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Event Comment: Benefit Carey. With some Additional Songs proper to the Characters, which will be printed, and given Gratis to all Persons at their Entrance. [A Tragedy of half an act entitled Did You Ever See The Like? was advertised as an afterpiece for this day 1n Fog's, 28 Nov.] Daily Post, 3 Dec.: Our Friend Harry Carey having this Night a Benefit...the Powers of Music, Painting, and Poetry, assemble in his Behalf, he being an Admirer of the three Sister Arts: The Body of Musicians meet in the Hay-market, from whence they march in great Order, preceded by a magnificent moving Organ, in Form of a Pageant, accompany'd by all Kinds of Musical Instruments ever in Use, from Tubal Cain to this Day: A great Multitude of Booksellers, Authors and Printers, form themselves into a Body at Temple-Bar, from whence of Printers Devils, with their proper Implements: Here the two Bodies of Music and Poetry are joined by the Brothers of the Pencil, where taking a Glass of Refreshment at the Bedford-Arms, they make a solemn Procession to the Theatre, amidst an innumerable Croud of Spectators

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Song: A Dialogue of Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Carey, Miss Raftor; A Cantata of Mr Carey's-Miss Raftor

Dance: Essex, Lally, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

Event Comment: The Books of the Opera will be sold at the Theatre, and no where else

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Clown

Event Comment: Benefit Havard and Boucher, Prompter. Daily Advertiser, 2 June: We hear Mr Odel, Master.., Goodman's-Fields, intends to decline to concern himself any longer with the Management of that Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Biter Bit; or, The Humours of Harlequin and Scaramouch

Afterpiece Title: The Throwsters Opera

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 14 June: The Managers of...Drury-Lane, have Orders to get Things in Readiness for the Royal Theatre at Hampton-Court, where Plays are to be acted for the Diversion of the Royal Family

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman, late of Eaton School. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #65 6s.; tickets #88 16s. Daily Advertiser, 6 March: To-morrow...for the Benefit of a Gentleman late of Eaton School...and the Company of his School Fellows will be very acceptable to meet at the Bedford Arms Tavern...in order to proceed to the said Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: HHornpipe-Jones

Event Comment: Benefit Charles, the Merry Trumpeter of Oxford. At Lee's Great Booth on the Bowling Green. ...and tis well if it takes If not, the Trumpet breaks; And they that are my Friends, that come to see my Play, If it happens to rain, shall have a Coach to carry 'em away

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Persons from the Theatres but the principal Part to be perform'd by Charles the Merry Trumpeter, that is to take the Money.

Dance: HHarlequin and a Countryman-; Countryman-Charles

Event Comment: Being the last Night of the Subscription and performing the Opera Britannia and the Transparent Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britannia

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Antient and Honourable Society of Free Masons. N.B. The Brethren are desir'd to meet at two a-Clock at Brother Huddy's at the Theatre Tavern, there to Dine, and proceed afterwards in order to the Play. [The Epilogue is in Grub St. Journal, 7 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17321110, but Mrs Motherly-Mrs Wetherilt; Epilogue by Havard-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Motherly Actor: Mrs Norris

Dance: FFriendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Hornpipe, as17321125

Event Comment: As 6 Dec. The songs in the Ballad Opera are printed and given gratis at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Betty

Dance: LLes Bergeries, as17321019

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Printed Books of the Opera may be had at the Theatre this Night. Receipts: #80 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Related Works
Related Work: Achilles in Petticoats Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: By Command of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal. Benefit Mills. Daily Post, 5 March: Colley Cibber...is so ill of a Cold he is not able to Act. Daily Advertiser, 7 March: On Monday Night last a great Disorder happen'd amongst the Footmen at [dl], occasion'd by one of the Orange Women, who meeting with some Affront, as she was passing from the Theatre to the Coffeehouse, drew out her Penknife, and stabb'd a Chairman and two Gentlemen's Servants therewith, before it could be wrench'd from her, and then took Sanctuary in the Coffee-house; but the same was immediately beset, and the People refusing either to produce the Woman, or acquaint the Footmen who she was, they forc'd themselves into the Room, broke all the Glasses and China

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Miss Robinson, Haughton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 28 March: Their Majesties, together with his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the Princesses were again...to see Deborah...at which was likewise present one of the most numerous Audiences of Nobility and Persons of Distinction that has been ever seen in any Theatre. Egmont, Diary, I, 345: It was very magnificent, near a hundred performers, among whom about twenty-five singers. [See also Lady A. Irwin to Lord Carlisle, in Deutsch, Handel, pp. 309-10.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deborah

Event Comment: On proposals for the future of Drury Lane, see a letter from Hill to Victor in Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 188-91

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Benefit W. Grove, M.R. by Command of the Honourable Court of Non-Common-Pleas. The Gentlemen of the Society are desir'd to meet at their Court, at Sir John's, at 5 o'Clock exactly, from thence to proceed to the Theatre. 6 p.m. 5s., 4s., 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Grove, the first and probably the last time of his appearing on the stage.

Music: I: Trumpet Concerto-Burk Thumoth; II: Concerto-Vivaldi; III: Solo on the German Flute-Thumoth; V: Sonata for the Harpsichord and Violin Harpsichord-Thumoth

Dance: II: Dutch Skipper-Jones Sr, Jones Jr; IV: Sailor's Dance-Jones

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 26 May: We hear from Chelsea, that on Monday the 4th of June next, a Company of Comedians from the Theatre in Drury-Lane will open with the Recruiting Officer, and continue playing during the Summer Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 8 Nov.: Last Night there were Bonfires and Illuminations in the City, on account of the Arrival of the Prince of Orange; at [GF] there was a Bonfire also, and Beer for the Populace; the Side of the Theatre was illuminated with a great Number of Candles, and two large Triumphal Arches raised, and likewise illuminated

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Moody Actor: R. Wetherilt
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Dance: Masquerade Dance (composed by Thurmond): Le Petit Maitre-D'Vallois; Mlle-Miss Wherrit

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Note, Mynheer Cajanus is prevail'd upon (at the Request of several Persons of Distinction) to stay a few Days longer in England, and will appear as usual in . .. Cupid and Psyche. [For a discussion of the theatres, see Grub St. Journal, 28 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Bonniface-Paul, the first time of his appearing on this stage; but see17331005 . but see17331005 .

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Event Comment: Benefit John Richter. 7 P.M. Daily Advertiser, 9 March: Yesterday the Company of Comedians in the Hay-Market took Possession of Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Comment. Daily Advertiser, 9 March: Yesterday the Company of Comedians in the Hay-Market took Possession of Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 20 May: A mad Company of Comedians having lately taken the Hay-market Theatre, propose to convert it into a Mad-house, and humbly hope the Town will be as mad as themselves, and come frequently to see their mad Performances. which will be madly exhibited, two or three Times a Week, during the Summer Season

Performances

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Event Comment: By Desire. At the Lilliputians Theatre, the Old Tennis-Court. 6:30 P.M. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Tradge; Lucius-Paul; Sempronius-Williamson; Juba-Bowen; Syphax-Ward; Portius-Randall; Marcus-Pritchard; Decius-Jones; Marcia-Miss Hughes; Lucia-a young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any Stage. And (by Desire) the Original Prologue by Mr Tradge .
Event Comment: By particular Desire. By a Company of Comedians from both the Theatres. Afterpiece: a Farce of one Act [adapter not known]. All the Characters in the Opera to be play'd in Roman Dresses. 6:30 P.M. Admission: 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera, Tragedized

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Daily Journal, 27 June: We hear that a Company of Comedians from the Theatre Royal intend to entertain the Gentlemen and Ladies at Hampstead, during the Summer Season. . . . This present Thursday, by the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies, will be performed The Beggar's Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians from the Theatres in London. At the Great Room at the Ship Tavern. Stage 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. Second 6d. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Dance:

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 12 Dec: Whereas, on Saturday last, the Audience . . . was greatly incens'd at their Disappointment in Mr Poitier and Madem Roland's not Dancing, as their Names were in the Bills for the Day; and Mr Quin, seeing no way to appease the Resentment then shewn, but by relating the real Messages sent from the Theatre, to know the Reasons why they did not come to perform, and the Answers return'd: And whereas there were two Advertisements in the Daily Post of Tuesday last, insinuating that Mr Quin had with Malice falsely accus'd the said Mr Poitier and Madem Roland, I therefore think it (in Justice to Mr Quin) incumbent on me to assure the Publick, that Mr Quin has conducted himself in this Point towards the Abovemention'd with the strictest regard to Truth and Justice; and as Mr Quin has acted in this Affair in my Behalf, I think myself oblig'd to return him Thanks for so doing. Charles Fletewood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: By Poitier and Mlle Roland