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Event Comment: Being desir'd by many Persons of Quality, for ONE NIGHT ONLY, and By Permission of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the Catch-Club, at the Thatch'd House in St Jame's St., will be perform'd the Favourite Catches and Glees which were exhibited Last Summer at Ranelagh-House, With TWO DESIR'D ALTERATIONS. After the 2nd Act, a Concerto on the Violin, by Barthelemon. A Considerable number of the Best Vocal and Instrumental Performers are engag'd on this occasion. Books for the Performance to be had at the theatre. Great care will be taken to keep the Theatre Cool. Ladies and Gentlemen send servants before the opening of the doors, which will be at Half-past 4. No persons can possibly be admitted behind the scenes. To Begin at exactly Seven o'clock. Tickets to be had and places to be taken (ONLY) of Mr Johnston at the stage Door (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Catches And Glees

Event Comment: Benefit for Phillips. Dr Arne having granted it only on this Occasion, the comic Interlude of Two Acts which met with the highest Approbation and Applause on Master Brown's Night. Preceded by Entertainments of songs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Capochio And Dorinna

Entertainment: As17680728 but a Burlesque Ode-_

Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell (treasurer). Afterpiece: Reviv'd, a Pastoral Ballad of one act. By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Gomez (for that Night only)-Foote, being his first appearance in that character these twelve years; Torrismond-Aickin; Bertran-Bannister; Fryar-Sowdon, first appearance in that Character; Raymond-Gardner; Alphonso-Casey; Lorenzo-Lee; Pedro-Mahoon; Leonora-Mrs Graham; Teresa-Mrs White; Elvira-Young Gentlewoman, first appearance on the Stage.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: I: By Desire, Double Hornpipe-Vandermere, Miss Street

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 9 May 1767.] Receipts: #74 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Event Comment: This comic opera of two acts [Padlock] was written by Mr Bickerstaffe and is a very compleat, pretty piece,--the music very striking.--Mrs Dorman was hissed at first, but the piece went off very well, and much applauded (Hopkins Diary). New Scenes, Dresses, Music and other Decorations. Doors opened at half past 4. Play to begin exactly at 6 o'clock. [A three column retelling of the plot of the padlock appeared in Lloyd's Evening Post, for Oct. 5-7.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these 2 years. [See 8 Nov. 1766.] Receipts: #116 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Tartars-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. [See17680505.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Reddish; Jachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Hurst; Cloten-Dodd; Bellarius-Burton; Arviragus-Palmer; Guiderius-Aickin; Pissanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Imogen-Mrs Baddeley;in Act II, aMasquerade Scene, with DANCING-Giorgi, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi; and SINGING-Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 7 Feb. 1757.] Mr J. Aickin hissed.--Mr Holland and Mrs Baddeley played well (Hopkins Diary). Mr Garrick had the honour of being with the King of Denmark Tuesday morning last, and conversed with him for near half an hour on the state of the stage in England and France. The King gave him an elegant gold snuff-box studded with diamonds as a small mark of the great regard he had for his extraordinary talents (London Evening Post, 14 Oct.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedict-Garrick; Dogberry-Parsons; Verges-Hartry; Conrade-Strange; Sexton-Clough; Leonato-Aickin; Claudio-Cautherly; Don John-Bransby; Pedro-Packer; Balthazar-Vernon; Antonio-Hurst; Borachio-Ackman; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Mrs Hippisley; Hero-Mrs Baddeley; Beatrice-Miss Pope;in Act II, a Masquerade Dance proper to the Play,-Grimaldi; to conclude with a Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted in two Years. [See 12 Dec. 1766.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Event Comment: PPortia, 1st time, by Mrs Abington--very well.--Mr and Miss Hamoir were advertised to dance at the end of the first act, being their first appearance.--At practice this morning Mr Hamoir sprained his leg so bad, he was not able to perform--An apology was made by Mr King; and another dance got ready, and all was quiet (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance-Hamoir, Miss Hamoir (their 1st appearance this stage); III: The Piedmontese Mountaineer, as17681103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-Powell; Truman-Perry; Thorowgood-Gibson; Uncle-Hull; Blunt-Cushing; Maria-Mrs Mattocks; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Ward; in Act I, Singing-DuBellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 11 May 1762.] Douglas by a Young Gent, first Appearance. Mr Anon (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 15 May 1766.] With alterations and the addition of the Masquerade and the New Allemande which had been added to Queen Mab. [See 5 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: I: A New Pantomime Dance, as17681116

Event Comment: Benefit for Author of Zingis. Damon and Phillida was altered into a Comic opera of two acts, and new musick with the addition of some new songs and choruses--the Musick composed by Mr Dibdin,--went off very dull, and some hisses--the muscik not vastly liked (Hopkins Diary). New Overture. Both Zingis and Damon and Phillida published at 1s. 6d. and 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 15 April 1762.] Receipts: #234 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgo-Master

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Comedy by Mrs E. Griffith, acted for first time. New Scenes, Dresses, Decorations, etc. Neville MS Diary: While I stood at the Pit door of Drury Lane Playhouse, took occasion to say that now they (meaning the present venal House of Commons) had expelled Mr Wilkes they would proceed to do everything that is bad. For which one present (I suppose a friend of the Court) said they would proceed to send me to Newgate if it should come to their ears

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

Event Comment: The Third Act entirely new; music by Buranello

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Philosofo De Campagna

Event Comment: N.B. On Saturday Next, 11 March, for the Benefit of Woodward will be presented Cymbeline...and a New Tragedy in Two Acts, call'd The Rival Favourites; or, The Death of Bucephalus the Great: Alexander-$Woodward; Philip-$Shuter; Statira-$Mrs Green. With a Triumphal Entry. The Funeral Procession of Bucephalus to the Monument of the Houyhnhnms and a Solemn Dirge [See Comment 7, 9, 11 March.] Receipts: #208 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Afterpiece: Written by Aaron Hill not acted these 20 years. [See 17 April 1750.] Tickets deliver'd for the Distrest Mother will be taken. Charges #65 10s. Balance to Mrs Bellamy #86 11s. Plus #116 11s. from Tickets (Box 330; Pit 227). Paid the Italian Giant for 10 Nights performance in the Masquerade #38 17s Receipts: #152 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Performance Comment: Norfolk-Smith; Cecil-Gibson; Morton-Clarke; Davison-Hull; Gifford-Gardner; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Douglas-Miss Macklin; Queen Mary-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Davison Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Performance Comment: Toby, the Statue (for that night only) in the character of Harlequin-Woodward. In which he will introduce the different attitudes.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson. Royal Slave Posted...Mr Barry Ill (Cross Diary). [Playbill advertises The Royal Slave. See 11 March, but Song in Act II was to have been by Mrs Scott. It was further advertised as "By Desire of the most noble Grand, Vice Grands, Council and Brethren of the ancient and honourable Order of Bucks belonging to the Euphrates Lodge."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at ye All-King (that night only)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Cautherly; Juliet-Mrs Barry; Mercutio-Dodd; Benvolio-Ackman; Peter-Weston; Capulet-Burton; Escalus-Bransby; Montague-Hurst; Friar@Lawrence-Love; Paris-Fawcett; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; With Funeral Procession-; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Scott, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Dorman; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance-Sg and Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: TThe Wake, as17680929

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Radley and Miss Rogers. [It is uncertain from the make-up of the playbill whether the dancing of the Minuet and Louvre came between the acts, or was included in the dances incidental to the Tempest.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: MMinuet and LouvreBy Particular Desire,-Noverre, Miss Rogers his scholar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17680923, but Maria-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Mrs Johnston; Thorogood-Hurst; in Act I: Song-Mrs Scott.

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Wake, as17690518

Event Comment: Farce, not acted these Twenty Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner Trick'd

Dance: As17690515