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Event Comment: Benefit for Driscoll, Prince, Wilford, Ross and Trott (Lobby doorkeeper). Tickets deliver'd out by Elliot, Browse, &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Event Comment: Benefit for the increase of a fund established for the Support of Decayed Musicians or their Families. Pit and Boxes put together at half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. Tickets deliver'd to Subscribers to this Charity will admit one Person to any Part of the House. [Books of the Charity open for inspection. The governors laid out #472 19s. 4d. and "upwards," upon education of Musicians' orphans, physic, burials, &c. from June 1755 to June 1756.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Event Comment: Benefit for the French Dancers, tho' not in the Bills. It was to have been The Winter's Tale, but Mrs Cibber is taken ill (Cross). Tickets deliver'd for The Winter's Tale and Catherine and Petruchio will be taken. Last time of performing the mainpiece this season. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Philips. Last time of performing the Afterpiece this season. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Hayes will be taken. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 2 Feb. 1753.] This month was published An Answer to that Important Question Whether it is lawful for the Professors of the Christian Religion to go to plays (32 pp.) [Advises members of the Congregation to read Scriptures instead.] Also published A Letter of Abuse to David Garrick. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Tamer Tam'd

Song: I: Miss Young

Dance: II: A Comic Dance [dancers unspecified]-; III: A Hornpipe-Harrison; IV: A New Comic Dance-

Event Comment: Benefit for Finney, Martin, and Mrs Gondou. Tickets deliver'd out by Rawlings, Mrs Gwinn, and Mrs Paddick will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Hardy Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Friendly Actor: Baker.

Dance: Poitier, Mad Capdeville

Event Comment: Benefit for Ross, Wilford, Trott (Lobby Doorkeeper). Tickets deliver'd out by Williams, Mislebrook, Elliot, Hacket, and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Baker

Dance: As17561023

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Not acted these 3 years. [See 8 April 1756.] The great Demand Mrs Cibber has had for places, has oblig'd her to lay the whole Pit into the Boxes; and the Stage form'd into an Amphitheatre, where servants will be admitted to keep places. Tickets deliver'd for Barbarossa 9 March will be taken. Receipts: #300 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: TThe Italian Peasants Dance, as17571004

Event Comment: Benefit for General Lying-In Hospital. Pit and Boxes to be laid together at half a guinea. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6d. To begin at half an hour after Six. Tickets deliver'd out for the 27th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Demetrio

Dance: Between the Acts: Great variety of Dancing-

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Philips. Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Not acted these 10 years. [See 18 Dec. 1749.] Music for Afterpiece compos'd by Mr Arne. Tickets deliver'd by Clough, Mossop, Peacop and Mrs Addison will be taken. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Dance: IV: A Minuet, Louvre-Noverre, Mrs Addison

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman, Harrison, and Scrase. Tickets deliver'd by Walker will be taken. No Building on the Stage. [Genest, IV, 519, lists The Mock Doctor for the afterpiece, apparently by mistake.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Dance: A Hornpipe-Harrison

Ballet: TThe Prussian Camp. As17580421 but Blakes_

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Buck, Lucas, Dumay, Mrs Granier, and Miss Cokayne. Tickets deliver'd out by Martin, Letsam, Mrs Jarvis, and Mrs Gold will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: CComic Dance, as17580417

Event Comment: Benefit for several: Wilford, Ross, Derby, Mislebrook, and Trott (Lobby-door-keeper). Tickets deliver'd out by Morgan, Elliot, Dimmock, Slatter, Toten, Jos. Smith, Hacket, Barnes, and others will be taken. On Monday Romeo and Juliet with Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: New Comic Dance, as17580417

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer (Pit-door-keeper). Tickets deliver'd by Denny, Humphrey, Page, Spilsbury, and Roberts will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Walker

Entertainment: % New Magic Scene, as17580428

Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd out by Noverre will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Event Comment: Benefit for Cross and Wife. Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets deliver'd out for Every Man in His Humour will be taken. Receipts: #147 (Cross); charges #60 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Ballet: II: The Prussian Camp. As17581214

Event Comment: Benefit for Philips and Burton. Tickets deliver'd out by Peacop, Berrisford, and others will be taken. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: III: New Grand Dance, as17590509; V: Hornpipe-Walker

Event Comment: Benefit for Austin and Mr Wood. (Sub-Treasurer). We borrow'd Mr Barrington for Dorcas Zeal (Cross). Tickets deliver'd by Mr Boyce will be taken. Receipts: #140 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Entertainment: S+Specialty.II: An Ode in Honour of the Anti@Gallicans written by Mr Boyce-Beard

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales. Tickets deliver'd for Henry VIII will be taken Tuesday next. Prince & 4 (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross). Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antony And Cleopatra

Dance: By Command Spanish Dance, as17581014

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Redman, Buck, Miss Ferguson, Miss Helm. Tickets deliver'd out by Dumai, Rawlins, Martin, Letsam, Miss Cockayne, Mrs Goold, and others will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Vizard Actor: Ridout
Role: Dicky Actor: Costollo

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: TThe Prussian Rope@Makers, as17590427

Event Comment: Benefit for Clough, Raftor, Shawford, Walker. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Danny, and for Friday the 18th will be taken. Last time of performing the afterpiece this season. [Moody's actual first appearance was in Antony and Cleopatra, 12 Jan.] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilford, Ross (Pit Doorkeepers); Mislebrook, Dimmock, and Trott (Lobby Doorkeepers). Tickets deliver'd out by Morgan, Elliot, Derby, Toten, J. Smith, Slater, Barnes, will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Mellefont Actor: Ridout
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: As17581111

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris, Gray, West, Mortimer, and Cape. Tickets deliver'd out by Mr Page and Mr Roberts will be taken. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Benefit for Fleetwood. Mrs Cibber's sudden illness has oblig'd Mr Fleetwood to change his play from The Orphan to The Wonder. Tickets deliver'd for The Orphan will be taken. Last time of performing the afterpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

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 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