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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre, the first time of his appearance on this stage; Hob's Father-Harper; Hob's Mother-Mrs Pritchard; Flora-Mrs Cantrell; Sir Thomas-Sheppard; Friendly-Salway; Dick-Turbutt; Betty-Mrs Shireburn .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens Or The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Queen Mary-Mrs Horton, the first time of her appearing on that stage; Norfolk-Ryan; Davison-A. Hallam; Morton-Bridgwater; Cecil-Roberts; Douglass-Miss Norsa; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hallam .

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer or Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Spirits-Leveridge, Stoppelaer, Miss Norsa; Fury-Lally, the first time of his appearance on this stage; Harlequin Man and Woman-Le Sac and Miss Baston; Pierrot Man and Woman-Duke and Delagarde; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Glover and Miss Rogers; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Du Pre and Mrs Ogden; Punch-Boval; Doctor's Man-Hippisley .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Royer; Imoinda-a Gentlewoman, the first time of her appearing on any stage .

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother in law Or The Doctors The Disease

Performance Comment: Sir Credulous-Griffin; Lady Hippish-Mrs Butler; Headpiece-Cibber; Mummy-Johnson; Primrose-Mrs Clive; Beaumont-W. Mills; Diascordium-Miller; Lawyer-Shepard; Heartly-Hewitt; Opium-Harper; Gallipot-Turbutt; Poet-Oates; Belina-Mrs Pritchard; Agnes-Miss Cole, the first time of appearing at this theatre .

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: As17341017

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17341104, but Time-Nichols; Death-Ray .
Cast
Role: Time Actor: Nichols

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Russel, the first time of his appearing on this stage; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Stoppelaer; Dick-Wignell; Old Hob-Mullart; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Flora-Miss Norsa .

Dance: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard III-Delane; Henry VI-Giffard; Buckingham-W. Giffard; Richmond-Bardin; Norfolk-Harbin; Ratcliff-Jenkins; Stanley-Rosco; Catesby-Havard; Tressel-Huddy; Oxford-Moore; Prince Edward-Miss Norris; Duke of York-Miss Haughton, the first time of her appearing on the stage; Mayor-Penkethman; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Lady Anne-Mrs Giffard; Dutchess of York-Mrs Haughton .

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: La Follette s'cest Ravisee by F. Tench and Mrs Woodward. Pastoral by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. Scots Dance, as17341202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Merlin or The Devil of Stone Henge

Performance Comment: Merlin-Laguerre; Spirits-Mrs Cibber, Mrs Clive; Ghost of Faustus-Salway; Harlequin Faustulus-Le Brun; Harlequin's Servant-Nivelon; Italian-Lalauze; Fanner-Mechlin; Italian Lady-Cibber; Country Lass-Mrs Clive; Italian Lady's Servant-Mrs Laguerre; Shepherds-Pelling, Davenport; Shepherdesses-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport; Pluto-Denoyer; Furies-Livier, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport; but edition of 1734 lists: Merlin-Laguerre; Ghost of Faustus-Salway; Spirits-Mrs Cibber, Mrs Clive; Mountebank's Zany-Salway; Country Girl-Mrs Clive; Time-Salway .
Cast
Role: Time Actor: Salway

Entertainment: [By Lewis Theobald and John Galliard.] With New Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. No Money under the full Price to be taken during the whole Time of the Performance. The advanc'd Money to be return'd to those who go out before the Overture of the Entertainment begins. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performance Comment: ] With New Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. No Money under the full Price to be taken during the whole Time of the Performance. The advanc'd Money to be return'd to those who go out before the Overture of the Entertainment begins. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Miss Hillyard; Jupiter-Stoppelaer; Mercury-Vincent; Sylvans-Miss Rogers, Mlle De L'Orme, Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston, Mlle Villepierre; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Lally, S. Lally, Le Sac, De la Garde, Duke; Yeoman-Boval; Clodpole-Hippisley; Harlequin-Lun; Old Man-Smith; Colombine-Mlle Quinault, the first time of her appearance on this stage; Countrymen and Lasses-Du Pre, Bencraft, Ferguson, Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Brunette; Savoyard-Mullart; Gardeners-Smith, De la Garde; Elements: Earth-S. Lally; Air-Glover; Fire-Le Sac; Water-Lally; Females-Miss Baston, Miss Rogers, Mrs Ogden, Mrs De L'Orme .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Mrs Grainger, the first time of her appearing on any stage; Major Rakish-Hippisley; Young Rakish-Walker; Friendly-Wignell; Benedict-Neale; Lady Manlove-Mrs Martin; Lettice-Miss Bincks .

Dance: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs De L'Orme, La Coquette Francois by Lally, S. Lally, Mlle Salle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Double Inconstance

Performance Comment: Lisette-Mlle Villepierre, the first time of her appearance on that stage .

Afterpiece Title: Le Portra1t

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Shepard; Leander-Salway; James-Leigh; Hellebore-Cole; Harry-Turbutt; Davy-Jones; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard; Charlotte-Mrs Este, the first time of her appearing on any stage. By particular Desire, an Epilogue, as17350603.

Music: Select Pieces. II: A Concerto for two Hautboys performed by Woodbridge and Neale

Dance: I:Jenny come tie me; or, The Neu, Way of Wooing by Davenport and Miss Brett. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Pierot by Davenport and Cox. End Afterpiece: A new Comic Dance by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson

Song: IV: As17350603

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Monimia-Mrs Dunstone, the first time of her appearing on any stage; Acasto-Jones; Castalio-Price; Polydore-Turner; Chamont-Machen; Ernesto-Gray; Chaplain-Topham; Serena-Miss Jones; Florella-Mrs Miller; Cordelio-Miss Burdgis .

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: I: The Elder 'Prentice's Song. II: on, on, my dear Brethren. IV: Let Masonry be now my Theme. V: The Agreement of the Gods, by Brother Montgomery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17350718 but Manly-a Citizen of London, the first Time of his Appearance on any Stage; Poundage-Gray; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Egerton; Mrs Trusty-Miss Jones; Myrtillo-Miss J. Jones .

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane, the first time of his appearing on that stage. Clytus-Stephens; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Walker; Hephestion-A. Hallam; Polyperchon-Marshal; Perdicas-Ridout; Statira-Mrs Horton; Roxana-Mrs Hallam; Sysigambis-Mrs Mullart; Parisatis-Miss Norsa .
Related Works
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Johnson, the first time of his appearing on any stage; Queen-Mrs Roberts; Bertran-Rosco; Raymond-Lyon; Alphonso-Richardson; Pedro-Havard; Lorenzo-Giffard; Fryar-W. Giffard; Gomez-Penkethman; Elvira-Mrs Giffard; Teresa-Miss Tollet .

Afterpiece Title: The Emperor of the Moon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-W. Giffard; Ford-Giffard; Caius-Bardin; Page-Rosco; Shallow-Norris; Fenton-Havard; Host-Lyon; Slender-Woodward; Simple-Hamilton; Bardolph-Dove; Mrs Ford-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Page-Mrs Haughton; Anne Page-Mrs M. Giffard; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Wetherilt; Sir Hugh Evans-Lowder, the first time of his appearing on the stage .

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Mrs Turner, the first time of her appearing on any stage .

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle-Drums, with Mr Hendel's Water-Musick on the Stage, by Mr J. Baker

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Constance-Mrs Egerton; Aurelia-Miss Pattison; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Hervey; Midwife's Maid-Mrs Westley, the first time of her appearance on the stage. With a new Prologue and Epilogue to be spoke by Miss Pattison (in Boy's Cloaths) and Mrs Hervey .

Music: I: Handel's Overture of Ariadne. II: Charke's Medley Overture

Dance: II: French Peasant by Shawford. IV: Scot's Dance

Song: III: Cbast Lucretia. V: Roast Beef Song

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth Part Ii

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin, being the first time of his performing that character in this play; King-Mills; Prince-W. Mills; Lancaster-Salway; York-Milward; Justice-Boman; Pistol-Cibber; Shallow-Johnson; Silence-Miller; Feeble-Griffin; Bardolph-Shepard; Poins-Oates; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Cole; Hostess-Mrs Cross; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Mann. A Prologue, by Mr Betterton, representing the Genius of Falstaff 40 Years ago, at the Revival of this Play, will be (by particular Desire) spoke by Quin .

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Flippanta-Mrs Talbot; Araminta-Mrs Browne, the first time of her appearing on any stage. With the Prologue to the Play, with several Additions, to be Spoke by the Author of the Farce, in the Character of a shabby Poet .

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Temple Beau

Performance Comment: Temple Beau-Giffard; Lady Lucy-Mrs Giffard; Sir Avarice-Norris; Veromil-W. Giffard; Valentine-Havard; Pedant-Rosco; Pincet-Woodward; Lady Gravely-Mrs Haughton; Clarissa-Miss Hughes; Bellaria-Mrs Roberts; Sir Harry-attempted by Penkethman, Being but the Thirteenth Time of his appearing in that Character .

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: II: Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. III: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Mrs Woodward. V: English Maggot by Haughton and Mrs Bullock

Song: IV: By Mrs Chambers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Lascells, the first time of his appearance on any stage .

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

Performance Comment: Trapwit-by the Proprietor of the Benefit, Being the first Time of his attempting it to little Purpose. With Variety of Prologues and Epilogues, in particular The Comedy Prologue by Mrs Charke, from Drury-Lane, And the Original Epilogue by Common Sense; but see17360319. but see17360319.