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Event Comment: YYeates, Warner, and Rosoman's Booth opposite the Greyhound in West Smithfield. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. Mainpiece: a pompous Tragedy. [Repeated 24, 25, 26 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cruel Uncle Or Usurping Monarch

Afterpiece Title: Trick upon Trick

Song: New Song-Johnson upon the glorious Victory at Dettingen

Dance: Morris Dancers

Event Comment: Notices of performances on this date had appeared since 8 Sept., as at common prices and written by the late Sir Richard Steele, yet under the unsettled circumstances Fleetwood may not have assembled the players necessary for the production. Macklin, Garrick, Mills, Pritchard, Havard, Berry, Leigh, Blakes, Woodburn, Mrs Clive, Mrs Pritchard, and Mrs Mills had withdrawn and were attempting to form a company for acting at the New Haymarket. See Drury Lane Management in the Introduction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Event Comment: At Common Prices. Places for Boxes to be taken at the Stage Door. [A customary note for the season. Further notice will be made only when a significant change occurs.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. At Common Prices. No person to be admitted behind the scenes. To begin exactly at 6 o'clock. [Customary notice, not to be included again unless changed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Event Comment: Mainpiece, not acted in 10 years. [The British Champion, or Impartial Advertiser, No. 109, gives a four column comment upon the players versus the managers at Drury Lane. It appears to be written by a citizen appalled at the large salaries of the players as well as at the reputed high living of Fleetwood. Concludes by suggesting that theatre prices be much reduced.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Sullivan; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Sullivan

Dance: III: Italian Masquerade-Muilment, Desse, Leviez, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thomson

Event Comment: [The 1 Feb. note about nonadmission of persons behind the scenes continues to appear on all bills for nights of this afterpiece, as from now on, occurs the note: Nothing under Full Price will be taken during the time of the performance. These will not be copied out further.] We hear the new Pantomime Entertainment that was perform'd last night at Drury Lane, was receiv'd with great applause; the Scenes, Deceptions, and Decorations, all being in an entire new taste

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Event Comment: Benefit Cunningham. At the Desire of the Hon. Bell Ara Moleck, and the worshipful Fraternity of Free-Masons. A Concert, etc. [customary notice]. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. Although there was such ill Decorum the last time the Beggar's Opera was exhibited there, particular care will be taken to have it now in the most regular manner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Music: Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Baker

Event Comment: NNew Theatre, a Concert, etc. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

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Event Comment: NNew Theatre. Benefit Mrs Charke. 7 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: At common Prices. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

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Event Comment: At common prices. Tickets deliver'd out for the Prodigal will be taken on Oct. 16. The Eighth Day at the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: [W$William Hint sent another letter to the Daily Gazetteer on the excluded actors concluding that the Town is deprived by some mismanagement or other of some of the best in their walks. Discusses raised prices, the Manager's Cartel, and Macklin's exclusion from both houses.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Event Comment: A serious riot took place this evening occasioned by Fleetwood's continuing raised prices to old entertainments. Manager called for by audience. Not being an actor, he pleaded privilege of being exempted from appearing on stage and sent word by a performer he would confer in his room with any deputation. One was sent from pit, and house waited patiently its return.--Genest, IV, 137. To The Gentlemen of the Town: Gentlemen: From what pass'd last night at Drury Lane Playhouse, I think I may congratulate you on the long-wish'd for Conquest over the Hireling Encouragers of the Pantomime Entertainments. Give me leave, therefore, Gentlemen to hope, that you will not be wanting in your endeavours to quashing future attempts to introduce what is manifestly an encroachment on the Honour and Dignity of the stage, and a glaring Imposition on the town. I am yours, Philo Dramaticus.--Daily Advertiser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Event Comment: A Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick, divided into two Parts. Boxes 2s. Pit 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Between the two Parts of the Concert will be given Gratis a Comedy, 6 p.m. [Customary notice of concert, time, and prices.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Event Comment: By particular Desire [Dance had been ill since 14 Jan. Prices back to normal, as 26 Dec. 1744]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Event Comment: [B+Beggar's Opera announced for Monday 25 Feb.] Prices 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Daniel. [Prices return to Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit and First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s.] Tickets of Mrs Daniel at Mrs Cliff's, in Buckle St., near the Lead House, Goodman's Fields; Cardmakers Arms in Gray's Inn Passage, Red Lion Square; King Harry's Head, Red Lion St., Goodman's Field

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: At the Late Wells. Benefit Tucker. Tickets given out for The Provoked Wife by Tucker taken this Night. [Prices as 12 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: By Desire. [Prices return to 2s., 1s. 6d., 1s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Event Comment: Benefit Maxfield. Mainpiece: Never acted there before. Prices as 1 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: A New Comedy never acted Before. [By John Stevens.] Formula as 15 April. Prices 2s., 1s. [Published in 1745 by John Stevens, with the announcement As it was acted Gratis, at the New Theatre at the Haymarket, By a Company of Gentlemen for Diversion. No record of such a production has been found.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modern Wife Or The Virgin Her Own Rival

Dance: As17450415

Event Comment: At the Late Wells. Benefit the Authoress. [Concert formula now used.] Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: More Ways than One

Event Comment: Benefit a Citizen and family in distress. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s. [Honest Yorkshireman announced on 20 April as afterpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: More Ways than One

Event Comment: Benefit a Widow in Distress. Prices 2s. 6d., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay