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Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Woodburn

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: V: Muilment

Event Comment: To the Author of the General Advertiser, Sir: Nothing but the Necessity of my Affairs could urge me to an address of this nature but having met with several unexpected and unavoidable misfortunes I beg leave to inform the Publick, through your means, that in order to extricate myself from my present difficulties, I have, by the indulgence of the Manager, obtain'd a Benefit before my Usual Time, which is to be the Careless Husband and the Devil to Pay on Saturday the 1st of March. As I have now put my Affairs into such a situation, that I think I shall never give the like trouble again, but at the proper time, I hope this notice will not be thought impertinent, or lessen those favours I have so often experienced, and which I am desirous of taking every opportunity to acknowledge, I am, Sir, &c W. Mills.--From dl Playhouse 8 Feb

Performances

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Woodburn

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: V: Muilment

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: II: Cantata-Lowe

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206 V: Grand Dance, as17460206

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17460224 Ballet never performed call'd The Drunken Tyrolese-Sodi

Song: TThe Flocks shall leave the Mountains, as17460125

Event Comment: Not acted these twenty Years. [A concert etc.] By desire of several Ladies and Gentlemen. Benefit Person under Misfortune

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. Mainpiece: At the Particular desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Three Hours after Marriage

Song: III: Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17460208, but Jessica-Miss Edwards (in which character will be introduced several new songs proper to the character); EpilogueFemale Volunteer as17460317-Mrs Woffington. EpilogueFemale Volunteer as17460317-Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: II: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; IV: Song in Honour of the Duke of Cumberland-Lowe

Dance: III: Muilment

Event Comment: Benefit Cooke. Mainpiece: At the desire of several Ladies of Quality. Two rows of Pit will be laid into the boxes. Ladies desired to send their servants by three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady's Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: I: New Grand Ballet-Cooke; II: Drunken Tyrolese-Cooke; V: Louvre, Minuet-Cooke, Sga Campioni

Event Comment: Benefit Cashell. At the particular Desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: II: Peasant-Cooke; IV: Comic Ballet-Cooke, Sig Campioni

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Campioni. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: I: The Italian Peasants, as17460306 II: Drunken Tyrolese-Sodi; III: Grand Dance in Momus-Villeneuve, Sga Campioni; V: a Grand Ballet reviv'd, call'd Pigmalion-Cooke, Sga Campioni

Song: IV: Song of Diana, as17460313

Event Comment: Benefit Desse and Liviez. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Tickets deliver'd by Fowlis will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: Italian Peasants, as17460206; IV: Swiss Dance, as17460416 V: Minuet, Louvre-Desse, Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: Last night at the New Wells in Goodman's Fields there was such a crouded audience to see the Performance that numbers were oblig'd to go away for want of Places. The Proprietor having been at great expence on this Occasion, in representing the Battle near Culloden House and defeating the Rebels, that it has given universal Pleasure to all that have seen it; which will be perform'd this night with several other new Performances.--General Advertiser, 29 April

Performances

Event Comment: With the Alterations of several Airs by the most celebrated Masters. [Repeated in remaining notices of this pasticcio.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander In India

Event Comment: We are informed his Majesty's Company of Comedians will perform a few pieces this summer, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, for the Entertainment of his Serene Highness the Prince of Hesse; the Director of that theatre having order'd several of the principal performers to remain in town to be ready for that purpose

Performances

Event Comment: At the particular desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

Event Comment: At the particular desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Dance: Cooke

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. At the desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Dance: Cooke

Event Comment: At the particular desire of several persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Cooke

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of several persons of Quality. [Mrs Macklin doubled in Mrs Peachum and Diana Trapes.] Afterpiece: Containing his Surprizing Victory over Glumdalca, Queen of the Giants; His Magnificent reception in King Arthur's Courtv; His Marriage with the Princess Huncamunca; With the fatal Jealousy of Queen Dollalolla. And many other Historical Passages

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Mozeen; Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Beggar-Winstone; Ben Budge-Simpson; Bagshot-Leigh; Crookfinger Jack-Usher; Nimming Ned-Wright; Dreary-Bransby; Drawer-Gray; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Minors; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Mrs Vixen-Miss Cole; Dolly Trull-Miss Pitt; Molly Brazen-Miss Copin; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Horsington; Diana Trapes-Mrs Macklin; Lucy-Mrs Clive; In Act III, Hornpipe-Yates.
Cast
Role: Player Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Desire of Several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Altered from Dryden by Colley Cibber....a Man who was in the Upper Gallery...threw an apple from thence, with an intent, as is suppos'd to hit some person who was looking through the Curtain, but struck a Lady of Quality in the face, who sat in the stage box; upon which the manager order'd the Constable attending the House to make inquiry after the person who did it, and he was immediately apprehended, on the information of several people who sat near him, and was, by the Lady's desire carried before a Justice, who would have committed him for the assault; but on his begging Pardon, and promising never to offend in the like manner, she was pleas'd to forgive him, and he was discharg'd.--As it was a Publick Affront some Gentlemen would have had him brought on the stage to make a Public acknowledgment of his folly;--and tis hop'd that will be the punishment hereafter, for those who offend in the like manner.--General Advertiser, 3 Nov

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: III: Lowe

Event Comment: 1 At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. [Love for Love had been announced on 1 Nov. for today.] Love for Love by Desire deferr'd 'till further notice [see 6 Nov.]. We shall perform every Night but Saturdays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Dance: 1 As17461027

Event Comment: 1 The Fourth Night. At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: 1 As17461027,