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Event Comment: Command of the Prince of Wales (playbill). Prince of Wales, Edward-Augusta, and another (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Cash Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: I: By command, A New Dance-Sga Sabatini, as17541115

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

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Role: Petruchio Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow Vince (Cross). Tickets at Temple-Exchange Coffee House; Fleet St.; Mr Hanson's, Poulterer, Corner Fleet Market; the Cock at Temple Bar, and at Stage Door (playbill). This night Mr Foote open'd an Oratory against Macklin at ye little Haymarket House--great crowd-great Applause (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross)

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Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Mathews; IV: A New Dance-Sga Sabatini, as17541115

Event Comment: New Tragedy by John Brown never Acted before (playbill). This author is conceal'd, but is it ye first dramatic piece he ever wrote-Great Applause and deservedly (Cross). Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Event Comment: New Music, Scenes, and Habits (playbill). Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author (Cross). Being the last time of performing till the Holidays. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Event Comment: Afterpiece better still (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

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Role: Dugard Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Event Comment: By Command of Princess of Wales and 6 more (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

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Role: Borachio Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

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Role: Gardner Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Event Comment: MMacklin's Coffee House taken (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Event Comment: MMr Woodward's Night for ye Pantomime. Receipts: #205 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

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Role: Petulant Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Event Comment: Taken from a Midsummer Night's Dream written by Shakespear. The Songs from Shakespear, Milton, Waller, Dryden, Lansdown, Hammond. Music-Smith. [First edition Text by John Christopher Smith; see Garrick to James Murphey French, Dec. 1756; H. Walpole to R. Bentley 23 Feb. 1755.] Besides our own Singers, we had Sg Guadagni, Sga Passerini, Miss Potier [i.e., Mrs Vernon], and Savage's Boys. Very great Applause; Sabatini danced after it and fell down, not hurt (Cross). [See A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Hands of Garrick and Colman, G. W. Stone Jr, PMLA (June 1939).] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairies

Dance: CComic Dance-Sabatini, Sga Sabatini, Sabatini jun, his first time

Event Comment: The Russian Embassador's ball at Summerset House (Cross). [The Tuner, Letter No. 5, noted that Guards were stationed on the stage at this time.] Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Event Comment: At the particular desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Tibalt Actor: Blakes
Event Comment: AAs You Like It deferr'd Occasioned by the Indisposition of Miss Macklin. Receipts: #150 Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairies

Performance Comment: See17550203*d1755 2 10 dl See17550203*c1755 2 10 dl Benefit for the Composer (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross).
Event Comment: [The Public Advertiser for 15 Feb. noted the following concerning this night's performance: Whereas several complaints, by letter and otherwise, have been lately made to the Managers of Drury Lane Theatre, of the ill Behavior of some persons in the Upper Gallery, who throw down Apples, Potatoes, and other things into the Pit.: This is therefore to assure the Ladies and Gentlemen that the Managers will take all imaginable care to discover and prosecute any person or persons, who shall, disturb, or insult them for the future. If any person will discover who it was that flung a hard piece of cheese, of near half a Pound Weight, from one of the Galleries last Tuesday Night [11 Feb.] and greatly hurt a young Lady in the Pit, shall receive Ten Guineas from Mr Pritchard, the Treasurer of the Theatre."] Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Event Comment: On Tuesday will be reviv'd Measure for Measure. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Composer (Cross). On Saturday will be reviv'd a play (not acted these five years) call'd Measure for Measure. Mr Boucher subtreasurer died 19 Feb. (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fairies

Dance: SShepherd's Holiday, as17541008

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke