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Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: LLe Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

Event Comment: Benefit Dukes and Mrs Freeman. Tickets for Mrs Freeman at the Rainbow Coffee House in Fuller's Rents. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken at the Stage Door of the Theater. Tickets that are bought out Side of the Door will not be admitted

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Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: II: The Welch Buffoons-two Masters Granier; IV: A Grand Ballet-Carney, Mrs Roland; V: A Minuet, a Louvre-Mr Dukes, Mrs Freeman

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Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

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Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

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Related Work: The Shipwreck; or, Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): John Weaver
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): John Galliard

Dance: LLa Provencale, as17421105; Les Boufons du Cour-Delemain, Mlle Auguste

Event Comment: Benefit Chiaretta Aquilanti. B the particular desire of several Ladies of Quality. [A poor Benefit (Winston MS.).] Tickets and places to be had of Hobson, &c; and at Mr Garnier's, a Jeweller, in Bow St

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: I: Italian Gardeners, as17421231; III: a New Serious Dance-Sga Aquilanti; V: A New Sicilian Peasant-Checo, Chiaretta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: LLe Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Benefit Beard...Tickets and Places to be had at Beard's lodgings on the North Side of Red Lyon Square. Those Ladies who have already taken places, are humbly requested to send for Tickets. Tickets and places also to be had of Hobson at the stage door. Stage will be form'd into side boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Event Comment: At the particular desire of several Gentleman and Ladies. A Concert, etc. Acted but once these twenty years. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurengzebe Or The Great Mogul

Related Works
Related Work: Aureng Zebe; or, The Great Mogul Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Adams

Song: II: The Early Horn-a Gentleman; III: The Humours of Epsom Downs-; IV: Blow blow ye Winter Wind-

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Job Baker

Event Comment: Benefit Peterson, Mr and Mrs Dunstall. Tickets deliver'd out for Dighton, Pattendon, Bulkely, and Ravenscroft will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

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Related Work: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be Author(s): John Crowne

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Song: Mrs Dunstall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck; or, Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): John Weaver
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): John Galliard

Dance: TTambourine-Cooke; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; La Provencale, as17421105

Event Comment: Benefit Shepard. Tickets of Hobson at the stage Door. Mr Shepard humbly hopes his friends will not be offended at the Alteration of the play, he being oblig'd to change it on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer. The Tickets deliver'd for Henry VIII will be taken this night (London Daily Post and General Advertiser). Shepard belonged for many years to the House. Fleetwood dismissed him. Let him have a benefit for the money accrued to him. Beard ill and did not act. (Winston MS. from Dyer MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: End of Farce:By Particular Desire, Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Event Comment: Benefit Anne Auretti. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets to be had of Anne Auretti at Mr Chisholm's, the Golden Head in Great Newport St., near Long Acre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Delamain, Anne Auretti; II: Tambourine-Anne Auretti; III: Characters of Dancing, as17421025; IV: Un Pas de Deux-Anne and Janneton Auretti; V: L'Aimable Vainqueur, Minuet-Picq, Anne Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley
Event Comment: Benefit Destrade and Reinhold. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Louch will be taken. No tickets sold at the door will be admitted. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality, for the Benefit of Mrs Middlehurst, from Cheshire, whose name is now Louch; Tickets at Mrs Louch's, three Doors above St James Church, Piccadilly [Folger Bill]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

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Related Work: The Picture; or, Cuckold in Conceit Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck; or, Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): John Weaver
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): John Galliard

Song: HHonour and Arms scorn such a Foe from Samson-Reinhold

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17430305 A Minuet (By particular Desire)-Destrade, Mrs Wright (Daily Advertiser lists Ann Auretti)

Event Comment: Benefit Harrington, Master Gillier, Miss Allen, and others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck; or, Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): John Weaver
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): John Galliard

Dance: CCharacters of Dancing-Janneton Auretti; Tambourine-Master Gillier; L'Aimable Vainquers-Master Gillier, Mlle Janneton Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: La Florana, as17430408 II: Neopolitan Punch, as17430324

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Blakes
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Beard

Dance: II: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201; La Florana, as17430408

Event Comment: YYeates, Warner, and Rosoman's Great Theatrical Booth, Upper End of Little Brookfield. At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality will be presented the Droll. Begin at Noon and end at 10 p.m. The Booth founded after the Manner of an Amphitheatre, with Boxes on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love His Own Rival

Afterpiece Title: Trick Upon Trick

Related Works
Related Work: Trick Upon Trick Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Dance: The Humours of Mayfair-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: Peasant Dance, as17420921

Event Comment: YYeates, Warner, and Rosoman's Booth.] This booth was probably open every week during the Fair, which lasted through 16 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love His Own Rival

Afterpiece Title: Trick Upon Trick

Related Works
Related Work: Trick Upon Trick Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Dance: As17430509

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: The Shipwreck; or, Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): John Weaver
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): John Galliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: I: La Florana, as17430408 II: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Damascus Author(s): John Hughes

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Le Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

Event Comment: YYeates, Warner, and Rosoman's Booth opposite the Greyhound in West Smithfield. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. Mainpiece: a pompous Tragedy. [Repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cruel Uncle Or Usurping Monarch

Afterpiece Title: Trick upon Trick

Related Works
Related Work: Trick Upon Trick Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Song: New Song-Johnson upon the glorious Victory at Dettingen

Dance: Morris Dancers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Ryan; Leon-Bridgwater; Cacafogo-Marten; Old Woman-Hippisley; Duke-Rosco; Don Juan-Cashell; Alonzo-Gibson; Sanchio-Anderson; Margaritta-Mrs Stevens; Altea-Mrs Mullart; Clara-Miss Hillyard; Estifania-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sanchio Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom or The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Lucy-Miss Hippisley; Goodwill-Rosco; Blister-Marten; Coupee-Woodward; Quaver-Bencraft; Wormwood-Stoppelaer; Thomas-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Anderson.

Dance: Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: As17431003