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Event Comment: By Command of Princess of Wales and 6 more (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of the Princess of Wales. Tomorrow Noon will be publish'd Appius, a Tragedy, as it is acting at Covent Garden. Printed for A. Miller, D. Wilson, and T. Durham in the Strand at 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Appius

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: [The Bill contains usual Advertisement: "Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckinghamv; the tryal and Divorce of Queen Catherinev; the Death of Cardinal Wolseyv; the Christening of Princess Elizabethv, and many other historical passages." This advertisement will not be noted further this season.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle by Children

Dance: I: Pantomime Dance-Children, as17551203

Event Comment: Last night the Prince of Wales, Prince Edward, Prince Henry, Prince Frederick, and Princess Augusta were at Covent Garden to see The Merry Wives of Windsor and The What D'ye Call It (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17551101

Event Comment: By Command of Princess of Wales, P: of Wales, Lady August-& P: Edward (Cross). Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Dance: (BBy Command) the Pantomime Dance-the children, as17551203

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: Guerin, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Miss Hilliard;

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Being the Death of the Duke of Buckinghamv; the Trial and Divorce of Queen Catherinev; the Death of Cardinal Wolseyv; The Christening of Princess Elizabethv; and many other Historical Passages. [This customary note accompanying each subsequent announcement this season will not be repeated further.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: 'TTis reported that her Royal Highness the Princess Carolina is dangerously indisposed (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp. As17571223

Event Comment: Receipts: #92 17s. Mem: Princess Caroline died this day in the afternoon, and the two theatres &c. were silenc'd to Friday the 6th of January following, seven nights. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: [No Performance to 6 Jan.] Th. 5th Jan., The Princess Buried (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Event Comment: Receipts: #76 15s. 6d. Rec'd #27 12s. for the deficiency 21 Dec. Paid Barry his one third of the surplus above the #80 House Charges: #0. Paid Mrs Martha Bedwell, Mrs Creighton, Mr Bedwell and Mr Griffin their renter's interest, #24 12s. Gave King's Footmen and Chairmen #4 4s., the Prince of Wales's Footmen and Chairmen #2 2s., and the Princess of Wales's Footmen and Chairmen #2 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17571013

Event Comment: Sunday the 21st about 4 in the afternoon I receiv'd an order form the Duke of Devonshire [Ld. Chamberlain] to Shut up the House 'till farther Notice, -Fryday 26th about eleven in ye Morn[in]g I receiv'd an Order from my Lord to open on the Monday following (Cross). Theatre clos'd from 20 January 1759 on account of the death of the Princess Royal of England, Countess Dowager of Holland & Governant of the United Provinces & of the Miny of the Stadholder (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The French Flogg'd; Or, The English Sailors In America

Performance Comment: Together with the Reception of Capt. Briton at the Indian courtv; the Manners, Customs, Peace, and presenting the Wampum Beltv for his Bravery in rescuing the Princess Sachema from the French Banditiv. Interspersed with the Droll Bahaviour and Odd Adventures of MacDermott Geoghaghan Ballingroguev, and the Witch of the Woods; or, a Woman without a Head.

Song: Diet, The Humours of Bartholomew Fair-Alley Croaker, Signora Ciperini; And a Song- on the late glorious success gained over the French by his Serene Highness Prince Ferdinand

Event Comment: By Authority [repeated in each bill]. A new English Burletta. Taken from the Memoirs of Jeffrey Ap Arthur of Monmouth, interspersed with Critical Remarks by Mess Snarler and Hum for Mr Bombast the Author. The Music, Scenes, Cloaths, and other Decorations entirely new. Prices: 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. 6:30 p.m. [First announced on 7 Sept. for 10 Sept., and deferred on account of death of Princess Elizabeth. It was adapted from Henry Brooke's Jack the Giant Queller, 1748. Published 1778.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Galligantus

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #196 13s. 6d. Paid Mr Hildersley a bill for wig #4 19s. 6d. Rec'd from Barrington #3 5s. 11d. being so much stopp'd from his for 6 nights performance lost on the Princess of Orange's death

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: As17591012; with a New Comic Dance call'd The Irish Turf@Cutters-Poitier Jr, 1st time here in 3 years, Miss Capdeville

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Scene of the Drawing in Guild-Hallv. Receipts: #69 1s. 6d. Rec'd of Mrs Bellamy #10 7s. 8d. for 6 nights deducted for last season on death of Princess of Orange

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: TThe Plowman, as17591121

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Recipts: #222 0s. 6d. Paid Meares (Tailor) #1 11s. 4d.; Paid Mr Monck 80 days salary to this day #20; Paid Xmas Boxes: King's Footmen, #2 2s., Chairmen, #2 2s., Prince of Wales Footmen, #1 1s., Chairmen, #1 1s., Princess of Wales Footmen #1 1s., Chairmen #1 1s., Porters at Inns of Court #3 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: II: The Threshers, as17591005

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. 3 of ye Young Princesses there-not in ye Bills. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

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Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.
Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. Receipts: #115 18s. 6d. Present Prince of Wales at #5 5s., with Duke of York; Princess of Wales at #5 5s., with Lady Augusta, Lady Caroline, Lady Louisa. Paid Woodfall for printing #46 18s. 6d. and another printing bill #31 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Event Comment: N.B. Next Monday being Her Royal Highness The Princess Dowager of Wales's birthday, the Comic Opera Il Mercato will be deferred until Tuesday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nell Indie

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Mr Love & Mr Sanderson's Night. as Authors of ye Pantomime (Hopkins). Benefit for Compo[ser]s Panto (Cross Diary). Mr Powell played much better than the first night. Princess Augusta married to the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #233 8s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: This night a new Occasional Interlude call'd Hymen was introduc'd between the Acts; but not put in the Bills (Hopkins). [For cast, see 21 Jan.] An occasional Interlude on the Marriage of Princess Augusta to Prince of Brunswick call'd Hymen (Cross Diary). This night a new occasional Interlude called Hymen, but not in the bills. Hymen was written by Mr Allen (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). [The Larpent MS 217 lists four characters and a Chorus: Hymen, Cupid, Venus, Mars, Chorus. The words of the Songs by Cupid, Hymen and Venus were published in the Public Advertiser, 23 Jan.] Receipts: #122 5s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Performance Comment: [a New Occasional Interlude in honor of the marriage of the Princess Royal of England to the Prince of Brunswick (Biographia Dramatica).] As17640121, but New Garland Dance of Nymphs and Shepherds-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. [Advanced from Saturday because of birthday of Princess Dowager of Wales.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eumene