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Event Comment: A Grand Concert. 6 p.m. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. Afterwards will be given Gratis...Daily Advertiser, 20 Jan.: Last Night the Musical Entertainment call'd The Queen of Spain, was receiv'd by a numerous Audience with great Approbation. The Artificial Scene hereafter will be omitted, it not being connected with the rest, not any way answering what was promised by the Projector who offered it. Music by J. F. Lampe; words by James Ayres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Queen Of Spain; Or, Fairinelli At Madrid

Music: A new Sonata, in four parts, by Lampe-

Song: New Song The Shepherd's Invitation-Sullivan; A new Song To Sylvia-Miss Young

Event Comment: "...Richard III, which I saw performed at Drury-lane theatre at the beginning of the present season...The dresses of the characters which here make their appearance are in the usual half-and-half mode, made up from portraits of Charles I's reign, and from unrestrained fancy. Richard's habit, indeed, shews a faint hint, at the costume of his day; but how modernized! A fancy cap and feather,with a milliner's white-ribband rose, sewed thereon. A deep ruff, of that make not known until the reign of James I From the neck depends a ribband With the George: this decoration never seen in paintings till about the fashions of the abovementioned monarch's court. On his legs and feet, white silk stockings, white shoes, and red roses. These latter ornaments unknown before Elizabeth or James I's modes of dress prevailed; at any rate, they should have been white ones to have accorded with the party-badge in his cap." Writer signing himself "An Artist and an Antiquary" in Gentleman's Magazine, Apr. 1800, p. 319. Receipts: #225 16s. 6d. (178.3.6; 47.12.0; 0.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Henry-Aickin; Prince of Wales-Miss Wentworth; Duke of York-Master Chatterley; Richard-Kemble; Duke of Buckingham-Barrymore; Earl of Richmond-C. Kemble; Duke of Norfolk-Holland; Sir Richard Ratcliff-Maddocks; Sir William Catesby-Caulfield; Tressel-Surmont; Earl of Oxford-Sparks; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Trueman; Lord Stanley-Packer; Sir James Blount-Wentworth; Sir James Tyrrel-Webb; Lord Mayor-Hollingsworth; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Powell; Lady Anne-Miss Biggs; Dutchess of York-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sir James Blount Actor: Wentworth
Role: Sir James Tyrrel Actor: Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Embarkation

Event Comment: Benefit Boaman, James, Mrs James.Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17370324 but Slender-James; Mrs Quickly-Mrs James; Host-Boaman.
Cast
Role: Slender Actor: James
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Chambermaid-Mrs James; Valentine-Salway; Goodall-Boaman; Bluff-James.
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs James
Role: Bluff Actor: James.

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: III: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370326 V: Beard

Event Comment: Benefit James and Dupre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Teague-James; Elder Woudbe-Hallam; Young Woudbe-Bridgwater; Trueman-Cibber; Richmore-Hale; Alderman-Hippisley; Subtleman-Rosco; Fairbank-Roberts; Balderdash-Mullart; Clearaccount-Arthur; Jack-Bencraft; Poet-Gibson; Constance-Mrs Vincent; Aurelia-Mrs Bellamy; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs James; Mother Midnight-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Teague Actor: James
Role: Mrs Clearaccount Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: As17400320 but Major Rakish-Hippisley; Young Rakish-Hale; Friendly-Gibson; Benedict-James; Manlove-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Benedict Actor: James

Song: I: Roberts; In III: Arra my Judy-a Gentleman

Dance: II: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: By Desire, The Britain (Ball Dance), Minuet-Dupre, Mrs Ozanne; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Related Works
Related Work: Pamela Author(s): James Dance
Event Comment: Benefit James, Mrs James, Goodall. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17420127, but Don Lewis alias Don Choleric, Snap-shorto-de Testy,-James; Sancho-Goodall; Antonio-Stoppelaer; Charino-Smith; Governor-_; Jacques-_; Honoria-_.
Cast
Role: Snap Actor: shorto-de Testy,-James
Role: shorto Actor: de Testy,-James
Role: de Testy, Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17420430 V: Pantaloon and Enamorata, as17420420

Song: II: Under the Greenwood Tree-Roberts; End Farce: a Gregorean Song-Stoppelaer

Entertainment: IV: Cries of London-Salway

Event Comment: 2 Benefit James and Rosco

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 2 Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17440111, but Pistol-James; Hostess-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Pistol Actor: James
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs James.

Afterpiece Title: 2 The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: 2 BBallet-Cooke; Scotch Dance, as17431124

Event Comment: Benefit for James and Mathews. No tickets bought at the door will be admitted. Receipts: #190 (Cross); house charges, #63. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17481107, but Doll Common-Mrs James; Tribulation-James.
Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs James
Role: Tribulation Actor: James.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: Mathews, Cooke, Anne Auretti, Mrs Addison; particularly the Sailors Revels- in which will be introduc'd a; Hornpipe-a scholar of Mathews a child five years of age

Event Comment: Benefit for James, Winstone and Burton, Tickets of James, at Mr Dale's Watchmaker in Little Wild St.; or Winstone at the Queen's Head, in Duke's Court, near Bow St., Covent Garden; and of Burton at the Lock and Key, in Brownlow St. near Long-Acre, and at the Stage Door. As Mr Burton is confin'd with a violent cold, he hopes his friends will excuse his not having waited on them and be so kind as to send for tickets to his lodgings as above. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17510423 but Poet-_; Aesop-Winstone; Old Man-James.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: James.

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Little Swiss

Event Comment: Benefit Woolley and Mrs James. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. Afterpiece: By particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Dorcas-Mrs Pullen; Dumb Lady-Mrs James the first time of her appearing on any stage.

Dance: HHornpipe-R. Jones , from gf

Event Comment: Benefit Jenkins and James. At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17330120, but Tattle-Jenkins; Jeremy-James; Trapland-Norris; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt; Prue-Mrs Hamilton; Ben-Rosco; A Comic Epilogue-Penkethman on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Jeremy Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Mynheer Vanfleet, the first time of his appearing on any stage; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

Event Comment: Benefit James. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17331109, but Fryar-Bullock; Gomez-James; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Teresa-Mrs Stevens .
Cast
Role: Gomez Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Cast
Role: Jeremy Actor: James

Dance: Tambourine, as17340504. Swedish Dal Karl by Delagarde and Mrs Ogden. Grand Dance in Momus; as17340506

Song: A Dialogue by Leveridge and Mrs Wright

Event Comment: Benefit Marshall and James

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Sir William-Morgan; Sir Edward-Bridgwater; Belfond Sr-James; Belfond Jr-Marshal; Trueman-Hale; Cheatly-Aston; Shamwell-Wignell; Termagant-Houghton; Hackum-Mullart; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Isabella-Miss Bincks; Lucia-Miss Norsa; Teresa-Miss Horsington; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Kilby; Ruth-Mrs Cook; Mrs Hackum-Hallam .
Cast
Role: Belfond Sr Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: As17350513, but Boy-Miss Bincks; Friar Benedict-James .
Cast
Role: Friar Benedict Actor: James

Dance: Flanderkim by Duke and Mrs Ogden. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Le Sac, Miss Baston, De la Garde, Mrs De l'Orme. s1Ng1NG. As17350422

Event Comment: Benefit James. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq. [Tickets for Thompson and Haddock taken.] Receipts: money #18 16s.; tickets #126 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17351211, but Hillaria-Mrs Templer; Maid-Mrs James, who never appeared on any Stage before .

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: Two Pierrots by Lalauze and Nivelon. III: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. IV: Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle. V: Sailors (from orestes), by Glover, &c

Song: II: By Roberts

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Daily Advertiser, 4 Oct.: Yesterday Morning Mr James Todd, who represented the Miller's Man on Friday Night...and fell in one of the flying Machines from the very top of the Stage by the breaking of the Wires, by which accident his Skull was fractur'd, died in a miserable manner. Susan Warwick, who represented the Miller's Wife, lies at the point of Death at the Infirmary at Hyde-Park Corner: The two other Persons who fell in the same Machine are like to recover, [In London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 2 Oct.: All these unhappy People were Servants belonging to the Theatre, and only Representatives in the different Characters of Mr Lun, Mr Nivelon, Mr Salway, and Mrs Moreau.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-A. Hallam; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Delane; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Hoyden-Miss Bincks; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Young Fashion-Walker; Coupler-Hippisley; Surgeon-James; Lory-Chapman; Nurse-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Surgeon Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: CClown-Nivelon; Misses Scott; Scot's Dance-Glover, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mrs Delorme

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman and James. Tickets for Tench and Anderson also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Alphonso-James; Roderigo-Bridgwater; Curio-A. Ryan; Seberto-Anderson; Governor-Rosco; Old Pilgrim-Aston; Jaquez-W. Hallam; Lopez-Mullart; Mad Englishman-Penkethman; Mad Scholar-Hallam; Mad Taylor-Bencraft; Mad Priest-Salway; Mad Welchman-Yates; Alinda-Mrs Vincent; Juletta-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Ball Dance-Dupre, Miss Norman; Comic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; Serious Dance-Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs James. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17381123, but Young Fashion-St.Nicholas(the first time of his appearing on any stage); Lory-James; Surgeon-_.
Cast
Role: Lory Actor: James
Role: Surgeon Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Cast
Role: Nicodemus Somebody Actor: James

Dance: I: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; II: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Hornpipe-Yates; V: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: III: Roberts

Event Comment: Benefit Oates and Miss Oates. Tickets at Oates', within two Doors of Mitre Tavern, James Street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Hallam; Angelica-Mrs Horton; Hillaria-Mrs Vincent; Belvile-Hale; Antonio-A. Ryan; Pedro-Rosco; Frederick-Oates; Sancho-James; Florinda-Mrs Bellamy; Valeria-Mrs Hale; Callis-Mrs Martin; Lucetta-Mrs Kilby; Blunt-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sancho Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: A Serious Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; II: Je ne scay quoi-Villeneuve, Oates Jr, Miss Oates; III: Minuet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Event Comment: Benefit Rosco, Lacy, and James

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-James; no others listed. no others listed.
Cast
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: James

Dance: II: Dutch Skipper, as17421025; III: Characters of Dancing, as17421025; V: Grand Ballet, as17421108

Event Comment: Benefit Bencraft, James, Ridout, and Carr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17441121, but Gomez-James; Queen-Mrs Horton; Elvira-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Gomez Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Benefit James, Lodgings opposite Three Canisters in Little Wild St.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17460310 but Shylock-James; Gratiano-Anderson;Beard's song omitted; Leonardo-_.
Cast
Role: Shylock Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: TThe Drunken Tyrolese-Sodi

Event Comment: [Benefit on basis of half value of tickets for eight beneficiaries]: James, Anderson, Thompson, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Ferguson, Mrs Gondou, Mrs LeFont, and Miss Morrison. Receipts at the door: #13 5s. /For Box Pit Gallery Value Half-Value/James 1 152 115 #34 11s. #17 5s. 6d./Anderson 10 89 84 #24 5s. #12 2s. 6d./Thompson .. 61 46 #13 15s. #6 17s. 6d./Mrs Lebrun 1 32 36 #8 13s. #4 6s. 6d./Mrs Gondou 6 57 60 #16 1s. #8 0s. 6d./Mrs Ferguson 9 34 58 #13 3s. #6 11s. 6d./Mrs Morrison 15 25 43 #11 16s. #5 18s./Mrs Le Font 8 60 49 #15 18s. #7 19s./Totals 50 510 491 #138 2s. #69 1s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17470131, but Young Worthy-Anderson; Elder Worthy-Carr; Snap-James; Sly-Marten; Mrs Anne-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Snap Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Event Comment: Benefit for James, Stoppelaer, Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Alphonso-James; Pilgrim-Ryan; Curio-Anderson; Seberto-Storer; Old Pilgrim-Ridout; Lopez-Morgan; 2nd Outlaw-Smith; Porter-Rosco; Roderigo-Bridges; Mad Scholar-Giffard; Stuttering Cook-Cibber; Mad Englishman-Morris; Mad Welchman-Stoppelaer; Mad Priest-Bencraft; Mad Taylor-Collins; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Fool-Miss Ferguson; Alinda-Mrs Hale; Juletta-Mrs Bland; In IV Mad Bess in character-Beard.
Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: James

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Jasper Actor: James.

Song: I: Go Rose-Miss Faulkner; II: Ellen a Roon-Mrs Storer; III: Se Spuntan Vezzoze-Miss Faulkner; V: Come Ever Smiling Liberty, 'Tis Liberty alone-Miss Faulkner

Dance: V: Minuet-Villeneuve, Miss E. Faulkner

Event Comment: Benefit for Cooke. [The Devil to Pay was advertised in today's bill, but "Mrs Clive was taken ill, the Anatomist was Play'd" (Cross). Stage and Pit arranged as of 7 March.] Tickets and places to be had of Cooke at Mr Clarke's an Upholsterer in James St., Covent Garden. Receipts. #200 (Cross); charges, #60 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17490228, but Dogberry-James; Country Dance- included at end of play.
Cast
Role: Dogberry Actor: James
Role: Town Clerk Actor: James
Related Works
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: Pastoral Dance-Cooke, Anne Auretti; II: New Scotch Dance, as17490118; III: The Gondoliers-Cooke; V: Louvre and Minuet-Cooke, Anne Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Simpson, Raftor, Usher. Tickets and places of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #180 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel). [This month, the Gentleman's Magazine Register of Books listed as published Remarks on Three Plays of B. Johnson, viz: The Fox, Silent Woman, and Alchymist, by James Upton.] This week will be published The Hen Peck'd Captain,...as it was intended to be acted...on Saturday last. Taken from The Campaigners; or, the pleasant Adventures at Brussels with a Preface by R. Cross, prompter (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17490403 but Humphrey-Simpson; Isabella-Mrs James; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Myrtle-Lee.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: James

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

Event Comment: Benefit for Matthews and James. Rec'd Cash #44 9s., plus #116 12s. from tickets. Total #161 1s. Paid Mr Barsanti for music by order of Garrick #1 11s. 6d. Paid Mr Williams 1!2 year's rent K: passage #11 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Mr Mills bury'd at St Marks [Cross). Receipts: #160 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17500206, but Daniel-James.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: James.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: Fingalian Dance-McNeil; II: Black Joke-the Little Swiss, Miss Foulcade; III: Grand Scotch Dance, as17491031; IV: Hornpipe-Mathews; End of Play: Minuet-Mathews, Mad DeLaContri