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451
23 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Particular Desire of the Right Honorable and Honorable The Governors (Being the Last Time of performing till the Holidays). Not acted this season. For the Benefit of the General Lying-In Hospital, Quebec Street, Oxford Road. Charges #85 5s., Balance to Hospital #5 6d. Hospital also receiv'd #156 10s. from tickets (Box 544, Pit 116, Gallery 31). Paid for 1 year's watch for theatre due at Xmas #12 10s. and for the House in Bow Passage 12s. 6d. Paid Dunstall the balance due for the theatrical Fund #136 17s. (Account Book). Receipts: #90 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-Gardner; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Besford; Maid-Miss Allen; Bravos-Wignel, Buck, Weller, Murden; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Bizarre Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne.
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Eliot

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Village Romps, as17661008

452
21 August 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [G$Genest, V, 140, notes that Bannister's name does not appear in the playbill; the Public Advertiser bill, which does not specify any parts, includes Bannister as well as Strange, Loveman, Keen, and Smith, for which there is no support in the 1767 edition.] Before six went into the Pit to see the new tragedy of The Countess of Salisbury performed for the first time. One cannot judge perfectly of a Play without reading it, but it was received with vast applause. The author being an Irishman, Weston spoke a Prologue in the character of an Hibernian (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Parts by Barry, ThomasBarry, Palmer, Gardner, Keen, Bannister, Smith, Sowdon, Strange, Loveman, Mrs Burden, Miss Palmer, Mrs Dancer. Alwin-Barry; Raymond-ThomasBarry; Grey-Sowdon; Morton-J. Palmer; Leroches-Gardner; Lord William-Miss Palmer (first appearance in this kingdom); Countess-Mrs Dancer; Eleanor-Mrs Burden; Sir Ardolf-Bannister; Epilogue-Mrs Dancer (Edition of 1767); Prologue-Weston in the character of an Hibernian (Neville); Parts-Keen, Smith, Strange, Loveman.
Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Miss Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: End: Dance-Miss Froment

453
15 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Gibson. Tickets deliver'd for Othello will be taken. House charges #65 15s. Balance to Gibson #14 3s. 6d. plus #31 5s. in Tickets (Box 53; Pit 120) (Account Book). Receipts: #79 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce.
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: LaRiviere, Arnauld, Miss Valois, Fishar.

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Ford

454
24 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dibdin. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to Dibdin #17 6d., but covered by #39 14s. in income from this tickets (Box 60; Pit 102; Gallery 94) (Account Book). [The total house was small, only #93 3s. 6d.] Receipts: #47 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Mahoon; Mervin-Gentleman, 1st appearance this stage; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Patty-Mrs Pinto; End Act I Dance incidental to the opera-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: End Act I Dance incidental to the opera Actor: Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

455
26 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Stoppelaer. Tickets for The Way of the World will be taken. Charges: 1!2 charge for House #31 10s.; 1!2 charge for candles 12s. 6d.; 1!2 charge Tabor & Pipe 5s. 3d.; 1!2 value of tickets #57 16s.: Total #90 3s. 9d. minus 1!2 Receipts #20 14s. equals #69 9s. 9d. deficiency to Stoppelaer. Covered by #115 12s. from tickets (168 Box; 370 Pit; 181 Gallery) and #20 14s. from Receipts. Profit to Stoppelaer was #86 16s. 3d. Paid to Mr Shropshire for 20,000 brushes #4 10s. Receipts: #41 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford
Role: 2nd Nymph Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Besford, 2nd time

456
03 June 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick, Furkins, Wilkinson, Abbott, Symonds, and others. Tickets deliver'd by Pullin, Claridge, Mrs Griffiths, Bagg, Bassan, Stephenson and Constable will be admitted. [Green and Ansell paid up their deficiencies for 2 June.] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Quick 1 20 31 #8 18s. #3 9s.@Furkins 12 52 34 #13 6s. #6 13s.@Wilkinson 27 10 16 #10 3s. #5 1s. 6d.@Abbott 5 56 65 #16 12s. #8 6s.@Simmonds 5 36 24 #8 9s. #4 4s. 6d.@Pullen 2 71 46 #14 10s. #7 5s.@Claridge 8 24 1 #4 11s. #2 5s. 6d.@Griffiths 20 27 #6 1s. #3 6d.@Bagg 36 24 #7 4s. #3 12s.@Bassan 5 50 16 #8 13s. #4 6s. 6d.@Stephenson 23 78 45 #20 6d. #10 3s.@Asbury Gallery 22 8 #3 8s. #1 14s.@Total House value #120 1s. plus the receipts.@ Paid Master Harris for his performance this season #4 4s. Receipts: #25 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford
Role: 2nd Nymph Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Stede, 2nd time (scholar of Fishar)

