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Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft and Mrs Vincent. Mainpiece: Containing the Memorable Battle of Agincourtv; with the total overthrow of the French Armyv; and many other historical passages. Tickets to be had of Mrs Vincent at the Cock and Turk's Head, in Bedford St., Covent Garden; of Bencraft at the corner of the Piazzas; and of Mr Page at the Stage Door of the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Barry; Exeter-Ridout; Canterbury-Sparks; Salisbury-Bencraft; Westmorland-Ricard; Williams-Bransby; Gower-Anderson; Scroop-Paddick; Gray-Redman; France-Gibson; Dauphine-Usher; Burgandy-Cushing; Mountjoy-Baker; Queen of France-Mrs Bambridge; Constable-Bridgwater; Fluellin-Macklin; MacMorris-Barrington; Jamy-Dunstall; Bardolph-Marten; Nym-Stoppelaer; Page-Miss Morrison; Hostess-Mrs Macklin; Pistol-Dyer; Catherine-Mrs Vincent; Chorus-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Ricard
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson
Role: Burgandy Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The Miller Outwitted; or, Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Pierrot-Lalauze; To conclude with a Grand Comic Ballet-Grandchamps, Mad Camargo.

Dance: GGrand Dutch Dance, as17511021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: I: Cries of London-Shuter

Music: II: A Trio taken out of Florizel and Perdita,-Shuter, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Dance: IV: Italian Peasants, as17531120; End: Epilogue in Florizel and Perdita-Shuter, by Desire, in character of a Pedlar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II: Jenny Bright as the Day-Mrs Chambers; IV: The Favourite Dialogue of No Never-Legg, Mrs Chambers

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17531120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Barry; Exeter-Ridout; Gloucester-Bennet; Bedford-Holthom; Salisbury-Bencraft; Westmorland-Buck; Canterbury-Sparks; Fluellin-Arthur; Ely-Wignel; Scroop-R. Smith; Gower-Anderson; Bardolph-Marten; Pistol-Dyer; MacMorris-Barrington; Erpingham-Redman; Jammy-Dunstall; Nym-Stoppelaer; Falstaff's boy-Miss Mullart; France-Gibson; Burgundy-Cushing; Dauphin-White; Montjoy-Baker; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Catherine-Mrs Dyer; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Chorus-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Buck
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Arcas Actor: Anderson

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Paisans Gallants-Granier, Miss Hilliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Buck
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Buck
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: JJovial Coopers, as17571107

Event Comment: Receipts: #92 17s. Mem: Princess Caroline died this day in the afternoon, and the two theatres &c. were silenc'd to Friday the 6th of January following, seven nights. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Mrs Lampe. No building on stage. Receipts: by income from tickets: Barrington #90 16s. (boxes 142; pit 286; gallery 12); Mrs Lampe, #53 2s. (boxes 52; pit 180; gallery 131) (Account Book). [The original title of afterpiece, a burlesque opera by Henry Carey, was Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon a sequel to the Dragon of Wantley. The music was advertised as by the late Mr Lampe.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Buck
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Lady Moore; or, The Dragoness

Ballet: JJudgment of Paris. As17580407 but only Paris-Gallinni; Venus-Mlle Capdeville

Dance: SSavoyards, as17580408 Tambourine, as17580330

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: As17590201, but Burgundy-Bennet; Gloster-_; Bedford-_; Salisbury-_; Westmoreland-_; Bishop of Ely-_; Scroop-_; Gower-_; Bardolph-_; Williams-_.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Buck
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: III: (By Desire) a Ball Dance call'd La Mariee-Lalauze, Miss Toogood; concluding with: a Minuet-Lalauze, Miss Toogood, his Daughter, a Child between 5 and 6 years of age, her 1st appearance on any stage; IV: Fingalian Dance-Miss Toogood; End: The Threshers, as17581016

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten, Anderson, R. Smith. Receipts: #32 7s. 6d. in cash. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to each #10 4s. 2d. covered by income from tickets: Marten #80 1s. (Boxes 55; Pit 306; Gallery 204); Anderson #56 12s. (Boxes 21; Pit 280; Gallery 92); R. Smith #57 15s. (Boxes 30; Pit 208; Gallery 192). Total income #226 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: As17591228, but Gower-Anderson; Scroop-R. Smith; Williams-Barrington; Burgundy-Bennet; Dauphin-Davis; Bardolph-Marten; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Earl of Cambridge-Wignell; Gray-Redman; Jemmy-Dunstall; Nym-Costollo; Chorus-_.
Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; III: The Fingalian Dance, as17591102; End: The Lamp Lighters, as17600318

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson
Role: Westomreland Actor: Buck

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg and Bennet. Receipts: #34 13s. 6d. plus income from tickets: Bennet #102 19s. (Box 37; Pit 418; Gallery 310); Legg #64 10s. (Box 34; Pit 248; Gallery 188) (Account Book). Charges: #63 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson
Role: Westomreland Actor: Buck

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: III: Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville; End: By Desire Heart of Oak (the Song)-Legg; with a Hornpipe in character-Poitier Jr

Event Comment: Boxes #4 2s. 6d. (Account Book). [i.e., only 16 persons were in the Boxes, and the 2s. 6d. indicates that at least one occupant came in after the third act and paid only half price.] Receipts: #26 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson
Role: Westomreland Actor: Buck

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Event Comment: [No analysis of Box income.] Expenses #46 16s. 5d. Paid Bill for velvet and White sattin for their Majesties' and the Prince of Wales's Box #138 10s. Bill for Crimson Duchess Velvet & White Sattin used in Coronation #107 16s. Paid Linen Draper's Bill [for 11 April 1759-14 Nov. 1761) #106. Receipts: #231 6s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Event Comment: JJohn Rich Esq, Master and Patentee of the TRCG, died Thursday 26 Nov. 1761, about six o'clock in the evening, at his house adjoining to the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, in the seventieth year of his age. Mrs Priscilla Rich sole executrix of the Will of John Rich Esq, deceas'd. Mr John Rich was buried in Hillingdon Churchyard. (See his Epitaph, Lysons's Middlesex Parishes, p. 162) Dec. 4, 1761. ibid p. 173 (Hopkins MS Notes). Income from Boxes #85 5s. Rec'd of John Condill on acct of Fruit #20. Expenses #46 3s. 8d. [The balance brought forward to this date for this season was #2007 9s. 1d. From this was subtracted the #1291 19s. 4d. necessary for starting the season (see 9 Sept.), which left Beard a favorable balance of #715 9s. 9d. with which to carry on. The Winston Theatrical Record ceases on this date.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation