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Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: A New Pantomime

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Merlin; or, The Devil of Stone-Henge

Entertainment: [By Lewis Theobald and John Galliard.] With New Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. No Money under the full Price to be taken during the whole Time of the Performance. The advanc'd Money to be return'd to those who go out before the Overture of the Entertainment begins. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performance Comment: ] With New Habits, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. No Money under the full Price to be taken during the whole Time of the Performance. The advanc'd Money to be return'd to those who go out before the Overture of the Entertainment begins. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of King John

Music: By a Band of Neopolitans

Song:

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Farce, and Miss Burgess. Mainpiece: As originally written by Shakespear. Supervised, Read over, Revised, and Unalter'd. [For a puff (signed by W. Shakespear), see Daily Advertiser, 4 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King John

Performance Comment: Prince Arthur-Miss Burgess; With a New Prologue- in the Characters of Shakespear's Ghost, the Squire, Mr Student, and Mr Bays; concluding with an Address to the Ladies- of the Shakespear's Club.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King John

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: By Authority. By the Hurlothrumbo Company of Comedians. Mainpiece: An Operatical Comedy of Three Acts. Written by Lord Flame [Samuel Johnson of Chesire]. Afterpiece: a Farce of Two Acts. [Presumably by Johnson also.] Box 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fool Made Wise

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Falstaff in Masquerade

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fool Made Wise

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Falstaff in Masquerade

Event Comment: The Third Day. As 11 April. Afterpiece: With Additions and Alterations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fool Made Wise

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Falstaff in Masquerade

Event Comment: At the French Theatre, over against the Opera House in the Haymarket, a Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. Boxes 4s. Pit 1s. 6d., Gallery 1s. 6d. Between the two Halves of the Concert will be presented...gratis. 6 p.m. Benefit a Tradesman. Afterpiece: By the Author of The Toy-Shop. [Note, This customary concert formula and the notice of time and prices will not be repeated here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pamela

Related Works
Related Work: Pamela Author(s): Samuel Richardson

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

Event Comment: PPhillips and Yeates' Booth, opposite Hospital Gate, West Smithfield, during the time of bf. Boxes, 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. There is an extraordinary Band of Music promis'd. [Notice repeated 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Merchant; Or, The Happy Pair; Interspers'd With The Comical Humours Of The intriguing Chambermaid, sir John Oldcastle, And The drunken Colonel

Performance Comment: A Comedy of two Acts. Merchant-Dove; Oldcastle-Smith; Colonel-Phillips; Rakert-Yeates; Valentine-Wallis; Pride-Powell; Puff-Davis; Security-Johnson; Trick-Evenel; Constable-Wood; Slap-Archer; Mrs Highman-Mrs Tucker; Charlotte-Miss Ferguson; Lady Pride-Mrs Habito; Lady Ruff-Mrs Simmons; Lettice-Mrs Phillips, from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.
Cast
Role: Security Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Miser Bit; or, Harlequin Reveller

Song: I: Bumper Squire Jones-Phillips

Dance: LLa Mason and Sabotiers-Phillips, Mrs Dove

Event Comment: AAnderson played two roles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Stephens; Prince of Wales-Ryan; Hotspur-Hale; Worcester-Rosco; Westmorland-Harrington; Vernon-Gibson; Northumberland-Carr; Dowglass-Anderson; Poins-Anderson; Bardolph-Marten; Blunt-Salway; Kate-Mrs Hale; Hostess-Mrs James; Carriers-Chapman, Woodward; Francis-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Harrington
Role: Northumberland Actor: Carr
Role: Dowglass Actor: Anderson
Role: Poins Actor: Anderson

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Cooke, Ann Auretti, accompanied Villeneuve, Dumont, Delagarde, Richardson, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs LaFont, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; Characters of Dancing-Janneton Auretti; Tambourine-Cooke; Dutch Skipper-Delamain, Anne Auretti

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Deception Author(s): Elizabeth Richardson
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): Joseph Richardson
Related Work: Pamela Author(s): Samuel Richardson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: As17421026

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Stephens; Prince of Wales-Ryan; Hotspur-Hale; Worcester-Rosco; Vernon-Gibson; Westmorland-Hayman; Northumberland-Carr; Dowglas-Anderson; Poyns-Cashell; Bardolph-Marten; Blunt-Ridout; Kate-Mrs Hale; Hostess-Mrs Mullart; Carriers-Chapman, Woodward; Francis-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Hayman
Role: Northumberland Actor: Carr
Role: Dowglas Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, Ancient Pistol

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Berry; King-Delane; Justice Shallow-Cibber Sen.; Prince of Wales-Mills; Duke of Lancaster-Havard; Bishop of York-Turbutt; Canterbury-Woodburn; Chief@Justice-Bridges; Hastings-Blakes; Gower-Usher; Silence-Neale; Pistol-Yates; Poins-W. Giffard; Bardolph-Ray; Scroop-Arthur; Westmorland-Winstone; Cambridge-Taswell; Gray-Dunstall; Hostess-Mrs Cross; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Winstone

Afterpiece Title: Columbine Courtezan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Cashell; Wales-Ryan; Hotspur-Hale; Worcester-Rosco; Westmorland-Hayman; Vernon-Gibson; Northumberland-Carr; Douglas-Anderson; Poins-Chapman; Blunt-Ridout; Bardolph-Marten; Carriers-Woodward, Arthur; Kate-Mrs Hale; Hostess-Mrs Mullart; Francis-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Hayman
Role: Northumberland Actor: Carr
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Lottery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Beard; Merlin-Leveridge; Aerial Spirits-Cooke, Dupre, Destrade, Delagarde, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; Jupiter in character of Harlequin-Woodward; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Mercury-Reinhold; Pierot-LaLauze; Pluto (Punch)-Rector; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouche)-Destrade; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Picq.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. 6 p.m. 5s., 3s., 2s., will be presented a Concert, etc. [In the bill for 21 Feb. it is announced as: By Permission...will be reviv'd an Historical Play, not acted these sixty years.] Tickets and Places to be had of Mr Meredith, at the Theatre. [Puffs in the Daily Advertiser announce their pleasure that Mrs Charke is actually going to play a woman's role. A rehearsal was held on 1 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pope John Viii

Event Comment: 1 Benefit Paget. Tickets given for Comus taken this day, Several Gentlemen desiring to see him as Falstaff. [Originally scheduled for 4 April were Comus and a new Farce The Biter Bit; or, Vintner in the Suds.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: King-Cashell; Wales-Ryan; Hotspur-Hale; Falstaff-Bridgwater; Carriers-Woodward, Arthur; Francis-Hippisley; Worcester-Rosco; Westmorland-Hayman; Vernon-Gibson; Northumberland-Carr; Douglas-Anderson; Poins-Chapman; Blunt-Ridout; Bardolph-Marten; Kate-Mrs Hale; Hostess-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Hayman
Role: Northumberland Actor: Carr
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Royal Chace

Song: 1 As17460108

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Dance: LLe Gondalier-Cooke

Event Comment: PPhillips and Hussey's Company. 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 6d. [Concert formula used.] To begin at 12 and end at 10 p.m. Mainpiece: [first announced on 26th and 29th as The Careful Father; or, The Extravagant Son. Notice of performance repeated 2,3,6 (but Cushing as Drunken Peasant), 6,7 (but Phillips as Drunken Peasant), 12, 13, 14, and 15 May. Probably acted every day of May Fair.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son; With The Comical Humours Of Sir John Oldcastle And A Pert Chambermaid

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips his first appearance on that stage in England in three years; Beau Mordecai the Jew-Bennett; Miss Kitty-Mrs Phillips.

Dance: NNew Hornpipe, Drunken Peasant-Phillips; Sailor's Dance called the Jovial Crew-Phillips

Song: Grand Chorus in Honor of his Royal Highness the Duke on his brave Defeat of the Rebels-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Lying Valet

Song: 1 Cunningham

Dance: 1 Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Lee; Henry IV-Furnival; Prince-Cushing; Worcester-Pinner; Northumberland-G. Hallam; Vernon-Lynham; Blunt-Edwards; Poins-Baker; Bardolph-Miles; Gadshill-Orpin; Peto-Simms (Daily Advertiser), Simons (Hogan, Shakespeare in the Theatre, p. 185); Lady Percy-Mrs Hallam; Hostess-Mrs Beckham; Carriers-Dove, Beckham; Francis-L. Hallam; Falstaff-Paget.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: G. Hallam

Dance: 1 As17461027

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Garrick 1st time; Falstaff-Quin; King-Cashell; Wales-Ryan; Francis-Hippisley; Worcester-Rosco; Westmorland-Hayman; Vernon-Gibson; Northumberland-Carr; Douglas-Anderson; Poins-Chapman; Bardolph-Marten; Blunt-Ridout; Carriers-Arthur, Woodward; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent; Hostess-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Hayman
Role: Northumberland Actor: Carr
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson
Event Comment: By particular Desire...In which will be reviv'd that excellent Scene between Falstaff and the Prince of Wales, which Shakespear himself was so extremely fond of. (Daily Advertiser and General Advertiser). Front Boxes made at the upper end of the Pit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-a Gentleman; Henry-Furnival; Prince Hal-Cushing; Hotspur-Lee; Worcester-Wignell; Vernon-Shuter; Northumberland-Hallam Sen; Blunt-Edwards; Francis-L. Hallam; Lady Piercy-Mrs Hallam; Hostess-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Hallam Sen

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17461124