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Event Comment: [Vernon's Song specified in later bills as the "Original Epilogue Song."] Mainpiece: Not acted in 8 years. [See 6 Jan. 1764.] This Comedy was well perform'd & had great applause (Hopkins Diary). Rec'd Mr Condill's 1st payment for fruit Office #20; Paid Mr Williams, 1 night in Musical Lady #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #162 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Malvolio-King, 1st time; Sir Andrew-Dodd, 1st time; Sebastian-Cautherly, 1st time; Sir Toby-Love; Orsino-Jefferson, 1st time; Antonio-Davies; Fabian-Waldron; Captain-Wright; Valentine-Wheeler; Priest-Griffith; Officers-Wrighten, Follett; Viola-Miss Younge, 1st time; Olivia, with song-Mrs Abington, 1st time; Maria-Mrs Egerton, 1st time; Clown, with the +song in character-Vernon (playbill).
Cast
Role: Sebastian Actor: Cautherly, 1st time
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Younge, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17711205, but Sukey Chitterlin-Miss Rogers; Snip-Parsons.
Cast
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

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: An alteration by Cumberland from his Summer's Tale (Genest, V, 321). Theatrical Review, 14 Dec.: We confess we pitied the situation of the performers, who all exerted their utmost efforts to support it in the representation; but it is not the eminent abilities of a Vernon, a Parsons, a Hunt, or a Fitzgerald, that can render a piece worthy of notice, which has nothing interesting in it, and is absolutely devoid of merit. Paid Salary list, #501 3s. 6d.; Mr S. French 6 days #1 10s.; Mrs Abington for cloaths #2; Rec'd stopages #13 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipt2: #128 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Parsons, Davies, J. Burton, Mrs Fitzgerald, Mrs Hunt. Henry-Vernon; Sir Anthony Withers-Parsons; Frederick-Davies; Peter-J. Burton; Patty-Mrs Fitzgerald; Amelia-Miss Hunt (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Withers Actor: Parsons
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Hunt
Event Comment: Benefit of the New Building of the City of London Lying In Hospital, in the City Road, Old Street. Paid Weston's note to Mr Curtis #5; Mrs Bolter for 25 yds. white and silver silk, #28 15s.; 8 extra Trumpets 4 nights (13th inst. incl.) #12 (Treasurer's Book). This day published The Theatres; a poetical dissection by Sir Nicholas Nipclose (Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser). [It is packed with embittered comments on managerial policy and upon theatrical personalities.] Receipts: #228 18s. 6d. Charges: #84; Profit to Hospital #144 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17711001, but Phoebe-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these 2 years. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #115 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17711023, but Nysa-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Nysa Actor: Miss Valois.
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce
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: Sebastian Actor: Cautherly, 1st time
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

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17711122, but Jonathan-Wignell; Fanny-Miss Pearce; Sophia-Mrs Kniveton, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Valois
Related Works
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Related Work: The Loyal Brother; or, The Persian Prince Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Perfidious Brother Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 30 Sept. 1769.] Receipts: #217 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-King, 1st time; Harcourt-Palmer; Alithea-Mrs Egerton, 1st time; Country Girl-Mrs Abington; Lucy-Miss Pope; Belville-Cautherly; Sparkish, with song-Dodd.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Egerton, 1st time
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Belville Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Dance: III: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

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.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 18 May 1770.] Paid Cipriani (painter) #63 (Account Book). [Apparently his price for painting the taking of the Bohemian Standard at the battle of Cressyv. See 20 Jan.] Receipts: #163 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Woodward; Modelove-Dyer; Prim-Shuter, 1st time; Perriwinkle-Quick, 1st time; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Hull; Simon-Saunders; Aminadab-Hamilton; Sacbut-Morris; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 8 May 1767.] Receipts: #109 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

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: The Interlude, True Blue By Particular Desire. Receipts: #103 19s. 6d. [Account Book)

Performances

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: Othello Actor: Ross
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

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

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 7 Feb. 1770.] Mrs Lessingham in the pay accounts this evening receiv'd her regular salary of #2 10s. for five previous days, plus a lump sum in addition amounting to #74 13s. 4d. (Account Book). A subsequent raise in salary on the books indicates her receiving now #1 3s. 3d. per day instead of the 10s. with which she began the season. Receipts: #149 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Performance Comment: Manuel-Shuter; Philip-Bensley; Octavio-Wroughton, 1st time; Soto-Dunstall; Trappanti-Woodward; Don Luis-Davis; Corrigidor-Wignell; Rosara-Mrs Mattocks; Flora-Mrs Lessingham; Viletta-Mrs Pitt; Hypolita-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Lamorce Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: Bizarre Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: [As17720224 but to avoid confusion full cast listed.] Ballad Singer-Dunstall (with a new song); other-Rayner, Cushing, Morris, Thompson, Wild, Banks, Bates, Walters, Holtom, Hamilton, King, Baker, Mrs Dyer; Dancing-Fishar, Hamoir, Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir.
Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Dodd; Gayless-Davies; Guttle-Ackman; Cook-Hartry; Kitty Pry-Mrs Love; Melissa-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17720225, but other-Miss Twist, Mrs _Dyer.
Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17711108, but Fanny identified as-Miss Potts in this playbill.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17711017, but Friar-Inchbald; Hero-Miss Hayward, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17720229, but Prologue-Weston; Epilogue-Miss Younge (Winston MS 10).
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Platt
Event Comment: Paid Mr Dibdin's draft on Managers, #50; Mrs Weston 4 nights in the Garter in full, 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Mr Daigueville, First Dancer and Ballet Master at Drury Lane House, gives notice to the Nobility and Gentry, that he has an elegant dancing room, No. 38 Cow Lane, Snowhill; where he continues to teach every day the Dauphin's Minuet and others...Teaches abroad also when required; and at the request of his scholars, he will give a Ball on the 10th instant. The Gentlemen are desired to call at his house for the tickets 10s. 6d. each, to admit one Gentleman and a Lady. If any Gentleman wants the Ballroom for private assembly or concert they may have it for one or two nights in the week. Receipts: #159 6s. (Treasurer Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: As17720204, but Aubrey-Jefferson; Augusta Aubrey-Miss Younge; Mrs Bridgmore-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Augusta Aubrey Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Witches