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Event Comment: Both pieces By Command. Present The King, The Duke, The Princess Amelia. Paid Quin on Acct. #42. Receipts: #184 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Col Bully Actor: Beard.
Role: Brute Actor: Quin
Role: Constant Actor: Havard
Role: Heartfree Actor: Ryan
Role: Razor Actor: Chapman
Role: Rake Actor: Gibson
Role: Justice Actor: Marten
Role: Taylor Actor: James
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: With Songs proper to the play Actor: Leveridge, others.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: By Command. Present the Prince and Princess of Wales (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #170 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command (General Advertiser). Present The King and The Princess Amelia. Rec'd by overcharge in Woodfall's Bills Jan. 14: 5s. and 17 days at 1s. per day of Miss in Her Teens: #1 2s. Receipts: #188 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Event Comment: By Command of Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales. A Free Benefit for Mrs Cibber. [Receipts: #117 15s. 6d. plus #149 5s. from tickets, a clear profit to Mrs Cibber of #267 0s. 6d.], Paid Servandoni on acct. #21. [Notice of 23 March about amphitheatre repeated.] Tickets deliver'd out for the 19th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Distress'd Mother-Mrs Cibber; Pylades-Havard; Phoenix-Rosco; Cephisa-Mrs Hale; Cleone-Mrs Bland; Pyrrhus-Quin; Orestes-Ryan; Hermione-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Distress'd Mother Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Pylades Actor: Havard
Role: Phoenix Actor: Rosco
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Quin
Role: Orestes Actor: Ryan
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Sir Simon Actor: Arthur
Role: Jasper Actor: James.
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Role: Sir Simon Loveit Actor: Hippisley
Role: Capt Loveit Actor: Havard
Role: Puff Actor: Chapman
Role: Flash Actor: Woodward
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: As17461231

Event Comment: By Command of Prince and Princess of Wales. A Free Benefit for Quin. Receipts: #88 13s., plus #136 15s. from tickets. [Garrick had written Quin he was too ill to play in the mainpiece but would act in his farce. Notice of 23 March about Amphitheatre repeated.] Tickets deliver'd out for 9 March will be taken. To prevent mistakes none will be admitted into the Boxes but by tickets deliver'd by Quin, and at the Office in the Box Lobby.--General Advertiser. If any Gentlemen or Ladies shall be displeased with the alteration in the Performance of the Play [i.e., Garrick's absence] the money shall be return'd.--Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Pierre Actor: Quin
Role: Renault Actor: Chapman
Role: Duke Actor: Rosco
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Jaffeir Actor: Ryan
Role: Priuli Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Bedamar Actor: Gibson
Role: Officer Actor: Carr
Role: Eliot Actor: Bencraft
Role: Spinoza Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Sir Simon Actor: Arthur
Role: Jasper Actor: James.
Role: Fribble Actor: Garrick
Role: Sir Simon Loveit Actor: Hippisley
Role: Capt Loveit Actor: Havard
Role: Puff Actor: Chapman
Role: Flash Actor: Woodward
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: As17461231

Event Comment: By Command. Present the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince George, Prince Edward, and Prince William, with the Lady Augusta and Lady Elizabeth (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #87 7s. 6d

Performances

Dance: The English Boy and Girl

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Receipts: #120 (Cross); #155 18s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Garrick
Role: Brazen Actor: Macklin
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Ballance Actor: Winstone
Role: Kite Actor: Berry
Role: Worthy Actor: Havard
Role: Bullock Actor: Taswell
Role: Welsh Collier Actor: Blakes
Role: Scale Actor: Simpson
Role: Scruple Actor: Usher
Role: Recruits Actor: Neale, Ray
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: to conclude with the last New Country Dance Actor: the characters of the play.

Dance: II: Grand Ballet, as17471102; IV: Dutch Dance, as17471128

Song: SSailors Rendezvous, as17471117

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Afterpiece: Being positively the last time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Heartwell Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Bellmour Actor: Ryan
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Storer
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Cibber
Role: Setter Actor: James
Role: Sharper Actor: Ridout
Role: Vainlove Actor: Gibson
Role: Bluff Actor: Rosco
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Silvia Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Foote.

Afterpiece Title: Tea

Event Comment: Both pieces By command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales (General Advertiser). On 8 Feb. will be performed the Suspicious Husband for the benefit of Bridgwater. The kind reception I have met with in the character of the Suspicious Husband, has emboldened me to hope for the further encouragement of the town, on my Benefit night; especially as I have not troubled them on such an occasion for several seasons (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Role: Marplot Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Collins
Role: Charles Actor: Gibson
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Bridges
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Whisper Actor: James
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Bland.
Event Comment: Benefit for Anne Auretti. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Seven rows of Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes. Stage to be form'd into front and side Boxes. Receipts: #270 (Cross); house charges, #50 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: only Drugger Actor: Garrick
Role: Subtle Actor: Mills
Role: Face Actor: Macklin
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Macklin listed.
Role: Drugger Actor: Garrick
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry
Role: Kastril Actor: Yates
Role: Ananias Actor: Neale
Role: Lovewit Actor: Arthur
Role: Tribulation Actor: Taswell
Role: Surly Actor: Blakes
Role: Dapper Actor: Leigh
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: Le Charactere de la Dance-Anne Auretti; III: The Savage Dance-Cooke, Matthews, Anne Auretti; IV: Dutch Dance, as17471128; V: Hymen's Temple-Cooke, Janeton Auretti; End of Farce: a Minuet, Louvre-Cooke, Anne Auretti

Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne
Related Work: London's Anniversary Festival, Performed on Monday October the 29th, 1688 Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Related Work: The Spendthrift Author(s): Matthew Draper
Related Work: The Parthian Hero; or, Love in Distress Author(s): Matthew Gardiner
Related Work: The Sharpers; or, The Female Match-Maker Author(s): Matthew Gardiner
Related Work: Vertumnus and Pomona Author(s): Matthew Feilde
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The East Indian Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: Primrose Green; or, Love in the Country Author(s): Matthew Peter King
Event Comment: At Bridges, Cross, Burton and Vaughan's Great Theatrical Booth in the George Inn Yard, will be presented an Historical Drama never acted before call'd The Northern Heroes; or, The Bloody Contest between Charles XII, King of Sweden, and Peter the Great, Czar of Muscovy, with the Loves of Count Gillensternia, a Swedish General and the Fair Elimira, a Russian Princess, Containing the most remarkable Events of that Time; and concluding with the Memorable Battle of Pultowav, and Charles's Retreat into the Turkish Dominionv. Interspers'd with a Comic Interlude (never perform'd before) called The Volunteers; or, the Adventures of Roderick Random and his Friend Strap. Also the Comical Humours and Amours of Corporal Garbage and Serjeant Slim, with Mrs Vanspriggen the Swedish Sutler's Widow; the merry Pranks of her foolish son Janny, and several other diverting incidents. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. To begin each Day at Twelve o'clock. [This notice repeated during "the short Time of the Fair." Notice repeated 24, 26, 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Heros

Cast
Role: Charles XII Actor: Usher
Role: Prince of Wurtemburgh Actor: Jackson
Role: Gillensternia Actor: Hazard
Role: Count Piper Actor: Thomson
Role: Mazeppa Actor: Reid
Role: Czar Actor: Burton
Role: Dolgoruki Actor: Paget
Role: Menzikoif Actor: Jones
Role: Ivan Actor: Shawford
Role: Elimira Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers; or, The Adventures of Roderick Random and his Friend Strap

Cast
Role: Roderick Random Actor: Cross
Role: Garbage Actor: Bridges
Role: Slim Actor: Storer
Role: Strap Actor: Paddick
Role: Widow Vanspriggen Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Vaughan
Role: Mrs Rank Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs File Actor: Mrs Shawford
Role: Mrs Machegogan Actor: Mrs Paddick
Role: Madge Actor: Miss Tyler
Role: Janny Actor: Vaughan.

Dance: Mr Shawford, Mrs Shawford, Master Cross, Mrs Vaughan

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Event Comment: Play By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Lady Augusta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Cato Actor: Quin
Role: Portius Actor: Ryan
Role: Marcus Actor: Lacey 1st appearance that stage
Role: Juba Actor: Gibson
Role: Sempronius Actor: Sparks
Role: Lucius Actor: Anderson
Role: Syphax Actor: Ridout
Role: Decius Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Marcia Actor: Miss Bellamy
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Ward.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, the Lady Augusta and the Lady Elizabeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Pistol Actor: Holtham.
Role: Falstaff Actor: Quin
Role: Ford Actor: Ryan
Role: Page Actor: Ridout
Role: Fenton Actor: Gibson
Role: Shallow Actor: Paget
Role: Dr Caius Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Slender Actor: Collins
Role: Host Actor: Dunstall
Role: Bardolph Actor: Marten
Role: Simple Actor: Bencraft
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Arthur
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: HHis Majesty, and Princess Amelia, were at the theatre...to see Orazio, a Comic Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orazio

Dance: Between the Acts: Dancing-

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Lady Elizabeth, and Lady Augusta

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Cast
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Quin
Role: Orestes Actor: Ryan
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Pylades Actor: Ridout
Role: Phoenix Actor: Anderson
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Cleone Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Play by Command of their Royal highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, Prince William, Lady Augusta and Lady Elizabeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Ryan; Buckingham-Delane; Norfolk-Sparkes; Cromwell-Ridout; Suffolk-Arthur; Surrey-Gibson; Abergavenny-Oates; Guilford-Cushing; Lord Chancellor-Marten; Campeius-Dunstall; Lord Sands-Collins; Sir T. Lovell-Holtham; Lord Chamberlain-Anderson; Dr Butts-Stoppelaer; Patience-Miss Allen; Archbp. Cranmer-Bridgwater; Gardiner-Cibber; Anne Bullen-Miss Bellamy; Queen Katherine-Mrs Woffington 1st time; With the repersentation of the Coronation of Anne Bulldn. Vocal parts-Leveridge, Lowe, Courtney, Roberts, Mrs Dunstall, Miss Young, Miss Falkner, Miss Norris. Also the Military Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv. And all other Decorations proper to the play.
Event Comment: Benefit for Hobson. Tickets of him at the stage Door. Tomorrow, By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Merope. Receipts: #189 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: King
Role: James Actor: Winstone
Role: Furnish Actor: Raftor
Role: List Actor: Marr
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Cole.
Role: Lovegold Actor: Yates
Role: Frederick Actor: Havard
Role: Ramilie Actor: Woodward
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs James
Role: Fribble Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Simon Actor: Taswell
Role: Jasper Actor: Blakes
Role: To conclude with the Last Grand Scene of The Tr Actor:
Role: in which will be a Grand Dance Actor: Cooke, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison.
Role: Loveit Actor: Havard
Role: Puff Actor: James
Role: Flash Actor: Woodward
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: Savoyards, as17480920

Music: IV: Piece on Flute-the Child

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Receipts: #100 (Cross); #76 4s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Dance: Cook, Anne Auretti

Event Comment: t the chapel of the Foundling Hospital. Above 100 voices in performance. Tickets, 10s. 6d. [There] were present their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales....and a prodigious Concourse of the Nobility and Gentry (Deutsch, Handel, pp. 671, 672, from London Evening Post). 1,300 Tickets printed (Deutsch, Handel, p. 668, from Minutes of Hospital). Audience above a thousand (Deutsch, Handel, p. 670, from Gentleman's Magazine for May).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Performance Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Quin
Role: Henry Actor: Sparks
Role: Wales Actor: Ryan
Role: Prince John Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Northumberland Actor: Redman
Role: Blunt Actor: Ridout
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson
Role: Vernon Actor: Gibson
Role: Worcester Actor: Bransby
Role: Carriers Actor: Arthur, Dunstall
Role: Francis Actor: Collins
Role: Gadshill Actor: Bencraft
Role: Bardolph Actor: Marten
Role: Sheriff Actor: Oates
Role: Hotspur Actor: Delane
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of His Majesty. Present the King, the Duke, and Princess Amelia. Receipts: #193

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Busy Body Actor: Dyer
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Marten
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Collins
Role: Charles Actor: Gibson
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Benefit for Mlle Auretti. King an Princess Emilia [attended] (Cross). Tickets and places to be had of Mlle Auretti at the second house on the left hand, the Corner Panton St., in Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door. [Pit and boxes laid together and Amphitheatre on stage, as on 10 March.] Paid salary list #203 7s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #280 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Gibbet Actor: Shuter
Role: Foigard Actor: James
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Archer Actor: Garrick
Role: Aimwell Actor: Havard
Role: Sullen Actor: Winstone
Role: Scrub Actor: Woodward
Role: Boniface Actor: Berry
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: Between the acts: Savoyard Travellers, A Wooden Shoe Dance, a Minuet, Louvre-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Miss Baker, Mlle L'Contri, Master Maltere, Miss Foulcade; the whole to conclude with: Country Dance-

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Benefit for Mr Pritchard, Treasurer. Tickets at Stage Door. Rec'd cash #116 2s., plus #91 5s. from tickets. Total #207 17s. Paid window tax at Winsors 16s. 3d.; Paid 6 chorus #1 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #210 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: vocal parts Actor: _Beard.
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Cole.
Role: Dorilas Actor: Garrick
Role: Poliphontes Actor: Havard
Role: Nabras Actor: Berry
Role: Euricles Actor: Usher
Role: Erox Actor: Bridges
Role: High Priest Actor: Winstone
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Frenchman Actor: Blakes
Role: Mercury Actor: Master Mattocks
Role: Tattoo Actor: King
Role: Mrs Tattoo Actor: Miss Cole.
Role: Old Man Actor: Taswell
Role: Charon Actor: Winstone.
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward
Role: Aesop Actor: Bridges
Role: Drunken Man Actor: Yates
Role: Mrs Riot Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: SSwedish Gardeners, as17491219