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11376
06 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Carlos-Smith; Lorenzo-Mattocks; Don Alvarez-Walker; Don Felix-Lewis; Metaphrastus-Gibson; Toledo-Cushing; Sancho-Shuter; Lopez-Woodward; Camillo-Miss Macklin; Isabella-Mrs Burden; Jacinta-Miss Pitt, first appearance as an actress; Leonora-Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Camillo Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Jacinta Actor: Miss Pitt, first appearance as an actress
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Wilford.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

11377
15 March 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Irish Hospitality Or Virtue Rewarded

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters-King, Palmer, Love, Packer, Lee, Bransby, Hurst, Aickin, Ackman, Moody, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Plym, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Pritchard; To Conclude with A Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: King, Palmer, Love, Packer, Lee, Bransby, Hurst, Aickin, Ackman, Moody, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Plym, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dances incident to the piece Actor: Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi

11378
17 March 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Yates, King, Palmer, Love, Parsons, Baddeley, Moody, Strange, Keen, Mrs Yates, Miss Pope, Miss Plym, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Clive. Manly-Holland
Role: Manly Actor: Holland
Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: The Characters-Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Aickin, Strange, Mrs Baddeley, Miss Plym, Miss Wright, Mrs Clive. [See17650430.]See17650430.]
Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Aickin, Strange, Mrs Baddeley, Miss Plym, Miss Wright, Mrs Clive.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17651004; End I Farce: A Peasant Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

11379
15 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal Or The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Beau Mizen-Woodward; Commodore Flip-Dunstall (in which will be introduc'd the Famous Sea Song of Ninety-Two); Worthy-Smith; Rovewell-Hull; Sir Charles Pleasant-Wignel; Cribbidge-Perry; Easy-Gardner; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Mrs Baker; Jenny Private-Mrs Gardner; Jiltup-Mrs Walker; Barmaid-Mrs Evans; Arabella's Maid-Miss Cokayne; The Fair Quaker-Miss Wilford (first time).
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Arabella's Maid Actor: Miss Cokayne
Role: The Fair Quaker Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Entertainment: End II: The Cries of London-Shuter; End: (by particular desire) Joe Haines's Epilogue-Shuter riding on an Ass

Dance: IV: The Village Romps, as17651019

11380
30 April 1766 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Manasseh

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Brent.

Music: FFirst Violin, a Concerto-Giordini

11381
03 July 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Harlow-Davis; Clerimont-Aickin; Cape-Palmer; Mrs Harlow-Mrs M'George; Miss Harlow-Miss Worley, her first appearance on this stage.
Cast
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Miss Worley, her first appearance on this stage.

Dance: As17660620

11382
17 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Jeremiah Percy for a piece of ground #42; Paid Blandford (tallow chandler's) first bill #37 5s. 10d.; Paid one year's Poor's rate to Covent Garden #2 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #154 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Parts-Holland, Powell, Yates, Dodd, Palmer, Love, Baddeley, Hurst, Aickin, Watkins, Miss Pope, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Abington, Miss Plym, Mrs Clive; New Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Holland, Powell, Yates, Dodd, Palmer, Love, Baddeley, Hurst, Aickin, Watkins, Miss Pope, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Abington, Miss Plym, Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss _Reynolds, Mrs King.
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dancing incident to the piece Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Reynolds, Tassoni, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

Dance: I: The Vintage, as17661011

11383
21 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Gibson; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Apothecary-Holtom; Peter-Weller; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Baker; Tibalt-Bennet; Balthazar-R. Smith; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Montague-Redman; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin; Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; An Additional Scene will be introduced, representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet, accompanied with a Solemn Dirge ,the Vocal Parts-Beard, Mattocks, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Halford, Mrs Baker, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Escalus Actor: Anderson
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Macklin
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Halford, Mrs Baker, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17661008

11384
07 February 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplexities

Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Felicia Actor: Miss Wilford

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17661115, but Dancing-Miss _Twist.
Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss _Twist.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Dance: End: The Gallant Peasants, as17670113

11385
12 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #245 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Performance Comment: As17670207, but Nancy-Miss Plym.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Plym.
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Miss Reynolds replacing Miss Plym.
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pope

Music: III: New Concerto on the Harpsichord-Burney Jun

Dance: End of Play: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

11386
28 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Ross, 1st time; Sempronius-Clarke; Juba-Smith; Syphax-Gibson; Portius-Davis; Marcus-Dyer; Lucius-Anderson; Decius-Gardner; Lucia-Mrs Mattocks; Marcia-Mrs Bellamy; Original Prologue-Gardner.
Cast
Role: Lucius Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17661115, but the Dancing-Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: the Dancing Actor: Miss Daw.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Dance: End: The Female Archer, as17661215

11387
07 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Vernon. House Charges #67 9s. 6d. [Profit to Vernon #52 1s. 6d.] Paid Burney Jr 8 days salary #1 13s. 4d.; Chorus singers #2 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #119 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Fifteen minutes past 4 took my seat in the 4th row of the first Gallery at Drury Lane...Lord Ogleby was excellently played by King. Heidelberg inimitably by Mrs Clive. After the Vintage, King by desire presented the Public again with Linco's Travels, but omitted a few things spoke last night. Cupid in Daphne and Amintor by Miss Rogers...Eleven o'clock when we got out (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Reynolds.
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Holland
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss _Reynolds, Mrs King.
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young
Role: Dancing incident to the piece Actor: Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Reynolds, Tassoni, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

Entertainment: LLinco's Travels, as17670406(by Desire)

11388
20 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Wilford.
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Macklin
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Halford, Mrs Baker, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17670328 but concluding with the original dance in the characters of an Old Man and Woman-Arnauld, Miss Poitier as17670411.
Cast
Role: concluding with the original dance in the characte Actor: Arnauld, Miss Poitier as17670411.
Role: the Dancing Actor: Miss Daw.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008

11389
07 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis and Dibdin. Cato cannot be perform'd on account of the indisposition of Mrs Mattocks. Tickets for Cato will taken. Charges #64 10s. [Profit to each beneficiary #4 5s. 6d. plus income from tickets. Davis #67 11s. (Box 65; Pit 272; Gallery 105); Dibdin #41 7s. (Box 46; Pit 97; Gallery 153).] (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17670420 but Sailor-Dibdin; and concluding with a Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: and concluding with a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.
Role: concluding with the original dance in the characte Actor: Arnauld, Miss Poitier as17670411.
Role: the Dancing Actor: Miss Daw.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17661120; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miles
Role: other women Actor: Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

11390
20 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17670420 but Romeo-Ross; Solemn Dirge-_Beard, Miss Brickler, Mrs _Halford; +Minuet-Dumai, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Solemn Dirge Actor: _Beard, Miss Brickler, Mrs _Halford
Role: Minuet Actor: Dumai, Miss Twist.
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Wilford.
Role: Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Macklin
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Halford, Mrs Baker, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17670507, but Sailor-DuBellamy (1st time); and concluding with the original dance (in the Characters of an Old Man and Woman)-as17670420; a Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: and concluding with the original dance Actor: as17670420
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.
Role: and concluding with a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.
Role: concluding with the original dance in the characte Actor: Arnauld, Miss Poitier as17670411.
Role: the Dancing Actor: Miss Daw.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss Twist, Miss Pitt, Miss Daw.

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17670516; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miles
Role: other women Actor: Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

11391
08 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Old Wilding-Bannister; Sir James-Davis; Young Wilding-Palmer; Papillion-Weston; Sir James's Servant-Pynn; Miss Grantham's Servant-Quick; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jefferys(, from Dublin); Miss Godfrey-Mrs Burden; Kitty-Mrs Gardiner; Occasional Prologueas17670529-J. Palmer. Occasional Prologueas17670529-J. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Miss Grantham's Servant Actor: Quick
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jefferys
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Mrs Burden

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

11392
06 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice with the Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Mattocks; Rhodope-Mrs Thompson; 1st Nymph (Follower of Eurydice)-Miss Valois; Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Banks; Squire Gawky-Morgan; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Goody Gurton-Wignell; Clown (Drudge)-Morris; Cook-Baker; Porter-Quick; Dwarf-Miss Ford; Rural Swain-Arnauld; 2nd Nymph-Miss Valois; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Eurydice-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford
Role: 2nd Nymph Actor: Miss Valois

11393
17 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Palmer; Fainall-Reddish; Witwou'd-King; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive; Millamant (for that night only)-Mrs Pritchard; Foible-Miss Pope; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Reddish; Sir Wilful-Love; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Bransby; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hopkins; Mincing-Miss Simson; In Act III, a Cantata-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Simson
Role: a Cantata Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: V: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

11394
24 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Mainpiece: Never acted there. Thomas and Sally oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Pinto (playbill). Charges #64 5s. balance to Mrs Bellamy #62 15s. plus #110 8s. in tickets (Box 293; Pit 231) (Account Book). Receipts: #127 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Woodward; William-Cushing; Sideboard-Morgan; Sir Bashful-Yates; Widow Belmour (with Original Song)-Miss Macklin; Lady Constant-Mrs Dyer; Muslin-Mrs Green; Mignionette-Miss Pearce; Furnish-Miss Mills; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Widow Belmour Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Mignionette Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Furnish Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

11395
05 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Iago Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: As17670912, but Dances-Miss Collet, Miss _Rogers.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Miss Collet, Miss _Rogers.
Role: Mindora Actor: Miss Young

Dance: IV: The Medley-Shuter, Mrs King

11396
18 August 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Before the King of Denmark. To being at 7:00 p.m. London Evening Post: Died Mrs Pritchard 20 August after an illness of 10 days. The pains she endured which were great indeed she bore with a fortitude and resignation which the true Christian could only support. She actually obtained a victory over Death, expressing in her last moment the utmost composure, felicity and firmest hope of a lofty change in life and death. She was in all a pattern of worthy immitation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Jack Meggot-Woodward; Clarinda-Mrs Bellamy; Bellamy-Wilkes; Tester-Weston; Strictland-Love; Frankly-Aickin; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Hopkins; Milliner-Miss Matthews; Lucetta-Mrs Love; Jacintha-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Strictland Actor: Love
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Matthews

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Amintor-Vernon; Mindora-Mrs Scott; Daphne-Mrs Arne; with dances-Giorgi, Tassoni, Mrs King, Miss Tetley, Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: with dances Actor: Giorgi, Tassoni, Mrs King, Miss Tetley, Miss Collett.

11397
23 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; other characters-Parsons, Dodd, Weston, Moody, Baddeley, Bransby, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Matthews, Miss Pope; with Proper Dances-. [For full cast see17680926] .For full cast see17680926] .
Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Parsons, Dodd, Weston, Moody, Baddeley, Bransby, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Matthews, Miss Pope

11398
24 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-King; Sir John-Aickin; Sterling-Love; Lovewell-Cautherly; Serjeant Flower-Bransby; Travers-Hurst; Truman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Jeffries; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Parsons, Dodd, Weston, Moody, Baddeley, Bransby, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Matthews, Miss Pope

11399
08 November 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Brilliant-Bensley, 1st time; William-Cushing; Sideboard-Holtom; Sir Bashful-Yates; Widow Belmour (with the original song)-Miss Macklin; Lady Constant-Mrs Dyer; Muslin-Mrs Green; Mignionet-Miss Pearce; Furnish-Miss Mills; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Widow Belmour Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Mignionet Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Furnish Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Twist
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois.

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17681101

11400
21 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Author of Padlock--"who was author of Love in a Village and Maid of the Mill" (playbill) [i.e., Isaac Bickerstaffe]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manly-Packer; Basset-Dodd; Sir Francis-Love; Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-W. Palmer; Poundage-Castle; Lady Grace-Mrs W. Barry; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: II: Turkish Dance-Dagueville, Sga Vidini