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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Father to Columbine Actor: Julian

Dance: II: The Peasants-Masters and Miss Granier; IV: The Leek, as17420224

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. What I said before, I now recite, All shall be over about Nine at Night. Tickets and Places at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Dance: I: Rigadone Provencale, as17420226; III: Chacone, as17411230; V: The Peasants, as17420210

Song: II: A Duetto Jovial-Leveridge, Salway; IV: Ballad of Advice to a Friend-Leveridge; V: Epilogue in Music address'd to the Town-Leveridge, Salway, Mrs Lampe

Music: I: Handel's Celebrated Water Music-; with a preamble on the Kettle Drums-Joseph Woodbridge; IV: A Grand Concerto-; accompanied by French Horns-

Entertainment: III: A Dialogue explaining The Truth on both sides,-Roberts, Miss Hillyard [probably sung]

Event Comment: Benefit Beckham, the Prompter. Tickets at Beckham's Toy Shop, in Cornhill; George's Coffeehouse, Temple Bar, Tom's Coffeehouse, Russel St., Covent Garden; Dodsley's Bookseller, at Tulley's Head; and at Gloucester Tavern, Pall Mall. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Steel, Mrs E. Hippisley, the two Masters Granier, and Mr Ravenscroft, will be taken...Servants will be allow'd to keep Places upon the Stage, which (for the better Accommodation of the Ladies) will be enclos'd, and form'd into an Amphitheatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Garrick, being Positively the last time of his performing it this season.

Song: Concert Air from Alexander's Feast: War he sung is Toil and Trouble-Mrs Bishop; III: Can Love be controul'd by Advice-Miss Medina

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge; who never perform'd on that Stage before ending with Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; And to conclude: the Concert, the Coronation Anthem Long Live the King (never perform'd there before) by Mr Handel-an Additional Band

Performance Comment: Woodbridge; who never perform'd on that Stage before ending with Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; And to conclude: the Concert, the Coronation Anthem Long Live the King (never perform'd there before) by Mr Handel-an Additional Band.

Dance: I: David apShenkin; II: Welsh Buffoon, as17420406 IV: Two Millers and Courtezan, as17420315 End I Afterpiece: New Scots Dance-Master and Miss Granier

Event Comment: Benefit the Office-Keeper. Tickets deliver'd out by Vaughan will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss E. Hippisley.

Song: II: Can Love be controul'd by Advice-Miss Medina

Dance: I: Two Millers and Courtezan, as17420315 III: Welsh Buffoon, as17420406 IV: Drunken Peasant-David apShenkin

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge; Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; To conclude with: the Coronation anthem-

Performance Comment: Woodbridge; Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; To conclude with: the Coronation anthem-.
Cast
Role: the Coronation anthem Actor: .
Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out by Stitchbury, Morris, Levi, and others, for the Old Batchelor on Monday last, that could not be admitted, will be taken in at this Concert; as also Tickets deliver'd by Sutton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss E. Hippisley.

Dance: two Mwo Masters Granier, Miss Granier

Event Comment: WWoodhouse's Booth on the Bowling Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii With The Death Of Anna Bullen

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: Mme Debon, Master Fremble, Miss Crozier

Dance: Mme Debon, Master Fremble, Miss Crozier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Edward V Actor: Miss Cibber
Role: York Actor: Miss Naylor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell (by Desire)-Miss Bradshaw, her first attempt on any Stage; Jobson-Dunstall; Loverule-Hemskirk; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bambridge; Doctor-Naylor; Butler-Julian; Cook-Clough; Coachman-Freeman; Lucy-Mrs Vallois; Lettice-Miss Royal [Royar].Royar].
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: The English Sailor-Taylor; II: Two Millers and Courtesan-Three Graniers; III: The Sabatiers-LaPierre; IV: The Welch Buffoon-two Masters Granier; V: Comic Ballet-Mr Carney, Mrs Roland, Mr Pelling, Mr Granier, Mrs Vallois, Miss Scott

Event Comment: Written by Mr Congreve. Tickets delivered out for the 14th will be taken. Benefit Mrs Butler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-Cibber; Valentine-Giffard; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-W. Giffard; Ben-Clough; Foresight-Julian; Jeremy-Peterson; Buckram-Dighton; Trapland-Dove; Snap-Hemskirk; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Dunstall; Miss Prue-Miss Scott; Nurse-Mrs Bambridge; Jenny-Miss Royer; By Desire, an Epiloguein the Character of Nobody-Mr Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: As17421213, but Combrush-Miss Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Combrush Actor: Miss Bradshaw.

Dance: I: The Welsh Buffoon-two Masters Granier; III: A Hornpipe-Mr Rosoman; V: A Grand Ballet-Carney, Mrs Roland, Pelling, Granier, Mrs Vallois, Miss Scott

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. Tickets to be had at Delane's Lodgings, in Queen's Court, King St., Covent Garden; Places to be taken for Boxes of Hobson at the stage door of the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Beard; III: The Noontide Air from Comus-Miss Edward; IV: Lowe

Event Comment: FFawkes and Pinchbeck's Great Theatrical Booth, facing the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. Taken from Shakespear. [Possibly a puppet show.] The occasion is the Retaking the English Standard belonging to Sir Robert Rich's Regiment of Horse by George Darraugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephesian Duke Or Blunder Upon Blunder Yet Alls Right At Last

Performance Comment: The Parts-the best Actors; the Songs-the best Singers; the Dances-the best Dancers, to and from the Theatres-Royal.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Dettingen

Dance: WWooden@Shoe Dance-LaPierre, never performed by any but himself; Le Paisans Leger-LaPierre, Mlle Mariette

Song: Blogg, Miss Atherton; The Whole to conclude with a Song made upon that Occasion, set to Musick, and-Mr Blogg

Event Comment: GGreat Tiled Booth on Bowling Green. Mainpiece: Showing how the Lord Momford was falsely accused to the King and was banished'd from Court, at which he commenc'd Beggar. Each day of the Fair, noon to 10 p.m. Afterpiece: Puppet show. [Notices repeated 9, 12 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bethnal Green With The Comical Humours Of Tom Stroud A Country Farmers Son And Gudgeon His Man

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Dettingen

Song: Price, Master Morris, Miss Morris

Dance: Price, Master Morris, Miss Morris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Waiting Woman Actor: Miss Cole.

Song: I, IV: Sullivan

Dance: III: Dance-Muilment, Desse, Leviez, Mrs Walter, Miss Scott

Event Comment: A Grand Concert. 6 p.m. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. Afterwards will be given Gratis...Daily Advertiser, 20 Jan.: Last Night the Musical Entertainment call'd The Queen of Spain, was receiv'd by a numerous Audience with great Approbation. The Artificial Scene hereafter will be omitted, it not being connected with the rest, not any way answering what was promised by the Projector who offered it. Music by J. F. Lampe; words by James Ayres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Queen Of Spain Or Fairinelli At Madrid

Music: A new Sonata, in four parts, by Lampe-

Song: New Song The Shepherd's Invitation-Sullivan; A new Song To Sylvia-Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom or The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124; Dance-Cooke

Song: (BBy Desire) To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Bencraft; Favourite Duette My Faith and Truth, from oratorio Sampson,-Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Hillyard

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Hillyard

Song: Duet My Faith and Truth from Samson-Miss Edwards, Mrs Clive

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

Event Comment: DDaniel and Smith's Great Theatrical Booth will be perform'd a Droll with the Comical Humours of his Squire Pancho, etc....the memorable battle betwixt his Donship and the Windmillv. [Announced for the entire time of May Fair, May 1-15, but no bill after 30 April.] Noon to nine p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote De Le Mancha

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

Song: Convers, Miss Clarke

Event Comment: This month was printed The Dispute between the Managers and Their Actors Adjusted. See Gentlemen's Magazine Register of Books

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague-Yates; Ruth-Mrs Woffington; Col Careless-Giffard; Blunt-Winstone; Day-Ray; Obadiah-Taswell; Abel-Neale; Story-Blakes; Bookseller-Leigh; Committeeman-Turbutt; Bailif-Simpson; Soldier-Usher; Jailor-Woodburn; Jack-Miss Wright; Arabella-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Chat-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Jack Actor: Miss Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cole.

Song: The Favourite Cantata of Vertumnus and Pomona-Lowe

Dance: GGrand Turkish Dance-Muilment, Desse, Liviez, Miles, Baudouin, Mrs Story, Miss Thompson, Mrs Miles, Mrs Annesley

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. A Concert both Serious and Comic; Consisting of the most favourite Airs, taken from the most favourite Operas and Oratorios, by the best Masters. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. To the Publick. Gentlemen and Ladies: I humbly beg Pardon for troubling you in this Manner, but being Unfortunately excluded (I don't know for what Reason) from both the Theatres, and consequently deprived of getting my Living by my Profession, the Favour of your Company at a Concert which I take for my Benefit on Tuesday the 11th instant, at the Little House in the Haymarket, will be a very great Obligation to Your most faithful and devoted humble Servant, William Mills. Tickets to be had of Mr Mills at his House in Nassau St., near Soho. Note: After the Concert will be perform'd (gratis) a Comedy call'd The Careless Husband

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Lowe, Miss Edwards

Event Comment: Benefit Carney. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit and First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Tickets at Carney's Lodgings at Mrs Comer's the bottom of Lemon St.; at the Taphouse of the Wells. As Mr Carney's long Illness has prevented him from waiting on his Friends in a proper manner, he humbly hopes that Gentlemen and Ladies will continue their Favours to him, without any further Application

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17441203, but Polly-Miss Lincoln, her first appearance in that part; Macheath-Cushing; Lucy-Mrs Freeman.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Miss Lincoln.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Lincoln.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: The two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Hale. Mainpiece not acted these 14 years [see 15 May 1734]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens Or Man hater

Performance Comment: Apemantus-Quin; Timon-Hale; Phaeax-Hippisley; Poet-Cibber; Alcibiades-Cashell; Melissa-Mrs Clive; Aelius-Chapman; Isander-Woodward; Nicias-Marten; Cleon-Arthur; Demetrius-Ridout; Isidore-Dunstall; Thrasilus-Rosco; Diphilus-Hayman; Jeweller-Anderson; Painter-James; Old Man-Gibson; Chloe-Miss Hippisley; Thais-Mrs Bland; Phrynias-Mrs Rowley; Evandra-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17441012

Song: II: A Duet-Beard, Miss Edwards

Event Comment: The Late Wells, the bottom of Lemon St., Goodman's Fields. A Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. Divided into two Parts. The Concert to conclude with the Chorus of Long Live the King. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit or First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Between the two Parts of the Concert will be exhibited Gratis, and not acted these 50 years, an Historical Play...written by the celebrated Mr Lee. And founded on Facts which happened in France, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. Shewing the unparalleled Dissimulations, Imprecations, and Perjuries of Charles the 9th of France, the Queen Mother, and Cardinal Lorrain, to draw the Hugonot Party into their snares, by which means the Death of the Queen Navarre was effected by Poison, and most of the Protestant Princes of the Blood destroyed. Chastillon, the famous Admiral of France, with his Wife, Children, Commanders, and Followers, all put to Death, with the King's Consent, bx the cruel and Revengeful Duke of Guise, and his Adherents. After which the Massacre becoming general over the Kingdom, near near 100,000 Protestants were destroyed in the most barbarous and inhuman manner. The Concert will begin every Evening Positively at Six of the Clock, and the Whole be concluded by Half an Hour after Nine, the Wdlls being appointed (after the Entertainment is over) for the Main Guard of the Militia of the Tower Hamlets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Massacre At Paris

Performance Comment: Charles IX-Cushing; Chastellion-Furnival; Cardinal-L. Hallam; Duke of Guise-Paget; Navarre-Shepherd; Conde-Lee; Anjou-Blakey; Alberto-Julian; Rochfacault-Burt; Langoiran-Blogg; Columbiere-Barlow; Chavagnes-Dove; Queen Mother-Mrs Bambridge; Antramont-Mrs Hallam; Queen of Navarre-Mrs Williamson; Margaret-Gentlewoman; the two last never appear'd on the stage before. With the Prologue-; Epilogue- written at the late happy Revolution.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Song: Blogg, Barlow, Waters, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Williamson, Mrs Cushing

Dance: the two Mhe two Masters, Miss Granier

Event Comment: Profits subscribed to the Veteran Scheme at Guildhall. Mrs Cibber to Garrick, 11 Dec.: Though Mr Rich had no performance at his house...Drury Lane Playhouse was not above half full till the latter account. Then it was a good house but not near so great as we had all last winter to the Orphan. He had built up the stage, but as nobody came there he shut in a flat scene to hide it, and the next day he played the Tender Husband to fifteen pounds.-Boaden, Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 46

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Song: Lowe, Mrs Clive

Dance: Muilment, Mechel, Miss Mechel

Event Comment: [G+General Advertiser presents long defense of Italian Opera in a Letter to the Author, signed Linus.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: II: My Faith and Truth from Samson-Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards; III: Lowe

Dance: V: Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: Beard; particularly a New English Ballad call'd The English Hero's Welcome Home-Leveridge, Reinhold, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Wright, Miss Faulkener; The Music-Lampe

Event Comment: [This day H. L. in an article in the Westminster Journal (quoted in the Gentlemen's Magazine, p. 21) offered a plan for taxing theatre tickets, as a source of government revenue, on a pro-rated basis--Box ticket a stamp tax of 1s; Pit a Stamp of 9d; 1st Gallery 6d; Upper Gallery 3d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17451206, but Tubal-Taswell; Gratiano-L. Sparks; Balthazar-Simpson; Jessica-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Bradshaw
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cole.

Song: III: Lowe; IV: New Duet-Mrs Clive, Lowe

Dance: IV: Tambourine-Miss Mechel