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Event Comment: Books of the Entertainment [i.e., of The Spanish Lady] to be had at the theatre. The Comedy of Man and Wife cannot be perform'd, on account of Mr Shuter's hoarsness. Receipts: #202 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Performance Comment: As17700308 but Cherinthus?-Wroughton; Prologue-_; Epilogue-_ .

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Performance Comment: As17700227.

Entertainment: As17700224

Event Comment: OOde, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: As17700222.

Afterpiece Title: The Ode

Performance Comment: As17690930.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mr King. Part of pit laid into the boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17700103, but Traverse-Hurst; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib-King; Sir Toby Fuz-Love; Patent-Packer; Carpenter-Moody; Sir Macaroni-Dodd; Wilson-Palmer; Prompter-Bannister; Housekeeper-Johnston; Shepherds-Dodd, Parsons, Hartry, Fawcett, Kear, Messink; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Baddeley; Sweepers-Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Miss Fuz-Miss Burton; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17690926

Entertainment: LLinco's Travels-King (with considerable alterations and additions) His remarks on England and the Jubilees

Event Comment: Benefit for Reddish. Mainpiece: Not acted in 40 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Falsehood

Performance Comment: Julio-Reddish; Henriquez-Aickin; Roderick-Palmer; Duke Angelo-Bransby; Master of the Flocks-Moody; Camilo-Hurst; Don Bernard-Parsons; Shepherds-Hartry, Booth; Violante-Mrs Jeffries; Leonora-Miss Younge; Prologue-Reddish; Epilogue-Miss Younge; In IV: the Original Song (New composed by Mr Hook)-Miss Radley.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17690923.

Dance: III: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Charges #64 12s. Balance to Mrs Mattocks #37 6s. plus #67 12s. from tickets (Box 199; Pit 119). Paid Mr Simpson for wine &c. for the Orchestra at rehearsals of musical performances #5 5s. Mrs Bellamy's balance paid (Account Book). Receipts: #101 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Performance Comment: As17700110, but Mirza-Davis.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17700226, but Young Wilding-Davis.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17670921.

Performance Comment: [See17670921.]
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Come as early as possible to avoid confusion. Charges #64 10s. Balance to Miss Macklin #79 18s., plus #146 from Tickets (584 Box & Pit at one price of 5s. each); Paid Mr Monk #2 12s. 6d. for mending the Owl & a new Spring (Account Book). [The bonus value of the benefit to an actor or member of the company staff may be seen when one considers that Miss Macklin's regular salary was #7 per week, or about #28 per month. On this one benefit performance she made a profit in book value equal to her previous eight month's salary. Book value because the Account Book records, for the tickets which she delivered, only the face value of 5s. each. It is probable that many a wealthy theatre-goer gave her on this occasion, by way of appreciation for the pleasure of her performances, much more than the face value of the ticket.] Receipts: #144 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17700327 but Shylock-Macklin; Nerissa-Mrs Lessingham; Portia-Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Callaghan-Shuter; Groom-Woodward; Goodchild-Dunstall; Mordecai-Quick; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; Sir Archy-Macklin.

Dance: IV: The Whim, as17691123; End: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17700322 but Canton-Waldron; Fanny-Mrs W. Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17700212, but Abram-Jacobs; Gasconade-Waldron.

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17690926

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Helme and Mr Branson will be taken. Charges #70 3s. 6d. Balance to Younger #36 10s., plus #116 3s. from tickets (Box 151; Pit 340; Gallery 274) (Account Book). Receipts: #106 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Younger; Juba-Smith; Sempronius-Clarke; Syphax-Gibson; Portius-Bensley; Marcus-Wroughton; Lucius-Gardner; Decius-Morris; Lucia-Mrs Mattocks; Marcia-Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17700418 but Yeoman-Morris; Ceres-Miss Valois.
Event Comment: By Desire of the Most Noble Grand of the Honorable Order of Select Albions. For the Benefit of their Brother Hurst, and Mr Rooker. N.B. The Grand of the Albion Lodge desires his officers to meet him at the Rose Tavern in Bridges St., at 5 o'clock, to proceed from thence to the front boxes, in procession, with the Ensigns of their Order. The company of any other of the Brethren will be esteemed a favour, to join the Grand and Officers--Care will be taken to preserve Places in the Boxes for the Ladies belonging to the members of this Society (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: As17700113, but Robert-Rooker, first time; Harriet-Mrs W. Barry, first time (playbill); Miss Rogers (Public Advertiser). Miss Rogers (Public Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Clown-Ackman; Witch-Moody; Farmer-Johnston; Squire-J. Burton; Farmer's Daughters-Mrs King, Miss Tetley; To conclude with a Masquerade-.

Song: End: The Albion Song-Vernon

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs DuBellamy. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 2 May 1767.] Charges #64 5s. Deficit to the DuBellamy's #2 4s. covered by #142 7s. from tickets (Box 314; Pit 393; Gallery 49) (Account Book). Receipts: #62 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Oldrents-Gibson; Hearty-Reinhold, first time; Springlove-Hull; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-DuBellamy; Vincent-Mattocks; Patrico-Morris; Amie-Miss Valois, first time; Meriel-Mrs Baker; Rachel-Mrs Pinto; In Act II: The Original Crutch Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Trappolin-Shuter; Lavinio-Perry.

Dance: End Opera: The Old Ground Young, as17700501; with an Allemande, as17700501

Event Comment: At the Theatre Royal in the Haymarket. Places to be taken of Mr Jewell at the Theatre. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Admittance behind the Scenes. No Money to be returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be open at Six. To begin precisely at Seven. Vivant Rex et Regina. The Servants to keep Places are desired to be at the House by Five. [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Weston, Aickin, Sparks, Vandermeer, Hamilton, Saunders, Jacobs, Lings, Castle, F. Gentleman, Dancer, Farrel, M'George, Wheeler, Griffiths, Pearce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Jewell; With an Occasional Prologue-Foote.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with a Song in Character)-Vandermere; Falsh-Saunders; Tag-Mrs Read; Miss Biddy-Mrs Gardner.

Dance: The Pedlar-Mas. and Miss West, apprentices to Grimaldi

Performance Comment: and Miss West, apprentices to Grimaldi.
Event Comment: A new comic opera...written by Mr C. F. Badini. Music entirely new composed by Guglielmi, with new Dances and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Disertore

Performance Comment: Rosetta-Sga Guglielmi; Alessio-Lovattini; Gian Luioi-Marigi; Gianetta-Sga Bernardi; Beltramino-Savoi; Tonina-Sga Mengis Boschetti; Montacielo-Ristorini; Ballet Master-Galeotti; Principal Dancers-Mlle Heinel, Sga Crispi, Lepy, Lepy Jr, Sga Guidi, Sga Curz, Galeotti, Como; Painter, Machinist-Bigarri Jr (Edition of 1770).
Event Comment: Benefit for Quick, Fox, Hamilton and Bates. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Charges #65 14s. 6d. Deficit to each actor #5 9s. 1 1!2d., covered by income from tickets: Quick #45 13s. (Box 40; Pit 169; Gallery 103); Fox #54 13s. (Box 60; Pit 219; Gallery 68); Hamilton #28 12s. (Box 40; Pit 72; Gallery 78); Bates #27 3s. (Box 28; Pit 69; Gallery 98). Paid Mr Osborne the Balance due for Benefit of New General Lying in Hospital the 22d Dec. last #10 17s. 6d. Half values from tickets receiv'd from Rose, Wilkinson, Mrs Griffiths, Flight, Roberts, Robson, Norbury, Fransdorf, Miller, and Walker (Account Book). Receipts: #43 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17700205, but Gravediggers-Quick, Bates; Ghost-Clarke; Ostrick-Hamilton; Lucianus-Fox.

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Kniveton, first time; Grumio-Hamilton; Taylor-Quick; Catharine-Mrs Green.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

Event Comment: Benefit for Theatrical Fund. Kitely-Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Pit and Boxes laid together. Ad[mission] to Boxes only through Boxes (Winston MS 10). Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17691129, but Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Moody, first time; Matthew-W. Palmer; Cob-Wright; Mrs Kitely-Miss Younge, first time; Occasional Epilogue-Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17700508.

Dance: V: The Butterfly-Daigville, Sga Vidini

Event Comment: marly Benefit for Bannister. A new Burletta (music-Piccini, Arne, Arnold, Burney, Dibdin, &c.) in which will be introduced a variety of imitations by Mr Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Madman

Performance Comment: Parts: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Barthelemon .

Dance: marly (By particular desire that night only) Hornpipe by Mrs Thompson. music, 1st Violin and Solo by Barthelemon

Performance Comment: music, 1st Violin and Solo by Barthelemon .
Event Comment: hay Benefit for Sheridan. Mainpiece: As written by Mr Brooke, not acted these eight years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Sheridan; Southampton-Aickin; Cecil-Gardner; Raleigh-Dancer; Lieutenant-Griffiths; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Burton; Nottingham-Mrs Jefferies; Rutland-Miss Hayward .

Afterpiece Title: hay The Author

Performance Comment: As17700518 [but Short Bill]: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Arabella-Mrs Jeffries; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner .

Dance: hay IV: The Nosegay, as17700611

Performance Comment: hathi.

Song: hay IV: By Mrs Jewell

Performance Comment: hathi.
Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is Drawn up. Places for the boxes to be had (only) of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door. The Doors to be opened at Five o'clock. To begin exactly at Six o'clock. Vivant Rex & Regina! [Customary note for each bill. Only significant changes will be further noted. The company was weakened by the loss of Woodward (see 23 Oct.) who accompanied Foote to Edinburgh, and of Mrs Bellamy who was not engaged. Miss Catley, however, returned from Ireland after an absence of 9 years. And Ross returned after four years.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Bashful-Yates; Sir Brilliant-Dyer first time; William-Cushing; Sideboard-Holtom; Widow Belmour (with song in character)-Miss Macklin; Muslin-Mrs Green; Mignionet-Miss Pearce; Furnish-Miss Mills; Lady Constant-Mrs Baker first time; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bulkley, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Mattocks; Palaemon-DuBellamy; Laura-Mrs Mattocks; Pastora-Mrs Thompson.

