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Event Comment: Benefit Christopher Smith, who at his own Expence, hath provided for, and brought up the Children of the late Mr Dahuron. 7 p.m. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Instrumental Music-Clegg, Weideman, Caporale, Miller; The Vocal Parts to consist of several of Mr Handel's Choruses-

Event Comment: Written by Mr Congreve. Tickets delivered out for the 14th will be taken. Benefit Mrs Butler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-Cibber; Valentine-Giffard; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-W. Giffard; Ben-Clough; Foresight-Julian; Jeremy-Peterson; Buckram-Dighton; Trapland-Dove; Snap-Hemskirk; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Dunstall; Miss Prue-Miss Scott; Nurse-Mrs Bambridge; Jenny-Miss Royer; By Desire, an Epiloguein the Character of Nobody-Mr Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Gaylove Actor: Hemskirk

Dance: I: The Welsh Buffoon-two Masters Granier; III: A Hornpipe-Mr Rosoman; V: A Grand Ballet-Carney, Mrs Roland, Pelling, Granier, Mrs Vallois, Miss Scott

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pritchard. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Servants admitted to keep places on the stage, which will be fram'd into Front and side boxes, and entirely enclosed after the manner of an Oratorio. Ladies are desired to send servants to keep places to prevent mistakes. Tickets and places to be had at Mrs Pritchard's in Duke's late Earl's Court, Bow St.; At Mr Vaughan's, the Royal Exchange, Cornhill, and at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: PPeasant-Cooke; Comic Ballet-Cooke, Signora Campioni

Song: SSong of Diana from Dryden's Secular Masque,-Beard (set by Mr Boyce); Genius of England-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Song: II: A New Cantata (compos'd by Mr Arne)-Beard; III: Singing-Master Vernon; IV: The Incantation Song in Dryden's Indian Queen (composed by Purcell)-Beard

Event Comment: The Oratorio is publish'd this evening and will be sold at the theatre. We can assure the Public, that Mrs Cibber is very much recovered from her late indisposition; and will certainly appear tomorrow night in the character of Belvidera in Venice Preserved for the benefit of Mossop. This day publish'd at 4s. Songs in the New English Opera call'd The Fairies. Composed by Mr Smith. Printed for J. Walsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abel

Music: I: Concerto on the Violin-Degiardini; II: An Organ Concerto by Arne-Mr Arne Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Ross; Manly-Davies; Sir Francis-Yates; Basset-Blakes; John Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-Vernon; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Grace-Miss Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Macklin; Miss Jenny-Miss Minors; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Jasper Actor: Mas. Cautherley

Dance: (BBy desire) a Hornpipe-Mr Harrison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Lethe, with Mr Garrick's new Scene

Dance: II: A New Dance-several Children, Scholars to Mr Leviez; III: A New Sailor's Dance, as17560217; IV: (By Particular Desire) Minuet-Leviez, Miss Macklin; V: The Garlands, as17560213

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Arne the composer of it (Cross). [Cross omits receipts for this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Music: II:By Particular Desire Concerto on the Harpsichord-Mr Arne Jun

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Arne. In the Manner of an Oratorio. The Music composed by Arne. Boxes Half a Guinea. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. To begin exactly at half an hour after Six. Tickets to be had and places to be taken of Varney at the Stage Door; and of Arne, next door to the Passage, in Charles St., Covent Garden. The Book is sold at R. Francklin's in Covent Garden, and at the Theatre the night of the performance. Price 1s. [Cross lists no receipts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza

Music: I: By Particular Desire, a Concerto on the Violin-Mr Hay

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Hillyard. Receipts: #46 17s. Charges: #63. Deficiency cover'd by tickets, #105 9s. (boxes 170; pit 279; gallery 211). Rec'd from John Rich, #100, being part of the sum paid to Mr Finny on account of the New Building (Account Book)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: II: Prussian Sailors-Master Settree, Miss Twist (Scholars to Mr Settree); III: Comic Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; IV: Roast Beef of Old England or The Antigallican-Leppie, Miss Hilliard; V: A Grotesque Minuet-Leppie, Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: Benefit for Lalauze. No Building on Stage. Mr Lalauze having had for the most part of this season, a severe indisposition, and still continuing very weak, he hopes those Ladies and Gentlemen, who will favor him with their companies, will excuse his not performing, on this night as he has been accustomed to do

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: LLa Petite Bergere-Miss Lalauze; a Hornpipe, 1st time-Miss Lalauze (Music by Dr Arne); A Ball Dance, call'd the Louvre, ending with a Minuet-a Young scholar of Mr Lalauze, Miss Lalauze. Being the last time of their appearing on the stage. These Dances By Particular Desire

Performance Comment: Being the last time of their appearing on the stage. These Dances By Particular Desire.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Reviv'd, not acted these six Years. Written by Mr Foote

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd From Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Foote; Sir Chas M'Ruthen-Gibson; Crab-Lewis; Latitat-Weston; Lord John-Death; Tallyhoe-Jackson; Rackett-Murden; Servant-Somers; Lucinda-Miss Reed.
Cast
Role: Sir Chas M'Ruthen Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: The Venetian Gardeners-Rogier, Miss Street; II: The Provincial Dance-Master Clayton, Miss Street (Apprentices to Mr Gerhardi)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder