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Event Comment: Benefit for Sheridan. Othello not acted for 5 years. [See 14 May 1759.] Miss Piercy in running off the stage, which was greatly crowded, fell down and broke her arm (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece for the Last Time this season. The last time Mrs Yates acted till May 30th-See April 14th (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Song: By particular Desire aMimic Comic Opera Song-Mrs Clive

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Afterpiece: Not acted these 16 years. Arethusa by a young lady [hiatus in MS] her first appearance--very decent (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: The last New Dance-the Georgi's, Miss Baker

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes and Miss Young. No Building on Stage. Mrs Yates oblig'd to go to Bristol for her health (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Song: II: A Cantata set by Handel,-Miss Young

Event Comment: The first time Mrs Yates acted since April 2,-See April 14 (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Event Comment: [The young gentlewoman was Mrs Hopkins (Genest, IV, 634) and had acted at Edinburgh.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: II: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926

Event Comment: TThe Beggar's Opera, was advertis'd for this Night, but Miss Williams being Hoarse it was oblig'd to be deferr'd (Hopkins). Receipts: #170 14s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Fortunatus

Event Comment: MMr Marr's part in the Play cut out (Hopkins). [i.e., messenger in Philaster, but Marr still listed in the bill.] Receipts: #191 7s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Event Comment: MMrs Yates very imperfect, and played very bad (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #63 5s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder Or A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Event Comment: MMr Powell play'd much better than first Night (Hopkins). Receipts: #233 9s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Event Comment: MMr Foote's Night. Miss Haughton play'd Elvira, Miss Pope being very ill (Hopkins). Receipts; #64 4s. (MacMillan). [Charges.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: TThe Italian Gardiners, as17631119

Event Comment: MMr Foote's Night as Author (Hopkins). Foote (Cross Diary). The New Comedy, The Dupe, deferred until Saturday. Receipts: #108 7s. 6d.; charges: #84. [Profits to auth. #24 7s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Command (Hopkins). King & Queen (Cross Diary). Receipts: #240 13s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17631119

Event Comment: For the Benefit of the Middlesex Hospital (Hopkins). Afterpiece: By Desire. Charges: #84 (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Dance: TThe Prussian Camp, as17631217

Event Comment: MMiss Cheney Rose for the 1st time (Hopkins). Mainpiece: Not Acted these 4 Years. [See 21 May 1760.] Receipts: #217 7s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Dance: III: A New Comic Dance call'd, the The Shepherdesses, or, La Faux a Veugle-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Ford. scholars to Gerhardi

Event Comment: This Night a New Song was Introduc'd in the Pantomime upon the Prs Augusta's leaving England (well receiv'd) (Hopkins). New occasional Song in the Pant (Cross Diary). Receipts: #208 11s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: The Mad Scene in the Pantomime much hiss'd (Hopkins). Receipts: #163 18s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen End Act II

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: The Mad Scene left out (Hopkins) [of Rites of Hecate, see 6 Feb. 1764]. Receipts: #201 5s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen End Act II

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: By Command King & Queen (Cross Diary). Hymen was perform'd but not put in the Bills (Hopkins). [For Hymen, see 23 Jan.] Receipts: #262 6s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen

Event Comment: HHymen given (Hopkins) [not on bills]. Receipts: #108 17s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Afterpiece Title: Hymen

Event Comment: HHymen (Hopkins) [not in the bills]. Receipts: #150 8s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Afterpiece Title: Hymen

Event Comment: Benefit for the Managers (Hopkins). Receipts: #232 12s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Managers (Hopkins). Receipts. #148 1s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Event Comment: Full Prices. N.B. Merope is oblig'd to be deferr'd. Mrs Baddeley, Ophelia-very bad, all but the singing (+Hopkins Diary.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Event Comment: QQuin Died (Winston MS 9). Mrs Vincent imperfect in Polly (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit