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Event Comment: Paid Lecturer of St Martin's #1 1s.; Lent Mr W. Palmer per order, per Mr Johnston #3 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Theatrical Biography 2 vols will be publish'd in a few days by Kearsley (Winston MS 10). Receipts: #199 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Ackman
Event Comment: Paid 3 chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). We hear the play of the Rehearsal is now reviving at Drury Lane, and will be play'd there some day next week (General Advertiser). Receipts: #40 (Cross); #49 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Savoyard Dance, as17491213

Event Comment: Paid Charlotte Lane for making a white cloth coat and blue sattin waistcoat, loop'd and bound with silver for Mr Dyer, 18s.; for sewing silk and twist, 4s. 6d. Buckram and stays, 3s.; Hair cloth and wadding, 4s. dimety sleevelining & linnen pockets, 2s. 6d.; 2 doz. & 4 rich silver wire buttons at 8d.-18s. 6d. 19 breast buttons ditto at 4d.-6s. 4d. Dimety body lining to waistcoat and cuffs at 12s.-#1 13s.; 8 yds blue allopeen at 21!2 d.-17s. 4d. 21!4 yds white serge desoy at 5s.-11s. 3d. Also for Mr Dyer for making a yellow sattin waistcoat & cuffs, and mending a coat for Ranger, 8s.; sewing silk and twist, buckran & stays 4s.; three quarters yds white shallbon and interlining at 4d.-6s. 4d. Dimety body lining to waistcoat, 3s. 4d.; Stuff to make the backs 1s. 2 and 3!4 yds Blue Sattin for ye n silver'd buttons at 1s. 6d.-4s. 6d.; 11!2 doz. breast buttons ditto at 9d.-1s. 11!2d; For new buttoning and lacing a coat for Mrs Vincent 6s.; 2 doz. and 4 coat silver'd buttons at 1s. 6d.-3s. 6d.; 11!2 doz. breast buttons at 9d.-1s. 1 1!2d.; Sewing silk &c., 1s. 6d. (MS list in Davies, Life of Garrick, II, 322)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17551114

Event Comment: Mr Gallini Respectfully informs the Nobility, Subscribers, and Gentry that he sent a person to Paris on Monday last to engage the best capital Female Dancer that can be got; and if a good Man Dancer is to be procured, he is very ready to engage him, as he shall be happy to do every thing in his power to please the public and will spare no pains or expense for that purpose [see 7 Feb.] Didelot having had the misfortune to hurt his leg the first dance on Saturday last is unable to appear for some days

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Cosa Rara

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890110, but _Didelot; End Opera: Les Fetes Provencales, as17890207, but _Didelot, Mlle _Normand

Event Comment: Paid one year's Assurance on #3000 in the Royal Exchange Assurance Office to 15 Dec. 1772...#6; Paid Morris (herald painter) #19 16s. 6d.; Paid Walker for Partizans &c. #9 6s. 6d.; Paid Snivley & Davis (worsted lace men) #4 4s. 6d. (Account Book). [The Heraldry and Partizans &c. probably for the Institution of the Garter.] Receipts: #147 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Event Comment: Paid 3 Day's salaries to Wed. 28 Dec. 1757. Rec'd for Mr Dall's painting in Alexander #1 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Event Comment: Paid four days salary at #82 3s. 1d. per diem-#328 12s. 4d.; Mrs W. Barry's half Salary #1 3s. 4d.; Mr Inchbald on note #20; Messrs Griffith and Atkins to make up salary #1 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #214 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Don Diego Actor: Bannister
Event Comment: Paid Salary List #502 3s. 6d.; Mrs Abington's cloaths acct #2; Mr S. French 6 days #1 15s.; Widow Hunter as usual, per order, #2 2s.; Rec'd stopages #12 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #210 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon

Cast
Role: Apemantus Actor: Bannister
Role: Caphis Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Charon Actor: Bannister
Role: Bowman Actor: Ackman
Event Comment: Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Mr Davies's draft to Gapper, #4 7d.; Miss Mansell's salary in full to this day #7 17s.; Rec'd stopages #19 18s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #153 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Cast
Role: Jenkins Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Event Comment: Paid salary list 6 days at #87 1s. 3d. per diem, #522 7s. 6d.; Mr Dimon's salary in full 10s.; Rec'd stopages #18 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Performance

Event Comment: Paid 4 day's salary list #348 5s.; Mr J. French on acct #10. Receipts: #198 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Cast
Role: Messenger Actor: J. Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Cast
Role: Pandolfo Actor: Bannister
Event Comment: Paid 5 day's salary at #88 3s. 8d. per diem-#440 18s. 4d.; Mr King's extra salary #3; Mrs Bradshaw on note #10 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #208 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Forge Actor: Ackman
Event Comment: Paid salary list 5 days at #101 19s. 8d. per diem #509 18s. 4d.; Mr Bensley 2 weeks not on list #8. Receipts: #216 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jacket

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Furnival for her performing the part of Alicia this night, Mrs Cibber being ill...#5 5s. (Account Books, Egerton 2268) [Mrs Cibber's name was in the General Advertiser notice.] Receipts: #156 17s. We hear that there is now in Rehearsal a new Comedy called The Rake, which Character is to be represented by Mr Garrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Event Comment: Paid Housekeeper's Bills #21 9s.; Ditto his properties #1 19s. (Drury Lane Treasurer's Book). [These bills amounted to #222 and #37 respectively for the season, or an average of #6 per week for Housekeeping Bills and #1 per week for properties. No further itemization will be made. A patron wrote a letter to the Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser on 6 Oct. 1766, suggesting that he was annoyed by the way "our noisy friends in the Upper Gallery" kept calling for the Prologue. The Uproar increased when the farce or Daphne and Amintor began. Mr Vernon was oblig'd to step forward, Cap in hand and apologize, which put him out of character." Castle was not in bill. Noted in review. See 4 Oct.] Receipts: #145 16s. 6d. (Drury Lane Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Mr Ballance-Packer; Mr Scale-Cooke; Mr Scruple-Maddocks; Mr Worthy-Caulfield; Capt. Plume-Wroughton; Capt. Brazen-Bannister Jun.; Kite-Palmer; Bullock (1st time)-Wathen; Costar Pearman-Hollingsworth; ThomasAppletree-Suett; Constable-Phillimore; Welch Collier-Wewitzer; Melinda-Miss Heard; Sylvia-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Miss Mellon; Rose-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Brazen Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Walter Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Japhis Actor: Bannister
Role: Sylvester Daggerwood Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: End: The Waggoner (composed by Dibdin)-Wathen

Event Comment: Paid Charlotte Lane for making Osman's dress for Mr Clarke, #1; Sewing, Silk, &c., 3s.; 7 yards slezia linnen at 14d.-8s. 2d.; 2yds Blue stuff & 4 yds linnen for interlining, 8s.; wadding to fill the breast & 2 yds silk lace, 1s. Making a white flannel waistcoat with sleeves 7s. Total #2 7s. 2d. (MS list Davies, Life of Garrick, II, 322)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Guerin, first appearance on the English stage, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Paid Dan Malthus, Esq, 1 year's Rent to Xmas last, Land Tax #3 5s. to Mich last deducted #29 15s.; Mr Thomson (Smith &c.) #1 1s. 8d. sewer tax; #36 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #189 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: Paid half year's water to Xmas last #3 2s.; Mr Costain's Rent &c. #6 6s. Receipts: #189 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Event Comment: Paid Housekeeper's Bill #5 1s. 5d.: Mr J. Johnston's Music Bill for Deserter &c. #19 11s. 6d. Receipts: #178 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Alonzo Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Ackman
Event Comment: Paid Candlemen, #1 10s.; Hickman (Porter), 18s.; Paddick rais'd, 10s.; Salary list at #49 17s. 7d. per day, #299 5s. 6d. Paid Cross for paper & pens, 7s.; Paid Bill Stickers, #2 14s.; Paid Brooks & Mason Hand Bills, 12s. (Treasurer's Book). [The payment to Billstickers and for Handbills, for Candlemen, and for Hickman, the porter, are weekly constants. They are averaged for the season in the following table and will not be further itemized.] @Item Weekly Average Season Total@Billstickers #2 14s. #86 8s.@Handbills 12s. #22 4s.@Candlemen #1 10s. #48@Hickman 18s. #28 16s.@ Receipts: #130 (Cross); #131 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Mr Ballance-Packer; Mr Worthy-Benson; Capt. Plume-Bannister Jun.; Capt. Brazen-Dodd; Serjeant Kite-Palmer; Bullock-Moody; Coster Pearmain-Hollingsworth; ThomasApple@tree-Burton; Melinda-Mrs Ward; Sylvia (with a song)-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Mrs Edwards; Rose-Miss Pope; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) added: Scale-Fawcett; Scruple-Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Skirmish Actor: Bannister Jun.
Event Comment: Paid 1!2 year's water rent due Misdummer #1; Paid Read (Turner) for 5 wheels 5s.; Paid Mrs Rogers for wax, &c. 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #60 (Cross); #63 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Song: Master Mattocks

Ballet: TThe Savoyard Travellers. As17491110

Dance: End II: by desire a Hornpipe-Matthews

Event Comment: Paid Trumpets six nights this included #6 15s.; L. Saunderson, 11 weeks salary #22; Mr Abrams paid by the late Mr Johnston #25. Receipts: #155 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Old City Manners

Cast
Role: Seagull Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Event Comment: Paid to G. Garrick by order of managers #5 5s.; Paid to Glovers Bill 18s.; Paid a bill per order Mr Garrick #4 2d. (Treasurer's Book). [Further records this season indicate that "Glover's Bill" which occurrs regularly each Monday was a constant sum paid to a tavern or coffee house, rather than to a glover. The average payment was #1 15s. weekly, amounting to about #56 for the season. It will not be itemized further.] Receipts: #120 (Cross); #115 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet