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Event Comment: Paid Cross for paper & pens 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [A constant weekly charge which will be noted no further, amounting to #1 10s. for the season.] Receipts: #130 (Cross); #120 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Master Mattocks

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Rogers for wax & Brickdust 3s. 10d.; Norton for 3 Chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #60 (Cross); #63 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: III: Comic Dance-Matthews, Mrs Addison

Event Comment: Paid Lane (Tailor) #105 17s.; Norton for 3 Chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #170 (Cross); #154 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Event Comment: Paid Dr Boyce for Music for the Chaplet #42; Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #19 6s. 5d.; Norton 3 Chorus this night 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #60 (Cross); #68 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Constable Actor: Winstone.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Savoyard Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison

Event Comment: Paid 3 chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). We hear the play of the Rehearsal is now reviving at Drury Lane, and will be play'd there some day next week (General Advertiser). Receipts: #40 (Cross); #49 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Savoyard Dance, as17491213

Event Comment: Paid Norton 3 chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #60 (Cross); #69 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Savoyard Dance, as17491213

Event Comment: Paid to Calthorpe #63 for 60 nights (Treasurer's Book). [Seems to have been a Renter at #1 1s. per night.] Receipts: #100 (Cross); #103 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17491129, but Lockit-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Beggar Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Cast
Role: Mago Actor: Winstone

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison

Event Comment: Paid 3 chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). We hear the French players are all embark'd for France. Receipts: #70 (Cross); #75 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Sir Philip Modelove-Shuter; Betty-Mrs Bennet; Col. Feignwell-Woodward; Obadiah-Taswell; Tradelove-Barnet; Perriwinkle-James; Freeman-Palmer; Sackbut-Winstone; Simon-Usher; Mrs Prim-Mrs James; Anne-Mrs Clive; Lady-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Sackbut Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17491212, but add Pelling, M'Neale, Harrison, Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs Lafont, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pitt.

Dance: NNew Comic Dance-Grandchamps, Mrs Addison, Miss Baker

Song: Master Mattocks

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Heron her bill #22 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #170 (Cross); #156 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Performance Comment: Actors only; See17500106, but no Prologue or Epilogue advertised in General Advertiser.
Event Comment: Paid Servandoni on acct #5 5s. Receipts: #104 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: Dancing-; In II: the Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; In III: a Tambourine-Mons. DeJardin 1st appearance on the English Stage since his arrival

Event Comment: Paid Norton 3 chorus last night. 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #120 (Cross); #108 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Event Comment: Paid Lane for 22 1!4 yds. of Brocade #20; Youngest Shawford's dancing 5s.; Ditto Young Cross 5s.; Norton 2 Chorus last night 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #50 (Cross); #72 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17500105, but Prospero-Berry; Miranda-Miss Cole; Dorinda-Mrs Green; The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-_; Neptune-_; Amphitrite-_; To Conclude with a Comic Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Event Comment: Paid salary list #305 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [Miss Murgetroyd off the salary list.] Receipts: #170 (Cross); #166 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17491130, but Verges-Shuter; Town Clerk-Simpson.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: SSwedish Gardeners, as17491219

Event Comment: Paid Norton 4 Chorus #1 (Treasurer's Book). This month publish'd An Impartial Statement of the case of the French Players. Printed for Spavan (Gentleman's Magazine, Register of Books). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #126 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: High Priest Actor: Winstone

Dance: GGrand Scotch Dance, as17491031

Event Comment: Paid Redman for writing the play of Romeo in parts 15s. 5d. Receipts: #100 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: GGrand Scotch Ballet, as17500131

Event Comment: Paid Bricklayer's man Xmas box 2s. 6d.; 4 chorus #1 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #170 (Cross); #141 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: High Priest Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: SSwedish Gardeners, as17491219

Event Comment: Paid Norton 4 chorus #1 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #170 (Cross); #127 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: High Priest Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: Anatomist

Dance: GGrand Scotch Dance, as17491031

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Coleman for a white and gold brocaded robe #12 12s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #110 (Cross); #111 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17491216, but Indiana-Mrs Elmy; Sealand-Berry; Daniel-_.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: Swedish Gardeners, as17491219

Ballet: End: Savoyard Travellers. As17500126

Event Comment: Paid Norton 6 Chorus #1 10s. (Treasurer's Book). This Day is Publish'd at 6d. Remarks on the New Tragedy call'd The Roman Father, with a word to the Author. "When authors write such lively strains so sad,@They needs must make the honest Critic mad." By a Spectator. Sold by W. Reeve at Shakespeare's Head in Fleet St.; and A. Dodd at the Peacock opposite St. Clement's Church in the Strand. Receipts: #180 (Cross); #159 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Event Comment: Paid Tallow Chandler #17 18s. 11d.; Norton 6 Chorus 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #150 (Cross); #128 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: add Goodal Actor: Winstone
Event Comment: Paid half year's Poor's rate for the theatre due Michelmas last #15 12s. 6d., and ditto for the House in Bow St. passage 15s. 1!2d. (Account Book). Receipts: #144 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Event Comment: Paid Baddeley on note #20 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #144 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17660925, but Player-J. Palmer.

Dance: TThe Vintage, as17661011; II: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

Event Comment: Paid Printer's Bill #8 19s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #115 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Event Comment: Paid Miss Sledge for walking 10 night on the Coronation #2 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #153 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: As17661001, but Salisbury-Gardner; English Herald-Weller; Constable-Cushing; Governor of Harfleur-Redman; Grey-_.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Event Comment: Paid half year's rent for water #2 2s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #149 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17661017, but Parts-_Aickin, _Watkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Dance: I: Pantomine Dance The Vintage, as17661011