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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Chamont-Elrington; Castalio-Wilks; Polydor-Williams; Acasto-Corey; Chaplain-Bridgwater; Monimia-Mrs Porter; Serina-Mrs Cibber; Page-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Robinson Jr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis; Or, The Old Lover Outwitted

Performance Comment: Sir Credulous Mammon-Reynolds; Old Traffick-Giffard; Young Traffick-Adams; Lovemore-Withers; Crafty-Nicholls; Trickwell-Symonds; Nickum-Hill; Cheatley-Turner; Sly-Pearce; Roger-Williams; Carolina-Mrs Taylor; Emilia-Miss Man; Martina-Mrs Elsam.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Miss Man

Afterpiece Title: The Craftsman; or, The Weekly Journalist

Dance: Cleveland, Turner, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Turner

Event Comment: Receipts: #71 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 39 paid and 29 orders; pit. 218 paid and 22 orders; slips, 15 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 150 paid and 10 orders; second gallery, 173 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Spirits-Leveridge, Legar, Mrs Chambers; 1st Fury-Salle; Harlequin Man and Woman-DuPre, Miss LaTour; Pierrot Man and Woman-Pelling, Mrs Moreau; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Salle, Mrs Pelling; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden; Punch-Pelling; Miller's Wife-Mrs Moreau.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Adams; Bertran-Williams; Raymond-Thomas; Pedro-Hill; Alphonso-Withers; Lorenzo-Smith; Dominic-Layfield; Gomez-Reynolds; Queen-Mrs Purden; Elvira-Mrs Gill; Teresa-Miss Man.
Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Miss Man.

Afterpiece Title: The Craftsman

Dance:

Event Comment: Receipts: #29 16s. Probable attendance: boxes, 21 paid and 5 orders; pit, 54 paid and 19 orders; slips, 8 paid and 14 orders; first gallery, 83 paid and 6 orders; second gallery, second gallery, 62 paid and 2 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin a Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17281014, but Proserpine-Mrs Barbier; Clotho-Mrs Ogden; Atropos-Miss LaTour.
Cast
Role: Atropos Actor: Miss LaTour.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17281008, but Polly-Miss Petre , being the first Time of her Appearance on the Stage.
Event Comment: The New Comedy call'd, The Lottery, which was to have been Acted this Day, we are obliged to defer till the Tuesday following, the Scenes and other necessary Decorations being impossible to be got ready till that time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Adams; Monimia-Mrs Purden(, from Drury Lane); Acasto-Lacy; Polydore-Smith; Chamont-Giffard; Chaplain-Williams; Page-Mrs Mountfort; Serena-Mrs Turner; Florella-Miss Mann.
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Mann.

Dance: SScaramouch-Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Adams, Mrs Hill, Reynolds, Lacy, Williams, Layfield, Giffard, Turner, Mrs Turner, Mrs Purden, Mrs Noak, Mrs Layfield, Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Anderson; but edition of 1728 lists: Freeman-Adams; Truelove-Hill; Atall-Reynolds; Truck-Lacy; Mackhazard-Williams; Plowshare-Layfield; Tim-Giffard; Capreol-Turner; Sylvia-Mrs Turner; Lucia-Mrs Purden; Mrs Matchall-Mrs Noakes; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Holt; Flora-Mrs Mountfort; Jenny-Mrs Anderson; Servant Maid-Miss Mann; Abigail Scewer-Mrs Smith; Prologue-Adams; Epilogue-Mrs Purden.
Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness. Receipts: #173 15s. Probable attendance: boxes, 241 paid and 29 orders; 308 paid and 1 order; slips, 44 paid and 19 orders; first gallery 471 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 194 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ogden; Shallow-Berriman; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Fenton-Chapman; Slender-Clark; Host-Bullock; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Egleton; Anne Page-Miss Holliday; Mrs Page-Mrs Bullock; Mrs Ford-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Miller; Clodio-Cibber; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Griffin; Carlos-Williams; Duart-Bridgwater; Manuel-Wm. Mills; Governor-Roberts; Sancho-Norris; Elvira-Mrs Porter; Angelina-Mrs Cibber; Louisa-Mrs Horton; Honoria-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Raftor.

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Hill and Mrs Hill, the late Miss Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Mann.

