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Event Comment: Paid half year's rent to the Duke of Bedford to Mich. last #165 17s. 7d.; Mr J. French on Acct #26 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #217 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-J. Aickin, first time; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Mob-Watkins, Ackman, Jacobs, Wright, Keen; Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure-Love; Kastril-J. Burton; Tribulation-Hartry; Surly-Baddeley; Ananias-Parsons; Lovewit-Packer; Dapper-W. Palmer; Doll Comon-Mrs Hopkins; Dame Pliant-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Subtle Actor: J. Aickin, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Vamp-Moody; Cadwallader-King; Governor-Bransby; Young Cape-J. Aickin; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Waldron; Robin-Keen; Printer's Devil-Burton; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Egerton; Arabella-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Vernon; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Jessamy-Dodd; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Fawcett; Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Clarissa-Mrs Smith, first time.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Smith, first time.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17721106, but Surrey-Davis; Anne Bullen-Mrs Bulkley, first time; Lovell-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17721128, but short bill, Beaufort-_; Sir Jasper-_; Young Wilding-_.
Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Baker.
Event Comment: Benefit for Increase of a Fund for the support of Decayed Musicians, or their families. Pit and Boxes half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. Doors open at 5:30 to begin at 6:30 p.m. [Governor's report from June 1770-June 1771 indicates an outlay of #826 17s. 3d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Part I, Overture in Artaserse-(Giordani); Songs-Savoi, Sga Carara, Ristorini; Concerto on the Basson-Richter, first time of performing publicly in England; Part II, Songs-Savoi, Sga Girelli, Ristorini, Millico; Concerto on the German Flute-Tacet; Concerto on the Violincello-Crosdill; Concerto on the French Horn-Spandau; Part III, Songs-Sga Carara, Sga Girelli, Millico; Concerto on the Hautboy-Fischar; Solo on the Violin-Hay; a favourite overture for two orchestras composed by Bach. a favourite overture for two orchestras composed by Bach.
Event Comment: Paid Mr Reddish a Debt & costs #6 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Benefit for Author of The Wedding Ring. The opera published (Winston MS 10). Receipts: #173, 16s. Charges: #84. Profit to author of The Wedding Ring: #89 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17720919, but Iachimo-Jefferson, first time; Claudio_; 1st British Gentleman-Ackman; 2nd British Gentleman-Wheeler; Bell Edition, 1773, adds Cornelius-Wrighten; Helen-Mrs T. Smith.
Cast
Role: Iachimo Actor: Jefferson, first time
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17720922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17721121, but Lucy-Mrs Wrighten, first time.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

Event Comment: The New Tragedy of Alonzo oblig'd to be deferr'd for a few days. Receipts: #168 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17721106, but Giles-Moody, first time.
Cast
Role: Giles Actor: Moody, first time.
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17720922; End Act I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Event Comment: Mr Aickin, Evander well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Mrs Barry. Pit and Boxes laid together. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Othello and Irish Widow deferr'd, for Barry's Illness. Paid salary list (4 days) #348 5s.; Mr Lutherberg on Acct, #80; Mr J. French's Draft on the managers, #50 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #281 18s. 6d. Charges: #65 19s. Profits to Mrs Barry: #215 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17721126, but Evander-Aickin, first time; Melanthon-Packer; Herold-Wright; With a New Occasional Epilogue-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Aickin, first time
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Platt.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Mrs Davies

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17720922

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hartley. Charges #69 2s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Hartley #89 12s. 6d., plus #90 14s. from tickets (Box 270; Pit 132; Gallery 34) (Account Book). Receipts: #158 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Smith; Macduff-Clarke; Lenox-Hull; Malcolm-Perry; Banquo-Bensley; Duncan-Gardner; Seyton-Thompson; Hecate-Reinhold; Witches-Dunstall, Mrs Pitt, Quick; Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Baker, Owenson, Fox, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hartley, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End: New Dance, as17730206

Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon
Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Reddish. Receipts: #162 19s. 6d. Charges: #67 18s. Profits to Reddish: #95 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: As17730121, but Jaffer-Reddish, first time.
Cast
Role: Jaffer Actor: Reddish, first time.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Mrs Davies

Dance: V: Comic Dance-Daigville, Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, his scholars

Performance Comment: Holland, Miss Armstrong, his scholars.

Entertainment: End Dance: , for second time, and by way of Epilogue will deliver The Wishing Cap-King. [See17730323]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17730421 but Don Frederick-Brereton, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17730420 but Leonora-Miss Venables, first appearance in that character.
Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley. Paid chorus 2 nights #3 16s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #103 6s. Charges: #69 13s. 6d. Profits to Baddeley: #33 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17721205, but Oswald-Clinch, first time; Cupid-_; Vocals-_Champness.

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Entertainment: IV: A Dissertation on Macaronies-Baddeley

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wrighten and Mrs Hunt. Paid Housekeeper's Bill (Rollett 3 Guineas included) #7 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #172 16s. Charges: #61 10s. Profits to Mrs Wrighten and Mrs Hunt: #111 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: As17730109, but Jenny-Mrs Hunt, first time.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Hunt, first time.
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Smith, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Forge Actor: Ackman
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope
Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Grimaldi and Hurst. Receipts: #254. Charges: #68 2s. Profits to beneficiaries: #185 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17721006, but Sciolto-Hurst, first time.
Cast
Role: Sciolto Actor: Hurst, first time.

Dance: Pantomime to conclude (after the Waterfall) with: a New Grand Dance call'd The Marriage Feast-Daigville, Atkins, Grimaldi, Sga Daigville, Sga Vidini

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Bransby and Burton. Receipts: #159 18s. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to Bransby and Burton: #85 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17720926, but Charles Dudley-Burton, first time; In Act II, song in character-Moody.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17730419 but Abram-Burton, first time.
Cast
Role: Abram Actor: Burton, first time.
Role: Forge Actor: Ackman
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope
Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Rooker, Messink and Giorgi. Paid salary list #520 7s. 6d.; Mr J. French on acct #20; Rec'd of Mr Hopkins in full #20; Stopages #18 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #196 4s. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to beneficiaries: #121 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17730101, but Careless-Brereton, first time; Musician-Messink; Porter-Wrighten; Obadiah-Parsons; Mrs Chat-Mrs Simson.
Cast
Role: Careless Actor: Brereton, first time
Role: First Committeeman Actor: Hartry
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: III: The Medley-Giorgi's Scholars

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Afterpiece: A new Farce never performed. Altered from Sir Charles Sedley's Piece of the same title by Dr Goldsmith. Acted only this night (playbill). [The notation on the alteration is by Kemble on the playbill. The characters are: Sourby, Octavio, Wentworth, Dancing Master, Scamper, Clarissa and Jenny. See Edition by Alice I. Perry Wood (Cambridge, Mass., 1931).] Charges #66 5s. Profit to Quick #7 6d., plus #80 from tickets (Box 100; Pit 263; Gallery 156) (Account Book). [Brief review of the Grumbler in the Westminster Magazine for May 1773: "It was several years ago translated from the French, and received this night some additional touches from the pen of Dr Goldsmith. An entertainment of one act cannot be expected to contain much. The whole merit of this is centered in one character, and perhaps in one scene."] Receipts: #73 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17730125, but Gent. Usher-Quick, first time.
Cast
Role: Usher Actor: Quick, first time.
Role: Regan Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Grumbler

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Quick, Davis, Owenson, King, Saunders, Miss Pearce, Miss Helme.

Dance: After the Interlude: The Whim, as17730426

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

Monologue: 1773 5 8 End of Play: Interlude. An Interlude by S. Foote Esq; Lady Pentweazle-Quick; Carmine-Davis

Event Comment: Benefit for Ackman. Tickets to be had at Pond's in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden; and of Mr Johnston, at the Theatre. House charges #84. Profit to Ackman #123 10s.; Paid Mr Davies's note to Liddell, #3 3s.; Paid extra Flute and Hautboy 10s.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 1s. Receipts: #207 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Packer; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; Stephano (that night only)-G. A. Stevens; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Ackman; Sebastian-Keen; Gonzalo-J. Aickin; Alonzo-Bransby; Antonio-Hurst; Master of Ship-Wrighten; Francisco-Griffith; Ariel (with songs)-Mrs Scott; Hymen-Fawcett; Ceres-Mrs Wrighten; Miranda-Mrs Smith, first time and with a new song. With a; Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Forge Actor: Ackman
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: Other dances-Atkins, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at ye All-Palmer; by Desire

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Johnston and Mrs Millidge. Paid half year's paving &c. to Lady Day last, #14 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #151 6s. Charges: #67 11s. 6d. Profits to Mrs Bradshaw, Johnston and Millidge: #83 14s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Reddish, first time; Siffredi-Jefferson; Osmond-Aickin; Rhodolpho-Ackman; Officers-Keen, Wright, Wrighten; Laura-Mrs Johnston; Sigismunda-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Tancred Actor: Reddish, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: Dance-Daigville's Scholars

Monologue: 1773 5 13 The Recruiting Serjeant. Serjeant-Bannister (with song, O What a Charming Thing's a Battle); Countryman-Dibdin; Mother-Mrs Love; Wife-Mrs Wrighten

Event Comment: Benefit for Wright and Keen. Receipts: #163 1s. 5d. Charges: #64 10s. Profits to Wright and Keen: #98 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: As17730413 but Dr Druid-Wright, first time.
Cast
Role: Dr Druid Actor: Wright, first time.
Role: Mortimer Actor: King
Role: Miss Bridgemore Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Aubrey Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Entertainment: V: A Dissertation on Macaronies-Baddeley

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 10 May 1771.] Benefit for J. Bannister and W. Barry. Paid Easter Offering for St Martin's one year 10s. 6d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Tickets delivered by Kear will be taken. Receipts: #135 11s. Charges: #84. Profits to J. Bannister and W. Barry: #51 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17730419 but Abram-J. Bannister, first time.
Cast
Role: Abram Actor: J. Bannister, first time.
Role: Forge Actor: Ackman
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at Ye All-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Jones, Walker, Mrs Simson and Mrs Cross. Paid tallow chandler's 9th Bill #34 12s. 9d. (Treasurer's Book). [The pantomime charges of #10 10s. were deducted by order of the managers according to a marginal note in the Treasurer's Book, so actual charges were only #64 4s.] Receipts: #175 14s. 6d. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to Jones, Walker, Mrs Simson and Mrs Cross: #100 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: As17730126, but Maw@Worm-Jones, first time.
Cast
Role: Maw@Worm Actor: Jones, first time.
Role: Lady Lambert Actor: Miss Ambrose

Ballet: II: The Drunken Peasant. As17730517, but Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell, Potter and Evans (Box-Keepers). Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Charges #81 5s. Deficit to each beneficiary #13 8s. 6d., cover'd by income from tickets. Receipts: #40 19s. 6d. (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Condell 186 145 57 #73 19s.@Potter 130 80 99 #54 8s.@Evans 174 233 93 #87 15s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As17721112, but Oriana-Mrs Bulkley, first time.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Bulkley, first time.
Role: Lamorce Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: Bizarre Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17730206, but Dolly-Miss Helme.
Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Helme.
Role: Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miller, scholar to Fishar; IV: A New Dance-Langrish, Miss Besford, as17730426

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

Music: End: Concerto on Harpsichord-Master Condell

Event Comment: Music for Afterpiece composed by Dr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Gruel-Aickin; Young Loveit-Davis; Dr Catgut-Hutton; Simon-Moss; Bridoun-Courtney; Paduasoy-Castle; Harpy-Lloyd; La Fleur-Bolton; John-Pierce; Coachman-Jacobs; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Williams; Mrs Loveit-Moody; Jenny-Mrs Fearon; Dolly-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Foote
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Platt.

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Performance Comment: Martin-Follett, first time; Colin-DuBellamy; Twig-Jacobs; Jarvis-Fearon; Fanny-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Martin Actor: Follett, first time

Dance: As17730630

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17730811, but Smirk, Shift-Bannister (this night only); Transfer-Weston; Mrs Cole-A Young Gentleman, first time on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Cast
Role: Doll Actor: Miss Platt.

Monologue: 1773 8 31 Interlude. Piety in Pattens. As 23 Aug

Song: II: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

Dance: As17730823