457
19 September 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No persons admitted behind the scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Places for the Boxes to be taken (only) of Mr Sarjant at the Stage-Door. The Doors to be opened at Half an Hour after Four. To begin exactly at Six o'clock. [Repeated for all bills during the season, but see change of hour for opening, 22 Sept., and 6 Oct. The source for receipts and financial matters is Covent Garden Account Book (BM Add MS. Egerton 2274).] Receipts: #209 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-A Gentleman, being his second appearance that stage [Mr Barnshaw]; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dyer[, 1st time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Perry; Capt. Cape-Dunstall; Harlow-Davis; Mrs Harlow-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Harlow-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Barrington.

Dance: I: A Dance incident to the Opera-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois

458
15 May 1769 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Places to be taken of Mr Jewell at the Theatre. No admittance behind the Scenes. Box 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money to be returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The doors will be opened at Six, to begin at seven. Vivant Rex et Regina. [Repeated on bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: Tassoni, Miss Street

459
14 February 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority. Not acted these 40 years. Benefit Lalauze. By Particular Desire, two rows of the Pit will be rail'd in with the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lovers Of Their Country; Or, Themistocles And Aristides

Afterpiece Title: The Country Farmer Deceiv'd; or, Harlequin Statue

Dance: After the Play: Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, Miss Lalauze

Entertainment: new Interlude:% The Old Women Weather Wise

460
29 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Charges #68 14s. Balance to Bensley #81 17s. plus #63 13s. from tickets (Box 221; Pit 56). Balances to Shuter and Yates paid (Account Book). Receipts: #150 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Dance: End: The Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere. [See17680307.

461
21 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pinto. Charges #64 10s. Balance to Mrs Pinto #32 3s. 6d. plus #57 from tickets (Box 119; Pit 139; Gallery 64) (Account Book). Receipts: #96 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17691226, but Polly-Mrs Pinto; Jenny-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Ogilvie.
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: The Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Macklin.
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: With a Minuet Actor: Arnauld, Miss Macklin.

Music: I: A Concerto on the Violin-Fisher

Dance: II: The Whim, as17691123; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist

Song: I of the Farce: Sweet Bird composed by Handel, sung-Mrs Pinto, accompanied by Fisher

462
03 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles. Charges #73 16s. Balance to Miles #47 14s. plus #119 7s. from tickets (Box 226; Pit 331; Gallery 132). Williams, Gard & Singleton rec'd customary Pay for performing the Bell and the lion in the Pantomime [see 15 Feb.] (Account Book). Receipts: #121 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Miss Miller, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Dance: III: A Minuet-King, Miss Twist; IV: The Tartars, as17691207

463
21 December 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece seems, according to the Public Advertiser, to have had in it entertainments of dancing.] Benefit for Westminster New Lying-In-Hospital near Westminster Bridge (playbill). Charges #86 18s. 6d. Profit to Hospital #19 10s. 6d., plus #79 7s. from tickets (Box 172; Pit 161; Gallery 122) (Account Book). Receipts: #106 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Ross; Iago-Bensley; Brabantio-Gardner; Cassio-Clarke; Lodovico-Owenson; Roderigo-Dyer; Montano-Lewes; Duke-Morris; Emilia-Mrs Green; Desdemona-Miss Miller; A New Occasional Prologue (written by Samuel Boyce)-Hull.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End: The Reel-Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere, Aldridge. As17711030

464
01 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge. Charges #64 5s. Profit to Aldridge #22 12s. plus #46 15s. from tickets (Box 90; Pit 125; Gallery 55). Receipts: #86 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; III: (Not done these 3 years) [a Dance call'd A Tambourine-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17700501]; End I Farce: [a Hornpipe-Miss Matthews

Ballet: End: (For That Night Only) a New Grand Pantomimical Dance call'd The Recruits. Recruiting Captain-Aldridge; Drummer-Mas. Harris; Serjeant-Hussey; Soldiers, recruits-Petre, King, Settree, Merrifield, Holloway; Captain's Lady-Sga Manesiere; Landlady-Mrs White; Landlady's Daughter-Miss Twist; Soldiers, wives, country girls-Mrs Willems, Mrs Hartle, Mrs Invill, Miss Stede, Miss Lawrence

Performance Comment: Recruiting Captain-Aldridge; Drummer-Mas. Harris; Serjeant-Hussey; Soldiers, recruits-Petre, King, Settree, Merrifield, Holloway; Captain's Lady-Sga Manesiere; Landlady-Mrs White; Landlady's Daughter-Miss Twist; Soldiers, wives, country girls-Mrs Willems, Mrs Hartle, Mrs Invill, Miss Stede, Miss Lawrence.
Cast
Role: Landlady's Daughter Actor: Miss Twist
Role: country girls Actor: Mrs Willems, Mrs Hartle, Mrs Invill, Miss Stede, Miss Lawrence.

465
08 May 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewes. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 23 Jan. 1767.] Charges #68 2s. Deficit to Lee Lewes #3 4s. 6d., cover'd by #149 18s. from tickets (Box 206; Pit 414; Gallery 363). Receipts: #64 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; King-Hull; Lafeu-Clarke; Bertram-Lewes; Clown-Quick; Duke-Owenson; Steward-Wignell; Lords-Davis, Gardner; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Countess-Mrs DuBellamy; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Helena Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Hamoir, Miss Hamoir.
Role: other Actor: Miss Twist, Mrs _Dyer.
Role: Dancing Actor: Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir.
Role: The Dance Actor: Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir.

Dance: I: By Particular Desire a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; II: The Old ground Young, as17711030

466
19 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Dispensary for Infant Poor in Soho Square. Ladies send servants to secure their places by 5 o'clock. Charges #85 10s. Profit to Dispensary #36 11s. 6d., plus #128 9s. from tickets (Box 365; Pit 248) (Account Book). Receipts: #121 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Catley.

Song: II: (By particular Desire) The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms from Arataxerxes,-Miss Catley

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

467
06 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs DuBellamy. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [See 5 March 1767.] Tickets deliver'd for the 5th instant will be taken. Charges #69 1s. 6d. Profit to the DuBellamys #11 3s. plus #189 9s. from tickets (Box 427; Pit 494; Gallery 86) (Account Book). Receipts: #80 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Tattle-Woodward; Scandal-Hull; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Cushing; Jeremy-Dyer; Trapland-Quick; Ben (with song)-Shuter; Mrs Frail-Mrs Bulkley, first time; Miss Prue-Mrs Kniveton; Mrs Foresignt-Mrs Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Twist.
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: The Dances Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.

Song: II: A New Cantata by Hook-DuBellamy; IV: [Duett] Sweet is the Breath of Morn [by Milton-Miss Brown, DuBellamy

Dance: III: The Whim, as17730426

Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon

468
13 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hartley. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, with New Music, Dresses and Decorations. Interlude taken from Prior's celebrated poem, The Nut Brown Maid. Books of the Interlude to be had at the Theatre. Adapted by Henry Bate. Charges: #72 9s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Hartley #54 15s., plus #61 18s. from tickets (Box 202; Pit 76). Paid Whitfield for making cloaths #33 17s. 4d.; Paid Mr Walker for trimmings &c. #13 4s. Receipts: #127 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Dunstall, Mrs Pitt, Quick

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208; After which: New Poetical Interlude, Henry and Emma: Parts-Smith, Hull, Miss Brown, Mrs Hartley; To conclude with: a New Air and Chorus by Dr Arne-

469
16 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild, Hamilton, Holtom, Bates, Thompson. Mainpiece acted but once these 15 years. [See 23 April 1750.] Receipts: #27 12s. 6d. Charges #70 9s. Deficit to each beneficiary #8 11s. 3d., cover'd by tickets (Account Book): @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Wilde 26 103 124 #34 7s.@Hamilton 38 68 89 #28 12s.@Holtom 22 64 83 #23 8s.@Bates 21 109 170 #38 12s.@Thompson .. 35 130 #18 5s.@Total 107 379 596 #170 16s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Jameson, first time.

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 3 May

Dance: End I Farce: Minuet-Blurton, Miss Stede

470
19 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 31 Dec. 1772.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Persons admitted behind the scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Places for Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant (only) at the Stage Door. The Doors to be open'd at half an hour past 5 o'clock. To Begin half an Hour past 6. Vivant Rex & Regina. [Customary footnote for all succeeding bills this season, not to be repeated here. Woodward seems to have spoken an Occasional Prologue on the opening of the theatre. See request for its repetition on bill for 21 Sept. This Prologue is Larpent MS 377. It suggests the policy of offerings and competitions for the season--some old plays, some new, some foreign, some pantomimes, some Shakespeare, &c.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; King-Hull; Lafeu-Clarke; Bertram-Lewes; Clown-Shuter; Duke-DuBellamy; Steward-Fearon; Lords-Cushing, Davis; Interpreter-Thompson; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Widow-Miss Pearce; Countess-Mrs Hull; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Helena Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: A Comic Dance, The Italian Gardeners-Mr and Miss West (Late pupils of Sg Grimaldi) [their first appearance on this stage. [See dl 9 Dec. 1760.

471
06 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 4s. 1st Gallery 3s. 2nd Gallery 2s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Sarjant (only) at the Stage Door. Books of the Oratorio to be had at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season. The Account-Book notes that the director of the oratorios this season was James Hook.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Afterpiece Title: Sacred Canons

Music: End Part I: concerto on the German flute-Florio; End of Part III: concerto on the piano forte-Miss Weichsel; concerto on the hautboy-LeBrun; concerto on the violin-Master Weichsel

472
23 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, as altered by Thomas Hull]. Translated from [Iphigenie en aulide, by] Racine by Boyer. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 18 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Barry, No. 26, Henrietta-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #273 19s. 6d. (157.18.6; tickets: 116.1.0) (charge: #70 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Iphigenia; Or, The Victim

Performance Comment: Achilles-Lewis; Ulysses-Fearon; Calchas-L'Estrange; Arcas-Robson; Eurybates-Thompson; Agamemnon-Hull; Eriphile-Mrs Mattocks; Clytemnestra-Mrs Jackson; Doris-Miss Leeson; Aegina-Mrs Whitfield; Iphigenia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Doris Actor: Miss Leeson

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Cast
Role: Grace Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Maudlin Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: As17771222

Song: V: will be introduced a Sacrifice-;, with new Music by Fisher-; the vocal parts and chorus-Miss Brown, others

473
18 May 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered from [The Artful Wife, by William? Taverner. [1st time; C 3, by George Colman elder. Not in Larpent MS; not published; synopsis of plot in London Chronicle, 20 May. Public Advertiser, 19 May, notes that the Prologue was the same as that spoken on 15 May 1777. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Servants to keep Places are to be at the door in Suffolk-street by Five o'clock. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [same throughout season]. On account of the Performers employed at other Theatres the second Night of Representation cannot be till Thursday, the 21st inst. [On this night, the 18th, Baddeley's name is in the playbills at both dl and hay.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Aickin, Baddeley, R. Palmer, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester, Parsons, Miss Sherry, Mrs Love, Miss Walton, Mrs Greville. Cast from London Chronicle, 20 May: Sir Harry Freelove-Palmer; Ned Winworth-Aickin; Servants-Baddeley, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester; Young Upstart-R. Palmer; Mr Stockwell-Parsons; Mrs Upstart-Miss Sherry; Landlady-Mrs Love; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton; Belinda-Mrs Greville; The occasional Prologue on Opening the Theatre, with Alterations,-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Mrs Upstart Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Walton

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End I: The Merry Lasses-(see17780529); End: Provencalle Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

474
21 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickinson, pit office-keeper. Public Advertiser, 16 May: Tickets to be had of Dickinson, No. 5, Wild-court, Wild-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #276 13s. (48.16; 9.0; 0.14; tickets: 218.3) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Brereton; Thorowgood-Hurst; Trueman-Davies; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Burton; Maria-Miss P. Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Lucy-Mrs Davies; Millwood-Miss Hopkins (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Millwood Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Miss Walpole

Dance: End: Hornpipe, as17780518

Song: In I: song-Miss Abrams

475
03 March 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Song: End Part I: an Italian duet see17790310by Vinci Tu vuoi ch'io vivi o cara-Mrs Barthelemon, Miss Cecilia Barthelemon

Music: End Part II: concerto on the violin-Barthelemon