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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royale-Lowe; Merlin-Howard; Aerial Spirits-Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Miles; Mercury-Baker; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Miles
Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin exactly at Six o'clock. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Crudge at the Stage Door of the theatre. [Customary notice for succeeding bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Stoppelaer; Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Vixen-Mrs Griffiths; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Suky Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Betty Doxey-Mrs Vallois; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Polly-Mrs Chambers; Hornpipein Act III-Miles; Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: PPublic Advertiser: As I saw in the papers that the tragedy of Phaedra is shortly to be acted at Covent Garden, I thought that the following lines, written upon Mrs Woffington's performance of the character in Ireland would not be unacceptable to you, or to your readers. They fell casually into my hands. If you think them worth inserting, they are at your service [a poem of 104 lines follows]: @Oft has the poet sweetly sung in vain@When tasteless actors chaunt the heavenly strain... Woffington seems reserved to play the part magnificently. The analysis, tho' fettered to the couplet, is more specific as to her gestures and expression, and tone, than most such commentaries

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Aerial Spirits-Mr and Mrs Granier; Jupiter in the character of Harlequin-Miles; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Merlin-Howard; Mercury-Baker; Anatomist-Stoppelaer; Pierot-LaLauze.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd; or, Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-LaLauze; Concluding with a Comic Dance-Granier, Mrs Granier.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Miles

Dance: PPastoral Dance-Miss Toogood (ten Years of age apprentice to LaLauze being the second time of her appearing on the staee); Louvre, Minuet-LaLauze, Miss Toogood

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles and Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Aerial Spirits-Granier; Jupiter in character of Harlequin-Miles; Doctor-Bencraft; Anatomist-Stoppelaer; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Howard; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Lalauze.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Gibby the Scotsman Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer; or, Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-LaLauze; To conclude with a Comic Dance-Granier, Mrs Granier.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Miles

Dance: II: Pastoral Dance-Miss Toogood (11 years old) apprentice to LaLauze, her third appearance on the stage; IV: Louvre and Minuet, by Desire, -LaLauze, Miss Toogood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Marten; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-C. Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Danstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Stephens; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Betty Doxey-Mrs Vallois; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Mrs Chambers; Hornpipe-Miles; Country Dance-the characters of the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royale-Lowe; Aerial Spirits-Granier, Mrs Granier; Jupiter in the character of Harlequin-Miles; Doctor-Bencraft; Anatomist-Stoppelaer; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Howard; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Lalauze.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: As17570423 but Harlequin-Miles; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze; To conclude with a Dance-Lucas.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Miles

Song: I: A Song=-Howard; III: By Particular Desire, When Phoebus the Tops of the Hills does adorn-Lowe, Howard

Event Comment: [W+Winston MS 8 lists Harlequin Skeleton; or, The Royal Chace.] Receipts: #42 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave; or, The Royal Chase

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Aerial Spirits-Granier, Mrs Granier; Jupiter (in the character of Harlequin)-Miles; Doctor-Arthur; Anatomist-Stoppelaer; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Howard; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Miles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtom; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Dreary-C. Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Drawer-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Stephens; Jenny-Miss Allen; Sukey Tawdrey-Miss Mullart; Molly Brazen-Miss Helm; Betty-Miss Cockayne; Dolly Trull-Miss Davis; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Mrs Chambers; With a Hornpipe-Miles; and a Country Dance-the characters of the opera.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Lucas, Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: A Dramatic Opera [by Betterton altered from Beaumont and Fletcher; music by Purcell. Not acted these 30 years. New Cloaths, Scenes, and other Decorations incident to the Opera. Nothing under full prices will be taken. To prevent any obstruction either in the Music or Decorations, no persons can be admitted behind the scenes. [Notices repeated for this play this season.] Receipts: #190 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian

Performance Comment: Diocles-Ross; Charinus-Sparks; Maximinian-Smith; Cosroe-Clarke; Aper-Gibson; Niger-Ridout; Camurius-Anderson; Persian Ambassador-White; Suitors-Collins, Costollo, Stoppelaer; Countrymen-Dunstall, Barrington; Geta-Shuter; Aurelia-Mrs Vincent; Cassana-Mrs Stephens; Drusilla-Miss Condill; Delphia-Mrs Hamilton; With the Original Dances-Gallini, Granier, Lucas, Miles, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Gosley, Mlle Capdeville, Miss Hilliard, Mrs Granier, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolet, Miss Dawson, Miss Viviez, Mrs Guerin; With several New Songs adapted to the Opera, set to music by Arne. The Vocal Parts-Lowe, Mattocks, Howard, Legg, Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Younge, others.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue; or, The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Miles

Dance: I: Fingalian Dance-Miss Toogood, Apprentice to Lalauze; III: The Provincial Sailors, as17580408 IV: By Desire, Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, Miss Toogood; V: Savoyards, as17580408

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Jupiter Harlequin-Miles; Pluto Punch=-; Neptune Pantaloon=-; Pan Scaramouche=-; Hercules Brigella=-; Apollo Mezzetin=-; Mars Leander=-; A Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Aerial Spirits-Granier, Mrs Granier; Doctor-Bencraft; Merlin-Howard; Columbine-Mrs Dyer; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Lalauze. [The newspaper notice lists the parts but not the players for those marked?] .The newspaper notice lists the parts but not the players for those marked?] .
Cast
Role: Jupiter Harlequin Actor: Miles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17581009, but Country Dance-the characters of the Opera; Hornpipe-Miles.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17581016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Bajazet-Sparks; Moneses-Ross; Omar-Gibson; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Stratocles-Perry; Dervise-Gibbs; Hali-Davis; Zama-Redman; Axalla-Smith; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Arpasia-Mrs Hamilton; To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe; the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: To Thee O Gentle Sleep Actor: Lowe
Role: the Usual Prologue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Aerial Spirits-Granier, Mrs Granier; Jupiter (as Harlequin)-Miles; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Legg; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Miles
Event Comment: Full Prices. [The Pantomime] revived with Additional Scenes of Action. Receipts: #203 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Indsor

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Bencraft; Wife to Pantaloon-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze; Constable-Redman; Porter-Holtom; Recruiting Serjant-Beard; (with) Song in Character-Beard; Corporal-Barrington; Drummer-Mr Tattoo; Recruits-Mattock, Baker, Legg, Warren, Courtney, Whitaker; Equilibrist on the Wire-Saunders; Andrew to Yates's Parade-Jonathan; Andrew to Puppet Shew-Collins; Tiddee Doll-Dunstall; Butchers-Gibbs, Perry; Slaughter Men-Holtom, Buck; Spectators-The Comedians; The Dances-Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Gosly, Rochford, Dumai, Terrier, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Terrier.
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: See17591124, but Ceres-Mrs Lampe; Proserpine-Mrs Abegg; Jupiter-Lowe; Mercury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Mlle Capdeville, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Dawson, Mrs Granier, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Terrier; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Terrier; Harlequin-Miles; Yeoman-Lalauze; Clodpole-Shuter; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Old Man-Costollo; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Country Lads and Lasses-Dumay, Gosley, Terrier, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Gardners-Dumay, Gosley; The Elements : Earth-Desse, Mrs Jansolin; Air-Leppie, Mrs Granier; Fire-Granier, Miss Hilliard; Water-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville. With Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue; or, The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Buck; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze; Concluding with a Country Dance-; By Desire, a Hornpipe-Miss Dawson.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Miles

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd La Petite Bergere-Lalauze's daughter , a child between 6 and 7 years of age, her 2nd time of performing on Stage; End: a Ball Dance call'd The Louvre , with a and Minuet-Lalauze, Lalauze's daughter

Event Comment: No Persons to be admitted behind the scenes. Boxes: #9 17s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #79 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: A Chasseur Royal-Mattocks; Aerial Spirits-Granier, Mrs Granier; Jupiter in character of Harlequin-Miles; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Legg; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Lalauze.

Dance: As17601013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine, with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Lampe; Proserpine-Mrs Abegg; Jupiter-Mattocks; Mecury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Mlle Capdeville, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs White, Mrs Granier, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Belfort; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Gosley; Harlequin-Miles; Yeoman-Lalauze; Clodpole-Shuter; Old Man-C. Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Country Lads and Lasses-Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Gardeners-Dumay, Gosley; The Elements: Earth-Gosley, Mrs Jansolin; Air-Leppie, Mrs Granier; Fire-Granier, Mlle Capdeville; Water-Poitier, Sga Maranesi.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Miles
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 14 Nov. 1755.] Boxes #17 10s. (Account Book). [See 25 April, payment to a barber #2 1s. 6d. for work in connection with this dance.] Receipts: #104 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Ballet: Grand Comic Ballet call'dThe Hungarian Gambols , or a Provincial Rendevous. Crosaques-Sg Sodi, 1st appearance in 10 years here, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Miles, Desse Jr; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Mariane, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Balthazar, Hussey, Mrs Viviez,Mrs Crawford, Miss Welch, Miss Dawes. With Proper Habits and Decorations

Performance Comment: Crosaques-Sg Sodi, 1st appearance in 10 years here, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Miles, Desse Jr; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Mariane, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Balthazar, Hussey, Mrs Viviez,Mrs Crawford, Miss Welch, Miss Dawes. With Proper Habits and Decorations.
Cast
Role: Croats Actor: Maranesi, Desse, Miles, Desse Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Justice Clack-Shuter; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Amie-Miss Young; Rachel-Miss Brent; with the Beggars-; other dances incident to the Opera-.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17610911, but cast first listed here: Ceres-Mrs Lampe; Proserpine-Mrs Abegg; Jupiter-Mattocks; Mercury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Mlle Capdeville, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs White, Mrs Granier, Mrs Leppie, Miss Daw; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Gosley; Harlequin-Miles; Yeoman-Weller; Clodpole-Shuter; Old Man-C. Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Country Lads, lasses-Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Gardeners-Dumay, Gosley; The Elements, Earth-Gosley, Mrs Jansolin; Air-Leppie, Mlle Marianne; Fire-Granier, Mrs Granier; Water-Desse, Mlle Capdeville.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Miles
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: Grand Comic Ballet, call'd The Hungarian Gambols; or a Provincial Rendezvous. Crosaques-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Leoni; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Marianne; Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Miles, Hussey, Mrs Viviez, Miss Twist, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw. With Proper Habits and Decorations

Performance Comment: Crosaques-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Leoni; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Marianne; Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Miles, Hussey, Mrs Viviez, Miss Twist, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw. With Proper Habits and Decorations.