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Event Comment: Benefit for White & Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-White; Clytus-Sparks; Hephestion-Dyer; Cassander-Clarke; Polyperchon-Tindal; Aristander-Perry; Perdicas-Gardner; Thessalus-Anderson; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Vincent; Statira-Mrs Ward; Roxana-Mrs Baker; Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Ross
Role: Cassander Actor: Clarke
Role: Aristander Actor: Perry
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Gargle Actor: Anderson
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: II: The Dutch Skippers, as17640505; IV: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17640502, but with Miss Wilford

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simpson and for a Public Nusance &c. (Hopkins). Benefit of Mrs Simson, and removing a Public Nuisance, by opening the way at the end of Great Queen Street (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17640501, but Trusty-Mrs Simson.
Cast
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Simson.
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: End: The Cow@Keepers, as17640504

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. [The Mourning Bride in Rich's Register.] Part of Pit laid into Boxes. No admittance behind Scenes. Mainpiece: Never performed there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Performance Comment: Herod-Powell; Flaminius-Lee; Sohemus-Havard; Arsinoe-Mrs Palmer; Pheroras-Packer; Narbal-Burton; High Priest-Bransby; Sameas-Adcock; Salome-Mrs Hopkins; Mariamne-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Arsinoe Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Salome Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Related Works
Related Work: The Duke of Milan Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Afterpiece: A comedy of one act by Mrs Cibber not acted these 12 years. [See 2 May 1753.] None admitted behind Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-White; Clytus-Gibson; Hephestion-Dyer; Cassander-Clarke; Polyperchon-Tindal; Aristander-Perry; Perdicas-Davis; Thessalus-Anderson; Roxana (with Epilogue in character)-Mrs Ward; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Vincent; Statira-Miss Ward; 1st time. In which will be introduc'd The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Ross
Role: Cassander Actor: Clarke
Role: Aristander Actor: Perry
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Performance Comment: Oberon-Dyer; Fairy Queen-Mrs Ward; Cynthia-Miss Ward; dance incident to the piece,-Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Fairy Queen Actor: Mrs Ward

Dance: III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; End: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: Never perform'd there. Tickets delivered by Barrington will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17650314 but The Lady-Mrs Mattocks; 2nd Bacchanal-Dibdin; Chorusses-_Dibdin; Euphrozyne-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Euphrozyne Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Bacchant Actor: Mrs Baker for Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Mask-Dyer; Old Mask-Shuter; Musical Lady-Mrs Mattocks; Freeman-R. Smith; Lady Scrape-Mrs Godwin; Rosin-Perry; Laundress-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Musical Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Godwin
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Entertainment: After Masque: (this night only) his Serious, Comic, Post-haste Observations in his Journey to Paris, as17650411

Event Comment: Full Prices. N.B. Merope is oblig'd to be deferr'd. Mrs Baddeley, Ophelia-very bad, all but the singing (+Hopkins Diary.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holland; Osrick-Dodd; King-Love; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Lee; Ghost-Bransby; Rosencraus-Aickin; Bernardo-Marr; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Horatio-Havard; Guildenstern-Strange; Marcellus-Ackman; Player King-Burton; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet; Gravediggers-Yates, Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Holland
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send Servants to keep places by 3 O'clock

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: The Characters-Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Aickin, Strange, Mrs Baddeley, Miss Plym, Miss Wright, Mrs Clive. [See17650430.]See17650430.]

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17651004; End I Farce: A Peasant Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Dress'd in the Habits of the Times. [See note on Mrs Pritchard, 2 Nov. 1758.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holland; Shore-Havard; Gloster-Love; Bellmour-Packer; Derby-Keen; Catesby-Strange; Ratcliff-Ackman; Jane Shore (that night only)-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Hastings Actor: Holland
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17651203, but Margaretta-Mrs Hopkins; Old Woman-Baddeley; Estifania-Mrs Abington; In Act II Duet-Vernon, Mrs Abington; accompanied by two Guitars-.
Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: In Act II Duet Actor: Vernon, Mrs Abington
Role: Margaritta Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: III: New Tambourine, as17660123

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17660220, but Lady Capulet-Mrs Ward; Juliet-Miss Ward; Apothecary-Holtom; Peter-Weller; Balthazar-R. Smith; Montague-Redman (playbill).

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Gargle Actor: Anderson
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Fitzhenry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Powell; Lysimachus-Hurst; Thessalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Strange; Cassander-Havard; Clytus-Love; Polyperchon-Bransby; Perdiccas-Lee; Hephestion-Packer; Sysigambis-Mrs Bennet; Parisatis-Miss Plym; Statira-Mrs Palmer; Roxana (with an Epilogue)-Mrs Fitzhenry; With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Powell
Role: Cassander Actor: Havard
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Fitzhenry
Role: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, prompter and Mrs Hopkins. Afterpiece: A Ballad Pastoral in two acts (by Allan Ramsay) with original Scotch music. Never Performed there. Tickets deliver'd by Phillips will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Jachimo Actor: Holland
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-Vernon; Sir William Worthy-Packer; Roger-Moody; Symon-Parsons; Bauldy-Love; Glaud-Bransby; Jenny-Mrs Hopkins; Mause-Mrs Love; Madge-Johnston; Elspa-Mrs Bradshaw; Peggy (With Thro the Wood Laddie)-Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mause Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Elspa Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vandertop

Entertainment: RRalph Ramble, or O Rare London-King, at End of Play By Particular Desire, followed by

Dance: %New Tambourine, as17660123

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Tickets deliver'd by Barrington will be taken. Charges #66 2s. [Profit to Mrs Mattocks #56 19s. 6d. plus #43 6s. from Tickets (Box 142; Pit 42; Gallery 15).] Mrs Barrington also had tickets #49 3s. (Box 79; Pit 140; Gallery 84) (Account Book). Receipts: #123 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17661122, but Miranda-Mrs Mattocks, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Mattocks, 1st time.
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: IV: The Female Archer, as17661215

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. Charges #66 9s. [Profit to Mrs Baker #27 9s. 6d. plus #32 15s. from tickets (Box 41; Pit 112; Gallery 57).] (Account Book). Receipts: #93 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Performance Comment: As17661128, but Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Stephens; with Original Epilogue-Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: IV: The Female Archer, as17661215; End I Farce: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End I Farce: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit Barry. Tickets for the 10th instant will be taken. Being positively the last time of performing. Afterpiece: Taken from the Mistake. Neville MS Diary: Barry's expression of the savageness of the Moor, particularly with his eyes, is very great. Mrs Dancer does not suit herself in the character of Desdemona. We had two dances by Miss Froment with a foolish Farce in two acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: See17670724 but Othello-Barry; Iago-Sowdon; Brabantio-Hurst; Lodovico-Strange; Montano-Palmer; Roderigo-Hamilton; Duke-Keen; Aemilia-Mrs Burden; Desdemona-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Aemilia Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Performance Comment: Parts-Palmer, Hamilton, Loveman, Mrs Jefferies, Mrs Mahon.

Dance: IV: Serious Dance-; End: Comic Dance-Miss Froment

Event Comment: IImogen, for 1st time, Mrs Baddeley, pretty well, --but an indifferent figure in Breeches.--Mrs Johnston hissed in the Queen (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Reddish, 1st time; Iachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Hurst; Cloten-King; Belarius-Havard; Arviragus-J. Palmer; Guiderius-Aickin; Lucius-Bransby; Cornelius-Burton; Pisanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Johnson; Imogen-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; In Act II a Masquerade Scene-; with dancing-Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi; Singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Iachimo Actor: Holland
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Baddeley, 1st time
Role: with dancing Actor: Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Event Comment: Went into the Pit to see Garrick do Abel Drugger. Read three acts of the play. Subtle, Face and Dapper are well played by Burton, Palmer and Dodd. Love and Mrs Pritchard excellent as usual. Mrs Love did Tag in Miss in her Teens (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Burton; Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure-Love; Kastril-J. Palmer; Tribulation-Hartry; Surly-Baddeley; Ananias-Parsons; Albel Drugger-Garrick; Lovewit-Packer; Dapper-Dodd; Dame Pliant-Mrs Johnston; Doll Common-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Dancer. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send servants to hold places at 3 o'clock. Afterpiece: Never performed there. [This seems to MacMillan to be the adaptation of Shakespeare's Winter's Tale by McNamara Morgan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Barry; Clytus-Holland (that night only); Aristander-Burton; Slave-Strange; Polyperchon-Bransby; Perdiccas-Ackman; Cassander-Havard; Thesalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Roxana-Mrs Hopkins; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Parisatis-Miss Simson; Statira-Mrs Dancer; With the Triumphal Entry-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Barry
Role: Clytus Actor: Holland
Role: Aristander Actor: Burton
Role: Cassander Actor: Havard
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Sisigambis Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Dancer

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Autolicus-King; Florizel-Cautherly; Polixines-Hurst; Camillo-Packer; Antigonus-Aickin; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Mrs Dorman, Miss Young; Perdita (with song)-Mrs Dancer; With a Dance- incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Mrs Dorman, Miss Young
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Dancer

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Mainpiece: With additions. Never Performed there. House charges #63, candles #1 5s., Extra wardrobe #1 5s. 6d., Side Drum 2s. Total #65 12s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Yates #46 12s. plus income of #170 from 680 Box tickets (Account Book). Receipts: #112 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Jason-Powell; Creon-Smith; Aeson-Bensley; 1st Colchian-Clarke; Lycander-Perry; Hecate-Gardner; Children-Mas. Harris, Mas. Bates; Theano-Mrs Ward; Medea-Mrs Yates; With Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Lycander Actor: Perry
Role: Theano Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Medea 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: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Thompson. The Roman Father is oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the indisposition of Powell (playbill). Charges #66 2s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Thompson #62 11s. plus #31 14s. in tickets (Box 92; Pit 58) (Account Book). Receipts: #128 13s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17671229, but Prince Edward-Mas. Harris; Ratcliff-Casey; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17671119, but Diana-Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Event Comment: Benefit for Aldridge and Miles. The Clandestine Marriage cannot be perform'd on account of Indisposition of Woodward. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Balance to Aldridge and Miles #12 12s. 6d. Paid Aldridge #6 6s. 3d. who also had from Tickets #39 13s. (Box 55; Pit 138; Gallery 52). Paid Miles #6 6s. 3d. who also had from Tickets #92 15s. (Box 140; Pit 253; Gallery 173) (Account Book). [Miles was much senior to Aldridge in serivce at cg. See note on Mrs Bulkley, 17 Nov. 1767, who had been ready in this part five months before.] Receipts: #77 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17671117, but Gibbet-Gardner; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bulkley, 1st time.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks

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.

Dance: II: The Highland Reel, as17680307 IV: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Event Comment: Benefit for J. Aickin and Mrs Jeffries. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Tetley will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17671127, but Sir John Melville-J. Aickin; Miss Sterling-Mrs Jeffries, 1st time; Chambermaid-Mrs Hippisley.

Dance: End: The Medley, as17680416

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Arne. Mrs Arne still continuing ill at Bristol, humbly hopes it will be a sufficient apology, to the Ladies and Gentlemen, who have honored her with taking Places, for her not being able to perform this evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Holland, 1st time; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; Stephano-King; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Love; Sebastian-Hurst; Antonio-Strange; Alonzo-Bransby; Gonzalo-Burton; Boatswain-Clough; Ariel (with songs)-Mas. Brown (pupil of Dr Arne, 1st appearance on the stage); Hymen-Kear; Ceres-Mrs Dorman; Miranda (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; with a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; the other dances-Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire. Last time of performing till the Holidays. Tickets for Isabella will be taken. Part of pit laid into boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Barry; Lothario-Holland; Sciolto-Aickin; Altamont-Packer; Rossano-Ackman; Lucilla-Mrs Johnston; Lavinia-Mrs Stephens; Calista-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lothario Actor: Holland
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Role: Sweepers Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: V: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. Afterpiece: A Farce in 2 Acts, never acted, taken from George Dandin by Moliere. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Old Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: No Wit Like a Woman's

Performance Comment: Parts-Weston, Palmer, Moody, J. Aickin, Hartry, Strange, J. Burton, Mrs Dorman, Miss Platt, Mrs Abington.

Dance: End: Pantomime Dance, The Lilliputian Camp, as17680922