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Event Comment: Benefit for Poitier Jr. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 1 May 1758.] Receipts: #47 in cash. Deficit to Poitier Jr #17 5s., covered by #39 7s. from tickets (Boxes 79; Pit 92; Gallery 50). Total income #86 7s. Charges #64 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross, 1st time; Macduff-Dyer; Duncan-Gibson; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Ridout; Hecate-Wignel; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton, 1st time; With the Original Music-Lowe, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Gosley, Dumay, Desse, Rochford. And Decorations incident to the play.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: I: A new Comic Dance, The Knife Grinders-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville; II: A Shepherdess-Miss Wilford, as17600324 III: The Peasants-Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; IV: The Pygmalion Dance-Poitier, Miss Wilford; End: A Minuet , By Desire,-Poitier, Miss Wilford

Event Comment: Benefit for Gaudry and Mrs Midnight. To begin at seven. Prices: Box 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Mr Gaudry humbly hopes to have the favour of the company of the Ladies and Gentlemen, as he has been deprived of the Benefit at Marybone Gardens; and Mrs Midnight hopes the Ladies will favour her

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Performance Comment: In which will be introduced the Original Orations for (this night only) by Mrs Midnight. With a New Dish of Sweet Cream. Prologue-Mrs Midnight; The Echo of Anacreon-Gaudry; Scots Songs-Lauder; A Concerto-La Spoonatissiana; Singing-young Gentlewoman; Mock Italian Air-Sga Mimicottiaccompanied by Mynheer Broomsticado; Concerto on Violincello-Clogget; Advice to the Criticswith a specimen of ancient and modern acting-Mrs Midnight.

Afterpiece Title: Britannia's Triumph

Performance Comment: And a Rhapsody on the Death of Genral Wolfe by Gaudry.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Benet; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Ben-Wignel; Filch-Holtom; Wat-C. Smith; Jemmy-Redman; Nimming@Ned-R. Smith; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Burden; Jenny Diver-Mrs White; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly-Miss Helm; Betty Doxey-Miss Cokayne; Dolly Trull-Miss Morrison; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Polly-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young

Dance: A New Hornpipe compos'd by Dr Arne-Mrs Vernon, 1st appearance there; a Country Dance-the Characters in the Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Fryar Lawrence-Ridout; Tibalt-Bennet; Mercutio-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin, 1st time there in 7 years; With a Minuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Macklin , a Masquerade Dance proper to the play; Additional Scene of the Funeral Procession of Juliet accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-Beard, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Mattocks; Sir Thomas-Collins; Flora-Miss Young; Hob-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, The Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Ross; Manly-Sparks; Sir Francis-Shuter; Richard-Collins; John Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Green; Poundage-Marten; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Trusty-Mrs Ferguson; Myrtilla-Miss Young; Lady Grace-Mrs Elmy; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: Loveless-Baker; Gripe-Collins; Marquis-Holtom; Jeremy-R. Smith; Isabella-Miss Young; Phelim-Barrington.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion, with Additions and Alterations

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; Others-Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope; The Vocal Parts-Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young; The Dances-Sig Grimaldi, Sig Giorgi, Miss Baker; and a New Hornpipe-Miss Dawson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Havard; Young Knowell-Holland; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadil-Yates; Mas. Stephen-Obrien; Brainworm-Blakes; Downright-Bransby; Justice Clement-Burton; Bridgit-Miss Haughton; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: I: A Pantomime Dance, call'd The Colliers-Mr Sealy, 1st appearance that stage, Miss Dawson

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted this season. [The Ode, by Robert Lloyd and A. Murphy (according to J. P. Kemble's note on the playbill), combines an Elegy on the death of George II with a compliment on the accession of George III.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Tears and Triumphs of Parnassus

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Lowe, Champnes, Fawcett, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.

Dance: II: Reviv'd the Pantomime Dance, call'd The Prussian Camp The Prussian Soldiers by the Comedians, the Characters of the Dance-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

Music:

Song: n Ode for Music, call'dThe Tears and Triumphs of Parnassus-. The Music compos'd by Stanley

Performance Comment: The Music compos'd by Stanley.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years [see 16 April 1759]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard, 1st time; Ferdinand-Holland; Stephano-King; Trincalo-Yates; Caliban-Blakes; Ariel (with proper songs)-Miss Young; Miranda-Miss Pritchard; Hymen-Lowe; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; and a Pastoral danceproper to the Masque, -Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Garrick; Sir Charles-Yates; Young Clackit-O'Brien; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Miss Harriet-Miss Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Young Clackit Actor: O'Brien

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers, as17601008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17601211, but Ariel, Ceres (with proper songs)-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Miss Young.
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Lowe; Palemon-Fawcett; Laura-Miss Young; Pastora-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Young
Event Comment: JJane Shore oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of some of the principal performers. Churchill's Rosciad published at 1s. Sold by Wm. Flexny, Gray's Inn Gate, Holborn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17601010, but only Harlequin-Rooker; Colombine-Mlle Mariet; Fairy-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Young.
Event Comment: The afterpiece at the desire of several persons of quality. A New drama in 2 acts of a particular species. Part of Pit made into Amphitheatre on Stage. Benefit for Mrs Clive. [Angry dispute in the magazines between Shuter and Mrs Clive, since her benefit fell on his night at cg. The Larpent MS lists characters for the afterpiece: Iphicrates-Austin; Dromio-King; Euphrosine-Mrs Clive?; Cleanthe-; Philo-Bransby (MacMillan).

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Duretete-Garrick, 1st time for 8 years; Young Mirabel-Palmer; Old Mirabel-Yates; Bisarre-Mrs Clive; Dugard-Blakes; Petti-Ackman; Oriana-Mrs Davies; Lamorce-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Island of Slaves

Dance: TThe Cow@Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Dawson

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted. The Charges include House charge: #63, plus Wax Candles #1 5s. plus Extra Guards #1 5s. 6d., plus a French Horn and 2 Side drums 7s. Receipts: #83 4s. 6d. plus #174 7s. from tickets (Box 382; Pit 447; Gallery 118) (Account Book). Charges: #65 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith, 1st time; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Sparks; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-A Young Gentleman, 1st appearance any stage; Duke of York-Miss Valois; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Elmy; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The English Tars in America; or, The Good Woman Without a Head

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; After Play: An Epilogue on the Humours of tne Age in Imitation of Shakespeare's Stage-Cresswick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Clarke; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-R. Smith; Macbeth's Gent.-Holtom; Fleance-Mrs Evans; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignel; Murderers-Bencraft, Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Barrington; With the Original Music. Vocal Parts-Beard, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Dumay, Gosley, Desse, Rochford and Decorations Incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17600922, but add Amie-Miss Young.

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 Minor

Performance Comment: As17601122, but Lucy-a Young gentlewoman who never appeared on any Stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Dance: II: The Fingalian Dance, as17610416

Event Comment: Benefit for Baker, Miles, Miss Young. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Ferguson will be taken. No building on Stage. Receipts: #36 17s. plus income from tickets: Miles, #60 13s. (Box 103; pit 182; Gallery 76); Baker, #41 6s. (Box 69; Pit 125; Gallery 53); Miss Young #32 10s. (Box 28; Pit 98; Gallery 108). [All shared equally in the charges.] Mrs Ferguson's income of #18 16s. from tickets was clear (Box 9; Pit 61; Gallery 74) (Account Book). Charges: #64 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miles; IV: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Sheridan; Duncan-Bransby; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Davies; Malcolm-Austin; Banquo-Palmer; Angus-Fox; Lennox-Scrase; Siward-Moody; Donaldbain-Master Cautherly; Hecate-Champnes; Witches-Burton, Yates, Blakes; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; The vocal parts-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: By Particular Desire aMinuet-Noverre, Mrs Palmer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Full Prices. [Sparked by Victor's publication of his History of the Theatres of London and Dublin, 1730 to the Present, a series of articles on the Rise and Progress of the English Stage appeared in the Gentleman's Magazine for May (p. 214 ff); June (p. 264 ff); and July (p. 297).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Bransby; Wolsey-Havard; Buckingham-Austin; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Kennedy; Suffolk-Blakes; Cranmer-Burton; Bp. Gardiner-Clough; Anna Bullen-Mrs Bennet; Patience (with a proper song)-Miss Young; Queen Katharine-Mrs Pritchard. With the Coronation, and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley, Fawcett and Kear. Songs to be printed and delivered at the door Gratis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Holland; Dominic-Burton; Gomez-Baddeley, 1st time; Lorenzo-Palmer; Queen-Miss Hart, 2nd appearance on the Stage; Elvira-Mrs Kennedy; Bertran-Austin; Raymond-Bransby; Alphonso-Packer; Pedro-Castle; Teresa-Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17610418 but Damon-Kear, 1st time; Pastora-Mrs Clive; Palemon-Fawcett; Laura-Miss Young.

Song: I: Sing All Ye Muses (set by Purcell)-Kear, Champness; II, IV: Singing-Fawcett

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard II Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The School-Boy

Performance Comment: Mas. Johnny-Shuter; Major Rakish-Dunstall; Young Reddish-Wignell; Friendly-Davis; Lettice-Miss Helm; Lady Manlove-Mrs Copin.
Cast
Role: Young Reddish Actor: Wignell

Dance: II: Hornpipe (2nd time)-Mlle Capdeville; IV: The Provincial Sailors, as17610508

Event Comment: TThe Jovial Crew, as advertised for this Day cannot be perform'd on account of the indisposition of Miss Brent. Positively the last time of the company's performing this season. Boxes #5 17s. 6d. Paid Younger a bill for writing parts #2 12s. Paid Ross in full to make his sallery #300 for the season: #60. The Account Book indicates a deficit this night of #1240 12s. 4d. after all salaries are paid. This deficit was reduced by #301 18s. 8d. on May 27 by deductions from the annual salaries of 23 actors and dancers for 19 nights on account of "the death of His Late Majesty King George the Second." A little more than 10 per cent was taken from the salary of each: From Miss Macklin's salary of #300, was deducted #31 16s. 10d., &c. The others who were similary taxed were: @Name Salary Deduction@Ross #300 #31 16s. 10d.@Maranesi & Mrs Maranesi[Wife #270 #28 13s. 2d.@Sparks #250 #26 10s. 8d.@Dyer & Mrs Dyer[Wife #250 #26 10s. 8d.@Beard #210 #22 5s. 9d.@Ridout #180 #19 2s. 1d.@Poitier Jr #150 #15 18s. 6d.@Miss Capdeville #150 #15 15s. 5d.@Barrington #100 #10 12s. 3d.@Bencraft #100 #10 12s. 3d.@LaLauze #100 #10 12s. 3d.@Poitier Sr #80 #8 9s. 9d.@Leppie #80 #8 9s. 9d.@Mrs Jansolien #60 #6 7s. 4d.@Mrs Viviez #60 #6 7s. 4d.@Rotchford #50 #5 6s. 1d.@Mrs Marianne #50 #5 6s. 1d.@Hussey #35 #3 14s. 3d.@Mrs Welsch #35 #3 14s. 3d.@Mrs Crawford #35 #3 14s. 3d.@ On 30 May the deficit was further reduced by receipts from 26 actors for advances, one-half value of tickets for their benefit performances, &c., plus #200 from John Rich, in the amount of #506 6s. 5d. (Account Book).] Receipts: #43 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

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 Jealous Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17610519, but Fairy-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Young.