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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Young Wouldbe-Sparks; Teague-Barrington, both from the Theatre in Dublin; Elder Wouldbe-Ryan; Trueman-Chapman; Richmore-Hale; Alderman-Hippisley; Subtleman-Rosco; Steward-Arthur; Fairbank-Roberts; Balderdash-Marten; Comic-James; Constance-Mrs Vincent; Aurelia-Mrs Bellamy; Mrs Mandrake-Stoppelaer.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Giffard; Old Mirable-Dunstall; Duretete-Linnet; Dugard-Wallis; Petit-Yates; Oriana-Mrs Steel; Lamorce-Miss Gerrard; Bisarre-Mrs Giffard .
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Dance: III: As17401118; V: Drunken Peasant-Chettle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Young Valere-Hale; Angelica-Mrs Woffington; Sir Thomas-Rosco; Dorante-Hippisley; Hector-James; Lovewell-Gibson; Marquis of Hazard-Neale; Cogdie-Bencraft; Galloon-Clarke; Favourite-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Security-Mrs Martin; Mrs Topknot-Mrs James; Betty-Miss Dodson; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Young Valere Actor: Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: A new Chaconne-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: No after Money will be taken during the whole Concert. It is to be hoped no Gentleman will take it ill that they are refus'd admittance behind the Scenes, it being impossible to perform the Entertainment unless the Entrances are kept entirely clear. [This notice is repeated throughout the run of the pantomime.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Young Valere-Giffard; Hector-Peterson; Angelica-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Young Valere Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment, Release, Stratagems, and Marriage of Harlequin; with The Triumphs of Love

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Yates; Columbine-Mrs Dunstall; Father to Columbine-Julian; Florio-Marr; Dr Tack'em-Hemskirk; Clerk-Crofts; Mrs Drab-Mrs Bishop; Lawyer-Bennet; Keeper-Dunstall; Turnkey-Clough; Master of Punch House-Naylor; Porter-Laws; Dwarfs-Miss Naylor, two Masters Granier; Bustle-Vaughan; A grand Ballet-Froment, Granier, Dugay, Mlle Duval, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Vallois; Priests-Hemskirk, Naylor, Bennet; Priestesses-Mrs Bishop, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Father to Columbine Actor: Julian
Event Comment: Benefit Mills. Tickets and places of Bradshaw, &c, and at Mills' House in Nassau St., near Soho Square. Servants may keep places on stage, which will (for the better accommodation of the Ladies) will be enclosed to form an amphitheatre. Rylands MS.: Cibber elop'd. Receipts: #188

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Delane; Tom-Cibber Jun.; Myrtle-Mills; Sealand-Berry; Indiana-Mrs Mills; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Sir John-Winstone; Cimberton-Taswell; Humphrey-Shepard; Daniel-Leigh; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Delane

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: Le Boufon, as17420325

Song: II: Singing in Italian-Beard; III: Song-Lowe; V: (By Particular Desire) the favourite song of Elin@a@Roon-Mrs Clive (as she performed it in Dublin)

Event Comment: Mainpiece, not acted in 10 years. [The British Champion, or Impartial Advertiser, No. 109, gives a four column comment upon the players versus the managers at Drury Lane. It appears to be written by a citizen appalled at the large salaries of the players as well as at the reputed high living of Fleetwood. Concludes by suggesting that theatre prices be much reduced.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Young Valere-Giffard; Hector-Yates; Angelica-Mrs Woffington; Sir Thomas-Taswell; Lovewell-W. Giffard; Marquis of Hazard-Blakes; Dorante-Collins; Count Cogdie-Neale; Galoon-Morgan; Boxkeeper-Cross; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Giffard; Favourite-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Topknot-Mrs Yates; Mrs Security-Mrs Egerton; Betty-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Young Valere Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Sullivan; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Sullivan

Dance: III: Italian Masquerade-Muilment, Desse, Leviez, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson

Event Comment: Mainpiece not acted these 8 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Giffard; Old Mirabel-Yates; Duretete-Philips; Petit-Blakes; Bisarre-Mrs Giffard; Oriana-Mrs Woffington; Dugard-Havard; Bravos-Winstone, Woodburn, Wright, Gray; Lamorce-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: A Grand Sailor's Dance-Muilment

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by Mr Fielding. [The twenty-five performances of this piece this season capitalized upon the anti-French sentiment, anti-Popish sentiment manifest in the daily press.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Young Valere-Giffard; Sir Thomas-Taswell; Lovewell-Havard; Hazard-Blakes; Hector-Yates; Dorante-Collins; Cogdie-Neale; Galoon-Vaughan; Boxkeeper-Goodfellow; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Giffard; Favourite-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Topknot-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Security-Mrs Yates; Betty-Mrs Horsington; Angelica-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Young Valere Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees; or, The Jesuit Caught

Performance Comment: Old Laroon-Yates; Father Martin-Taswell; Old Jordain-Neale; Young Laroon-Mozeen; Isabel-Mrs Ridout; Beatrice-Miss Royer. [From printed edition, but listed in the order of the actors' names in General Advertiser.]From printed edition, but listed in the order of the actors' names in General Advertiser.]
Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Taswell
Role: Young Laroon Actor: Mozeen

Dance: III: Grand Dance, as17451008

Song: IV: Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Giffard; Old Mirabel-Yates; Duretete-Neale; Petit-Blakes; Bisarre-Mrs Giffard; Oriana-Mrs Woffington; Bravos-Wright, Woodburn, Gray, Winstone; Dugard-Havard; Lamorce-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Lowe; IV: Stand by my brave boys-Lowe

Dance: III: Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: We hear the New Historical Play, call'd King Henry the Seventh, or the Popish Imposter, now in rehearsal at Drury Lane will be acted on Saturday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Younger Wou'dbe-L. Sparks; Aurelia-Mrs Clive; Elder Wou'dbe-Delane; Richmore-Bridges; Trueman-Havard; Teague-Barrington; Subtleman-Blakes; Fairbank-Winstone; Poet-Neale; Constable-Taswell; Clearaccount-Collins; Balderdash-I. Sparks; Alderman-Ray; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Bridges; Constance-Mrs Mills; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Younger Wou'dbe Actor: L. Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Young Gerald Actor: Usher

Song: II: Cantata-Lowe; V: New Duet, as17460110

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover; Or, The Ladies Friendship

Performance Comment: Young Bookwit-Mills; Latin-Yates; Storm-Macklin; Charcoal-Neale; Old Bookwit-Berry; Victoria-Clive; Penelope-Mrs Woffington; Lovemore-Havard; Frederick-Blakey; Simon-Collins; Constable-I. Sparks; Turnkey-Bransby; Watch-Usher; Lettice-Mrs Macklin; Betty-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Young Bookwit Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: I: Song-; II: Scotch Dialogue, as17460310 IV: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Younger Wou'dbe-L.? Sparks; Teague-Barrington; Elder Wou'dbe-Delane; Trueman-Cibber; Richmore-Bridges; Subtleman-Blakes; Fairbank-Winstone; Poet-Neale; Constable-Taswell; Clearaccount-Collins; Balderdash-I. Sparks; Alderman-Ray; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Bridges; Constance-Mrs Mills; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Cross; Aurelia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Younger Wou'dbe Actor: L.? Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: II: Cantata-Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Barry; Tom-Macklin; Myrtle-Mills; Cimberton-Taswell; Sealand-Berry; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Sir John Bevil-Winstone; Humphrey-Blakes; Lucinda-Mrs Ridout; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; in Act II, Song-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Barry

Dance: II: Les Caprices-; III: Grand Ballet-; V: Polish Dance, as17471102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Beville-Delane; Myrtle-Ryan; Tom-Anderson; Sir John-Bridgwater; Cimberton-Arthur; Humphrey-Marten; Sealand-Sparks; Daniel-Collins; Phillis-Mrs Woffington; Lucinda-Mrs Hale; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bambridge; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy; Song in Act II-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Young Beville Actor: Delane

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young.
Event Comment: [P$Potter reprinted his letter of 18 Jan., and added the footnote: "The person who took the House was a man of genteel appearance, said his name was William Nicholls, and directed letters to be left for him at the Bedford Coffee House, Covent Garden."] [The Prologue and Epilogue spoken by the children of the Prince of Wales on their performing Cato at Leicester House, printed in the General Advertiser.] [This day published] A Letter to Mr G-k, relative to his treble Capacity of Manager, Actor, and Author; with some remarks upon Lethe. All Three! All three! Gay. Sold by W. Reeve in Fleet St.; and A. Dodd, at the Peacock opposite St. Clements Church in the Strand (General Advertiser). [This day published] Lethe, A Dramatick Satire, by David Garrick as it is perform'd at Drury Lane. Printed for P. Vaillant, facing Southampton Street in the Strand. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #144 17s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Garrick; Sir Charles-Barry; Faddle-Woodward; Col. Raymond-Havard; Sir Roger-Yates; Villiard-Winstone; Rosetta-Mrs Pritchard; Fidelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Young Belmont Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Music: I: By Desire, a piece of Music-the Child

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17480920; V: New Scotch Dance, as17490118

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Delane; Myrtle-Ryan; Sir John-Bridgwater; Sealand-Sparkes; Cymberton-Arthur; Humphrey-Marten; Daniel-Collins; Tom-Dyer from the theatre in Dublin, his 1st appearance this stage; Lucinda-Mrs Barrington; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bambridge; Indiana-Mrs Vincent; Phillis-Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Merlin

Related Works
Related Work: Merlin; or, The Devil of Stone-Henge Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Song: II: Lowe

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Tickets of Yates next door to Mr Walsh's Music Shop, Catherine St., Strand and at stage door. Rec'd Cash #51 8s. 6d., plus #79 16s. from tickets. Total #131 4s. 6d. Paid Leviez by order Lacy #6 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges, #60 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Garrick; Sir Charles Raymond-Barry; Faddle-Woodward; Col. Raymond-Havard; Sir Roger Belmont-Yates; Villiard-Winstone; Fidelia-Mrs Ward; Rosetta-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Young Belmont Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: CComic Dance, as17500221; L'Entree de Flore-Mlle Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Havard; Sir John Bevil-Winstone; Sealand-Berry; Myrtle-Blakes; Cimberton-Taswell; Tom-Woodward; Humphrey-Simpson; Daniel-Vaughan; Phyllis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Mrs Mills; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Indiana-Mrs Pritchard; In Act II, Singing-Master Mattocks; New Occasional Prologue-Garrick by desire, being positively the last time of speaking it.

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Barry; Myrtle-Lee; Sir John-Bridgwater; Sealand-Sparks; Cymberton-Arthur; Humphrey-Gibson; Daniel-Collins; Tom-Dyer; Phillis-Mrs Woffington; Lucinda-Miss Haughton; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bambridge; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Singing-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well; or, The Country Wake

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross first time on English stage; Tom-Woodward; Myrtle-Palmer; Indiana-Mrs Pritchard; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Daniel-Vaughan; Cimberton-Taswell; Sealand-Berry; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Lucinda-Mrs Mills; Sir John Bevil-Winstone; Humphrey-Blakes.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Barry; Myrtle-Ryan; Sir John Bevil-Bridgwater; Sealand-Sparks; Tom-Dyer; Phillis-Mrs Vincent; Cimberton-Arthur; Humphrey-Gibson; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bambridge; Isabella-Mrs Barrington; Lucinda-Miss Haughton; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; With Singing-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Event Comment: Benefit for Anderson, Miles, Mrs Gondou. There will be no Building on the stage. Tickets sold at the door will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Young Wou'dbe-Sparks; Elder Wou'dbe-Ryan; Trueman-Anderson; Richmore-Ridout; Alderman-Arthur; Balderdash-Marten; Subtleman-Bransby; Clearaccount-Collins; Fairbank-Redman; Constable-Dunstall; Teague (with a song in character)-Barrington; Aurelia-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Dunstall; Midnight-Mrs Bambridge; Constance-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Young Wou'dbe Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Miles; IV: Drunken Peasant-Miles, with Clown Bennet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Havard; Humpnrey-Simson; Myrtle-Blakes; Isabella-Mrs Yates; Cimberton-Shuter; Sealand-Berry; Tom-Woodward; Daniel-Vaughan; Sir John Bevil-Winstone; Phyllis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Mrs Mills; Indiana-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: II: Go Rose-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Barry; Myrtle-Ryan; Sir John-Bridgwater; Sealand-Sparks; Tom-Dyer; Phillis-Mrs Vincent; Cymberton-Arthur; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Bambridge; Lucinda-Miss Haughton; Humphrey-Anderson; Isabella-Mrs Barrington; Daniel-Collins; Indiana-Mrs Cibber; Singing-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: As17521028

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Mr Dexter (Cross). No building on Stage. Tickets to be had of Dexter at his lodgings in James St., Covent Garden, at the Grecian Coffee House, and at the stage dobr. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Dexter (first time); Oriana-Mrs Davies (first time); Old Mirabel-Yates; Bissare-Mrs Clive; Dugard-Blakes; Petit-Shuter; Duretete-Garrick being the only time of his performing it this season.

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17530402 IV: L'Entree de Flore, as17530324 End Farce: Le Matelot Basque, as17521005