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Event Comment: [Not allowed to be performed. Macklin's faction rioted.] N.B.: This caused riot House taken [apart].--Winston MS. [See The Case of Charles Macklin. Macklin did not return to dl until 19 Dec. 1744.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-W. Giffard; Johnson-Mills; others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Gray, Usher, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With Additional Reinforcements of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Event Comment: At this time died the celebrated Mrs Haywood (Winston MS.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17431006, but Chamont-Garrick; Castalio-Havard; Chaplain-Turbutt; Page-Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Chaplain Actor: Turbutt

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Simon Actor: Turbutt

Dance: III: Dance, as17431123

Event Comment: GGarrick ill (Winston MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17440102, but Abel Drugger-Cibber Jun.
Cast
Role: Lovewit Actor: Turbutt

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Event Comment: GGarrick ill (Winston MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17440117, but Brazen-Cibber Jun.
Cast
Role: Kite Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Performance Comment: As17440203, but Swiss Servant-Liviez; Fairy-a Lilliputian Woman.
Event Comment: GGarrick recover'd [Winston MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17431229, but Monimia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Chaplain Actor: Turbutt

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Event Comment: [Full prices (Winston MS.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17460222, but Abel Drugger-Cibber Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Incendiary

Cast
Role: Highlander Actor: Winstone
Event Comment: [Full Prices (Winston MS.).] By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17460609 but Scrub-Cibber; Cherry-Mrs Baily; Gipsey-Mrs Cross; Sir Charles Freeman-Cross; Aimwell-Havard; Sullen-Bridges; Bonniface-Phillips; Archer-Giffard; Hounslow-Leigh; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Giffard; Foigard-Oates.

Afterpiece Title: The Conspiracy Discovered

Event Comment: Benefit Sga Padouana. The last night of Mlle Violette's dancing (Winston MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Winstone

Dance: Entertainments-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Sga Padouana, Salomon's Son

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Lee had returned to Covent Garden. See Winston MS 7.] Notwithstanding the reports of Mrs Cibber's Indisposition, we hear that she is not ill at Bath. We hear that the Comic part of the Little French Lawyer is alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher, and will be acted very soon at Drury Lane, the part of the little French Lawyer will be perform'd by Woodward (General Advertiser). [See 7 Oct.] Receipts: #170

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17490928, but Claudio-King.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Event Comment: CCovent Garden drops ye play, & tonight does the Beg. Opera (Cross). Dropped because Mrs Cibber would act in Romeo no longer (Winston MS 7). Daily Advertiser: On the Run of Romeo and Juliet: @Well--what tonight, says angry Ned,@As up from bed he rouses,@Romeo again! and shakes his head,@Ah! Pox on both your houses!@I. H-tt Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Escalus Actor: Winstone
Event Comment: [[No General Advertiser for this day. Information from the Winston MS 7.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Dance: [As17500926

Event Comment: N.B. Neither Prologue nor Epilogue mentioned in Bills for first 11 nights (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Event Comment: Died M Destrade, Dancing Master, late of Covent Garden (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Saul

Event Comment: Benefit for Roger, Shawford, Reinhold, & Gerard, he run away (Cross). Mons Gerard left England. His tickets not admitted (Winston MS 8). Last time of performing the Mainpiece this Season. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17540416 but Launcelot-Vernon; Gratiano-Palmer; Marochius-Burton.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Dance: III: The Pierrot's Dance, as17540504; V: A Hornpipe-Walker

Song: Dialogue call'd% Damon and Chloe-Master Reinhold, Miss Thomas

Event Comment: MMacklin's Coffee House taken (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. No building on Stage. Tickets at Blakes' House in Duke's Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. Macklin's Coffee House sold by Auctioneer under the Commissioner of Bankruptcy (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17541130, but Darby-Walker.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17550129, but Old Man, Frenchman-Blakes.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: See17550509, but Prologue-Garrick in the character of a sailor (Winston MS 8).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Player-Cibber; Polly-Young Gentlewoman Miss Cary (Winston MS 8) who never appeared on the Stage before.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: Pierots Dance-; III: A Hornpipe-

Event Comment: [A+Apprentice deferr'd. Woodward hoarse (Winston MS 8).] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17551117, but Chamont-Holland; Monimia-Miss Macklin (being their first appearances in those parts); Acasto-Burton; Ernesto-_.

Afterpiece Title: Crononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: Chrononhotonthologos-Philips; Bombardinian-Burton; Rigdum Funnidos-Clough; Aldiborontiphoscophornio-Walker; Tatlanthe-Miss Mills; Cupid-Mas. Moore; Fadladinida-Miss Hippisley; Captain of Guards-Jefferson; Doctor-Lewis; King of Fiddlers-Atkins; King of the Antipodes-Harrison; Dumb Master of Cook-Johnston; Ceremonies-Gray; First Lady-Mrs Bradshaw; Second Lady-Mrs Simson; Venus-Mrs Matthews (Winston MS 8); Triumphal entry of Chrononhotonthologos into the city of Quaerumania- introduced (MacMillan).
Event Comment: New Prologue to the farce (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Event Comment: By Command of Prince of Wales (Winston MS 8). Prince of Wales & 4 more (Cross). Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Austin
Role: Governor Cape Actor: Bransby
Event Comment: This Night by the Crowd upon the upper Gallery Stairs two Women & a Man were Kill'd (Cross). 2 or 3 Persons squeezed to death getting into Drury Lane (Winston MS 8). The Tragedy of the Mourning Bride will be acted at the latter end of this week at Drury Lane, in which Mrs Glen will perform the character of Zara, it being the second time of her appearing on that stage. The reviv'd Comedy of the Gamesters and the tragedy of the Fatal Marriage will be played after the holidays. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: PPittard's Observations on Garrick's Acting pub. as 6 d. Dedicated to Earl of Chesterfield (Winston MS 8). [Joseph Pittard the actor? or pen name for John Shebbeare?] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Ballet: TThe Prussian Camp. As17571223

Event Comment: Twenty Renters only at Drury Lane at 2s. a night (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Author