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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Mrs King; A Country Dance-

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. N.B. Those ladies and gentlemen who haven taken tickets for the Widow'd Wife, are desired to send their servants sometime today, in order to ascertain same, otherwise they cannot be secured

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: I: The Lilliputian Camp, as17671202

Event Comment: The Fifth Performance of the Mainpiece. The Music by Mr Linley of Bath. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid James Abbott for Flowers etc. for the Garland Dance #5 11d. and paid Mrs Winter for flowers etc. for the same #2 13s. 4d. (Account Book). [See 14 Dec.] Receipts: #211 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End of Opera: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

Event Comment: Being the Last time of performing till the Holidays. Paid Mr Stamford the Balance due to the Lock Hospital the 22nd Inst. #11 3s. Paid Mr Wright balance due Middlesex Hospital 18th Inst. #49 19s. (Account Book). Receipts: #137 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End of Opera: The Garland, as17671214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: End of Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Dance: End of Opera: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: End of Opera: Wapping Landlady. As17680416

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Burton. Tickets deliver'd by W. Palmer will be taken. [In the afterpiece Frank-Palmer, last appearance on the stage (MacMillan).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bannister (being his first appearance in that character); Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Jackson; Jemmy Twitcher-Loveman; Wat Dreary-Graham; Jack-Lloyd; Nimming Ned-Jacobs; Mat-Davis; Filch-Vandermere; Robin of Bagshot-Keen; Ben-Casey; Constable-Walker; Player-Strange; Beggar-Castle; Drawer-Miell; Lucy-Mrs Saunders; Mrs Peachum, Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Sukey-Mrs White; Molly-Mrs Jackson; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Graham; Polly-Miss Edwards; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters.

Dance: Between the Acts: Duquesney, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: III: Double Hornpipe-Vandemere, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17680801

Event Comment: Being positively the last time of performing these two pieces this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe, as17680801

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No persons admitted behind the scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Places for the Boxes to be taken (only) of Mr Sarjant at the Stage-Door. The Doors to be opened at Half an Hour after Four. To begin exactly at Six o'clock. [Repeated for all bills during the season, but see change of hour for opening, 22 Sept., and 6 Oct. The source for receipts and financial matters is Covent Garden Account Book (BM Add MS. Egerton 2274).] Receipts: #209 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-A Gentleman, being his second appearance that stage [Mr Barnshaw]; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dyer[, 1st time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: I: A Dance incident to the Opera-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: The Characters-Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Wright, Miss Young, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Mrs Dorman, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King , and others.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mrs King; End: Country Dance-

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With the Two Additional Scenes. [See 26 Oct. 1767.] Receipts: #126 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: The Baby-the Giant; Harlequin-Miles; Chasseur Royal-Mahoon; Merlin-Legg; Diana-Mrs Baker; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant

Dance: A Dance-incidental to the Opera; II: Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton (apprentice to Fishar)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17681007; End Opera: The Garland, as17681028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: The Third Day. For the Author. Charges #84. Balance to the author #121 14s. Paid Younger for writing parts #9 10s. 4d. Receipts: #205 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End of Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Cast
Role: The Merry Sailors Actor: Aldridge.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End of Opera: The Tartars, as17681004

Event Comment: Sixth Day. For the Author. Charges #84. Balance to Author #108 4s. Receipts: #192 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End of Opera: The Garland, as17681028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: End of Opera: The Tartars, as17681004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Performance Comment: [As17690114] Alter'd to The Miser (Account Book). [See17681227.]

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End of Opera: The Reel, as17681212

Event Comment: [The playbill notes the eighth day for Tom Jones. See cancellation of a performance on 24 Jan.] Neville MS Diary: In the forenoon skaited on the Canal in St James's Park. In the evening went to see "The Intriguing Chambermaid" at Covent Garden. Receipts: #201 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: End Opera: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

Event Comment: dvertised as the ninth day.] For the Author. Charges #84. Balance due the author #67 5s. Receipts. #151 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green. u§¨cg IInterlude: The Royal Garland. As17681010.
Role: Nymph Actor: _. u§™cg A+A New Occasional Interlude: The Royal Garland.
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

Dance: End of Opera: The Lamplighters, as17681101