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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17701027, but Mrs Sullen-Miss D'Arcy (first time).
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss D'Arcy
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17701015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon; Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Bransby; Filch-Parsons; Mat@o@Mint-Kear; Beggar-Burton; Player-Wheeler; Ben Budge-Ackman; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Miss Pope; In Act III, a Hornpipe-Mrs King; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Barry, that night only; Col. Standard-Aickin; Beau Clincher-Bannister from Dublin; Clincher jr-W. Palmer; Smuggler-Parsons; Dicky-Waldron; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Baddeley; Angelica-Miss Rogers; Vizard-Packer; Tom Errand-Ackman; Parley-Mrs Love; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Aickin
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End: Daigville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-King, first time that stage; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Abington; first time that stage; Vamp-Moody, first time that stage; Young Cape-J. Aickin; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Parsons; Robin-Keen; Printer's Devil-J. Burton; Arabella-Miss Burton; Governor Cape-Bransby; Original Prologue-King, By Desire.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Burton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Beverly-Reddish; Stukely-Palmer; Jarvis-Aickin; Bates-Packer; Dawson-J. Aickin; Lewson-Cautherly; Charlotte-Mrs Reddish; Lucy-Miss Platt; Mrs Beverley-Mrs Baddeley; With a New Occasional Address to the Town by way of a Prologue-Reddish; The Original Epilogue-Mrs Abington. By Particular Desire.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Captive

Performance Comment: Bannister, Miss Radley, Mrs Scott, Davies. [Probably as Cadi, Zorayda, Fatima, and Ferdinand respectively.]

Dance: I: Cunning Love, as17710204

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. Mainpiece: Not acted in 4 years. [See 17 March 1768.] Pit and Boxes thrown together. Ladies are earnestly intreated to come early and prevent any difficulty and confusion in getting to their Seats

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Jefferson; Fainall-Reddish; Witwou'd-King; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Love; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Parsons; Millamant-Mrs Abington; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Hopkins, first time; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Egerton; Flible-Miss Pope, for that night only; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Reddish; In Act III by Particular Desire will be introduced a French Songaccompanied by two Guittars,-Vernon, Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17701121, but Kitty (with a song and mock Minuet)-Mrs Abington, first time on that stage in that character.

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17701025

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: By Desire and with additions

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: As17701108, but Song-Miss Catley as Jenny (with an additional song).
Cast
Role: Song Actor: Miss Catley as Jenny
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Dance: II: The Old ground Young, as17701123; in which an Allemande, as17710316

Entertainment: End Opera: The Cries of London-Shuter; End Afterpieae: Epilogue while riding on a Ass-Shuter

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Last time of performing till Easter Holidays. And last time of Miss Catley's appearing this season. Part of Pit laid into Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: a Hornpipe Actor: Miss Twist.
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End Opera: The Whim, as17701024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17710305 but Vocal parts-Miss _Radley.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Miss _Radley.
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Emmeline Actor: Miss Hayward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: M Le Medecin-Baddeley, first time; Crispin-Dodd; Old Gerald-Parsons; Burley-Moody; Young Gerald-Wheeler; Martin-W. Palmer; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Bradshaw; Angelica-Miss Platt; Waiting Woman-Mrs Simson; Beatrice-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Platt
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Ward (Daughter of the late Mrs Ward). Tickets deliver'd for Cyrus will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17701026, but Lovemore-Jefferson, first time; Lady Constant-Miss Burton.
Cast
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Miss Burton.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Burton

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710416

Monologue: End Play: An Interlude from Taste. Carmine-Palmer; Lady Pentweazel-A Gentleman, his first appearance any stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale (as Originally Written By shakespeare)

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17710419 but Leonora-Miss Potts, first time.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Potts, first time.
Role: Leander Actor: DuBellamy

Music: Select airs and variations on the Triple Harp-Evans

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick and Gardner. Tickets deliver'd for a Tragedy will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: Mahomet-Bensley; Zaphna-Wroughton; Alcanor-Gardner, first time; Pharon-Hull; Mirvan-Perry; Ali-Fox; Palmira-Miss Hamilton, first appearance that stage.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin

Dance: End: The Corsican Sailor's Punch House, as17710412

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Hull
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Imoinda Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce

Ballet: IV: The Wapping Landlady. As17710422 but Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: As17710422 but Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford.
Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett, Mrs Cross and Mrs Millidge. Last time performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17710417 but Obadiah-Love; Abel-W. Palmer; Ruth-Mrs W. Barry; Story-Fawcett; Col. Blunt-J. Aickin (playbill); In Act III: will introduce a Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody as Teague.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17710507, but Rhodope-Mrs Fitzgerald; Miss Fuz-Mrs Millidge; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: V: The Shepherds Frolic, as17710406

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Woodward; Constant-Fearon; Heartfree-Robson; Lord Rake-Davis; Col. Bully-Dibdin (first appearance on this stage); Justice-Lings; Constable-Collet; Watchmen-Castle, Farrel; Taylor-Cornelys; Razor-Vandermere; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Didier; Belinda-Mrs Granger; Mlle-Mrs Gardner; Cornet-Mrs Farrell; Lovewell-Mrs White; Lady Brute-Miss Ambrose (from Dublin, first appearance this stage).
Cast
Role: Razor Actor: Vandermere
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-Phillips; Leander-Robson; Scholars-Dancer, Vowell; Mungo-Dibdin; Ursula-Mrs Didier; Leonora-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Robson

Dance: The Shoemaker, as17710517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17710610 but Jonathan-Griffiths; Violetta-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Violetta Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Role: Sir Benjamin Dove Actor: Vandermere
Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Robson

Dance: The Cowkeepers, as17710515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Vandermere; Gayless-Davis; Trippet-Cornelys; Dick-Farrell; Justice Guttle-Griffiths; Melissa-Mrs Collet; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs White; Kitty Pry-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sharp Actor: Vandermere

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Mas. Castiglione; End: New Pantomime Dance-Master West, Miss West

Performance Comment: Castiglione; End: New Pantomime Dance-Master West, Miss West.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Tamper-Aickin; Belford-Fearon; Prattle-Didier; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Bell-Mrs Collins; Mlle Florival-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Weston; Subtle-Gardner; Knowlife-Fearon; Face-Robson; Headlong-Vandermere; Sir Epicure-F. Gentleman; Miss Rantipole-Mrs Didier; Doll-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Headlong Actor: Vandermere
Role: Miss Rantipole Actor: Mrs Didier

Dance: I: As17710712 End of Play: New Pantomime Dance, as17710710

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Don Lewis-Foote (first appearance in that Character); Carlos-Davis; Antonio-Fearon; Charino-F. Gentleman; Don Duart-Robson; Governor-Dancer; Sancho-Weston; Monsieur-Vandermere; Jaques-Cornelys; Clodio-Woodward; Angelina-Miss Ambrose; Elvira-Mrs Didier; Louisa-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Monsieur Actor: Vandermere
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Captive

Entertainment: End: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston

Dance: Double Hornpipe, as17710724

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17710808, but add Parts-Miss Cantrell.
Event Comment: The Farce altered form Ben Johnson, by the author of The Tobacconist. By Authority for one Night only. Benefit Vandermere. Tickets delivered by Fearon, Collett, Mrs Granger, Dancer, Mrs Didier will be admitted. [Hissed (Whitehall Evening Post).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Vandermere; Young Meadows-Robson; Hawthorn-Fearon; Sir William Meadows-F. Gentleman; Eustace-Dancer; Hodge-Griffiths; Rosetta-Mrs Didier; Lucinda-Miss Ambrose; Madge-Mrs Collet; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Woodcock Actor: Vandermere
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Coxcombs

Performance Comment: Sir Ambrose Lafoole-Vandermere; Sir John Daw-Dancer; Mrs Frill-Mrs Didier; other parts-Didier, Gentleman, Fearon; Prologue-F. Gentleman (Whitehall Evening Post).

Dance: I: Statue Dance-; End Opera: Dance-the Characters; End Dance: Hornpipe-Lepper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Younger; Ghost-Bensley; Horatio-Hull; Ostrick-Dyer; Laertes-Perry; Polonius-Shuter; Rosencraus-R. Smith; Guildenstern-Thompson; Gravediggers-Dunstall, Stoppelaer; Ophelia-Mrs Mattocks, 1st time; Queen-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Shuter; Damaetas-Fox; Pan-Dunstall; Apollo-Mattocks; Sileno-Baker; Jupiter-Legg; Juno-Miss Pearce; Daphne-Mrs Baker; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks; Mysis-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce