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Event Comment: Benefit Boman and the Daughters of the late Mr Farquhar. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets for Karney also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Furnival
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; IV: Wooden Shoes-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's Prentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: III: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; IV: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

Event Comment: Benefit Bradshaw, Tyldesley, Boxkeepers. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. [Tickets for Cooper, Gillibrand also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Punch's Dance, as17370519; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; V: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17370903, but Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace.

Dance: III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Livier, Miss Thompson, Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17380119, but Peggy-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Flanderkins, as17380120 II: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Russian Sailor-Denoyer; V: Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Livier, Miss Thompson, Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Milward; Aboan-Quin; Blandford-Mills; Driver-Johnson; Daniel-Cibber; Imoinda-Mrs Giffard; Widow Lackit-Mrs Grace; Charlot-Mrs Pritchard; Stanmore-Winstone; Governor-Turbutt; Jack Stanmore-Ray; Hotman-Hill; Lucy-Miss Tollett.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Mills
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

Cast
Role: Miss Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Starch Actor: Miss Tollett

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg; with two new Minuets for Trumpets and other Instruments-

Dance: II: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: As Written by Shakespear. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 2 March: We hear that Mr Lacy, who was committed for holding an Oratory in Villars-Street, York-buildings, is got out of Custody

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: As17380202, but Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Lady Faulconbridge Actor: Mrs Mullart.
Role: Arthur Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Blanche Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Pandulph Actor: Chapman
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs James
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: BBallet-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Villeneuve, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Norman, Miss Cantrel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17380204, but Macheath-Beard; Polly-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Peachum-Macklin; Lockit-Harper; Mat-Turbutt; Filch-Raftor; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Marshall; Diana-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: I: Punch-Master Ferg; II: Muilment, Mrs Walter; Hornpipe-Philips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Marshall.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Ballet: III: Double Jealousy. As17381108

Cast
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Mlle Roland
Role: Coquette Actor: Mrs Walter.

Dance: V: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Milward; Obadiah Prim-Griffin; Anne Lovely-Mrs Clive; Sir Philip-Macklin; Tradelove-Shepard; Freeman-Havard; Periwinkle-Turbutt; Simon Pure-Woodward; Sackbut-Winstone; Coachman-Gray; Mrs Prim-Mrs Grace; Pickup-Mrs Cross; Betty-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Anne Lovely Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Pickup Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performance Comment: As17390112, but Maid-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter; V: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Punches Dances-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Old Wilmot-Crispe; Young Wilmot-W. Giffard; Eustace-Peterson; Randall-Blakes; Agnes-Mrs Steel; Maria-Miss Medina; Charlot-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Randall Actor: Blakes
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Steel
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: Crispin-Yates; Doctor-Paget; Old Gerald-Julian; Young Gerald-Blakes; Martin-Peterson; Simon-Dunstall; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Jones; Waiting Woman-Mrs Dunstall; Angelica-Miss Medina; Beatrice-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Waiting Woman Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Dance: Shawford, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts; money #37 14s.; seals #110 (Account Book); #200 (Rylands MS.). [Leveridge was charged #50 for his benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Ware
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Song: II: Bacchus Triumphant-Leveridge, Salway; IV: Trio of True Happiness-Leveridge, Roberts, Miss Young; V: An Epilogue in Music, addressed to the Audience,-Leveridge, Salway, Mrs Lampe

Dance: III: The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Numps-Macklin; Clerimont-Mills; Clerimont Sen-Winstone; Sir Harry-Morgan; Tipkin-Taswell; Pounce-Turbutt; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Mills; Bersheba Tipkin-Mrs Macklin; Fainlove-Mrs Ridout; Jenny-Mrs King; Biddy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Bersheba Tipkin Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs King
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Song: III: The Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Tyrolean Dance-Borromeo, Signora Constanza, Desse, Baudouin, LaPierre, Mrs Thomson, Mlle Gendon, Mlle Fabres; IV: A Peasant Dance-Borromeo, Sga Constanza; being the 1st time of their appearing on that stage

Event Comment: Benefit Dunstall, Morland, Demembray (Machinist), Desse, Baudouin, and Mr Powell (Deputy Treasurer). Tickets to be had of Hobson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17431221, but Valentine-Giffard; Jeremy-Green; Miss Prue-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Chetwood; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Chetwood
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Trapland Actor: Ray
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Egerton.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Morland
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: I, II, IV: Morland

Dance: III: Desse, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd for the Pilgrim will be taken at this play. Tickets and places to be had at Mr Chapman's, the corner of Bow St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Performance Comment: As17450318 but Mustapha-Chapman; Johayma-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Johayma Actor: Mrs James.
Role: Morayma Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Muley Zeydan Actor: Anderson
Role: Moryama Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Song: ( B By desire )Mad Bess-Beard; The Charms of Polly Willis-Mrs Clive

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

Event Comment: Benefit Arne. Tickets to be had of Arne next door to the Crown in Great Queen St., by Lincoln's Inn Fields; at St. James's Coffee House; at Nando's Coffee House, Temple Bar; and at Mr Simpson's Music Shop in Sweeting's Alley near the Royal Exchange, and places taken of Hobson at the Stage Door where tickets may also be had. -General Advertiser. Last night, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane was perform'd King Pepin's Campaign, with great applause. The Music is said to be inimitable in its way. -Daily Advertiser, 17 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: King Pepin's Campaign

Cast
Role: Lady Abbess Actor: Mrs Sybilla
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Arne.

Song: I: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Muilment

Event Comment: Benefit Turbutt and Neale. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: not acted these 5 years. [See 29 March 1742.] Tickets and places to be had at the Swan in Smithfield; and of Hobson at the stage door. The severe Indisposition of Mr Garrick continuing, we hope our friends will accept of his part being perform'd to the Best Advantage the shortness of time will permit, which we imagine will be more agreable than changing the play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Horsington.
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Yates; King-Bridges; Queen-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: I: Nanny O-Lowe; III: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; IV: Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Sga Bettini; V: Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Cashell; King-Bridgwater; Horatio-Hale; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Chapman; Ostrick-Woodward; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; Bernardo-Gibson; Marcellus-Carr; Rosencraus-Ridout; Guildenstern-Anderson; Francisco-Bencraft; Priest-Hayman; Lucianus-James; Player Queen-Mrs James; Gravediggers-Rosco, Stoppelaer; Ghost-Quin.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Guildenstern Actor: Anderson
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17450402 but Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Leander Actor: Hayman
Role: James Actor: Anderson
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Vaughan

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17450423 IV: Le Gondalier-Cooke

Song: Between Play and Farce: the celebrated song Ellen/a/Roon-Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Delane; Bassanio-Mills; Gratiano-Sparks; Lorenzo (with the proper songs)-Lowe; Launcelot-Neale; Duke-Winstone; Morochius-Bridges; Salanio-Berry; Solarino-Blakes; Gobbo-Ray; Tubal-Taswell; Balthazar-Simpson; Jessica-Mrs Ridout; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet; Portia-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, the Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: Le Medicin-Blakes; Crispin-Yates; Simon-I. Sparks; Old Gerald-Collins; Young Gerald-Usher; Martin-Bransby; Angelica-Miss Pitt; Beatrice-Mrs Bennet; Wife-Mrs Bridges; Maid-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Bridges

Song: IV: Lowe; V: Mrs Clive

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jun. Tickets and places to be had of Hobson at the stage door. Tickets deliver'd out by Mr Moore, and tickets deliver'd out for the Distress'd Wife dated 16 March will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling Flutter-Cibber Jun; Dorimant-Mills; Young Bellair-Blakes; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Woffington; Belinda-Mrs Elmy; Pert-Mrs Macklin; Medley-Bridges; Old Bellair-Taswell; Shoemaker-Neale; Handy-Usher; Smirk-Simpson; Page-Master Wilks; Harriet-Mrs Mills; Emilia-Mrs Ridout; Lady Townly-Mrs Bennet; Lady Woodly-Mrs Cross; Busy-Miss Minors; Orange Woman-Mrs Bridges; New Epilogue-Mrs Woffington in Man's Cloaths, and address'd to the Young Gentlemen who call themselves the Town.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Mozeen.

Song: I: Mrs Mozeen; III: Lowe

Dance: II: The Mechels; IV: Muilment; V: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's son

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets to be had of Yates next door to Mr Walsh's in Catherine St., Strand. Last time of acting the mainpiece this season. Jack Laguerre dy'd (Cross). Receipts #160 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #72 19s.; tickets, #66 19s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: A Will and No Will

Song: II: Mrs Mozeen

Dance: III: Savoyards, as17471215; IV: Dance-Cooke, Janeton Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Lee and Matthews. Tickets and places to be had of Lee at Mr Oliphant's Exeter St., and of Matthews, at the Golden Ball in Duke's, late Earl's Court, Drury Lane. Receipts: #150 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #77 2s.; tickets, #82 7s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17480128, but Col Standard-Lee.
Cast
Role: Col Standard Actor: Lee.
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Leigh
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School boy-Yates; Young Rakish-Lee; Major Rakish-I. Sparks; Lady Manlove-Mrs Macklin; Father Benedict-Blakes; Lettice-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Anne Auretti; II: New Dance-Matthews, Mrs Addison; III: Dutch Dance, as17471128; IV: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Hornpipe (By Desire)-Matthews

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted in 10 years. With Proper Decorations. [See 28 May 1742.] Paid Tallow Chandler #19 6s. 5d.; Paid Mr Beard on order of Lacy #10 10s.; Paid to Supers for practice of Rehearsal 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #100 (Cross); #105 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke; or, The Power of Magick

Performance Comment: Trappolin-Woodward; Duke Lavinio-Palmer; Prince Brunetto-King; Alberto-Usher; Mago-Winstone; First Woman-Miss Pitt; Second Woman-Mrs Yates; Puritan-Shuter; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Prudentia-Miss Murgetroyd; Flametta-Miss Cole; Eo-Master Ward; Meo-Master Wills; Areo-Master Barnet; the Infernals . the Infernals .
Cast
Role: Second Woman Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: Sailor's Hornpipe-Mathews; Comic Dance-Mathews, Mrs Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Havard; Balance-Burton; Worthy-Mozeen; Bullock-Taswell; Costar Pearman-Shuter; Appletree-Vaughan; Brazen-Woodward; Kite-Winstone; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Rose-Miss Minors; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Cast
Role: Loveland Actor: Simpson
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; II: A Comic Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford; III: A Dance-Sg Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti; IV: A Scotch Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford; V: The Minuet, Louvre-Harvey, Mrs Addison