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Event Comment: Paid Mrs Perry for walking 6 nights in the Coronation #1 10s.; Paid Mr Cooper, Printer #41 16s. (Account Book). Receipts: #110 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Event Comment: Paid Mr Wegg 3 quarter's rent due Mich. last past #52 10s.; Paid John Bottomly for scarlet cloath #4; Miss Berkley on note #11 11s. Rec'd stoppages #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Thespis publish'd at 2s. Receipts: #261 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Marcellus Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Event Comment: Paid John Sutherland for playing the bagpipes in Midas 3 nights 15s. Paid Samuel Norman, carver, for 4 Grand state chairs #63 (Account Book). Receipts: #194 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008

Event Comment: Paid land tax, Window, Church &c. rates #4 10s. 2d. Paid for licensing Country Girl #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #94 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Dance: II: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

Event Comment: Paid Mr Duquesney 3 weeks not on list #9; Paid salary list #437 14s.; Rec'd stopages #4 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #115 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Event Comment: Paid Mr Highley in Full of his bills #218 7s. 6d.; Paid Mr Cole (turner) bill, #32 8s. 6d.; and Chettle's bill for Timber #53 1s.; DeBrose (linendraper) #31 1s.; Waller (hosier) #13 7s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #164 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Clod Actor: Ackman
Event Comment: Paid Luppino for 75 nights attendance at the wardrobe #7 10s. Paid Arnold for Music as per bill #26 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #149 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Event Comment: Paid Bibb (sword cutler) #5 5s. Paid Barratt (wax chandler) as per Bill #156; Gave Duke of York's Footmen #2 2s. Duke of Cumberland's Footmen #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #118 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: Paid B. Johnson's Head a bill #2 18s. 6d.; Paid Mr Johnston's bill for gilt leather #23 7s. 11d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #204 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Event Comment: Paid for licensing English Merchant #2 2s.; Paid Mr Florio 20 nights in Cymon, #21; and Mr Shaw for Ditto at half a Guinea, #10 10s.; Chorus singers 2 nights #5 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #211 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Event Comment: Paid Mr Hood for half years new river water, due at Xmas last #10 15s. 4d. (Account Book). Receipts: #131 2s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplexities

Dance: End: The Gallant Peasants, as17670113

Event Comment: Paid for Licensing The Oxonian in Town #2 2s. Paid for Licensing the New Prologue #1 1s. (Account Book). Receipts: #138 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mahoon, 1st appearance this kingdom; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Player-Gardner; Beggar-Bennet; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; With Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; a Country Dance-the Characters in the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Event Comment: Paid from treasurer's funds #16 12s. for a Lottery Tickett No. 5,603. Paid for playing the Organ 9 nights in the Oxonian in Town #2 5s. (Account Book). [Colman seems to have been dissatisfied with Mrs Lessingham's performance, for the Harvard Extra Illustrated Vol. of Genest (opposite p. 185) contains a MS note dated Tuesday Morning: "Mrs Bulkley's compliments to Mr Hull, as she is ready in the part of Mrs Sullen he need not call any rehearsal on her account." Presumably this note was written to the prompter the following Tuesday (24 Nov.). The next performance this season of the Stratagem did not occur, however, until 22 April 1768, at which time Mrs Bulkley played Mrs Sullen, for the 1st time.] Receipts: #155 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: IV: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

Event Comment: Paid Hull the balance of his night of The Royal Merchant the 16th Inst....#38 14s. Paid also the Extra Charge and allowed again for the same night...#3 10s. (Account Book). [Hull seems to have protested the charge of candles, drum & chorus in addition to the high house charge of #84, and seems to have succeeded.] Receipts: #141 13s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; End of Opera: A New Comic Dance, as17671024

Event Comment: Paid Mr Luppino for 79 nights attendance in the Wardrobe at 2s. per night to the 23rd Dec. last inclusive #7 18s. Paid Mr Anderson for a mahogony glass and tea tray #1 14s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts. #205 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Paid Miss Lawrence for walking 24 nights in Harlequin's Jubilee #3; Paid Mrs Bates for walking 12 nights in Man and Wife #4 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #203 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Entertainment: As17700224

Event Comment: Paid Simpson for new music for the orchestra #10 10s. Paid Griffin, bookseller, as per bill #1 3s. 4d. (Account Book). Receipts: #193 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Event Comment: Paid Messrs. Raban & Kime (coal merchants) #56 15s.; Paid Sarjant half aear's rent for the House in Bow Passage due Mich. last #20 (Account Book). Receipts: #195 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: III: The Corsican Sailor's Punch House, as17711011; IV: The Lamplighter, as17711016

Event Comment: Paid 2 Clarinets 6 nights (this incl.) #9 9s.; Paid Manager's gratuity of Mr Lowe #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #201 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Event Comment: Paid Cooper (printer) #41 11s.; Paid Pattinson (tallow chandler) #38 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #97 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: End: The Jovial Gardners, as17711104

Event Comment: Paid half year's Poor's rate for Theatre to Mich. Last #20 8s. 4d.; Paid ditto for House in Bow Passage 14s. 7d. (Account Book). Receipts: #233 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Event Comment: Paid 2 Clarinets 6 nights (13th inst. incl.) #9 9s.; Paid Mr Barrow & Co. for Oil #34 17s. 6d.; Mrs Chitty for coals #46 5s.; Mrs Weston's Bill to Mr Singleton #6 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #130 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almida

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Event Comment: Paid Cooper (printer) #43 1s.; Paid McMillen (shoemaker) #30 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #146 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Event Comment: Paid Duke of Bedford 1!2 year's rent to Mich. 1st, #182 10s. Taxes allowed, #25 7s., total paid #157 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #289 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Marcellus Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Event Comment: Paid Pattinson (Tallow Chandler) #38 3s.; Paid Doctor Macdonogh the balance for Bt. for General Lying In Hospital, Oxford Road #11 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #200 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton