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Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce; With The Pleasures Of The Town

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Ayres; Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: See17301207, but Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Wathen; Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Lacy.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Books

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Hewson, for his Diversion; Tom Thumb-Master Woodward; Grizzle-Bardin; Noodle-Mrs Thomas; Doodle-Mrs Palmer; Churchyard-Rosco; Fillgrave-W. Giffard; Dollalolla-Bullock; Huncamunca-Pearce; Cleara-Stoppelaer; Mustacha-Collet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: See17310315 but Arthur-Hewson.
Cast
Role: 7310315 but Arthur Actor: Hewson.

Dance: SScaramouch-Sandham

Song: AA Satyr Upon all Trades-Rosco, Pearce; The Trifle-Stoplaer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17310315 but King Arthur-Havard.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Havard.

Song: As17310318

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: King Arthur-Mullart; Tom Thumb-Young Verhuyck; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Lacy; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Merline-Hallam; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Wathan; Foodle-Ayres; Bailiff-Peterson; Follower-Hicks; Parson-Watson; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Jones; Glumdalca-Mrs Dove.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Letter Writers; or, A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Performance Comment: See17310324 but King Arthur-Mullart; Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart.

Music: Concerto on Trumpet-Burk Thumoth; Concerto Grosso on Flute-Kytch; last act afterpiece: Song on Trumpet-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of China, Grand Volgi; Or, The Constant Couple And Virtue Rewarded

Performance Comment: Emperor-Roberts; Shallow-Hippisley, the first Time of his appearing at the Fair; Carlos-Huddy; Hali-Rosco; Eugenio-Cross; Fidelia-Mrs Templer; Isabella-Mrs Grace; Robin Booby-Hall; Sir Arthur Addleplot-Penkethman; Freelove-Berry; Sly-Rainton Sr; Smart-Excell; Loveit-Mrs Egleton.

Song: Master Fisher Tench, Miss Brett; A new Dialogue of Chimes of the Times-Excell, Mrs Egleton

Dance: Master Fisher Tench, Miss Brett; A new Dialogue of Chimes of the Times-Excell, Mrs Egleton

Music: Grand Chorus from Porus, accompany'd with Hautboys Trumpets and Kettle Drums-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Performance Comment: See17320308 but King Arthur-Barcock.

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Hulett; Tom Thumb-Miss S. Rogers, the Lilliputian Lucy; Grizzle-Lacy; Merlin-Hallam; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Salway; Noodle-Houghton; Doole-Aston; Foodle-Hale; Dollalolla-Mrs Martin; Huncamunca-Mrs Egleton; Glumdalca-Hall.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Hulett

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Cibber Jr; Tom Thumb-Miss Brett; Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Harper; Queen of Giants-Bridgwater; Gaffer Thumb's Ghost-Wm. Mills; Noodle-Ridout; Doodle-Oates; Foodle-Leigh; Bailiff-Roberts; Follower-Jones; Parson-H. Tench; Merlin-Berry.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart

Dance: Essex, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Young Master Arne; Princess-Miss Arne; King Arthur-Kelly; Dollalolla-Miss Jones; Grizzle-Charke; Noodle-Ellis Roberts; Glumdalca-Corse; Merlin-Cropponi; Doodle-F. Tench; Bailiff-Davies; Cleora-Mrs Pritchard; Mustacha-Miss Oates .
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Kelly

Dance: V: Les Amants Constants, as17331025 In Afterpiece: Mock Minuet, as17331027

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Opera Of Operas

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Kilburn, the first time of his appearance on any stage; King Arthur-Stoppelaer; Dollalolla-Mrs Clive; Merlin-Nichols; Noodle-Mountier; Doodle-Snider; Foodle-Rainton; Parson-Snider; Bailiff-Rainton; Follower-Nichols; Cleora-Miss Atherton; Mustacha-Miss Palms; Grizzle and Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Waltz; Huncamunca-Mrs Mason; Glumdalca-Topham, who never appeared on any stage before .
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Arne; Princess-Miss Arne; King Arthur-Kelly; Dolalolla-Jones; Grizzle-Cropponi; Doodle-Ellis Roberts; Glumdalca-Corse .
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Kelly

Dance: By Nivelon, Miss Robinson, Miss Mann

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Brett; King Arthur-Mullart; Dollalolla-Miss Bennet; Huncamunca-Mrs Mullart; Grizzle-Mrs Charke; Glumdalka-Machen; Noodle-Boothby; Doodle-Turner; Foodle-Whitacre; Ghost-Lacy; Merlin-Aston; 1st Bailiff-Littleton; 2d-Smith; Parson-Walker; Mustacha-Mrs Talbot; Cleora-Miss Mann .
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Squire Basinghall

Song:

Dance: As I Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Brunette; King Arthur-Mullart; Dollalolla-Miss Bennet; Grizzle-Jones; Huncamunca-Mrs Mullart .
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart

Dance: Hornpipe by Taylor

Song: A New Ballad (never sung before) In Praise of English Plumb Pudding by Mullart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Machen, but see17351213 .

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King John

Performance Comment: Prince Arthur-Miss Burgess; With a New Prologue- in the Characters of Shakespear's Ghost, the Squire, Mr Student, and Mr Bays; concluding with an Address to the Ladies- of the Shakespear's Club.
Cast
Role: Prince Arthur Actor: Miss Burgess

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Southern. Afterpiece: Never performed there before. [By John Arthur.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery; or, The Tanner of York

Related Works
Related Work: The Lucky Discovery; or, The Tanner of York Author(s): John Arthur

Dance: CComic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Delane; other parts-Hippisley, Bridgwater, Rosco, Hale, Hallam, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Norman; The Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.*d1739 10 10 cg Poitier, Mlle Roland.*c1739 10 10 cg Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. With all the Music, Songs, Dances, Scenes, Machines, Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Mrs Lampe; Queen Dollalolla-Miss Young; King Arthur-Parry; Huncamunca-Salway; Grizzle-Waltz; Giantess-Bencraft; Noodle-Roberts; Doodle-Thompson; Merlin-Leveridge.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Parry

Dance: In Afterpiece: A new dance-the French Boy and Girl; Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: See17391031, but Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Bridgwater; other parts-Hippisley, Rosco, Hallam, Hale, Gibson, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Brunette; With the Original Prologue-; With an Additional Re-inforcement of Mr Bayes's new rais'd Troops-; Vocals-Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Dance: I: Peasants-the French Boy and Girl; II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Swiss Dance-French Boy and Girl; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Hippisley's Drunken Man-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Delane; others-Hippisley, Rosco, Bridgwater, Hallam, Hale, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Brunette; with Vocals-Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Also the Additional Reenforcements of Mr Bayes's new rais'd Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-M Michel, Mlle Michel (the French Boy and Girl); Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Fair Quaker-Mrs Woffington; Worthy-Ryan; Beau Mizen-Neale; Rovewell-Hallam; Sir Charles-Hale; Cribbidge-Salway; Easy-Gibson; Purser-Harrington; Arabella-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Ware; Jenny-Mrs Mullart; Jiltup-Mrs James; Advocate-Miss Horsington; Barmaid-Mrs Kilby; Flip-Rosco; Sailors-Hippisley, Mullart, James, Arthur.
Cast
Role: Sailors Actor: Hippisley, Mullart, James, Arthur.

Dance: TTyrolean Dance, as17401230; Peasant Dance-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Satyrs and Nymphs-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Hippisley; King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Hallam; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel

Music: V: Handel's Water@Musick, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge