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Event Comment: Benefit for Macklin. Afterpiece: A New Dramtic Satire in two acts. N.B. As several of the Town have prejudged the Pit the Boxes and Galleries acting their own parts themselves for their diversion, to be of the same species of the Lick at the Town last year; and that it can mean only the ordinary Approbation or Disapprobation of the Audience, Signor Pasquin thinks it incumbent on himself to assure to Publick that all those conjectures are groundless; And farther, he assures them that the Pit, &c. acting their parts has no other meaning than the common literal sense; and that the Audience are really interwoven in the piece; and are to be bona fide part of the Dramatis Personae; and he makes no doubt but that he shall make them perform their parts to a numerous and polite audience, and with universal Applause. But he begs that those Ladies and Gentlemen who intend to perform in the Pit and Galleries will be at the Theatre betimes, for particular reasons; and those who are to act in the Boxes are requested to send their servants to keep their places by three o'clock. Signor Pasquin has received the letters sent by the Town and the Village, and they may depend upon having Places kept for them upon the Stage. The Hiss concerning the Robin Hood Society will be complied with (General Advertiser). [The parts were: Pasquin, Marforio, Sir Eternal Grinn, Sir Conjecture Positive, Sir Roger Ringwood, Bob Smart, Soloman Common Sense; Count Hunt Bubble, Sir John Ketch, hic and Hac (Scribblers), Hydra, Lady Lucy Loveit, Miss Diana Singlelife, Miss Brilliant, Miss Bashfull (Larpent MS 96).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Moody Actor: Dunstall
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Covent Garden Theatre or Pasquin turnd Drawcansir Censor of Great Britain

Performance Comment: The parts of the Pit, Boxes, Galleries, Stage, and Town to be performed by themselves, for their diversion; the parts of several Dull, disorderly characters, in and about St Jame's to be performed by certain persons, for example; And the part of Pasquin@Drawcansir to be performed by his Censorial Highness;, for his interest. The Satire to be introduced by an Exordium;, and to conclude by a satirical@panegyrical@ironical@comical@original Peroration upon the Virtues, Vices, Wisdom and Folly, Judgment and Power of the Town. Both to be spoken from the Rostrum-Signor Pasquin.

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17511216

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Womans Oratory

Afterpiece Title: The Coup de Grace

Dance: The Great New Timbertoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies or Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom-Mas. Simson; King Arthur-Philips; Lord Grizzle-Burton; Noodle-Mozeen; Doodle-Walker; Bailif-Simson; Follower-Clough; Queen Dollallola-Mrs Bennet; Cleora-Mrs Hippisley; Mustacha-Mrs Simson; Huncamunca-Miss Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Queen Dollallola Actor: Mrs Bennet

Song: I: By Particular Desire, Hooly and Fairly-Beard

Dance: HHornpipe-Harrison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Brabantio Actor: Marshall

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Dunstall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Demofoonte

Dance: Between acts: A great variety of Dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Lowe; Argus-Collins; Hearty-Redman; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Arethusa-Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Dunstall

Dance: As17561023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Dunstall
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Allen

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17571013

Event Comment: Benefit for General Lying-In Hospital. Pit and Boxes to be laid together at half a guinea. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6d. To begin at half an hour after Six. Tickets deliver'd out for the 27th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Demetrio

Dance: Between the Acts: Great variety of Dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17581111

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes to be put together; and no persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd this day, at the office, at Half-a-Guinea each. Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries will be open'd at Four, Pit & Boxes at Five, and to begin at half an four after Six o'clock. Tickets delivered out for 25 Jan. will be take. Subscribers tickets may be had of Richard Dawson, at his house near Henry the Seventh's Chapel, Westminster, who is empower'd by the Society to deliver them, and receive the subscriptions. N.B. Tickets deliver'd to subscribers to this charity will admit one person into any part of the House. Benefit for Increase of a Fund establish'd for the support of Decay'd Musicians, or their Families. [The governors report that they have expended from June 1757 to June 1758 #541 8s. 6d. from this fund.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred the Great, King of England Author(s): David Mallet
Event Comment: BBenefit for Mr Arne and Mr Arne Jr. Boxes Half a Guinea. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. To begin exactly at Half an Hour after Six o'clock. Tickets to be had of Mr Arne Sr next door to the Passage in Charles St., Covent Garden; and of Mr Arne Jr at his Chambers, No 4. in Garden Court, Temple. [N.B. This Benefit had been advertised the Wednesday before; With the New Songs perform'd at the Charity for Decay'd Musicians, the Principal Parts by Lowe, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Frederica, Miss Pliemess, Miss Carter, and the Gentlemen of the Choir.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred the Great, King of England Author(s): David Mallet

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; II: Concerto on Organ-Arne Jr

Event Comment: Benefit for the Use of the Marine Society. Towards collecting clothing and equipping the distressed (both men and boys) who are inclined to serve in the Navy. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. Tickets to be had of Mr John Stephens, Secretary to the society, in Princes St., near the Bank; Batson's Coffee House, Cornhill; and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door, where Places may be taken. As this is the Entertainment exhibited this season for this most beneficial undertaking, by which so many distressed Persons as well as Vagabonds have been preserved and rendered useful in the highest degree, it is hoped the polite, the brave and humane, of both sexes, will shew their approbation of this design, by interesting themselves in the promotion of it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred the Great, King of England Author(s): David Mallet

Music: I: Concerto on Violin-Pinto; II: Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; Concerto on Organ-Arne Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Hussar

Dance: Several new dances-Master Tariot, Miss Polly Capitaniboth from the Opera House, Tariot, Balthazar, Petre, Hussey, Mrs Garman, Mrs Tariot, the Misses Twist

Entertainment: By particular desire (this night only) Saunders will exhibit a great variety of new equilibres on the wire in full swing-Saunders never attempted before. The last time of his performing in the metropolis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred the Great, King of England Author(s): David Mallet

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Music: As17620305

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Music: IV: A Solo on the Violin-Mr Piffit (his second performance in England)

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Dunstall; Bellmour-Smith; Vainlove-Mattocks; Sharper-Hull; Sir Joseph Wittol-Cushing; Noll Bluff-Marten; Fondlewife-Shuter; Setter-Dyer; Barnaby-Holtom; Araminta-Mrs Barrington; Belinda-Mrs Vincent; Sylvia-Mrs Abeg; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Laetitia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Heartwell Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Dunstall

Dance: III: Will be introduc'd a Minuet-Sg and Sga Maranesi

Entertainment: End: will be introduc'd a new Dialogue@Epilogue-(never perform'd before) Between a certain GREAT SOMEBODY and NOBODY;after which Les Charboniers-Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville, as17611012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-Smith; Clytus-Sparks; Hephestion-Dyer; Cassander-Clarke; Polyperchon-White; Aristander-Perry; Perdiccas-Davis; Thessalus-Anderson; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Hallam; Statira-Mrs Ward; Roxana-Mrs Baker , 1st appearance that stage; In which will be the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. In which will be the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon.
Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Dunstall; Dorcas-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Dunstall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Wingate Actor: Dunstall

Dance: II: The Dutch Skippers, as17640505; IV: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17640502, but with Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; End: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Tickets and Places to be taken of Mr Smith at his house in Beaufort Buildings, Strand; and of Mr Sarjant at the stage-door of the Theatre. Charges: #70 19s. 6d. [Profit to Smith #79 10s. 6d. plus #136 16s. from tickets (Box 388; Pit 198; Gallery 101).] Receipts: #150 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall.
Related Works
Related Work: Retaliation Author(s): Leonard Macnally

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17661008; End: The Female Archer, as17661215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220