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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin's Metamorphoses

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Clark; Pierot-Roger; Pantalon-Cibber Jr; Harlequin's Child-Miss Robinson Jr; Pigmy Dancing Master-Sandham; Scaramouch-Haughton; Pantalon's Daughters-Mrs Young, Mrs Paulet; Adonis-Young Rainton; Venus-Miss Robinson; Apollo-Thurmond; Daphne-Mrs Booth; Night-Miss Lindar; Aurora-Mrs Bowman; Cupid-Young Leigh; Daphne's Followers-Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter; Sylvan-Essex; Nymph-Mrs Booth; Pan-Roger; Shepherds-Lally, Boval; Shepherdesses-Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar; Countrymen-Haughton, Duplessis; Countrywomen-Mrs Walter, Mrs Young.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Lally, Boval
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin; With the Loves of Several Deities

Performance Comment: Diana-Mrs Hill; Venus-Miss Hill; Endymion-Carlton; Adonis-Chardin; Aurora-Mrs Ward; Graces (attendants on Venus )-Mrs Thomas, Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Purden; Shepherds (attendants on Adonis )-Sandham, H. Fench, Webster; Harlequin-Leprue; Miller-Reynolds; Miller's Wife-Miss Mann; Miller's Man-Giffard; 1st Countryman-Gillow; 2d Countryman-Wathen; 3d Countryman-Dove; 1st Countrywoman-Mrs Clarke; 2d Countrywoman-Mrs Holt; 3rd Countrywoman-Mrs Nokes; Ceres-Miss Hill; Sylvans-Sandham, H. Fench, Webster; Nymphs-Mrs Thomas, Mrs Mounfort, Mrs Purden.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Sandham, H. Fench, Webster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin; With the Loves of several Deities

Performance Comment: See17290225, but Diana-Mrs Hill; Venus-Mrs Turner; Adonis-Chardin; Graces-Mrs Thomas, Mrs Jones, Mrs Purden; Shepherds-Tench, Ware, Webster; Harlequin-Nott; Miller-Reynolds; Miller's Wife-Miss Mann; Miller's Man-Dove; Countrymen-Gillow, Russel, Wathen; Countrywomen-Mrs Clarke, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Noakes; Aurora-Mrs Mountfort; Sylvans-Ware, Tench, Webster; Nymphs-Mrs Thomas, Mrs Purden, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Tench, Ware, Webster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Performance Comment: See17290526, but Venus-Mrs Thomas; Adonis-St.Luce; Graces-Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Jones, Mrs Purden; Shepherds-Russel, Ware, Webster; Harlequin-Nott; Miller-Reynolds; Miller's Wife-Miss Mann; Miller's Man-Dove; Countrymen-Ware, Hicks, Wathen; Countrywomen-Mrs Clarke, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Noakes.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Russel, Ware, Webster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Maudlin, The Merchant's Daughter Of Bristol: With The Comical Humours Of Roger, Antonio's Man

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding

Performance Comment: Roger-Hall; Joan-Mrs Willis; Shepherd-Mrs Cantrell.
Cast
Role: Shepherd Actor: Mrs Cantrell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Performance Comment: J ohn-Bridgwater; Antonio-W. Mills; Lopez-Marshall; Jacomo-Harper; Francisco-Shepard; Octavio-Charke; Hermit-Oates; Pedro's Ghost-Fielding; John's Father's Ghost-Boman; Maria-Mrs Cibber; Leonora-Mrs Butler; Flora-Mrs Charke; Flavia-Mrs Walter; Clara-Mrs Shireburn; Shepherds-Cibber Jr, Wetherilt; John's Wives-Mrs Shireburn, Mrs Wetherilt, Miss Williams, Mrs Walter, Miss Oates, Miss Mears.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Cibber Jr, Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The Amours of Billingsgate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Performers are to be in the following Characters. The Harpsichord-Colombine; Violoncello-Harlequin; Bassoon-Scaramouch; Double Bass-Pierot; Singing-Diana, an Indian King; Violins-a Spaniard, a Roman, an Hungarian, a Persian, a Turk, a Polander, an Arabian, a Muscovite; the Tenor-a Highlander; the German Flute-a Satyr; French Horns-Foresters; Hautboys-two Shepherds; others. The Concert of Performers will consist of between 40 and 50 of the best Hands

Performance Comment: The Harpsichord-Colombine; Violoncello-Harlequin; Bassoon-Scaramouch; Double Bass-Pierot; Singing-Diana, an Indian King; Violins-a Spaniard, a Roman, an Hungarian, a Persian, a Turk, a Polander, an Arabian, a Muscovite; the Tenor-a Highlander; the German Flute-a Satyr; French Horns-Foresters; Hautboys-two Shepherds; others. The Concert of Performers will consist of between 40 and 50 of the best Hands. others. The Concert of Performers will consist of between 40 and 50 of the best Hands.
Cast
Role: Hautboys Actor: two Shepherds

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Boarding School Romps; or, The Sham Captain

Performance Comment: Cast in edition of 1733: Alderman Nincompoop-Griffin; Ned Brag-Berry; Zachary Bragg-Shepherd; Coupee-Oates; Warble-Stopelaer; Lady Termagent-Harper; Jenny-Mrs Raftor; Molly-Mrs Charke; Backstitch-Mrs Mullart; Tarnish-Miss Mann.
Cast
Role: Zachary Bragg Actor: Shepherd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Paris-Denoyer; Helen-Mrs Booth; Shepherds-Lally, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport; Shepherdesses-Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Grace, Miss Man, Miss Price; Juno-Mrs Walter; Pallas-Miss Mears; Mercury-Stoppelaer; Power-Ellis Roberts; Venus-Miss Robinson; Thalia-Miss Raftor; Euphrosyne-Mrs Mullart; Aglaia-Miss Atherton; Fame-Young Cunningham.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 lists: Harlequin-LeBrun; Beau Mordecai-Stoppelaer; Old Debauchee-Berry; Justice@Mittimus-Mullart; Mons Poudre-Oates; Constable-Jones; Keeper-Burnet; Porter-Peploe; Pompey-Young Grace; Beadles-Gray, Wright; Kitty-Miss Raftor; Madam Decoy-Mrs Mullart; Jenny-Mrs Grace; Beau Brindle-Leigh; Les Capricieux-Essex, Miss Robinson; Hungarians-Houghton, Mrs Walter; Fingalians-Lally Sr, Miss Mears; Scaramouch-Lally Jr; Pierrot-Tench; Mezzetin-Stoppelaer; Ladies of Pleasure-Miss Mann, Miss Atherton, Miss Price; Marquis de Fresco-Arlequin en Chien; but Daily Post, 24 March (not later) adds: Shepherds-Lally Sr, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport; Shepherdesses-Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Grace, Miss Mann, Miss Price; Paris-Denoyer; Helen-Mrs Booth; Juno-Mrs Walter; Pallas-Miss Mears; Mercury-Stoppelaer; Power-Ellis Roberts; Venus-Miss Robinson; Thalia-Miss Raftor; Euphrosyne-Mrs Mullart; Aglaia-Miss Atherton; Fame-Young Cunningham.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore; With The Comical And Diverting Humours Of Sir Anthony Noodle And His Man Weazle

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony-Miller;Weazle-Norris; King Edward IV-Ridout; Gloucester-Winstone; Sir Robert Brockenbury-Turbutt; Jane Shore-Miss Oates; Flora-Mrs Clarke; Mrs Blake-Mrs Bennet; Shore-Wm. Mills; Captain Aires-Bardin; Dick Dreary-Bencraft; Tom Padwell-Clarke; Gibbet-Excell; Forgewell-Tenoe; Timothy Stampwell-Oates; Blunderbuss-Chapman.
Cast
Role: King Edward IV Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Gardens of Venus; or, The Truimphs of Love

Performance Comment: Cupid-Young Cunningham; Venus-Miss Price; Deities of Pleasure-Vallois, Davenport; Followers of Cupid-E. Roberts, Excell; Graces: Aglaia-Mrs Vallois; Euphrosyne-Mrs Chapman; Thalia-Mrs Bennet; Shepherds-Clark, Bencraft, Olbeldiston; Rival Swains-Jones, Jano.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Clark, Bencraft, Olbeldiston

Dance: I: La Brone and La Blonde-Vallois and Mlle Vallois; II: Hornpipe-Jones Sr, Jones Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: An Impromptu Revel Masque: On the Joyous Occasion of the Royal Nuptials

Performance Comment: Venus-Miss Ame; Cupid-Master Arne; Shepherds-Kelly, Berry, Roberts, Corse; Shepherdesses-Miss Jones, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Clark, Miss Oates; with a Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann; Swains-Essex, Houghton; Nymphs-Miss Robinson, Miss Latour; College Youths-F. Tench, Holt, Janno. With a new Prologue to the Masque .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Festival (The Impromptu Revel Masque)

Performance Comment: Venus-Miss Arne; Cupid-Master Arne; Shepherds-Kelly, Berry, Roberts, Corse; Shepherdesses-Miss Jones, Mrs Dancey, Mrs Clark, Miss Oates; Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann; Les Plaisirs-Essex, Miss Robinson; Swain and Nymph-F. Tench and Miss Latour; College Youths-H. Tench, Holt, Janno; but see17331124. but see17331124.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cornish Squire

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1734 lists: Lovewell-Marshall; Squire Trelooby-Bridgwater; Tradewell-Norris; Wimble-Mechlin; Physicians-Mullart, Hallam; Apothecary-Jones; 1st Musician-Nichols; 2d Musician and Shepherd-Stoppelaer; Julia-Mrs Cooper; Nerina-Mrs Mullart; Lucetta-Mrs Herle; Shepherdess-Mrs Mason. With the Original Prologue by Dr Garth .

Afterpiece Title: The Sham Pilgrims

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: Love and Glory

Performance Comment: Britannia-Mrs Barbier; Venus-Miss Arne; Mars-Kelly; Mercury-Master Arne; Pallas-Miss Jones; Graces-Miss Mason, Miss Young, Miss Oates; Followers of Mars-Waltz, Rainton, Topham, Stoppelaer; Shepherds-Roberts, Snider, Mountier .
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Roberts, Snider, Mountier

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Britannia; or, Love and Glory

Performance Comment: Britannia-Mrs Barbier; Venus-Mrs Cibber (late Miss Arne); Mars-Waltz; Mercury-Master Arne; Pallas-Miss Jones; Graces-Mrs Mason, Miss Young, Miss Oates; Shepherds-Roberts, Snider, Mountier; Followers of Mars-Kelly, Rainton, Topham; Revellers-Essex, Miss Latour; Peasants-S. Lally, Holt; Peasant Women-Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mann; With Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann; Swains-S. Lally, Davenport, Holt; Nymphs-Miss Latour, Mrs Delorme, Mrs Davenport .
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Roberts, Snider, Mountier

Music: Select Pieces. IV: By particular Desire, Mons Charle will perform a Solo on the French Horn, the first time of his Appearance on this Stage, and the last of his Performance in Publick during his Stay in England

Dance: I: The Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. II: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Merlin; or, The Devil of Stone-Henge

Performance Comment: Merlin-Laguerre; Spirits-Mrs Cibber, Mrs Clive; Ghost of Faustus-Salway; Harlequin Faustulus-Le Brun; Harlequin's Servant-Nivelon; Italian-Lalauze; Fanner-Mechlin; Italian Lady-Cibber; Country Lass-Mrs Clive; Italian Lady's Servant-Mrs Laguerre; Shepherds-Pelling, Davenport; Shepherdesses-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport; Pluto-Denoyer; Furies-Livier, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport; but edition of 1734 lists: Merlin-Laguerre; Ghost of Faustus-Salway; Spirits-Mrs Cibber, Mrs Clive; Mountebank's Zany-Salway; Country Girl-Mrs Clive; Time-Salway .
Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave Author(s): Edward Phillips
Related Work: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton Author(s): Edward Phillips

Entertainment: [By Lewis Theobald and John Galliard.] With New Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. No Money under the full Price to be taken during the whole Time of the Performance. The advanc'd Money to be return'd to those who go out before the Overture of the Entertainment begins. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince-W. Mills; Lancaster-Salway; Canterbury-Cory; York-Milward; Justice-Boman; Falstaff-Harper; Shallow-Johnson; Silence-Miller; Pistol-Cibber Jr; Bardolph-Shepherd; Feeble-Griffin; Poins-Oates; FalstafPs Boy-Miss Cole; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Cross; Doll-Miss Mann .
Cast
Role: Bardolph Actor: Shepherd

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: By Nivelon, Lalauze, Le Brun, Pelling, Villeneuve, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Brett, particularly Dutchman and his Frow, Amorous Swain and Rival Nymphs, Drunken Peasant, Pierots

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Le Brun; Mordecai-Salway; Debauchee-Berry; Poudre-Este; Constable-Hough; Porter-Beckham; Jenny-Mrs Davenport; Mother Midnight-Turbutt; Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Carney; Justices-Winstone, Raftor, Colo; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett; Pierrot-Davenport; Punch-Janno; Scaramouch-Taylor; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; Dutchman and Frou-Thurmond, Miss Mann; Peasant Man and Woman-Duke, Mrs Pelling. With a New Comic Medley Overture, composed by Mr Charke .

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. II: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. III: Russian Sailor by Denoyer and others. V: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: As17350901, with Ridotto Al' Fresco: Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett; Pierrot-Davenport; Punch-Janno; Scaramouch-Taylor; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; Dutchman and Frow-Thurmond, Miss Mann; Peasant Man and Woman-Dukes, Mrs Pelling .

Music: Second Musick: 1st Concerto of 2d Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Ouverture to Alcina. I: Concerto for Hautbois by Geminiani

Dance: II: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. III: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd: With the Loves of Paris and Oenone

Performance Comment: Paris-Kelly; Oenone-Mrs Chambers; Shepherds-Knellar, Nichols, Touchbury; Shepherdesses-Miss Jones, Miss Wilson, Miss Thornowets; Damon-Haughton; Swains-Le Sac, Topham, Vallois, Delagarde; Nymphs-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard; Proteus-Touchbury; Tritons-Topham, Le Sac, Vallois, Delagarde; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Colombine-Mrs Dove; Country Lads-Norris, Topham, Delagarde; Country Lasses-Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard, Miss Hughes; Pantaloon-Dove; Clown-Penkethman .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Music: Several Solos on the Violin, the whole composed by Mr Petit, who will perform the first Violin

Dance: II: Grand Dance of Warriors by Castiglione, with Flag Dance by Demar, new from Paris. III: Grand Dance of Moors (with new Dresses). IV: The Pastoral (a new comic dance), with Shepherd-Castiglione; Punch-Le Grange; Harlequin-Le Sac; Pierot-Baudoin; Sailor-Shawford, with a Grand Masquerade Dance after the Venetian Manner. V: By Castiglione, with Italian Nigbt Scenes originally performed twenty-years ago by Sorein and Baxter: With Alterations and Additions: Harlequin-De la Hay; Scaramouch-Shawford

Performance Comment: III: Grand Dance of Moors (with new Dresses). IV: The Pastoral (a new comic dance), with Shepherd-Castiglione; Punch-Le Grange; Harlequin-Le Sac; Pierot-Baudoin; Sailor-Shawford, with a Grand Masquerade Dance after the Venetian Manner. V: By Castiglione, with Italian Nigbt Scenes originally performed twenty-years ago by Sorein and Baxter: With Alterations and Additions: Harlequin-De la Hay; Scaramouch-Shawford .
Cast
Role: , with Shepherd Actor: Castiglione

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Music: IV: Concerto by Charke

Dance: I: A New Dance, as17360322 II: Russian Sailor by Denoyer and others. III: Rover, with Rover-Essex; Flanderkin Woman-Mrs Walter; Dutch Woman-Miss Mann; Country Woman-Mrs Pelling. V: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Anderson

Performance Comment: III: Rover, with Rover-Essex; Flanderkin Woman-Mrs Walter; Dutch Woman-Miss Mann; Country Woman-Mrs Pelling. V: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Anderson .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. II: Shepherd's Mount, as17360410 III: Double Jealousy, as17360327but Mrs Villeneuve replaces Miss Brett. IV: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. muSIC V: Preamble on Kettle Drums by Poitier

Performance Comment: II: Shepherd's Mount, as17360410 III: Double Jealousy, as17360327but Mrs Villeneuve replaces Miss Brett. IV: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. muSIC V: Preamble on Kettle Drums by Poitier .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al'Fresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-LeBrun; Beau Mordecai-Stoppelaer; Debauchee-Berry; Poudre-Este; Constable-Macklin; Porter-Rosamond; Jenny-Mrs Davenport; Mother Midnight-Turbutt; Bess Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Carney; Justices-Winstone, Raftor, Cole; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Anderson, Miss Brett; Pierrot-Rector; Punch-Janno; Scaramouch-Leigh; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; Dutchman and Frow-Thurmond, Miss Mann; Peasant Man and Woman-Dukes, Mrs Pelling; With a Comic Medley Overture composed by Mr Lampe-.

Dance: I: The Double Jealousy; or, Miller and His Wife-Poitier, Mlle Roland; III: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; V: Les Bergeries-Essex, Mrs Walter