04 May 1761
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1760-1761
Volume:
4
Comments:
Benefit for Ballard, Treasurer. [For Entertainment, see 26 March] Receipts. #39 8s. 6d. plus #211 6s. from tickets (Box 282; Pit 782; Gallery 235). [Ballard deliver'd 1,299 tickets, nearly the record fbr any recipient of a benefit, actor or nonactor. His profit of #187 14s. 6d. seems to have been equivalent to more than 3 years' salary, since he is set down for a weekly salary of #1 in the Account Book for this year.] Charges: #63 (Account Book)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Merchant Of Venice
Comments:
As17610110, but Portia-Mrs Hamilton.
As17610110, but Portia-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast:
- Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
- Role: Shylock Actor: Macklin
- Role: Antonio Actor: Sparks
- Role: Bassanio Actor: Clarke
- Role: Duke Actor: Anderson
- Role: Gratiano Actor: Dyer
- Role: Lorenzo Actor: Mattocks
- Role: Solarino Actor: Davis
- Role: Salanio Actor: Gibson
- Role: Gobbo Actor: Collins
- Role: Tubal Actor: Stoppelaer
- Role: Launcelot Actor: Shuter
- Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Burden
- Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Afterpiece
Title:
The Lying Valet
Comments:
See17610108, but only Sharp-Shuter.
See17610108, but only Sharp-Shuter.
Dance
Comment:
IV: Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville
Entertainment
Comment:
End: Tea a@la Mode-Wilkinson; into which will be introduc'd a Male Mock Italian Burletta Song-Wilkinson; and by Desire The Epilogue to the Minor-Wilkinson , being his last time of performing this season (playbill)
Entertainment
Comment:
End Afterpiece: The Cries of London-Shuter