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Event Comment: Benefit Mechel, Mlle Mechel (the French Boy and Girl). Afterpiece: a new Pantomime Entertainment. [Tickets at Mechel's in Newport Street.] Receipts: money #70 8s. 6d.; seals #71 14s. (Account Book); #150 (Rylands MS.). [The two dancers were charged #60 for their benefit. This is the last entry in the incomplete Account Book.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Barber

Dance: I: Concerto-Mlle Mechel; II: Minuet, French Rigadoon-Mechel the Father, who never appeared in any theatre in England, Mlle Mechel the Daughter; Minuet-Mechel the Son, Miss Polly Woffington, the first time of her appearing on the stage; IV: The Metamorphoses of the Windmills-Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Miss Woffington, Master Ferg, a little French Boy; lately come from France. End Afterpiece: A Wooden Shoe dance called Les Sabotiers de Piemont-Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy

Event Comment: Benefit Haughton and Mrs Bellamy. Receipts: #120 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Sham Conjurer

Dance: I: French Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: Benefit Arthur, Dupre, Mrs Woodward. Receipts: #160 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Sham Conjurer

Dance: II: Minuet-Destrade, Mlle Mechel; III: Two Pierots-Richardson, Destrade; IV: Peasants de Bordeaux-Destrade; V: Minuet-Dupre, Mlle Ozanne

Event Comment: Benefit Rosco, Richardson, Delagarde. Receipts: #160 (Rylands)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: III: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; IV: Two Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, and the Lady Augusta. Mainpiece: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Receipts: #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Dance: TTambourine, Louvre-Signora Barberini

Event Comment: Benefit an Unfortunate Family. Receipts: #110 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; III: Tambourine-Mlle Mechell; IV: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde

Song: BBritons Strike Home-Leveridge, Salway

Event Comment: Benefit Neale. Receipts: #120 (Rylands MS.). Tickets for Arthur, Dupre, Destrade, also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; In II: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde

Event Comment: Benefit Villeneuve and Mrs Kilby. Receipts: #123 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Outwitted

Dance: TTambourine-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; By Desire, Minuet-Villeneuve, Mlle Mechel; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #140 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: LLouvre, Minuet-Signora Barberini; Italian Peasants-Signora Barberini, Desnoyer

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Grand, the Vice-Grand, and the Brethren of the Ancient and Honourable Order of Gregorians. Benefit James. Receipts: #150 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: I: Blow Blow-Roberts; IV: Britons Strike Home (by Desire of the Brethren)-Leveridge, Salway; V: The Gregorian Song-

Dance: III: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne

Event Comment: Benefit Oates. Receipts: #112 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: Scotch Dance-Master Pitt, lately arrived from Ireland; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Pitt; V: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne

Event Comment: Benefit a Person under Misfortunes. Receipts; #60 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: In II: Roberts

Dance: III: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; IV: Tambourine-Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: Benefit Cross (Prompter), Anderson, Clarke, White. Tickets for Miss Burgess also taken. Receipts: #110 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; IV: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde

Song: III: Roberts

Event Comment: Benefit Lawrence (Boxkeeper), Verhuyck and Winterly (Pit Doorkeepers). Receipts: #120 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Wooden Shoe Dance-French Boy, lately arrived; IV: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne; V: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan and Powell, Boxkeepers, and Gwinn, Pit-Keeper. Receipts: #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: As17410505, but I, III, V: dances

Song: IV: Roast Beef Song (by Desire)-Leveridge

Event Comment: Benefit Naylor, Banks, Duck. Tickets for Trott also taken. Receipts: #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: CComic Dance-Richardson, Mlle Ozanne

Event Comment: Benefit Tifer, Web, Rivers, Miss Ferguson. Receipts: #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: PPierots-Richardson, Delagarde

Event Comment: Benefit Harrington, Thomson, Evans, Boxkeeper. Receipts: #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: PPierots-Richardson, Delagarde; Les Matelots-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Event Comment: Benefit Stoppelaer, Mines, Master Ferg, Miss Morrison. Receipts: #110 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; III: Muzette-Miss Morrison; IV: Matelotes-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

Song: End Afterpiece: Arra my Judy (by Desire)-Stoppelaer

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts, Stede, Mrs Mullart, and Page (Housekeeper). Receipts: #120 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: II: Roberts

Dance: III: Pierots-Richardson, Delagarde; IV: The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

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

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, and the Lady Augusta. Benefit the last Editor of Shakespear. Written Originally by Shakespear. Revised and adapted to the Stage by Mrs Theobald, with the last new Prologue and the Original Epilogue. Receipts: #100. Rylands MS.: Prince up, but did not come

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood

Opera: End II and IV: of the Play will be performed an Interlude in two Comick Scenes in Musick. betwixt Signor Capoccio, a Director from the Canary Islands, and Signora Dorinna, a Virtuosa; Capoccio-Waltz; Dorinna-Miss Hillier

Dance: I: Muzette, Tambourine-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; III: Les Niaise-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Play to begin exactly at Six. Places for Boxes to be taken at Mr Bradshaw's, Box-Keeper, at the King's Arms in Russell Street, near the Playhouse. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. [This customary notice about time, tickets, and prices will hereafter be silently omitted.] Receipts: #120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser: We hear the Painting, Gilding, and other Decorations at the late Theatre in Goodman's Fields, are finish'd; and that on Monday next the usual Concerto will open, with which will be perform'd gratis, The Constant Couple, and the Virgin Unmask'd. Receipts: #105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear [a note which appears on all subsequent announcements of the play this season]. By Desire. Receipts: #103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: RRylands MS: V. J. Cibber Seiz'd. Receipts: #1000

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay