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Event Comment: Benefit for Berrisford, Carlton Jr and Kaygill. Tickets delivered by Burroughs and Archeveque will be taken. 48th Bt. (Treasurer's Book). This Ends the Season 58 different Plays 39 different Farces 188 Nights in all (Hopkins Diary). [See 30 May; 2 June.] Receipts: #246. Charges: #84. Profits to beneficiaries: #162 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Blunt-Burton; Maria-Miss Hopkins, first time; Lucy-Mrs Johnston; George-Cautherly; Thorowgood-Hurst; Trueman-Brereton; Uncle-Wright; Milwood-Mrs Hopkins; In Act I, a Song-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Hopkins, first time
Role: George Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Cape-Aickin; Governor Cape-Davis; Vamp-Wilson; Sprightly-Fearon; Poet-Jones; Printer's Devil-Jacobs; Robin-Lloyd; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: End: Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Davis, Fearon, Jacobs, Weston, Lloyd, Castle, Wilson, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17740603

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Fearon; Baptista-Lloyd; Biondello-Follett; Pedro-Everard; Hortensio-Owenson; Tailor-Jones; Music Master-Courtney; Grumio-Wilson; Bianca-Miss Platt; Curtis-Mrs Love; Catherine-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

Monologue: Piety in Pattens. As 1 June

Event Comment: Admittance 2s. 6d. [Part of the concert pattern of the Gardens, followed later by displays of fireworks. These events will not be noted further.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Dilletante

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, DuBellamy, Miss Wewitzer; with Imitations of the German, French, and Italian style of singing-Reinhold.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Gruel-Aickin; Young Loveit-Davis; Dr Catgut-Follet; Simon-Owenson; Bridoun-Courtney; Paduasoy-Jones; Harpy-Lloyd; LaFleur-Johnson; John-Pierce; Coachman-Jacobs; Mrs Loveit-Wilson; Jenny-Mrs Fearon; Dolly-Miss Platt; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Foote
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: As17740613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts as17740728 but actors only listed: Reinhold; DuBellamy; Miss Wewitzer.
Cast
Role: the Old Woman Actor: Bannister
Role: Serpilla Actor: Miss Wewitzer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Performance Comment: As17740714 but singers-Bannister, DuBellamy, Miss Wewitzer, Mrs Ward, Mrs Thompson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: As17740812, but to avoid confusion full list noted: Characters-Foote, Bannister, Aickin, Wilson, Burton, Fearon, Carpenter, Everard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Mrs Gardner, Miss Platt, Mrs Love, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: As17740810

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Parts-Weston, Jacobs, Kennedy, Lloyd, Everard, Fearon, Mrs Fearon, Owenson, Follett, Bannister, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.

Song: II: Hunting Song-Brett

Monologue: An InterludePiety in Pattens. As 1 June

Entertainment: After the Interlude: Abel Drugger's return-Weston[, as17740829

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: As17740829, but to avoid confusion full list noted. Parts-Foote, Aickin, Wilson, Fearon, Owenson, Jacobs, Follett, Jones, Everard, Lloyd, Carpenter, Pierce, Weston, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Dance: As17740810

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Last time This Season. Benefit for Griffith, prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Aickin; Aimwell-Owenson; Boniface-Williams; Foigard-Griffiths; Gibbet-Follet; Sir Charles-Burton; Sullen-Carpenter; Scrub-Weston; Dorinda-Miss Ambrose; Cherry-Mrs Gardner; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Love; Gypsey-Mrs Weston; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Monologue: After Imitations: an Interlude call'd Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister; after the Interlude: Abel Drugger's return from the Fete Champetre-Weston

Event Comment: By Permission. For this Night only. Benefit for Jacobs and Owenson. To begin at 7:00 p.m. [The Public Advertiser, 20 Sept., omits Hamilton] and Walker but adds Jacobs, Everard, and a Young Gentleman 1st time on that Stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duellist

Performance Comment: Parts-Follet, Owenson, Smith, Vowell, Wilson, Kennedy, Frances, Hamilton, Walker, Miss Ambrose, Trowell, Mrs Nost, Mrs S. Gardner, Mrs Gardner (Harvard Playbill).

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With New Dresses and Decorations. N.B. After this night the Meeting of the Company will be laid aside for sometime. The Play was New drest in the Habits of the time & they look'd very well & was applauded (Hopkins Diary) Paid 3 days salary list at #91 16s. 4d. per diem, #275 9s.; Sundry salaries not on list last week as per partners in Memorandum Book, #44 8s.; Mr Granier for last week 12s. 6d.; Mr J. French on acct #5 5s. Receipts: #226 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Reddish; Oliver-Packer; Jacques-Jefferson; Touchstone-King; Amiens (with Songs)-Vernon; Adam-Moody; Duke, Sen-Hurst; Silvius-Wheeler; LeBeau-Ackman; Charles-Keen; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; Corin-Hartry; William-Messink; Celia (with Cuckow Song)-Mrs Baddeley; Phoebe-Mrs Davies; Audry-Mrs Bradshaw; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Rosalind-Miss Younge; In V a New Dance of Forresters-Atkins, Como, Giorgi; and a Song-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Dance: I: A Dance-Giorgi's Scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Clinch; Clytus-Clarke; Lysimachus-Hull; Hephestion-Wroughton; Cassander-Fearon; Thessalus-Whitefield; Polyperchon-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Melmoth, first time; Parisatis-Miss Dayes; Sisigambis-Mrs Hull; Statira-Mrs Hartley; With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor:
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Valois.

Dance: End: The Provencale, as17740928

Event Comment: Rec'd of Mr Weston from his summer Benefit #30; Paid Mr DeLoutherbourg on acct #41 13s. 4d.; Mr Nicoll for ropes #20 10s.(Treasurer's Book). [DeLoutherbourg received this amount monthly for 8 months during the season, amounting to #333 5s. 8d. No further itemization of this reguar amount will be made.] Receipts: #128 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Stockwell-Usher, first time; Fulmer-Baddeley; Belcour-King; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Capt. Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Cautherly; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Love; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Sherry; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Baddeley; Charlotte, with original Epilogue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Cautherly
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: With Alterations and Additions. Harlequin-Rooker; Clown-Wright; Fop-Messink; Chief of Genii-Master Blanchard; Columbine-Mrs Sutton; Pantallon-Grimaldi; Others-Burton, Blanchard, Wrighten, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Legg, Carpenter, Watkins, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt; To Conclude with a Bacchanalian Jubilee-; Dancing-Como, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Crespi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-the Gentleman who perform'd Mcheath [Young]; Stockwell-Booth, first time; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles Dudley-Wroughton; O'Flaherty-Shuter; Fulmer-Dunstall; Varland-Quick; Lady Rusport-Mrs Pitt; Louisa-Miss Brown; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Hull; Charlotte-Mrs Mattocks[, first time., first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor:
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Valois.

Dance: II: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17740928, but Margery-Miss Wilde, first time.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Wilde, first time.
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor:
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Valois.

Dance: II: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Bobadill-King; Brainworm-Baddeley; Master Stephen-Weston; Clement-Parsons; Matthew-Burton; Old Knowell-Hurst; Young Knowell-J. Aickin; Wellbred-Jefferson; Downright-Bransby; Cash-Brereton; Cob-Moody; Bridget-Mrs Davies; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitely-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Burton
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Vernon; Jobson-Moody; Lady Loverule-Mrs Johnston; Nell-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Bensley, first time; Major Oakly-Shuter; Charles-Wroughton; Lord Trinket-Lewis[, first time; Russet-Dunstall; Sir Harry-Quick; O'Cutter-Fox; Tom-Hollingsworth; Paris-Wewitzer; John-Bates; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Pitt; Toilet-Miss Pearce; Mrs Oakly-A Lady[, first appearance on English Stage [Mrs Hunter]., first appearance on English Stage [Mrs Hunter].
Cast
Role: Toilet Actor: Miss Pearce
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17741019, but Sabrina-Miss Wilde; 1st Bacchanal-Reinhold; 2nd Bacchanal-DuBellamy; Bacchants-Mrs Baker, others.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928

Event Comment: Afterpiece: For the last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii; Or, The Fall Of Rosamond

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley, first time; Clifford-Hull; Prince Henry-Wroughton; Salisbury-Booth; Leicester-Fearon; Verulam-Thompson; Abbot-Clarke; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Melmoth[, first time; Ethelinda-Miss Pearce; Rosamond-the Lady who performed Mrs Oakly [Mrs Hunter].Mrs Hunter].

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor:
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Valois.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Performance Comment: Wilding-King; Hazard-Reddish; Barnacle-Parsons; Nephew-Dodd; Dwindle-Waldron; Acreless-Wheeler; Littlestock-Fawcett; Sellaway-Keen; Box@Keeper-Wright; Drawer-Griffiths; Page-Master Blanchard; Mrs Wilding-Miss Young; Penelope-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Wilding Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election of Managers Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece: A reviv'd Farce of two acts. [See 9 Jan. 1764.] [Hereafter Lewes' name appears as Lee Lewes in the bills, apparently so he would not be confused with Lewis. Earlier (1769) his name appears in the Account Books as Le-Lewes seemingly to avoid confusion with another Lewis in the company at the time.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Cast
Role: Megra Actor: Miss Sherman
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Pearce
Related Works
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: No One's Enemy but His Own

Performance Comment: The Characters-Woodward, Shuter, Hull, Wroughton, Booth, Lee Lewes, Quick, Cushing, Mrs Lesingham, Miss Barsanti.

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928; III: The Merry Sailors-Aldridge [See17731007]; End: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Leonato-Jefferson, first time; Borachio-Usher; Verges-Carpenter; Conrade-Griffiths; Don Pedro-Packer; Claudio-Cautherly; Balthazar (with song)-Vernon; Don John-J. Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Dogberry-Parsons; Friar-Wright; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Hero-Mrs Baddeley; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; In II a Masquerade Dance-, proper to the play; To conclude with a Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: As17741027, with Venus-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: with Venus Actor: Miss Brown.
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley.