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Event Comment: Never Acted before. Alter'd from Milton's Masque perform'd (upwards of a Hundred Years since) at Ludlow-Castle, and now adapted to the Stage. [By John Dalton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By James Thomson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agamemnon

Performance Comment: Parts-Quin, Milward, Cibber, Wright, Hill, Mrs Porter, Mrs Cibber, Miss Brett; but edition of 1738 lists: Agamemnon-Quin; Egisthus-Milward; Melisander-Cibber; Arcas-Wright; Orestes-Green; Talthybius Herald-Havard; Clytemnestra-Mrs Porter; Cassandra-Mrs Cibber; Electra-Miss Brett; Attendant on Clytemnestra-Mrs Furnival; Prologue by the Author of Eurydice-Quin; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber; unassigned-Hill.
Cast
Role: Melisander Actor: Cibber
Role: Cassandra Actor: Mrs Cibber
Event Comment: Never Acted before. Benefit the Author. By C. Marsh. [Tickets of the Author at Cicero's Head, Round Court, in the Strand.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amasis, King Of Egypt

Performance Comment: Parts-Stephens, Hallam, Roberts, Stevens, Mrs Vincent; edition of 1738 lists no actors' names of parts. edition of 1738 lists no actors' names of parts.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By W. Shirley. See Preface to edition of 1739 for an account of disturbance at this performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Parracide; Or, Innocence In Distress

Event Comment: Never acted before [author unknown]. Lear deferr'd by Indisposition of a principal Performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead

Performance Comment: Bickerstaff-W. Giffard; Seizecorps-Dunstall; Coquette-Mrs Dunstall; Pacolet-Mozeen; Beau-Bulkeley; Virtuoso-Bulkeley; Lover-Freeman; Fop-Peterson; Lawyer-Dighton; Cit-Clough; Quickanddead-Hemskirk; Plumehearse-Dove; Dismal-Julian; Town Lady-Mrs Bambridge; Prologue-W. Giffard; Epilogue-Julian [from edition of 1743].from edition of 1743].
Cast
Role: Quickanddead Actor: Hemskirk

Afterpiece Title: Richard III

Event Comment: Never acted before. After the manner of Ben Johnson [by James Ralph]. The Receipts...upon the First Night were but Twenty-One Pounds...and...when the Manager had the Generosity to Risque a Second...he was oblig'd to shut up his Doors for want of an Audience [from Preface to printed edition]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Astrologer; Or, The Pretended Transformation

Performance Comment: Stargaze-Mills; Doterel-Blakes; Whimsey-Bridges; Motley-Yates; Brains-Neale; Young Whimsey-Havard; Young Deterel-Giffard Jun. [W. Giffard (General Advertiser)]; Siftem-Berry; Sly-Arthur; Brag-Morgan; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington; Clara-Mrs Giffard; Fainwou'd-Mrs Bennet; Prologue by a Friend-Garrick; Epilogue [by Garrick-Mrs Woffington [from edition of 1744, but listdd in order in which these actors appear in General Advertiser].from edition of 1744, but listdd in order in which these actors appear in General Advertiser].
Event Comment: Never acted before. By Robert Dodsley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Performance Comment: Actors only in bill, but Sifroy-Ross; Glanville-Sparks; Beaufort Sr-Ridout; Beaufort Jr-Dyer; Paulet-Clarke; Ragozin-Anderson; Isabbella-Mrs Elmy; Cleone-Mrs Bellamy; Prologue-Ross; Epilogue-Mrs Bellamy (Genest, IV, 559).
Cast
Role: Ragozin Actor: Anderson
Event Comment: Never Acted before. Altered from Shakespeare. [Altered by Hawkins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Event Comment: Never acted before. Tragedy by A. Murphy. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: Parts by: Barry, Holland, Havard, Aickin, Packer, Hurst, Mrs Barry, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith, Mrs Dancer. Prologue-Holland; Epilogue-Mrs Abington; Rhadamistus-Barry; Teribazus-Holland; Pharasmanes-Aickin; Megistus-Havard; Zopiron-Packer; Zenobia-Mrs Dancer; Zelmira-Mrs W. Barry; Tigranes-Hurst; Attendants-Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Smith (Genest, V, 164).
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Holland
Role: Teribazus Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Odenato and Zenobia Author(s): Teresa Bandettino

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund established for the Support of decay'd Musicians, or their Families. Sig Guadagni having declined singing at this Concert, the Managers have applied to Sig Tenducci who is so obliging to favour the Society with his Performance. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Act I: Overture, Oriona; Song-Sga Piatti; Concerto Bassoon-Baumgarten; Song-Blanchi; Song-Sga Guglielmi; Act II: Concerto Flute-Tacet; Song-Tenducci; Solo Violino-Nofferi; Song-Grassi; Duet-Tenducci, Sga Guglielmi; Act III: Concerto Violincello-Cirri; Song-Tenducci; Concerto Hautboy-Fischar; Song-Sga Guglielmi; Quintetto-; Second of Handel's Hautboy Concertos-.
Event Comment: Never perform'd there before. Written by the late Mr Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Dance: As17451028

Song: Brett

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 10 years [acted 18 Feb. 1789]. With new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. Musick by late Mr Linley. The Scenery of First Part by Greenwood and his assistants, of Second Part by Marinari and his assistants. The Machinery and Decorations by Cabanel, Johnston, Jacobs. The Dresses by Johnston, Gay, Miss Rein. [Synopsis of plot (T. Becket, 1797).] Account-Book, 24 Dec.: Parrot bought and Cage for Robinson Crusoe #3 5s. 6d.; Paid Hunt, fireworker #2 3s. Receipts: #326 9s. (257.1; 62.13; 6.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Trueman Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Performance Comment: Act I. Characters on the Desert Island. Robinson Crusoe-Palmer; Friday-Gentili; Principal Savages-Roffey, W. Banks, Whitmell, Garman; Pantaloon (the Portugese Merchant, shipwreck'd, and brought by the Savages to the Island)-Banks; Pero (his Servant)-Grimaldi; Captain of the Portugese Frigate-Sedgwick; Chorus of Sailors-Wentworth, Welsh, Fisher, Gregson; Act II. Characters at Lisbon. Robinson Crusoe (on his return to England)-Palmer; Friday , when Harlequin, remaining at Lisbon-Male; Pantaloon-Banks; Figaro , the Lover-Caulfield; Pantaloon's Servants: Sancho , the Clown-Hollingsworth; Pero-Grimaldi; Miller-Cooke; Father Paul-Denman; Lay Brother-Evans; Friars-Phillimore, Webb; Principal Witches-Maddocks, Trueman, Miss Heard; Ursula (Pantaloon's wife)-Miss Tidswell; Colombine (his daughter)-Mrs Wild , late Miss Simonet (1st appearance at this theatre); Principal Warriors Savages and Dancers , in the Indian Festival, on Friday's return to his Island-Gentili, Wells, Butler, Thompson, Nicolini, Ms Brooker, Ms Brigg, Ms Barrett, Ms Byrne, Ms Bourk, Ms Haskey.
Event Comment: At Miller's Booth, the second Booth on the Right Hand coming into the Fair. Mainpiece: an Excellent Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Crispin And Crispianus; Or, A Shoemaker A Prince

Entertainment: With the best Machines, Singing, Dancing-;....Where the Famous Ladder-Dancer performs those things upon the Ladder-the Famous Ladder-Dancer never before seen

Performance Comment: ...Where the Famous Ladder-Dancer performs those things upon the Ladder-the Famous Ladder-Dancer never before seen.
Event Comment: [Mrs Jordan's 1st recorded appearance as Imogen was at Leeds, 25 July 1785.] Afterpiece Never performed there. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #174 6s. (136/6/0; 37/17/6; 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Kemble; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius-Barrymore; Arviragus-R. Palmer; Cymbeline-Wrighten; Pissanio-Packer; Lucius-Phillimore; French Gentleman-Fawcett; Philario-Wright; Cornelius-Chaplin; Cloten-Dodd; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Imogen-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character [in London]) .in London]) .

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Dodd, Barrymore, Fawcett, Suett; Miss Stageldoir, Miss Barnes, Mrs Jordan. [Cast from text (W. Lowndes and J. Barker, 1786): Young Cockney-Dodd; Captain Sightly-Barrymore; Old Cockney-Fawcett; Barnacle-Suctt; Penelope-Miss Stageldoir; Miss La Blond-Miss Barnes; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Jordan.] dancing and. dancing and.

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss Stageldoir, and Singing by Miss Field; End of Act III The Market-Day, as17851024

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Theodore. Tickets made out and delivered for the 1st of April will be admitted, and may be had of Mme Theodore, No. 5, Great Pultney-street, Golden-square. Public Advertiser, 15 May: The Ballet was founded on the French piece of Le Deserteur, of which there was retained a good deal of the

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Music: The Dancers, incomparably the best Groupe in Europe, exerted themselves very successfully; D'Auberval's Drunkenness was well managed; Rossi's Fainting Fit, her Agitation preceding it, and her Revival from it; Lepicq's hovering over Rossi, when in the Swoon, and in his Separation from her, were all told very expressively indeed. Lepicq is the most graceful dancer in Europe, and excells every Competitor in the Narrative and Pathos of Gesticulation

Performance Comment: Lepicq is the most graceful dancer in Europe, and excells every Competitor in the Narrative and Pathos of Gesticulation .

Dance: End of Act I Le Reveil du Bonheur, as17840203, but D'Auberval in place of Slingsby; End of Opera an entirely new grand Ballet, or Tragi-Comic Dancing Pantomime, composed by D'Auberval, Le Deserteur; ou, La Clemence Royale (taken from the well-known comic opera, The Deserter). The Deserter-Lepicq; Skirmish-D'Auberval, who in that character will execute a Pas in a stile entirely new, and never before attempted in England; Louisa-Mme Rossi; other Principal Parts by Vestris [Jun.], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Theodore, who will also dance the favourite Pas de Basque

Performance Comment: The Deserter-Lepicq; Skirmish-D'Auberval, who in that character will execute a Pas in a stile entirely new, and never before attempted in England; Louisa-Mme Rossi; other Principal Parts by Vestris [Jun.], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Theodore, who will also dance the favourite Pas de Basque . other Principal Parts by Vestris [Jun.], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Theodore, who will also dance the favourite Pas de Basque .
Event Comment: Benefit the Author. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Made shorter, and intermix'd with Vocal Musick and Dancing. At 5 p.m. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bath; Or, The Western Lass

Performance Comment: A new Prologue- All in Honour of the Officers of the Army and Fleet, and to welcome them home from Flanders and Vigo.

Song: Let the dreadful Engines-Leveridge; Since the Times are so Bad-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey; Sing Sing All Ye Muses-Laroone, Hughs; A Scotch Song-Leveridge

Dance: Between every Act: Genteel Round-a Devonshire Girl never seen on the Stage before, to the Harp alone; an Irish Humour, The Whip of Dunboyne-Devonshire Girl, her Master; another genteel dance-Devonshire Girl; a Highland Lilt-Devonshire Girl, her Master; A Country Farmer's Daughter-Devonshire Girl all in Natural Habits

Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini
Event Comment: At the Famous Dutchwoman's Booth against the Hospital Gate. At Barnes and Finley's Rope-Dancing Booth between the Crown Tavern and the Hospital Gate, over against the Cross-Daggers in Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Dance: [By] 6 Companies of Rope Dancers; who] [are joyned in one, they being the greatest Performers of Men, Women, and Children, that could be found beyond the Seas, where will be performed such wonderful variety of Dancing, Vaulting, Walking on the Slack Rope, the Sloaping Rope-; [you will see a wonderful Girl of 10 years of Age, who walk backward up the sloaping Rope-Girl of 10 years[, driving a Wheel-barrow behind her; [also you will see the Great Italian Master, who not only passes all that has yet been seen upon the low Rope, [but he Dances[ without a Pole upon the Head of a Mast [as high as the Booth will permit, and afterwards stands upon his Head on the same-Great Italian Master; [You will also be entertained with the many Conceits of an Italian Scaramouch, who Dances on the Rope [with 2 Children and a Dog in a Wheel-barrow, and a Duck on his Head-Italian Scaramouch

Dance: Such variety of Dancing, Vaulting, Walking on the Slack/Rope, Tumbling, as has never been seen in this Fair before-

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the Particular Desire of some Persons of Quality. [The song, apparently by Cibber, upon the victory off Cape Finisterre displeased Cross the night before, but met with sufficient popular appeal to have a run.] Receipts: #82 (Cross); #88 14s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albumazar

Performance Comment: As17471003, but Albumazar-Sparks; Pandolfo-Macklin; Trincalo-Neale; Cricca-Yates; Lelio-Havard; Antonio-Berry; Eugenio-Mozeen; Ronca-Blakes; Harpax-Arthur; Furbo-Barrington; Supitia-Mrs Woffington; Flavia-Mrs Elmy; Armelina-Mrs Green; Bevilona-Mrs Bennet; The Prologue-_; an Epilogue-_. [This is the first indication of the distribution of parts.]This is the first indication of the distribution of parts.]

Dance: II: The Gardner's Revels-Cooke, Mathews, Mrs Addison

Song: fter the dance, an Entertainment of singing and dancing call'd The Sailors Rendezvous at Portsmouth-. [See17471116]

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: A new Entertainment in Grotesque and Scotch Characters. With new Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and Sinkings, and other Decorations. Tickets for King Lear taken this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Dancing-Master; or, The Highlander Bit

Performance Comment: Colombine (a Scotch Woman)-Mrs Giffard; Highlander-Burny; Pierrot-Eaton; Harlequin-a Gentleman who never appeared on this Stage before.
Event Comment: Benefit Lacy. Afterpiece: A new Satyrical, Allegorical, Political, Philosophical Farce, [Apparently by Lacy.] Daily Advertiser, 30 April: Yesterday I accidentally call'd in at the Theatre in the Hay-Market, and saw the Rehearsal of a new Farce call'd Fame...Which is to be acted there on Wednesday next...for the Benefit of Mr Lacy the Author. As I am neither acquainted with him, nor the Master of the Playhouse, I cannot be accus'd of Partiality, in affirming, that I think this the best Farce this Age has produc'd. It seems to be writ in Imitation of Shakespear, and entirely calculated for the present Taste. The Characters are strong, lively, majestic, and just; the incidents natural and moving; the Conduct regular; the Distresses extremely affecting; the Stile sublime; the Sentiments grand, full of Patriotism; and the Catastrophe so masterly wrought up, that, I am persuaded, no Farce whatsoever, now acting, will draw more Tears than this. But what affected me beyond all, was, the Zeal, the exemplary Zeal of a worthy Magistrate, who so strictly adheres to the very Letter of the Law, as to send a rich and honest Merchant, and Freeholder, to the House of Correction, as a sturdy Beggar, or Loiterer. I could enlarg in its Praise, but fear I may do the Author wrong, in raising your Expectations too high. See it, and I am convinc'd you will entertain the same Sentiments of it, as does Your Humble Servant, James Lacy. Alias Fustian, alias Sour-Wit, alias--But hold:--If I should be arraign'd for the Murder of this Farce, so many Alias's will half condemn me before I am heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

Afterpiece Title: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest

Performance Comment: The Characters are, Sir Hardheart Pelf, an Usurer, and Justice of the Peace-; Counsellor Pleadwell, a Man of Honour-; in love with Charlotte, the Miser's Daughter-; Counsellor Neverplead, of Brick-Court in the Temple, an Original-; Fustian turn'd Auctioneer, preparatory to a Presbyterian Parson-; Mr Jamaica, an honest Merchant, sent as a Vagrant to the House of Correction-; Mr Quidnunc, a very deep-headed Man-; a Pack of fashionable Ladies and Beaux-; Famine, the Usurer's Servant-; George, Counsellor Neverplead's chief Clerk-.
Event Comment: To begin each Day (for the short time of the Fair) at One o'clock, and end at Eleven. At Yates's Great Theatrical Concert Hall, in the Greyhound Inn, West Smithfield. Performed by a company of Comedians from both Theatres. Prices for this droll: Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. There is a commodious way to the Boxes and Pit at the upper end of Cow Lane (Public Advertiser). [This may be an advance notice. It appears again on Th., F., S., and Mon. (Sept. 3, 4, 5, 7).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Bride; Or, The Unexpected Event

Performance Comment: "Containing many surprising occurences at sea, which could not possibly happen at land."

Afterpiece Title: The British Tar's Triumph over M Soup-Maigre

Performance Comment: Cast:The performance will be highly enlivened with several entertaining Scenes between England, France, Ireland, and Scotland, in the diverting personges of Ben Bowling, an Dnglish Sailor; M Soup-Maigre, a French Captain; O'Flannaghan, an Irish officer; M'Pherson, a Scotch officer. Through which the manners of each nation will be characteristically and humourously depicted. In which will be introduced as singular and curious a procession as was ever exhibited in this nation. The Objects that compose the Pageantry are both Exotic and British. The Principal figure is the glory and delight of Old England, and the envy of our enemies. The Whole to conclude with a Loyal song on the approaching marriage of our great and glorious Sovereign, King George, and Princess Charlotte of Mecklenberg. An extraordinary band of music is provided: drums, hautboys, violins, French horns, violincellos, bassoons, clarinets. O'Flannaghan, an Irish officer; M'Pherson, a Scotch officer. Through which the manners of each nation will be characteristically and humourously depicted. In which will be introduced as singular and curious a procession as was ever exhibited in this nation. The Objects that compose the Pageantry are both Exotic and British. The Principal figure is the glory and delight of Old England, and the envy of our enemies. The Whole to conclude with a Loyal song on the approaching marriage of our great and glorious Sovereign, King George, and Princess Charlotte of Mecklenberg. An extraordinary band of music is provided: drums, hautboys, violins, French horns, violincellos, bassoons, clarinets.

Entertainment: of singing and dancing.of singing and dancing

Performance Comment: of singing and dancing.
Event Comment: At the Widow Barnes-Evans-Finley Booth. Be pleas'd to take notice, that there is no Rope-Dancing at Mr Penkethman's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: The most famous Rope/Dancers of Europe, who perform such strange and surprizing things as were never before seen, and which are almost incredible to relate

Event Comment: Benefit Griffith, Dancing Master. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Admission as 4 May. Receipts: money #20 16s. 6d.; tickets: #174 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Dance: IIrish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Serious Dance-Mrs Wall, Mrs Griffith, who never appear'd on this Stage before; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; Flag Dance-Nivelon

Event Comment: Benefit Cooke, Dancing-Master. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Glover, Richardson, Villeneuve, Dupre, DelaGarde, Miss Oates,also by Master Cooke, who never performed on any Stage before

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam Sen and Mrs Bainbridge. Positively the Last night of playing this season. [On Easter Monday this house will revert to tumbling and pantomime and rope dancing.] Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Tickets delivered out by Bourn, Laws, and Toole will be taken this Night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: Lady Brumpton-Mrs Este who never appeared on any London stage before.

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Song: Miss Joneswho never appear'd on any stage before