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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 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: 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: Went into the Pit...to see Tamerlane. Havard is too old and wants power for the character of Tamerlane, Moneses by Reddish, Dervis by Bransby. Holland excels in Bajazet and was the only character in proper dress. It hurt me to see Tartars in ancient Greek dresses with ridiculous modern periwigs, and Greek christians in English habits. Mrs Dancer as Arpasia, was as great (particularly in the last scene) as in any character in which I ever saw her and received that distinguished applause she deserved. The Entertainment was Harlequin's Invasion (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17671104, but Arpasia-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Dancer.
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre. Received of Condell 45 Nights Fruit Rent due 8th Inst. #20 (Account Book). Paid Powell and Bickerstaffe balances due them. Paid Mrs Paddick for cleaning of feathers #1 19s. (Account Book). Receipts: #188 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Mary Oldboy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Col.-Woodward; Goodall-Dunstall; Oldcastle-Hallam; Lettice-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End of Opera: The Provenzales, as17680301

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Arne. Part of Pit laid into Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17671203, but Nell-Mrs Arne, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Arne, 1st time.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Johnston.
Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Last time of performing till Easter Holidays. Afterpiece: Never Performed There (playbill). Charges #64 5s. Balance to Mrs Yates #90 7s. 6d. plus #112 15s. in tickets (Box 406; Pit 75). Paid John Doe for sticking Black Bills #4 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #154 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Edgar-A Gentleman; Florimond-Yates; Elfina-Miss Ford; Grotilla-Miss Besford; Emmeline-Mrs Yates; With Dances-incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Baddeley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17680308 But Kitty-Mrs Johnston.

Entertainment: End: A Search After Scrubs-Baddeley

Event Comment: JJane Shore for the 1st time by Miss Younge--so, so--spoke much too low.--Mrs Barry was very well in Alicia (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Shore-Reddish; Hastings-Barry; Gloster-Love; Belmour-Packer; Darby-Hurst; Ratcliff-Ackman; Catesby-Strange; Jane Shore-Miss Younge, 1st time; Alicia-Mrs Barry, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Barry, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.
Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes and Mrs Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17690403 but Rossetta-Mrs Scott, 1st time; Eustace-_.
Cast
Role: Rossetta Actor: Mrs Scott, 1st time
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Parsons
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignell and Barnshaw. As the Indisposition of the vocal performers renders it impossible to perform the Jovial Crew, Messrs Wignell and Barnshaw, hope their Friends will honour them with their company to the above Comedy, to which, tickets delivered for the Jovial Crew, will be taken. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to actors #25 2s. covered by income form tickets: Wignell #85 (Box 69; Pit 347; Gallery 157); Barnshaw #96 1s. (Box 88; Pit 381; Gallery 169) (Account Book). Mrs Paddick paid up her 1!2 value of tickets for the 6th Inst. Paid Kirkman for a new Harpsichord and tuning the old one #62 3s. (Account Book). Receipts: #39 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17690427 but Sally-Miss Valois; Sailor-Barnshaw; Dorcas-Mrs Green, being their first appearance in those characters.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcet and Mrs J. Johnston. Being the last time of performing the Mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17700329 but Shepherdesses-Miss Burton, Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Castle
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Dance: III: As17700428

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson and Lings. Tickets deliver'd by Page, Chinnall, Roberts, and Mrs Haywood will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17691226, but Millwood-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Sweepers Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Entertainment: V: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye all-Master Cape

Event Comment: ['A'A Concert etc....vocal parts by Mas. Cheney and Mrs Barthelemon....Fireworks.' This formula with these vocalists repeated during the season.] Admittance 2s. 6d. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona Or the Servant Mistress

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.

Music: P$Pergolesi; alterations and additional songs S?. Arnold

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barthelemon. Prices 3s. To begin at 6:30 P.M. Taken from the French of M Rousseau; Music by Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magic Girdle

Performance Comment: Parts by Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Barthelemon .

Music: First violin and Concerto by Barthelemon; Concerto on Organ by Hook; Concerto on Trumpet by a young Gentleman Ten Years old

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Thomson. Tickets 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but in the Concert the vocal parts by Reinhold, Bannister, Mas. Cheney, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Barthelemon, with Musical imitations by Bannister .
Event Comment: Benefit for Storace. The Whole adapted to the original Music of Pergolesi by Storace. Tickets 3s. The Concert included vocals by Mas. Cheney and Mrs Barthelemon, and Musical imitations by Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: Uberto-Reinhold; Serpilla-Mrs Thompson; Vespone and Capt. Furioso-Bannister, and the addition of a new part .
Cast
Role: Serpilla Actor: Mrs Thompson

Music: Solo Concerto on Violin by Barthelemon

Song: Additional Songs by Arnold

Event Comment: Benefit for Barthelemon. A new Entertainment by Barthelemon. Admittance 3s. N.B . Tickets sold in the Fields in Great Marybone St., and at the doors (as they were at Mrs Barthelemon's night at the low rate of three tickets for a shilling) are forged and will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Pedlar

Performance Comment: Parts: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Barthelemon .

Music: In the course of the concert Catches and Glees: 1st Violin and new solo concerto-Barthelemon; New Concerto on Organ-Carter (composed by Barthelemon); New French Horn and Trumpet Concerto (also Barthelemon's composition) by Mas. Rogers of Bath (Mr Leander's scholar) 12 years old; and by Mas. Green (Mr Jones's scholar) 10 years old. Several New Simphonies composed by Barthelemon. To conclude with the Canon of the favourite burletta The Magic Girdle

Event Comment: By Permission. And at a particular Request to Mrs Burton...Early in the Spring will be published her Comedy of Fashion Display'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Lord Hastings-Young Gentleman (first appearance on any Stage); Gloucester-Lloyd; Dumont-a Gentleman; Bellmour-Friendly; Catesby-Ackman; Ratcliffe-Edwards; Alicia-a Lady; Jane Shore-Mrs Burton.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Burton.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Lloyd; Young Philpot (by desire)-Ward; Sir Jasper Wilding-Love; Young Wilding-Friendly; Beaufort-a Gentleman; Quildrive-Edwards; Dapper-Brown; Corrina-Miss Fairlamb; Maria-Mrs Burton.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Burton.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17710424 but Leonora-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Green

Monologue: True Blue. As 23 April, but The Dance-Fishar

Event Comment: Benefit for Flight, Furkins, Wooley, Sherratt. Tickets deliver'd by Mrs Paddick, Doe, Claridge, Reed, Ellis, Dickson, Robson, Walker, Longley, Whatley and Singleton will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17710418 but Lucy-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Mattocks, first time

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Relish Actor: Mrs Dyer
Event Comment: Paid salary list five days #418 9s. 7d.; Mrs Abington's cloaths acct, #2 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #232 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17711113, but Clara-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Smith.
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Love.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Hunt.
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman
Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs DuBellamy. Tickets to be had of DuBellamy in Wild-Court, Great Wild-Street, at the Rainbow Coffee House, Cornhill and of Mr Sarjant at the stage door. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to the DuBellamy's #20 12s., cover'd by income from tickets #189 14s. (Box 449; Pit 475; Gallery 62) (Account Book). Receipts: #43 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17711030, but Miser-Yates; Lappet-Mrs DuBellamy, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs DuBellamy, 1st time.
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Green

Song: II: By Particular Desire The Rapture-DuBellamy

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Kniveton. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years (playbill). [See 30 April 1770]. Charges #66 12s. Profit to the Kniveton's #14 17s., plus #68 19s. from tickets (Box 86; Pit 209; Gallery 161) (Account Book). Receipts: #81 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Kniveton, 1st time; Juba-Savigny, 1st time; Sempronius-Clarke; Syphax-Hull; Portius-Bensley; Marcus-Wroughton; Lucius-Gardner; Decius-Morris; Lucia-Mrs Kniveton; Marcia-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Kniveton

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Entertainment: End: Interlude taken from Foote's Comedy of Taste: Lady Pentweazle-The Young Gentleman (who performed it last year at Drury Lane Theatre)

Ballet: II: The Wapping Landlady. As17720424[Sixfold Hornpipe, as17720424

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hartle, Francis, Walters, Mas. Blurton, Symonds. Tickets deliver'd for the Inconstant will be taken. Tickets deliver'd by Longley, Mas. Jones, Singleton, Shuter, Norbury, Roberts, Frenzdorf, Miller, Stephenson, Read, Robson, Walker, Clarridge, Perry Sr; and Bassan will be taken. [Hours received half value of tickets plus the ready receipt money.] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Mrs Hartle 5 31 43 #10 4s. #5 2s.@Francis 2 26 25 #6 18s. #3 9s.@Patterson 5 79 71 #20 4s. #10 2s.@Blurton - 15 28 #5 1s. #2 10s. 6d.@Symonds 19 45 42 #15 14s. #7 17s.@Longley 18 112 53 #26 12s. #13 6s.@Jones - 2 11 #1 8s. 14s.@Singleton - 8 14 #2 12s. #1 6s.@Shuter - 52 8 #8 12s. #5 14s. 6d.@Norbury 9 26 53 #11 9s. #5 14s. 6d.@Roberts 9 125 59 #26 18s. #13 9s.@Frensdorf - 42 31 #9 8s. #4 14s.@Miller 5 62 56 #16 3s. #8 1s. 6d.@Stephenson 16 61 52 #18 7s. #9 3s. 6d.@Read - 15 45 #6 15s. #3 7s. 6d.@Robson 3 101 32 #19 2s. #9 11s.@Walker - 17 68 #9 7s. #4 13s. 6d.@Claridge 5 36 35 #10 3s. #5 1s. 6d.@Perry 3 30 81 #13 7s. #6 13s. 6d.@Bassan 1 12 21 #4 3s. #2 1s. 6d.@Total 100 897 828 #242 7s. #121 3s. 6d.@ Paid Lee for a quantity of velvet #21 (Account Book). Receipts: #12 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17720506, but Lappet-Mrs Green; add Taylor-Quick.
Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Overule Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; End: The Provenzale-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford [see17700928]

Event Comment: The Fop's Fortune oblig'd to be deferr'd. Paid Woodward for 2 hats, a Tambour Waist-coat & a pair of Buckskin Breeches #7 2s. 6d. Paid Palmer (wax chandler's) bill #90 6s., and Pattinson (tallow chandler's) bill #34 14s. Paid Mrs Rich@&@Co. for half years rent for the House in Bow Passage due Mich. last #20 (Account Book). Receipts: #106 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-Gardner; Petit-Cushing; Oriana-Mrs Lessingham; Lamorce-Miss Ogilvie; Bizarre-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Mindora Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

Monologue: 1772 11 12 Before: (By particular desire) New Occasional Prelude. As 27 Oct