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Event Comment: Benefit Woodward. Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson. Never acted there before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Sir John Daw-Cibber; Morose-Bridgwater; Truewit-Hale; Dauphin-Cashell; Clerimont-Ridout; Capt Otter-Marten; Cutbeard-James; Silent Woman-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Haughty-Mrs Hale; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Bland; Mrs Doll-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Otter-Mrs James; Sir Amorous La Fool-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Sir John Daw Actor: Cibber
Role: Mrs Centaure Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Benefit Jones, Mrs Bland, Mrs Gondou, Miss Ferguson, Miss Morrison (General Advertiser). Benefit Charles Jones, son of the late Jere Jones who formerly kept the Selectation Tavern at Billingsgate (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17441217, but Lady Sadlife-Mrs Hale; Wishwell-Mrs Bland; add Situp-Miss Ferguson; Old Wilful-_; Old Atall-_; Bolus-_; Rhurbarb-_.
Cast
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17450502, but Sir John-Hayman; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Hayman
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bland.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni; also Scotch Dance, as17441012

Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: Tu Quoque Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Triumphs of Love and Honour Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Eunuch; or, The Darby Captain Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: Love the Cause and Cure of Grief; or, The Innocent Murderer Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Mournful Nuptials; or, Love the Cure of All Woes Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): John Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17450418 but Sir Francis-Morgan; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard ; John Moody-Bridges; Miss Jenny-Miss Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Cross; Manly-Cashell; Basset-Chapman; Constable-Gray; Trusty-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: I: Cantata-Lowe; III, IV: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: The English Princess; or, The Death of Richard III Author(s): John Caryll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Beard; Lady Loverule-Mrs Havard; Jobson-Dunstall; Nell-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: Cooke

Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: Tu Quoque Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Triumphs of Love and Honour Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Eunuch; or, The Darby Captain Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: Love the Cause and Cure of Grief; or, The Innocent Murderer Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Mournful Nuptials; or, Love the Cure of All Woes Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): John Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Beville Jun.-Delane; Sir John Beville-Winstone; Myrtle-Mills; Sealand-Bridges; Cimberton-Taswell; Tom-Macklin; Humphrey-Turbutt; Daniel-Collins; Indiana-Mrs Giffard; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout; Phyllis-Mrs Woffington; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bridges; Isabella-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir John Beville Actor: Winstone
Role: Sealand Actor: Bridges
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Bridges

Song: II: Mrs Arne

Dance: V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf (the Nonjuror)-Chapman; Sir John-Johnson; Col Woodvil-Cashell; Heartly-Hale; Charles-Woodward; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Horton; Maria-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Johnson

Song: GGenius of England (composed by the late Henry Purcell)-Beard

Dance: Cooke

Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: Tu Quoque Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Triumphs of Love and Honour Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Eunuch; or, The Darby Captain Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: Love the Cause and Cure of Grief; or, The Innocent Murderer Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Mournful Nuptials; or, Love the Cure of All Woes Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Capricious Lady Author(s): John Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-L. Sparks; Heartly-Giffard; Col. Woodvil-Havard; Charles-Mozeen; Sir John Woodvil-Berry; Maria-Mrs Woffington; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir John Woodvil Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: V: Muilment

Event Comment: The Late Wells, the bottom of Lemon St., Goodman's Fields. A Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. Divided into two Parts. The Concert to conclude with the Chorus of Long Live the King. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit or First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Between the two Parts of the Concert will be exhibited Gratis, and not acted these 50 years, an Historical Play...written by the celebrated Mr Lee. And founded on Facts which happened in France, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. Shewing the unparalleled Dissimulations, Imprecations, and Perjuries of Charles the 9th of France, the Queen Mother, and Cardinal Lorrain, to draw the Hugonot Party into their snares, by which means the Death of the Queen Navarre was effected by Poison, and most of the Protestant Princes of the Blood destroyed. Chastillon, the famous Admiral of France, with his Wife, Children, Commanders, and Followers, all put to Death, with the King's Consent, bx the cruel and Revengeful Duke of Guise, and his Adherents. After which the Massacre becoming general over the Kingdom, near near 100,000 Protestants were destroyed in the most barbarous and inhuman manner. The Concert will begin every Evening Positively at Six of the Clock, and the Whole be concluded by Half an Hour after Nine, the Wdlls being appointed (after the Entertainment is over) for the Main Guard of the Militia of the Tower Hamlets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Massacre At Paris

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Mrs Phillips never here before; Jobson-Dove; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bambridge; Sir John-Blogg.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Blogg.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: Blogg, Barlow, Waters, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Williamson, Mrs Cushing

Related Works
Related Work: The Raft; or, Both Sides of the Water Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: Fire and Water! Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Dance: the two Mhe two Masters, Miss Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Lord Guilford-Havard; Pembroke-Delane; Bishop of Winchester-L. Sparks; Northumberland-Mills; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Giffard; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs Cross; Sussex-Mozeen; Suffolk-Winstone; Sir John Gates-Woodburn; Lieutenant-Goodfellow; With the Original Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Mills
Role: Sir John Gates Actor: Woodburn

Dance: I: Mlle Mechel; III: Muilment

Song: II: Rise Glory Rise-Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne; V: The Subscription-Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Silent Woman-Mrs Pritchard; Truewit-Hale; Morose-Bridgwater; Sir Amorous-Woodward; Dauphine-Cashell; Clerimont-Ridout; Capt Otter-Marten; Cutbeard-James; Lady Haughty-Mrs Hale; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Bland; Mrs Mavis-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Otter-Mrs James; Sir John Daw-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Mrs Centaure Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Sir John Daw Actor: Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Butler-Raftor; Nell-Mrs Clive; Sir John Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Jobson-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: II: Mechel

Song: IV: The Subscription-Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Beville Jun-Hale; Indiana-Mrs Pritchard; Myrtle-Ryan; Cimberton-Hippisley; Tom-Cibber; Sir John Beville-Bridgwater; Sealand-Rosco; Humphrey-Marten; Phillis-Mrs Vincent; Lucinda-Mrs Hale; Mrs Sealand-Mrs James; Isabella-Mrs Bland; In Act II a Song-Beard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Beville Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Sealand Actor: Rosco
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Country Lasses Actor: Mrs Vaughn, Mrs +Villeneuve, Miss _Vandersluys, Mrs _Phillips.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17451109, but Young Fashion-Anderson; Sir John-Anderson; Bull-Stoppelaer; Varoles-Bencraft; Shoemaker-Arthur; Constable-Dunstall; Syringe-James; Nurse-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Anderson
Role: Sir John Actor: Anderson
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Song: As17460108

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

Performance Comment: Benedick-Ryan; Pedro-Cashell; Don John-Ridout; Leonato-Johnson; Claudio-Hale; Dogberry-Hippisley; Balthazar-Hayman; Hero-Mrs Hale; Margaret-Miss Hippisley; Antonio-Carr; Boracchio-Gibson; Conrade-Anderson; Verges-James; Fryar-Rosco; Town Clerk-Marten; Sexton-Arthur; Watch-Stoppelaer; Ursula-Mrs Vaughan; Boy-Miss Morrison; Beatrice-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Ridout
Role: Leonato Actor: Johnson
Role: Conrade Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

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 Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Cartwright; Nell-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cartwright
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Foote; Hothead-[I.] Sparks; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Cross; Surly-Berry; Leonora-Mrs Clive; Violante-Mrs Bennett; Belguard-Bridges; Farewell-Mills; Waitwell-Usher; Valet-Marr; John-Simpson; Betty-Mrs King; Aunt-Mrs Cross; In Act III Cantata-Lowe.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Simpson
Related Works
Related Work: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be Author(s): John Crowne

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Italian Peasants, as17460206

