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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Bajazet-Stephens; Moneses-Hale; Axalla-Gibson; Omar-Cashell; Prince of Tanais-Carr; Dervise-Rosco; Stratocles-Ridout; Haly-Bencraft; Zama-Anderson; Mirvan-Mozeen; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Arpasia-Mrs Horton; With the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Carr
Role: With the Usual Prologue Actor: .

Dance: As17431026

Event Comment: Revived Comedy. Never acted there before. Written by Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Assignation Or Love In A Nunnery

Performance Comment: Benito-Chapman; Duke of Mantua-Bridgwater; Prince Frederick-Ryan; Camillo-Cashell; Ascanio-Miss Hippisley; Lucretia-Mrs Horton; Aurelian-Hale; Mario-Rosco; Valerio-Anderson; Hippolita-Mrs Hale; Laura-Mrs Vincent; Violetta-Mrs Dunstall; Sophronia-Mrs James; Frontona-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Prince Frederick Actor: Ryan

Dance: LLes Paisans Moisonneurs, as17431026

Event Comment: Play containing the distresses and death of King Henry the Sixth; the Artful acquisition of the Crown by King Richard; the cruel murder of Young King Edward the fifth and his brother in the Tower; the landing of the Earl of Richmond; and the death of King Richard in the memorable Battle of Bosworth Fieldv, being the last that was fought between the houses of York & Lancaster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Quin; King Henry-Bridgwater; Richmond-Hale; Buckingham-Cashell; Tressel-Chapman; Prince Edward-Miss Hippisley; Duke of York-Miss Morrison; Duchess of York-Mrs James; Lady Anne-Mrs Hale; Stanley-Rosco; Norfolk-Ridout; Catesby-Gibson; Tyrrel-Carr; Lord Mayor-Marten; Ratcliff-Anderson; Lieutenant-Arthur; Oxford-Bencraft; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Hippisley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sheridan; Bajazet-Delane; Moneses-Giffard; Arpasia-Mrs Cibber; Axalla-Havard; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Dervise-Winstone; Omar-Turbutt; Stratocles-Woodburn; Haly-Green; Azama-Ray; Selima-Mrs Giffard; With the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Blakes
Role: With the Usual Prologue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Bajazet-Quin; Moneses-Hale; Axalla-Gibson; Omar-Cashell; Prince of Tanais-Carr; Dervise-Rosco; Stratocles-Ridout; Haly-Bencraft; Zama-Anderson; Mirvan-Hayman; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; With the Usual Prologue-; The song beginning To thee O Gentle Sleep originally designed for the play-Beard.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: By Command of their Highnesses Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Lady Augusta, By A Company of Dutch children, join'd with the English, German and Italians. A Pantomime Entertainment. Boxes and Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. We hear the Company of Dutch/Children join'd with the English, Germans and Italians, will perform this day, tomorrow, Thursday and Friday next, and will exhibit something new every night, and some people of Quality have engag'd Boxes for each night.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequino Triumphante

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A reviv'd tragedy not acted these 30 years. [See descriptive account at gf, 28 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Massacre Of Paris

Performance Comment: Charles IX-Hale; Duke of Guise-Ryan; Queen Mother-Mrs James; Marguerite-Mrs Hale; Admiral of France-Cashell; Antramont-Mrs Pritchard; Cardinal of Lorraine-Gibson; Duke of Anjou-Anderson; Alberto Gondi-Carr; Ligneroles-Paddick; Cavagues-Ridout; Langorain-Arthur; Queen of Navarre-Mrs Havard; Prince of Navarre-Miss Ferguson; With the Original Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Berry; Moneses-Havard; Bajazet-Delane; Arpasia-Mrs Giffard; Axalla-Stevens; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Omar-Marshall; Dervise-Winstone; Haly-Mozeen; Stratocles-Woodburn; Selima-Mrs Ridout; With a New Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Taswell

Song: III: Lowe; V: a New Song with a Chorus, call'd The Subscription-Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Bajazet-Cashell; Moneses-Hale; Axalla-Gibson; Omar-Rosco; Prince of Tanais-Carr; Dervise-Bridgwater; Stratocles-Ridout; Haly-Bencraft; Zama-Anderson; Selima-Mrs Hale; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; With the Usual Prologue-; Song Beginning To Thee O Gentle Sleep, originally designed for the play, -Beard.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Carr
Role: With the Usual Prologue Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: 1 Written by Shakespear. Benefit Powell, Howard, and others; by particular Desire. Afterpiece: Never acted there before. [The Debauchees; or, The Jesuit Caught, originally issued as The Old Debauchees by Henry Fielding, 1 June 1732, dl. Concluding the program with the National Anthem now omitted from the advertisements.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Paget; King-Furnival; Prince-Cushing; Hotspur-Lee; Hostess-Mrs Bambridge; Northumberland-Dove; Worcester-Julian; Blunt-Shepard; Poins-Kennedy; Peto-Blakey; Bardolph-G. Hallam; Carriers-Dove, Morgan; Francis-L. Hallam; Lady Percy-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Debauchees

Performance Comment: Old Laroon-Morgan; Isabel-Mrs Phillips; Father Martin-Paget; Young Laroon-Kennedy; Old Jourdain-Cushing; Beatrice-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Paget

Song: 1 Brett

Dance: 1 As17451028

Event Comment: Mainpiece written on the plan of Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Papal Tyranny In The Reign Of King John

Performance Comment: King John-Cashell; Falconbridge-Ryan; Hubert-Bridgwater; France-Hale; Dauphin-Cibber; Pandulph-Johnson; Salisbury-Ridout; Pembroke-Rosco; Abbot-Marten; Arundel-Anderson; Melun-Gibson; Governor of Angiers-Carr; Lady Blanche-Miss Hippisley; Prince Arthur-Miss Morrison; Constance-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Prince Arthur Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi

Event Comment: [With the usual synoptic account.] Benefit Paget. Tickets at Paget's, the Tobacco Roll, in Mill Yard, near the bottom of Lemon St., Goodman's Fields. Tickets delivered out for Lee and Smith will be taken. [Prices as 25 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17451216, but Prince Edward-Gentleman new to the stage; Richard-Lee; his last performance on this stage. his last performance on this stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Cushing; Cuttle-Paget. with an additional Scene upon Eating between them never perform'd before.
Event Comment: By particular Desire. Benefit Goodfellow and Barrington. Tickets for Barrington at Mrs Gwyn's a Silk Dyer in Drury Lane. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Simpson doubled in the part of Tyrrel.] Tickets delivered out by Hussey will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17460108, but Ratcliffe-Simpson; Prince Edward-Miss Budgell; Blunt-_; Lord Mayor-_.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Budgell

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17460318 but a New Prologue to the Opera-_.

Song: III: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Miss Edwards; IV: Cantata-Lowe

Event Comment: At the particular desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Bridgwater; Richmond-Chapman; Prince Edward-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Daniel; Lady Anne-Mrs Bland; Stanley-Paget; Norfolk-Philips; Catesby-Oates; Tyrrel-Stoppelaer; Ratcliff-Kennedy; Lieutenant-Beckham; Oxford-Paddick; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: Cooke

Event Comment: 1 At the New Theatre. Benefit Paget. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Lee,from Goodman's Fields; Henry IV-Furnival; Prince-Cushing; Francis-Phillips; Hostess-Mrs Phillips; Falstaff-Paget.
Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Lying Valet

Song: 1 Cunningham

Dance: 1 Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Lee; Henry IV-Furnival; Prince-Cushing; Worcester-Pinner; Northumberland-G. Hallam; Vernon-Lynham; Blunt-Edwards; Poins-Baker; Bardolph-Miles; Gadshill-Orpin; Peto-Simms (Daily Advertiser), Simons (Hogan, Shakespeare in the Theatre, p. 185); Lady Percy-Mrs Hallam; Hostess-Mrs Beckham; Carriers-Dove, Beckham; Francis-L. Hallam; Falstaff-Paget.
Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Cushing

Dance: 1 As17461027

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Berry; Moneses-Lacy; Bajazet-Delane; Axalla-Mills; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Mirvan-Ray; Zama-Usher; Omar-Bridges; Dervise-Winstone; Haly-Mozeen; Stratocles-Goodfellow; Selima-Mrs Ridout; Arpasia-Mrs Giffard; With the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Blakes
Role: With the Usual Prologue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Event Comment: HHorace Walpole to Montagu, 3 Nov.: I shall be with you at the end of the week, but just now I am under the maidenhead-palpitation of an author; my Epilogue will, I believe, be spoke tomorrow night, and I flatter myself I shall have no faults to answer for but what are in it, for I have kept secret whose it is. It is now gone to be licensed, but as the Lord Chamberlain is mentioned, though rather to his honour it is possible it may be refused, as they are apt to think at the Office, that the Duke of Grafton can't be mentioned but in ridicule.--Horace Walpole's Correspondence with George Montagu, I, 48. Receipts: #119 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Bajazet-Quin; Moneses-Havard; Axalla-Gibson; Omar-Rosco; Prince of Tanais-Carr; Zama-Anderson; Dervise-Bridgwater; Stratocles-Ridout; Haly-Bencraft; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; With the Usual Prologue-; and a New Epilogue on the suppression of the Rebellion-Mrs Pritchard in the Character of the Comic Muse; The Song To thee Oh Gentle Sleep originally designed for the play-Mrs Lampe.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17461206, but Francis-Woodward; 2nd Carrier-Hippisley; Glendower-Havard; Mortimer-Davies; Prince John-Mrs Rowley; Gadshill-Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Mrs Rowley
Role: Wales Actor: Ryan
Event Comment: At the Cole-Hole. By Gentlemen, for their Diversion. [No prices. No time.] This Evening.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Gentle; Bajazet-Dunning; Moneses-Gataker; Axalla-Ball; Omar-Robert Smith; Zama-William Hemans; Mirvan-Marlow; Haly-Williamson; Arpasia-Mills; Selma-John Smith; Dervise-Watts; Prince of Tanais-Bonham; Stratocles-Robert Hemmings.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Bonham
Event Comment: Principal characters in the Mainpiece New Dress'd. [Barry, apparently for the first time. See 5 Nov.] Receipts: #140 (Cross); #151 11s. (Powel); #151 14s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Delane; Moneses-Havard; Arpasia-Mrs Cibber; Axalla-Mozeen; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Bajazet-Barry; Omar-Sparks; Dervise-Berry; Hali-Usher; Stratocles-Winstone; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Event Comment: With all the Musick, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Bridges; Kings of Brentfort-Stoppelaer, Paget; Prince Prettyman-Ridout; Gent. Usher-Collins; Volscius-Gibson; Physician-Rosco; Drawcansir-Dunstall; Thimble-James; Thunder-Bridgwater; Lightening-Miss Morrison; Sun-Bencraft; Moon-Leveridge; Earth-Roberts; Amarillis-Miss Hippisley; Chloris-Mrs Bland; Pallas-Storer; the Sing@Song Dancing Spirits-Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge; Players, Soldiers (horse and foot), Heralds, Cardinals, Judges, Serjeant's at Arms-the rest of the Comedians; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Bencraft, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Younge; Also an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive
Event Comment: Tomorrow, At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality, will be performed the Beggar's Opera, after which Mr Foote's Tea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Woolfort-Rosco; Van Dunk-Morgan; Gertrude-Mrs Hale; Jaqueline-Mrs Bland; Hubert-Bridges; 1st Merchant-Kennedy; 2nd Merchant-Storer; 3rd Merchant-Anderson; 4th Merchant-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Boor-Collins; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Paddick; Prince Prigg-Dunstall; Higgen-James; Clause-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Prince Prigg Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: At Bridges, Cross, Burton and Vaughan's Great Theatrical Booth in the George Inn Yard, will be presented an Historical Drama never acted before call'd The Northern Heroes; or, The Bloody Contest between Charles XII, King of Sweden, and Peter the Great, Czar of Muscovy, with the Loves of Count Gillensternia, a Swedish General and the Fair Elimira, a Russian Princess, Containing the most remarkable Events of that Time; and concluding with the Memorable Battle of Pultowav, and Charles's Retreat into the Turkish Dominionv. Interspers'd with a Comic Interlude (never perform'd before) called The Volunteers; or, the Adventures of Roderick Random and his Friend Strap. Also the Comical Humours and Amours of Corporal Garbage and Serjeant Slim, with Mrs Vanspriggen the Swedish Sutler's Widow; the merry Pranks of her foolish son Janny, and several other diverting incidents. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. To begin each Day at Twelve o'clock. [This notice repeated during "the short Time of the Fair." Notice repeated 24, 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Heros

Performance Comment: Charles XII-Usher; Prince of Wurtemburgh-Jackson; Gillensternia-Hazard; Count Piper-Thomson; Mazeppa-Reid; Czar-Burton; Dolgoruki-Paget; Menzikoif-Jones; Ivan-Shawford; Elimira-Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers or The Adventures of Roderick Random and his Friend Strap

Dance: Mr Shawford, Mrs Shawford, Master Cross, Mrs Vaughan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sowdon for the first time; Stratocles-Palmer; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Bajazet-Barry; Moneses-Havard; Arpasia-Mrs Cibber; Axalla-Lee; Omar-Winstone; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Dervis-Berry; Haly-Usher; Usual Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist