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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir W. Meadows-Saunders; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Miss Valois; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks; With a Dance-incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: II: The Old ground Young, as17711030

Event Comment: Paid Macklin for five nights performance #150 (Account Book). Receipts: #102 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Smith; Horatio-Bensley; Altamont-Dyer; Sciolto-Ross; Rossano-Gardner; Lavinia-Mrs Bulkley; Lucilla-Miss Pearce; Calista-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Wroughton; Prattle-Quick; Major Belford-DuBellamy; Madam Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Bell-Mrs Bulkley; Emily-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Major Belford Actor: DuBellamy

Dance: End of Play: The Jealous Woodcutters, as17711004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Shore-Bensley; Belmour-Hull; Gloster-Clarke; Ratcliff-R. Smith; Catesby-Fox; Derby-Wignell; Alicia-Miss Miller; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Reel, as17711030

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George Truman-J. Aickin; Vellum-Parsons; Tinsel-Dodd; Butler-Love; Gardener-Weston; Coachman-Moody; Fantome-Packer; Lady Truman-Mrs Hopkins; Abigail-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Abigail Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 27 April 1770.] Paid Younger #2 2s. for license for Fairy Prince. Paid for 2 fifes 4s. Advanc'd Mr Bulkley as per Note #130 (Account Book). Receipts: #198 13s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick (with Prologue)-Woodward; Wingate-Dunstall; Gargle-Morris; Charlotte-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Monologue: Entertainment True Blue. As 9 Nov

Event Comment: Paid Mr Langford for Woman's cloaths #10 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Garrick?] (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #252 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Garrick; Duke-J. Aickin; Cacafogo-Love; Copper Captain-King; Clara-Miss Ambrose; Old Woman-Baddeley; Estifania-Mrs Abington; Maid-Waldron; Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Hurst; Alonzo-Ackman; Margaretta-Mrs Egerton; Altea-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Bashful-Yates; Sir Brilliant-Dyer; William-Cushing; Sideboard-Holtom; Widow Belmour (with a song in character)-Miss Macklin; Muslin-Mrs Green; Lady Constant-Mrs Baker; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Widow Belmour Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Barry; Shore-Reddish; Gloster-Love; Belmour-Packer; Catesby-Wright; Ratcliffe-Ackman; Derby-Hurst; Jane Shore-Miss Younge; Alicia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Yates; Spatter-Woodward; Owen-Morris; LaFrance-Quick; Lord Falbridge-Bensley; Sir W. Douglas-Hull; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Barrington; Molly-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Alton-Miss Macklin; Amelia-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Lady Alton Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Smith; Mosca-Bensley; Voltore-Hull; Corbino-Clarke; Corbachio-Shuter; Sir P. Wou'dbe-Kniveton; Peregrine-R. Smith; Bonario-Wroughton; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Gardner; Caelia-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Packer; Scrub-Weston; Boniface-Love; Foigard-Moody; Sullen-Burton; Gibbet-Bransby; Sir Charles Freeman-J. Aickin; Dorinda-Mrs Reddish; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Pope; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: Joe (with song)-Kear; Kate-Mrs Millidge; Margery-Mrs Bradshaw; Richard-Palmer; King-J. Aickin; Miller-Moody; Lord Lurewell-Ackman; Peggy-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Platt.

Dance: IV: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: Recruiting Officer oblig'd to be Deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a principal performer. Paid Messrs Monk & Hird (button makers) #6 12s. 6d.; Andrews (haberdasher) #5 10s. 6d.; Thompson (peruke maker) #2 13s. 6d.; Bigner (peruke maker) #1 3s. (Account Book). Receipts: #175 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17710923, but Fanny-Mrs Kniveton; Chambermaid-Miss Valois; Flower-_.
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Event Comment: Paid Mr Johnston's bill for the Garter #56 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #230 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: Mr Honeycombe-Parsons; Scribble-Dodd; Ledger-Bransby; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Honeycomb-Mrs Johnston; Polly-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17711015, but playbill merely lists actors, and adds Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Mrs Doggerel] Actor: Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zobeide

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Monologue: Entertainment True Blue. As 9 Nov., but Principal Parts-Miss Potts, Mrs _Mattocks

Performance Comment: As 9 Nov., but Principal Parts-Miss Potts, Mrs _Mattocks.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. The New Tragedy of Zobeide deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Yates. Zobeide publish'd at 1s. 6d. (Winston MS 10). Paid Younger #2 2s. for license for Zobeide. Advanc'd Cushing as per note #37 10s., and Gardner #30 (Account Book). Receipts: #148 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Miller, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17711105, but Leonora-Miss Potts.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Potts.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. N.B. The Institution of the Garter will be laid aside after this night (playbill). Paid Mr Davies on note #5; Miss Hopkins 29 nights at 2s. 6d. per night, #3 12s. 6d.; Mr Thomas French 7 days #2 16s.; Master Brown 12 nights last season and 3 nights this season #5 12s. 6d.; (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #221 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Younge, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Event Comment: For the Benefit of the British Lying In-Hospital for Married Women in Brownlow Street, Long Acre (Hopkins). Paid Salary list #501 13s. 6d.; Mrs Abington cloaths acct #2; Mrs S. French, 6 days #1 10s.; Mrs Weston 29 nights at 2s. 6d. per night #3 12s. 6d. Rec'd stopages #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 10s. 6d. Charges #84. Profit to hospital #96 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17711209, but to avoid confusion full cast listed: Irishman-Moody; LeBrush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Brilliant-Fawcett; Frankly-Davies; Frenchman-Baddeley; Scotsman-Love; Marjorie Moorpout-Mrs Love; New Character-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: New Character Actor: Miss Pope.
Role: Mrs Doggerel] Actor: Miss Pope
Event Comment: [The bill for this night and on subsequent nights specifies the additions "Particularly two views of the Eruptions of Mount Vesuviusv." The Gentleman's Magazine this month contained a four-column review of Nipclose's The Theatres, blasting its contentions.] Receipts: #195 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17711210, but to avoid confusion full cast listed: Malvolio-King; Sebastian-Cautherly; Sir Andrew-Dodd; Orsino-Jefferson; Sir Toby-Love; Clown, with the original Epilogue Song-Vernon; Antonio-Davies; Fabian-Waldron; Captain-Wright; Priest-Griffiths; Valentine-Wheeler; Officers-Wrighten, Follett; Viola-Miss Young; Maria-Mrs Egerton; Olivia with a song-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Related Works
Related Work: The Witch of the Wood; or, The Nutting Girls Author(s): Reginald Spofforth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty Fashion-Woodward; Loveless-Ross; Elder Worthy-Clarke; Young Worthy-Wroughton; Sir W. Wisewood-Dunstall; Snap-Shuter; Narcissa-Mrs Mattocks; Hillaria-Mrs Baker; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: A Comic Dance, as17711031

Event Comment: Books of the Masque, including the words of the additional Scene, to be had at the theatre. Paid Leverton & Co (bricklayers) #32 12s.; Heafford (plaisterer) #12 11s.; Wilford (painter) #15 11s. (Account Book Receipts: #172 10s. (Account Book).)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Performance Comment: As17711112, but with an additional scene [described 20 Jan.]-; Nymphs-Mrs Potts, Miss Baker.

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17711026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zobeide

Monologue: True Blue. As 14 Dec. 1771, but Principal Parts-Mrs Mattocks, Miss _Potts

Performance Comment: As 14 Dec. 1771, but Principal Parts-Mrs Mattocks, Miss _Potts.

Dance: End II of Comedy: A Comic Dance, as17711031

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Farce [by a Gentleman from Dublin] never performed. [It was fitted to the stage as an afterpiece, and provided with a Prologue by Colman. Advertisement for the Edition of 1772 indicates that it was "attempted to be acted, "but was damned. Taken principally from Moliere's Marriage Force. See account of damning of Farce, in Town and Country Magazine (Theatre No. XXXIII), before last act was over by a candle being thrown on stage.] Paid one year's ground rent for theatre due Mich. last #100 minus land tax of #16 5s.: Total #83 15s.; Paid ditto for the New Building adjoining the theatre #30, minus Land Tax of #4 17s. 6d.: Total #25 2s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #198 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: An Hour Before Marriage

Performance Comment: Parts by Woodward, Shuter, Yates, Wroughton, Mrs Mattocks. Stanley-Yates; Sir Andrew Melville-Shuter; Tardy-Woodward; Elwood-Wroughton; Miss Melville-Mrs Mattocks; Prologue in character of Harlequin-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Miss Melville Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid Mr G. Garrick on Acct, #100; Miss Berkley lent per order, #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #166 17s. (Treaurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Related Works
Related Work: The Witch of the Wood; or, The Nutting Girls Author(s): Reginald Spofforth
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr Babett for Papier Machee Ornaments 19s. 4s.; Paid Colman & Mrs Powell for Branson's additional salary for the last 3 seasons being advanc'd by them #93 7s. 6d. Paid ditto for 4 years' rent for apartments in their House, due lady Day next #80 (Account Book). Receipts: #124 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Performance Comment: As17720128, but Caelia-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton