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1001
15 May 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performance Comment: The Lilliputians-Master Edwin, Master Harrison, Miss Morris, Miss P. Farren (see17770718, also Master Hitchcock, Master Pulley, Miss Besford, Miss Francis, Miss Hitchcock (Peake, II, 2).

Cast

Role: The Lilliputians Actor: Master Edwin, Master Harrison, Miss Morris, Miss P. Farren

1002
10 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Jos. Besford for Plumes for the Champion's Horse, &c. 10s.; Paid Mr Tomkyns & Co. a bill for wine at the practises last season #1 17s. 1d. (Account Book). Receipts: #164 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Beard; Mervin-Baker; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Miss Poitier; Patty-Mrs Mattocks; With Dancing End Act I a Dance [incidental to the Opera-Fishar [sic], Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.sic], Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.

Cast

Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Poitier

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast

Role: Maria Actor: Miss Eliot

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

1003
21 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Performance Comment: As17741119, but Dances-Miss Besford.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Miss Besford.
Role: Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Fox, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Miss Dayes, Mrs Baker, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Willems, Miss Brown, Pantomime Characters-Lee Lewes, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Holingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde
Role: Pantomime Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Holingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde
Role: The Dances Actor: Aldridge, Helm, Harris, Blurton, Miss Valois, Mrs Stephens, Mas. Holland, Mas. Scriver, Miss Armstrong, Daiguville, Sga Vidini
Role: Bride Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Venus and Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Brown

1004
02 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Miss Satchell
Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb
Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley
Dance: End of mainpiece a new Grand Divertisement, The Gala. The Minuet and Allemande by Aldridge and Miss Besford; the Quadrilles and Cotillons by Harris, Langrish, Dumay, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Rowson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, and others; The whole to conclude with a Grand Figure by all the Characters
Performance Comment: The Minuet and Allemande by Aldridge and Miss Besford; the Quadrilles and Cotillons by Harris, Langrish, Dumay, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Rowson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, and others; The whole to conclude with a Grand Figure by all the Characters .

1005
16 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for an Ancient Widow Gentlewoman and her Daughter (in great distress); Rawlins, Potter, Waylin. None admitted behind scenes. Tickets delivered by Mas. Besford, and Mrs Naylor, &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert
Performance Comment: As17650126, but Offa-Tindal; Solemn Hymn-Beard, +Squibb, Mrs +Baker, Miss +Weirman.
Cast
Role: Solemn Hymn Actor:
Role: Solemn Hymn Actor: as of 2 Nov. 1764, but_Beard, Miss _Miller.
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Baker, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Afterpiece Title: Lethe
Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

1006
28 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Rose, Sherrard and others. Tickets deliver'd by Robson, Dixon, Wooley, Roberts, Fransdorf, Doe, Reed, Ellis and Pilfold will be taken. @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Rose 20 31 25 #12 3s. #6 1s. 6d.@Sharratt 6 6 11 #3 10s. #1 15s.@Robson 1 49 52 #12 16s. #6 8s.@Dixon 4 39 33 #10 3s. #5 1s. 6d.@Wooley 3 38 64 #12 17s. #6 8s. 6d.@Roberts 13 53 42 #15 8s. #7 14s.@Fransdorf 33 33 #8 5s. #4 2s. 6d.@Doe 1 13 49 #7 2s. #3 11s.@Reed 10 13 37 #8 3s. #4 1s. 6d.@Ellis 6 33 #4 4s. #2 2s@Pilfold 25 128 17 #27 3s. #13 11s. 6d.@Total #121 14s. #60 17s. (Account Book).@ [See note to 27 May.]@ Rec'd of Gardner for his deficiency 6th inst. #13 3s. 6d.@ Rec'd of Miss Besford her deficiency 25th inst. #7 2s. 10 1!2d.@ Rec'd of Holtom for his deficiency 25th inst. #7 2s. 10 1!2d.@ Rec'd of Mrs Trott her 1!2 value of tickets 27th #2 16s.@ Rec'd of Miss Maddan her 1!2 value of tickets 27th #5 19s.@ Rec'd of Arnd Fishar his 1!2 value of tickets 27th #1 9s.@ Rec'd of Parsons his 1!2 value of tickets 27th #19.@ Rec'd of Morris his deficiency the 3rd inst. #2 10s. 9d. (Account Book).@ Receipts: #35 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Ward
Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: LaRiviere, Arnauld, Miss Valois, Fishar.
Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17680527

1007
26 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village
Performance Comment: As17730219, but Eustace-Owenson; Miss Catley's last time of performing Rosetta this season. Miss Catley's last time of performing Rosetta this season.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Catley, first appearance in two years.
Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brown, who performed last season in the Fairy Prince and in Man and Wife.
Dance: I: New Dance, as17730206; II: A New Comic Dance-Mas. Harris (Scholar to Aldridge), Miss Mathews; End Opera: (By particular desire) will be reviv'd The Whim-Aldridge, Sg Manesiere; End II of Farce: A New Dance-Mas. Langrish (Scholar to Aldridge) his first appearance, Miss Besford
Performance Comment: Harris (Scholar to Aldridge), Miss Mathews; End Opera: (By particular desire) will be reviv'd The Whim-Aldridge, Sg Manesiere; End II of Farce: A New Dance-Mas. Langrish (Scholar to Aldridge) his first appearance, Miss Besford.
Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon

1008
17 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: Miss Mortimer Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage
Performance Comment: Diggery-Edwin; Charles Stanley-Whitfield; Harry Stukeley-Davies; Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Booth; Cymon-Stevens; Wat-Painter; Waiter-J. Wilson; Hostler-Bates; Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Wilson; Miss Bridget Pumpkin-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Miss Bridget Pumpkin Actor: Mrs Webb
Dance: End of mainpiece a new pantomimical Dance, Anticipation; or, Harlequin's Visit to Greenwich on Whit-Monday, in which will be introduced two favorite Scenes from Harlequin Skeleton. The Pantomime Parts by W. Bates, Baker, Jones, Stevens; Miss Matthews; the Dance by Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford
Performance Comment: The Pantomime Parts by W. Bates, Baker, Jones, Stevens; Miss Matthews; the Dance by Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford .
Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17820423; End of Dance Rule Britannia by Darley

1009
21 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Wilford, 1st time.
Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances
Dance: III: New Pantomime Ballet(4th time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427
Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427.
Cast
Role: A Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Capon
Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427
Cast
Role: other women Actor: Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

1010
22 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not
Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Miss Macklin
Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay
Dance: III: Double Hornpipe, as17670427 End: By Desire, New Pantomime Ballet(5th time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427
Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427.
Cast
Role: A Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Capon
Ballet: III: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427
Cast
Role: other women Actor: Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

1011
08 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: RRomeo and Juliet oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Powell. Paid Jos. Besford for performing the Lyon two nights in Perseus 5s.; Paid Wm Gard for performing on the Horse and in the Lyon two nights in Perseus 7s. (Account Book). [See Perseus and Andromeda 19 and 25 Sept.] Receipts: #103 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill
Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Morris, 1st time; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Patty-Mrs Mattocks; End Act I: a Dance incidental to the Opera-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: a Dance incidental to the Opera Actor: Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.
Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice
Dance: II: Pantomime Dance, as17670926

1012
01 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Macklin
Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer
Dance: End of Opera: A New Comic Dance, call'd the Provenzales-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford 1st time
Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford 1st time.

1013
14 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones
Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Miss Ward.
Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Gardeners-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford
Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford.

1014
26 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury
Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Miss Cockayne
Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio
Dance: III: The Provenzales-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford [see17681123]; End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920
Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford [see17681123]; End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920.

1015
15 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sarjant and son (Book and Box-keeper). Charges #87 6s. Deficit to Sarjant #14 19s. covered by #175 16s. from tickets (Box 477; Pit 293; Galley 126) (Account Book). Deficits and 1!2 values of tickets received from Barrington; Francis; Abbot; Miss Garman; Holtom; and Miss Besford. Receipts: #72 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father
Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town
Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

1016
13 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Harper
Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb
Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley
Dance: End of mainpiece St. David's Day; or, The Village Revels by Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Rowson, Miss Besford
Performance Comment: David's Day; or, The Village Revels by Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Rowson, Miss Besford .

