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Event Comment: Whereas the Cloaths of many Ladies and Gentlemen sitting in the Crown Gallery have been spoiled, at different Times this Winter, by the Indecency of the Footmen: The Manager most humbly hopes that the Nobility and Gentry will not take it amiss, should he be under a necessity of shutting up the Footmen's Gallery' in case the said rude practice is repeated (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tolomeo

Event Comment: Benefit for the General Lying-in Hospital, Duke St. [a long advertisement in the Public Advertiser, similar to that for 16 April 1761, notes the service the hospital has performed for some 6000 destitute "female objects" wives of soldiers and sailors.] Second Gallery 3s. 6d. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Filosofo Di Campagna

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Performance Comment: Principals: Vernon, Norris, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young. Daphnis-Norris; Damon-Vernon; Amaryllis-Mrs Vincent; Phillis-Miss Young (Public Advertiser, 25 Oct.); The Dances-Vincent, Leppie, Lochery, Miss Baker, Sga Giorgi.

Dance: IV: (By Desire) Hearts of Oak, as17620925

Event Comment: [The Public Advertiser assigns Angus to Scrase.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Duquesney not listed as a Demon in Public Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

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

Event Comment: [See Theatrical Review; or, Annals of the Drama, 1 April, pp. 146-49.] Oratorio is a "Sacred Ode by Dr Brown. Adapted (by the Author of the Ode) to select Airs, Duets and Chorusses from Handel, Marcello, Purcell and other eminent composers" (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cure Of Saul

Music: As17630218

Event Comment: Full Prices. To prevent any mistakes for the future in advertising the Plays and Entertainments at the above theatre, the managers think it proper to declare that the Playbills are inserted by their direction in this paper only (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Event Comment: Opera By particular Desire. To prevent any mistakes for the future in advertising the Plays and Entertainments at the above theatre, the Managers think it proper to declare, that the playbills are inserted at their direction, in this paper only (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

Event Comment: Places may be taken at the Theatre. To begin at one o'clock. [The notice is placed as (and continues hereafter to run as) a news item, rather than in the customary form for advertisements in the Public Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Morning Lectures

Event Comment: [The Public Advertiser substitutes Court for Roberts in the Choruses.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: As17631214, but Solemn Hymn-_Mattocks The Public Advertiser also omits Miss Davies, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: III: The Knife Grinders, as17631012; End: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222

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

Event Comment: [Writer of letter to Public Advertiser states that it is not fashionable to attend on Tuesdays. On Tuesday, he continues, there were probably not more than twenty subscribers or a hundred who had paid. But the Upper Gallery never fails to do Honour to Opera. If not more than 20 people of Fashion in the House there are at least 300 in Upper Gallery." His suggestion is that reduction of cost to 2s. 6d. would induce whole musical families to attend and ultimately be beneficial for this form of entertainment.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Senocrita

Dance: I: The Turkish Coffee House-; II: Le Tamborine-Fischar; and a new Terzetto-Duvall, Berardi, Miss Tetley; III: As17640221

Event Comment: Books of the Opera sold at Theatre. This Night Mr Grimaldi Sprain'd his Leg (Hopkins). Mr Grimaldi had the misfortune to hurt himself so much in dancing, as to render him incapable of Performing for Some time (Public Advertiser, 19 March). Receipts: #112 2s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Dance: I: The Sheep Shearers, as17640308 II: The Shepherdesses, as17640113; End Opera: Dance, as17640301

Event Comment: By Desire. [Giordini beings subscription campaign in the Public Advertiser for boxes for ensuing season by a note at foot of each bill.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nell Indie

Dance: As17640320

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. [The Public Advertiser assigns Montague twice--to Redman and to Lewis. Redman probably correct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17631229, but Apothecary-Holtom; Juliet-Miss Ward, first appearance any stage; Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Twist; Solemn Dirge-Miss Poitier; Lady Capulet (that Night only)-Mrs Ward; +Occasional Prologue-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: TThe Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. [Dyer inserted a notice in the Public Advertiser of thanks for the generous support of his benefit the previous night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Macchabaeus

Music: As17640309

Event Comment: This Night was to have been the Distress'd Mother For the Benefit of Mr & Mrs Hopkins & the Benefits being all Settled it was put off till the 24th (Hopkins). By Command of their Majesties. Receipts: #184 3s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17640501, but Myrtilla-Mrs Hippisley (playbill). Myrtilla-$Mrs Lee (Public Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17640127, but Rose-Miss Cokayne; Melinda-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Helme. The Public Advertiser lists Melinda as Mrs Dyer and as Mrs Stephens. [The former a misprint.]The former a misprint.]

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: only Buck Actor:

Dance: II: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17640502; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: The Dutch Skippers-Duquesney, Miss Valois; V: A New Tambourine Dance-Duquesney

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. [No performance indicated in Public Advertiser. This is an advance Bill.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; III: A New Grand Pantomime Ballet, call'd La Femme Maitresse-Fichar, 1st appearance on English Stage, Miss Wilford, Arnauld, Miss Valois; End: New Grand Comic Ballet, Les Mattelots Provencals-Fichar, Sga Manesiere

Event Comment: Benefit for the Middlesex Hospital. [The Occasional Prologue written by Mr Lockman, published in the Public Advertiser 12 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

Event Comment: Benefit for a Family in Distress. [Prologue printed in Public Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17650408[but Grimaldi restored to playbill, but not to Public Advertiser notice].
Cast
Role: Clod Actor: Ackman

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Afterpiece: Only time this season. Send serv'ts by 3. None admitted behind Scenes. [Public Advertiser assigns Mordecai to Cushing.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a La Mode

Dance: I: A Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Macklin; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: A Tambourine, as17641015

Event Comment: Benfit for Costollo, Mrs Pitt, Mr Stede. [Public Advertiser assigns Maria to Miss Elliot.] None admitted behind Scenes. Last time of performing Mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: A Wooden Shoe Dance-Leppie, Miss Pitt; End: (This night only) A Medley Hornpipe-Walker, from Drury Lane, Miss Pitt his scholar; End Opera: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End I Afterpiece: Rural Love, as17641212