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Event Comment: Benefit for Hartry and Miss Burton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Reddish; Jachimo-Palmer; Cymbeline-Hurst; Cloten-Dodd; Belarius-J. Aickin, first time; Pisanio-Packer; Lucius-Wrighten; Philario-Parsons; First Gentleman-Ackman; French Gentleman-Fawcett; Guiderius-Cautherly; Arviragus-Brereton; Queen-Mrs Reddish; Imogen-Miss Younge; In [Act II: Masquerade scene with Dancing and Singing-Mrs Scott; Dances-Giorgi, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi. [See17700118] .See17700118] .
Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Miss Griskin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: III: As17700428

Event Comment: Benefit for House. Tickets Miss Platt, &c. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17691026, but Duke-Wright; Tubal-Messink; Gratiano-Dodd; Jessica (with a song)-Miss Radley.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Radley.
Event Comment: [Duke of York-$Miss Besford in Public Advertiser.] Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Fox; Ratcliff-Lewes; Norfolk-Wignell; Stanley-Gardner; Lieutenant-R. Smith; Tyrrel-Bates; Prince Edward-Mas. Harris; Duke of York-Miss Cockayne; Tressel-Dyer; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Barrington; Queen-Mrs Ward (playbill).
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Cockayne

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Shuter; Damaetas-Barnshaw; Pan-Dunstall; Apollo-Mattocks; Sileno-Baker; Jupiter-Legg; Juno-Miss Pearce; Daphne-Mrs Baker; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks; Mysis-Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce
Event Comment: [Review of Miss Catley's performance in Town and Country Magazine this month, from Theatre No XXI.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir W. Meadows-Gibson; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Baker; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Miss Catley, first appearance on the English Stage in 9 years.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Saunders; Charlotte-Miss Helme; Dorcas-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Helme

Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17700924

Event Comment: Mr Inchbald from the Norwich Compy. made his first appearance in Osmyn very bad Figure, Indifferent voice and a very bad Actor. a Small hiss at End of Play (Hopkins Diary). Osmyn, Young Gentleman (Cross Diary). This appears to be the last night of Miss Younge's performing in London this season--She left Drury Lane, and went ot Dublin. Mr Joseph Inchbald became an actor in the York Company of Comedians--He died at Leeds in Yorkshire, where he is buried--I knew him intimately--he was an excellent man, and an admirable actor of old comic characters, and of drunken men--He was at once-poor fellow-the greatest Sloven and in many Particulars of the nicest Delicacy too, that could be imagined (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-a young gentleman [his first appearance Mr Inchbald]; King-J. Aickin; Gonzales-Packer; Garcia-Palmer; Heli-Hurst; Selim-Fawcett; Alonzo-Ackman; Perez-Keen; Zara-Mrs Hopkins; Almeria-Miss Younge; Leonora-Mrs Johnson.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Miss Younge
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Juliet by Mrs Morland from the Norwich Theater a thin small figure too long a waist--wants power has a small impediment in her Speech she may be useful but never Capital--Pretty well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary). Mrs Morland the late Miss Westray (O. Smith) (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Cautherly; Juliet-a young gentlewoman, first appearance [Mrs Morland]; Capulet-Moody; Mercutio-Dodd; Tybalt-J. Aickin; Apothecary-Castle; Peter-J. Burton; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Friar Lawrence-Love; Benvolio-Packer; Prince-Keen; Paris-Fawcett; [With the Funeral Procession-; the Vocal Parts-Bannister, Dibdin, Champnes, Davies, Mrs Scott, Miss Radley, Mrs Dorman; [In Act I, a Masquerade and Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope
Event Comment: Several of the songs dew-set by Mr Fisher. [The Tete-a-Tete in the Town and Country Magazine for this month (pp. 569-70) tells of Miss Catley's affair with Col. Lascelles. Her father a hackney coachman, her mother a washerwoman. She met Lascelles in Dublin where she was playing in Mossop's theatre, and condescended to live with him.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Mattocks; Col. Oldboy-Shuter; Jessamy-Dyer; Flowerdale-Gibson; Harman-DuBellamy; Jenkins-Dunstall; Diana-Mrs Baker; Jenny (with alterations)-Miss Catley; Lady Oldboy-Mrs Green; Clarissa-Mrs Mattocks, first time.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End Opera: The Reel, as17701103

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Ballad Farce, never performed there, written by Fielding. New Music by Dr Arne. [This is Fielding's Miss Lucy in Town under a new title (Biographica Dramatica).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap in London

