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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17671121, but Portia-Mrs Bulkley, 1st time; Lorenzo-Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bulkley, 1st time
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: As17670921, but Lady-Mrs DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs DuBellamy.

Dance: III: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; IV: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. To Princess Dowager's Footmen (by Mayne) Xmas #1 1s.; To her Chairmen (by Olive) Xmas #1 1s.; To Duke of Cumberland Footmen (by Herpst) Xmas #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #122 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: As17671209, but Megra-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Megra Actor: Mrs Gardner.
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Bellario Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Thompson.

Dance: III: A New Comic Dance, as17671021; IV: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17671204, but Dance-Mrs Bulkley, Miss _Valois.
Cast
Role: Dance Actor: Mrs Bulkley, Miss _Valois.
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Pinto.
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Cokayne
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance, as17671016

Event Comment: Rec'd from Condell for 45 nights fruit rent #20. Paid Tabor and Pipe for 2 nights #1 1s. (Account Book). [This charge occurs throughout season whenever Orpheus and Eurydice is performed.] Receipts: #192 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17671106, but Plume-Smith; Kite-Morris; Welsh Collier-Morgan; Sylvia-Mrs Bulkley, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Bulkley, 1st time.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Baker.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17671027, but Charles-Hull; Miranda-Mrs Bulkley; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Baker.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17671013, but Queen-Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Reddish.
Role: Iachimo Actor: Holland
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Baddeley, 1st time
Role: with dancing Actor: Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17680114, but Macbeth-Garrick; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Fleance-_; Dance of Furiesin Act IV,-Grimaldi, Duquesney, Giorgi, Shuter.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Cast
Role: Miss Richland Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Croaker Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Garnet Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Woodward; Fribble (with song)-Shuter; Rhodophil-Perry; Jasper-Holtom; Puff-Dunstall; Tag-Mrs Green; Miss Biddy-Miss Ward, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Green
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of Their Majesties. Present Their Majesties. Gave Yeomen of the Guards #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #230 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: As17680102, but Megra-Mrs Stephens; Cleremont-_; Thrassaline-_.
Cast
Role: Megra Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Bellario Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Pinto.

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17671123; End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Mary Oldboy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Green; Petruchio-Woodward; Grumio-Yates.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: End Opera: New Comic Dance, as17671126, but Miss Capon, Miss _Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17680229, but Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Solanio-_; Salarino-_.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: I: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; III: The Provenzales, as17680301 IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (Ballet Master) and Sga Manesiere. Charges #64 10s. Balance due to Dancers #27 1s. 6d. To Fishar #13 10s. 9d. To Sga Manesiere #13 10s. 9d. In Addition Fishar gained #39 18s. from Tickets (47 Box; 105 Pit; 124 Gallery). Sga Manesiere gained #22 3s. from Tickets (45 Box; 44 Pit; 43 Gallery) (Account Book). Receipts: #91 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17671231, but Sally-Mrs Mattocks; After the Original dance a Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, 1st time.

Dance: End I: Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon apprentice to Fishar; End Act II: By Particular Desire, The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; End Act III: A New Grand Ballet, that night only, call'd The Tartarians-Fishar, Sga Manesiere (with New Dresses); End Act IV: a New Pantomime Dance, call'd The Spanish Coal@Heaver-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, both apprentices of Fishar

Related Works
Related Work: The Marriage Night Author(s): Henry Cary, Viscount Falkland

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Milk@woman-Sga Manesiere; A Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Performance Comment: Jack in Distress-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Milk@woman-Sga Manesiere; A Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miles
Event Comment: Benefit for Messink, Giorgi, Mrs Johnston. By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Holland
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Dancer
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680220; IV: The Medley, as17680416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Powell, 1st time; Ghost-Bensley[, 1st time; Horatio-Hull; Laertes-Davis; King-Gibson[, 1st time; Polonius-Shuter; Rosencraus-R Smith; Guildenstern-Perry; Pl. King-Redman; Lucianus-Morgan; Ostrick-Dyer; Gravediggers-Dunstall, Stoppelaer; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen[, that night only-Mrs Yates (playbill). [Public Advertiser assigns Lucianus-Cushing.]
Cast
Role: that night only Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Sophy Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi (Ballet master) and Moody. Moody as the Irishman in the Farce will introduce the song in Love a-la-Mode (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17680129, but Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Bellarius-Burton (?).
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Iachimo Actor: Holland
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Baddeley, 1st time
Role: with dancing Actor: Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love.

Dance: II: The Cow@Keepers (with alterations and additions)-Grimaldi's apprentices; III: Grand Dance The Lilliputian Camp, as17671202; V: By Particular Desire, The Cotillion, as17680406 but Miss Egan to list of dancers

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris and Lewes. Charges #64 10s. Balance due the actors #5 1s 6d. Morris 40 346 #93 7s. Lewes 79 303 236 #88 16s. Money #59 8s. 6d.@Total House Value #241 11s. 6d.@ Reciv'd from Proprieters of the Gazetter for this season #50 for exclusive rights to publishing Play Notices (Account Book). Receipts: #59 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17680411 but Diana-Mrs Baker; Harlequin-Lewes.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Ballet: III: Wapping Landlady. Double Hornpipe, As17680416

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miles
Event Comment: Benefit for R. Smith and Gardner. Charges #64 5s. Deficit due to House from Actors #27 9s. 6d. Their income from tickets was: R. Smith #68 from 28 Box Tickets; 278 Pit; 193 Gallery. Gardner #48 12s. (40 Box; 154 Pit; 155 Gallery). Receipts: #36 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17671127, but Lopez-Dunstall; Flora-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Gardner.
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Sophy Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Double Hornpipe As17680416

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Miles
Event Comment: Benefit for Rose, Sherrard and others. Tickets deliver'd by Robson, Dixon, Wooley, Roberts, Fransdorf, Doe, Reed, Ellis and Pilfold will be taken. @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Rose 20 31 25 #12 3s. #6 1s. 6d.@Sharratt 6 6 11 #3 10s. #1 15s.@Robson 1 49 52 #12 16s. #6 8s.@Dixon 4 39 33 #10 3s. #5 1s. 6d.@Wooley 3 38 64 #12 17s. #6 8s. 6d.@Roberts 13 53 42 #15 8s. #7 14s.@Fransdorf 33 33 #8 5s. #4 2s. 6d.@Doe 1 13 49 #7 2s. #3 11s.@Reed 10 13 37 #8 3s. #4 1s. 6d.@Ellis 6 33 #4 4s. #2 2s@Pilfold 25 128 17 #27 3s. #13 11s. 6d.@Total #121 14s. #60 17s. (Account Book).@ [See note to 27 May.]@ Rec'd of Gardner for his deficiency 6th inst. #13 3s. 6d.@ Rec'd of Miss Besford her deficiency 25th inst. #7 2s. 10 1!2d.@ Rec'd of Holtom for his deficiency 25th inst. #7 2s. 10 1!2d.@ Rec'd of Mrs Trott her 1!2 value of tickets 27th #2 16s.@ Rec'd of Miss Maddan her 1!2 value of tickets 27th #5 19s.@ Rec'd of Arnd Fishar his 1!2 value of tickets 27th #1 9s.@ Rec'd of Parsons his 1!2 value of tickets 27th #19.@ Rec'd of Morris his deficiency the 3rd inst. #2 10s. 9d. (Account Book).@ Receipts: #35 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Bulkley, 1st time.
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Relish Actor: Mrs Dyer.

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17680527

Event Comment: Last Time of Performing this Season. Benefit for Theatrical Fund. Pit and Boxes thrown together. Doors open half an hour before. Play begins promptly at half after 6.[This was Palmer's last appearance on the stage in Absent Man (Winston MS 10), but see 29 April. MacMillan notes that Palmer died 23 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17680404 but Hamlet-Garrick; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Johnson

Dance: End: The Medley, as17680416

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell, Potter and Eddis (playbill). [Account Book lists only Condell and Potter.] Charges #81 10s. Deficit to Condell and Potter #49 10s. 6d. covered by #97 10s. to Condell from tickets (Box 248; Pit 194; Gallery 64) and #73 14s. to Potter from Tickets (Box 159; Pit 157; Gallery 104). Paid Richard Richardson for the Purchase of the Fee Farm of three Houses on the West Side of Bow St. subject to 40s. a year payable to the Duke of Bedford...#1800. Receipts: #31 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17680506, but Flora-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Event Comment: Benefit for Greene and Ansell (box-keepers). Tickets deliver'd for 25 May will be taken. Charges #81 10s. Deficit to Greene and Ansell #56 6s. 6d. covered by #129 14s. to Green from tickets (Box 414; Pit 148; Gallery 40) and #98 15s. to Ansell from his tickets (Box 281; Pit 174; Gallery 24). Total House of #253 12s. 6d. that night. Rec'd of Sarjant for his deficiency 30 May...#24 11s. 6d. Rec'd of Ellis for his 1!2 value of tickets 28 May...#2 2s. Receipts: #25 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Cloggit Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17680511, but Sally-Mrs Mattocks; new song-_.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Weston; Kitty Pry-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: As17680530

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17680613 but short bill, Fribble-Vandemere; Flash-Davis; Tag-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Vandemere
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Gardner.
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Davis.

Dance: As17680530

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Mahoon; Thomas-Bannister; Dorcas-Mrs Saunders; Sally-Miss Edwards.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Saunders

Dance: As17680530

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Quaver-Mahoon; Coupee-Hamilton; Goodwill-Jackson; Blister-Vandermere; Miss Lucy-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Blister Actor: Vandermere
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: As17680530