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Event Comment: Receipts: #210 6s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 531 paid and 5 orders; slips, 61 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 436 paid; second gallery, 188 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #208 10s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 526 paid and 3 orders; slips, 49 paid; first gallery, 450 paid; second gallery, 192 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #200 16s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 510 paid and 16 orders; slips, 48 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 424 paid; second gallery, 191 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #204 16s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 487 paid and 6 orders; slips, 51 paid; first gallery, 431 paid; second gallery, 194 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #130 10s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 305 paid and 19 orders; slips, 24 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 315 paid and 4 orders; second gallery, 162 paid and 3 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Savage

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #188. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 472 paid and 20 orders; slips, 36 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 410 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 190 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Womans Revenge Or A Match In Newgate

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #176 6s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 472 paid and 28 orders; slips, 28 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 383 paid and 5 orders; second gallery, 179 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #166 11s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 409 paid and 19 orders; slips, 32 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 375 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 179 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche Or The French Robbers

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #122 6s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 277 paid and 24 orders; slips, 19 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 319 paid and 6 orders; second gallery, 134 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #96 10s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 173 paid and 40 orders; slips, 23 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 268 paid and 17 orders; second gallery, 225 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist Or The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #99 10s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 235 paid and 22 orders; slips, 22 paid and 7 orders; first gallery, 223 paid and 9 orders; second gallery, 135 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #83 14s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 168 paid and 25 orders; slips, 14 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 252 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 113 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #75 14s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 166 paid and 40 orders; slips, 13 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 199 paid and 12 orders; second gallery, 103 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #71 3s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 142 paid and 44 orders; slips, 16 paid and 7 orders; first gallery, 173 paid and 1 order; second gallery, 157 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Womans A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #34 14s. Probable attendance: boxes and pit, 59 paid and 32 orders; stage, 1 paid; slips, 10 paid and 7 orders; first gallery, 108 apid and 7 orders; second gallery, 61 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Receipts: #23 18s. Probable attendance: boxes, 18 paid and 3 orders; Pit, 80 pa1d and 6 orders; slips, 4 paid and 3orders; first gallery, 94 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 44 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Receipts: #29 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 20 paid and 2 orders; pit, 61 paid and 11 orders; first gallery, 106 paid and 4 orders; second gallery, 51 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #69 9s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 77 paidand 10 orders; pit, 183 paid and 34 orders; slips, 7 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 148 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 88 paid and 26 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Event Comment: Receipts: #45 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 39 paid and 12 orders; pit, 167 paid and 8 orders; slips, 20 paid; first gallery, 133 paid and 6 orders; second gallery, 88 paio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sesostris

Event Comment: Receipts: #21 7s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 22 paid and 16 orders; pit, 44 paid and 30 orders; first gallery, 55 paid and 16 orders; second gallery, 60 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris Queen Of Scythia

Event Comment: Receipts: #82 15s. Paid Kemp #6 8s.; Paid Rich on Acct #500; Paid Mrs Margaret Lambe 6 months interest due 8th inst. #7 10s.; Paid Bates for writing Music #11 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Event Comment: Reddish spoiled last scene by being imperfect (Potter, Theatrical Review). Paid three days salary at #81 8s. 11d. per diem--#244 6s.; Paid Mrs W. Barry's half salary 17s. 6d.; Paid Messrs. Reddish, J. Palmer, and Waldron short paid last week #1 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #229 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

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Role: Forge Actor: Burton
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these 2 Years. [See 6 May 1771.] Paid Mrs Yates, the Balance of the Author's 3 Nights of Zobeide #237 19s. Paid one year's Rector's Rate for theatre due Xmas last #8 15s.; and Watch rate #17 10s. Paid one year's Rector's rate for House in Bow Passage 6s. 3d.; and watch for same 12s. 6d. Paid Mrs Keys for a gold and silver sack coat #14 14s. (Account Book). Receipts: #148 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Event Comment: Not Acted these Thirty Years. Written originally in French by Moliere. Original Weekly Journal, 28 June: On Friday 7-Night one Mr Kelley, an Irish Gentleman, was kill'd by Mr Ryan, one of the Actors of Lincolns-Inn-Fields Theatre; the Accident happen'd thus: Mr Ryan being at the Sun-Eating House in Long Acre at Supper; Mr Kelley, who before had terrified several Companions by drawing his Sword upon Persons whom he did not know, came up into the Room drunk, and abused Mr Ryan, who returned him very civil Usage, and desired his Absence: This did not satisfie Mr Kelley, who drew his Sword, made three Passes at Mr Ryan, before he could get his own Sword, which lay by in the Window; at last finding his own Life in Danger, He drew and ran Mr Kelley in the left Side, who fell down and immediately died

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe Or The Hypocrite

Event Comment: MMr Barbaut's Second Subscription Oratorio, taken from the First Book of Milton's Paradise Regained and set to music by Mr Charles Barbant in two parts with a solo upon the Violin by Signor Marella; a solo upon the German Flute by Mr Tacet; a Concerto on the Lute by Mr Servi?; a Hautboy concert by Mr Barbant; and an organ concerto ditto; and a Great Concerto with Clarinets, French Horns and Kettle-Drums, composed by Mr Barbant. Boxes and Pit put together at Half a Guinea each, Gallery 3s. Tickets to be had at Mr Barbant's, at Mr White's in Marshall St., Carnaby-Market; and at Mr Browne's Stationer [sic], facing the Opera House, Haymarket. To begin at half an Hour after six. N.B. the Books of the Oratorios stitched in Blue Paper at 1s. each are sold at Mrs Browne's [sic] in the Haymarket, and at the House on the night of the performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oratorio From First Book Of Paradise Regained