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Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Phillips. Morning Herald, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Phillips, No. 56, Drury-lane. Afterpiece: Not acted these 12 years [acted 29 Mar. 1773]. The Music composed by the late celebrated Dr Boyce. Receipts: #236 16s. (94/13/0; 32/16/6; 0/14/6; tickets: 108/12/0) (charge: #105 19s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17811002, but Varland-Waldron; Louisa Dudley-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Waldron
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Miss Phillips
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Miss Farren
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon (1st time)-Mrs Cargill; Palemon-Williames; Pastora-Mrs Wrighten; Laura-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Phillips

Dance: After song at end of mainpiece The Irish Fair, as17820406

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece How sweet in the Woodlands by Bannister and Miss Phillips; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secrets Worth Knowing

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolic

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Fawcett, Knight, Clarke, Emery, Simmons, Abbot, Mrs Davenport, Miss Sims, Mrs Martyr. Cast from text (James Ridgway, 1799), and Genest, VII, 441: Robin Roughead-Fawcett; Rattle-Knight; Mr Frank-Clarke; Snacks-Emery; Clown-Simmons; Servant-Abbot; Margery-Mrs Davenport; Miss Nancy-Miss Sims; Dolly-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Miss Sims

Dance: The Highland Lovers [see17990423]-; with Un Pas de Trois-Bologna, Miss E. Cabanel, Miss H. Cabanel; Un Pas Seul Serieux-Miss H. Cabanel; Un Pas Seul de Demie Caractere-Miss E. Cabanel, Platt

Performance Comment: Cabanel, Miss H. Cabanel; Un Pas Seul Serieux-Miss H. Cabanel; Un Pas Seul de Demie Caractere-Miss E. Cabanel, Platt.

Song: End II: The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon; End IV: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; The Tight Little Island-Townsend

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Stephens. Morning Chronicle, 21 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Stephens, No. 85, Park-street, Grosvenor-square. Receipts: #326 18s. 6d. (63.5.0; 51.10.6; 0.15.0; tickets: 211.8.0) (charge: #212 0s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As18000512, but Oriana-Miss Heard (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lamorce Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Mr Belville-Sedgwick; Captain Belville-Dignum; William-Miss DeCamp; Rustic-Hollingsworth; Irishman-Clarke; Dorcas-Mrs Sparks; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Rosina-Miss Stephens (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: William Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Stephens

Song: End II: a new Musical Address (composed by Horn)-; In course Evening: The Soldier tir'd of War's alarms-Miss Stephens; and an entire New Ballad-Miss Stephens

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Schoolding. Receipts: money #44 17s. 6d.; tickets #25

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor; or, The Intriguing Dame

Performance Comment: Fossile (Punch)-Shaw; Plotwell (Scaramouch)-Thurmond Jr; Underplot (Harlequin)-Lun [J. Rich]; Pitsan (Pierot)-Griffin; Mrs Townly (Colombine)-Miss Schoolding.
Cast
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Miss Schoolding.

Dance: French Sailor-Shaw, Miss Schoolding; Miss Schoolding's Sister

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Song: Mimic Song-Mrs Willis; Widow's Dialogue-Rainton, Mrs Tenoe

Dance: Tollet's Ground-Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger; Two new Dances by Fairbank-Shaw, Topham, Miss Tenoe

Event Comment: Benefit Newhouse and Miss Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Music: Concerto on the Sixth Flute-Baston Jr

Dance: delaGarde's Two Sons, Pelling, Topham Jr, Sandham Jr, Miss Bullock, Miss Francis; Drunken Man-Harper

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Lory Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Hoyden Actor: Miss Tenoe.

Dance: WWhitson Holiday-Boval, Miss Tenoe; Myrtillo-Thurmond, Topham, Boval, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Lesac and Miss Latour. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #12 10s. 6d.; tickets #54 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Dance: SSpanish Dance-Young Lesac; Chacone-Miss Latour Dupre's Scholar; Shepherd and Shepherdess representing Acis and Galatea -Young Lesac, Miss Latour

Song: Mrs Barbier

Music: Set of Mr Hendel's Lessons on Harpsicord-Miss Latour , Scholar of Mr Troas

Event Comment: Benefit La Sac and Miss LaTour. Written by Sir George Etheridge. Receipts: money #20 12s. 6d.; tickets #40 13s. Probable attendance: boxes, 25 by money and 82 by tickets; stage, 6 by money; Pit, 44 by money and 71 by tickets; slips, 1 by money; first gallery, 30 by money and 95 by tickets; second gallery, 42 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Dance: End I: Chacone-LeSac, Miss LaTour; II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; III: Spanish Dance-LeSac; IV: Harlequin-Miss LaTour; V: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: Rover-Wilks; Hellena-Mrs Booth; Angelica-Mrs Porter; Belvil-Mills; Frederick-Williams; Blunt-Johnson; Pedro-Bridgwater; Antonio-W. Mills; Sancho-Norris; Florinda-Mrs Horton; Valeria-Mrs Cibber; Moretta-Mrs Mills; Lucetta-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: End I: Dutch Dance-Miss Robinson; a Scholar of Mr Essex. II: Tambour Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton, Haughton; III: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs DeLorme; IV: A New Dance-Miss Robinson; in which will be expressed all the different Movements in Dancing. V: A New Grand Dance-Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams

Performance Comment: II: Tambour Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton, Haughton; III: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs DeLorme; IV: A New Dance-Miss Robinson; in which will be expressed all the different Movements in Dancing. V: A New Grand Dance-Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams.
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17300321 but Polydor-Williams; Serina-Miss Raftor; Chaplain-_.
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Page Actor: Miss Robinson.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Fools Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: The Fair Orphan Author(s): Colley Cibber

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-; Also a Solo on the Little Flute-John Baston

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson; particularly a Chacone-Mrs Booth; And a New Dance-Miss Robinson a Scholar of Mr Essex (which was perform'd in the Rover with Universal Applause) in which will be express'd all the different Movements in Dancing

Related Works
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Colley Cibber
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson. Bt Command of His Royal Highness the Duke, [Duke present. The Epilogue is printed in London Evening Post, 24 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: As17301226, but Southampton-Mills; Rutland-Mrs Thurmond; Nottingham-Mrs Butler; A new Prologue-; Epilogue-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: Quorum-Paget; Chaunter-Bridgwater; Hunter-Mrs Roberts; Cant-A. Hallam; Grigg-Berry;Phebe-Miss Raftor; Tippet-Mrs Heron; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Shireburn; Tib Tatter-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance: Essex, Rainton, Miss Robinson; Tambourine, Les Characters de la Dance-Miss Robinson

Related Works
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Colley Cibber
Event Comment: Benefit Mines (Gallery Officekeeper), Lawrence (Boxkeeper), Naylor, Miss Rogers. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #12 7s.; tickets #194 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Dance: I: Sicilian-Glover,Mrs Pelling; II: Pastoral-Master Weeks, Miss Rogers; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; IV: Tambourin-Miss S. Rogers; V: Hornpipe, as17320505

Song: I: Mrs Wright; III: Thomasand Harry-Miss S. Rogers, the Lilliputian Lucy

Event Comment: Benefit Bowcher, the Prompter, and Miss Tollet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17320217, but Mrs Motherly-Mrs Tollet; Myrtilla-Mrs Palmer; Jenny-Miss Tollet.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Tollet.
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17320515, but Betty-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Song: II: Cantata of Hayden's-Excell; IV: Bacchanalian Song-Excel

Dance: III: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: Merry Country Lass-Miss Wherrit

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson, who never appear'd before in Publick. Pit and Boxes half guinea. Gallery 5s. [Tickets at Robinson's in Duke Street, Westminster.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several select Pieces will be perform'd on the Harpsicord-Miss Robinson, particularly two with her Feet; Vocal Parts-Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17321125, but Ben-Miller; Tattle-Cibber Jr; Foresight-Johnson; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Valentine-Bridgwater; Scandal-W. Mills; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Oates; Buckram-Jones; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Butler; Nurse-Mrs Willis; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Mrs Frail-Mrs Heron; Prue-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Tattle Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Raftor.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17320928, but Prologue, Epilogue-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson.
Role: Jack Stocks Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Chloe Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-LeBrun; The Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson; Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Evans and Miss Cole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed

Performance Comment: As17330303 but Rochford-Evans; Lady Diana-Mrs Hamilton;An Epilogue-Miss Cole in Boy's Cloaths.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Wilcocks and Mrs Egleton. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Tickets for Miss Baston taken.] Receipts: money #11 13s.; tickets #124 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Oates.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-; II: A Lesson of Mr Handel's on the Harpsichord-Miss Baston

Dance: III: Musette-LeSac, Miss Baston; End of Afterpiece: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, LeSac, Miss Baston, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Griffin; Heartwell-Harper; Sir Joseph-Miller; Bluff-Johnson; Laetitia-Mrs Heron; Belmour-W. Mills; Vainlove-A. Hallam; Sharper-Milward; Setter-Oates; Belinda-Mrs Butler; Araminta-Mrs Shireburn; Sylvia-Miss Oates; Lucy-Mrs Grace .
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Oates

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber
Role: Leander Actor: Berry
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mann

Dance: A new Grand Ballad called Les Amants Constants by Essex, Miss Robinson, Houghton, F. Tench, Janno, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Oates, Miss Brett

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

Song: I: Quanto Dolce by Miss Arne. In III: Per le porte del tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne

Performance Comment: In III: Per le porte del tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Basset Actor: Cibber
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Robinson
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): Colley Cibber

Music: Second Musick: 1st Concerto of Corelli. Third Musick: Overture compos'd by Handel for the Opera of Alexander. I: A Concerto call'd The Cuckoo by Vivaldi

Performance Comment: Third Musick: Overture compos'd by Handel for the Opera of Alexander. I: A Concerto call'd The Cuckoo by Vivaldi .

Dance: II: La Basetelle by Essex, and Miss La Tour. In V: Les Amants Constants by Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: In V: Les Amants Constants by Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett .

Song: II: Limpio Rigor del Fato and Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond by Miss Arne. IV: Per le Porte del Tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne

Performance Comment: IV: Per le Porte del Tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Page Actor: Miss Brett

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Music: Second Musick: 6th Concerto of the 1st Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Overture for Admetus by Handel. II: Se met turbo, a Song in Porus, on the Flute Traverse. IV: Concerto for Two Hautboys composed by Dr Pepusch

Performance Comment: Third Musick: Overture for Admetus by Handel. II: Se met turbo, a Song in Porus, on the Flute Traverse. IV: Concerto for Two Hautboys composed by Dr Pepusch .

Dance: I: La Bagatelle by Essex and Miss Latour. III: Les Bergeries by Essex, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett. In V: Mock Minuet, as17331027

Performance Comment: III: Les Bergeries by Essex, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett. In V: Mock Minuet, as17331027.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Cibber
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Tollett

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. Scot's Dance by Mrs Bullock. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. Milk Pail Song and Dance by Delagarde, Sandham, Mrs Evans, Woodward, Miss Gerrard, Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois, Mrs Dove

Performance Comment: Scot's Dance by Mrs Bullock. Dutch Skipper by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. Milk Pail Song and Dance by Delagarde, Sandham, Mrs Evans, Woodward, Miss Gerrard, Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham, Mrs Vallois, Mrs Dove .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Music: A new Overture, and an entire new Sett of Act Tunes, compos'd by Seedo

Dance: Le Watteau by Miss Robinson. Black and White loak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. La Bagatelle by Essex and Miss Latour. Hussar by Nivelon and Miss Robinson. Revellers, as17340220

Performance Comment: Black and White loak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. La Bagatelle by Essex and Miss Latour. Hussar by Nivelon and Miss Robinson. Revellers, as17340220.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Polish Dance, as17340312 Grand Dance in Momus: Les Plaisirs-Essex, Miss Robinson; Swains-Boval, S. Lally, Davenport; Nymphs-Miss Latour, Mrs Walter, Mrs Davenport; Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann

Performance Comment: Lally, Davenport; Nymphs-Miss Latour, Mrs Walter, Mrs Davenport; Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Norsa
Related Works
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Scotch Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, De la Garde, Mrs Ogden, Le Sac, Miss Baston. Also by Mlle Salle

Performance Comment: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Scotch Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, De la Garde, Mrs Ogden, Le Sac, Miss Baston. Also by Mlle Salle .