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Event Comment: Benefit Cross (Numberer) and Mrs Vincent. Written by Sir George Etheridge. Receipts: money #14 15s.; tickets #78 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Dance: TThe Marriage-Salle, Mlle Salle; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Young LeSac, Miss Latour; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: Mrs Chambers; Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Forsyth, Mrs Davis, Mrs Grimaldi, being the first Time of their respective Appearances on the Stage

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rawlinson. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #50 7s. 6d.; tickets #117 15s. Probable attendance: boxes, 67 by money and 206 by tickets; pit, 57 money and 311 by tickets; slips, 9 by money; first gallery, 121 by money and 196 by tickets; second gallery, 89 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Rawlinson, who never appeared on any Stage before

Dance: new Dance of Moors-Glover, Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; English Cantata in Praise of Musick by Dr Pepusch-; with the Vocal Parts-Mrs Davies; Instrumental-the best Hands from the Opera; Concerto for Two Clarinets-

Event Comment: Benefit Gwinn, Mrs Cook, Mrs Warren, Mrs Atkins. Written by the late Mr Wycherley. Receipts: money #11 3s. 6d.; tickets #186 6s. Probable attendance: boxes, 3 by money and 268 by tickets; stage, 12 by money; pit, 76 by money and 536 by tickets; first gallery, 15 by money and 389 by tickets; second gallery, 22 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

Song: Singing in English and Italian-Mrs Warren

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Mainpiece: Carefully Revis'd. Receipts: money #62 10s. 6d.; tickets #69 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 68 by money and 130 by tickets; stage, 10 by money; pit, 102 by money and 198 by tickets; slips, 22 by money; first gallery, 164 by money and 70 by tickets; second gallery, 120 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Song: NNo Kissing At All by Purcell-Leveridge, Salway; Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

Dance: PPierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

Event Comment: Benefit Pantalon, Stevens, and Prince

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Carter who never sung in Public before; accompany'd with the Harpsichord-Signor Adamo Schola a Virtuoso of Naples

Dance: Dancing on the Rope-the famous Mynheer Rymon , a High German, who never appear'd on this Stage before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Dance: End I: Saraband-Master Lally, Miss Brett; II: English Clown-Weaver; III: Gondolier and Curtesane-Master Lally, Miss Brett; IV: Spanish Entry-Lally, others; V: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett

Event Comment: As we perform only on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, any Gentleman, &c. may here may here have a Room[y] Building, Clothes, and Scenes for a private Play for four Guineas, on other nights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: Some new Scots and English Songs-Tony Aston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Dance: The last new Dance, The English Medley by Roger-Roger, Mrs Booth, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Dance: TThe English Medley by Roger-Mrs Booth, Roger, Lally, Thurmond, Boval, Rainton, Haughton

Event Comment: Benefit Sandham. At the Particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Smith
Role: Tom Errand Actor: R. Williams

Song: Singing in Italian and English-a Gentlewoman that never appeared on the Stage before; particularly the Famous Mr Henry Purcell's Song, From Rosy Bowers-

Dance: Sandham, Burny, Eaton, Dukes, Mrs Haughton, Miss Sandham

Related Works
Related Work: The Duke of Milan Author(s): Richard Cumberland
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Sandham and Miss Thornowets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Miss Thornowets

Dance: PPeasants Dance-Sandham, Miss Sandham; Two Pierrots-Burney, Eaton

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles-Giffard; Morelove-W. Giffard; Foppington-Bullock; Lady Betty-Mrs Giffard; Lady Easy-Mrs Haughton; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Thomas; Edging-Mrs Morgan; And a New Epilogue-Mrs Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Clown

Song: A Gentlewoman that never appear'd on this Stage before; End I: An English Opera Song-; accompanied with the German Flute-; II: Pur di Cesti, in Arminius-; III: A Diverting Song-a Gentlewoman of Fourscore; IV: Mad Dialogue of Purcell's-

Music: Music on the German Flute-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Dance: The new English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; Tambourine-Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: III: Peasant-Rainton, Mrs Walter; IV: Tambourin-Miss Robinson; V: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Song: In The Jovial Crew: The Merry Beggars-Rainton, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Raftor

Dance: TTambourin-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eurydice

Performance Comment: As17310322(in edition). A new Prologue proper to the Play and the Occasion-Bridgwater; and the Original Epilogue-Miss Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Song: Signora Meriggi's Favourite Song in Porus-Miss Raftor

Dance: TTambourin Dance-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Boman and Mrs Walter. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Congreve. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: In IV: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; End IV: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; End of Farce: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Dance: I: Gondolier-Lally, Miss Brett; II: Peasant-Rainton, Mrs Walter; IV: Harlequins-Lally, Miss Brett; V: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Song: III: The Merighi Song (from Porus)-Miss Raftor

Event Comment: Benefit Marshall and Rainton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: See17301222, but Oroonoko-Marshall; Aboan-W. Mills; Governor-Bridgwater; Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Cibber Jr; Blandford-A. Hallam; Stanmore-Watson; Jack Stanmore-Oates; Imoinda-Mrs Thurmond; Widow-Mrs Wetherilt; Charlotte-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: A. Hallam

Dance: In II: Grand Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Rainton, Thurmond, Haughton; End II: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; III: French Gardener-Rainton, Mrs Walter; IV: English Maggots-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: A new Grand Dance call'd Le Chaconist-

Event Comment: Benefit Papillion and Mrs Kilby. Written by Shakespeare. Receipts: money #14 16s. 6d.; tickets #111 11s,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Dance: I: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

Song: II: Drinking Song to the Bagpipe Tune in Porus-Papillion; IV: A new English Cantata-Papillion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17310316 but Prince John-Marshall; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Justice-Bowman; York-Paget; Canterbury-Corey; Hastings-Watson; Bardolph-Shepard; Poins and Feeble-Oates; Hostess-Mrs Wetherilt; Doll-Mrs Shireburn; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Poins and Feeble Actor: Oates

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17310513, but Oldrents-Shepard; Hearty-Harper; Clack-Griffin; Randal-Johnson; Springlove-Cibber Jr; Oliver-W. Mills; Vincent-Bridgwater; Hilliard-Charke; Pattico-Boman; Martin-R. Wetherilt; Scentwell-Paget.
Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Johnson

Music: Concerto by Sig Visconti-Charke, others

Song: II: As17310427

Dance: IV: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: Gondolier and Courtezan-Young Lally, Miss Brett; End afterpiece: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: Singing in Italian and English-the Misses Hambleton

Music: M$Mr Handel's famous Water@Musick-, with Trumpets and French Horns; accompany'd with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums- the ingeniousMr Joab Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Fitzgerald