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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. Charge #70 19s. Profit to Mrs Baker #13 18s. 6d., plus #66 19s. from tickets (Box 93; Pit 208; Gallery 125) (Account Book). [The Young Gentlewoman-Miss Dayes (Hogan).] Receipts: #84 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17720224, but a Solemn Dirge-_Mattocks, _Phillips; Romeo-a Young Gentleman, never on any stage before; Nurse-Mrs Gardner; Juliet-a Young Lady, 1st appearance any stage (playbill).

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Monologue: True Blue. As 21 April, but Principal Parts-Mrs Baker, Mrs _Mattocks (playbill)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Mainpiece: Acted there but once. Charges #66 7s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Green #19 10s., plus #52 15s. 8d. from tickets (Box 116; Pit 113; Gallery 68) (Account Book). Receipts: #85 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Monologue: True Blue. As 2 May

Song: I: Ailen Aroon-Mrs Woodman, as17720429

Dance: II: Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Mattocks By Particular Desire

Event Comment: Benefit for Champness and Mrs Scott. Receipts: #125 13s. 6d. Charges: #37 12s. 6d. Profits to Champness & Mrs Scott: #88 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Song: II: A Song-Mrs Scott; V: The Favourite Song of Mad Bess, composed by Purcell-Mrs Scott

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-A Child seven years old, a scholar of Sg Tassoni, her 1st appearance

Event Comment: Benefit for Wroughton. Charges #70 15s. Profit to Rotten [so spelled in Account Book #15 7s. 6d., plus #31 from tickets (Box 76; Pit 80) (Account Book). Receipts: #86 2s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewes. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 23 Jan. 1767.] Charges #68 2s. Deficit to Lee Lewes #3 4s. 6d., cover'd by #149 18s. from tickets (Box 206; Pit 414; Gallery 363). Receipts: #64 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alls Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: I: By Particular Desire a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; II: The Old ground Young, as17711030

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris and Perry. Charges #68 10s. 6d. Deficit to Perry and Morris #5 4s. 6d. each, cover'd by income from tickets: Perry, #34 3s. (Box 32; Pit 109; Gallery 98); Morris, #62 16s. (Box 44; Pit 178; Gallery 251). Receipts: #58 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: III: Comic Dance (with Allemande), as17711031

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. The Commissary oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Charges #66 8s. Profit to Quick #2 3s. 6d., plus #85 15s. from tickets (Box 69; Pit 318; Gallery 208). Receipts: #68 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End: A Comic Dance, as17711017

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Guidi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Pazzie Dorlando

Dance: I: Favourite Grand Ballet-Mlle Heinel, other principals; II: New Dutch Dance-Sga Guidi, in which Slingsby, other principals are introduced; III: New Grand Ballet called Le Jaloux sans un Rival- in which Mlle Heinel will dance a new Spanish Character, Sga Guidi in that of a Shepherdess, with the other principals

Event Comment: Benefit for Stoppelaer and Phillips. Charges #76 15s. 9d. [made up from half-house and wardrobe charge #33 2s. 9d. plus half-value of tickets #43 13s. House also received half the ready receipts, #41 14s. 9d. By paying over the other half of the ready money receipts, Stoppelaer still owed #35 1s., which was cover'd by the income from his tickets, #87 6s. (Box 98; Pit 278; Gallery 211). Phillips bore no expense and his tickets were gratis. He rec'd #16 12s. from them (Box 61; Pit 9).] Receipts: #83 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant(Peasant)-Phillips,(who has not appeared on that stage these 20 years; Clown) Banks. [See17650429.

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent and Mrs Pitt. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to the ladies #9 18s. 9d. apiece, cover'd by income from tickets: Mrs Vincent, #64 16s. (Box 86; Pit 208; Gallery 121); Mrs Pitt; #55 16s. (Box 22; Pit 218; Gallery 176). Receipts: #44 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Song: II: Ailen Aroon-Mrs Woodman, as17720429

Dance: IV: Minuet-Fishar, Mrs Bulkley; End: A Tambourine, as17720501

Event Comment: Benefit for Merrifield, Hussey, Dumay, Curtat. Tickets deliver'd for the Orphan will be taken. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to each beneficiary #6 15s 9d., cover'd by income from tickets (Account Book): @Tickets Box Pit Gall. Value@Hussey 158 101 59 #60 11s.@Dumay 148 115 89 #63 3s.@Curtat 48 143 111 #44 11s.@Merrifield 104 94 66 #46 14s.@Total 558 453 345 #214 19s.@ Receipts: #37 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: III: Minuets, Allemandes, Cotillions-[see17720412

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17720424[Sixfold Hornpipe, as17720424

Event Comment: Benefit for Sarjant (Box-book and House-keeper). Charges #84 6s. Profit to Sarjant #13 9s., plus #149 4s. from tickets: (Box 423; Pit 243; Gallery 70). Receipts: #70 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: End: A Tambourine, as17720501

Event Comment: Benefit for Owenson and Branson. Tickets deliver'd by Rose will be taken. Charges #72 10s. Deficit to each, #4 6d., cover'd by income from tickets: Owenson #26 13s. (Box 48; Pit 59; Gallery 58); Branson #57 7s. (Box 65; Pit 53; Gallery 141). [Rose seems to have received his tickets gratis #20 6s. (Box 39; Pit 53; Gallery 26).] Receipts: #64 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End: New Dance, as17720409

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignell and Davis. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to each #7 12s. 3d., cover'd by income from tickets: Wignell #83 1s. (Box 80; Pit 311; Gallery 164); Davis, #61 5s. (Box 26; Pit 287; Gallery 117). Receipts: #49 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Lilt, as17720326

Event Comment: Benefit for Legg, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Besford. Charges #66 1s. Deficit apportioned as follows: Legg #2 15s.; Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones combined #1 7s. 6d.; Miss Besford #1 7s. 6d. It was cover'd by income from tickets (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Legg 107 171 163 #68 11s.@Mrs Lampe & Mrs Jones 89 110 #49 17s.@Miss Besford 29 57 85 #24 6s.@ Receipts: #60 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: Minuet-Fishar, Miss Besford; IV: Fingalian Dance, as17720424

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17720424[Sixfold Hornpipe, as17720424

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington Fox. Tickets deliver'd by Thompson and Master Harris will be taken. Charges #67 4s. 6d. were borne by Barrington and Fox, who faced a deficit of #16 4s. 9d. apiece. It was cover'd by income from tickets. Thompson and Master Harris rec'd their tickets gratis (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Barrington 69 92 50 #36 1s.@Fox 93 194 61 #58 9s.@Thompson 0 24 94 #13 @Mas. Harris 114 61 52 #42 17s.@ Receipts: #34 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Baker

Dance: IV: A Dance-Mas. Harris, Miss Mathews (her 2nd appearance that stage)

Monologue: Interlude. End: True Blue. As 2 May, but Principal Parts-Mrs _Baker, Mrs Mattocks

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Stede, Mrs Heard, Mrs Willems, Abbott and Furkins. Tickets deliver'd by Wilkinson, Wooley, Pilfold, T. Ansell, Mrs Hitchcock, Widow Trott, Sherrat, Bassin, Whatley, Doe and Mrs Paddick will be taken. Charges o. [House received in addition to the ready receipts half the value of each beneficiary's tickets.] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Miss Stede 28 57 61 #21 13s. #10 16s. 6d.@Mrs Heard 19 34 .. #9 17s. #4 18s. 6d.@Mrs Williams .. 24 21 #5 14s. #2 17s.@Mr Abbott 18 95 75 #26 5s. #13 2s. 6d.@Furkins 22 37 26 #13 13s. #6 16s. 6d.@Wilkinson 28 27 20 #13 1s. #6 10s. 6d.@Wooley 9 42 79 #16 9s. #8 4s. 6d.@Pilfold 37 227 74 50 14s. #25 7s.@T. Ansell 9 66 64 #18 11s. #9 5s. 6d.@Mrs Hitchcock 27 15 45 #13 10s. #6 15s.@Widow Trott 24 4 8 #7 8s. #3 14s.@Sharratt 1 12 19 #3 19s. #1 19s. 6d.@Bassan .. .. .. .. ..@Whatley 5 18 57 #9 13s. #4 16s. 6d.@Doe 2 22 44 #8 4s. #4 2s.@Mrs Paddick 1 14 14 #3 15s. #1 17s. 6d.@Total 230 694 607 #222 6s. #111 3s.@ Receipts: #19 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: I: A Dance-incident to the piece; II: A Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Heard; End of Opera: Hornpipe-Miss Stede

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickinson (first-gallery office keeper). Receipts: #273 5s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Dickinson: #189 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladies Last Stake

Cast
Role: Lady Wronglove Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: IV: The Sailors Revels, as17711008; V: Hornpipe-Walker

Event Comment: Benefit for Ansell and Green (Box-keepers). Charges #81 5s. Deficit to Box-Keepers #27 1s. 3d. apiece, cover'd by income from tickets: Ansell #122 2s. (Box 310; Pit 248; Gallery 74); Green #128 3s. (Box 420; Pit 115; Gallery 59) (Account Book). [Since box capacity seems to have been about 560 places, it would seem that several rows of the pit had been sold at box prices by these Boxkeepers. See 22 May 1767.] Receipts: #27 2s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Major Belford Actor: DuBellamy

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

Event Comment: Benefit for Slingsby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figluola

Dance: I: Slingsby, Signora Grassi; II: Un Pas de trois en Berger Gallante-Slingsby, Sga Guidi, Sga Crispi; to conclude with an Allemande a Trois-Slingsby, Sga Guidi; End Last Act: A Grand Ballet-

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnston (House keeper and Box-bookkepper). Receipts: #292 19s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Johnston: #208 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: song in character Actor: Vernon

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Hopkins, 1st time

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Event Comment: Benefit for Wheeler, Walker, and Mrs Simson. Tickets delivered by Kear and Stevens will be taken. Receipts: #212 12s. 6d. Charges. #64 14s. Profits to Wheeler, Walker, Mrs Simson: #147 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Lady Rushport Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Walker

Event Comment: Benefit Composer of The Cooper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Dance: As17720518

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: Georgi's scholars

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; other parts-Aickin, Robson, Davis, Gardner, Jacobs, Farrel, Lloyd, Ward, Fearon, Waters, Dancer, Smith, Parsons, Bransby, Castle, Pierce, Lings, Griffith, Walker, Vowell, Moore, Groves, Francis, Weston, Miss Wentworth, Miss Platt, Miss Lings; with the Reinforcement of Bayes's New@Rais'd Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Cornish Knights

Entertainment: V: A Medley Cantata with imitations-Bannister

Dance: Giorgi's scholars