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Event Comment: Receipts: #33 16s. Probable attendance: boxes, 37 paid and 1 order; stage, 2 paid; P1t, 77 paid and 10 orders; slips, 4 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 80 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 69 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles, The Lover Of His Country

Event Comment: By Their Majesties Command. Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Daily Journal, 7 March: Last Night the King, Queen, Prince of Wales, and the Princesses were all at the Theatre in Drury-Lane....But before the Play began, a Gentlewoman presented a Book, address'd to Princess Amelia, intitled, The Ladies Preservative, in the Three Chief Characteristicks of Beauty; the Hair, Complexion, and Teeth, which was very graciously received. Universal Spectator, 8 March: And supposing the Tickets which came in at the usual Rates, there was about 240 1. in the House. But her Benefit is generally reckoned at 500 1. several Persons of Quality, &c. giving five, ten, and twenty Guineas each. There was the greatest Appearance of Ladies of Quality at her Benefit that ever was known, and the House so excessive full, Stage and all, that the Actors had scarce Room to perform

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: new Pastoral Dance: The Shepherd's Holiday-Burney Jr. from dl, his first on this stage, Sandham, Eaton, Mrs Haughton, Miss Sandham, Mrs Mountfort

Performance Comment: from dl, his first on this stage, Sandham, Eaton, Mrs Haughton, Miss Sandham, Mrs Mountfort.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Huddy; being the first Time of his appearing on this Stage; Altamont-Giffard; Sciolto-W. Giffard; Lothario-W. Williams; Rossano-Lacy; Fair Penitent-Mrs Giffard; Lavinia-Mrs Haughton; Lucilla-Mrs Mountfort.

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. By Command of His Royal Highness. Written by Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #75 17s.; tickets #119 6s. Daily Journal, 21 March: After the Play...the Prince of Wales and a great Number of the Nobility being Present, Mr Leveridge (whose Benefit is also to come very shortly) advanced upon the Stage, and after paying his Honours to the Audience, invited them to his Benefit, by a humorous Song set to the merry Tune of the Black Joke; which was receiv'd by the whole House with a universal Encore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Music: Preamble on the Kettle Drum-Poitier

Dance: End I: Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; II: French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; III: Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Highlander and Mistress=-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: Polonese-Poitier, Miss LaTour

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman who has Wrote for the Stage: Receipts: money #16 13s. 6d.; tickets #62 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-a Gentleman [who never appeared on this Stage before]; Edgar-Giffard; Gloster-W. Giffard; Bastard-W. Williams; Kent-Bardin; Albany-R. Williams; Cornwal-Machen; Burgundy-Bullock; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Goneril-Mrs Woodward; Regan-Mrs Palmer; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard.

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Event Comment: For an essay on the stage, see British Journal, 5 and 12 Dec

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Event Comment: Benefit Wood, Treasurer. Receipts: money #18 1s.; tickets #171 18s. Proper Accommodation will be made upon the Stage by Seats and Scaffolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: A Journey to Bristol

Song: HHighlander and his Wife-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; French Clown-Nivelon; French Peasant-Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: In which will be introduced the last Grand Scene of the Sorcerer, of the Flight of the Stage. See17311015.
Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 14 Jan.: We hear...that...The Modish Couple, which met with great Opposition the two first Nights, but was acted the third with Success, before one of the finest Assemblies of Persons of Quality that has been seen, was last Night again so interrupted, that the Players could not perform but were forced to dismiss the Audience.' The violent Treatment which this Piece has met with, is supposedles those People who made it their Business to raise Disturbances at every new Performance that comes on the Stage. [For another account, see Egmont, Diary, I, 216.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modish Couple

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #64 7s. 6d.; tickets #134 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: FFrench Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. [For an essay on the stage, especially the meaning of the term "theatrical," see Grub St. Journal, 24 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modern Husband

Dance: As17320222

Event Comment: Benefit Angel and Cook. At the Desire of some Foreign Ministers. Places will be kept on the Stage for Gentlemen and Ladies Performers, who are willing to Play between the Acts, in proper Habits, as they please. Boxes and Pit 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Receipts: money #100 17s. 6d.; tifkets #120 10s

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.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Majesties' Command. Pit and Boxes put together at 5s. [Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.] Universal Spectator, 26 Feb.: For the Benefit of that celebrated Actress Mrs Porter, (who has not been able to appear upon the Stage this Season, from the unhappy Accident of breaking her Thigh Bone, by being overturn'd in her Chaise last Summer)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modern Husband

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentlewoman who has Wrote for the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson. Part of the Benches on the Stage will be form'd into Side Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Essex, Lally, Miss Robinson; particularly Les Plaisirs Provincials Basque-

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman who has Wrote for the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance:

Event Comment: There will be no Action on the Stage, but the Scene will represent, in a Picturesque Manner, a Rural Prospect, with Rocks, Groves, Fountains and Grotto's, amongst which will be disposed a Chorus of Nymphs and Shepherds, the Habits and every other Decorations suited to the Subject

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: King's Music MSS (BM) R.M. 20d. 2 and R.M. 19.f.7 lists: Galatea-Signora Strada; Acis-Senesino; Damon-Campioli; Polifemo-Montagnana; Clori-Miss Robinson; Filli-Signora Bagnolesi; Dorinda-Signora Bertoli; Eurillo-Mrs Davis; Silvio-Pinacci.
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [For further discussion of the stage, see Grub St. Journal, 27 July; Daily Courant, 29 July; Daily Post, 31 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: Done from the French of Moliere. [For additional comments on the stage, see Grub St. Journal, 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: Juvan d'Vallois

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage. At the Desire of severl Persons of Distinction. [Daily Advertiser, 21 Aug., has a poem: On Miss Atherton's Playing the Part of Lucy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer

Song: Miss Raftor

Dance:

Event Comment: Formerly Compos'd by Mr Handel, and now again Revis'd by him. With several Additions, to be perform'd by a great Number of the best Voices and Instruments. There will be no Action on the Stage, but the Scenes will represent (in a Picturesque Manner) a Rural Prospect, with Rocks, Groves, Fountains, and Grottos, amongst which will be disposed a Chorus of Nymphs and Shepherds. The Habits and every other Decoration suited to the Subject. [Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present. See letter from Hill to Handel, in Hill, Works, I, 174-75, and in Deutsch, Handel, p. 299.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Congreve.Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1. Stage half a guinea. Receipts: #61 7s. 6d. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Dec

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; Comic Dance-Nivelon, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, LeSac, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour, Miss Baston

Event Comment: At Common Prices. Stage half a guinea. Receipts: #69 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Dance: As17321209