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Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Benefit Dance. Boxes 3s., Pit and First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. The Late Wells in Goodman's Fields. Tickets to be had at Mr. Dance's Lodgings, at Mr Boteler's in Fenchurch St.; and at Mr Goodfellow's at Mrs Simpson's, in Church Lane, near the Wells. Particular care will be taken to keep the House warm

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Receipts: #161 12s. To Covent Garden Playhouse to see Miss Brent in the character of Polly. Mr Dives was there and Lt Fevey, went to Miss Borgard in the side box and see her and Miss Ligonier into their coach, went and spoke to Mr Kindersley in the upper boxes, and fetched Mrs B, Mr and Mrs Pickel out of the Gallery. I liked her singing much. It was the 11th night (Elma Hailey, "The Brietzcke Diary 1759-1765," Notes and Queries, (Aug. 1951), 196, p.360)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Related Works
Related Work: The School-Boy: or The Comical Rivals Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: As17591017

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Tragedy [by Henry Brooke]. New dressed in the habits of the times. This tragedy was wrote by Mr Brooks and performed some years ago at Dublin. The first four Acts went off heavy, the last very well--Miss Mowat made her first appearance in this Piece at Drury Lane--Prologue by Mr Murphy heavy. Epilogue by Mr Garrick, great applause (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Related Works
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: N.B. Mr King Being indisposed, Mr Vernon has obligingly undertaken (at a short notice) to play his part in the Masque this evening. Paid Garter Supers, 10 nights #46 3s.; Paid Mr Weston's note to Glascot, paid to Greenwood #9 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #132 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Mr Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Captain of the Galley Actor: Este
Event Comment: Benefit Poitier. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Music: IV: Kettle Drums by Poitier

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: The Double Jealousy: Miller-Poitier; His Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquet-Mrs Walter; Followers-Villeneuve, Pelling, Duke, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett (with New Habits)

Performance Comment: III: The Double Jealousy: Miller-Poitier; His Wife-Mlle Roland; Coquet-Mrs Walter; Followers-Villeneuve, Pelling, Duke, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett (with New Habits) .
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Arne. Mainpiece: Written by C. Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Song: I: Sweet Echoby Arne in Comus-Mrs Arne; III: Dove Spiega (an Italian Song by Arne)-Mrs Arne

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Clodio Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber
Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 30 Aug.: On Saturday when his Royal Highness the Prince was at Mr Penkethman's Theatre...he was plas'd to Enquire what Entertainments he and Mr Bullock had in Southwark Fair. In the meantime Mrs Leigh, Daughter of the late Mrs Minns, is preparing for Bartholomew-Fair; but not Bullock and Leigh as some People imagine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: As17180802

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Cibber.
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosd

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Nell-Miss Raftor; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace; And a new Prologue to the Memory of the late Mr Wilks-.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: new Scots Dance-Houghton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Alter'd from Shakespear by Sir Wm. Davenant and Mr Dryden. With all the Original Songs and Dances, Serious and Comic, Scenes, Machines, Habits, Flyings, Sinkings, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Benefit of Two Brother Masons, Mr Fullwood and Mr Lee, Box-Keepers. The BrotherS are desir'd to come cloath'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Love Runs All Dangers

Performance Comment: See17330326 but A new Prologue, Epilogue addressed to the Honourable Society of Free Masons-.

Dance: End Second Piece: Hornpipe-Jones; End Third Piece: Dutch Skippers-Jones Sr, Jones Jr

Music: End Third Piece: Mr Handel's Water Musick-; Accompany'd by Kettle Drums and Trumpets-

Event Comment: Benefit Turbutt, Jones. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Tickets delivered out by Mr Mechlin cannot be admitted this Night. [Tickets for Cross and Mrs Elmy taken this night.]

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Dutchman and his Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Song: I: A Mock Italian Air by Roberts. III: Leveridge's Roast Beef Song by Salway

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. [Their Majesties and the rest of the Royal Family present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Performance Comment: As17350911, but Glendower-Cibber .
Cast
Role: Glendower Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress or The Ridotto Al Fresco

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Clive; Harlequin-Le Brun; Mordecai-Salway; Debauchee-Berry; Poudre-Este; Constable-Hough; Porter-Beckham; Jenny-Mrs Davenport; Mother Midnight-Turbutt; Brindle-Leigh; Pompey-Young Carney; Justices-Winstone, Raftor, Colo; Ladies of Pleasure-Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett; Pierrot-Davenport; Punch-Janno; Scaramouch-Taylor; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; Dutchman and Frou-Thurmond, Miss Mann; Peasant Man and Woman-Duke, Mrs Pelling. With a New Comic Medley Overture, composed by Mr Charke .
Cast
Role: Mother Midnight Actor: Turbutt
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Ridotto al Fresco Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. II: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. III: Russian Sailor by Denoyer and others. V: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: II: Le Badinage de Provence by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c. III: Russian Sailor by Denoyer and others. V: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c .
Event Comment: Benefit Macklin. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. N.B. As Mr Macklin has reason to believe that several of his tickets are counterfeited, and will be offer'd for sale in the streets and passages leading to the theatre, he begs leave to give this publick caution of the fraud; and humbly desires that Gentlemen and Ladies who have taken places, to send for tickets to the Theatre, or to Mr Macklin at his House in Bow Street.--Daily Advertiser. Winston MS.: In 1743 Macklin, Mrs Woffington, and Garrick took house No. 6 Bow St.--a joint establishment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Related Works
Related Work: The School-Boy: or The Comical Rivals Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: II: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 IV: Italian Gardeners, as17421231

Song: III: Beard

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Saunders, many years a Comedian, by Command of his Royal Highness the Duke. Tickets to be had of Mrs Saunders at her house, No 7, in Duke's Court, in the Great Almonry, Westminster, of Mr Morrison, at the Two Golden Balls in Long Acre; and of Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre. N.B.: Mrs Saunders humbly hopes those Gentlemen and Ladies who intend to favour her of their company, will excuse her not waiting on them, she not having been able to go out of her House these eighteen months

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: By Desire, Bumper Squire Jones-Beard; Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Event Comment: Benefit Beard. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Afterpiece: By Command a Ballad Farce not acted these 3 years [see 30 Nov. 1742]. Amphitheatre on Stage. Send servants by three. Tickets to be had of Beard in Red Lion Square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Phillida-Mrs Clive; in which characters will be introduced the Favourite Duetto in Solomon, Composed by Mr Boyce-Beard, Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Riddle Author(s): Colley Cibber

Song: II: New Song by Handel-Beard; IV: To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold

Dance: III: Scotch Dance, as17431124; V: Ballet-Cooke, Mlle Domitilla

Event Comment: Benefit Stephens. Mainpiece: At the particular desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets deliver'd out for As You Like It will be taken. Tickets to be had of Stephens at the Jar, opposite Red-Lion St., Holborn; of Mr Johnson, at the White Hart in Paternoster Row; and at the stage door next Bow St. where places may be taken. Last Night Shakespear's play of King Henry the Fifth, was performed at Covent Garden, with the many incidents that are applicable to the present Juncture of Affairs with France, occasioned the whole to be receiv'd with an uncommon Applause.--General Advertiser, 21 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life Of King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: As17440419 but a New Prologue for the Occasion-_.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: With the Chorus Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Riddle Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: As17440404

Event Comment: Benefit Winstone, Taswell, Miss Budgell, Miss Cole. Tickets deliver'd for Sir Courtly Nice will be taken. Yeaterday Morning died, after a short illness, Mr Norton, Author of the new Tragedy call'd Mahomet, Perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.-General Advertiser. On Friday died the Rev. Mr Miller of Roehampton, author of the Tragedy of Mahomet (which was acted last Friday, for the third time at Drury Lane Theatre), the Humours of Oxford, and other Dramatic performances.-Daily Advertiser, 30 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Benefit Mr DeVoto, Painter. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies we were obliged to change the play of the Orphan to Love Makes a Man. Tickets delivered out for the Orphan will be admitted tonight. [On 25 Jan. Devoto had announced The Orphan with the part of Monimia to be attempted by Mr. Devoto's Daughter, being the first Time of Her appearing on any Stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Related Works
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Event Comment: This Benefit being designed for the Use of Mr Mills and his Creditors, Tickets for the Creditors are to be had of Mr Lucas, at the Sun Tavern, Clare Market; and for Mills at His Lodgings in Bow St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: II: Lowe; III: Duet My Faith and Truth, as17460104 IV: Miss Edwards

Dance: V: Muilment

Event Comment: [See Occasional Prologue spoken at cg by Mr Barry (28 Sept. 1750): @When vice and folly overruns the state,@Weak politicians lay the blame on fate...@If Shakespeare's Passion, or if Johnson's art@Can fire your fancy, or can warm your heart,@That task be ours;--but if you damn, their scenes@And heroes must give way to Harlequins.@We too can have recourse to Mime and Dance@Nay there I think we have the better chance;@And should the town grow weary of the Mute@Why--we'll produce--a Child upon the flute@ This infant piper referred to again satirically in a Guide to the Stage, 2nd ed., 1751, p. 7.] Rec'd of Mr Warner for arrears at his Benefit 16 May last, #5 14s. As this belong'd to last season's Account, I shall make an allowance, and accordingly subtract it from the sum total (Powel). Receipts: #70 (Cross); #92 12s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Imposter

Related Works
Related Work: She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Music: I: Concerto on Flute-a Child five years of age (1st time of his appearing on any stage); III: Another piece of music-the Child