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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Quin; Touchwood-Bridgwater; Mellefont-Hale; Brisk-Woodward; Careless-Ryan; Lord Froth-Gibson; Sir Paul-Hippisley; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Pritchard; Cynthia-Mrs Vincent; Lady Plyant-Mrs Mullart; Lady Froth-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-the Gentleman who acted Othello [Foote]; Loveless-Macklin; Berinthia-Mrs Macklin; Worthy-Hart; Young Fashion-Townley; Sir Tunbelly-Craggs; Coupler-Head; Lory-Penington; Bull-Nealson; Hoyden-Miss Minors; Nurse-Mrs Hart; Amanda-a Gentlewoman [who never appeared on any stage; Epilogue [in the character of Lord Foppington-.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Craggs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Brisk-Cibber Jun.; Sir Paul Plyant-Yates; Lady Froth-Mrs Mills; Maskwell-Berry; Mellefont-Havard; Careless-Mills; Lord Froth-Neale; Lord Touchwood-Winstone; Lady Plyant-Mrs Roberts; Saygrace-Turbutt; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Cross; Cynthia-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Plyant Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Related Works
Related Work: The Ladies' Frolic Author(s): James Love

Dance: Muilment, Mrs Auguste

Song: BBritons Strike Home-

Event Comment: Benefit Winstone, Taswell, Miss Budgell, Miss Cole. Tickets deliver'd for Sir Courtly Nice will be taken. Yeaterday Morning died, after a short illness, Mr Norton, Author of the new Tragedy call'd Mahomet, Perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.-General Advertiser. On Friday died the Rev. Mr Miller of Roehampton, author of the Tragedy of Mahomet (which was acted last Friday, for the third time at Drury Lane Theatre), the Humours of Oxford, and other Dramatic performances.-Daily Advertiser, 30 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Morland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17431221, but Valentine-Giffard; Jeremy-Green; Miss Prue-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Chetwood; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Morland

Song: I, II, IV: Morland

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Dance: III: Desse, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Giffard; Petulant-Neale; Millamant-Mrs Woffington; Witwou'd-Cross; Fainall-Mills; Sir Wilful-Turbutt; Waitwell-Dunstall; Marwood-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Chetwood; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Cross; Foible-Miss Budgell; Mincing-Miss Cole; Betty-Mrs Horsington; Peg-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Turbutt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Morland

Song: II, IV: Morland

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17440113, but Sir John Brute-Giffard; Razor-Green; Belinda-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Green, Barclay, Mrs George. Afterpiece: By Desire. Not acted these 7 years [see 14 May 1739]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Flora-Miss Budgell; Betty-Miss Cole; Sir Thomas-Collins; Dick-Cross; Friendly-Blakes; Old Hob-Dunstall; Hob's Mother-Mrs Dunstall; Hob-Ray.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Collins

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub-Macklin; Archer-Townly; Aimwell-Simpson; Gibbet-Pennington; Foigard-Sams; Bonniface-Vaughan; Sir Chas-Jarvis; Sullen-Jones; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Macklin; Dorinda-Miss Taylor; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Simpson; Cherry-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Sir Chas Actor: Jarvis

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: French
Role: James Actor: Nelson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Mrs Charke; Sir Charles-Austen; Edging-Miss Charke; Lady Betty-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Austen

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Giffard; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Woffington; Miss Prue-Mrs Ridout; Tattle-Neale; Scandal-Havard; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Ben-Yates; Foresight-Taswell; Trapland-Ray; Buckram-Woodburn; Jeremy-Blakes; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Cross; Nurse-Mrs Bridges.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Bridges

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Giffard; Scrub-Yates; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington; Aimwell-Havard; Boniface-Bridges; Foigard-Taswell; Sullen-Winstone; Gibbet-Beale; Sir Charles-Blakes; Hounslow-Lee; Dorinda-Mrs Bennet; Cherry-Mrs Ridout; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Bridges; Gipsy-Mrs Horsington; Countrywoman-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: At common Prices. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Charles; Sir Charles-Mills, first on this stage in twelve years; Lady Betty-Mrs Mills, never here before; Lady Easy-Mrs Bailey, from Dublin; Lady Graveairs-Mrs George; Edging-Mrs Chetwood; prologue-Mrs Mills.

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Cibber; Indiana-Miss Jenny Cibber, first time that part; Phillis-Mrs Elmy, from Dublin; Sir John Bevil-Paget; Sealand-Johnson; Young Bevil-Charles; Myrtle-Mills; Cimberton-Bernard; Humphrey-Furnival; Daniel-Hacket; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Hill; Lucinda-Mrs Bailey; Isabella-Mrs Freeman; With a Prologue-nobody; Epilogue-nobody.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Paget

Afterpiece Title: Love in Low Life

Music: German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Garrick; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington; Manly-Delane; Lady Grace-Mrs Bennet; Sir Francis-Yates; Basset-Neale; Squire Richard-Green; John Moody-Winstone; Poundage-Turbutt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Bridges; Myrtilla-Mrs Horsington; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Bridges; Face-Cross; Sir Epicure-Berry; Lovewit-Turbutt; Ananias-Phillips; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Green; Kastril-Neale; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Doll Common-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Bellmour-Ryan; Sir Joseph-Woodward; Setter-Chapman; Sharper-Hale; Vainlove-Gibson; Noll Bluff-Rosco; Barnaby-Vaughan; Belinda-Mrs Hale; Araminta-Mrs Vaughan; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Laetitia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Hale; Scrub-Hippisley; Sullen-Bridgwater; Sir Charles-Gibson; Bonniface-Marten; Foigard-Rosco; Gibbet-Chapman; Bagshot-Hayman; Dorinda-Mrs Hale; Cherry-Mrs Vincent; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Martin; Gipsie-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: LLe Gondalier, as17441010, but Mrs Duval, Mrs _Norman; +Scotch Dance, as17441012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Clive; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Hale; Sparkish-Chapman; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Dorilant-Cashell; Quack-Marten; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mullart; Alithea-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Bland; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Pinchwife-Quin.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Hippisley

Dance: As17441117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber (1st time there in 4 years); Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Hale; Young Fashion-Woodward; Coupler-Hippisley; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Lory-Chapman; Amanda-Mrs Pritchard; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Hoyden-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17441212, but Squire Richard-Yates; Sir Francis Wronghead-Macklin; Poundage-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Macklin
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Song: Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Quin; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Pritchard; Sir Paul-Hippisley; Lady Froth-Mrs Clive; Careless-Ryan; Mellefont-Hale; Lord Touchwood-Bridgwater; Lord Froth-Gibson; Lady Plyant-Mrs Mullart; Cynthia-Mrs Vincent; Brisk-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: King-Lowe; Queen-Mrs Arne; Rosamond-Miss Young; Grideline-Mrs Sybilla; Page-Master Connell; Sir Trusty-Waltz.
Cast
Role: Sir Trusty Actor: Waltz.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Sir Charles-Ryan; Morelove-Hale; Lady Betty-Mrs Horton; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Vincent; Edging-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Bridges; Sir Jasper-Macklin; Sparkish-Yates; Country Wife-Mrs Cibber; Horner-Mills; Harcourt-Havard; Dorilant-Blakes; Quack-Turbutt; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mills; Alithea-Mrs Cross; Mrs Dainty Fidget-Mrs Horsington; Lucy-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Cast
Role: Sir Trusty Actor: Waltz.

Dance: II: Sga Bettini; III: Shepherd's Dance-Muilment