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Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales. Rylands: Prince of Wales present. [Winston MS. lists Miser, which had been announced before this command performance interrupted the schedule.] Receipts: #120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Dance: LLes Jardiniers Suedois, as17411128

Ballet: LLes Satires Puny. As17420106

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17420123[, but Rural Assembly seems to have been performed after the play.]

Dance: Entertainments-Picq, Desnoyer, Sga Barberina, Dubuisson, Villeneuve, Mlle Auguste, Mlle Bonneval, Sga Domitilla; Chacone, as17411230; La Provencale-Picq, Mlle Auguste, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mrs Wright, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mlle Maudet

Ballet: RRural Assembly. As17420121

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: See17420112, but Harlequin-Lun; All the other characters as usual. All the other characters as usual.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: As17420125

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Receipts: #100

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17411207, but Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Strut-_; Dr Bolus-_; Apothecary-_; Supple-_; Situp-_; China Woman-_.
Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Gray

Song: I: a Ballad-Lowe; III: Song-Mrs Arne; IV: See from the Silent Groves-Beard

Dance: II: Le Petit Scaramouche, as17420201; V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17420120;

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Wales. Rylands MS.: Prince of Wales present. [Relapse had been in the advance bills.] Receipts: #160

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: LLe Boufon, as17411030; The Swiss, as17420119; Les Jardiniers Suedois-the Fausans only, but see17411128

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Receipts: #90. Rylands MS.: Milward bury'd. Duke &c [attended theatre]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Song: I: Was Ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard; III: a Ballad-Lowe; IV: a Song-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: La Foullies, as17420125

Ballet: V: Les Satires Puny. As17420106

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Entertainments, as17420206, but _Duibuisson, _Villeneuve, Mlle _Bonneval, Sga _Domitilla; Tyrolean Dance, as17420206; Tambourine, as17420206; The Peasants-Picq, Mlle Auguste

Ballet: RRural Assembly. As17420121

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Servants will be allowed to keep places on the Stage, which (for the better accommodation of the Ladies) will be enclosed, and formed into an amphitheatre. Ladies are desired to send their servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets to be had and places to be taken of Mr Page at the stage door; none to be admitted Without printed Tickets. Part of the Pit will be rail'd in and added to the Frodt Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, Earl Of Essex

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17420210; Chacone, as17411230; La Provencale, as17420212

Event Comment: MMrs Woffington fainted (Rylands MS.). Last night, in the First Act of All's Well, which was acted at Drury Lane, Mrs Woffington was taken so violently ill, that she fainted away, as she stood at the scenes, ready to come on; After a proper Apology being made, the Audience with great Humanity and Patience, waited till another person dress'd to read the part.--This night the Alchemist (by Particular Desire) is to be performed; and on Thursday, His Royal Highness and the Duke and Princesses have commanded the Tender Husband. On Friday the Play All's Well will be represented; when if Mrs Woffington is not recover'd, Mrs Mills will be ready in the part. Receipts: #100

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
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

Song: I: Sylvia wilt thou was e thy Prime, a new song of Mr Arne's,-Lowe; III: Was ever nymph like Rosamond-Lowe

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princess Amelia, Caroline and Louisa. Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Song: I: Was Ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard; IV: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: Les Arlequins, as17420212; V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17420120, but Desse, +Baudoin, _Delemain, Miss _Rayner, Miss _Wright

Event Comment: 2 By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 2 Henry Iv

Dance: 2 As17420213, but Chacone-_; The Peasants, as17420210

Ballet: 2 RRural Assembly. As17420121

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Benefit Signora Fausan. Part of the Pit will be rail'd in, and added to the front boxes. Tickets and places in the Boxes to be had only of Mr West, at the Green Door in Duke St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; and for the Stage, of Mrs Moor, at the Sign of the Theatre in the Playhouse Passage. Receipts: #160. Rylands MS.: Duke &c attended

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17420208; II: Les Egyptiens-the Fausans; V: A New Grand Ballet-the Fausans, LaCroix, Constantini, Mrs Walter, Miss Story

Event Comment: Benefit LaLauze. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets to be had and places to be taken of Page at the Stage Door. None to be admitted without printed tickets, which will also be deliver'd at the Office, and at LaLauze's lodgings, at the Widow Gwinn's, a Silk Dyer in Drury Lane, near the Castle Tavern. Servants will be allowed to keep places on the stage, which (for the better accommodation of the ladies) will be enclos'd and formed into an amphitheatre. N.B. As I had the Misfortune to break the great tendon of my leg, when dancing on the stage at the above theatre in January last, I think it highly incumbent on me to acquaint the public in general and my good friends in particular, that I am in a fair (but not speedy) way of recovery; and as Mr Rich has kindly granted me a benefit sooner than usual, towards supporting me in my unlucky situation, I take this opportunity to interest the good-natured town to dispense with my personal application, and favour me with their company as usual, which will add to the many obligations I have already received, and shall be ever acknowledged with a sincere sense of gratitude, by their most humble and obedient servant, LaLauze

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: LLa Provencale, as17420212; Chacone, as17411230; Tyrolean Dance, By Command, as17420206

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Receipts: #70

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Song: I: a Song with French Horns-Beard; III: A Ballad-Lowe

Dance: II: Les Matelotes, as17411110

Ballet: V: Les Satires Puny. As17420304

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Woffington. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets to be had of Bradshaw, &c. Places for the stage (which will be form'd into Boxes carefully enclosed) may be had at Mrs Moor's in the Playhouse Passage. Receipts: #170

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: I: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe; III: A Ballad-Lowe; V: At the particular desire of several ladies of Quality, the celebrated Irish Ballad Elin@a@Roon-Mrs Clive, as she perform'd it in Dublin

Dance: II: New Serious Dance-the Mechels; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Rylands: Hill Play'd Carlos. Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: I: Song-Beard; III: Ballad-Lowe; IV: Mrs Arne

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; V: Le Boufon-the Mechels

Event Comment: Benefit Desnoyer. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets deliver'd for the Careless Husband, will be taken. Servants allow'd to keep Places on the stage, which will be form'd into an amphitheatre. Tickets to be had at M Desnoyer's House in Gloucester Court, St. James's St.; and of Page at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Dance: I: New Scots Dance-Desnoyer, Sga Barbarina; II: Tambourine-Desnoyer, Sga Barbarina; V: A Ball Dance call'd the Britannia, Louvre-; concluding with: a Minuet-Desnoyer, Sga Barbarina, By Command

Ballet: IV: Rural Assembly. See17420121, but only Chasseur-Desnoyer; Nymph-Sga Barbarina

Event Comment: Benefit Picq and Sga Domitilla. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: MMusette-Picq, Mlle Auguste; New Scots Dance, as17420401 New Dance call'd the Hussar-Desnoyer, Sga Domitilla; New Comic Dance-Picq, Mlle Auguste; Louvre, Minuet By Desire-Desnoyer, Sga Barbarina

Ballet: RRural Assembly. As17420121

Event Comment: Benefit Dubuisson and Mlle Bonneval. Mainpiece: By command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets of Dubuisson at his House in St. Martin's St., near Leicester Fields, and of Page at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: I: A New Peasant Dance-Picq, Mlle Auguste; III: A New Dance call'd the Quarrelling Lovers Reconciled-Dubuisson, Mlle Bonneval; IV: New Comic Dance, as17420419 V: A New Dance call'd Les Matelots-Dubuisson, Mlle Bonneval

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bishop, Dighton, Pattendon, Miss Naylor, Marr. Pattenden's tickets at his house in Throgmorton St., near the Royal Exchange

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: TThe Welshman's Triumph; or, the Death of the Wild Goat-the Son and Daughter of David and Winifred apShenkin

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Benefit of a distrest Citizen. [The Intriguing Chambermaid had been announced as the afterpiece.] Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: II: Happy Pair-Beard; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: I: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428 V: a Hornpipe-Philips

Event Comment: Being the last time of performing it this Season, at the particular desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: Crispin-Phillips; from The Theatre Royal in Dublin, being the second time of his appearing on the Stage in this Kingdom; Beatrice-Mrs E. Giffard.
Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Rylands MS.: Garrick Play'd, Duke Attended. Died 31 July, aged 77, Ben Johnson (Winston MS. from Burney's Actors MSS). [See benefit for his daughter 15 Dec.] Receipts: #171

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Dance: The Mechels

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Music: I: a Concerto-Veracini

Song: III: Happy Pair-Lowe

Dance: II: Tyrolean Dance, as17420921; V: Peasant Dance, as17420921

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Quin