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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Duncan-Mills; Macduff-Havard; Malcolm-Blakes; Banquo-Sowdon; Ross-Lee; Lennox-Palmer; Seyward-Winstone; Donalbain-Miss Cole; Hecate-Berry; Witches-Bridges, Neale, Yates; Young Seyward-Bransby; Fleance-Master Cross; Seyton-Ray; Angus-Simpson; Doctor-Taswell; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Lady-Mrs Yates; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Donalbain Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: New Scotch Dance, as17490118

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Royer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: I: (By Desire) Savoyards, as17480920; II: Dutch Dance, as17481203

Music: Between Play and Afterpiece: a piece of Music-the Child

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Frederick. Pit and Boxes together for half a guinea. Gallery 5s. To begin at seven o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert Of Musick

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Frasi, Galli; Harpsichord-Miss Cassandra Frederick a child of five and a half years and a scholar of Mr Paradies.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens & Ye Scene of Peace

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; IV: Scotch Dance, as17490118; V: Savoyards, as17480920

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Oldmixon. Composed by Mr Handel. At Hickford's Room in Brewer St. Tickets 5s., to be had of Mr Hickford. To begin at 7:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Parts-Sga Galli, Beard, Reinhold, Miss Oldmixon; Solo-Dubourg who conducts the Performance.
Event Comment: Benefit for Stede, Hatchet, Miss Morrison, and Page (Housekeeper). Tickets deliver'd by Rawlings, the Widow Dupre, &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17490329 but Townley's Page-Bennet; Pert-Miss Morrison.
Cast
Role: Pert Actor: Miss Morrison.
Role: Fopling's Page Actor: Miss Mullart
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Miss Copen
Role: Busy Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Dance: As17490329

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17490221, but Clerimont-King; James-Winstone; Furnish-Raftor; List-Marr; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Pitt; Wheedle-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Cole.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: Savoyards, as17480920

Music: IV: Piece on Flute-the Child

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Minors.
Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Pope for a wig for Lear, ditto for Grandchamps #1 19s. (Treasurer's Book). [This wigmaker was Miss Pope's father, according to a MS note in the Treasurer's Book make presumably by W. H. Oxberry, 1848. Pope, the wig-maker, also rented space from dl annually, for his shop.] Receipts: #120 (Cross); #112 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17491005, but Masquerade Dance-Miss Baker, Mrs _Addison.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Minors.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Bellamy. Charges #60, covered by #38 16s. in money and #58 14s. in tickets. Receipts: #97 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Calista-Miss Bellamy; Sciolto-Sparks; Altamont-Ridout; Rossano-Anderson; Lothario-Lee; Lucilla-Mrs Barrington; Lavinia-Mrs Ridout; Horatio-Quin.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Ferguson.

Dance: As17500201

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Robin Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Minors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: As17500201

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Minors.

Song: II: Roberts; IV: Roberts

Dance: III: Tambourine-Jardin; End of Play: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Ferguson.
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: II: The Scotch Measure, the Highland Reel-Froment; IV: Tambourine-Jardin; V: Louvre, Minuet-Froment, Mrs Delagarde

Song: III: A Song-Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Ferguson.
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Minors.
Event Comment: Nothing said abour ye prolog: (Cross). The Music of the Funeral Procession compos'd by Dr Boyce. [See "William Boyce's 'Solemn Dirge' in Garrick's Romeo and Juliet Production of 1750," by Charles Haywood, Shakespeare Quarterly, Spring, 1960.] This day is Publish'd at 1s. 6d. Romeo and Juliet a Tragedy, revised and alter'd from Shakespear by Theophilus Cibber, First revised in September 1744, at the Theatre in the Haymarket; now acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. To which is added a Serio-Comic Apology for Part of the Life of Mr Theophilus Cibber, Comedian, written by himself. Interspers'd with memoirs and anecdotes relating to the Stage Managements, Theatrical Resolutions, &c. also cursory Observations on principal Players: particularly Mr Quin, Mr Ryan, Mrs Woffington, Mrs Ward, and Miss Bellamy; Mr Garrick, Mr Barry, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Clive, Mrs Pritchard, &c. Likewise Original Letters that passed between the late Sir Thomas DeVeil and Mr Theophilus Cibber relating to the Stage Act, Concluding with a copy of Verses, call'd the Contrite Comedian's Confession. Printed for C. Corbett, the Publisher, at Addison's Head, facing St Dunstan's Church, Fleet St; G. Woodfall, at the King's Arms, the corner of Craig's Court, Charing Cross. [See 11 Oct.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17500928, but with the additional scene representing The Funeral Procession- to the +Monument of the Capuletsv; vocal parts-Beard, Reinhold, Master Mattocks, Wilder, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Mrs Mathews.
Event Comment: TThe Suspicious Husband oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Mrs Ward's indisposition. Last night (i.e., 29 Oct. in Dublin) were married Mons Granier and Miss Vandersluys, two celebrated dancers (General Advertiser). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Berry; Buckingham-Bridges; Richmond-Havard; Stanley-Winstone; Tressel-Blakes; Catesby-Marr; Lieutenant-Ray; King Edward V-Mrs Green; Duke of York-Miss Yates; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. On Thursday 6 Dec. 1750 a Benefit for a Citizen's Widow with 8 Children, As You Like It, and Miss in her Teens. Tickets to be had at Moorgate Coffee House; Rainbow, Sam's and Janeway's Coffee Houses in Cornhill; Paul's Head, Carter Lane; Peele's and Nandoe's in Fleet Street; Mr Law's, Confectioner, at the Eagle and Child, Fleet St.; Charing Cross; Bethell's Hatter and Hosier, the corner of Pall Mall; Thatched House Tavern, St James St.; Mr Jones, Bookseller, the corner of Staples Inn, and Seagoe's Coffee House, Holborn; the Aldersgate Coffee House, Aldersgate Street; and Ship Tavern, Ratcliff cross. This day is publish'd The Rosciad: a Poem (at 1s.) in which the excellencies and imperfections of the three present principal ornaments of the British Stage are illustrated, and conspicuously represented; with observations on theatrical performances. Printed for J. Robinson. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Berry; Calista-Mrs Pritchard; Lavinia-Mrs Green; Sciolto-Bridges; Altamont-Havard; Lucilla-Miss Minors; Lothario-Garrick; Rossano-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Minors

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17501117

Event Comment: MMr Mossop did Bajazet -Oh (Cross). [Inspector No 211, in Daily Advertiser and Literary Gazette commented on the magnificent performance of Garrick and Miss Bellamy in King Lear the preceding Saturday.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sowdon; Bajazet-Mossop (for the first time); Axalla-Lee; Selima-Miss Bellamy; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Moneses-Havard; Hal-Simson; Dervisse-Winstone; Stratocles-Mozeen; Omar-Burton; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; With the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: IV: O Gentle Sleep-Beard