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Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Receipts: #110 12s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Dance: TTyrolean Dance, as17401230; Peasant Dance-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Satyrs and Nymphs-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Grand Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; In IV: The Lunaticks, as17401213; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17410102

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Receipts: #171 3s. 6d. (Account Book); #200 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: As17410112

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Benefit Fausan. [Tickets at Fausan's Lodgings, Corner of Martlet-Court, Bow Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Le Boufon-; III: Les Matelotes-; V: Les Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Receipts: #142 8s. 6d. (Account Book); #110 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Endymion-Rochetti; Chasseurs-Rheinhold, Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Janno; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Haughton; Mercury-Salway; Doctor-Bencraft; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Pierot-Lalauze (who has not performed upon that theatre these three years).

Dance: Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: RRylands MS: Old Cibber play'd Brute. [The preceding day's notice started this performance was By Command of his Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, although no such notice appears in the day's Bill. But the following note is included on the day's bill in the London Daily Post and General Advertiser.] By His Majesty's Command, no persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money to be return'd after the curtain is drawn up. [Fleetwood made an earnest attempt this year to clear the stage for action. All notices up to this day contain the prohibition of members of the audience behind scenes as stated on the bill of 15 Oct. Hereafter the prohibition is enforced by His Majesty's Command.] Receipts: #182

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Song: I: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe; IV: Non Ch'amarmi a Song of Farinelli's-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: A Pierrot Dance, as17411114; III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; V: A Musette, as17411114

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Musette-Picq, Sga Domitilla; Grand Ballet, as17421108

Event Comment: We hear his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has fitted up a Theatre near Cliefden, for a Company of French Comedians, who play there three times a week (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Arne. An Historical Musical Drama. The Musick composed by Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and never perform'd in England, but at his Royal Highnesses Palace at Cliefdon. The Poem was written by Mr Thompson and Mr. Mallet. The Musick by Mr Arne. To conclude with a Celebrated Ode in Honour of Great Britain in imitation of those formerly sung at Banquets of Kings and Heroes. Boxes 6s. Pit 4s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. The above Day is fix'd on to avoid interfering with Mr Handel. Mrs Arne hopes humbly the Town will not be offened at this small advance of the Price, this performance being exhibited at an extraordinary expence, with regard to the number of Hands, Chorus singers, building the stage, and erecting an organ; besides all other incidentals as usual. Ladies desired to send servants by 4 o'clock. Tickets of Mrs Arne, next door to the Crown in Great Queen St, by Lincoln's Inn Fields, and places taken of Hobson at the stage Door, with whom Tickets are left

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great, King Of England

Event Comment: By particular Desire...In which will be reviv'd that excellent Scene between Falstaff and the Prince of Wales, which Shakespear himself was so extremely fond of. (Daily Advertiser and General Advertiser). Front Boxes made at the upper end of the Pit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-a Gentleman; Henry-Furnival; Prince Hal-Cushing; Hotspur-Lee; Worcester-Wignell; Vernon-Shuter; Northumberland-Hallam Sen; Blunt-Edwards; Francis-L. Hallam; Lady Piercy-Mrs Hallam; Hostess-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Hallam Sen

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17461124

Event Comment: [P$Potter reprinted his letter of 18 Jan., and added the footnote: "The person who took the House was a man of genteel appearance, said his name was William Nicholls, and directed letters to be left for him at the Bedford Coffee House, Covent Garden."] [The Prologue and Epilogue spoken by the children of the Prince of Wales on their performing Cato at Leicester House, printed in the General Advertiser.] [This day published] A Letter to Mr G-k, relative to his treble Capacity of Manager, Actor, and Author; with some remarks upon Lethe. All Three! All three! Gay. Sold by W. Reeve in Fleet St.; and A. Dodd, at the Peacock opposite St. Clements Church in the Strand (General Advertiser). [This day published] Lethe, A Dramatick Satire, by David Garrick as it is perform'd at Drury Lane. Printed for P. Vaillant, facing Southampton Street in the Strand. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #144 17s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Music: I: By Desire, a piece of Music-the Child

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17480920; V: New Scotch Dance, as17490118

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince & Pss of Wales (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Matthews, Mad Camargo, the Little Swiss

Event Comment: [Cast taken from 1st edn. The bill merely lists actors and notes "With proper Music, Scenes, and Decorations. Never acted before." It mentions no Prologue or Epilogue.] This Masque was wrote about eleven years ago, by Mr Malet & Mr Thomson, & play'd in the Garden at Clifden before the P. of Wales &c.--Mr Malet has now alter'd it, & it was play'd with great Applause, only some of the Dances, being too long were dislik'd, & some of the Songs had ye same reception (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred, A Masque

Event Comment: This Morning we were surpris'd with the unhappy News, that Frederick Prince of Wales Dy'd the Night before between ten & eleven-Mr Beard's Benefit was to be on Thursday & many of ye Bills were posted before we heard of this Accident the Bills were immediately torn down, & the House shut up before my Ld Chamberlain sent orders for so doing-on fryday the 5th of Ap: my Lord sent us leave to open on the 8th: being Easter Monday; it is said our having permission to open so soon, & before the prince was Bury'd was on account of the Actors Benefits depending (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Event Comment: By Command of His Majesty. We hear that His Majesty will be this night at Covent Garden, as also His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Cast
Role: Salamander Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Cast
Role: 5 Furies Actor: _Cooke, Grandchamps.
Event Comment: Play By Particular Desire. On Saturday night his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was at Covent Garden, where his presence gave such Pleasure, that a general Joy diffused itself in the breasts of the Audience, as might be easily discerned in all their countenances (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. [The second meeting at the Temple of Taste advertised for the following Wednesday in the General Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Fantome Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: By command. P. of Wales & Broth &c. (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of The Prince of Wales. A new Scene was introduc'd of Beasts in Mr Rich's Entertainment as an Ostrich a Lyon, Dog, Monkey, 2 small Ostrichs & A Figure like Maddox upon ye Wire & writ up ye new Company of Comedians Hiss'd a good Deal (Cross). [See cg 2 Nov.] Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Harlequin Ranger

Dance: II: Le Matelot Basque, as17521005; IV: L'Entree de Flore-Mad Auretti

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. My oath & Mrs Simson's appear'd in ye G: Advertiser, & Mr Fitzpatrick now swore (in ye Inspector) to what before he had given his Honour to--when Woodward appear'd in ye Pant: great Noise, he said gentlemen, if you think the two affidavids to-day not sufficient I will corroberate 'em on Monday with six or Seven more. quiet on Sunday Mr Fitz: waited on Lord Chamberlain, to complain of Woodward's Insolence, my Lord sent for Garrick who told ye whole Story; & upon Mr Fitz owing he threw an apple at him, my Lord said, that act put upon a Footing with ye lowest, & judg'd him the Agressor,--upon wch Fitz; desir'd all affidavids &c shoul'd cease & he wou'd drop his resentment. which was done (Cross). Receipts: #100 (Cross). [In the General Advertiser appeared (1) Letter to the Public from Woodward disclaiming any note of insolence, and accusing Fitzpatrick of having a bad memory; (2) an Affidavit from Cross that he was present and heard Woodward say distincly "Sir I thank you," without any air of menace. He heard this from his prompter's seat "next adjoining the Stage box call'd the Prince of Wale's box"; (3) an Affidavit from Mrs Elizabeth Simson, who was standing in the "First entrance next the stage door, on the Prompter's side," that she heard what Cross Heard and no more, and understood no air of Menace to be present. In the General Advertiser also appeared a letter from one T. C. explaining the approach of Birnam Wood to Dunsinane in Macbeth on the basis of a story told him by a Scots Laird of a nearby castle, to the effect that the Clans used to distinguish themselves in battle by sprays from different trees attached to their bonnets. From this T. C. developed a theory that Macbeth's experience was one of historical face rather tahn a figment of Shakespeare's imagination.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. In the afterpiece Being the Last time of Mr Maddox's performing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Sparks
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Humphrey Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Dance: Maranesi, Sga Bugiani

Event Comment: [Both pieces by command of the] Prince of Wales, &c. (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Event Comment: By Command of Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Chorus of Israelites-; Israelite Officer-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Woman and Priests of Dagon- (Larpent MS).
Event Comment: For Prince of Wales. This was to be Palmer's Benefit but bought by ye Masters for #90. Mr Wright (an old Serv[an]t) Dy'd (Cross). Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: A Comic Dance, as17530402 V: A Hornpipe-Mathews, a Child of five years old his scholar