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Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: S+Specialty Anniversary Ode in Commemoration of Shakespeare set to music by Dr Boyce; The Vocal Parts-Champnes, Beard

Event Comment: Will be reviv'd a Play Not acted these 100 Years. Written by Shakespear. To begin at 6 p.m. 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. Daily Advertiser, 12 Sept.: Last night the much-admir'd Play of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was reviv'd....Many Persons of Distinction were in the Pit and Gallery, who could not find room in the Boxes, which were all bespoke. [Note that Cibber has omitted the concert formula.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: By Command of His Majesty. The King is gone to the Play, which is King John; he has hardly ever bespoke any other than Shakespeare's historical plays, all which they say he has ordered to be revived, and takes great pleasure in (Charlotte Fermor to Countess of Pomfret.--Hist. MSS Com. Appendix to 7th report [London, 1879], p. 513)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

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Role: Salisbury Actor: Packer
Related Works
Related Work: King John Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Queen's Coronation Song: Composed and-Mr Abell; ....With other Songs in several Languages-; Accompanied-the Greatest Masters of Instrumental Musick

Performance Comment: ...With other Songs in several Languages-; Accompanied-the Greatest Masters of Instrumental Musick.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: An Ode of Mr Dryden's [For St

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day]. Deutsch, Handel, p. 490, lists Signora Francesino, Beard; [With two new Concertos for several Instruments-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: An Ode of Mr Dryden's

Performance Comment: See17391122, but two new Concertos for several Instruments-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Performance Comment: Hardy-Brereton; Sable-Moody; Lady Charlotte-Miss Younge; Trim-King; Lady Harriet-Mrs Abington; Camply-Dodd; Lord Brumpton-Bransby; Trusty-Packer; Puzzle-Baddeley; Tom-Waldron; Kate Matchlock-Ackman; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Hopkins; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Farthingale-Mrs Bradshaw; Tattleaid-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Trusty Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: II: By Desire, Hornpipe-Tassoni's 7-year-old scholar, her second appearance on any stage

Song: End: Several Catches and Glees-, some composed by Dibdin

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: Singing as usual-; other Songs-

Dance: Dances belonging to the Play-; other dances-Leguard, Miss Norris, his Scholar

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Music: Mrs Lindsey, Hughs; Laurence; particularly the Enthusiastick Song-Leveridge

Dance: Miss Santlow, Mrs Evans; comic dancing proper to the play-Legard, Miss Norris

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Santlow and Mrs Moore. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: Before the Play: Harlequin-Miss Santlow; Italian Night Scene-

Entertainment: As17100526

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Dance: Dances Proper to the play-Prince, Mrs Bicknell, others

Event Comment: Benefit Bullock. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Play-

Event Comment: Benefit Leigh. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Dance: Dancing Proper to the Play-

Event Comment: Benefit Boxkeepers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Entertainment: Singing, Comic Dancing proper to the play-

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperour

Dance: Dancing proper to the Play-

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets for The Provok'd Wife taken. Receipts: money #52 4s.; tickets #86 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Song: Mrs Chambers; The Play of Love-Leveridge

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Whig And Tory

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Music: Between Play and Opera: a Piece of Musick on the Violin-Clarke; accompany'd Harpsichord-Magnes; Also a Voluntary-Magnes alone, being the first Time of his Performance in Publick

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mary Man. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Song: Singing in Italian and English-

Dance:

Music: Solo on the German Flute-Gentlemen for their Diversion; End Play: Trumpet Concerto-Burk Thumoth; Lesson on the Harpsichord-; Solo on the German Flute-

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: In the Play: As17331129 Dutch Skipper by d'Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Dance: Scottish Dance, as17341004 Shepherd and Shepherdess by Maker and Mlle Salle. Tbe Nassau, as17340117 Pigmalion, as17340114

Song: A Cbacon a Boire by Leveridge and Laguerre, proper to the Play

Event Comment: Benefit Mercy. At the Desire of several People of Distinction. 6:30 P.M. 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Compositions by Mercy played by himself

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #133 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: Vocal Parts by Leveridge, Stoppelaer, Roberts, Mrs Wright, Miss Hillyard, &c

Dance: Proper to the Play by Lally, Nivelon, Desse, Tench, Richardson, Livier

Event Comment: Benefit for Old Cole [William Cole] Citizen of London and Family, under Misfortunes, who has been a Free Mason these thirty years, and Master of several Lodges. Being the last time of performing till the Christmas Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: As17561217

Song: By the Desire of the Friends of Old Cole we will endeavor to sing a Song at the End of the Play (Public Advertiser)

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: Taken from a Comedy of Mrs Behn's. [The False Count.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Counterfeit; or, Viscount a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Colly (Alias Don Gulielmo Roderigo de Chimney Sweeperio)-Shuter; Parts-Dunstall, Bennet, Perry, Wignell, Buck, Miss Helm, Miss Cokayne; The whole to conclude with the Cries of London-.

Dance: TThe French Country Gentleman, as17611210

Entertainment: Between play and Farce:(For this night only) A Dish of All Sorts-Shuter. As17590322

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Afterpiece: A new Farce never performed. Altered from Sir Charles Sedley's Piece of the same title by Dr Goldsmith. Acted only this night (playbill). [The notation on the alteration is by Kemble on the playbill. The characters are: Sourby, Octavio, Wentworth, Dancing Master, Scamper, Clarissa and Jenny. See Edition by Alice I. Perry Wood (Cambridge, Mass., 1931).] Charges #66 5s. Profit to Quick #7 6d., plus #80 from tickets (Box 100; Pit 263; Gallery 156) (Account Book). [Brief review of the Grumbler in the Westminster Magazine for May 1773: "It was several years ago translated from the French, and received this night some additional touches from the pen of Dr Goldsmith. An entertainment of one act cannot be expected to contain much. The whole merit of this is centered in one character, and perhaps in one scene."] Receipts: #73 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Related Works
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Grumbler

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Quick, Davis, Owenson, King, Saunders, Miss Pearce, Miss Helme.

Dance: After the Interlude: The Whim, as17730426

Monologue: 1773 5 8 End of Play: Interlude. An Interlude by S. Foote Esq; Lady Pentweazle-Quick; Carmine-Davis