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76
05 November 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: In Daily Post, 4 Nov., The Fair Quaker had been advertised for this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Song: In the play a new ballad, The Weaver's Complaint Against The Calico Madams-

Dance:

77
01 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #54 13s. [In Daily Post, 30 Sept., Macbeth had been advertised for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggars-bush

Dance: PPolonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

78
08 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Picq, and Sga Domitilla. Tickets deliver'd out for Benefit of a Gentlewoman who has met with Misfortunes, will be taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: LLe Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217; Musette, as17421209

79
01 May 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: PPhillips and Hussey's Company. 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 6d. [Concert formula used.] To begin at 12 and end at 10 p.m. Mainpiece: [first announced on 26th and 29th as The Careful Father; or, The Extravagant Son. Notice of performance repeated 2,3,6 (but Cushing as Drunken Peasant), 6,7 (but Phillips as Drunken Peasant), 12, 13, 14, and 15 May. Probably acted every day of May Fair.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son; With The Comical Humours Of Sir John Oldcastle And A Pert Chambermaid

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips his first appearance on that stage in England in three years; Beau Mordecai the Jew-Bennett; Miss Kitty-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Phillips his first appearance on that stage in England in three years

Dance: NNew Hornpipe, Drunken Peasant-Phillips; Sailor's Dance called the Jovial Crew-Phillips

Song: Grand Chorus in Honor of his Royal Highness the Duke on his brave Defeat of the Rebels-

80
14 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Present the King, The Duke and Princess Amelia. Paid Mrs Campioni for 16 day's salary at #3 10s. per week #9 5s. 8d. Receipts: #99 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: Beard

Dance: As17461231

81
14 January 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Mlle Violette apparently did not appear in one of the dances scheduled. See note of 16 Jan. The reaction of the audience was noisy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17461202, but Committeeman-_; Bookseller-_; Bailiff-_; Soldier-_; Jack-_; Mrs Chat-_; Mrs Day-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Day Actor: Ray

Dance: I: The German Camp, as17461217; III: Turkish Pirate, as17470105; V: Laundress's Visiting Day, as17470105

82
24 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull and Macready. 1st piece: In Act I a Grand Banquet. With the Procession [in Act IV] from the Abbey at the Coronation of Anne Bullen . To conclude with the Ceremonial of a Royal Christening. [In 2nd piece the scenes, as listed on 10 May, are indicated.] Morning Herald, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, No. 7, Duke's-court, Westminster; Diary, 21 May: of Macready, No. 3, Mary-street, Charles-street, Tottenham-Court-Road. Receipts: #282 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of A Day

Song: III: a song-Mrs Clendining

83
04 May 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. 2nd piece: Not acted these 20 years [not acted since 20 Dec. 1773]. 3rd piece: By permission of the proprietor of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden. Morning Chronicle, 20 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan, No. 14, Somerset-street, Portman-square. Receipts: #667 3s. (344.8.0; 22.7.6; 21.8.6; tickets: 278.19.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Amanthis Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Barrymore; Capt. Cape-King; Mr Harlow-Whitfield; Footman-Banks; Mrs Harlow-Mrs Goodall; The Old Maid (for this night only)-Mrs Jordan; Trifle-Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: In: will introduce the favourite song In the dead of the night-Mrs Jordan in The Wedding Day; End 2nd piece: a favourite song-Miss Leak; accompanied on the harp-Meyer? Jun

84
07 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. [As afterpiece the playbill announces Oscar and Malvina, but "The Poor Sailor played" (MS annotation on BM playbill, cg, Vol. ix). "The audience were in a violent uproar, at the change from Oscar and Malvina to The Poor Sailor" (Monthly Mirror, Dec. 1795, pp. 122-23).] Receipts: #190 7s. (182.17; 7.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham; Or, Days Of Old

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

85
13 April 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 1st piece [1st time; MD 2, by Samuel Birch]: The Musick by Attwood. Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. 2nd piece [1st time; INT 1, by George Colman, ynger. This was the 1st scene from Colman's New Hay at the Old Market, slightly revised; in subsequent seasons it was acted under the title of Sylvester Daggerwood]: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal Hay-Market. 3rd piece: With a Sea Fight. [The playbill assigns Sneer to Palmer, but "The Public are most respectfully informed that Palmer being too ill to perform this Evening, the character of Sneer will be attempted by Benson, who humbly hopes for their usual indulgence" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill).] Oracle, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 65, Gower-street, Bedford Square. Receipts: #613 12s. (332.0.6; 45.19.6; 4.3.0; tickets: 231.9.0) (charge: #221 19s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Smugglers

Afterpiece Title: A Favourite Scene from New Hay [Sylvester Daggerwood]

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Benson; Sir Fretful Plagiary (for that night)-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Signor Ritornello-Fairbrother; Interpreter-Wewitzer; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Maddocks; Italian Girls-Miss Leak, Miss Granger, Miss DeCamp; [Tragedians:] Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun. [i.e. doubled Sir Fretful Plagiary]; Nieces-Miss Heard, Miss Mellon; Justice's Lady-Mrs Heard; Confidant-Miss Tidswell; Tilburina-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Japhis Actor: Bannister

86
12 May 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Librettist not known. Music by Handel.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 13 May: Last Night was perform'd ... Atalanta ...in which was a new Set of Scenes painted in Honour to this Happy Union, which took up the full length of the Stage: The Fore-part of the Scene represented an Avenue to the Temple of Hymen, adorn'd with Figures of several Heathen Deities. Next was a Triumphal Arch on the Top of which were the Arms of their Royal Highnesses, over which was placed a Princely Coronet. Under the Arch was the Figure of Fame, on a Cloud, sounding the Praises of this Happy Pair. The Names Fredericus and Augusta appear'd above in transparent Characters. Thro' the Arch was seen a Pediment supported by four Columns, on which stood two Cupids embracing, and supporting the Feathers, in a Princely Coronet, the Royal Ensign of the Prince of Wales. At the farther End was a View of Hymen's Temple, and the Wings were adorn'd with the Loves and Graces bearing Hymenael Torches, and putting Fire to Incense in Urns, to be ofter'd up upon this Joyful Union. The Opera concluded with a Grand Chorus, during which several beautiful Illuminations were display'd. . . . There were present their Majesties, the Duke, and the Four Princesses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Atalanta: In Honour Of The Royal Nuptials Of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince And Princess Of Wales

87
11 February 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Britannia; or, The Royal Lovers

Performance Comment: Prince Germanicus-Mrs Thurmond; Britannia-Mrs Roberts; Royal Attendants on Germanicus-W. Giffard, Rosco, Bardin, West, Moore, Presgrove; Royal Attendants on Britannia-Mrs Haughton, Miss Norman, Mrs M. Giffard, Mrs Wetherilt, Mrs Dove, Miss Tollet; Priests of Hymen-Lyon, Dove, Ayres, Wetherilt Sr, Monlass, Morris; Watermen-Bardin, Stoppelaer, Jenkins, Harbin, Rosco, Sandham, Delagarde, Dove; Grenadiers-Huddy, Excell, Moore, Wetherilt, Evans, West, Monlass, Morris; Serjeant-Hulett; Cupid-Miss Cole; Deities-Vallois, Delagarde, Sandham; Graces-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois; First Swain-Thurmond; First Nymph-Mrs Bullock; Followers-Vallois, Delagarde, Sandham; Nymphs-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois .
Cast
Role: Royal Attendants on Germanicus Actor: W. Giffard, Rosco, Bardin, West, Moore, Presgrove
Role: Royal Attendants on Britannia Actor: Mrs Haughton, Miss Norman, Mrs M. Giffard, Mrs Wetherilt, Mrs Dove, Miss Tollet

Entertainment: [Author unknown.] The House will be adorned with the Portraits of the Royal Family, and his Highness the Prince of Orange; and a new Ceiling-piece of Apollo and the Muses. The Cloaths, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations entirely new. On which Account the Boxes and Balconies on the Stage will be 5s. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performance Comment: ] The House will be adorned with the Portraits of the Royal Family, and his Highness the Prince of Orange; and a new Ceiling-piece of Apollo and the Muses. The Cloaths, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations entirely new. On which Account the Boxes and Balconies on the Stage will be 5s. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d .

88
14 May 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: As at CG, 13 Feb., but Royal Merchant-Chapman; Prig-Neale .
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

89
23 January 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave: With Jupiter and Europa

Performance Comment: Endymion (as Royal Chasseur)-Beard; Chasseurs-Vincent, Roberts; Nymphs of Chace-Miss Brunette, Miss Male; Diana (Royal Huntress)-Miss Hillyard; Merlin-Leveridge; Aerial Spirits: Cupid-Glover; Graces-Miss Norman, Miss Sandham, Mlle Delorme; Hour-Mrs Ogden; Zephyrs-Tench, Desse, Livier, Delagarde; Psyche-Miss Rogers; Rural Swain and Nymph-Lally, Mlle D'Hervigni; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Lun; Mercury-Stoppelaer; Pluto (Punch)-Delagarde; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Desse; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Glover; Mars (Leander)-Tench; Europa-Miss Rogers; Doctor-Nivelon; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Stevens; Doctor's Servant-Lalauze; Country Lads-Dupre, Bencraft, Ferguson; Country Lasses-Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester, Miss Ambrose .

Entertainment: [Words by Phillips.] The Characters New Drest. With New Scenes, representing the exact Views of the Hermitage, and Merlin's Cave, as taken in the Royal Gardens of Richmond. Receipts: #185 4s. 6d

Performance Comment: ] The Characters New Drest. With New Scenes, representing the exact Views of the Hermitage, and Merlin's Cave, as taken in the Royal Gardens of Richmond. Receipts: #185 4s. 6d .

90
09 May 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: See17391130, but Royal Merchant-Hallam; Clause-Bridgwater; Higgen-Hippisley; Woolfort-Rosco; Hubert-Ryan; Hemskirk-Hale; Vandunck-Mullart; Prig-Neale; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginkes-Bencraft; Merchant-Gibson; Boors-James, Anderson, Smith; Bertha-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Dance: I: Tambourine-French Girl; II: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

91
17 October 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17411015, but Mercury-Salway; Merlin-Leveridge; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Chasseur Royal-Roberts; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Pluto (Punch)-Davenport; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Destrade; Hercules (Brighillia)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Richardson.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Roberts

92
30 December 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Hignesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Whisper Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Roberts

Dance: TThe Peasants, as17411221; Chacone-Dubuisson, Mlle Benneval; Tambourine-Picq, Mlle Auguste

93
20 December 1743 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Beard; Merlin-Leveridge; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Aerial Spirits-Picq, Mlle Domitilla, Mrs Delagarde, Mlle Fabres, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs LeFont; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Woodward; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mlle Bonneval; Pluto (Punch)-Lamound; Neptune (Pantalon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Destrade; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Picq; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Beard

94
22 December 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Beard

95
06 April 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Beard; Mercury-Leveridge; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Aerial Spirits-Cooke, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, Mlle Fabres, Mrs Lebrun, Mrs Villeneuve; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Woodward; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Columbine-Mlle Bonnevile; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Beard

96
15 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Royal Merchant-Ryan; Hubert-Hale; Prigg-Chapman; Higgen-Hippisley; Woolfart-Rosco; Hemskirke-Cashell; Vandunk-Marten; 1st Merchant-Carr; 2nd Merchant-Gibson; 3rd Merchant-Anderson; 4th Merchant-Ridout; Boor-James; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Vaughan; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent; Bertha-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: LLe Gondalier, as17441010; Scotch Dance, as17441012

97
22 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Beard; Merlin-Leveridge; Aerial Spirits-Cooke, Dupre, Destrade, Delagarde, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; Jupiter in character of Harlequin-Woodward; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Mercury-Reinhold; Pierot-LaLauze; Pluto (Punch)-Rector; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Destrade; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Picq.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Beard

98
26 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17441218, but Chasseur Royal-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Roberts.

99
10 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17441226, but Chasseur Royal-Beard.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Beard.

100
12 January 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17441218, but Chasseur Royal-Roberts; Mercury-_.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Roberts