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Event Comment: Benefit for Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17570415 but Masquerade scene not mentioned, Epilogue-_; Sir Francis-Cibber 1st appearance there in 2 years.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17570518, but: Chalkstone (introduced for the last time)-Shuter; Esop-Wignel; Mercury-Baker; Old man-Pittard 1st appearance on that stage; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Frenchman-Holtom; Fine Lady (with life of a Belle)-Mrs Green; Bowman-White; Charon-Buck; Fine Gentleman-Cibber 1st time; With an Epilogue-Nobody.

Dance: II: Dutch Peasant, as17570512; III: Dutch Sailor-Master Settree, scholar to Mr Settree; IV: Country Lass, as17570512; V: A Minuet-Master Settree, Miss Twiste

Event Comment: By Authority. Mainpiece: Written by the late C. Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureate. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Nothing under full price can be taken during the whole time of performance. No persons can be admitted behind the scenes. Doors to open at Five and Curtain rise half an hour after Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Impostor

Performance Comment: Manuel-Cibber; Trapanti-Blakey; Host-Glen; Soto-Brown; Philip, Octavio-two Gentlemen, first time on any stage; Rosara-Mrs Martin; Viletta-Mrs Glenn; Hypolita, Flora-two Gentlewomen, first time on any stage.
Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Song in Praise of the King of Prussia-Kear

Dance: RRural Courtship, The Wooden Shoes-Master Settree, Miss Twist

Event Comment: MMrs Cibber play'd. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agis

Performance Comment: As17580304 but Euanthe-Mrs Cibber; Sandane-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Euanthe Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Ballet: I: The Prussian Camp. As17580131

Event Comment: [T$Theophilus Cibber opened the theatre this one night. Mainpiece, a Mock Tragedy by Joseph Reed. Afterpiece, anonymous.] Tickets to be had at the Swan, Westminster Bridge; Forest's Coffee House and Cannon Tavern, Charing Cross; the Tuns in the Borough, Southwark; the Rainbow Coffee House, near the Royal Exchange; and the Bedford Coffee House, Covent Garden. N.B. Tickets for the Author to be had at Mr Briscall's at Parliament-Street Coffee House; the Bedford Head, Southampton St.; Mr Wells at the Crown and W in Russel Court, Covent Garden; Mr Long's in Little Britain; the Union Coffee House in Cornhill; the White Lion in Talbot Court; and the Sun Tavern, Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madrigal And Truletta

Performance Comment: Characters-Mr Cibber; & Co., with a Prologue-; Epilogue-; an Ode-; a Dirge-; a Funeralv and Processionv; With Proper Habits, Scenes, Machines, and All Heroic Decorations. Larpent MS 148 lists parts: Madrigal-; Buckramo-; Straspada-; Lyric-; Acrostic-; Fustiano-; Epigram-; Goosino-; Bodkinda-; Presboradalio-; Yardwandelli-; Buttonelli-; Thimbletorio-; Truletta-; Sculliona-; Scourella-; Ghosts of Cabbagino and Truletta-; Poets-; Taylors-; Drums-; Trumpets-.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Mr Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Sir ThomasCallico or The Mock Nabob

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Part of Pit [made into] Amphitheatre. Ladies are desired to send their servants by three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder Or A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Col. Briton-Palmer; Frederick-Packer; Lissardo-Yates; Gibby-Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Davies; Flora-Mrs Clive; Inis-Mrs Brandshaw; Violante-Mrs Cibber, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Cibber, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Dance: TThe Cow Keepers, as17601008

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. No Building on Stage. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: As17610924, but Tancred-Garrick; Sigismunda-Mrs Cibber; Officers-Scrase, Castle.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Song: HHearts of Oak-. [See17620209]

Event Comment: For the order silencing Cibber, see Blanchard, Correspondence of Richard Steele, p.146

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spartan Dame

Performance Comment: See17191211 [Cibber's role was presumably read this evening, for he had been silenced by the Lord Chamberlain.]

Song: As17191003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Duke And No Duke

Song: 'This Sultry Weather Pretty Maid-Hall, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: A new Entry-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; A new French Peasant-Spiller, F. Leigh, Mrs Spiller

Performance Comment: Leigh, Mrs Spiller.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: 'Tis Sultry Weather Pretty Maid-Cook, Mrs Thurmond

Dance: Entry-Thurmond Jr; French Peasant-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross; Miller's Dance-Spiller, Mrs Spiller, F. Leigh

Performance Comment: Leigh.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Dissertation On Various Theatrical Subjects

Performance Comment: Cibber.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pretenders

Cast
Role: Lord George Belmour Actor: Leigh
Related Works
Related Work: Kensington Gardens, or, The Pretenders Author(s): John Leigh

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pretenders

Related Works
Related Work: Kensington Gardens, or, The Pretenders Author(s): John Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pretenders

Related Works
Related Work: Kensington Gardens, or, The Pretenders Author(s): John Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pretenders

Related Works
Related Work: Kensington Gardens, or, The Pretenders Author(s): John Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pretenders

Related Works
Related Work: Kensington Gardens, or, The Pretenders Author(s): John Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pretenders

Related Works
Related Work: Kensington Gardens, or, The Pretenders Author(s): John Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Afterpiece Title: Hobs Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh

Dance: As17200111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Afterpiece Title: Hobs Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh

Dance: As17200111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Afterpiece Title: Hobs Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh

Dance: As17200111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Afterpiece Title: Hobs Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Executed or The Farmer Disappointed

Dance: delaGarde's Two Sons , being the first Time of their Appearance on the Stage this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Afterpiece Title: Hobs Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh

Dance: As17200111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Afterpiece Title: Hobs Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh

Dance: As17200111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Hobs Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Whig And Tory

Afterpiece Title: Hobs Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Afterpiece Title: Hobs Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh

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