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Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lampe and Mrs Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17451125, but Tattle-Chapman; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs James.
Role: Trapland Actor: Hippisley
Role: Scandal Actor: Cashell
Role: Jeremy Actor: James
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: Moor of Moor Hall-Beard 1st Time; Margerina-Mrs Lampe; Mauxalinda-Miss Young; Gubbins-LaGuerre; Dragon-Reinhold.
Cast
Role: Margerina Actor: Mrs Lampe

Dance: PPigmalion, as17460409 Peasant-Cooke

Event Comment: Benefit Hale and Mrs Hale. Mainpiece Written by Shakespear, reviv'd by particular desire. Containing the Memorable Battle of Agincourtv, with the total overthrow of the French Army, and many other Historical Passages. In order to preserve a proper decorum, and that this play may not be interrupted in its performance, the Publick may be assured there will not be any building on the stage.-General Advertiser. [In advance bill Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers had been advertised; Tom True Blue-$Beard; Father-$Leveridge; Captain of Press Gang-$Bencraft; Nancy-$Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life Of King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Hale; Fluellin-Hippisley; Pistol-Woodward; French King-Cashell; Dauphin-Goodall; Archbishop of Canterbury-Chapman; Exeter-Stephens; English Soldier-Rosco; Constable of France-Bridgwater; Burgundy-Gibson; Queen of France-Mrs James; Catherine-Mrs Hale; French Soldier-Destrade (being the first time of his attempting to speak on the stage); With the Chorus (after the manner of the ancients)-Ryan; In the play will be properly introduc'd the Songs To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold; With a New Prologue for the Occasion-.
Cast
Role: Queen of France Actor: Mrs James
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Countrymen Actor: Woodward, James.
Event Comment: Benefit for Blakes and Mrs James. Mainpiece: Acted but once these three years. Tickets to be had of Blakes at his House in Duke's Court, near Broad Court, Bow St. Covent Garden; of Mrs James in Little Wild St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; and at stage door. Receipts: #270 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17530320 but Doll Common-Mrs Cross; Surly-Blakes; Ananias-Shuter; Tribulation-Taswell; Dapper-Vaughn; Lovewit-Winstone; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Dol Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: IV: Le Matelot Basque, as17521005; V: Country Amusements, as17530412

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Peppet and Mrs Bryars, Boxkeepers to the Opera, and Betty Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist Or Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: Crispin-Drew; Doctor-Mew; Old Gerald-Fieldhouse; Young Gerald-Palmer; Martin-Kemp; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Orfeur; Angleica-Mrs Ratcliff; Beatrice-Mrs Taylor.
Cast
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Orfeur
Role: Angleica Actor: Mrs Ratcliff
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Taylor.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: James, Mrs Ratcliff

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Chambers. Tickets for the Widow Dupre taken also

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Standard Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Dicky Actor: James
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs James
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Gaylove-Salway; Sapskull-Rosco; Muckworm-Hippisley; Slango-Neale; Blunder-Mullart; Arbella-Mrs Vincent; Combrush-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs James.

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Kilkenny-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Song: II: Mrs Chambers

Ballet: III: The Reprizal. As17391015

Event Comment: 1 Ladies send servants by three o'clock to keep places. [A customary note for subsequent performances this season.] Paid Mrs LaFont for her performance 3 nights in The Rape of Proserpine 15s. Receipts: #189 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Garrick 1st time; Falstaff-Quin; King-Cashell; Wales-Ryan; Francis-Hippisley; Worcester-Rosco; Westmorland-Hayman; Vernon-Gibson; Northumberland-Carr; Douglas-Anderson; Poins-Chapman; Bardolph-Marten; Blunt-Ridout; Carriers-Arthur, Woodward; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent; Hostess-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Hayman
Role: Northumberland Actor: Carr
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs James.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Elmy at the corner of Tavistock St., next Southampton St., Covent Garden, and of Hobson at the stage door. Receipts: #220 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17490102, but Phillis-Mrs Elmy for the first time; Myrtle-Mills.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Elmy for the first time
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Sealand Actor: Berry
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17490316 but Fribble-Garrick; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs James; Capt. Loveit-_.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs James
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter and Palmer. Rec'd cash #50 14s., plus #82 15s. in tickets. Paid Duke of Bedford's Steward for leases #3 13s. 6d.; Mrs Swift 1s. 6d., omitted Wednesday; Mrs Roberts #1 omitted Wednesday [Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17500315 but Hamlet-Barry; Horatio-Palmer; Lucianus-James; Laertes-Blakes; Polonius-Taswell; Ostrick-Woodward; Gravediggers-Yates, Ray.
Cast
Role: Lucianus Actor: James
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School boy-Shuter; Young Rakish-Cross; Friendly-Simpson; Lettice-Miss Cole; Major Rakish-Bridges; Father Dominic-Blakes; Lady Manlove-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs James.

Dance: The Swedish Gardeners, as17491219

Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: I to the new playhouse and saw part of the Traitor, a very good Tragedy; Mr Moon [Mohun] did act the Traitor very well

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Traitor

Related Works
Related Work: The Traitor Author(s): James Shirley
Event Comment: The King's Company. See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 118. Langbaine (English Dramatic Poets, p. 477): This Play has been received with Success (as I said) in our Time; and as I remember, the deceas'd Mr Lacy acted Jonny Thump, Sir Gervase Simple's Man, with general Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Maze

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Maze Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Changes; or, Love in a Maze Author(s): James Shirley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin

Related Works
Related Work: The Escapes of Harlequin by Sea and Land; or, Columbine Made Happy at Last Author(s): James Thurmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Colonel Standard Actor: Mills
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin

Related Works
Related Work: The Escapes of Harlequin by Sea and Land; or, Columbine Made Happy at Last Author(s): James Thurmond
Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere. [Tickets of Cibber at Newton's Warehouse (the Crown and Scepters) in Tavistock-street.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Performance Comment: As17350308 but see17350325 With the Original Prologue, and a new Epilogue recommending the Support of the English Theatre To the Beauties of Great Britain, Both spoken by Mr Cibber .
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Taste Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: The Man of Taste; or, The Guardian Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Dorcas-Mrs Clive, but see17341009 .
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Clive, but see17341009

Dance: In: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. End of Afterpiece: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Event Comment: London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 16 May: We hear that Mr Mechlin has sent a Letter to a principal Persons belonging to Drury-Lane Theatre, signifying his great Sorrow, and his Intention to surrender himself next Sessions at the Old Bailey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Taste Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: The Man of Taste; or, The Guardian Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Orpheus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Parracide

Related Works
Related Work: The Parracide Author(s): James Sterling

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Io With Harlequin Shipwreckd

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Kelly; Juno-Miss Jones; Io-Mrs Chambers; Mercury-Nichols; Inachus-Touchbury; Argus-Lyon; Iris-Miss Gerrard; Nereus-Haughton; his Followers-Vallois, Le Sac, Topham, Delagarde; Laverna-Mrs Bullock; Nymphs-Mrs Woodward, Miss Hughes, Mrs Vallois, Miss Gerrard .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreckd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun Jr; Colombine-Mrs Dove; Pantaloon-Dove; Clown-Penkethman; Chimney Sweepers-Two Masters Hamilton, but see17360220.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dove
Event Comment: The New Tragedy entitled Love's the Cause and Cure of Grief intended to have been acted this night is deferr'd till Monday Next. Daily Advertiser: The Fable of the Iron and the Earthen Pot. To Mr Macklin. Vers'd thou art in every Wile Thy conduct who can Reconcile? Who'll think thee knowing in Intrigue With Garrick e'er to join in League? Was not the Maxim to thee known That Leaguers. 'Twixt Equals suit alone? We grant thee Merit; yet how far Does Sol outshine the brightest Star? Thy strength hads't thou by duly weigh'd No Feuds had then to ills betray'd. Still if thou well or ill deserve Pity, methinks, to let thee starve Pity that thou shoulds't find too late Sage Aesop's Earthen Pot thy fate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyers Feast

Song: II: Song-Morland

Dance: V: New Dance, as17431123

Event Comment: Author's Night. The Author labouring under a severe and dangerous illness, hopes his friends will excuse his personal Application, and send for tickets to Mr Watts, at the Printing Office in Wild Court; or to Hobson at the Stage door of the theatre at Drury Lane Mahomet translated from the French of Voltaire; but I have no great opinion of the subject, or the original author as a poet; and my diffidence is rather improved by the testimony of those who have seen it.-Letters of William Shenstone, p. 89

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Related Works
Related Work: Mahomet the Imposter Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Event Comment: MMrs Pritchard and Mr Havard continuing ill the plays which were lately bespoke and designed to be acted at Drury Lane are oblig'd to be deferr'd for some days. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pit
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Havard

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs Pit, Mrs _Toogood.
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald
Event Comment: MMrs Mariet our Columbine ran away with some Gentleman (Cross). Mr Havard, the Comedian, who a few days ago was so well recover'd from his illness as to come abroad, is relapsed (General Advertiser). Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: As17501020, but Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Constant-Cross; Belinda-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs _Pit, Mrs Toogood.
Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Sg Piettero, Sga Piettero second time upon English Stage; IV: By Desire a Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Burton
Role: Duchess of Suffolk Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: As17520204

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. The author's tickets to be had at Mr Dodsley's in Pall-Mall, and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #142 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Cast
Role: Mrs Beverly Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Price.
Related Works
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Related Works
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Cast
Role: Virgilia Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Volumnia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Related Works
Related Work: Coriolanus Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald