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Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out by Stitchbury, Morris, Levi, and others, for the Old Batchelor on Monday last, that could not be admitted, will be taken in at this Concert; as also Tickets deliver'd by Sutton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss E. Hippisley.

Dance: two Mwo Masters Granier, Miss Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii With The Death Of Anna Bullen

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: Mme Debon, Master Fremble, Miss Crozier

Dance: Mme Debon, Master Fremble, Miss Crozier

Event Comment: Written by Mr Congreve. Tickets delivered out for the 14th will be taken. Benefit Mrs Butler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-Cibber; Valentine-Giffard; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-W. Giffard; Ben-Clough; Foresight-Julian; Jeremy-Peterson; Buckram-Dighton; Trapland-Dove; Snap-Hemskirk; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Dunstall; Miss Prue-Miss Scott; Nurse-Mrs Bambridge; Jenny-Miss Royer; By Desire, an Epiloguein the Character of Nobody-Mr Cibber.
Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Julian
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Miss Scott
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Royer

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: As17421213, but Combrush-Miss Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Combrush Actor: Miss Bradshaw.

Dance: I: The Welsh Buffoon-two Masters Granier; III: A Hornpipe-Mr Rosoman; V: A Grand Ballet-Carney, Mrs Roland, Pelling, Granier, Mrs Vallois, Miss Scott

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. Tickets to be had at Delane's Lodgings, in Queen's Court, King St., Covent Garden; Places to be taken for Boxes of Hobson at the stage door of the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: II: Beard; III: The Noontide Air from Comus-Miss Edward; IV: Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ephesian Duke Or Blunder Upon Blunder Yet Alls Right At Last

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Dettingen

Dance: WWooden@Shoe Dance-LaPierre, never performed by any but himself; Le Paisans Leger-LaPierre, Mlle Mariette

Song: Blogg, Miss Atherton; The Whole to conclude with a Song made upon that Occasion, set to Musick, and-Mr Blogg

Event Comment: GGreat Tiled Booth on Bowling Green. Mainpiece: Showing how the Lord Momford was falsely accused to the King and was banished'd from Court, at which he commenc'd Beggar. Each day of the Fair, noon to 10 p.m. Afterpiece: Puppet show. [Notices repeated 9, 12 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bethnal Green With The Comical Humours Of Tom Stroud A Country Farmers Son And Gudgeon His Man

Performance Comment: Momford-Cushing; King-Woodhouse; Westford-Bambridge; Westford-Malone; Gamester-Clough; Lady Westford-Mrs Bambridge; Arabella-Mrs Cushing; Widow-Mrs Motteaux; Tom-Hackett; Gudgeon-Clark.
Cast
Role: Momford Actor: Cushing
Role: Westford Actor: Bambridge
Role: Westford Actor: Malone
Role: Lady Westford Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Dettingen

Song: Price, Master Morris, Miss Morris

Dance: Price, Master Morris, Miss Morris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Waiting Woman Actor: Miss Cole.

Song: I, IV: Sullivan

Dance: III: Dance-Muilment, Desse, Leviez, Mrs Walter, Miss Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Queen Of Spain Or Fairinelli At Madrid

Music: A new Sonata, in four parts, by Lampe-

Song: New Song The Shepherd's Invitation-Sullivan; A new Song To Sylvia-Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom or The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124; Dance-Cooke

Song: (BBy Desire) To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Bencraft; Favourite Duette My Faith and Truth, from oratorio Sampson,-Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Hillyard

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Hillyard

Song: Duet My Faith and Truth from Samson-Miss Edwards, Mrs Clive

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17431124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague-Yates; Ruth-Mrs Woffington; Col Careless-Giffard; Blunt-Winstone; Day-Ray; Obadiah-Taswell; Abel-Neale; Story-Blakes; Bookseller-Leigh; Committeeman-Turbutt; Bailif-Simpson; Soldier-Usher; Jailor-Woodburn; Jack-Miss Wright; Arabella-Mrs Ridout; Mrs Chat-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Jack Actor: Miss Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cole.

Song: The Favourite Cantata of Vertumnus and Pomona-Lowe

Dance: GGrand Turkish Dance-Muilment, Desse, Liviez, Miles, Baudouin, Mrs Story, Miss Thompson, Mrs Miles, Mrs Annesley

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. A Concert both Serious and Comic; Consisting of the most favourite Airs, taken from the most favourite Operas and Oratorios, by the best Masters. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. To the Publick. Gentlemen and Ladies: I humbly beg Pardon for troubling you in this Manner, but being Unfortunately excluded (I don't know for what Reason) from both the Theatres, and consequently deprived of getting my Living by my Profession, the Favour of your Company at a Concert which I take for my Benefit on Tuesday the 11th instant, at the Little House in the Haymarket, will be a very great Obligation to Your most faithful and devoted humble Servant, William Mills. Tickets to be had of Mr Mills at his House in Nassau St., near Soho. Note: After the Concert will be perform'd (gratis) a Comedy call'd The Careless Husband

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Lowe, Miss Edwards

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens Or Man hater

Performance Comment: Apemantus-Quin; Timon-Hale; Phaeax-Hippisley; Poet-Cibber; Alcibiades-Cashell; Melissa-Mrs Clive; Aelius-Chapman; Isander-Woodward; Nicias-Marten; Cleon-Arthur; Demetrius-Ridout; Isidore-Dunstall; Thrasilus-Rosco; Diphilus-Hayman; Jeweller-Anderson; Painter-James; Old Man-Gibson; Chloe-Miss Hippisley; Thais-Mrs Bland; Phrynias-Mrs Rowley; Evandra-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: SScotch Dance, as17441012

Song: II: A Duet-Beard, Miss Edwards

Event Comment: Profits subscribed to the Veteran Scheme at Guildhall. Mrs Cibber to Garrick, 11 Dec.: Though Mr Rich had no performance at his house...Drury Lane Playhouse was not above half full till the latter account. Then it was a good house but not near so great as we had all last winter to the Orphan. He had built up the stage, but as nobody came there he shut in a flat scene to hide it, and the next day he played the Tender Husband to fifteen pounds.-Boaden, Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 46

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Lowe, Mrs Clive

Dance: Muilment, Mechel, Miss Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: II: My Faith and Truth from Samson-Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards; III: Lowe

Dance: V: Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: Beard; particularly a New English Ballad call'd The English Hero's Welcome Home-Leveridge, Reinhold, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Wright, Miss Faulkener; The Music-Lampe

Event Comment: [This day H. L. in an article in the Westminster Journal (quoted in the Gentlemen's Magazine, p. 21) offered a plan for taxing theatre tickets, as a source of government revenue, on a pro-rated basis--Box ticket a stamp tax of 1s; Pit a Stamp of 9d; 1st Gallery 6d; Upper Gallery 3d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17451206, but Tubal-Taswell; Gratiano-L. Sparks; Balthazar-Simpson; Jessica-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Minors.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

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

Song: III: Lowe; IV: New Duet-Mrs Clive, Lowe

Dance: IV: Tambourine-Miss Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Royer
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Minors

Dance: V: A Tambourine-Miss Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: The two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

Event Comment: This Benefit being designed for the Use of Mr Mills and his Creditors, Tickets for the Creditors are to be had of Mr Lucas, at the Sun Tavern, Clare Market; and for Mills at His Lodgings in Bow St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II: Lowe; III: Duet My Faith and Truth, as17460104 IV: Miss Edwards

Dance: V: Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Hornpipe-Williams

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece alter'd from Dryden by Colley Cibber. Not acted these 30 years [see 27 April 1722]. Servants will be admitted to keep places on the stage, which will be inclos'd and form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Clive, at her House in Great Queen St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; and of Hobson at the Stage Door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Lovers Or Marriage A la mode

Performance Comment: Palamede-Mills; Rhodophil-Delane; Celadon-Giffard; Phromio-Bransby; Florimel-Mrs Woffington; Philotis-Mrs Cross; Flavia-Miss Edwards; Stratton-Woodburn; Jasper-Usher; Doralice-Mrs Mills; Beliza-Miss Minors; Olinda-Mrs Bennet; Sabina-Miss Budgell; Melissa-Mrs Bridges; Melantha-Mrs Clive (with songs proper to the character, particularly a Mimic Italian Song).
Cast
Role: Flavia Actor: Miss Edwards
Role: Beliza Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Sabina Actor: Miss Budgell

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: III: Italian Peasants, as17460206 IV: Shepherds Dance-Muilment, Desse, Miss Scott

Song: V: A New Scotch Dialogue-Lowe, Miss Edwards

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the antient Family of Rowlands. Benefit Ravenscroft and Beaumont, Tickets at the George in Vine St., in the Minories; Jennings's, Ship in Upper Shadwell; and at the Taphouse of the Wells. [Prices as 25 Feb. (Daily Advertiser only).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: The two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Hornpipe-Beaumont

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: As17460315 but Tippet-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Dance: I: The Peasants, as17460405 III: Drunken Tyrolese, as17460405 V: Minuet(by Desire)-Destrade, Miss Vandersluys

Song: II: The Flocks shall leave the Mountains, as17460125 IV: a Bacchanalian Song-Reinhold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

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

Dance: I: Muilment; II: The Peasant and Sabotiere-Mechel, Young Mechel; III: Les Characteres de la Dance-Miss Mechel; I of Farce: Minuet, Louvre-the Mechels; End of Farce: Swiss Dance-the Mechels