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Event Comment: Paid Dr Goldsmith the balance of his 3rd night of the Good Natured Man of the 9th Inst....#98 (Account Book). Receipts: #124 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of Their Majesties. Present Their Majesties. Gave Yeomen of the Guards #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #230 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17671123; End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #179 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Paid Younger for the License of Lionel and Clarissa #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #225 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Majesties. Present Their Majesties and Princess Louisa. Gave Yeomen of Guards #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #230 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Event Comment: Paid Miss Stede for walking 2 nights in The Roman Father 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #184 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Mainpiece: (Never Performed) a Comic Opera by Isacc Bickerstaffe. [The Theatrical Monitor, No XIV (27 Feb.), remarked: We were scraped, squalled and clapped, out of our senses at Covent Garden....It was thought there were no less than 500 orders in the house. O Shameful! Why are not a generous audience left to judge of a piece, Without this forc'd imposition." N.B. Hardly possible for "500 orders" to have filled the house which took in #233 19s.] Receipts: #233 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: End: a Hornpipe-Miss Ford, for 3rd time

Event Comment: Benefit for Macklin. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. House charges and Candles #64 5s. Balance to Macklin #134 8s. plus #60 for disposing of 240 Box tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #198 13s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: III: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

Event Comment: Third Day. For the Author. House charges and Candles #64 5s. Balance to Bickerstaffe #155 11s. 6d. (Account Book). This month were published Harris and Rutherford's Narrative of the Rise and Progress of the Disputes subsisting between the Patentees of Covent Garden Theatre, and Colman's True State of The Differences subsisting....Both were reviewed in the Gentleman's Magazine. Receipts: #219 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End of Opera: A New Comic Dance, call'd the Provenzales-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford 1st time

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be had at the theatre. Receipts: #222 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End of Opera: The Provenzales, as17680301

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #201 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End of Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Event Comment: Benefit for Powell. Part of pit will be laid into boxes, where servants will be allowed to keep places. Ladies are desired to send servants by 3 o'clock. [Powell paid no House charges, so received a clear benefit of #170 19s. plus #109 5s. from disposing of 439 combined Box and Pit tickets (Accoudt Book).] Receipts: #170 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Highland Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere (playbill); [But Public Advertiser lists The Irish Lilt by Aldridge and Miss Valois.

Event Comment: Sixth Day. For the Author. Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre. House charges and candles #64 5s. Balances for Bickerstaffe #120 18s. (Account Book). Receipts: #185 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End of Opera: The Irish Lilt, as17670921, but Miss Valois, Sga _Manesiere

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre. Received of Condell 45 Nights Fruit Rent due 8th Inst. #20 (Account Book). Paid Powell and Bickerstaffe balances due them. Paid Mrs Paddick for cleaning of feathers #1 19s. (Account Book). Receipts: #188 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: End of Opera: The Provenzales, as17680301

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #178 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End Opera: New Comic Dance, as17671126, but Miss Capon, Miss _Valois

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Author's 3rd night. Housecharges #66 12s. Balance to Bickerstaffe #151 16s. Gave the Yeoman of the Guards #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #218 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: II: The Highland Reel, as17680307 Provenzales, as17680301

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. With two New Scenes in the Afterpiece painted by Richards and Dahl. Mr Woodward, at the particular request of several persons of Quality has changed from the Fair Quaker to The Busy Body. Tickets deliver'd for Fair Quaker will be admitted. House charges with candles and extras #65 15s. Balance to Woodward #102 7s. plus #58 5s. for 233 Box tickets (Account Book). [Public Advertiser, 12 Dec. 1767: "Speedily will be published the Battle of the Wigs, an additional canto to Dr Garth's poem The Dispensary. Occasioned by the Disputes between the Fellows and licentiates of the College of Physicians in London. By B. T. and M. B."] Receipts: #168 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus With a New Additional Scene

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: With additions. Never Performed there. House charges #63, candles #1 5s., Extra wardrobe #1 5s. 6d., Side Drum 2s. Total #65 12s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Yates #46 12s. plus income of #170 from 680 Box tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #112 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. By Particular Desire. House charges, candles etc. #66 6s. 6d. Balance to Smith #27 2s. plus income of #175 2s. from 516 Box, 224 Pit and 125 Gallery tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #93 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. By Particular Desire. House charges, candles and extras #67 15s. Balance to Shuter #81 5s. 6d., plus income from #104 4s. worth of 340 Box and 128 Pit tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #149 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Entertainment: III: By Particular Desire, Shuter will entertain with his Whimsical Observations in a Post Haste Journey to Paris-Shuter; Following the Afterpiece, The Cries of London with Additions-Shuter

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pinto. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Pinto #76 8s. 6d., plus #68 13s. in tickets (Box 189; Pit 114; Gallery 43) (Account Book). Receipts: #141 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Mainpiece: Never acted there. Thomas and Sally oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Pinto (playbill). Charges #64 5s. balance to Mrs Bellamy #62 15s. plus #110 8s. in tickets (Box 293; Pit 231) (Account Book). Receipts: #127 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Last time of performing till Easter Holidays. Afterpiece: Never Performed There (playbill). Charges #64 5s. Balance to Mrs Yates #90 7s. 6d. plus #112 15s. in tickets (Box 406; Pit 75). Paid John Doe for sticking Black Bills #4 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #154 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Event Comment: Paid John Doe for sticking Black Bills 18s (Account Book). Receipts: #201 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. House charges, candles and extras #69 12s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Mattocks #75 5s. 6d. plus #48 4s. from tickets (Box 168; Pit 34; Gallery 11) (Account Book). Receipts: #144 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009