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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Reddish; Humphrey Gubbin-Dodd; Sir Harry Gubbin-Baddeley; Tipkin-Parsons; Clerimont Sen-Packer; Pounce-J. Aickin; Biddy Tipkin-Mrs Barry; 1st time; Mrs Clerimont-Miss Younge; Fainlove-Miss Ambrose; Jenny-Miss Platt; Aunt-Mrs Love; In Act V, Song-Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Gubbin Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: Marplot in Lisbon

Dance: End: The Amusements of Strasburgh, as17711118

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Love. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid half year's Poor's Rate for St Martin's to Xmas last #28 5s.; Two extra hautboys 2 nights #1 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #187 10s. Charges: #64 11s. Profits to Love: #122 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17711029, but Sir John-Bransby; Cimberton-Parsons; Daniel-Weston; Indiana-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bransby
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Dodd

Dance: III: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: I: (by Particular Desire) A Comic Paraphrase of Shakespeare's Seven Ages-King

Monologue: End: By particular Desire Linco's Travels. As 24 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Weston; Face-Palmer; Subtle-J. Aickin; Sir Epicure-Wright; Knowlife-Griffith; Headlong-Keen; Doll Tricksey-Mrs Egerton; Miss Rantipole-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Wright

Entertainment: Interlude. All up at Stockwell; or, The Ghost no Conjuror, a New Interlude-Characters-Weston, Bannister

Dance: After Interlude: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Egerton. Afterpiece: Not acted in 3 years. [See 3 April 1769.] [Genest in Volume of News Clippings (Harvard Library) quotes Edinburg Evening Courant of 29 April: Last night between the play and the farce at Drury Lane Theatre, a disturbance arose which continued for a full hour. Mr Weston it appeared was in debt to the managers a considerable sum of money, on which account they had impounded all the cash received on his benefit night. This the comedian did not like, and therefore yesterday evening sent word that he could not play, that he was arrested and detained in a springing house, but desired that no apology should be made of his being 'suddenly ill' (the usual stage plea) as it would be an egregious falsehood. After the play Mr Vernon came forward and inform'd the audience that Mr Weston 'was suddenly taken ill' and could not perform. Weston instantly started up in the front of the upper Gallery, and inform'd the house that he was not ill, but in the custody of an officer, and if the audience would have patience he'd inform them of the whole affair. A long altercation ensued. The Managers sent on Mr Vernon repeatedly; and after much pro and con Weston came down and played his part of Sneak." The article must have referred to the 24th of April, when Weston play'd Sneak in The Mayor of Garratt. The Managers promis'd the Town a publication of the whole affair."] Paid Mr Brathwait for men's cloaths #33s. Receipts: #200 8s. Charges: #70 12s. Profit to Mrs Egerton: #129 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-King; Sir Jasper-Wright; Beaufort-Wheeler; Dapper-Jacobs; Quildrive-Griffith; Maria-Mrs Egerton; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Wright

Entertainment: V:(By Desire,) Cupid's Remonstrance, as17720427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Performance Comment: As17720425 but Tipperary-Hartry; Jack Riot-Wheeler; Sir Samuel-Waldron.

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: V: The entertainment A Picture of the Playhouse or Bucks Have at ye All-Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17720102, but Sir Francis-Yates; Original Epilogue-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Sir George Actor: Mattocks
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17710927, but Sir John-DuBellamy; Lady Loverule-Miss Helme.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: DuBellamy

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; End: The Provenzale-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford [see17700928]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Lofty-Foote; Pepperpot-Robson; Bever-Aickin; Younger-Fearon; Dactyl-Gardner; Puff-Castle; Sir Roger-Dancer; Staytape-Farrel; Robin-Parsons; Rust-Weston; Juliet-Mrs Gardner (1st time).
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Dancer

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Dance: End: New Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17720522, but Sir Richard-Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Actor: Gardner.
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Dance: As17720615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Baddeley, 1st time; Harry-Fearon; James-Dancer; Davy-Jacobs; Helebor-Smith; Leander-Vowel; Robert-Waters; Sir Jasper-Parsons; Dorcas-Miss Wentworth; Charlotte-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Parsons

Dance: As17720615

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: A new dramatic Pastoral Farce. The Music composed by Hook. Play by Francis Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Cupid's Revenge

Performance Comment: Parts by Parsons, Robson, Lloyd, Fearon, Mas. Tannett, Weston, Mrs Parsons, Miss Wentworth, Mrs White, Mrs Jewell. Sir Gregory Greybeard-Parsons; Amaranthus-Robson; Dorilas-Fearron; Cupid-Master?; Ninny-Weston; Tulippa-Mrs Jewell; Hyema-Mrs Parsons; Culina-Mrs White; Frisketta-Miss Wentworth (Edition of 1772).

Dance: As17720615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Cornish Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Robin-Davis; Sir Gregory-Baddeley; Tim-Weston; Jenny-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Baddeley

Entertainment: V: A Medley Cantata with imitations-Bannister

Dance: Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-Kniveton; Lovewell-Mattocks; Sterling-Dunstall; Sir John-Bensley; Brush-Dyer; Canton-Quick; Miss Sterling-Mrs Gardner; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham; Chambermaid-Miss Valois; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe, as17720921

Monologue: Preceded: New Occasional Prelude. As 21 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Young Lovel-Cautherly; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Robert-Ackman; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Dodd

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

Event Comment: Mainpiece: by Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire. Paid one year's Ground Rent for theatre due 10th Inst. #100, minus Land Tax allow'd #13 15s.; total #86 5s.; Paid ditto for New Building Adjoining theatre #30 minus Land tax #4 2s. 6d. Total: #15 17s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #232 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Gardner; Classic-Hull; Subtle-Morris; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with Song)-Miss Macklin; With a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Gardner

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17720928

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #223 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Davis; Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors-Aldridge. [See17711026.

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Sturgeon-Bannister; Bruin-Griffith; Sneak-Weston; Sir Jacob-Baddeley; Lint-Waldron; Heel Tap-Bransby; Roger-Messink; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Actor: Baddeley
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #180 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17720925, but Sir Jealous-Morris; Marplot's Address to the Public-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Morris
Role: Sir George Actor: Mattocks
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Monologue: Before the Play: New Occasional Prelude. As 21 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17721016, but Lint-Castle; Sir Jacob-Waldron.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Actor: Waldron.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Parts by Moody, Dodd, Baddeley, Parsons, Cautherly, Weston, Wrighten, Griffith, Mas. Cape; Irish Widow with an Epilogue Song-Mrs Barry; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Dodd; Nephew-Cautherly; Bates-Baddeley; Thomas-Weston; Footmen-Griffith, Wrighten; Black boy-Mas. Cape; Widow Brady-Mrs Barry (Genest, V, 340).
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody

Dance: End Act I of the Farce: A New Dance call'd The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton, being her first appearance that stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Smith; Manly-Hull; Richard-Hamilton; Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Shuter; Lady Grace-Mrs Baker; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Kniveton; Lady Townly-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #5 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #128 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melville-J. Aickin; Sterling-Love; Lovewell-Cautherly; Serjeant Flower-Bransby; Traverse-Hurst; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Fanny-Miss Mansell, first time; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sir John Melville Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-J. Aickin, first time; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Mob-Watkins, Ackman, Jacobs, Wright, Keen; Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure-Love; Kastril-J. Burton; Tribulation-Hartry; Surly-Baddeley; Ananias-Parsons; Lovewit-Packer; Dapper-W. Palmer; Doll Comon-Mrs Hopkins; Dame Pliant-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Rose

Performance Comment: Parts by Vernon, Bannister, Dodd, Dibdin, Kear, Fawcett, Wright, Ackman, Miss Weller, Mrs Davies, Mrs Love, Miss Platt, Miss Hopkins, Miss Collett, Mrs Smith. With a Dance in Act I, incidental to the piece-Atkins, Sga Giorgi; Lord Gainlove-Vernon; Jack Rattle-Dodd; Sir Humphrey Carbuncle-Bannister; Buckskin-Dibdin; Town Crier-Kear; Mr Violet-Wright; Letland-Ackman; Servant(?)-Fawcett; Billy Viodet-Miss Collett; Millclack-Miss Weller; Miss Clara Violet-Mrs Davies; Mrs Violet-Mrs Love; Lady Willmore-Miss Platt; Kitty Willmore-Miss Hopkins; Miss Serina Violet-Mrs Smith (Genest, V, 342, MacMillan, and Edition of 1773.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17721116, but Sir John-Aickin.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Aickin.
Role: Sir John Melville Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce