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Event Comment: For the Author (Cross). Box Tickets for the Benefit of the Author of Agis...are to be had of Mr Miller, in the Strand, Dodsley in Pall Mall, and Varney at the Stage Door. This Day at Noon will be publish'd, Price 1s. 6d. Agis, by the author of Douglas. Printed for A. Miller, where may be had the tragedy of Douglas as it was acted at Covent Garden. Price 1s. 6d. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Part I: Overture by Dubourg-; Songs Del Cara amabil Volto-Sga Calori; Why does the God of Israel Sleep , by Handel in the Oratorio Sampson-Passagli; Wise Men's Flattery by Handel in the Oratorio Belshazzar-Sga Frasi; Concerto on the Violincello-Pasqualino; Songs Parto da te ben mio by Bertoni-Potenza; Nel Pensar al grnad Cimento-Sga Mattei , Perez; Part II: Concerto on the Bassoon-Miller; Songs He Shall Feed His Flock-Sga Frasi , by Handel in the Messiah; Vero non e che Sia-Sga Calori; He was Despised by Handel in the Messiah-Passagli; Concerto on the Hautboy-Simpson; Songs Mea vita mio bene by Cocchi-Potenza; Questo core amato bene by Abos-Sga Mattei; Part III: Concerto on the violin by Dubourg-; Songs Ye Sacred Priests by Handel in Jephtha-Sga Frasi; Siete barhere amata Stello by Galluppi-Potenza; Deghi che io son fedele by Aurasecchio-Sga Mattei; Coronation Anthem, God save the King by Handel-.
Event Comment: At The Chapel of the Foundling Hospital. [Deutsch, Handel, pp. 799-801, notes the performance and lists the "Orchestra Bill," for this performance: twelve violins-Brown, Collet, Freeks, Frowd, Claudio, Wood, Wood Jr, Denner, Abbington, Grosman, Jackson, Nicholson, the first three at 15s. and the rest at 10s. each; three "tenners" [violas]-Rash, Warner, Stockton at 8s. each: four hautbois-Eyferd, Teede, Vincent, Weichsel, the first three at 10s. 6d. and the fourth at 8s.; four bassoons-Miller, Baumgarden, Goodman, Owen, the first two at 10s. 6d. and the rest at 8s. each; three violoncellos-Gillier, Haron, Hebden at 10s. 6d. each; two double basses-Dietrich at 15s. and Sworms at 10s.; horns and drums by Adcock and Willis at 10s. 6d. each; trumpets and kettle drums-Trowa, Miller, and Fr Smith at 10s. 6d. for a total of #17 15s. He also lists the bill for the singers: Sga Frasi, #6 6s.; Miss Frederick, #4 4s.; Miss Young, #3 3s.; Beard with services gratis; Champness, #1, 11s. 6d.; Waas, Bailden, and Barrow at #1 1s. each; six boys, totalling #4 14s. 6d.; a second Champness, Ladd, Cox, Munck, Reinhold, Walz, Courtney, and Kurz, at 10s. 6d. each, for a total of #27 16s. 6d. Servants and music porters added #4 14s. 6d. What with #5 5s. 6d. for Smith brought the total bill to #55 11s. 6d. The Constable in addition cost #3 3s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17610615 but Parts-Mr Miller , 3rd appearance.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mr Miller , 3rd appearance.

Dance: As17610616

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Actors only: Foote, Baddeley, Millar, Davis, Yates, Weston, Marr, Gardiner, Obrien, Miss E. Ambrose, Miss Cockayne, Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance any stage. Old Philpot-Yates; Young Philpot-Foote; Wilding-O'Brien; Sir Jasper Wilding-Baddeley; Dapper=-Weston; Maria-a Young Gentlewoman (Miss Elliott); Corinna-Miss Cockayne (Genest, IV, 617); Also unassigned-Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner (Winston MS 9).

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: Entertainments of Dancing-Master Rogie, Miss Capitani

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Yates; Young Philpot-Foote; Wilding-O'Brien; Sir Jasper Wilding-Baddeley; Dapper-Weston; Maria-a Young Gentlewoman; Corinna-Miss Cockayne; Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner, Blakey. Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner, Blakey.

Dance: As17610727 Hornpipe-Miss Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17611009 [Miss Miller's second appearance.]

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: See17611009, but only Rovewell-Mattocks; Arethusa-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Miller.

Dance: II: The Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001; End: The French Country Gentleman, as17611210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Sodi; Daphne-Sga Manesiere; Followers of Daphne-Mlle Marianne, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Viviez, Mad Jansolin, Mrs Welsh, Miss Daw; Morpheus-Legg; Mystery-Baker; Silence-Mattocks; Harlequin-Miles; Burgomaster-Shuter; Boor Servant-Lalauze; Scaramouche-Gosley; Colombine-Sga Maranesi; Huntsmen-Beard, Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Courts; Venus-Miss Miller; Silenus-Beard; Bacchus-Mattocks; Pan-Legg; Diana-Mrs Vernon; To Conclude with a Grand Ballet-Sodi, Sga Manesiere. Characters new Dress'd.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Miller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Love Match

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Dyer, Clarke, Mattocks, Hull, Dunstall, Anderson, Bennet, Cushing, Miss Miller, Mrs Green; Prologue-Smith; Epilogue in character-Mrs Green. [Parts were: Thoughtless, Friendly, Modish, Castparts, Mortgage, Parchment, Whiffler, Ranter, Sg Caponi, Sg Screechi, Sg Scrapo, Sg Caperini, Lady Bellari, Mrs Thoughtless, Sga Trilli, Sga Squealini, Servants, Recruits, Bailiff, Porter (Larpent MS 209).]Parts were: Thoughtless, Friendly, Modish, Castparts, Mortgage, Parchment, Whiffler, Ranter, Sg Caponi, Sg Screechi, Sg Scrapo, Sg Caperini, Lady Bellari, Mrs Thoughtless, Sga Trilli, Sga Squealini, Servants, Recruits, Bailiff, Porter (Larpent MS 209).]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Mattocks; Corydon-Bennet; Mopsus-Dunstall; Cymon-Collins; Arcas-Anderson; Phillida-Miss Miller, first time.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Miller, first time.

Dance: After Epilogue: Les Sabotiers, as17620419

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17620427 but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Polly-Miss Miller, first time; Diana restored. Hornpipe-Mlle Capdeville; Country Dance-Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Miller, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd

Dance: II: The Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Mattocks; Argus-Collins; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Arethusa-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Miller.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old@Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Justice Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Miss Miller; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; With The Beggars, other Dances-Incident to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Miller
Related Works
Related Work: The Ladies' Frolic Author(s): James Love

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Ross; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John Bevil-Gibson; Sealand-Sparks; Cimberton-Shuter; Tom (with Song in character)-Dyer; Humphry-Anderson; Daniel-Collins; Phillis-Miss Elliot, 1st time; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Stephens; Lucinda-Miss Miller; Isabella-Mrs Ferguson; Indiana-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Song: Miss Polly Young (from theatre Royal Dublin) her 1st appearance on the English Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-White; 2nd Spirit-Young; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller; 3rd Spirit-Miss Polly Young; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Catley, 1st appearance any stage; Sabrinaand the, song of sweet Echo=-Miss Brent; the Chorusses-Legg, Roberts, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Dances incident to the masque-Sodi, Mad Manesiere, Tassoni, Granier, Sga Maranesi. With the usual Decorations and Machinery.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: Loveless-Baker; Gripe-Collins; Jeremy-R. Smith; Marquis-Holtom; Phelim-Barrington; Isabella-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Miller.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ross; Page-Hull; Caius-Holtom; Sir Hugh Evans-Collins; Shallow-Costollo; Slender-Bennet; Pistol-R. Smith; Simple-Mas. Morgan; Host-Marten; Fenton-Davis; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Miss Miller; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Lewis.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Devil to Pay

Dance: As17621019; The Swedish Gardeners, as17621007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Sparks; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Mattocks; Justice Clement-Marten; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Mas. Matthew-Hayes; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Walker, 1st appearance that stage; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wide-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Miss Miller; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward. The Characters new dress'd in the habits of the times.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer, with the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Pantaloon-Lalauze; Clown-Miles; Colombine-Miss Poitier; The Witches-Beard, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Miss Davies; Constable-Redman; Surveyor-Cushing; Shepherd-Tenducci; Shepherdess-Miss Brent; Harvest Men and Women-Mattocks, Warren, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Pluto-Legg; Proserpine-Miss Miller; Ascalax-Baker; The Dances-Maranesi, Sodi, Sga Maranesi, Tassoni, Granier.
Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Miller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Sparks; Oswald-White; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Macklin; In which will be Introduc'd A Solemn Hymn, set by Purcell,-Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Baker, Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Polly Young, Miss Miller, Miss Catley, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17621018, but Mercutio-Woodward; Juliet-Miss Hallam; minuet-Miss Hallam; Vocal Parts for the Solemn Dirge-Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Miller

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

Performance Comment: Ceres-Miss Miller (first time); Proserpine-Miss Catley (first time); Jupiter-Mattocks; Mercury-Baker; Followers of Ceres-Sga Manesiere, Mrs Granier, Mrs Cook, Miss Pitt, Misses Dolly Twist and Sukey Twist, Miss Daw; Pluto-Legg; Daemons-Duquesney, Granier, Tassoni, Hussey, Dumay, Martin, Dufour; Harlequin-Miles; Clodpole-Shuter; Yeoman-Weller; Old Man-C. Smith; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Elements, Earth-Tassoni, Miss Pitt; Air-Sg and Sga Maranesi; Fire-Granier and Mrs Granier; Water-Duquesney, Sga Manesiere (playbill).
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Miss Miller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Atto I. Overture del Ag. Bach-; Song Furia di donna irata-Sga Cremonina (Piccini); Concerto Bassoon-Miller; Song Vedi Amor nel mio Sembiante-Ciardini (Ciampi); Song Quando Saprai chi Sono-Sga De Amicis (Trajetta); Atto II. Concerto violincello-; Song Saro qual e il torrente-Quilici (Galuppi); Song Destrier che al arme uiate-Giustinelli (Piccini); Concerto Hautboy-Simpson; Song Misero Pergoletto-Sga Cremonina (Piccini); Song State Lungi Sol per poco-Ciardini (Galuppi); Atto III. Song Fieri tormenti-Quilici (Jomelli); Song Di quanto Cor le pene-Giustinelli (Trajetta); Concerto violin-; Song Madre non mi conosci-Sga De Amicis (Zingoni); God Save the King-.
Cast
Role: Concerto Bassoon Actor: Miller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Fryar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Tybalt-Bennet; Benvolio-Davis; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Montague-Redman; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Hallam; Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Hallam; Masquerade Dance-proper to the Play; An Additional Scene will be introduc'd, representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet. Which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Polly Young, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Mattocks; Argus-Costollo; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Arethusa-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Miller.