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Event Comment: For the Small Pox Hospital; Pit and Boxes 1!2 Guinea; a Treble Ticket at 26s., which admits a Gentleman and two Ladies to the Pit and Boxes, and the Gentleman to Dinner at Merchant Taylors Hall. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. No more Tickets will be disposed of than will conveniently fill the House, nor will any Money be taken at the Doors, or Collection at the Theatre. This being a Morning's Entertainment it is not expected that the Ladies come full-dressed. The most convenient way to the upper gallery at the Theatre, is through the King's Yard. To begin at 12 noon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Music: CConcerto-Stanley who is to conduct the performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17530409 but Fine Gentleman-Sturt; Drunken Man-Rooker; Fine Lady-Miss Minors; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Sturt

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance, as17521125; End: A Hornpipe-Harrison

Song: II: A Song-Wilder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17530511, but Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Drunken Man-Burton; Charon-W. Vaughan; Tattoo-Marr.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17530514; III: A Hornpipe-Walker; V: A Minuet-Morris, Miss Shawford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Bridgwater; Escalus-Gibson; Benvolio-Usher; Paris-Anderson; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Bennett; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-White; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Cushing; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-aYoung Gentlewoman (who never appeared on any stage before); [With a Masquerade Dance- [proper to the play; [and an Additional Scene introduced representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; [which will be accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-; the vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Chambers; [With an Occasional Prologue-Barry.*c1753 10 10 cg A Prologue by Barry to introduce a young gentlewoman in Juliet (Miss Nossiter) who never appear'd upon any stage. Great Applause. The Prologue about Mrs Cibber's Leaving Rich (Cross). Romeo was perform'd by Barry and Juliet by Miss Nossiter, being the first time of her appearing on any theatre. The delicacy of her figure, and her gracefull distress, obtained for her the warmest applause; and as she grew more animated in the progress, she frequently alarmed the audience with the most striking attitudes. If this young actress studies the management of her voice, and attains a more simple elocution--she will prove a shining ornament to the stage (Gentleman's Magazine, Oct., p. 493, from Grays' Inn Journal, 13 Oct.). [The Occasional Prologue was printed in the Public Advertiser, 20 Nov.: @Who could have thought that Juliet could e'er prove@False to her Romeo, faithless to her Love?@She Mrs Cibber? on whose voice the raptured audience hung,@Caught with th'angelic music of her tongue;@Whose native tenderness so oft has charm'd;@Whose grief afflicted, and whose Rage alarm'd,@Deaf to her vows, and to her Romeo's calls,@Has fled alas from our Verona's walls!@In such a plight what cou'd poor Romeo do?@Why, Faith, like modern lovers, seek anew;@And happy shall I think me in my Choice,@If 'tis approv'd of by the public voice.@ Twenty three more lines present the qualifications for Miss Nossiter to play the part, and plead for an encouraging round of applause for her.] and as she grew more animated in the progress, she frequently alarmed the audience with the most striking attitudes. If this young actress studies the management of her voice, and attains a more simple elocution--she will prove a shining ornament to the stage (Gentleman's Magazine, Oct., p. 493, from Grays' Inn Journal, 13 Oct.). [The Occasional Prologue was printed in the Public Advertiser, 20 Nov.: @Who could have thought that Juliet could e'er prove@False to her Romeo, faithless to her Love?@She Mrs Cibber? on whose voice the raptured audience hung,@Caught with th'angelic music of her tongue;@Whose native tenderness so oft has charm'd;@Whose grief afflicted, and whose Rage alarm'd,@Deaf to her vows, and to her Romeo's calls,@Has fled alas from our Verona's walls!@In such a plight what cou'd poor Romeo do?@Why, Faith, like modern lovers, seek anew;@And happy shall I think me in my Choice,@If 'tis approv'd of by the public voice.@ Twenty three more lines present the qualifications for Miss Nossiter to play the part, and plead for an encouraging round of applause for her.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Frenchman-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Aesop-Bransby; Mercury-Wilder; Tatoo-Marr; Charon-W. Vaughan; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Aesop-Bransby; Drunken Man-Yates; Old Man-Blakes; Mrs Tattoo-Miss Minors; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward

Dance: I: Shepherd's Holiday, as17541008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-a Gentleman who never appeared on any stage before; Iago-Ryan; Brabantio-Sparks; Cassio-Ridout; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Duke-Marten; Montano-White; Emilia-Mrs Hamilton; Desdemona-Mrs Bellamy; Occasional Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17540920, but Richard-Sheridan; King Henry-Ryan; Richmond-Ridout; Catesby-Wignell; Tressel-a Gentleman who never appeared before; Norfolk-Gibson; Oxford-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17550414 but Gentleman Usher-Collins.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Collins.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: CComic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Occasional Prologue-Gentleman from Oxford.

Afterpiece Title: A Morning's Frolick; or, A Ramble Through Covent Garden

Music: Kettle Drum-Woodbridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Quaker

Performance Comment: Occasional Prologue-a Gentleman of Oxford.

Afterpiece Title: A Morning's Frolick

Entertainment: Bird and Animal Imitator-Cloesong

Music: As17550903

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Aesop-Bransby; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Drunken Man-Yates; Mercury-Beard; Old Man-Blakes; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors; Find Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward

Dance: IV: As17550930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Garrick; Polixenes-Havard; Camillo-Davies; Shepherd-Berry; Clown-Woodward; Autolycus-Yates; Cleomenes-Jefferson; Florizel-Holland; Gentleman-Blakes; Servant-Beard; Rogero-Walker; Perdita-Mrs Cibber; Paulina-Mrs Bennet; Dorcas-Miss Minors; Mopsa-Mrs Bradshaw; Hermione-Mrs Pritchard; Prologue-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17551204, but Gentleman Usher-Yates; Cordelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: With a new scene-Garrick; New Mimic Italian Song-Mrs Clive; Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Mercury-Beard; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Mrs Riot, Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Aesop-Bransby; Charon-W. Vaughan; Drunken Man-Yates; Frenchman, Old Man-Blakes; Tatoo-Marr; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors (Edition of 1756).
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Woodward

Dance: IV: New Sailor's Dance, as17560217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17560212, but Cordelia-Mrs Davies; Gentleman Usher-_.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: New Comic Dance The Indian Peasants, as17560515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Iago-Ryan; Gloster-Ridout; Kent-Sparks; Bastard-Smith; Cornwall-Anderson; Albany-White; Burgundy-Bennet; Gentleman Usher-Shuter; Goneril-Mrs Stephens; Regan-Mrs Hamilton; Cordelia-Miss Nossiter.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Old Man, last new character of Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Fine Gentleman-a Person who never appeared on the stage before; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.

Dance: By Desire aHornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: The Cries of London with Additions-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Cast
Role: 1st Gentleman Actor: Bennet
Role: 2nd Gentleman Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan; or, Harlequin Restor'd

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance (for 2nd time)-Miss Toogood, apprentice to Lalauze; IV: By Desire a Ball Dance, call'd Queen Caroline, with a Minuet-Miss Toogood, Lalauze; End: A Harlequin Dance-Miss Toogood, 1st time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17570418 but Fine Gentleman-Haughton, who never appeared on that stage; Aesop-Wignell; Frenchman-Holtom; Drunken Man-Dunstall.

Dance: I: Dutch Peasant, as17570512; IV: Country Lass, as17570512; V: Lamplighters, as17570429

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17570516, but Mercury-Baker; Fine Gentleman-_; Aesop-_.

Dance: As17561023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Old Man , with Character of Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Fine Gentleman-Dyer; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Dyer

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17571013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Young Gentleman, first on any stage; Pierre-Davis, second on that stage; Priuli-Marshall; Duke-Clarke; Eliot-Pittard; Spinosa-Blakey; Theodore-Cotshall; Bedamar-Adcock; Renault-Cibber; Belvidera-Mrs Adcock, first time in that part on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: Numps's Courtship

Dance: As17580112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Lee; Johnson-a Gentleman, his 1st appearance; Smith-Sparks; With Occasional Decorations, viz: A Dance of State-; Grand Battle of Horse and Foot-; A New Prologue on the Birthday of the King of Prussia-Lee.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17571021, but Frenchman-the Gentleman who performs Johnson.

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17571013