chorus 1 night #2 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #189 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17661029, but Cordelia-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Lee

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17670212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Falsehood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Julio-Ross; Duke-Clarke; Roderick-Hull; Don Bernard-Walker; Citizen-Perry; Master of Flocks-Buck; Camillo-Gibson; Shepherds-Bennet, Cushing; Gentleman-Gardner; Servant-R. Smith; Henriquez-Smith; Violante (with original Song)-Miss Macklin; Leonora-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17670411

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17661115, but Lothario-Holland; Horatio-Bensley; Sciolto-Powell [these parts undertaken for 1st time]; Lavinia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Barry.
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: As17661028, but Characters-_Castle, Ackman. [Miss Wright is now Mrs Arne.]Miss Wright is now Mrs Arne.]

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17670212

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis and Dibdin. Cato cannot be perform'd on account of the indisposition of Mrs Mattocks. Tickets for Cato will taken. Charges #64 10s. [Profit to each beneficiary #4 5s. 6d. plus income from tickets. Davis #67 11s. (Box 65; Pit 272; Gallery 105); Dibdin #41 7s. (Box 46; Pit 97; Gallery 153).] (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Pinto

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17661120; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17670316 but Quildrive-Murden; Beaufort-Perry; Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: III: A New Tambourine (by Desire) Mas. Blurton, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17670119, but Bastard-Perry; Gentleman Usher-Holtom; Cornwall-Gardner; Cordelia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-by Desire, Mas. Harris; IV: The Female Archer, as17661215; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin; Or, The Enchanter Of Stone-henge

Performance Comment: Vocals-Mrs Lampe, Miss Brown, Master Herryman; Dances-Grimaldi, Duval, Tassoni, Miss Armoy.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of mainpiece. House Charges #76 19s. 6d. Mrs Yates' last appearance here until the 1774-75 season (Winston MS 9). Tickets deliver'd for the 9th of April and 7th of May will be taken. Paid Burney Jr 2 weeks' salary #2 10s., and Printer's Bill #9 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido

Cast
Role: Mrs Abington Aeneas Actor: Powell
Role: Dido Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17670505, but Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Wellbred-Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17661008; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Event Comment: Benefit fo Ackman and Mrs Bradshaw. House charges #64 4s. [Deficit to actors #24 8s.] Tickets deliver'd for the Comedy and The Plain Dealer will be admitted. Paid Cooper for 6 nights in Cymon #3 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #39 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Lee

Dance: I: The Louvre, Minuet-Giorgi, Miss Simson, as17670512; V: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley, as17670511; After which by Particular Desire Linco's Travels-Mr King. Being positively the last time of performing it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17670109, but Miss_ Plym; The Dances-_Guidetti, Mrs _King, Sga _Giorgi, Miss _Ford.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: _Guidetti, Mrs _King, Sga _Giorgi, Miss _Ford.
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Parts Actor: Mrs Dorman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17670427 but Tag-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Music: End: Concerto on Harpsichord-Burney Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: As17670205, but Freeman-J. Palmer; Fidelia-Mrs Lessingham, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Lessingham, 1st time.
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: End: By Particular Desire, a Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Watkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: As17661031, but Salisbury-DuBellamy; Constance-Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Dance: III: A Serious Dance-Miss Capon (3rd time), as17670427 IV: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: IV: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427