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Event Comment: With a select Band of Musick. Hippisley and Chapman's Booth in the George Inn-Yard, Smithfield, during the short time of the Fair. [Notice repeated 26 Aug.; from the dramatis personae, this piece may be the droll The Bilker Bilk'd; see University of Texas@Studies@in@English, 1946, pp. 201-8.

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Mainpiece Title: Scaramouch Scapin; Or, The Old Miser Caught In A Sack; With The Comical Tricks And Cheats Of Scapin's Three Companions; trim The Barber, sly And bully Bounceabout

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Davis, Mrs Vallois; English Maggot-M. Blondel, Mlle Modett; Grand Ballet, The Mistake, or all is right at last-

Event Comment: A three Act Comedy. Godwin's Booth, opposite the White Hart, near Cow Lane, West Smithfield. From Noon to 10 p.m. [Notice repeated 26 Aug.

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Mainpiece Title: The Intriguing Footman; Or, The Spaniard Outwitted

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Event Comment: PPhillips and Yeates' Booth, opposite Hospital Gate, West Smithfield, during the time of bf. Boxes, 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. There is an extraordinary Band of Music promis'd. [Notice repeated 26 Aug.

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Mainpiece Title: The Indian Merchant; Or, The Happy Pair; Interspers'd With The Comical Humours Of The intriguing Chambermaid, sir John Oldcastle, And The drunken Colonel

Afterpiece Title: The Miser Bit; or, Harlequin Reveller

Song: I: Bumper Squire Jones-Phillips

Dance: LLa Mason and Sabotiers-Phillips, Mrs Dove

Event Comment: WWoodhouse's Booth on the Bowling Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii; With The Death Of Anna Bullen

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: Mme Debon, Master Fremble, Miss Crozier

Dance: Mme Debon, Master Fremble, Miss Crozier

Event Comment: LLee & Phillips, Great Tiled Booth. 6 p.m

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Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Mock Doctor

Event Comment: GGreat Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. Benefit Phillips from Drury Lane. To begin at 6 p.m

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Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Reveller

Dance: LLes Masons & Sabotiers-Phillips, Mrs Dove

Event Comment: At Yeates, Warner, and Rosoman's Booth in Upper Moorfields. [According to news item in Daily Advertiser, they were to act all of this week during the time of Mile End Fair.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Lovers; Or, An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy at Last

Event Comment: Godwin's Booth, Tyburn Road in Duke St., near Grosvenor Square. Princess Elizabeth, or Rise of Judge Punch, to which will be added by Persons for their Diversion, a farce call'd the Honest Yorkshireman. Pit 1s. First Gallery 6d. Upper Gallery 3s. [In spite of the wording, the entire performance may be a puppet show.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Event Comment: At the Great Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. By Permission. Benefit Laguerre and Boaman. By a Company from the Theatres-Royal, for their Diversion, a Concert...gratis, etc. Boxes 3s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6 p.m. Daily Advertiser lists Miss Hippisley for Miss Prue in mainpiece and for Kitty in afterpiece, and Mrs Yates for Melissa. In the London Daily Post and General Advertiser bill Mrs Dunstall doubles two roles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: GGreat Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. By Permission. Benefit of Legar and Boaman. A Concert, etc. At the particular Desire of several of the Subscribers. Stage 5s. Tickets for the Orphan will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Event Comment: Benefit a Family in Distress. [Concert formula.] Great Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. Boxes and Stage 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. By the Company of Comedians from the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, & who perform gratis. To begin positively at Six and conclude about Nine. By Permission

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Music: Solo on German Flute-Mr Thumoth

Event Comment: DDaniel's, Malone's, and James's Great Theatrical Booth, joining to the Swan in Tottenham Court. By a Company of Comedians. Noon to 10 p.m. [A letter in Daily Advertiser, 12 August describes a performance on Monday 8 August; further notices appear in Daily Advertiser, 11 and 12 Aug.; it is possible this production was shown every day from 4 Aug. to 16 Aug., the time of the fair.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Glorious Queen Of Hungary; Or, The British Troops Triumphant; With The Comical Humours Of paddy The Irishman, tom Thimble The Taylor, And tim Buzzle The Cobler

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Hussar

Event Comment: YYeates, Warner, and Rosoman's Booth near the Pound, Tottenham Court...Noon to 10 p.m., from 4. Aug. to 16 Aug. [Repeated 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 Aug., in London Daily Post and General Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: HHarlot's Progress

Event Comment: TTurbutt and Dove's Booth, end of Hosier Lane, West Smithfield, during the Time of the Fair. [London Daily Post and General Advertiser gives Kevenhuller-$Woodward. Repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.] Ballance Master, just arriv'd from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Glorious Queen Of Hungary

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dissected; or, The Biter Bit

Event Comment: A humorous and diverting Droll. Hippisley and Chapman's Booth, George Inn Yard, Smithfield. [Repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The French Doctor Outwitted; With The Comical Humours Of Sly Boots The Sham Physician

Song: Bencraft, Davis; an entire new Ballad-Mr Bencraft, in the character of the valiant Dragoon who retook the Standard at the Battle of Dettingen

Dance: I: Austrian Dance-Bencraft, Adams; II: Highland Dance-Bencraft, Adams

Event Comment: YYeates, Warner, and Rosoman's Booth opposite the Greyhound in West Smithfield. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. Mainpiece: a pompous Tragedy. [Repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cruel Uncle; Or, Usurping Monarch

Afterpiece Title: Trick upon Trick

Song: New Song-Johnson upon the glorious Victory at Dettingen

Dance: Morris Dancers

Event Comment: GGodwin's and Adam's Booth opposite Hospital Gate, West Smithfield; Boxes 1s. 6d. Pit 1s., Gallery 6d. Upper gallery 3d. To begin every Day during the Fair. From 12 p.m. to 10 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumphant Queen Of Hungary; Or, The French Defeated; With A Lively Representation Of His Britannick Majesty's Conquest At Dettingen

Afterpiece Title: The Wanton Maid; or, Lover Outwitted; with Tricks of Harlequin

Dance: JJockey Dance-Adams

Event Comment: FFawkes and Pinchbeck's Great Theatrical Booth, facing the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. Taken from Shakespear. [Possibly a puppet show.] The occasion is the Retaking the English Standard belonging to Sir Robert Rich's Regiment of Horse by George Darraugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephesian Duke; Or, Blunder Upon Blunder, Yet All's Right At Last

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Dettingen

Dance: WWooden@Shoe Dance-LaPierre, never performed by any but himself; Le Paisans Leger-LaPierre, Mlle Mariette

Song: Blogg, Miss Atherton; The Whole to conclude with a Song made upon that Occasion, set to Musick, and-Mr Blogg

Event Comment: GGreat Tiled Booth on Bowling Green. Mainpiece: Showing how the Lord Momford was falsely accused to the King and was banished'd from Court, at which he commenc'd Beggar. Each day of the Fair, noon to 10 p.m. Afterpiece: Puppet show. [Notices repeated 9, 12 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bethnal Green; With The Comical Humours Of Tom Stroud A Country Farmer's Son And Gudgeon His Man

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Dettingen

Song: Price, Master Morris, Miss Morris

Dance: Price, Master Morris, Miss Morris

Event Comment: YYeates, Warner, and Rosoman's Great Theatrical New Built Booth, opposite the old Til'd Booth...during the Time of the Fair. [Notices repeated 9, 10 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plotting Lovers; Or, The Old One Tricked At Last

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Triumphant

Dance: Bath Morris Dancers

Event Comment: HHallam's New Theatre Adjoining to the Market-House. Mainpiece: A new Droll. From 1:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. Stage 2s. 6d. Boxes 1s. 6d. Pit 1s. Gallery 6d. As this is a regular Theatre, Ladies and Gentlemen will be entertained in a more decent and commodious manner than they can possibly be in a booth. [Notice repeated 2 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Heroe; Or, Lover Of His Country, Intermix'd With Several Comical And Diverting Scenes, Call'd the Blundering Brothers, With The Merry Adventures Of Timothy Addlepot And Davy Dunce

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sclavonian; or,Monsieur in the Suds

Song: Blogg

Event Comment: DDaniel and Smith's Great Theatrical Booth will be perform'd a Droll with the Comical Humours of his Squire Pancho, etc....the memorable battle betwixt his Donship and the Windmillv. [Announced for the entire time of May Fair, May 1-15, but no bill after 30 April.] Noon to nine p.m

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Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote De Le Mancha

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

Song: Convers, Miss Clarke

Event Comment: MMiddleton and Cushing's Booth. Not acted these Twenty Years. [Announced for the entire time of the Fair.] 12:00 m. to 10:00 p.m. [Notice repeated 2 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wandering Prince Of Troy

Afterpiece Title: Le Mariage de Pesant

Dance: LLe Badinage de Chaupetre-

Event Comment: YYeates's Great Theatrical Booth, the Lower End of Brookfield to begin at noon this Day and the Time of the Fair. [Notice repeated 7, 14, 15 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bethnal Green; With The Comical Humours Of Tom Stroud And His Man Gudgeon

Afterpiece Title: Representation of the Late Battle in the Meditteranean

Event Comment: At the Great Theatrical Booth in the Borough. For the Benefit of the Philosophic Contracted Contractors. A Comedy (not acted here these five years.) None but the Committee to be admitted behind the Curtain. Tickets Fourpence, halfpenny

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: New grand Ballad-Dance ofIn and Out Loobies round about-