Dance: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford. [See17691111.

Performance Comment: Burton, Miss Besford. [See17691111.]
Event Comment: Theodosius intended, Mr & Mrs Barry Indispos'd (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Capt. Lloyd-King; Frampton-Reddish; Sir Wm. Evans-Hurst; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Colonel Evans-Palmer; Willis-Dodd; Robert-Baddeley; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17701004, but Principal Characters-_Parsons, J. Burton, _Waldron, +Booth.
Event Comment: By authority. Benefit for Vandermere. As this play is desired in Lieu of the Clandestine Marriage, Mr Vandermere humble hopes it will be acceptable to his Friends in general. Tickets for the Clandestine Marriage will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Vandermere; Sir Jealous Traffick-Lloyd; Butler-Griffith; Charles-Smith; Whisper-Dancer; Sir George Airy-Robson; Drawer-Mas. Lapper; Servant-Ledwith; Sir Francis Gripe-Brownsmith; Isabinda-Miss Trowell; Scentwell-Miss Vincent; Patch-Miss Fairlamb; Miranda-Miss Ogilvie.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble with a Song in Character-Vandermere; Capt. Loveit-Griffith; Puff-Smyth; Jasper-Ledwith; Flash-Dancer; Miss Biddy-Miss Trowell; Tag-Miss Fairlamb.

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mas. Lapper; End of Play: Hornpipe-Mrs Cope

Performance Comment: Lapper; End of Play: Hornpipe-Mrs Cope.
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.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17701017, but Poet-_; Printer's Devil-_; Robin-_.

Dance: End Opera: The Reel, as17701103

Event Comment: Kitely-$Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Everyman In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Brainworm-Baddeley; Clement-Hartry; Cob-Moody; Old Knowell-Hurst; Young Knowell-Aickin; Well@Bred-Palmer; Capt. Bobadil-King; Stephen-Dodd; Downright-Bransby; Cash-Packer; Matthew-W. Palmer; Bridget-Mrs Jeffries; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Egerton, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Papillion-Parsons; Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Bannister; Elliot-J. Aickin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jeffries.
Event Comment: Sir John Brute, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Aickin; Bully, song-Vernon; Lord Rake-Ackman; Justice-Bransby; Razor-Baddeley; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Mrs Jeffries; Mademoiselle, song-Miss Radley; Lady Brute-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Performance Comment: As17701113, but Watkins_; Love; Beggars-Mrs _Bradshaw; Mrs Smith; Crutch Dance-.
Event Comment: Afterpiec : A New Burletta [by George Colman]. The Characters New Dress'd. The Music entirely New composed by Mr Arnold. Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. [Books sold at each subsequent performance this season. See Town and Country Magazine (from Theatre No. XII, p. 593) for comment on the afterpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17701018.

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: Parts-Shuter, Reinhold, Morris, Mrs Thompson, Miss Catley. Pantaloon-Shuter; Leander-Reinhold; Pierrot-Morris; Colombine-Mrs Thompson; Isabella-Miss Catley (Edition of 1770).
Event Comment: Ranger, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Tomorrow, A New Comedy, never perform'd, call'd 'Tis Well It's No Worse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Strictland-Love; Frankly-Aickin; Bellamy-Packer; Meggot-Dodd; Tester-J. Burton; Mrs Strictland-Mrs W. Barry; Lucetta-Mrs Love; Milliner-Miss Radley; Jacintha-Mrs Jeffries; Clarinda-Miss Pope; Ranger's Servant-Ackman; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: Capt. Constant-Cautherly; Clinch-Booth; Roger-Moody; Sir Jeoffrey Constant-Packer; Trusty-Hartry; Belinda-Mrs W. Barry; Dolly-Mrs Love.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. This New Comedy by Mr Bickerstaff much hiss'd (Hopkins Diary). [See comment on mainpiece in Town and Country Magazine (from Theatre No. XXII, p. 593.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Performance Comment: Parts-King, Reddish, Parsons, Brereton, Baddeley, Davies, J. Aickin, W. Palmer, Wrighten, Keen, Castle, Booth, J. Burton, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Love, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Abington. Muskato-King; Don Carlos-Reddish; Don Guzman-Parsons; Don Ferdinand-Brereton; Lazarillo-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Davies; Officers, Lawyers, Servants-J. Aickin, W. Palmer, Wrighten, Keen, Castle, Booth, J. Burton; Aurora-Mrs Baddeley; Marcella-Mrs Jeffries; Leonarda-Mrs Love; Old Nun-Mrs Dorman; Beatrice-Mrs Abington; Prologue written by Garrick spoken-Moody; Epilogue by Garrick spoken-King (Edition of 1770).

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-J. Aickin; Miller-Moody; Richard-Palmer; Joe (with song)-Fawcett; Lord Lurewell-Ackman; Madge-Mrs Love; Kate-Mrs Simson; Peggy-Miss Platt.