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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: Rosamond Actor: Mrs Hartley.
Role: Queen Eleanor Actor: Mrs Melmoth

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Performance Comment: As17750211, but Zelida-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs_ Green; Dunstall_. Mrs_ Green; Dunstall_.
Cast
Role: Zelida Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Lady Di Strangeways Actor: Mrs Green

Entertainment: Interlude. End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker

Performance Comment: End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker.

Dance: End Interlude: The Merry Sailors, as17741026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee at Stratford upon avon

Performance Comment: Drunken Man, Steward of the Jubilee-Lee; Principal vocal parts (comic and serious)-Reinhold, Mattocks, Mrs Baker, DuBellamy, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Mrs Mattocks (playbill).

Dance: End I Afterpiece: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (With Songs)-Moody; Col. Careless-Jefferson; Col. Blunt-J. Aickin; Abel-Burton; Committeemen-Waldron; Bailiff-Griffiths; Bookseller-Carpenter; Day's Servant-Everard; Jack-Master Blanchard; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Lt Story-Fawcett; Mr Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Parsons; Arabella-Miss Jarratt; Ruth-Miss Pope; Porter-Wrighten; Coachman-Keen; In Act IV, Rhetorical Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody.
Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Phebe or The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: Amintas-Vernon; Chaunter-Usher; Justice Quorum-Hurst; Cant-Legg; Gage-Wheeler; Scrip-Griffiths; Swab-Fawcett; Mump-Carpenter; Grig-Wrighten; Tippet-Mrs Davies; Tib Tatter-Mrs S. Smith; Phebe-Mrs Smith; With a Crutch Dance incidental to the piece-.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Tib Tatter Actor: Mrs S. Smith
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17750420 but Mat-Fox; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mrs _Whitefield, Miss Besford
Role: Pantomime Characters Actor: Mrs _Whitefield, Miss +Besford.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #159 13s. 6d. Charges: #67 3s. Profits to Mrs Davies: #92 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: End: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17741222, but Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Burton; first time; Leonora-Mrs Smith; Ursula-Mrs Love (playbill); Public Advertiser lists Ursula-$Mrs Green; Don Diego-$Reinhold.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Public Advertiser lists Ursula Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Fearon, Whitefield, Griffiths, Chaplin, Wilson, Eagan, Jacobs, Jones, Lloyd, Everard, Walker, Francis, Weston, Mrs Gardner, Miss Weller.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Sprightly-Fearon; Vamp-Wilson; Printer's Devil-Everard; Poet-Jones; Robin-Lloyd; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: End: A Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17750417 but Blunt-Hurst; Obadiah-Wrighten; Mrs Chat-Mrs Cartwright (MacMillan); Rhetorical Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Cartwright
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Love.

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Davis, Fearon, Jacobs, Wilson, Lloyd, Griffith, Weston, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: The Medley-

Related Works
Related Work: The Triumphant Widow; or, The Medley of Humours Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17750712 but to avoid confusion full cast listed: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Gov. Cape-L'Estrange; Sprightly-Fearon; Printer's Devil-Everard; Poet-Jones; Robin-Lloyd; Vamp-Wilson; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Lewis; Charles-Wroughton; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Sir Francis-Shuter; Whisper-Cushing; Scentwell-Mrs Poussin; Isabinda-Mrs Lessingham; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin; To conclude with Marplot's Address-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Leoni, second appearance on that stage; Artaxerxes-Mattocks; Artabanes-Reinhold; Rimenes-DuBellamy; Semira-Miss Dayes, first time; Mandane-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Fearon; Subtle-Thompson; Marquis-Wewitzer; Classic-Hull; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Macklin; and a Minuet-Dagueville, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End Opera: The Gamesters, as17751011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Wroughton; Thorowgood-Hull; Trueman-Young; Uncle-Fearon; Blunt-Thompson; Maria-Mrs Bulkley; Lucy-Mrs Green; Milwood-Mrs Mattocks; In Act I a Song-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Milwood Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Nymph Actor: Mrs Masters
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Lawr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii Or The Fall Of Rosamond

Performance Comment: King Henry-Aickin, first time; Clifford-Hull; Prince Henry-Wroughton; Salisbury-Booth; Leicester-L'Estrange; Abbot-Clarke; Verulam-Thompson; Ethelinda-Mrs Poussin; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Mattocks; Rosamond-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Queen Eleanor Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Rosamond Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Nymph Actor: Mrs Masters
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Lawr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Brereton, first time; Heartfree-Bensley, first time; Razor-Baddeley; Justice-Bransby; Col. Bully (with Song)-Vernon; Rake-Usher; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Lady Brute-Miss Younge; Mademoiselle-Mrs Bradshaw; Belinda-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Greville.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Quick; Young Cape-Wroughton; Vamp-Wilson; Sprightly-Fearon; Governor-Davies; Robin-Thompson; Poet-Jones; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Lessingham , frist time.

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Queen Eleanor Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Rosamond Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini; The Vocal Parts-Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters; The Dances-Zuchelli, Sga Vidini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Maw@worm-Parsons, first time; Seyward-Brereton, first time; Dr Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Lady Lambert-Mrs Greville; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington; Darnley-Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Resurrection

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Vernon, Reinhold, Leoni, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Weichsel.

Music: Hautboy-Simpson; First Violin with a Concerto-Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phoebe At Court

Performance Comment: Parts-Mrs Farrel, who sang the Hunting Song in The Sot; a Gentleman, Billington, Miss Weller, Mrs Barthelemon. a Gentleman, Billington, Miss Weller, Mrs Barthelemon.

Song: A collection of Catches and Glees-under the direction of Dr Arne

Music: Between the interludes: Concerts on the Violin-Barthelemon who will lead the orchestra

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Parts were: Judas , Israelite Man , Israelite Woman , Chorus , Simon (Brother to Judas ), Messenger , Eupolemus (Jewish Ambassador to Rome ) Principal Vocal parts-Vernon, Champness, Leoni, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Weichsel.

Music: First Violin-Lamotte; after I: Concerto on German Flute-Florio; Part II: Violin Concerto-Lamotte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman Is A Riddle

Performance Comment: Sir Amorous Vainwit-King; Courtwell-Smith; Col. Manly-Reddish; Aspin-Yates; Vulture-Moody; Butler-Bransby; Lady Outside-Miss Younge; Clarinda-Miss Hopkins; Necessary-Mrs Davies; Betty-Mrs Whitfield; Miranda-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Necessary Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Mrs King, first time

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Webster (with Songs in character and One New Composed by Dr Arne); Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Thompson, Young; Bacchanals, Bacchants-Reinhold, Miss Dayes, DuBellamy, Baker, Miss Ambrose; The Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Mattocks; Bacchant, Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell (first appearance in that character); Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Weller; Lady-Mrs Barry (first time).
Cast
Role: The Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Barry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: As17760330 but Lovelace-Booth; Mrs_ Green. Mrs_ Green.
Cast
Role: Lady Rackett Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: Before Farce: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd by Davis, Mrs Heard, Miss Bassan, Stoppelear, Mrs Morris, Mrs Lawr, Widow Warnuck, Rudd, Castephens, Potter, Walters, and Mas. Harrison, also those delivered for The Conscious Lovers will be taken this night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Hartley
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Syrens

Song: III: (By Particular Desire) The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms-Master Harrison

Dance: IV: A Minuet, Allemande-Rudd, Miss Cranfield; End: A Hornpipe-Miss Bassan