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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Careless-Havard; Clarinda-Miss Bride, 1st time; Atall-King; Clerimont-Packer; Sir Solomon-Yates; Old Willful-Burton; Sir Harry-Parsons; Finder-Blakes; China Woman-Mrs Simson; Situp-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Cibber; Sylvia-Mrs Palmer; Lady Dainty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Old Willful Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Bride Men Actor: Mathews, Curtat, Reynolds

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17621123, but Old Rents-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Old Rents Actor: Sparks.
Role: Old@Rents Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Music: End of Opera: A Piece on the Harp-Master Bromley, a Blind Youth, 1st performance on any Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17630314 but Wishwell-Mrs Simson; Blister-Moody; Rhubarb-Fox; Finder-Parsons; Old Wilful-Burton; Sir Harry Atall-Philips; Supple-Clough; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Old Wilful Actor: Burton
Role: Old Willful Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Smith; Roderigo-Clarke; Curio-White; Seberto-Davis; Old Pilgrim-Tindal; Porter-Barrington; Jaques-Lewis; Lopez-Wignel; Mad Priest-Bennet; Mad Taylor-Holtom; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Mad Welchman-Hayes; Mad Scholar-Dyer; Mad Englishman-Dunstall; Governor-Anderson; Drunken Servant-R. Smith; Alonzo-Young; Judge-Redman; Peasant-Weller; Outlaw-Perry; Alphonso-Shuter; Stuttering Cook (this night only)-Woodward; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Julietta-Mrs Green; In Act IV, the Song Mad Bess set by Purcell-Miss Poitier in character.
Cast
Role: Old Pilgrim Actor: Tindal

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: As17621013, but Oldcastle-Stamper; short bill, only Drunken Colonel-; Goodall-; Lettice- Old Castle listed.
Cast
Role: Oldcastle Actor: Stamper
Role: Lettice Actor: Old Castle listed.

Dance: IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17630219, but Old Mask-Burton.
Cast
Role: Old Mask Actor: Burton.
Role: only Old Mask Actor: Yates

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe, as17630504; IV: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17630511, but Old Mask-Yates.
Cast
Role: Old Mask Actor: Yates.
Role: only Old Mask Actor: Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Beaufort-Baker; Young Wilding-Dyer; Dapper-Costollo; Quildrive-Perry; Corinna-Miss Davies; Maria-Miss Elliot; Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Dyer; Dugard-White; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Morgan; Bravos-Dunstall, Buck, Lewis; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Eliot.
Cast
Role: Old Mirabel Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Sparks; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Marten; Mas. Matthew-Hayes; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Walker; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Miss Miller; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Old Knowel Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Shuter

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith, first time; Duke-Clarke; Don Juan-Hull; Cacafogo-Marten; Sanchio-Davis; Alonzo-Perry; Lorenzo-Holtom; Copper Captain-Woodward; Clara-Miss Helm; Ladies-Mrs Copin, Mrs Ferguson, Miss Davis; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Maid-Mrs White; Altea-Mrs Walker; Margaritta-Mrs Vincent; Estifania-Miss Elliot, first time.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: TThe Knife Grinders, as17631012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; Paris-Jackson; Tibalt-Lee; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; With Funeral Procession, the vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; n Act I,a Masquerade Dance-Miss Baker; Playbill, but add Montague-Moody; Benvolio-Packer; Old Capulet-Johnston; Friar John-Clough; Balthasar-Ackman; Gregory-Mozeen; Sampson-Clough; Abram-Marr (1763 edition).
Cast
Role: Old Capulet Actor: Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-Yates, first time; Fine Gentleman-Obrien; Fine Lady (With Song in Character)-Mrs Clive; Old Man-Parsons; Frenchman-King; Mercury-Vernon; Drunken Man-Yates.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Parsons

Dance: End: The Faggot Binders, as17640224

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17631222, but Old Knowel-Gibson.
Cast
Role: Old Knowel Actor: Gibson.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; Between Play and Farce: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

Entertainment: After play: Shuter (for Positively this night only) will entertain the audience with his serious, comic, post-haste Journey to Paris, with alterations and additions-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Powell, first time; Duke-Havard; Cacafogo-Love; Juan-Packer; Sancho-Lee; Copper Captain-Palmer; Alonzo-Ackman; Altea-Mrs Bennet; Margaretta-Mrs Davies; Old Woman-Yates; Maid-Vaughan; Estifania-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: The Provancalle, as17631014; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17640414 but Old Knowel-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Old Knowel Actor: Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: II: A Double Hornpipe-Merefield, first time, Miss Daw; III: A Comic Dance, The Tricks of Pierrot-Duquesney, Dumai, Hussey; IV: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222; End: A Minuet-Dumai, Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote; Young Wilding-Davis; Old Philpot-Granger; Hazard-Palmer; Quildrive-Castle; Dapper-Brown; Beaufort-Death; Sir Jasper Wilding-Turner; Locust-Parsons; Servant-Price; Maria-Mrs Granger.
Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Granger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Wilkinson; Young Knowell-Davis; Old Knowell-Granger; Bobadil-Young Gentleman, first time on any stage; Downright-Francis; Brainworm-Lewis; Matthew-Parsons; Wellbred-Death; Cobb-Brown; Cash-C. Lewis; Formal-Pierce; Justice Clement-Moor; Servant-Taylor; Master Stephen-Weston; Bridget-Mrs Granger; Cobb's Wife-Mrs Parsons; Dame Kitely-Mrs Jeffreys.
Cast
Role: Old Knowell Actor: Granger

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy a la Mode

Dance: II: New Dance-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street; III: Hornpipe-Rogier

Song: IV: A young Gentleman, Mrs Weston, being their first Appearance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith; Duke-Clarke; Don Juan-Hull; Cacafogo-Dunstall; Sanchio-Davis; Alonzo-Perry; Copper Captain-Woodward; Clara-Miss Helm; Maid-Mrs White; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Altea-Mrs Walker; Margaritta-Mrs Vincent; Estifania-Miss Eliot.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Beaufort-Baker; Young Wilding-Dyer; Corinna-Miss Cockayne; Maria-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Shuter

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants-Man- Sga Manesiere, +Woman- Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-White; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Morgan; Maid-Miss Allen; Four Bravo's-Dunstall, Buck, Hayes, Gardner; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Old Mirabel Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Felix-Ross; Col. Briton-Smith; Gibby-Shuter; Old Soldier-Buck; Lissardo-Dyer; Lopez-Bennet; Frederick-Anderson; Alguazil-Wignel; Pedro-Lewis; Isabella-Mrs Dyer; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis-Mrs Green; Violante-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Old Soldier Actor: Buck

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Sparks; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Lewis; Mas. Mathew-Hayes; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Walker; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Miss Miller; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Old Knowel Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; IV: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004; End: The Jealous Woodcutter-M Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Leppie

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17641020, but Isabella-Miss Hallam; Old Soldier-_; New Occasional Prologue-Smith.
Cast
Role: Old Soldier Actor: Buck

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Powell, 1st time; Gloster-Burton; Edgar-Havard; Bastard-Lee; Kent-Bransby; Cornwall-Jackson; Old Man-Baddeley; Burgundy-Adcock; Goneril-Mrs Lee; Regan-Mrs Hopkins; Albany-Packer; Aranti-Mrs Hippisley; Cordelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17641101, but Old Knowell-Gibson; Bridget-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Old Knowell Actor: Gibson
Role: Old Knowel Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda