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Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: As17321005, but Sir John-Norris.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Norris.

Dance: As17321023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17321030, but Sir Phillip-Bardin.
Cast
Role: Sir Phillip Actor: Bardin.
Role: Sir Philip Actor: Bullock

Dance: SSaraband-Sandham, Miss Wherrit; Sailor's Dance-Jones; Scot's Dance-Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17321010, but Sir Jealous-Lyon, from Dublin, being the first time of his appearing on this stage; Marplot-R. Wetherilt.

Dance: SScot's Dance-Mrs Bullock; Hornpipe-Jones, playing on the Violin; The Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Lady Dainty-Mrs Giffard; Atall-Giffard; Sir Solomon-Lyon; Clerimont-Rosco; Careless-Havard; Strut-Bardin; Finder-R. Wetherilt; Old Wilful-Morgan; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Roberts; Clarinda-Mrs Thurmond; Sylvia-Mrs Haughton; Wishwell-Mrs Hamilton; Situp-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Lyon

Song: Master Cuttin, a Youth of 14 Years of Age, who never appear'd on any Stage before

Dance: As17321125

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Done from the French of Moliere. [Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Shepard
Event Comment: [The opening of Covent Garden Theatre.] Written by the late Mr Congreve. The Cloaths, Scenes, and Decorations entirely New. And, on Account of the great Demand for Places, the Pit and Boxes, by Desire, will be laid together at 5s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. And to prevent the Scenes being crowded, the Stage Half a Guinea. All Persons who want Places are desir'd to send to the Stage Door (the Passage from Bow-street leading to it), where Attendance will be given, and Places kept for the following Nights as usual. Receipts: #115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Witwoud-Chapman; Millamant-Mrs Younger; Sir Wilful-Hippisley; Mirabel-Ryan; Fainall-Quin; Petulant-Neale; Waitwell-Penkethman; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Buchanan; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hallam; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Egleton; Foible-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Hippisley
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17321003, but Sir Joseph-Miller; Laetitia-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: Betty

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Berry

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Flip-Lacy; Mizen-Neale; Worthy-Ryan; Rovewell-Milward; Sir Charles-Walker; Arabella-Mrs Bullock; Dorcas-Mrs Younger; Belinda-Mrs Templer; Jenny-Mrs Egleton; Jiltup-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Walker

Dance: As17321212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Ryan; Southampton-Chapman; Burleigh-Quin; Sir Walter-Lacy; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Rutland-Mrs Bullock; Nottingham-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Lacy

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Performance Comment: As at lif, 11 Nov. 1732, but Sir Politick-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Chapman.

Dance: I: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; III: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See lif 16 Nov. 1732, but Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-H. Bullock; Flora-Miss Oates; 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: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: See17321109, but Abel-Cibber Jr; Face-Mills; Subtle-Cibber; Ananias-Johnson; Tribulation-Griffin; Sir Epicure-Harper; Dol-Mrs Mullart (Genest, III, 367; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: Wat Tyler, or The State Menders

Event Comment: Alter'd from Shakespear by Sir Wm. Davenant and Mr Dryden. With all the Original Songs and Dances, Serious and Comic, Scenes, Machines, Habits, Flyings, Sinkings, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Genest, III, 369, lists: See17321208, but Sir Joseph-Miller; Laetitia-Mrs Heron rest as before;..
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Double Dealer-Quin; Touchwood-Milward; Mellefont-Walker; Brisk-Chapman; Careless-Ryan; Froth-Neale; Saygrace-Houghton; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Hallam; Lady Froth-Mrs Bullock; Lady Plyant-Mrs Egleton; Cynthia-Mrs Laguerre; Sir Paul-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Hippisley.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Saraband-LeSac, Miss LaTour; Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Rosco; Sir Jasper-Norris; Leander-Stoppelaer; Helebore-Morgan; Davy-Pearce; James-James; Harry-Collett; Dorcas-Mrs Roberts; Charlotte-Miss Wherrit; Maid-Miss Sandham.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Norris

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: French Peasant-de Vallois and Madam Vallois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17321121, but Sir John-Cibber (Daily Post. 22 Feb.; Daily Post, 26 Feb. missing). Daily Post, 26 Feb. missing).
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth; Essex, Miss Robinson

Song: New English Dialogue=- in the Ballad Style, between a town Gallant and a Country lass-Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber Jr; Morelove-Mills; Sir Charles-Wm. Mills; Lady Betty-Mrs Heron; Lady Easy-Mrs Booth; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Horton;Edging-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Wm. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Miss Robinson, Haughton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Afterpiece: a Ballad Opera of one Act. [By Robert Drury.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 lists: Sir Marvin Maugre-Lyon; Attall-Bardin; Pinch-Morgan; Snip-Penkethman; Master Johnny-Stopelaer; Sly-Hulett; Corporal-Dove; Hillaret-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Pinch-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Snip-Mrs Williamson; Betty-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Sir Marvin Maugre Actor: Lyon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: King-Mrs Barbier; Sir Trusty-Leveridge; Page-Master Arne who never yet appeared in public; Messenger-Corse; 1st Angel-Master Arne; 2d Angel-Corse; Queen-Miss Jones; Rosamond-Miss Arne; Grideline-Miss Chambers.
Cast
Role: Sir Trusty Actor: Leveridge
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Roberts. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Hulet; Sir John-Jenkins; Lady Loverule-Mrs Haughton; Nell-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Jenkins
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Barcock; Archer-Hind; Sullen-Mynn; Sir Charles-Machen; Scrub-Hicks; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Tomson; Dorinda-Mrs Martin; Cherry-Mrs Talbot; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Hind.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Machen

Dance: II: Highland Dance-a Native; III: Irish Trot-Coker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Philosopher

Performance Comment: Married Philosopher-Milward; Sir Harry-Ryan; Old Bellefleur-Quin; Horatio-Walker; Odway-Hippisley; Brush-Chapman; Melissa-Mrs Bullock; Violetta-Mrs Younger; Pinwell-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Ryan

Dance: I: Sleeping Dutchman and his Frow-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, introduced by Newhouse, Pelling, LeSac, Delagarde, Miss LaTour, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston; II: Saraband, Minuet, Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre; IV: Je ne scai quoy-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: Grand Dance of Momus, concluding with the-; Black Joke-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre