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Event Comment: Both Pieces By Command of Their Majesties. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 15 April 1762.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George-Smith; Tinsel-Dyer; Fantome-Hull; Vellum-Shuter; Butler-Costollo; Coachman-Dunstall; Gardener-Cushing; Abigail-Mrs Pitt; Lady Truman-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019; IV: The Garland, as17651003

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 23 Feb. 1764.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Dodd, first time; Col. Standard-Bensley, first time; Smuggler-Parsons; Vizard-Hurst; Beau Clincher-Yates; Clincher Jun-King; Dicky-Vaughan; Tom Errand-Clough; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parly-Mrs Bennet; Angelica-Miss Plym; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Dodd, first appearance that stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Woodward; Constant-Ross; Heartfree-Smith; Bully (With Song in Character)-Squibb; Razor-Dyer; Lord Rake-Davis; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Bellamy; Belinda-Mrs Mattocks; Mademoiselle-Mrs Green; Lady Brute-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: II: A Hunting Song set by Arnold,-Squibb; IV: The favourite song Delia set by Jackson,-Squibb

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Buck-the young Gentleman; Original Prologue-.
Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for boxes to be had from Johnston at Stage Door; No money received at Stage Door, nor any returned after Curtain rises. Play will begin at exactly six o'clock; The passage from the Strand up Catherine Street to Drury Lane Theatre will be clear for Carriages. Paid Renters #8 (Drury Lane Treasurer's Book). [A constant expense nightly for 191 nights amounting to #1528 for the season. Will not be further itemized.] Receipts: #82 12s. 6d. (Drury Lane Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Dodd; Sir George-Palmer; Sir Francis-Yates; Charles-Packer; Butler-Strange; Isabinda-Miss Plym; Sir Jealous Traffic-Love; Whisper-Ackman; Scentwell-Mrs Bradshaw; Patch-Miss Pope, 1st time; Miranda-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: End: The Venetian Travellers-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Bensley (1st time); Heartfree-Palmer; Razor-Yates; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Miss Plym; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Col. Bully (with song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Lady Brute-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: III: Double Hornpipe, as17670427 End: By Desire, New Pantomime Ballet(5th time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427

Ballet: III: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Event Comment: Both pieces By Desire. Fixed nightly expenses were five: music-varying from #6 to #7 7s. 8d.; Wardrobe, from #1 12s. to #4; Properties, from 6s. 3d. to #2; and Kettle Drum, at about 5s.; Renters stage;

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17670914, but The New Occasional Prologue will be -Powell, being his second appearance on that stage.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Doors open at 6. Play to Begin exactly at 7. Books of the Interlude to be had at the theatre. Paid for a license for The Royal Garland #1 1s. (Account Book). Receipts: #173 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-DuBellamy; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Green. *u§´cg IInterlude: The Royal Garland. As17681010.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Green. u§´cg IInterlude: The Royal Garland. As17681010.
Role: Nymph Actor: _. u§™cg A+A New Occasional Interlude: The Royal Garland.
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Sir John Bevil-Burton; Young Bevil-Holland; Sealand-Aickin; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Bannister; Daniel-Weston; Tom-King; Myrtle-Jefferson; Lucinda-Miss Platt; Indiana-Mrs Barry; Isabella-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Phillis-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Song: II: Miss Young

Event Comment: SSir John Brute, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Razor-Dodd; Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with Song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Lady Brute-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Role: Constant Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Afterpiece: For the only time this season. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Miss Macklin #77 7s. 6d. plus #115 15s. from tickets (Box 463). Paid Mr Reed for the balance of his 3 nights for Tom Jones #297 3s. Receipts: #141 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Lady's Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert@Wrangle-Macklin; Frankly-Dyer; Granger-Hull; Witling-Woodward; Cook-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Green; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Ward; Sophronia-Mrs Lessingham; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; in Act IV will be introduced a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Gilbert@Wrangle Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Callaghan-Shuter; Groom-Woodward; Goodchild-Dunstall; Mordecai-Quick; the Lady-Miss Macklin; McSarcasm-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Callaghan Actor: Shuter
Role: the Lady Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire . Receipts: #75 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Conjuror-R. Smith; Butler-Barnshaw; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17690925

Event Comment: SSir John Brute, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). The Fair Penitent was advertised for Wednesday the 11th: a Rehearsal was call'd on Tuesday the 10. About nine o'clock in the morning Mr Barry sent for & told me he was so ill that would be impossible for him to play for sometime & that he would give up his salary till he was able to play (Hopkins MS Memorandum Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with songs)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Justice-Bransby; Rasor-Baddeley; Lady Brute-Mrs Stephens; Mademoiselle-Miss Radley, first time; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Role: Constant Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Capt. LeBrush-King; Irishman (with original song)-Moody; Frenchman-Baddeley; Scotchman-Love; Gulwell-Packer; Harwood-J. Aickin; Frankly-Palmer; Williams-Ackman; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Sir John English-Shuter; Modely-Dyer; Freehold-Gibson; Heartwell-Hull; Vulture-Cushing; Double Jugg-Dunstall; Carbuncle-Morris; Tim Shacklefigure-Hamilton; Sneak-Holtom; Longbottom-Perry; Lurcher-Davis; Flora-Mrs Lessingham, first time; Aura-Miss Macklin; With a Country Dance incident to the Play, the Original Sheep@shearing Ballad-Mr Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert-Yates; Frankly-Wroughton; Granger-Hull; Witling-Dyer; Cook-Quick; Betty-Mrs Green; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Ward; Sophronia-Mrs Lessingham; Charlotte-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Gilbert Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Court of Alexander

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Reddish; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Lord Morelove-Jefferson; Lady Betty-Mrs Abington; Lady Easy-Miss Younge; Edging-Miss Pope; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Reddish
Event Comment: The The Third Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Cast
Role: Sir Luke Limp Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-DuBellamy; Conjurer-Farrell; Butler-Holcroft; Jobson-Sparks; Cook-Griffiths; Footman-Dancer; Coachman-Lings; Lady Loverule-Mrs Read; Lettice-Mrs White; Lucy-Miss Trowel; Nell-Mrs Saunders .
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: DuBellamy
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: The The Cowkeeper, as17700521

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Reddish; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Lord Morelove-Jefferson; Lady Easy-Miss Younge; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Reddish; Edging-Miss Pope; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Reddish

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 7 April 1766.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Cast
Role: The Dance Actor: Aldridge.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Performance Comment: Sir John Buck-Dyer; MacRuthen-Shuter; Latitat-Dunstall; Crab-Gibson; Lucinda-Mrs Bulkley; Tallyhoe-Quick; Racket-Cushing; Lord John-Lewes.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Dyer
Role: MacRuthen Actor: Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Parsons; Harriet-Miss Rogers; Lucy-Miss Pope; Young Clackit-Dodd; Guardian-Reddish. [All but Reddish appeared for the first time in these characters.]All but Reddish appeared for the first time in these characters.]
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Parsons
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. Part of Pit laid together with Boxes. Send servants at half past Four

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Barry, that night only; Col. Standard-Aickin; Beau Clincher-Bannister from Dublin; Clincher jr-W. Palmer; Smuggler-Parsons; Dicky-Waldron; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Baddeley; Angelica-Miss Rogers; Vizard-Packer; Tom Errand-Ackman; Parley-Mrs Love; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Young Lovel Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Dodd

Dance: End: Daigville, Sga Vidini

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: Sir John Brute Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: The Shoemaker, as17710517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Robson; Butler-Fearon; Cook-Vowell; Coachman-Lings; Footman-Groves; Doctor-Farrell; Jobson-Vandermere; Lady Loverule-Mrs Collett; Lucy-Mrs Granger; Lettice-Mrs White; Nell-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Robson
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: The Nosegay, as17710531

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Bensley; Bonniface-Morris; Sullen-Dunstall; Gibbet-Gardner; Sir Charles-R. Smith; Foigard-Barrington; Scrub-Quick, 1st time; Dorinda-Mrs Mattocks; Cherry-Miss Ward; Mrs Sullen-Miss D'Arcy.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Conjuror-Wignell; Lady Overule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mattocks
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: IV: The Tartars-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. [See17701003.