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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.
Event Comment: [Puff for the afterpiece]: As this Pastoral was not originally designed for the theatre, it is thought proper to give the public some account of it, and by what means it has now found its way to the stage. The Chorusses and Airs were selected from Mr Handel, and several other eminent masters, by a gentleman whose taste and knowledge in music is perhaps his least merit. Having conceived the design of a musical entertainment of this miscellaneous nature he found himself oblig'd...to connect them [the airs] by a Recitative of his own composition: This naturally produced a kind of a little drama, and the ease and elegance of the whole is the more to be admired when it is considered that the words were of necessity composed in perfect subservience to the music. The piece has been several times performed at Salisbury and greatly admired by many of the first Rank. The author, upon Mr Norris being engaged at the theatre, was applied to for leave to bring it on the stage, to which he has most obligingly given his consent. [Cast given] After an agreeable Overture, the curtain rises and discovers a rural scene, and a troop of nymphs and shepherds assembled to celebrate the Spring. Their rejoicings open with a grand cheerful chorus. We cannot say enough of the taste and execution of Mr Vernon and Miss Young in this scene. The united sprightliness and simplicity of the duet was truly admirable. [Song given, followed by a brief description of the parting of the shepherds, the announcement of Peace so they won't have to part, and special commendation for the various songs of Mr Vincent, and Mr Norris.] We will venture to prophesy that it will be more and more admired at every representation; though perhaps it may not fall in with the Taste of the Groundlings, who, like Polonius, are for a Jig or a Tale of Bawdry, or they sleep (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Obrien; Dicky-Vaughan; Tom-Clough; Col Standard-Holland; Alderman Smuggler-Blakes; Beau Clincher-Yates; Clincher Jun-King; Vizard-Packer; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Angelica-Miss Bride; Lady Lurewell-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Elliot.

Dance: New Dance call'd %The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17621018, but Mercutio-Woodward; Juliet-Miss Hallam; minuet-Miss Hallam; Vocal Parts for the Solemn Dirge-Beard, Tenducci, Peretti, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Miss Poitier, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Miller, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Elliot.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elvira

Cast
Role: Almayda Actor: Miss Bride

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Don Manuel-Shuter; Don Philip-Ross; Octavio-White; Trappanti-Woodward; Soto-Dunstall; Corrigidor-Wignel; Hypolita-Miss Macklin; Rosara-Miss Hallam; being 1st time for all the above actors; Flora-Mrs Vincent; Viletta-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Elliot.

Dance: TThe Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

Entertainment: New Comic Lectural Exhibition in his Old Taste-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: As17630214, but Lord Medway-Love; Miss Richly-Mrs Hopkins; Servants-_.
Cast
Role: Miss Richly Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lady Flutter Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Louisa Medway Actor: Miss Bride

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Dawson

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Catley and Hull. Afterpiece: By Desire, but for last time this season. No Building on Stage (playbill). [The Briton" song is Larpent MS 203, high praise of George III, as a truly British king.] Such as please to send for tickets shall have the words of the Ode gratis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17630415 but Sally-Miss Catley, 1st time.

Song: I: A New Ode, call'd A Briton the Son of a Briton- set to music by Bates. Vocal parts: Mattocks, Miss Catley; in IV: Nymphs and Shepherds-Miss Catley

Performance Comment: Vocal parts: Mattocks, Miss Catley; in IV: Nymphs and Shepherds-Miss Catley.

Dance: A New Comic Dance, as17630224

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Bride, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

Event Comment: MMr W. Palmer, made his first appearance this Night in Hymen. a Tolerable Voice; but Extremely Aukward & the worst Speaker I ever heard (Hopkins). This night Mr W[ingfield] Palmer (son of Mr Palmer who married Miss Pritchard) made his first appearance on this stage in the character of Hymen,--a tolerable voice,--but the most aukward, and the worst speaker I ever heard (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #174 17s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard; Stephano-King; Trinculo-Yates; Caliban-Love; Ariel (songs)-Miss Young; Hymen-Wingfield Palmer; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Ferdinand (songs)-Vernon; Ceres-Mrs Vincent; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits, Pastoral Danceproper to the Masque,-Grimaldi, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: TThe Provancalle, as17631014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Miss Davies, first time; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Brent; Hornpipe-Miss Daw; Country Dance-characters in the Opera.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Davies, first time
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Daw

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Event Comment: MMr Foote's Night. Miss Haughton play'd Elvira, Miss Pope being very ill (Hopkins). Receipts; #64 4s. (MacMillan). [Charges.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Gomez-Foote; Dominic-Love; Torrismond-Holland; Bertran-Lee; Lorenzo-Palmer; Raymond-Bransby; Pedro-Castle; Alphonso-Packer; Drawer-Mas. Burton; Teresa-Mrs Bennet; Elvira-Miss Haughton; Queen-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: TThe Italian Gardiners, as17631119

Event Comment: Benedick by Obrien-1st time (Hopkins). Benedick does not sit so well upon Mr O'Brien as Ranger-Miss Pope Beatrice-indifferent (+Hopkins Diary-$MacMillan). New Occasional song introduc'd in The Rites of Hecate, the words will be printed and given away at the theatre. Receipts: #130 9s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Obrien, first time; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Don Pedro-Packer; Leonato-Havard; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Yates; Friar-Burton; Don John-Bransby; Verges-Philips; Borachio-Parsons; Clerk-Baddeley; Sexton-Clough; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Miss Hippisley; Balthazar (with a song)-Vernon; Hero-Mrs Davies; In II, a Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Ursula Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poitier. No persons can be admitted behind the Scenes. [The last is customary note for benefits rest of season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17631228, but Hornpipe-Miss Poitier; Lucy-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Poitier.
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Daw.
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: New Grand Ballet, as17640320

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Elliot. Tickets deliver'd out for Thursday the 26th will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17640310 but Cherry-Miss Vincent, first time; Mrs Sullen-Miss Elliot, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot

Dance: End: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Mr Packer. No building on the Stage. Bellario-Miss Plym ($Hopkins). Receipts: #43 5s. (MacMillan); #64 4s. [Deficit to Bransby and Packer: #21.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: As17631121, but all parts assigned as tentatively indicated for As17631008, but Euphrasia-Miss Plym (first time).

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Sophy Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: II: The Provancalle, as17631014; End: Dutch Dance-Aldridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17640128, but Serina-Miss Vincent.
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Vincent.
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

Event Comment: Send Serv'ts at 3 p.m. Books of Opera at Theatre. Love in a Village deferr'd. Miss Brent ill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17650311 but Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Miss Hallam.

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poitier. None admitted behind Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17641103, but Lucy-Miss Poitier; Hornpipe-Miss Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Pitt.
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Vincent.

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17641212

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Young. Afterpiece: Not acted in 20 years. Music by Dr Arne. [See John Lockman's Reflections concerning Operas, &c." in his introduction to his edition of Rosalinda (London, 1760), p. iv: 'A gentleman, well known for his musical compositions, is of opinion, that the reason why the Opera Rosamond tho' adorned with all the graces of lyric poetry, does not please from the stage, so much as might be expected, is owing to a circumstance that forms a beauty in the drama itself; I mean the suppos'd poisoning of Rosamond at the end of the second act, and her appearing no more upon the stage. Whilst this sheet was at press, I was told that Mr Arne has reduc'd this opera into one act, and set the whole anew; and so managed matters, that Rosamond appears throughout the whole drama. Tis said that the music of this new Rosamond is as delightful as that of another performance of Mr Arne's which now affords the town so agreeable an Entertainment."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: Queen-Miss Young; King Henry-Vernon; Sir Trusty-Champness; Page-Miss Rogers; Rosamond-Mrs Vincent; Grideline-Mrs Dorman.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Young
Role: Page Actor: Miss Rogers

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

Event Comment: Benefit for Lee and Miss Slack. Comedy never performed, Alteration of Wycherley's play into two acts by Lee (Genest, V, 69). Tickets and places to be had of Lee at LaGrange's Medicinal Warehouse, in New St., Covent Garden; of Miss Slack, at Mr Bates', Charles St., Covent Garden; and at Stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: As17650326 but Perdita-Miss Slack1st time; Hermione-Mrs Hopkins; Cleomenes-Parsons; Servant-Moody; Dorcas-Mrs Hippisley; Mopsa-Mrs Bradshaw; Original Prologue-Lee.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Lee; Sparkish-King; Harcourt-Parsons; Dorilant-Packer; Mrs Pinchwife-Miss Slack; Alithea-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Miss Slack

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17640929

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Afterpiece: For the only time this season. Ladies send servants by 3 O'clock, and to prevent disappointments such Ladies as have taken places in the Pit part (part of pit will be railed into the boxes) are requested to come early themselves

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Lady's Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert-Macklin; Frankly-Dyer; Granger-Hull; Witling-Woodward; Cook-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Green; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Pitt; Sophronia-Mrs Vincent; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; Minuet which will be introduc'd into Act IV,-Fichar, Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Callaghan-Shuter; Groom-Woodward; Mordecai-Murden; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Dunstall; Lady-Miss Macklin; Sir Archy-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17651019

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17651023, but Phillis-Miss Pope (first time).
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Sealand Actor: Havard
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17650917, but a New Italian Song-Miss Pope; Epilogue-Miss Pope as Musical Lady.

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17651004; End: Hearts of Oak, as17660207