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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Endymion-Beard; Chasseurs-Salway, Roberts; Nymphs of Chace-Miss Brunette, Miss Rogers; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Merlin-Leveridge; Aerial Sprites: Cupid-Glover; Graces-Mrs Moreau, Miss Norman, Mlle Delorme; Hour-Mrs Ogden; Zephyrs-Tench, Desse, Davenport, Baudouin; Psyche-Mrs Laguerre; Harlequin-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Baudouin; Neptune (Pantaloon)-DuPre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Davenport; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Glover; Mars (Leander)-Tench; Mercury-Laguerre; Country Lads-DuPre, Bencraft, Baudouin; Country Lasses-Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancey; Doctor-Nivelon; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Stevens; Doctor's Servant-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Delane; Orestes-Ryan; Pylades-Hale; Phoenix-Aston; Andromache-Mrs Horton; Hermione-Mrs Hallam; Cleone-Mrs Mullart; Cephisa-Mrs Templer.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Genius-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway, Miss Hillyard; Furies-Tench, Villeneuve, Desse, Baudouin, Dupre; Harlequin Man and Woman-Desse, Miss Oates; Pierots-Baudouin, Tench; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Villeneuve, Mrs Moreau; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Dupre, Mrs Cantrell; Miller-Nivelon; Miller's Wife-Miss Norman; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Wycherley. Daily Advertiser, 24 Jan.: We hear from [dl] that upon Mr Philips's making a publick Acknowledgment of his late Errors, the Characters of Harlequin are to be distributed between him and Mr Lun, junior

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performance Comment: Noble Venetian-Livier; Italian Bravo-Harper; Pierot-Macklin; Miller-Pelling; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Gardeners and Wives-Pelling, Rector, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Woodward; Mandarin Gormogons-Pelling, Vallois, Rector, Carney; Chinese Guards-Wright, Leigh, Bethun, Grey; Harlequin-Phillips.

Dance: I: Flanderkins, as17380120; II: Drunken Peasant-Philips

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 15 Feb.: On Monday last Mr Lacy, who set up the Oratory in York Buildings, and was committed to Bridewell some time since, by two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace on the lade Act of Parliament, was brought by Habeas Corpus to the King's Bench, in order to be bail'd, but after several Learned Arguments by his Council, which were answer'd by the Attorney and Solicitor-General, the Court remanded him back again

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Delane; King-Johnson; Prince-Ryan; Worcester-Rosco; Glendower-Chapman; Westmoreland-Aston; Douglas-Hale; Mortimer-Stevens; Vernon-Hallam; Blunt-Salway; Poins-A. Ryan; Gadshill-Bencraft; Bardolph-W. Hallam; Francis-Hippisley; Carriers-Mullart, James; Kate-Mrs Ware; Hostess-Mrs Martin; Falstaff-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Aston

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Pierrot-Lalauze; Endymion-Salway; Chasseurs-Vincent, Roberts; Nymphs of the Chace-Miss Brunette, Miss Rogers; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Merlin-Leveridge; Aerial Spirits: Cupid-Glover; Graces-Miss Moreau, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun; Hour-Miss Cantrell; Zephyrs-Tench, Desse, Richardson, Baudouin; Psyche-Mlle Roland; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Baudouin; Neptune (Pantalon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Desse; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Glover; Mars (Leander)-Tench; Mercury-Laguerre; Country Lads-Dupre, Bencraft, Baudouin; Country Lasses-Miss Norman, Miss Dancey, Mrs LeBrun; Doctor-Nivelon; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Psyche Actor: Mlle Roland
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby.
Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performance Comment: Noble Venetian-Livier; Italian Bravo-Turbutt; Miller-Pelling; Colombine-Miss Mann; Pierot-Macklin; Gardeners, Wives-Rector, Carney, Mrs Vallois, Miss Wilson; Mandarin Gormogons-Pelling, Baudouin, Rector, Carney; Chinese Guards-Wright, Leigh, Hough, Gray; Harlequin-Phillips.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Sir Novelty-Chapman; Sir William-Hippisley; Elder Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Worthy-Hale; Sly-Mullart; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Hillaria-Mrs Stevens; Narcissa-Mrs Bellamy; Flareit-Mrs Kilby; Snap-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Hays; Geniuses-Leveridge, Laguerre, Salway; Helen-Miss Young; Furies-Haughton, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, Dupre; Harlequin Man and Woman-Desse, Miss Oates; Pierot Man and Woman-Richardson, Thompson; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Villeneuve, Mrs Bullock; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Dupre, Miss Cantrell; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Miss Norman; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Pierot-Lalauze; Endymion-Salway; Chasseurs-Vincent; Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Brunette, Miss Rogers; Diana-Mrs Vincent; Merlin-Leveridge; Cupid-Glover; Graces-Mrs Bullock, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun; Hour-Miss Cantrell; Zephyrs-Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, DuPre; Psyche-Mlle Roland; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Lun; Mercury-Laguerre; Doctor-Penkethman; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby. With Scenes representing the exact Views of The Hermitage and Merlin's Cave, as taken from the Royal Gardens at Richmond.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Performance Comment: As17381030, but Marrowbone-_; Artichoke-_; Spinnage-_; Mrs Spinnage-_; Apricote-_; Mrs Apricote-_; Mrs Taffata-_; with a Ballet-Poitier, Mlle Roland.

Ballet: III: A Comic Ballet called Double Jealousy. Miller-Poitier (the first time of his appearing on that stage these two years); Miller's Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquette-Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: Miller-Poitier (the first time of his appearing on that stage these two years); Miller's Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquette-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: See17390111, but Pierot-Lalauze; Endymion-Salway; Diana-Mrs Vincent; Merlin-Leveridge; Cupid-Desse; Psyche-Mlle Roland; Jupiter-Lun; Doctor-Penkethman; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Psyche Actor: Mlle Roland
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Rosco
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: See17381009, but Harlequin-Hays; Genius-Leveridge, Salway; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade-Miss Young; Furies-Richardson, Villeneuve, Thompson, Desse, Dupre; Harlequin Man and Woman-Desse, Miss Oates; Pierot Man and Woman-Richardson, Thompson; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Villeneuve, Mrs LeBrun; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Dupre, Mlle Ozanne; Miller-Bencraft; siller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.

Dance: By Desire, aHornpipe-Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: Wanton Wife-Mrs Clive; with a New Song-in CharacterMrs Clive; Lovemore-Mills; Cunningham-Havard; Sir Peter-Johnson; Barnaby-Griffin; Merryman-Turbutt; Jeffery-Cross; Clodpole-Raftor; Jeremy-Leigh; Lady Laycock-Mrs Grace; Lady Pride-Mrs Marshall; Philadelphia-Mrs Mills; Damaris-Mrs Pritchard; Prudence-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Wanton Wife Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Dance: I: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Two Pierots-Leviez, Pelling; III: Chacone-Miss Kilby; In IV: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland

Song: V: The Life of a Beau-Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: As17390212, but Woolfort-Walker; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Neale; Vandunck-Dove.
Cast
Role: Vandunck Actor: Dove.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17390508, but Furies-Lalauze, Villeneuve, Thompson, Desse, Dupre; Miller's Wife-Mrs LeBrun.

Dance: I: Harlequin-Master Mathews; Scholar to Davenport. II: Harlequin Woman-Mrs LeBrun; III: Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; IV: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Performances

Dance: I: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland the Elder, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, Delagarde, Mrs Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Ozanne, Mrs Villeneuve; V: Tambourine Dance called La Badinage de Provence-Poitier, Mlle Roland

Ballet: III: The Reprizal; or, Titt for Tatt. Miller-Poitier; His Wife-Mlle Roland the Elder; Coquette-Miss Oates

Performance Comment: Miller-Poitier; His Wife-Mlle Roland the Elder; Coquette-Miss Oates.
Event Comment: As 10 Oct. To act Monday through Saturday: King John, Richard II, Henry IV, Parts I and II, Henry V, and Richard III

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Geniuses-Leveridge, Salway; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Hero-Miss Younge; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: An Hospital for Fools

Performance Comment: Edition of 1739 lists: Aesculapius-Berry; Mercury-Macklin; Father-Penkethman; Daughter-Mrs Clive; Son-Cashell; Rake-Ridout; 1 Husband-Woodburn; 2 Husband-Raftor; Wife-Mrs Marshall; Friend-Green; Beau-Yates; Poet-Woodward; Statesman-Turbut; 1 Man-Gray; 2 Man-Cole; 3 Man-Marshall; Wiseman-Taswell.
Cast
Role: 1 Husband Actor: Woodburn
Role: 2 Husband Actor: Raftor
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Marshall
Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Noble Venetian-Liviez; Italian Bravo-Turbutt; Miller-Pelling; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Pierot-Lalauze; Gardeners and Wives-Rector, Carney, Mrs Vallois, Mrs Davenport; Mandarin Gormogons-Pelling, Baudouin, Rector, Carney; Chinese Guards-Wright, Leigh, Hough, Gray.

Dance: II: French Peasants-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Ballet-Muilment; V: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Performance Comment: As17400214, but 3rd Wife-Mrs Wright; Vocals-Rheinhold, Rainton, Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: 3rd Wife Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: 1st Wife Actor: Miss Karver
Role: 2d Wife Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: 3d Wife Actor: Mrs Vallois
Role: 4th Wife Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: 5th Wife Actor: Miss Woodman
Role: 6th Wife Actor: Mrs Egerton

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; In IV: Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Rector, Master Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson; In V: Furies-Leviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport

Event Comment: Benefit Arthur and Mrs Woodward. Tickets for Miss Burgess, Mrs LeBrun, and Miss Morrison taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: Wanton Wife-Mrs Horton; Barnaby-Hippisley; Sir Peter-Rosco; Lovemore-Hallam; Cunningham-Gibson; Merryman-James; Clodpole-Arthur; Philadelphia-Miss Burgess; Lady Laycock-Mrs Woodward; Lady Pride-Mrs Cook; Damaris-Mrs Vincent; Prudence-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Wanton Wife Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: I: Tambourine-the French Girl; II: Comic Dance-Richardson, Mrs LeBrun; III: Miss Morrison; IV: A new Serious Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Cephalus: With The Death Of Procris

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Faustus-Philips; Servant-Closson; Pluto-Topham; Helen-Miss Lacey; Miller-Jones; Miller's Wife-Mrs Philipps; Furies-Harvelt, Sunderland, Closson.

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips

Song: TThe Maid's Wish (new)-Mrs Phillips

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Receipts: #47 3s. (Account Book); #50 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Sir William-Hippisley; Loveless-Ryan; Elder Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Worthy-Hale; Snap-James; Sly-Mullart; Narcissa-Mrs Bellamy; Hillaria-Mrs Stevens; Flareit-Mrs Kilby; Anne-Miss Horsington; Amanda-Mrs Boultby, the first time of her appearing upon that Stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Infernal Spirit-Leveridge; Furies-Haughton, Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Leander-Salway; Shade of Hero-Miss Young; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Shade of Leander Actor: Salway
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Oates
Event Comment: Receipts: #120 1s. (Account Book); no entry in Rylands MS.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: See17401220, but Sir Harry-Mrs Woffington; Beau Clincher-Cibber; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Horton; Standard-Bridgwater; Smugler-Hippisley; Vizard-Hale; Clincher Jr-Neale; Dicky-James; Tom-Clarke; Constable-Mullart; Lady Darling-Mrs James; Angelina-Mrs Bellamy; Parley-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: See17401104, but Harlequin-Lun; Infernal Spirit-Leveridge; Furies-Haughton, Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Dupre; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Leander-Salway; Shade of Hero-Miss Young; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley; Tumblers-James, Anderson; Harlequin-Villeneuve; Pierot-Richardson; Mezzetin-Delagarde; Scaramouch-Dupre; Harlequin Woman-Miss Oates; Pierot Woman-Lestrade; Mezzetin Woman-Mrs LeBrun; Scaramouch Woman-Mrs Villeneuve.
Cast
Role: Shade of Leander Actor: Salway
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Oates
Role: Tumblers Actor: James, Anderson
Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Receipts: #142 8s. 6d. (Account Book); #110 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Endymion-Rochetti; Chasseurs-Rheinhold, Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Janno; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Haughton; Mercury-Salway; Doctor-Bencraft; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Pierot-Lalauze (who has not performed upon that theatre these three years).
Cast
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Old Wilmot-Crispe; Young Wilmot-W. Giffard; Eustace-Peterson; Randall-Blakes; Agnes-Mrs Steel; Maria-Miss Medina; Charlot-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Randall Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: Crispin-Yates; Doctor-Paget; Old Gerald-Julian; Young Gerald-Blakes; Martin-Peterson; Simon-Dunstall; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Jones; Waiting Woman-Mrs Dunstall; Angelica-Miss Medina; Beatrice-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Jones

Dance: Shawford, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Receipts: #101 14s. 6d. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). [Mrs Porter again received #20 for her performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Delane; Orestes-Ryan; Pylades-Hale; Phoenix-Rosco; Andromache-Mrs Horton; Cleone-Mrs Mullart; Cephisa-Mrs Cross; Hermione-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: See17410207, but Endymion-Salway; Chasseurs-Reinhold, Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Merlin-Leveridge; Tyrolean Dance-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto-Janno; Neptune-Dupre; Pan-Richardson; Hercules-Delagarde; Apollo-Villeneuve; Mars-Haughton; Mercury-Reinhold; Doctor-Bencraft; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Pierot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: LLes Savoyards-Villeneuve, Signora Barberini; Tambourine-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Lady Augusta. Benefit Lalauze. There will be no Building on the Stage. Receipts: money #97 5s.; seals #63 6s. (Account Book); #160 (Rylands MS.). [Lalauze was charged #50 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: (by Cby Command)The Jealous Farmer Outwitted; Harlequin a Statue

Performance Comment: Farmer-Bencraft; Farmer's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Pierot-Lalauze; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde.
Cast
Role: Farmer's Wife Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Desnoyer, Signora Barberini