Event Comment: Epilogue Of Thanks by Leveridge. Benefit Leveridge. Tune-A Cobler there was. /I The Many great favours I often have known/With greteful acknowledgment proudly I own,/Which prompts me to beg in this musical way,/The Grant of three hours at my Benefit play/Derry Down, &c/II Against which good time give me leave to express/My earnest desire in this humble address/That your wanted indulgence again may promote/Dick Leveridge's play with your Int'rest and Vote./Derry Down, &c/ Tickets to be had at Mr Leveridge's Lodgings in Hanover St, the third door on the Right Hand from Long-Acre, and of Page, at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17460225, but Page-_; Sir John-_; Bull-_; Varoles-_; Shoemaker-_; Constable-_; Syringe-_; Foppington-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Anderson
Role: Sir John Actor: Anderson
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Song: I: Leveridge; II: Song of Diana, as17460313 IV: New Ballad Mirth gives Courage-Leveridge; V: The Wisdom of the Ancients-Leveridge

Related Works
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich

Dance: II: Drunken Tyrolese, as17460405 V: The Peasants, as17460405

Event Comment: Benefit Anderson, Dupre, Mrs Bland. Tickets delivered out for Goodall, Mrs Daniel, Miss Morrison will be taken. Mainpiece not acted these 5 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Hale; Modely-Chapman; Freehold-Bridgwater; Sir John-Goodall; Lurcher-Anderson; Doublejugg-Hippisley; Vulture-Woodward; Carbuncle-Marten; Sneak-Vaughan; Timothy Shacklefigure-James; Longbottom-Bencraft; Aura-Mrs Daniel (1st time of appearing on that stage); Flora-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Goodall
Role: Lurcher Actor: Anderson
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Bland.
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Country Lasses Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): Charles JohnsonJohn Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Song: WWe're Gaily yet-Beard

Dance: Sodi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fate Of Villainy; Or, Virtue Triumphant

Performance Comment: Don John-Malone; Don Pedro-Wright; Don Felix-Daniel; Don Guzman-Freeman; Lenora-Mrs Heartless; Jacinta-Mrs Cushing; Golindo-Warren; Lopez-Cushing.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Malone

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin

Song: In praise of the Duke of Cumberland-

Music: A good Band of Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Quin; Myrtle-Ryan; Sir John Bevil-Bridgwater; Cimberton-Hippisley; Tom-Chapman; Sealand-Rosco; Humphrey-Marten; Daniel-James; Lucinda-Mrs Hale; Mrs Sealand-Mrs James; Isabella-Mrs Bland; Phyllis-Mrs Vincent; Indiana-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Sealand Actor: Rosco
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf (the Nonjuror)-Chapman; Sir John Woodvil-Ridout; Col Woodvil-Cashell; Heartly-Havard; Charles-Woodward; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Horton; Maria-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Woodvil Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

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: Westmorland Actor: Hayman
Role: Northumberland Actor: Carr
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil Jun-Wignell; Sir John-Burton; Sealand-Furnival; Cimberton-L. Hallam; Tom-Cushing; Humphrey-Paget; Daniel-Shuter; Myrtle-Goodfellow; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bambridge; Lucinda-Mrs Wignell; Phyllis-Mrs Cushing; Isabella-Mrs Beckham; Indiana-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Burton
Role: Sealand Actor: Furnival
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: See17461203, but Johnny-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Johnny Actor: Shuter.

Dance: As17461124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; Hotspur-Barry; King-Sparks; Prince of Wales-Giffard; Francis-Yates; Kate-Mrs Woffington; Hostess-Mrs Cross; Prince John-Miss Cole; Vernon-Blakes; Worcester-Winstone; Northumberland-Bridges; Douglas-Mozeen; Glendower-Cibber; Blunt-Usher; Bardolph-Ray; Peto-Collins; Gadshill-Lee; Carriers-Barrington, I. Sparks.
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Northumberland Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Devil to Pay

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: Selma Actor: John Smith