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Event Comment: A new musical entertainment compos'd & wrote by Mr Arne--it was much hiss'd but suffer'd to be given out again (Cross). No latter account will be taken. Books of the Entertainment to be had at the theatre. [Pages covering this date missing from Treasurer's Book. Larpent MS 85 indicates the Character Capt. Sancho-Blakes, deleted.] Receipts: #100 ($Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Don Saverio

Related Works
Related Work: Don Savario Author(s): Thomas Arne
Event Comment: The Conscious Lovers was given out, & in the Bills for this Night, but Mr Barry being ill, Mr Garrick made an Apology & ye Audience took ye P; Wife in its stead. Mr Barry over night said he wou'd not play, so that his sickness was doubted--the Farce was ill receiv'd that in ye middle I went on & said--Gent: we must beg yr Indulgence in permitting this piece to be perform'd once more, for the benefit of Mr Arne who has taken great pains in composing the Music & it shall be play'd no more--Applause (Cross). Bill alter'd from the Conscious Lovers, Mr Barry saying he was ill (Treasurer's Book). No latter account. Books of the Entertainment to be had at the theatre. Receipts: #90 (Cross); #78 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Don Saverio

Related Works
Related Work: Don Savario Author(s): Thomas Arne
Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Light, burnt of his music shop by the late fire in King St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Song: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; With Hounds and With Horns-Mrs Thompson; Favourite Cantata sung at Ranelagh-Mrs Smith; Nymphs and Shepherds (Arne), Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarm (from Artaxerxes)-Miss Catley

Music: Solos and Concertos on varieties of instruments-

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Dance: As17210912

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow Or The Wanton Wife

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Bullock, Miss Teno

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Taken from Moliere by the late Mr Betterton. Six Rows of the Pit will be railed into the Front Boxes. [Tickets at Mrs Clive's House in Cecil-street, in the Strand.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: III: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song: IV: Ballad of Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Event Comment: Benefit Marshall, Gray, Peploe, Rumball (Boxkeeper), Bishop (Gallery Keeper). Mainpiece: Taken from Moliere by the late Mrs Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Minuet-Master Ferg, Miss Harwood; II: La Pieraite-Leviez, Miss Thompson; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

Song: III: Beard

Event Comment: Benefit the Widow of Thomas Williams, who perform'd in the Theatre Royal. At 8 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, particularly that celebrated Song, set by the late Mr Henry Purcell (for the Yorkshire Feast)-the best Masters of each Profession in England performing their Parts

Event Comment: Adapted to the stage, as alter'd [by Dr John Dalton] from Milton's Masque at Ludlow Castle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Quin; Elder Brother-Ryan; Younger Brother-Ridout; 1st Spirit-Sparks; 2nd Spirit-Anderson; Bacchanal-Lowe; Euphrosyne-Miss Norris, 1st appearance on any stage; Sabrina-Miss Falkner; Lady-Mrs Woffington; Attendant Spirits of Comus-Leveridge, Baker, Wilder, Roberts, Miss Young; With Dances proper to the mask-.
Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Ryan
Role: Younger Brother Actor: Ridout
Role: With Dances proper to the mask Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne
Event Comment: [Maria Macklin wrote her father (13 March 1773): Smith has rais'd such a fury in the Town, owing to Colman's having refus'd Mrs Yates to play for him, that last Saturday [6 March] being the fifth night of Alzuma, when the play ought to have begun, the Audience made a most violent noise, called for Colman, insisted that the play should not begin till he was found & the reasons given why Mrs Yates was not suffered to play for Smith. In vain did Bensley endeavor frequently to speak and tell them that Colman was not to be found. The still continued hissing and roaring, and this last till past seven o'clock. Dagge and Harris were behind in a dreadful consternation least the house should be demolished, of which indeed it was in some danger. At last they said something must be said to quiet them, when Smith in the confusion ran on and told them that the managers had consented Mrs Yates should play for him. Then they sent him off to tell them that his day must be settled whenever he thought proper, to give her time to come here. He went off and made them fix it for the 19th of April, went on and told them it was settled. They then insisted that Smith should tell them whether everything was settled to his entire satisfaction. He assured them it was. The play was then ordered to begin. I am told they have given him up his articles for three years, at his desire. Several Gentlemen went round into the Hall and sent for Smith, telling him his private quarrels with the managers were nothing to them. That if Mrs Yates play'd they should be glad to see her, but that as she was not in the company it was not right in him to disturb the play and hinder them from seeing it. He expostulated with them and told his story. The Town rings with this affair. Various are the opinions. Some think it is her plan to get once more upon the stage, and they say there is a most powerful Party making to oppose her & that she shall not play that night. Others say Colman is very wrong to hinder her. I find she entirely built upon your playing for me, and there has been a very impatient card in the Ledger to Colman insisting upon his telling the town why Mrs Yates was hindered to play, and why Mr Macklin had any more right to be suffered to come over so long unmolested to play for Miss Macklin? But that everybody sees thru'....Colman I am certain has not a thing against your playing for me. He seems rather to wish for your coming....I do not think the Yeats's will be engag'd tho' the Town rail much at Mrs Hartley & Miss Miller, and sure enough they are bitter bad....On Tuesday I shall send you the fate of Dr Goldsmith's Comedy, which comes out on Monday next. It is call'd the Mistakes of a Night....Foote's Rary Shew has been rehears'd three mornings but he got no money, so he shews off again at night instead-but it does not fill violently. Alonzo goes on but Barry is too ill to play. The great support of it is Mrs Barry's acting." (Harvard Theatre Collection, A.L.S.)] Receipts: #196 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzuma

Related Works
Related Work: Alzuma Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Event Comment: The Irish Widow to be laid aside after this night on account of Mrs Barry's playing some principal characters. Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Rec'd stopages #20 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #158 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Nephew Actor: Cautherly
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Barry

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Event Comment: Benefit Arne. The demand for Places being more than Double what the Boxes will contain, Mrs Arne is oblig'd to lay the Pit and Boxes together, at 5s., where servants will be allow'd to keep places, as likewise on the stage, which will be form'd into front and side boxes. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets to be had, and places for the boxes to be taken of Arne next door to the Crown and Cushion in Great Queen St., by Lincoln's Inn Fields; and of Hobson at the stage door.--General Advertiser. Tom Arne sends his service; He is forced to put his Pit and Boxes together, which I reckon will be no advantage to him, ladies hoops taking up more room than the difference of price.--Mrs Cibber to Garrick, 8 April (Boaden, Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 40)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: I: (By Desire) Per Pieta in L'Incostanza Delusa-Mrs Arne; III: Nature Fram'd thee sure for loving, in the Judgment of Paris-Mrs Arne; IV: (Being particularly desir'd by several Ladies of Quality) Rasserena il Mesto Ciglia in the Opera Artemene-Mrs Arne

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Arne. Mainpiece: Written by C. Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Song: I: Sweet Echoby Arne in Comus-Mrs Arne; III: Dove Spiega (an Italian Song by Arne)-Mrs Arne

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord or Taste a la mode

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la Mode Author(s): Thomas Arne
Event Comment: A new Opera. [But not performed.] 'Twas with inexpressible Concern that Mr Vanneschi found the Nobility and Gentry disappointed last Night, by the new Opera's not being then performed; a circumstance wholly owing to Sig Ricciarelli's being, on a sudden, taken extremely ill Yesterday, at an hour too late for its being made known to the Public (Public Advertiser, 11 Feb.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lolimpiade

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written on the late Royal Nuptials

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Related Works
Related Work: Beauty and Virtue Author(s): Thomas Arne

Music: As17620226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17800624 but Euphrosyne, Principal Bacchant-Mrs Cargill (late Miss Brown; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Lamash, Wood
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #287 2s. (284.7.6; 2.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitfield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Davies; The Lady-Mrs Inchbald; Bacchants-Mrs Morton; Sabrina-Miss Morris; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Martyr (late Miss Thornton; 1st appearance these 2 years); Euphrosyne-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: Afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley

Event Comment: Benefit for Dodd. Mainpiece: Not acted these 11 years. 2nd piece: An Interlude, written by the late D. Garrick, Esq. Receipts: #246 13s. 6d. (110/11/0; 21/16/6; 0/18/0; tickets: 113/8/0) (charge: #105 4s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Palmer; Sir Roger Belmont-Parsons; Sir Charles Raymond-Aickin; Colonel Raymond-Brereton (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Villiard-Wrighten; Faddle (with a song)-Dodd; Fidelia-Mrs Brereton; Rosetta-Miss Farren (Their 1st appearance in those characters) .
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Lincos Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; P 2, by John O'Keeffe and Charles Bonnor; later (see 29 Jan. 1784) altered as Harlequin Rambler. MS: Larpent 642; not published; synopsis of action in Public Advertiser, 24 Dec]: The Overture and all the Music new, with entire new Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, Decorations and New Performers. The Pantomime invented by O'Keeffe, the Music composed by Shield, the Scenery designed by Richards and Carver, and executed by them, Hodgins, and others. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. Books of the Songs (T. Cadell, 1783) [which list no cast] to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #288 1s. (277/18; 10/3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: Friar Bacon or Harlequins Adventures in Lilliput Brobdignag c

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Partial cast from Morning Chronicle and from Morning Herald, both 24 Dec: Friar Bacon-Reinhold; Friar Bungay-Bannister; Harlequin-Chalmers; Boy in Brobdignag-Edwin; Girl in Brobdignag-Miss Stewart; Colombine-Mrs Chalmers. Other parts from Larpent MS and from Morning Chronicle, 24 Dec.: Head, Councillors in Lilliput, Cryer, Lord Mayor, Alderman, Clerk, Lawyer, Judge, Sailor, Country Squire, Watchman, Clown, Father; Old Woman.] hathi. Old Woman.] hathi.
Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces the 6th night of Better Late than Never (see 29 Dec.), but it was not acted. Kemble Mem. and Account-Book both list the substitute play, the former stating that "Mrs Jordan being ill, Mrs Goodall acted Viola."] Receipts: #122 5s. (84.18; 33.14; 3.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Spirit-Haymes; Brothers-Benson, Bland; Bacchanals-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick; Lady-Mrs Ward; Euphrosyne-Mrs Crouch; Female Bacchanals-Mrs Crouch [i.e. doubled Euphrosyne], Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards; Sabrina-Mrs Bland [i.e. doubled Bacchanal]; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Hagley.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Benson, Bland
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Crouch; accompanied-Parke

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Related Works
Related Work: Epicœne; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Music: As17331220

Dance: Grand Dance in Momus, as17331231

Song: II: Per le parte del Tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne. IV: Consolati O Bella sung by Miss Arne, Master Arne, and Miss Jones

Performance Comment: IV: Consolati O Bella sung by Miss Arne, Master Arne, and Miss Jones .
Event Comment: BBenefit for Mr Arne and Mr Arne Jr. Boxes Half a Guinea. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. To begin exactly at Half an Hour after Six o'clock. Tickets to be had of Mr Arne Sr next door to the Passage in Charles St., Covent Garden; and of Mr Arne Jr at his Chambers, No 4. in Garden Court, Temple. [N.B. This Benefit had been advertised the Wednesday before; With the New Songs perform'd at the Charity for Decay'd Musicians, the Principal Parts by Lowe, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Frederica, Miss Pliemess, Miss Carter, and the Gentlemen of the Choir.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred the Great, King of England Author(s): Thomas Arne

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; II: Concerto on Organ-Arne Jr

Event Comment: Never Acted before. Alter'd from Milton's Masque perform'd (upwards of a Hundred Years since) at Ludlow-Castle, and now adapted to the Stage. [By John Dalton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Quin, Milward, Cibber, Mills, Hill, Mrs Cibber, with Vocal Parts-Beard, Mrs Clive, Mrs Arne, dances-Denoyer, Muilment, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson; but edition of 1738 lists: Comus-Quin; Lady-Mrs Cibber; Brothers-Milward, Cibber; Spirits-Mills, Hill; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Sabrina-Mrs Arne; Attendant Spirits-Beard, Mrs Clive, Mrs Arne.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne