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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jackson. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. The Characters to be dressed in the Habits of the Country. Public Advertiser, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jackson, Great Piazza, Covent Garden. Receipts: #189 14s. (87.7; tickets: 102.7) (charge: #64 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Dance: After monologue: The Humours of Leixlip, as17770425

Entertainment: End: Monologue. Tony Lumpkin's Adventures in a Trip to London, as17770428

Event Comment: Benefit for Mons and Mme Vallouy. Public Advertiser, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Vallouy at his house, No. 2, Berkley-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Geloso In Cimento

Dance: End I: new Comic Dance, Le Culte d'Amour(composed by Vallouy)-Vallouy, Mlle DeCamp, Vallouy@le@cadet; End II: Serious Ballet-Simonet, Mlle Baccelli; , in which the Minuet de la Cour-Mons and Mme Vallouy; End Opera: Les Amans Heureux, as17770104

Event Comment: Benefit for Peile. [In the playbill his part is specified.] Public Advertiser, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Peile at his House, North-street, Westminster. Receipts: #184 7s. 6d. (69.6.6; tickets: 115.1.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolicks

Dance: As17770121

Event Comment: Not performed [see 20 May]. Public Advertiser, 14 May: "The Managers of the Opera [are] extremely concerned for the Disappointment of last Night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Capricci Del Sesso

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Baccelli. Public Advertiser, 1 May: Tickets to be had of Mlle Baccelli, at Micheli's, Hay-market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fraschetana

Dance: End I: New Serious Ballet, as17770412; End II: Les Amans Heureux, as17770104; End Opera: Serious Ballet, as17770225Chaconne-_, Pas de deux-_

Event Comment: Benefit for Green and Ansell, box-keepers. Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Green, the corner of Norris-street, Hay-market; of Ansell, Davies-street, Berkley-square. Receipts: #329 17s. (48.15; tickets: 281.2) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: As17770515

Event Comment: The Devil upon Two Sticks [announced in Public Advertiser, 5 Aug.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Foote

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17770707

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Mainpiece: Never performed here [so stated on playbill of 18 Aug.]. Public Advertiser, 13 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Palmer at his house in Bow-street, Bloomsbury. [Henderson's 1st appearance as Don John was at Bath, 23 Oct. 1773.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End Monologue: a Dance-

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: The Picture of a Playhouse or Bucks have at Ye All-Palmer

Event Comment: [Death is identified in Public Advertiser, 9 Oct.; he was from the York theatre. Leoni's song is identified in London Chronicle, 9 Oct.] Receipts: #197 1s. (196.3; 0.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Tom-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [Death]); Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: End III: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

Song: II: song [I have lost my Anna]-Leoni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Wroughton; Gratiano-Lee Lewes; Lorenzo (with songs)-Mattocks; Duke-Fearon; Tubal-Thompson; Launcelot-Quick; Salanio-Booth; Solarino-L'Estrange [Public Advertiser: Davis]; Jessica (with a song)-Miss Dayes; Nerissa-Mrs Lessingham; Portia-Mrs Barry (1st appearance in that character [at this theatre]).at this theatre]).
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: End III: The Shepherd's Wedding, as17770924; End IV: As17771008

Event Comment: Benefit for the Establishment for the Discharge of Persons imprisoned for small Debts. [The Society in charge of this charity was located at 7, Craven-street, Strand (Public Advertiser, 15 Dec.).] Receipts: #181 12s. (125.9; tickets: 56.3) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: As17771104

Song: End II: song-Mrs Farrell

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, as altered by Thomas Hull]. Translated from [Iphigenie en aulide, by] Racine by Boyer. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 18 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Barry, No. 26, Henrietta-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #273 19s. 6d. (157.18.6; tickets: 116.1.0) (charge: #70 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Iphigenia Or The Victim

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Cast
Role: Grace Actor: Miss Dayes

Dance: As17771222

Song: V: will be introduced a Sacrifice-;, with new Music by Fisher-; the vocal parts and chorus-Miss Brown, others

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Public Advertiser, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis at his house in Broad court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #194 16s. (143.9; tickets: 51.7) (charge: #66 13s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron (1st time)-Lewis; Count Baldwin-Clarke; Carlos-Whitfield; Belford-L'Estrange; Sampson-Dunstall; Friend-Smith; Pedro-Bates; Child-Miss Francis; Villeroy (1st time)-Wroughton; Nurse-Mrs Poussin; Isabella-Mrs Barry (1st appearance in that character at this theatre).

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Performance Comment: Characters-Reinhold, Mahon, Baker, Miss Dayes. [Probable cast: Lieutenant Dreadnought-Reinhold; +Careful-Mahon; +True-Blue-Baker; +Nancy-Miss Dayes.]
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Mahon, Baker, Miss Dayes.
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Dayes.

Dance: 2nd piece: Aldridge. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Song: III: Epithalamium-; the vocal parts-Robson, Miss Dayes

Event Comment: Benefit for Henderson. Public Advertiser, 7 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Henderson, No. 21 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden. [Henderson, under his stage name of Courtney, had 1st acted Macbeth at Bath, 12 Nov. 1772.] Receipts: #275 18s. [156.2; 9.1; 0.0; tickets: 110.15) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Steady Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17780324

Song: In: the original Music, as17780105, but _Edwards, Philimore, Mrs +Gaudry, Mrs +Wrighten

Event Comment: Benefit for Leoni. Public Advertiser, 19 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Leoni, No. 34, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Receipts: #234 8s. 6d. (174.19.6; tickets: 59.9.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17770926, but Young Meadows-Leoni (1st appearance in that character); Deborah-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Margery-Mrs Wilson; Lucinda (1st time)-Miss Dayes.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: As17771222

Event Comment: Benefit for Vernon. Public Advertiser, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Vernon at Mahon's, the corner of Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #222 19s. (108.19.0; 18.17.6; 0.6.6; tickets: 94.16.0) (charge: #65 1s.). Account-Book totals the charge as follows: Ord[inary] Charge #64 4s.; Sup[ernumeraries] 3s.; K[ettle] D[rum] 5s.; 6 Ext[ra] Carp[enter]s 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor

Cast
Role: Belphegor Actor: Bannister
Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Public Advertiser, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Clarke, Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #219 4s. (124.0; tickets: 95.4) (charge: #66 9s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: As17771127, but Anna-Mrs Morton (late Miss Dayes).

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Performance Comment: As17780330but Characters-Mrs Morton, late Miss _Dayes [see above].see above].

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Dayes
Event Comment: Benefit for Dodd. Public Advertiser, 21 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Dodd at his house in New Ormond-street, Queen's-square. Receipts: #245 7s. 6d. (102.15.0; 19.9.0; 0.7.6; tickets: 122.16.0) (charge: #68 19s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Scander Actor: Bannister
Event Comment: Benefit for Webster. Public Advertiser, 19 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Webster, No. 74, Great Queen-street. Receipts: #227 17s. 6d. (120.10.0; 22.0.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 85.7.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Song: Several newairs (never performed) by Michael Arne-for the characters of Cymon and Sylvia, on this occasion

Event Comment: Benefit for Aickin. Public Advertiser, 20 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Aickin at his house in Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #128 5s. (91.8; tickets: 36.17) (charge: #67 7s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: . As17780207, but Mrs Morton [i.e. formerly Miss Dayes].
Cast
Role: Grace Actor: Miss Dayes

Dance: As17780121

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years. Public Advertiser, 21 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Pope, at Pope's, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #265 5s. (94.8; 17.7; 0.8; tickets: 153.2) (charge: #69 1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Scander Actor: Bannister

Dance: End II: Slingsby's grand ballet The Savage Hunters, as17780324but Fitzgerald

Event Comment: By Authority [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Freeman [who, as Chamont, is identified in Public Advertiser, 7 Apr.]. Tickets to be had of Freeman, Vine-street, Piccadilly; of Massey, at Marshall's, Bedford-court, Covent Garden. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: Monologue. End I afterpiece: an Epilogue-Master Benson

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. Public Advertiser, 30 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mattocks at his house in Covent Garden. Receipts: #146 17s. 6d. (112.3.6; tickets: 34.14.0) (charge: #69 18s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Cast
Role: Grace Actor: Miss Dayes
Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Samuel Jackson Pratt. Not in Larpent MS; not published. Prologue printed in Westminster Magazine, Apr. 1778, p.218; author unknown]. Public Advertiser, 2 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bensley, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #230 16s. 6d. (131.6.0; 25.4.0; 0.7.6; tickets: 73.19.0) (charge: #66 9s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Joseph Andrews

Dance: As17780109

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [In afterpiece Prologue by David Garrick.] Public Advertiser, 7 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Palmer at his house in Bow-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #132 16s. 6d. (55.15.0; 26.3.6; 0.8.0; tickets: 50.10.0) (charge: #75 0s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: Bonoro Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17780422