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Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: IV: A Double Hornpipe-Mas Blurton, Miss Besford

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mrs Baks for walking 13 nights in King Henry VIII to 15th Inst.: #3 5s. (Account Book). [Mrs Baks as a walking super seems to have done better in salary at 4s. 1d. per night than did the men (Gard &c.) who perform'd as Ostriches, Asses, Hogs &c. in the afterpieces at 2s. 6d. per night. The difference may have depended upon whether one was a mute in a mainpiece or an afterpiece.] Receipts: #159 2s

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Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: The Dragon Actor: _.

Dance: IV: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe, as17720921; End: New Dance, as17730206

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell, Potter and Evans (Box-Keepers). Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Charges #81 5s. Deficit to each beneficiary #13 8s. 6d., cover'd by income from tickets. Receipts: #40 19s. 6d. (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Condell 186 145 57 #73 19s.@Potter 130 80 99 #54 8s.@Evans 174 233 93 #87 15s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

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Related Work: The Inconstant: or, The Way to Win Him Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miller, scholar to Fishar; IV: A New Dance-Langrish, Miss Besford, as17730426

Music: End: Concerto on Harpsichord-Master Condell

Event Comment: Benefit for Green and Ansell (box-keepers). Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Charges #81 5s. Deficit to each #27 1s. 9d., cover'd by income from tickets: Green #134 10s. (Box 470; Pit 80; Gallery 50); Ansell, #121 5s. (Box 341; Pit 214; Gallery 39) (Account Book). Receipts: #27 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17721028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End: The Lamplighter-Aldridge, Miss Twist. [See17711016.

Event Comment: Benefit for the City of London Lying-In Hospital, Corner of the City Road in Old Street. Tickets deliver'd for the Clandestine Marriage, and the 22nd instant will be taken. Charges: #81 5s. Profit to Hospital #23 6s., plus #111 14s. from tickets (Box 293; Pit 171; Gallery 128). Paid Palmer (wax chandler) #144 8s. Receipts: #104 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

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Related Work: The Inconstant: or, The Way to Win Him Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: III: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

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Related Work: The Inconstant: or, The Way to Win Him Author(s): George Farquhar

Dance: III: A Dance, as17731014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs P. Green, Hussey and Morris. Last time of performing till the holidays. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to each #8 18s. 8d., cover'd by income from tickets: Mrs Green #44 2s. (Box 53; Pit 137; Gallery 103); Hussey, #59 18s. (Box 162; Pit 92; Gallery 56); Morris, #46 19s. (Box 39; Pit 114; Gallery 201). [The Account Book indicates that The Padlock was substituted as the afterpiece at the last minute.] Receipts: #37 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Blurton; IV: A Minuet-Hussey, Mrs Stephens; Cotillons-Hussey, Dumay, King, Curtat, Mrs Inville, Miss Bassan, Miss Matthews, Mrs Hartle, as17740518; End: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens, as17740517

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Last time This Season. Benefit for Griffith, prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

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Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Monologue: After Imitations: an Interlude call'd Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister; after the Interlude: Abel Drugger's return from the Fete Champetre-Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly

Dance: IV: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Davies; Sir ThomasTesty-Hurst; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-Burton; Roger-Keen; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Flora-Mrs Scott; Betty-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: IV: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Newphew Actor: Cautherly

Dance: II: The Grand Garland Dance, as17750406 End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

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Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Entertainment: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Mrs Barry's Indisposition renders her incapable of performing this Night. The Fourth Representation of the Duenna is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Saturday (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Dance: IV: The Pilgrim, as17750927

Event Comment: Paid salary list #630 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Tuesday Next, not acted these 2 years. George Barnwell, to which will be added, first time these 6 years, The Jubilee, in honor of Shakespeare. Receipts: #247 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: IV: The Irish Fair, as17751003

Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron and Mrs Greville. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 23 April 1772.] Mrs Greville Sir Harry Wildair very bad (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #58 4s. Charges: #65 19s. Deficit to Waldron and Mrs Greville: #7 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

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Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: Sir Harry Wildair: Being the Sequel of the Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17760415

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

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Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Entertainment: End II: The Cries of London-Shuter; II: Imitations-Master Russell; IV: Scene of Lady Pentweazle (from Taste) Lady Pentweazle -Mas. Russell; End: Interlude from the Register Office-Lloyd, Miss Francis, Mrs Gardner

Performance Comment: Russell; End: Interlude from the Register Office-Lloyd, Miss Francis, Mrs Gardner.
Event Comment: Prelude [1st time; PREL 1, by Arthur Murphy]. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Afterpiece: Not acted these 5 years [acted 21 Nov. 1772]. The Doors to be opened at 5:3O. To begin at 6:3O [see 11 Nov.]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Sarjant (only) at the Stage-door. No persons admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Receipts: #214 17s. 6d. (214.15.O; O.2.6.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: The Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Cushing; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: The Mock Doctor Actor: Dunstall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

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Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis, Dancer & J. Smith. Tickets to be had of Lewis at the Europa; of Smith at the Ship, Seven Houses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Comerford; Worthy-Johnson; Captain Brazen-Russell; Justice Ballance-Lewis; Bullock-Newton; ThomasAppletree-Kenny; Costar Pearmain-Dancer; Serjeant Kite-Smith; Sylvia-Miss Reynolds; Melinda-Mrs West; Lucy-Miss Taylor; Rose-A Young Lady of Rotherhithe (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
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Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress-; [with a Hornpipe [in character,-a Lady from London [unidentified]

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations. As17760930 Monologue. Teague's Ramble to London. Captain O'Blunder-Broderick

Event Comment: The Way of the World [announced on playbill of 25 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred. Receipts: #99 15s. (98.11; 1.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Dance: End IV: As17761109

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: As17761123

Event Comment: [Author of Prologue unknown. In afterpiece the playbill assigns Leander to Mahon, but "after the play Hull made a genteel apology for the non-attendance of Mahon...who, by some unaccountable accident, was not arrived in town, at the same time begging their acceptance of a young Gentleman' (Morning Post, 23 Sept.). For Bowles as Leander see 10 Oct.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Sarjant (only) at the Stage-Door. No Persons admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 13 Oct.]. Receipts: #187 13s. (186.4; 1.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Capt. Plume-Lewis; Justice Balance-Hull; Worthy-Whitefield [beginning with 15 Oct. the name is spelled "Whitfield"]; Scale-Thompson; Scruple-Cushing; Serjeant Kite-Fearon; Bullock-Dunstall; Recruits-Quick, Jones; Capt. Brazen-Lee Lewes; Melinda-Miss Ambrose; Rose-Miss Dayes; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Mrs Lessingham; New Occasional Prologue[, not listed on playbill-Lewis (see17770924).
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Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: The New Tragedy of Percy [announced on playbill of 8 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred till to-morrow, on Account of the Indisposition of two principal Performers. Receipts: #99 19s. (97.19; 2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771125