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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Havard; Young Knowell-Holland; Master Stephen-Obrien; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadil-Yates; Brainworm-Blakes; Downright-Bransby; Clement-Burton; Cash-Packer; Matthew-Vaughan; Bridget-Miss Haughton; Dame Kitely-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Old Knowell Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak, as17620925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Sir John Bevil-Burton; Sealand-Havard; Tom-OBrien; Young Bevil-Holland; Myrtle-Palmer; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Lucinda-Mrs Hippisley; In Act II, Singing-Mas. Norris, 1st time on any stage.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17620929, but only Old Mask-Yates; Mask-King; Sophy-Miss Pope; Vocals-Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young listed.
Cast
Role: only Old Mask Actor: Yates
Role: Old Mask Actor: Yates

Dance: New Pantomime Ballet,The Bavarian Shoemakers-Sg Del'Agata, Sga Fiorentini; and New Pantomime Ballet, The Italian Robbers-Sg Del'Agata, Sga Fiorentini, being their 1st appearance in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Sparks; Copper Captain-Smith; Duke-Anderson; Cacafogo-Marten; Sanchio-Davis; Don Juan-Hull; Alonzo-Perry; Lorenzo-Holtom; Old Woman-Collins; Maid-Weller; Clara-Miss Helm; Ladies-Mrs Copin, Mrs Ferguson, Miss Davis; Altea-Mrs Pitt; Margaretta-Mrs Vincent; Estifania-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Sparks; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Mattocks; Justice Clement-Marten; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Mas. Matthew-Hayes; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Walker, 1st appearance that stage; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wide-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Miss Miller; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward. The Characters new dress'd in the habits of the times.
Cast
Role: Old Knowel Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Old Knowel Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Aesop-Walker; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Old Man and Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Frenchman-Holtom; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.

Dance: TThe Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Frenchman-King; Old Man-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Mercury-Vernon (with songs in character).
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Blakes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Dyer; Beaufort-Young; Dapper-Costollo; Quildrive-Perry; Corinna-Miss Davies; Maria-Miss Elliot; New Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17621022, but Rachel-Miss Brent; Old Rents-Gibson.
Cast
Role: Old Rents Actor: Gibson.
Role: Old@Rents Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Garrick; Duke-Havard; Cacafogo-Love; Perez-Palmer; Don Juan-Blakes; Sancho-Packer; Alonzo-Ackman; Margaretta-Mrs Davies; Old Woman-Yates; Altea-Mrs Bennet; Maid-Vaughan; Estifania-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Bride Men Actor: Mathews, Curtat, Reynolds

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17621116, but Old Mask-Burton.
Cast
Role: Old Mask Actor: Burton.
Role: only Old Mask Actor: Yates

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17621210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-White; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Morgan; Bravos-Dunstall, Buck, Lewis; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Elliot, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Old Mirabel Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: C. Smith
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17621215, but Old Mask-Yates.
Cast
Role: Old Mask Actor: Yates.
Role: only Old Mask Actor: Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17621123, but Old Rents-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Old Rents Actor: Sparks.
Role: Old@Rents Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Music: End of Opera: A Piece on the Harp-Master Bromley, a Blind Youth, 1st performance on any Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Smith; Roderigo-Clarke; Curio-White; Seberto-Davis; Old Pilgrim-Tindal; Porter-Barrington; Jaques-Lewis; Lopez-Wignel; Mad Priest-Bennet; Mad Taylor-Holtom; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Mad Welchman-Hayes; Mad Scholar-Dyer; Mad Englishman-Dunstall; Governor-Anderson; Drunken Servant-R. Smith; Alonzo-Young; Judge-Redman; Peasant-Weller; Outlaw-Perry; Alphonso-Shuter; Stuttering Cook (this night only)-Woodward; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Julietta-Mrs Green; In Act IV, the Song Mad Bess set by Purcell-Miss Poitier in character.
Cast
Role: Old Pilgrim Actor: Tindal

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: As17621013, but Oldcastle-Stamper; short bill, only Drunken Colonel-; Goodall-; Lettice- Old Castle listed.
Cast
Role: Oldcastle Actor: Stamper
Role: Lettice Actor: Old Castle listed.

Dance: IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17630219, but Old Mask-Burton.
Cast
Role: Old Mask Actor: Burton.
Role: only Old Mask Actor: Yates

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe, as17630504; IV: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17630511, but Old Mask-Yates.
Cast
Role: Old Mask Actor: Yates.
Role: only Old Mask Actor: Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Beaufort-Baker; Young Wilding-Dyer; Dapper-Costollo; Quildrive-Perry; Corinna-Miss Davies; Maria-Miss Elliot; Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Dyer; Dugard-White; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Morgan; Bravos-Dunstall, Buck, Lewis; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Eliot.
Cast
Role: Old Mirabel Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Sparks; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Clement-Marten; Mas. Matthew-Hayes; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Walker; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Miss Miller; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Old Knowel Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Shuter

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith, first time; Duke-Clarke; Don Juan-Hull; Cacafogo-Marten; Sanchio-Davis; Alonzo-Perry; Lorenzo-Holtom; Copper Captain-Woodward; Clara-Miss Helm; Ladies-Mrs Copin, Mrs Ferguson, Miss Davis; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Maid-Mrs White; Altea-Mrs Walker; Margaritta-Mrs Vincent; Estifania-Miss Elliot, first time.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: TThe Knife Grinders, as17631012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; Paris-Jackson; Tibalt-Lee; Capulet-Burton; Fryar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; With Funeral Procession, the vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; n Act I,a Masquerade Dance-Miss Baker; Playbill, but add Montague-Moody; Benvolio-Packer; Old Capulet-Johnston; Friar John-Clough; Balthasar-Ackman; Gregory-Mozeen; Sampson-Clough; Abram-Marr (1763 edition).
Cast
Role: Old Capulet Actor: Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-Yates, first time; Fine Gentleman-Obrien; Fine Lady (With Song in Character)-Mrs Clive; Old Man-Parsons; Frenchman-King; Mercury-Vernon; Drunken Man-Yates.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Parsons

Dance: End: The Faggot Binders, as17640224

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17631222, but Old Knowel-Gibson.
Cast
Role: Old Knowel Actor: Gibson.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; Between Play and Farce: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

Entertainment: After play: Shuter (for Positively this night only) will entertain the audience with his serious, comic, post-haste Journey to Paris, with alterations and additions-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Powell, first time; Duke-Havard; Cacafogo-Love; Juan-Packer; Sancho-Lee; Copper Captain-Palmer; Alonzo-Ackman; Altea-Mrs Bennet; Margaretta-Mrs Davies; Old Woman-Yates; Maid-Vaughan; Estifania-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: III: The Provancalle, as17631014; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17640414 but Old Knowel-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Old Knowel Actor: Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: II: A Double Hornpipe-Merefield, first time, Miss Daw; III: A Comic Dance, The Tricks of Pierrot-Duquesney, Dumai, Hussey; IV: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222; End: A Minuet-Dumai, Miss Twist