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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: As17730517, but Parts-Mrs Williams, Mrs _Gardner.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mrs Williams, Mrs _Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: Cupids Revenge

Performance Comment: Amaranthus-DuBellamy; Sir Gregory-Moss; Dorilas-Fearon; Register-Lloyd; Ninny-Jacobs; Cupid-Mas. Tasnett; Frisketta-a Young Lady, first appearance any stage; Hyema-Miss Atkinson; Culina-Miss Platt; Julippa-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Julippa Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Dance: End: As17730602

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: As17730528, but Mrs Weston.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Gov. Cape-Howard; Vamp-Moody; Sprightly-Fearon; Poet-Hamilton; Printer's Devill-Jacobs; Robin-Lloyd; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Egerton.

Dance: As17730526

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: As17730604 but Parts-Follett, _Moss, Miss +Platt, Mrs _Egerton.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Follett, _Moss, Miss +Platt, Mrs _Egerton.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17730607 but Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Williams.

Dance: As17730712

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Phillips, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Barthelemon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Wroughton; Trueman-Lewes; Thorowgood-Younger; Uncle-Hull; Blunt-Cushing; Maria-Mrs Kniveton; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Mattocks; In Act I a Song-DuBellamy; With New Occasional Prologue, spoken 4th time-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17730924, but Mysis-Mrs Thompson, her first appearance any stage in 3 years.
Event Comment: Doors open at 5 o'clock. Play begins at 6 o'clock. [Young Lady identified by Kemble note on playbill and by Winston MS 10. Her identity appears from playbill of 13 Oct. where her name occurs in character of Rosetta along with the statement that it is her fourth appearance on any stage. She appears on the weekly payroll from the first week at 16s. 6d. per day (Account Book). The Westminster Magazine believed her to be no actress (October issue): "Her musical powers were not extraordinary; her acting powers still worse."] Receipts: #206 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir W. Meadows-Baker; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Baker; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-a Young Lady (Pupil of Dr Arne) first appearance any stage [Miss Jameson]; [With a Dance [incidental to the opera-.
Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward, first time in 4 years; Goodall-Dunstall; Oldcastle-Quick; Lettice-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: The Fingalian Dance-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17720921.

Event Comment: Afterpiece, for first time this season to conclude WITH ADDITIONAL SCENES of action and a representation of the PANTHEON. Receipts: #93 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith; Duke-Gardner; on Juan-Hull; Cacafogo-Dunstall; Copper Capt.-Woodward; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Altea-Mrs Gardner; Margaritta-Mrs Baker; Estifania-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Margaritta Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Pantaloon-Banks; Clown-Cushing; Colombine-Miss Twist; Witches-Mattocks, Miss Valois; Sheperd-DuBellamy; Shepherdess-Miss Brown; Pluto-Reinhold; Proserpine-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker.

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Prattle-King; Col. Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-Packer; Mrs Florival-Mrs Davies; Bell-Miss Hopkins; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Florival Actor: Mrs Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Bajazet-Barry; Moneses-Reddish; Axalla-Brereton; Tamerlane-Aickin; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Hurst; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Stratocles-J. Aickin; Haly-Wheeler; Selima-Mrs Hopkins; Arpasia-Mrs Barry; The Usual Prologue-Reddish; In IV, the Original Song of To Thee Oh Gentle Sleep!-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Actor: Mrs Scott.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Frederick-Wroughton; Clerimont-Hull; James-Cushing; List-Quick; Ramilie-Dyer; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Lappet-Mrs Green; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: End: A Dance, as17731014

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A New Tragedy, acted but once. [See 1 May. N.B. The Account Book states that the bill was altered to The Busy Body and Golden Pippin.] Receipts: #116 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii Or The Fall Of Rosamond

Performance Comment: . Principal characters-Smith, Clark, Hull, Wroughton, Thompson, Gardner, R. Smith, Mrs Hull, Miss Pearce, Mrs Hartley; With Prologue-; Epilogue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner.
Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre. Paid Pattinson (tallow chandler) #35 10s., and Evans for Spermecetti candles #14 8s. Receipts: #143 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Woodward; Modelove-Dyer; Prim-Shuter; Perriwinkle-Quick; Tradelove-Dunstall; Sackbut-Kniveton; Freeman-Hull; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt
Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of their Majesties. Present Their Majesties. Gave Yeomen of Guards #2 2s. (Account Book). [Winston MS 10 suggests (from Burney Actor's MS) that Wignell died this day. If so his name is carried in the Bill for the Sylphs until 26 Jan., and he appears regularly upon the payroll through Sat 29 Jan. On this latter occasion he is marked for only half his customary salary, and does not appear thereafter. He would seem to have died in the middle of the week of 22-29 Jan. 1774.] Receipts: #243 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Lewis; Scrub-Shuter; Gibbet-Woodward; Bonniface-Dunstall; Sir Charles-Lewes; Sullen-Kniveton; Foigard-Fox; Dorinda-Miss Barsanti; Cherry-Miss Brown; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Event Comment: To the writer of the letter signed Hotspur in the Morning Chronicle 13 Jan. 1774; Sir: I solemnly disavow myself the writer of any anonymous letter in this or any other Newspaper relative to the School for Wives and as to the villainous accusation respecting any personal insult offered me at Liverpool I pronounce it to be a notorious lie. I now call on you to stand forth with your name and your proofs or the world will be convinc'd you are an infamous malignant assassin. Thursday Nt. Jan. 13 1774. James Reddish (Winston MS 10, from Dr Burney News Cuttings). Receipts: #255 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Lissardo-King; Violante-Mrs Barry; Flora-Miss Pope; Isbella-Mrs Jefferson; Col. Briton-Jefferson; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Gibby-Johnston; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Frederick-Packer.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Isbella Actor: Mrs Jefferson
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Event Comment: Paid Bellamy and Settree (mercers) #250. Receipts: #160 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17730924, but Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Lessingham.
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Mrs Heidleberg Actor: Mrs Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Dyer; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Miss Jameson, first time.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; King-Jefferson; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-J. Aickin; Rosencrans-Davies; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Ackman; Player King-Keen; Lucianus-Parsons; Messenger-Wright; Bernardo-Wrighten; Francisco-Griffith; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Ophelia-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Event Comment: By Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Scott, Mrs Barthelemon.

Music: End Part I: Concerto on the Organ-Burney; After Part II: Concerto on the Violin-Barthelemon

Event Comment: By Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Scott, Mrs Barthelemon.

Music: End Part I: Solo on Violincello-Cirri; After Part II: Concerto on Violin-Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Capt. Ironsides-Moody; Sir Benjamin Dove-Dodd; Belfield Sen-Packer; Belfield Jan-Brereton; Skiff-Baddeley; Paterson-J. Aickin; Goodwin-Jefferson; Philip-Davies; Francis-Wrighten; Jonathan-Ackman; Sailors-Palmer, Griffith, Courtney; Sophia-Miss Younge; Lady Dove-Mrs Hopkins; Violetta-Mrs Grenville; Fanny-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Lady Dove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Violetta Actor: Mrs Grenville
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Davies.
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 School Boy

Performance Comment: Schoolboy-Dodd; Major Rakish-Baddeley; Young Rakish-Palmer; Lady Manlove-Mrs Bradshaw; Friendly-Davies; Benedict-Waldron; Lettice-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Davies.

Entertainment: Bucks Have at ye All-Dodd

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Smith. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #185 15s. Charges: #74 14s. Profit to Mrs Smith: #111 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. The Citizen oblig'd to be deferr'd, on account of the Indisposition of Woodward. Charges #66 6s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Baker #21 12s., plus #112 11s. from tickets (Box 172; Pit 359; Gallery 157). Paid Buxton & Enderby (oyl merchants) #238 1s.; Bellamy & Settree (mercers) #36 10s. Receipts: #87 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Monologue: Interlude.True Blue. As 12 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A la mode

Performance Comment: Campley-Lewis, first time; Lord Hardy-Wroughton; Lord Brumpton-Gardner; Trusty-Hull; Puzzle-Dunstall; Tom-Hamilton; Sable-Quick; Trim (with Cries of London)-Shuter; Lady Harriet-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Charlotte-Miss Sherman; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Fardingale-Mrs Green; Lady Brumpton-Miss Barsanti, first time.
Cast
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Fardingale Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17731112

Monologue: Before: By Particular Desire, the Occasional Prelude. Manager-Wroughton; Author-Kniveton; Carpenter-Davies; Young Actress-Miss Barsanti. [See 10 May 1773.

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green. Charges #75 16s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Green #1 13s. 5d., plus #38 17s. from tickets (Box 83; Pit 98; Gallery 34). Paid Mrs Melmoth for her performance this season #21. Receipts: #77 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Sands Actor: Kniveton
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pitt and Stoppelaer. Charges #67 15s. Deficit to each #4 6s. 9d., cover'd by income from tickets: Mrs Pitt #53 7s. (Box 48; Pit 185; Gallery 136); Stopplear, #86 5s. (Box 112; Pit 271; Gallery 176). Paid Bates for performing 4 nights in the Sorcerer to 11 Oct. last 10s., 5 nights in Henry VIII to 14 Feb. last #1 5s., and 5 nights in the Fair to 13 Nov. last 5s. Paid half year's Poor's rate for the theatre due Lady day last, #24 15s. 10d., and ditto for House in Bow Passage 17s. 9d. Receipts: #59 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Hull
Role: Trapland Actor: Quick
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Barsanti
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Thompson

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416