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Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: Sir George-Freeman; Fantome-Stone; Tinsel-Turner; Vellum-Clarke; Butler-Harris; Gardener-Jones; Lady Trueman-Mrs Miller; Abigail-Mrs Clarke. With a Prologue, Written and Spoken by Mr Perkins, principally addressed to the Antient and Honourable Society of Free-Masons .

Song: The Apprentices, Wardens, and Masters Songs, to be sung by a worthy Brother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: Love and Glory

Performance Comment: Britannia-Mrs Barbier; Venus-Miss Arne; Mars-Kelly; Mercury-Master Arne; Pallas-Miss Jones; Graces-Miss Mason, Miss Young, Miss Oates; Followers of Mars-Waltz, Rainton, Topham, Stoppelaer; Shepherds-Roberts, Snider, Mountier .

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Grand Master of the Antient and Hon. Society of Free and Accepted Masons. Alter'd from Shakespear by Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17290923, but Pistol-Norris; With a new Prologue, Epilogue- for the Entertainment of the (Masons).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Acis-Mountier, being the first Time of his appearing in Character on any Stage; Galatea-Miss Arne; edition of 1732 adds: Damon-Mason; Polyphemus-Waltz.
Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: Britannia-Miss Cecilia Young; but edition of 1732 lists: Jupiter-Barret; Neptune-Snider; Mars-Waltz; Phoebus-Mountier; Honour-Waltz; Valour-Baker; Liberty-Snyder; Britannia-Miss Cecilia Young; Publick Virtue-Miss Susanna Mason; Victory, Concord, Peace-Mrs Seedo; Discord-Comano; Faction-Mynet [a note adds that later it was Phoebus-$Barret; Neptune-$Mountier]..

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Opera Of Operas

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Kilburn, the first time of his appearance on any stage; King Arthur-Stoppelaer; Dollalolla-Mrs Clive; Merlin-Nichols; Noodle-Mountier; Doodle-Snider; Foodle-Rainton; Parson-Snider; Bailiff-Rainton; Follower-Nichols; Cleora-Miss Atherton; Mustacha-Miss Palms; Grizzle and Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Waltz; Huncamunca-Mrs Mason; Glumdalca-Topham, who never appeared on any stage before .
Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Mason

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Event Comment: MMiss Midnight will give Tea. &c. Benefit for Pittard le Charpentier and a Free Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Carnival Concert

Performance Comment: As17540913, but Mason's Ode by Gilder, Words by Jackson-Masons; New Mason's Song-Lauder.
Cast
Role: Jackson Actor: Masons
Role: New Mason's Song Actor: Lauder.

Afterpiece Title: La Pantomime du Charpentier

Event Comment: Benefit Berry. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, and the rest of the Brethren...of Free and Accepted Masons. By Desire, two Rows of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes for Masons only, who are desir'd to attend the Grand Master at the Shakespear's Head, Covent-Garden, exactly at Five o'clock, in order to proceed to the Play. Tickets to be had of Berry, in Crown-Court, Russell Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: As17370416 but Andromache-Miss Holyday; Pyrrhus-Mills; Orestes-Milward; Pylades-Cibber; Phoenix-Boman; With the Original Epilogue; The Prologue to the Masons-Mills; Original Epilogue-Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Song: The Songs in Masonry, as usual: Brother Berry, Brother OatesI: Come let us prepare-Brother Berry, Brother Oates; III: On on my dear Brethren-Brother Berry, Brother Oates; V: Let Masonry be now my Theme-Brother Berry, Brother Oates

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Antient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons. For the Benefit of an unfortunate Brother Mason. [This program, which was given in the Old Tennis Court, included a concert; and tickets for 27 April, when the performance was intended but prevented, are received this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Juba-him whose Benefit it is for Unfortunate Brother Mason.

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Performance Comment: Both which will be performed by Masons for their Diversion.
Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. By Desire of the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, who on this occasion will attend in proper cloathing, and the different Regalias of their Order. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, author unknown. MS: Larpent 685; not published. Author of Prologue unknown]. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had at the Globe in Pall-mall; the Black Horse, Coventry-street; the Castle, in Castle-Court, Cornhill; the Rose Coffee-house in the Old Bailey; the Half Moon Tavern, Cheapside; and at the Theatre, where places for the boxes may be taken. Great care will be taken to have the House well aired

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Afterpiece Title: The Talisman

Song: End of mainpiece a song by Brett

Monologue: 1784 01 21 End of Act III of mainpiece a Masonic Address by a Brother [unidentified]

Event Comment: Benefit Oates. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, and the rest of the Brethren belonging to the Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin, but see17350213 With a Prologue and Epilogue, addressed to the Free Masons; the Prologue spoken by Cibber, and the Epilogue by Miss Oates . the Prologue spoken by Cibber, and the Epilogue by Miss Oates .

Music: II: A Concerto of Vivaldi's called The Cuckow, attempted on the Violin by Master Oates

Dance: III: A new Peasant Dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates Jr. IV: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Song: The Songs in Masonry as usual. I: Come let us prepare. III: on, on, my Dear Brethren. IV: Let Masonry be now my Theme

Performance Comment: I: Come let us prepare. III: on, on, my Dear Brethren. IV: Let Masonry be now my Theme .
Event Comment: To the Wonderful Brethren of the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons. For the Benefit of a Brother indisposed. At the New Theatre, James St. The House is newly painted. A Concert, etc. (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Young Gentlemen of repute; Occasional Prologue-; Epilogue-a Mason's Wife.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: a Mason's Wife.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: Six Brothers, cloathed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17300418 but Angelica-Mrs Thurmond; Prue-Mrs Cibber; By Desire, an Entire new Prologue, Free Masons Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Free Masons Epilogue Actor: .

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Roger, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Delorme, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Paid Patrick (tinman) #51 19s. (Account Book). As the tragedy of Elfrida, written (after the Greek manner) by that most excellent poet Mr Mason, has met with such singular applause at Covent Garden Theatre, I cannot help lamenting that our English Roscius has never had a play of Sophocles (translated into English blank verse) represented at Drury Lane. The plays in general, are the finest ever written; and the Oedipus Tyrannus is, in my opinion, the properest to be represented at present, both for the grandeur of the chorusses and the magnificence of the scenery. I mention this because I think this new species of drama would be better received, by an English audience, than all the Golden Pippins, or Nonpareils, that have lately appeared on the stage. (signed) Cantab (Gentleman's Magazine , XLIII, 74). Receipts: #183 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): William Mason

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End of Piece: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Song: Mason, Good

Dance: Laferry, Mrs Bicknell, Devonshire Girl, Claxton

Event Comment: Benefit Oates. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, and the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: See17330315 but Atall-Cibber Jr; Sir Solomon-Johnson; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Heron; Sylvia-Miss Holliday; Careless-A. Hallam; Clerimont-Roberts; Old Wilful-Miller; Sir Harry-Shepard; Strut-Oates; Footman-Mullart; Clarinda-Mrs Charke; Wishwell-Mrs Grace; With a Prologue, Epilogue addressed to the Free-Masons-.
Cast
Role: Epilogue addressed to the Free Actor: Masons-.
Role: Masons Actor: .

Song: All the Songs usual on the Occasion-

Dance: Essex, Haughton, LeBrun, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: By Permission. By Particular Desire of the Antient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons. Benefit for L'Estrange, and Fearon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17760916, but Mat-Chaplin; Ben Budge-Griffith; Robin-Stevens; Wat Dreary-Francis; Paddington-R. Palmer; Ned-Walters; Mrs Peachum, Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Mrs Watson; Sukey-Miss Platt; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Essex; Molly-Mrs Harrison; Mrs Vixen-Miss Stewart; Lucy-Miss Davies; Prologue in Character of a free Mason -L'Estrange; In II, Hornpipe-.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Entertainment: End Opera: The Cries of London-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Title Unknown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto Or The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calistos Additional performers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers Or The Good Naturd Man

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist Or The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess Or The Generous Portuguese

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles Or Iphigenia In Aulis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage hater Matched