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Event Comment: Benefit Mills. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the Immortal Shakespear. [See Tatler, 22 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: See17091104, but Hamlet-Wilks; Horatio-Mills; Gravedigger-Dogget.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: Hold John E're You Leave Me-Dogget, Leveridge; Several Celebrated Songs taken out of the Operas,-Mr Ramondon , it being the first time of his Singing Italian on the Stage

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; King-Keene; Horatio-Mills; Laertes-Powell; Ghost-Booth; Fop-Bowen; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Knight; Ophelia-Miss Santlow.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; Ophelia-Mrs Mountfort; King-Keene; Horatio-Mills; Ghost-Booth; Queen-Mrs Knight; Gravedigger-Johnson.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; Ghost-Booth; Horatio-Mills; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; King-Bickerstaff; Horatio-Mills; Ghost-Booth; Polonius-Cross; Laertes-Ryan; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Santlow.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #48 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17161006, but King-Keene; Horatio-J. Leigh; Ghost-Smith; Laertes-Corey; Gravediggers-Spiller, Hall; Queen-Mrs Knight; Ophelia-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: J. Leigh
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: Salle, Mlle Salle; particularly The Dutch Skipper-

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17170928, but Horatio-Mills.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Mills.
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #27 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Horatio-Leigh; Laertes-Walker; Ghost-Boheme; Fop-Egleton; Queen-Mrs Seymour; Ophelia-Mrs Cross; Gravediggers-Bullock Sr, Spiller.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Leigh
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #35 6s. 6d.; tickets #51

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17230209, but Horatio-Leigh; Laertes-Walker; Fop-Egleton; Polonius-Hippisley; Queen-Mrs Boheme; With a new Epilogue-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Leigh
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: The Galliard- (new)

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [For a discussion of Elrington's acting, see Daily Journal, 21 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; Queen-Mrs Porter; King-W. Mills; Ghost-Bridgwater; Horatio-Mills; Polonius-Griffin; Laertes-Williams; Fop-Cibber Jr; Gravediggers-Johnson, Ray; Ophelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Giffard; Ghost-Smith; King-W. Giffard; Polonius-Collet; Laertes-W. Williams; Horatio-Huddy; Ostrick-W. Bullock; Guildenstern-R. Williams; Gravediggers-Penkethman, Hallam; Queen-Mrs Haughton; Ophelia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Huddy
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Jealousy Deceived

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Giffard; Ghost-Delane; King-Hulett; Horatio-Rosco; Polonius-Collett; Laertes-W. Giffard; Ostrick-Bullock; Gravediggers-Morgan, Pearce; Queen-Mrs Haughton; Ophelia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Rosco
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: SScot's Dance-Mrs Bullock; Sailor's Dance-Jones

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Mills; King-Wm. Mills; Horatio-Watson; Ghost-Bridgwater; Polonius-Griffin; Laertes-A. Hallam; Fop-Cibber Jr; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Butler; Ophelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Watson
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17321111, but Horatio-Roberts; Osrick-Oates.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Roberts
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Written by Shakespear. Daily Post, 17 Oct.: We hear some Passages in . . . The Livery-Rake ... not being approved by the Audience, the Company ... will not perform it again till proper Alterations are made by the Author; they being desirous to avoid forcing any Entertainment on the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Mills; King-Milward; Ghost-Bowman; Laertes-A. Hallam; Horatio-Oates; Marcellus-Berry; Polonius-Griffin; Fop-Cibber; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Butler; Ophelia-Mrs Pritchard .
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Oates
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: Select Pieces

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #31 (Account Book); #30 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; Ghost-Delane; King-Bridgwater; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Hallam; Ostrick-Neale; Horatio-Hale; Rosencraus-Gibson; Guildenstern-Anderson; Player King-Arthur; Lucianus-James; Francisco-Bencraft; Priest-Harrington; Player Queen-Mrs Mullart; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent; Queen-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Hale
Role: Player King Actor: Arthur
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Mullart
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Nancy or The Parting Lovers

Dance: As17401023

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Those ladies and gentlemen who have taken places in the Boxes are desired to be at the theatre earlier than usual, to prevent mistakes; and to send their servants by 3 o'clock. [Garrick's first appearance. He afterwards played only occasionally 7 or 8 nights.] Disturbance at Drury Lane. Those not in black insulted, one young gentleman from Bond Street had a sword run into his eye (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Don Pedro-Packer; Leonato-Havard; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Yates; Balthazar (with song)-Vernon; Hero-Miss Plym; Beatrice-Miss Pope; In Act II a Masquerade proper to the play-; to conclude with a Country Dance-.
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado About Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17751013, but Jaques-Bannister, first time; Oliver-Packer; William-Messink; Rosalind-Miss Younge; LeBeau-; Corin-; Jaques de Bois-.
Cast
Role: Oliver Actor: Packer
Related Works
Related Work: As You Like It Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: Parts by Bannister, Davies, Parsons, Mrs Wrighten, and Mrs Jewell. Tom Tug-Bannister; Bundle-Davies; Robin-Parsons; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Wilelmina-Mrs Jewell (MacMillan) to conclude with the grand scene of the Regatta.

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

Entertainment: A Variety of New Imitations, vocal and rhetorical-Bannister

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As it was alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Old Marius-Mills; Young Marius-Booth; Comic Parts-Penkethman, Miller, Cross, Birkhead; Lavinia-Mrs Porter; Nurse-Norris.
Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: At the particular Deisre of several Ladies of Quality. As it was alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Old Marius-Mills; Young Marius-Booth; Granius-Wm. Mills; Sulpitius-Harper; Comic Parts-Penkethman, Miller, Cross, Ray; Lavinia-Mrs Porter; Nurse-Norris.
Cast
Role: Comic Parts Actor: Penkethman, Miller, Cross, Ray
Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Williamson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Cleopatra-Mrs Williamson; all the Men's Parts-Gentlemen for their Diversion; With a new Prologue, Epilogue-.
Related Works
Related Work: Anthony and Cleopatra Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance:

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by Sir W. Davenant and Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Berry; Ferdinand-Este; Caliban-Johnson; Hippolito-Miss Holliday; Miranda-Mrs Walter; Ariel-Miss Cole; Dorinda-Mrs Clive; Trincalo-Miller; Sailors-Mechlin, Cross, Ray; [with] Vocal Parts-Stoppelaer, Mrs Clive; dances-Mlle Roland, Thurmond, Muilment, Liviez, Pelling, Dukes, LeSac, Rector, Peters, Harper.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Stoppelaer, Mrs Clive
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth. Mr Booth respectfully hopes his close Attention to the several Departments he occupies in the Theatre will be a sufficient Excuse for his not personally waiting on his Friends. [Public Advertiser, 22 Mar., notes that since Wild's accident [see 11 May] Booth had been acting as prompter.] Public Advertiser, 14 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Booth at his house in Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT I, compiler unknown]: The Music compiled from the most eminent Masters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holman; Mercutio-Lewis; Juliet-Miss Younge. No other parts listed, but see17841105 .
Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Land of Enchantment

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Dance: In 2nd piece, by Harris, Miss Besford, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Matthews

Song: As17841025, but omitted: names of singers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17350919, but Horatio-Havard; Marcellus-Richardson; Ghost-Rosco; Guildenstern omitted . Guildenstern omitted .
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Havard
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Music: Solo on the German Flute by Buchinger. Se Larco by Buchinger and Charle [music in Daily Advertiser only]

Dance: Pastoral by Castiglione and Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Aston; King-Paget; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Ridout; Ostrick-Clarke; Horatio-Boaman; Rosencraus-Houghton; Guildenstern-W. Hallam; Prologue-James; Francisco-Bencraft; Queen-Mrs Forrester; Ophelia-Miss Male; Ghost-Stephens; Gravediggers-Bullock Sr, Mullart .
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Boaman
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Cleora or The Amorous Old Shepherdess

Dance: Hornpipe by Ferguson. Tambourine by Miss Rogers

Song: Cuckoo Solo by Master Oates. Mock Italian Song by E. Roberts