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Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Not acted these 2 years. [See 9 April 1755.] Receipts; #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Mossop; Angelo-Havard; Escalus-Bransby; Claudio-Davies; Provost-Blakes; Lucio-Woodward; Elbow-Taswell; Bernardine-Clough; Abhorson-Vaughan; Friar Peter-Walker; Clown-Yates; Mariana-Mrs Bennet; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; . .
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Mossop
Event Comment: LLucio by Mr O'Brien, (The young gentleman who perform'd Capt Brazen). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #167 2s. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Mossop; Angelo-Havard; Escalus-Bransby; Claudio-Davies; Provost-Blakes; Lucio-Obrien; Clown-Yates; Mariana-Mrs Bennet; Isabella-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Mossop

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money taken at the Stage Door, nor any after the Curtain is up. Door open by 5 o'clock. Play begins at 6 o'clock. [Customary note repeated on all bills.] [This month publish'd A Letter to David Garrick on the opening of the Theatre, in which with great freedom he is told how he ought to behave, by H. W. The thesis of the pamphlet: The decline of dramatic genius is owing in great measure to your management (p. 16). "What I would earnestly recommend to you is to represent as many new plays as possible, and let them stand or fall on their own merit."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Lovewell-Cautherly; Traverse-Hurst; Brush-Palmer; Sterling-Love; Sergeant Flower-Bransby; Trueman-Keen; Canton-Baddeley; Sir John Melville-Aickin; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Millidge; Chambermaid-Mrs Jefferies; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Lovewell Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Freeman-Packer; Phillip-Baddeley; Lovel-Cautherly; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer
Role: Lovel Actor: Cautherly
Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years. [See 4 Dec. 1750.] Charges #72 16s. 6d. Balance to Woodward #153 3s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Bensley; Angleo-Clarke; Escalus-Hull; Claudio-Wroughton; Clown-Dunstall; Provost-Gardner; Friar Thomas-Redman; Elbow-Quick; Lucio-Woodward; Barnardine-Stoppelaer; Friar Peter-R. Smith; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley; Juliet-Mrs Ogilvie; Francisca-Miss Mills; Isabella-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Bensley; Angelo-Clarke; Escalus-Hull; Claudio-Wroughton; Clown-Dunstall; Lucio-Yates (first time); Mariana-Mrs Bulkley; Isabella-Mrs Yates (first time); A Huntington Library News Clipping adds the following: Provost-Gardner; Friar Peter-R. Smith; Friar Thomas-Redman; Elbow-Quick; Barnadine-Stoppelaer; Julietta-Miss Ogilvie; Francisca-Miss Mills.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Bensley; Angelo-Clarke; Escalus-Hull; Claudio-Wroughton; Clown-Dunstall; Provost-Gardner; Lucio-Yates; Mariana-Mrs Kniveton; Isabella-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: IV: Comic Dance-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17710423.

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 19 April 1769.] Afterpiece: A Farce Never acted there [Wm Whitehead]. Tomorrow (for the only Time this Season) The Merchant of Venice with Love-a-la-Mode. Shylock and Sir Archy by Mr Macklin being the only time of his performing this season. For the Benefit of Miss Macklin (playbill). Charges #66. Profit to Mrs Bulkley #43 6s. 6d. plus #103 16s. from tickets (Box 194; Pit 298; Gallery 106). Paid one half year's paving &c. for the Theatre due Lady Day #26 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #109 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Smith; Morton-Clarke; Cecil-Hull; Davison-Perry; Giffard-Gardner; Douglas-Miss Macklin; Queen Elizabeth-Miss Miller; Queen Mary-Mrs Bulkley, being their first appearance in those characters.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: Griskin-Shuter; Sotherton-Owenson; Jemmy Twinkle-Lewes; Chamberlain-Thompson; Cupid-Miss Brown; Landlady-Mrs Pitt; Miss Flack-Mrs Willems; Filagree-Mrs Green; Mrs Griskin-Mrs Bulkley; With Dances incident to the piece-.

Entertainment: Epilogue End: (By Particular Desire) New Occasional Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley

Dance: Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley (playbill) Fisher, Mrs Bulkley (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Duke-J. Aickin; Cacafogo-Moody; Alonzo-Usher; Copper Capt.-King; Leon-Garrick; Maid-Waldron; Old Woman-Baddeley; Clara-Mrs Jefferson; Altea-Mrs Love; Estifania-Mrs Abington; Margaritta-Miss Sherry, first time; Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Hurst.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Event Comment: Benefit for King. The Play was very Imperfect. Bon Ton is a Comedy in Two Acts. Written 15 or 16 years ago Mr G. out of Friendship for Mr King gave it him to get up for his Benefit-It was verY well perform'd & receiv'd with the highest Applause (Hopkins Diary). Mainpiece: Not acted these 16 years. [See 29 Jan. 1759.] Part of Pit laid into boxes. Paid 4 days salary, list #377 4s.; J. French on acct #5 5s.; Mr Carter in full for Music for Rival Candidates #42 (Treasurer's Book). [Rather unfavorable review of Bon Ton in Westminster Magazine for March. Ascribes it to Burgoyne, with touches form Garrick.] Receipts: #291 2s. 6d. Charges: #66 7s. 6d. Profits to King: #224 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Claudio-Reddish; Angelo-Palmer; Escalus-J. Aickin; Clown-Parsons; Provost-Davies; Friar Peter-Usher; Elbow-Wright; Barnardine-Keen; Abhorson-Carpenter; Lucio-King; Mariana-Miss Hopkins; Juliet-Miss Platt; Mistress Overdone-Mrs Bradshaw; Francisca-Mrs Johnson; Isabella-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life Above Stairs

Performance Comment: Parts by King, Dodd, Parsons, Baddeley, Burton, Brereton, Lamash, Wheeler, Miss Pope, Miss Platt, Mrs Abington, Prologue-King; Sir John Trotley-King; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Davy-Parsons; Col. Tivy-Brereton; Jessamy-Lamash; Mignon-Burton; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Gymp-Miss Platt; Miss Titup-Mrs Abington; Riffle-Baddeley; Whisp-Wheeler (the parts of Riffle and Whisp removed after 1st performance) (Genest, V, 449).
Cast
Role: Whisp Actor: Wheeler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Angelo-Palmer; Claudio-Reddish; Escalus-Aickin; Clown-Parsons; Provost-Davies; Friar Peter-Usher; Elbow-Wright; Barnardine-Wrighten; Abhorson-Carpenter; Lucio-King; Mariana-Miss Hopkins; Juliet-Miss Platt; Mrs Overdone-Mrs Bradshaw; Francisca-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, The Savage Hunters, as17751020, but Blurton

Event Comment: Paid Lampmen #3 18s.; Tailors #11 2s. 10d.; Mantua Makers #3 14s. 6d.; Carpenters #16 15s. 6d.; Printer [of playbills] #19 5s. 6d. The Hypocrite and Christmas Tale in three Acts was advertised for to-morrow. This Morning at Rehearsal Lacy came and told Sheridan that he could not be off from his Agreement with Mr Langford and Captain Thomson. Sheridan told him, if he did agree, that he would withdraw himself from the Management of the Theatre--accordingly at eight this Evening he sent me with a Letter to Lacy confirming what he told him, and ordered me to receive my orders from Mr L and that he withdrew the Christmas Tale, as he had altered, for a Farce, it was his Property. This put us all into confusion--Sent to Mrs Abington to know if she would play in the Hypocrite, as it was advertised--Her answer was, that she had made her Agreement with Sheridan only, and would play under no other Manager. About twelve at night we got Richard the third settled, and sent Bills accordingly (Hopkins Diary). [For further remarks concerning this situation see 15 Oct.] Receipts: #173 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: Braganza

Performance Comment: Duke of Braganza-Reddish; Almada-Aickin; Ribiro-Palmer; Mendoza-Brereton; Lemos-Farren; Corea-Hurst; Roderic-Wright; Mello-R. Palmer; Pizarbo-Davies; Ramirez-Packer; Antonio-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Griffiths; Velasquez-Smith; Ines-Mrs Johnston; Dutchess of Braganza-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Duke of Braganza Actor: Reddish

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Event Comment: The Christmas Tale is shortened, and went off with great Applause (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #208 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Angelo-Palmer; Claudio-Farren; Escalus-Aickin; Clown-Parsons; Provost-Davies; Elbow-Wright; Barnardine-Wrighten; Abhorson-Carpenter; Lucio-King; Mariana-Miss Hopkins; Juliet-Miss Platt; Mrs Over@done-Mrs Bradshaw; Francisca-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Smith
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. Receipts: #191 15s. 6d. (188.15.6; 3.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Lee (1st appearance in that character); Angelo-Hull; Escalus-Fearon; Claudio-Wroughton; Provost-L'Estrange; Friar Peter-Davis; Thomas-Booth; Constable-Wewitzer; Clown-Dunstall; Abhorson-Bates; Barnardine-Jones; Lucio-Woodward; Mariana-Miss Leeson; Juletta-Mrs Whitefield; Francisca-Miss Green; Isabella-Mrs Jackson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Dayes, others.
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitefield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: As17770107

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants are desired to be sent by Four o'clock, and those Ladies and Gentlemen who have Places in the Pit, are respectfully intreated to come early, to avoid inconveniency in getting to their Seats. Public Advertiser, 25 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Barry at No. 10, on the Terrace, New Palace-Yard, Westminster. Receipts: #271 15s. 6d. (143.15.6; tickets: 128.0.0) (charge: #67)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Duke-Lewis; Sebastian-Wroughton; Sir Toby Belch-Dunstall; Fabian-Whitefield; Sea Captain-Booth; Malvolio-Wilson; Clown-Lee Lewes; Sir Andrew Ague Cheek-Quick; Olivia-Mrs Hartley; Maria-Mrs Wilson; Viola-Mrs Barry (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: As17770125

Song: I: song-Mrs Farrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Angelo-Palmer; Claudio (1st time)-Brereton; Escalus-Aickin; Clown-Parsons; Provost-Davies; Elbow-Wright; Barnardine-Wrighten; Abhorson-Carpenter; Lucio-King; Mariana-Miss Hopkins; Juliet-Mrs Colles; Mrs Over@done-Mrs Bradshaw; Francisca-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Angelo-Palmer; Claudio-Brereton; Escalus-Aickin; Clown-Parsons; Provost-Davies; Elbow-Wright; Fryar Peter-Chambers; Barnardine-Wrighten; Abhorson-Carpenter; Lucio-King; Mariana-Mrs Sharp; Juliet-Mrs Colles; Francisca-Mrs Johnston; Mrs Over@done-Mrs Bradshaw; Isabella-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Related Works
Related Work: First Faults Author(s): Maria Theresa De Camp
Event Comment: Benefit for Booth, Mahon & L'Estrange. Tickets delivered for Friday, May 7th, will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 16 Apr. 1773]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Albion Queens; or, The Death of Mary Queen of Scots

Performance Comment: Duke of Norfolk-Wroughton; Davison-L'Estrange; Morton-Fearon; Gifford-Thompson; Cecil-Hull; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Jackson; Douglas-Mrs Bulkley; Mary Queen of Scots-Mrs Hartley (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Duke of Norfolk Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. Receipts: #131 10s. (129.16; 1.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Angelo-Clarke; Escalus-Fearon; Claudio-Wroughton; Provost-L'Estrange; Fryar Peter-Thompson; Elbow-W. Bates; Abhorson-Bates; Barnardine-Jones; Clown-Booth; Lucio-Lee Lewes; Mariana-Mrs Inchbald; Juliet-Mrs Whitfield; Francisca-Mrs Poussin; Isabella-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End IV: The Villagers-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Henderson; Angelo-Hull; Escalus-Fearon; Claudio-Wroughton; Provost-L'Estrange; Fryar Peter-Thompson; Elbow-W. Bates; Abhorson-Bates; Barnardine-Jones; Clown-Booth; Lucio-Lee Lewes; Mariana-Mrs Inchbald; Juliet-Miss Stuart; Francisca-Mrs Poussin; Isabella-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Henderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Henderson; Angelo-Clarke; Escalus-Fearon; Claudio-Wroughton; Provost-Davies; Friar Peter-Thompson; Elbow-W. Bates; Abhorson-Bates; Barnardine-Jones; Clown-Booth; Lucio-Lee Lewes; Mariana-Mrs Lewis; Juliet-Miss Stuart; Francisca-Mrs Poussin; Isabella-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Henderson
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Isabella was at Bath, 11 Dec. 1779.] Receipts: #281 2s. 6d. (264/6/0; 16/7/6; 0/9/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Angelo-Palmer; Claudio-Brereton; Escalus-Aickin; Clown-Parsons; Provost-Wrighten; Elbow-Wright; Fryar Peter-Chaplin; Barnardine-Fawcett; Abhorson-Alfred; Lucio-[Lee] Lewes; Mariana-Mrs Ward; Juliet-Miss Barnes; Isabella-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]). [Edition of 1784 (Bathurst) adds: Francisca-Miss Simson.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #172 15s. 6d. (148/5/0; 24/3/0; 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Angelo-Palmer; Claudio-Barrymore; Escalus-Aickin; Clown-Parsons; Provost-Wrighten; Elbow-Wright; Fryar Peter-Chaplin; Barnardine-Fawcett; Abhorson-Alfred; Lucio-Bannister Jun.; Mariana-Mrs Ward; Juliet-Miss Barnes; Isabella-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Event Comment: Benefit for Pope. Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years [not acted since 1 Feb. 1777]. Public Advertiser, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Pope at his house in Half-moon-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #207 4s. 6d. (132.6.0; 2.1.6; tickets: 72.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Duke's Servant-Lewis; Lovel-Brown; Freeman-Macready; Philip-Fearon; Robert-Thompson; Sir Harry's Servant-Ryder; Lady Charlotte-Mrs T. Kennedy; Lady Bab-Mrs Morton; Kitty (with a song in character; for that night only)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Lewis

Dance: End: Leap Year, as17870425; II afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-Ryder, Mrs Pope

Song: II: a Glee-King, Darley, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Kennedy

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. Part of the Pit [Public Advertiser, 16 Apr.: nine rows] will be laid into the Boxes. Receipts: #296 19s. 6d. (164.19.6; 7.5.0; tickets: 124.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Duke's Servant-Lewis; Lovel-Brown; Freeman-Macready; Philip-Fearon; Robert-Thompson; Sir Harry's Servant-Ryder; Lady Charlotte-Miss Stuart; Lady Bab-Mrs Morton; Kitty (with the song)-Mrs Abington; mock minuet-Ryder, Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Lewis

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance, as17871107; End: New Divertisement, as17880124

Song: II afterpiece: Ally Croaker in two parts,-Mrs Abington, Johnstone

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. To conclude with the Glorious Defeat of the Spanish Armada, and a Grand Procession. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] Receipts: #265 14s. (217.12; 45.10; 2.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Fox; Amiens (with songs)-Dignum; Jaques-Palmer; Le Beau-R. Palmer; Oliver-Whitfield; Jaques de Bois-Benson; Orlando-Kemble; Adam-Moody; Touchstone-King; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Jordan; Celia-Mrs Kemble; Phebe-Miss Collins; Audrey-Mrs Williames.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed

Performance Comment: Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Signor Pasticio Ritornello-Dubois; Interpreter-Baddeley; Under Prompter-Maddocks; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Hagley, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; Characters of the Tragedy: Lord Burleigh-Phillimore; Governor-Wrighten; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Sir Chris. Hatton-Waldron; Master of the Horse-Alfred; Beef@eater-Williames; Justice-Packer; Son-Suett; Constable-Fawcett; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Nieces-Miss Heard, Miss Barnes; Justice's Lady-Mrs Heard; Confidant-Mrs Booth; Tilburina-Miss Pope.

Song: In V: a song-Miss Hagley