Dance:

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never Perform'd before. Applebee's, 15 Feb.: The Village Opera was perform'd...with such Hissing and Clapping that the like was never known; for great Numbers of prejudic'd and partial People got together, and fell a Hissing before the Performers utter'd a Word

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Village Opera

Performance Comment: Edition of 1729 lists: Sir NicholasWiseacre-Harper; Sir William Freeman-Griffin; Freeman-Williams; Lucas-Johnson; Brush-Miller; File-Oates; Hobinol-Berry; Cloddy-Ray; Lady Wiseacre-Mrs Shireburn; Rosella-Miss Raftor; Betty-Mrs Thurmond; Peggy-Mrs Grace; Dolly-Mrs Mills; Susan-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Rosella Actor: Miss Raftor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betray'd; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: King Henry-Harper; Anna Bullen-Mrs Oldfield; Wolsey-Cibber; Northumberland-Bridgwater; Piercy-Wilks; Rochford-Wm. Mills; Lady Elizabeth-Mrs Horton; Lady Diana-Mrs Cibber; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Booth.
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: With a new Grotesque Part. See Fog's, 15 March, for an essay on Drury Lane and Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda: With The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Don Cleophas Leandro (Spanish Gallant)-Cibber Jr; Scaramouch (a Magician)-Thurmond; Asmodeo (Devil upon Two Sticks)-Miss Brett; Pierot (Servant to the Magician)-Roger; Harlequin (Servant to Cleophas)-Surel; Donna Clara (in love with Cleophas)-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Don Cleophas Leandro Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Asmodeo Actor: Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler's Opera

Performance Comment: Harry Pyefleet-Legar, his first attempt in the dramatic way; Melton-Hall; Old Pyeflett-Hippisley; Peggy Welfleet-Mrs Egleton; Jenny Melton-Miss Warren.
Cast
Role: Jenny Melton Actor: Miss Warren.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Salle, Mrs Pelling; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: See17290315 but Jupiter-Essex; Mercury-Rainton; Perseus-Lally; Medusa-Boval; Andromeda-Miss Robinson Sr.
Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Robinson Sr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17291015, but Chamont-Mills; Page-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Brett.

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Event Comment: Benefit Salle. By Command of his Royal Highness. Receipts: money #122 18s,; tickets #42 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Italian Jealousy; or, French Gallantry; With the Tavern Bilkers

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Scaramouch-Grimaesse [Daily Journal or Pelling: Daily Courant]; Punch-Newhouse [Daily Journal or Pelling: Diary Courtant]; Noble Venetian-Legare; Lady-Mrs Legare; French Marquis-Salle; Masqueraders-DuPre, Moreau, Newhouse, Pelling, DuPre Jr, DelaGarde, Mrs Bullock, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden.

Dance: HHighlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legare; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Legare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17281219, but Ghost-Chapman; Gravediggers-_Spiller, Penkethman; Osric-_; Queen-Mrs Berriman; Ophelia-Miss Holiday.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Holiday.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Event Comment: TThe Beggar's Opera, advertised as a benefit for Miss Petre on this day, was announced without knowledge of the company. She will have a benefit later

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Cast
Role: Urlandenny Actor: Williams
Role: Lusingo Actor: Miss Mann

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: As17290419 but Timothy-Miller; Sir Roger-Griffin; Filbert-Johnson; Sergeant-Norris; With the usual Song-Miss Raftor.
Event Comment: MMiss Hollyday. By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: money #61 1s. 6d.; tickets #71 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Charles-Walker; Marplot-Chapman; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Sir Jealous-Bullock; Isbinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Egleton; Miranda-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Holliday.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: HHighland Dance-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Newhouse and Mrs Kilby. Receipts: money #30 14s. 6d.; tickets #54 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17290329 but Mrs Dainty-Mrs Rice; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Holiday; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Sparkish-Chapman; Dorilant-Milward.
Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Holiday

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In which will be introduced several comic and diverting French Pieces, to be perform'd by Monsieur Morell, lately arriv'd from France. Afterpiece: With New Additional Scenes of Action

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin; With the Loves of several Deities

Performance Comment: See17290225, but Diana-Mrs Hill; Venus-Mrs Turner; Adonis-Chardin; Graces-Mrs Thomas, Mrs Jones, Mrs Purden; Shepherds-Tench, Ware, Webster; Harlequin-Nott; Miller-Reynolds; Miller's Wife-Miss Mann; Miller's Man-Dove; Countrymen-Gillow, Russel, Wathen; Countrywomen-Mrs Clarke, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Noakes; Aurora-Mrs Mountfort; Sylvans-Ware, Tench, Webster; Nymphs-Mrs Thomas, Mrs Purden, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Mann

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Performance Comment: See17290526, but Venus-Mrs Thomas; Adonis-St.Luce; Graces-Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Jones, Mrs Purden; Shepherds-Russel, Ware, Webster; Harlequin-Nott; Miller-Reynolds; Miller's Wife-Miss Mann; Miller's Man-Dove; Countrymen-Ware, Hicks, Wathen; Countrywomen-Mrs Clarke, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Noakes.
Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Mann