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Event Comment: Tickets for Stoppelaer, Thompson, Boman, Miss Horsington, Miss Dancey taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17380204, but Sylvia-Miss Horsington; Wishwell-Miss Dancey.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Horsington
Role: Wishwell Actor: Miss Dancey.

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Dance: CComic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Je ne scai quoy-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Gates; Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Dancey, the famous Dutch Woman. Boxes 5s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Jones; Thrifty-Mynn; Gripe-Cross; Leander-Giles; Octavian-Walker; Shift-Dove; Sly-Cole; Lucia-Miss Jones; Clara-Miss Dancey.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dancey.

Entertainment: Rope Dancing and Tumbling by a Company from Germany, Italy, France, Holland-

Event Comment: Benefit Pullen and Mrs Pullen. Afterpiece: a Ballad Opera of Three Acts. [Author unknown.] This Opera, relating to the Affair of Father Girard with Miss Cadiere, &c. is entirely new, being a faithful Translation from the French Original, as it was forbid in Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Wanton Jesuit; or, Innocence Seduced

Performance Comment: Father Girrard-Pullen; Father Sabatier-Giles; Father Cadiere-Jones; Abbe Cadiere-Cross; Father Aubany-Warwell; Mons Chaudon-Cole; Robin-Radnor; Lady d'Aubert-Mrs Ray; Lady Beauslire-Mrs Clark; La Guiol-Miss Morse; L'Almande-Miss Dancey; La Batterele-Miss Radnor; La Robauld-Mrs Dove; La Laguiere-Miss Jones; Miss Cadiere-Mrs Pullen; but edition of 1731 lists: La Batterelle-Mrs Bignal; La Graveiere-Mrs Radnor.
Cast
Role: La Guiol Actor: Miss Morse
Role: L'Almande Actor: Miss Dancey
Role: La Batterele Actor: Miss Radnor
Role: La Laguiere Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Miss Cadiere Actor: Mrs Pullen

Dance: HHornpipe-Jones' Scholar

Event Comment: Benefit Winstone and Miss Cole. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [Tickets for Mrs Anderson, Villeneuve, Rainton, and Master Green taken.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17360311 but Westmoreland-Winstone; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Dancey. A Prologue by Mr Betterton, representing the Ghost of Falstaff, Forty Years ago at the Revival of this Play, will be (by particular Desire) spoke by Mr Quin .

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: Two Pierrots by Villeneuve and Delamayne. III: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson. IV: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, &c. V: Minuet by Master Weeks and Miss Cole. End Afterpiece: Rigadoon by Master Weeks and Miss Cole

Performance Comment: II: Two Pierrots by Villeneuve and Delamayne. III: Minuet by Villeneuve and Mrs Anderson. IV: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, &c. V: Minuet by Master Weeks and Miss Cole. End Afterpiece: Rigadoon by Master Weeks and Miss Cole .
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Kilby and Mrs Vincent (the late Miss Bincks)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17370926, but Valeria-Miss Dancey; Hellena-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Miss Dancey

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Ballet-Desse, Miss Kilby

Song: III: Since Times are so bad (Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Performance Comment: Reynard-Hallam; Loveworth-Stevens; Woodcock-Boaman; Squib-Penkethman; Maiden-Clarke; Belinda-Miss Horsington; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Marshall; Penelope-Miss Sharpe; Lucy-Miss Dancey; Hillaria-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Horsington
Role: Penelope Actor: Miss Sharpe
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Dancey

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: See17380510, but Rovewell-Salway; Arethusa-Miss Hillyard; Argus-W. Hallam; Robin-Penkethman; Betty-Miss Dancey.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Hillyard
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Dancey.

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-W. Mills; Sir Francis-Griffin; Miranda-Mrs Clive; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Charles-Este; Whisper-Mechlin; Isabinda-Miss Holliday; Patch-Mrs Pritchard; Scentwell-Miss Dancey; Marplot-Cibber .
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Dancey

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: BlackJoak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Cibber; Sir George-W. Mills; Sir Francis-Griffin; Miranda-Mrs Clive; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Charles-Milward; Whisper-Cross; Isabinda-Miss Holliday; Patch-Mrs Pritchard; Scentwell-Miss Dancey .
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Dancey

Music: As17351018

Dance: II: French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland. IV: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Salway; Arethusa-Miss Hillyard; Argus-James; Hearty-Arthur; Robin-Mullart; Betty-Miss Dancey.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Hillyard
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Dancey.

Dance: A Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: A New Cantata-Roberts; The Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Hallam; Sir Thomas-Stephens; Dorante-Stoppelaer; Lovewell-Stephens; Marquis of Hazard-Salway; Cogdie-Clarke; Galloon-W. Hallam; Angelice-Mrs Vincent; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Hamilton; Favourite-Miss Sharpe; Mrs Security-Mrs Marshall; Betty-Miss Dancey; Hector-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Favourite Actor: Miss Sharpe
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Dancey

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17380627

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Quin; Henry VI-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Richmond-Cibber; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Thurmond; Lady Anne-Miss Holliday; Dutchess of York-Mrs Butler; but see17351025 . but see17351025 .
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin Captive

Performance Comment: As17360428 but Colombine-Mrs Pritchard; Colombine's Maid-Miss Dancey; Adonis omitted . Adonis omitted .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King-Delane; Prince-Ryan; Lancaster-Hallam; Justice-Stephens; Westmoreland-Aston; Moreton-Stevens; York-Chapman; Mowbray-Rosco; Lord Bardolph-Hale; Hastings-Ridout; Falstaff-Bridgwater; Poins-Salway; Bardolph-W. Hallam; Shallow-Hippisley; Silence-Neale; Feeble-Penkethman; Shadow-Bencraft; Bullcalf-Mullart; Wart-Yates; Mouldy-Stoppelaer; Pistol-James; Hostess-Mrs James; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Dancey.
Cast
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Miss Dancey.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Performance Comment: Rover-Ryan; Blunt-Chapman; Belville-Walker; Frederick-Bridgwater; Antonio-A. Hallam; Pedro-Rosco; Angelica-Mrs Horton; Hellena-Mrs Vincent; Florinda-Mrs Bellamy; Valeria-Miss Dancey; Moretta-Mrs James; Lucetta-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Miss Dancey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Gaylone-Salway; Sapscul-Rosco; Muckworm-Hippisley; Slango-Neale; Blunder-Mullart; Arbella-Miss Dancey; Combrush-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Arbella Actor: Miss Dancey

Dance: A new dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; A Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; A Serious Dance-Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Delane; Prince-Ryan; Falstaff-Hyde; Shallow-Hippisley; Silence-Neale; Lancaster-Hallam; Justice-Stephens; Northumberland-Johnson; Westmorland-Roberts; Poins-Salway; York-Rosco; Bardolph-Hale; Feeble-James; Hostess-Mrs James; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Dancey; Pistol-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Miss Dancey

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: La Badinage de Provence-Poitier, the Elder Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Stage half a guinea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Cibber; Sir Solomon-Hippisley; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bellamy; Clarinda-Mrs Stevens; Clerimont-Hale; Careless-Hallam; Bolus-Roberts; Rhubarb-Neale; Old Atall-Arthur; Finder-James; Supple-Clarke; Old Wilful-Mullart; Situp-Stoppelaer; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Wishwell-Mrs Mullart; Situp-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Situp Actor: Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Pluto-Leveridge; Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Roberts; Mercury-Laguerre; Sylvans-Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Miss Rogers, Mlle Ozanne, Mrs LeBrun; Furies-Desse, Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre; Harlequin-Lun; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Old Woman-Miss Oates; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Countrymen and Lasses-Dupre, Richardson, Legard, Miss Brunette, Miss Horsington, Miss Dancey; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Dupre, Legard; Earth-Richardson; Air-Villeneuve; Fire-Desse; Water-Glover; Females-Miss Rogers, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Roland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Pierrot-Lalauze; Endymion-Salway; Chasseurs-Vincent, Roberts; Nymphs of the Chace-Miss Brunette, Miss Rogers; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Merlin-Leveridge; Aerial Spirits: Cupid-Glover; Graces-Miss Moreau, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun; Hour-Miss Cantrell; Zephyrs-Tench, Desse, Richardson, Baudouin; Psyche-Mlle Roland; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Baudouin; Neptune (Pantalon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Desse; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Glover; Mars (Leander)-Tench; Mercury-Laguerre; Country Lads-Dupre, Bencraft, Baudouin; Country Lasses-Miss Norman, Miss Dancey, Mrs LeBrun; Doctor-Nivelon; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Performance Comment: John-Ryan; Maria-Mrs Mullart; Leonora-Miss Mann; Jacomo-Chapman; Francisco-Mullart; Lopez-Aston; Antonio-Wignell; Pedro's Ghost-Dawson; 1st Bridegroom-Clark; 2d-Woodward; Don John's Wives-Miss Tollett, Miss Norman, Miss Dancey, Miss Rogers, Mrs Vallois, Mrs Cantrell .

Afterpiece Title: The Barren Island; or, Petticoat Government

Performance Comment: Queen of the Amazons-Mrs Roberts; Clarinda-Mrs Mullart; Dorinda-Miss Tollett; Hippolita-Miss Dancy; Maria-Mrs Vallois; Luanda-Miss S. Rogers; Cinthia-Miss Norman; Ariadne-Mrs Cantrell; Silvia-Mrs Bennet; Captain of the Ship-Aston; Boatswain-Hall; Boatswain's Mate-Mullart; Gunner-Laguerre; Coxswain-Penkethman .
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Tollett
Role: Hippolita Actor: Miss Dancy
Role: Luanda Actor: Miss S. Rogers
Role: Cinthia Actor: Miss Norman

Dance: French Peasant by Vallois and Miss Rogers. A new Pantomime Dance: The Force of Inclination: Sailors-Vallois, Clark, Woodward, Bencraft, Smith; Amazonians-Miss Rogers, Miss Mann, Mrs Vallois, Miss Tollett, Miss Norman

Performance Comment: A new Pantomime Dance: The Force of Inclination: Sailors-Vallois, Clark, Woodward, Bencraft, Smith; Amazonians-Miss Rogers, Miss Mann, Mrs Vallois, Miss Tollett, Miss Norman .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Endymion-Beard; Chasseurs-Salway, Roberts; Nymphs of Chace-Miss Brunette, Miss Rogers; Diana-Miss Hillyard; Merlin-Leveridge; Aerial Sprites: Cupid-Glover; Graces-Mrs Moreau, Miss Norman, Mlle Delorme; Hour-Mrs Ogden; Zephyrs-Tench, Desse, Davenport, Baudouin; Psyche-Mrs Laguerre; Harlequin-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Baudouin; Neptune (Pantaloon)-DuPre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Davenport; Apollo (Mezzetin)-Glover; Mars (Leander)-Tench; Mercury-Laguerre; Country Lads-DuPre, Bencraft, Baudouin; Country Lasses-Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancey; Doctor-Nivelon; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Stevens; Doctor's Servant-Lalauze.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine; With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Wright; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Roberts; Harlequin-Lun; Mercury-Laguerre; Sylvans-Mlle Roland, Mrs Bullock, Miss Cantrell, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun; Pluto-Leveridge; Furies-Lalauze, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, Dupre; Yeoman-Bencraft; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Countrymen and Lasses-Dupre, Richardson, Thompson, Mrs Marshal, Miss Dancey, Miss Horsington; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Thompson, Dupre; Earth-Richardson; Air-Villeneuve; Fire-Haughton; Water-Glover; Females-Mrs Bullock, Miss Oates, Miss Cantrel, Mlle Roland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Performance Comment: Dido-Miss Arne; Aeneas-Miss Jones; Cupid-Master Arne; Mercury-Kelly. Also The Burgomaster Trick'd. Harlequin-Francisque; Colombine-Miss Mann; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Servant-Cibber; Scaramouch-Janno; Peasants-F. Tench, H. Tench, Janno. Peasant Women-Mrs Pritchard, Miss Dancey, Miss Oates .

Dance: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17381120, but Countrymen and Lasses-Miss Brunette, Miss Dancey, Miss Horsington.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Salway; Cepheus-Leveridge; Aethiopian-Thompson; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromeda-Mrs Chambers; Mercury-Vincent; Amazons-Mrs James, Miss Oates, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Ozanne, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancey; Infernals-Leveridge, Haughton, Villeneuve, Dupre, Richardson, Delagarde, Thompson; Hussar-Bencraft; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet-James; Petit Maitre-Lalauze; Concluding with the Grand Dance in Momus, a Fawn-Glover.

Music: Vocal Parts [for Macbeth]-Leveridge, Salway, Roberts, Thompson, Stoppelaer, Mrs James, Mrs Wright, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Delane; Clodio-Cibber; Lewis-Hippisley; Duart-Ryan; Elvira-Mrs Stevens; Antonio-Mullart; Charino-Arthur; Manuel-Hale; Governor-Rosco; Sancho-James; Monsieur-Salway; Jaquez-Anderson; Louisa-Mrs Horton; Honoria-Miss Horsington; Angelina-Mrs Hale, the first time of her appearance on this stage.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Glover; Nymphs-Miss Oates, Miss Rogers, Mrs LeBrun, Mlle Ozanne; Daphne-Mlle Anne Roland; Huntsmen-Leveridge, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, Delegard, L'Estrade; Burgomaster-Laguerre; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Kilby; Scaramouch-Bencraft; Harlequin-Phillips; Peasants-Bencraft, Delegard, Dupre, Mrs Horsington, Miss Dancey, Mrs Villeneuve; Bacchus-Salway; Venus-Mrs Wright; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Silenus-Leveridge; Pan-Roberts; Zephyrus-Glover; Spaniard-Richardson; Polonese-Delegarde; Frenchman-Desse; Spanish Woman-Miss Rogers; Polonese Woman-Mrs LeBrun; French Woman-Miss Oates; Flora-Mlle Anne Roland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17381030, but Nymphs-Miss Brunette, Miss Dancey.