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Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 18 Aug.: His Royal Highness the Prince, and several Persons of Quality, were present at the Play Love for Love, which was acted at the Theatre upon the Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Event Comment: At Lee's Old Theatre on the Bowling Green, behind Marshalsea Prison, down Mermaid Court, next Queen's Arms Tavern. 10 or 11 a.m. to 9 P.M. [Advertised through 16 Sept.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Carey, Author of the Honest Yorkshireman. The Song on the Modern Beaux (or Buckle thy Shoes at the Toes) will be printed, and given Gratis at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Music: Solo on the German Flute by Buchinger. Se Larco by Buchinger and Charle [music in Daily Advertiser only]

Dance: Pastoral by Castiglione and Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Dryden. Set to Musick by Mr Handel. Pit and Boxes half a Guinea. Galleries 4s. and 2s. 6d. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 20 Feb.: Last Night his Royal Highness the Duke, and her Royal Highness the Princess Amelia were at. . . Mr Dryden's Ode, set to Musick by Mr Handel. Never was upon the like Occasion so numerous and splendid an Audience at any Theatre in London, there being at least 1300 Persons present; and it is judg'd that the Receipt of the House could not amount to less than 450l. It met with general Applause, tho attended with the Inconvenience of having the Performers placed at too great a distance from the Audience, which we hear will be rectified the next Time of Performance. [Egmont also present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feast Of Alexander

Event Comment: Benefit Hyde. Receipts: money #41 3s. 6d.; tickets #69 14s. [In Daily Advertiser, 20 Feb., Hyde had given notice that tickets for the boxes numbered 208-14 had been lost and would not be accepted at the theatre.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And H1s Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: Glover's Scot's Dance. IV: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. V: French Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Daily Advertiser, 4 Oct.: Yesterday Morning Mr James Todd, who represented the Miller's Man on Friday Night...and fell in one of the flying Machines from the very top of the Stage by the breaking of the Wires, by which accident his Skull was fractur'd, died in a miserable manner. Susan Warwick, who represented the Miller's Wife, lies at the point of Death at the Infirmary at Hyde-Park Corner: The two other Persons who fell in the same Machine are like to recover, [In London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 2 Oct.: All these unhappy People were Servants belonging to the Theatre, and only Representatives in the different Characters of Mr Lun, Mr Nivelon, Mr Salway, and Mrs Moreau.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: CClown-Nivelon; Misses Scott; Scot's Dance-Glover, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mrs Delorme

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Mons Voltaire. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 13 Oct.: We are assured Mr Giffard will very shortly open the Theatre in Goodman's-Fields, notwithstanding the many false and invidious Reports o his having intirely left that part of the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira

Afterpiece Title: The Worm Doctor

Cast
Role: Constable Actor: Wetherilt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Event Comment: By Her Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat. The Queen, Duke, and Princesses present. [See Daily Gazetteer, 4 Nov., for a discussion of the need of a paper devoted to the theatre, with some comments on theatrical conditions.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Quin; Bajazet-Mills; Moneses-Milward; Axalla-Cibber; Arpasia-Mrs Thurmond; Selima-Miss Holliday; With the usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: With the usual Prologue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trickd

Dance: III: Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Founded on Shakespear's Much Ado About Nothing. By the Author of the Man of Taste. Daily Advertiser, 8 March: As the late tumultuous and riotous Behaviour of the Footmen at [dl] is become a Topick of Publick Discourse, a true and exact Account of the Disturbances they have made will be publish'd in this Paper: In the mean time we have the Pleasure to inform the Town, all proper Care being taken, every thing was very quiet last Night, and 'tis believ'd will continue so. The Director of the aforesaid Theatre having receiv'd a threatening Letter last Saturday in the Afternoon from the Footmen, a true Copy of it will be published in Tomorrow's Paper, with a Reward to those who shall discover the Author or Authors, so that he or they may be brought to Justice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Dance: Denoyer, Mlle Roland, Muilment, Philips, Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit a Family in Distress. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 5 May: To be Sold: The Interest of the Theatre and Materials in Goodman's Fields. Inquire of Mr Giffard at his House in Grange-Court, in Cary-Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Song: IV: Singing in Italian-Mrs Chambers

Event Comment: Each theatre received #250 from the Prince of Wales as a subsidy. See Deutsch, Handel, p. 439

Performances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of The Queen

Performance Comment: closed the theatres until 2 Jan. 1738.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [See London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 10 Feb., for a Prologue Occasioned by the Encouragement several Ladies of Quality have lately given to the Revival of Shakespear's Plays at Covent Garden Theatre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Second

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: CComic Dance-Nivelon, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Fifty Years. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Shakespear. N.B. The above Play of King Henry IV is the Genuine Play of Shakespear, and not that alter'd by Mr Betterton, and so frequently acted at the other Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Books of the Masque at the Theatre, 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17380304 but The Musick by Mr Arne-.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Milward, Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 21 Aug.: On Saturday Morning early died at his house the Buffalo's Head Tavern in Bloomsbury Square, Mr Fielding, formerly belonging to the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane

Performances

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 16 Sept.: To be Sold. The Lease (having upwards of 50 Years to come) of the late Theatre in Goodman's-Fields. Enquire of Mr Edward Shepherd, at his House in Audley-street, Grosvenor-Square

Performances

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 10 Nov.: Two of the French Strollers having desir'd Leave of the Town to act three Nights at one of the Patent Theatres, the Master of that House is desir'd to consider, whether if he lends it to those Foreigners, he can ever hope to have it fill'd with an English Audience, who probably will chastise the Abuse of Power in an ungrateful Patentee, as they did the Want of it in a French Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates King Of Pontus

Event Comment: N.B. Whereas it has been industriously reported that the French Comedians are to perform in One of the Theatres belonging to Mr Rich, this is to certify to the Publick, that nothing of that kind Was ever intended, or wou'd have been permitted by him, unless the same had been with the general Consent of the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: CComic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: As 27 Nov. 1738. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 48: In the Year 1738, having, as he [Colley Cibber] said, Health and Strength enough to be as useful as ever, he came to Terms with Mr Fleetwood for his performing Richard, Fondlewife, Sir John Brute, &c. All his Comedy Parts he was right in, but in Richard he found his Mistake; his usual Strength and Spirit failed him most unhappily. I went behind the Scenes in the third Act, and asking him how he fared? He whispered me in the Ear, "That he wou'd give fifty Guineas to be then sitting in his easy Chair by his own Fireside.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: See17380930, but King Richard-Cibber Sr, the first time of his appearing in that character these seven years; King Henry-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Richmond-Cibber Jr; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Dutchess of York-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Muilment

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson. [Tickets at Cibber's House, at Mrs Holt's in Bow Street, cg. The play changed, by request, from The Relapse.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 March: Last Week died, in the 88th Year of his Age, Mr Boman, belonging to Drury-Lane Theatre, who had the Honour to perform several times before King Charles II. It is remarkable of him, that he was the oldest Player, the oldest Singer, and the oldest Ringer in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Punch Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Pierots-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Song: I: Advice to the Tatlers (by Desire)-Mrs Clive; III: Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Music: Select Pieces-

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Teague-Barrington (from the Theatre in Dublin); Careless-Ryan; Blunt-Walker; Obadiah-Hippisley; Abel-Neale; Bookseller-James; Ruth-Mrs Horton; Arabella-Mrs Bellamy; Mrs Chat-Mrs Martin; Mrs Day-Mrs Mullart; Day-Penkethman.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Gibson; the first time of his performance on a public theatre: Old Batchelor-Bridgwater; Vainlove-Ryan; Sharper-Hale; Sir Joseph-Neale; Bluff-Rosco; Barnaby-Bencraft; Setter-James; Belinda-Mrs Bellamy; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Silvia-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Laetitia-Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: BBy DesireThe Mock Doctor

Dance: III: A Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End of Afterpiece: Tambourine-Miss Villeneuve, not lately arrived from Paris

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 19 Feb. Yesterday died of an Astmatick Disorder, at his Chambers in Clement's Inn, Mr Benjamin Griffin, a celebrated Comedian, belonging to Drury-Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Colombine's Father Actor: Pelling
Role: Mother Actor: Yates

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; In II: Pierots-Lalauze, Pelling; III: La Matelote-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Le Gout de Anglois-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Event Comment: Benefit Berry. Tickets at Berry's, Theatre Coffee House, Bridges Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Muilment; II: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Pierots-Lalauze, Livier; IV: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg