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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Thurmond; Kent-Williams; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Booth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Booth; Cassio-Williams; Iago-Cibber; Roderigo-Miller; Desdemona-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viii

Performance Comment: Parts-Booth, Cibber, Wilks, Mills, Johnson, Miller; Queen Katherine-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Bret.

Song: As17231116

Dance: Drunken Swiss-Nivelon Jr; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon Sr

Ballet: The Humours of Bedlam. Mad Taylor-Nivelon Sr; Mad Dancing Master-Glover; Mad Gamester-Pelling; Mad Soldier-Nivelon Jr; Mad Astrologer-Lanyam; Mad Lady-Mrs Rogeir

Performance Comment: Mad Taylor-Nivelon Sr; Mad Dancing Master-Glover; Mad Gamester-Pelling; Mad Soldier-Nivelon Jr; Mad Astrologer-Lanyam; Mad Lady-Mrs Rogeir.
Cast
Role: Mad Lady Actor: Mrs Rogeir.
Event Comment: [Music by Bononcini.] Tickets half a guinea. An in Regard to the Increase in the Number of Subscribers, no more than Three Hundred and Fifty Tickers will be delivered out. Gallery 5s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pharnaces

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: Tomiri-Signora Cuzzoni; Farnace-Fr Bernardi , called Senesino; Adrasto-Giuseppe Boschi; Cirene-Mrs Anastasia Robinson; Clitarco-Signora Margherita Durastanti; Osmano-Gaetano Berenstadt.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17231118, but Daniel-Hippisley; Charlotte-Mrs Parker.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Parker.
Role: Blandford Actor: Diggs
Role: Imoinda Imoinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Rogeir

Dance: Dupre, F. Nivelon, L. Nivelon, Glover, Lanyon, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; particularly The Two Pierrots-

Performance Comment: Nivelon, L. Nivelon, Glover, Lanyon, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; particularly The Two Pierrots-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Cast
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Parker?
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Stirling

Dance: Dupre, F. Nivelon, L. Nivelon, Glover, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; Particularly The Wooden Shoe Dance-

Performance Comment: Nivelon, L. Nivelon, Glover, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; Particularly The Wooden Shoe Dance-.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Aubin. Receipts: money #55 10s.; tickets #17 13s. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Union of the Three Sister Arts

Cast
Role: Cecila Actor: Mrs Chambers

Dance: As17231122

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [For an essay on this play and this pantomime, see Pasquin, 18 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Constancy

Performance Comment: Zimon-Mills; Omphales-Booth; Tryphon-Cibber; Ammon-Williams; Hesione-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Hesione Actor: Mrs Porter.
Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Constancy Author(s): Hildebrand Jacob

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

Performance Comment: Mithridates-Mills; Zephares-Wilks; Pharnaces-Booth; Archilaus-Boman; Aquilius-Williams; Semandra-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Semandra Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Song: As17240201

Event Comment: [Text by Haym. Music by Handel.] Admission as 14 Jan. Daily Journal, 21 Feb.: Last Night his Majesty, the Prince and Princess, with great Numbers of the Nobility, went to see the new Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Edition of 1724 lists: Giulio Cesare-Senesino; Cornelia-Mrs Robinson; Sesto Pompeo-Signora Durastanti; Cleopatra-Signora Cuzzoni; Tolomeo-Berenstadt; Achilla-Boschi; Nireno-Bigonsi; Deutsch, Handel, p. 157 adds: Curio-Lagarde.
Cast
Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Robbers; or, Harlequin Trapp'd by Colombine

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Nivelon Sr; Piero-Nivelon Jr; Mezzetin-Glover; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Punch-Lanyam; Colombine-Mrs Rogeir.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Rogeir.
Related Works
Related Work: Cartuoche; or, The French Robbers Author(s): Louis Legrand

Dance: The Scating Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17231220, but Good and Evil Genius, Infernal Spirit, Shades of Helen, Nero, Leander, Charon-Leveridge, Saloway, Mrs Chambers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17240314 but Pierrot Man and Woman-Nivelon Jr, Mrs Cross; Punch-Nivelon Sr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calphurnia

Performance Comment: Edition of 1724 lists: G. Mario-Boschi; Giulia-Signora Durastanti; Calfurnia-Signora Cuzzoni; A. Trebonio-Senesino; Alvida-Mrs Robinson; Lucio-Berenstadt; T. Sicelio-Bigonsi.
Cast
Role: Alvida Actor: Mrs Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17230928, but Ophelia-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: As17240418

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: As17231005, but Cordelia-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: As17231028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aquilius

Performance Comment: Edition of 1724 lists: Aquilius-Senesino; Emilia-Signora Cuzzoni; Arrenion-Berenstadt; Lincestes-Signora Durastanti; Hamilcar-Boschi; Merope-Mrs Robinson.
Cast
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Robinson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son; Or, The Libertine Reclaimed; Wherein Is Represented His Vicious Life, And The Devil Appearing To Him To Go On In His Wickedness; And The Miserable State He Was Brought To Be His Extravagance, Being Reduced To That Extremity, That He Was Forced To Eat Husks With The Swine, To Satisfy His Hunger; Also An Angel Descending, Exhorting Him To Repent, And Return To His Father, Who Receives Him With Great Joy

Performance Comment: With the Comical Humours of his Man Roger. Roger-Harper; Country Farmer-Aston; Lucia-Mrs Spiller.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Spiller.

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Harlequin and Colombine

Entertainment: Drunken Man-Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Glocester-Thurmond; Kent-Williams; Gentleman Usher-Th. Cibber; Cordelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Booth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Wilks; Polydore-Booth; Chamont-Mills; Monimia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Porter.

Song: As17241008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17240930, but Pierrot Man and Woman-Pelling, Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Pierrot Man and Woman Actor: Pelling, Mrs Bullock.
Role: Genius Actor: Leveridge, Legare, Mrs Chambers
Role: Woman Actor: Dupre, Mrs Legare
Role: Woman Actor: Pelling, Mrs Cross
Role: Woman Actor: Glover, Mrs Wall
Role: Woman Actor: Lanyon, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Booth; Wolsey-Cibber; Cranmer-Mills; Gardiner-Johnson; Queen Katherine-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter.

Song: As17241008

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. All the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Banquo-Booth; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Porter; Witches-Johnson, Norris, Griffin. [Hogan (Shakespeare in the Theatre, p. 277), thinks this bill is misprinted, with Hecate omitted and Johnson assigned Penkethman's usual part of the First Witch .]Hogan (Shakespeare in the Theatre, p. 277), thinks this bill is misprinted, with Hecate omitted and Johnson assigned Penkethman's usual part of the First Witch .]
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Porter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Performance Comment: As17240925, but Europa-Mrs Wall; Punch-Newhouse.
Cast
Role: Europa Actor: Mrs Wall
Role: Leander Actor: Dupre
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Egleton.