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Event Comment: Set to Musick after the Italian Manner. The Habits and Decorations entirely New. [Probably by Eliza Haywood and William Hatchett, with music by Arne.] 7 p.m. 5s., 3s., 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Opera Of Operas; Or, Tom Thumb The Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett
Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 22 June: On Monday last died Mr William Bullock, one of the Comedians of Goodman's-Fields, and Master of a Coffeehouse in that Neighborhood

Performances

Event Comment: A new Comedy. [By William Popple.] All the Characters new drest. Preface to edition of 1734: A Report having been maliciously raised, and industriously spread all over the Town, that the Play was a Party Play, and supported by the Court, and therefore to be opposed, Numbers of Persons came into the House with an Intent ... to damn it at all Events. . . . However, the Play having had a fair Hearing, went off with infinitely more Applause than Blame

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Revenge; Or, The Rover Reclaim'd

Related Works
Related Work: The Lady’s Revenge; or, The Rover Reclaim'd Author(s): William Popple

Dance: By Malter and Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman under Misfortunes. [In London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 24 March, Ryan thanks the public for assistance at his benefit and adds that Sir William Saunderson engaged for Ryan "near a fourth Part of his Audience."]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Morgan
Role: Charles Actor: Walker
Role: Marplot Actor: Chapman
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Music: Solo on Violin by a Youth of 13 Years, who never performed in public before, a scholar of Signor Catanio

Dance: Scot's Dance, as17350311 By Lally, S. Lally, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 6 Oct.: The Young Company . . . defer playing 'till next Wednesday se'nnight, at which time they perform a Play, call'd The Two Gentlemen of Verona, written by the celebrated William Shakespear, it being the first Comedy ever he wrote, and which has not been acted these 73 Years

Performances

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Event Comment: In Imitation of Shakespear [By William Havard]. The Characters Dress'd After the Manner of the Time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First; An Historical Play

Performance Comment: Edition of 1737 lists: King Charles-Giffard; Duke of York-Master Giffard; Duke of Gloucester-Master W. Hamilton; Bishop Juxon-Havard; Duke of Richmond-Bardin; Marquis of Lindsey-Richardson; Oliver Cromwell-Wright; Fairfax-Johnson; Bardshaw-Rosco; Ireton-W. Giffard; Colonel Tomlinson-Hamilton; Queen-Mrs Giffard; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Norris; Lady Fairfax-Mrs Roberts; Prologue-Giffard; Epilogue-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: King Charles Actor: Giffard
Role: Duke of York Actor: Master Giffard
Role: Duke of Gloucester Actor: Master W. Hamilton
Role: Bishop Juxon Actor: Havard
Role: Duke of Richmond Actor: Bardin
Role: Marquis of Lindsey Actor: Richardson
Role: Oliver Cromwell Actor: Wright
Role: Fairfax Actor: Johnson
Role: Bardshaw Actor: Rosco
Role: Ireton Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Colonel Tomlinson Actor: Hamilton
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Princess Elizabeth Actor: Miss Norris
Role: Lady Fairfax Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Prologue Actor: Giffard
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Related Works
Related Work: An Historical Play Author(s): William Havard
Event Comment: Benefit William Savage. 7 p.m. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-some of the Best Performers in the Operas; particularly a Solo, Concerto on the Violoncello-Caporale; a Solo, Concerto on the Violin-Collet; several Songs-Savage; and at the End of each Part: will be perform'd one of Handel's Coronation Anthems- with Voices and Instruments

Event Comment: Benefit William Jackson. 5s. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal Part-Lowe; the First Violin-Jackson; several Grand Trumpet Pieces-Valentine Snow; a Concerto, a Solo-Jackson's Brother, a lad eleven years of age

Event Comment: RRylands: William Milward died. Receipts: #30

Performances

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; II: The Drunken Peasant-Phillips; III: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; IV: Les Matelotes, as17411208

Ballet: V: Les Satires Puny. As17420106

Event Comment: By Desire. Daily Advertiser, 23 Dec.: On Saturday night last, at Covent Garden Playhouse, one William Wright, a young Man, who was in the Shilling Gallery, disapproving of Signora Domitilla's Dancing between the second the Third Acts, was without any Provocation, kick'd, beat, and abus'd etc

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Distrest Mother Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Orestes Actor: Ryan
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Pylades Actor: Hale
Role: Phoenix Actor: Rosco
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Quin.

