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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Gibson; Ghost-Bensley; Laertes-Davis; Horatio-Hull; Polonius-Shuter; Rosencraus-R. Smith; Pl. King-Redman; Guildenstern-Perry; Lucianus-Cushing; Ostrick-Dyer; Gravediggers-Dunstall, Stoppelaer; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As17680923, but Flora-Mrs Gardner; Soto-_.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs DuBellamy

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17690104, but Diana-Mrs Thompson; and new scene-WITH ADDITIONS.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: and new scene Actor: WITH ADDITIONS.
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Cast
Role: Mrs Western Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Pinto
Role: Honour Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17681022, but Miller-Lewis; Add Kate-Miss Helme; Margery-Mrs Copin.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Copin.

Dance: End of Opera: The Tartars, as17681004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As17681222, but Old Mirabel-Shuter; Oriana-Mrs Vincent (playbill); New Occasional Prologue-_; Old Mirabel-Lewis (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: and new scene Actor: WITH ADDITIONS.
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17681018, but Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: and new scene Actor: WITH ADDITIONS.
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Event Comment: The profits arising from the Entertainment will be applied to a Fund for opening an Academy the purpose of which will be the teaching of the English language Grammatically and the art of writing and speaking by rule. There have been Stoves kept constantly burning for days past, in order that the Theatre might be thoroughly warmed; Curtains also will be put up in the boxes. To begin at 7 p.m. Playhouse prices. By the Desire of many

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Attic Evening's Entertainment

Performance Comment: Readings from Milton-; Caractacus-; Gray's Elegy-Sheridan; Two Pieces of prose composition of interest to both sexes. Dryden's Ode on the Power of Music-; pieces of vocal and instrumental music-; the vocal parts-Guistinelli, Mrs Jewel [formerly Miss Edwards].formerly Miss Edwards].

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland
Role: Mrs Winifred Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Palmer; Fribble-Dodd (with Song in Character); Loveit-Packer; Puff-Moody; Jasper-Ackman; Tag-Mrs Love; Miss Biddy-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Singers-Vernon, Reinhold, Pinto, Mattocks, Mrs Jewel (Isaac Reed Diaries).

Music: As17690215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Attic Evening's Entertainment

Performance Comment: As17690202, but including Pope's Verses to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady-Sheridan, Mrs Jewel.
Event Comment: To be published by Subscription: A General History of The Stage, for the last ten years; comprehending all remarkable Occurrences during that Period, the Production and Success of every new Piece, and Anecdotes of the Principal Performers. By Joseph Younger. Prompter to the Theatre Royal In Covent Garden. Printed Proposals to be had Becket and DeHondre in the Strand, and of Griffin in Catherine Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17681209, but Clement-Lewis; Cash-Perry; Cob-Barrington; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17681004, but Watchman-Morgan; Charlotte-Mrs Evans.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Miss Valois replaces Mrs White
Role: Mrs Western Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Pinto
Role: Honour Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: See17690221, but short bill; only Harlequin-Lewes; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Miles listed.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Phillips; Iago-Henry; Duke-Foster; Brabantio-Martial; Cassio-Palmer; Gratiano-Smith; Lodovico-Wooller; Montano-Moss; Roderigo-Vandermere; Emilia-Miss Thomson; Desdemona-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Roderigo Actor: Vandermere
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Vandermere; Flash-Henry; Loveit-Smith; Puff-Moss; Tagg-Miss Thomson; Biddy-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Vandermere
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Smith.
Event Comment: N.B. On Saturday Next, 11 March, for the Benefit of Woodward will be presented Cymbeline...and a New Tragedy in Two Acts, call'd The Rival Favourites; or, The Death of Bucephalus the Great: Alexander-$Woodward; Philip-$Shuter; Statira-$Mrs Green. With a Triumphal Entry. The Funeral Procession of Bucephalus to the Monument of the Houyhnhnms and a Solemn Dirge [See Comment 7, 9, 11 March.] Receipts: #208 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Event Comment: Rec'd of Condell for Fruit Rent #20 (Account Book). [The advance notice of Woodward's Benefit this day omits mention of Bucephalus (see 4 March) and lists only Cymbeline and a "farce."] Receipts: #224 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17690126, but Patty-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Pinto.
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Mianpiece. Garrick to Bath apparently to recover from an illness (Winston MS 10). From the Public Advertiser: To Mrs Barry, upon her acting the part of Rivine in the new Tragedy [The Fatal Discovery]: Grosvenor-Square, March 8

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Cast
Role: Rivine Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Rivers Actor: Holland
Role: Lady Betty Lambton Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Miss Marchmont Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Millidge

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Trumbel Actor: Johnston
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Mrs Harslet Actor: Mrs Johnston

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210. *u•Ndl End: Linco's Travels. Linco-King; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw (With Linco's particular remarks on London)

Performance Comment: *u•Ndl End: Linco's Travels. Linco-King; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw (With Linco's particular remarks on London).
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17690204, but Isabella-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Thompson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ruth

Performance Comment: Vocals-Vernon, Reynolds, Master Brown, Miss Lindley, Mrs Weichsell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Jachimo Actor: Holland
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: and SINGING Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Cautherly; Camillo-Strange; Clown-Moody; Polixenes-Hurst; Antigonus-Aickin; Autolicus-King; Perdita (With Song)-Miss Younge; The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Mrs Dorman, Miss I. Young; With a Dance-incidental to the piece.

Dance: III: New Comic Dance-, as17681210

Entertainment: End: (for that Night Only) will present the audience with the favourite EpilogueBucks Have at Ye All with Alterations by the Author-Miss Younge

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (ballet master) and Sga Manesiere. The Opera of Lionel and Clarissa being oblig'd to be changed to the Comedy of The Wonder, Fishar and Sga Manesiere hope those Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken places for the opera, will honour them with their commands for the above play. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Fishar and Sga Manesiere #33 19s. plus tickets income: Fishar #46 9s. (Box 67; Pit 114; Gallery 126); Sga Manesiere #28 18s. (Box 69; Pit 45; Gallery 49). Receipts: #98 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17690330 but Isabella-Mrs Bulkley, 1st time; Pedro-Morris.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bulkley, 1st time
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Green. u§´cg IInterlude: The Royal Garland. As17681010.
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Nymph Actor: _. u§™cg A+A New Occasional Interlude: The Royal Garland.
Role: Mrs Mattocks Genius of England Actor: Mahon
Role: Calliope Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Young Shepherdess Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: to conclude with a Grand Ballet Actor: Fishar, Sga Manesiere
Role: Chorusses of Shepherds and Shepherdesses Actor: .
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: I: A New Pantomime Dance, call'd The Florist-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford (scholars to Fishar), Arnauld, Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar); II: A Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: [By Particular Desire, The Garland[, with an Allemand, as17681028; End: The Wapping Landlady (not performed this season) [see17670427] [but Sga Manesiere impersonates an Orange@Woman instead of a Milk@woman, [with a Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; End I Afterpiece: A New Tripple Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford (scholars to Fishar), Arnauld, Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar); II: A Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: [By Particular Desire, The Garland[, with an Allemand, as17681028; End: The Wapping Landlady (not performed this season) [see17670427] [but Sga Manesiere impersonates an Orange@Woman instead of a Milk@woman, [with a Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; End I Afterpiece: A New Tripple Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Plain Dealer Actor: Holland
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17690218, but Leonora-Mrs Baddeley[, 1st time]., 1st time].
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: III: The Wake-, as17680929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17690111, but Cordelia (for that night only)-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Yates.
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs DuBellamy

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Fine Gentleman-Dyer; Old Man, Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Aesop-King; Mercury-DuBellamy; Charon-Bates; Frenchman-Holtom; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Bowman-Davis; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson. Royal Slave Posted...Mr Barry Ill (Cross Diary). [Playbill advertises The Royal Slave. See 11 March, but Song in Act II was to have been by Mrs Scott. It was further advertised as "By Desire of the most noble Grand, Vice Grands, Council and Brethren of the ancient and honourable Order of Bucks belonging to the Euphrates Lodge."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at ye All-King (that night only)