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Event Comment: Afterpiece: With the Stockwell Scenes, for the LAST TIME this season. [But see Stockwell Scenes attached to Royal Chace 30 Nov. ff.] Paid half year's water rent, #2. (Account Book).Receipts: #163 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Event Comment: Afterpiece [by Bickerstaffe]: a Musical Entertainment never performed there before. The Cnaracters new dress'd. [Daphne identified by Winston MS 10 and by Kemble note on playbill.] Paid Cooper (printer) #42 1s. (Account Book). [Reviewer for Town and Country Magazine commends Miss Wewitzer for the lower register of her voice. Belives she will be a credit to her tutor, Griffiths the Organist."] Receipts: #181 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

Event Comment: By Command. The King seem'd vastly pleas'd at the Farce (Hopkins Diary). Paid Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #5 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #256 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Event Comment: The Irish Widow to be laid aside after this night on account of Mrs Barry's playing some principal characters. Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Rec'd stopages #20 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #158 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Event Comment: Rec'd #59 from various actors for their deficiencies last season, and #4 6d. from Phillips for old cloaths. Paid for a Lottery Ticket No. 51,822, #13 (Account Book). Receipts: #113 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #5 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #128 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Ackman
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Rec'd stopages, #17 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #113 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Ackman
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Rec'd from DuBellamy his deficiency for 1768, #26 12s; and for same, 1772, #20 12s., and from Barnshaw for his in 1771, #11 6s. 9d. Paid Robinson & Co. for Flower Ornaments #8 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #160 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With the Stockwell Scenes. [For Stockwell Scenes, see 2 Nov.] Paid Frederick for Sattin #9 11s. 11d., Mrs Gisbitysky for a Lady's white and gold suit of cloaths #9 9s., and Mrs Barbaroux for gilt lea[the]r as per bill #2 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #185 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd Stopages #16 7s.; Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #138 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Boxkeeper Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Hutchinson (attorney) #24 12s.; Hughes (linnendraper) #14 15s.; Bibb (sword cutler) #11 9s.; Patrick for Oyl #40 12s. (Account Book). Receipts: #174 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Play: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

Event Comment: Benefit for Lying In Hospital, Store Street, in Tottenham Court Road. Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Rec'd stopages #15 17s. (Treasurer's Book). [Figures written on playbill indicate Charges #84.] Receipts: #196 12s. Charges: #77 2s. Profits to Hospital: #119 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Event Comment: Pantomime reviv'd not acted these 8 years. [See 17 May 1765.] Paid Mrs Topsham for Women's cloaths as per bill #24 (Account Book). Receipts: #228 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these 2 years. [See 19 Oct. 1770.] Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Rec'd stopages #17 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #160 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 19 April 1770.) Paid Chorus 2 nights this incl. #4 6s. Receipts: #185 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Event Comment: The Masque of Comus oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Reinhold. Paid Varley (plumber) #38 10s.; Huddy (ropemaker) #28 10s. Heafford (plasterer) #23 6s. (Account Book). Receipts: #180 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Event Comment: The 22nd Night of Elfrida is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer. Paid Noble (upholsterer) #73, and Jack (blacksmith) as per Bills #23 12s. (Account Book). Receipts: #121 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Every Man in His Humour oblig'd to be Deferr'd. Paid Joseph Stephenson as per Certificate from Sir John Fielding, 10s. (Account Book). Receipts. #156

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd from Condell on Acct for Fruit Rent #20. Rec'd by an Overcharge in Mrs Lynn's Bill 7 Jan. last 12s., and by ditto in Messrs Benn and Pugh's Bill of 5 June last #2 14s. 6d. [Neither of these bills is recorded in the Account Books available.] Paid half year's water rate for the Theatre due Xmas, #3 (Account Book). Receipts: #218 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Cooper (printer) #42 8s. (Account Book). Receipts: #146 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Dall on Acct of his salary #40. (Account Book). Receipts: #190 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Event Comment: Last time performing Mainpiece till the Benefits. Paid Mrs Jackson for women's cloaths #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #166 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Boxkeeper Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Event Comment: King Lear oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a principal Performer. Paid Thompson (perukemaker) #7 19s. 6d., and Banks for 2 Masks #1 1s. (Account Book). Receipts: #174 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Mainpiece. By Particular Desire. Paid Younger for license for Alzuma #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #228 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: II: The Fingalian Dance-Miss Besford. [See17721009.

Event Comment: The New Tragedy of Alzuma oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Miss Miller. Paid Mrs Friar for a Lady's white & Silver tissue suit of cloaths with coloured flowers #7 (Account Book). Receipts: #162 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: New Dance, as17730206