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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Humphrey Duke Of Gloucester

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Berry. Afterpiece: Written by the late Samuel Foote, Esq. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had at Mrs Richman's@Masquerade@Warehouse, Oxford-street; of Berry, at the George in the Haymarket; and of Rice at the Theatre, where Places for the Boxes may be taken. No Money to be returned

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Taste or Diversion in the Morning

Dance: I afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Alderman, Lady Pentweazel

Song: End: The Tobacco Box-Johnson, Miss Chatterley

Entertainment: Monologues After Singing: British Loyalty[; or, A Squeeze to St. Paul's-Wilkinson; End II afterpiece: Bucks have at Ye All-a Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified])

Music: Between Acts: several pieces of Martial Music-his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester's Band(, in full uniform, by Permission)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: An Extraordinary Consort of Vocal and Instrumental Musick-; Particularly, the Instrumental Musick, Composed by Mr John Eccles for the Coronation-; With several of Mr Weldon's Songs made for his Consort in York-Buildings. To be Perform'd-Mr Hughs, the Boy; Entertainment on the Violin-Mr Deane (not perform'd there before)

Event Comment: [By Mrs Mary Davys.] Never Acted before. Preface: The first Night, in which lay all the Danger, was attended with only two single Hisses....The one was a Boy, and not worth taking Notice of, the other a Man who came prejudic'd. Receipts: #28 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Heiress Or The Humours Of York

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: See17370919, but Oroonoko-Delane; Aboan-Stephens; Governor-Hale; Blandford-Ridout; Stanmore-Hallam; Hotman-Stevens; Driver-Rosco; Widow Lackit-Mrs Mullart; Charlot-Mrs Stevens; Lucy-Miss Norman; Daniel-Penkethman; Imoinda-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery or The Tanner of York

Dance: CComic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd Or A Plot Discoverd

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery or The Tanner of York

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Trick For Trick Or An Odd Affair Between Harlequin His Associates And The Vintner Of York

Afterpiece Title: Poor Harle in the Sudds at Last

Afterpiece Title: A Ball or The Humours of a Masquerade

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Jaquez Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Music: End Afterpiece: Solo on Harp-Parry

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: II: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: A Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Grand Ballet-Desse; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Receipts: #54 16s. 6d. (Account Book); #70 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Afterpiece Title: Nancy or The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat. Receipts: #61 18s. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Delane; Clodio-Cibber; Lewis-Hippisley; Duart-Bridgwater; Antonio-Mullart; Charino-Arthur; Manuel-Hale; Governor-Rosco; Sancho-James; Monsieur-Salway; Jacquez-Anderson; Angelina-Mrs Hale; Elvira-Mrs Stevens; Honoria-Miss Horsington; Louisa-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Jacquez Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: PPeasants, Miller and Wife-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Serious Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies. Benefit Henry Plowman. Receipts: Money #34 14s. 6d.; Tickets #85 7s. (Account Book); #150 (Rylands MS.). [Account Book states that Plowman was charged #80 for his benefit. See a letter by Plowman in Daily Advertiser, 7 Nov., on his acting in this play.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: PPeasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #73 2s. 6d. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: As17401027

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan and Powell, Boxkeepers, and Gwinn, Pit-Keeper. Receipts: #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: As17410505, but I, III, V: dances

Song: IV: Roast Beef Song (by Desire)-Leveridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Performance Comment: As17410921, but Modish-Anderson; Bark-Rosco; Mrs Modish-Miss Burgess; Mrs Bark-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Modish Actor: Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Marcellus Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: LLes Statues Animees, as17560302

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rum Duke And The Queer Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Millers Holiday or Love in a Furz Bush

Dance: St.Luce, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Song: Master Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17500101, but Miranda-_; Dorinda-_.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17491228

Event Comment: Benefit for Cushing, Bennet, and Stede

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: As17560219, but Fernando-Bennet.
Cast
Role: Fernando Actor: Bennet.
Role: Frederick Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: IV: Drunken Peasant (Peasant-$Miles; Clown-$Bennet)-; V: The Villagers, as17560315

Song: II: School of Anacreon-a Gentleman who never appeared on any stage; V: A Cantata-the same Gentleman

Event Comment: Benefit for Anderson, Wignel, and Mrs Gondou. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Sparks; Duke Sr-Ridout; Frederick-Wignell; Jaques du Bois-Holtom; LeBeau-White; Silvius-Bennet; Corin-Dunstall; Charles-Buck; William-Collins; Orlando-Smith; Oliver-Anderson; Adam-Gibson; Amiens (with songs in character)-Lowe; Touchstone-Shuter; Caelia-Mrs Vincent; Phoebe-Miss Mullart; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Smith
Role: Oliver Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: Pantomime Dance, as17560511; III: Fingalian Dance, as17551126; V: Italian Peasants, as17551126

Entertainment: IV: Cries of Dublin-Barrington

Event Comment: Benefit for Lawrence, Vaughan, and Green (Boxkeepers). Tomorrow The Country Lasses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: New Dance call'd Les% Savoyards-Jolly, Dumay, Cointe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Fairbank Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17591015; End I: The Dutch Skipper-Poitier Jr