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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Lady Dainty-Mrs Butler; Atall-Cibber; Clerimont-Milward; Careless-W. Mills; Bolus-Harper; Wilful-Miller; Sir Harry-Shepard; Strut-Oates; Finder-Macklin; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Clarinda-Mrs Thurmond; Sylvia-Miss Holliday; Wishwell-Mrs Grace; Situp-Mrs Bennet; Sir Solomon-Johnson.
Cast
Role: Atall Actor: Cibber
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Holliday
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Polonese-Essex, Mrs Walter; V: Last new Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Quin; King Henry-Milward; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Buckingham-Mills; Dutchess of York-Mrs Pritchard; Richmond-Cibber; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Prince Edward-Green; Duke of York-Miss Cole; Norfold-Boman; Stanley-Havard; Ratcliff-Turbutt; Catesby-Hill; Tressel-Cross; Mayor-Harper.
Cast
Role: Richmond Actor: Cibber
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Cole
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Quin; King Henry-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Richmond-Cibber; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Dutchess of York-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Prince Edward-Green; Duke of York-Miss Cole; Norfolk-Boman; Stanley-Havard; Ratcliff-Turbutt; Catesby-Hill; Tressel-Cross; Lord Mayor-Harper.
Cast
Role: Richmond Actor: Cibber
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Cole
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
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: Double Gallant Actor: Cibber
Role: Situp Actor: Miss Brunette.
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

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: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Loveless-Ryan; Amanda-Mrs Pritchard; Sir William-Hippisley; Snap-Chapman; Elder Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Worthy-Hale; Hilleria-Mrs Hale; Flareit-Miss Hippisley; Narcissa-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Flareit Actor: Miss Hippisley
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Performance Comment: Lord Wronglove-Giffard; Brilliant-Cibber; Moral-Berry; Surgeon-Collins; Brush-Raftor; Porter-Ray; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Giffard; Lady Gentle-Mrs Mills; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Woffington; Mrs Hartshorn-Mrs Cross; Miss Notable-Mrs Clive (with a song in character).
Cast
Role: Brilliant Actor: Cibber
Role: Miss Notable Actor: Mrs Clive
Related Works
Related Work: The Lady's Last Stake, or, The Wife's Resentment Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cole.

Dance: II: As17461121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Loveless-Ryan; Narcissa-Mrs Horton; Sir William-Bridges; Snap-James; Elder Worthy-Ridout; Young Worthy-Gibson; Sly-Bencraft; Hillaria-Mrs Hale; Flareit-Mrs Bland; Mrs Anne-Miss Hippisley; Amanda-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Mrs Anne Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: As17471219, but Arcas-Anderson; Corydon-James.
Cast
Role: Arcas Actor: Anderson
Related Works
Related Work: Damon and Phillida Author(s): Colley Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio (alias Don Thickscullo de Halfwitto)-Cibber; Carlos-Giffard; Duart-Ryan; Don Choleric Snap Shorto de Testy-Morris; Antonio-Dunstall; Charino-James; Monsieur-Bencraft; Sancho-Collins; Governor-Rosco; Manuel-Bridges; Jaques-Anderson; Louisa-Mrs Horton; Elvira-Mrs Hale; Angelina-Miss Copen; Honoria-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Clodio Actor: Cibber
Role: Jaques Actor: Anderson
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Copen
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Bland.
Related Works
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Pan Actor: Vandersluys

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Cibber; Carlos-Delane; Antonio-Dunstall; Charino-Arthur; Manuel-Ridout; Governor-Sparks; Duart-Ryan; Don Cholerick-Bridgwater; Sanchio-Collins; Monsieur-Bencraft; Jacques-Oates; Honoria-Miss Haughton; Angelina-a Young Gentlewoman, who never appeared on the stage before; Louisa-Mrs Horton; Elvira-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Clodio Actor: Cibber
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Haughton
Related Works
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Anderson
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Hale.
Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Colley Cibber
Event Comment: Full Prices. To prevent any mistakes for the future in advertising the Plays and Entertainments at the above theatre, the managers think it proper to declare that the Playbills are inserted by their direction in this paper only (Public Advertiser)

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Careless-Havard; Clarinda-Miss Bride, 1st time; Atall-King; Clerimont-Packer; Sir Solomon-Yates; Old Willful-Burton; Sir Harry-Parsons; Finder-Blakes; China Woman-Mrs Simson; Situp-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Cibber; Sylvia-Mrs Palmer; Lady Dainty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Bride, 1st time
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Mode And The New; Or, Country Miss With Her Fourbeloe

Performance Comment: Ediiton of 1703 lists: Sir Fumbler Oldmode-Johnson; Frederick-Wilks; Will Queenlove-Mills; M de Pistole-Bowen; Tom Pistole-Cibber; Misterious Maggothead-Pinkeman; Major Bombard-Cross; Captain Crimp-Boyse; Abram-Bullock; Combwig-Fairbank; Lady Oldmode-Mrs Moor; Lucia-Mrs Oldfield; Gatty-Mrs Moor; Probleme-Mrs Knight; Prologue-Pinkeman; Epilogue-Mrs Moor.
Cast
Role: Tom Pistole Actor: Cibber
Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Role: Young Bellair Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Pert Actor: Miss Teno.

Dance: End I: Polonese-Rainton, Miss Robinson; II: La Pierette-Roger, Mrs Brett; III: A new Scaramouch-Sandham's Son; IV: Turkish Dance-Thurmond, Roger, Lally, Boval, Duplessis; V: Passacaille-Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: Not play'd these Four Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Edging Actor: Miss Tenoe.
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Performance Comment: Buskin-Cibber Jr; Bindover-Griffin; Carbine-Bridgwater; Jeremy-Oates; Macahone-Miller; Spangle-Corey; Truncheon-Shepard; Fidelia-Miss Tenoe; Betty Kimbow-Harper; Mrs Buskin-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Buskin Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Fidelia Actor: Miss Tenoe
Role: Betty Kimbow Actor: Harper

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: End III: Spanish Dance-Miss Robinson; V: Coquet Shepherdess-Lally, Mrs Booth; End Farce: Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

Event Comment: Benefit the Two Sisters, Miss Robinson the Dancer, and Miss Robinson Jr, Captain of the Lilliputians. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Atall Actor: Cibber
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Wishwell Actor: Miss Tenoe.
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Performance Comment: As17270419 but with a Prologue-; and a new Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Select Pieces-; End II: The 8th Concerto of Corelli-; IV: The 5th Concerto of Corelli-

Dance: I: A new Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson; III: A new Chacone-Essex, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson, others; V: A new Pastoral-Miss Robinson; End Farce: Pieraites-Roger, Mrs Brett

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Cast
Role: Captain Smart Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Inanthe Actor: Mrs Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17310208 (in edition), but Springlove-Cibber Jr; Beggarmen-_; Beggarwomen-_.
Cast
Role: Springlove Actor: Cibber Jr

Dance: III: Peasant-Rainton, Mrs Walter; IV: Tambourin-Miss Robinson; V: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Song: In The Jovial Crew: The Merry Beggars-Rainton, others

Event Comment: [Letter from Mlle Auguste to the Public stated that Fleetwood had refused to answer her letter, whence she had withdrawn and engaged with Rich, of which fact she appraised Fleetwood who still kept her name on the bills. Her reason for leaving Fleetwood was her having heard that on 4 Dec. he had read a letter on the stage at dl to her discredit. See London Daily Post and General Advertiser.] Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-[T. ]Cibber; Sir Soloman-Johnson; Careless-Mills; Clerimont-Havard; Lady Dainty-Mrs Butler; Silvia-Mrs Mills; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Cross; Old Wilful-Shepard; Old Atall-Turbutt; Strut-Neale; Dr Bolus-Taswell; Apothecary-Gray; Finder-Berry; Supple-Ray; Wishwell-Mrs Macklin; Situp-Miss Bennet; China Woman-Mrs Egerton; Clarinda-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Situp Actor: Miss Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Gallant: or, The Sick Lady's Cure Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: Early Horn-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: Sailor's Dance, as17411015; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 30 March 1761.] Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Ladies desired to send servants to keep places by 3 o'clock. That there may be no interruption in the Performance, Mrs Cibber begs leave to assure those Ladies and Gentlemen who shall please to honour her with their company, that there will be no Building upon the Stage, nor any admittance behind the scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Obrien, 1st time; Horatio-Holland, 1st time; Sciolto-Garrick, 1st time; Altamont-Packer; Calista-Mrs Cibber; Lavinia-Mrs Davies; Rossano-Ackman; Lucilla-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Holland, 1st time
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: End of Play: The Cow@Keepers-Grimaldi, Miss Dawson

Event Comment: Benefit a Person under Misfortunes. At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Horton
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Je ne scay quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; III: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam, Rob. William, and Miss Tynte. Written by Shakespear. Th. Cibber (Lives and Characters, pp. 49-49): I remember, some Years ago, on Mr Giffard's coming from Ireland (then a young Actor) Mr Booth performed the Character of Hotspur one Night, when Mr Giffard played the Part of the Prince of Wales ; Mr Booth knowing Mr Giffard must be naturally prejudiced in favour of Mr Thomas Elrington, to whose Performance in Hotspur he had many times attended with no small Admiration-Mr Booth, piqued on this Occasion, exerted himself in a particular Manner, and played the whole Part with such Fire, and Engergy of Spirit, as rouzed his Auditors to an Extravagance of Applause, and made Mr Giffard confess (as he has often done in my Hearing) that, notwithstanding his Prepossession in favour of Mr Elrington,-Mr Booth, in Power, Spirit, and Judgment, went far beyond him in this Part; as he afterwards, with Admiration confessed,-he did in every other

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Squire Somebody-Miller; Macahone-Hallam; Isabella-Miss Tynte.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Tynte.

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace; Nell-Miss Raftor; Servants-Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Miss Young. British Chronicle, 16 April 1760: Died the celebrated Charlotte Charke in the Haymarket, daughter of Colley Cibber, Esq, poet laureate-a gentlewoman remarkable for her adventures and misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17591002, but Sir John-Bransby; Lucinda with a song and Minuet in character-.

Song: I: By Particular Desire, My Fond Shepherds-Miss Young; III: The Ode to Echo (Dr Hayes)-Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Holland; Henry VI-Reddish; Buckingham-Jefferson; Norfolk-Burton; Stanley-Bransby; Lieut.-Fawcett; Tressel-Cautherly; Lady Anne-Miss Young, first time; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Princes-Miss Rogers, Miss Collett; Richmond-Aickin; Duchess of York-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Holland
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Miss Young, first time
Role: Princes Actor: Miss Rogers, Miss Collett
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Henderson; King Henry-Clarke; Richmond-Wroughton; Buckingham-Hull; Stanley-Fearon; Tressel-Whitfield; Prince Edward-Miss M. Francis; Duke of York-Miss Painter; Norfolk-Booth; Lieutenant-Mahon; Catesby-Davies; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Helme; Oxford-J. Bates; Lady Anne (1st time)-Miss Satchell; Duchess of York-Miss Platt; Queen-Mrs Bates .
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act II) The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17170222, but Lewis-Miller; Antonio-Leigh; Charino-Cross; Angelina-Miss Younger; Louisa-_.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Younger
Role: Clodio Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Song: As17170102

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Willis

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Younger. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: