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Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #206 13s. 6d. (200.2.6; 6.11.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: As17870131

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #263 14s. 6d. (258.14.0; 5.0.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill. Afterpiece in place of The Two Misers, announced on playbill of 20 Feb.]. Receipts: #289 12s. 6d. (283.4.6; 6.8.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #249 1s. (246.12; 2.9; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #121 19s. (97.7; 24.9; 0.3; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Grey beards

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Monford Actor: Whitfield
Role: Mrs Pattypan Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Mozon. Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Dance: End I: a new Ballet composed by Hus, La Fete Provencale-Mme Gervais Perignon, Mlle Mozon; a new Pas de Deux-Mme Gervais Perignon, Mlle Mozon; End Opera: another new Ballet, composed by Hus, La Bergere Capricieuse-Goyon, Henry, two Miss Simonets; conclude with: favourite Pas de Deux Russe-Laborie, Mlle Mozon, the other parts of the Dance as above

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Billington. Public Advertiser, 9 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Billington, No. 11, Great Newport-street, Long Acre. Receipts: #277 9s. (176.4; 0.12; tickets [378 in boxes; 41 in pit]: 100.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Event Comment: Benefit for Rubinelli. Tickets to be had of Rubinelli, No. 18, Sherrard Street, Golden Square. Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virginia

Dance: As17870120

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #216 12s. 6d. (196.5.0; 19.17.0; 0.10.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants at half past Four o'Clock. Receipts: #313 (139.19.0; 11.15.6; 0.11.6; tickets: 160.14.0) (charge: #70 5s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: End II: As17870113

Song: As17870201

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Perignon. Tickets, half a guinea each, to be had of Mme Perignon, in the Court, No. 83, Pall-mall. Receipts: not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virginia

Dance: End I: a new Divertissement in the Pastoral Style, La Jardiniere-; in which a new Pas de Trois-Goyon, Mlle Mozon, Mme Perignon; End Opera: an entirely new ballet, composed by Hus, Sylvie-Goyon, Gricourt, Laborie, Mlle Mozon, the two Miss Simonets, Mme Perignon

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #199 13s. 6d. (174.17.0; 21.7.6; 3.9.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pope. Mainpiece: In Act I Banquetv. [In Act IV] the Procession from the Abbeyv, at the Coronation of Anne Bullen . To conclude with the Ceremonial of a Royal Christeningv. Public Advertiser, 9 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Pope at her house in Half-moon-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #289 8s. (202.6; 2.1; tickets: 85.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: III: song-Mrs Kennedy

Event Comment: Benefit for Sidney. Pit 1s. Gallery 6d. To begin at 7:00 precisely. Tickets to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Sidney; Young Wilding-Russel; Sir Jasper Wilding-Young; Beaufort-Wilson; Young Philpot-Sterne; Corinna-Mrs Marriot; Maria-Mrs Sterne.
Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Wilson

Song: End: The Wedding Day-Wilson

Entertainment: Monologue. Afterpiece to conclude: with an Occasional Address of Thanks-Sidney

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Song: End I: The Wedding Day-Wilson; End III: Ma chere amie-Wilson; End Monologue: The Old Woman of 80-Wilson

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have ye all-Marriot

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants at half past Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 10 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, Kentish Town. Receipts #322 8s. 6d. (151.11.0; 8.2.0; 0.3.6; tickets: 162.12.0) (charge: #66 4s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Belford Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: As17870215, but Solyman (for this night only)-Palmer.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. Tickets to be had of Mme Mara, No. 39, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone Abbandonata

Dance: End I: Divertissement, as17870116; End Opera: La Fete Provencale, as17870308

Event Comment: Benefit for Kemble. Tickets delivered for The Careless Husband will be taken. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants at half past Four o'Clock. [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Lady Restless was at Manchester, 17 Feb. 1777.] Public Advertiser, 12 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Kemble, No. 16, Charles-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #293 12s. 6d. (148.16.0; 15.3.0; 0.7.6; tickets: 129.10.0) (charge: #105 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Belmont-Barrymore; Blandford-Packer; Sir William Belmont-Staunton; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Footman-Spencer; Servant-Alfred; Beverley (for this night)-Kemble; Lady Restless-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Clarissa-Miss Collins; Tattle-Mrs Wilson; Tippet-Miss Barnes; Marmalet-Miss Tidswell; Belinda-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Event Comment: Benefit for Sterne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem Or Humours Of The Litchfield Landlord

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd or An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Song: As17870326

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Receipts: #310 12s. (213.3.6; 6.16.6; tickets: 90.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Farren; Brothers-Macready, Helme; Spirit-Thompson; Principal Bacchanal-Johnstone; Bacchanals-Darley, King, Cubitt, Gaudry, Kenrick, Blurton, Davies; The Spirit (for that night only)-Leoni; The Lady-Mrs Wells; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Kennedy; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Wilkinson; Sabrina-Mrs Morton; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Billington; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Receipts: #302 (123.4; 22.19; 1.6; tickets: 154.11) (charge: #109 16s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Bannister; Solomon-Parsons; Easy-Burton; Lubin (1st time)-Dignum; Gillian-Mrs Forster; Cicely-Mrs Love; Floretta-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Mrs Forster
Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Public Advertiser, 28 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 19, Piazza, Covent Garden. Receipts: #323 19s. (232.13.6; 2.11.6; tickets: 88.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: In: the new Four@and@Twenty Fidlers all on a Row-Edwin

Entertainment: Monologues. End: Lingo's Opinions on Men and Manners-(A Comical, Whimsical, Operatical, Farcical Rhapsody [with incidental music by William Shield]) Edwin; End I afterpiece: A Description of the Curiosities of the Tower of London-Edwin

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Receipts: #282 15s. (110.11; 18.1; 1.3; tickets: 152.19) (charge: #111 14s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Clifford Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Forge Actor: Burton
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brunton. Afterpiece: Written by Garrick; Not acted these 12 years [acted 2 Mar. 1776]. Public Advertiser, 26 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Brunton, No. 5, George-street, York-buildings. Receipts: #197 17s. 6d. (123.18.6; 5.16.0; tickets: 68.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: II: a Masquerade Dance-incident to the Play; End: The Indian's Ransom, as17870217

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants at half past Four o'Clock. Receipts: #304 2s. (110.18.0; 11.6.6; 2.2.6; tickets: 179.15.0) (charge: #107 14s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End: As17870113; End I: The Minuet de la Cour, as17861125

Song: V: song-Miss Romanzini