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Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Burton. House Charges #50 9s. [Profit to Bransby and Burton #15 6d.] Tickets deliver'd for this night will be taken. Paid B. Johnson's Head bill #5 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #66 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: In Farce: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Egan; End: The Irish Lilt, as17670430

Event Comment: Benefit for Strange, Raftor, Walker, Watkins. House charges #69 15s. [Deficit to actors #49 7s.] Tickets delivered for this night will be taken. Paid B. Johnson's Head bill 18s. 11d. Rec'd of Condell 3rd payment #20 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #20 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: As17670205, but Freeman-J. Palmer; Fidelia-Mrs Lessingham, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mills

Dance: End: By Particular Desire, a Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Watkins

Event Comment: Benefit for Cridland, Foley and Robertson. House charges #84. [Deficit to beneficiaries #66 14s.] Tickets deliver'd by Chinnall and Humphrys will be taken. Paid salary list #435 19s. Chorus singers #2 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #17 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Miss Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Sophy Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley, as17670511

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Kaygill and Palmer. House charges #84. [Deficit to beneficiaries #50 6s.] Bower's and Veal's deficiency of benefit received #61 5s. 6d. Rec'd from Mr Rowland 1 year's rent to Lady Day last (taxes and bills deducted) #30 6s. 1d. Paid Ridley Dorman for attending practices #10 10s.; Mr Larbor for attending Guidetti #2 2s. Mr Williams for 2 nights in Musical Lady #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #33 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mills

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

Entertainment: BBucks Have at Ye All-J. Palmer

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: Barry played Lear very well. His broken voice is appropriate in that character; tho' I am apt to imagine that certain nice inflections of voice in expressing ye language of passion, are mistaken for a failure of ye voice itself...[partial cast]. Young Barry was tolerable in some parts of Edgar, but very inanimate in ye last scenes...The House very full

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Edgar-T. Barry; Gloster-Thompson; Cornwall-Gardner; Albany-Ellard; Burgrundy-Keen; Kent-Palmer; Physician-Castle; Bastard-Sowdon; Gentleman Usher-Weston; Goneril-Mrs Burden; Regan-Mrs Gardner; Arante-Miss Ogilvie; Cordelia-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Arante Actor: Miss Ogilvie

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Ogilvie

Dance: IV: A serious Dance-; End: A comic Dance-Miss Froment

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Never performed there. Neville MS Diary: Shuter made ye house laugh by saying to the conjurer. Should be glad to see you at Court; there will a change in ye Ministry soon" and by desiring Jo to take care of his Toes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manley-Palmer; Sir Francis Wronghead-Shuter; Squire Richard-Weston; Basset-Gardner; Moody-Thompson; Poudage-Brownsmith; Lady Grace-Mrs Burden; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Gardner; Miss Jenny-Mrs Jefferies; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Denton; Myrtilla-Mrs Kirby; Lady Townly-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Jefferies

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: III: A Serious Dance-; End: Hornpipe-Miss Froment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Taylors

Dance: Several entertainments-Miss Froment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Miss Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Ogilvie

Dance: End: Miss Froment

Event Comment: CCountess of Salisbury deferred on account of the indisposition of a principal performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Ogilvie

Dance: End: Miss Froment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Miss Palmer

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: End: Miss Froment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17670608 but Old Wilding-Castle; Kitty-_; Sir James's Servant-_; Miss Grantham's Servant-_.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-; End: The Fingalian-Miss Froment

Event Comment: For performances at dl and cg, 12-21 September, see Season of 1767-1768, pp. 1274-77

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: As17670821, but Sir Ardolf-Thompson for Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End: Serious Dance-; End I Farce: Hornpipe-Miss Froment

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Dance: End: Miss Froment

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit for Mrs Dancer. A new Tragedy altered from Southerne's Oroonoko

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Captive

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Froment

Event Comment: Paid Colman the clear receipt of last Monday Night for the Oxonian, and the Alterations of The Rehearsal and King Lear, #230 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: II: New Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Valois

Event Comment: Sixth Day. For the Author. Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre. House charges and candles #64 5s. Balances for Bickerstaffe #120 18s. (Account Book). Receipts: #185 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Gibson; Classic-Hull; Marquis-Holtom; Roger-Morgan; Subtle-Morris; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Macklin; With a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: With a Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Macklin.

Dance: End of Opera: The Irish Lilt, as17670921, but Miss Valois, Sga _Manesiere

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. [Farce in two acts. Never before acted. Written by Paul Hiffernan, not printed (Winston MS 10).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Holland; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Palmer; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Ackman; Widow Bellmour (with song in character)-Mrs Abington; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Palmer, 1st time; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Lady Constant-Mrs Barry; Mignionette-Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: The National Prejudice

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Reddish, Cautherly, J. Palmer, Ackman, J. Burton, Miss Simson, Miss Reynolds, Mrs Abington; With a Prologue-; Epilogue-.

Dance: Act I afterpiece: a French Dance call'd The Cotillion-Giorgi, Duquesney, Tassoni, Rolley, Mrs King, Sga Giorgi, Miss Tetley, Mrs Grimaldi; V: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

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.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Ford

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi (Ballet master) and Moody. Moody as the Irishman in the Farce will introduce the song in Love a-la-Mode (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: II: The Cow@Keepers (with alterations and additions)-Grimaldi's apprentices; III: Grand Dance The Lilliputian Camp, as17671202; V: By Particular Desire, The Cotillion, as17680406 but Miss Egan to list of dancers

Event Comment: Benefit for Hurst, Tassoni and Mrs Dorman. By Desire of the Honourable Lodge of the Order of Select Albions

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17671223, but Mr Strictland-Hurst, 1st time; Ranger-King.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Belford Actor: Packer
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope.

Song: I: A Trio-Vernon, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; End: The Albion Song-Vernon

Dance: II: A Minuet-Tassoni, Miss Granier , his Apprentice; IV: The Medley-Tassoni, Mrs King

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickinson (1st gallery office-keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Dance: III: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley; End: The Medley, as17680505

Event Comment: Benefit for Fox, Mrs Simson and Mrs Cross. By Desire. Tickets deliver'd for The Conscious Lovers will be Taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End: A Louvre and Minuet-Giorgi, Miss Simson

Event Comment: [Benefit for Dibdin, but not acted,] Princess Louisa Anne, sister to His Majesty died in the morning. All Theatres and Gardens closed for 8 days. Rec'd of Mrs Squibb for her deficiency the 10th Inst. #11 5s. Rec'd of Davis for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. Received of Perry for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. (Account Book).*c1768 05 13 cg [Benefit for Dibdin, but not acted,] Princess Louisa Anne, sister to His Majesty died in the morning. All Theatres and Gardens closed for 8 days. Rec'd of Mrs Squibb for her deficiency the 10th Inst. #11 5s. Rec'd of Davis for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. Received of Perry for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Performance Comment: The Maid of the Mill. As17680427 but to avoid confusion: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Hartry (of Drury Lane); 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, a Dance incidental to the opera-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: None

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

Event Comment: Benefit for Raftor, Wright, Walker, Watkins. Tickets deliver'd by Carlton, Stevens, for A Comedy, and for the 16th Instant will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17680428 but Sir John-Aickin; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Chambermaid-Mrs Jeffries; Trueman-_.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Watkins

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.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Baker

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt