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Event Comment: Benefit Signora Saratina. A new tragicomical Burletta, Musick composed by Pergolesi. Scenes and Cloaths entirely new. Tickets at Mr Oswald's Music Shop. 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Strattaggemma; Or, The Stratagem

Song: Before the Burletta: Singing-; several songs, a duetto-Signora Saratina, Reinhold

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. At the Long Room, Hampstead. Tickets to be had of Mr Beete, at the long Room. To begin at six. After the concert will be a ball

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Music: CConcerto on the Harpsichord-Stanley; solo on Violin-Hay

Event Comment: At Shuter's New Booth, George Inn Yard, West Smithfield. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. To begin each day at Twelve Noon. An Excellent Band of Musick is provided. The Scenes and Habits all entirely new. Public Advertiser, 22 Aug.: Whereas the partnership between Mess Shuter and Yates has been dissolved; and as Mr Shuter intends to carry on the Business in a more extensive manner than has been performed hitherto, he is now at a great Expence erecting a Repository in an entirely new Taste, in the George Inn Yard...prfviding new, nice, and different Assortments of Theatrical Wares, such as Wit, Humour, Incidents, American Interludes, black and white, Duets and Dances, of which the Public will be informed by Catalogue of the whole Stock, which will be delivered Gratis to his Friends and Customers...He flatters himself that no Person will serve them better or cheaper, for ready Money only, and all purchases of Five Pounds worth or upwards, shall be allowed 5 per cent of Discount. That the Publick may not mistake the Shop, over the Door way will be my Picture without a Frame, very indifferently painted, with this Motto beneath it, Shuter. Daily Advertiser, 3 Sept.: On the Great Parade after the Fair is proclaim'd, the Bold Shuter will review his Troop; and the Publick are requested to observe that the full Figure at the Middle of the Platform is the Chief...or Sachem of the Five Nations. He will be attended with Mamamawks, Papapawks, and Tomahawks...The Lords may laugh, the Ladies may laugh, and the Commoners may laugh...and that will make me laugh. Edward Shuter, born Anno Domini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The French Flogg'd; Or, The English Sailors In America

Song: Diet, The Humours of Bartholomew Fair-Alley Croaker, Signora Ciperini; And a Song- on the late glorious success gained over the French by his Serene Highness Prince Ferdinand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Galligantus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-a Gentleman, 1st appearance on any stage [Hull]; Young Wou'dbe-Dyer; Balderdash-Marten; Clearaccount-Collins; Fairbank-Anderson; Comic-Perry; Trueman-Smith; Richmore-Ridout; Subtleman-Dunstall; Alderman-Bennet; Captain-Wignel; Frisure-Holtom; Teague-Barrington; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Copin; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Ferguson; Constance-Mrs Vincent; Aurelia-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Alderman Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Comic Dance,The Threshers-Leppie, Granier, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Alderman Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17591005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Beggar Actor: Bennet
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft
Role: Alderman Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17591012; The Threshers, as17591005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Beggar Actor: Bennet
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Bencraft
Role: Alderman Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Sir Gregory Gazette-Bennet; Jenkin-Davis; Tim-Costollo.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Gazette Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): Ben Jonson

Dance: As17591012; with a New Comic Dance call'd The Irish Turf@Cutters-Poitier Jr, 1st time here in 3 years, Miss Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Wignel.
Role: Beggar Actor: Bennet
Role: Alderman Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: As17591102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Wignel.
Role: Beggar Actor: Bennet
Role: Alderman Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17591102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Wignel.
Role: Beggar Actor: Bennet
Role: Alderman Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17591102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Bartholomew Fair Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: Love and Money; or, The Fair Caledonian Author(s): Robert Benson

Song: Lowe

Event Comment: Benefit for the Unhappy Sufferers by the late Dreadful Fire that happened in King Street, Covent Garden. Places for boxes to be taken, and tickets to be had of Mr Sarjant, at the Stage Door of the Theatre; where, if any persons are so charitably disposed as to send more than the price of the ticket, a receipt will be given him to the person who brings it. And the profits arising from such Benefit Play, will be paid into the hands of the Church Wardens of St Paul's, cg, and St Martins in the Fields, to be distributed by them for the purposes intended. And as there has been no interest made for this benefit, more than arose from the Advertisements in the public Play-Bills, it is hop'd the Inhabitants of the above parishes will favour this charity with their personal appearances at the said Theatre this Night. Receipts: #128 13s. in cash plus #42 5s. (169 Box tickets). Total Income #170 18s. Charges #64

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Almeria-Mrs Ward; King-Sparks; Gonzalez-Ridout; Garcia-Dyer; Alonso-Anderson; Perez-R. Smith; Heli-Bennet; Selim-Davis; Leonora-Mrs Barrington; Osmyn-Smith; Zara-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Heli Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: TThe Plowman, as17591121; a Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Wignel.
Role: Beggar Actor: Bennet
Role: Alderman Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: II: The Threshers, as17591005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Wignel.
Role: Beggar Actor: Bennet
Role: Alderman Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Dawson; Country Dance-Characters in the Play; End II: A Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: Benefit for the Unhappy Sufferers by the late Dreadful Fire in King's Stredt, Covent Garden (playbill). We gave our Night's pay for ye Sufferers by the fire in King's Street Covent Garden Sun: ye 23d. of Dec. (Cross). Sisters diner at Mrs B's. I slept [slipt?] in after the play at Drury Lane & see them in the Gallery, where I had a few words with Mr Williams (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," Vol. 197, p. 69). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Desert Island

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Desert Island

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Wignel.
Role: Beggar Actor: Bennet
Role: Alderman Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17600108

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Dances incident to the Opera. Likewise, a Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville [probably The Plowman]