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Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 22 Dec,: As the Author, in Compliment to that excellent Comedian Mr Wilks, had declared, that whenever he should leave off playing the Character of Sir Harry Wildair, the Comedy might e'en trip to the Jubilee; so the Curiosity of the better Sort was a good deal raised, to see how it would fare in the Hands of a new Company, and were as agreeably surprized to see it play'd to a fine Audience, with universal Applause; and particularly to the Parts of Wildair and Lurewell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: TTwo Harlequins-; The Shepherd's Holiday-

Song: Miss Thornowets

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Surel; Pierot-Rainton; Scaramouch-Haughton; Statue-Roger; Bawd-Harper; Mephistophilus-Rainton; Death-Chark; Time-Rainton; Usurer-Norris; Shopkeeper and Wife-Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt; Doctor's Man-Young Wetherilt; Countrymen-Miller, Bridgwater, Oates, Wright; With Grand Masque of the Heathen Deities-; Diana-Mrs Booth; Mars-Thurmond; Mercury-Lally; Bacchus-Boval.
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear, by Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: Phebe or The Beggars Wedding

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. [Prince and Princesses Amelia and Carolina were present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: #82 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Stheno Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-; Moorish Dance-

Song: As17300101

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Dance: DDutchman and his Wife-Burney, Eaton; Two Scaramouches-Sandham, Eaton

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Grand Master of the Antient and Hon. Society of Free and Accepted Masons. Alter'd from Shakespear by Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17290923, but Pistol-Norris; With a new Prologue, Epilogue- for the Entertainment of the (Masons).
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Jealousy Deceived

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chesire Comicks Or The Amours Of Lord Flame

Performance Comment: Lord Flame-Johnson; other parts-Mullart, Wells, Stopler, Jones, Hallam, Marshall, Mrs Mullart, Mrs Martin, Mrs Nokes, Mrs Hill, Miss Wood, Miss Palms.
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: Being particularly desired

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Dance: Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley and Mrs Egleton. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Tickets for The Amorous Widow taken at this play. Receipts: money #26 17s.; tickets #143 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivalon, Poitier

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. N.B. Tickets with the Black Joak to be had at Mr Leveridge's in Tavistock-Street. Receipts: #235

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Song: End I: Mrs Wright; II: Since Times are so Bad-Leveridge, Salway; III: Mrs Chambers

Dance: IV: Nivelon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Thurmond, Boval, Rainton, Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Newhouse. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: money #15 18s.; tickets #88 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: End I: Saraband-Delagarde, Miss Wherrit; Scholar to Newhouse, being the first Time of her appearing in that Character on the Stage. II: Comic Dance-Nivelon; in which he will introduce the Flag. III: Numidian Dance-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Fingalian Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; V: French Peasant-Newhouse, Miss Wherrit; Act I of Opera: Grand Comic Dance in Camilla-Nivelon, Miss LaTour, Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Pelling; In afterpiece: Added to Flora: Wrestling Dance-Newhouse, Lanyon

Performance Comment: II: Comic Dance-Nivelon; in which he will introduce the Flag. III: Numidian Dance-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Fingalian Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; V: French Peasant-Newhouse, Miss Wherrit; Act I of Opera: Grand Comic Dance in Camilla-Nivelon, Miss LaTour, Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Pelling; In afterpiece: Added to Flora: Wrestling Dance-Newhouse, Lanyon.
Event Comment: Benefit Oates. Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Roger, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Delorme, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Dance: TTollet's Grounds-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Burton, Gallery Boxkeeper. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding

Event Comment: Benefit Surel, the Harlequin. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A New Dramatick Entertainment of Dancing. Composed by Mr Surel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Queen or Harlequin Turnd Enchanter

Performance Comment: Fairy Queen-Miss Raftor; Her Followers-Young Master Lally, Young Master Tench, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett; Shepherd-Rainton; Shepherd's Man-Wetherilt; Harlequin-Surel; Colombine-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Shepherd's Man Actor: Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: Concluding with the Loves of Shepherds and Shepherdesses

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Roberts. Afterpiece: A new Dramatick Entertainment (being one short Act of low Humour) intermix'd with Comic Songs to Old Ballad Tunes and Country Dances. Tickets for Hallam and Wetherilt taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Clowns Stratagem or A New Way to get a Wife

Performance Comment: Betty-Mrs Roberts; Old Gizzard-Hallam Sr; Constable Wrangle-Norris; Squeak-Wetherilt Jr; Jerry-A. Hallam; Mazzard-Rosco; Richard-Berry; Mrs Stubble-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Squeak Actor: Wetherilt Jr
Role: Mrs Stubble Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.

Music: III: Sonata of Corelli, proper to the Play-

Song: End III: A New Ballad to the tune of the Second Joke,-Mrs Roberts

Dance: IV: La Matellote-Miss Robinson; V: Last new Comic Dance-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. For the Benefit of a Young Man. By a Company of Young Gentlemen. At Lee's Great Booth, on the Bowling-Green. Afterpiece: Being particularly desired. Written by Mr Gibson Jr. Intermix'd with Songs. [Announced only in Craftsman, 16 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perfidious Brother

Related Works
Related Work: The Perfidious Brother Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Event Comment: Benefit Pitt, Baker, Gwinn. Written by the late Mr Addison. Receipts: money #16 18s.; tickets #156 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Dance: End I: Chacone-Miss Betty Rogers , the Lilliputian Polly; III: Flag Dance-Nivelon; Saraband-Delagarde, Miss Wherrit; IV: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar; V: Sailor's Dance-; in which Hornpipe in the Character of a Boatswain-Salle

Song: II: Ye Nymphs and Sylvan Gods-Miss Sukey Rogers the Lilliputian Lucy; IV: A new Song by Dr Pepusch-Baker; V: Polwart on the Green-Miss Sukey Rogers