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Event Comment: Benefit for Kniveton. The Winter's Tale cannot be performed. Tickets deliver'd for Macbeth will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Imoinda Actor: Miss Miller.
Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce

Ballet: IV: The Wapping Landlady. As17710422 but Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: As17710422 but Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.
Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett, Mrs Cross and Mrs Millidge. Last time performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17710507, but Rhodope-Mrs Fitzgerald; Miss Fuz-Mrs Millidge; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: V: The Shepherds Frolic, as17710406

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Woodward; Constant-Fearon; Heartfree-Robson; Lord Rake-Davis; Col. Bully-Dibdin (first appearance on this stage); Justice-Lings; Constable-Collet; Watchmen-Castle, Farrel; Taylor-Cornelys; Razor-Vandermere; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Didier; Belinda-Mrs Granger; Mlle-Mrs Gardner; Cornet-Mrs Farrell; Lovewell-Mrs White; Lady Brute-Miss Ambrose (from Dublin, first appearance this stage).
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: The Shoemaker, as17710517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17710610 but Jonathan-Griffiths; Violetta-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Violetta Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Related Works
Related Work: The Loyal Brother; or, The Persian Prince Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Perfidious Brother Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: The Cowkeepers, as17710515

Event Comment: The 4th Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Cast
Role: Lady Catherine Actor: Mrs Fearon
Role: Miss Linnet Actor: Mrs Jewell

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Mas. Castiglione; End: New Pantomime Dance-Master West, Miss West

Performance Comment: Castiglione; End: New Pantomime Dance-Master West, Miss West.
Event Comment: The 6th Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Cast
Role: Lady Catherine Actor: Mrs Fearon
Role: Miss Linnet Actor: Mrs Jewell

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Tamper-Aickin; Belford-Fearon; Prattle-Didier; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Bell-Mrs Collins; Mlle Florival-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose
Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: The 9th Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Cast
Role: Lady Catherine Actor: Mrs Fearon
Role: Miss Linnet Actor: Mrs Jewell

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Weston; Subtle-Gardner; Knowlife-Fearon; Face-Robson; Headlong-Vandermere; Sir Epicure-F. Gentleman; Miss Rantipole-Mrs Didier; Doll-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Miss Rantipole Actor: Mrs Didier

Dance: I: As17710712 End of Play: New Pantomime Dance, as17710710

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Don Lewis-Foote (first appearance in that Character); Carlos-Davis; Antonio-Fearon; Charino-F. Gentleman; Don Duart-Robson; Governor-Dancer; Sancho-Weston; Monsieur-Vandermere; Jaques-Cornelys; Clodio-Woodward; Angelina-Miss Ambrose; Elvira-Mrs Didier; Louisa-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Captive

Related Works
Related Work: The Happy Captive Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Temple of Dulness; with the Humours of Sg Capochio and Sga Dorinna Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Entertainment: End: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston

Dance: Double Hornpipe, as17710724

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17710808, but add Parts-Miss Cantrell.
Event Comment: The Farce altered form Ben Johnson, by the author of The Tobacconist. By Authority for one Night only. Benefit Vandermere. Tickets delivered by Fearon, Collett, Mrs Granger, Dancer, Mrs Didier will be admitted. [Hissed (Whitehall Evening Post).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Vandermere; Young Meadows-Robson; Hawthorn-Fearon; Sir William Meadows-F. Gentleman; Eustace-Dancer; Hodge-Griffiths; Rosetta-Mrs Didier; Lucinda-Miss Ambrose; Madge-Mrs Collet; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Coxcombs

Performance Comment: Sir Ambrose Lafoole-Vandermere; Sir John Daw-Dancer; Mrs Frill-Mrs Didier; other parts-Didier, Gentleman, Fearon; Prologue-F. Gentleman (Whitehall Evening Post).
Cast
Role: other parts Actor: Didier, Gentleman, Fearon

Dance: I: Statue Dance-; End Opera: Dance-the Characters; End Dance: Hornpipe-Lepper

Event Comment: Positively the last night but one of Mr Foote's company performing this season. By permission of the Lord Chamberlain. A new mock Tragedy of three Acts. Tickets delivered out by Davis and Griffiths will be taken. Twenty box Tickets for the above mock Tragedy being taken out of a lady's pocket at Marybone 27 Aug., those sold at the doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madrigal And Truletta

Performance Comment: Parts-Davis, Dancer, Knowles, Vandermere, Griffiths, Farrell, Groves, Vowell, Mas. Sewett (with songs), Miss Smith, first time on any stage, Mrs Granger, Mrs Collins; Prologue-; Epilogue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-a Gentleman from the City, first appearance on any stage; Sir George Airy-Davis; Charles-Dancer; Sir Francis Gripe-Vandermere; Sir Jealous Traffick-Fearon; Whisper-Knowles; Servants-Groves, Vowell; Miranda-Mrs Didier; Isabinda-Mrs Granger; Scentwell-Miss Willis; Patch-Mrs Gardner.
Event Comment: Paid Supers 4s. (Treasurer's Book). [Payment for supernumeraries and the kettle drum averaged about #2 5s. per night over the season, amounting to some #487 for the year. No further itemization of supers and kettle drum will be made.] Receipts: #202 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-King; Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Capt. Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Cautherly; Fulmer-Baddeley; Varland-Parsons; Stukely-Wrighten; Sailor-Wright; Lady Rushport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Miss Rogers, 1st time; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Egerton; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Abington; Lucy-Mrs Love.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Event Comment: [The play bill of the day noted that Baddeley from Drury Lane would play Polonius for Shuter who had sprained his ankle (Hogan).] Receipts: #207 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Younger; Ghost-Bensley; Horatio-Hull; Ostrick-Dyer; Laertes-Perry; Polonius-Shuter; Rosencraus-R. Smith; Guildenstern-Thompson; Gravediggers-Dunstall, Stoppelaer; Ophelia-Mrs Mattocks, 1st time; Queen-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Shuter; Damaetas-Fox; Pan-Dunstall; Apollo-Mattocks; Sileno-Baker; Jupiter-Legg; Juno-Miss Pearce; Daphne-Mrs Baker; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks; Mysis-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce
Event Comment: Paid Three days Salary at #80 12s. 3d. per diem--#241 16s. 9d. Paid Mrs W. Barry (half salary) 17s. 6d. [Mr Carver (presumably Robert Carver the scene painter) received, according to the treasurer's book, one pound daily throughout the season. This payment is listed separately each Saturday, and will not be mentioned hereafter.] Paid Lampmen #2; Bill-stickers #3 12s.; Handbills 8s.; Candlemen #1 8s.; Carpenters #7 5s. 2d.; Taylors #16 11s. 10d.; Mantua Maker #3 12s.; Stevens (Porter) 18s.; Supers & Kettle Drum #3 4s. (Treasurer's Book). [As these were constant weekly items in the Treasurer's Book their averages and season totals will be given in the following table, after which no further itemization will be made.] Receipts: #197 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Item Weekly Average Season Total@Lampmen #3 4s. #115 4s.@Bill Stickers #2 14s. #97 4s.@Handbills 12s. #21 12s.@ Candlemen #8 #288@ Carpenters #5 #180@ Tailor #6 #216@Mantua Maker #2 #72@ Stevens (porter) 18s. #32 8s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Reddish; King-J. Aickin; Perez-Keen; Gonzales-Packer; Garcia-Palmer; Heli-Hurst; Selim-Fawcett; Alonzo-Ackman; Zara-Mrs Hopkins; Almeria-Miss Younge; Leonora-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Mercury-Dodd; Snip-Parsons; Abram-Weston; Gasconade-Baddeley; Corporal Bounce-Bransby; Simon-Moody; Justice-Hartry; Joseph Harrow-Ackman; Bogg-Messink; Welchman-Waldron; Forge-Burton; Crib-Castle; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey-Mrs Davies; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.
Event Comment: Mrs Barry's first appearance this season in Rosalind. Mrs Hunt Daughter of Mr Dunstall made her first appearance in Leonora a tolerable Voice figure & face, So, So, --pretty well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary). Paid 2 Housekeeper's Bills #17 6s. 9d.; Black Lyon Bill #1 16s. 11d. (Treasurer's Book). [These were constant weekly items. The housekeeper's bills averaged #3 6s. per week or #122 for the season. The Black Lyon Tavern bill averaged #3 per week or #108 for the season. No further itemizing of these items will be made.] Receipts: #249 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton; Jaques-Love; Duke Sen-Hurst; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (songs)-Vernon; Adam-Moody; LeBeau-Ackman; Silvius-Wheeler; Charles-Keen; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; Corin-Hartry; William-Messink; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Phoebe-Mrs Davies; Celia-Miss Rogers; Rosalind-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17710921

