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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Prince Volscius-Davies; Gentleman Usher-Weston; Tom Thimble-Quin; Thunder-Johnson; Smith-Lewis; Prettyman-Death; The Sun-Blakey; Amaryllis-Mrs Osborne; Chloris-Miss Platt; two Kings of Brentford-Hayes, Jackson; Parthenope, Moon-Mrs Daly; Bayes-Wilkinson (with a variety of imitations); Johnson-Kennedy; with an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's new rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: The Sun Actor: Blakey
Role: Chloris Actor: Miss Platt
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: A Serious Dance-Miss Street (scholar to Ghendi); V: The Venetian Gardeners-Master Rogier, Miss Street

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Reviv'd, not acted these six Years. Written by Mr Foote

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Englishman Returnd From Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Foote; Sir Chas M'Ruthen-Gibson; Crab-Lewis; Latitat-Weston; Lord John-Death; Tallyhoe-Jackson; Rackett-Murden; Servant-Somers; Lucinda-Miss Reed.
Cast
Role: Sir Chas M'Ruthen Actor: Gibson
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Reed.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: The Venetian Gardeners-Rogier, Miss Street; II: The Provincial Dance-Master Clayton, Miss Street (Apprentices to Mr Gerhardi)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Englishman Returnd From Paris

Performance Comment: As17630805, but M'Ruthen-Lewis; Crab-Gibson.
Cast
Role: M'Ruthen Actor: Lewis
Role: Sir Chas M'Ruthen Actor: Gibson
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Reed.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: VVenetian Gardeners-Rogier, Miss Street; Provincial Dance-Master Clinton, Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Hayes
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet, call'd Venus Reveng'd-Sg Gallini (first appearance here in 6 years), Sga Mansiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; End: A Grand Comic Ballet, call'd the The Calabrian Peasants-Gallini, Sga Manesiere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: I: Le Matelot Provencalle-Fischer, Miss Auretti; II: Dance-Duberval, Miss Auretti; III: The Encampment-

Event Comment: N.B. The new Pantomime dance cannot be performed this evening on account of the indisposition of a principal performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nell Indie

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Fischer, a new Terzetto; II: The Turkish Coffee House-Duvall, Berardi, Miss Tetley; III: Le Mariage de Village-Duberval, Miss Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo, Mrs Pitt, Stede. Mainpiece: For the Last Time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cockayne.
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Miller

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe (This night only)-Walker (from Drury Lane), Miss Pitt; End III: New Comic Dance-Duquesney, Miss Pitt; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

Event Comment: A new Opera composed by Giardini. With two entire new sets of Scenes at the Managers Expense. New dresses. New Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Enea E Lavinia

Dance: I: Le Mariage du Village, as17640414 II: A New Dance-Fischer, Miss Auretti, Berardi, Miss Tetley

Ballet: III: Le Masquerade. As17640331

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-White; Clytus-Sparks; Hephestion-Dyer; Cassander-Clarke; Polyperchon-Tindal; Aristander-Perry; Perdicas-Gardner; Thessalus-Anderson; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Vincent; Statira-Mrs Ward; Roxana-Mrs Baker; Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Dutch Skippers, as17640505; IV: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17640502, but with Miss Wilford

Event Comment: The Fifth Day. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 7 p.m. Mr Foote has changed his nights of playing to Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. [See 13 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: To conclude with a dance-the performers.

Dance: I: Sicilian Peasants-Master Rogier, Miss Valois; End: A new comic Dance, The Carpenter and the Fruit Dealer-Gherardi Jr, Master Clinton, Miss Street

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. [No performance indicated in Public Advertiser. This is an advance Bill.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cockayne
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot.

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; III: A New Grand Pantomime Ballet, call'd La Femme Maitresse-Fichar, 1st appearance on English Stage, Miss Wilford, Arnauld, Miss Valois; End: New Grand Comic Ballet, Les Mattelots Provencals-Fichar, Sga Manesiere

Event Comment: Book of the opera to be had at the Theatre. A serious English Opera with music by Mr Bates. [These notes appear on all bills this season.] Well received but neglected (Victor, History of the Theatres, III, 63). [Altered from the Italian by Thomas Hull.] We hear a patent will be made out, in favor of an eminent English actor, who intends to establish a Playhouse at New York (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pharnaces

Performance Comment: Pharnaces-Vernon; Arthridates-Reinhold; Pompy-Giustinelli; Gilades-Mrs Dorman; Son to Pharneses-Miss Rogers; Selinda-Miss Slack; Tamiris-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Son to Pharneses Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Selinda Actor: Miss Slack

Dance: I: A Dance call'd The Coopers-Aldridge, Miss Baker; II: A New Comic Dance-Berardi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Grimaldi

Event Comment: Benefit for Duquesney and Sga Manesiere. None admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: A New Pastoral Dance-Duquesney, a Young Gentlewoman, his scholar, who never appeared before; III: A Hornpipe-Sga Manesiere; IV: A Minuet-Duquesney, Sga Manesiere; End: A New Grand Ballet, call'd Les Caprices de Galatee-Duquesney, Leppie, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Miss Slack
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: I: Tambourine, with alterations, -Slingsby, Miss Baker; II: (That Night only) a Hornpipe-a young lady 9 years old, Scholar to Slingsby; End: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Metamorphosis; or, Wizzard of the Village-Slingsby, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Parts by: Foote, Shuter, Davis, Costollo, Parsons, Preston, Tindal, Gardner, Keen, Johnson, Mrs Granger, Miss Reynolds, Miss Cheney. Zachary Fungus-Foote; Isaac Fungus-Costollo; Gruel-Shuter; Dr Catgut-Parsons; Simon-Preston; Young Loveit-Davis; Bridoun-Gardner; Paduasoy-Keen; Hackney Coachman-Parsons; Mrs Mechlin-Miss Cheney; Mrs Loveit-Shuter; Dolly-Miss Reynolds; Jenny-Mrs Granger; Harpy-Tindal; La Fleur-Johnson (Edition of 1765).
Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Miss Cheney
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: I: A New Hornpipe-Miss Snow; End: A Comic Dance-Master Clinton, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles (Peasant), Bennet (Clown); IV: A Comic Dance-Master King, Miss Pitt; End: The Village Romps, as17651019; Between acts of Farce: A Double Hornpipe (for this Night Only)-Walker (From Drury Lane Theatre), Miss Pitt, his scholar

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Ross; Prince Henry-R. Smith; Pembroke-Gardner; Essex-Redman; Salisbury-Anderson; Bastard-Smith; Hubert-Gibson; Prince Arthur-Master Wignel, first appearance any stage; Faulconbridge-Holtom; Austria-Buck; Philip of France-Clarke; Dauphin-Hull; Chatilion-Davis; Governor of Angiers-Wignel; Pandulph-Walker; Lady Blanch-Miss Vincent; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Ferguson; Queen Elinor-Mrs Vincent; Lady Constance-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lady Blanch Actor: Miss Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17660425 but Taylor-_; With a New Occasional Epilogue address'd to the Most Noble Order of Bucks,-Master Wignel.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: Minuet-Hussey, Miss Wilford; End: Rural Love, as17651115

Event Comment: Benefit fo Ackman and Mrs Bradshaw. House charges #64 4s. [Deficit to actors #24 8s.] Tickets deliver'd for the Comedy and The Plain Dealer will be admitted. Paid Cooper for 6 nights in Cymon #3 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #39 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17670512, but Brush-Ackman; Chambermaid-Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Matthews.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: I: The Louvre, Minuet-Giorgi, Miss Simson, as17670512; V: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley, as17670511; After which by Particular Desire Linco's Travels-Mr King. Being positively the last time of performing it

Performance Comment: Being positively the last time of performing it.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: End Play: By desire, A Minuet-Miss Giorgi, Miss Collett, as17670508

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Highland Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere (playbill); [But Public Advertiser lists The Irish Lilt by Aldridge and Miss Valois.

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #178 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Green; Petruchio-Woodward; Grumio-Yates.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: End Opera: New Comic Dance, as17671126, but Miss Capon, Miss _Valois

Event Comment: The Thirty-third Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe-Vandermere, Miss Street; other dancing-Duquesney, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Oxonian in Town

Dance: II: The Provenzales-Mrs Burton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford. [See17680301]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Performance Comment: The Principal parts-Mattocks, Shuter, Gibson, Morris, DuBellamy, Barnshaw, Gardner, Mrs Green, Miss Valois, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Baker. [See17690228.]See17690228.]

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Dance: I: By Desire, a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; II: [Not performed this season, The Tambourine-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17671119]; End Opera: [A New Pantomime Dance call'd, The Old Ground Young-Aldridge, Master Lion, (his scholar) Miss Twist; [with, By Particular Desire, an Allemande-Aldridge, Miss Twist

Song: I of the Farce: In the Shady Blest Retreat-Mas. Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Reddish; Younger Wou'dbe-King for that night only; Truman-Jefferson; Subtleman-Baddeley; Alderman-Parsons; Teague (with songs)-Moody; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Bradshaw; Aurelia-Mrs Abington; Constance-Miss Pope, for that night only; Richmore-Packer; Fairbank-Hurst; Balderdash-Ackman; Steward-Hartry; Poet-W. Palmer; Constable-Wrighten; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Love.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: II: The Cunning Love, as17710204; III: The Allemande-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong

Entertainment: In Act III: will introduce a Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody