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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; 1st Spirit-Hull; 2nd Spirit (with song in character)-Mattocks; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Lowe, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young; Chorusses-Legg, Courtney; Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Courts, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge, Miss Allen; Euphrosyne-Mrs Lampe; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Dances incident to the Masque-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosly, Terriot, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Terriot, Miss Terriot.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palemon-Mattocks; Pastora-Mrs Lampe; Laura-Mrs Vernon; With a Pastoral Dance-Granier, Mrs Granier.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross; Rutland-Mrs Ward; Burleigh-Sparks; Southampton-Dyer; Raleigh-Anderson; Nottingnam-Vincent; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Raleigh Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: A Chasseur Royal-Mattocks; Aerial Spirits-Granier, Mrs Granier; Jupiter in character of Harlequin-Miles; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Legg; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Lalauze.

Dance: As17601013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: Salisbury Actor: Anderson
Role: Pandulph Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17601020, but Yeoman-Weller; Air-Leppie, Mrs Mariane; Fire-Granier, Mrs Granier; Water-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17601206, but Paris-Sutton, 1st appearance any stage; Dances incidental to the play-Granier, Mrs Granier.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: As17601222, but Dances-Granier, Mrs Granier.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Granier, Mrs Granier.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discoverd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Ross; Priuli-Gibson; Bedamar-Anderson; Pierre-Smith, 1st time; Duke-Marten; Renaud-Hull; Belvidera-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Bedamar Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Ballet: Grand Comic Ballet call'dThe Hungarian Gambols , or a Provincial Rendevous. Crosaques-Sg Sodi, 1st appearance in 10 years here, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Miles, Desse Jr; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Mariane, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Balthazar, Hussey, Mrs Viviez,Mrs Crawford, Miss Welch, Miss Dawes. With Proper Habits and Decorations

Performance Comment: Crosaques-Sg Sodi, 1st appearance in 10 years here, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Miles, Desse Jr; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Mariane, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Balthazar, Hussey, Mrs Viviez,Mrs Crawford, Miss Welch, Miss Dawes. With Proper Habits and Decorations.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Storer, first appearance that stage but see17610722; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Mattocks; Solarino-Davis; Solanio-Gibson; Gobbo-Collins; Tubal-Stoppelaer; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica-Mrs Abegg; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Ballet: Grand Comic Ballet, call'd The Hungarian Gambols; or a Provincial Rendezvous. Crosaques-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Leoni; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Marianne; Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Miles, Hussey, Mrs Viviez, Miss Twist, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw. With Proper Habits and Decorations

Performance Comment: Crosaques-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville; Croats-Maranesi, Desse, Leoni; Hussars-Leppie, Granier, Gosley, Dumai, Mrs Granier, Mlle Marianne; Mrs Leppie, Mrs Jansolin; Pandours-Rochford, Dufour, Miles, Hussey, Mrs Viviez, Miss Twist, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw. With Proper Habits and Decorations.
Event Comment: Income from Boxes #70 13s. 6d. Paid Performers' salary [50]-#181 5s. 10d.; Servants [50] #20 14s. 6d. [Six new actors were entered.] Paid scenemen #10 17s. this night, and for incidentals #8 6s. 3d., and to Richards for painting a scene #5 5s. [Detailed pay scale listed by Winston.] Receipts: #153 17s. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; First Spirit-Ross; Second Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Dances incident to the masque-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mlle Marianne, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Related Works
Related Work: The Red-Cross Knights Author(s): Joseph George Holman
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not perform'd these two Years. [See 26 May 1760.] Income from Boxes #25 15s. Nightly expenses #37 2s. 1d. plus the following items: Chorus singers in the Fair (Dibdin, Warren, Court, Roberts and Whiteaker) at 5s. each-#1 5s.; Two side Drums 10s.; Fife 5s.; Two Fire-eaters 15s.; Merry Andrew 5s.; Fidder 2s. 6d.; Loveman 2s. 6d. Receipts: #131 (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Ross; Iago-Sparks; Cassio-Hull; Brabantio-Gibson; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Duke-Marten; Montano-Davis; Emilia-Mrs Hamilton; Desdemona-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Fair A Grotesque Pantomime Entertainment

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Bencraft; Wife to Pantaloon-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Sga Maranesi, first time; Pierrot-Lalauze; Constable-Redman; Porter-Holtom; In which will be introduc'd a Recruiting Lieutenant, the Lieutenant-Shuter; With a new Song-Beard in the character of a Sailor; Midshipman-Young; Drummer-Tatoo; Recruits-Mattocks, Baker, Legg; The Equilibrist on the Wire-Matthews; Andrew to Yates's Parade-Jonathan; Andrew to Puppet Shew-Collins; Tiddee Doll-Dunstall; Butcher-Perry; Slaughtermen-Holtom, Buck; Spectators attending the Fair-the Comedians; To conclude with a Bohemian Dance-Leppie, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Mrs Granier.
Event Comment: Benefit for Ross. Mainpiece: Never acted there. Afterpiece: Not acted this season. No Building on Stage. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr Ross in the Little Piazza, Covent Garden; and of Mr Sarjant, at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel (with new songs in character)-Mattocks; Autolicus (with songs in character)-Shuter; King-Hull; Shepherd-Gibson; Perdita (with new songs in character)-Miss Brent; The Music composed by Dr Arne, with a Dances incident to the Pastoral-Granier, Mrs Granier.

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Turnd Philosopher Or The Country Squire Outwitted

Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Wedding or The Wapping Landlady

Performance Comment: Wapping Landlady-Mrs Coker; Sailors-Dove, Nichols, Granier, Olbeldiston, Littleton; The Whole to conclude with a Grand Scene of Neptune's Palace: Neptune-Granier; Tritons-Thompson, Olbeldiston, Littleton; Sea Nymphs-Mrs Phillips, Miss Hayes, Miss Gerrard.

Dance: TThe Milk@Maids-; or, The Merry Morrice Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment Release Stratagems and Marriage of Harlequin with The Triumphs of Love

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Yates; Columbine-Mrs Dunstall; Father to Columbine-Julian; Florio-Marr; Dr Tack'em-Hemskirk; Clerk-Crofts; Mrs Drab-Mrs Bishop; Lawyer-Bennet; Keeper-Dunstall; Turnkey-Clough; Master of Punch House-Naylor; Porter-Laws; Dwarfs-Miss Naylor, two Masters Granier; Bustle-Vaughan; A grand Ballet-Froment, Granier, Dugay, Mlle Duval, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Vallois; Priests-Hemskirk, Naylor, Bennet; Priestesses-Mrs Bishop, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Imprisonment of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rosoman; Father-Julian; Beau-Peterson; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Shepherds, Peasants-Carney, Mlle Roland, Lapierre, Pelling, Granier, Miss Story, the Misses Scotts; Dwarf spirits-two Masters Granier, Miss Naylor; Clown-Dove; Concluding with a Representation of three Automations-; Being three mechanical Figures invented by the ingenious and celebrated Mr Vaucanson. Being three mechanical Figures invented by the ingenious and celebrated Mr Vaucanson.
Event Comment: As alter'd by Mr Dryden and Sir William Davenant, from Shakespear. Last night the Play of the Tempest, with all the Musick and Decorations belonging to it, was perform'd at the New Wells in Goodman's Fields.--Daily Advertiser, 15 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Furnival; Ferdinand-Goodfellow; Alonzo-Freeman; Antonio-Tucker; Gonzalez-York; Hippolito-Mrs Hallam; Stephano-Kennedy; Mustacho-Maxfield; Trincalo-L. Hallam; Ventoso-Cushing; Ariel-Mrs Kennedy with the songs proper to the character; Miranda-Mrs Daniel; Dorinda-Mrs Cushing; Caliban-Paget; Sycorax-Dove; with all the Dances-proper to the Play; Time-Granier; Death-Chettle; Mephistopheles-Tucker; Charon-Daniel; Old Dame Stetebos-Granier; Pluto-Brett; Demons-Chettle, Daniel, Tucker, Toole, Fullwell, Jackson; Concluding with Grand Masque of Neptune and Amphytrite-; Neptune-Brett; Amphytrite-Miss Lincoln.

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17551227, but Aerial Spirits-Granier, Mrs +Granier.
Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Granier, Mrs +Granier.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover Or The Banishd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Smith; Belvile-Ridout; Pedro-Anderson; Stephano-Bennet; Philippo-Davis; Sancho-Collins; Frederick-Clarke; Don Antonio-Dyer; Sebastian-Buck; Officer-Wignel; Page-Miss Mullart; Biskey-R. Smith; Blunt-Shuter; Hellena-Mrs Vincent; Valeria-Mrs Baker; Lucetta-Mrs Stephens; Moretta-Mrs Pitt; Callis-Miss Ferguson; Florinda-Mrs Elmy; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Ballet: New Pantomime Ballet call'd% The Feast of Bacchus. Bacchus-Lucas; Satyrs-Granier, Leppie, Gosly, Dumai, Desse, Rochford; Cupid-Miss Valois; Bacchants-Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Dawson, Mrs Dulies; Tartars-Delaistre (1st time there), Mlle Capdeville

Performance Comment: Bacchus-Lucas; Satyrs-Granier, Leppie, Gosly, Dumai, Desse, Rochford; Cupid-Miss Valois; Bacchants-Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Dawson, Mrs Dulies; Tartars-Delaistre (1st time there), Mlle Capdeville.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jacques-Sparks; Orlando-Smith; Touchstone-Shuter; Amiens (with the songs in character)-Lowe; Rosalind-Mrs Hamilton; other characters-[as usual; see17591121.as usual; see17591121.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17591210, but Recruits-_Warren; Dances-Poitier Jr, Granier, Leppie.
Event Comment: Receipts: #173 5s. [The Occasional Song is Larpent MS 164, a patriotic one on George II's victories: "Amherst by land Boscawen by sea" referring to victories at Cape Breton, Crown Point, Niagara, Guadeloupe, Senegal, and Quebec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17591211, but Song in Character-_; changed to An Occasional Song-Beard; Dances-Mrs Granier.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rambling Lovers Or A New Way To Play An Old Game

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Contention or The Politic Maid

Performance Comment: The Two Masters Granier, Miss Granier.

Afterpiece Title: Neptunes Palace

Performance Comment: Neptune-Granier; Trytons-Olbeldiston, Littleton, Baker, Miles; Sea Nymphs-Miss Hayes, Mrs Morris, Mrs Meads, Mlle Richemont.
Cast
Role: Neptune Actor: Granier

Dance: Janno; Tumbling-Steward, Williams, Tindal

Event Comment: At the late Theatre in gf. A concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick, Divided into Two Parts. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. N.B. Between the two Parts of the Concert will be presented a Comedy gratis by Persons for their Diversion. 6 p.m. [This concert formula is included in every notice during the season but will be silently omitted from the Calendar. The customary notice about time and prices will also be omitted unless there is some change.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Giffard; Standard-Marshall; Vizard-W. Giffard; Alderman-Julian; Clincher Sr-Yates; Young Clincher-Peterson; Tom Errand-Vaughan; Constable-Dunstall; Dicky-Clough; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Giffard; Lady Darling-Mrs Jones; Parley-Mrs Yates; Angelica-Mrs Eliz. Giffard.
Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Marshall
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Vaughan

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: M. Fourner; who never appear'd there. Les Muniers Amoureux de la Coquette-two Masters and Miss Granier, being their first time on that stage

Performance Comment: Fourner; who never appear'd there. Les Muniers Amoureux de la Coquette-two Masters and Miss Granier, being their first time on that stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment with Triumphs of Love

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Yates; Columbine-Mrs Dunstall; Father to Columbine-Julian; Florio-Marr; Bustle-Vaughan; A grand Ballet-Froment, Granier, Osbeldiston, Mlle Duval, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Vallois; Priests-Hemskirk, Naylor, Bennet; Priestesses-Mrs Bishop, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.
Event Comment: Will be perform'd several new exercises of Rope Dancing and Tumbling, by M. Duge, Vangable and others, divided into two Parts. Boxes [as 26 Dec. 1744]. Between the two Parts of the Exercises will be given gratis the Tempest as alter'd by Mr Dryden and Sir William Davenant from Shakespear. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17450305 but Ferdinand-Goodfellow; Antonio-Nailor; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Setebos-Chettle; Mephistopheles-_; Charon-_; Old Dame Stetebos-_; Time-_; Granier, Tucker, Daniel omitted Neptune-Cunningham; Demons-Jones, Young, Nailor, Toole, Fulwell, Jackson; Pluto-Cunningham; Amphitrite-Mrs Carlisle; Hornpipe-Chettle.
Event Comment: As altered by Mr Dryden and Sir William Davenant from Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Furnival; Ferdinand-Kennedy; Hippolita-Mrs Phillips; Ariel (with the Songs proper)-Mrs Kennedy; Stephano-Morgan; Trincalo-L. Hallam; Alonzo-Lee; Caliban-Paget; Antonio-Dove; Gonzalo-Blakey; Ventoso-Cushing; Mustacho-Julian; Sycorax-Hallam Sen; Miranda-Mrs Hallam; Dorinda (with the Songs proper)-Mrs Cushing; Setebos-Granier; Pluto-Brett; Demons-Baker, Jackson, Toole; With all the Dances- proper to the Play; Concluding with a Grand Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Cast
Role: Lurcher Actor: Anderson
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Beard; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter, in the character of Harlequin-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Granier; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Vandersluys; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Desse; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Pierot-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Pluto Actor: Granier
Role: Pan Actor: Vandersluys
Event Comment: Benefit for Ryan. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [see 2 Nov. 1743]. Afterpiece: Several scenes taken from The Muses Looking Glass, written by Mr Randolph. [See letter to Mr Ryan 5 March acquainting the town with Randolph's works.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover Or The Banishd Cavaliers

Afterpiece Title: The Muses Looking Glass

Performance Comment: Colax-Ryan; The Extremes of Fortitude Liberality Meekness Justice, in the Characters of Aphobus, Deilus, Anelitheurus, Asotus, Orgylus, Argus, Nimis, Nihil-Ridout, Collins, Morgan, Cibber, Bridges, Cushing, Dunstall, Rosco; their Clerks (Plus and Parum)-James, Bencraft; Mediocrity in the character of Urania-Mrs Bland; To conclude with a new masque of Music representing the Intellectual Virtues, compos'd by Lampe: Fortitude-Beard; Modesty-Mrs Storer; Truth-Mrs Lampe; Dancing-Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Oates, Miss Vandersluys, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Mrs LaFont, Master, Miss Granier.
Related Works
Related Work: The Muses Looking-Glass Author(s): Thomas Randolph

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Faulkner [Songs unspecified]