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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh Evans-Clough; Shallow-Taswell; Dr Caius-Blakes; Page-Burton; Fenton-Scrase; Host-W. Vaughan; Slender-Woodward; Robin-Mas. Simson; Mrs Page-Mrs Mills; Ann Page-Miss Minors; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Clough

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17541213, but Sir Hugh-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Yates.
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Clough

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Palmer; Sir Sampson Legend-Berry; Tattle-Woodward; Angelica-Miss Haughton; Miss Prue-Miss Macklin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Blakes; Trapland-W. Vaughan; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennet; Ben-Yates; with a song and dances in character. with a song and dances in character.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Murphy first time; Aimwell-Ridout; Sullen-Sparks; Foigard-Barrington; Cherry-Mrs Green; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington; Gibbet-Shuter; Scrub-Cibber; Boniface-Marten; Sir Charles-Anderson; Dorinda-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang; or, Love in Low Life

Performance Comment: Commodore-Lowe; True Blue-Baker; Careful-Howard; Dreadnaught-Bencraft; Boatswain-Dunstall; Nancy-Mrs Lampe; Jolly Tars, their Lasses-Comedians, Singers, Dancers; In the Sailor's Dance-; by Desire will be introduc'd a Hornpipe-Poitier; Also a New Occasional Epilogue (relative to Naval Preparations)-Cibber.

Song: II: Ellen a Roon-Mrs Donaldson (late Miss Falkner); IV: The Lady's Lesson a Cantata-Arne Jr

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

Event Comment: Benefit for Simson and Wife and Mas. Simson. Tickets of Simson in Wild Passage, Wild St., near Lincoln's Inn Fields; at Grigsbys Coffee House, behind the Royal Exchange, and at stage door. Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17540921, but Sir Charles Easy-Ross first time.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly-Beard

Dance: III: A Minuet-Mas. Simson, Miss Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Ross; Manly-Davies; Sir Francis-Yates; Basset-Blakes; John Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-Vernon; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Grace-Miss Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Macklin; Miss Jenny-Miss Minors; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: (BBy desire) a Hornpipe-Mr Harrison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Sir Charles Easy-Havard; Lord Morelove-Palmer; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Easy-Mrs Davies; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Easy Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Myrtle-Palmer; Tom-Woodward; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Miss Minors; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Sir John Bevil-Burton; Sealand-Berry; Cimberton-Taswell; Humphrey-Blakes; in ActII, Singing-Beard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Cherry-Miss Minors; Scrub-Woodward; Sullen-Burton; Boniface-Berry; Aimwell-Palmer; Gibbet-Bransby; Sir Charles Freeman-Blakes; Foigard-Yates; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Dance: IV: New Comic Dance, as17550930

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Addison. At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Woodward; Vellum-Yates; Butler-Taswell; Gardner-Blakes; Lady Truman-Mrs Pritchard; Abigail-Mrs Clive; Sir George Truman-Havard; Fantome-Davies; Coachman-Philips.
Cast
Role: Sir George Truman Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Yates; Mizen-Woodward; Worthy-Havard; Scruple-Taswell; Rovewell-Ross; Sir Charles Pleasant-Palmer; Cockswain-Blakes; Cribbidge-Usher; Easy-Scrase; Indent-Jefferson; Arabella Zeal-Miss Macklin; Fair Quaker-Mrs Davies; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Jiltup-Miss Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Minors; Advocate-Mrs Hippisley; Sailors-Beard, Vaughan, Clough, Atkins, Ackman, Mozeen; Barmaid-Mrs Bennet; With a New Song-Beard (in character); To Conclude with a Sailor's Dance-.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Pleasant Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Arthur; Richard-Shuter; Jenny-Mrs Baker; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Basset-Dyer; Moody-Dunstall; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Trusty-Miss Ferguson; Myrtilla-Miss Young; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Griffith, first appearance that stage; Aimwell-Ridout; Sullen-Sparks; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bencraft; Scrub-Shuter; Bonniface-Marten; Sir Charles-Anderson; Dorinda-Mrs Barrington; Cherry-Mrs Baker; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: As17551015, but Worthy-_; Rovewell-_; Sir Charles Pleasant-_; Sailors-_; Jenny Private-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Pleasant Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: New Grand EntertainmentThe Chinese Festival

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Worthy-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly-Philips; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Young Fashion-Blakes; Lory-Yates; Coupler-Taswell; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Amanda-Mrs Davies; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Philips

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: See17551007, but Mizen-Woodward; Worthy-Havard; Rovewell-Ross; Sir Charles-Palmer; Flip-Yates; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Jenny-Miss Minors; Fair Quaker-Mrs Davies; Sailors-Beard, Vaughan, Cloughl Blakes, Atkins, Ackman; New Song-Beard in character.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: [The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Palmer; Sir Sampson Legend-Berry; Tattle-Woodward; Ben-Yates; Angelica-Miss Haughton; Miss Prue-Miss Macklin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Blakes; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Woodward; Face-Palmer, their first appearance in those characters; Kastril-Yates; Surly-Blakes; Dol Common-Mrs Pritchard; Ananias-Philips; Dapper-Vaughan; Lovewit-Bransby; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Sir Epicure-Berry; Tribulation-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ridout; Lurcher-Anderson; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Constable-Redman; Sir John-Arthur; Freehold-Gibson; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Costollo; Timothy-Collins; Longbottom-Bencraft; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; Aura-Mrs Woffington; With a Country Dance- incident to the play; and the Original Sheep Shearing Song-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice, intermix'd with the Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Heartwell-Sparks; Bellmour-Ryan; Belinda-Mrs Elmy; Sharper-Ridout; Vainlove-Gibson; Araminta-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Mrs Baker; Sir Joseph-Cushing; Berry-Miss Allen; Laetitia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Dance: As17551101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17551107, but Sir Paul-Foote; Lady Pliant-Miss Nossiter.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Foote
Role: Careless Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Dance: Granier Jun, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Performance Comment: Lord George Brilliant-Woodward; Lord Wronglove-Palmer; Sir Friendly Moral-Berry; Lady Gentle-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Davies; Miss Notable-Miss Macklin; Heartshorn-Miss Minors; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Clive(, being the first time of their appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Sir Friendly Moral Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: IV: New Sailor's Dance, as17560217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Foote; Subtle-Costollo; Sir John-Gibson; Classic-Anderson; Marquis-Holtham; Roger-Dunstall; Dauphine-Wignell; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Dyer; Song in Act II-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Gibson

Dance: The Villagers, as17560315

Song: Mrs Chambers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17560218, but Jubilee Dicky-Barrington; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Vincent; Minuet-Mrs Woffington (in character of Sir Harry).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performance Comment: As17560403 but Dupe-Shuter; at the Desire of several persons of Quality Lady Pentweazle (as originally performed)-Mr Worsdale.
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Taste Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: The Man of Taste; or, The Guardian Author(s): James Miller

Entertainment: IV: (By Desire) Cries of Dublin-Barrington

Dance: V: The Villagers=, as17560315

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new farce by Doctor Heffinal [sic] for his benefit. O Sad! (Cross). Tickets at Forrest Coffee House, The Bedford, and Randall's, and author's lodgings at Mew's Coffee House. To the Printer of the Public Advertiser, 24 April: Sir, Let this suffice for a general answer to all unfriendly whispers or paragraphs against the new farce to be performed tonight at Drury Lane -its author never previously Caballed, never published his sentiments of any stage performance till after the run -then neither the writer nor manager could be injured -its principal characters are Lady Protea, a coquet alarmed at the apprehension of dying amid; Lord Epigram Strainwit, a pert coxcomical witling; Dr Matho, a Virtuoso, Antiquarian, and in love; Dreadnought Broadside, a sea-officer and strenuous Antigallican. I am &c. Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Sir George Truman Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Maiden Whim; or, The Critical Minute