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Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby & Burton. Public Advertiser, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bransby, No. 10, New Pye-street, Westminster; of Burton, Duke's-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #196 1s. 6d. (61.11.0; 24.17.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 109.13.0) (charge: #64 9s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Toilet Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Miss Younge.
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End I afterpiece: the Louvre Minuet, Allemande-the Miss Stageldoirs

Event Comment: Benefit for Berrisford, Carleton Jun., Shade & Edleston. Receipts: #227 5s. 6d. (25.17.0; 3.10.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 197.18.0) (charge: #84)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

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

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Bertha Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Younge.
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: As17761214

Song: In I: song-Miss Abrams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Graham; Consol-Baker; George Bevil-Vowell; Harry Bevil-Trotter; Frank Bevil-Henry; Chapeau-G. Graham; Robin-Russell; Emily-Mrs Bolingbroke; Maid-Miss Essex; Mrs Grub-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Essex

Song: I: Sweet Passion of Love-Miss Wilson

Event Comment: Benefit for Rauzzini. The last Opera this Season. Part of the Figurants being gone to Paris, the Dances will be given in the best manner possible, and hope for the Indulgence of the Audience. Tickets to be had of Rauzzini, No. 5, Suffolk-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lali Damore

Cast
Role: Cupido Actor: Miss Storace

Dance: End I: La Clochette, as17770617, but omitted: Sga Zuchelli; End II: Minuet de la Cour, as17770508; End Opera: Serious Ballet-Mons and Mme Simonet, Vallouy@le@cadet, Mlle Baccelli

Song: Preceding last ballet: Address of Thanks (composed for the occasion by Rauzzini)-Rauzzini, Miss Storace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasOverbury-Lewis; Somerset-Wroughton; Northampton-Hull; Elvis-Whitfield; Lieutenant-Thompson; Countess of Somerset-Mrs Jackson; Cleora-Miss Leeson; Isabella-Mrs Hartley; By Particular Desire the New Occasional Prologue which was spoken on Monday will be repeated-Lewis (for this Night only).
Cast
Role: Cleora Actor: Miss Leeson

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: The Commissary-Quick; Young Loveit-Whitfield; Simon-Fox; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; Dolly-Mrs Fearon; Mrs Mechlin (1st time)-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: The Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Afterpiece: With the Stockwell Scenes. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] Receipts: #173 11s. 6d. (172:4.6; 1.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin Jupiter-Lee Lewes; Chasseur Royal-Mahon; Pantaloon-Baker; Anatomist-Jones; Pierrot-Delpini; Colombine-Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Poney Races-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Mattocks; Sir John Flowerdale-Hull; Harman (1st time)-Bowles; Jenkins-Dunstall; Jessamy-Wewitzer; Col. Oldboy-Wilson; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Green; Diana-Miss Brown; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Clarissa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: End II: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Tom-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [Death]); Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Matthews.

Dance: End III: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

Song: II: song [I have lost my Anna]-Leoni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Brereton; Cloten-Dodd; Cymbeline-Hurst; Pissanio-Packer; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius-Farren; Arviragus-Davies; Lucius-Wrighten; French Gentleman-Chaplin; Philario-Wright; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Miss Sherry; Imogen-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Colonel Tivy-Brereton; Davy-Parsons; Jessamy-Lamash; Mignon-Burton; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Miss Tittup-Mrs Davies; Gymp-Mrs Colles; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: Masquerade Scene with Dancing-Burton, Henry, Mrs Marklew; End III: Rural Grace, as17771002

Song: II: Masquerade Scene song-Miss Abrams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Palmer; Moneses-Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Axalla (1st time)-Farren; Dervise-Packer; Omar-Hurst; Stratocles-Lamash; Prince of Tanais-Wrighten; Zama-Wright; Mirvan-Norris; Haly-Chaplin; Bajazet-Smith; Selima-Miss Hopkins; Arpasia-Miss Younge; The usual Prologue-Brereton.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Arpasia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Forge Actor: Griffiths
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Song: IV: the original song To thee oh gentle sleep-Miss Abrams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End: The Enchantress-Aldridge, Harris, Miss Valois

Song: As17771008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Walpole
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End III: The Minuet de la Cour-Master Holland, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Miss Brown
Role: song Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: End: new dance, The Garden of Love-Dagueville, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Simonet, Sga Tinte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Walpole.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Forge Actor: Griffiths
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End II: New Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton; Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; Oliver-Packer; Le Beau-Farren; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; William-Burton; Adam-Moody; Jaques-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Caelia-Miss Hopkins; Phoebe-Mrs Davies; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Rosalind Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End I: Rural Grace, as17771002

Song: V: song-Miss Abrams

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #198 3s. (183.8; tickets: 14.15) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17771107, but Louisa-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Collett.

Dance: End: will be revived Slingsby's ballet, The Provincalle-Slingsby, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: In: As17770929; In afterpiece: Langrish, Miss Besford [who danced in all subsequent performances]

Song: End IV: Solemn Dirge, as17770929, but _Reinhold, Battishill

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ascension Acis And Galatea

Music: End Part I: concerto on the hautboy, as17780306End Part II: quartetto for the violin German flute tenor and piano forte-Master Weichsel, Florio, Stamitz, Miss Weichsel

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of Belphegor. Receipts: #99 18s. 6d. (83.9.0; 15.17.0; 0.12.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #84)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Simson

Dance: End II: will be revived Slingsby's grand ballet, The Savage Hunters-Slingsby, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17780316but Polidore (1st time)-Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Leeson

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Public Advertiser, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Lessingham at her house, the corner of Percy-street, Rathbone Place. Receipts: #160 7s. (100.18; tickets: 59.9) (charge: #64 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17780128, but Jessica-Mrs Morton [i.e. formerly Miss Dayes]; Nerissa-Miss Ambrose; Portia-Mrs Lessingham (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End III: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois; End IV: as17780421

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses-Master and Miss Byrn