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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble-Shuter; Puff-Dunstall; Rodophil-White; Jasper-Holtom; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Miss Biddy-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Elliot.

Dance: TThe Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; First Spirit-Ross; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-White; Second Spirit-R. Smith; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Mattocks; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Miss Miller; Third Spirit-Miss Polly Young; Euphrosyne-Miss Miller, first time; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Roberts, Dibdin, Fawcett, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Davis; The Dances-M. Duquesney, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, George, Granier. With the usual Decorations and Machinery (playbill).

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble-Shuter; Puff-Dunstall; Rhodophil-White; Jasper-Holtom; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Miss Biddy Bellair-Miss Vincent, second appearance any stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ross; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Elder Worthy-Clarke; Young Worthy-Dyer; Sly-Costollo; Lawyer-Wignel; Amanda's Woman-Mrs Ferguson; Flareit's Maid-Miss Helm; Sir William Wisewou'd-Dunstall; Snap-Shuter; Narcissa-Mrs Vincent; Hillaria-Mrs Dyer; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Mrs Ward (playbill).
Cast
Role: Amanda's Woman Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Flareit's Maid Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble-Shuter; Puff-Dunstall; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Miss Biddy-Miss Vincent.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Vincent.

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Barry; Priuli-Bardin; Eliot-Murden; Renault-Hurst; Bedamar-Palmer; Pierre-Lee; Duke-Lewis; Spinosa-Keen; Theodore-Quick; Officer-M'George; Branville-Powel; Reviledo-Wild; Mezzano-Weedon; Ternon-Francis; Durand-M'Mahon; Barbe-Nelson; Belvidera-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Durand Actor: M'Mahon

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with song in character)-Shuter; Puff-M'George; Loveit-Palmer; Jasper-Quick; Flash-Davis; Tag-Mrs M'George; Miss Biddy-Miss Gilpin.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Gilpin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Gilpin
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Maden

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17660813, but only Miss Biddy-Miss Matthews.

Entertainment: Dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble (with song in character)-Shuter; Rhodophil-Perry; Jasper-Holtom; Puff-Dunstall; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Miss Biddy-Miss Vincent.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Vincent.

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent, Mrs Green, and Miss Vincent. Charges #64 7s. [Deficit to beneficiaries #1 2d. apiece, covered by income from tickets: Mrs Vincent #59 1s. (Box 88; Pit 129; Gallery 177); Mrs Green #36 13s. (Box 56; Pit 103; Gallery 72); Miss Vincent #30 6s. (Box 72; Pit 82).] (Account Book). Receipts: #61 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Vincent.

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215; End I Farce: Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Ballet: End I Farce: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Barry; Pierre-T. Barry, being his first appearance in this Kingdom; Duke-Newton; Priuli-Bannister; Bedamar-Palmer; Renault-Gardner; Spinosa-Keen; Theodore-Smith; Eliot-Lings; Durand-Loveman; Officer-Strange; Belvidera-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Durand Actor: Loveman

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17670529, but Miss Biddy-Miss Ogilvie; Tag-_.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Gardner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Cast
Role: Miss Richland Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble (with song)-Shuter; Rhodophil-Perry; Jasper-Holtom; Puff-Dunstall; Tag-Mrs Green; Miss Biddy-Miss Ward, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Ward, 1st time.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Palmer; Fribble-Dodd (with Song in Character); Loveit-Packer; Puff-Moody; Jasper-Ackman; Tag-Mrs Love; Miss Biddy-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis and Perry. Charges #64 5s. Deficit to actors #25 7s. 6d. covered by income from tickets: Davis #77 7s. (Box 80; Pit 291; Gallery 137); Perry #53 19s. (Box 27; Pit 158; Gallery 235) (Account Book). Receipts: #38 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Davis; Fribble-a Gentleman (who never appeared on this stage); Rhodophil-Perry; Jasper-Holtom; Puff-Dunstall; Tag-Mrs Green; Miss Biddy-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Event Comment: Benefit for Bates, Dumay, Curtat, Redman, Mrs Naylor. Tickets deliver'd for The Albion Queens will be taken. Charges #64 5s. Deficit #31 11s., covered by income from tickets: Bates #21 14s. (Box 8; Pit 66; Gallery 98); Dumay #49 13s. (Box 90; Pit 125; Gallery 84); Curtat #42 13s. (Box 61; Pit 90; Gallery 139); Redman #57 17s. (Box 35; Pit 180; Gallery 221); Mrs Naylor #33 9s. (Box 36; Pit 103; Gallery 90) (Account Book). Receipts: #32 14s. (Account Book). Stoppelaer and Sarjant paid up their deficiencies for 11th and 15th Inst

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17690505, but Flash-Woodward; Fribble-Shuter; Miss Biddy-Miss Ward.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Ward.

Dance: II: A Minuet-Dumay, Miss Madden; End: A Pantomime Dance-Fishar, Miss Capon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Gruel-Aickin; Young Loveit-Davis; Dr Catgut-Summers; Simon-Vandermere; Coachman-Weston; Isaac Fungus-Sowdon; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Gardner; Dolly-Miss Ogilvie; Jenny-Mrs Reade; Mrs Loveit-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Foote
Role: Simon Actor: Vandermere
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Ogilvie

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Vandermere; Loveit-Strange; Puff-Kearny; Jasper-Farrell; Flash-Davis; Tag-Mrs Gardner; Miss Biddy-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Vandermere
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Dance: As17690515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with a Song)-Dancer; Puff-Fearon; Jasper-Waters; Loveit-Vowell; Flash-Davis; Miss Biddy-Miss Wentworth; Tagg-Mrs Parsons.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Wentworth

Dance: As17720518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Quick; Puff-Dunstall; Capt. Loveit-Booth; Jasper-Thompson; Capt. Flash-Lee Lewes; Tag-Mrs Pitt; Miss Biddy-Miss Leeson.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Leeson.

Dance: End Opera: a New Comic Dance call'd La Soiree A@la@mode-Dagueville, Sga Vidini, Mas. Holland, Harris, Miss Ross, a girl only 5 years old, scholar to Dagueville

Performance Comment: Holland, Harris, Miss Ross, a girl only 5 years old, scholar to Dagueville.
Related Works
Related Work: L'Usurier Gentilehomme Author(s): M.A. Le Grand
Related Work: Agnes de Challiot Author(s): M.A. Le Grand
Related Work: L'Epreuve Réciproque Author(s): M.A. Le Grand
Event Comment: Prelude [1st time: PREL 1, by George Colman elder; incidental music by Thomas Linley Sen. and Nicola Piccinni. Prologue by David Garrick (Poetical Works, II, 327)]. The Words of the Songs in [the] Prelude will be given at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:3O. To begin at 6:30 [see 11 Nov.]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook at the Stage Door. No Money to be taken at the Stage Door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The TR opened this Season under the Management of Messrs Lacy, Sheridan, Ford and Linley. This Summer the Flys has been raised considerably--the Stage widened and heitened--the orchestra enlarged, and Iron ornaments at the Top. New Brooms written by G. Colman Esq. went off with tolerable Applause--is much too long (Hopkins Diary). Public Advertiser, 3 Oct. 1776: This Day at Noon will be published New Brooms! (1s.). [Yates had last acted Malvolio at dl on 6 Jan. 1764 and at cg on 5 May 1772.] Receipts: #269 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Moody, Palmer, Parsons, Bannister, Baddeley, Wrighten, Carpenter, Griffiths, Wright, Burton, R. Palmer, Dodd, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love, Miss Platt, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten. [Cast from text (T. Becket. 1776): Sprightly-King; Phelim-Moody; Catcall-Palmer; Sir Dulcimer Dunder-Parsons; Sailor-Bannister; Mezzetin-Baddeley; Furrow-Wrighten; Dripping-Griffiths; Musician-Wright; Frank Furrow-Burton; Lad-R. Palmer; Crotchet-Dodd; Mrs Dripping-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Furrow-Mrs Love; Doxy-Miss Platt; Miss Dripping-Miss Stageldoir; Miss Quaver-Mrs Wrighten; unassigned-Carpenter; Prologue[, not listed on playbill,-King [; it was presumably, spoken at all subsequent performances].; it was presumably, spoken at all subsequent performances].
Cast
Role: Doxy Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Dripping Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Malvolio-Yates (1st appearance in that character these 1O years); Sir Andrew Ague@Cheek-Dodd; Sir Toby Belch-Palmer; Orsino-Jefferson; Sebastian-Davies; Fabian-Lamash; Antonio-Wrighten; Captain-Wright; Officer-Carpenter; Priest-Griffiths; Valentine-Norris; Curio-Everard; Clown-Vernon; with the original Epilogue song-Vernon; Olivia (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley; Maria-Mrs Hopkins; Viola-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@Cheek Actor: Dodd
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with a song in character)-Dodd; Captain Flash-Palmer; Captain Loveit-Davies; Puff-Moody; Jasper-Burton; Tag-Mrs Love; Miss Biddy-Miss Jarratt.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Jarratt.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17760927, but Lucy-Miss Catley; Polly-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brown.
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Quick; Puff-Dunstall; Captain Loveit-Fearon; Jasper-Thompson; Capt. Flash-Lee Lewes; Tag-Mrs Pitt; Miss Biddy-Miss Leeson.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Leeson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: As17760921, but Miss Biddy-Miss Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Hamilton.
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@Cheek Actor: Dodd
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Younge.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Egerton; Sir Christopher Curry-Meadows; Medium-Parsons; Campley-Bowman; Planter-Murphy; Trudge-Johnson; Wowski-Miss Chatterley; Narcissa-Mrs Johnson; Patty-Miss Hamilton (1st appearance on this stage); Yarico-Mrs Parsons.
Cast
Role: Wowski Actor: Miss Chatterley
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens; or, The Medley of Lovers

Performance Comment: Flash-Johnson; Captain Loveit-Bowman; Puff-Meadows; Jasper-Egerton; Fribble-Parsons; Tag-Mrs Hilton; Miss Biddy-Miss Chatterley.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Chatterley.

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Lovewit-Whitfield; Fribble-R. Palmer; Flash-Barrymore; Puff-Suett; Jasper-Phillimore; Miss Biddy-Miss DeCamp; Tag-Mrs Edwards (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss DeCamp
Event Comment: Benefit Law, Mrs Beckham, and the Miss Moreau, Miss Baker, and Miss Jackson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Brett

Dance: As17461124

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell and Singleton (Boxkeepers), Page (Housekeeper), and Miss Mattocks. Tickets deliver'd by Verhuyck, Emmet, and Palmer (Pit Doorkeepers) and Driscoll will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Silvia Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Mattocks
Role: Capt Loveit Actor: Anderson.
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Page Actor: Miss Yates

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17500326 but Puff-_; Flash-Shuter; Biddy-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Cole.
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Cole.

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Hilliard. Charges #60. Deficiency to Miss Hilliard #28 7s. covered by #55 8s. from tickets. Paid Servandoni as an advance #5 5s. Receipts: #31 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Dorax-Quin; Sebastian-Ryan; Moluch-Sparks; Benducar-Bridgwater; Mufti-Arthur; Mustapha-Dunstall; Antonio-Anderson; Zeydan-Bencraft; Johayma-Mrs Bambridge; Morayma-Mrs Barrington; Alvarez-Ridout; Almeyda-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Anderson
Role: Almeyda Actor: Miss Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Minors.

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; III: Grand Scots Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; V: Minuet, Louvre-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Charlotte Skinner. Tickets to be had at Miss Skinner's Lodgings, No 4, Angel Court, Windmill St., Haymarket (Daily Advertiser). A Concert. As no money can be taken, only those given tickets by Miss Skinner can be admitted. As this Advertisement was sent too late to be altered in the Daily Advertiser, it is hoped that the Advertisement inserted in that Paper for this Entertainment will not be regarded, as to any Money being taken for places. To begin at 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Calista-Miss Charlotte Skinner.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens