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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Ridout; Richmond-Dyer; Buckingham-Sparks; Stanley-Redman; Catesby-Gibson; Ratcliff-Anderson; Tressel-Cushing; Norfolk-Wignell; Oxford-Bencraft; Tirrel-Dunstall; Lieut.-White; Blunt-Holtom; Lord Mayor-Marten; Prince Edward-Miss Mullart; Duke of York-Miss Hallam; Lady Anne-Mrs Barrington; Duchess of York-Mrs Bambridge; Queen-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Barrington

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard III-Mossop; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; King Henry-Berry; Buckingham-Palmer; Richmond-Havard; Stanley-Bransby; Lieut.-Mozeen; Catesby-Marr; Edward V-Miss Minors; Duke of York-Master Simson; Tressel-Blakes; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Palmer; Sullen-Burton; Bonniface-Berry; Scrub-Woodward; Gibbet-Bransby; Sir Charles-Blakes; Foigard-Yates; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Minors; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Song: IV: By Desire, The School of Anacreon-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Berry; Wolsey-Mossop; Buckingham-Ross; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Suffolk-Blakes; Sands-Phillips; Cromwell-Mozeen; Surveyor-Simon; Lovel-Ackman; Guilford-Marr; Brandon-Wilder; Capuchius-Scrase; Dr Butts-Vaughan; Denny-Vernon; Old Lady-Mrs James; Cranmer-Havard; Gardiner-Taswell; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; With the representation of the Coronation-; Ceremony in Westminster Hall-.
Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs James

Song: II: The School of Anacreon-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick; Escalus-Bransby; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Scrase; Benvolio-Mozeen; Montague-Simson; Tibalt-Blakes; Fryar@Lawrence-Havard; Mercutio-Woodward; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; With the additional scene representing the Funeral Procession- to the Monument of the Capulets; The Vocal parts-Beard, Wilder, Vernon; In Act I a Masquerade Dance proper to the play,-Matthews, Dennison.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Aesop-Bransby; Drunken Man-Yates; Old Man-Blakes; Mrs Tattoo-Miss Minors; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Shepherd's Holiday, as17541008

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Performance Comment: Schoolboy-Shuter; Major Rakish-Dunstall; Young Rakish-Anderson; Benedict-Holtom; Friendly-White; Tom-R. Smith; Lettice-Mrs Baker; Lady Manlove-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Sparks; Mosca-Ryan; Voltore-Ridout; Corvino-Stevens; Bonario-Gibson; Peregrine-White; Corbaccio-Shuter; Sir Politic-Arthur; Avocatori-Anderson; Second Avocatori-Dunstall; Third Avocatori-Redman; Notary-Wignell; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Vincent; Celia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Lady Wou'dbe Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Cibber (second appearance there in 5 years); Sir John-Ridout; Heartly-Smith; Colonel-Dyer; Charles-White; Lady Woodville-Mrs Elmy; Maria-Mrs Woffington (first appearance there in 3 years).
Cast
Role: Lady Woodville Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Witwou'd-Woodward; Petulant-Blakes; Waitwell-Philips; Sir Willful-Yates; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Clive; Lady Wishfort-Mrs James; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Mills; Foible-Miss Minors; Millamant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James

Dance: II, End: As17541022 Sg and Sga Sabartini [sic] (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17541016, but Townly-Sheridan; Jenny-Mrs Green; Poundage-Stoppelaer; Myrtilla-Mrs Baker; Lady Townly-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17541010, but Surveyor-_; Lovel-_; Guilford-_; Brandon-_; Capuchius-_; Dr Butts-_; Denny-_; Old Lady-_.
Cast
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: Both pieces by His Majesty's command. [John Pringle wrote to Blayney Townley on 14 Nov.: Great are the disputes at present between the rival theatres, vieing with each other in different characters which afford unusual entertainment to all frequenting the stage. His Majesty on Saturday night paid his first visit to Covent Garden in perference to the opera at Drury Lane, when Lady Townley by Pegg Woffington gave him great pleasure, with the addition of unusual huzzas in a part of the Miller of Mansfield." -Historical MS Commission, 10th Report, Appendix, Part IV (London 1887), p. 257.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Woffington.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Sheridan; Capulet-Sparks; Montagu-Redman; Escalus-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Paris-Hurst; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Bennet; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-White; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Cushing; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; And an additional scene will be introduced representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; Which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-; The vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Barrington

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17541128, but Lady Touchwood-Mrs Elmy.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17541101, but Lady Lurewell-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: As17541203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Lady Truman Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Proteus; or, Harlequin in China

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17541023, but Lady Wishfort-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Inquisition

Event Comment: [The Public Advertiser for 15 Feb. noted the following concerning this night's performance: Whereas several complaints, by letter and otherwise, have been lately made to the Managers of Drury Lane Theatre, of the ill Behavior of some persons in the Upper Gallery, who throw down Apples, Potatoes, and other things into the Pit.: This is therefore to assure the Ladies and Gentlemen that the Managers will take all imaginable care to discover and prosecute any person or persons, who shall, disturb, or insult them for the future. If any person will discover who it was that flung a hard piece of cheese, of near half a Pound Weight, from one of the Galleries last Tuesday Night [11 Feb.] and greatly hurt a young Lady in the Pit, shall receive Ten Guineas from Mr Pritchard, the Treasurer of the Theatre."] Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performance Comment: Lord Dupe-Shuter; Carmine-White; Brush-Holtom; Puff-Cushing; Pentweazle-Bennet; Caleb-Costollo; Lady Pentweazle-Foote.
Cast
Role: Lady Pentweazle Actor: Foote.

Dance: Comic Entertainment-Poitier, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith first time; Elder Brother-Ryan; Young Brother-Ridout; First Spirit-Sparks; Second Spirit-Anderson; Bachanal-Lowe; Euphrosyne-Miss Young; Sabrina-Mrs Lampe; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Chambers; Lady-Mrs Woffington; Attendant Spirits on Comus-Howard, Legg, Baker.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Granier and Mrs Granier

Song: RRule Britannia, Britons Strike Home-

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter first time; King-Sparks; Wales-Ryan; Vernon-Gibson; Worcester-Ridout; Carriers-Dunstall, Arthur; Lady Piercy-Mrs Bellamy; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Hotspur-Smith.
Cast
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Cast
Role: Lady Pentweazle Actor: Foote.

Dance: Pantomime Peasant Dance, as17550104

Entertainment: The Cries of London-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17541114, but Queen-Mrs Elmy; Richard-Murphy (first time); Lady Anne-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: Granier and Mrs Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: As17550203