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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Sir Jealous-Morgan; Charles-Walker; Marplot-Chapman; Miranda-Miss Norsa; Isabinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Stevens; Scentwell-Miss Horsington; but see CG, 17 Jan. And a New Prologue, done by the same [Gentleman for whom it was a benefit], spoken by a Gentleman for his Diversion . but see CG, 17 Jan. And a New Prologue, done by the same [Gentleman for whom it was a benefit], spoken by a Gentleman for his Diversion .
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Morgan

Song: A New Song, compos'd by the said Gentleman, proper to the Occasion, inscribed to the Ladies of Great-Britain

Event Comment: Benefit a Family, which hath been very unfortunate in Trade, and is in Great Distress. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-A. Hallam; Marplot-Chapman; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Miranda-Miss Bincks; Sir Jealous-Mullart; Charles-Walker; Isabinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Stevens; Scentwell-Miss Horsington .
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Kilby; Jobson-Mullart; Nell-Miss Bincks .
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle. Hornpipe by Ferguson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Sir Jealous-Mullart; Marplot-Chapman; Charles-Walker; Whisper-James; Miranda-Miss Bincks; Isabinda-Mrs Bellamy; Patch-Mrs Stevens; Scentwell-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Giffard; Sir Francis-Penkethman; Sir Jealous-Lyon; Marplot-Woodward; Charles-Richardson; Whisper-Hamilton; Miranda-Mrs Roberts; Isabinda-Mrs Hamilton; Patch-Mrs Haughton; Scentwell-Miss Tollet.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Giffard
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Penkethman
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Lyon

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: III: Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde; V: Dutchman and Frow-Vallois, Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-W. Mills; Sir Francis-Griffin; Marplot-Cibber; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Charles-Milward; Whisper-Mechlin; Miranda-Mrs Clive; Isabinda-Miss Holliday; Patch-Mrs Pritchard; Scentwell-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: W. Mills
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Griffin
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Sir Jealous-Mullart; Charles-Walker; Whisper-James; Miranda-Miss Bincks; Isabinda-Mrs Bellamy; Patch-Mrs Stevens; Marplot-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Marplot-Chapman; Miranda-Mrs Vincent; Sir Jealous-Mullart; Charles-Walker; Whisper-James; Isabinda-Mrs Bellamy; Patch-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Dance: As17381209

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George Airy-Giffard; Charles-W. Giffard; Marplot-Yates; Sir Jealous-Paget; Sir Francis-Julian; Whisper-Vaughan; Isabinda-Mrs E. Giffard; Patch-Miss Hippisley; Scentwell-Mrs Dunstall; Miranda-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Giffard
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Paget
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Julian

Afterpiece Title: Trick for Trick

Song: As17410928

Dance: As17410928

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George Airy-Palmer for the first time; Sir Francis Gripe-Yates; Marplot-Woodward; Sir Jealous Traffic-Berry; Charles-Havard; Whisper-James; Isabinda-Mrs Mills; Patch-Mrs Green; Scentwell-Miss Cole; Miranda-Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Gregory-Woodward; Dorcas-Miss Pitt; Leander-Usher; Sir Jasper-James; Davy-Taswell; James-Winstone; Charlotte-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: James

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir Jealous-Berry; Charles-Ross; Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Palmer; Sir Francis-Yates; Miranda-Miss Macklin, 1st time; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Patch-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Berry
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George Airy-Palmer; Sir Francis Gripe-Yates; Sir Jealous Traffic-Philips; Charles-Packer; Whisper-Vaughan; Scentwell-Mrs Bradshaw; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Patch-Mrs Clive; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Marplot-O'Brien,first time; with (at end of play) an Epilogue-in Character by the Busy Body.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Philips

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir Jealous Traffic-Love, 1st time; Butler-Ackman; Marplot-O'Brien; Sir George Airy-Palmer; Sir Francis Gripe-Yates; Charles-Packer; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Patch-Mrs Clive; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Whisper-Vaughan; Scentwell-Mrs Bradshaw; Epilogue in character-the Busy Body.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George Airy-West; Charles-Cooke; Sir Francis Gripe-Newton; Sir Jealous Traffick-Bailey; Whisper-Everard; Butler-Massey; Marplot-Russell; Isabinda-Miss Brown; Patch-Mrs Russell; Scentwell-Mrs Heard; Miranda-Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: West
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Newton
Role: Sir Jealous Traffick Actor: Bailey

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-A Gentleman (1st appearance on the stage [unidentified]); Butler-Everard; Cook-Bailey; Footman-Massey; Coachman-Fildew; Conjurer-Cooke; Jobson-Newton; Lady Loverule-Mrs West; Lucy-Mrs Lefevre; Lettice-Mrs Heard; Nell-Mrs Fowler (1st appearance on this stage).

Song: End: Master Nelson

Entertainment: Monologue. Before: Address to the Town, in the character of Marplot-Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir Francis Gripe-A Gentleman (from London [unidentified]); Sir George Airy-Jones; Sir Jealous Traffick-Leach; Charles-Wilson; Whisper-Wortley; Marplot-Jerrold; Isabinda-Mrs Kingham; Patch-Mrs Jerrold; Scentwell-Mrs Weeks; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Prologue-Jerrold.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Wilks; Sir Francis-Griffin; Charles-Mills; Marplot-Cibber Jr; Isabinda-Mrs Cibber; Miranda-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Wilks
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Sir Francis-Hippisley .
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Francis-Cibber, being the first time of his performance since his indisposition; Lady Townly-Mrs Heron; Townly-Wm. Mills; Manly-Mills; Basset-Bridgwater; Lady Grace-Mrs Butler; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Grace; Jenny-Miss Raftor.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: TThe Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson; Scots Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter; Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Francis-Yates; Townly-Havard; Moody-Burton; Basset-H. Palmer1st appearance there; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates; Lady Wronghead-Miss Ross1st appearance on the stage; Lady Grace-Miss Haughton; Jenny-Miss Pope; Manly-Davies; Squire Richard-Vaughan; Trusty-Mrs Simson; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Leander-Atkins; Dorcas-Mrs Smith; Sir Jasper-Philips; Mock Doctor-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Philips

Dance: I: Miss Rogers; II: Dutch Dance-Settree, Blagden, Miss Twist; III: Miss Rogers; End: A New Dance-Settree, Miss Blagden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woodman, late of Covent Garden, left a Widow with five Children. By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at 6:00 p.m. [Public Advertiser, 21 Feb., contained a long letter concerning the small attendance on this occasion: "One of the finest Female Singers this Country has for many years produced is now, through a Series of Misfortunes as unavoidable as unforeseen, in a State of Wretchedness scarcely credible. [Her husband, a schoolteacher, died.] Alas! she had five helpless innocent to drink of the same bitter Cup, to harrow up all the Heartstrings of a Mother, and to tear her Soul unavailingly for that Support, of which she herself was depriv'd by the Death of their Father. [The expenses of the benefit performance exceeded the receipts of the house.] Calamity became heaped upon Calamity, and she is now weeping in a Prison, over her unhappy little ones, for a Sum not exceeding #50." Appeal is made for gifts to relieve her. On 23 May, Mrs Woodman released from prison, gave a Benefit Concert at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, concluding with an Occasional Musical Address to the Town called The Grateful Acknowledgment, written and the music compiled from a most eminent Master by Adam Smith, sung by Mrs Woodman.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Bradney; Justice Woodcock-Merryfield, first appearance on any stage; Hawthorne-Massey; Sir William-Lewis; Eustace-Trotter; Hodge-Winton; Madge-Mrs Nost; Debora-Mrs Cokayne; Lucinda-Mrs Simmons; Rosetta (with a new introductory song composed by Bates)-Mrs Woodman; Servants at the Statute-Williams, Hayes, Baldwin, King.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, the Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Wooler; Jobson-Massey; Doctor-Lloyd; Butler-A Gentleman; Cook-Baldwin; Footman-Trotter; Coachman-Lewis; Fiddler-Williams; Lady Loverule-Mrs Nost; Nell (by particular desire)-Mrs Harris (a fruiteress from Tunbridge-Wells) who performed it in that place three times with great applause.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Wooler

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Rawlins

Song: End Opera: Aileen a Roon-Mrs Woodman

Event Comment: Under the Patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Duke of Clarence, Duke of Cumberland, and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York [and] the Duchess of Devonshire and the Duchess of Gordon. Benefit for O'Keeffe, the Unfortunate Author of the following successful Dramatic Pieces: The Son in Law, Agreeable Surprise, Peeping Tom, Dead Alive, Young Quaker, Life's Vagaries, Castle of Andalusia, Czar, Tony Lumpkin in Town, Poor Soldier, Modern Antiques, Basket Maker, Wild Oats, Wicklow Mountains, French Grenadier [never acted], Positive Man, Love in a Camp, Tantara Rara Rogues all, Beggar on Horseback, Toy, London Hermit, Highland Reel, Blacksmith of Antwerp, Man Milliner, Irish Mimic, Little Hunchback, World in a Village, Fontainbleau, Magic Banner, Farmer, Doldrum, Sprigs of Laurel, Birth Day, Prisoner at Large, &c. &c. Tickets delivered for The Belle's Stratagem will be admitted. [O'Keeffe is referred to as being unfortunate because he was totally blind. In delivering his Poetical Composition, which is printed in Dramatic Censor, II, 265-67, the Monthly Mirror, June 1800, p. 367, reports that he was led on and off the stage by Lewis. It also notes that "Mrs Jordan...came from Drury-Lane, where she had performed the Child of Nature, to officiate at Covent-Garden as the handmaid of charity."] The Last Night of the Company's performing this season. Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day

Performance Comment: Aircourt-Lewis; Alibi-Quick (1st appearance on this stage these 3 years); Metheglin-Fawcett; Larry Kavanagh-Knight; Sir Carrol O'Donnovan-Waddy; Young O'Donnovan-Claremont; Lady Arable-Miss Chapman; Katty Kavanagh-Mrs Davenport; Fib-Mrs Watts; Sophia-A Young Lady (2nd appearance [see18000517]).see18000517]).
Cast
Role: Sir Carrol O'Donnovan Actor: Waddy

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Woodly-Claremont; Lovelace-Farley; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Litchfield; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Davenport; Nancy (with a song)-Miss Sims; Lady Racket-Mrs Jordan [of dl].of dl].
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Song: In Course Evening: The Storm-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue End II: personal address to the Audience in a Poetical Composition-O'Keeffe (written by Himself for the Occasion); End: Imitations-Rees

Event Comment: We play'd the Beggar's Opera & ye Oracle by Children for the Benefit of some distress'd Actors who formerly belong'd to the Theatres. There was #102 in the House, the following Persons receiv'd from it Mr Marshall #23. Mr Morgan #21. Mrs Edgerton #5 5s. Mr Bowman #5 5s. Mr Phenix #10 10s. Mrs Gardner (formerly printer to ye house) #2 2s. N.B.: Mrs Clive refus'd to play her part of Lucy , it was done by Miss Young. New performers engag'd Y: Fletewood, Obrien, Packer, Perry, Miss Glen (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Performance Comment: -Children (Cross) As17580512.

Dance: II: The Prussian Sailors, as17580601 End Opera: The Faggot Binders, as17580601

Event Comment: Benefit for Austin and Moody. Garrick had obtained a surreptitious copy of Macklin's farce, but Macklin might possibly allow it to be performed for a benefit (Genest, IV, 612). Sir Archy Mac-Sarcasm by Mr Austin after the manner of the Original-went off well-The Author threatens to sue Mr Garrick. Mr Macklin play'd it at cg with the Refusal a few nights ago to less than charges (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Palmer; Sir Amorous Vainwit-King; Col. Manly-Holland; Vulture-Moody; Aspin-Yates; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Lady Outside-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Amorous Vainwit Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy McSarcasm-Austin (after the manner of the original); Squire Groom-King; Mordecai-Blakes; Sir Callaghan-Moody (with a song in Character); Sir Theodore-Burton; Miss Charlotte-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Archy McSarcasm Actor: Austin
Role: Sir Callaghan Actor: Moody
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Burton

Entertainment: III: Mr Moody will entertain the public with Teady Wolloughan's Whimsical Roratorical Description of a Man@o' War and Sea Fight-, with Hibernian notes on the whole

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. King Arthur oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Mr Barry's illness. Tickets deliver'd for The Distressed Mother will be taken. Pit and Boxes are laid together. Send servants by Four o'clock. Afterpiece: Not acted these seven years. [See 21 April 1760.] The Farce hiss'd. Mrs Barry Sir Harry (Hopkins Diary). Paid Salary list #333 19s.; Mrs Abington's Cloaths Acct, #1; Mr S. French 6 days, #1 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #296 14s. Charges: #65. Profit to Mrs Barry: #231 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Barry (being positively the last time of her appearing in that character); Col. Standard-Aickin; Beau Clincher-King; Smuggler-Parsons; Clincher Jr-Weston; Vizard-Packer; Dicky-Waldron; Tom Errand-Ackman; Angelica-Miss Rogers; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parley-Mrs Love; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Egerton; 1st time. New Epilogue in character of Sir Harry Wildair spoken-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Music: II: The Amusements of Strasburgh-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Daigvilles scholars, as17711118

Event Comment: Doors open at 5 o'clock. Play to begin at 6 o'clock. Prices: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places to be had of Mr Johnston at the Stage door. [Customary note, repeated.] Rec'd Mrs Groath's one year's rent to Xmas last #3; Paid Renters #8 (Treasurer's Book). This regular expenditure was made nightly for the 189 acting nights of the season, as well as for the 11 nights on which Oratorio's were given in the Spring. The total amount came to #1600. No further note will be made of this item this season. The Westminster Magazine this month, reiterated its doleful cry "that the stage is on its decline." In a long article on "Stage Effect, or Dramatic Cookery," it concluded that our "Theatrical managers and even our Theatrical Critics seem to have resolved all the merit of dramatic composition into stage trick, and rest their criterion of Dramatic Genius on the knowledge of what they are pleased to call Stage effect." The "Theatre" article for the month remarked upon the boldness of Garrick's opening with the Beggar's Opera, "notwithstanding he was requested by the Bench of Justices at Bow-Street, to suppress it, as they were of opinion it had done a great deal of mischief among the low class of people." Lloyd's Evening Post, 17 Sept., included extracts from letters against playing the Beggar's Opera, "because every performance makes from one two twenty thieves." Sir John Fielding and his associates had addressed a letter to Garrick requesting him not to perform the opera for the same reason. The Morning Chronicle, 23 Sept., praised Garrick for not complying with the Justices' request. Wm Augustus Miles published a Letter to Sir John Fielding occasioned by his extraordinary Request to Mr Garrick for the suppression of the Beggar's Opera (44 pp.). In this he vindicated the moral effect of the opera.] Receipts: #158 (Treasurer's Book). [Note: For perform ance at hay 18 and 20 September, see Season of 1772-1773, p. 1740

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir Harry's Serv't-Parsons; Duke's Serv't-Palmer; Young Lovel-Cautherly; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Kitty-Miss Pope; Robert-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Serv't Actor: Parsons

Dance: II: The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 12 years. [See 26 April 1763.] This Comedy is reviv'd for the Queen to See Mr G. in Sir Anthony Bramble which he perfkrmed inimitably--he wrote and spoke a New Address to the Ladies in the Character of Sr. Anto. which was receiv'd with very great Applause. The Play is long and heavy (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid salary list #624 6s. 6d.; Westminster Charity Subscription #5 5s.; Griffith 3 weeks 15s.; Mrs Greville for cloaths in Irish Widow, #5 9s. Receipts: #273 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Branville-Garrick; Lord Medway-Bensley; Sir Harry Flutter-Dodd; Col. Medway-Brereton; Lady Flutter-Mrs Abington; Mrs Knightly-Mrs King; Lady Medway-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Richly-Miss Hopkins; Lousia Medway-Miss P. Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: II: The Gardeners, as17760116