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Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-A. Hallam; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Delane; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Young Fashion-Walker; Coupler-Hippisley; Surgeon-James; Lory-Chapman; Hoyden-Miss Bincks; Nurse-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Walker

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Benefit Giffard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Berinthia-Mrs Giffard; Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Milward; Worthy-Mills; Sir Tunbelly-Harper; Young Fashion-Wright; Coupler-Johnson; Surgeon-Griffin; Shoemaker-Miller; Lory-Macklin; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Hoyden-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: V: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Fifty Years. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Sixth, Part I

Performance Comment: Talbot-Delane; Gloucester-Ryan; York-Stephens; Dauphin-Hallam; Anjou-Bridgwater; King Henry-A. Ryan; Bedford-Johnson; Winchester-Chapman; Suffolk-Walker; Exeter-Aston; Somerset-Hale; Warwick-Rosco; Salisbury-Lyon; Young Talbot-Stevens; Vernon-Bencraft; Basset-Anderson; Sir William-Arthur; Burgundy-Ridout; Alanzon-Salway; Margaret-Mrs Ware; Countess of Auvergne-Mrs James; Joan, la Pucelle-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Young Talbot Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Cantrel

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Loveit-Mrs Cibber; Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Mills; Medley-Milward; Old Bellair-Harper; Young Bellair-Wright; Shoemaker-Miller; Handy-Cross; Belinda-Mrs Clive; Emilia-Mrs Butler; Harriet-Mrs Mills; Pert-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Townly-Mrs Grace; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Bennet; Busy-Miss Tollet; Orange@woman-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Young Bellair Actor: Wright
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: A new Punch Dance-Master Ferg; III: French Peasants-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song: (BBy Desire) Ballad of Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Music: Instead of an Overture to the Farce, will be performed a Grand Piece of Musick with Trumpets (being the Chorus...by Mr Handel)-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

Performance Comment: ..by Mr Handel)-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg.
Event Comment: Benefit Mills. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Farquhar. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Woudbe-Milward; Young Woudbe-Mills; Trueman-Cibber; Richmore-Wright; Teague-Miller; Alderman-Johnson; Subtleman-Macklin; Aurelia-Mrs Clive; Constance-Mrs Mills; Mrs Midnight-Harper; Balderdash-Turbutt; Clearaccount-Winstone; Fairbank-Havard; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Marshall; Betty-Miss Tollett.
Cast
Role: Young Woudbe Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: French Peasant-Vallois, Miss Scott; V: Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song: In III: J'aime la Liberte-Beard; V: Ballad of Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Milward; Worthy-Mills; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Hoyden-Mrs Cliver; Sir Tunbelly-Harper; Young Fashion-Wright; Coupler-Johnson; Surgeon-Griffin; Shoemaker-Cross; Lory-Macklin; Berinthia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Sir John-Beard; (with The Eearly Horn-Beard; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pritchard; Jobson-Harper; Nell-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: with The Eearly Horn Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Ryan; Varanes-Delane; Marcian-Bridgwater; Leontine-Rosco; Athenais-Mrs Horton; Pulcheria-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Ryan
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Horton
Related Works
Related Work: The Weathercock Author(s): Theodosius Forrest

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: More-Salway; Mauxalinda and Margerinia-Two Misses Young; Gubbins-Laguerre; Dragon-Reinhold.
Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mrs Centlivre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Beau Mordecai-Macklin; Debauchee-Turbutt; Poudre-Beard; Constable-Marshall; Porter-Peploe; Mother Midnight-Hough; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Jenny-Miss Thynne; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Winstone, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Bennet, Miss Wilson, Miss Thynne; with Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Clive, Mrs Chetwood, Miss Mann, Mrs Bennet, Miss Wilson.
Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
Role: Pompey Actor: Young Brooks
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Ridotto al Fresco Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Sir Novelty-Chapman; Sir William-Hippisley; Elder Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Worthy-Hale; Sly-Mullart; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Hillaria-Mrs Stevens; Narcissa-Mrs Bellamy; Flareit-Mrs Kilby; Snap-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Young Worthy Actor: Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Hays; Geniuses-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway; Helen-Miss Young; Furies-Haughton, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, Dupre; Harlequin Man and Woman-Desse, Miss Oates; Pierot Man and Woman-Richardson, Thompson; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Villeneuve, Mrs Bullock; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Dupre, Miss Cantrell; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Miss Norman; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Young

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17381004, but Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Hero-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Shade of Hero Actor: Miss Young.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Milward; Young Wou'dbe-Mills; Trueman-Cibber; Teague-Macklin; Aurelia-Mrs Clive; Constance-Mrs Mills; Richmore-Wright; Subtleman-Cross; Balderdash-Turbutt; Fairbank-Havard; Alderman-Johnson; Midnight-Harper; Clearaccount-Winstone; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Young Wou'dbe Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Hallam; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Delane; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Hoyden-Mrs Vincent; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Young Fashion-Walker; Coupler-Hippisley; Surgeon-James; Lory-Chapman; Nurse-Mrs Mullart; Berinthia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Walker

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
Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Burlesque Opera. [By Henry Carey.] Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Margery; or, A Worse Plague than the Dragon : Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: More of Morehall-Salway; Margery More-Mrs Lampe; Gaffer Gubbins-Laguerre; Margery Mauxalinda-Miss Esther? Young; but edition of 1738 adds: Herald-Reinhold; First Guest-Roberts.
Cast
Role: Margery Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Esther? Young

Dance: With Dances, incident to the Opera,-Glover, Lalauze, Haughton, Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre, Thompson, Miss Oates, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: As 27 Nov. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: See17381211, but Kitty-Miss Wilson; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Beau Mordecai-Macklin; Old Debauchee-Turbutt; Constable-Marshall; Porter-Peploe; Mother Midnight-Hough; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Jenny-Miss Thynne; Pompey-Young Brooks; Justices-Winstone, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Bennet, Miss Thynne; with Masquerade Dance-Leviez, Woodward, Pelling, Rector, Carney, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Bennet, Miss Wilson, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Hough
Role: Pompey Actor: Young Brooks
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Ballet: Double Jealousy. As17381108

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Milward; Sir Novely-Cibber; Sir William-Johnson; Elder Worthy-Havard; Young Worthy-Mills; Snap-Macklin; Sly-Woodward; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Narcissa-Mrs Clive; Flareit-Mrs Pritchard; Anne-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Young Worthy Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: with The Eearly Horn Actor: Beard
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Mills; Medley-Milward; Loveit-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Mills; Old Bellair-Shepard; Young Bellair-Wright; Shoemaker-Woodward; Orangewoman-Turbutt; Lady Woodville-Mrs Cross; Emilia-Mrs Butler; Belinda-Mrs Chetwood; Lady Townly-Mrs Grace; Pert-Mrs Pritchard; Busy-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Young Bellair Actor: Wright
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Ryan; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Vincent; Horner-Hallam; Sparkish-Chapman; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Harcourt-Hale; Dorilant-A. Ryan; Quack-Hallam; Alithea-Mrs Templer; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mullart; Dainty Fidget-Mrs Dancey; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Horsington; Lucy-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Templer

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: As17380915, but Margerinia-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Miss Young.

Dance: SSerious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Chapman; Sir Edward-Bridgwater; Young Belfond-Walker; Trueman-Hale; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Cheatley-Rosco; Shamwell-A. Ryan; Hackem-Mullart; Attorney-Arthur; Scrapeal-Neale; Termagant-Stevens; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Teresia-Mrs Bellamy; Lucia-Miss Brunette; Ruth-Mrs Martin; Mrs Hackem-Stoppelaer; Margaret-Clarke; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Kilby; Sir William-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Young Belfond Actor: Walker

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: JJe ne scai quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: Roberts

Event Comment: Benefit Dupre. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: See17381009, but Harlequin-Hays; Genius-Leveridge, Salway; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade-Miss Young; Furies-Richardson, Villeneuve, Thompson, Desse, Dupre; Harlequin Man and Woman-Desse, Miss Oates; Pierot Man and Woman-Richardson, Thompson; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Villeneuve, Mrs LeBrun; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Dupre, Mlle Ozanne; Miller-Bencraft; siller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Shade Actor: Miss Young

Dance: By Desire, aHornpipe-Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Major Rakish-Hippisley; School Boy-Clarke; Friendly-Anderson; Young Rakish-Stevens.
Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Stevens.

Dance: A new Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grecian Sailors-Glover; Hornpipe-J. Thompson

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs James. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17381123, but Young Fashion-St.Nicholas(the first time of his appearing on any stage); Lory-James; Surgeon-_.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: St.Nicholas

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; II: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Hornpipe-Yates; V: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: III: Roberts

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: See17390508, but Young Woudbe-Sparks; Teague-Barrington; Trueman-Havard; Aurelia-Mrs Clive; Constance-Mrs Mills; Richmore-Wright; Subtleman-Cross; Fairbank-Ridout; Balderdash-Turbutt; Alderman-Johnson; Clearaccount-Winstone; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Cross; Midnight-Mrs Marshall; Elder Woudbe-Milward.
Cast
Role: Young Woudbe Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: Punch-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Jenny and Miss Betty Cibber?, Two Infant Daughters of the late Mrs Jane Cibber. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere, and Intermixed with Songs. At 6:45 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: See17390514, but Foppington (new dressed)-Cibber, being the first time of his appearance on that stage; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Loveless-Hallam; Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Fashion-Walker; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Hoyden-Mrs Vincent; Coupler-Arthur; Bull-Littleton; Shoemaker-Clark; Nurse-Mrs Martin; Seringe and Lory-Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17390518, but Doctor-Cibber; Also an Epilogue by Jo. Haines, Comedian of facetious Memory) by particular Desire,-the young Captain in his Regimentals, Riding on an Ass.

Dance: Master Oates, Phillips from dl, Miss Oates, Master Ferg

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: See17390209, but More-Salway; Gubbins-Laguerre; Margerina-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley. [It is difficult to determine whether this is the concluding performance of 1738-39 or the opening one of 1739-40.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: See17390802, but Loveless-Ryan; Young Fashion-A. Hallam; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Coupler-Arthur; Lory-James; Surgeon-Marten; Shoemarker-Bencraft; Nurse-Mrs Mullart; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Foppington-Cibber; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Hoyden-Mrs Vincent; Worthy-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: A. Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Performance Comment: More-Salway; Margery-Mrs Lampe; Gubbins-Laguerre; Mauxalinda-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Young.