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Event Comment: Last time of performing this season. Benefit Furnival. [Prices 3s.,2s., 1s.] Tickets delivered out by Mrs Phillips, Cunningham, and Blakey will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Cunningham

Dance: The three Graniers

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund establish'd for the Support of decay'd Musicians and their Families. [Prices as usual.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Musick

Event Comment: [Full prices (Winston MS.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Incendiary

Event Comment: Benefit Arne. The demand for Places being more than Double what the Boxes will contain, Mrs Arne is oblig'd to lay the Pit and Boxes together, at 5s., where servants will be allow'd to keep places, as likewise on the stage, which will be form'd into front and side boxes. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets to be had, and places for the boxes to be taken of Arne next door to the Crown and Cushion in Great Queen St., by Lincoln's Inn Fields; and of Hobson at the stage door.--General Advertiser. Tom Arne sends his service; He is forced to put his Pit and Boxes together, which I reckon will be no advantage to him, ladies hoops taking up more room than the difference of price.--Mrs Cibber to Garrick, 8 April (Boaden, Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 40)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: I: (By Desire) Per Pieta in L'Incostanza Delusa-Mrs Arne; III: Nature Fram'd thee sure for loving, in the Judgment of Paris-Mrs Arne; IV: (Being particularly desir'd by several Ladies of Quality) Rasserena il Mesto Ciglia in the Opera Artemene-Mrs Arne

Event Comment: Benefit Macklin. Mainpiece not acted these 30 years [ see 5 Feb. 1713]. No After money will be taken. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Leach will be taken. Servants allowed to keep places on stage. Nothing under full prices. [The Prologue (five MS pages) is in the Larpent Collection. Concerns, in a joking way, a dispute in the pit about Macklin and his prologues. Afterpiece by Charles Macklin. Not printed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of The Army Or The Female Officer

Afterpiece Title: Will and no Will or A Bone for Lawyers

Event Comment: [Full Prices (Winston MS.).] By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Conspiracy Discovered

Event Comment: LLee and Yeates junior's Booth, facing the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. Prices, 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 6d. Noon to 10 p.m. [Notice repeated 26, 27, Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ove In A Labyrinth Or School For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Invader or Colombine Cameron

Event Comment: LLee and Yeates Tiled Booth. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. [Notice repeated 9, 10, 11 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Audlin Or The Merchants Daughter Of Brastol With The Comical Humours Of Roger Antonios Man

Song: Batt Platt, the original Mad Tom

Dance: Sig and Signora Capuchino, Mynheer Drollelo, being children lately arrived from Holland, who never appeared on any Stage

Event Comment: HHussey and Phillips, New Theatre, Bowling Green. Not performed these Ten Years. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. [Notice repeated 9, 10, 11 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Constant Couple Or The Fop Bit a Farce

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord or Burgomaster Trickd

Music: A grand chorus of kettle Drums-; Hautboys-; French Horns- in praise of our noble Hero, the Duke of Cumberland

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Song: II: Master Maddox; III: A new Song, Maids have a Care-Bennett

Event Comment: At the Great Tiled Booth on the Bowling Green. Benefit Bennet. A Concert, etc. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s. This Benefit chiefly design'd for the use of my creditors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Music: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Jos. Woodbridge

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

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: RRussian Sailor Dance-Phillips

Song: Mrs Bennet, Cunningham

Event Comment: At the Old Theatre. Benefit Mathews. A concert, etc. By Desire of the United Body of Gentlemen Salesmen. 6 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: WWelsh Song, Monmouth's Glory-Mathews

Event Comment: By Allan Ramsay. Acted by Gentlemen for their own Diversion. The Doors open at 4 p.m. Prices 4s., 3s., 2s., 1s. A Concert, etc. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger Or The Gentle Shepherd

Event Comment: Attendance will be given this and every Day from Ten in the Morning 'till Three in the Afternoon, at the Opera House in the Haymarket, in order to take in Subscriptions for the Second Subscription to Operas; and whereas the number of Representations for the first Subscription has not been compleated; This is to give notice to the Subscribers, that by sending to the Office, they will have the Money for the deficient Number of Representations returned them; or if they please to go on with the Second Subscription, the Deficiency of the first which ends this Night will be made up to them in the Price of the Tickets for the Second Subscription

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annibale In Capua

Dance:

Event Comment: With new Habits, scenes, Machines, and other Decorations for the Dances. Nothing under full price will be taken during the time of performance. The Refusal oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: Grand Comic Dance call'dThe German Camp-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Salomon's Son; Also The Vintage-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Muilment, Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: Mainpiece by Particular Desire. Nothing under the full prices will be taken during the entire performance. [i.e., no after money]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Dance: TThe German Camp, as17461204; The Vintage, as17461204

Event Comment: By Desire. [Prices as 11 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: As17461124

Event Comment: Not acted these 16 years. Nothing under the full price will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Dance: TThe German Camp, as17461204; The Vintage, as17461204

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. [The usual synopsis of the play is given.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Anna Bullen Or Virtue Betrayd

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Event Comment: Nothing under full price, will be taken during the time of the performance (General Advertiser). [This note appears on succeeding bills which include Miss in Her Teens this season, and will not be recorded further.] Afterpiece: Never acted there before [by David Garrick]. Receipts: #196 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: Benefit a Distress'd Gentlewoman. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Howard. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Major. Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: Master Morgan, Miss Baker

Event Comment: Benefit Smith, Carpenter to the House. [Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461124, but Drunken Peasant-Miles

Song: Brett

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Lee. [Prices 3s., 2s., 1s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461124

Song: Brett