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Event Comment: TThe Siege of Aquileia is deferred by Mrs Cibber's illness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Holland
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17591108, but Humphrey-_; Daniel-_; Cimberton-_; Lucinda-_; Mrs Sealand-_; Isabella-_.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Sealand Actor: Havard
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Tickets at the Parrot in Tavistock Street and at the Stage Door, Afterpiece: A new Comedy, never performed before. [Anonymous alteration of Boden's Modish Couple.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Garrick; Sir George-Palmer; Sir Grancis-Yates; Sir Jealous-Phillips; Charles-Holland; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Patch-Mrs Clive; Miranda-Miss Macklin; Epilogue in character-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Holland
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode

Performance Comment: Parts-Palmer, Fleetwood, Yates, Obrien, Mrs Yates, Packer, Miss Haughton.
Event Comment: Receipts: #118 14s. Mr Poitier Sr had tickets. Received #50 9s. (Boxes 133; Pit 78; Gallery 55). Owed to the House 1!2 value of these, or #15 4s. 6d. Paid Pattinson (tallow chandler) 5 bills amounting to #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17600407 but Earth-Terrier, Mrs Jansolin.

Dance: I: A Shepherdess-Miss Wilford , Scholar to Poitier Sr; II: The Pygmalion Dance-Poitier Jr, Miss Wilford; End: A Minuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Wilford

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilkinson. At the Request of several Persons of Quality. Tickets delivered by Fox, Royall, and for The Distress'd Mother will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17591105, but Arpasia-a Lady, 1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Wiers, according to O. Smith (Winston MS 8)]; Packer_; Bransby_; Scrase_; Burton_.Mrs Wiers, according to O. Smith (Winston MS 8)]; Packer_; Bransby_; Scrase_; Burton_.
Cast
Role: Moneses Actor: Holland
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17600429 *uòdl SSpecialty. Foote's Prologue to The Author, spoken in the manner of the Original-Wilkinson; and, By Particular Desire, the Scene between Lady Pentweazel and Mr Carmine , from the Comedy of Taste-; Lady Pentweazle-Wilkinson; Carmine-Packer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17600426 but Indiana-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Sealand Actor: Havard
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: II: The last new Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Giorgi

Event Comment: Places for the boxes to be had of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. There can be no admittance to the Orchestra on account of the Music and Dancing in the Play. [N.B. This statement customarily appears at the foot of each bill during the season, and will not be noted further.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Juliet-Miss Pritchard; Friar-Havard; Tibalt-Blakes; Capulet-Burton; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; And the Additional Scene representing the Funeral Procession-; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance- proper to the Play; A Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: Phelim-Moody (With a Song); Marquis-Blakes; Isabel-Mrs Hippisley; Loveless-Atkins.
Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Lusignan-Garrick; Osman-Holland; Zara-Mrs Yates; Neristan-Davies; Chatilion-Blakes; Selima-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Osman Actor: Holland
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Fine Gentleman-O'Brien; Old Man-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Dawson

Event Comment: No admittance behind scenes or into Orchestra on account of Machines and Music. [Notice repeated for pantomimes.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Polyphontes-Havard; Narbas-Packer; Dorilas-Holland; Euricles-Blakes; Erox-Burton; High Priest-Bransby; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; Ismene-Mrs Hippisley; With a Procession and Sacrifice-.
Cast
Role: Dorilas Actor: Holland
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: With a Procession and Sacrifice Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion with Additions and Alterations

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; Others-Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope; The Vocal Parts-Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young; The Dances-Sig Grimaldi, Sig Giorgi, Miss Baker; and a New Hornpipe-Miss Dawson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure Mammon-Bransby; Kastril-Yates; Subtle-Burton; Ananias-Philips; Surly-Blakes; Tribulation-Clough; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Dapper-Vaughan; Lovewit-Packer; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Doll Common-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Mad Doctor, as17601014

Event Comment: Full Prices. [N.B. Winston MS 9, indicates from Rich's Register that Henry V was played this night by Royal Command. Playbill for 4 Dec. lends credence to this as it states Not Acted this season." For cast of Henry V see 18 Nov. TheAccount Book clinches the matter by listing Henry V with Dancing, and an indication that the Boxes this night held #70 5s., or some 281 people.] Present His Majesty and Attendance. House gave Yeomen of the Guards the usual gratuity of #1 1s. [Rich also paid that night #1 1s. for an Occasional Prologue for Henry V for 18 Nov. last, and #2 2s. for an occasional prologue to Thomas and Sally for 28 Nov. (Account Book).] Receipts: #210 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: . Tancred-Ross; Siffredi-Ridout; Osmond-Clarke; [Rodolpho-Anderson; Laura-Mrs Vincent; Sigismunda-Mrs Ward.]
Cast
Role: Rodolpho Actor: Anderson
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Event Comment: PPolly Honeycomb goes off very well-much pleas'd with Mrs Kennedy in the last scene (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Event Comment: MMaster Leoni's first appearance. Music by Smith. On account of Machinery and music no persons can be admitted behind Scenes or into the Orchestra. Nothing under full prices will be taken. Books of the Entertainment will be sold at the Theatre at 6d. each. The Enchanter, a new Musical Entertainment wrote by Mr Garrick, and set by Mr Smith, very well received.Master Leoni, a Jew, made his first appearance in this piece, and was received with great applause (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17601117, but Araminta-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Davies.
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Cloggit Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter or Love and Magic

Performance Comment: Actors only-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Master Leoni, 1st time. Moroc-Champness; Kaliel-Master Leoni; Zoreb-Lowe; Zaida-Mrs Vincent; Lyssa-Miss Young; The dances-Sig Grimaldi, Sig Tioli, Sig Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson, Miss Lucchi, others. The music composed by Mr Smith (Folger Bill).
Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Majesty. The Comedy Love for Love design'd to be perform'd this day, is deferr'd till further notice. Present His Majesty and Princess of Wales, Lady Augusta, Princess Louisa, Prince William and Prince Frederick. Boxes #94 7s. 6d. [about 384 persons, nearly the capacity of the Boxes, which was about 560]. Paid Macklin one fifth part of #179 being the surplus after #63 allow'd for the charge as per agreement...#35 16s. Gave the Yeomen of the King and Princess's Guard #2 2s., and the King's Footmen and Chairmen #1 1s. (Account Book). Receipts: #242 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Redman
Role: Westmorland Actor: Holtom
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performance Comment: Actors only: Macklin, Barrington, Dunstall, Creswick, Mrs Burden, Shuter. Sir Archy-Macklin; Squire Groom-Shuter; Sir Callaghan-Barrington; Mordecai-Cresswick; Sir Theodore-Dunstall; Charlotte-Miss Macklin (Genest, IV, 623); Parts-Creswick, Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Creswick, Mrs Burden.

Dance: [Unspecified]

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman. Tickets given out for yesterday the 19th will be taken this night. Receipts: #89 2s. plus #34 1s. from tickets (Box 67; Pit 72; Gallery 65). [Profits to Mrs Belissen, the widow Gentlewoman #39 3s.] Paid Mr Pattinson, the Tallow Chandler sundry bills from 22 Oct. #77 6s. (Account Book). Charges: #84. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Ridout
Role: Tattle Actor: Dyer
Role: Trapland Actor: Bennet
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: II: Les Charboniers, as17601216; End: A New Rural Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out for the 2nd of January will be taken. [Full value from these tickets amounted to #33 7s. (Box 74; Pit 99). House receiv'd half value paid 14 Jan. by Mrs Young "for the benefit of a Gentleman under Misfortune." Sg Maranesi and his wife (as a team) receiv'd a pay increase of 6s. 8d. per day from 29 Dec. 1760, and Mrs Burden received an advance in her salary of 1s. 8d. per day from the same date (Account Book).] Receipts: #114 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: Salisbury Actor: Anderson
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Blanche Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Pandulph Actor: Gibson
Role: Dauphin Actor: Dyer
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs White
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17601021, but Gayless-Davis; Guttle-Dunstall; Melissa-Mrs Burden; Kitty Pry-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: As17600924; End II: Dancing [Unspecified in playbill]-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: By Command of His Majesty

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Shore-Havard; Gloster-Davies; Bellmour-Blakes; Darby-Scrase; Catesby-Mozeen; Ratcliffe-Packer; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates; Alicia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17600924, but Mrs Vixen-Miss Allen.
Cast
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Allen.
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs White
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17600924; and a New Comic Dance-Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Holland; Zara-Mrs Pritchard; King-Davies; Gonzales-Havard; Garcia-Austin; Almeria-Mrs Yates, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Holland
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Yates, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Smith; Marcian-Sparks; Leontine-Gibson; Atticus-Marten; Lucius-Anderson; Varanes-Ross; Pulcheria-Mrs Vincent; Athenais-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Lucius Actor: Anderson
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Boxes #37 15s. Paid Ledlay for 10 doz. wax candles #15. 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #156 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Ross; Lorenzo-Smith; Bertran-Clarke; Raymond-Gibson; Dominic-Sparks; Alphonso-Redman; Pedro-Anderson; Gomez-Shuter; Elvira-Mrs Abegg, 1st time; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Anderson
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Abegg, 1st time
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: The comedy of the Jealous Wife will [after tonight] be discontinued till Mrs Pritchard's Benefit, the 25th Instant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Toilet Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Simson

Dance: As17610307

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes, where Servants will be admitted to keep Places, and on the Stage, which will be formed into an Amphitheatre. Ladies desired to send their servants by three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Toilet Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Simson

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Event Comment: Benefit for Sheridan. Othello not acted for 5 years. [See 14 May 1759.] Miss Piercy in running off the stage, which was greatly crowded, fell down and broke her arm (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Sheridan; Iago-Havard; Cassio-Palmer; Roderigo-Yates; Desdemona-Mrs Cibber; Emelia-Mrs Pritchard; Brabantio-Burton.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion