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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

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17321123, but Sir Phillip-Bullock; Sackbut-Penkethman; Simon-James.
Cast
Role: Sir Phillip Actor: Bullock
Role: Sir Philip Actor: Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Jenkins

Ballet: The Difference of Nations. As17330317

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #50 0s. 6d.; tickets #93 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: See lif 16 Oct. 1732, but Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Bullock; Manly-Quin; Lady Grace-Mrs Buchanan; Sir Francis-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: CComic Dance, as17330328 Tambourine-Miss Rogers; Scottish Dance, as17330328

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: See17330329 but Sir John-Cibber (Burney; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).
Cast
Role: 7330329 but Sir John Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Miss Holliday; Pinchwife-W. Mills; Sparkish-Cibber Jr; Sir Jasper-Griffin; Lady Fidget-Mrs Horton; Horner-Bridgwater; Harcourt-A. Hallam; Dorilant-Ridout; Alithea-Mrs Butler; Lucy-Mrs Shireburn; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Imaginary Cuckolds

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17321125, but Ben-Miller; Tattle-Cibber Jr; Foresight-Johnson; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Valentine-Bridgwater; Scandal-W. Mills; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Oates; Buckram-Jones; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Butler; Nurse-Mrs Willis; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Mrs Frail-Mrs Heron; Prue-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-LeBrun; The Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson; Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17330423 but Doctor-Cibber Jr; Dorcas-Miss Raftor; Sir Jasper-Shepard; Leander-Stoppelaer; Hellebore-Roberts; Welshman-James; Harry-Leigh; James-Mullart; Charlotte-Mrs Mullart; Lucy-Miss Mears.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Shepard

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; III: Scots Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; End of Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Song: II: Singing in English-E. Roberts; V: Singing in Italian-E. Roberts

Music: In III: Concerto on Little Flute-John Bastion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: See17321128, but Wanton Wife-Mrs Heron; Barnaby-Griffin; Merryman-Harper; Clodpole-Miller; Sir Peter-Johnson; Lovemore-A. Hallam; Cunningham-Roberts; Jeffery-Oates; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis; Philadelphia-Miss Holliday; Prudence-Mrs Grace; Widow-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Dance: II: Irish Trot-a Youth of Ten, scholar to Davenport; III: Dutchman and his Wife-Davenport, Miss Price; IV: Long Whitson Holiday-Davenport, Miss Price; V: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Giles and Williams. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Tickets at Giles's Coffee House in Pall Mall.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Hulett

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Young Weeks, Scholar to Dupre; III: Masquerade Dance-; IV: Shepherd's Dance-Young Weeks

Song: a G Gentleman for his Diversion; A song, called Goodman's Fields Theatre address'd to the Merchants of the City of London-Excell , written by the Author of Bacchus one day gaily striding

Event Comment: Benefit Allen, the Numberer [Rich's Register adds: the late Mr Wilks' Nephew.] Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Intermix'd with Songs; taken from Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The Imaginary Cuckolds

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; II: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; III: Harlequin-Miss Brett; IV: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: The Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Wilcocks and Mrs Egleton. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Tickets for Miss Baston taken.] Receipts: money #11 13s.; tickets #124 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-; II: A Lesson of Mr Handel's on the Harpsichord-Miss Baston

Dance: III: Musette-LeSac, Miss Baston; End of Afterpiece: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, LeSac, Miss Baston, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: See17330329 but Sir Francis-Cibber (Burney; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba Or Hannibals Overthrow

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Hulett; Sir John-Salway; Lady Loverule-Mrs Mullart; Nell-Miss Norsa.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Laetitia-Mrs Thurmond; Old Batchelor-Hyde; Belmour-Giffard; Sir Joseph-R. Wetherilt; Vainlove-Rosco; Sharper-Havard; Setter-Collett; Bluff-Morgan; Fondlewife-Norris; Belinda-Mrs Giffard; Araminta-Mrs Haughton; Sylvia-Mrs Hamilton; Lucy-Mrs Morgan .
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: R. Wetherilt

Dance: Dutch Skipper by d'Vallois and Mrs Bullock. Pierrot and Pierraite, as17330912

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-Lyon; Sir John-Morris; Lieutenant-Havard; Captain-Jenkins; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Haughton .
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Morris

Dance: By Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Genest, III, 407, lists: Aesop-Bridgwater; Learchus-Aston; Sir Polidorus-Topham; Doris-Miss Raftor; Hortensia-Mrs Horton; Euphronia-Miss Holliday. hathi.
Cast
Role: Sir Polidorus Actor: Topham

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosd

Performance Comment: Daily Post, 1 Sept., lists: Sir John-Stoppelaer; Nell-Miss Raftor. hathi.
Cast
Role: : Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Two Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling.Swedish Dal Karl by De la Garde and Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With an additional Scene written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [See Daily Journal, 26 Sept., for a discussion of the relationship between the Patentees of DL and the rebelling actors, opening at HAY, with particular reference to The Impartial State of the Dispute; see also 4 June 1733.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Cast
Role: Sir Polidorus Actor: Topham

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: : Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts, Composed by Mr Lampe

Dance: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. English Maggot by Lally Jr and Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Mills; Foresight-Johnson; Ben-Miller; Tattle-Cibber Jr; Scandal-W. Mills; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Oates; Angelica-Mrs Heron; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Grace; Prue-Miss Robinson .
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Nell-Mrs Pritchard; Sir John-Berry; Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace. With a Prologue and Epilogue address'd to the Town .
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Berry

Dance: By Miss Robinson, Janny, Fisher Tench, Miss Mann

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Wescomb, from the Theatre at Edinburgh; Sir Jasper-Norris; Leander-Stoppelaer; Hellebore-Roberts; Charlotte-Mrs Mullart; Dorcas-Miss Raftor. hathi.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Norris

Music: As17330926

Dance: As17330926