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Event Comment: Two glass branches added to the Stage Boxes, and look well (Hopkins MS Notes). Places may be had of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. Doors open half past 4 o'clock. Play to begin exactly at 6 o'clock. Vivat Rex et Regina. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Fawcett; Sir ThomasTesty-Burton; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-J. Burton; Roger-Keen; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Hippisley; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.
Event Comment: By Special License from the Lord Chamberlain, For One Night Only. Benefit for Lee. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at 6:00 p.m. Both pieces By Particular Desire. Present, the King of Denmark. Receipts: #244 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Keasberry; Arcas-Casey; Corydon-Graham; Cimon-Hamilton; Mopsus-Vandermere; Phillida (with a new song in character)-Miss Edwards.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Edwards.
Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Shuter #106 9s. 6d. plus #95 17s. from Tickets. (Boz 309; Pit 124) (Account Book). [The Epilogue is Larpent MS 294, criticising the "rules" and praising "Laughter" as the all-in-all of Comedy]:@What matters it you or me to know@How Blockheads wrote two thousand years ago?@ Receipts: #170 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Mattocks; Oldboy-Shuter; Jessamy-Dyer; Flowerdale-Gibson; Harman-Mahon; Jenkins-Dunstall; Diana-Mrs Baker; Jenny-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Green; Clarissa-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Entertainment: II: The Cries of London-Shuter; End of Opera: An Epilogue on Modern Taste, written by the late Churchill-Shuter

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. Afterpiece: A Farce in 2 Acts, never acted, taken from George Dandin by Moliere. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: No Wit Like a Woman's

Performance Comment: Parts-Weston, Palmer, Moody, J. Aickin, Hartry, Strange, J. Burton, Mrs Dorman, Miss Platt, Mrs Abington.

Dance: End: Pantomime Dance, The Lilliputian Camp, as17680922

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Afterpiece: Written by Aaron Hill not acted these 20 years. [See 17 April 1750.] Tickets deliver'd for the Distrest Mother will be taken. Charges #65 10s. Balance to Mrs Bellamy #86 11s. Plus #116 11s. from Tickets (Box 330; Pit 227). Paid the Italian Giant for 10 Nights performance in the Masquerade #38 17s Receipts: #152 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Norfolk-Smith; Cecil-Gibson; Morton-Clarke; Davison-Hull; Gifford-Gardner; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Douglas-Miss Macklin; Queen Mary-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Thompson. The Happy Discovery cannot be performed because of Indisposition of Mrs Mattocks. Charges #65 1s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Thompson #88 plus #40 4s. from tickets (Box 123; Pit 63) (Account Book). Receipts: #153 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17681013, but Sally-Miss Young [from Drury Lane].from Drury Lane].
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Young
Role: the Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Dance: End: A Minuet-Fishar, Mrs Thompson; End Act I of the Afterpiece: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Mrs Ward is extremely sorry she is oblig'd to change the Night's Entertainment advertised for her Benefit, but the severe illness of Mrs Mattocks and Mrs Baker, makes it impossible to perform the Opera of Love in a Village, as does Mr Woodward's indisposition the Farce of the Citizen. The Managers have therefore kindly granted her the above tragedy and pantomime. Charges #65 15s. Balance to Mrs Ward #55 5s. plus #53 2s. from tickets (Box 58; Pit 158; Gallery 149). Receipts: #121 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17681109, but Maria-Miss Ward.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to Mrs Vincent #4 2s. 6d. covered by #134 2s. income from tickets (Box 282; Pit 306; Gallery 177). Receipts: #60 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17690307 but Patty-Mrs Baddeley (from Drury Lane); Theodosia-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Valois.
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. The Indisposition of a principal Performer making it impossible to do the play of Hamlet as advertised for Mrs Baker's Benefit, she is oblig d to change to the above Comedy, on account of which disappointment, the Managers have kindly granted her this pantomime, and she humbly hopes her illness will plead her excuse for not appearing on her own night. Tickets deliver'd for Hamlet will be taken. Charges #66 13s. Balance to Mrs Baker #33 8s. 6d. plus #29 14s. from Tickets (Box 35; Pit 101; Gallery 58). Receipts: #100 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17681228, but Honoria-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Pearce.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles. Charges #65 14s. Balance to Miles #4 4s. plus #112 5s. from tickets (Box 206; Pit 323; Gallery 123). Receipts: #69 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: As17690206, but La France-Quick; Molly-Mrs Bulkley, 1st time; Amelia-Miss Ward.
Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to Mrs Green #11 4s. 6d. covered by #49 6s. from tickets (Box 118; Pit 80; Gallery 78) (Account Book). Rec'd from Mas. Harris for his 1!2 value of tickets 24th Inst. #20 9s. 6d. Receipts; #53 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Miss Cockayne

