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Event Comment: [Mrs Gordon is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. Her 1st appearance on the stage was at the HAY, 30 May 1781, as Miss Lyon.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Henderson; Macduff-Clarke; Banquo-Farren; Duncan-Hull; Malcolm-Davies; Hecate-Darley; Lenox-Cubitt; Seyton-Thompson; Doctor-Fearon; Witches-Booth, Mrs Pitt, Kennedy; Gentlewoman-Mrs Poussin; Lady Macbeth-A Lady (1st appearance [on this stage: Mrs Gordon]) .on this stage: Mrs Gordon]) .
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Booth, Mrs Pitt, Kennedy
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts by Johnstone, Brett, Gaudry, Doyle, Lloyd; Mrs Kennedy, Miss Wheeler, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Mrs Chalmers, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Bannister

Event Comment: Mrs Crawford continuing hoarse, The Grecian Daughter [announced on playbill of 7 Feb.] is unavoidably postponed. Receipts: #156 11s. (153/10; 3/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Booth, Mrs Pitt, Stevens
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Bates

Song: As17831218, but omitted: Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone

Event Comment: [Mrs Mosse may well have been the dancer advertised in 1703-4 as the Devonshire Girl.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew; Or, Sawny The Scot

Dance: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-Mrs Mosse; Whip of Dunboyn, an Irish Humour-Claxton, her Master

Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini
Event Comment: Mrs Abington being ill with a cold, The Sultan is oblig'd to be deferr'd a Day or two. Receipts: #83 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Reddish; Stukely-Palmer; Jarvis-Aickin; Bates-Packer; Dawson-Usher; Lewson-Brereton, first time; Cbarlotte-Miss Hopkins; Lucy-Miss Platt; Mrs Beverley-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Mrs Beverley Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-LaRiviere, Fontaine, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton

Event Comment: Benefit Burk Thumoth. Pit and Boxes 5s. Gallery 3s. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne; who will perform some of Farinelli's principal Songs-Mrs Arne; new songs by by Mr Arne-Mrs Arne; The First Violin-Mr Arne; With several Pieces on the Harpsichord, German Flute and Trumpet-Burk Thumoth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: As17391119, but Hostess-Mrs Macklin, though listed in bill as Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner in the Suds

Performance Comment: Vizard-Chapman; Vintner-Marten; Solomon-Yates; Mrs Mixum-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Mixum Actor: Mrs Macklin.

Dance: I: Minuet, Louvre-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; II: A new dance-Muilment; III: Russian Sailor-Desnoyer; V: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: IV: Black@ey'd Susan, disposed into a Cantata, with Recitatives and Airs adapted to the different Expressions in that celebrated Ballad, the Musick New by Mr Arne-Beard, Mrs Arne; V: English Captain (as17400325-Beard; End Afterpiece: The Eccho Song (Comus)-Mrs Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: VVedrai Moror Costante-; Come potesti ob Dioby Hasse-Signor Andreoni; Priva del caro Sposo by Vinci-; S'eil pianto mio fastante by Pescetti-Mrs Arne; O the Sweets in Friendship Found by Smith-; Blow Blow thou Winter Wind by Arne-; Del mi Minaccia, O Redder than the Cherry by Handel-Reinhold; Tu unoi ch'io viva o Cara a duet by Vinci-Mrs Arne, Andreoni; Fly ye Graces from these Seats by Smith-Chorus

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highness the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Performance Comment: As17400213, but Lopez-Winstone; Antonio-Ridout; Maria-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Flavia Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: 2d Wife Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: 3d Wife Actor: Mrs Vallois
Role: 4th Wife Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: 6th Wife Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Woodward

Song: As17400213, but Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Reinhold, Rainton, Miss Jones; First Nymph-Mrs Arne

Cast
Role: Mr Arne Actor:
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Arne, Miss Jones, others.

Dance: As17400213; Also End I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: French Peasant-Lalauze

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Woudbe Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennett

Dance: I: Miss Scott; I: L'Arlequine deux visages-Mlle Chateauneuf; In III: Ballet-Desse; III: A new dance-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: II: Blow Blow thou Winter Wind-Mrs Arne; IV: The Echo Song-Mrs Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Grideline Actor: Mrs Sybilla

Song: I: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; III: When Britons First at Heav'n's Command, with Chorus-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Dance-Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Bridges

Song: III: O Peace from the Opera Alfred-Mrs Arne; IV: Rise Glory from Rosamond-Lowe; V: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne

Dance: III: Signora Bettini

Event Comment: Benefit Hobson (House Keeper and Stage Door Keeper), and Moor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Lowe
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Song: I: The Eccho Song in Comus-Mrs Arne; II: Blow Blow thou Winter Wind-Lowe; V: The Noon@Tide Air-Mrs Clive

Dance: III: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: La Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal Music-Mrs Arne, Russel; First Violin-Festing; Violoncello-Caporale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocals-Andreoni, Mrs Arne; a Concerto of Handel's on the Harp-Parry; first Violin-Festing; German Flute-Weideman; Violoncello-Caporale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal Parts-Andreoni, Mrs Arne; a Concerto on the Bassoon-Miller; the First Violin-Festing; the German Flute-Weideman; the Violoncello-Caporale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The Vocal Parts-Andreoni, Mrs Arne; the German Flute-Weideman; the First Violin-Festing; the Violoncello-Caporale; a Concerto of Handel's, several other Pieces on the Harp-Parry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke Senior-Mills; Duke Frederick-Ward; Jaques-Cibber; Orlando-Milward; Amiens-Lowe; Touchstone-Macklin; Oliver-Havard; Adam-Berry; Silvius-Green; Phebe-Miss Bennet; Le Beau-Ridout; Jaques de Bois-Turbutt; Corin-Taswell; Charles-Winstone; William-Ray; Audrey-Mrs Egerton; Celia-Mrs Clive; Rosalind-Mrs Woffington; Songs by Arne-; Vocal in the play to be performed, as originally,-Lowe, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Milward
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Arne Actor:
Role: as originally, Actor: Lowe, Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: a Ballet-Desse; II: a Comic Dance between a Miller and his Wife-M Mechell, Mlle Mechel; A Sailor's Dance-Dumont, Mrs Walter

Song: II: Happy Pair-Beard; IV: Non Ch' Amarmi a Song of Farinelli's-Mrs Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Milward
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Arne Actor:
Role: as originally, Actor: Lowe, Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: a Ballet, as17411015; III: Sailor's Dance, as17411015

Song: II: As17411015; IV: Non Ch' Amarmi-Mrs Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Egerton.

Dance: II: Sailor's Dance, as17411015; IV: The Swiss, as17410926

Song: I: The Early Horn-Lowe; III: Lascia Cadermi in Volto, a Song of Farinelli's in Artaxerxes-Mrs Arne; V: Rise Glory Rise-Beard

Performances

Song: I: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe; II: Happy Pair-Beard; IV: If all that I love is her Face-Mrs Arne

Dance: III: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; V: Miller and his Wife, as17411015

Event Comment: RRylands MS: Old Cibber play'd Brute. [The preceding day's notice started this performance was By Command of his Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, although no such notice appears in the day's Bill. But the following note is included on the day's bill in the London Daily Post and General Advertiser.] By His Majesty's Command, no persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money to be return'd after the curtain is drawn up. [Fleetwood made an earnest attempt this year to clear the stage for action. All notices up to this day contain the prohibition of members of the audience behind scenes as stated on the bill of 15 Oct. Hereafter the prohibition is enforced by His Majesty's Command.] Receipts: #182

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Macklin

Song: I: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe; IV: Non Ch'amarmi a Song of Farinelli's-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: A Pierrot Dance, as17411114; III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; V: A Musette, as17411114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17411209, but Aimwell-Delane; Cherry-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Egerton

Song: I: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe; III: Lascia cadermi in Volto a Song in Farinelli's Artaxerxes,-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Le Petit Scaramouche, as17420201; V: Arlequin Petit@Maitre, as17420201

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Receipts: #100

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17411207, but Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Strut-_; Dr Bolus-_; Apothecary-_; Supple-_; Situp-_; China Woman-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: China Woman Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Song: I: a Ballad-Lowe; III: Song-Mrs Arne; IV: See from the Silent Groves-Beard

Dance: II: Le Petit Scaramouche, as17420201; V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17420120;

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Receipts: #90. Rylands MS.: Milward bury'd. Duke &c [attended theatre]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Cross

Song: I: Was Ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard; III: a Ballad-Lowe; IV: a Song-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: La Foullies, as17420125

Ballet: V: Les Satires Puny. As17420106

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Countess of Rousillon Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Helena Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: Fortune Tellers

Song: I, III: Song-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17420218

Ballet: V: Les Satires Puny. As17420106