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Event Comment: Benefit for Stoppelaer. Receipts: #26 2s. 6d. in cash. Charges #64 5s. Deficit of #36 17s. 6d. covered by #119 5s. from tickets (Boxes 107; Pit 478; Gallery 208)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: III: The Fingalian Dance, as17591102; End: The Threshers, as17591005

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignel, Davis. Receipts: #28 2s. 6d., in cash. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to each #17 8s. 9d. covered by tickets: Wignell #99 9s. (Boxes 58; Pit 401; Gallery 248); Davis #68 19s. (Boxes 90; Pit 199; Gallery 166). Total income #196 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: A new Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard; End: The Knife Grinders, as17600417

Event Comment: Benefit for Vaughan, Condell, Green (boxkeepers). Receipts: #18 18s. in cash. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to each #17 0s. 8d. covered by tickets: Condell #74 12s. (Boxes 132; Pit 212; Gallery 98); Vaughan #71 2s. (Boxes 151; Pit 147; Gallery 113); Green #73 13s. (Boxes 206; Pit 119; Gallery 456). Total income #238 9s. Paid Kemp #8 6s.; Paid Pattinson (Tallow chandler) 6 bills to 8 May #100 14s. 6d.; Advanced to Barrington #21. [The house is now, according to the books, showing a deficit of #634 14s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Cast
Role: Worcester Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: The Fingalian Dance, as17591102; End: The Knife Sharpeners, as17600417

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Seratina. Tickets 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Song: Before the burletta begins: several new songs-Sga Seratina, the rest of the performers will sing several new songs in the orchestra, and by particular Desire a Trio

Event Comment: N.B. The Tickets given out for the benefit of Reinhold will be admitted on the 21st. The genuine book of the Burletta to be had at the Bar of the Gardens only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Event Comment: Benefit for a Family under Misfortunes. [Mr Pasmore, who took in #161 19s., in ready money, and sold tickets to the value of #102 8s. Total House #264 7s. (Boxes 70. Pit 442. Gallery 186) (Account Book). Charges: #85 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Aimwell Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: As17601014

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Boxes #78 [about 312 persons]. Rec'd of Mr Boval in full for his share of tickets ye 9th Inst. #15 15s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #217 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Hilliard Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Mecury Actor: Baker
Event Comment: Benefit for a Clergyman's Widow under misfortunes. [Receipts: #88 2s. 6d. plus #87 19s. from tickets (Box 251; Pit 136; Gallery 48). Profits to Mrs Seede, the clergyman's widow, #90 15s. 6d.] Paid Mr J. Rich on account #531 (Account Book). [The profitable balance on the treasurer's books this night before deducting expenses and Rich's #500, withdrawal was #996 4s. 2d.] Charges: #85 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilkinson. Receipts: #113 10s. 6d. plus #64 13s. from Tickets (Box 163; Pit 118; Gallery 62) (Account Book). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Entertainment: By Desire, Lady Pentweazle's Scene from the Comedy Taste, Lady Pentweazle-Wilkinson; Carmine-Davis

Dance: LLes Charboniers-Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Benefit for the composer to the theatre. Words of the songs in the pastoral will be printed and given out Gratis at the theatre. Receipts: #160 13s. 6d. plus #33 8s. from tickets. Profits to Dr Arne #129 19s. 6d. (Account Book). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Mattocks (with a new song in character); Autolicus (with songs in character)-Shuter; King-Ridout; Shepherd-Sparks; Perdita-Miss Brent (with new songs in character); The Music by Dr Arne. With a New Rural Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Ridout

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601216

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 19 Jan. 1758.] Tickets deliver'd out for 2nd of January will be taken tomorrow. Boxes #66 15s. Macklin's fifth of the surplus above #63 for House charges, #24 1s. Paid Bedwell & Freeke, Braziers, sundry bills from April 1757 to March 1760: #60. (Account Book). Receipts: #183 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal Or The Ladies Philosophy

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: A Minuet-Miss Macklin, Poitier; Dances [unspecified]-Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Benefit for Tenducci. At the Great Room, Dean St., Soho. The Petition of Ferdinand Tenducci, Musician, arrested for Debt and been in King's Bench for eight Months. Tickets to be had of Tenducci at the King's Bench Prison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Music composed by Dr Arne. Pit and Boxes will be laid together at Half a Guinea, and no person to be admitted without Tickets, which may be had at Dr Arne's in the Piazza next the Church, Covent Garden, and of Varney at the Stage Door of the Theatre. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. [Information concerning this Oratorio appeared in the Public Advertiser, 23 Feb.. "on Saturday last the New Oratorio called Judith, composed by Dr Arne, to be at Drury Lane on Friday, was rehearsed at the House of a Lady of Quality, where was present a numerous Assembly of the First Distinction, who honoured it with the highest approbation. We are assured that in the Sacred Oratorio, Sg Tenducci has obtained Permission from his Plaintiff, to sing the part which Signora Eberhardi was so obliged as to understudy for him, in Case he could not obtain such Indulgence."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judith

Music: A Concerto on the Organ-

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross. Receipts: #81 10s. 6d. plus #62 7s. from tickets (Boxes 166; Pit 139) (Account Book). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: HHornpipe-Poitier Jr

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hamilton. Mainpiece: Not acted in 10 years. [See 16 Jan. 1753.] Afterpiece: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Receipts: #56 16s. plus #154 13s. from tickets (Box 203; Pit 514; Gallery 268) (Account 8ook). Charges: #64 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601216

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: Not acted in 20 years. Receipts: #171 15s. 6d. plus #112 17s. from tickets (Box 272; Pit 299). Paid Hughes and Batten for 4 1!2 yds muslin for sleeves for women dancers 18s. 9d. (Account Book). [Shuter's Interlude is Larpent MS 188, a verse monologue with songs, giving the geneology of Bucks from Nimrod's heirs-hunters who now seek ladies in Boxes rather than foxes. A patriotic song on successes at Minden, Quebec, Cape Breton, &c. ending]: @We wish as we ought that Great Britain may thrive@That freedom and friendship may faction survive@On sea and on shore, as we have may we shine@And this year sixty-one equal fam'd forty-nine.@ Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief Or The Husbands Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: II: (By Desire) Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: End: A Comic Lecture; or, Tea a-la-Mode, in the manner of Foote-Wilkinson; The Cries of London-Shuter; End Afterpiece: the Origin, Nature, and Progress of the Order of British Bucks-Mr Shuter; with the whimsical behaviour of Choice Spirits, and Mons Thurot's Trip to Carrickfergus-

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard. By Particular Desire. Ode written by Havard, and set to music by Mr Bates. Tickets to be had at Mr Havard's in Broad Court, Bow-Street; at Tom's and the Bedford Coffee Houses; and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door, where places for the Boxes may be taken. Ode deliver'd Gratis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Entertainment: End: will be perform'd a New Coronation Ode by Havard; Vocal parts-Lowe, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Tickets deliver'd for Rule a Wife and Have a Wife will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: As17610307

Event Comment: Benefit for King. Tickets to be had of Mr King, at his lodgings in Broad Court, Bow Street; and of Mr Varney, at the Stage Door. The New Hippocrates, wrote by Dr Hiffernan--wretched, but went off quietly (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The New Hippocrates or A Lesson for Quacks

Entertainment: After the Play: by Desire, for that night only The Picture of a Playhouse or, Bucks Have at Ye All-Mr King; a Mimic Comic opera song-Mrs Clive

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Receipts: #42 4s. 6d. plus #192 2s. from Tickets (Box 345; Pit 543; Gallery 244). Bought of Lord Holderness's Valet by Blackmore 5 ensembles of clothing amounting to #49 10s. Paid Mrs Marg. Lamb Interest due on #315 due 8 March last: #15 (Account Book). Charges: #66 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: Beard, Baker

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow of the late Ryan. Receipts: #40 19s. plus #177 10s. from tickets (Box 438; Pit 280; Gallery 260) (Account Book). [The Prologue is Larpent MS 193, wherein Ryan is praised for his Hamlet and Archer. Apparently Widow Ryan came on stage weeping her gratitude]: @In duty bound by me she now appears@To say her thanks in tributary tears,@For favors manifold bestow'd tonight...@ Charges: #64 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

Event Comment: By Desire a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard. Benefit for Miss Pritchard. Mainpiece by the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets deliver'd for Zara will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vernon. Opera by Desire. Receipts: #101 4s. plus #44 4s. from tickets (Box 113; Pit 89; Gallery 26) (Account Book). Charges: #64 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat@o@Mint Actor: Baker

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: As17600924; End of Opera: The Waggoners, as17610228

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Kennedy. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd for Much Ado and The Wonder will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The New Hippocrates

Entertainment: After:(by Particular Desire) Mimic Comic Opera Song-Mrs Clive

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Receipts: #62 3s. plus #104 11s. from tickets (Box 241; Pit 220; Gallery 163) (Account Book). Charges: #63 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215