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Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Hamoir, Miss Valois.
Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. With alterations and two additional scenes from Harlequin Skeleton and Mother Shipton. Mainpiece: Reviv'd. [See 1 May 1767.] Charges #66 8s. 6d. Profit to Woodward #137 12s. 6d., plus #56 5s. from tickets (Boxes 225). Paid 1!2 year's water rent due Xmas last #2 (Account Book). Receipts: #204 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin (that night only)-Woodward; Infernal Spirit-Reinhold; Miller-Morris; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; Ballad Singer-Dunstall; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer; To Conclude with The Whim-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, as17720312.

Dance: II: The Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere,Miss Valois, as17711030

Event Comment: Doe, Claridge and John Smith receiv'd 10s. apiece for performing 4 times in the Ass and Hog [Mother Shipton] to the 17th inst. (Account Book). Receipts: #231 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17720323 but Harlequin-Lewes; The Whim-_; Dances-Hamoir, Miss Valois added.

Dance: II: The Lilt-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17701116.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

Event Comment: Benefit for Stoppelaer and Phillips. Charges #76 15s. 9d. [made up from half-house and wardrobe charge #33 2s. 9d. plus half-value of tickets #43 13s. House also received half the ready receipts, #41 14s. 9d. By paying over the other half of the ready money receipts, Stoppelaer still owed #35 1s., which was cover'd by the income from his tickets, #87 6s. (Box 98; Pit 278; Gallery 211). Phillips bore no expense and his tickets were gratis. He rec'd #16 12s. from them (Box 61; Pit 9).] Receipts: #83 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant(Peasant)-Phillips,(who has not appeared on that stage these 20 years; Clown) Banks. [See17650429.

Event Comment: The Last time of the Company's performing this season. Receipts: #85 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 1 June 1772.] With alterations and the Stockwell Scenesv. Receipts: #122 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Infernal Spirit-Reinhold; Sir E. Relish-Wignell; Lady Relish-Mrs Willems; Miller-Fox; Faustus's Man-Banks; Ballad Singer-Dunstall; Gambler-Thompson; French Cook-Holtom; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; The Dances-Blurton, Miss Valois, Miss Capon. [See17721130.]See17721130.]

Dance: III: Dance-Aldridge, Miss Capon. [See17731014]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: The Golden Pippin oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mattocks. Receipts: #139 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: incidental to the opera Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: Paid 1 year's Assurance on #3,000 in the Royal Exchange Office to 15 Dec. 1774, #6 (Account Book). [Query: The insurance policy probably extended to 15 Dec. 1775?] Receipts: #105 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: The Fingalian Dance, as17730929; Double Hornpipe, as17730929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: The New Tragedy of King Henry II, is still oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Hartley. Receipts: #133 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: The Highland Reel, as17731112

Event Comment: Pantomime will be laid aside after this Night on Account of the preparation for the New entertainment. Receipts: #169 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Song: End Part I: a select song by Dr Arne(the Music entirely new)-Mrs Farrell

Music: End Part II: concerto on the violin, as17770214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End I: Dance-Master and Miss Byrne

Music: Mainpiece: The Overture-; new Musick composed by Dr Arnold-

Song: with an additionalair-Wilson; [Public Advertiser, 26 June: In the golden barge we ride-[This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: End of mainpiece September the Thirteenth proud Bourbon may mourn, from Gretna Green (composed by Dr Arnold) by Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Related Works
Related Work: The Genius of Nonsense Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840727

Song: In the Temple of Health [in afterpiece] (1st time, and for this night only) a new, shocking Electrical Caleb, set to Medical Music by Dr Arnold, sung by Edwin, Bannister, Davies, Brett. imitations. End of mainpiece Various Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Bannister Jun

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by John Delap. Prologue and Epilogue by Thomas Vaughan (see text)]. Morning Chronicle, 22 Mar. 1786: This Day is published The Captives (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #222 1s. (204/17; 14/16; 2/8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Captives

Related Works
Related Work: The Happy Captive Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Temple of Dulness; with the Humours of Sg Capochio and Sga Dorinna Author(s): Lewis TheobaldThomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: In Act II of mainpiece an Ode (composed by Dr Cooke). Vocal Parts by Dignum, Danby, Wilson, Phillimore, Alfred, Newbold; Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Burnett, Miss J. Stageldoir, Mrs Forster

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. Afterpiece: With additional Songs, and Alterations by the Author. Morning Chronicle, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 23, Pall Mall. Receipts: #215 13s. (124/7; 6/17; tickets: 84/9) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: The April Fool

Dance: End of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar [performers not listed, but sec 12 Nov. 1785]

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece The Highland laddie (the Music by Dr Hayes) by Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Dance: End III: As17870113

Song: II: [Dr Cooke]'s Glee, Hark! the Lark at Heav'n's Gate sings-Dignum, Williames, Danby, Master Clarke

Performance Comment: the Lark at Heav'n's Gate sings-Dignum, Williames, Danby, Master Clarke.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Entertainment: Monologues End: A Dissertation on Hobby Horses , in which (the speaker) will mount upon their different Hobbies the following Personages: The Ladies , Patriots , Statesmen , Captains , Lawyers , Macaronies , Soldiers , Fidlers , Manager , and his own Hobby-Brown; End afterpiece: Dr Goldsmith's Epilogue in the Character of Harlequin , to conclude with a Leap eight feet high-Brown

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mountain. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. Gazetteer, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Mountain, No. 9, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #251 11s. 6d. (95.12.6; 4.1.0; tickets: 151.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa; Or, The School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Song: In: Sweet Passion of Love-Mrs Mountain; End I afterpiece: Hark the Lark at Heaven's Gate (with accompaniments by Dr Arnold)-Johnstone, Blanchard, Bannister, Mrs Mountain

Music: Mainpiece: With a new Overture (for that night only)-Pleyel; End I: (for that night only) a duet on the violin and tenor-Mme Gautherot, Mountain; End: a concerto on the violin-Mme Gautherot