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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake

Performance Comment: Lord Wronglove-Reddish; Lord George Brilliant-Cautherly; Sir Friendly Moral-Aickin; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Barry, first time; Miss Notable-Miss Pope; Lady Gentle-Mrs W. Barry; Brush-Ackman; Porter-Booth; Surgeon-Wright; Heartshorn-Mrs Love.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: [Morgan's Sheep Shearing (MacMillan).] Antigonus-Inchbald; Camillo-Wright; Polixines-Hurst; Perdita-Miss Rogers (with song); Autolicus-King; Florizel-Cautherly; Clown-Moody; The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Scott; With a Dance-[incidental to the piece.incidental to the piece.

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17701025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Young Loveit-Didier; Gruel-Knowles; Old Catgut-Dancer; Paduasoy-Castle; Simon-Robson; Bridoun-Vowell; Harpy-Farrell; Coachman-Vandermere; Fungus-Fearon; Mrs Loveit-Weston; Dolly-Mrs Collet; Jenny-Mrs Granger; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Weston
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Collet
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Granger
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Coupee-Hamilton; Quaver-Dancer; Goodwill-Farrell; Blister-Fearon; Lucy-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Didier.

Dance: Master West, Miss West (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-Kniveton; Lovewell-Mattocks; Sterling-Dunstall; Sir John-Bensley; Flower-Morris; Brush-Dyer; Canton-Quick; Traverse-Thompson; Truman-R. Smith; Miss Sterling-Mrs Gardner; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham; Chambermaid-Miss Ward; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Mrs Heidleberg Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Quick; J. Fungus-Morris; Dr Catgut-Thompson; Young Loveit-Lewes; Simon-Fox; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Dolly-Miss Helm; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: End of Play: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17700924.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Woodward, 1st time; Strickland-Ross; Frankly-Bensley; Bellamy-Wroughton; Meggot-Lewes; Tester-Quick; Buckle-Cushing; Simon-R. Smith; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Mattocks; Jacintha-Mrs Lessingham; Lucetta-Mrs Green; Milliner-Miss Helme; Clarinda-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin (that night only)-Woodward; Infernal Spirit-Reinhold; Miller-Morris; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; Ballad Singer-Dunstall; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer; To Conclude with The Whim-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, as17720312.
Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Relish Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: other Actor: Miss Twist, Mrs _Dyer.

Dance: II: The Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere,Miss Valois, as17711030

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Weston, Bransby, F. Gentleman, Fearon, Ward, Lloyd, Castle, Groves, Lings, Baddeley, Parsons, Robson, Davis, Smith, Jacobs, Farrel, Mrs Egerton, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White, Mrs Gardner; Epilogue in character of Lady Catherine Coldstream-Mrs Fearon.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: As17720615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: As17720624, but to avoid confusion full cast listed. Foote, Robson, Aickin, Baddeley, F. Gentleman, Davies, Parsons, Weston, Castle, Lloyd, Lings, Dancer, Smith, Vowell, Jacobs, Farrell, Pierce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Jewell%.

Afterpiece Title: Cupids Revenge

Performance Comment: Parts by Parsons, Robson, Lloyd, Fearon, Mas. Tannett, Weston, Mrs Parsons, Miss Wentworth, Mrs White, Mrs Jewell. Sir Gregory Greybeard-Parsons; Amaranthus-Robson; Dorilas-Fearron; Cupid-Master?; Ninny-Weston; Tulippa-Mrs Jewell; Hyema-Mrs Parsons; Culina-Mrs White; Frisketta-Miss Wentworth (Edition of 1772).
Cast
Role: Tulippa Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Hyema Actor: Mrs Parsons
Role: Culina Actor: Mrs White

Dance: As17720615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-Kniveton; Lovewell-Mattocks; Sterling-Dunstall; Sir John-Bensley; Brush-Dyer; Canton-Quick; Miss Sterling-Mrs Gardner; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham; Chambermaid-Miss Valois; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Mrs Heidleberg Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Mattocks; Sailor-DuBellamy; Dorcas-Mrs Green; Sally-Mrs Mattocks; with Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: End: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe, as17720921

Monologue: Preceded: New Occasional Prelude. As 21 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: Mortimer-King; Aubrey-Barry; Tyrrel-Reddish; Colin McLeod-Moody; Lord Abberville-Dodd; Dr Druid-Baddeley; Bridgemore-Bransby; Naphthali-Waldron; La Jeunesse-Burton; Jarvis-Griffiths; Mrs Bridgemore-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Bridgemore-Mrs Egerton; Mrs Macintosh-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Miss Platt; Miss Aubrey-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Barry

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: Marcourt-Woodward; Cross-Shuter; Kitchen-Dunstall; Col. Freeman-Perry; Mrs Cross-Mrs Green; Charlotte-Mrs Bulkley; Lettice-Mrs Mattocks; Landlady-Mrs Gardner; Sally-Miss Brown, who performed last season in the Fairy Prince and in Man and Wife.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cross Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Gardner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Bonniface-Love; Sullen-Hurst; Aimwell-Packer; Foigard-Moody; Sir Charles Freeman-Yates, first time; Gibbet-Bransby; Scrub-Weston; Dorinda-Mrs Robinson, first time; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Gipsey-Mrs Davies; Cherry-Miss Pope; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Barry (playbill).
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Robinson, first time
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

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

Dance: IV: New Dance, as17730114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Cast
Role: Orisminda Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins; Glib-King; Macaroni-Dodd; Sir Toby-Bransby; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Fuz (first time)-Mrs Davies; Others-Packer, Palmer, Moody, J. Aickin, Wright, Johnston, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: Col. Rivers-Jefferson, first time; Miss Marchmont-Miss Mansell, first time; Miss Rivers-Miss Jarratt, first time; Sally-Mrs Millidge; Cecil-King; Lord Winworth-Reddish; Sir Harry Newberg-Palmer; Sidney-Cautherly; Lady Betty Lambton-Mrs Abington; Mrs Harley-Mrs Barry; With Original Epilogue (By Desire)-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman
Role: Margery Moorpout Actor: Mrs Love.

Dance: End of Play: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Lewis (From Theatre Royal, Dublin, first appearance in this kingdom); Stockwell-Clarke; Capt. Dudley-Hull; O'Flaherty-Shuter; Fulmer-Dunstall; Varland-Quick; Lady Rusport-Mrs Green; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Baker; House Keeper-Miss Helme; Lucy-Mrs Willems; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Gardner; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Barsanti; Charles Dudley-Wroughton.
Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albumazar

Cast
Role: Sulpitia Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Flavia Actor: Mrs Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Mercury-Davies; Abram-Weston; Snip-Parsons; Old Woman-Dodd; Gasconade-Baddeley; Bounce-Bransby; Simon-Moody; Forge-Ackman; Justice-Waldron; Constable-Griffith; Bogg-Messink; Welchman-Jacobs; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey Chitterlin-Mrs Davies; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope; To Conclude with Grand Chorus-Dibdin, Champnes, Davies, Kear, Fawcett, Wheeler, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Lucy-A Young Lady, her first appearance [Miss Dayes]; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Baker[, first time; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Catley; In [Act III, a Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Gardner; Classic-Hull; Subtle-Thompson; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with Song)-Miss Macklin; With a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End: New Dance, as17731021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Bonniface-Love; Aimwell-Packer; Foigard-Moody; Sir Charles Freeman-J. Aickin; Sullen-Hurst; Scrub-Weston; Gibbet-Bransby; Dorinda-Mrs Robinson; Cherry-Miss Pope; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Gipsey-Mrs Davies; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Johnson-Moody, first time; Sir John Loverule-Vernon; Nell-Miss Pope; Lady Loverule-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Johnston.

Dance: IV: The Mountaineers, as17730930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: With Alterations and Additions. Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Ackman; Fop-Messink; Colombine-Mrs Sutton; Harlequin-Rooker; Chief Genii (with Song)-Mas. Blanchard; Other characters-Wright, Jones, Courtney, Wrighten, Burton, Jacobs, Watkins, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt; To Conclude with a Bacchanalian Jubilee-Como, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Crespi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: Aubrey-Barry; Mortimer-Palmer, first time; Miss Bridgemore-Miss Sherry, first time; Miss Aubrey-Mrs Barry; Dr Druid-Baddeley; Bridgemore-Bransby; Tyrrel-Reddish; Lord Abberville-Dodd; Colin Mcleod-Moody; Mrs Bridgemore-Mrs Hopkins; Napthali-Waldron; La Jeunesse-Burton; Jarvis-Griffith; Mrs Macintosh-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Miss Aubrey Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Mrs Bridgemore Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Macintosh Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Cautherly, first time; Bookseller-Jones; Day's Servant-Jacobs; Keeper-Watkins; Arabella-Mrs Jefferson; Ruth (first time)-Miss Pope; Teague (with songs)-Moody; Blunt-J. Aickin; Lt Story-Fawcett; Musician-Messink; Porter-Wrighten; Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Parsons; Abel-Burton; Committeemen-Hartry, Griffith; Coachman-Keen; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Chat-Mrs Simson; In Act IV, Teague's Ramble-introduced by Moody.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Jefferson
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Simson

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Elfina (With song)-Master Blanchard; Grotilla-Miss Lings; Lady-Mrs S. Smith; Emmeline-Mrs Greville; first time; Edgar-Cautherly; Florimond-King; With Dances- incidental to the piece.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs S. Smith
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Greville

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Gayless-Davis; Guttle-Lloyd; Cook-Jacobs; Beau Trippit-Everard; Melissa-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Trippit-Mrs Weston; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Palmer; Kitty-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs Weston
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: As17740516

Monologue: Interlude,Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Fearon; Mrs Candy-Mrs Palmer; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Performance Comment: Butler-Weston; Squire-Fearon; Mrs Candy-Mrs Palmer; Polly-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Candy Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman or The First of August

Performance Comment: Parts by Bannister, Wilson, Weston, Mrs Thompson, first time on that stage, Mrs Jewell. Bundle-Wilson; Tom-Bannister; Robin-Weston; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Thompson; Wilhelmina-Mrs Jewell (Edition of 1774).
Cast
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Mrs Jewell

Dance: As17740613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Performance Comment: Floridor-Vernon; Bonoro-Bannister; Tycho-Weston; Faladel-Parsons; Nigromant-Legg; Robinette-Mrs Wrighten; Camilla-Mrs Smith; also-Wright, Wrighten, Griffiths, Wheeler, Burton, Carpenter, Lamash, Fawcett, Kear, Master Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston; The Dances-Atkins, Como, Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Stockwell-Usher, first time; Fulmer-Baddeley; Belcour-King; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Capt. Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Cautherly; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Love; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Sherry; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Baddeley; Charlotte, with original Epilogue-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: With Alterations and Additions. Harlequin-Rooker; Clown-Wright; Fop-Messink; Chief of Genii-Master Blanchard; Columbine-Mrs Sutton; Pantallon-Grimaldi; Others-Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt; To Conclude with a Bacchanalian Jubilee-; Dancing-Como, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Crespi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler or a Wife of Ten Thousand

Performance Comment: Parts by Bannister, Dibdin, Legg, Kear, Griffiths, Everard, Parsons, Fawcett, Wrighten, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Wrighten. Snob-Bannister; Nipikin-Dibdin; Froth-Parsons; Grumble-Legg; Jenkins-Fawcett; Muggins-Kear; Contusion-Wrighten; Pest-Griffiths; Exciseman-Blanchard; Hone-Everard; Mrs Nipikin-Mrs Love; Alice-Mrs Wrighten (Edition of 1774 and Genest, V, 444).
Cast
Role: Mrs Nipikin Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Wrighten