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Event Comment: Written by Colly Cibber Esq. Benefit Theophilus Cibber. No persons to be admitted into the Boxes, or behind the scenes, but by Box ticket, which will be deliver'd at White's Chocolate House in St. James' St.; Tom's Coffee House in Covent Garden, and of Mr Bradshaw, &c. Places for the stage (which will be form'd into Boxes and carefully enclos'd) may be taken at Mrs Moor's in the Playhouse passage. Tickets for the Boxes and the stage will also be deliver'd at the proper offices of the theatre. Receipts: #150

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17410905, but Dorcas-Mrs Phillips; Charlotte-_; Sir Jasper-_; Leander-_; With an Epilogue (en Petit-Maitre)-Miss Cibber.
Cast
Role: en Petit Actor:
Role: With an Epilogue Actor: Miss Cibber.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Woodman

Song: I: Sweet Bird, from Milton,-Mrs Arne; II: A Cantata by Stanley-Beard; IV: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond-Lowe; V: War he sung was Toil and Trouble-Mrs Clive

Dance: III: A Concerto, as17420105; V: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

Event Comment: By Desire of Persons of Quality. [Prices 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. have now become the standard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Garrick; Gloster-Marshall; Edgar-Giffard; Kent-Paget; Bastard-W. Giffard; Usher-Yates; Albany-Peterson; Cornwall-Blakes; Goneril-Mrs Bambridge; Regan-Mrs Yates; Burgundy-Marr; Physician-Dunstall; Old Man-Julian; Arante-Miss Hippisley; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Arante Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Father to Columbine Actor: Julian
Event Comment: Benefit Macklin. Afterpiece: With Courtiers, Maids of Honour, Daggers, Poisons, Ghosts, Pages, Guards, Rebels, Trumpets, Kettle-drums, Thunder, Lightening, &c., and other Decorations proper to tragedy. Stage to be form'd into an amphitheatre. Tickets of Bradshaw, and at Macklin's, No. 12, in Wild Court, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom-Miss Cole; King Arthur-Turbutt; Grizzle-Winstone; Gaffer Thumb-Arthur; Noodle-Green; Doodle-Raftor; Foodle-Leigh; Shoulderdab-Ridout; Deadset-Gray; Huncamunca-Taswell; Glumbdalca-Neale; Queen Dollalolla-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Miss Cole

Song: I: Song with French Horns-Beard; II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond-Lowe; IV: Bumper Squire Jones (By Desire)-Beard

Dance: III: (At particular desire of several persons of quality) Le Boufon, Italian Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel after the manner of the Fausans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17420302 but Chaplain-Blakes; Page-Miss Naylor; Acasto-Paget; Ernesto-Julian; Florella-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: WWelchman's Triumph, as17420210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17420309 but Jacques-Cross; Epilogue to the Memory of Milward-_.
Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: See17410908, but Miss Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois-the Mechels; II: A Grand Ball Dance-Mechel Sen, Mechel Jr, Mlle Mechel; IV: The Cuckow Dance-the Mechels; V: The German Hussar-the Mechels

Song: III: Song-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17420104, but Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Bridgewater; Coupler-Hippisley; Young Fashion-Mrs Hale; Lory-Chapman; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Wright; Nurse-Mrs Marten; Berinthia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Wright

Dance: Sga Barbarina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: As17420401 but Damaris-Miss Hillyard, .
Cast
Role: Damaris Actor: Miss Hillyard, .

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance-Richardson, Delagarde, Mrs Jackson; IV: Sailor's Dance-Richardson

Event Comment: Benefit Turbutt and Leviez. N.B. There having been a Parcel of Tickets lost or Mislaid, to prevent Impositions on the Publick, notice is hereby given, that proper persons are appointed to attend the Passages of the Theatre, and stop the Admission of Tickets sold by Orange Woman, and others. Tickets deliver'd out by a Gentleman will be taken. Tickets and places to be had of Bradshaw, &c; and at Ben Johnson's Head, in Little Britain; and of Leviez at the Blue Door in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #150

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17411228, but Richard (by Desire)-Turbutt; King Henry-Berry; Richmond-Cross; Ratcliffe-Woodburn; Tressel-Ridout; Duke of York-Miss Cole; Norfolk-_; Oxford-_; Forest-_; Dighton-_; Blunt-_.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Cole
Role: King Edward V Actor: Miss Woodman

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Song: I: Song with French Horns-Beard; IV: War he sung was Toil and Trouble-Mrs Clive

Dance: III: New Running Footman's Dance-Phillips; V: a Hornpipe-Phillips

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17420410 but Arante-Miss E. Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Arante Actor: Miss E. Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss E. Hippisley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17420216, but Scentwell-Miss Ferguson; Miranda-Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Hillyard

Dance: As17420505

Entertainment: CCries of London-Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17410916, but Trapland-Marr; Valentine-W. Giffard; Prue-Miss E. Hippisley; Nurse-Mrs Bishop; Buckram-_; Hornpipe-_.
Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Miss E. Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss E. Hippisley.
Event Comment: Benefit Stitchbury, Phillips, Morris, and Levi and other doorkeepers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17420105, but Vainlove-Dighton; Sharper-Blakes; Sylvia-Miss E. Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss E. Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss E. Hippisley.

Dance: I: Dutch Skipper-Master Morris; III: A Running Footman-Master Morris; V: The French Peasant-Master Morris

Song: IV: Sing all ye Muses by Purcell-Stitchbury, a gentleman for his first appearance on any stage

Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Ferguson, Mrs Bland, and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Short

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: CComic Dance, as17420505; Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420510

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: As17420119, but Wishwell-Mrs Hale; Old Atall-Harrington; Strut-Stoppelaer; Situp-Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Situp Actor: Miss Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Hillyard

Dance: II: As17420510; IV: Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Song: AArrah my Judy-Stoppelaer

Entertainment: CCries of London-Salway

Event Comment: At the desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17420514, but Prince Edward-Miss Hippisley; Tressel-_.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17420426 but Aesop-Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17420405 but Tom-Macklin; Cimberton-Arthur; Lucinda-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Song: II: Song-Beard; III: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: I: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428 II: Le Boufon, as17420325 IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; V: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality, being the last Time of the Company's performing there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17420211, but Altamont-Peterson; Lucilla-Miss E. Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss E. Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17420419, but Valet-Garrick[, by particular Desire last time of his performing there]., by particular Desire last time of his performing there].
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss E. Hippisley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Walker, who perform'd it originally; Polly-Miss Medina.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Medina.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: TThe Welshman's Triumph, or Death of the Wild Goat-son and daughter of David and Winifred apShinken

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Rylands MS.: Garrick Play'd, Duke Attended. Died 31 July, aged 77, Ben Johnson (Winston MS. from Burney's Actors MSS). [See benefit for his daughter 15 Dec.] Receipts: #171

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17420430 but Richard-Garrick (last time of his performing this season); Duke of York-Miss Cibber; Lord Mayor-Turbutt; Blunt-Raftor; Tressel-_; Lieutenant-_.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Cibber
Role: King Edward V Actor: Miss Woodman

Dance: The Mechels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ulysses

Performance Comment: Not acted these Twenty Years. Ulysses-Machen; Telemachus-Bostock; Eurymachus-Bridgman; Antinous-Pinner; Mentor-Manly; Eumeus-White; Queen-Mrs Morrison; Semanthe-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Semanthe Actor: Miss Jones.

Song: Paul

Entertainment: TThe Drunken Man-Day

Event Comment: With a select Band of Musick. Hippisley and Chapman's Booth in the George Inn-Yard, Smithfield, during the short time of the Fair. [Notice repeated 26 Aug.; from the dramatis personae, this piece may be the droll The Bilker Bilk'd; see University of Texas@Studies@in@English, 1946, pp. 201-8.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scaramouch Scapin; Or, The Old Miser Caught In A Sack; With The Comical Tricks And Cheats Of Scapin's Three Companions; trim The Barber, sly And bully Bounceabout

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley; Trim-Chapman; Sly-Bencroft; Bounceabout-Mullart; Gripe the Miser-Paget; Octavian-Johnson; Solomon Smack-Gray; Lucia-Miss Thyn; Medlar-Mrs Vallois; Loveit the Chambermaid-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Gripe the Miser Actor: Paget
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Thyn
Role: Loveit the Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Davis, Mrs Vallois; English Maggot-M. Blondel, Mlle Modett; Grand Ballet, The Mistake, or all is right at last-

Performance Comment: Blondel, Mlle Modett; Grand Ballet, The Mistake, or all is right at last-.
Event Comment: PPhillips and Yeates' Booth, opposite Hospital Gate, West Smithfield, during the time of bf. Boxes, 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. There is an extraordinary Band of Music promis'd. [Notice repeated 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Merchant; Or, The Happy Pair; Interspers'd With The Comical Humours Of The intriguing Chambermaid, sir John Oldcastle, And The drunken Colonel

Performance Comment: A Comedy of two Acts. Merchant-Dove; Oldcastle-Smith; Colonel-Phillips; Rakert-Yeates; Valentine-Wallis; Pride-Powell; Puff-Davis; Security-Johnson; Trick-Evenel; Constable-Wood; Slap-Archer; Mrs Highman-Mrs Tucker; Charlotte-Miss Ferguson; Lady Pride-Mrs Habito; Lady Ruff-Mrs Simmons; Lettice-Mrs Phillips, from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.

Afterpiece Title: The Miser Bit; or, Harlequin Reveller

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips, from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane; Miser-Smith; Colombine-Mrs Dove; Clown-Dove.

Song: I: Bumper Squire Jones-Phillips

Dance: LLa Mason and Sabotiers-Phillips, Mrs Dove

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear [customary note for all performances of this play this season. It will not be recorded further. Places to be taken at the Stage Door of the Theatre, indicates the building of a new tickets office for occupancy this season by Hobson, who replaces Bradshaw as Box Book-Keeper]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Merchant-Delane; Bassanio-Havard; Gratiano-Mills; Lorenzo-Lowe; Launcelot-Neale; Tubal-Taswell; Portia-Mrs Clive; Nerissa-Miss Bennet; Jessica-Mrs Ridout; Salanio-Berry; Morochius-Woodburn; Balthazar-Green; Duke-Winstone; Solarino-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Macklin; Dorcas-Mrs Phillips; Sir Jasper-Arthur; Dr Hellebore-Green; Davy-Taswell; James-Woodburn; Harry-Winstone; Charlotte-Miss Brunette; Leander-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunette
Event Comment: Places to be taken for the Boxes at the stage door of the theatre. [This customary notice will not be included further.] Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Macklin; Jaques-Cross; Orlando-Mills; Oliver-Havard; Amiens-Lowe; Adam-Berry; Corin-Taswell; Duke Sen.-Blakes; Charles-Arthur; Celia-Mrs Clive; Audrey-Mrs Horsington; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington; Duke Frederick-Winstone; William-Ray; Silvius-Green; Jaques du Bois-Turbutt; Phoebe-Miss Bennet; Lebeau-Woodburn.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Mrs Clive; Butler-Raftor; Jobson-Turbutt; Lady Loverule-Miss Bennet; Sir John Loverule-Lowe (in which character will be introduc'd The Early Horn).
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Ben-Macklin; Tattle-Neale; Foresight-Arthur; Scandal-Mills; Jeremy-Yates; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Mrs Frail-Mrs Pritchard; Miss Prue-Mrs Clive; Sir Sampson Legend-Morgan of Dublin Theatre, 1st appearance at dl; Trapland-Ray; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Cross; Nurse-Mrs Bennet; Buckram-Woodburn.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber