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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palamon-Master Mattocks; Pastora-Mrs Clive; Laura-Miss Norris (1750 ed.); To conclude with a Rural Dance-Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit. (General Advertiser) .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Woman's Oratory

Performance Comment: Prologue-Mrs Midnight; Act I. I. A grand Piece with Kettle@Drums and Trumpets-; 2. The Inauguration Speech-Mrs Midnight; 3. Overture by Handel-; 4. Declamatory Piece on Jew's Harp-a Casuist; Act II. I. The Speech of Mrs Midnight in Defence of her Existence-; 2. Overture to Ariadne-; 3. Solo on the Viol d'Amor-; 4. Oration on the salt@Box-a Rationalist; 5. March in Judas Macchabeus-; , with the Side Drum-; Act III. I. The Speech of Old Time to the Good People of Britain-. 2.; Solo on the Violoncello-Cupid; 3. Song-Mrs Midnight; 4. Solo-Master Hallett; Overture to Alexander-; Epilogue-Master Hallett.
Cast
Role: Solo Actor: Master Hallett
Role: Epilogue Actor: Master Hallett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Macduff-Havard; Banquo-Ross; Donalbaine-Master Simson; Lady Macduff-Mrs Cowper; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Witches-Burton, Blakes, Yates; Duncan-Berry; Ross-Davies; Malcolm-Usher; Angus-Simson; Lenox-Scrase; Sayward-Bransby; Hecate-Beard; the Vocal Parts-Beard, Champness, others; With Proper Decorations, particularly a Dance of the Furies-.*a1755 10 10 dl The Lying Valet. As17550916*c1755 10 10 dl [Mainpiece] Written by Shakespear. This day ye News paper (thro some carelessness of the Servants put in Mr Mossop's Name instead of Mr Garrick's for Macbeth, the Master printer disocver'd it about eight in the Morning, & had the paper reprinted & sent & changed it all over the Town-it was all he cou'd do, but I believe it hurt the House (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross).
Cast
Role: Donalbaine Actor: Master Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Berry; Buckingham-Davies; Richmond-Havard; Stanley-Bransby; Tressel-Blakes; Catesby-Usher; Lieut-Jefferson; Edward V-Master Simson; Duke of York-Master Cautherly; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Mossop; Buckingham-Davies; Stanley-Bransby; Richmond-Havard; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Duke of York-Master Cautherly; Tressel-Blakes; Lieutenant-Mozeen; Catesby-Usher; Edward V-Master Simson; King Henry-Berry; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard III-Mossop; Buckingham-Davies; Richmond-Havard; Stanley-Bransby; King Henry-Berry; Catesby-Usher; Duke of York-Master Cautherly; Edward V-Master Simson; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Trellel-Blakes; Lieutenant-Mozeen; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Performance Comment: An Address-Cibber; Comic Oration-Miss Dorothy Midnight; Hooley and Farley, a Scots song-Lauder; Blindman's Buff-; Comic Lectures-Cibber; Lilliputian Taylors-Master Settree, Miss Twist; Wounded Gizzard-Lauder; Grand Concerto for French Horns-; Kitty-Miss Gaudry; Auction-Cibber; Italian Air-Signora Mimicotti as17570902; Italian Peasants-Joly, Madam Dulisse as17570902; The Marine Boys Marching to Portsmouth-as17570617; Handel's Water Musick-Mother Midnight; Dialogue-Mr Gaudry, Miss Gaudry; Speech of Old Time to the People of Great Britain-; Minuet-Master Settree, Miss Twist; Miss Midnight, for this Night only, will give Caudle; Comic Epilogue-Miss Midnight riding on an Ass; Prussians March to Bohemia-; Colin and his Rival Lassies-.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert

Performance Comment: Dutch Skipper-Master Settree; Singing-Miss Gaudry; Concerto by Handel-; Italian Peasants-Joly, Mlle Dulisse; Dorus and Cleora , a new Cantata set to Musick by Mr Bryan,-Kear , his first time on any stage; Les Tailleurs-Master Settree, Miss Twist; The Slack Wire-Miss Isabella Wilkinson; Marines Going to Portsmouth-; Irish Landlord-Jolly, Settree, Mme Dulisse; Rule Britannia-Kear.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Performance Comment: Children (Cross); Oberon-Master Simson; Queen-Miss Matthews; Cynthia-Miss Simson; To conclude with the Louvre, Minuet-Master Simson, Miss Simson.
Cast
Role: Oberon Actor: Master Simson
Role: Minuet Actor: Master Simson, Miss Simson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Performance Comment: Sifroy-Master Ireland; Glanville-Master Cauley; Cleone-Miss Valois; Young Sifroy-Miss Burn.
Cast
Role: Sifroy Actor: Master Ireland
Role: Glanville Actor: Master Cauley

Song:

Dance: A Minuet-Miss Valois, Miss Burn

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

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).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Actors only: Obrien, King, Master Kennedy, Miss Rogers, Miss Wright (1st appearance any stage), Mrs Yates; Epilogue-; Edgar-O'brien; Florimond-King; Emmeline-Mrs Yates; Elfina-Master Kennedy; Grotilla-Miss Rogers (Genest, IV, 608); Fairy-Miss Wright (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Elfina Actor: Master Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Garrick; Prince John-Lee; Gloster-Master Cautherly; Clarence-Master Burton; Prince of Wales-Holland; Achpb of York-Havard; Chief Justice-Bransby; Westmorland-Burton; Hastings-Ackman; Lord Bardolph-Mozeen; Mowbray-Stevens; Gower-Castle; Justice Shallow-Yates; Justice Silence-Blakes; Colville-Fox; Poins-Packer; Bardolph-Clough; Feeble-Vaughan; Mouldy-Moody; Pistol-King; Shadow-Parsons; Bullcalf-Philips; Davy-Marr; Fang-Watkins; Falstaff's page-Miss Rogers; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Lee; Falstaff-Love.
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Master Cautherly
Role: Clarence Actor: Master Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Falstaff's Wedding

Performance Comment: Parts-Love, King, Dodd, Burton, Baddeley, Parsons, Aickin, Ackman, Moody, Strange, Watkins, Marr, Mas. Burton, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Pritchard; Prologue-; Epilogue-. Falstaff-Love; Shallow-Parsons; Pistol-King; Slender-Dodd; Bardolph-Moody; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Pleadwell-Aikin; Friar-Burton; Nym-Ackman; Dame Ursula-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Dol Tearsheet-Mrs Dorman; Bridget-Mrs Bennet (Genest, V, 95); Peto-Marr; Strange, Watkins, Master Burton (Winston MS 9); By printed 1766 text these last played Officer-Strange; Gadshill-Watkins; Francis-Master Burton repectively. MacMillan suggests Dame Ursula-$Mrs Hopkins; Prologue-Dodd; Epilogue-Packer.

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Dance: II: A Dance called Hearts of Oak-Aldridge, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17700129, but Mrs _White, Miss Capon. [Master Lion">Master Leoni now called $Master Lion.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith, first appearance there; King Henry VI-J. Aickin; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Jefferson; Lord Mayor-Ackman; Prince Edward-Master Blanchard; Duke of York-Master Pulley; Tressel-Cautherly; Lord Stanly-Bransby; Norfolk-Hurst; Ratcliff-Wright; Lieutenant-Fawcett; Catesby-Packer; Lady Anne-Miss Younge; Duchess of York-Mrs Johnston; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Weston, first time in that part; Henry-Gardner; Buckingham-Aickin; Stanley-Lloyd; Tressel-Ward; Catesby-Everard; Lieutenant-Carpenter; Norfolke-Lewis; Prince Edward-Master Blanchard; Duke of York-Master Pulley; Richmond-Williams; Queen-Mrs Williams; Duchess of York-Mrs Mitteer; Lady Anne-Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Entertainment: End: Imitations vocal and rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Parts by Bannister, Waldron, Dibdin, Davies, Wrighten, Kear, Fawcett, Legg, Carpenter, Blanchard, Master Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Mrs Love, and a Young Gentlewoman. Steady-Bannister; Lubin(?)-Dibdin; Solomon(?)-Waldron; Easy-Wrighten; Countrymen-Kear, Fawcett, Legg, Carpenter, Blanchard, Master Blanchard; Floretta(?)-Mrs Scott; Cicely-Mrs Love; Gillian-A Young Gentlewoman (Miss Wilde) first appearance on this stage (Genest, V, 452).
Event Comment: Pit and Boxes Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. To begin at 7:00 p.m. Director-Vento; Ballet Master-Bouqueton, A New Comic Opera. Music by the most celebrated masters. [The Public Advertiser on 13 Sept. (notice dated 9 Sept.) had inserted a plea from the managers of the Opera to the Nobility and Gentry to enter their names at the office for season subscriptions in order that their names might be engraved. The singers and dancers who had been engaged for the season: Serious Opera. First Man-Venanzio Rauzzini; First Woman-Caterina Gabrielli; Tenor-Onofrio; Second Man-Manzoletto; Second Woman-Francesca Gabrielli; Last Man-Vincenzo Sestini. Comic Opera: First buffo-Trebbi; First buffa-Sga Sestini; Serious Man-Manzoletto; Serious Woman-Francesca Gabrielli; Second buffo-Fochetti; Second buffa-Sga Cardarelli; Third buffo-Vincenzio Sestini; Ballet Master: Bouqueton. Dancers: Fierville, Palladini, Helm, Mlle Escoelil, Sga Tinti, Mlle Sophie. Managers: Mrs Yates and Mrs Brook; Treasurer-Crawford.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Sposa Fedele

Dance: I: New Pantomime Ballet, Apollon e Daphne-Helm, Mlle Sophie; with new Pastoral Entree-Sga Tinti; End Opera: New Grand Pantomime Ballet, PigmalionAmoureuse de La Statue-Fierville, Helm, Mlle Baccelli, Sga Tinti, Mlle Sophie

Ballet: II: Le Triomphe D'Euthime sur Le Genie de Liba. Euthime-Fierville; La Victime-Baccelli; L'Ombre-Helm; with Pas de Deux-Henery, Mlle Sophie

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Performance Comment: Floridor-Vernon; Bonoro-Bannister; Faladel-Parsons; Nigromant-Legg; Tycho-Dodd; Robinette-Mrs Wrighten; Camilla-Mrs Baddeley; The Other Characters-Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776 (T. Becket) specifies: Radel-Lamash; Messengers-R. Palmer, Master Pulley; Good and Evil Spirits, in various characters-Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw; Account-Book adds: Chorus Singers-Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes (1st time [at this theatre])-Henderson; Mr Johnson-Palmer; Mr Smith-Aickin; The other Characters-Baddeley, Moody, Parsons, Burton, Hurst, R. Palmer, Waldron, Lamash, Chambers, Holcroft, Chaplin, Carpenter, Griffiths, Norris, Wrighten, Wright, Legg, Master Pulley, Mrs Colles, Miss Collett, Mrs Davies. With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops [These were "hobby-horses and other novelties' (Davies, III, 303).]. [Edition of 1777 (John Bell) specifies: Gentleman Usher-Baddeley; Physician-Moody; Cordelio-Burton; Prince Prettyman-Hurst; 1st King of Brentford-Waldron; Fisherman-Griffiths; Thunder-Wrighten; Earth-Legg; Lightning-Master Pulley; Cloris-Mrs Colles; Parthenope-Miss Collett; Amaryllis-Mrs Davies; Pallas-Mr Parsons. [It assigns the remaining characters-2nd King of Brentford, Prince Volscius, Drawcansir, Lieut. General, Tom Thimble, Sun, Moon-to actors of previous season.

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); King Henry-Lucas; Duke of Buckingham-Thompson; Prince of Wales-Master Benson (1st appearance on any stage); Duke of York-Master Kenny; Norfolk-Massey; Oxford-Stevens; Lord Stanley-Painter; Blunt-Bell; Ratcliff-Kenny; Catesby-Bailey; Tressel-Mills; Lieutenant-Newton; Lord Mayor-Bowles; Tirrell-Edwards; Richmond-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Lady Anne-Mrs Lefevre; Duchess of York-Mrs Leister; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Robinson (from the Theatre Royal at Bath); An occasional Prologue (written by a Gentleman eminent in the Republic of Letters [unidentified])-West.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Song: A variety of Entertainments of Singing, particularly The Soldier tir'd-a Lady [unidentified]

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an occasional Address-Master Benson

Performance Comment: End: an occasional Address-Master Benson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Digges, Aickin, Usher, Gardner, Lamash, R. Palmer, Parsons, Massey, Davis, Griffin, Egan, Stevens, Kenny, Painter, Master Edwin, Palmer, Miss Sherry, Mrs Greville, Mrs Massey. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1778): Caratach-Digges; Penius-Aickin; Nennius-Usher; Suetonius-Gardner; Junius-Lamash; Demetrius-R. Palmer; Judas-Parsons; Macer-Massey; Decius-Davis; Drusius-Griffin; Curius-Egan; Soldiers-Stevens, Kenny, Painter; Hengo-Master Edwin; Petillius-Palmer; Bonduca-Miss Sherry; Daughters-Mrs Greville, Mrs Massey; Prologue-Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Hengo Actor: Master Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Falstaff's Wedding

Performance Comment: Falstaff-A Gentleman, [well known in the literary world, who has been prevailed on by his Friends to make his 1st attempt on the stage in that Character unidentified]; Justice Shallow-Barrett; Master Slender-Smith; Dr Caius-Petit; Pleadwell-Jackson; Francis-Master Screven; Bardolph-Munden; Friar Laurence-Halling; Officer-Hulme; Nym-Lee; Pistol-Parker; Ursula (with a song)-Miss Morris[, who sung last season at ranelagh; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Baker; Bridget-Miss Walker; Doll Tearsheet (with a song)-Miss Webb; Occasional Prologue-Davis; The original Epilogue-Miss Brangin.
Cast
Role: Master Slender Actor: Smith
Role: Francis Actor: Master Screven

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners; or, A Medley of Suitors

Performance Comment: Pleadwell-Powell; Trim-Barrett; Goosequil-Jackson; Fieri@Facias-Smith; Huncks-Brown; Staytape-Munden; Constable-Jones; Porter-Williams; Thomas-Master Screven; Molly Wheedle-Miss Webb; Mrs Cambrick-Miss Morris; Sukey Ogle-Miss Evison (1st appearance); Prologue-Parker.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Master Screven

Dance: V: Lonsdale

Song: End: Blow high blow low-Colvill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Smith; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Aickin; Tressel-Farren; Catcsby-Packer; Lord Stanley-Chaplin; Norfolk-Fawcett; Lieutenant of the Tower-R. Palmer; Ractcliffe-Wright; Lord Mayor-Phillimore; Prince Edward-Master Pulley; Duke of York-Master Langrish; King Henry-Bensley; Lady Anne-Mrs Sharp; Dutchess of York-Mrs Booth; Queen-Mrs Hopkins .

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice