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Event Comment: Author's 3rd Night. Paid Mr G. Garrick per Fosbrook, on acct #50. Receipts: #171 6s. 6d.; Charges: #73 10s.; Profit to author: #97 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Man

Cast
Role: Jack Nightshade Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Event Comment: Afterpiece. By Desire. For the Author (2nd night). Paid Mr Luppino for dancing dresses #18 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #162 15s. 6d. Charges: #73 10s. Profit for author [Dr Franklin): #89 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17741104 but Heeltap-Griffith.
Cast
Role: Jerry Sneak Actor: Weston

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Event Comment: For the Author (3rd Night) (Treasurer's Book). "NB Pante Extras this Nt #4 18s. 6d. retd to Authr. Vide 10th inst.; Paid Mr J. Johnston's Music Bill #8 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #182 14s. Charges: #78 8s. 6d. Profit to Author [Franklin] #104 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket

Event Comment: For the Author 2nd Night. Paid Mr Malthus one year's rent to Xmas last (#1 11s. 6d. Land tax deducted) #31 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). A Peep Behind the Curtain is oblig'd to be deferr'd. Receipts: #219 6s. 6d.; Charges: #73 10s.; Profits to Author: #145 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: Taken from The Jovial Crew. Part of pit laid into boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Paid Mr Grimaldi's draft on Mrs Adams #100 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #291 9s. 6d. Charges: #68 18s. Profits to Smith: #212 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Entertainment: End: the Favourite Interlude, Linco's Travels-, with Particular remarks on London; Linco-King; Old Woman-Mrs Bradshaw

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baddeley. Paid Mr Bibb (sword cutler) #9 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #196 5s. 6d. Charges: #67 3s. Profits to Mrs Baddeley: #129 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17741119, but Sterling-Parsons.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Weston Actor: Weston
Role: Thomas Actor: Weston

Dance: V: The Pirates, as17750422

Event Comment: Mrs Baddeley who play'd the Lady in Comus got out of the Enchanted Seat before her time & made a great Laugh the Farce was much hiss'd at the End (Hopkins Diary). [The Masque (never performed there) is the version reduced to two Acts by George Colman.] Benefit for Cautherly. Paid Mr J. Aickin in part of #60 in lieu of Benefit (remiting #10 to his credit) #50. Receipts: #197 11s. 6d. Charges: #68 17s. Profits to Cautherly: #128 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: I: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Machin (chorus singer) 11 nights #2 15s. Receipts: #200 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #11 18s. Paid Mr Farren 40 nights at 30s. per week, #10. Receipts: #133 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Performance Comment: As17751106, but Farmer Furrow-Waldron for Parsons.

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, The Savage Hunters, as17751020, but Blurton

Event Comment: By Command. [No mention of the King and Queen in Treasurer's Book.] Paid Mr Grist on act by order #10. Receipts: #280 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17751116, but Verges-Burton.

Afterpiece Title: The Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17751117, but Parts-Cubitt, _Messink (playbill) but $Messink remains in the Public Advertiser.

Dance: II: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

Event Comment: Miss Hopkins first time Maria --well receiv'd Mrs Abington Spoke a New Epilogue in Character of Philly Nettletop great Applause (Hopkins Diary). Paid Mr Bate's bill for composing The Theatrical Candidates #32 11s. Receipts: #124 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #11 18s. Paid Mr Hatsell's 2 bills #157 12s.; Barrow and Co. for oil #51 13s.; Cubitt [tinman] #45 16s. Receipts: #276 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Condell's Fruit Office first quarter #20. Receipts: #178 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Garrick's note to Dr Arne #50 (Treasurer's Book). [This was an unrecorded benefit night for Bickerstaff as author of the afterpiece. See payment on 27 Feb. 1776.] Receipts: #129 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Performance Comment: As17751130, but Roderick-Wrighten; Antonio-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd stopages #11 13s. Paid Mr Norfolk (glazier) #48 9s.; Thompson (smith) #10 7s.; Hopkins prompter's bill #23 9s. 6d.; Ray, linen draper's bill #115 19s. 6d.; Barrow and Co., oil #99; Cubitt (tinman) #8; Vaughan (haberdasher) #4 3s. 6d. Receipts: #219 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17751216, but Occasional Prologue-_.
Event Comment: Rec'd 1 years rent from Mrs Groath #3. Paid Mr Wallis on note #2 2s.; Frederick (Jew) bill for silks #17 8s. 6d.; 3 extra trumpets #6 15s. Receipts: #181 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Event Comment: The play went off with Great Applause and the Opera till begining of the Second Act. when they hiss'd very much and a very great Noise ensued and with very great difficulty we got to the end of the Farce (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid Mr Hurst (by order) on Note #13 13s. Receipts: #109 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Blackamoor

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson. Parsons ill. Roman Father and Spleen deferr'd. Paid Mr Colman's Benefit balance for his farce call'd the Spleen #169 17s. Receipts: #44 5s. 6d. Charges: #65 14s. Deficit to Jefferson: #21 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Dance: II: The Jealous Harlequin, as17760117

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Johnston. Paid Mr Parsons in lieu of Benefit #105. Receipts: #73 17s. Charges: #64 15s. Profits to Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Johnston: #9 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17760325 but Mat@O@Mint-Wright; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17760419 but Davy-Parsons.

Dance: End Opera: a Favourite Dance call'd The Gardeners, as17760116

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Love Match

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Dyer, Clarke, Mattocks, Hull, Dunstall, Anderson, Bennet, Cushing, Miss Miller, Mrs Green; Prologue-Smith; Epilogue in character-Mrs Green. [Parts were: Thoughtless, Friendly, Modish, Castparts, Mortgage, Parchment, Whiffler, Ranter, Sg Caponi, Sg Screechi, Sg Scrapo, Sg Caperini, Lady Bellari, Mrs Thoughtless, Sga Trilli, Sga Squealini, Servants, Recruits, Bailiff, Porter (Larpent MS 209).]Parts were: Thoughtless, Friendly, Modish, Castparts, Mortgage, Parchment, Whiffler, Ranter, Sg Caponi, Sg Screechi, Sg Scrapo, Sg Caperini, Lady Bellari, Mrs Thoughtless, Sga Trilli, Sga Squealini, Servants, Recruits, Bailiff, Porter (Larpent MS 209).]
Event Comment: Prelude [1st time;PREL I, probably by Richard Cumberland. Larpent MS 472; not published]. Mainpiece [1st time; M 3, by Richard Cumberland, based on Calypso and Telemachus, by John Hughes]: The Overture and all the Music entirely new, and composed by Butler. With new Scenery painted by Richards and Carver, and new Dresses. Books of the Masque to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 27 Mar. 1779: This Day is published Calypso (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Prelude And Prologue

Afterpiece Title: Calypso

Related Works
Related Work: Calypso Author(s): Thomas Butler

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: In: Incidental Dances-Dagueville, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seventeen Hundred And Eighty One Or The Cartel At Philadelphia

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice or It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Whod have Thought It

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Shamrock or The Anniversary of St

Dance: As17830221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: As17831009, but Perdita-Mrs Kemble [i.e. formerly Miss Satchell (see17831124)] .i.e. formerly Miss Satchell (see17831124)] .

Afterpiece Title: Friar Bacon or Harlequins Adventures in Lilliput Brobdignag c