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Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. With the latest improvement by Mr Handel. Pit and boxes to be put together. Tickets will be deliver'd that day, at the Office in the theatre at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries to be opened at Half an Hour past Four. Pit and Boxes at Five. To Begin at Half an Hour after Six (Public Advertiser, 4 March). [N.B. This is an Advance notice. No notice occurs on this day, but the following: This Day publish'd Esther: An Oratorio, with the last improvements by Mr Handel. To be performed, by Their Majesties Command at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. Price 1s.] Went into the First Gallery at Covent Garden to hear the Oraortio, Esther, composed by Handel. The Stage was formed into an orchestra, like one side of an amphitheatre divided by an organ, atop of which was a head of Handel in a radiated frame. In the front sat the vocal performers, Champney, Vernon, Mrs Arne, Mrs Pinto, Miss Young, and Mrs Frasi. Stanley played on the Organ but retired after the 1st or 2nd act. The house was not much crowded, tho the King and Queen, those idols of fools, were there (Neville MS Diary). Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Music: CConcerto on Organ-Stanley

Event Comment: With several curious and uncommon performances by the Venetian and his children. Neville MS Diary: At 6 got into the Pit at Sadler's Wells just as the entertainment began with concerts. The singing by Mrs Lampe, Master Herryman, &c. Dancing by Sg Grimaldi, Tassoni, Miss Reynolds from Drury Lane. Tumbling, but not equal to that by Plaida's company. Postures in which the Venetian and his children (a boy and a girl particularly) excel greatly. One stands on his hands, turns his feet backwards to his haunches, and walks in this position or forms an arch with his breast, while the other stands on his head upon it, the father carries one on his hand around his body, one stands on his head on his father's hand. These I mention as a specimen of many more, equally curious, tho' seeing these postures is disagreeable to a humane mind. The Father balances too the slack rope. The whole concluded with the pantomimic entertainment called Merlin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin; Or, The Enchanter Of Stonehenge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17670619, Young Gentlewoman indentified as Miss Ogilvie%.
Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Gibson; Young Knowel-Dyer; Wellbred-Mattocks; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Gardner; Clement-Morris; Mas. Matthew-Cushing; Cash-Perry; Formal-Wignell; Cob-Massey; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Mrs Baker; Dame Kitely-Mrs Bulkley (late Miss Wilford); By Particular Desire, The New Occasional Prologue-Powell.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: Serious Dance, as17670916

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: End: Pantomime Dance-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance call'd The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Ford

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Ford.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17671125, but with a new Character [Mrs Doggerel] Miss Pope.

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Shuter, Mrs King

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green and Mrs Vincent. Tickets for A Play will be taken. Those sold at Doors will not be admitted. Catherine and Petruchio cannot be perform'd because ff the illness of Woodward. Charges #64 5s. Balance to the nadies #17 18s. Paid Mrs Vincent #8 19s. who also had from Tickets #71 11s. (Box 110; Pit 207; Gallery 100). Paid Mrs Green #8 19s. who also had from Tickets #38 9s. (box 110; Pit 207; Gallery 130). Paid Miss Stede extra dancer for 6 nights #1 (Account Book). Receipts: #82 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17680416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catharine Actor: Miss Pope, 1st time

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Taylor; End: The Medley, as17680416

Performance Comment: Cape, Miss Taylor; End: The Medley, as17680416.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Ford. [See17671114.

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Ford. [See17671114.]
Event Comment: Benefit for J. Aickin, Mrs Jeffries. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Tetley will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: End: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Sheridan; Cassio-Aickin; Brabantio-Gardner; Montano-Wheeler; Gratiano-Kearny; Roderigo-Hamilton; Duke-DuBellamy; Lodovico-Vandermere; Officer-Lings; Senators-Sharpless, Lings; Iago-Sowdon; Emilia-Mrs Jefferies; Desdemona-Young Gentlewoman (first appearance on any stage) [Miss Hamilton (Reed, Diaries).].Miss Hamilton (Reed, Diaries).].

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Fanny Goodwin Actor: Miss Ward
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Performance Comment: The principal parts-Mattocks, Lewes, Fox, R. Smith, The Young Lady who perform'd in Man and Wife [Miss Mary Linley], Mrs Mattocks. [See17650502. See Also 25 Jan. 1770.]Miss Mary Linley], Mrs Mattocks. [See17650502. See Also 25 Jan. 1770.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Fanny Goodwin Actor: Miss Ward
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Dance: III: A Dance-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford; End: The Whim, as17691123

Performance Comment: Burton, Miss Besford; End: The Whim, as17691123.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford , as17691111; End Opera: The Lamplighters, as17691005

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford , as17691111; End Opera: The Lamplighters, as17691005.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17700129, but Mrs _White, Miss Capon. [Master Leoni now called $Master Lion.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Performance Comment: Parts by Foote, Weston, Vandermere, Robson, Wheeler, Dancer, Knowles, Griffiths, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Saunders, Mrs Read, Mrs White, Miss Trowel, Mrs Gardner. With a Prologue written and spoken-Mr Gentleman; Sir Luke Limp-Foote; Circuit-Vandermere; Jack-Weston; Col. Secret-Robson; Woodford-Knowles; Mrs Circuit-Mrs Gardner; Charlot-Mrs Jewell; Mrs Simper-Mrs Saunders; Betty-Mrs Reed (Edition of 1770).

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Afterpiece Title: hay The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Trowell

Dance: hay II: The Nosegay, as17700611 End of Play: Double Hornpipe by Mas. and Miss West

Performance Comment: and Miss West .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: End of Opera: The Provenzales-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford. [See17680301.

Performance Comment: Burton, Miss Besford. [See17680301.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: III: The Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17701103]; End: The Old ground Young-Aldridge, Mas. Harris, Miss Twist [see17701123]

Performance Comment: Harris, Miss Twist [see17701123].
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. Charge #70 19s. Profit to Mrs Baker #13 18s. 6d., plus #66 19s. from tickets (Box 93; Pit 208; Gallery 125) (Account Book). [The Young Gentlewoman-Miss Dayes (Hogan).] Receipts: #84 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Monologue: True Blue. As 21 April, but Principal Parts-Mrs Baker, Mrs _Mattocks (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Lucy Weldon Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Imoinda Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: IV: A Dance-Mas. Harris, Miss Mathews (her 2nd appearance that stage)

Performance Comment: Harris, Miss Mathews (her 2nd appearance that stage).

Monologue: Interlude. End: True Blue. As 2 May, but Principal Parts-Mrs _Baker, Mrs Mattocks

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: A New Pantomime Ballet call'd The Bird Catchers-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See dl 27 Nov. 1750.

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford. [See dl 27 Nov. 1750.]
Event Comment: Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Mr Davies's draft to Gapper, #4 7d.; Miss Mansell's salary in full to this day #7 17s.; Rec'd stopages #19 18s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #153 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

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]