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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Bedamer Actor: Walker
Event Comment: At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Daily Advertiser, 9 Feb.: Last Monday Night Mr Alderman Parsons made a Grand Entertainment at his House in St. Katherine's, whereat were present a great Number of Persons of Quality and Distinction, and last Night oblig'd them with a Play [at gf]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Father Girard the Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blazing Comet: The Mad Lovers; Or, The Beauties Of The Poets

Performance Comment: Lord Wildfire-the Author; Lady Flame-Madame de Gomez; but edition of 1731 lists: Sublimo-Campbell; Nimposto-Cole; Wildfire-Johnson; Limpo-Jones; Plenty-Mynns; Romondo-Morris; Wandering Jew-Giles; English Taylor-Mason; Poor Poet-Mason; Poverty-Cross; Radian-Mason; Orsmadius-Giles; Lady Flame-Mrs Haywood; Cristele-Mrs Palms; Calsine-Mrs Morse; Symphony-Mrs Fitzgerald; Poor Beggarwoman-Miss Dancy; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Wandering Jew Actor: Giles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: LLe Chasseur Royal, as17320222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: SScotch Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince-Wilks; Glendower-Cibber; Hotspur-Bridgwater; Falstaff-Harper; Northumberland-Bowman; Worcester-Corey; Douglas-W. Mills; Vernon-A. Hallam; Poins-Watson; Mortimer-Paget; Blunt-Oates; Francis-R. Wetherilt; Hostess-Mrs Willis; Kate-Mrs Booth; Carriers-Johnson, Cibber Jr.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Bowman

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Dance: HHighland Lass-Miss Robinson

Ballet: TThe Masques. Harlequin Petit Maitre-Essex; Mademoiselle-Mrs Walter; Punches-Thurmond, F. Tench; French Peasant-Houghton; French Peasant Woman-Mrs Delorme

Event Comment: Benefit Laguerre and Mr Laguerre. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #26 17s. 6d.; tickets #129 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or Hob's Wedding

Cast
Role: Woodville Actor: Walker

Dance: TThe Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Grand Dance in Momus-

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: A short Opera of one Act. The Musick by the late celebrated Alexander Scarlatti. [Apparently not published.] Receipts: money #22 11s. 6d.; tickets #31 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Telemachus

Related Works
Related Work: Telemachus Author(s): Alexander Scarlatti

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: An Oratorio in English. Formerly Compos'd by Mr Handel, and now revised by him, with several Additions, and to be performed by a great Number of the best Voices and Instruments. N.B. There will be no Action on the Stage. but the House will be fitted up in a decent Manner for the Audience. The Musick to be disposed after the maner of the Coronation Service. [Their Majesties, Prince, Princess Royal and Amelia present. See also Egmont, Diary, I, 266, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, pp. 205-97.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andria

Event Comment: Composed by Mr Handel. With all the Grand Chorus's, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations, being the first Time it ever was performed in a Theatrical Way. Pit and Boxes at 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Event Comment: As 11 July. Daily Courant, 13 July: Mr Booth of Drury Lane Playhouse hath sold his Share and Interest in the Stock and Management to John Highmore of Hampton Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perjur'd Prince; Or, The Martyr'd General: With The Comical Humours Of Squire Softhead, His Mother, His Sister, Miss Hoyden, And His Man Spindle

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Jones, Mrs Bullock; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Amanda-Mrs Cibber; Berinthia-Mrs Thurmond; Loveless-Watson; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Cibber Jr; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Oates; Syringe-Griffin; Shoemaker-R. Wetherilt; Hoyden-Mrs Mills; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: LLes Bergeries, as17320923

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: [The Devil of a Duke

Dance: [LLes Bergeries-Essex, Houghton, Miss Robinson, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Miss Mears[; but see17320923

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Congreve. [Prince of Wales and Princess Royal present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson-Shepard; Valentine-Bridgwater; Ben-Cibber; Scandal-W. Mills; Tattle-Cibber Jr; Foresight-Johnson; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Oates; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Horton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Heron; Prue-Mrs Cibber; Nurse-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin

Dance: Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: FFlute Chacone-Mrs Booth; Les Bergeries, as17321019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Dance: II: Saraband-Sandham, Miss Wherrit; III: Scot's Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: Sailor's Dance-Jones

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Pietro Metastasio. Done into English by Humphreys. Music presumably by Leonardo Leo.] Pit and Boxes at half a guinea. [Their Majesties, Prince, and three eldest Princesses present.] See also Lord Hervey and his Friends, pp. 145-46. Daily Advertiser, 6 Nov.: There were present a very numerous Audience; and Signora Celeste Gismondi, who lately arriv'd here, perform'd a principal Part in it with universal Applause. We hear that this Opera was not compos'd by Mr Handell, but by some very eminent Master in Italy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: FFlute Chacone, Minuet-Mrs Booth; Les Bergeries, as17321019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Norris

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Wherrit; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Sailor's Dance-Jones