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Event Comment: Mainpiece, Dance, and Afterpiece: By Command of the Prince of Wales. [No receipts in Cross.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: TThe Market, as17571126

Event Comment: By Command of his R. H. Prince Edward. To begin at exactly seven o'clock. Doors to be opened at five. [Advertised this night for the first time as a burletta.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Event Comment: Benefit of the Author. By command of Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Dance: As17581016

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Threshers, as17581016

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

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: Benefit for the Use of the Marine Society. Towards collecting clothing and equipping the distressed (both men and boys) who are inclined to serve in the Navy. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. Tickets to be had of Mr John Stephens, Secretary to the society, in Princes St., near the Bank; Batson's Coffee House, Cornhill; and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door, where Places may be taken. As this is the Entertainment exhibited this season for this most beneficial undertaking, by which so many distressed Persons as well as Vagabonds have been preserved and rendered useful in the highest degree, it is hoped the polite, the brave and humane, of both sexes, will shew their approbation of this design, by interesting themselves in the promotion of it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Music: I: Concerto on Violin-Pinto; II: Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; Concerto on Organ-Arne Jr

Event Comment: By command of the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

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: Benefit for Pritchard, Treasurer. At the Desire of the African Prince the Farce of Catharine and Petruchio is changed to the above pantomime. Tickets of Pritchard at his house in Queen St., and at Stage Door. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss E. Young.
Event Comment: & a new P a new +Prologue upon the Prince Wales's birth-day, being now 21. So ended the Season. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss E. Young.
Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Recipts: #222 0s. 6d. Paid Meares (Tailor) #1 11s. 4d.; Paid Mr Monck 80 days salary to this day #20; Paid Xmas Boxes: King's Footmen, #2 2s., Chairmen, #2 2s., Prince of Wales Footmen, #1 1s., Chairmen, #1 1s., Princess of Wales Footmen #1 1s., Chairmen #1 1s., Porters at Inns of Court #3 14s

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Cast
Role: McRuthen Actor: Shuter

Dance: II: The Threshers, as17591005

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Desert Island

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. The Siege of Aquileia published at 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Aquileia

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs Bennet, Mrs _Abington.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers, as17600313 End: a new Comic Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Dance: End: The Millers-Grimaldi, Mrs Vernon

Event Comment: [No analysis of Box income.] Expenses #46 16s. 5d. Paid Bill for velvet and White sattin for their Majesties' and the Prince of Wales's Box #138 10s. Bill for Crimson Duchess Velvet & White Sattin used in Coronation #107 16s. Paid Linen Draper's Bill [for 11 April 1759-14 Nov. 1761) #106. Receipts: #231 6s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Bellamy.
Event Comment: This day publish'd Semele set to Music by Mr Handel. Price 1s. As it is performed this evening at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. Printed for J & R. Tonson in the Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semele

Performance Comment: Jupiter-; Cadmus- (King of Thebes); Athamas- (Prince of Boeotia, in love with Semele); Somnus-; Apollo-; Cupid-; Juno-; Iris-; Semele- (Daughter of Cadmus); Ino-; Chorus of Priests and Augurs-; Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs-; Chorus of Nymphs and Swains-; Attendants- (Larpent MS 43).

Music: As17620226

Event Comment: Full Princes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V, With Conquest Over French At Agincourt

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Exeter-Tindal; Achbp Canterbury-Sparks; Fluellin-Shuter; Gower-Anderson; French Ambassador-White; Mountjoy-Baker; French Soldier-Holtom; MacMorris-Barrington; Jamy-Dunstall; Pistol-Dyer; Bardolph-Marten; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Williams-Buck; French King-Gibson; Burgundy-Bennet; Dauphin-Davis; Constable-Clarke; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Catherine-Miss Hallam.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Miss Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Mr Love & Mr Sanderson's Night. as Authors of ye Pantomime (Hopkins). Benefit for Compo[ser]s Panto (Cross Diary). Mr Powell played much better than the first night. Princess Augusta married to the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #233 8s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: This night a new Occasional Interlude call'd Hymen was introduc'd between the Acts; but not put in the Bills (Hopkins). [For cast, see 21 Jan.] An occasional Interlude on the Marriage of Princess Augusta to Prince of Brunswick call'd Hymen (Cross Diary). This night a new occasional Interlude called Hymen, but not in the bills. Hymen was written by Mr Allen (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). [The Larpent MS 217 lists four characters and a Chorus: Hymen, Cupid, Venus, Mars, Chorus. The words of the Songs by Cupid, Hymen and Venus were published in the Public Advertiser, 23 Jan.] Receipts: #122 5s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Performance Comment: [a New Occasional Interlude in honor of the marriage of the Princess Royal of England to the Prince of Brunswick (Biographia Dramatica).] As17640121, but New Garland Dance of Nymphs and Shepherds-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Dress'd in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Holland; King Henry-Havard; Prince Edward, Duke of York-Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers; Buckingham-Lee; Richmond-Palmer; Tressel-Ackman; Lord Mayor-Philips; Ratcliff-Castle; Catesby-Packer; Lieut-Moody; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Palmer; Stanley-Bransby; Norfolk-Burton; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Theatres closed for death of Prince William. Died Sunday 29 Dec

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None