Event Comment: Reddish spoiled last scene by being imperfect (Potter, Theatrical Review). Paid three days salary at #81 8s. 11d. per diem--#244 6s.; Paid Mrs W. Barry's half salary 17s. 6d.; Paid Messrs. Reddish, J. Palmer, and Waldron short paid last week #1 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #229 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Beverley-Reddish; Stukely-Palmer; Jarvis-Aickin; Lewson-Cautherly; Bates-Packer; Dawson-J. Aickin; Waiter-Wheeler; Charlotte-Mrs Morland; Lucy-Miss Platt; Mrs Beverley-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lewson Actor: Cautherly
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross; Southampton-Wroughton; Burleigh-Hull; Raleigh-R. Smith; Lieutenant-Fox; Queen-Mrs Hull; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Rutland-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17711002, but Nysa-Miss Valois [in both sources].in both sources].
Cast
Role: Nysa Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir William Meadows-Parsons; Hodge-King; Hawthorn-Vernon; Justice Woodcock-Hartry; Eustace-Fawcett; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Margery-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Mrs Scott, 1st time; Rosetta-A Young Gentlewoman[, 1st time [Mrs Hunt]; [In Act I: a Dance- [incidental to the Opera.incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17710926, but Lint-Waldron and the Song of Johnny Pringle omitted from mention in Weston's role-_.

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Hero-Mrs Morland; Leonato-Aickin; Claudio-Cautherly; Balthasar (song)-Vernon; Don John-J. Aickin; Dogberry-Parsons; Verges-Hartry; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; Friar-Burton; Don Pedro-Packer; Antonio-Hurst; Borachio-Ackman; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; In Act II a Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, the Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: M Le Medicin-Baddeley; Crispin-Dodd; Old Gerald-Parsons; Young Gerald-Wheeler; Martin-W. Palmer; Beatrice-Mrs Love; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Bradshaw; Angelica-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Platt.
Event Comment: [First announcement this season of the price and admission policy: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Persons Admitted Behind the scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Places for the Boxes to be taken (only) of Mr Sarjant at the stage door." This notice,not to be repeated here, appeared throughout the rest of the season.] Receipts: #139 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader, Vamp-Yates; Sprightly-DuBellamy; Young Cape-Hull; Governor-Gardner; Arabella-Miss Pearce; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: The Jealous Woodcutters, as17711004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Capt. Ironsides-Shuter; Young Belfield-Bensley; Sir Benjamin-Yates; Elder Belfield-Clarke; Paterson-Dyer; Philip-Gardner; Goodwin-Hull; Jonathan-Dunstall; Francis-Thompson; Skiff-Quick; Lady Dove-Mrs Green; Lucy Waters-Mrs DuBellamy; Fanny-Mrs Kniveton; Kitty-Miss Valois; Sophia-Mrs Mattocks; Violetta-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Valois
Related Works
Related Work: The Loyal Brother; or, The Persian Prince Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Perfidious Brother Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17711015, but The Characters-_Quick, Cushing.
Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Patty by Mrs Hunt very Indiff (Hopkins Diary). Man fell from gallery into the pit, running down at opening of doors. Broke his ribs--He was able to walk not having any bones broken which was supposed to arise from his catching a chandelier worth #50 which he carried with him (Winston MS 10). Paid chorus 2 night this incl. #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #140 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Davies; Sir Harry-Hartry; Giles-Bannister; Fairfield-Jefferson; Ralph-Dibdin; Mervin-Fawcett; Fanny-Miss Pope; Theodosia-Mrs Scott; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw; Patty-Mrs Hunt, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Scott

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17710921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Bensley; Duke-Morris; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with Songs)-Mattocks; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Baker; Nerissa-Mrs Lessingham; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Callaghan-Shuter; Groom-Dyer; Goodchild-Dunstall; Mordecai-Quick; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; Archy-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: IV: The Lamplighter, as17711016

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. The Fair Penitent deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a Principal Performer. Receipts: #142 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Smith; Capulet-Kniveton; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Gardner; Paris-Perry; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Miller; In Act I: a Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; a Masquerade Dance- incident to the play; With The Funeral Procession of Juliet-; a Solemn Dirge-; vocals-Reinhold, DuBellamy, Baker, Legg, Fox, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtman; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Mattocks; In Act III: a Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder