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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminio

Dance: II: Signora Asselin (a New Dance of her own composing), Miss Polly (a child of seven years and a Scholar of Sga Asselin), who appeared in the Opera of Farnace will also dance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue; or, The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd La Petite Bergere-Lalauze's daughter , a child between 6 and 7 years of age, her 2nd time of performing on Stage; End: a Ball Dance call'd The Louvre , with a and Minuet-Lalauze, Lalauze's daughter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17601013, but short bill Marplot-Shuter; Sir George-Smith; Miranda-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: LLa Petite Bergere-Lalauze's Daughter, a child between 7 and 8 years of age; a Serious Dance(for 1st time)-Lalauze's Daughter; also by desire a Ball-Dance call'd The Louvre and Minuet-Lalauze, Lalauze's Daughter; After: (this night only) A Day of Taste-Shuteras17600320

Event Comment: Benefit for Cresswick, Desse, Mrs Jansolin. Last time of performing till Whitsun holidays. Receipts: #25 plus #173 7s. 6d. from tickets: Cresswick #30 17s. (Box 53; Pit 106; Gallery 17); Desse #80 12s. (Box 146; Pit 186; Gallery 162); Mrs Jansoline #61 17s. (Box 105; Pit 130; Gallery 161). Rec'd from John Rich #200 by the hand of Mrs Rich. [The House is now showing a deficit of #727 5s. 11d. (Account Book).] Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Office

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Ballance-Sparks; Worthy-Hull; Kite-Anderson; Brazen-Cresswick, 1st time; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Miss Lee[, 1st appearance on the Stage; Sylvia-Mrs Burden. [See17601025].See17601025].
Cast
Role: Kite Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: I: The Cries of London-Shuter

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Mlle Capdeville, 1st time; a Minuet-a young Gentleman, a Young Lady (a Child of 5 years) scholar of Desse Jr; III: The Provincial Sailors-Maranesi, Miss Twist; IV: The Painter in Love with his Picture-Balthazar, Hussey, Mad Marianne; End: The Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase, Courtney, Miss Reed. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Palmer and Mr W. Yates will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17610421 but Richard-Holland; Buckingham-Davies; Lord Mayor-Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Entertainment: M$Mr Foote's Epilogue to the Minor-Master Summers, a child 4 years old

Event Comment: Benefit for Froment, who is oblig'd to change his play on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer. Tickets for As You Like It will be taken. No Building on the stage, and the House will illuminated with Wax Lights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17620401 but Clincher Jr-Clough; Tom Errand-Ackman; Parley-Mrs Bennet; Lady Lurewell-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Ackman
Role: Standard Actor: Holland, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: A Serious Dance, call'd Les Characters de la Dance-Miss Froment , a Child six years old, Scholar of Mr Froment, being the First time of her appearing upon the stage; II: The Cow Keepers, as17611215; III: A Comic Dance, Le Petit Savoyard-Miss Froment; End: Louvre and Minuet-Froment, Miss Froment

Event Comment: At Yeates' Theatrical Booth, Greyhound Inn, during the time of Bartholomew Fair. The whole to be decorated with decency, and propriety, together with a grand Band of Music, consisting of French Horns, Violins, Trumpets, Hautboys, &c. N.B. There is a convenient Way to the theatre in Cow Lane for coaches, where Ladies and Gentlemen may have admittance without interruption. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. Upper 6d. [Several persons had provided booths in the Inns at Smithfield to perform Drolls and Interludes, as had been customary for many years, and were preparing to exhibit accordingly; but the City Marshall and other officers, by order of the Lord Mayor oblig'd them to take down their Shew Cloths and decamp (Morley, Memoirs of Bartholemew Fair).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Trial Scenes Of The Cock Lane Ghost

Afterpiece Title: Tars of Old England

Performance Comment: followed by the most celebrated Procession that ever was processioned by any Processioners, containing Roast Beef, Sou-Maigre, English Sailors, and French Frog-Eaters.

Entertainment: Exhortation of the Little Lilliputian Squire Hum, a child of five years old. TheGrand Hornpipical Balletin the taste and after the manner of Mrs Vernon and Miss Nancy Dawson,-a young lady

Performance Comment: TheGrand Hornpipical Balletin the taste and after the manner of Mrs Vernon and Miss Nancy Dawson,-a young lady.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-two children, scholars of Daigville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: I: Comic Dance-two children, as17701025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-two children, scholars of Daigville; End Play: An Allemande-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-, as17701025, but the children here named as Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong

Entertainment: End Opera: A Variety of Imitations-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd The European in America-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville, Miss Ross; IV: A New Dance call'd The Amusements of Strasburg-Daigville, Sga Vidini, Sga Daigville, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, others of Daigville's scholars; End: A Dance call'd The Ball-Children of Seven Years of Age; in which will be introduced some New Minuets, Allemandes, a Rigadoon, Cotillions-scholars of Daigville , who have been scholars of Daigville only five months

Event Comment: Benefit for Champness and Mrs Scott. Receipts: #125 13s. 6d. Charges: #37 12s. 6d. Profits to Champness & Mrs Scott: #88 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Morland

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Morland

Song: II: A Song-Mrs Scott; V: The Favourite Song of Mad Bess, composed by Purcell-Mrs Scott

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-A Child seven years old, a scholar of Sg Tassoni, her 1st appearance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Dance: I: A New Ballet (for that Night Only) call'd The Force of Love-M LaRavier (his first appearance on that stage), Sga Hidou, Como, Sga Como, Two Children, first appearance; End: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Entertainment: Before: An Address to the Town, with Imitations-Master Russell , a child but 6 years of age; End II: Bucks Have at ye all-Master Russell; End IV: Imitations-Decastro; End: The Cries of London-Shuter (By Desire); Jo Haine's Epilogue-Shuter riding on an Ass

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Wycherley, altered by Garrick, and perform'd very often last season, at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, with great applause. Afterpiece: Never acted here. Peeping Tom is obliged to be deferred till Monday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: In the course of the mainpiece a plaintive Pastoral Song, unaccompanied by the orchestra, by the Young Lady; End of Monologue a duett from Robin Hood by Price and Miss Phillips

Monologue: 1786 06 28 End of mainpiece Parents and Children; or, The Chimney-Sweeper and Bricklayer by a Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Gibbons (see 5 and 19 July)])

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Waldron. Mainpiece: Written by the celebrated General Burgoyne (Tam Marti quam Mercurio), and performed near Forty Nights last season at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, with unprecedented Applause. 2nd piece: Written by O'Keeffe, set to music by Shield, and performed with unceasing Applause at the Theatre-Royal in the Hay-Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Ld. Gayville-The Young Gentleman who performed Jaffier on Wednesday last [Gibbons]; Clifford-Yatesmore; Sir Clement Flint-Sadler; Blandish-Wilson; Chignon-Benson; Prompt-Simpson; Mr Rightly-Smith; Chairman-Wright; Servants-Watts, Meadows, Johnston; Alscrip-Waldron; Miss Alscrip-Mrs Waldron; Miss Alton-Miss Phillips; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Clarke; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Johnston; Tiffany-Miss Williams; Lady Emily-The Young Lady who performed Belvidera on Wednesday last [Miss Fenton]. Prologue [spoken by Gibbons]. Epilogue [spoken by Miss Fenton] .Miss Fenton]. Prologue [spoken by Gibbons]. Epilogue [spoken by Miss Fenton] .
Cast
Role: Blandish Actor: Wilson
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom of Coventry

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Sweet Poll of Plymouth by Master Muffett of Hammersmith (1st appearance in public); In Act II an incidental song, accompanied by the pedal harp, by Miss Phillips; End of mainpiece Let Fame sound the Trumpet, as sung by Johnstone in Fontainbleau, by a Young Gentleman (1st appearance)

Monologue: 1786 07 10 End of last song Parents and Children, as 28 June

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Dance: As17881021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: As17880924

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Dance: As17881112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Village

Dance: End II 2nd piece: As17880915

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel