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Event Comment: Paid Norton 4 chorus #1 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #170 (Cross); #127 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: Anatomist

Dance: GGrand Scotch Dance, as17491031

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Coleman for a white and gold brocaded robe #12 12s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #110 (Cross); #111 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: Swedish Gardeners, as17491219

Ballet: End: Savoyard Travellers. As17500126

Event Comment: Paid Norton 6 Chorus #1 10s. (Treasurer's Book). This Day is Publish'd at 6d. Remarks on the New Tragedy call'd The Roman Father, with a word to the Author. "When authors write such lively strains so sad,@They needs must make the honest Critic mad." By a Spectator. Sold by W. Reeve at Shakespeare's Head in Fleet St.; and A. Dodd at the Peacock opposite St. Clement's Church in the Strand. Receipts: #180 (Cross); #159 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Event Comment: Paid Tallow Chandler #17 18s. 11d.; Norton 6 Chorus 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #150 (Cross); #128 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Event Comment: Paid Charlotte Lane for making two Fustian Banjans & Breeches, and materials at 8s. each, 16s. For the Painters (MS list Davies, Life of Garrick, II, 322)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Event Comment: Paid Charlotte Lane for making a Callimanco Coat & breeches loop'd and bound with silver for Miss Hallam (in The Orphan), 10s.; sewing silk, twist, buckram & stays, 3s. 6d.; Haircloth & wadding, 2s. 6d.; Linnen lining, pockets & silk garters to breeches, 4s.; 2 1!2 yds white stuff to line the coat, 5s.; a silver damask waistcoat alter'd 2s.; 2 doz. and 2 coat, 9 breast silver'd buttons, 3s. 9d.; 1 doz. black buttons to the breeches, 9d. Total to Charlotte Lane so far this season, #21, 6s. 5d. (MS list in Davies, Life of Garrick, II, 322)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17551101

Event Comment: Paid half year's Poor's rate for the theatre due Michelmas last #15 12s. 6d., and ditto for the House in Bow St. passage 15s. 1!2d. (Account Book). Receipts: #144 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Bedford Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Event Comment: Paid Baddeley on note #20 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #144 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Vernon

Dance: TThe Vintage, as17661011; II: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

Event Comment: Paid Printer's Bill #8 19s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #115 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Event Comment: Paid Miss Sledge for walking 10 night on the Coronation #2 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #153 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Bedford Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Event Comment: Paid half year's rent for water #2 2s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #149 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Dance: I: Pantomine Dance The Vintage, as17661011

Event Comment: Paid printer's bill #9 6s.; Mrs Tyldsley for woman's robe #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #234 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A Masquerade Dance proper to the play-Grimaldi; To conclude with a Country Dance-

Event Comment: Paid Oyl Bill #40 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #115 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performance Comment: As17661009, advertised as for the last time this season.

Dance: II: By Desire, The Vintage, as17661011

Event Comment: Paid Sarjant for 1!2 years rent for a house in Bow St. Passage due Mich. last #12 but with the Land Taz allow'd of #2 1s. 8d. Total #10 8s. 4d. (Account Book). Receipts: #125 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #115 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Ford
Event Comment: Paid salary list #435 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #110 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Ford

Dance: I: The Vintage, as17661011

Event Comment: Paid for a paragraph of the Pantomime of Dr Faustus the 4th Nov. in the Ledger and Gazetteer 6s. (Account Book). Receipts: #82 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ross; Page-Hull; Caius-Holtom; Sir Hugh-Lewis; Shallow-Cushing; Slender-Bennet; Fenton-Davis; Host-Anderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Anne Page-Miss Vincent; Bardolph-Wignel; Nym-Buck; Pistol-R. Smith; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Rugby-C. Smith; Peter Simple-Morgan; Mrs Ford-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Ford Actor: Ross
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Paid Ben Johnson's Head a bill #1 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #164 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Ford

Dance: II: The Italian Bakers, as17661011

Event Comment: Paid Ben Johnson's Head a bill #4 14s. 1d.; Frederick for Rose colour and blew sattin, 120 yds. #42 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #228 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Event Comment: Paid George Garrick on account #100; Chorus singers 2 nights, #5 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #142 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Cast
Role: Belford Actor: Packer
Event Comment: Paid Thompson for 2 wigs in Faustus as per bill #4 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #166 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: Paid George Nicoll's Bill for lines [ropes] #3 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Neck or Nothing Published at 1s., Cunning Man published at 1s. Receipts: #100 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Vernon
Event Comment: Paid bill for Tow #1 (Treasurer's Book). [This bill amounted to #4 10s. for the season and will not be mentioned further.] Receipts: #247 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Event Comment: Paid Ben Johnson's Head a bill #3 10s. 11d. (Treasurer's Book).Receipts: #146 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Vernon
Event Comment: Paid #8 17s. for extras and music for the Accomplish'd Maid the night previous (Account Book). Receipts: #239 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus