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Event Comment: Benefit Boman and the Daughters of the late Mr Farquhar. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets for Karney also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; IV: Wooden Shoes-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's Prentice

Event Comment: The hay advertised for 30 May and later two plays which never got staged: Macheath turn'd Pyrate; or, Polly in India. An Opera. Very much taken, if not improv'd from the famous Sequel of the late celebrated Mr Gay. With a New Prologue, proper to the Occasion. And after the Run of that, the Town will be entertain'd with a new Farce of two Acts, call'd The King and Titi; or, The Medlars. Taken from the History of Prince Titi, Originally written in French, and lately translated into English

Performances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper

Dance: III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Event Comment: Benefit Bradshaw, Tyldesley, Boxkeepers. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. [Tickets for Cooper, Gillibrand also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Punch's Dance, as17370519; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Oates. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. 6 p.m. Tickets [for Demagny, a Widow in Distress, Leigh, Nosom, and Legard taken at this play. For another comment on the Licensing Act, see Daily Gazetteer, 15 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Gaylove-Richardson; Muckworm-Lion; Sapscull-Bardin; Slango-Beckham; Blunder-Louder; Arabella-Miss Wilson; Combrush-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Gaylove Actor: Richardson
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Wilson

Dance: I: A new Serious Dance-Master and Miss Oates; II: Irish Trot-Master and Miss Oates; V: Peasant Dance-Master and Miss Oates

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Written by Mr Dryden. The Pit will be floor'd over, and laid to the Boxes. [For further comment on the Licensing Act, see Daily Gazetteer, 24 June, and Craftsman, 25 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Song: TThe Ladies' Lamentation, as17370414

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Three Hours After Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: Three Hours after Marriage Author(s): Alexander Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Rosco; Sir Jasper-Penkethman; Leander-Salway; Hellebore-Lyon; Dorcas-Miss Bincks; Charlotte-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Salway

Dance: Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Egerton 2320: Berry, Oats & Shepard discharg'd much noise in ye Pit for ye restoring of Oats. Griffin at Rotterdam, Jack Ray did his part. Milward's [?] a good one--the first night of Beard's playing--his success great. Receipts: #115. [For performances at the Fairs, see season of 1736-1737.] Daily Advertiser, 22 Aug.: The House [dl] is neatly decorated, and a very large Lobby prepar'd for the Servants that keep Places, with two Fire Places, Seats, near the Boxes, where a Person is to attend to call them, whe wanted by their Masters or Ladies. There is also a new Passage to the Pit, which will make it much more convenient for the Audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Milward; Ben-Miller; Foresight-Johnson; Tattle-Cibber; Sir Sampson-Harper; Scandal-Mills; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Macklin; Angelica-Miss Holliday; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Nurse-Mrs Willis; Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Harper
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Quin,; Sir Joseph-Miller; Bluff-Johnson; Belmour-Mills; Fondlewife-Griffin; Vainlove-Havard; Sharper-Wright; Setter-Mechlin; Belinda-Miss Holliday; Araminta-Mrs Pritchard; Sylvia-Mrs Brett; Lucy-Mrs Marshall; Laetitia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Bluff Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Egerton 2320: Receipts: #80. A quarrel betwixt Mr Quin and Mrs Cibber about dressing in ye Green Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton; With Harlequin a Captive

Dance: A Ballet-Haughton (his first appearance at dl in five years)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Harper; Mat-Turbutt; Filch-Raftor; Ben-Marshall; Jemmy-Cole; Bagshot-Rolar; Jack-Leigh; Ned-Peploe; Wat-Woodburn; Beggar-Winstone; Player-Hill; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Marshall; Diana-Mrs Grace; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Tollet; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Grace; Dolly-Mrs Hill; Sukey-Mrs Brett; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Bennet; Molly-Miss Thynne; Betty-Mrs Woodward; Jenny-Miss Wilson; Macheath-Beard.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Wilson

Dance: Lilliputians , Scholars of Livier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: As17371025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Harper
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: Two Misses Scott; who never appeared on that Stage before: I: A Saraband, Minuet-Miss Scott; II: Comic Dance-Miss Scott's Sister; IV: Serious Dance-the two Misses Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance: As17371018

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Zeno. Music by Handel.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 4 Jan.: Last Night the new Opera of Faramondo was perform'd...to a splendid Audience, and met with general Applause. It being the first Time of Mr Handel's Appearance this Season, he was honour'd with extraordinary and repeated Signs of Approbation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Faramondo

Performance Comment: Edition of 1737 lists: Faramondo-Gaetano Majorano (called Caffaralli); Clotide-Signora Elisabetta duParc (called Fracescina); Gustavo-Montagnana; Adolfo-Signora Margarita Chimenti (called Droghierina); Rosimonda-Signora Maria Antonia Marchesini (called Lucchesini); Gernando-Signora Antonia Merighi; Teobaldo-Antonio Lottini; Childerico-Savage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Dance: Denoyer, Haughton, Miss Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton