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Event Comment: Author's Night for reviv'd Main piece. In addition, on 15 March 1774, he was given a gratuity by the managers which brought his profit up to #78 8s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #142 16s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profit to Capt. Thompson: #58 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Cautherly; Harlow-Packer; Heartwell-Hurst; Capt. Cape-Baddeley; Miss Harlow-Mrs Cross; Mrs Harlow-Miss Pope.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by a Lady] never perform'd in this Kingdom. As performed with Universal Applause at the Theatre Royal in Dublin. [The Edition of 1774 lists the Irish Actors. The characters are: Mowbray, Sir Thomas O'Shaughnesy; Admiral Swivel; Leslie; Egerton; Capt. Egerton; Issacher; Donald M'Pherson; Strap; Elfrida Audley; Henrietta Egerton; Mrs Ornel; Mrs Issacher; Jenny, a Mantua Maker, a Maid; French servants and porters. Genest suggests a casting for ten of the characters.] Charges: #66 6s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Bulkley #33 17s., plus #93 13s. from tickets Box 232; Pit 177; Gallery 91). Paid Mrs Carne half year' salary due Lady day last #15. Paid half year's water rent due Xmas last #4. Receipts: #100 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The South Briton

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: IV: A Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; End I Farce: A Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 26 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Reddish; Mrs Oakly-Miss Barsanti from cg; Charles (first time)-Wheeler; William-Wrighten; Major Oakly-Hurst; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Russett-Bransby; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss Jarratt; Tom-Ackman; Toilet-Mrs Millidge.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Mrs Marklew

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: General Savage-King; Crow-Wright; Wolf-Carpenter; Belville-Reddish; Connolly-Moody; Torrington-Weston; Leeson-Palmer; Capt. Savage-Brereton; Spruce-Burton; Mrs Belville-Miss Younge; Lady Rachel-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Leeson-Miss Jarratt; Maid-Mrs Millidge; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Abington; Ghastly-Waldron; Leech-Bransby; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Greville.

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Stockwell-Usher, first time; Fulmer-Baddeley; Belcour-King; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Capt. Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Cautherly; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Love; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Sherry; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Baddeley; Charlotte, with original Epilogue-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-the Gentleman who perform'd Mcheath [Young]; Stockwell-Booth, first time; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles Dudley-Wroughton; O'Flaherty-Shuter; Fulmer-Dunstall; Varland-Quick; Lady Rusport-Mrs Pitt; Louisa-Miss Brown; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Hull; Charlotte-Mrs Mattocks[, first time., first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: II: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: Philaster-A Gentleman [Mr Melmoth] first appearance on English stage; King-L'Estrange; Pharamond-Clinch; Dion-Hull; Cleremont-Davis; Thrasiline-Thompson; Capt. of Mob-Dunstall; Countryman-Cushing; Woodman-Fox; Arethusa-Mrs Mattocks; Megra-Miss Sherman; Galatea-Mrs Whitefield; Lady-Miss Pearce; Bellario-Mrs Melmoth[, first time., first time.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928; III: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Aboan-Palmer; Governor-Usher; Stanmore-Davies; Hotman-Hurst; Blandford-Jefferson; Capt. Driver-Bransby; Imoinda-Miss Younge; Oroonoko-the Young Gentleman who Performed Alexander; Planters-Wright, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Bradshaw; Slaves-Keen, Wheeler, Wrighten, Norris; I: a Dance of Slaves-Atkins, Como, Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Parts by Woodward, Shuter, Lee, Lewis, Quick, Lee Lewes, Dunstall, Fearon, Mrs Green, Miss Barsanti, Mrs Lessingham, Mrs Bulkley; With a Prologue and Epilogue. Capt. Absolute-Woodward; Sir Anthony Absolute-Shuter; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Lee; Faulkland-Lewis; Acres-Quick; Fag-Lee Lewes; David-Dunstall; Coachman-Fearon; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Green; Lydia Languish-Miss Barsanti; Lucy-Mrs Lessingham; Julia-Mrs Bulkley; Prologue by Sheridan-Woodward, Quick; Epilogue-(Edition of 1775).

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: As17750209, but Belville-Brereton, first time; Capt. Savage-a Gentleman, first appearance on this stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Dance: I: A New Ballet (for that Night Only) call'd The Force of Love-M LaRavier (his first appearance on that stage), Sga Hidou, Como, Sga Como, Two Children, first appearance; End: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: As17750403 but Belville-Reddish; Capt. Savage-Brereton; Spruce-Lamash; Ghastly-Burton; Torrington-Waldron.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17741222, but Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Burton; first time; Leonora-Mrs Smith; Ursula-Mrs Love (playbill); Public Advertiser lists Ursula-$Mrs Green; Don Diego-$Reinhold.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Smith

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Lewis; Stockwell-Clarke; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles-Wroughton; Major O'Flaherty-Aickin, first appearance on this stage; Fulmer-Dunstall; Varland-Quick; Lady Rusport-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Booth; Charlotte-Miss Barsanti; preceding the Play will be given A Peep into the Green Room-.

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Old City Manners

Performance Comment: Parts by: Dodd, Baddeley, Parsons, Brereton, Bannister, Hurst, Whitfield, Wright, Wrighten, Griffith, Carpenter, Norris, Garland, Everard, Fawcett, Kear, Legg, Cubitt, etc. Palmer, Miss P. Hopkins, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Platt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Wrighten. With an Occasional Prologue-King; Touchstone-Baddeley; Quicksilver-Dodd; Sir Petronel Flash-Palmer; Golding-Brereton; Security-Parsons; Bramble-Hurst; Capt. Seagull-Bannister; Fig-Whitfield; Waterman-Wright; Wolf-Wrighten; Holdfast-Griffith; Constable-Carpenter; Servant-Norris; Drawer-Garland; Footman-Everard; Scapethrift-Fawcett; Spendall-Cubitt; Coachman-Kear, Legg; Mildred-Miss P. Hopkins; Winifred-Mrs Whitfield; Sydney-Miss Platt; Mrs Touchstone-Mrs Johnston; Betty-Mrs Millidge; Gertrude-Mrs Wrighten (Genest, V, 481).

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Dance: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epicoene; Or, The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Parts by: King, Bensley, Palmer, Parsons, Brereton, Baddeley, Davies, Yates, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Sherry, Mrs Davies, Miss Platt, Mrs Millidge, and Mrs Siddons. With a New Occasional Prologue-Palmer; Morose-Bensley; Truewit-Palmer; Sir Amorous-King; Capt. Otter-Yates; Sir John Daw-Parsons; Cutbeard-Baddeley; Dauphine-Brereton; Clerimont-Davies; Mrs Otter-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Haughty-Miss Sherry; Centaur-Mrs Davies; Mavis-Miss Platt; Trusty-Mrs Millidge; Epicoene-Mrs Siddons (Genest, V, 484).

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: Torrington-Parsons, first time; Leech-Bransby; Miss Leeson-Miss P. Hopkins; General Savage-King; Connolly-Moody; Leeson-Palmer; Capt. Savage-Brereton; Spruce-Lamash; Ghastly-Burton; Belville-Reddish; Mrs Belville-Miss Younge; Lady Rachel-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Greville; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Abington; Crow-Wright; Wolf-Carpenter; Maid-Mrs Millidge.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: In: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17751013, but Capt. O'Cutter-Fox; Paris-_; Tom-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: The Italian Gardeners, as17751011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: The Contract

Performance Comment: Parts by: Parsons; Bannister; Whitefield; R. Palmer; Miss Platt; A young Lady, first appearance; Mrs Gardner. Col. Lovemore-Parsons; Commodore Capstern-Bannister; Capt. Spritely-R. Palmer; Martin-Whitefield; Miss Eleanor-Mrs Gardner; Maria-Miss Essex; Betty-Miss Platt (Genest, V, 528).

Dance: A Tambourine Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Justice Balance-Hull; Worthy-Whitefield; Scale-Thompson; Scruple-Cushing; Serj. Kite-Fearon; Bullock-Dunstall; Recruits-Quick, Jones; Capt. Brazen-Woodward; Melinda-Miss Ambrose; Rose (1st time)-Miss Dayes; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Captain Plume Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Quick; Puff-Dunstall; Captain Loveit-Fearon; Jasper-Thompson; Capt. Flash-Lee Lewes; Tag-Mrs Pitt; Miss Biddy-Miss Leeson.
Cast
Role: Captain Loveit Actor: Fearon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-King; Stockwell (1st time)-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Capt. Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Brereton; Fulmer-Baddeley; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Baddeley; House@keeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Love; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Sherry; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Abington; The original Epilogue-Mrs Abington.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Capt. Absolute-Palmer; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Reddish; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Mrs Abington; The Original Epilogue-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Wroughton; Capt. Cape-Dunstall; Harlow-Whitefield; Mrs Harlow-Mrs Lessingham; Miss Harlow-Mrs Green.

Dance: End: The Villagers, as17770122

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Lewis; Stockwell-Clarke; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles-Wroughton; Major O'Flaherty-Aickin; Fulmer-Dunstall; Varland-Quick; Lady Rusport-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Booth; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End II: As17761123; End: The Villagers, as17770122

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Milesian

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Vernon, Dodd, Bannister, Aickin, Burton, R. Palmer, Everard, Moody, Miss Collett, Mrs Davies, Mrs Booth, Mrs Baddeley. [Cast from text (J. Wilkie, 1777), and London Chronicle, 21 Mar.: Belfield-Vernon; Charles Marlove-Dodd [in text: Lamash (see17770403)]; George Belfield-Bannister; Mr Belfield-Aickin; La Flure-Burton; Richard-R. Palmer; Waiter-Everard; Capt. Cornelius O'Gollagher-Moody; Melinda-Miss Collett; Patty-Mrs Davies [in text: Miss Platt (see17770403)]; Mrs Belfield-Mrs Booth; Caroline O'Gollagher-Mrs Baddeley.