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Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [See 12 Nov. 1745.] Very Dull Play & No Garrick (Cross). We hear the Comedy of the Comical Lovers will be reviv'd for the benefit of Mrs Clive on Monday, 9 March; to which will be added, Miss in her Teens, the part of Fribble by Garrick, being the only time of his performing it this season. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Pembroke-Mossop (1st time); Lord Guilford-Dexter 1st time; Gardiner-Havard; Northumberland-Burton; Suffolk-Winstone; Sussex-Mozeen; Sir John Gates-Simson; Lieut.-Scrase; Captain-Ackman; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs Mills; Lady Jane Gray-Miss Bellamy (1st time).

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Minors.
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennett.

Dance: GGrand Provincial Dance, as17520204

Event Comment: Benefit for Sturt, Bulbrick, Harrison and Rooker. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17530409 but Fine Gentleman-Sturt; Drunken Man-Rooker; Fine Lady-Miss Minors; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Mrs Tatoo Actor: Miss Hippisley.
Role: Mrs Tattoo Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance, as17521125; End: A Hornpipe-Harrison

Song: II: A Song-Wilder

Event Comment: By Command of Prince of Wales. Tickets deliver'd out by Wood, which were to have been admitted this night, will be taken Saturday next, to the play of the Rehearsal. Receipts; #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17560505, but a New Character and Chalkstone-Garrick; Old Man-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.

Dance: DDance of the Millers-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eurydice

Performance Comment: Garrick, Havard, Holland, Davies, Burton, Packer, Mozeen, Mrs Cibber, Miss Haughton, but Genest, IV, 547, lists: Periander-Garrick; Procles-Havard; Polydore-Holland; Eurydice-Mrs Cibber; Leonidas-Davis; Ariston-Burton; Medon-Packer; Officer-Mozeen; Melissa-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Periander Actor: Garrick
Role: Polydore Actor: Holland
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Haughton.

Ballet: TThe Prussian Camp. As17581214

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Part of pit laid into Boxes, Amphitheatre on Stage. Receipts: #180 (Cross); Charges #63 ( Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17581223, but Beatrice-Miss Macklin; Margaret-Mrs Havard; Minuet-Noverre, Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Dottrel Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Widow Damply Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Miss Pewit Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Macklin.
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: Prince John Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Ackman
Role: Nothumberland Actor: Scrase
Role: Hotspur Actor: Holland
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Holland1st time
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Almeria Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Tamer Tamd

Performance Comment: Parts-Palmer, Burton, Yates, Packer, Vaughan, Ackman, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pritchard; with a New Epilogue address'd to the Ladies and spoken in character-Miss Pritchard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ross; Page-Hull; Fenton-Davis; Slender-Bennet; Dr Caius-Holtom; Jack Rugby-C. Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Lewis; Shallow-Costollo; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Miss Cokayne; Simple-Mas. Younger; Robin-Miss Vallois; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Vallois
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17610916, but Followers of Ceres-Mrs _White, Miss Welsch; Water-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville.
Event Comment: Benefit for Robinson, at Hickford's Room, Brewer St. Benefit originally announced for Miss Robinson, to be given 29 Jan.; new date for concert chosen after her death. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Acis-Hudson; Galatea-Mrs Pooke, late Miss Robinson; Choruses-Gentlemen of St James's, St Paul's, and Westminster Abbey; Polypheme-Cox.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Young and Champnes. No building on stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17621220, but Polly-Miss Young, 1st time; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dorman, 1st time; Peachum-Yates; Mat@o@Mint-Fox.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Young, 1st time
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dorman, 1st time
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive
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: Isabinda Actor: Miss Miller, 1st time
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.
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: Country Girl Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Southampton-Jackson; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Hopkins; Burleigh-Burton; Raleigh-Lee; Essex-Holland; Rutland-Mrs Yates; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Lieutenant-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Countess of Nottingham Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Essex Actor: Holland
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Performance Comment: Principal parts by King, Vernon, Packer, Burton, Baddeley, Clough, Strange, Mrs Lee, Miss Young. Smatter-King; Young Gilbert-Vernon; Lockworth-Baddeley; Modely-Packer; Sir Ralph-Burton; Celia-Miss Young; Lucy-Mrs Lee; Roger-Clough (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Young
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Lee

Dance: IV: The Provancalle, as17631014

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: Richard Actor: Holland
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers
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 Miss Wright. Part of Pit laid into the boxes. [Prologue and Epilogue to Falstaff's Wedding as spoken by Dodd and Mrs Pritchard printed in the Public Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17660121, but Lucy-Mrs Abington (first time); Polly-Miss Wright (first time); Beggar-Burton.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Baker

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: End: A Comic Dance -Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, as17660207

Event Comment: Paid Mr Wegg 3 quarter's rent due Mich. last past #52 10s.; Paid John Bottomly for scarlet cloath #4; Miss Berkley on note #11 11s. Rec'd stoppages #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Thespis publish'd at 2s. Receipts: #261 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Coupee-Dodd; Goodall-Parsons; Quaver-Fawcett; Blister-Love; Thomas-Strange; Miss Lucy-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Abington.
Event Comment: TThe Wells opened for the summer season of entertainments and pantomimes. [They will be noted hereafter occasionally.

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: [N$Neville was present in the pit, liked Macklin, Shuter, Miss Macklin, and Dyer well.] Receipts: #227 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Bensley; Duke-Morris; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Mattocks; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song in character)-Mrs Baker; Nerissa-Mrs Lessingham; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: End of IV: Pantomime Dance, as17670926; End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

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: Elfina Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Grotilla Actor: Miss Besford
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

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: Jane Shore Actor: Miss Younge, 1st time
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Barry, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.
Event Comment: Benefit for Stoppelaer [sic]. Charges: 1!2 value of tickets #55 7s.; 1!2 House charge and extras #33 5s. 6d.; 1!2 Receipts: #44 9s. but covered by Total receipts (tickets and money of #199 12s.) Tickets (Box 147; Pit 357; Gallery 204). Value #110 14s. Rec'd money due from Richard Smith and Miss Madden 8th and 6th Inst. (Account Book). Receipts: #88 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17690414 but Basset-Dyer; Lady Grace-Mrs Dyer; Lady Townly-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Event Comment: [W+Winston MS 10 notes that O. Smith suggests Miss Spencer. Winston suggests Mrs Greville. The Town and Country Magazine (From Theatre No XIII): "Mrs Gladeau...has appeared as Rosetta in Love in a Village." Comments that she does not know much about music but "has a pleasing voice and an agreeable figure and will probably be a valuable acquisition to the stage. Received with applause."] Receipts: #217 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17691230, but Margery-Mrs Green; Rosetta-a Young Gentlewoman, her first appearance; Hawthorn-Reinhold, first time.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17691207, but Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Macklin.
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: With a Minuet Actor: Arnauld, Miss Macklin.

Dance: II: Dutch Dance, as17691111

Event Comment: Benefit for Hartry and Miss Burton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Reddish; Jachimo-Palmer; Cymbeline-Hurst; Cloten-Dodd; Belarius-J. Aickin, first time; Pisanio-Packer; Lucius-Wrighten; Philario-Parsons; First Gentleman-Ackman; French Gentleman-Fawcett; Guiderius-Cautherly; Arviragus-Brereton; Queen-Mrs Reddish; Imogen-Miss Younge; In [Act II: Masquerade scene with Dancing and Singing-Mrs Scott; Dances-Giorgi, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi. [See17700118] .See17700118] .

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: The dances Actor: Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King
Role: Miss Griskin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Filagree Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: III: As17700428

Event Comment: By Desire of many persons of Distinction, and by Permission of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the Catch Club. Director-Dr Arne. Afterpiece: Taken from Miss Lucy in Town. Written by Henry Fielding. Songs-Dr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Catches And Glees

Performance Comment: Songs-Master Brown, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighton.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap in London

Performance Comment: Lord Bilkum-Dodd; Lowborn-Fawcett; Mordecai-Messink; Old Goodman-Hartry; Cantileno-a Gentleman; Ballad-Philips; John-Booth; Tawdry-Miss Platt; Traplass-Mrs Dorman; Country Madcap-Miss Radley.
Cast
Role: Tawdry Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Traplass Actor: Mrs Dorman
Role: Country Madcap Actor: Miss Radley.
Event Comment: Mr Inchbald from the Norwich Compy. made his first appearance in Osmyn very bad Figure, Indifferent voice and a very bad Actor. a Small hiss at End of Play (Hopkins Diary). Osmyn, Young Gentleman (Cross Diary). This appears to be the last night of Miss Younge's performing in London this season--She left Drury Lane, and went ot Dublin. Mr Joseph Inchbald became an actor in the York Company of Comedians--He died at Leeds in Yorkshire, where he is buried--I knew him intimately--he was an excellent man, and an admirable actor of old comic characters, and of drunken men--He was at once-poor fellow-the greatest Sloven and in many Particulars of the nicest Delicacy too, that could be imagined (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-a young gentleman [his first appearance Mr Inchbald]; King-J. Aickin; Gonzales-Packer; Garcia-Palmer; Heli-Hurst; Selim-Fawcett; Alonzo-Ackman; Perez-Keen; Zara-Mrs Hopkins; Almeria-Miss Younge; Leonora-Mrs Johnson.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Almeria Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Johnson.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Radley. Miss Radley ill, did not perform (Winston MS 10). N.B. Miss Radley humbly hopes it will be a sufficient apology to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have honoured her with taking places, that her present ill state of health renders it impossible for her to perform this evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17700925, but Sir Harry-Hartry; Theodosia-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Scott.
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17710318 but Kitty (with Song and Mock Minuet)-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17710416