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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Dance: IV: The Provancalle, as17631014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: End II: The Provancalle, as17631014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Yates; Frederick-Havard; Ramilie-Palmer; Mariana-Miss Bride; Furnish-Raftor; List-Marr; Decoy-Weston; James-Clough; Sparkle-Ackman; Wheedle-Mrs Bennet; Harriet-Mrs Davies; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Clerimont-Packer; Lappet-Mrs Clive. Mrs Clive will sing in her character The Life of a Beau.
Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Italian Gardiners-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: TThe Italian Gardiners, as17631119

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Powell, first time; Guiderius-Jackson; Cymbeline-Love; Iachimo-Holland; Cloten-King; Arviragus-Palmer; Philario-Parsons; Bellarius-Havard; Pissanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Imogen-Miss Bride; In Act II, introduc'd a Masque-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Lauchery, Miss Baker; singing-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleonice

Event Comment: Benefit for a Public Charity. Tom by Mr King very well (Hopkins). [Identical in Hopkins Diary-MacMillan.] Charges: #84 (MacMillan))

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holland; Tom-King; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Love; Sealand-Havard; Indiana-Mrs Yates, first time; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Humphrey-Packer; Sir John Bevil-Burton; Daniel-Vaughan; Lucinda-Mrs Hopkins; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; In II, singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: TThe Provancalle, as17631014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Holland; Thorowgood-Love; Trueman-Packer; Uncle-Burton; Blunt-Fox; Maria-Mrs Davies; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Milwood-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate; or, Harlequin from the Moon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: As17640114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Obrien, first time; Jack Meggot-Vernon; Clarinda-Miss Yates, first time; Jacintha-Miss Plym, first time; Strictland-Love; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Davies; Frankly-Palmer; Bellamy-Packer; Lucetta-Mrs Bennet; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Suspicious Husband Author(s): Benjamin Hoadly

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: Benedick by Obrien-1st time (Hopkins). Benedick does not sit so well upon Mr O'Brien as Ranger-Miss Pope Beatrice-indifferent (+Hopkins Diary-$MacMillan). New Occasional song introduc'd in The Rites of Hecate, the words will be printed and given away at the theatre. Receipts: #130 9s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Obrien, first time; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Don Pedro-Packer; Leonato-Havard; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Yates; Friar-Burton; Don John-Bransby; Verges-Philips; Borachio-Parsons; Clerk-Baddeley; Sexton-Clough; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Miss Hippisley; Balthazar (with a song)-Vernon; Hero-Mrs Davies; In II, a Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Benedick Actor: Obrien, first time

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen, End Act III

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: Lord Hardy-Holland; Trim-Yates; Campley-Obrien; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Harriet-Miss Bride; Lady Charlot-Mrs Hopkins; Puzzle-Weston; Lord Brumpton-Bransby; Trusty-Burton; Tom-Vaughan; Sable-Moody; Cabinet-J. Palmer; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Tattleaid-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Provancalle, as17631014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: IImogen for the first time by Mrs Yates. This Farce was the Comedy of Gilblas. Cut into Two Acts (Hopkins). Benefit for Mr Yates. No building on Stage. Receipts: #217 (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit: #152 16s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Counterfeits

Performance Comment: Parts-Yates, Palmer, Packer, Ackman, Baddeley, Miss Plym, Mrs Lee, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Bradshaw. Taken from Gil Blas, not printed, characters were perhaps Gil Blas-Yates; Don Lewis-Palmer; Melchoir-Baddeley; Aurora-Miss Plym; Laura-Mrs Lee; Bernarda-Mrs Bradshaw; Isabella-Mrs Bennet (Genest, V, 46); Parts-Packer, Ackman.

Dance: III: The Provancalle, as17631014; End I Farce: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 15 May 1760.] Afterpiece: A Tragi-comi-Pastoral-Farce by the late Mr Gay. Not acted these seven years. [See 15 May 1759.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Woodward; Sir Roger-Marten; Justice Statute-Redman; Corporal-R. Smith; Sir Humphrey-Wignel; Peter Nettle-Bennet; Soldier-Holtom; ThomasFilbert-Shuter; Steward-Anderson; Stave-Costollo; Dorcas-Miss Helm; Constable-Lewis; Aunt-Mrs Copin; Joyce-Master Besford; Kitty Carrot-Miss Elliot; first time, with the song 'Twas when the seas were roaring-.
Cast
Role: Peter Nettle Actor: Bennet

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: New Grand Ballet, as17640320

Song: III: Will be a Duette-Mattocks, Miss Polly Young

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

Event Comment: Benefit for Obrien. No building on Stage. Lovemore for 1st time by Mr Obrien (Hopkins). I think the character not fit for him (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #231 8s. 6d. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit to O'Brien: #167 4s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Dance: II: The Shepherdesses, as17640113; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: MMr Powell played very well (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Ld Chalkstone for 1st time by Mr Yates (very bad) (Hopkins). Benefit for Mrs Yates. Receipts: #259 8s. 6d. (MacMillan); charges: #65 9s. [Profit to Mrs Yates: #193 19s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: End: The Faggot Binders, as17640224

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. No building on Stage. Mrs Palmer's play was to have been the Fair Penitent, but on account of Mr O'Brien marriage it was changed (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #184 12s. (MacMillan); charges: #73 18s. [Profits to Mrs Palmer: #110 14s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Mr Lee-Young Belmont (Hopkins). No Building on Stage; The Deuce is in Him oblig'd to be deferr'd. The Foundling not in 16 years. [See 26 March 1750.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: II: The Shepherdesses, as17631014; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund for Decayed Musicians and their families. Pit and Boxes put together at half a guinea each. N.B. The Society's Collector being dead, and the places of abode of several of the subscribers being unknown to his successor, those Ladies and Gentlemen who have not yet received their tickets are humbly requested to send for them to Mr Jesse Horwood at his house in King Street, Golden Square, who is empowered by the Society to deliver them and receive the Subscription. Tickets to subscribers will admit one person to any part of the House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Babylon; Or, The Force Of Truth

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. No Building on Stage. Leon by Powell (Hopkins). Leon by Mr Powell-Queer enough-Not above charges in the House (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #61 4s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Deficit to Palmer: #3.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Powell, first time; Duke-Havard; Cacafogo-Love; Juan-Packer; Sancho-Lee; Copper Captain-Palmer; Alonzo-Ackman; Altea-Mrs Bennet; Margaretta-Mrs Davies; Old Woman-Yates; Maid-Vaughan; Estifania-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: The Provancalle, as17631014; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Davies. Oroonoko by Mr Powell (Hopkins). Very well (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #166 10s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit to Mrs Davies: #102 6s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: A Dance of Slaves-Lauchery; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922