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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Parts- Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Hurst, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington,Carpenter, Burton, Waldron, Wright, Griffiths, Garland, Norris, Wrighten, Narr(?); Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Palmer; Lory-Parsons; Sir Tunbelly-Hurst; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw (Genest, V, 493).

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nabal

Performance Comment: Parts were: David (King Elect)-; Nabal-; Asaph (Companion to David)-; Abigail (Nabal's Wife)-; Chorus Attending on David-; Chorus Attending on Nabal-.

Music: As17640309

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Mainpiece Title: Abimelech

Performance Comment: Parts were: Abraham-; King Abimelech-; Phocal-; Sarah-; Hagar-; Queen of Gerar-; Officers-; Soldiers-; attendants-.

Music: End Part I: Solo on Violincello, as17720311 End II: New Concerto on Violin by Cirri, as17720320(Theatrical Review, p. 219)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: Parts by: King, Reddish, Moody, Brereton, W. Palmer, Mas Cape, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Jarratt, Weston, Palmer, Baddeley, Griffith, Miss Younge, Mrs Greville, Mrs Millidge, and Mrs Abington. With Prologues and an Epilogue. Gen Savage-King; Belville-Reddish; Torrington-Weston; Connoly-Moody; Leeson-Palmer; Capt. Savage-Brereton; Spruce-Baddeley; Ghastly-W. Palmer; Servants (?)-Griffith, Mas. Cape; Mrs Bellville-Miss Younge; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Abington; Lady Rachel Mildew-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Greville; Miss Leeson-Miss Jarratt; Maid-Mrs Millidge; With Prologue-King; Epilogue-Mrs Abington (Edition of 1774).

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Parts were: Judas-; Israelite Man-; Israelite Woman-; Chorus-; Simon (Brother to Judas)-; Messenger-; Eupolemus (Jewish Ambassador to Rome)-.

Music: End Part I: Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer; Part II: Violin Concerto-Mr Vashon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Parts by Dodd, Palmer, Weston, Hurst, W. Palmer, Burton, Waldron, Wright, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington. Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Palmer; Lory-Weston; Sir Tunbelly-Hurst; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Burton, W. Palmer, Waldron, Wright (Genest, V, 904). Burton, W. Palmer, Waldron, Wright (Genest, V, 904).

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Performance Comment: Parts by Reddish, Smith, Palmer, Wheeler, Wrighten, Miss Platt, Miss Younge. Prologue-Smith; Epilogue-Miss Younge; Morcar-Reddish; Edwin-Smith; Siward-Palmer; Officers-Wheeler, Wrighten; Bertha-Miss Platt; Matilda-Miss Younge (Genest, V, 446).

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea, With Dryden's ode

Performance Comment: Parts were: Acis-; Polyphemus-; Damon-; Galatea-; Chorus of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-(Larpent MS).

Music: Concerto on Organ-Stanley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Spleen; or, Islington Spa

Performance Comment: Parts by: King, Palmer, Moody, Brereton, Baddeley, Lamash, Whitfield, Wrighten, Everard, Parsons, Mrs Hopkins, Miss P. Hopkins, Mrs Davies; Mrs Love, Mrs King. Prologue-King; Epilogue-Mrs King; Rubrick-King; Jack Rubrick-Palmer; Machoof-Moody; Merton-Brereton; Aspin-Baddeley; Merton's Servant-Lamash; Clerk-Whitfield; Folio-Wrighten; D'Oyley-Parsons; Servt?-Everard; Mrs Rubrick-Mrs Hopkins; Eliza-Miss P. Hopkins; Maid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Tabitha-Mrs Love; Laetitia-Mrs King (Genest, V, 491).

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

Event Comment: [Several comments upon the play and the acting appeared in the February issue of the Gentlemen's Magazine extracted from the Daily Gazetteer, &c. See Gentlemen's Magazine, Feb. 1747, pp. 79-80; and March 1747, pp. 133-40.] Receipts: #199 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: I bought the play of Henry the Fourth, and so went to the new Theatre...and saw it acted; but my expectation being too great, it did not please me, as otherwise I believe it would; and my having a book, I believe did spoil it a little

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: My wife and Willett and I to the King's playhouse, and there saw Henry the Fourth; and contrary to expectation, was pleased in nothing more than in Cartwright's speaking of Falstaffe's speech about "What is Honour?" The house full of Parliamentmen, it being holyday with them: and it was observable how a gentleman of good habit, sitting just before us, eating of some fruit in the midst of the play, did drop down as dead, being choked; but with much ado Orange Moll did thrust her finger down his throat, and brought him to life again

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: [After looking in at the Nursery and at lif] and Henry the Fourth at the King's house; but, not finding them, not liking either of the plays, I took my coach again

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted in 20 years. [Garrick made slight additions and some omissions to the altered play (Genest, V, 89).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: Parts by: Powell, Bensley, Cautherly, Lee, Bransby, Strange, Mrs Palmer. Alcanor-Powell; Zaphna-Cautherly; Mahomet-Bensley; Pharon-Lee; Palmira-Mrs Palmer (Genest. V, 88); the 1765 edn. adds Ali-Strange; Mirvan-Bransby; Ammon-Raftor; Hercides-Keen.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: End: Dutch Dance, as17651120

Event Comment: Characters New Dressed. [The Theatrical Monitor No X (30 Jan. 1768), gives a six-page review of the mainpiece under the usual Aristotelian topics: Fable, Characters, Moral, Sentiment, Diction, rather disapproving of the play on all of them. Praises the performers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: Parts by Holland, King, Reddish, Cautherly, J. Palmer, Wright, Watkins, Mrs Abington, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Jeffries, Miss Reynolds, Mrs Dancer. With Prologue, Epilogue. Cecil-King; Lord Winworth-Reddish; Col. Rivers-Holland; Sir Harry Newburgh-J. Palmer; Sidney-Cautherley; Lady Betty Lambton-Mrs Abington; Mrs Harley-Mrs Dancer; Miss Marchmont-Mrs Baddeley; Miss Rivers-Mrs Jeffries; Sally-Miss Reynolds; Footmen-Wright, Watkins; Prologue-King; Epilogue (writ. by Garrick)-Mrs Barry (Genest, V, 163, and Edn. 1768).

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: A new dramatic Pastoral Farce. The Music composed by Hook. Play by Francis Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: As17720624, but to avoid confusion full cast listed. Foote, Robson, Aickin, Baddeley, F. Gentleman, Davies, Parsons, Weston, Castle, Lloyd, Lings, Dancer, Smith, Vowell, Jacobs, Farrell, Pierce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Jewell%.
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Afterpiece Title: Cupid's Revenge

Performance Comment: Parts by Parsons, Robson, Lloyd, Fearon, Mas. Tannett, Weston, Mrs Parsons, Miss Wentworth, Mrs White, Mrs Jewell. Sir Gregory Greybeard-Parsons; Amaranthus-Robson; Dorilas-Fearron; Cupid-Master?; Ninny-Weston; Tulippa-Mrs Jewell; Hyema-Mrs Parsons; Culina-Mrs White; Frisketta-Miss Wentworth (Edition of 1772).

Dance: As17720615

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A Farce, never performed before. Taken from Moliere. [Author unknown. Apparently not printed. See London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 19, 20, and 21 March, for expressions of good will to Ryan, including a gift often guineas from the Prince of Wales.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: A School for Women

Performance Comment: Parts by Hippisley, Mullart, Hale, Neale, Aston, James, Miss Norsa, Mrs Martin .

Dance: La Coquette Francoise by Lally, S. Lally, Mlle Salle. Scot's Dance, as17350315

Song: By Leveridge and Mrs Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Performance Comment: Several Entertainments which will be express'd at large upon the Bills, especially one very surprizing, that the whole World never yet produc'd the like, viz-; He speaks an Epilogue upon an Elephant between Nine and Ten Foot high, arriv'd from Guinea, led upon the Stage by six Blacks-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Wife

Performance Comment: Parts by Ryan, Quin, Neal, Chapman, Aston, Salway, Morgan, Hall, Mrs Younger, Mrs Buchanan, Miss Binks, Miss Norsa, Mrs Stevens, Mrs Younger, Mrs Lacy, Mrs Forrester .

Dance: By Maker and Mlle Salle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Flora's Hol1day; or, The Shepherds Welcome to the Spring

Performance Comment: Parts by Leveridge, Laguerre, Roberts, Stoppelaer, Mrs Wright, Miss Hillyard; with The Faithful Shepherd (a ballet) by Glover, Miss Rogers, Tench, Desse, Dupre, Livier, Mrs Ogden, Mlle De Lormc, Miss Norman, Mrs Kilby .

Music: Select Pieces on several Instruments

Dance: I: Clown by Nivelon. II: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. III: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c. IV: Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Parts by Woodward, Yates, Burton, Vaughan, Blakes, Jefferson, Miss Minors. Dick-Woodward; Wingate-Yates; Gargle-Burton; Catchpole-Vaughan; Scotchman-Blakes; Irishman-Jefferson; Charlotte-Miss Minors; Simon-H. Vaughan (MacMillan).
Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Comedy by Mrs E. Griffith, acted for first time. New Scenes, Dresses, Decorations, etc. Neville MS Diary: While I stood at the Pit door of Drury Lane Playhouse, took occasion to say that now they (meaning the present venal House of Commons) had expelled Mr Wilkes they would proceed to do everything that is bad. For which one present (I suppose a friend of the Court) said they would proceed to send me to Newgate if it should come to their ears

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Parts by: Holland, King, Reddish, Cautherly, Dodd, Palmer, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Clive. Prologue, Epilogue. Frampton-Reddish; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Sir William Evans-Holland; Willis-Dodd; Capt. Loyd-King; Col. Evans-Palmer; Robert-Baddeley; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Smith; Prologue-King; Epilogue (by Garrick)-Mrs Clive (Edition of 1769).

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.

Music: FFirst Violin-Barthelemon; Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Madman

Performance Comment: Parts: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Barthelemon .

Dance: marly (By particular desire that night only) Hornpipe by Mrs Thompson. music, 1st Violin and Solo by Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts were: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine Women-; Priests of Dagon-.

Music: First Violin-Mr Barthelemon; Concerto on Organ-Stanley; Solo on Violincello-Duport