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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ross; Governor-Dancer; Blandford-Aickin; Jack Stanmore-Wheeler; Stanmore-DuBellamy; Daniel-Weston; Driver-Sparks; Hotman-Griffiths; Planters-Lings, Farrell, and others; Aboan-Sowdon; Widow Lackit-Mrs Gardner; Charlotte Weldon-Mrs Saunders; Lucy-Miss Trowel; Imoinda-Mrs M'George .
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Aickin
Role: Planters Actor: Lings, Farrell, and others
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: hay The Citizen

Dance: hay End of Play: The Cowkeeper, as17700521

Song: hay II: A favorite song from The Captive; III: An Italian Song-Mrs Jewell

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is Drawn up. Places for the boxes to be had (only) of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door. The Doors to be opened at Five o'clock. To begin exactly at Six o'clock. Vivant Rex & Regina! [Customary note for each bill. Only significant changes will be further noted. The company was weakened by the loss of Woodward (see 23 Oct.) who accompanied Foote to Edinburgh, and of Mrs Bellamy who was not engaged. Miss Catley, however, returned from Ireland after an absence of 9 years. And Ross returned after four years.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Bashful-Yates; Sir Brilliant-Dyer first time; William-Cushing; Sideboard-Holtom; Widow Belmour (with song in character)-Miss Macklin; Muslin-Mrs Green; Mignionet-Miss Pearce; Furnish-Miss Mills; Lady Constant-Mrs Baker first time; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bulkley, first time.
Cast
Role: Widow Belmour Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford. [See17691111.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Aickin, first time; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Freeman-Palmer; Jeremy Blackacre-W. Palmer; Quillet-Baddeley; Oakum-Moody; Olivia-Miss Pope; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Eliza-Mrs Johnston; Fidelia-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Sir Bashful Constant-King; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; Lovermore-Cautherly; Sideboard-Ackman; William-Baddeley; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Baddeley; Muslin-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Constant-Mrs W. Barry; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Abington (with song).
Cast
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-a Young Gentleman who never appeared any stage; Aboan-Bensley; Governor-Perry; Blandford-Hull; Daniel-Shuter; Capt. Driver-Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Helme; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Charlotte-Mrs DuBellamy; Imoinda-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Hull
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere; III: (By Particular Desire) The Old ground Young, as17710318 concluding with: Allemande, as17710318

Monologue: Interlude.End: Press Gang; True Blue. As 18 April, but Mrs Mattocks; Dance-Aldridge

Event Comment: Paid Mr Kirk for copper tickets as per bill #5 5s. (Account Book). [These copper checks (illustrated in W. J. Lawrence, Old Theatre Days and Ways, London, 1935, p. 86) were supposedly given, by the box office keeper, to each person who entered the boxes. They were there dropped into a slit box by those who paid the money gatherer between the acts, or were returned to the box office by the holder if he left before the third act. The system was devised to check the receipts from the money gatherers against the number of copper tickets issued. Collusion between the Box office keeper and the gatherer could occur, but was checked by a third office, the numberer who counted heads, from his central position, as the gatherers went their rounds.] Receipts: #222 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Savigny; Aboan-Bensley; Governor-Perry; Blandford-Hull; Daniel-Quick; Hotman-Bates; Stanmore-Thompson; Jack Stanmore-Fox; Capt. Driver-Dunstall; Lucy Weldon-Miss Helme; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; C. Weldon-Mrs Baker, 1st time; Imoinda-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Hull
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Event Comment: Paid five days salary at #82 5d. per diem--#411 12s. 1d.; Paid Mr French on Acct #30; Miss Ambrose salary short paid 15s.; Mr J. Richard's for Trumpeter's coats and banners #100 16s.; Miss Hayward 15 nights not on [salary] list #7 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #109 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Freeman-Palmer; Jerry Blackacre-Weston; Oakam-Wright; Fidelia-Miss Younge, 1st time; Manly-Aickin; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Quillet-Baddeley; Olivia-Miss Pope; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Eliza-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Peep Behind the Curtain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Reddish, 1st time; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Young, 1st time; Lady Constant-Mrs Reddish; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; Sideboard-Ackman; William-Baddeley; Muslin-Mrs Hopkins; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Abington, (with song in character); Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Mrs Abington,

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Bashful-Yates; Sir Brilliant-Dyer; William-Cushing; Sideboard-Holtom; Widow Belmour (with a song in character)-Miss Macklin; Muslin-Mrs Green; Lady Constant-Mrs Baker; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Widow Belmour Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby & Widow Burton. Tickets deliver'd for the Benefit of Mr Burton will be taken. Receipts: #165 5s. 6d. Charges: #64 6s. 6d. Profits to Bransby & Widow Burton: #100 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Entertainment: V: Scrub's Trip, as17720427

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington Fox. Tickets deliver'd by Thompson and Master Harris will be taken. Charges #67 4s. 6d. were borne by Barrington and Fox, who faced a deficit of #16 4s. 9d. apiece. It was cover'd by income from tickets. Thompson and Master Harris rec'd their tickets gratis (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Barrington 69 92 50 #36 1s.@Fox 93 194 61 #58 9s.@Thompson 0 24 94 #13 @Mas. Harris 114 61 52 #42 17s.@ Receipts: #34 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17720109, but Hotman-Thompson; Daniel-Fox; Widow-Mrs Barrington; Stanmore-_; Jack Stanmore-_; Lucy Weldon-_.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Blandford Actor: Hull
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: IV: A Dance-Mas. Harris, Miss Mathews (her 2nd appearance that stage)

Monologue: Interlude. End: True Blue. As 2 May, but Principal Parts-Mrs _Baker, Mrs Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Fungus-Fearon; Gruel-Aickin; Young Loveit-Davis; Dr Catgut-Parsons; Simon-Robson; Bridoun-Vowell; Paduasoy-Castle; Harpy-Farrel; La Fleur-Dancer; Coachman-Walters; Miss Mechlin-Mrs Gardner; Dolly-Mrs Fearon; Jenny-Miss Platt; Widow Loveit-Baddeley; John-Pierce.
Cast
Role: Widow Loveit Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or, Tragedy a la Mode

Dance: As17720518

Event Comment: The Burletta a New Musical entertainment composed by Hook. Tickets 3s. 6d. [The performance occurs between a concert and fireworks. The whole entitled Mr Hook's Annual Festival. The news commentary in the Public Advertiser notes the performance seems adapted to all Tastes on account of the great Variety it affords, the Ode being rather serious, and the Burletta is wrote on a Subject of Ridicule."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Dilettante

Performance Comment: Parts by Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thompson. In which will introduce the German, French, Italian style of singing-Bannister; Crotchet-Reinhold; Col. Cockade-Bannister; Widow Wishful-Mrs Thompson (Edition of 1772).
Cast
Role: Widow Wishful Actor: Mrs Thompson

Music: Between the Acts: Concerto on Piano Forte-Hook (by Particular Desire); The Ode-Hook for the opening of the New Exhibition Room of the Royal Incorporated Artists of Great Britain. Chorusses will be supported by a number of Capital singers and young gentlemen of St Paul's Choir; The principal vocal parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Cartwright, Mrs Thompson

Performance Comment: Chorusses will be supported by a number of Capital singers and young gentlemen of St Paul's Choir; The principal vocal parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Cartwright, Mrs Thompson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Sir Bashful Constant-King; Lovemore-Reddish; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; Sideboard-Ackman; William-Baddeley; Lady Constant-Mrs Robinson, 5th appearance on any stage; Muslin-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Younge; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Abington (with a Song in Character).
Cast
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Event Comment: Benefit for Cautherly. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 24 Nov. 1769.] Paid Tallow Chandler's 8th Bill #20 19s. 3d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #122 7s. 6d. Charges: #64 14s. Profit to Cautherley: #57 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Dodd; Dizzy-Parsons; Tukely-Davies; Racket-Keen; Sir William Wister-Wright; Sir Tan Tivy-Wheeler; Spinner-Griffith; Ruffle-Burton; Harry-Jacobs; Waiters-Ackman, W. Palmer; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Dottrell-Mrs Davies; Widow Damply-Mrs Johnston; Lady Pewit-Mrs Bradshaw; Sophia-Mrs Egerton (playbill). [The Public Advertiser omits Racket.]The Public Advertiser omits Racket.]
Cast
Role: Widow Damply Actor: Mrs Johnston

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17720919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Olivia-Mrs Egerton, first time; Oldfox-Hurst; Jerry Blackacre-W. Palmer; Plain Dealer-Aickin; Novel-King; Vernish-Packer; Freeman-Palmer; Fidelia-Miss Younge; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Quillet-Baddeley; Oakum-Wright.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: As17730423 but Racket-Wrighten; Widow Damply-Mrs W. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Widow Damply Actor: Mrs W. Palmer.

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17730325

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Sir Bashful Constant-King; Lovemore-Reddish; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; Sideboard-Ackman; William-Baddeley; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Younge; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Constant-Mrs Robinson; Muslin-Mrs Hopkins; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Abington (with song in character).
Cast
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Reddish; Hubert-Aickin; Pembroke-Brereton; Essex-J. Bannister; Prince Henry-Everard; Faulconbridge-W. Palmer; Bastard-Palmer; King Philip-J. Aickin; Dauphin-Diamond; Prince Arthur-Master Blanchard; Chatillon-Davies; Duke of Austria-Keen; Citizen-Hurst; Heralds-Ackman, Wright; Queen Eleanor-Miss Sherry; Blanch of Spain-Miss Jarratt; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Johnston; Constance-Mrs Barry; Pandulph-Bransby; Salisbury-Packer.
Cast
Role: Pandulph Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Dodd; Dizzy-Waldron; Spinner-Everard; Tukely-Davies; Lord Racket-Wrighten; Sir William Wright; Sir Tan Tivy-Wheeler; Rustle-Burton; Harry-Jacobs; Waiters-Ackman, W. Palmer; Mrs Dotteral-Mrs Davies; Widow Damply-Mrs Johnston; Lady Pewit-Mrs Bradshaw; Sophia-Mrs Greville, first time; Arabella-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Widow Damply Actor: Mrs Johnston
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Stede and T. Ansell. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd by Pilfold, Sherratt, Wilkinson, Mrs Hitchcock, Widow Emery, Widow Trott, Claridge and Doe will be taken as well as those delivered for Rule a Wife. Receipts: #39 15s. 6d. (Account Book). [No charges. House received the ready money receipts plus half-value of the tickets delivered]: @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Miss Stede 21 41 53 #16 14s. #8 7s.@Ansell 10 61 47 #16 7s. #8 3s. 6d.@Pilfold 43 284 74 #60 15s. #30 7s. 6d.@Sharratt .. 14 10 #3 2s. #1 11s.@Wilkinson 34 55 12 #17 19s. #8 19s. 6d.@Mrs Hitchcock 24 50 23 #14 6s. #7 3s.@Mrs Emery 15 84 100 #26 7s. #13 3s. 6d.@Mrs Trott 18 4 5 #5 12s. #2 16s.@Claridge 12 66 52 #18 2s. #9 1s.@Doe .. 36 54 #10 16s. #5 8s.@Total 177 685 430 #190 #95@

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: As17740430 but Vernon-Hull; Bardolph-Davis; Prince John, Douglas, Westmorland, Blunt, Bardolph, Francis restored as of 15 March. Prince John, Douglas, Westmorland, Blunt, Bardolph, Francis restored as of 15 March.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: DuBellamy

Dance: III: A Minuet (1st time)-Blurton, Miss Stede; End: A Hornpipe, in the character of a sailor-Miss Stede. [See17730522.

Event Comment: Benefit for Widow Bowers, Percy, Wood and Robinson. Tickets delivered for The Orphan and by Mr Hodges will be taken. Paid Mr Davies on Note #30; Mr Clinch for 5 days at beginning of season not on list #2 1s. 8d.; Mr Cooke's 4 boys 11th inst. #1 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #256 12s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Widow Bowers and beneficiaries: #172 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 31 Dec. 1772.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Persons admitted behind the scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Places for Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant (only) at the Stage Door. The Doors to be open'd at half an hour past 5 o'clock. To Begin half an Hour past 6. Vivant Rex & Regina. [Customary footnote for all succeeding bills this season, not to be repeated here. Woodward seems to have spoken an Occasional Prologue on the opening of the theatre. See request for its repetition on bill for 21 Sept. This Prologue is Larpent MS 377. It suggests the policy of offerings and competitions for the season--some old plays, some new, some foreign, some pantomimes, some Shakespeare, &c.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; King-Hull; Lafeu-Clarke; Bertram-Lewes; Clown-Shuter; Duke-DuBellamy; Steward-Fearon; Lords-Cushing, Davis; Interpreter-Thompson; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Widow-Miss Pearce; Countess-Mrs Hull; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: A Comic Dance, The Italian Gardeners-Mr and Miss West (Late pupils of Sg Grimaldi) [their first appearance on this stage. [See dl 9 Dec. 1760.

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Twelfth Night oblig'd to be deferred on account of Mrs Baddeley's Indisposition. Paid Insurance on 2 policies: #15 and #50 (Wardrobe and Buildings); Mr Wright's Debt & charges, #7 3s.; Widow Hunter, as usual, #2 2s. Receipts: #235 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: II: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741213

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Dodd; Dizzy-Parsons; Spinner-Griffiths; Harry-Lamash; Waiters-Everard, Carpenter; Ruffle-Burton; Arabella-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Dotterel-Mrs Davies; Sophia-Mrs Greville; Tukely-Davies; Lord Racket-Keen; Sir William-Wright; Sir Tan Tivy-Wheeler; Widow Damply-Mrs Johnston; Lady Pewit-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Widow Damply Actor: Mrs Johnston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17750913, but Commissary-Mrs Gardner; Gruel-Lloyd; Fungus-Griffith; Dr Catgut, Coachman-Jacobs; Young Loveit-Lane; Paduasoy-Richards; Widow Loveit-Morris; Jenny-Miss Weller; Dolly-Young Gentlewoman; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Widow Loveit Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Monologue: Scene from The Register Office. As 19 Sept

Dance: Hornpipe-Everard

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 30 April 1773. See, for afterpiece, the Regatta attached to Queen Mab, 11 Nov.] Mr Moody very bad in Maj. Oldfox , &c. Mrs Greville not much better in Olivia (Hopkins Diary). Rec'd from the late Mrs Johnston for Old Women's Cloaths #10 10s.; By ditto from Mr Garrick for wax candles #1 12s. Receipts: #150 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Bensley, first time; Major Oldfox-Moody; first time; Jerry Blackacre-Yates; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Vernish-Packer; Quillet-Baddeley; Freeman-Palmer; Oadum-Wright; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Fidelia-Miss Younge; Olivia-Mrs Greville; frist time; Eliza-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Griffiths; Fop-Messink; Chief of Genii-Mas. Blanchard; Colombine-Mrs Sutton; other characters-Burton, Wrighten, Carpenter, Blanchard, Lamash, Norris, Legg, Fawcett, Kear, Cubitt, Bannister; the Dance-Como, Giorgi, Blurton; to conclude with a Grand Representation of a Regatta-.