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Event Comment: At the Desire of several Eminent Citizens. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Miss Raftor; Jobson-Bridgwater; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Mullart; Servants-Mullart, Jones, Ridout, Miss Williams, Miss Mears.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: I: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; V: Harlequin-Miss Brett; End Farce: The Midsummer Whim (new)-Lally Jr, Holt, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme

Song: In I: Miss Raftor; End IV: E. Roberts

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A New Farce. [By Henry Fielding.] Alter'd from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber Jr; Dorcas-Miss Raftor; Sir Jasper-Shepard; Leander-Stoppelaer; Hellebore-Paget; Welchman-Jones; Harry-Roberts; James-Mullart; Charlotte-Miss Williams; Lucy-Miss Mears; Epilogue-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Shepard

Dance: I: The Pieraite-Holt, Mrs Walter; II: Harlequin-Miss Brett; III: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; End Afterpiece: Midsummer Whim, as17320606

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Gregory-Dove; Sir Jasper-Barcock; Leander-Pullen; Hellebore-Malone; Robert-Morris; Davy-Hicks; James-Y. Woodward; Harry-Norris; Dorcas-Mrs Pullen; Charlotte-Mrs Morse; Mrs Pincushion-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Barcock

Afterpiece Title: The Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of King Henry The Viiith And Anna Bullen; Intermixed With The Diverting Humours Of Squire Numpskull And His Man Lack Brains

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-W. Mills; Numpskull-Miller; Wolsey-Barcock; Northumberland-Tenoe; Piercy-Bardin; Rochford-Cross; Clerimont-Aston; Lack Brains-Young Bencroft; Sir Positive Crab-Jones; Anna Bullen-Mrs Clark; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Ann Oates; Lady Diana-Miss L'Homme; Clarinda-Miss Oates; Jenny-Mrs Rogers; Ticklepitcher-Oates; Lucy-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Sir Positive Crab Actor: Jones

Dance: Davenport, Clark, Hind, Mrs Hind, Miss L'Homme, Miss Price; particularly a Highlander-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perjur'd Prince; Or, The Martyr'd General: With The Comical Humours Of Squire Softhead, His Mother, His Sister, Miss Hoyden, And His Man Spindle

Performance Comment: Squire Softhead-W. Bullock; Hoyden-Mrs Morgan; King-Rosco; Artaban-Chapman; Memmon-Haughton; Bellair-Hale; Sir Humphrey-Smith; Alinda-Mrs Rice; Arethusa-Mrs Chapman; Lady Sousecrown-Mrs Martin; Toby Crab-Morgan; Spindle-Young Morgan.
Cast
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Step-Mother Author(s): Sir Robert Stapylton

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Jones, Mrs Bullock; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber Jr; Dorcas-Miss Raftor (in Daily Post, 7 Sept.; Daily Post, 8 Sept. missing); but Genest, III, 361, adds: Sir Jasper-Shepard; Leander-Stoppelaer; Charlotte-Miss Williams.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Shepard

Dance: Mrs Booth, others; particularly Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-H. Bullock; Flora-Mrs Cantrell; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Hippisley
Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Walker; Sullen-Quin; Sir Charles-Milward; Bonniface-Bullock; Gibbet-Chapman; Foigard-H. Bullock; Scrub-Hippisley; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Hallam; Dorinda-Mrs Younger; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Egleton; Cherry-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Rivals; or, The School Boy

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Harper; Belmour-W. Mills; Fondlewife-Cibber; Sharper-Mills; Vainlove-Watson; Sir Joseph-Cibber Jr; Bluff-Johnson; Setter-Oates; Laetitia-Mrs Thurmond; Belinda-Mrs Horton; Araminta-Mrs Butler; Silvia-Miss Raftor; Lucy-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Cibber Jr

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Shepard

Dance: LLes Bergeries, as17320923

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Giffard; Aimwell-Delane; Bonniface-Hulett; Foigard-Morgan; Scrub-Norris; Sir Charles-Havard; Sullen-W. Giffard; Gibbet-Bullock; Cherry-Mrs Hamilton, from Dublin, the first Time of her appearance on this Stage; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Giffard; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Morgan; Dorinda-Mrs Purden; Gypsey-Miss Wherrit.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Dance: Vallois and Mlle Vallois, from the Theatre in Paris, Mrs Bullock from lif

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Pembroke-Delane; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Giffard; Northumberland-Rosco; Suffolk-Huddy; Dudley-Giffard; Sussex-Bardin; Gardiner-W. Giffard; Sir John-Winstone Williams in Daily Advertiser; Lieutenant-Havard; Captain-Jenkins; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs Haughton.

Dance: Valois and Mlle Valois, Mrs Bullock, Jones, Hind

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): Richard Jones
Related Work: Hymen's Triumph; or, Trick Upon Trick Author(s): Richard Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-W. Giffard; Belmour-Giffard; Vainlove-Rosco; Sharper-Havard; Setter-Collet; Bluff-Morgan; Sir Joseph-Bullock; Fondlewife-Norris; Belinda-Mrs Roberts; Laetitia-Mrs Giffard; Araminta-Mrs Christian; Sylvia-Mrs Hamilton; Lucy-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Bullock

Dance: As17321005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Quin; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Walker; Sparkish-Chapman; Dorilant-Milward; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Quack-Hall; Country Wife-Mrs Younger; Lady Fidget-Mrs Buchanan; Alithea-Mrs Cantrell; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Horsington; Dainty-Mrs Forrester.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Hippisley
Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Wanton Wife-Mrs Heron; Barnaby-Griffin; Sir Peter-Johnson; Merryman-Harper; Clodpole-Cibber Jr; Lovemore-A. Hallam; Cunningham-Watson; Jeffrey-Oates; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis; Lady Laycock-Mrs Shireburn; Philadelphia-Miss Williams; Damaris-Mrs Mills; Prudence-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Shepard

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park; Or, The Merry Citizens

Performance Comment: Young Reveller-Cibber; Florella-Mrs Booth; Worthy-Bridgwater; Sasaphras-Shepard; Lady Hazard-Mrs Grace; Violante-Mrs Butler; Dorinda-Mrs Horton; Mrs Raison-Mrs Charke; Sir Thomas-Harper; Raison-Johnson.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Houghton, Mrs Walter; Tambourine-Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband; Or, The Plotting Sisters

Performance Comment: Rashly-Milward; Ranger-Quin; Bubble-Chapman; Sir Roge -Hall; Fumble-Hippisley; Sneak-Penkethman; Emilia-Mrs Bullock; Maria-Mrs Hallam; Cordelia-Miss Holliday; Governess-Mrs Cook; Betty-Miss Stevens; Mrs Snare-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Sir Roge Actor: Hall

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-Huddy; Sir Philip-Bullock; Obadiah-Morgan; Periwinkle-Norris; Tradelove-Pearce; Freeman-Havard; Sackbut-Williams; Simon Pure-W. Giffard; Ann-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Prim-Mrs Morgan; Betty-Mrs Christian; And a new Prologue-Giffard, on the Happy Occasion of the Anniversary of His Majesty's Birth Day.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Actor: Bullock

Dance: I: Saraband-Sandham, Miss Wherrit; II: Sailor's Dance-Jones; IV: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: French Peasant-D'Valois, Mlle D'Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Bullock; Sir George-Huddy; Fantome-Bardin; Butler-Collet; Coachman-Rosco; Gardiner-W. Giffard; Vellum-Norris; Lady Trueman-Mrs Haughton; Abigail-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Huddy

Dance: II: Saraband-Sandham, Miss Wherrit; III: Scot's Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: Sailor's Dance-Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Angelica-Mrs Thurmond; Ben-Stoppelaer; Sir Sampson-Morgan; Valentine-Giffard; Scandal-W. Giffard; Tattle-Bullock; Trapland-Norris; Foresight-Collet; Jeremy-Rosco; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Roberts; Prue-Mrs Hamilton; Nurse-Mrs Norris.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Morgan

Dance: As17321102

Song: IV: new Song-Excell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Kitty-Miss Raftor; Roger-Griffin; Sir Humphrey-Shepard; Statute-Berry; Thomas-Stoppelaer; Jonas-Oates; Peter-Charke; Steward-Fielding; Dorcas-Mrs Mullart; Joyce-Miss Brett; Aunt-Miss Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Shepard

Dance: DDutchwoman-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Houghton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Cibber; Face-Mills; Drugger-Cibber Jr; Surly-Wm. Mills; Dapper-R. Wetherilt; Kastril-Oates; Lovewit-Shepard; Dame Pliant-Mrs Grace; Dol Common-Mrs Mullart; Sir Epicure-Harper; Ananias-Johnson; Tribulation-Griffin.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: LLes Bergeries, as17321019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Quin; Mosca-Ryan; Voltore-Milward; Corvino-Walker; Corbaccio-Hippisley; Sir Politick-Penkethman; Bonario-Salway; Caelia-Mrs Bullock; Lady Wou'd@be-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Penkethman

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17321006, Sir Joseph-R. Wetherilt, from dl, being the first Time of his appearance on this Stage; Laetitia-Mrs Thurmond; Belinda-Mrs Giffard.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Wherrit; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Sailor's Dance-Jones

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of The Mock Doctor. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: By Desire. Done from the French of Moliere (Revised by the Author)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Shepard

Dance: LLes Bergeries, as17321019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Bellmour-Walker; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Vainlove-Ryan; Sharper-Milward; Sir Joseph-Neale; Bluff-Hall; Setter-Chapman; Laetitia-Mrs Bullock; Araminta-Mrs Cantrell; Sylvia-Miss Holliday; Lucy-Mrs Egleton; Belinda-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones