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Event Comment: Receipts: #146 2s. Paid Meares #5 16s. 6d.; Monck #1 10s.; Hargreaves (smith) #13 6s. 11d.; Kemp, six nights for lamps, #9 12s. At the Bedford tonight & slept [slipt?] in at Covent Garden Mr Bettenson was at the Bedford, we were talking about the Count, a poor man that comes there slept in after the play at Drury Lane Gallery (Hailey, "Brietzcke Diary," Vol. 197, p. 69)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; others-Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Vaughan, Scrase, Bransby, Ackman, Clough, Raftor, Moody, Rooker, Gray, Marr, Atkins, Mrs Bennett, Miss Hippisley, Master Kennedy, Miss Mills, Johnston; With proper Songs and Dances-; an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes New Raised Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; Others-Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Clough, Scrase, Bransby, Fox, Marr, Ackman, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnston, Castle, Rooker, Watkins, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Rogers; With proper Dances-; Songs-; an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops-; The whole to conclude with a Dance-Master Roger, Miss Capitani (Scholars to Gallini).
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Burton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; Others-Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Moody, Clough, Parsons, Bransby, Fox, Marr, Ackman, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnston, Castle, Rooker, Watkins, Miss Pearse, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Rogers; Songs-; Dances-; and an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: HHearts of Oak, as17620925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Prince Volscius-Davies; Gentleman Usher-Weston; Tom Thimble-Quin; Thunder-Johnson; Smith-Lewis; Prettyman-Death; The Sun-Blakey; Amaryllis-Mrs Osborne; Chloris-Miss Platt; two Kings of Brentford-Hayes, Jackson; Parthenope, Moon-Mrs Daly; Bayes-Wilkinson (with a variety of imitations); Johnson-Kennedy; with an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's new rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: A Serious Dance-Miss Street (scholar to Ghendi); V: The Venetian Gardeners-Master Rogier, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Wilkinson, in which he will introduce a variety of Imitations; Johnson-Palmer; Physician-Castle; Smith-Lewis; Drawcansir-Brown; Prince Volscius-Davis; Prince Prettyman-Death; Lt General-Wild; Tom Thimble-Parsons; 1st King of Brentford-Taylor; Gentleman Usher-Weston; Pallas-Pierce; 2nd King of Brentford-Moor; Fisherman-Granger; Clovis-Mrs Parsons; Parthenope-Mrs Granger; Amaryllis-Mrs Brown; Lightning-Mrs Jeffreys; with the additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops-; and several new entertainments of Dancing-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Love; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; Others-Packer, Philips, Lee, Baddeley, Clough, Parsons, Moody, Bransby, Fox, Marr, Ackman, Vaughan, Raftor, Johnston, Strange, Watkins, Miss Pearce, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Rogers; songs-; Dances-; A Dance of State-; Grand Battle-; in which will be introduc'd an Additional Re-inforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Regiments of Horse and Foot-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Shuter; Johnson-Gardner; Smith-Preston; Physician-Costollo; 1st King of Brentford-Walker; 2nd King of Brentford-Johnson; Gentleman Usher-Parsons; Prince Volscius-Davis; Tom Thimble-Jones; Prince Prettyman-a Gentleman; Parthenope-Mrs Granger; Cloris-Mrs Parsons; Amaryllis-Mrs Burden; Lightning-Miss Reynolds; The other characters by the rest of the Company. With an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's new@raised Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Preston

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17650828

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; Others-Yates, Packer, Weston, Hurst, Parsons, Moody, Castle, Bransby, Fox, Marr, Ackman, Kear, Keen, Johnston, Strange, Rooker, Watkins, Miss Pearce, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Mills, Miss Rogers; With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Music: I: A Concerto on the Harpsichord, as17661203

Dance: II: The Jealous Peasant, as17661111; End: The Vintage, as17661011

Event Comment: [N$Neville stood in the Pit this evening]: Iachimo by Smith, but I like Holland better in that character; Cloten by Yates, tho' not equal in it to King...Afterpiece concluded by an original dance by Mr Arnauld and Mrs Thomson (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #193 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Iachimo Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: The Garland, as17671214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Lee; Johnson-Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; Smith-Casey; Prince Volscius-Keasberry, from the Theatre Royal in Bath; Prince Prettyman-Loveman; Gentleman Usher-Vandermere; Physician-Graham; Drawcansir-Hamilton; Tom Thimble-Brownsmith; Chloris-Mrs Graham; also a Grand Battle-Mr Bayes new rais'd Regiment of Horse.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Casey
Role: Tom Thimble Actor: Brownsmith

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-King, first time; Smith-J. Aickin; Johnston-Jefferson; Baddeley, Parsons, Palmer, Moody, W. Palmer, Hurst, Castle, Bransby, Booth, J. Burton, Ackman, Kear, Keen, Johnston, Wrighten, Watkins, Rooker, Miss Platt, Mrs Davies, Miss Burton, Miss Collett; With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: III: A New Dance call'd The Shepherds Frolic-Atkins, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-King; Smith-J. Aickin; Johnson-Jefferson; Others-Weston, Mrs W. Palmer, Miss Collett, Baddeley, Palmer, W. Palmer, Hurst, Parsons, Moody, Jacobs, Bransby, Wheeler, Ackman, Kear, Keen, Fawcett, Johnston, Wrighten, Wright, Rooker, Miss Platt, Mrs Davies; With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

Monologue: End: Linco's Travels. Linco-King; Old Woman-Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Lee; Johnson-Lewis; Smith-Clarke; Others-Dunstall, Quick, Clinch, Lewes, Whitefield, DuBellamy, Baker, Davis, Fearon, Cushing, Thompson, Hollingsworth, Wewitzer, Fox, Bates, Burton, Miss Dayes, Miss Pearce, Miss Besford, Miss Barsanti; With Suitable Dances-, Machinery, Decorations, a Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops.
Cast
Role: Smith Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Event Comment: Paid Mr Preston for Men's cloaths #3 3s.; Mrs Smith (singer) per order #20. Receipts: #205 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Cast
Role: Velasquez Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith; Myrtle-Jefferson; Sir John Bevil-Bransby; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Cimberton-Waldron; Humphrey-Chaplin; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Miss Platt; Indiana-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Smith

Song: II: Mrs Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Mercury-Davies; Snip-Parsons; Simon-Moody; Gasconade-Baddeley; Corporal Bounce-Bransby; Abram-Waldron; Forge-Griffiths; Bogg-Messink; Taffy-Burton; Crib-Everard; Jailor-Carpenter; Turnkey-R. Palmer; Justices-Wrighten, Follett, Norris, Nash, Marr; Falstaff-Gaudry; Slender-Baker; Old Woman-Mr Dodd; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey Chitterlin-Mrs Davies; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope; Vocal Parts-Fawcett, Legg, Kear, Brown, Chaplin, Mrs Scott, Miss Collett, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith.

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Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: St Helena or The Isle of Love

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Jefferson, Davies, Waldron, Legg, Kear, Follett, Carpenter, Holcroft, Barrett, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Collett, Mrs Smith, A Lady (1st appearance) [Mrs LeBlanc] (London Magazine, July 1777, p. 377, which states that she acted the part of Emma); [Larpent MS 412 lists the parts: Capt. Haleyard, Mr Trinket, Ned Raymonde, Sam Scupper, Jack Jeers, Mrs Trinket, Leda, Emma, Priscilla.] Prologue-Barrett (in the character of a sailor).

Dance: End II: a Hornpipe, as17770430

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Clown-Cushing; Farmer-Messink; Mother Shipton-Mr Baker; Colombine-Sga Tinte; other Characters-Wewitzer, Jones, Smith, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Mrs White, Mrs Poussin.

Dance: In: As17770929; In afterpiece: Langrish, Miss Besford [who danced in all subsequent performances]

Song: End IV: Solemn Dirge, as17770929, but _Reinhold, Battishill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith; Myrtle (1st time)-Palmer; Cimberton-Parsons; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrighten; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Mrs Sharp; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17801230

Song: II: song-Du-Bellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Parsons; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrightcn; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Mrs Sharp; Isabella (1st time)-Mrs Hedges; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Lincos Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpicce a Minuet and Gavot by Zuchelli and Miss M. Stageldoir

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Du-Bellamy; End of Act III The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms, as17820420

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Performance Comment: Sir George Hastings-Smith; Sir John Dormer-Shatford; Captain Dormer-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Villars-Johnston; Mr Willoughby-L'Estrange; Mrs Willoughby-Mrs Lefevre; Miss Willoughby-Mrs Beaufield; Miss Dormer-Mrs Robinson; Miss Montague-Mrs Johnson. hathi.
Cast
Role: Sir George Hastings Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Talisman

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by L'Estrange, Smith, Williams, Robson, Stannard, Jones, Johnson, Brett, Remy, Thomson; Mrs Willliams, Mrs Moore, Mrs Beaufield, Mrs Lefevre. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Sir Charles Drinkwater, Francis Friendly, Sir William Randal, Darby Mulroony; Lady Drinkwater, Mrs Friendly, Miss Timor, Betty.] Prologue spoken by L'Estrange .

Song: End of mainpiece a song by Brett

Monologue: 1784 01 21 End of Act III of mainpiece a Masonic Address by a Brother [unidentified]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Ld. Trinket-Simpson; Major Oakly-Follett Sen.; Sir Harry Beagle-Follett Jun.; Charles-Cooper; Russet-Connor; Captain O'Cutter-Grace; Tom-Curtis; John-Smith; Paris-Gaudry; Mr Oakly-L'Estrange; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Hunter; Harriet-Mrs Marsh; Toilet-Mrs Waldron; Lady Freelove-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I 3rd piece: Hornpipe-Alison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speculation

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayors Day

Performance Comment: Act I. Scene I. A View in Laplandv; The Death and Renovation of the Elk-; Harlequin-Farley; Whalebone-Follett; Ulan Shmolinski Czernsdorff [, the Gynosophist-Thompson; Columbine-Mlle St.Amand; Aerial Spirit-Mrs Martyr; [Scene II. Cornhillv-Mr Deputy Gobble's Housev; The False Step-O'Flanagan's Blunders-The Desponding Maiden-The Sailor's Return-Gobble's Disaster-with a Triumphal Procession of English Amazonians. Captain O'Flanagan-Johnstone; Sailor-Townsend; Polly-Mrs Mountain (with the Duetto, Oh! welcome home, my dearest Jack, composed by Shield); English Amazonians-Mrs Platt, Miss Logan, Miss Walcup, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Cranfield, Miss Kirton, Miss Cox, Miss Coombs, Mrs Norton, Mrs Rowson; [Scene III. Inside of Gobble's Housev. The Widow Bewitched-How to restore a Deputy Common Council-Man. Scene IV. Outside of Dancing, Shaving and Hair-dressing Academyv; Scene V. Inside of Dancing Academyv; In which The Long Minuet-(Taken from the Caricature Print [see17951109]); Principal Dancers-Cranfield, King, Bayzand, Jackson, Coombs, Price, Rayner, Noble, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Ives, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Miss Webb, Miss Smith, Mrs Bayzand; Dancing Master-Simmons; [Scene VI. Inside of Hair-dressing Academyv; Shaving made easy to the meanest Capacity. Master of the Academy-Wilde; Irish Song-Johnstone; [To conclude with a Dance of Block Heads-; [Act II. Scene I. Cornhillv; Lord Mayor's Coach returning to Guildhall. I sup with Gobble, My names's O'Flanagan-Johnstone?; [Scene II. A Streetv; A Balcony on each side of the Stage. The Lover's Leap-Harlequin's Flight across the Theatre. Scene III. Inside of Gobble's Housev; The Power of Harmony. Music hath Charms-O'Flanagan's performance on the Violin-Water parted from the Sea-The Lads of the Village-Come sing round my favorite Tree-and Stoney Batter, all the same to O'Flanagan. Scene IV. A Tavernv; A Meeting of the Council-Men. Most Learned Debates!!-The Magical Nosegay-with the Crying, Laughing, Sneezing, Yawning, Dancing and Whistling Glee, by Shield-Carriage for the Company-Running without Horses-and on one Wheel only. Common Council@men-Davenport, Rees, Williamson, Wilde, Thompson, Abbot; [Scene the Last. A View of Londonv; taken from the Surrey Shorev, with an exact Representation of the Lord Mayor's Show on the Water. To conclude with a Dance-; a Finale-[composed by Shield.composed by Shield.
Event Comment: London Gazette,No 3021, 12-15 Nov. 1694: A Consort of Musick composed by Mr Grabue, will be performed on Saturday next, at Mr Smiths in Charles-street, Covent-Garden, between the Hours of Seven and Eight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert