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Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge. Tickets deliver'd for Every Man in His Humour will be taken. Charges #67 15s. Profit to Aldridge #40 6d. plus #70 10s. from tickets (Box 146; Pit 154; Gallery 109). Receipts: #107 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: I: New Dance-Mas. Langrish, Miss Besford [see17730426]; II: The Whim-Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426]; III: [A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim-Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews; IV: [A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford; End: A New Hornpipe-Aldridge

Performance Comment: Langrish, Miss Besford [see17730426]; II: The Whim-Aldridge, Miss Twist, see17730426]; III: [A New Dance call'd The Pilgrim-Mas. Harris, Miss Matthews; IV: [A New Comic Dance call'd The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Capon, Miss Besford; End: A New Hornpipe-Aldridge.
Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. The doors to be opened at half past 5. To begin at half past 6 o'clock. [For Gentleman who played Othello, See bill for 25 May.] Charges #73 8s. Profit to Lewis #57 15s., plus #24 10s. from tickets (Box 61; Pit 43; Gallery 28) Receipts: #131 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

Entertainment: After dance: Ode on the Passions-the Gentleman who performed Lysimachus

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall. Charges #66 6s. 6d. Profit to Dunstall #4 14s. 6d., plus #182 6s. from tickets (Box 394; Pit 412; Gallery 220). Pai Lowe & Lewis (woolendrapers) #22 19s., and Scott (copper lace man) #13 7s. Receipts: #71 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar Or The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Watchman Actor: Besford

Dance: IV: The Frolick, as17740416

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Sutton. Receipts: #192 6s. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to Mrs Sutton: #117 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918; II: New Grand Pastoral Dance-a Gentleman (his first appearance on that stage), Mrs Sutton; End: Louvre, Minuet (by Particular Desire)-Froment, Mrs Sutton (his scholar)

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Miller. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years. [See 28 Nov. 1755.] Charges #69 16s. Profit to Miss Miller #51 15s. 6d., plus #40 19s. from tickets (Box 59; Pit 108). Receipts: #121 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Savigny, first time, and first appearance on stage for 2 years; Don Alonzo-Wroughton; Don Carlos-Lewis; Don Alvarez-Gardner; Manuel-Davis; Isabella-Miss Pearce; Leonora-Miss Miller[, first appearance [for all] in those characters., first appearance [for all] in those characters.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Monologue: Interlude.True Blue. As 26 March

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Barsanti. Charges #65 4s. 6d. Profit to Miss Barsanti #17 11s., plus #156 16s. from tickets (Box 388; Pit 300; Gallery 148). Receipts: #82 15s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A la mode

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17731112

Monologue: Before: By Particular Desire, the Occasional Prelude. Manager-Wroughton; Author-Kniveton; Carpenter-Davies; Young Actress-Miss Barsanti. [See 10 May 1773.

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi, Ballet-Master, and Hurst. Receipts: #241 15s. 6d. Charges #74 14s. Profits to Grimaldi and Hurst: #177 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Dance: IV: A Pantomime Dance call'd The Taylors-Grimaldi, Atkins, Mrs Sutton; V: A Hornpipe-a Scholar of Grimaldi

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewes. Tickets deliver'd for the 27th of April will be taken. Charges #66 19s. 6d. Profit to Lee Lewes #32 17s., plus #157 5s. from tickets (Box 220; Pit 459; Gallery 334). Receipts: #99 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: II: The Frolick, as17740416

Entertainment: Recital. An Epilogue [by the late Dr Goldsmith, spoken-Lewes [in the character of Harlequin. [See17730517.

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Davies (Inglesina)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: Pastoral Ballet, parts-Nina Favier, Mariottini, Master Holland, Miss Armstrong (Scholars of Daigville, late Ballet Master of Drury Lane, who will dance a Minuet and Allemande); End Opera: The Adventures of the Haram of Ispahan-Pitrot, Mimi Favier, Nina Favier, Sga Mazzoni, Mariottini, Bocchini

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wilde. Charges #72 6d. Profit to Miss Wilde #10 3s., plus #37 8s. from tickets (Box 57; Pit 93; Gallery 92). Receipts: #82 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Song: End: The song of Mad Tom [will be sung in character-Reinhold. [See17740408]

Dance: After Song: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Burton. Receipts: #175 12s. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to the beneficiaries: #100 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Orpheus Actor: Vernon
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Tickets sold at doors will not be admitted. Charges #72 16s. 6d. Profit to Quick #26 13s. 6d., plus #84 12s. from tickets (Box 120; Pit 258; Gallery 159). Receipts: #99 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Entertainment: End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Quick

Dance: After Entertainment: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Marchetti. A Cantata, music by Sacchini which has never been performed before. Tickets 10s. 6d. To begin at 7:00 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Della Costazza

Music: After I: Solo on Hautboy-Fischer; End Opera: Solo on Violincello-Crosdell, to conclude with a Grand Overture

Event Comment: Benefit for Nina Favier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Dance: I: New Comic Ballet. La Bauquetiera de Village-Bocchini, Sga Mazzoni; Minuet, Allemande-Master Holland, Miss Armstrong (by desire); II: Les Fannes Vainques-Mimi Favier, Pitrot, Nina Favier, Sga Mazzoni, Mariottini, Bocchini; End Opera: L'Embaras du choix-Fierville, Nina Favier

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Redman, and Harris. Doors open at half past 5. To Begin at half past 6. Charges #65 3s. Deficit Mrs Lampe & Mrs Jones at 1 1!2, #8 16s. 7 1!2d.; to Redman at 1, #5 17s. 9d., to Harris at 1 1!2, #8 16s. 7 1!2d., cover'd by income from tickets: Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones combined #66 3s. (Box 144; Pit 135; Gallery 99); Redman #24 9s. (Box 27; Pit 68; Gallery 75); To Harris, #50 10s. (Box 141; Pit 71; Gallery 46). Receipts: #41 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: I: A New Double Hornpipe-Harris, Miss Besford; II: The Pilgrim, as17740416 End Opera: The Recruits, as17740217, but Miss _Twist, Miss Besford

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild, Hamilton, Holtom, Bates, Thompson. Mainpiece acted but once these 15 years. [See 23 April 1750.] Receipts: #27 12s. 6d. Charges #70 9s. Deficit to each beneficiary #8 11s. 3d., cover'd by tickets (Account Book): @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Wilde 26 103 124 #34 7s.@Hamilton 38 68 89 #28 12s.@Holtom 22 64 83 #23 8s.@Bates 21 109 170 #38 12s.@Thompson .. 35 130 #18 5s.@Total 107 379 596 #170 16s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 3 May

Dance: End I Farce: Minuet-Blurton, Miss Stede

Event Comment: Benefit for Merryfield, King, Dumay and Curtat. Receipts: #35 16s. (Account Book). Charges #81 10s. Deficit to each #11 12s. 1 1!2d. cover'd by tickets: @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Dumay 149 128 81 #64 11s.@King 92 145 71 #51 17s.@Merryfield 136 94 62 #54 6s.@Curtat 71 161 149 #56 16s.@Total 448 528 363 #227 10s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: Minuets, Cotillons-Merryfield, Dumay, King, Curtat, Mrs Invill, Miss Bassan, Miss Matthews, Mrs Hartle; End I Farce: A New Dance-Rudd, his 1st appearance any stage Miss Matthews

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady (with Sixfold Hornpipe). As17740512

Event Comment: Benefit for Green and Ansell (box keepers). Tickets deliver'd for The Kind Imposter, will be taken. Charges #81 12s. 6d. Deficit to each #24 13s. 3d., cover'd by income from tickets: Green, #111 5s. (Box 389; Pit 78; Gallery 23): Ansell, #124 7s. (Box 362; Pit 195; Gallery 46). Receipts: #32 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: End: The Recruits, as17740513

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs P. Green, Hussey and Morris. Last time of performing till the holidays. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to each #8 18s. 8d., cover'd by income from tickets: Mrs Green #44 2s. (Box 53; Pit 137; Gallery 103); Hussey, #59 18s. (Box 162; Pit 92; Gallery 56); Morris, #46 19s. (Box 39; Pit 114; Gallery 201). [The Account Book indicates that The Padlock was substituted as the afterpiece at the last minute.] Receipts: #37 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Blurton; IV: A Minuet-Hussey, Mrs Stephens; Cotillons-Hussey, Dumay, King, Curtat, Mrs Inville, Miss Bassan, Miss Matthews, Mrs Hartle, as17740518; End: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens, as17740517

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Wilson and Palmer. Tickets delivered by Humphreys will be taken. Receipts: #267 13s. Charges: #84. Profits to beneficiaries: #183 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Entertainment: End Opera: Bucks Have at Ye All-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wewitzer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Event Comment: Benefit for DuBellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: As17740723 but Vespone, the Old Woman-Bannister (for that night only).
Event Comment: Benefit for Piguenit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Event Comment: Benefit for the author [Dibdin]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: As17740810; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Monologue: Interlude. Piety in Pattens. As 1 June

Entertainment: End I: Imitations, vocal and rhetorical-Bannister; After Interlude: Abel Drugger's Return from the Fete Champetre at Marybone-Weston

Dance: Giorgi's Scholars