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Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 22 and 23 Sept., the advertisements bore the heading: "By the deserted Company of Comedians of the Theatre Royal."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Mrs Tofts

Dance:

Event Comment: [By Nicholas Rowe.] Never Acted before. The Medley, 22 April: Whereas Nicodemus Somebody, Esq; alias The Merry Mr Pack, belonging to the Play-house in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, was on Wednesday Night last very noisy and troublesome in the first Gallery of Theatre-Royal in Drury-lane, he's desir'd hereby, when out of his own House, to behave himself with a little more Manners and Discretion, and not distinguish himself again by his ill-natur'd Gestures and frequent Hissings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Music: In: a cantata, The Meditation by Pepusch-Mrs del'Epine, Mrs Barbier

Event Comment: From the Theatre Royal, Leigh and Jubilee Dicky, alias Norris, At the great Theatrical Booth at Tottenham Court, during the time of the Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Spiller.

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasant and Comical Adventures of Sir Anthony Noodle and His Little Man Weazle

Cast
Role: Weazle Actor: Norris.
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. N.B. The Tickets deliver'd to Subscribers will be taken at this Play, or on Monday Night, which is the last time of Acting till after Southwark Fair. Original Weekly Journal, 30 Aug.: The King hath order'd the Comedians gf the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane to perform at Hampton-Court, during his Majesty's stay there, for which Service they are to be allow'd 100l. extraordinary each Night they Act

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Oroonoko Actor: Penkethman.

Dance: As17180802

Entertainment: The diverting Entertainment of the Dancing Dogs, newly arriv'd from France, who had been shewn at Court with much success

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Brett and Mrs Campbell. Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Daily Journal, 25 May: Yesterday Morning died Mrs Bicknell (an eminent Actress in the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane) of a Consumption. Her Parts will be very well supply'd by her Sister Mrs Younger, a Person of a very promising Genius

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Teresia Actor: Mrs Campbell
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Brett.
Role: Sir William Actor: Penkethman
Role: Belfond Sr Actor: Miller
Role: Belfond Jr Actor: Wilks
Role: Truman Actor: Watson
Role: Sir Edward Actor: Thurmond
Role: Scrapeall Actor: Norris
Role: Mrs Termagent Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger

Event Comment: The same as it was acted at the Theatre Royal Italien at Paris. [In Daily Post, 29 March, a company of English actors had announced The Stratagem for this day at hay, but they postponed it to 12 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Feint Astrologue, Pagode, Ramoneur, Petit Infant, Statue & Perroquet

Dance: As17260328

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 3 Aug.: Mr Williams, one of the Comedians belonging to the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, is dead

Performances

Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians From the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Chapman
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Bullock
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Smith
Role: Charles Actor: Milward
Role: Marplot Actor: Morgan
Role: Whisper Actor: Haughton
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Rice.

Dance: The Celebrated Dance in Momus, to the Black Joke Tune,-Nivelon

Event Comment: Daily Journal, 27 June: We hear that a Company of Comedians from the Theatre Royal intend to entertain the Gentlemen and Ladies at Hampstead, during the Summer Season. . . . This present Thursday, by the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies, will be performed The Beggar's Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Event Comment: Benefit Butler. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction. 7 P.M. N.B. The Reason of the Play being deferred from Tuesday the 20th of August . . . was on Account of the Absence of one of the principal Performers; so that Mr Butler humbly hopes his Friends will excuse it, and honour him with their Company; and to prevent any Disorder, Guards will attend at the Doors, every thing being to be perform'd in the same exact Manner as at the Theatres Royal

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: By Mr Delawn

Song: II: Wasever Nymphlike Rosamondby Miss Hill. V: A Song by a Gentleman

Event Comment: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 21 Aug.: On Saturday Morning early died at his house the Buffalo's Head Tavern in Bloomsbury Square, Mr Fielding, formerly belonging to the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane

Performances

Event Comment: For the Relief of Mr Chetwood, late Prompter at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, and now a Prisoner in the King's Bench. Receipts: money #219; seals #15 (Account Book); #250 Rylands MS.). [William Shenstone saw Cibber act on 12, 13, or 14 Jan. See Letters of William Shenstone, pp. 14-15.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Cibber Sr
Role: Heartwell Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Bellmour Actor: Ryan
Role: Vainlove Actor: Rosco
Role: Sharper Actor: Hale
Role: Setter Actor: Jones
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Neale
Role: Bluff Actor: Mullart
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: With an Occasional Epilogue upon Himself, Actor: Mr Cibber.

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: HHallam from the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden, Over-against the Hospital Gate. Afterpiece: A new Ballad Opera. 1 p.m. to 11 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of Fair Rosamond, Representing Her Amours With King Henry, And Her Being Poisoned By Queen Eleanor In Woodstock Bower

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Roberts
Role: Fair Rosamond Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Queen Eleanor Actor: Mrs Steel
Role: Cardinal Aquinas Actor: Wallis
Role: Cardinal Columbus Actor: Bambridge
Role: Sir Trusty Actor: Beckham
Role: Cleora Actor: Miss Davis.

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Pimp; or, The Doctor Deceiv'd

Cast
Role: Crack Actor: James
Role: Sir Gregory Grey Goose Actor: Mullart
Role: Sir Nehemiah Nestlecock Actor: Smith
Role: Lady Grey Goose Actor: Mrs Hill
Role: Miss Grey Goose Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Bellamy Actor: Jones
Role: Captain Strut Actor: Lacy
Role: Servant Actor: Davis
Role: Page Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs James.

Dance: TThe Miller and his Wife, The Jealous Savoyard-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

Ballet: TThe Triumph of Britannia Over the Four Parts of the World. Britannia-Mlle Duval; Europe-Granier; Asia-Pelling; Africa-Miles; America-Olbeldiston; Women-Mrs Vallois, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Love, Mlle Glasson

Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mlle Duval
Role: Europe Actor: Granier
Role: Asia Actor: Pelling
Role: Africa Actor: Miles
Role: America Actor: Olbeldiston
Role: Women Actor: Mrs Vallois, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Love, Mlle Glasson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bambridge.
Role: Arante Actor: Miss E. Hippisley.
Role: Gloster Actor: Marshall.
Role: Cronwall Actor: Dighton
Role: Lear Actor: Garrick
Role: Edgar Actor: Giffard
Role: Kent Actor: Paget
Role: Bastard Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Usher Actor: Yates
Role: Albany Actor: Peterson
Role: Cornwall Actor: Blakes
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Burgundy Actor: Marr
Role: Physician Actor: Dunstall
Role: Old Man Actor: Julian
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Giffard.

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.
Cast
Role: Crispin Actor: Phillips
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs E. Giffard.
Event Comment: At the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's Inn Fields, this Day,will be presented a Comedy. Written by Colley Cibber, Esq., Poet Laureat. At Common Prices, viz. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. 1st Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [prices regularly repeated in the bills]. For the better Decorum of the Stage, no Money will be taken behind the Scenes; and 'tis humbly hop'd no Person will desire Admittance there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Easy Actor: Giffard
Role: Morelove Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs E. Giffard
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: With a New Prologue Actor: Mr Cibber
Role: And a reviv'd Epilogue Actor: nobody.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Cibber
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Dance: Carney, Mrs Roland

Event Comment: At the Great Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. By Permission. Benefit Laguerre and Boaman. By a Company from the Theatres-Royal, for their Diversion, a Concert...gratis, etc. Boxes 3s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6 p.m. Daily Advertiser lists Miss Hippisley for Miss Prue in mainpiece and for Kitty in afterpiece, and Mrs Yates for Melissa. In the London Daily Post and General Advertiser bill Mrs Dunstall doubles two roles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Marten
Role: Valentine Actor: Gibson
Role: Scandal Actor: Ridout
Role: Tattle Actor: Woodward
Role: Ben Actor: Yates, with hornpipe
Role: Foresight Actor: Arthur
Role: Jereny Actor: Vaughan
Role: Trapland Actor: Laguerre
Role: Buckram Actor: Bencraft
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Miss Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Gayless Actor: Blakes
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Justice Actor: Dunstall
Role: Trippet Actor: Peterson
Role: Dick Actor: Vaughan
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Priscilla Actor: Miss Jones.
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Cole, who lately belong's to the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. A Concert, etc. Prices 4s., 2s. 6d. Tickets at the Peacock, opposite Exeter Exchange in the Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Cast
Role: With an Epilogue Actor: Miss Cole.

Dance: The Swedish Gardeners (after the Manner of the Fausans)-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; The Medley a Joke-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Event Comment: Benefit a Family in Distress. [Concert formula.] Great Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. Boxes and Stage 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. By the Company of Comedians from the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, & who perform gratis. To begin positively at Six and conclude about Nine. By Permission

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Havard
Role: Brazen Actor: Yates
Role: Balance Actor: Turbutt
Role: Kite Actor: Berry
Role: Worthy Actor: Blakes
Role: Bullock Actor: Taswell
Role: Recruits Actor: Neal, Marr
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Phillips
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Valet Actor: Yates.

Music: Solo on German Flute-Mr Thumoth

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. We hear Mrs Clive, by Desire, and in imitation of the late celebrated Mrs Verbruggen, who perform'd the Part of Bayes in the Rehearsal, is to appear in that character at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for the benefit of her brother. (Daily Advertiser) Note. Tickets deliver'd out for the Benefit of a Gentleman under Misfortunes, for Friday the 22nd instant for the Play As You Like It will be taken on Thursday next the 21st to the Comedy call'd The Alchemist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Bellmour Actor: Mills.
Role: Hastings Actor: Garrick, 1st time
Role: Dumont Actor: Delane
Role: Belmour Actor: Mills
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Duke of Gloster Actor: Macklin
Role: Catesby Actor: Winstone
Role: Ratcliff Actor: Blakes.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Coupee Actor: Yates.
Role: Goodwill Actor: Taswell
Role: Wormwood Actor: Woodburn
Role: Quaver Actor: Lowe
Role: Blister Actor: Turbutt
Role: Thomas Actor: Raftor
Event Comment: Benefit Stevens, Waters, Brook, Hussey. As we could not have our Benefit on Saturday Last, the Company are so kind to pay for us at us at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's Inn Fields; we humbly hope that our friends will excuse the Disappointment (it not being in our power to avoid it) and favour us on Friday, 3 June, when tickets deliver'd out for the 28th of May for Drury-Lane will be taken this night at Lincolns Inn Fields..-London Daily Post and General Advertiser. This was not acted at dl. Fleetwood refused and they acted at lif, Friday 3 June. Yates, Taswell, Mrs Macklin, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Hale of cg and Havard Played. N.B. there was an execution on dl at the time.-Winston MS. from Dyer MS

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Marplot Actor: Macklin
Role: Sir George Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Taswell
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Turbutt
Role: Charles Actor: Havard
Role: Butler Actor: Wright
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Whisper Actor: Woodburn
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Beard, Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Sir William Belfond-Phillips (from the Theatre Royal Dublin); Squire-Chapman; Sir Edward Belfond-Bridgwater; Belfond Jun-Hale; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Truman-Cashell; Attorney-Ridout; Scrapeall-James; Capt Hack'em-Marten; Cheatly-Rosco; Shamwell-Gibson; Termagant-Anderson; Teresia-Mrs Hale; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Hack'em-Stoppelaer; Ruth-Mrs Martin; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir William Belfond Actor: Phillips
Role: Squire Actor: Chapman
Role: Sir Edward Belfond Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Belfond Jun Actor: Hale
Role: Lolpoop Actor: Hippisley
Role: Truman Actor: Cashell
Role: Attorney Actor: Ridout
Role: Scrapeall Actor: James
Role: Capt Hack'em Actor: Marten
Role: Cheatly Actor: Rosco
Role: Shamwell Actor: Gibson
Role: Termagant Actor: Anderson
Role: Teresia Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Mrs Hack'em Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Mrs Termagant Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Mlle Bonneval.
Role: Apollo Actor: Villeneuve
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Mrs _Delagarde.
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Beard
Role: Merlin Actor: Leveridge
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Hillyard
Role: Jupiter Actor: Woodward
Role: Mercury Actor: Reinhold
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft
Role: Colombine Actor: Mlle Bonneval
Role: Pluto Actor: Lamound
Role: Neptune Actor: Dupre
Role: Pan Actor: Destrade
Role: Hercules Actor: Delagarde
Role: Mars Actor: Picq
Role: Pierrot Actor: Lalauze.
Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Tickets as before. Regulus publish'd. As it is acted by his Majesties Servants at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by Mr Havard, Author of King Charles the First. Inter omnes suos laudabiles & Virtutum insignibus illustres Viros, non preferunt Romani meliorem; quem neque Felicitas corruperit, nam in tanta Victoria, mansit pauperrimus; Nec Infelicitas fregerit, nam ad tanta Exitia revertit intrepidus. (St. Aust. de Regulo. Lib I. de Civitat. Dei.) Printed for H. Woodfall, Jr. in Little Britain, by Paul Vaillant facing Southampton Street in the Strand. J. Watts and B. Dodd also advertised King Charles the First, an Historical Tragedy, written in imitation of Shakespear, and Scanderbeg, a Tragedy. Both written by Mr Havard, author of Regulus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Regulus

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17440207, but Fair Penitent-Mrs Horton; Sciolto-Stephens; Lothario-a Gentleman (formerly Patentee of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane) [Highmore].Highmore].
Cast
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Sciolto Actor: Stephens
Role: Lothario Actor: a Gentleman
Role: Altamont Actor: Hale
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Horatio Actor: Quin.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Loverule Actor: Beard
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

Song: TTo Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold

Event Comment: GGeneral Advertiser, 28 Sept.: We hear that Mr Lacy, Master of his Majesty's company of Comedians at D.L. has applied for leave to raise 200 men in defence of his Majesty's person and government, in which the whole company of players are willing to engage. [See 7 Oct.] On Saturday Night the Audience at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane were agreeably surpris'd by the Gentlemen belonging to that House performing the Anthem of God Save our Noble King. The Universal Applause it met with being encored with repeated Huzzas suffciently denoted in how just an abhorrence they hold the arbitrary schemes of our invidious enemies and detest the despotic attempts of Papal Power. [See also Daily Advertiser, 30 Sept. The newspapers at this time run a three phrase slogan in bold face type vertically in the margins: No Pretender. No Popery. No Slavery, accompanied by two more phrases staring boldly from the bottom margin: No Wooden Shoes! No Arbitrary Power!]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Abel Drugger Actor: Collins
Role: Subtle Actor: Mills
Role: Face Actor: Macklin
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry
Role: Lovewit Actor: Turbutt
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Ananias Actor: Neale
Role: Tribulation Actor: Taswell
Role: Surly Actor: Havard
Role: Dapper Actor: Leigh
Role: Kastril Actor: Yates
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Horsington.

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne; God Save our Noble King by Arne-Mrs Cibber, Beard, Reinhold (Deutsch, Handel, p. 623)

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-; V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

Event Comment: Died, after a lingering illness, Mr Robert Turbutt, belonging to the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, and Master of the Swan Tavern in Smithfield, a facetious and agreeable companion, greatly and justly esteem'd by all that knew him for his Sincerity where he profess'd a friendship.--General Advertiser, 27 Feb

Performances