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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Milward; Aboan-Quin; Blandford-Mills; Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Cibber; Imoinda-Mrs Giffard; Widow Lackit-Mrs Grace; Charlot-Mrs Pritchard; Stanmore-Winstone; Governor-Turbutt; Jack Stanmore-Ray; Hotman-Hill; Lucy-Miss Tollett.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Mills
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Tollett.

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

Cast
Role: Miss Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Starch Actor: Miss Tollett

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; with two new Minuets for Trumpets and other Instruments-

Dance: II: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Taken from Moliere by the late Mr Betterton. Six Rows of the Pit will be railed into the Front Boxes. [Tickets at Mrs Clive's House in Cecil-street, in the Strand.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song: IV: Ballad of Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Delane; Lewis-Penkethman; Charino-Hippisley; Duart-Ryan; Clodio-Chapman; Antonio-Mullart; Governor-Rosco; Manuel-Hale; Elvira-Mrs Hallam; Louisa-Mrs Horton; Angelina-Miss Sharp, the first time of her appearing on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Benefit Woodward and Mrs Furnival. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. [Tickets for Winstone taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Milward; Fainall-Mills; Sir Wilful-Harper; Witwoud-Woodward; Petulant-Macklin; Waitwell-Turbutt; Millamant-Mrs Furnival; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Butler; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Grace; Foible-Mrs Bennet; Mincing-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Brett.

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Arne. Mainpiece: Written by C. Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Hillaria Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Song: I: Sweet Echoby Arne in Comus-Mrs Arne; III: Dove Spiega (an Italian Song by Arne)-Mrs Arne

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher by Sir John Vanbrugh and Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Wilson.

Dance: II: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Drunken Peasant-Philips; IV: Grand Dance-Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Benefit Delane. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Gay, Author of the Beggar's Opera. [Tickets at Delane's Lodgings, the Golden Ball in Exeter-Court, the Strand.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Related Works
Related Work: The Duke of Milan Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman [who states that he is in danger of losing vision in one eye. Tickets at Chapman's House, the Corner of Bow Street cg.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 27 March: Last Week died, after a most tedious and expensive Illness, at Chelsea, Mrs Laguerre, formerly a celebrated Dancer on the Stage. Daily Post, 29 March: During the Rehearsal [on 27 March], of a new Tragedy, written by Mr Thompson, call'd Edward and Eleonora, (which was to have been acted on this Day) he receiv'd, to his great Surprise, a Message from the Lord Chamberlain, absolutely forbidding the acting of the said Play. No Objection having been made to the Whole or any Part of it, we must conclude it was consider'd as immoral or seditious

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland; Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Punches Dances-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Chetwood. Tickets at Chetwood's House, No. 11, Wild Court

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17390327 but Lady Townly-Mrs Lambell; the first time of her appearing on any stage; Jenny-Miss Chetwood.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Chetwood.

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Cast
Role: Graces Actor: Miss Thompson, Mrs Chetwood, Miss Kilby
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Morison
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Kilby
Role: Thetis Actor: Miss Thompson.

Dance: I: Punches Dance-Master Ferg; Miss Wright; III: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song: II: Singing in Italian-Miss Thynne; IV: The Noontide Air-Beard

Music: V: A Concerto-Henry Burgess Jr

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs James. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: As17390403 but Basil-_; Fetch-_; Jolt-_; Landlord-_.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Marten

Dance: I: Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; II: Je ne scai quoy-Richardson, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Hornpipe-Yates; V: Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Song: III: Roberts

Event Comment: Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Ryan; Brazen-Cibber; Ballance-Bridgwater; Kite-Rosco; Worthy-Hale; Bullock-Mullart; Appletree-James; Pearmain-Bencraft; Collier-Salway; Scruple-Roberts; Scale-Arthur; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Melinda-Mrs Ware; Rose-Miss Brunette; Lucy-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: More-Salway; Gubbins-Laguerre; Margarina-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Younge.

Dance: Villeneuve, Desse, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: See17400104, but Indiana-Mrs Horton; Young Bevil-Delane; Phillis-Mrs Vincent; Sir John-Bridgwater; Myrtle-Hallam; Cimberton-Hippisley; Sealand-Rosco; Humphrey-Mullart; Daniel-James; Mrs zyaland-Mrs James; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Lucinda-Mrs Bellamy; Tom-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Rosco
Role: Mrs zyaland Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Younge.

Dance: TTambourine, as17400115; Miller and His Wife, as17400115; End Afterpiece: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Younge.

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Tambourine-French Girl; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Mills
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Queen of Gipsies Actor: Miss Jones

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; In II: Pierots-Lalauze, Pelling; III: La Matelote-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Le Gout de Anglois-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive.--At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. [The Stage] will be properly inclos'd, and form'd into Boxes, to prevent the Ladies taking Cold. [Tickets at Mrs Clive's House, Cecil Street, the Strand.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Millamant-Mrs Clive, in which Character will be produced the Original Song, the Words by Mr Congreve, and new set to Musick by Mr Handel; Mirabel-Milward; Fainall-Mills; Sir Wilful-Turbutt; Witwoud-Chapman; Petulant-Macklin; Waitwell-Shepard; Marwood-Mrs Butler; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Pritchard; Foible-Miss Bennet; Mincing-Mrs Walter.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; In IV: Muilment; V: Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: III: Would You Taste the Noon@Tide Air (Comus)-Miss Edwards

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Indiana-Mrs Giffard; Bevil Jr-Quin; Sealand-Milward; Phillis-Mrs Clive; Sir John-Wright; Myrtle-Mills; Humphrey-Shepard; Daniel-Leigh; Cimberton-Taswell; Lucinda-Mrs Mills; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Marshall; Isabella-Mrs Pritchard; Tom-Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Milward
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Marshall

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Muilment; La Matelote, as17400324

Song: I: Would You Taste the Noon@Tide (Comus)-Miss Edwards; II: Nel Pugnar-Beard; V: Beard in the Character of a Captain of an English Man of War upon the taking Porto Bello

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by George Duke of Buckingham. Afterpiece: With Additions, the Words and Musick by Mr Carey. 6:30 p.m. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 6 June: Yesterday Morning died Mrs Hallam

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: See17391031, but Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Ryan; Smith-Bridgwater; other parts-Hippisley, Rosco, Hallam, Hale, Gibson, Stephens, Roberts, Arthur, James, Neale, Mullart, Bencraft, Mrs Cross, Miss Burgess, Miss Brunette; With the Original Prologue-; With an Additional Re-inforcement of Mr Bayes's new rais'd Troops-; Vocals-Leveridge, Salway, Bencraft, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Parting Lovers

Dance: I: Peasants-the French Boy and Girl; II: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Swiss Dance-French Boy and Girl; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Hippisley's Drunken Man-

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: #78 11s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Salway
Role: James Actor: Anderson
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Burgess
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunette.

Dance: TThe Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. For the Benefit of the Brave and Unfortunate Capt John Peddie, of the Prince of Orange, who, after defending his Ship, and saving her by the most Gallant Behaviour, against a Spanish Privateer, had the Misfortune to lose her, and all he had on Board, in the late Storm. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison. Pit and Boxes 5s. Galleries 2s. and 1s. Receipts: money #52 1s.; tickets #295 (Account Book); #350 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Cast
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Wooden Shoe-Mechel

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts; money #37 14s.; seals #110 (Account Book); #200 (Rylands MS.). [Leveridge was charged #50 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: II: Bacchus Triumphant-Leveridge, Salway; IV: Trio of True Happiness-Leveridge, Roberts, Miss Young; V: An Epilogue in Music, addressed to the Audience,-Leveridge, Salway, Mrs Lampe

Dance: III: The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Benefit Signora Fausan. Part of the Pit will be rail'd in, and added to the front boxes. Tickets and places in the Boxes to be had only of Mr West, at the Green Door in Duke St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; and for the Stage, of Mrs Moor, at the Sign of the Theatre in the Playhouse Passage. Receipts: #160. Rylands MS.: Duke &c attended

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17420208; II: Les Egyptiens-the Fausans; V: A New Grand Ballet-the Fausans, LaCroix, Constantini, Mrs Walter, Miss Story

Event Comment: Benefit Beckham, the Prompter. Tickets at Beckham's Toy Shop, in Cornhill; George's Coffeehouse, Temple Bar, Tom's Coffeehouse, Russel St., Covent Garden; Dodsley's Bookseller, at Tulley's Head; and at Gloucester Tavern, Pall Mall. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Steel, Mrs E. Hippisley, the two Masters Granier, and Mr Ravenscroft, will be taken...Servants will be allow'd to keep Places upon the Stage, which (for the better Accommodation of the Ladies) will be enclos'd, and form'd into an Amphitheatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: Concert Air from Alexander's Feast: War he sung is Toil and Trouble-Mrs Bishop; III: Can Love be controul'd by Advice-Miss Medina

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge; who never perform'd on that Stage before ending with Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; And to conclude: the Concert, the Coronation Anthem Long Live the King (never perform'd there before) by Mr Handel-an Additional Band

Performance Comment: Woodbridge; who never perform'd on that Stage before ending with Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; And to conclude: the Concert, the Coronation Anthem Long Live the King (never perform'd there before) by Mr Handel-an Additional Band.

Dance: I: David apShenkin; II: Welsh Buffoon, as17420406 IV: Two Millers and Courtezan, as17420315 End I Afterpiece: New Scots Dance-Master and Miss Granier

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. A Concert both Serious and Comic; Consisting of the most favourite Airs, taken from the most favourite Operas and Oratorios, by the best Masters. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6 p.m. To the Publick. Gentlemen and Ladies: I humbly beg Pardon for troubling you in this Manner, but being Unfortunately excluded (I don't know for what Reason) from both the Theatres, and consequently deprived of getting my Living by my Profession, the Favour of your Company at a Concert which I take for my Benefit on Tuesday the 11th instant, at the Little House in the Haymarket, will be a very great Obligation to Your most faithful and devoted humble Servant, William Mills. Tickets to be had of Mr Mills at his House in Nassau St., near Soho. Note: After the Concert will be perform'd (gratis) a Comedy call'd The Careless Husband

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Lowe, Miss Edwards