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2501
27 October 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Cushing; Melissa-Mrs Butler; Kitty-Miss Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Maddocks.

Dance: II: Peasant Dance-Master Morgan, Miss Baker; III: Scotch Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; IV: Tambourine-Master Morgan, Miss Baker; V: Drunken Peasant-Miles

2502
02 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke Sen-Mills; Duke Frederick-Winstone; Jaques-Sparkes; Orlando-Blakes; Amiens (with proper songs)-Lowe; Oliver-Havard; Adam-Berry; Silvius-Mozeen; Le Beau-Bransby; Jaques de Boys-Usher; Corin-Taswell; Charles-I. Sparks; William-Shuter; Phoebe-Miss Bennet; Audrey-Mrs Horsington; Celia-Mrs Clive; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington; Touchstone-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Bennet

Dance: I: Les Caprices de la Dance-Sga Auretti; III: Grand Ballet-Cooke, Janeton Auretti; V: Polish Dance-Cooke, Sga Auretti, Leviez, Mathews, Shawford, Royer, Pelling, Mrs Addison, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole, Miss Thompson

2503
16 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: New Sailor's Song-; Chorus call'd Tit for Tat-

Dance: New Ballet, call'd %The Gardner's Revels-Cooke, Mathews, Leviez, Pelling, Shawford, Royer, Mrs Addison, Miss Thompson, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole

2504
28 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Performance Comment: Luckless (the Author)-Cibber; Witmore-Bridges; Bookweight-James; Player-Anderson; Jack Pudding-Dunstall; Mrs Moneywood-Mrs James; Harriet-Miss Haughton; Wherein will be introduc'd an Operatic Puppet Show, call'd The Pleasures of the Town: Punch-Dunstall; Joan-Collins; Charon-Stoppelaer; Poet-Paddick; Sailor-Barnard; Robgrave-Smith; Don Tragedio-Storer; Dr Orator-Cushing; Signior Opera-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Novel-Miss Copin; Goddess of Nonsense-Miss Young; With the Restoration of the King of Bantum, and the Foundlings Found Out: Murdertext-Morgan; Constable-Hacket; Bantomite Governor-Anderson; Bantomime Courier-Barnard; Foundlings-Cibber, Dunstall, Collins, Miss Haughton; Concluding with the Last New Grand Country Dance, call'd The Mouse Trap, or Foot's Vagaries: Miss in her Teens-La Petite Parisienne; Sg Piede-Villeneuve; Maitre de Ballet-Bencraft; Councillor-Morris; Lady Autumn-Oates; Rout, Drum Hunters-Delagarde, Anderson, Paddick, Mrs Dunstall, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Daniel, Mrs Villeneuve.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Mrs Novel Actor: Miss Copin
Role: Goddess of Nonsense Actor: Miss Young
Role: Foundlings Actor: Cibber, Dunstall, Collins, Miss Haughton
Role: Miss in her Teens Actor: La Petite Parisienne

Song: I: Go lovely Rose-Beard; II: Tis Liberty-Mrs Storer; III: Sper il Fostore-Miss Faulkner; IV: Smiling Liberty-Miss Faulkner

Dance: V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

2505
27 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Drums Demolish'd or Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead

Song: I: Go Rose-Beard; II: Ah Se Amanti Fasti Mai, Felice Belve-Miss Faulkner; IV: Come Ever Smiling Liberty, Tis Liberty-Miss Faulkner

2506
14 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane; Lysimachus-Ryan; Hephestion-Ridout; Polyperchon-Gibson; Philip-Paget; Meleager-Bencraft; Thessalus-Oates; Perdiccas-Anderson; Aristander-Arthur; Cassander-Sparkes; Clytus-Quin; Sysigambis-Mrs Bambridge; Parisatis-Miss Haughton; Roxana-Mrs Ward; Statira-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Statira Actor: Miss Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Between the acts: Miss Norris, Miss Falkner (Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library)

2507
24 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: II: A New Grand Comic Ballad, called the Venetian Gardeners-M Grandchamps, 1st time of his performing in England, Madem Auretti, Pelling, Shawford, Macneal, George Yates, Harrison, Master Shawford, Mrs Addison, Mlle Mariet, Miss Baker, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font, Miss Shawford; IV: Grand Ballet L'Entree de Flore-Mlle Auretti

Song: III: Master Mattocks

2508
19 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Norris
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

Dance: SSwedish Gardeners-Master Maltere, Miss Anne Foulcade; The Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Maltere, Miss Foulcade their 1st appearance any stage (General Advertiser)

2509
17 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Between the acts: Savoyard Travellers, A Wooden Shoe Dance, a Minuet, Louvre-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Miss Baker, Mlle L'Contri, Master Maltere, Miss Foulcade; the whole to conclude with: Country Dance-

2510
29 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: 2nd Lady Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: 3rd Lady Actor: Miss Hippisley

Song: I: O Lovely Peace (a duetto from Judas Macchabaeus)-Lowe, Miss Falkner; II: Mirth gives Courage-Leveridge; III: Spara il Pastor contente (from the opera Phaeton)-Miss Falkner; IV: The Truly Happy Man-Leveridge; End of Play: Epilogue to Music-Leveridge

Dance: V: Cooke, Miss Hillyard

2511
12 April 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17510201, but Isabella-Miss Ferguson; Indiana-Mrs Elmy; Singing-Miss Falkner.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Falkner.
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Haughton

Dance: I: Grand Ballet call'd Pigmalion-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; II: The Gondoliers, as17510117, but _Jardin; III: Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926; IV: Dancing-Mad Heutte being the first time of her appearing of the English Stage; End: Louvre and Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

2512
27 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Havard; Balance-Burton; Worthy-Mozeen; Bullock-Taswell; Costar Pearman-Shuter; Appletree-Vaughan; Brazen-Woodward; Kite-Winstone; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Rose-Miss Minors; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Cast
Role: Jezebel Actor: Miss Minors

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; II: A Comic Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford; III: A Dance-Sg Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti; IV: A Scotch Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford; V: The Minuet, Louvre-Harvey, Mrs Addison

2513
14 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Morris, Miss Shawford; IV: A Hornpipe-Morris; V: Minuet-Morris, Miss Shawford

2514
28 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Rise Glory, in the Opera Rosamond, by Arne-Beard; II: A Song-Miss Thomas; III: (By desire) a Ballad-Beard; IV: A Pastoral Dialogue by Arne-Miss Thomas, Beard

2515
15 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: As17541007, but only Damon-Lowe; Phillida-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: I: Comic Entertainment, as17541203; II: a Serious Dance-Miss Poitier; III: Comic Dance-Lucas, Lepy; IV: Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; V: A Masquerade Dance, with aMinuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Poitier; To conclude with a Hornpipe-a scholar of Poitier Jr

Song: II: By Particular Desire The Choice-Miss Poitier

2516
23 April 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd; or, Harlequin Statue

Dance: PPastoral Dance-Miss Toogood (ten Years of age apprentice to LaLauze being the second time of her appearing on the staee); Louvre, Minuet-LaLauze, Miss Toogood

2517
04 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Dance: LLilliputian Sailors-the Little Pietro, Miss Noverre, others; New Dance-Baletti, Lauchery, Mrs Vernon, Miss Noverre

2518
26 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Granier, Miss Hilliard; also, by Desire, The Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard

2519
28 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer; or, Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: Pastoral Dance-Miss Toogood (11 years old) apprentice to LaLauze, her third appearance on the stage; IV: Louvre and Minuet, by Desire, -LaLauze, Miss Toogood

2520
29 March 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: IV: By Desire, a Minuet-Mrs Woffington, Miss Hilliard; End: The Fingalian Revels-Lucas, Miss Hilliard

2521
31 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Song: I: The Country Wedding-Beard; II: The Bonny Broom-Miss Young; III: By Desire, Music: Sir Watkins Delighton the Harp-Parry; IV: The Toast-Beard; V: A Duetto When Phoebus the top of the Hills does Adorn-Beard, Miss Young

2522
15 April 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17570218, but Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Trusty-Miss Ferguson; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton. In Which will be reviv'd the Original Masquerade Scene and Dance. Mrs Hamilton will give a new Epilogue in Character.
Cast
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Lucas, Miss Hilliard.

Dance: Lucas, Miss Hilliard, Miss Vallois, her 1st appearance on any stage

2523
12 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Lucas, Miss Hilliard.

Dance: II: The Country Lass-Miss Vallois; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; Clown-Buck; IV: Dutch Peasant-Miss Vallois; V: Lamplighters, as17570429

2524
25 January 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Pigmalion; or, The Statue Metamorphosed

Afterpiece Title: , B, By Desire, The Battle of Rosbach, the whole to conclude with Bryan's song in honour of that day sung by Kear

Dance: I: Rural Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; III: Scots Dance-Froment, Miss Wilkinson

Song: III: Scots Song-Lauder; IV: young Italian Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage

2525
12 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: By Desire, a new dance-Gallini, Mrs Granier, Miss Viviez; III: Sicilian Peasants, as17571217, but Mlle Capdeville, Miss _Hilliard; IV: +She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not-Gallini, Sga Forti; V: A Minuet-Gallini, a Gentlewoman

Ballet: I: Judgment of Paris. As17580407

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Viviez