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Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Egleton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: a new Ballad Opera of two Acts. Written by Mrs Egleton. [Apparently not published.] Receipts: money #28 12s. 6d.; tickets #102 3s. (or #102 5s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Maggot

Performance Comment: Parts-Salway, Hulet, Hippisley, Laguerre, Mrs Cantrell, Miss Binks, Miss Rogers, Mrs Martin, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Egleton.

Dance: new Hornpipe in the Character of a Sailor and his Wife-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by Mrs Betterton. Afterpiece: a new Pastoral of two Acts. [Apparently not printed. Nicoll, Early Eighteenth Century Drama, p. 369, states that it was ascribed to T. Cibber.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Daily Advertiser, 5 May, lists cast As17321019, but Silence-Miller; Feeble-Griffin.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Daphne

Performance Comment: Damon-Mrs Charke; Comus-Mrs Roberts; Aegeon-Ridout; Phaon-Berry; Thirsis-Raftor; Satyr-Jones; Amor-Mullart; Daphne-Mrs Grace; Venus-Miss Raftor; Hymen-Stoppelaer; Cupid-Young Cunningham; First Priest-E. Roberts.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance: In I of Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Ballet: In II: A Comic Rural Ballad called The Country Revels. Colin-Essex; Phoebe-Mrs Booth; Yeomen-Lally, Haughton; Yeomen's Wives-Miss Mears, Mrs Walter; Peasants-Lally Jr, F. Tench, Davenport; Peasant Women-Mrs Delorme, Miss Mann, Miss Price

Performance Comment: Colin-Essex; Phoebe-Mrs Booth; Yeomen-Lally, Haughton; Yeomen's Wives-Miss Mears, Mrs Walter; Peasants-Lally Jr, F. Tench, Davenport; Peasant Women-Mrs Delorme, Miss Mann, Miss Price.

Music: Concerto on the Violin-Charke; Music for two Vox Humanes, a new Invented Instrument-

Event Comment: Benefit Beard, Two Rows of the Pit will be laid into the boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: (IIn Daily Advertiser) I: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; III: Clown-Nivelon; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: (IIn Daily Advertiser)II: A new Cantata-Beard; In III: Chacon a Boire-Leveridge, Salway; IV: Beard; End I Afterpiece: Since Times are so bad (Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

Event Comment: Benefit Two Citizens in Distress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Wilson.

Song: II: Miss Jones

Dance: V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund established for the Support of Decayed Musicians and their Families. Boxes half a guinea. Pit 5s. Galleries 3s. and 2s. Each Subscriber's Ticket will admit one into the Boxes or Pit, or two into the Gallery. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Music: With the two new Concertos-; performed in the same this Season, for several Instruments. Also the last new Ode- of Mr Dryden's; And the Concerto on the Organ, that was by Mr Handel- on the same Occasion this Season

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted in two years.[See 27 April 1768.] Afterpiece: Altered from Richard Brome's Jovial Crew by James Love. [Dance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Reddish; Varanes-Barry; Marcian-Aickin; Atticus-J. Aickin; Leontine-Hurst; Lucius-Keen; Aranthes-Palmer; Delia-Mrs Smith; Julia-Miss Platt; Athanais-Mrs Barry; Pulcheria-Mrs W. Barry; Vocal parts-Champnes, Kear, Fawcett, Mrs Scott, Mrs Dorman.
Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Performance Comment: Oliver-Dodd; Justice Clack-Parsons; Hilliard-Bannister; Vincent-Davies; Beggars-Wright, Waldron, Kear, Booth, Messink, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Meriel-Miss Rogers; Rachel-Miss Radley; In Act I, a Crutch Dance-.
Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Radley

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-two children, scholars of Daigville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Omnipotence

Song: As17740225

Music: After the Song: New Concerto (Barthelemon) for two Trumpets-Serjeant Jr, Mas. Green (Scholars of Jones); After Part II: Concerto for Two Violins, as17740323

Performance Comment: Green (Scholars of Jones); After Part II: Concerto for Two Violins, as17740323.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Druids with two New Scenes

Performance Comment: As17750316 but Sig_ Rossignol and "With Alterations to make room for Two Entire New Scenes; The Characters of the Pantomime and Dances as Usual".
Event Comment: The original Music [of the TE DEUM] is in two Scores, MS., one of them in the possession of the King of Naples, and the other in that of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, by whose gracious condescension the use of this Score will be allowed for that night. The new Organ, built by Green (organ-builder to his Majesty) for the new Subscription Room, will be played upon this occasion by Greatorex. Boxes to be taken of Rice. Pit 10s. 6d. 1st Gallery 5s. 2nd Gallery 3s. No Money to be returned. The Doors to be opened at 7:00. To begin at 8:00

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selec Tion Of Music From The Most Eminent Masters

Afterpiece Title: THE GRAND TE DEUM, composed by Paisiello, upon the return of his Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies, from Vienna to Naples, in the summer of 1791

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Mrs Charke; Lady Townly-Mrs Roberts; Sir Francis-Jones; Manly-Woodbourne; Basset-Este; Richard-Master Arne; Lady Grace-Mrs Shireburn; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Freeman; Jenny-Miss Brett; Mirtilla-Mrs Castel .
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Brett

Dance: II: Les Bergeres Heureux by Davenport and Miss Brett. IV: Two Pierrots by Davenport and Olbeldiston. V: Saraband and Minuet by Davenport and Miss Brett

Performance Comment: IV: Two Pierrots by Davenport and Olbeldiston. V: Saraband and Minuet by Davenport and Miss Brett .

Song: 1: A Teneri Afferti by Master Arne and Miss Jones. III: Rise Glory (with French Horns) by Miss Jones

Performance Comment: III: Rise Glory (with French Horns) by Miss Jones .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Music: First Musick: A Concerto for Hautboys, &c. Second Musick: A Concerto of Geminiani. Third Musick: Overture to Ariadne. The Act Tunes for French Horns, Trumpets, &c. V: Handel's Water Musick

Dance: I: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. III: Two Pierrots by Duke and Delagarde. IV: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. III: Two Pierrots by Duke and Delagarde. IV: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers .

Song: V: As17350422

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: I: A new Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers. II: Dance of Sailors (in Opera o{ orestes) by Glover and others. III: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. 1v: Faithful Shepherd by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c

Performance Comment: II: Dance of Sailors (in Opera o{ orestes) by Glover and others. III: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. 1v: Faithful Shepherd by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Bincks
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: I: Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers. II: Dance of Sailors (Orestes) by Glover, Tench, Desse, Delagarde, Livier, Richardson. III: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. IV: Faithful Shepherd by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c

Performance Comment: II: Dance of Sailors (Orestes) by Glover, Tench, Desse, Delagarde, Livier, Richardson. III: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. IV: Faithful Shepherd by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c .
Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood and Miss Brett. Afterpiece: Not Acted these Twenty-five Years. A Comical Tragedy of two short Acts. Decorated with proper Cloaths, Scenes, Musick, and Attendants. [Tickets at Chetwood's Lodgings, Blue Door, in Maiden Lane, cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: As17371021, but Squire-Woodward; Lucy-Miss Chetwood, the first time of her appearance on any stage; Teresia-Miss Brett; Betty-Miss Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queans: With the odd Humours of little Alexander the Great

Dance: I: Punch-Master Ferg; II: A new Sailor's Dance-Phillips; III: Dance of Turks-Muilment; End I Afterpiece: Pierrots-Pelling, Vallois; II: Drunken Peasant (for the Entertainment of Alexander)-Phillips; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Song: IV: See from the Silent Groves-Beard

Music: H$Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge, his first appearance here

Event Comment: Benefit Coe. For the Entertainment of Kausan Abon Assaf and Nassar Junes, two Princes just arriv'd from Mount Labano in Syria. Receipts: money #10 7s. 6d.; tickets #57 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Hutton.

Dance: Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Jones, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Bullock, Miss Hutton; Hornpipe-Jones; Lads and Lasses-; Shepherd and Shepherdess-; Burgomaster and his Frow-

Event Comment: First Piece; [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] A New Farce of Two Acts. Second Piece: Written by Aaron Hill, Esq. Third Piece: The Words by Mr Motteux, and set to Musick by Mr Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: It Should Have Come Sooner: Being The Historick, Tragic Comic Humours Of Exchange Alley

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Dance: Saraband-Miss Tenoe; Drunken Man-Harper

Music: As17230625

Event Comment: Benefit Glover. With Two new Italian Songs composed by the Author and sung by Rochetti. Receipts: money #23 1s.; tickets #76 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 28 by money and 187 by tickets; stage, 7 by money; pit, 45 by money and 155 by tickets; slips, 4 by money; first gallery, 37 by money and 62 by tickets; second gallery, 47 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: new Ball Dance-Glover, Mlle Salle; Pastoral-Glover, Newhouse, Dupre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Pierot Dance-Nivelon, Poitier; Moors-Glover, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss Latour

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [The Dances also by Command of the Prince.] Receipts: #82 9s. 6d. [Prince and two eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: Barnaby-Hippisley; Lovemore-Walker; Cunningham-Milward; Sir Peter-Hall; Merryman-Penkethman; Clodpole-Bullock; Lady Laycock-Mrs Egleton; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Bullock; Philadelphia-Miss Holiday; Damaris-Mrs Laguerre; Prudence-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Philadelphia Actor: Miss Holiday

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: In afterpiece: Grand Dance of Momus (from Perseus and Andromeda)-; Hornpipe-Jones in Character of a Sailor; Tambourine-Miss Rogers

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 5 June: We were partly misinform'd as to the Reception of the two Pieces play'd on Thursday Night...We are assured the Comedy call'd The Old Debauchees, did meet with universal Applause; but The Covent Garden Tragedy will be Acted no more, both the Author and the Actors being unwilling to continue any Piece contrary to the Opinion of the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Pieraite-Holt, Mrs Walter; II: Harlequin-Miss Brett; III: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; End Farce: Midsummer Whim-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter, Holt, Mrs D'Lorme

Event Comment: By Command of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal. Benefit Mills. Daily Post, 5 March: Colley Cibber...is so ill of a Cold he is not able to Act. Daily Advertiser, 7 March: On Monday Night last a great Disorder happen'd amongst the Footmen at [dl], occasion'd by one of the Orange Women, who meeting with some Affront, as she was passing from the Theatre to the Coffeehouse, drew out her Penknife, and stabb'd a Chairman and two Gentlemen's Servants therewith, before it could be wrench'd from her, and then took Sanctuary in the Coffee-house; but the same was immediately beset, and the People refusing either to produce the Woman, or acquaint the Footmen who she was, they forc'd themselves into the Room, broke all the Glasses and China

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber Jr; Morelove-Mills; Sir Charles-Wm. Mills; Lady Betty-Mrs Heron; Lady Easy-Mrs Booth; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Horton;Edging-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Raftor.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Miss Robinson, Haughton, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: King and no King; or, The Polish Squabble

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. A new Prologue by Miss Cole in Boy's Cloaths .

Dance: IV: A new Scots Dance by Miss Wherrit. V: Two Pierrots by D'Vallois and J. Delagarde

Performance Comment: V: Two Pierrots by D'Vallois and J. Delagarde .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Gerrard
Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

Dance: IV: Scots Dance by Miss Wherrit. V: Two Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde

Performance Comment: V: Two Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde .
Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 8 Nov.: Last Night there were Bonfires and Illuminations in the City, on account of the Arrival of the Prince of Orange; at [GF] there was a Bonfire also, and Beer for the Populace; the Side of the Theatre was illuminated with a great Number of Candles, and two large Triumphal Arches raised, and likewise illuminated

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Tollett

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Dance: Masquerade Dance (composed by Thurmond): Le Petit Maitre-D'Vallois; Mlle-Miss Wherrit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. A new Dance by Mrs Bullock. Two Pierrots by Vallois and J. Delagarde

Performance Comment: A new Dance by Mrs Bullock. Two Pierrots by Vallois and J. Delagarde .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. IV: Scotch Dance by Mrs Bullock. V: Two Pierrots by Vallois and J. Delagarde

Performance Comment: IV: Scotch Dance by Mrs Bullock. V: Two Pierrots by Vallois and J. Delagarde .