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: III: The Provenzales-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford [see17681123]; End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford [see17681123]; End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920.
Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge. Charges #64 15s. Deficit to Aldridge #6 5s. 6d. covered by #62 18s. from tickets (Box 172; Pit 102; Gallery 46) (Account Book). Rec'd of Mrs Green for her deficiency the 26th Inst. #11 4s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #58 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

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

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17690414 but Sally-Miss Young (from Drury Lane.)
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Young
Role: the Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.

Dance: I: (By Particular Desire) a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; III: The Tambourine, as17690314 End: A New Dance call'd the Whim-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere

Event Comment: Benefit for Lalauze. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to Lalauze #9 19s. 6d. covered by #86 19s. from tickets (Box 170; Pit 197; Gallery 149) (Account Book). Receipts :#54 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17690225, but Welbred-Lewes; Downright-Morris; Bridget-Miss Ward.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Ward.
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: B Particular Desire a Ball dance call'd the Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, his Daughter

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs DuBellamy. Charges #64 10s. Balance due the DuBellamys #1 10s plus #116 13s. from tickets (Box 264; Pit 305; Gallery 49) (Account Book). Receipts: #66 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17690110, but Lockit-Dunstall; Macheath-DuBellamy, 1st time; Mat@o@Mint-Fox; Lucy-Miss Pope (from Drury Lane); Polly-Mrs Scott (from Drury Lane), .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: With Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17681101

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Persons to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Places for Boxes to be had (only) of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door. The Doors to be opened at 5 o'clock. To begin exactly at 6 o'clock. [Customary footnote to all Bills.] Receipts: #177 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Morris; Justice Woodcock-Shuter; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Baker; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Mrs Pinto; Sir William Meadows-Gibson; With a Dance- incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Dunstall; Joe (with song)-Fox; Peggy-Miss Pearce; Dick-Wroughton; Lord Lurewell-Davis.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Fishar, Sga Manesiere [See17671106]

Event Comment: Benefit for City of London Lying-In Hospital in Aldersgate Street. Charges #85 5s. Balance to Hospital 8s. 6d. plus income from tickets #142 3s. (Box 402; Pit 203; Gallery 112). Paid Dunstall balance for Theatrical Fund #120 6d. (Account Book). [The Occasional Prologue is Larpent MS 303, ending in anti-Mandevillian fashion; Private virtue leads to Public good."] . Receipts: #85 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17691102, but Cacafogo-Morris; Clara-Miss Helme; With an Occasional Prologue-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Young Mask-Dyer; Freeman-R. Smith; Laundress-Mrs Pitt; Lady Scrape-Miss Pearce; Sophy-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: The Whim, as17691123

Event Comment: Benefit for New General Lying In Hospital in Store St., Tottenham Court Road. Charges #85 10s. Balance to Hospital #10 17s. 6d., plus income from tickets #116 15s. (Box 377, Pit 150). Paid Tenducci for his performance in Amintas the 21st Inst. #30 (Account Book). [Shuter's Occasional Epilogue is Larpent MS 303.] Receipts: #96 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Bensley; Bonniface-Morris; Sullen-Gibson; Gibbet-Gardner; Scrub-Shuter; Dorinda-Mrs Mattocks; Cherry-Miss Ward; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Lessingham; With a New Occasional Epilogue-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: IV: The Lamplighters, as17691005

Event Comment: Conductor-Dr Arne. The Theatre thoroughly aired a week before the performance. Music of the Interlude composed by Arne. [Advertized as "Mr Foote's Theatre in the Haymarket."] At the Instance of several persons of Quality, by permission of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the Catch Society at the Thatched House, St James's St. Pit and Boxes 5s. First gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at 7 p.m. Books of all Catches and Glees and Capochio and Dorinna to be had at the Theatre for 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Catches And Glees

Afterpiece Title: Capochio and Dorinna

Music: After Interlude: Concerto on Violin-Barthelemon. *u¶Ãhay Between the acts: an Interlude. Parts-Mas. Brown, Miss Weller

Performance Comment: *u¶Ãhay Between the acts: an Interlude. Parts-Mas. Brown, Miss Weller.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mas. Brown, Miss Weller.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. Part of pit laid into boxes. ["On 25 March Mrs Baddeley set off for Dublin, induced by her husband's behaviour" (Winston MS 10, from Dr Burney's News Clippings). But she was advertised as singing the part of Rhodope in the afterpiece the night of the twenty-sixth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: Rhadamistus-Barry; Pharasmanes-Aickin; Megistus-Jefferson; Zopiron-Packer; Tigranes-Hurst; Teribazus-Palmer, first time; Zenobia-Mrs Barry; Zelmira-Mrs W. Barry; Attendants-Miss Platt, Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Attendants Actor: Miss Platt, Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Miss Burton

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17690926

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Mainpiece: Never Acted There. [Thomas Southerne's play adapted by Garrick. See bill 4 May.] Afterpiece: With New Introduction and Conclusion [see Harlequin Statue or the Jealous Farmer Outwitted, 20 May 1765] but with Music, Scenes and Decorations adapted to the whole. Charges #65 6s. Balance to Mrs Bellamy #53 6s. plus #113 4s. from tickets (Box 316; Pit 228) (Account Book). Receipts: #118 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Villeroy-Bensley; Count Baldwin-Gibson; Carlos-Gardner; Bellford-Perry; Sampson-Dunstall; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Bellamy; With the Epithalamium-Mattocks, Mrs Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer Outwitted

Performance Comment: The New Introduction and Conclusion call'd Cupid's Friendship. Harlequin-Woodward; Farmer-Miles; Cupid-Miss Cockayne; Pierrot-Morris; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; The Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere.
Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Cockayne

Dance: II: The Reel, as17700329

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 Years. [See 18 Nov. 1766.] Charges #64 5s. Balance to Mrs Ward #67 18s. plus #28 13s. from Tickets (Box 33; Pit 84; Gallery 78) (Account Book). Receipts: #132 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favorite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin (By Particular Desire)-Kniveton; Thrifty-Cushing; Gripe-Quick; Shift-Wignell; Leander-Davis; Sly-Bates; Octavian-Thompson; Clara-Mrs Evans; Lucia-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. and Double Hornpipe. As17700420

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Dunstall #9 6s. plus #168 9s. from tickets (Box 364; Pit 419; Gallery 146) (Account Book). Receipts: #73 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Woodward; Belguard-Gardner; Crack-Shuter; Hothead-Dunstall; Testimony-Gibson; Farewell-Wroughton; Surley-Clarke; Merchant-Wignell; Servant to Sir Courtly-Holtom; Leonora-Miss Macklin; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Woman to Leonora-Mrs Perry; Violante-Mrs Bulkley; In Act III: Singing-Mattocks, Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Mattocks; Sir Thomas-Cushing; Dick-Hamilton; Betty-Miss Valois; Old Hob-Saunders; Hob's Mother-Mrs Copin; Flora-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17700402

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Deficit to Mrs Baker #5 5s. 6d., covered by #50 1s. from tickets (Box 62; Pit 149; Gallery 122) (Account Book). Receipts: #59 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17700326 but Margery-Miss Valois; Rosetta-Mrs Baker, first time; Dance-.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Ballet: II: The Wapping Landlady. Double Hornpipe, As17700420

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Mrs Green #16 9s. 6d. plus #42 12s. from tickets (Box 93; Pit 85; Gallery 66). Receiv'd Hamilton's and Redman's deficiencies for last season (Account Book). Receipts: #80 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: As17700124, but Landlady-Miss Helme; Buck-_; Snarl-_; Fleece-_.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miss Helme

Dance: End Opera: The Dutch Dance, as17691111

Event Comment: Benefit for Garton (treasurer). Charges #69 15s. Balance to Garton #35 13s. plus #116 10s. from tickets (Box 222; Pit 312; Gallery 142) (Account Book). Receipts: #105 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko (that night only)-A Gentleman who never appeared on any stage; Aboan-Bensley; Governor-Perry; Blandford-Hull; Hotman-Bates; Stanmore-Davis; Jack Stanmore-Quick; Daniel-Shuter; Driver-Dunstall; Widow-Mrs Pitt; Charlotte-Mrs Barrington; Imoinda-Miss Miller, first time.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Imoinda Actor: Miss Miller, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Miss Valois.

Dance: IV: The Whim, as17691123