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Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Jones ye author of the play. A Gift Night. Mrs Pritchard ill, Mrs? Bennet read ye Queen . So ended the Season. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: A New Dance Call'd The Prussian Sailors-Master Settree, Miss Twist, being their first time of appearing on that stage; IV: The Faggot Binders-Master Settree, Miss Twist

Event Comment: Great applause again--& he mended (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Tibalt Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #180 (Cross); #182 9s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Event Comment: Dance by Signor Grimaldi (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross); #154 12s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: I: The Millers-Sg Grimaldi, 1st time on that stage, Mrs Preston, Mrs Vernon, others

Event Comment: MMr Fleetwood in ye fight with Paris in ye last Act, having a Sword by his Side instead of a Foil, run Mr Austin (Paris) into the belly, he lay some time but at last call'd to be taken off--a Surgeon was sent for--No harm, a Small Wound, & he is recover'd (Cross). Receipts: #140 (Cross); #153 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Tibalt Actor: Blakes

Dance: TThe Millers, as17581012

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Foote alter'd from Taste &c. (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross); #183 3s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Provost Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Dance: IV:A Spanish Dance, as17581014

Event Comment: Not performed for two years [see 18 April 1757]. Fleetwood, Bransby, OBrien played their parts for the first time. Receipts: #110 (Cross); #155 8s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: SSpanish Dance, as17581014

Event Comment: By Desire. Receipts: #170 (Cross); #156 7s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Dance: to conclude with the Gto conclude with the Grand Dance ofThe Millers, as17581012

Event Comment: By Desire. Receipts: #100 (Cross); #120 13s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #180 (Cross); #151 4s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With proper Decorations. Not performed for 3 years [see 9 Dec. 1756]. Receipts: #120 (Cross); #144 9s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: Imitations as before (Cross). Receipts: #130 (Cross); #154 9s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Event Comment: Imitations as before (Cross). Receipts: #100 (Cross); #143 18s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Suffolk Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [The London Chronicle 1758, p. 462, comments fully and very favorably on the performance of The Wonder, specifying the acting of Garrick, Miss Macklin, Palmer, and Mrs Davies, adding: "To this comedy was added a Pantomime Entertainment called Harlequin Ranger, which in spite of whatever may be urged to the contrary, I think diverting. And though it is against the general opinion, Woodward's pantomimes are, in my judgment, much superior to Rich's."] Receipts: #180 (Cross); #153 9s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #143 5s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 18 years. Receipts: #130 (Cross); #123 4s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Mr Stocks Actor: Blakes
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #150 (Cross); #153 17s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Surly Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: As17581026

Event Comment: Imitaions particularly desired. Receipts: #140 (Cross); #123 13s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Event Comment: MMr Garrick did Marplot Mr Garrick spoke an Epilogue to the Busy Body & was greatly receiv'd, the Audience wou'd fain have had it repeated, but when I told 'em he was not well, the noise ceas'd. Mr Grimaldi [hurt?] in a Jump in the Swiss (Cross). Receipts: #210 (Cross); #204 10s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Le Medecin Actor: Blakes

Dance: TThe Swiss, as17581102

Event Comment: MMr Foote advertis'd the Author, with Alterations for his farce, but Mr Apreece obtain'd an order from ye Ld Chamberlain to stop it. Benefit for Mr Foote (Cross). Foote advertised that he would deliver [an apology] that night at Drury Lane at his benefit there against any imputation against him on account of the Author being prohibited (Winston MS 8). Advertised Diversions of the Morning for positively the last time (playbill). Receipts: #220 (Cross); Charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Dance: III: The German Hunters, as17580916; IV: Spanish Dance, as17581014

Event Comment: AAesop deferred. Mrs Clive Indisposed. Receipts: #100 (Cross); #111 13s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp. As17581214

Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Blakes
Event Comment: The Farce dislik'd (Cross). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #169 18s. 6d. (Winston MS 8). [See review of the reception and circumstances of publication in Gentleman's Magazine (p. 37), which presents Hill in no good light. See also review of A Letter to the Honourable Author of the Rout (idem.) with its charges against Garrick.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Juan Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Rout

Cast
Role: Balloon Actor: Blakes
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #170 (Cross); #153 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd by a Daughter of the late Mr Farquhar will be taken. The Farce of The Rout is deferr'd on account of the indisposition of a principal performer. Receipts: #150 (Cross); #133 10s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Borachio Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Ballet: III: The Prussian Camp. As17581214

Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Blakes