1017
26 September 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy
Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Macklin
Dance: End: Pantomime Dance-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford
Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford.

1018
11 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera
Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Vincent; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-a Young Gentlewoman, first appearance any stage [Miss Stanmore, according to Kemble note]; [The Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: The Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.
Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumay, Hussey, Petro, Merrifield, the Miss Twists, Miss Madan, Miss Garman.
Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17671114.
Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17671114.]

1019
14 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers
Cast
Role: Fanny Goodwin Actor: Miss Ward
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Valois
Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady
Dance: III: A Dance-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford; End: The Whim, as17691123
Performance Comment: Burton, Miss Besford; End: The Whim, as17691123.

1020
30 December 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village
Performance Comment: As17691130, but Margery-Miss Valois; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Valois
Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Dances Actor: Miss Capon, Miss _Valois.
Role: Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumay, Hussey, Petro, Merrifield, the Miss Twists, Miss Madan, Miss Garman.
Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford[, as17691111
Performance Comment: Burton, Miss Besford[, as17691111.

1021
24 January 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village
Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife
Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford , as17691111; End Opera: The Lamplighters, as17691005
Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford , as17691111; End Opera: The Lamplighters, as17691005.

1022
28 September 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill
Afterpiece Title: The Guardian
Dance: End of Opera: The Provenzales-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford. [See17680301.
Performance Comment: Burton, Miss Besford. [See17680301.]

1023
23 September 1771 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage
Performance Comment: Ogleby-Kniveton; Lovewell-Mattocks; Sterling-Dunstall; Sir John-Bensley; Flower-Morris; Brush-Dyer; Canton-Quick; Traverse-Thompson; Truman-R. Smith; Miss Sterling-Mrs Gardner; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham; Chambermaid-Miss Ward; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Ward
Afterpiece Title: The Commissary
Performance Comment: Commissary-Quick; J. Fungus-Morris; Dr Catgut-Thompson; Young Loveit-Lewes; Simon-Fox; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Dolly-Miss Helm; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce
Dance: End of Play: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17700924.
Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17700924.]

1024
21 September 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser
Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him
Dance: End: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford
Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford.
Monologue: Preceded: New Occasional Prelude. The Principal characters-Dyer, Kniveton, Younger, Davis, Cushing, Wignell, Saunders, Fox, a Young Lady Miss Barsanti her first appearance on any stage
Performance Comment: The Principal characters-Dyer, Kniveton, Younger, Davis, Cushing, Wignell, Saunders, Fox, a Young Lady Miss Barsanti her first appearance on any stage.
Cast
Role: The Principal characters Actor: Dyer, Kniveton, Younger, Davis, Cushing, Wignell, Saunders, Fox, a Young Lady Miss Barsanti her first appearance on any stage.

1025
25 September 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body
Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Mattocks; Charles-Wroughton; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin; With Marplot's Address to the Public-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin
Afterpiece Title: The Commissary
Performance Comment: Commissary-Quick; Young Loveit-Davis; Simon-Fox; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Dolly-Miss Helme; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Mrs Macklin-Mrs Gardner. [See additional cast 13 Oct.]See additional cast 13 Oct.]
Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce
Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford
Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford.
Monologue: Before: The New Occasional Prelude. As 21 Sept

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Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

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Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

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Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

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Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17680527

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast

Dance: I: New Dance, as17730206; II: A New Comic Dance-Mas. Harris (Scholar to Aldridge), Miss Mathews; End Opera: (By particular desire) will be reviv'd The Whim-Aldridge, Sg Manesiere; End II of Farce: A New Dance-Mas. Langrish (Scholar to Aldridge) his first appearance, Miss Besford

Cast

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Cast

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Cast

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17820423; End of Dance Rule Britannia by Darley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: III: New Pantomime Ballet(4th time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427 End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Cast

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Cast

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Double Hornpipe, as17670427 End: By Desire, New Pantomime Ballet(5th time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427

Cast

Ballet: III: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: Pantomime Dance, as17670926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Cast

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End of Opera: A New Comic Dance, call'd the Provenzales-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford 1st time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Gardeners-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford