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Event Comment: Books of the opera to be had at the Theatre. A charge of #8 17s. for extras and music now appears regularly for this opera. Paid Cooper (Printer) as per bill #39. Rec'd of J. Jackson for an order for 2 in the Gallery 4s. (Account Book). Receipts: #175 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplishd Maid

Dance: TThe Garland, as17661203; Rural Love, as17661203

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #4 1s. 6d.; Paid Salary list #440 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #116 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Event Comment: Rec'd of Squibb for an order for two into the Boxes the 4th inst. 10s. (Account Book). [Query: The same two friends for whom he gave orders on 27 Nov.? If so they must have been important persons as Squibb this night paid half its night's salary to seat them.] Receipts: #175 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: TThe Accomplish'd Maid oblig'd to be deferr'd. Paid Miss Benson half years annuity due Xmas 1766, #20 (Account Book). Receipts: #147 4d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By particular Desire. The Cunning Man oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Mrs Arne's indisposition. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #141 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Clod Actor: Ackman
Event Comment: Tragedy, never before acted, by Dr T. Franklin. Published at 1s. 6d. [See A Letter from the Rope Dancing Monkey in the Hay-Market to the acting Monkey of Drury Lane on the Earl of Warwick (London, 1767) which damns the play as a flat and insipid plagiarism from de la Harpe's tragedy Le Conte de Warwick, Paris, 1764. Especially severe on Colman's Prologue and Garrick's Epilogue.] Rec'd stopages #4 11s. 6d.; Paid salary list #440 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #165 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #4 11s. 6d.; Paid salary list #438 19s.; Keen on his note #4 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #175 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. For the Author. House Charges #73 10s. [Profit to Dr Franklin #98 8s.] Paid Ben Johnson's Head a bill #3 11s.; Barrow & Co., for oil, #56 13s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #171 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. [Genest, V, 120, suggests The Old Maid as afterpiece with Clerimont-Paid $French">Cautherley; Capt. Cape-$Baddeley; Mrs Harlow-$Miss Pope; Miss Harlow-$Mrs Bennet; but Treasurer's Book Specifies Queen Mab.] Paid $French on acct. #50; Shepherd for cotton #2 18s. 4d.; Mrs Hilman for cloaths #4 14s. 6d.; Mrs Humphreys for a suit of cloaths #9 9s.; Miss Allen for cleaning stockings #1 6s. 6d.; Licensing the Earl of Warwick and Cymon #4 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #181 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Clod Actor: Ackman
Event Comment: TThe Accomplish'd Maid oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Pinto (playbill). Paid for a License for The School for Guardians #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #165 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17661120

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #5 12s.; Paid salary list #440 9s.; Williams one night, Musical Lady, 10s. 6d.; Chorus singers 2 nights #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Cooper, Printer, as per bill #39 18s. (Account Book). Receipts: #183 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: BB. Johnson's Head Bill #4 15s. 6d. Paid two practices in procession #2 4s.; Chorus singers 2 nights #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #119 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Paid chorus singers 2 nights #15 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #228 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #4 10s. 9d. Paid salary list #440 9s.; Chorus singers 2 nights #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #159 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Elliot. This Comedy is intended to be perform'd only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Miss Elliot #24 9s. 6d. [No tickets seem to have been delivered.] Paid a bill for the Funeral of Mrs Cable #3 8s., and for the funeral of Grace Gould, #4 8s. (Account Book). [The latter had long been a servant in the theatre, and this year was Wardrobe Mistress.] Receipts: #88 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17661008; End: The Gallant Peasants-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. See The Gallant Shepherds by Fishar and Sga Manesiere 6 Dec. 1765

Event Comment: TThe School for Guardians oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of indisposition of Miss Elliot. Paid Wilford 45 nights for the Renters #450 (Account Book). Receipts: #149 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: CCymon deferred. Mrs Abington ill. Paid printer's bill #9 6s. Receipts: #141 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Clod Actor: Ackman
Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #3 4s. 6d.; Paid salary list #441 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #171 18s. (Treasurer's Book). Pay List 24 Jan. 1767 at #73 10s. 8d. per diem, #441 4s. per week (Winston MS 9), at close of season 1766-67. @Men Daily Weekly@James Lacy #2 15s. 6d. #16 13s.@David Garrick #2 15s. 6d. #16 13s.@#2 18s. 4d. #17 10s.@Yates & Wife #3 6s. 8d. #20@Holland #2 #12@Powell #2 #12@Palmer & Wife #2 #12@King & Wife #2 #12@Dance & Wife #1 1s. 8d. #6 10s.@Hopkins & Wife 18s. 4d. #5 10s.@Havard 16s. 8d. #5@Dodd 16s. 8d. #5@Baddeley & Wife 13s. 4d. #4@Bransby 11s. 8d. #3 10s.@Burton 10s #3@Moody 10s. #3@Rooker 10s. #3@Packer 8s. 4d. #2 10s.@Parsons 8s. 4d. #2 10s.@Aickin 8s. 4d. #2 10s.@Hurst 6s. 8d. #2@Ackman 6s. 8d. #2@Hartry 6s. 8d. #2@Weston 6s. 8d. #2@Clough 5s. #1 10s.@Raftor 5s. #1 10s.@J. Johnston 5s. #1 10s.@J. Palmer 5s. #1 10s.@Castle 4s. 2d. #1 5s.@Strange 4s. 2d. #1 5s.@Fox 4s. 2d. #1 5s.@Marr 3s. 4d. #1@Mas. Burton 3s. 4d. #1@Philips 3s. 4d. #1@Keen 3s. 4d. #1@Watkins 2s. 6d. 15s.@Mortimer 2s. 12s.@West 2s. 12s.@ Women Daily Weekly@Pritchard #2 6s. 8d. #14@Clive #1 15s. #10 10s.@Abington 16s. 8d. #5@Pope 16s. 8d. #5@Barry 10s. #3@Reynolds 8s. 4d. #2 10s.@Bennett 8s. 4d. #2 10s.@Bradshaw 6s. 8d. #2@Lee 6s. 8d. #2@Plym 6s. 8d. #2@Cross 5s. #1 10s.@Simpson 4s. 2d. #1 5s.@Smith@Speres@Miss Simson@Mills@Pearce@Mathews 3s. 4d. each #1@ Singers@Arne #1 10s. #9@Vernon #1 #6@Vincent 16s. 8d. #5@Scott 13s. 4d. #4@Champness 13s. 4d. #4@Dorman 5s. #1 10s.@Fawcett 5s. #1 10s.@Kear 3s. 4d. #1@The Band #7 14s. 8d. 46s. 8d.@ Dancers@Guidetti 17s. 6d. #5 5s.@Grimaldi & Wife 16s. 8d. #5@Giorgi & Wife 16s. 8d. #5@Duquesney 10s. #3@Tassoni 6s. 8d. #2@Granier@Mathews@Roullet@Luchi@Tetley 5s. each #1 10s.@Walker 4s. 2d. #1 5s.@Hurst@Pope@Mas. Lelly@Eagan@Heath 3s. 4d. each #1@Heyward@Reinhold@Wallis@Brawn 2s. 6d. each 15s.@Office Keepers 2 at #1@3 at 15s.@1 at 12s.@Box Keepers 15 Doorkeepers (Palmer included) 9s.@Men Dressers 1 at 12s.@11 at 9s.@Women Dressers 16 at 9s.@Treasurer: Victor 8s. 4d. #2 10s.@Sub. Treas.: 5s. #1@Wardrobe: Heath & Wife 6s. 8d. #2@Wardrobe: Slaughter 5s. #1 10s.@Wardrobe: Johnston 3s. 4d. #1@Properties: Berkely Jr 3s. 4d. #1@Properties: D Jr 1s. 9d. 10s. 16d.@Numberer: Fosbrook 2s. 6d. 15s.@Housekeepers: Johnson 8s. 10d. #2 13s.@Hulett 2s. 6d. 15s.@Sceneman 1s. 8d. 6s. 4d.@Soldiers 14s. #4 4s.@Sweepers 11s. 6d. #3 9s.@Barber 4s. #1 4s.@Constable 2s. 12s.@Candlewoman 2s. 12s.@Pensioner: Waldgrave 1s. 9d. 10s. 6d.@Sinking Fund 1s. 15d. 10s. 10d.@Salary Fund 1s. 15d. 10s. 10d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties, both pieces. Present their Majesties, the Prince of Wales Duke of Cumberland, Princess of Brunswick, and Lady Louisa. Gave Yeomen of the Guards #2 2s. Paid Miss Valois the balance of her salary last season #27 16s. 8d., and in full for this season to 24 Oct. 1766, #3 16s. 8d. (Account Book). Receipts: #241 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew Or The Merry Beggars

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Paid printer's bill #8 19s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #244 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Ackman

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #245 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Music: III: New Concerto on the Harpsichord-Burney Jun

Dance: End of Play: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #3 13s. 6d.; Paid salary list #441 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #218 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By particular Desire. Paid Lecturer of St Martin's #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #195 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Prattle Actor: King, 1st this season
Event Comment: CCymon deferred on account of Mrs Baddeley's indisposition. Receiv'd from Condell, 2nd payment for Fruit Office #20. Paid Barrow & Co. Oil Bill #51 14s. 6d. and Nichol's bill for line #1 6s.; Chorus singers 2 nights #5 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #97 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: French Herald Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man