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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Petit Actor: Russell
Role: Old Mirable Actor: Aickin
Role: Young Mirable Actor: Talbot
Role: Captain Duretete Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Dugard Actor: Trueman
Role: Bravoes Actor: Maddocks, Wentworth, Webb, Sparks
Role: Oriana Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Bizarre Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Lamorce Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17980920, but Kitty-Miss Mellon; Tom-_; Coachman-_; Kingston-_; Robert-_.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Lovel Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Freeman Actor: Trueman
Role: Philip Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: Tom Actor: Maddocks
Role: Coachman Actor: Webb
Role: Kingston Actor: Fisher
Role: Robert Actor: Evans
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Russell
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Roffey
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: As17990309

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Las Casas Actor: Packer in place of Aickin.
Role: unassigned Actor: _Russell, _Wathen
Role: Ataliba Actor: Powell
Role: Rolla Actor: Kemble
Role: Alonzo Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Pizarro Actor: Barrymore
Role: Almagro Actor: Caulfield
Role: Gonzalo Actor: Wentworth
Role: Davilla Actor: Trueman
Role: Gomez Actor: Surmont
Role: Valverde Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Diego Actor: Suett
Role: Orozembo Actor: Dowton
Role: Old Blind Man Actor: Cory
Role: Centinel Actor: Holland
Role: Peruvian Officer Actor: Archer
Role: Attendant Actor: Maddocks
Role: Boy Actor: Master Chatterley
Role: Soldiers Actor: Webb, Fisher, Evans, Chippendale
Role: Cora Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17980920, but Tom-_; Coachman-_; Kingston-_; Robert-_.
Cast
Role: Lovel Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Freeman Actor: Trueman
Role: Philip Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: Tom Actor: Maddocks
Role: Coachman Actor: Webb
Role: Kingston Actor: Fisher
Role: Robert Actor: Evans
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Russell
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Roffey
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: As17980920

Song: As17990529

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakley-Pope; Major Oakley-Aickin; Charles-Clarke; Russet-Davenport; Sir Harry Beagle-Fawcett; Lord Trinket-Palmer; Captain O'Cutter-Johnstone; Paris-Caulfield; William-Ledger; John-Abbot; Tom-Chippendale; Lady Freelove's Servant-Lyons; Lady Freelove-Mrs Harlowe; Harriet-Miss Heard; Toilet-Miss Leserve; Chambermaid-Mrs Jones; Mrs Oakley-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance on this stage, and in that character).
Cast
Role: Oakley Actor: Pope
Role: Major Oakley Actor: Aickin
Role: Charles Actor: Clarke
Role: Russet Actor: Davenport
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Fawcett
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: Palmer
Role: Captain O'Cutter Actor: Johnstone
Role: Paris Actor: Caulfield
Role: William Actor: Ledger
Role: John Actor: Abbot
Role: Tom Actor: Chippendale
Role: Lady Freelove's Servant Actor: Lyons
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Toilet Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Mrs Oakley Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Cast
Role: Robin Rough@head Actor: Fawcett
Role: Snacks Actor: Davenport
Role: Mr Frank Actor: Clarke
Role: Clown Actor: Chippendale
Role: Servant Actor: Abbot
Role: Villager Actor: Lyons
Role: Rattle Actor: Palmer
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Mrs Edward
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Gibbs.

Entertainment: Monologue End: Epilogue pourtraying Characteristick Jealousies of the Spaniard the Italian the Dutchman the Frenchman and the Englishman [by Garrick]-Mrs Mattocks [see cg, 1 May 1798]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17990622 but William-_; John-_; Tom-_; Lady Freelove's Servant-_; Toilet-_; Chambermaid-_.
Cast
Role: Oakley Actor: Pope
Role: Major Oakley Actor: Aickin
Role: Charles Actor: Clarke
Role: Russet Actor: Davenport
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Fawcett
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: Palmer
Role: Captain O'Cutter Actor: Johnstone
Role: Paris Actor: Caulfield
Role: William Actor: Ledger
Role: John Actor: Abbot
Role: Tom Actor: Chippendale
Role: Lady Freelove's Servant Actor: Lyons
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Toilet Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Mrs Oakley Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Cast
Role: Abednego Actor: Fawcett
Role: Changeable Actor: Palmer
Role: Doctor Specific Actor: Waddy
Role: Old Bromley Actor: Davenport
Role: Charles Actor: Trueman
Role: William Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Mrs Changeable Actor: Mrs Harlowe.

Entertainment: Monologue As17990622

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17990622 but William-_; John-_; Tom-_; Lady Freelove's Servant-_.
Cast
Role: Oakley Actor: Pope
Role: Major Oakley Actor: Aickin
Role: Charles Actor: Clarke
Role: Russet Actor: Davenport
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Fawcett
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: Palmer
Role: Captain O'Cutter Actor: Johnstone
Role: Paris Actor: Caulfield
Role: William Actor: Ledger
Role: John Actor: Abbot
Role: Tom Actor: Chippendale
Role: Lady Freelove's Servant Actor: Lyons
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Toilet Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Mrs Oakley Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Vapour Actor:
Role: Gossip Actor: Suett
Role: Souffrance Actor: Caulfield
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: Woodley Actor: Trueman
Role: Waiter Actor: Chippendale
Role: Servant Actor: Lyons
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Edward
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Griffiths.

Entertainment: Monologue. As17990622

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red-cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Caulfield; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-J. Palmer; Coachman-Ledger; Tom-Clarke; Kitty-Miss DeCamp; Cook-Mrs Hale; Cloe-Mrs Haskey; Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Edward; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Lovel Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Freeman Actor: Trueman
Role: Philip Actor: Caulfield
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Coachman Actor: Ledger
Role: Tom Actor: Clarke
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Haskey
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Edward
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: In II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Holman
Role: Capulet Actor: Waddy
Role: Benvolio Actor: Whitfield
Role: Friar Lawrence Actor: Hull
Role: Prince Actor: Mansel
Role: Paris Actor: Klanert
Role: Tibalt Actor: Claremont
Role: Montague Actor: Davenport
Role: Balthazar Actor: Abbot
Role: Peter Actor: Farley
Role: Apothecary Actor: Simmons
Role: Mercutio Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Performance Comment: Characters by Incledon, Johnstone, Munden, Fawcett, Emery, Townsend, Linton, Street, Hawtin; Mrs Martyr, Mrs Chapman, Miss Sims, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Sydney. [Cast from text (J. Barker, 1799): Ben Bowsprit-Incledon; Dennis-Johnstone; Habakuk-Munden; Sam Spritsail-Fawcett; Tom Tackle-Emery; Firelock-Townsend; Kitty-Mrs Martyr; Britannia-Mrs Chapman; Nancy-Miss Sims; Susan-Miss Wheatley; Jane-Mrs Sydney [in text: Mrs Gilbert]; unassigned-Linton, Street, Hawtin.
Cast
Role: Ben Bowsprit Actor: Incledon
Role: Dennis Actor: Johnstone
Role: Habakuk Actor: Munden
Role: Sam Spritsail Actor: Fawcett
Role: Tom Tackle Actor: Emery
Role: Firelock Actor: Townsend
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Chapman
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Wheatley
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Sydney
Role: unassigned Actor: Linton, Street, Hawtin.

Dance: In afterpiece: New Dance (composed by Bologna Jun.)-Bologna Jun., King, Mrs Watts, Mrs Parker (1st appearance these 2 years)

Song: The Songs written or selected for the afterpiece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; When Britain first her Flag uprear'd-Incledon, Johnstone, Linton; An hungry Fox one day did spy (Old Welsh tune)-Munden; When Peace smiles around-Mrs Martyr; Sir Sydney Smith-Fawcett; When a Tar returns home-Fawcett, Munden, Mrs Martyr; Mr Speaker tho' 'tis late--Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton; A Bundle of Proverbs-Munden; In praise of the Pars who have leathered the World-Johnstone; +The Navy and Army of Britain forever-Townsend; The Embarkation-Incledon; Glee and Chorus [We come, ye guardians of our isle]-Mrs Martyr, Miss Sims, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Sydney; Recitative and Finale [Britons, your country's gratitude behold]-Mrs Chapman, Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton

Opera: End IV: Solemn Dirge. The Funeral Procession of Juliet-; Vocal Parts-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Hill, Linton, Gardner, Denman, Blurton, King, Street, Lee, Little, Thomas, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Whitmore, Ms Waters, Ms Chapman, Ms Atkins, Ms Litchfield, Ms Mills, Ms Dibdin, Ms Wheatley, Ms Iliff, Ms Sims, Ms Whitmore, Ms Follett, Ms Watts, Ms Castelle, Ms Norton, Ms Gilbert, Ms Leserve, Ms Lloyd, Ms Masters, Ms Blurton, Ms Sydney, Ms Burnett, Ms Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Duke Murcia Actor: King
Role: Marquis Almanza Actor: Powell
Role: Count Valentia Actor: Palmer
Role: Granada Actor: Fisher
Role: Seville Actor: Evans
Role: Peasant Actor: Archer
Role: Marchioness Merida Actor: Miss Campbell
Role: Amanthis Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17991001, but added: Tom-Maddocks; Coachman-Webb; Kingston-Fisher; Robert-Evans; Cook-_; Cloe-_.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Maddocks
Role: Coachman Actor: Webb
Role: Kingston Actor: Fisher
Role: Robert Actor: Evans
Role: Lovel Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Freeman Actor: Trueman
Role: Philip Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Surmont
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Roffey
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Rustic Actor: Chippendale.
Role: Mr Belville Actor: Sedgwick
Role: Captain Belville Actor: Dignum
Role: William Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Irishman Actor: Clarke
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Sparks
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Stephens

Ballet: In 2nd piece: The Scotch Ghost. As17991202, but Glaude-Fisher

Cast
Role: Glaude Actor: Fisher.
Role: Jamie Actor: Gheri
Role: Saundy Actor: Master Chatterley
Role: Donald Actor: Whitmell
Role: Elpsa Actor: Mrs Brooker
Role: Fanny Actor: Sga Bossi DelCaro.
Event Comment: Edition of 1660: The Royal Oake, with Other various and delightfull Scenes presented on the Water and the Land, Celebrated in Honour of the deservedly Honoured Sir Richard Brown, Bar. Lord Mayor of the City of London, The 29th day of October...and performed at the Costs and Charges of the Right Worshipfull Company of Merchant-Taylors. [Tatham refers to Dyamond, a Lightfoot, Paynter; Thomas Whitein, Joyner; and Richard Cleere, Carver.] Pepys, Diary: And I...at the Key in Cheapside; where there was a company of fine ladies, and we were very civilly treated, and had a very good place to see the pageants, which were many, and I believe good, for such kind of things, but in themselves but poor and absurd. Evelyn, Diary: My Lord Majors shew stop'd me in cheape-side: one of the Pageants represented a greate Wood, with the royal Oake, & historie of his Majesties miraculous escape at Bosco-bell &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Oake

Cast
Role: Tumbling Actor: Dyamond.
Event Comment: The United Company. On 23 April 1689 Luttrell purchased a copy of the Prologue. The broadside copy, with Luttrell's date of acquisition, is in the possession of Mr Louis Silver, Wilmette, Illinois, to whose courtesy I am indebted for permission to use this date. When the Prologue, which is reprinted in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 271-72, appeared in The Fourth and Last Volume of the Works of Mr Tho. Brown (1719), the Prologue has the title: Jo. Haines in Penance; Or, his Recantation-Prologue, at his acting of Poet Bays in the Duke of Buckingham's Play call'd The Rehearsal. Spoken in a white Sheet, with a burning Taper in his Hand, upon his Admittance in to the House after his Return from the Church of Rome. In the Preface to his play, The Fatal Mistake (1691-92), Haines stated: In troth I have Acted Mr Bays so often, and so feelingly, that I could not possibly forbear copying after so fair an Original
Event Comment: Benefit Ion and Brown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Prig Actor: C. Bullock
Role: Boor Actor: Harper
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Miss Stone.
Role: Goswin Actor: Leigh
Role: Higgen Actor: Pack
Role: Florez Actor: Leigh
Role: Clause Actor: Quin
Role: Woolfort Actor: Smith
Role: Hubert Actor: Ogden
Role: Hemskirk Actor: Egleton
Role: Vandunck Actor: Bullock
Role: Snap Actor: Griffin
Role: 1st Boor Actor: Spiller
Role: 2d Boor Actor: Harper

Song: Singing in Italian and English-a Gentleman who never perform'd on any Stage before

Dance: Topham Jr, Pelling, Newhouse, Miss Bullock, Sandham's Son, Miss Francis

Event Comment: Benefit Brown, Buchanan, Richards, Sparkling. [The Prologue was printed in British Journal, 29 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Cast
Role: With a new Prologue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Adventures of Half an Hour

Afterpiece Title: The Plots of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Leon Actor: Delane
Role: Captain Actor: Ryan
Role: Alonzo Actor: Ridout
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Cacafogo Actor: Mullart
Role: Juan Actor: Marshall
Role: Sanchio Actor: Aston
Role: Margarita Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Old Woman Actor: Hippisley

Dance: II: By a Scholar of Nivelon's. III: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. IV: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. V: Sailors (from Orestes) by Glover and others

Song: I: Chanson a Boire, to Musick of Mr Handel's, sung by Leveridge and Laguerre. II: The Confession by Roberts and Miss Norsa. III: The Opinion of the Ancients, set to Musick, by the Famous Mr Henry Purcell, and sung by Leveridge and Beard. IV: A Song in the Anacreontick Stile by Leveridge. V: A new Song in Praise of Old English Brown Beer, being a Sequel to the Roast Beef Song, and fit to be sung by all True Britons, and Lovers of Old England

Performance Comment: II: The Confession by Roberts and Miss Norsa. III: The Opinion of the Ancients, set to Musick, by the Famous Mr Henry Purcell, and sung by Leveridge and Beard. IV: A Song in the Anacreontick Stile by Leveridge. V: A new Song in Praise of Old English Brown Beer, being a Sequel to the Roast Beef Song, and fit to be sung by all True Britons, and Lovers of Old England .
Event Comment: Benefit Brown. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal Music-Beard; A Solo-the famous Violoncello, lately arrived from Italy

Event Comment: Benefit Page (Housekeeper), Banks and Duck. See London Daily Post and General Advertiser for arrest and seizure of William Brown, notorious pick-pocket in cg playhouse passage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Pilgrim Actor: Ryan
Role: Alphonso Actor: Hippisley
Role: Roderigo Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Mad Scholar Actor: Hale
Role: Curio Actor: Cashell
Role: Seberto Actor: Gibson
Role: Old Pilgrim Actor: Harrington
Role: Verdugo Actor: Goodall
Role: Mad Englishman Actor: Rosco
Role: Mad Welchman Actor: James
Role: Mad Priest Actor: Bencraft
Role: Mad Taylor Actor: Woodward
Role: Master of Madhouse Actor: Marten
Role: Lopez Actor: Carr
Role: Jaques Actor: Anderson
Role: Fool Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Juletta Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley%.

Dance: TThe Happy Lovers, as17421006; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Grand Comic Ballet, as17430407

Event Comment: Benefit a Brave Soldier, who suffer'd extremely at the Battle of Dettingen [Thomas Brown]. A Concert, et. 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. Tickets at Pinchbeck's shop facing the Haymarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Song: A Gentleman who never appeared on any stage before

Entertainment: A new Quack Doctor's speech-, in character, by a noted Humorist

Event Comment: Benefit Cushing. 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s. Tickets at the Brown Bear in Hooper's Square; King Harry's Head, Red Lion St.; Dawson's under Furnival's Inn, Holborn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Cushing.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Proper Decorations. Dance by Desire. Paid Mr Donell for a Brown velvet coat & Breeches and a blue velvet flower'd waistcoat #4 4s.; to Mr Hughes for a blue velvet suit embroider'd, a Gray cloth coat lac'd with gold, a scarlet velvet waistcoat, an uncut velvet suit & cold straps #55; Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #17 18s. 11d.; Paid Mr Havers five eights share Rent 100 nights #7 5s. 10d.; Paid Mrs Stanhope's 2 shares ditto #28 6s. 8d.; Norton 3 chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #200 (Cross); #170 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: Dorilas Actor: Garrick
Role: Poliphontes Actor: Havard
Role: Nabras Actor: Berry
Role: Euricles Actor: Usher
Role: Erox Actor: Bridges
Role: High Priest Actor: Winstone
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: GGrand Scotch Dance, as17491031

Event Comment: Benefit for Author. Tickets at the Stage Door. This Day is Published at 1s. 6d. The Roman Father, a Tragedy, as it is now acting at Drury Lane. Written by Mr W. Whitehead. Printed for R. Dodsley in Pall Mall, and sold by M. Cooper in Paternoster Row (General Advertiser). Paid Cross a bill #1 8s. 7d. Norton 4 chorus #1. Paid for a brown coat with gold holes, a scarlet waistcoat with gold lace, scarlet shag breeches for Mr Sowdon #8 (Treasurer's Book). [Probably Sowdon's costume in the part of Tullius Hcstilius.] Receipts: #190 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Event Comment: Whereas Doctor John Francis Croza, late Master of the Company of Comedians at the Opera House in the Haymarket, escaped fro me on Tuesday Evening last: whoever will secure or cause him to be secured, so that I may re-take him, shall have a reward of thirty pounds immediately, paid by me Henry Gibbs, one of the Tipstaffs attending the court of Common Pleas, Southampton St., Covent Garden, Tea Merchant. N.B. The said John Francis Croza is a thin man, about Five feet five inches high, of a swarthy Complexion, with dark brown eyebrows, pitted with the small pox, stoops a little in the Shoulders, is about 50 Years of age, and takes a remarkable deal of Snuff, talks Italian and French, but speaks very little English (General Advertiser)

Performances

Event Comment: [If this were the announcement of a bona fide concert, there would be no infraction of the Licensing Act. The singers are not named, as they usually are in advertisements of musical entertainments.] Benefit for Brown. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. No persons to be admitted without tickets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Musick, Etc

Event Comment: Benefit for Barnard, Driscoll, Trott (Lobby Doorkeeper Doorkeeper) and Widow Banks. Tickets deliver'd by Ross, Brown, Elliott &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Bookseller Actor: Paddick
Role: Day Actor: Collins.
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Bambridge.
Role: Teague Actor: Barrington
Role: Careless Actor: Ryan
Role: Blunt Actor: Sparks
Role: Abel Actor: Cushing
Role: Lt Story Actor: Anderson
Role: Obadiah Actor: Arthur
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Barrington.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Cast
Role: Kitty Carrot Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots, as17520504; Drunken Peasant-Phillips, Smith

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentlewoman, who hath a large Family in great Distress, being kept out of a good Fortune (Cross). Tickets to be had at Mrs Brown's, Milliner, in Martin's-Church-Yard; Mr Leeson, Haberdasher, near the New Church in the Strand; Mrs Kelly's, the Rainbow Coffee House, Ludgate Hill; Mr Walker's, an Oilman in Catherine St., and of Varney at the Stage Door (playbill). Receipts: #30 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Palmer
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: her 1st appearance there she went to Ireland Actor:
Role: Justice Balance Actor: Burton
Role: Worthy Actor: Havard
Role: Kite Actor: Berry
Role: Bullock Actor: Taswell
Role: Welch Collier Actor: Blakes
Role: Brazen Actor: Woodward
Role: Recruits Actor: Vaughan, W. Vaughan
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Loverule Actor: Beard
Role: Jobson Actor: Berry
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore- see17531123; IV: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: New Dutch Dance, as17531117

Song: III: Beard

Event Comment: A new Tragedy by ye Author of Barbarossa (Dr Brown) Great Applause (Cross). [Larpent MS 124 suggests Dunelm had been intended for Walker to act.] Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Athelstan A New Tragedy

Cast
Role: Prologue to be spoken by Actor: Holland in the character of the Genius of England
Role: Athelstan Actor: Garrick
Role: Egbert Actor: Ross
Role: Siward Actor: Davies
Role: Thyra Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Edwina Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Gothmund Actor: Murphy
Role: Harold Actor: Havard
Role: Goodwin Actor: Burton
Role: Dunelm Actor: Jefferson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Performance Comment: See17570928, but to begin with Grand Overture with French Horns-; Kitty-Miss Gaudry; Oratory-Miss Midnight; Scots Songs-Lauder; New Comic Lectures-Cibber; Les Tailleurs a new pantomime dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; Scots Dance-Froment, Mme Dulisse; Italian Air-La Signora Mimicotti; accompanied on the bassoon-Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado (as17570902); Acrobatics-Maddox; The Drunken Peasant, Irish Landlord and Landlady-Jolly, Settree, Mme Dulisse; Brown Beer of England-Lauder; Hornpipe-Morris.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic