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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Bisarre Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Kilby

Music: Overture to Ariadne. Select Pieces between the Acts. V: Handel's Water Musick, in which Benj. Baker will play the Kettle-Drums, accompanied with Trumpets and French Horns

Performance Comment: Select Pieces between the Acts. V: Handel's Water Musick, in which Benj. Baker will play the Kettle-Drums, accompanied with Trumpets and French Horns .

Dance: I: Le Depit Amoureux by Desse and Mlle Delorme. II: Comic Dance by Nivelon and Mlle De L'Isle. IV: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c. V: The Faithful Shepherd by Glover, Miss Rogers, Tench, Desse, Dupre, Livier, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme, Miss Norman, Mrs Kilby

Performance Comment: II: Comic Dance by Nivelon and Mlle De L'Isle. IV: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c. V: The Faithful Shepherd by Glover, Miss Rogers, Tench, Desse, Dupre, Livier, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme, Miss Norman, Mrs Kilby .

Song: I: Chancon a Boire, as17360504. II: The Confession sung by Roberts and Miss Hillyard. III: The opinion of the Ancients, as17360412

Performance Comment: II: The Confession sung by Roberts and Miss Hillyard. III: The opinion of the Ancients, as17360412.
Event Comment: A New Comedy. [By Mrs E. Cooper. Apparently not printed. The characters named in the bill are: Lord Belamour, Sir Roger Wrangle, Sir Charles Cumberland, Froward, Wary, Young Wrangle, Peinter, Snare, Lady Cumberland, Felicia, Ready. See also a puff by Mrs Cooper in Daily Advertiser, 17 May.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nobleman Or Family Quarrel

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson, Supervisor and Sub-Treasurer. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [Tickets for Gillibrand, Fullwood, and Leigh taken.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17351121, but Simple, Nym, Rugby, Robin, and Pistol omitted .
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Damon and Phillida, as17360430 II: By Denoyer's Prentice. III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Amorous Clowns, as17360514. V: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Performance Comment: III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Amorous Clowns, as17360514. V: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c .
Event Comment: Benefit Mines, Gallant, Mrs Atkins. Mainpiece: Written by Sir J. Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #6 15s.; tickets #125 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Polonese by Mlle De L'Isle. Two Pierrots by Lalauze and Nivelon

Performance Comment: Polonese by Mlle De L'Isle. Two Pierrots by Lalauze and Nivelon .
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Being a True Story in Common Life, and the Incidents extremely affecting. Written by the Author of George Barnwell [George Lillo]. N.B. This is much the coolest House in Town. At Common Prices, viz. Boxes 5s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. [For a puff, see Daily Advertiser, 25 May.] Daily Advertiser, 28 May: Last Night . . . Guilt its own Punishment . . . was acted . . . with the greatest Applause that has been shewn to any Tragedy for many Years. The Scenes of Distress were so artfully work'd up, and so well perform'd, that there scarce remain'd a dry Eye among the Spectators at the Representation; and during the Scene preceding the Catastrophe, an attentive Silence possess'd the whole House, more expressive of an universal Approbation than the loudest Applauses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Guilt Its Own Punishment Or Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1737 lists: Old Wilmot-Roberts; Young Wilmot-Davis; Eustace-Woodburn; Randal-Blakes; Agnes-Mrs Charke; Charlot-Miss Jones; Maria-Miss Karver. Prologue written by Fielding and spoken by Roberts .

Afterpiece Title: Tumble Down Dick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17360325 but Mrs Farthingale-Neale; Mlle D'Epingle-Miss Bincks .
Cast
Role: Mrs Farthingale Actor: Neale
Role: Bumpkin Actor: Hallam
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Campley Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Stevens

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Polonese by Mlle De L'Isle. Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: Polonese by Mlle De L'Isle. Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers .
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. Receipts: #38 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17360126, but Miss Horsington replaces Mrs Kilby as Country Lass; Endymion-Roberts .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17360429 but Hoyden-Miss Binks; Nurse-Mrs Martin .
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Foppington Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Music: End Afterpiece: Handel's Water Musick, with Preamble on Kettle Drum by Benj. Baker

Dance: II: Peasant Dance by Tench and Miss Rogers. IV: Harlequin, Punch, and Colombine by Nivelon, Lalauze, and Mlle De L'Isle. End Afterpiece: Glover's Sailors Dance

Performance Comment: IV: Harlequin, Punch, and Colombine by Nivelon, Lalauze, and Mlle De L'Isle. End Afterpiece: Glover's Sailors Dance .

Song: I: Mock Italian Song by Roberts. III: Dialogue by Leveridge and Mrs Wright. V: Praise of old English Beer by Leveridge, &c

Performance Comment: III: Dialogue by Leveridge and Mrs Wright. V: Praise of old English Beer by Leveridge, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17360323 but Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby .
Cast
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Havard; Lady Townly-Mrs Roberts; Lady Wronghead-Penkethman .
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Prince and Princess present. For a discussion of the raising of admission charges at pantomimes, see Grub St. Journal, 1 July.]

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Le Sac; Doctor-Ray; Pierrot-Bencraft; Dropsical Servant-Aston; Doctor's Servant-Dove; Maid-Miss Jones; Colombine-Mrs Woodward .
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Woodward
Event Comment: Benefit a New Polly Peachum, just arrived from the Island of Obscurity, who will make her Publick Entry in that Character. Afterpiece: A new Comi-Tragical Interlude. Written by Jack Juniper, a Distiller's Apprentice, just turn'd Poet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Charke. hathi.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Charke. hathi.
Related Works
Related Work: L'Opera du Gueux Author(s): M.A. Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Deposing and Death of Queen Gin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mills; Macduff-Milward; Banquo-W. Mills; Lenox-Cibber; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Butler; Hecate-Johnson; Duncan-Boman; Malcolm-Cross; Seyward-Winstone; Seyton-Berry; 1st Murderer-Harper; Lady Macduff-Miss Hollyday; Witches-Miller, Griffin, Shepard.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; proper to the Play. The Vocal Parts-Stoppelaer, Mrs Clive

Performance Comment: The Vocal Parts-Stoppelaer, Mrs Clive.

Dance: Thurmond, Dukes, Levier, Villeneuve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Hackum Actor: Oates
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Termagant Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Cibber; Leander-Stoppelaer; Dorcas-Mrs Clive; Sir Jasper-Shepard; James-Winstone; Harry-Leigh; Davy-Mechlin; Hellebore-Cole; Charlotte-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; IV: Double Jealousy, as17360907; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Mills; Prince-W. Mills; Hotspur-Milward; Glendower-Cibber; Kate-Miss Holliday; Hostess-Mrs Cross; Carries-Johnson, Miller.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Sempronius-Mills; Juba-W. Mills; Syphax-Cibber; Portius-Milward; Marcus-Este; Lucius-Berry; Decius-Winstone; Marcia-Mrs Thurmond; Lucia-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Event Comment: By Her Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat. The Queen, Duke, and Princesses present. [See Daily Gazetteer, 4 Nov., for a discussion of the need of a paper devoted to the theatre, with some comments on theatrical conditions.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Quin; Bajazet-Mills; Moneses-Milward; Axalla-Cibber; Arpasia-Mrs Thurmond; Selima-Miss Holliday; With the usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trickd

Dance: III: Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17360909, but Lady Macbeth-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Porter.

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Roland.
Role: Terra Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Clymene Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Venus Actor: Mlle Roland
Role: with a Grand Ballet Actor: Denoyer, Mlle Roland.

Dance: Mons Muilment, laterly arrived from Paris, the first time of his performance in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Performance Comment: Flash-Este; Longbib-Stoppelaer; John Trot-Hough; Harlequin-Philips; Colombine-Miss Mann; Mlle La Modestie-Harlequin Phillips; Ballad Qingers-Stoppelaer, Mrs Pritchard; Somerset-Roberts; Roundall-Hough; Equilibrist-Peters; With a New Burlesque Tragi-Comic-Farcical Interlude: Tiddi@Doll, Director of the Gingerbread Company-Master Green; Pistolet-Miss Cole; with a Comic Medley Overture by Arne-.
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. [For Occasional Prompter VII and VIII, see Daily Journal, 23 and 25 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17361118, but Macbeth-Quin; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Dance: I: Muilment; IV: Denoyer, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Cast
Role: Loveday Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Eugenia Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Engin Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Cook
Role: Lady No Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performance Comment: As17360922, but Furies-Lalauze, Tench, Desse, Dupre, Baudouin; Pierrots-Baudouin, Tench; Miller's Wife-Mrs Laguerre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Caled-Quin; Eumenes-Berry; Phocyas-Milward; Abudah-Mills; Daran-Cibber; Herbis-Turbutt; Artamon-Este; Sergius-Winstone; Eudocia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Song: II: Son Priginiero-Miss Cecilia Young; IV: Would You Gain the Tender Creature-Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As17361111, but Bravos-Snow, _Dove; Lamorce-Miss Tollet; Bisarre-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Bisarre Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Bizarre Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: As17361005, but Combrush-Mrs Roberts; Sapscull-Bardin; Blunder-Nichols.
Cast
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs Roberts
Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. Benefit the Author of the King and the Miller of Mansfield [Dodsley]. N.B. The Boxes not being equal to the Demand for Places, for the better Accommodation of the Ladies, Side Boxes will be made on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17361101, but Bolus-_; Lady Wishwell-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Lady Wishwell Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Cross