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Event Comment: Benefit for Author of Zingis. Damon and Phillida was altered into a Comic opera of two acts, and new musick with the addition of some new songs and choruses--the Musick composed by Mr Dibdin,--went off very dull, and some hisses--the muscik not vastly liked (Hopkins Diary). New Overture. Both Zingis and Damon and Phillida published at 1s. 6d. and 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Cast
Role: Timur Actor: Holland
Role: Cubla Actor: Jefferson
Role: written by Home Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Zingis Author(s): Alexander Dow

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: End: The Reel, as17681212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Strictland Actor: Love
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs W. Barry

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Died Mr Sparks late of Covent Garden theatre (Lloyd's Evening Post, 30 Dec.). Gave Duke of Cumberland's Footmen #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #172 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Briton Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Loverule-Vernon; Lady Loverule-Mrs Johnston; Jobson-Love; Nell-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Love

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Event Comment: ZZingis was to have been played tonight; but Mr Holland cut his hand, and could not play (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17681018, but Young Bevil-Barry; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Sealand Actor: Aickin
Role: Myrtle Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17681007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Face-Palmer, 1st time; Anannias-Parsons; Doll Common-Mrs Hopkins; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Dapper-W. Palmer; Kastril-J. Burton; Subtle-Burton; Sir Epicure-Love; Tribulation-Hartry; Surly-Baddeley; Lovewit-Packer; Dame Pliant-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Anannias Actor: Parsons
Related Works
Related Work: The Alchemist Author(s): Ben Jonson
Related Work: The Tobacconist Author(s): Ben Jonson

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Cast
Role: Linger Actor: Parsons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Grave Diggers Actor: Parsons, Castle

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Parts by: Holland, King, Reddish, Cautherly, Dodd, Palmer, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Clive. Prologue, Epilogue. Frampton-Reddish; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Sir William Evans-Holland; Willis-Dodd; Capt. Loyd-King; Col. Evans-Palmer; Robert-Baddeley; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Smith; Prologue-King; Epilogue (by Garrick)-Mrs Clive (Edition of 1769).
Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Love

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q.; Kitley, Mr Garrick (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Related Works
Related Work: Every Man In His Humour Author(s): Ben Jonson

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: a New Allemande Actor: .
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Neville MS Diary: went with Mr and Mrs Willoughby to the 2 shilling gallery at Drury Lane to see the new comedy. The School for Rakes, which I do not like. Many of our new pieces are full of absurd compliments to--

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Theatrical Register, 1769: This perhaps is one of the best of all Mr Handel's performances in this species of composition. Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Samson-; Manoa-; Micah-; Israelite-; Officer-; Chorus of Israelites-; Dalila-; Harapha-; Chorus of Philistine women-; Priests of Dagon-.
Cast
Role: Samson Actor:

Music: Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Theatrical Register, 1769: We cannot rank this among th most capital of Mr Handel's oratorios; and yet it has great merit in one particular, viz. the attempt to characterize the idea of the plagues of Egypt by the power of music, in which, perhaps, the composer has carried the force of imitation to its utmost extent. Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Egypt

Music: Concerto on Violin-Paganini

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Afterpiece: For the only time this season. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Miss Macklin #77 7s. 6d. plus #115 15s. from tickets (Box 463). Paid Mr Reed for the balance of his 3 nights for Tom Jones #297 3s. Receipts: #141 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Lady's Philosophy

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green. u§¨cg IInterlude: The Royal Garland. As17681010.
Role: Nymph Actor: _. u§™cg A+A New Occasional Interlude: The Royal Garland.
Role: Mrs Mattocks Genius of England Actor: Mahon
Role: to conclude with a Grand Ballet Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere
Role: Chorusses of Shepherds and Shepherdesses Actor: .

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Baddeley. Mainpiece: Played this night By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd for The English Merchant will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Fairfield Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210; End: By Desire, the entertainment The Cries of London-Vernon

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Mrs Ward is extremely sorry she is oblig'd to change the Night's Entertainment advertised for her Benefit, but the severe illness of Mrs Mattocks and Mrs Baker, makes it impossible to perform the Opera of Love in a Village, as does Mr Woodward's indisposition the Farce of the Citizen. The Managers have therefore kindly granted her the above tragedy and pantomime. Charges #65 15s. Balance to Mrs Ward #55 5s. plus #53 2s. from tickets (Box 58; Pit 158; Gallery 149). Receipts: #121 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Cast
Role: Thorowgood Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Fairfield Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit; or, Harlequin at Rhodes

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

Entertainment: End of Opera: King (for that night only) will present the Audience with a Comic Paraphrase-King on Shakespeare's The Seven Ages

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Jefferson
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: End: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs DuBellamy. Charges #64 10s. Balance due the DuBellamys #1 10s plus #116 13s. from tickets (Box 264; Pit 305; Gallery 49) (Account Book). Receipts: #66 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17681101

Event Comment: Benefit By Desire of the most noble Grand of the Honorable Order of Select Albions, for their Brother Hurst, and Mr Evans (subtreasurer). Tickets deliver'd for The Orphan will be taken. The Orphan deferr'd on account of Barry's Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17690502, but Ariel-Mrs Scott; the other dances-Tassoni, _Giorgi; Hymen-_; Ceres-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Song: End: The Albion Song-Vernon

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett, and Mr and Mrs Johnston (sufferers from a fire)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17681013, but with Audrey-Mrs Johnson; Amiens-Fawcett [he doubled as Jaques de Bois].he doubled as Jaques de Bois].
Cast
Role: with Audrey Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Orlando Actor: Reddish

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. Tickets deliver'd for The Maid of the Mill will be taken. The vocal performers continuing too ill to appear in the Maid of the Mill, the Managers have kindly indulged Mr Legg, Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones with the above tragedy. Charges #70. Deficit to Legg #7 8s. 6d.; to Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones #7 6d., covered by income from tickets: Legg #58 (Box 73; Pit 161; Gallery 156); Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones #47 15s. (Box 72; Pit 117; GAllery 122) (Account Book). Receipts: #55 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Gibson

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920