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Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Cast
Role: Timur Actor: Holland
Role: written by Home Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Zingis Author(s): Alexander Dow

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Charles Coffey

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Event Comment: ZZingis was to have been played tonight; but Mr Holland cut his hand, and could not play (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17681018, but Young Bevil-Barry; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Sealand Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Cast
Role: Timur Actor: Holland
Role: written by Home Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Zingis Author(s): Alexander Dow

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin
Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. Richard-Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Neville MS Diary: Garrick played Richard III. In attempting to get into the Pit was forced into the 2 shilling gallery Passage & after being squeezed abominably for an hour got into the street. Should not have received much pleasure if I had got in, as that calf headed son of a whore, George etc. was there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Cast
Role: Timur Actor: Holland
Role: written by Home Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Zingis Author(s): Alexander Dow

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Cast
Role: Timur Actor: Holland
Role: written by Home Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Zingis Author(s): Alexander Dow

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Jachimo Actor: Holland
Role: and SINGING Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Cast
Role: Timur Actor: Holland
Role: written by Home Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Zingis Author(s): Alexander Dow

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Parts by: Holland, King, Reddish, Cautherly, Dodd, Palmer, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Clive. Prologue, Epilogue. Frampton-Reddish; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Sir William Evans-Holland; Willis-Dodd; Capt. Loyd-King; Col. Evans-Palmer; Robert-Baddeley; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Smith; Prologue-King; Epilogue (by Garrick)-Mrs Clive (Edition of 1769).
Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Charles Coffey

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Neville MS Diary: went with Mr and Mrs Willoughby to the 2 shilling gallery at Drury Lane to see the new comedy. The School for Rakes, which I do not like. Many of our new pieces are full of absurd compliments to--

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Arne. Mrs Arne still continuing ill at Bristol, humbly hopes it will be a sufficient apology, to the Ladies and Gentlemen, who have honored her with taking Places, for her not being able to perform this evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Holland, 1st time; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; Stephano-King; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Love; Sebastian-Hurst; Antonio-Strange; Alonzo-Bransby; Gonzalo-Burton; Boatswain-Clough; Ariel (with songs)-Mas. Brown (pupil of Dr Arne, 1st appearance on the stage); Hymen-Kear; Ceres-Mrs Dorman; Miranda (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; with a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; the other dances-Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin
Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Shuter #106 9s. 6d. plus #95 17s. from Tickets. (Boz 309; Pit 124) (Account Book). [The Epilogue is Larpent MS 294, criticising the "rules" and praising "Laughter" as the all-in-all of Comedy]:@What matters it you or me to know@How Blockheads wrote two thousand years ago?@ Receipts: #170 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Related Works
Related Work: Lionel and Clarissa Author(s): Charles Dibdin
Related Work: Lionel and Clarissa; or, The School for Fathers Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Dance: I: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Entertainment: II: The Cries of London-Shuter; End of Opera: An Epilogue on Modern Taste, written by the late Churchill-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin
Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Tragedy written by R. Glover. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #64 19s. Balance to Yates #52 19s. plus #151 3s. from tickets (Box 589; Pit 26) (Account Book). Neville MS Diary: Having places in the Pit at Covent Garden went to see Mrs Yates do Medea in which she is inimitably great. My strong desire to see her in this character was one reason of continuing to town so long. Read her part before the play began. Her husband is truly comic in Tim in the Knights. Receipts; #117 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Parts by: Smith, Wroughton, Bensley, Clarke, Perry, Gardner, Mrs Ward, Mrs Yates. In Act III, the Song of Azure God-Mrs Baker; Epilogue-Mrs Yates; Jason-Smith; Creon-Wroughton; Medea-Mrs Yates; Theano-Mrs Ward; Aeson-Bensley; 1st Colchian-Clarke; Lycander-Perry; Hecate-Gardner (Genest, V, 246).
Cast
Role: Lycander Actor: Perry
Related Works
Related Work: Medea Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: End: The Tartars, as17681004

Event Comment: TThe School for Rakes oblig'd to be deferr'd, on account of Holland's indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Padlock Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal Or The Ladys Philosophy

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930