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Palmer; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lewes; Thomas-Gardner; Goodwill-Wignell; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Tawdry-Miss Pearce; the Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Tawdry Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: New Pantomime Dance, as17701129

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit for Miss Hamilton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: Alcanor-Fleetwood; Mahomet-a Gentleman; Zaphna-a young Gentleman, his first appearance on any stage; Palmira-Miss Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Miss Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-two children, scholars of Daigville; End Play: An Allemande-

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss D'Arcy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17710123, but Pisanio-Hull; Imogen (that night only)-Miss D'Arcy, first time; Cymbeline-Morris; Guiderius-Wroughton; Cloten-Lewes.
Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss D'Arcy, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: III: The Tartars, as17701003

Event Comment: Benefit for Hartry and Davies. [Playbill mistakenly continued this night to list Mrs Fitzgerald as Miss Radley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Vernon; Woodcock-Hartry; Young Meadows-Davies, first time; Sir Wm. Meadows-Parsons; Eustace-Fawcett; Hodge-King; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Mrs Fitzgerald; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley; In Act I: a Dance- incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Miss Pope.
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Fearon, Vandermere, Weston, Davis, Didier, Castle, Woodward, Mrs Fearon, first appearance; Mrs Collett, Mrs White, Mrs Jewell. Prologue and Epilogue. Flint-Foote; Billy Button-Weston; Sir Christopher Cripple-Woodward; Major Racket-J. Aikin; Jersey-Didier; Peter Poultice-Fearon; Jack-Vandermere; Philip-Davis; Sourgrouts-Castle; Lady Catherine-Mrs Fearon; Miss Linnet-Mrs Jewell; Mrs Linnet-Mrs Collet; Maid-Mrs White; Prologue-Foote; Epilogue-Mrs Jewell (Genest, V, 312).
Cast
Role: Miss Linnet Actor: Mrs Jewell

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Granger

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Master West, Miss West

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Cantrell. Price 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17710622 but Parts-A. Smith, Barnshaw, Miss Dowson, Mrs Dorman.

Entertainment: Vocal Parts-Barnshaw, A. Smith, Miss Dowson, Miss Cantrell; and a Favourite Song-Mas. Suett; Concerto on Flute-Palmer

Performance Comment: Smith, Miss Dowson, Miss Cantrell; and a Favourite Song-Mas. Suett; Concerto on Flute-Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Fearon; Manly-Griffiths; Count Bassett-Dancer; Squire Richard-Vandermere; John Moody-Lloyd; Servant-Vowell; Sir Francis Wronghead-a Gentleman from Dublin; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Gardner; Lady Grace-Mrs Collett; Miss Jenny-Mrs Fearon; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Granger; Lady Townly-a Gentlewoman, from Dublin.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Granger
Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Drury Lane--New Painted and Decorated. Miss Pope's good acting is said to have made up for her deficiency in singing (Genest, V, 314). On Sept. 19 Fisher, Musician, married the widow of the late Powell, Patentee of cg (Winston MS 10). Rec'd Mrs Johnston's 1 year's rent to Lady Day Last #6; Paid Mr French on Acct per order Mr G. G. #20. Paid Renters #8. [This payment occurs each playing night throughout the season, and is not noted further.] The total amounted to #1576 (Drury Lane Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #188 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Wheeler; Ben Budge-Ackman; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Wrighten, 1st time; Lucy-Miss Pope; In Act III: a Hornpipe-; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Cautherly; Freeman-Fawcett; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Philip-Baddeley; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Kingston-W. Palmer; Robert-Ackman; Kitty-Miss Pope (with a song and mock Minuet).
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Daigville, Sga Vidini

Event Comment: Mr Barry being Ill Mr Reddish play'd Bajazet (not the thing) Miss Hayward Shamefully imperfect in Selima (Hopkins). Paid 8 extra trumpets 6 nights (this incl.) #18 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #241 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Aickin; Bajazet-Reddish, 1st time; Moneses-Cautherly, 1st time; Axalla-Packer; Selima-Miss Hayward, 1st time; Arpasia-Mrs Barry; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Hurst; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Stratocles-J. Aickin; Haly-Wheeler; Usual Prologue-Cautherly; In Act IV: Original Song of O, Gentle Sleep-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Hayward, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Event Comment: [Young Gentlewoman identified as Miss Potts, said to be a niece of Hull's. See playbill of 28 Feb. 1772.] Receipts: #127 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Razor-Woodward; Quidnunc-Dunstall; Pamphlet-Shuter; Harriet-Miss Valois; Termagant-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.
Event Comment: Benefit for Jacobs, Griffith, Mrs Cross and Mrs Millidge. Paid Master Thomson 11 nights (23rd Inst. incl.) #2 15s.; Black Lyon Bill #3 19s. 2d. (Treasurer's Book). Tickets deliver'd for Benefit of Follett, Mas. Cape, Costin and Miss Berkly will be taken. Receipts: #233 18s. 6d. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to Jacobs, Griffith, Mrs Cross, Mrs Millage: #159 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17720225, but Sideboard-Jacobs; William-Griffith; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Younge; Muslin-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Song: II: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at Ye All-Master Cape

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Reddish; Richmond-Aickin; Prince Edward-Miss Rogers; Duke of York-Miss Hopkins; Buckingham-Jefferson; Tressel-Cautherly; Stanley-Bransby; Norfolk-Hurst; Catesby-Packer; Ratcliffe-Wright; Lieutenant-Fawcett; Lady Anne-Miss Younge; Duchess of York-Mrs Johnson; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.
Event Comment: Mrs Booth has lately erected a Monument to B. Booth, is now upwards of 90, was the famous Miss Santlowe so much admir'd as Actress and Dancer (Winston MS 10). Advanc'd Mr Barry (b:office keeper) #15; Ditto to Mr Watson (b:office keeper) #10 (Treasurer's Book). [Operating cash returned to treasury on 5 June 1773, but with a deficit of #6 5s. Barry seems not to have been hired thereafter, Archeveque taking his place the following season.] Receipts: #173 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Weller

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Young Lovel-Cautherly; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Robert-Ackman; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

Event Comment: Mr Diamond made his first appearance upon the Stage in the Part of Romeo he is very younge a Smart Figure good Voice & made a very tolerable first appearance he met with great Applause (Hopkins Diary). [Macmillan's note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid Chorus 2 nights (this inc.) #5 1s.; Paid Mr French on acct #20; Paid printer's bill #11. Paid Mr Garland, for copper plate printing #10 17s. 6d.; Paid Mr Weston, per order #18 17s. 4d. [The printer's bill was paid regularly each Thursday, averaged #8 19s. per week, and will not be further noted. Total payments this season #353. See Town and Country Magazine for favorable review of Miss Mansell as Juliet and of Diamond as Romeo.] Receipts: #208 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage. [Mr Diamond]; Mercutio-Dodd; Friar Lawrence-Packer; Benvolio-Davies; Capulet-Inchbald; Tybalt-J. Aickin; Peter-Burton; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Miss Mansell; Apothecary-Castle; Paris-Fawcett; Prince-Keen; Balthazar-Wheeler; [With the Funeral Procession-; the Vocal Parts-Champnes, Davies, Kear, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Hunt; [In Act I, a Masquerade-; a Dance-.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Mansell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 20 Dec. 1769.] Paid half year's Land Tax for theatre due Mich. last #35; ditto for Widow Lights #6 10s. 6d.; ditto for House in Bow Passage #1 5s., and for its window lights 15s. (Account Book). [The reviewer for The Town and Country Magazine the following month was disappointed with Miss Barsanti as Estifania.] Receipts: #134 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith; Duke-Gardner; Don Juan-Hull; Cacafogo-Morris; Sanchio-Davis; Alonzo-Perry; Copper Captain-Woodward; Clara-Mrs Helme; Maid-Mrs White; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Altea-Mrs Gardner; Margaritta-Mrs Vincent; Estifania-Miss Barsanti, first time, who performed in the PRELUDE.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Rec'd stopages #20 8s. 6d. N.B. The [authors] charges should have been put #73 10s. [this night] instead of #84, vide. 27 Nov. next; Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Messrs Clinch and Dimon 5 guineas each, #10 10s. as per order; Miss Mansell per order #3 3s.; Mr French on acct #10 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #168 19s. Charges: #84. Profits to Author of Irish Widow: #84 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Palmer; Brabantio-Hurst; Iago-Reddish; Montano-J. Aickin; Emelia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Miss Younge, first time; Duke-Bransby; Lodovico-Packer.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Miss Younge, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Lusignan-Garrick; Osmyn-Reddish; Nerestan-Packer; Orasmin-Hurst; Chatillon-J. Aickin; Melidor-Wheeler; Selima-Miss Ambrose; Zara-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens