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Event Comment: The Fop's Fortune oblig'd to be deferr'd. Paid Woodward for 2 hats, a Tambour Waist-coat & a pair of Buckskin Breeches #7 2s. 6d. Paid Palmer (wax chandler's) bill #90 6s., and Pattinson (tallow chandler's) bill #34 14s. Paid Mrs Rich@&@Co. for half years rent for the House in Bow Passage due Mich. last #20 (Account Book). Receipts: #106 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-Gardner; Petit-Cushing; Oriana-Mrs Lessingham; Lamorce-Miss Ogilvie; Bizarre-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Mindora Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

Monologue: 1772 11 12 Before: (By particular desire) New Occasional Prelude. As 27 Oct

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 11 April 1771.] Paid Mrs Rich the balance of the Benefit for the Dispensary #36 11s. 6d., and paid Garton the balance due the Theatrical Fund #143 3s. (Account Book). [The Westminster Magazine this month comments upon the revival of the pantomime and the new scene of the Pantheonv: "This thought evidently was borrowed from the ludicrous situations of the Macaroni in the pantomime of the Pigmy Revels at the other theatre; but no one in the world borrows with less ceremony than Mr Colman, especially from Mr Garrick."] Receipts: #126 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Canterbury-Gardner; Exeter-Hull; Fluellin-Shuter; Pistol-Dyer; Jamy-Dunstall; Dauphin-Lewes; Gower-DuBellamy; Williams-Morris; King of France-Kniveton; Constable-Clarke; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Paid Cooper (printer) #42 8s., and Mrs Lynn for a Lady's white and gold Flower'd suit of Cloaths #12 12s. (Account Book). Receipts: #141 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Smith; Mosca-Bensley; Voltore-Hull; Corvino-Clarke; Corbacchio-Shuter; Sir Politic Wou'dbe-Kniveton; Peregrine-R. Smith; Bonario-Wroughton; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Gardner; Caelia-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Lady Wou'dbe Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. [Winston MS 10 lists Merope & Pigmy Revels, but notes that the bills indicate Way to Keep him.] School for Fathers deferr'd. Mrs Wrighten hoarse. Epistle to David Garrick published by Lloyd 2s. (Winston MS 10). Paid Mr Dimon upon Acct #5 5s. Receipts: #171 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Performance Comment: As17721226, but Others-Mrs _Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Mrs _Wrighten.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton
Event Comment: Benefit for Reinhold (Public Advertiser). [For Mrs Reinhold playbill on 19 April, which seems to be a misprint.] Charges to Mr Reinhold #69 19s. 6d. Profit to him #30 7s., plus #98 7s. from tickets (Box 266; Pit 147; Gallery 98) (Account Book). Receipts: #100 6s. 6d

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Cast
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Country Madcap Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks; Dance-Aldridge

Performance Comment: End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Principal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Mattocks; Dance-Aldridge.
Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Jewell. [First time for all the women in the characters of the mainpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister, first time; Sir William-Follett; Young Meadows-DuBellamy; Eustace-Fearon; Hodge-Hamilton; Justice Woodcock-Weston, first time; Deborah-Miss Platt; Lucinda-Miss Wilde; Rosetta-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: As17730827, but Miss Flirt-Mrs Jewell; Miss Craven_. Miss Craven_.
Cast
Role: Miss Flirt Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Lady Lochiel Actor: Mrs Fearon
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Weston
Role: Nan Actor: Mrs Palmer

Dance: II: As17730914

Entertainment: A Variety ofImitations-Hutton

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Comic Opera altered [by Colman] from Gay. The Music entirely new by Dr Arne. Now acted for the first time in 2 Acts. [The 1776 Edition in Bell's British Theatre lists: Achilles-Mrs Mattocks; Artemona-$Miss Brown; Philoe-$Miss Valois; Thetis-$Miss Catley. [$Miss Pearce">Mattocks; Peripas-$Reinhold; Lycomedes-$DuBellamy; Diphilus-$Dyer; Ajax-$Dunstall; Ulysses-$Owenson; Diomedes-$Fox; Argytes-$Baker; Deidamia-$Mrs Mattocks; Artemona-$Miss Brown; Philoe-$Miss Valois; Thetis-$Miss Catley. [$Miss Pearce may have played Lesbia).] Paid Banks for the Head of a Figure used in The Fair #1 1s.; Paid Mr Gard for performing 5 nights in the Fair and 3 in the Sorcerer #1. Paid Joseph Besford for performing 5 nights in the Fair 12s. 6d. (Account Book). [Afterpiece unfavorably reviewed in the Westminster Magazine.] Receipts: #149 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As17731108, but Queen Elizabeth-Mrs P. Green.

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Dyer, Dunstall, Owenson, Fox, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Miss Pearce, Miss Catley.
Event Comment: Miss Younge being ill Mrs Lessingham was borrow'd from Covent Garden to play Imogen (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Dibdin. Paid extra bassoons & flute 3 nights in Christmas Tale (7th March incl.) #7 4s.; Tallow chandler's 7th Bill #20 13s. Heroine of the Cave Music Bill #2 3s. 9d.; Ditto Prompter's Bill #1 5s.; Housekeeper's Bill #3 6s. 5d. Properties #1 2s. 8d.; St George's Hospital subs. 1 year #10 10s.; Mr J. French's draft #23 19s. 9d.; Mr Everard's Note to Egerton #5 3s. 4d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). The Comedy of Twelfth Night, which was to have been performed this Evening, is oblig'd to be changed, on account of the Indisposition of Miss Younge; Therefore Mr Dibdin humbly hopes that his friends will accept of Cymbeline in its stead. Tickets deliver'd for Twelfth Night will be taken. Receipts: #184 9s. Charges #68 15s. 6d. Profit to Dibdin: #115 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17740128, but Imogen-Mrs Lessingham from Covent Garden.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Soldiers Actor: Ackman, Fawcett, Kear, Courtney

Dance: III: The Mountaineers, as17730930

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Kniveton. Tickets deliver'd by the Sons of the late Mr Wignell will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Charges #70 2s. Profit to Knivetons #5 15s., plus #103 11s. from tickets (Box 122; Pit 343; Gallery 216). Receipts: #75 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17731018, but Hamlet-the Young Gentleman who played Cyrus [Brunton; see17740411; Ghost-Kniveton; Ostrick-Lewes; Ophelia-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Thompson

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 30 April, but Principal Parts-_Owenson, Reinhold; Dance-Aldridge

Event Comment: Benefit for Brown, Mainpiece: Acted but once these 20 years. Charges: #64 10s. Deficit to Brown #17 5s. 6d., cover'd by #38 12s. from tickets (Box 53; Pit 127; Gallery 63). Paid Woodward for a sage Green suit trim'd with Silver Olives &c. #13. Paid Hewson (turner) 14s.; Paid Farrington & Scarr (haberdashers) #17 15s.; Paid Mrs Paddick for cleaning feathers 12s. Receipts: #47 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: As17740421 but Zanga-Brown, first time, and 4th time on any stage; Leonora-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: End: The Pilgrim, as17740416

Entertainment: Recital.End I Farce: Ode upon the Passions-Mr Brown will deliver, as17740418

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Jewell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17740624but Mrs Cole-Weston; Smirk, Shift-Bannister.
Cast
Role: 740624but Mrs Cole Actor: Weston
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Foote
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Mrs Jewell

Entertainment: Abel Drugger's Return-Weston[; as17740829

Music: Solo on Violin-Giorgi

Dance: As17740613

Event Comment: Rec'd Stopages #18 3s.; Paid salary list #567 6s.; Mr Vascour and Wife, 3 days not on list #1 5s.; Mrs Hartle, 12 days not on list #2; J. French on account #5 5s. Receipts: #104 1s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17740922, but King Henry-Reddish; Lord Mayor-Griffiths; Lady Anne-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Greville.
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Event Comment: For the Author of mainpiece. Paid Mrs Robins for women's cloaths #4 2s. Receipts: #151 1s. 6d.; Charges: #73 10s.; Profits to Author: #77 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Man

Cast
Role: Mrs Stapleton Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17741108, but Kitty-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Millidge.
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jefferson.

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Melmoth. Cyrus oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Bensley's Illness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17741231, but Lady Ann-Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Entertainment: Interlude. End: True Blue, as17750401

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker.

Dance: End Interlude: A Hornpipe-Blurton (playbill)

Event Comment: House (Hopkins Diary). Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. Mrs Smith's Benefit notice (see 22 April) changed to Love in a Village and the Deserter, with a note that tickets deliver'd for Cymbeline would be taken. Receipts: #137 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: As17750204, but Hurry-Parsons; Vocal parts-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Mrs Scott.
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Lady Bab Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Event Comment: Under the direction of Dr Arne. Being desired again by several persons of Quality. Tickets delivered out for 27 April by Miss Donadieu and Mrs Farrel will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sot

Performance Comment: As17750216, but Clarinda-Miss Donadieu; Fairlove-Mrs Farrel; Pert-Miss Weller; Sir Thomas-A Gentleman; Squire Savage-a Gentleman.
Cast
Role: Fairlove Actor: Mrs Farrel

Song: Catches and Glees-; Cymon and Iphigenia-a Gentleman; a Capital Trumpet Song-Miss Jameson

Event Comment: Benefit for Lee Lewes. Mrs Barry's Indisposition prevents her appearance on the stage this night. Doors opened half past 5. To begin at half past 6

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17741112, but Manly-Hull; Lady Tawnly-Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: II: New Comic Dance-Langrish[, as17750429; End: The Irish Lilt, as17741202

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wilde. Mrs Barry's Indisposition prevents her appearing in the character of Rosalind this evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17750429 but Rosalind-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Cast
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Langrish[, as17750429

Song: II: (By Particular Desire) The Shady Blest Retreat-Miss Wilde

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild (prompter) and Miss Brown. Mrs Barry's indisposition prevents her appearing in the character of Athenais

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: As17750422 but Athenais-Mrs Mattocks, first time.
Cast
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Mattocks, first time.
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: III: A Minuet-King, Miss Brown

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue-Miss Brown, Mrs Baker, Reinhold, Mattocks; Dances-Aldridge

Performance Comment: End: True Blue-Miss Brown, Mrs Baker, Reinhold, Mattocks; Dances-Aldridge.
Event Comment: Portia by Mrs Siddons being her first appearance upon this Stage a good figure rather handsome--wants Spirit and ease her Voice a little course very well receiv'd (Hopkins, Diary). Paid Mr Wrighten on note #100; Mr Garrick 2 nights for Bon Ton and Little Gipsey, #238. Receipts: #197 (Treasurer's Book). Books of the Songs and Chorusses of the Afterpiece to be had at the Theatre. [This note appeared on all subsequent bills advertising the Jubilee this season.] The most accomplished actress can display little other abilities in this part [Portia] than a correct elocution, and a knowledge of the author. The lady of last night being thus circumstanced [her first appearance] it is impossible to pronounce what the nature or extent of her powers may enable her to execute when placed in a situation that calls them forth. But from the speciman she gave there is not room to expect anything beyond mediocrity. Her figure and face, although agreeable, have nothing striking, her voice (that requisite of all public speakers) is far from being favourable to her progress as an actress. It is feared she possess a monotone not to be got rid of; there is also vulgarity in her tones, ill calculated to sustain that line in a theatre she has at first been held forth in; but as these observations are formed when the lady laboured under the disadvantages of a first attempt in the metropolis, her future efforts may perhaps entirely remove them (Middlesex Journal, 30 Dec. Quoted in Hampden, Journal)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Antonio-Reddish; Bassanio-Bensley; Gratiano-Dodd; Salanio-Fawcett; Launcelot-Parsons, first time; Duke-Bransby; Gobbo-Waldron; Salarino-Farren; Jessica (With a Song)-Miss Jarratt; Tubal-Messink; Nerissa-Mrs Davies; Portia-A Young Lady; first appearance; Lorenzo (With Songs)-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: III: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. By Particular Desire. Mainpiece: A Tragedy by the author of Douglas [John Home], never acted there. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Ladies send servants by 4 o'clock, and come as early as possible to avoid Confusion and Trouble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Performance Comment: Orellan-Barry (first time); Durstan-Aickin; Kathul-Hull; Connan-Wroughton; Euran-L'Estrange; Calmar-Young; First Pict-Thompson; Officer-Booth; Ronan-Webster; Rivine-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Rivine Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Barry
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. N.B. HALF PRICE will be taken to the latter account [i.e., for those who came to see the pantomime only]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17760217, but Artaxerxes-Mrs Mattocks, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlin. Benefit for Mrs Fisher. Deferr'd from 11 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Young Gentleman from York; Isabella's child-Master P. Fisher; Isabella-Mrs Fisher; first time in London. In Act II, an Epithalamium-Millar, Miss Barret; Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Fisher

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Fisher; Petruchio-Gentleman (who performs Biron ); Humorous Epilogue on Everybody-Somebody, in the character of No Body - Master Fisher.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Fisher
Event Comment: Being the last time of Garrick's appearing in character of Sir John Brute . When the Song Encor'd Mr Garrick said Come Col. give us that Song again for two very good Reasons, the first because your friends desire it-and Secondly because I believe I shall never be in such good company again. House Mr and Mrs Davies (Sold) (Hopkins Diary). Paid Mr Davies in lieu of Bt #60. Rec'd of Mr Davis on acct #30. Receipts: #281 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17760131, but Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Smith.
Role: Tragedy Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Love
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hunter. Doors open half past 5. To begin half past 6 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17760429 but Horatio-Hull,third time; Lothario-Lewis; Sciolto-Clarke; Calista-Mrs Hunter, first time.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Hunter, first time.
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Dance: End: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503