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Event Comment: TThe King, Prince and Princess of Wales present. Universal Mercury, February 1726: Mr Handel had the Satisfaction of seeing an old Opera of his not only fill the House, which had not been done for a considerable time before, but People crowding so fast to it, that above 300 were turn'd away for want of room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Otho

Event Comment: MMist's, 19 Feb.: Yesterday, as young Mr Cibber was performing the Part of Harlequin in Apollo and Daphne, his Foot slipp'd, and he fell down the Stage and broke his Nose

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or Harlequins Metamorphoses

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Karba, the famous Bassoon. By Her Royal Highness' Command. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consort of several Sorts of Instruments-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

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

Afterpiece Title: The Fickle Fair One

Dance: As17260321

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Song: End I: The Play of Love-Leveridge; II: The Wheel Turn'd To Some Tune (new)-Leveridge; III: Singing-Mrs Chambers; V: A Piece of Musick between a Fop and a Toper: In Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; III: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; IV: French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare

Song: SSee From the Silent Groves by Dr Pepusch-Mrs Chambers; The Play of Love made and sung-Leveridge

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman and Lanyon.Written by Mr Congreve. Receipts: money #9 6s.; tickets #60 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Dance: FFrench Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; Scottish Dance-

Ballet: GGrand Dance. As17260430

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Walter and Sandham's Children. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Dance: SShepherd and Shepherdess-Young Sandham, Young Sandham's Sister; Scaramouch-Young Sandham; Serious Dance-Lally, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: At Mr Gibbin's and Mrs Violante's Great Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Wycherley. Receipts: #36 9s. Probable attendance: boxes, 37 paid and 21 orders; pit, 102 paid and 19 orders; slips, 5 paid and 14 orders; first gallery, 128 paid and 19 orders; second gallery, 80 paid and 9 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Fenton

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats or The Tavern Bilkers

Event Comment: As it was altered from Shakespear by Sir William D'Avenant and Mr Dryden. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play. [The Rural Modes intended, but deferred by the indisposition of a player.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Inchanted Island

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Event Comment: We are obliged to defer The Rape of Proserpine 'till farther Notice, on Account of the sudden Indispostion of Mr Rich. Receipts: #25 17s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 21 paid and 8 orders; Pit, 55 paid and 17 orders; slips, 11 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 107 paid and 17 orders; second gallery, 95 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance in the Character of a Clown-Nivelon; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurengzebe Or The Great Mogul

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Falstaff's Boy Actor: Miss Robinson Jr
Role: Dol Actor: Miss Lindar.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: CCoquet Shepherdess-Lally, Mrs Booth; Harlequin-Mrs Booth

Event Comment: Benefit Boheme. And the Flyings, Sinkings, and usual Decorations. N.B. Mr Boheme continuing indispos'd, the Tragedy of King Lear cannot be acted. Receipts: money #30 18s.; tickets #57 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 6 by money and 49 by tickets; pit, 59 by money and 246 by tickets; slips, 9 by money; first gallery, 97 by money and 81 by tickets; second gallery, 51 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Dance: With the usual Dances proper to the Play-; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Receipts: money #33 17s.; tickets #58 7s. Probable attendance: boxes, 66 by moeny and 106 by tickets; P1t, 69 by money and 167 by tickets; slips, 6 by money; first gallery, 33 by money and 68 by tickets; second gallery 13 by money. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 15 April: Wednesday died Mr Diggs, a noted Actor at the New Play-House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

Event Comment: Benefit Wrexham. the Mercer, who sustain'd great Losses in the Year 1720. N.B. That Mr Wrexham will have the intire Profits of this Play for his own Use, and that no other Person hath any Share therein

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Event Comment: Benefit Gwinn, Mrs Cook, Mrs Warren, Mrs Atkins. Written by the late Mr Wycherley. Receipts: money #11 3s. 6d.; tickets #186 6s. Probable attendance: boxes, 3 by money and 268 by tickets; stage, 12 by money; pit, 76 by money and 536 by tickets; first gallery, 15 by money and 389 by tickets; second gallery, 22 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Fenton

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

Song: Singing in English and Italian-Mrs Warren

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Wilks; Scandal-Booth; Tattle-Cibber; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Foresight-Johnson; Trapland-Norris; Jeremy-Oates; Ben-Miller; Mrs Frail-Mrs Porter; Angelica-Mrs Thurmond; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Horton; Prue-Mrs Cibber; Nurse-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Booth
Role: Trapland Actor: Norris

Dance: PPieraite, Fawns-Roger, Lally, Essex, Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter