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Event Comment: On Saturday Morning early died, after a few days Illness, Mr Francis Forcer, Master of Sadler's Wells, near Islington. He was a kind and indulgent Husband, a tender and loving Father, a generous Friend, and a Good Master. In short he had all the necessary Qualifications to render a Person a Compleat Gentleman, which makes his death universally lamented by all those who had the pleasure of his Acquaintance. We hear the usual Diversions will be carried on by his Widow

Performances

Event Comment: TTony Aston's program as 23 Feb., but add Jerry Blackacre and Widow. At the Trumpet in Sheer Lane, Temple Bar. [Repeated 2, 7, 12, 19, 26, 29 March.

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit Picq and Reinhold. Tickets deliver'd out by the Widow Dupre and Mrs Mather will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Shylock Actor: James
Role: Gobbo Actor: Anderson
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Merchant Actor: Quin
Role: Bassanio Actor: Hale
Role: Gratiano Actor: Ryan
Role: Launcelot Actor: Chapman
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Beard
Role: Solarino Actor: Ridout
Role: Salanio Actor: Gibson
Role: Duke Actor: Marten
Role: Tubal Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Song: AA Bacchanalian Two Part Song-Beard, Reinhold

Dance: MMinuet-Picq, a scholar of his

Event Comment: Benefit LaLauze. At the Desire of several persons of Quality. Tickets to be had of LaLauze at the Widow Gwinn's near the Castle Tavern, Drury Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Pierre Actor: Quin
Role: Jaffier Actor: Ryan
Role: Priuli Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Renault Actor: Chapman
Role: Bedamar Actor: Hale
Role: Duke Actor: Rosco
Role: Spinoza Actor: Anderson
Role: Eliot Actor: Cashell
Role: Officer Actor: Gibson
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Jack Stocks Actor: Chapman.
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Lovemore Actor: Beard
Role: Stocks Actor: Dunstall
Role: Countrymen Actor: Woodward, James.

Dance: Several entertainments-LaLauze (being his first attempt of that kind these two years); particularly: II: The Amorous Swain; or The Rival Nimphs-Lalauze, Mlle Bonneval, Mrs Delagarde; III: Serious Dance-Cooke; IV: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Lalauze, Mlle Domitilla, Cooke, Mlle Bonneval; (By Desire) after Farce:, a Ball Dance call'd The Louvre,concluding with a Minuet-Lalauze, Lalauze's a boy scholar, Mlle Bonneval

Song: V: To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Bencraft

Event Comment: Benefit Duck, Banks, Trott and Connor. Tickets deliver'd by Bianchini, Mrs Tubman, Mrs Marten, Widow Rivers, and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Cast
Role: Lavinio Actor: Hale
Role: Trappolin Actor: Chapman
Role: Brunetto Actor: Gibson
Role: Barbarino Actor: Rosco
Role: Alberto Actor: Carr
Role: Mago Actor: Ridout
Role: Puritan Actor: Hippisley
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs James
Role: Prudentia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Flametta Actor: Mrs Hale.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Scapin Actor: Hippisley.

Dance: Cooke

Event Comment: Benefit Widow and Child of James Miller, the author. As the Play of to-night is entirely for mine and my children's Benefit, and was allotted (by the Manager) for that purpose a considerable time ago, has since been advertis'd in the Publick papers upwards of ten days, and the Boxes chiefly been taken by Ladies of Quality and Distinction, I humbly hope, as Charity and Humanity are my advocates, the Performance will be permitted without interruption. D. Miller.--General Advertiser. To Those who remained in the Pit in Drury Lane Playhouse on Thursday Evening, and were refus'd their money: GENTLEMEN: If you are sensible of the Insults that we receiv'd from the servants of the Manager (after we had remain'd orderly in the House expecting our money for the best part of an hour) being expos'd to the danger of our lives from several sticks, &c being thrown at us from the stage, and from the attack of Soldiers jumping into the Pit with their bayonets fix'd, you'll meet tomorrow several Gentlemen equally injur'd, at the Fountain Tavern in Catherine Street in the Strand, at two o'clock, as well as, Your most humble Servant, J. Johnston.--Daily Advertiser. [Daily Gazetteer contained a letter by Anti-Mimus on the manager's publication of reasons for his late extraordinary measures.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Cast
Role: Zaphna Actor: Garrick
Role: Mahomet Actor: Delane
Role: Alcanor Actor: Giffard
Role: Mirvan Actor: Bridges
Role: Pharon Actor: Winstone
Role: Ali Actor: Green
Role: Palmira Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Yates
Role: Major Rakis Actor: Bridges
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Cross
Role: Friendly Actor: Green
Role: Father Benedict Actor: Blakes
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Cross.

Song: Lowe

Dance: Muilment

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow. [See a curious allusion to Colley Cibber for not helping out in the present exigency, in today's Daily Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Event Comment: Benefit an antient Widow Gentlewoman. Stage Boxes 3s., Boxes 2s. 6d., Pit 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Benefit LaLauze. Mainpiece not acted this season. By particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Tickets of LaLauze, at Widow Gwinn's, near the Castle Tavern in Drury Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Shylock Actor: LaLauze
Role: with a New Prologue Actor: LaLauzeon that occasion
Role: Antonio Actor: Cashell
Role: Bassanio Actor: Hale
Role: Gratiano Actor: Ryan
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Launcelot Actor: Chapman
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Hayman
Role: Morochius Actor: Carr
Role: Gobbo Actor: Arthur
Role: Balthazar Actor: Anderson
Role: Solarino Actor: Ridout
Role: Salanio Actor: Gibson
Role: Duke Actor: Marten
Role: Tubal Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Only Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Coupee Actor: Woodward listed.
Role: Quaver Actor: Beard.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Goodwill Actor: Rosco
Role: Blister Actor: Marten
Role: Wormwood Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Thomas Actor: Anderson.

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Cooke, Sga Campioni; IV: La Gondalier-Cooke; V: Minuet-LaLauze, Sga Campioni; followed by a Ball Dance call'd the Louvre, concluding with a Minuet-a Boy (scholar to LaLauze), Sga Campioni

Event Comment: Benefit a Widow in Distress. Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Benefit a Widow in Distress. Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s. Tickets at Mrs Huddy's, Fleece Tavern, corner of Ayliffe St., Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman Is A Riddle

Cast
Role: Amorous Actor: L. Hallam
Role: Manly Actor: Furnival
Role: Vulture Actor: Paget
Role: Aspin Actor: Morgan
Role: Courtwell Actor: Cushing
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Phillips
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Cushing
Role: Necessary Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Lady Outside Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd for a Widow under Misfortune will be taken this night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Cabinet Actor: Ridout
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs James.
Role: add Farthingale Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Madam D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lord Hardy Actor: Hale
Role: Sable Actor: Hippisley
Role: Trim Actor: Chapman
Role: Camply Actor: Woodward
Role: Trusty Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Lord Brumpton Actor: Gibson
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: As17460303

Event Comment: Benefit of a Citizen and a Vintner's Widow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Wignell
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: Johnny Actor: Shuter.

Song: As17461124

Dance: As17461124

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Paid Widow Edwards in Full of her husband's arrears #3 1s (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #81 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Maskwell Actor: Quin
Role: Careless Actor: Ryan
Role: Mellefont Actor: Havard
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Hippisley
Role: Brisk Actor: Woodward
Role: Lord Touchwood Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Froth Actor: Gibson
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs James
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Beard
Role: Jupiter Actor: Woodward
Role: Doctor Actor: Bencraft
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Pierot Actor: Lalauze
Role: Pluto Actor: Rector
Role: Neptune Actor: Dupre
Role: Pan Actor: Destrade
Role: Hercules Actor: Delagarde
Role: Apollo Actor: Villeneuve
Role: Mars Actor: Desse.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Young and Widow Johnson. [Receipts: #34 9s., plus #69 17s. from tickets. The beneficiaries were to pay the minimum operating charges of #37 10s. 6d. and receive one-half the income from the night's receipts and tickets. The ticket distribution is as follows]. /For Box Pit Gall Value Half-Value/Miss Younge 37 116 58 #32 9s. #16 4s. 6d./Mrs Johnson 52 126 55 #37 8s. #18 14s./Totals 89 242 113 #69 17s. #34 18s. 6d/. Paid for carpentry at lif #4 2s. 1d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Gomes Actor: James.
Role: Dominic Actor: Quin
Role: Gomez Actor: Hippisley
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Torrismond Actor: Havard
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Ryan
Role: Bertran Actor: Cashell
Role: Raymond Actor: Rosco
Role: Alphonso Actor: Ridout
Role: Pedro Actor: Gibson
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Hale.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: in the character of Pierot Actor: Lalauze.
Role: Country lasses Actor: Mrs Vaughan, Mrs _LeFont.
Role: Orpheus Actor: Beard
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Eurydice Actor: Miss Younge
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Sga Campioni
Role: Harlequin Actor: Woodward
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Arthur
Role: Gawky Actor: Bencraft
Role: Mrs Mannerly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Goody Gurton Actor: Marten
Role: Drudge Actor: Hippisley
Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: French Boy
Role: Country lads Actor: Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade
Event Comment: Benefit Widow Hale. Receipts: #42 14s., plus #55 8s. from tickets. Charges #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Brute Actor: Garrick.
Role: Songs Actor: _Leveridge.
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Col Bully Actor: Beard.
Role: Constant Actor: Havard
Role: Heartfree Actor: Ryan
Role: Razor Actor: Chapman
Role: Rake Actor: Gibson
Role: Justice Actor: Marten
Role: Taylor Actor: James
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: With Songs proper to the play Actor: Leveridge, others.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Benefit for Elizabeth Dove, now a widow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Cast
Role: Lord Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Loveless Actor: Ryan
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Worthy Actor: Ridout
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Anderson
Role: Coupler Actor: Morgan
Role: Lory Actor: James
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James
Role: Bull Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Seringe Actor: Collins
Role: Varole Actor: Bencraft
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Bridges
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Storer.

Afterpiece Title: Tea

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow and her Son...A Concert etc. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Gentlemen, Ladies
Role: A new Prologue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: To conclude with: Country Dance called The Whim-

Event Comment: Benefit for a poor distress'd citizen's widow and six children. The concert to begin at five o'clock. Songs: By the Particular Desire of Several Ladies. Afterpiece: By the Particular Desire of Several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Love In a Mist

Song: LLove a favourite song from Acis and Galatea-; Between the Acts: Songs-a Gentleman

Music: Solo on a German Flute-a Gentleman

Event Comment: Benefit for Stede, Hatchet, Miss Morrison, and Page (Housekeeper). Tickets deliver'd by Rawlings, the Widow Dupre, &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Townley's Page Actor: Bennet
Role: Pert Actor: Miss Morrison.
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Role: Dorimant Actor: Ryan
Role: Medley Actor: Sparks
Role: Old Bellair Actor: Arthur
Role: Young Bellair Actor: Gibson
Role: Shoemaker Actor: Collins
Role: Smirk Actor: Cushing
Role: Handy Actor: Anderson
Role: Fopling's Page Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Orange Woman Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Miss Copen
Role: Lady Woodville Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Busy Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Bullies Actor: Dunstall, Bencraft, Oates
Role: Aemilia Actor: Mrs Copen
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Bellamy
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson
Role: Miller Actor: Marten
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Joe Actor: Lowe.

Dance: As17490329

Event Comment: Benefit for Collins, Mrs Bambridge, Mrs Cowper, and Miss Ferguson. Tickets deliver'd by Wilder, Mr Line and Widow Powell will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Busy Body Actor: Cibber
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Cowper
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Ferguson.
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan
Role: Charles Actor: Gibson
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Collins
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Marten
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young.
Role: Damon Actor: Lowe
Role: Arcas Actor: Anderson
Role: Corydon Actor: Arthur
Role: Cymon Actor: Collins
Role: Mopsus Actor: Dunstall

Song: A Dialogue of Jack and Jenny-Wilder, Miss Falkner

Dance: CComic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

Event Comment: At the New Theatre, Bowling Green, Southwark. Benefit for the Widow of Laguerre, late of Covent Garden. Boxes 2s. 6d. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Lying Valet

Event Comment: Benefit for Stede, Redman, Mrs Bambridge, Miss Minors, Miss Ferguson and Miss Morrison. Tickets deliver'd also by Goodall, Rawlings, Miss Allen, Widow Dupre, Mrs Hitchcock. No charges made, but House receiv'd 1!2 value of all income. Receipts: #16 14s. 6d. @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Stede 7 74 81 #20 19s. #10 9s. 6d.@Redman 8 71 38 #16 9s. #8 4s. 6d.@Goodall .. 46 34 #14 16s. #7 8s.@Mr Rawlings 16 57 65 #19 1s. #9 10s. 6d.@Miss Minors 17 71 26 #17 10s. #8 15s.@Mrs Ferguson 8 73 91 #22 1s. #11 6d.@Mrs Allen .. 25 19 #5 13s. #2 16s.@Morrison 26 41 55 #18 3s. #9 1s. 6d.@Dupre 10 44 57 #14 16s. #7 8s.@Hitchcock 23 67 34 #19 4s. [Seems to have rec'd full value #77 6s. 6d.]@Total 115 614 530 #173 17s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Cast
Role: Non Juror Actor: Sparks
Role: Sir John Woodvil Actor: Ridout
Role: Woodvil Actor: Dyer
Role: Heartly Actor: Lee
Role: Charles Actor: Lacey
Role: Lady Woodvil Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: Goodall.
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Ferguson.
Role: Flash Actor: Bencraft.
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Minors.
Role: Fribble Actor: Cushing

Song: GGo Rose-Miss Falkner

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. On Thursday 6 Dec. 1750 a Benefit for a Citizen's Widow with 8 Children, As You Like It, and Miss in her Teens. Tickets to be had at Moorgate Coffee House; Rainbow, Sam's and Janeway's Coffee Houses in Cornhill; Paul's Head, Carter Lane; Peele's and Nandoe's in Fleet Street; Mr Law's, Confectioner, at the Eagle and Child, Fleet St.; Charing Cross; Bethell's Hatter and Hosier, the corner of Pall Mall; Thatched House Tavern, St James St.; Mr Jones, Bookseller, the corner of Staples Inn, and Seagoe's Coffee House, Holborn; the Aldersgate Coffee House, Aldersgate Street; and Ship Tavern, Ratcliff cross. This day is publish'd The Rosciad: a Poem (at 1s.) in which the excellencies and imperfections of the three present principal ornaments of the British Stage are illustrated, and conspicuously represented; with observations on theatrical performances. Printed for J. Robinson. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Berry
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Sciolto Actor: Bridges
Role: Altamont Actor: Havard
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Lothario Actor: Garrick
Role: Rossano Actor: Blakes.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Gregory Actor: Woodward
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Leander Actor: Wilder
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Davy Actor: Taswell
Role: James Actor: Winstone.

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17501117

Event Comment: Benefit for a Citizen's Widow & 8 Children (Cross). Servants allowed to keep places on the stage, which will be formed into front and side Boxes (General Advertiser). The Stage being build, & Crowded, broke down, but luckily nobody was hurt (Cross). Tickets as of notice on 28 Nov. Receipts: #280 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Oliver Actor: Burton
Role: Charles Actor: Layfield
Role: Duke Senior Actor: Blakes
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Winstone
Role: Jaques Actor: Berry
Role: Orlando Actor: Palmer
Role: Amiens Actor: Beard
Role: Adam Actor: Havard
Role: Silvius Actor: Mozeen
Role: Corin Actor: Shuter
Role: LeBeau Actor: Scrase
Role: Touchstone Actor: Woodward
Role: Jaques de Bois Actor: Simson
Role: William Actor: Vaughan
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs James
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick.

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17501117; End of Play: Comic Dance-McNeil, Mad Camargo. [the Dance which was inserted in Way of the World; see17501115]