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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Morris, 1st time; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Patty-Mrs Mattocks; End Act I: a Dance incidental to the Opera-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Giles Actor: Morris, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: Pantomime Dance, as17670926

Event Comment: Dined at the Ship, and went at 5 into the Pit to see Mrs Yates do Jane Shore a second time. Her powers are certainly amazingly great, the expression in her eyes in the last scene is particularly affecting. The entertainment was the foolish Pantomime called Harlequin Skeleton (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #189 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Jupiter (Harlequin)-Miles; Pluto (Punch)-Rayner; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Petro; Pan (Scaramouche)-Curtat; Hercules (Brighella)-Dumai; Apollo (Mezetin)-King; Mars (Leander)-Hussey; Chasseur Royal-DuBellamy; Diana-Mrs Baker; Arial Spirits-Arnauld, Miss Valois; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Legg; Shepherd-Dibdin; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: DuBellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry, 1st appearance there in 10 years; Gloster-Burton; Kent- Bransby; Bastard-J. Palmer; Edgar-Reddish, 1st time; Regan-Mrs Hopkins; Gentleman Usher-Dodd; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Hurst; Burgandy-Fox; Arante-Mrs Hippisley; Cordelia-Mrs Dancer; Goneril-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Reddish, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Sciolto-Powell; Altamont-Dyer; Horatio-Bensley; Rossano-Gardner; Lothario-Smith; Lavinia-Mrs Lessingham, 1st time; Lucilla-Mrs DuBellamy; Calista-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Lessingham, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Powell, 1st time; Trueman-Perry; Thorrowgood [sic]-Gibson; Uncle-Hull; Blunt-Mozeen; Maria-Miss Ward; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Ward; [In Act I singing-a Young Gentleman.
Cast
Role: Barnwell Actor: Powell, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17671024, but with Two Additional Scenes. Short bill: Jupiter (Harlequin)-Miles; Chasseur Royale-Mahoon; Diana-Mrs Thompson; Doctor-Weller; Pluto-_; Neptune-_; Pan-_; Hercules-_; Apollo-_; Mars-_; Shepherd-_.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Mahoon
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mahoon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17670912, but Lovewell-Reddish, 1st time; Chambermaid-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Lovewell Actor: Reddish, 1st time
Role: Serjant Flower Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Moneses-Reddish, 1st time; Tamerlane-Havard; Bajazet-Holland; Omar-Hurst; Mirvan-Keen; Zama-Fox; Axalla-Packer; Dervise-Bransby; Stratocles-Aickin; Hali-Strange; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Selima-Mrs Barry; Arpasia-Mrs Hopkins; The Usual Prologue-Reddish; In Act IV the Original Song of O! Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Moneses Actor: Reddish, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Event Comment: Paid John Sutherland for playing Bagg Pipes 3 nights in Midas and 1 in Dr Faustus #1 (Account Book). Went into the Pit to see Woodward in the character of Brazen. He is a most inimitable fellow....This play is entertaining, but rather loose. End Act II, a pantomime Dance by Fishar and Manesiere. The entertainment was Harlequin Dr Faustus (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #145 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-A Gentleman, 1st appearance; Worthy-Hull; Ballance-Gibson; Bullock-Dunstall; Brazen-Woodward; Kite-Gardner, 1st time; Welsh Collier-Weller; Recruits-Bennet, Lewes; Melinda-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Rose-Miss Ward; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Kite Actor: Gardner, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Event Comment: Farce not acted in 5 years. [See 28 Sept. 1762.] Brownsmith's Dramatic Time-Piece publish'd at 1s. The 3rd Theatrical Monitor appeared. Went into the Pit to see Garrick do Kitely again. Before the Curtain drew up finished reading the play with alterations by Mr Garrick...We had a foolish farce called the Double Disappointment (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bobadill Actor: King, 1st time
Role: Brainworm Actor: Baddeley, 1st time
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Baddeley, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Event Comment: [The playbill notes Powell and Bensley as appearing in the parts of Hastings and Shore for "second time," but see 17 Oct. 1767.] Receipts: #171 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Female Archer, as17671029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Reddish, 1st time; Chamont-Holland; Acasto-Bransby; Polydore-Packer; Chaplain-Love; Ernesto-Castle; Page-Miss Rogers; Serina-Miss Reynolds; Florella-Mrs Johnston; Monimia-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Castalio Actor: Reddish, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: I: Gardners Holiday, as17671120

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. N.B. Those ladies and gentlemen who haven taken tickets for the Widow'd Wife, are desired to send their servants sometime today, in order to ascertain same, otherwise they cannot be secured

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17671012, but Lucy-Miss Pope, 1st time; Polly-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: I: The Lilliputian Camp, as17671202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17671019, but Monimia-Mrs LaRoche, being the last time of her appearing this season.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tampler-J. Palmer, 1st time; Mlle Florival-Mrs Jeffries; Bell-Mrs Reddish; Prattle-King; Belford-Packer; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Tampler Actor: J. Palmer, 1st time

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17671121, but Portia-Mrs Bulkley, 1st time; Lorenzo-Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bulkley, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: III: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; IV: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17671106, but Plume-Smith; Kite-Morris; Welsh Collier-Morgan; Sylvia-Mrs Bulkley, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Bulkley, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Morris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble (with song)-Shuter; Rhodophil-Perry; Jasper-Holtom; Puff-Dunstall; Tag-Mrs Green; Miss Biddy-Miss Ward, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Ward, 1st time.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17670922, but Merlin-Aickin, 1st time; Damon-Fawcett; Dorilas-Fox.
Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Reddish, 1st time; Sir Charles-Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Love; Young Clackit-Dodd; Harriet-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Guardian Actor: Reddish, 1st time

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The Wake-Sg Giorgi, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Aickin, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17671203, but Nell-Mrs Arne, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Arne, 1st time.
Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Last time of performing till Easter Holidays. Afterpiece: Never Performed There (playbill). Charges #64 5s. Balance to Mrs Yates #90 7s. 6d. plus #112 15s. in tickets (Box 406; Pit 75). Paid John Doe for sticking Black Bills #4 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #154 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Holland; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Palmer; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Ackman; Widow Bellmour (with song in character)-Mrs Abington; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Palmer, 1st time; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Lady Constant-Mrs Barry; Mignionette-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Mrs Palmer, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The National Prejudice

Dance: Act I afterpiece: a French Dance call'd The Cotillion-Giorgi, Duquesney, Tassoni, Rolley, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Tetley, Mrs Grimaldi; V: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17670917, but Richard-Reddish, 1st time; King Henry-Burton; Buckingham-Aickin; Norfolk-Hurst; Lady Anne-Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Reddish, 1st time
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17671231, but Sally-Mrs Mattocks; After the Original dance a Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, 1st time.

Dance: End I: Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon apprentice to Fishar; End Act II: By Particular Desire, The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; End Act III: A New Grand Ballet, that night only, call'd The Tartarians-Fishar, Sga Manesiere (with New Dresses); End Act IV: a New Pantomime Dance, call'd The Spanish Coal@Heaver-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, both apprentices of Fishar

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Milk@woman-Sga Manesiere; A Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17680322 but Margery-Mrs Stephens; Hawthorn-Mahoon, 1st time; Eustace-Dyer; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Hawthorn Actor: Mahoon, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Ballet: II: The Wapping Landlady. As17680416