Dance: TTambourine-Cooke; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Les Savoyards-Villeneuve, Sga Domitilla; La Provencale, as17421105

Event Comment: Benefit Page (Housekeeper), Banks and Duck. See London Daily Post and General Advertiser for arrest and seizure of William Brown, notorious pick-pocket in cg playhouse passage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Pilgrim Actor: Ryan
Role: Alphonso Actor: Hippisley
Role: Roderigo Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Mad Scholar Actor: Hale
Role: Curio Actor: Cashell
Role: Seberto Actor: Gibson
Role: Old Pilgrim Actor: Harrington
Role: Verdugo Actor: Goodall
Role: Mad Englishman Actor: Rosco
Role: Mad Welchman Actor: James
Role: Mad Priest Actor: Bencraft
Role: Mad Taylor Actor: Woodward
Role: Master of Madhouse Actor: Marten
Role: Lopez Actor: Carr
Role: Jaques Actor: Anderson
Role: Fool Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Juletta Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley%.

Dance: TThe Happy Lovers, as17421006; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Grand Comic Ballet, as17430407

Event Comment: Never before acted [by William Havard, who inserted a long advertisement in the Daily Post with quotations from Roman history and the comment: thus much I think is necessary to be known by everybody who designs to see the play.] Last night the Tragedy of Regulus was perform'd...to a numerous and polite Audience, and met with great Applause.-London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 22 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Regulus

Cast
Role: Corvus Actor: Delane
Role: Decius Actor: Havard
Role: Metullus Actor: Mills
Role: Mutius Actor: Bridges
Role: Manlius Actor: Berry
Role: Quintus Actor: Blakes
Role: First Cartheginian Ambassador Actor: Turbutt
Role: 2nd Ambassador Actor: Usher
Role: Attilus Regulus Actor: Taswell
Role: Scaurus Actor: Green
Role: Emilius Actor: Woodburn
Role: Mantia Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Clelia Actor: Miss Budgell
Role: Regulus Actor: Garrick
Role: Prologue Actor: Havard
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Woffington.
Related Works
Related Work: Regulus Author(s): William Havard
Event Comment: A new English Pastoral Serenata. Set to Musick by William DeFesch. 6 p.m. 5s. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets at the Author's Lodgings, at Mrs Misaubain's, on the Pav'd Stones, in St. Martin's Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Friendship

Event Comment: Author's Night. The Author labouring under a severe and dangerous illness, hopes his friends will excuse his personal Application, and send for tickets to Mr Watts, at the Printing Office in Wild Court; or to Hobson at the Stage door of the theatre at Drury Lane Mahomet translated from the French of Voltaire; but I have no great opinion of the subject, or the original author as a poet; and my diffidence is rather improved by the testimony of those who have seen it.-Letters of William Shenstone, p. 89

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. A Concert both Serious and Comic; Consisting of the most favourite Airs, taken from the most favourite Operas and Oratorios, by the best Masters. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. To the Publick. Gentlemen and Ladies: I humbly beg Pardon for troubling you in this Manner, but being Unfortunately excluded (I don't know for what Reason) from both the Theatres, and consequently deprived of getting my Living by my Profession, the Favour of your Company at a Concert which I take for my Benefit on Tuesday the 11th instant, at the Little House in the Haymarket, will be a very great Obligation to Your most faithful and devoted humble Servant, William Mills. Tickets to be had of Mr Mills at his House in Nassau St., near Soho. Note: After the Concert will be perform'd (gratis) a Comedy call'd The Careless Husband

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Lowe, Miss Edwards

Event Comment: Benefit Valentine Snow and William Douglass

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Event Comment: NNew Theatre, Bowling Green. A Concert, etc. [repeated in all notices for this theatre]. Benefit Mrs Williams, Miss Pattocks, Mrs Smith 7 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Miser Actor: Cushing
Role: Lappet Actor: Miss Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Dance: RRussian Sailor Dance-Phillips

Song: Mrs Bennet, Cunningham

Event Comment: Paid Gallini in part of his Bond #50 (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Mrs Cibber, being Indisposed with a violent Fever, which renders her incapable of performing in the Distrest Mother this day for her Benefit, she is therefore oblig'd to defer it till further Notice. On Tuesday next will be publish'd (Address'd to Mr Garrick) The Pretty Gentleman, or Softness of Manners vindicated from the False Ridicule exhibited unter the character of William Fribble, Esq:...Printed for M. Cooper in Paternoster Row. We hear the Comedy of the Suspicious Husband will be performed in a few days, and the continuance of Mr Garrick's Indisposition, rendering his appearance on the Stage entirely uncertain; the part of Ranger will be attempted by Mr Chapman.--General Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Songs Actor: _Leveridge.
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Col Bully Actor: Beard.
Role: Brute Actor: Quin
Role: Constant Actor: Havard
Role: Heartfree Actor: Ryan
Role: Razor Actor: Chapman
Role: Rake Actor: Gibson
Role: Justice Actor: Marten
Role: Taylor Actor: James
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: With Songs proper to the play Actor: Leveridge, others.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Beard
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Quorum Actor: Marten
Role: Chaunter Actor: Bridgwater.
Event Comment: Benefit Yates. Main Piece never acted there. [By William Walker; see 1 Nov. 1703.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marry Or Do Worse; Or, No Wit Like A Woman's

Cast
Role: Trapum Actor: Macklin
Role: Freewit Actor: Mills
Role: Snap Actor: Yates
Role: Manly Actor: Delane
Role: Shift Actor: Blakes
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Athelia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Hodge Actor: Taswell
Role: Ralph Actor: I. Sparks
Role: Harrow Actor: Bransby
Role: Jasper Actor: Leigh.
Related Works
Related Work: Marry; or Do Worse Author(s): William Walker

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Yates.

Song: I,IV: Lowe

Dance: II: Muilment; III: The Mechels; V: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Farce in 2 Acts [by Garrick] never perform'd there before. The characters new Dress'd. [For comment on this piece, see Fugitive Pieces on Various Subjects, printed by Dodsley, 1761, I, pp. 194 ff.: "The Pretty Gentlemen; or Softness of Manners Vindicated from the False ridicule under the Character of William Fribble, First printed in the year 1747."] Receipts: #140 (Cross); #149 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Col Standard Actor: Delane
Role: Smuggler Actor: Taswell
Role: Beau Clincher Actor: Yates
Role: Clincher Jun Actor: Neale
Role: Vizard Actor: Havard
Role: Dickey Actor: Ray
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Leigh
Role: Constable Actor: Winstone
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Role: Flash Actor: Macklin
Role: Sir Simon Loveit Actor: Arthur
Role: Loveit Actor: Havard
Role: Puff Actor: Yates
Role: Jasper Actor: Blakes
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author Tickets to be had as 9 and 14 Feb. [The Gentleman's Magazine this month gave a nine-column article to the Plan and Specimens of Irene a Tragedy by Mr Samuel Johnsin acted at Drury Lane from 6-20 February inclusive." In it plot was first retold, then excerpts from speeches were given which illustrated the beautiful expression of the moral values contained in the play: "To instance every moral which is inculcated in this performance, would be to transcribe the whole; but, however difficult I shall select a few." No comments are made upon the stage presentation, all is presented upon the basis of examination of the text. William Shenstone thought not much of it as a play. See Letter to Lady Luxborough 22 March.] Receipts: #110 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: only Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive listed.
Role: Coupee Actor: Yates
Role: Blister Actor: Bridges
Role: Goodwill Actor: Taswell
Role: Quaver Actor: Beard
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

Performance Comment: Dubutin-Costo; Delateur-Fern; Tourneclef-Smith; Comedian-Johnson; Gueux-Edwards; Mathieu [Dubutin in Daily Advertiser]-Daniel; Laronneau-Jackson [Morgan in earlier notices]; Jaques-Brown; Henry du Chemin-Johnson; Mme Delateur-Mrs Knight; Mlle Manon@Delateur-Miss Davis; Mlle Cajoleuse-Miss Rawlinson [Mrs Jackson in earlier notices]; Dorothee Coureuse-Mrs Anderson; Mlle Grondant-Mrs Butler; Babeau Catin-Miss Stevens; Janneton du Plongeon-Mrs Knight; Mlle Sans Corps-Miss Cotterel [Mrs Williams in earlier notices]; Susanne Pimpante-Mrs Daniel; Manon Effrontee-Mrs Adams; Diane de la Friperie-Mrs Knight; Mlle Lucie-Miss Talbot.

Dance: HHornpipe-Greniere; End: Dance al la Ronde in the French Manner,-the Characters of the Opera

Event Comment: Benefit for Sowdon. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. A Gent: play'd Puff in the farce--Bug (Cross). [Seems to have been a clear benefit, as Treasurer's Book lists no charges.] Cash #65 8s. 6d., plus tickets #95; Paid Reynolds for wax & [brickdust] 3s. 9d. Paid Mr Pope a Bill #7 14s. [wigmaker] (Treasurer's Book). Tickets of Sowdon at his lodgings, the Sign of the Sun, a Milliner's facing Exeter exchange in the strand, and of Hobson at the stage door. Tickets otherwise to be had at Will's Coffee House in Cornhill, and of Mr Thomas Sowdon in Blackman St., Southwark. We hear William Mills, Comedian, lies at the point of death, at his lodgings in Russell St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #170 (Cross); #160 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Altamont Actor: Sowdon 1st time
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Cole.
Role: Lothario Actor: Garrick
Role: Horatio Actor: Barry
Role: Sciolto Actor: Berry
Role: Rossano Actor: Blakes
Role: Lavinai Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Yates
Role: Loveit Actor: Palmer
Role: Puff Actor: a young Gentleman who never appeared
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Cole.
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs James
Role: Flash Actor: Woodward
Role: Capt Loveit Actor: Havard
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: CComic Dance, as17500221; Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Bridges and Blakes. Rec'd Cash #47 3s., plus #100 4s. from tickets. Total #147 7s. (Treasurer's Book). Yesterday Morning died of a Dropsy, Mr William Mills, belonging to the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane; a person formerly well esteem'd in his profession, and if his infirmities in the latter part of his life render'd him less useful to the stage, yet he amply made amends for it, in the deserv'd character of an Honest man, and an indulgent Husband. -The Stratagem will be play'd on Sat. next, for the benefit of Mrs Mills (General Advertiser). Receipts: #160 (Cross); charges #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Subtle Actor: Bridges
Role: Ananias Actor: Woodward
Role: Lovewit Actor: Barnet.
Role: Drugger Actor: Garrick
Role: Face Actor: Cross
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry
Role: Kastril Actor: Yates
Role: Tribulation Actor: Taswell
Role: Surly Actor: Blakes
Role: Dapper Actor: Vaughan
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Pit
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: add Old Gerald Actor: Shuter
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Shuter
Role: Medicin Actor: Blakes
Role: Crispin Actor: Yates.

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

Event Comment: Benefit for Matthews and James. Rec'd Cash #44 9s., plus #116 12s. from tickets. Total #161 1s. Paid Mr Barsanti for music by order of Garrick #1 11s. 6d. Paid Mr Williams 1!2 year's rent K: passage #11 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Mr Mills bury'd at St Marks [Cross). Receipts: #160 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: James.
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Sealand Actor: Berry
Role: Myrtle Actor: Palmer
Role: Humphrey Actor: Blakes
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Barry
Role: Sir John Actor: Winstone
Role: Cimberton Actor: Taswell
Role: Tom Actor: Woodward
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: In II Singing Actor: Master Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Trappolin Actor: Woodward

Dance: I: Fingalian Dance-McNeil; II: Black Joke-the Little Swiss, Miss Foulcade; III: Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031; IV: Hornpipe-Mathews; End of Play: Minuet-Mathews, Mad DeLaContri