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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Clarke; Sir Charles-Dunstall; Young Clackit-Lee Lewes; Lucy-Mrs Lessingham; Harriet-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Dunstall

Dance: End Opera: La Soiree A@la@mode, as17751207

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: As17760120, but advertised with an Address to the Ladies-Sir Anthony Branville.
Related Works
Related Work: The Lucky Discovery; or, The Tanner of York Author(s): John Arthur
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Fatal Discovery Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Reason

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by: Woodward, Lewis, Clarke, Aickin, Wroughton, Lee Lewes, L'Estrange, Booth, Fearon, Wewitzer, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Hunter, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Green, and Mrs Bulkley. With a Prologue-; Epilogue-; Sir James Clifford-Woodward; Freeman-Clarke; Lestock-Lee Lewes; Dr Wilmington-Aickin; Wilmington-Wroughton; Wyndham-Lewis; Flavella-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Wilmington-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Winterly-Mrs Hunter; Mrs Gloworm-Mrs Green; Mrs Freeman-Mrs Pitt (Genest, V, 517).
Cast
Role: Sir James Clifford Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: End Comedy: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: Parts by: Smith, Bensley, Palmer, Parsons, Aickin, Brereton, Bannister, Fawcett, Carpenter, Everard, Kear, Cubitt, Garland, Yates, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Siddons, Miss P. Hopkins, Miss Younge. Hargrave-Smith; Drummond-Bensley; Jarvis-Palmer; Justice-Parsons; Morley-Aickin; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; First Hunter-Bannister; Hargrave-Yates; Gentlemen Hunters, Servants-Fawcett, Everard, Carpenter, Kear, Cubitt, Garland; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Susan-Mrs Wrighten; Emily-Mrs Siddons; Harriet-Miss P. Hopkins; Bella-Miss Younge; Prologue-Brereton; Epilogue-Miss Younge (Genest, V, 489).
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Seymour Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: As17760309 but Morely-Aickin; Sir Charles-Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Davies.
Role: Sir Charles Seymour Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Spleen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks After Marriage

Performance Comment: Parts by Lewis, Lee Lewes, Young, Quick, Mrs Green, Mrs Pitt, Miss Dayes, and Mrs Mattocks. Sir Charles Rackett-Lewis; Woodley-Young; Drugger-Quick; Lovelace-Lee Lewes; Lady Rackett-Mrs Mattocks; Dimity-Mrs Green; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Nancy-Miss Dayes (Edition of 1776) the Edition lists Lovelace-$Booth, who took over the part on 11 April.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Rackett Actor: Lewis

Entertainment: End: (By Particular Desire) Bucks Have At Ye All, with alterations, spoken-Lewis

Dance: Before Farce: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17751004, but Sir Francis-Quick, first time; Isabinda-Miss Ambrose; Whisper-_; Scentwell-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Quick, first time
Role: Sir George Actor: Lewis
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue, as17760409

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: Binnacle-A Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; Commodore Flip-Moody; Worthy-Usher; Dorcas Zeal-Mrs King, first time; Mizen-Dodd; Sir Charles Pleasant-Brereton; Rovewell-Lamash; Cockswain-Wrighten; Indent-Griffiths; Hatchway (With a song)-Bannister; Arabella Zeal-Mrs Greville; Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Lt. Cribbage-Davies; Lt. Easy-Norris; Jiltup-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Barmaid-Mrs Davies; Advocate-Mrs Millidge; to finish with a Grand Naval Review in which is introduced a Dance of Sailors-Blurton, Mrs Sutton;, and the Favourite song of Rule Britannia-Davies, Fawcett.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Event Comment: Benefit for Hurst and Webb. Afterpiece: By Desire. Rec'd from Sinking Fund #504; from Stopages #11 9s. 6d. Paid Tallow Chandler's 9th bill #30 9s.; 1!2 year's land and window tax to Lady Day last #41 2s. 7.; Mr Wegg 1!2 year's rent to Lady Day last #57. Receipts: #32 16s. 6d. Charges: #66 11s. 6d. Deficit to Hurst and Webb: #33 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Capt. Lloyd-King; Frampton-Reddish; Sir William-Hurst; Col. Evans-Palmer; Willis-Dodd; Robert-Baddeley; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss P. Hopkins , first time; Lord Eustace-Davies , first time.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hurst

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: End: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis; Tattle-Woodward; Scnadal-Hull; Jeremy-Lee Lewes; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Quick; Trapland-Cushing; Ben (with song)-Wilson; Mrs Frail-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Foresight-Miss Ambrose; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Thomas(to be imitated after the manner of Weston)-A Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; Whittle-Wilson; Kecksey-Lee Lewes; Sir Patrick-Mahon; Bates-Fearon; Nephew-Young; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick Actor: Mahon

Monologue: Interlude. Taken from The Register Office. End of Play, By Particular Desire and for that night only. The New Character-Mrs Gardener , her first appearance here these 2 years; Melpomene-Miss Francis

Performance Comment: Taken from The Register Office. End of Play, By Particular Desire and for that night only. The New Character-Mrs Gardener , her first appearance here these 2 years; Melpomene-Miss Francis.

Entertainment: After Interlude: Epilogue-Lee Lewes in the character of Harlequin (Written by late Dr Goldsmith) which will conclude with an escape thro' the Tub, as in the Pantomime of Mother Shipton

Dance: End Epilogue: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Hague; Lord Trinket-Cresswick; Sir Hearty-West; Charles-Trotter; Russet-Reynolds; O'Cutter-Painter; Tom-Morgan; Paris-Front; Major Oakly-Lewis; Mrs Oakly-A Lady; Harriet-Miss Reynolds; Toilet-Mrs Barrett; Lady Freelove-A Gentlewoman from Dublin.
Cast
Role: Sir Hearty Actor: West

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: Between the Acts: Miss Barrett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17751124, but Hawthorn-Vernon; Woodcock-Waldron; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir William-Wrighten; Eustace-Davies; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt; Rosetta-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Foote; Sir Jacob-Lloyd; Bruin-Fearon; Heeltap-Griffith; Lint-Whitefield; Roger-Stephens; Snuffle-Pierce; Jerry Sneak-Parsons; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Actor: Lloyd

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Foote; Sir Gregory Gazette-Parsons; Tim-Jackson; Jenkins-Whitefield; Robin-Griffith; Jenny-Miss Essex.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Gazette Actor: Parsons
Related Works
Related Work: The Knight of the Burning Pestle Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Knight of Malta; or, The Humorous Dane Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Knights of Malta Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance: The Coopers-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capuchin

Performance Comment: Parts by: Foote, Baddeley, Parsons, Palmer, R. Palmer, L'Estrange, Bannister, Edwin, Griffiths, Stephens, Walters, Pierce, Mrs Gardner, Miss Sherry, Mrs Love, Mrs W. Palmer, Mrs Jewell. Prologue-Foote; Capuchin-Foote; Sir Harry Hamper-Parsons; Dr Viper-Palmer; Minnikin-Edwin; Kit Codling-Bannister; Dick Drugget-R. Palmer; Tromfort-Baddeley; Colonel-L'Estrange; Mrs Minnikin-Miss Sherry; Mrs Clack-Miss Platt; Jenny Minnikin-Mrs Jewell (Genest, V, 529).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Hamper Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Lloyd

Dance: The Venetian Regatta-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub (By Particular Desire and for that night only)-Shuter; Aimwell-a Gentlemen; Sir Charles-R. Palmer; Foigard-Jackson; Gibbet-Brown; Boniface-Griffiths; Sullen-Lloyd; Archer-Palmer; Cherry-Miss Essex; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Palmer; Gipsey-Mrs Love; Dorinda-Miss J. Essex; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Gardner; first time. Epilogue (spoken on an Ass)-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: See17760809, but to Avoid confusion full cast listed. Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Jerry Sneak-Parsons; Sir Jacob-Lloyd; Crispin-Jackson; Bruin-Griffiths; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Actor: Lloyd

Entertainment: End II: The Cries of London-Shuter; II: Imitations-Master Russell; IV: Scene of Lady Pentweazle (from Taste) Lady Pentweazle -Mas. Russell; End: Interlude from the Register Office-Lloyd, Miss Francis, Mrs Gardner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: The Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Cushing; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Cushing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: She Stoops to Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Wilson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Marlow-Lee Lewes; Hastings-Whitefield; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Green; Miss Neville-Mrs Lessingham; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Cast
Role: Sir Dulcimer Dunder Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Vernon; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-King; Margery-Mrs Wrighten; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley (1st appearance in that character these 5 years).
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket

Dance: I: a Country Dance- incident to the main piece; End II: The Sailors Revels-Blurton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Cast
Role: Sir Dulcimer Dunder Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Jerry Sneak-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance upon any stage [Baker]); Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Mr Bruin-Wright; Lint-Wrighten; Heeltap-Bransby; Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Waldron

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife; Or, The Quaker's Wedding

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Comerford; Freeman-Smith; Sackbut-Lewis; Tradelove-Johnson; Obadiah Prim-Massey; Periwinkle-Newton; Simon Pure-Kenny; Quaker Boy-Master Russell; Sir Philip Modelove-Lloyd (from the Theatre Royal, Hay-market); Anne Lovely-Mrs Wilks; Betty-Miss Taylor; Masked Lady-Mrs West; Mrs Prim-Mrs Ross.
Cast
Role: Tradelove Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Lloyd

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations-Master Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Cast
Role: Sir Dulcimer Dunder Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: George Hargrave-Smith; Mr Drummond-Bensley; Justice-Parsons; Jarvis-Palmer; Mr Morley-Aickin; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; Mr Hargrave-Yates; Emily-Mrs Baddeley (1st appearance in that character); Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Susan-Mrs Wrighten; Harriet-Miss P. Hopkins; Bella-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Seymour Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-West; Hephestion-Russell; Lysimachus-Smith; Cassander-Comerford; Polyperchon-Jones; Perdiccas-Johnson; Thessalus-Dancer; Aristander-Thomas; Eumenes-Brown; Clytus-Lewis; Roxana-Mrs Wilks; Sysigambis-Mrs Ross; Parisatis-Miss Taylor; Satira-A Gentlewoman [unidentified].unidentified].
Cast
Role: Perdiccas Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode [i

Performance Comment: e. Three Weeks after Marriage]; or, What we must all come to. Sir Charles Racket-West; Drugget-Lewis; Lovelace-Smith; Woodley-Johnson; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Ross; Nancy-Miss Taylor; Dimity-Mrs Wilks; Lady Racket-Mrs West (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: West
Role: Woodley Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Marriage A La Mode Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden

Song: II: the grand chorus, See the conquering Hero comes-; Between Acts: Singing, as17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.The Painter's Art-[from Taste, by Samuel Foote]; Lady Pentweazle-Master Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Mahon; Hodge-Dunstall; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Miss Dayes; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character these 2 years).
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Dance: End II: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: The Minor-Raymond; Sir William Wealthy-Lloyd; Mr Richard Wealthy-Lewis; Loader-Comerford; Dick-Master Russell; Transfer-Marson; Smirk, Shift, Mrs Cole-Russell; Lucy-Miss Taylor.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Lloyd

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Russell; King Arthur-Comerford; Lord Grizzle-Massey; Noodle-Russell; Doodle-Johnson; Bailiff-Dancer; Follower-Thomas; Glumdalca (Queen of the Giants)-Mr Smith; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Ross; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Wilks; Mustacha (a Maid of Honour)-Miss Taylor; Cleora-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Doodle Actor: Johnson

Entertainment: Monologues.Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond