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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ross, 1st time; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Davis; Slender-Bennet; Dr Caius-Stoppelaer; Jack Rugby-C. Smith; Sir Hugh-Collins; Shallow-Costollo; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Mrs Burden; Simple-Holtom; Robin-Miss Vallois; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Pistol-R. Smith; Nym-Buck; Bardolph-Wignel; Host-Marten; Mrs Ford-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: As17601013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Clarke; Clerimont-Ridout; James-Collins; Decoy-Marten; Ramilie-Dyer; Lappet-Mrs Green; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Copin; Wheedle-Mrs Ferguson; Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Mariana-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine, with the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Lampe; Proserpine-Mrs Abegg; Jupiter-Mattocks; Mecury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Mlle Capdeville, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs White, Mrs Granier, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Belfort; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Desse, Dumay, Gosley; Harlequin-Miles; Yeoman-Lalauze; Clodpole-Shuter; Old Man-C. Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Country Lads and Lasses-Dumay, Gosley, Rochford, Miss Helm, Miss Mullart, Mrs White; Gardeners-Dumay, Gosley; The Elements: Earth-Gosley, Mrs Jansolin; Air-Leppie, Mrs Granier; Fire-Granier, Mlle Capdeville; Water-Poitier, Sga Maranesi.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: [The column for receipts from Boxes is left blank (Account Book).] Receipts: #166 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As17601022, but Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentleman under Misfortunes. Receipts: #74 4s. plus #72 17s. from tickets. [Profits to Mr Bull, the gentleman under misfortunes, #63 1s.] Paid Rich on Account #300 (Account Book). Charges: #84 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Shuter; Modelove-Dyer; Periwinkle-Collins; Obadiah-Gibson; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Clarke; Sackbut-Marten; Simon-Costollo; Aminadab-Bennet; Betty-Miss Mullart; Mask'd Wowan-Mrs White; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: AA Scaramouche-Philips; Les Charboniers, as17601216

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manner

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Ridout; Sir John English-Collins; Freehold-Gibson; Lurcher-Anderson; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; Country Dance-incident to the play; the Original Sheep@Shearing Ballad-.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. None admitted behind scenes. Boxes #44 2s. 6d. Paid Sarjant a bill for 1400 brushes #3 6s. 6d. Paid Bellamy and Settree, Silk Mercers #33 15s. Paid Hewetson, laceman, sundry Bills from June 1759: #122 4s. (Account Book). [One of these bills was for #56 10s. for Lace for His Majesty's Box.] Receipts: #172 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-Smith; Hephestion-Dyer; Polyperchon-Gibson; Thessalus-Anderson; Perdiccas-Davis; Aristander-Perry; Cassander-Clarke; Clytus-Sparks; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Mrs Burden; Eumenes-Bennet; Laomedon-Wignel; Roxana-Mrs Hamilton; Statira-Mrs Ward. In which will be introduc'd the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Ross; Lorenzo-Smith; Bertran-Clarke; Raymond-Gibson; Dominic-Sparks; Alphonso-Redman; Pedro-Anderson; Gomez-Shuter; Elvira-Mrs Abegg, 1st time; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: Not acted in 20 years. Receipts: #171 15s. 6d. plus #112 17s. from tickets (Box 272; Pit 299). Paid Hughes and Batten for 4 1!2 yds muslin for sleeves for women dancers 18s. 9d. (Account Book). [Shuter's Interlude is Larpent MS 188, a verse monologue with songs, giving the geneology of Bucks from Nimrod's heirs-hunters who now seek ladies in Boxes rather than foxes. A patriotic song on successes at Minden, Quebec, Cape Breton, &c. ending]: @We wish as we ought that Great Britain may thrive@That freedom and friendship may faction survive@On sea and on shore, as we have may we shine@And this year sixty-one equal fam'd forty-nine.@ Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Young Cash-Shuter; Riot-Smith; Volatil-Dyer; Horatio-Davis; Valentine-Perry; Sir Tristram Cash-Bennet; Spitfire-Blakey; Slur-Anderson; Cynthia-Mrs Elmy; Aurelia-Mrs Lee; Arabella-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: II: (By Desire) Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: End: A Comic Lecture; or, Tea a-la-Mode, in the manner of Foote-Wilkinson; The Cries of London-Shuter; End Afterpiece: the Origin, Nature, and Progress of the Order of British Bucks-Mr Shuter; with the whimsical behaviour of Choice Spirits, and Mons Thurot's Trip to Carrickfergus-

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. No Building on Stage. Receipts: #53 15s. 6d. plus #99 14s. from tickets (Box 129; Pit 379; Gallery 106) (Account Book). Charges: #65 17s. 6d. (Account Book). [Query: for Mrs Evans, Miss Mullart?. See Comment, 28 Dec. 1761.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Clarke; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-R. Smith; Macbeth's Gent.-Holtom; Fleance-Mrs Evans; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignel; Murderers-Bencraft, Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hamilton; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Barrington; With the Original Music. Vocal Parts-Beard, Mrs Vernon, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Abegg, Miss Young; The Dances-Leppie, Dumay, Gosley, Desse, Rochford and Decorations Incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. No building on Stage. Tickets sold at the Door will not be admitted. Receipts: #44 16s. 6d. plus #127 8s. from Tickets (Box 181; Pit 411; Gallery 205) (Account Book). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Dyer; Strictland-Sparks; Frankly-Ross; Bellamy-Clarke; Jack Meggot-Cresswick; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Barrington; Lucetta-Mrs Pitt; Jacyntha-Miss Macklin; Clarinda-Mrs Hamilton; Concluding with a Country Dance-characters in the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: II: Les Charboniers, as17601215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Smith; Francisco-Hull; Hairbrain-Wignel; Fountain-Anderson; Belmour-Davis; Lovegood-Gibson; Lance-Dunstall; Shorthose-Weller; Merchant-Marten; Ralph-Bennet; Humphrey-Holtom; Roger-Costollo; Lucy-Miss Sledge; Isabella-Mrs Burden; The Widow-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: The Widow Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: TThe Waggoners, as17610228

Event Comment: Benefit for Baker, Miles, Miss Young. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Ferguson will be taken. No building on Stage. Receipts: #36 17s. plus income from tickets: Miles, #60 13s. (Box 103; pit 182; Gallery 76); Baker, #41 6s. (Box 69; Pit 125; Gallery 53); Miss Young #32 10s. (Box 28; Pit 98; Gallery 108). [All shared equally in the charges.] Mrs Ferguson's income of #18 16s. from tickets was clear (Box 9; Pit 61; Gallery 74) (Account Book). Charges: #64 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Ross; Clodio-Dyer; Don Antonio-Dunstall; Don Charino-Collins; Don Lewis-Shuter; Governor-Anderson; Jaques-Bennett; Don Manuel-Cresswick; Monsieur-Holtom; Don Duart-Davis; Sancho-Baker; Angelina-Mrs Dyer; Elvira-Mrs Ferguson; Louisa-Mrs Hamilton; Priest-Wignel; Lawyer-Redman; Page-Miss Valois; Honoria-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miles; IV: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

Event Comment: Benefit for Ballard, Treasurer. [For Entertainment, see 26 March] Receipts. #39 8s. 6d. plus #211 6s. from tickets (Box 282; Pit 782; Gallery 235). [Ballard deliver'd 1,299 tickets, nearly the record fbr any recipient of a benefit, actor or nonactor. His profit of #187 14s. 6d. seems to have been equivalent to more than 3 years' salary, since he is set down for a weekly salary of #1 in the Account Book for this year.] Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17610110, but Portia-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Entertainment: End: Tea a@la Mode-Wilkinson; into which will be introduc'd a Male Mock Italian Burletta Song-Wilkinson; and by Desire The Epilogue to the Minor-Wilkinson , being his last time of performing this season (playbill)

Entertainment: End Afterpiece: The Cries of London-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ross; Aboan-Sparks; Governor-Anderson; Blandford-Hull; Stanmore-Gibson; Daniel-Collins; Capt. Driver-Wignell; Jack Stanmore-Davis; Hotman-Holtom; Imoinda-Mrs Lee, 1st time; Widow-Mrs Pitt; Lady Welldon-Mrs Burden; Charlotte-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The School-Boy

Dance: II: Hornpipe (2nd time)-Mlle Capdeville; IV: The Provincial Sailors, as17610508

Event Comment: Income from Boxes #38 7s. 6d. Nightly expense as usual #36 15s. 5d. Advanced to Blackmore #50. Receipts: #123 9s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Shuter; Modelove-Dyer; Periwinkle-Collins; Obadiah Prim-Gibson; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Clarke; Sackbut-Marten; Simon Pure-Costollo; Aminidab-Bennet; Betty-Miss Helm; Masked Woman-Mrs White; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Income from Boxes #32 7s. 6d. Receipts: #137 15s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17610923, but Sir Hugh Evans-Collins; Ann Page-Mrs Burden; Mrs Ford-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Income from Boxes #14. Salary list paid with additions of 10 Oct. #251 14s. plus #24 15s. for servants. Receipts: #79 18s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Smith; Francisco-Hull; Hairbrain-Wignell; Fountain-Anderson; Belmour-Davis; Lovegood-Gibson; Lance-Dunstall; Shorthose-Shuter; Merchant-Marten; Ralph-Bennet; Humphry-Holtom; Roger-Costollo; Lucy-Miss Sledge; Isabella-Mrs Barrington; the Widow-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: the Widow Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: [No entry this night in Winston Theatrical Record.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ross; Aboan-Sparks; Blandford-Hull; Governor-Anderson; Stanmore-Gibson; Daniel-Collins; Driver-Dunstall; Jack Stanmore-Davis; Hotman-Wignel; Lucy Welldon-Mrs Burden; Charlotte Welldon-Mrs Hamilton; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Mrs Bellamy.
Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Income from Boxes #39 5s. Expenses #36 14s. 5d. Receipts: #170 7s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manner

Performance Comment: Modely-Dyer; Heartwell-Hull; Sir John English-Collins; Freehold-Gibson; Lurcher-Anderson; Aura-Mrs Vincent; Flora-Mrs Hamilton; With a Country Dance-incident to the play.; the Original Sheep@shearing Ballad-.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Benefit for a Citizen who has suffer'd greatly by Fire. Tickets (Box 24; Pit 178; Gallery 175) brought #50 4s. Money #72 16s. Total income #123. Charges #85; Expenses #33 5s. 6d. On account to Rich #10. Receipts: #85 5s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Almeria-Mrs Bellamy; King-Clarke; Gonzalez-Sparks; Heli-Hull; Selim-Davis; Osmyn-Smith; Alonzo-Anderson; Perez-R. Smith; Garcia-Dyer; Leonora-Mrs Barrington; Zara-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

Event Comment: Income from Boxes #12 7s. 6d. Expenses as usual #37 14s. 11d. Receipts: #86 18s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Clarke; Foresight-Collins; Tattle-Dyer; Trapland-Bennet; Jeremy-Barrington; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Elmy; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Miss Prue-Mrs Green; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Income from Boxes #10. Expenses #36 14s. 11d. Receipts: #80 3s. 6d. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross; Rutland-Mrs Bellamy; Burleigh-Sparks; Southampton-Smith; Raleigh-Anderson; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Income from Boxes #16 12s. 6d. Play list &c. #385 15s. 3d. Advanced to Sga Menasier #50 on account of salary. Receipts: #81 (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Riot-Smith; Volatil-Dyer; Young Cash-Shuter; Horatio-Davis; Valentine-Perry; Sir Tristram-Bennet; Spitfire-Holtom; Slur-Anderson; Cynthia-Mrs Elmy; Aurelia-Mrs Burden; Teraminta-Miss Cokayne; Arabella-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [George II's death had closed the theatres on 4 Nov. the previous year.] Income from Boxes #14 15s. Paid Mr Powell for two years att[endin]g Office & pass [?] Ac[count]. #100. Advanced to Hull #20. Receipts: #64 16s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ross; Bajazet-Sparks; Moneses-Dyer; Omar-Gibson; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Stratocles-Perry; Dervise-Storer; Hali-Davis; Zama-Redman; Axalla-Smith; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Arpasia-Mrs Hamilton; With the song To Thee O! Gentle Sleep-Mattocks; and the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: and the Usual Prologue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Income from Boxes #21 12s. 6d. Bought 7 full bottomed wigs, 3 fly wigs, 2 tye wigs & 1 short fly wig for the Coronation #12 12s. Receipts: #78 3s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Ross; Clodio-Dyer; Don Antonio-Dunstall; Don Charino-Collins; Don Lewis-Shuter; Don Manuel-Cresswick; Monsieur-Holtom; Don Duart-Davis; Sancho-Costollo; Angelina-Mrs Dyer; Elvira-Mrs Vincent; Louisa-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber