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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Fair Or Union Of The Clans

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Charles-Mills Jr; Donald-Harper; Duncan-Paget; Alaster-Fielding; Davy-Mrs Roberts; Kenneth-Berry; Willy-Johnson; Nanny-Miss Raftor; Jeany-Miss Vaughan; Maggy-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Nanny Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Jeany Actor: Miss Vaughan
Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood and Miss Williams. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction and eminent Merchants of the City of London. Daily Post, 22 July: Last Tuesday...George Barnwell was performe'd...with great Applause, to a crowded Audience, there being present most of the eminent Merchants of the City of London; they appear'd greatly pleased with the Play and Performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: See17310513, but Rachel-Miss Raftor; Meriel-Mrs Cibber; Hearty-Harper; Oliver-W. Mills; Clack-Cibber Jr; Randal-Bridgwater; Springlove-R. Wetherilt; Vincent-Stoppelaer; Hilliard-Charke; Oldrents-Shepard; Scentwell-Roberts; Amie-Miss Williams; Beggars-Oates; Berry, Fielding, Excell, Ranton. Berry, Fielding, Excell, Ranton.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Randal Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Williams

Music: As17310630

Song: As17310630

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumphs Of Love And Honour

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Aristarchus-W. Mills; Philocles-Wetherilt; Philander-Cibber Jr; Dion-Fielding; Damon-Stoppelaer; Urania-Miss Raftor; Thalia-Mrs Charke; Selena-Miss Oates; Prologue by Sir Robert Henley-W. Mills; Epilogue-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Philander Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Urania Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Selena Actor: Miss Oates

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention or Love and Jealousy

Performance Comment: Burgomaster-Nivelon; His Wife-Miss LaTour; Boor Servant-Ray; Highlander and Wife-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Scots Servant-Laguerre; other parts-DuPre, Pelling, Newhouse, DuPre Jr, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Kilby, Miss Wherrit.
Event Comment: Receipts: #52 14s. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or The Burgo Master Trickd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salle; Nymphs-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Laguerre; Slumber-Salway; Harlequin-Lun; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Peasants-Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, DuPre Jr; Women Peasants-Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Rice; Venus-Mrs Seedo; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Laguerre; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; Frenchman-Poitier; Spanish Woman-Mrs Bullock; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; French Woman-Miss LaTour; Flora-Mrs Laguerre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: See17311202, but Prospero-Mills; Hippolito-Mrs Cibber; Trincalo-Harper; Caliban-Johnson; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Ariel-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Robinson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Jones; Thrifty-Mynn; Gripe-Cross; Leander-Giles; Octavian-Walker; Shift-Dove; Sly-Cole; Lucia-Miss Jones; Clara-Miss Dancey.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Giles
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Dancey.

Entertainment: Rope Dancing and Tumbling by a Company from Germany, Italy, France, Holland-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Silvia-Mrs Talbot; Plume-Wignell; Brazen-Giles; Ballance-Mynns; Worthy-Barcock; Kite-jones; Bullock-Dove; Recruits-Pullen, Cross; Belinda-Mrs Martin; Lucy-Miss Dancy; Rose-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Dancy
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Jones.
Event Comment: Benefit Stoppelaer and Mrs Walter. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge, Author of Sir Fopling Flutter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: Singing in Italian-Roberts

Dance: TThe Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Lally Jr, F. Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Williams, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Mrs Rogers

Performance Comment: Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Williams, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Mrs Rogers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Monimia-Mrs Cross; Castalio-Anderson, the first Time of his appearing in public; Acasto-Mynns; Polydor-Jones; Chamont-Cole; Chaplain-Dove; Serina-Miss Jones; Florella-Mrs Pullen; Page-Miss J. Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Entertainment: littleBoy of eleven Years old is to fly from the Footman's Gallery to the farthest Part of the Stage; first with two Pistols, one in each Hand; a second Time with two Flags, and to make a small Stop in the Middle, and flourish them over his Head.

Event Comment: By Her Majesty's Command. Afterpiece: By Command. Taken from the French of Moliere. [The Queen present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber Jr; Dorcas-Miss Raftor (in Daily Post, 7 Sept.; Daily Post, 8 Sept. missing); but Genest, III, 361, adds: Sir Jasper-Shepard; Leander-Stoppelaer; Charlotte-Miss Williams.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Williams.

Dance: Mrs Booth, others; particularly Myrtillo-

Event Comment: At the Request of several Persons of Quality. [Admission as 6 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Husband Outwitted

Performance Comment: Jealous Husband-Quin; Colombine-Miss Violante; Harlequin-Morrice; Country Men and Women-Mrs Quin, Miss Violante.

Entertainment: Several new and surprizing Performances, never perform'd by any one besides herself, on the Strait Rope [the famous-Signora Violante [[1] She Dances a Minuet as Neatly as a Dancing Master on a Floor. [2] She Dances with a Board, ten Foot in length, loose upon the Rope. [3] She Dances with two Boys fastned to her feet; which Occasions great Mirth. [4] She Dances with two heavy Men ty'd to her Feet. [5] She Performs the Exercise of the Colours. After this surprising Performance, Miss Violante will Dance a Louvre in Boys Cloaths

Performance Comment: [2] She Dances with a Board, ten Foot in length, loose upon the Rope. [3] She Dances with two Boys fastned to her feet; which Occasions great Mirth. [4] She Dances with two heavy Men ty'd to her Feet. [5] She Performs the Exercise of the Colours. After this surprising Performance, Miss Violante will Dance a Louvre in Boys Cloaths.

Dance: t the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies, the White Joke-will be danced by an Old Woman, with Pierrot in the Basket; Pierrot-Lalauze; Old Woman-Tobin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Entertainment: As at hay, 11 Sept. Signora Violante; Harlequin-Master LaFevre, Miss Violante; Louvre in Boys' Clothes-Miss Violante; Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Tobin

Performance Comment: Signora Violante; Harlequin-Master LaFevre, Miss Violante; Louvre in Boys' Clothes-Miss Violante; Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Tobin.
Event Comment: Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Receipts: #96 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or The Burgo Master Trickd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Poitier; Nymphs-Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, DuPre Jr; Women Peasants-Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Chapman; Venus-Mrs Sanderson, the first Time of her appearing on that Stage; Bacchus-Leveridge; Pan-Laguerre; Zephyrus-Poitier; Frenchman-Glover; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; Frenchwoman-Mrs Younger; Spanish Woman-Miss LaTour; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; Flora-Mrs Laguerre.
Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Receipts: #141 6s. 6d. [Their Majesties, Duke, and Princesses Amelia and Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband Or The Plotting Sisters

Performance Comment: Rashly-Milward; Ranger-Quin; Bubble-Chapman; Sir Roge -Hall; Fumble-Hippisley; Sneak-Penkethman; Emilia-Mrs Bullock; Maria-Mrs Hallam; Cordelia-Miss Holliday; Governess-Mrs Cook; Betty-Miss Stevens; Mrs Snare-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Stevens
Event Comment: Mainpiece: A new Tragi-Comedy. Benefit the Author. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] Boxes 5s. pit 3s. Gallery 2s. There's none Sir Courtly, can my Lord Beau call, He's a bold-Fop, and represents you all

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miseries Of Love

Performance Comment: Lord Valerius-Machin; Sir Ustice Trueman-Nowland; Lord Beaux-Pullen; Serainger-Allen; Father Pedro-Hicks; Davy, a Welshman-Sanders; Cassandra-Mrs Palmer; Olinda-Mrs Pullen; Lucy-Miss Horriban; Maria-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Sir Ustice Trueman Actor: Nowland
Role: a Welshman Actor: Sanders
Role: Cassandra Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Horriban
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Jones.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song:

Music:

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Performance Comment: Enchanter-Ridout; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Lally Jr, Mrs Delorme; French Man and Woman-Tench, Miss Mears; Pierrot Man and Woman-Cox, Miss Mann.
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: With new Scenes, Habits, Machines, and other Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris With Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performance Comment: Neptune-Ridout; Cephalus-Stoppelaer; Aurora-Miss Williams; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally; Noble Venetian-A. Hallam; Colombine (His Sister)-Mrs Walter; Pierrot (His Servant)- Davenport; Harlequin-LeBrun; Italian Bravo-Harper; Miller-Oates.
Cast
Role: Aurora Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Procris Actor: Miss Raftor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: Apollo-Poitier; Nymphs-Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour; Daphne-Mrs Pelling; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Harlequin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, DuPre Jr; Women Peasants-Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Forrester; With The Triumphs of Love: Venus-Mrs Sanderson; Silenus-Leveridge; Pan-Laguerre; Bacchus-Salway; Zephyrus-Poitier; Frenchman-Glover; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; French Woman-Mrs Younger; Spanish Woman-Miss LaTour; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; Flora-Mrs Pelling.
Cast
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Sanderson
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17321227, but Myrtilla-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Wetherilt; Jenny-Miss Wherrit? (Daily Advertiser) or Miss Wetherilt (Daily Post).
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Wherrit?

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Wherrit
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Sandham.

Dance: MMasquerade Dance by Thurmond-; Le Petit Maitre-Jouan de Vallois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Ballet: new Comic Ballad: The Difference of Nations; or, The Dancing Europeans. French Peasants-Vallois, Miss Sandham; Scots-J. De Legarde, Miss Wherrit; English Peasants-Sandham, Mrs Haughton; Dutch Skippers-Thurmond, Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: French Peasants-Vallois, Miss Sandham; Scots-J. De Legarde, Miss Wherrit; English Peasants-Sandham, Mrs Haughton; Dutch Skippers-Thurmond, Mrs Bullock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Pullen; Thorowgood-Machen; Truman-Hicks; Blunt-Hallam; Maria-Miss Palmes; Lucy-Miss Orbin; Millwood-Mrs Morse.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Palmes
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Orbin

Afterpiece Title: Love Runs All Dangers

Performance Comment: See17330322 but Harlequin-Lefrond; Colombine-Miss Palmes; Squire-Hallam; Son-Jevon; Drawer-Jones; Park Keeper-Pullen; Pedlar-Brown.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Palmes

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Jones Sr, Jones Jr; Hornpipe-Jones Sr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Performance Comment: See17321226, but Daily Advertiser, 24 March, lists: Loveworth-Hall; Reynard-Milward; Squib-Chapman; Woodcock-Dyer; Belinda-Miss Holiday; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Cook; Penelope-Miss Binks; Lucy-Mrs Stevens; Hillaria-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Holiday
Role: Penelope Actor: Miss Binks

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Amazons Actor: Miss LaTour.
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Sanderson
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Carter
Role: Medusa Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: with the Grand Dance of Momus Actor: .
Event Comment: A New Tragedy. [By Lewis Theobald.] Preface, edition of 1735: But such was its Fate then, that, appearing in a Season when the Weather was warm, and the Town in a political Ferment, it was prais'd and forsaken. Receipts: #47 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Secret

Performance Comment: Parts-Ryan, Quin, Walker, Milward, Chapman, Hall, Aston, Paget, Mrs Hallam, Mrs Kilby, Miss Binks; but edition of 1735 lists: Ferdinand-Ryan; +Cardinal of Arragon-Walker; +Young Duke of Malfy-Miss Binckes; +Antonio-Milward; +Delio-Hale; +Marquise of Pescara-Chapman; +Bosola-Quin; +Flavio-Paget; +Urbino-Aston; +Dutchess of Malfy-Mrs Hallam; +Cariola-Mrs Kilby. Prologue by Philip Frowde, Esq-; Epilogue for $the Dutchess-.