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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Oates; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Miss Falkner; With Hornpipe-Atkins; Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Leveridge; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Mercury-Wilder; Amazons-Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Waltz, Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont; Harlequin-Oates; Hussar-Bencraft; Hussar's servant-Arthur; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Valet de Chambre-Atkins; Petit Maitre-LaLauze; Concluding with the Original Grand Dance-; Andromeda-Miss Falkner.
Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'officier En Recrue

Performance Comment: Plumet-Jackson; Balance-Fern; Front d'Airain-Johnson; Oronte-Edwards; La Ramee-Costo; Colin-Smith; Guillot-Williams; Melinde-Miss Talbot first time on the Stage; Rose-Miss Davis; Silvia-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Smith

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.
Cast
Role: Tourneclef Actor: Smith

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'avare

Performance Comment: Harpagon-Fern; Cleante-Jackson; Valere-Edwards; Anselme-Smith; La Merluche-Ives; Brindavoine-Vincent; Le Commissaire-Costo; La Fleche-Williams; Maitre Jacques-Johnson; Elise-Mrs Knight; Frosine-Miss Rawlinson; Mariane-Mrs Bright her first appearance.
Cast
Role: Anselme Actor: Smith

Dance: III: As17500221

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woffington. Mainpiece: Not acted these 30 years. Afterpiece: Not acted these 5 years. For the better accommodation of the ladies, the stage will be enclosed and formed into Front and Side Boxes, where servants will be allowed to keep Places. Ladies are desired to send Servants by 3 o'clock. Charges: #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed; Or, Anna Bullen

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Macahone-Barrington; Squire Somebody-Dunstall; Capt Basil-Anderson; Micher-Collins; Jolt-Marten; Landlord-Stoppelaer; Fetch-Holtham; Hostler-Smith; Isabella-Miss Minors; Dolly-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Hostler Actor: Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sacrifice Of Iphigenia

Performance Comment: Agamemnon-Nicholls, his first here; Calchas-Rooker; Iphigenia-Mrs Yeates; First Priest-Master Budd; Diana-Mrs Smith (1750 ed.).
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Mountebank; or, The Squire Electrified

Performance Comment: Harlequin-M. L'Agile, from Paris; Squire-Yates; Columbine-Mrs Smith; Clown-Warner.
Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Smith

Dance: Matthews, M'Neil, Mrs Addison, Miss Rayner (1750 ed.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha's Rash Vow; Or, The Virgin Sacrific'd

Performance Comment: Jeptha-Carr; Elen-Clark; Jethro-Jones; Toby-Coleman; Zekel-Malone; Didymo-Allen; High Priest-Grimwood; Capt. Bluster-Warner; Nurse-Mrs Smith; Princess Miriam-Mrs Grimwood.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Smith

Music: The Original Musick- as performed by Mrs Lee, with universal applause, about 15 years since

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Draper-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Miss Falkner.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Smith

Dance: As17500926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Waltz; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Miss Falkner; Amazons-Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet de Chambre-Atkins; Petit Maitre-Lalauze; Concluding with the Original Grand Dance-.
Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Bransby; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Cushing; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Pitt; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Gentlewoman who never appeared on the stage before; In Act III a Hornpipe-Phillips; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Dreary Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Dreary Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, the Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Howard; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Young; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Miss Falkner; Amazons-Miss Davis, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Mrs Cushing, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Dennison, Gardiner, Christian; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet-Holtham; Petit Maitre-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith, Bennet, Davis
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Intriguing Chambermaid; Or, The Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Triumphant

Performance Comment: Pantaloon-M Devesse; Servant-Smith; Clown-Hussey; Colombine-Mme Grimaldi; Harlequin-Gayward.
Cast
Role: Servant Actor: Smith

Dance: I: A new Grand Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Codgerino; End: A new Irish Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wive's Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Howard; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Miss Young; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Mrs Lampe; Amazons-Miss Davis, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Mullart, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Courtney, Whitacre; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Gardner, Dennison; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet de Chambre-Holtom; Petit Martre-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Cyclops Actor: Roberts, Smith, Courtney, Whitacre
Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): James Messink

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17520918, but Peachum-Arthur; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Bransby; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Jenny-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly-Miss Davis; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Pitt; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly-Miss Morrison.
Cast
Role: Wat Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; other characters-Woodward, Yates, Shuter, Taswell, Lacey, Blakes, Clough, Scrase, Wilder, Marr, Winstone, Simson, Vaughan, Raftor, Mozeen, Lewis, Rooker, Gray, Miss Minors, Miss Mills, Miss Yates; Mrs Simpson; With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes' New Raised Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Beard

Dance: Concluding: Devisse, Mad Auguste

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Alphonso-Arthur; Seberto-Ricard; Old Pilgrim-White; Curio-Anderson; Governor-Usher; Roderigo-Sparks; Jaques-Dunstall; Lopez-Bransby; Porter-Barrington; Drunken Servant-R. Smith; Verdugo-Redman; Stuttering Servant-Bennet; Alonzo-Holtam; Mad Englishman-Macklin; Mad Scholar-Dyer; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Mad Priest-Bencraft; Mad Taylor-Cushing; Mad Welchman-Collins; Allinda-Mrs Vincent; Juletta-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Drunken Servant Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: As17530108, but Theodosius-Smith.
Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Smith.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17521027, but Polydore-Smith, first time; Florella-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Polydore Actor: Smith, first time

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. No part of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes; but for the better accommodation of the Ladies, the Stage will be enclos'd in form of an Amphitheatre, where servants will be allowed to keep places. Ladies desired to send servants by 3 o'clock. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. A letter from Paris informs us of a very singular entertainment exhibited at the Fair of St Germains, consisting of a Concert of Music executed by a band of Animal musicians. A number of Cats, clothed uniformly, were placed on stools, with music books before them, and a Monkey in the middle who beat time. On a signal given by the Monkey, the cast set up a mewing, and were accompanied by some violins; which form'd a very diverting dissonance. The whole Fair flock'd to it; and some of the gravest people of Paris could not forbear laughing heartily

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Dolabella-Smith; Cleopatra-Mrs Cibber; Alexas-Dyer; Ventidius-Sparks; Serapion-Bransby; Octavia-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Dolabella Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Love Tricks; or, The School of Compliments Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: IIl Pastore, as17521219; Les Charboniers, as17521028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17530507, but Decius Brutus-White; Publius-R. Smith.
Cast
Role: Publius Actor: R. Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17521216; Minuet-Gardiner, Madam de Henny

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; others-Yates, Lacey, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Shuter; Scrase, W. Vaughan, Wilder, Marr, Simson, Vaughan, Raftor, Mozeen, Clough, Rooker, Gray, Miss Minors, Mrs Simson, Miss Mills, Miss Simson; With an additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes' New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtam; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Giffiths; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Pitt; Betty Doxy-Mrs Valois; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Polly-Mrs Chambers; With a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.
Cast
Role: Wat Dreary Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Smith, 1st time; Jaques-Sparks; Duke Senior-Ridout; Duke Frederick-Gibson; Oliver-Anderson; Sylvius-Bennet; Touchstone-Shuter; Corin-Dunstall; LeBeau-White; Charles-Bencraft; William-Collins; Adam-Bridgwater; Amiens (with songs adapted to the play)-Lowe; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Phoebe-Miss Cockayne; Celia-Mrs Vincent; Rosalind-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Smith, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sparks; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Smith; Omar-Gibson; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Dervise-Arthur; Hali-Usher; Bajazet-Barry; Stratocles-Ridout; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Arpasia-Mrs Bland; Song To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Axalla Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer