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Event Comment: Benefit John Rich, Christopher M. Rich, and Hamilton. By Subscription. Pit and Boxes together at 7s. Gallery Box 4s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Receipts: money #56 1s.; tickets #102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: In it a new Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick after the Italian Manner-Gordon, Leveridge, Mrs Fletcher, Mrs Aubert

Song: A new Cantata in Italian by Signior Mancini-Gordon

Dance: As17200120

Event Comment: By Subscription. Benefit John and Chr. Rich and Hamilton. Pit and Boxes together at 7s. Receipts: money #34 8s.; tickets #78 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats

Music: As17200205

Song: A new Cantata in Italian by Mr Rosengrave-Gordon

Dance: As17200120

Event Comment: John Vanbrugh to Jacob Tonson (Vanbrugh, Works, IV, 125): The Opera will begin about the 10th of March under the Academy of Musick. It will be a very good one this year, and a better the next. They having engag'd the best Singers in Italy, at a great Price. Such as I believe will bring the Expences to about twice as much as the Receipts. But the fund Subscribed being about #20000, may probably Support it, till Musick takes such root, as to Subsist with less aid. The King gives a #1000 a year to it

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. Afterpiece: With all the Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and other Decorations proper to the Play. Receipts: money #66 3s. 6d.; tickets #20 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Amadis or The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Fletcher; Leveridge's new song The Tippling Philosophers-Leveridge

Dance: As17200120

Event Comment: Benefit Cross (Numberer), John and Chr. Rich. Receipts: money #10 13s.; tickets #98 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor or The Intriguing Dame

Dance: As17200120

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Mainpiece: [Author unknown.] All in the Characters of the Italian Theatre. Receipts: #69 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Theatre

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Dance: As17200120; The Italian Shadows-

Event Comment: Benefit J. and C. M. Rich. Receipts: money #7 8s.; tickets #71 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Traytor

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: As17200120

Event Comment: Never Acted there before. Receipts: #49 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Event Comment: Not Acted these Sixteen Years. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #99 14s. Davies, Dramatic Miscellanies, I, 139: The first play acted at Lincoln's-inn Fields, which fixed the attention of the public, was The Merry Wives of Windsor. This comedy was so perfectly played in all its parts, that the critics in acting universally celebrated the merit of the performers. The characters were so well adapted to the abilities of the actors, that no play had been represented with equal skill and propriety at that theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #92. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 29 Oct.: Where was acted...The Merry Wives of Windsor, with universal Applause; that Company having improved themselves so much, during the long Vacation, they now equal, if not exceed their Brethren of Drury-Lane in their Theatrical Performances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #45 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #45 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Event Comment: Benefit C. Bullock. Receipts: money #38 5s.; tickets #38 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #77 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twelve Years. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #86 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. And revised with Alterations by Mr Dryden. Receipts: #21 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida

Event Comment: As 11 Nov. Receipts: #44 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #65 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear . With Scenes, Machines, Triumphal Arches, and other Decorations after the Custom of the Romans. Receipts: #38 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by Mr Wilson. Receipts: #59 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Event Comment: Written by Mr Wilson. Receipts: #30 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Dance: Two Harlequins and Two Punches-

Event Comment: Written by Mr Wilson. Receipts: #24 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Dance: As17201128

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #87 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Event Comment: Benefit Pack. Receipts: money #32 7s.; tickets #22 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow Or The Wanton Wife

Dance: Dupre, Newhouse, Cook, Sandham, Sandham's Son, Mrs Hutton, Mrs Bullock, Miss Francis

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #34 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure