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Event Comment: Last time of performing the afterpiece till the Benefits. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Ladies are desired to send servants to keep places in the Boxes at Half an Hour after Three o'clock. This play will not (after this night) be perform'd till Saturday the 2nd of April, on account of the Actor's Benefits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Event Comment: It having been reported that Sga Frasi has refused to sing for the Benefit of the Decayed Musicians, she thinks it her duty to take this public method of clearing herself of that charge by informing the Nobility, Gentry, &c., that being applied to for her assistance, she readily consented (as she has always done for these fourteen years past) but that a few days after a number of the Managers called upon her to let her know that Giardini had undertaken to conduct the performance, and that they would not want her assistance. For the truth of this she appeals to those Gentlemen who called upon her with that message (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Event Comment: By Desire. Benefit for Lauder. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger Or The Gentle Shepherd

Song: Several favoriteScots Songs will be introduc'd-Lauder

Event Comment: Afterpiece alter'd from Beaumont & Fletcher (Cross) being a sequel to Catherine and Petruchio; or, The Taming of the Shrew (Public Advertiser). Benefit for Pritchard. Tickets of Pritchard in Great Queen St.; Lincoln's Inn Fields; and at Pritchard's Warehouse in Tavistock St. [The Larpent MS 133 lists the characters: Sophocles, Tranio, Maria, Bianca, Jaques, Petruchio, Petronius, Pedro, Citizens, Countrymen, Doctor, Apothecary, 1st Watch, 2nd Watch.] Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Creusa

Afterpiece Title: The Tamer Tamd

Song: Beard

Event Comment: To the Public: An Impartial Account of Cibber's Impromptu, by a Spectator: @In a frolicsome humour I went t'other day@To see the Diversions collected by THE',@When seen -from Amazement I could not refrain@That such an odd Oglio should come in his brain;@That from Chaos, Confusion and Visible night@He could bring such a queer group of figures to light:@I went-with a critical spleen that disdained@This project -but found myself well entertained.@For the English there's ships; for the Scots a good song;@[what] He sought to provide for Hibernia was Wrong@When this I observ'd to aworthy dear Honey -@He reply'd -"Blurr and Houns? there's enough for your money.@But to state the affair without laughter or fun@All agreed -my shift was superior to none;@With new Scenes, new Machines, Music, Dancing and all,@To risk our Diversions THE' ventured a fall@And if his last trump should unluckily fail,@[Brain?] must lay a scheme to keep out of a jail.@A few trivial errors we ought to forgive@Pay to Merit reward and let Industry live,@For your Candor alone must determine his fate@For the sake of Old Coll', let Theophilus eat.@ His Benefit tomorrow, Wednesday, the 14th Instant, at the Theatre in The Haymarket

Performances

Event Comment: By Desire. Benefit for Lauder. The curtain to rise punctually at half an hour after six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolic

Event Comment: Receipts: #65 6s. (Account Book). Benefit for Mrs Mayo. Charges #80. Deficit to Mrs Mayo #14 14s., covered by #79 1s. from tickets (Boxes 160. Pit 191. Gallery 104)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17571013

Event Comment: This is ye same farce that was play'd for Woodward's Benefit last Years, & call'd Ye Modern fine Gent: (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross). [See Theatrical Review, 1757 and Beginning of 1758 for comment on Male Coquette: 'On the whole the beauties of this little comedy exceed the faults in number and importance." The reviewer gives a nine-page review, cannot guess who wrote the piece, suggests Murphy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Garrick; Villeroy-Havard; Baldwin-Berry; Carlos-Davies; Sampson-Bransby; Bellford-Jefferson; Isabella-Mrs Cibber; Nurse-Mrs Bennet; Epithalamium-Beard, Miss Young [as17571202.as17571202.
Cast
Role: Bellford Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette or 1757

Event Comment: Tickets to be had of Lee at the Golden Ball in Bow St., Covent Garden. N.B. On Account of the Horses, &c. there will be no building on the stage. Receipts: Benefit for Lee. #117 9s. plus income from tickets, #91 9s. (boxes 82; pit 345; gallery 192) (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17571021, but Frenchman-the Gentleman who performs Johnson.

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17571013

Event Comment: Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Tickets to be had of Dodsley in Pall Mall: Miller in the Strand; Chapelle in Grosvenor St.; and Varney at the Stage Door, where Places may be taken. Mrs Cibber's Benefit, on account of her illness, is oblig'd to be deferr'd till the 7th of next month. Cross For ye Author. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agis

Event Comment: Mainpiece: not acted 6 years. [See 21 April 1752.] Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Mrs Hamilton. Receipts: #87 15s. 6d. Plus Tickets #167 13s. [box 229; pit 514; gallery 333). Charges #63 Mrs Pudsey entered as a New Renter for 1 share (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow Or The Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Event Comment: A New Opera. Ths Musick newly composed by Sig Cocchi. New Clothes, Decorations, and Dances. [On Monday 13 March Sga Frasi published in the Public Advertiser thanks for those who supported her benefit (6 March) and apologized for deficiencies in the performances. Some of the principals were engaged in the run of the new tragedy [The Prophetess? Mariamne?] whose run she could not anticipate.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Issipile

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Shakespear. Not acted these 7 years. Benefit for Bencraft and Vincent. Receipts: #50 4s. Charges: #63. Deficiencies of #6 8s. apiece covered by income from tickets; Benecraft, #55 14s. (boxes 123; pit 151; gallery 23); Vincent, #62 1s. (boxes 78; pit 213; gallery 106) (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Ballet: Judgment of Paris. As17580413

Dance: likewise a newClikewise a newComic Dance-Lucas, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Author's Night. Tancred and Sigismunda, for the Benefit of Widow Jona and her Children, is obliged to be deferr'd till further Notice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Cast
Role: Beaufort Sr Actor: Ridout
Role: Beaufort Jr Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17581111

Event Comment: By children not above thirteen years of age. By Authority. Benefit for Miss Valois and Miss Burn. 6:30 p.m. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. The House will be lighted with Wax Candles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Song:

Dance: A Minuet-Miss Valois, Miss Burn

Event Comment: By Authority (being the only time of performing it this Season). A Scots Musical Pastoral. Benefit for Lauder. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger Or The Gentle Shepherd

Dance:

Event Comment: For the Benefit of some distressed Actors who formerly belonged to the theaters. [Originally advertised for 12 June, but deferred because of the races at Ascot.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; III: A Hornpipe-Morris; concluding with: Country Dance-the characters

Event Comment: For the Benefit of some Distressed Actors, who formerly belonged to the Theatres. Play to begin at exactly 7 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; V: Hornpipe-Master Mathews, a child of 5 years of age

Event Comment: By Authority. Benefit for Mrs Charlotte Charke. (As I am entirely dependent on chance for a subsistence...I humbly hope the Town will favor me.) Boxes 5s. Pid 3s. Gallery 2s. The Seventh Night of performing here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Song:

Dance:

Event Comment: Receipts: Benefit for Jackson, Charges #84. Cash #49 16s. 6d. plus #113 19s. from tickets (Boxes 83; Pit 432; Gallery 284). Total Income #163 15s. 6d. Paid Rich on account #500; Paid Ledley for 16 doz. Wax Candles #24 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: A Sacred Oratorio by Pope, set by Charles Barbandt. Benefit for the Composer. Box 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at Seven O'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Prayer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Being the last time of performing this Opera till the Benefits. Receipts: #182 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: As17600212

Event Comment: By Authority. Benefit for Lauder. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at Half an Hour after Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger Or The Gentle Shepherd

Song: Introducing several favorite Scots Songs-Lauder

Event Comment: [Operas for the future to be for the benefit of the actors and actresses.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arminio