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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris With The Mistakes

Performance Comment: Neptune-Fielding; Cephalus-Mrs Roberts; Aurora-Mrs Heron; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Their Followers-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Foresters-Berry, Tenoe, Excell, Rainton Sr; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Haughton, Evans; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Tritons-Berry, Tenoe, Excell, Rainton Sr; Winds-R. Wetherilt, Surel, Peploe, Leigh; Father-Norris; Squire-Cibber Jr; Pierot-Roger; Harlequin-Rainton Jr; Colombine-Mrs Cibber; Gardeners and Wives-Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.
Related Works
Related Work: Every Body Mistaken Author(s): William Taverner
Related Work: The Wrangling Lovers Author(s): William Lyon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Performance Comment: J ohn-Bridgwater; Antonio-W. Mills; Lopez-Marshall; Jacomo-Harper; Francisco-Shepard; Octavio-Charke; Hermit-Oates; Pedro's Ghost-Fielding; John's Father's Ghost-Boman; Maria-Mrs Cibber; Leonora-Mrs Butler; Flora-Mrs Charke; Flavia-Mrs Walter; Clara-Mrs Shireburn; Shepherds-Cibber Jr, Wetherilt; John's Wives-Mrs Shireburn, Mrs Wetherilt, Miss Williams, Mrs Walter, Miss Oates, Miss Mears.
Related Works
Related Work: King John Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Amours of Billingsgate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris With Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performance Comment: Neptune-Paget; Cephalus-Stoppelaer; Aurora-Mrs Charke; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Tritons-Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Houghton, Evans; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally; Noble Venetian-A. Hallam; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Pierrot-Cibber Jr; Harlequin-Rainton Jr; Italian Bravo-Harper; Miller-Oates; Mandarin Gormogons-Thurmond, Lally, Houghton, Charke; Chinese Guards-Wetherilt, Wright, Grey, Burnet; Gardeners and Wives-Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

Song: Miss Raftor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Revenge or A Doctor in Spight of his Teeth

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performance Comment: See17311227, but Neptune-Ridout; Cephalus-Stoppelaer; Aurora-Mrs Charke; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Tritons-Houghton, Lally Jr, Tench, Evans; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally; Venetian-A. Hallam; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Pierot-Cibber Jr; Harlequin-Thurmond; Miller-Oates; Mandarins Gormogons-Essex, Lally, Houghton, Tench; Chinese Guards-Wetherilt, Wright, Grey, Burnet; Peasants-Lally Jr, Tench, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Williams, _Davis.

Afterpiece Title: The Dutchman

Performance Comment: Parts by Bannister, Brett, Wilson, Walters, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Love, Miss Weller. Dutchman-Bannister; Sir William-Brett; Thomas-Wilson; Claussen-Walters; Dutchman's Wife-Mrs Love; Miss Sophy-Mrs Weller; Lettice-Mrs Wilson; Dutchwoman-Mrs Weston.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Brett
Role: Claussen Actor: Walters

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite Or The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Smith; Southampton-W. Williams; Burleigh-W. Giffard; Sir Walter-Mynns; Lieutenant-R. Williams; Queen-Mrs Haughton; Rutland-Mrs Purden; Nottingham-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Southampton Actor: W. Williams
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Mynns
Role: Lieutenant Actor: R. Williams

Dance: As17291108

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: Rover-Wilks; Hellena-Mrs Booth; Angelica-Mrs Porter; Belvil-Mills; Frederick-Williams; Blunt-Johnson; Pedro-Bridgwater; Antonio-W. Mills; Sancho-Norris; Florinda-Mrs Horton; Valeria-Mrs Cibber; Moretta-Mrs Mills; Lucetta-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Lady’s Revenge; or, The Rover Reclaim'd Author(s): William Popple

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Dance: End I: Dutch Dance-Miss Robinson; a Scholar of Mr Essex. II: Tambour Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton, Haughton; III: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs DeLorme; IV: A New Dance-Miss Robinson; in which will be expressed all the different Movements in Dancing. V: A New Grand Dance-Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams

Performance Comment: II: Tambour Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton, Haughton; III: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs DeLorme; IV: A New Dance-Miss Robinson; in which will be expressed all the different Movements in Dancing. V: A New Grand Dance-Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Diana and Acteon

Performance Comment: Diana-Mrs Booth; Acteon-Lally; Companions of Acteon-Essex, Rainton, Boval, Houghton; Followers of Acteon-Burnet, Grey, Wright, Wetherilt Jr; Followers of Diana-Mrs Roger, Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Williams.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: a new Scotch Dance-Miss Robinson; III: English Maggot-

Ballet: V: Ballad D'Amour. Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mrs Booth; Attendants on Adonis-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Houghton; Attendants on Venus-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears

Performance Comment: Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mrs Booth; Attendants on Adonis-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Houghton; Attendants on Venus-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Whitefield, L'Estrange, Wilson, Griffith, Fearon, Davis, Egan, Jacobs, Everard, Lloyd, Walters, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Coupee Actor: Williams

Dance: End: A Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub-Weston; Archer-Whitefield; Aimwell-Davis; Bonniface-Williams; Sullen-Fearon; Foigard-L'Estrange; Gibbet-Griffith; Sir Charles-Chaplin; Hounslow-Walters; Bagshot-Castephens; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Williams; Dorinda-Miss Platt; Cherry-Mrs Whitefield; Gipsey-Mrs Weston; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Bonniface Actor: Williams
Role: Hounslow Actor: Walters
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Entertainment: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Orpheus or The Magical Pipe

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salway; Mercury-Roberts; Caliope-Mrs Cantrel; Attendants on Apollo-Essex, Villeneuve, Livier; Attendants on Cassiope-Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport; Harlequin-Le Brun; Country Squire-Nivelon; Pierot-Lalauze; Petit Maitre-Laguerre; Colombine-Miss Mann; Countrymen-Thurmond, Pelling, Davenport; Countrywomen-Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Brett; Farmer-Harper; Innkeeper-Thurmond; with Grand Ballet by Denoyer, Essex, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Livier, Dace, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett . with Grand Ballet by Denoyer, Essex, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Livier, Dace, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett .

Music: Select Pieces on the Violin by a Youth of 13 Years of Age, who never performed in public before, a Scholar of Signior Catanio

Entertainment: [Apparently not published. Author not known. For Poitier, see Daily Journal, 3 March.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-W. Mills; Orestes-Cibber Jr; Pylades-Roberts; Phoenix-Ridout; Andromache-Mrs Charke; Hermione-Mrs Butler; Cephisa-Mrs Walter; Cleone-Miss Williams; With the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Cleone Actor: Miss Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Select Pieces-

Entertainment: Concluding with a Representation of The Carnival on the Rialto at Venice in which will be performed a Serenada-fifty of the best Hands (in Masquerade Habits) according to the Custom of the Country; Being the first of the Kind in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Miss Raftor; Macheath-Stoppelaer; Lockit-Mullart; Peachum-Paget; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Mullart; Lucy-Miss Atherton; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Charke; Beggar-W. Mills; Player-Roberts; Mat-Jones; Filch-Leigh; Jemmy-Cross; Crookfinger'd Jack-Wright; Dreary-E. Roberts; Robin-Peploe; Ned-Vaughan; Paddington-Gray; Budge-Ridout; Drawer-Gray; Sailor-Burnet; Diana-Mrs Mullart; Sukey-Miss Williams; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Walter; Dolly-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Vixen-Miss Mears; Betty-Mrs D'Lorme; Jenny-Miss Atherton; Molly-Mrs Roger.
Cast
Role: Sukey Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Walter

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Williams

Dance: Juvan d'Vallois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caelia Or The Perjurd Lover

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 lists: Lovemore-Bridgwater; Wronglove-Wm. Mills; Bellamy-Hallam; Meanwell-Mills; Gentleman-Berry; Keeper of Prison-Oates; Constable-Harper; Bounce-Jones; Porter-Mullart; Wronglove's Servant-E. Roberts; Caelia-Mrs Cibber; Mrs Lupine-Mrs Charke; Flippant-Mrs Walter; Wag-Mrs Shireburn; Dizen-Miss Williams; Teazer-Miss Mears; Cicely-Mrs Mann; Keeper's Wife-Mrs Grace; Prologue-Cibber Jr; Epilogue by Henry Fielding-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Flippant Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Dizen Actor: Miss Williams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17321216, but Peachum-Griffin; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Mullart; Lockit-Mullart; Lucy-Miss Atherton; Player-Roberts; Beggar-Ridout; Mat-Jones; Filch-Leigh; Jenny-Mrs Grace; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Charke; Sukey-Miss Williams; Diana-Mrs Mullart; Coaxer-Mrs Walter; Dolly-Mrs Shireburn; Molly-Miss Mann; Mrs Vixen-Miss Mears.
Cast
Role: Sukey Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Coaxer Actor: Mrs Walter

Afterpiece Title: The Country Revels

Dance: HHornpipe-LeBrun; Fingalian (not performed these ten years)-Sant, formerly known by the name of the Chesire Boy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris With Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performance Comment: Neptune-Ridout; Cephalus-Stoppelaer; Aurora-Miss Williams; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally; Noble Venetian-A. Hallam; Colombine (His Sister)-Mrs Walter; Pierrot (His Servant)- Davenport; Harlequin-LeBrun; Italian Bravo-Harper; Miller-Oates.
Cast
Role: Aurora Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Performance Comment: Characters by Johnstone (1st appearance on this stage), Aickin, Bannister Jun., Mrs Goodall, Chapman, Evatt, Bensley, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Webb, Mrs Taylor. Cast from text (J. Ridgway, 1791): Clifford-Johnstone; Bertram-Aickin; Gam-Bannister Jun.; Osbert-Mrs Goodall; William-Chapman; Walter-Evatt; Mortimer-Bensley; Elina-Mrs Kemble; Susan-Mrs Webb; Beatrice-Mrs Taylor.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Chapman
Role: Walter Actor: Evatt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: Caernarvon Castle or The Birth of the Prince of Wales

Performance Comment: Characters by Barrymore, Davies, Benson, Cooke, Bannister, Bannister Jun., Suett, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp. Vocal Parts-Kenrick, Linton, Walker, Dorion, Dorion Jun., Little, Brown, Saunders, Dibble, Abbott, Lyons, Miss Dall, Mrs Powell, Mrs Hatton, Mrs Masters, Miss Menage, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale; Cast from text (William Lane, 1793): Edward I-Barrymore; Edward de Mortimer-Davies; Walter-Benson; Merlin-Bannister; Adam de Francton-Bannister Jun.; Phillip le Brun-Suett; Isabel-Mrs Kemble; Resa-Mrs Bland; Jane-Miss DeCamp; unassigned-Cooke.
Cast
Role: Walter Actor: Benson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow Or The Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda With the Rape of Colombine or The Flying Lovers

Performance Comment: Andromeda-Mrs Booth; Perseus-Lally; Mercury-Essex; Medusa-Thurmond; Gorgons-Houghton, Burney; Followers of Perseus-Boval, Rainton, Houghton, Burney; Attendants on Andromeda-Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter, Miss Lindar, Miss Robinson Sr; Hours of Sleep-Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter, Miss Lindar; Tritons-Thurmond, Essex, Houghton, Rainton; Cepheus-Fielding; Cassiopea-Mrs Shireburn; Venus-Miss Biddy; Minerva-Miss Raftor; Juno-Mrs Shireburn; Diana-Miss Smith; Sailors-Burney, Oates, Wright, Wetherilt, Burnet, Grey; Cupid-Miss Robinson Jr; Doctor (Colombine's Father)-Burney; Pierot (Doctor's Man)-Roger; Mezzetin (Colombine's Lover)-Ray; Harlequin (Mezzetin's Man)-Weaver; Colombine (in love with Mezzetin)-Miss Robinson Sr; Mopsophil (Colombine's Maid)-Mrs Walter; Jupiter-Essex.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Orpheus

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salway; Mercury-Roberts; Caliope-Mrs Cantrel; Attendants on Apollo-Villeneuve, Livier, Davenport; Harlequin-Le Brun; Squire-Nivelon; Farmer-Harper; Pierrot-Lalauze; Innkeeper-Thurmond; Petit Maitre-Laguerre; Colombine-Miss Mann; Countrymen-Thurmond, Pelling, Davenport; Countrywomen-Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Brett; with Grand Ballet by Denoyer, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett . with Grand Ballet by Denoyer, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or Harlequins Metamorphoses

Performance Comment: Apollo-Thurmond; Daphne-Mrs Booth; Night-Miss Lindar; Aurora-Mrs Boman; Cupid-Young Leigh; Daphne's Followers-Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter; Pastora-Mrs Robinson; Harlequin-Cibber Jr; Pierrot-Roger; Pantalon-Miller; Cookmaid-Harper; Punch-Boval; Pigmy Dancing Master-Sandham; Scaramouch Singing Master-Haughton; Pantalon's Daughters-Mrs Brett, Mrs Young; Adonis-Young Rainton; Venus-Miss Robinson; Concluding with a Rural Masque: Les Bois d'Amourette-; Nymph-Mrs Booth; Rival Swains-Thurmond, Roger; Shepherds-Boval, Lally, Haughton, Duplessis; Shepherdesses-Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Miss Lindar.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Miser or Wagner and Abericock

Performance Comment: Miser (Quaker)-Cibber Jr; Pierrot (Starved Servant)-Roger; Wagner (Faustus' Heir, in Character of Harlequin)-Clark; Abericock (Spirit left him by Faustus)-Miss Robinson Jr; Harlequin's Servant (Clown)-Harper; Miller's Wife and Daughter (Quakers)-Mrs Wetherilt, Miss Tenoe; Four Spirits (Quakers) rais'd to entertain Harlequin-Young Rainton, Young Sandham, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter; Spirits rais'd for the Celebration of Harlequin's Marriage: Rural Lass-Miss Robinson; Country Lads-Young Rainton, Young Sandham; Countrymen-Boval, Haughton, Duplessis; Countrywomen-Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Mrs Young; Pomona-Mrs Booth; Statues-Thurmond, Lally, Roger, Essex.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or Harlequins Metamorphoses

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Clark; Pierot-Roger; Pantalon-Cibber Jr; Harlequin's Child-Miss Robinson Jr; Pigmy Dancing Master-Sandham; Scaramouch-Haughton; Pantalon's Daughters-Mrs Young, Mrs Paulet; Adonis-Young Rainton; Venus-Miss Robinson; Apollo-Thurmond; Daphne-Mrs Booth; Night-Miss Lindar; Aurora-Mrs Bowman; Cupid-Young Leigh; Daphne's Followers-Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter; Sylvan-Essex; Nymph-Mrs Booth; Pan-Roger; Shepherds-Lally, Boval; Shepherdesses-Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar; Countrymen-Haughton, Duplessis; Countrywomen-Mrs Walter, Mrs Young.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress or The Ridotto Al Fresco With a Grand Masque calld The Judgment of Paris or The Triumph of Beauty

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 lists: Harlequin-LeBrun; Beau Mordecai-Stoppelaer; Old Debauchee-Berry; Justice@Mittimus-Mullart; Mons Poudre-Oates; Constable-Jones; Keeper-Burnet; Porter-Peploe; Pompey-Young Grace; Beadles-Gray, Wright; Kitty-Miss Raftor; Madam Decoy-Mrs Mullart; Jenny-Mrs Grace; Beau Brindle-Leigh; Les Capricieux-Essex, Miss Robinson; Hungarians-Houghton, Mrs Walter; Fingalians-Lally Sr, Miss Mears; Scaramouch-Lally Jr; Pierrot-Tench; Mezzetin-Stoppelaer; Ladies of Pleasure-Miss Mann, Miss Atherton, Miss Price; Marquis de Fresco-Arlequin en Chien; but Daily Post, 24 March (not later) adds: Shepherds-Lally Sr, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport; Shepherdesses-Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Grace, Miss Mann, Miss Price; Paris-Denoyer; Helen-Mrs Booth; Juno-Mrs Walter; Pallas-Miss Mears; Mercury-Stoppelaer; Power-Ellis Roberts; Venus-Miss Robinson; Thalia-Miss Raftor; Euphrosyne-Mrs Mullart; Aglaia-Miss Atherton; Fame-Young Cunningham.
Cast
Role: Hungarians Actor: Houghton, Mrs Walter
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Walter