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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil, Junior-Barry; Sir John Bevil-Bannister; Myrtle-Davis; Humphrey-Gardner; Sealand-Sowdon; Tom-Palmer; Daniel-Weston; Cimberton-Shuter; Lucinda-Miss Ogilvie; Philis-Mrs Mahon; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Johnston; Indiana-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Sowdon
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Fondlewife and Laetitia

Song: II: DuBellamy

Dance: IV: Fingalian-; End: Italian Peasants, as17670805

Entertainment: PPost@Haste Observations from his Journay to Paris-Shuter (for that Night only)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Solomon

Performance Comment: Parts-Lowe, Rennoldson, Webbe, Mrs Vincent, Miss Davis, Mrs Gibbons.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Reddish, 2nd appearance here; Paris-Fawcett; Tibalt-Aickin; Mercutio-Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; Benvolio-Packer; Montague-Hurst; Peter-Weston; Capulet-Burton; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; With the Funeral Procession-; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Miss Young, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Dorman; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance-Duquesney, Sga Giorgi; Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Collett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Smith; King-Clarke; Gonzalez-Gibson; Heli-Hull; Selim-Davis; Almeria-Miss Macklin; Alonzo-Gardner; Perez-R. Smith; Garcia-Perry; Leonora-Mrs Barrington; Zara-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Callaghan-Shuter; Groom-Woodward; Sir Theodore-Dunstall; Beau Mordecai-Quick; Lady-Miss Macklin; Sir Archy-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, 1st appearance there, Sga Manesiere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Holland,1st time; Lord Falbridge-Reddish, 1st time; Sir William Douglas-Havard; Owen-Burton; Officer-Strange; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-King; Lady Alton-Mrs Abington; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Hopkins; Molly-Miss Pope; Amelia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Freeport Actor: Holland,1st time
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Ackman; Hermit-Kear; Fribble-J. Burton; Servant-Castle; French Lady-Johnston; Old Lady-Mrs Cross; Colombine-Mrs King; Country Girl (with song)-Miss Young; The Dances-Sg and Sga Giorgi.
Event Comment: The Characters in the Mainpiece New Dress'd. Neville MS Diary: At 6, went into the Pit...House not very full. King John was performed with new Dresses and Decorations. Powell and Smith are good in York and the Bastard, and Mrs Bellamy in Constance....The entertainment was the procession of the Coronation, with the ceremony of the Champion. Every truly free soul, on seeing a representation of such extravagant pageantry, must abhor that form of Government, of the superfluous trappings of which it is but a small specimen. Receipts: #91s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Powell; Pembroke-Davis; Prince Henry-Lewes; Essex-Gardner; Salisbury-Perry; Bastard-Smith; Faulconbridge-Weller; Austria-Morris; Hubert-Bensley, 1st time; King of France-Clarke; Dauphin-Dyer; Chatillon-Hull; Governor of Angiers-Wignell; Pandulph-Gibson; Queen Elinor-Mrs Vincent; Prince Arthur-Miss Ford; Lady Blanch-Mrs DuBellamy; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Ferguson; Constance-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Pandulph Actor: Gibson
Role: Prince Arthur Actor: Miss Ford

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Event Comment: RRomeo and Juliet oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Powell. Paid Jos. Besford for performing the Lyon two nights in Perseus 5s.; Paid Wm Gard for performing on the Horse and in the Lyon two nights in Perseus 7s. (Account Book). [See Perseus and Andromeda 19 and 25 Sept.] Receipts: #103 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Morris, 1st time; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Patty-Mrs Mattocks; End Act I: a Dance incidental to the Opera-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: Pantomime Dance, as17670926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Bobadill-King, 1st time; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley, 1st time; Cob-Moody; Wellbred-Palmer; Old Knowell-Havard; Young Knowell-Aickin; Downright-Bransby; Cash-Packer; Justice Clement-Burton; Mas. Matthew-Wingfield; Bridget-Miss Simson; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Dame Kitely-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Simson

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Reddish, 1st time; Iachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Hurst; Cloten-King; Belarius-Havard; Arviragus-J. Palmer; Guiderius-Aickin; Lucius-Bransby; Cornelius-Burton; Pisanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Johnson; Imogen-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; In Act II a Masquerade Scene-; with dancing-Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi; Singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Iachimo Actor: Holland
Role: with dancing Actor: Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mahoon, 1st appearance this kingdom; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Player-Gardner; Beggar-Bennet; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Lucy-Mrs Baker; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Mrs Pinto; With Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; a Country Dance-the Characters in the opera.
Cast
Role: With Hornpipe Actor: Miss Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Event Comment: Dined at the Ship, and went at 5 into the Pit to see Mrs Yates do Jane Shore a second time. Her powers are certainly amazingly great, the expression in her eyes in the last scene is particularly affecting. The entertainment was the foolish Pantomime called Harlequin Skeleton (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #189 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Jupiter (Harlequin)-Miles; Pluto (Punch)-Rayner; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Petro; Pan (Scaramouche)-Curtat; Hercules (Brighella)-Dumai; Apollo (Mezetin)-King; Mars (Leander)-Hussey; Chasseur Royal-DuBellamy; Diana-Mrs Baker; Arial Spirits-Arnauld, Miss Valois; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Legg; Shepherd-Dibdin; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Morris.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Powell; Polydore-Bensley; Ernesto-Redman; Servant-T. Smith; Acasto-Gibson; Chaplain-Clarke; Chamont-Smith; Serina-Mrs DuBellamy; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Page-Miss Ford; Monimia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Ford

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace, with the new Additional Scene

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 14 Jan. 1763.] Dined at Terry's. At Davies read the principal parts of As You Like It. Got into the Pit before the Play began. Stood all the time of the performance. Mrs Dancer played Rosalind with great propriety, looks very well in boys clothes...Caelia, with the Cockoo, a delightful song (not in the play) by Mrs Baddeley, being her 1st appearance in that character. This excellent comedy so well performed gave me great pleasure. End Act I, Hearts of Oak, a pretty dance by Mrs King, Giorgi, etc. The Entertainment was Harlequin's Invasion, with a prologue spoken by King. This triumph of Shakespeare over folly is one of the best and most magnificent Pantomimes and not mere dumb show (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King, 1st time; Orlando-Palmer; Jaques-Love; Duke Sr-Hurst; Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Le Beau-Ackman; Corin-Hartry; Jaques de Bois-Fox; Charles-Moody; Silvius-Strange; William-Messink; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Adam-Havard; Celia (with song in character)-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; Phebe-Miss Simson; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Palmer
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Simson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Powell, 1st time; Trueman-Perry; Thorrowgood [sic]-Gibson; Uncle-Hull; Blunt-Mozeen; Maria-Miss Ward; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Ward; [In Act I singing-a Young Gentleman.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Read the principal parts of Much Ado About Nothing. Dined at St Clements Chop House, entered into a political conversation with a young gentleman, which prevented me from getting into the Pit till 5 o'clock. Was so squeez'd I could scarcely use my glass. [Lists parts.] The play was concluded by Comic Dance by the characters. How well and with what Agility Garrick dances (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Parsons; Don Pedro-Packer; Leonato-Havard; Balthazar (with song)-Vernon; John-Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Borachio-Ackman; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Sexton-Weston; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Hero-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; In Act II, a Masquerade Dance proper to the play, -Grimaldi; To Conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Hull; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Perry; 2nd Spirit-R. Smith; Lady-Mrs Bellamy; Bacchanals-Mahoon, DuBellamy, Dibdin; Bacchants-Mrs Pinto, Mrs DuBellamy; Euphrosyne-Mrs Thompson; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, the Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Pinto; Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mrs Bulkley, Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Powell, 1st time; Sir Harry-Woodward, 1st time; Russet-Dunstall; Charles-Bensley; Trinket-Dyer; Major Oakly-Yates, 1st appearance that stage; Harriet-Miss Ward; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors, as17671009; IV: The Female Archer, as17671029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Moneses-Reddish, 1st time; Tamerlane-Havard; Bajazet-Holland; Omar-Hurst; Mirvan-Keen; Zama-Fox; Axalla-Packer; Dervise-Bransby; Stratocles-Aickin; Hali-Strange; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Selima-Mrs Barry; Arpasia-Mrs Hopkins; The Usual Prologue-Reddish; In Act IV the Original Song of O! Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Bajazet Actor: Holland
Role: Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-a Gentleman, 1st appearance; Sir Charles Raymond-Bannister, 1st time; Sir Roger Belmont-Love, 1st time; Faddle-Dodd (with song); Col. Raymond-Packer; Villiard-Bransby; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17671027, but Phoebe-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Reynolds.
Role: Orlando Actor: Reddish, 1st time.
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Simson

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: I: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-Holland; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish (with Song)-Dodd; Belville-Cautherly; Alithea-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Miss Pope; Country Girl-Mrs Abington (1st time); With an address to the Audience, by way of Epilogue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Moody Actor: Holland
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance-Grimaldi, Duquesney, Rollet, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Palmer; Brazen-King; Justice Balance-Havard; Worthy-Packer; Serjent Kite-Bransby; Bullock-Moody; Welsh Collier-Baddeley; Recruits-Parsons, Messink; Lucy-Mrs Love; Rose-Miss Reynolds; Melinda-Mrs Reddish; Sylvia-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: II: The Gardners Holiday, as17671120

Event Comment: DDon Felix pretty well by Powell....Lissardo inimitably by Woodward (the first time these 9 years). Read his part and that of Gibby. The play on the whole was pretty well performed. Baker does Beard's part in Midas. His not acting is a great loss to the public, as he was inimitable in some things. Stood in the well all night (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #163 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Felix-Powell, 1st time; Briton-Smith; Lopez-Bennet; Pedro-Morris; Gibby-Shuter; Lissardo-Woodward, 1st time; Frederick-Gardner; Isabella-Mrs Mattocks; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis-Mrs Green; Violante-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17671029; IV: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Plain Dealer-Holland; Freeman-Palmer; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Jeremy Blackacre-Weston, 1st time; Quillett-Baddeley; Oakam-Moody; Fidelia-Mrs Jeffries, 1st time; Olivia-Mrs Pope; Eliza-Miss Reynolds; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Plain Dealer Actor: Holland
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Event Comment: TThe Stratagem not acted for 3 years. Archer not acted by Garrick for 5 years. [See 20 May 1766, and 13 Oct. 1762.] I had not time to dine, Garrick being to play. Tho' I got into the Pit 15 minutes past 4, oblig'd to stand in the well....Scrub very well by Weston....The play was very well performed. The Doctor very well done by Love (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Aimwell-Palmer; Sullen-Burton; Boniface-Love; Scrub-Weston; Gibbet-Baddeley; Foigard-Moody; Sir Charles-Aickin; Dorinda-Mrs Reddish; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Gipsey-Mrs Simson; Cherry-Miss Pope; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Fawcett

Dance: IV: The Gardners Holiday, as17671120