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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: (Winston MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza

Performance Comment: Winston MS 8 states Eliza-Miss Brent.

Music: I: By Particular Desire, a Concerto on the Violin-Mr Hay

Event Comment: Benefit Raftor, Mrs Clive's brother (Winston MS.). Bayes attempted by Mrs Clive, instigated to it by Cibber (as an) act of envy to Garrick, but he missed his aim, for she did it most wretchedly. It was believed she would not have gone through the part. A great house. If she had succeeded she meant to repeat it for her own Benefit. (Winston MS. from Dyer MS.) Mrs Clive did Bayes at the Desire of Several Ladies of Quality. Three rows of the Pit rail'd into the Boxes, where servants may keep places as well as on the stage. To prevent Mistakes in places already taken, it is desir'd that those Gentleman and Ladies, in whose names they are set down, would please to send for Tickets to Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Song: I: Beard; III: Lowe; IV: Miss Edwards

Dance: II: Serious Dance, as17430504; V: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Ranger Actor: Garrick
Role: Frankly Actor: Palmer
Role: Strictland Actor: Berry
Role: Bellamy Actor: Blakes
Role: Jack Maggot Actor: Woodward
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Price
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: the characters of the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery [The Chaplet]

Performance Comment: As17530327 but Milliner-_; Buckle-_; Chairman-_; Valet-_; Simon-_; Landlady-_. [Winston MS 8 lists the Shepherd's Lottery as the afterpiece and states that Mrs Horton did not act in the either piece. Shepherd's Lottery as17530427 For Chaplet, see17530301] .Winston MS 8 lists the Shepherd's Lottery as the afterpiece and states that Mrs Horton did not act in the either piece. Shepherd's Lottery as17530427 For Chaplet, see17530301] .
Event Comment: MMr Woodward has enter'd into partnership with Mr Barry in a new Theater in Ireland & has taken from us Mr Walker and Wife (Miss Minors that was) Mr Vernon, Mr Jefferson and Wife-from Mr Rich, Mr Arthur, Mr White, Mr Chambers, Mr Finny (his Scene-man) & others (Cross). Receipts: #120 (Cross); #128 15s. (Winston MS 8). Places for Boxes to be had of Mr Varney at the stage door. No admittance behind scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [This notice regularly occurs at foot of bill and will not be noted further this season. The box receipts recorded from Winston MS 8 seem to have been taken by him from the Huntington Library playbills (second set) annotated by J. P. Kemble from a Treasurer's Book.] Letter to Mr G@k on Opening of the Theatre, With Observations on Managers, Actors, Authors, and their Audiences and Particularly New Performers. 6d. Published by Cooke opposite Drury Lane Theatre. [It is a plea for more frequent appearances of Garrick, especially in lighter parts, now that Woodward has left; for especially good plays on Saturday nights; for striking from the repertoire all immoral, immodest and cruel plays; for being a sport about competition with Rich; for better regulation of the boxes, on a first-come, first-pay basis; for training up the most promising young actors gradually and not casting them in parts beyond their reaches; for more new plays; and for an advisory council in selecting them; for omission of personal satirical attacks in comedy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Touchstone Actor: Yates
Role: Orlando Actor: Palmer
Role: Jacques Actor: Berry
Role: Duke Sr Actor: Blakes
Role: Frederick Actor: Bransby
Role: Oliver Actor: Burton
Role: Amiens Actor: Beard
Role: Adam Actor: Havard
Role: Corin Actor: Taswell
Role: Silvius Actor: Austin
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Rosalind Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Le Medecin Actor: Blakes
Role: Crispin Actor: Yates
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: I: A comic Dance call'd The German Hunters-Master Settree, Miss Twist

Event Comment: GGarrick taken ill acting Lear. Went thro the part (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #200 (Cross); #207 13s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: Garrick
Role: Gloster Actor: Berry
Role: Edgar Actor: Havard
Role: Bastard Actor: Palmer
Role: Kent Actor: Bransby
Role: Steward Actor: Yates
Role: Albany Actor: Packer
Role: Cornwall Actor: Blakes
Role: Burgundy Actor: Austin
Role: Aranti Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Regan Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Coupee Actor: Yates
Role: Goodwill Actor: Taswell
Role: Blister Actor: Philips
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Quaver Actor: Rooker.
Event Comment: MMr Foote advertis'd the Author, with Alterations for his farce, but Mr Apreece obtain'd an order from ye Ld Chamberlain to stop it. Benefit for Mr Foote (Cross). Foote advertised that he would deliver [an apology] that night at Drury Lane at his benefit there against any imputation against him on account of the Author being prohibited (Winston MS 8). Advertised Diversions of the Morning for positively the last time (playbill). Receipts: #220 (Cross); Charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Shylock Actor: Foote
Role: Gratiano Actor: Palmer
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Antonio Actor: Davies
Role: Bassanio Actor: Havard
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Beard
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bennett
Role: Launcelot Actor: Vaughan
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby.

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: _Ackman, _Vaughan, _Taswell, _Perry.

Dance: III: The German Hunters, as17580916; IV: Spanish Dance, as17581014

Event Comment: TThe Rout published by a person of honor (Winston MS 8). Performance deferr'd on account of indisposition of a Principal Performer. Receipts: #120 (Cross); #123 16s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Blakes.
Role: Prospero Actor: Mossop
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Holland
Role: Stephano Actor: Vaughan
Role: Trinculo Actor: Yates
Role: Ariel Actor: Eliz. Young
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: Hymen Actor: Beard
Role: Actor: Giorgi, Sga Lucchi, others.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss E. Young.
Role: Mab Actor: Mrs Vernon.
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rooker
Role: Columbine Actor: Mlle Mariet.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: With Alterations, not performed for 2 years [see 25 Nov. 1756]. Antony and Cleopatra deferred till Tuesday to give major performers a necessary respite (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #150 (Cross); #145 0s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)
Event Comment: Yesterday died Mr Benj. May many years principal Director of Entertainments at king's Theatre (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #150 (Cross); #148 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: GGarrick's night for the farce (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #200 (Cross); Charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa

Cast
Role: Aletes Actor: Mossop
Role: Phorbas Actor: Davies
Role: Xuthus Actor: Berry
Role: Illyssus Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Pythia Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Lycea Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Creusa Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Garrick, Yates, Obrien, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive
Role: Heartly Actor: Garrick
Role: Sir Charles Clackit Actor: Yates
Role: Young Clackit Actor: Obrien
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Thos. Davies advertis'd somebody hiss'd him last night & that he hop'd they would desist he not offending anyone intentionally (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #168 12s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Garrick, Yates, Obrien, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive
Role: Heartly Actor: Garrick
Role: Sir Charles Clackit Actor: Yates
Role: Young Clackit Actor: Obrien
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Pritchard
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: TThe Swiss-Grimaldi, Mrs Vernon

Event Comment: [This month published Observations on the Use of Theatres, their present regulations and possible improvements. Price 1s. Printed for Cooper. See review in Gentleman's Magazine (p. 232). Proposal is that the "conduct of theatrical entertainments be for the future taken under the care of the goverment, and a person of judgment and integrity appointed by the name of comptroller, or conductor of the stage, who alone shall determine what old plays shall be acted, and what new ones received; and who shall take charge of the money received, and defray the necessary expenses, accounting for the remainder to the public. The author seemingly Dr John Hill, lately (see 21 Dec. 1758) upset by the failure of his farce, The Rout. (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #108 (Cross); #122 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Cast
Role: Zamti Actor: Garrick
Role: Etan Actor: Mossop
Role: Hamet Actor: Holland
Role: Timurkan Actor: Havard
Role: Octar Actor: Bransby
Role: Mirvan Actor: Davies
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Morat Actor: Burton
Role: Orasmin Actor: Packer
Role: Zimventi Actor: Austin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17591105, but Arpasia-a Lady, 1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Wiers, according to O. Smith (Winston MS 8)]; Packer_; Bransby_; Scrase_; Burton_.Mrs Wiers, according to O. Smith (Winston MS 8)]; Packer_; Bransby_; Scrase_; Burton_.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: a Lady, 1st appearance on any stage
Role: Tamerlane Actor: Havard
Role: Moneses Actor: Holland
Role: Axalla Actor: Austin
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Packer
Role: Dervise Actor: Bransby
Role: Omar Actor: Burton
Role: Heli Actor: Scrase
Role: Bajazet Actor: Wilkinson1st time
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: In Act IV the Original Song O Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Event Comment: Income from Boxes #70 13s. 6d. Paid Performers' salary [50]-#181 5s. 10d.; Servants [50] #20 14s. 6d. [Six new actors were entered.] Paid scenemen #10 17s. this night, and for incidentals #8 6s. 3d., and to Richards for painting a scene #5 5s. [Detailed pay scale listed by Winston.] Receipts: #153 17s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Cast
Role: Hartop Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Gregory Gazette Actor: Bennet
Role: Jenkins Actor: Davis
Role: Tim Actor: Costollo.
Event Comment: MMrs Love play'd Mrs Peachum very bad. Her fit seem'd a very Aukward Imitation of Mrs Pritchard in the Jealous Wife (Hopkins). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money received at the Stage Door. None returned after the curtain is up. Play to begin exactly at 6 o'clock. Places may be had of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. Vivat Rex et Regina. [Customary notice, which will not be repeated here, Sept. 15 David Garrick & his Lady set out for Italy from his house in Southampton St. Covent Garden (Winston MS 9). Winston also refers to a Sept. 9 Letter from T. Davies, cg, to the poet Charles Churchill begging he would not introduce so unimportant a person as himself in his Smithfield Rosciad.] Receipts: #248 9s. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Vernon
Role: Peachum Actor: Yates
Role: Lockit Actor: Bransby
Role: Filch Actor: Parsons
Role: Mat@o@Mint Actor: Fox
Role: Beggar Actor: Burton
Role: Player Actor: Castle
Role: Drawer Actor: Master Burton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love, first time
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: In Act III a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson
Role: To conclude with a Country Dance Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Obrien
Role: Flash Actor: King
Role: Loveit Actor: Packer
Role: Puff Actor: Moody
Role: Jasper Actor: Ackman
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Willis Actor: Dodd.
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland
Role: Loyd Actor: King
Role: Frampton Actor: Reddish
Role: Lord Eustace Actor: Cautherly
Role: Evans Actor: Palmer
Role: Robert Actor: Baddeley
Role: Mrs Winifred Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Parts-King, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Hurst, Waldron, Castle, Wheeler, W. Palmer, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Mesink, Clough, Booth, J. Burton, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Lowe. The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champnes, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley; The Dances-Dagueville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers; In which will be introduced The Pageant as it was intended for Stratford-Upon-Avon; Ralph-King; Irishman-Moody; Ballad Singer-Vernon; Ostler-Parsons; Country Girls-Mrs Baddeley, Miss Radley; Margery Jervis-Mrs Love; Female Ballad Singer-Dibdin; Prologue-King; Characters in the pageant: Benedict-Garrick; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Touchstone-King; Richard III-Holland; Romeo-Brereton; Hamlet-Cautherly; Falstaff-Love; Lear-Reddish; Antony-Aikin; Portia-Mrs W. Barry; Apollo-Vernon; Tragic Muse-Mrs Barry; Comic Muse-Mrs Abington; Also: Hurst, Wheeler, Castle, Waldron, Wright, Keen, Clough, Hartry, Messink, Booth, J. Burton, Master Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Dancing-; Singing- New Dresses, Scenes; Music by Dibdin (Genest, V, 256, and Winston MS 10). See Three Plays by David Garrick, Elisabeth P. Stein (New York, 1926). Music by Dibdin (Genest, V, 256, and Winston MS 10). See Three Plays by David Garrick, Elisabeth P. Stein (New York, 1926).
Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes and Mrs W. Barry (playbill). [N.B. Winston suggests Cymbeline this night, but all extant playbill evidence favors Cymon. "Sir Joshua Reynolds purchased portrait of Garrick as Abel Drugger by Zoffany for #100" (Winston MS 10, from Burney News Clippings).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Richard Wealthy Actor: Burton
Role: Loader Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir William Actor: Castle
Role: Dick Actor: J. Burton
Role: Transfer Actor: Weston
Role: the Minor Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Dance: III: As17700428

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. [Winston MS 10 lists Merope & Pigmy Revels, but notes that the bills indicate Way to Keep him.] School for Fathers deferr'd. Mrs Wrighten hoarse. Epistle to David Garrick published by Lloyd 2s. (Winston MS 10). Paid Mr Dimon upon Acct #5 5s. Receipts: #171 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Mrs _Wrighten.
Role: Harlequin Actor: Rooker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton
Role: Dances Actor: Daigville, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi.
Event Comment: [Lucy identified as Miss Dayes by Kemble note on playbill and by Winston MS 10.] At the opening of this season Justice Sir John Fielding wrote to Garrick not to play the Beggar's Opera fearing it had a bad influence on the minds of the young. But both Garrick and Colman continued to play it (Winston MS 10). Receipts. #183 13s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mattocks
Role: Peachum Actor: Shuter
Role: Lockit Actor: Dunstall
Role: Filch Actor: Holtom
Role: Lucy Actor: A Young Lady, her first appearance
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Catley
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Buck Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Gardner
Role: Classic Actor: Hull
Role: Subtle Actor: Thompson
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: With a Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Macklin.

Dance: End: New Dance, as17731021

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 24 Oct. 1770.] Miss P. Hopkins made her first appearance in Celia-great applause (+Hopkins Diary). [The Young Lady who played Celia indentified by Winston MS 11 as Miss Pricilla Hopkins who became Mrs Brereton, then was married a second time to John Kemble. She had acted Celia 19 April 1773 in As You Like It. The Young Lady who played Tragedy was Miss Sharp, later married to W. Palmer (Winston MS 11).] Paid Mr Neale for a laced Hat #1 15s. Receipts: #155 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Cubitt
Role: Tragedy Actor: A Young Lady
Role: Mercury Actor: Vernon
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: King Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Miller Actor: Moody.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Original Prologue Actor: King.
Role: Mercury Actor: Vernon
Role: Harlequin Actor: Dodd
Role: Tragedy Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: King Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Miller Actor: Moody.
Role: Parts Actor: King, Dodd, Parsons, Brereton, Lamash, Burton, Mrs King, first appearance in that character, Miss Platt, Mrs Abington
Role: Davy Actor: Parsons
Role: Tivy Actor: Brereton
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Mrs King, first time

Dance: End: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

Event Comment: [By Thomas Baker. Date of premiere uncertain, but this day has generally been accepted by Nicoll, Genest, Winston, and Latreille. Published 29 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Cast
Role: Loveworth Actor: Mills
Role: Reynard Actor: Wilks
Role: Woodcock Actor: Johnson
Role: Squib Actor: Penkethman
Role: Maiden Actor: Bullock
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Verbruggen
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Moor
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Lucas
Role: Prologue Actor: Penkethman.
Event Comment: DDaily Post, 1 Jan., is missing; this play is entered in Winston MS. (Folger Shakespeare Library)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge

Event Comment: Benefit Corey and Shepard (Winston MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Rylands MS.: Duke and Princesses present. Receipts: #100. [Winston MS. lists Constant Couple, which had been announced for this day in the previous Bill, but which seems to have been deferr'd on account of this command performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Macklin
Role: Justice Actor: Havard
Role: Razor Actor: Neale
Role: Rake Actor: Winstone
Role: Constable Actor: Ray.
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Cibber Sr
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Constant Actor: Milward
Role: Heartfree Actor: Mills
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Lord Rake Actor: Winstone
Role: Taylor Actor: Raftor
Role: Col Bully Actor: Beard
Role: in which character will be introduc'd songs proper Actor: .

Song: I: Bright Author of my present Flame-Lowe

Dance: II: Le Boufon, as17411030; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17411128