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Event Comment: Memorandum: Mrs Baker, actress, died this day at Coventry on her Journey from Liverpool to London. Paid Mr J. Rich on Account #10. [This is Account or ledger Number 1 (Account Book).] Receipts: #71 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Prince of Wales-Ross; Northumberland-Redman; Westmorland-Holtom; Douglas-Anderson; Worcester-Ridout; Blunt-Perry; Peto-R. Smith; Gadshill-Bencraft; Francis-Collins; Vernon-Gibson; Carriers-Bennet, Dunstall; Bardolph-Stoppelaer; Sheriff-Wignel; Hotspur-Clarke; Prince John-Miss Mullart; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: Comic Dance call'd The Pedlar Trick'd-; End: The Cossacks-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi, her 1st appearance there

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Receipts: #62 3s. plus #104 11s. from tickets (Box 241; Pit 220; Gallery 163) (Account Book). Charges: #63 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Mrs Elmy; Gloster-Sparks; Dumont-Ross; Hastings-Smith; Belmour-Gibson; Catesby-Anderson; Ratcliff-Davis; Alicia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Catesby Actor: Anderson
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. No Building on Stage. Afterpiece: Never perform'd there before, from a Comedy of Durfey's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Counterfeit Heiress; or, The Boarding School

Performance Comment: Sir Amorous Rakehell-Bennet; Amorous-Cushing; Young Meriton-Hull; Old Meriton-Anderson; Le Prate-Holtom; Jilt All-Mrs Burden; Myrtilla-Mrs Vincent; Miss Sprightly-A young Gentlewoman who never appear'd before; In which will be introduc'd a Minuet-A young Gentlewoman who never appear'd before, Sg Sodi.
Cast
Role: Old Meriton Actor: Anderson
Role: Jilt All Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: TThe Taylors, as17620107

Entertainment: After Comedy: Mr Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger (prompter). Tickets delivered by Mrs Stephens, Miss Helme, Miss Twist, and Murden will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Younger, first time; Governor-Anderson; Blanford-Hull; Stanmore-Davis; Aboan-Gardner; Jack Stanmore-Murden; Capt. Driver-Dunstall; Daniel-Shuter; Hotman-Wignel; Planters-Bennet, Buck, Morgan; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; Lucy-Mrs Stephens; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Miss Ward, first time.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Anderson
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Song: II: A Song-Miss Twist

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: A Minuet-Dumay, Miss Twist; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311

Entertainment: End: By Particular Desire (For positively the last time this season) Epilogue upon an Ass-Shuter

Event Comment: Benefit Picq and Reinhold. Tickets deliver'd out by the Widow Dupre and Mrs Mather will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17440313 but Shylock-James; Gobbo-Anderson; Jessica-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Gobbo Actor: Anderson
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Song: AA Bacchanalian Two Part Song-Beard, Reinhold

Dance: MMinuet-Picq, a scholar of his

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Miss Cockayne, Crudge (Housekeeper), Miss Young, and others. Tickets deliver'd for Jervais, Mrs Gwinn, and Madam Huette will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17531031, but Kite-Marten; Ballance-Anderson; Sylvia-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Ballance Actor: Anderson
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Barrington

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: MMinuet, Louvre-Settree, Mlle Huette; Italian Peasants-Granier, Mlle Camargo

Event Comment: Benefit for Barry. Mainpiece [by Edward Young]: not acted these 30 years. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants allowed to keep places on the Stage. Tomorrow, not acted these 20 years, Ulysses for the Benefit of Mrs Woffington. A Young lady, remarkably handsome, appeared in the Pit of Covent Garden Playhouse on Monday Night last; she had on a white hat with pink ribbons; a pink colour'd Cardinal trimm'd with white fur, which she took off on account of people spitting down from the slips...She was standing near the Pit Door before the play began, but soon had room made for her at the end of one of the seats (Daily Advertiser, 22 March)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris King Of Egypt

Performance Comment: Myron-Narry; Busiris-Ryan; Nicanor-Sparks; Memnon-Smith; Rameses-Dyer; Syphoces-Anderson; Pheron-Bennet; Auloces-White; Myris-Mrs Hamilton; Mandane-Miss Nossiter; Original Prologue-Smith.
Cast
Role: Syphoces Actor: Anderson
Role: Myris Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Statues Animees, as17560302

Event Comment: [Benefit for Anderson, Cushing, Delagarde. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd out for The Kind Impostor will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17490330 but Lady Lurewell-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Ridout

Afterpiece Title: [Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Cushing; Loveit-Anderson; Flash-Cibber; Miss Biddy-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Anderson

Dance: [I: A Peasant Dance-Master Granier, Miss Granier; III: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

Event Comment: Benefit Bridgwater (who has been ill). Tickets at Bridgwater's. over-against the Red-Lion in Brownlow Street. Tickets for Mr and Mrs Cross taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Bridgwater; Constant-Hale; Heartfree-Ryan; Rake-Gibson; Bully-Rosco; Razor-James; Justice-Roberts; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Bellamy; Cornet-Miss Horsington; Loveit-Miss Brunette; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Lady Brute-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17400125, but Harry-Anderson; James-Mullart.
Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Anderson

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; III: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #113 11s. 6d. (Account Book); #120 (Rylands MS.). [The Account Book states that Mrs Porter received #20 for her performance this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17410128, but Gonsalez-Rosco; Perez-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Perez Actor: Anderson.
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mourning Bride Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Cross.

Dance: As17410129

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woffington. Mainpiece: Not acted these 30 years. Afterpiece: Not acted these 5 years. For the better accommodation of the ladies, the stage will be enclosed and formed into Front and Side Boxes, where servants will be allowed to keep Places. Ladies are desired to send Servants by 3 o'clock. Charges: #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: King Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Ryan; Piercy-Delane; Rochford-Ridout; Northumberland-Sparks; Lady Diana Talbot-Mrs Vincent; Lady Elizabeth Blunt-Mrs Horton; Young Princess Elizabeth-Miss Mullart; Anna Bullen-Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Macahone-Barrington; Squire Somebody-Dunstall; Capt Basil-Anderson; Micher-Collins; Jolt-Marten; Landlord-Stoppelaer; Fetch-Holtham; Hostler-Smith; Isabella-Miss Minors; Dolly-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Capt Basil Actor: Anderson
Event Comment: TThe Accomplish'd Maid oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Pinto (playbill). Paid for a License for The School for Guardians #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #165 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17661201, but Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17661112, but Sir Jasper-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Anderson.

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17661120

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A New Comedy (never performed) [by George Colman]. Paid Miller for performing 11 nights in The Sylphs #2 15s. Paid Mr Anderson for 2 suits of women's cloaths #21 (Account Book). [The mainpiece received a scourging review in the Westminster Magazine for Feb. 1774. Gibbon attended, "We dined at the Shakespeare and went in a body to support it....Though we got a verdict for our client his cause was but a bad one. It is a very confused miscellany of several plays and tales" (John Hampden@Journal, p. 18).] Receipts: #258 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Performance Comment: Principal parts by Woodward, Shuter, Lewis, Kniveton, Davis, Owenson, Fox, Bensley, Lewes, Dyer, Quick, Cushing, Gardner, Thompson, Hamilton, Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Pitt, Miss Helme, and Mrs Green. With a Prologue and an Epilogue. Tropic-Woodward; Golding-Shuter; Beverly-Lewis; Capias-Kniveton; Lord Riot-Davis; Col. Rakish-Owenson; Sir Helter Skelter-Fox; Fable-Bensley; Denier-Lewes; Handy-Dyer; Check-Quick; Hazard-Cushing; Scanty-Gardner; Snap-Thompson; Cash-Hamilton; Lydia-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Carlton-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Flounce-Mrs Helme; Mrs Golding-Mrs Green; With a Prologue-Woodward; Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley (Edition of 1774).
Cast
Role: Lydia Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mrs Carlton Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Flounce Actor: Mrs Helme
Role: Mrs Golding Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Mattocks; Palaemon-DuBellamy; Pastora-Mrs Thompson; Laura-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Cast
Role: Lady Wou'dbe Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: In I: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. In III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: A Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Dukes, Davenport, Rector, Mrs Anderson, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: In III: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: A Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Dukes, Davenport, Rector, Mrs Anderson, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett .
Event Comment: On Friday next, for the Benefit of Sga Padouana, The Merchant of Venice. Tickets at her lodgings at Mr Anderson's, a Watchmaker in Little Wild St., and of Hobson at the stage door. Sga Padouana being utterly unacquainted with the English Language, and without any personal Friendships here to recommend and encourage her, as she has always endeavor'd to please the Town to the utmost of her Power, intirely depends on the known Candour, and Benevolence of this Nation, and humbly hopes for the Indulgence of the Publick on her Benefit night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17470122; but Araminta-Mrs Mills; Corinna-Mrs Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Mozeen.
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Mrs Clogit Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: As17470220

Event Comment: Benefit for Anderson, Miles, Mrs Gondou. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. There will be no Building on the Stage. Tickets sold at the door will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17530409 but Townly-Ryan; Myrtilla-Mrs Dunstall; Lady Townly-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Miles; III: Les Charboniers, as17521028

Event Comment: Benefit for Anderson; R. Smith, Widow Marten. None admitted behind scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17641030, but Lord Rake-R. Smith; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Bellamy; Belinda-[under her new neme] Mrs Mattocks.under her new neme] Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17650325 but Flash-Dyer; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Biddy-Miss Vincent.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End of Play: Rural Love, as17641212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Shirebum
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: III: Dutchman and his Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. IV: Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. V: Les Bergeries by Essex, Mrs Walter, Pelling, Villeneuve, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Anderson

Performance Comment: IV: Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. V: Les Bergeries by Essex, Mrs Walter, Pelling, Villeneuve, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Mrs Anderson .
Event Comment: Benefit for Morris and Tindal. Tickets delivered out by the deceas'd Mr Anderson will not be admitted. Morris paid half the charges #32 15s. which deducted from half the ready money gave him a profit of #4 12s. plus #83 15s. from his tickets (Box 23; Pit 270; Gallery 375). Tindall bore no expense, but turned over half the value of the tickets he delivered. His total ticket value was #23 2s. (Box 31; Pit 87; Gallery 23) so his profit came to #11 11s.] (Account Book). Receipts: #74 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17661014, but Elder Worthy-Hull; Narcissa-Mrs Burden; Amanda-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Amanda's Woman Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin Captive

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. II: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Anderson, &c

Performance Comment: II: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Anderson, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Sad lite Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Dance: III: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. IV: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Anderson, &c

Performance Comment: IV: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Anderson, &c .
Event Comment: Benefit Giuseppe Salomon and Salomon's son. Tickets at Mr Anderson's, Watchmaker, Little Wild St. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17461212; but Beau Clincher-Cibber; Parley-Mrs Macklin; Tom Errand-_; Dickey-_.

Dance: Three Grand Entertainments (two of them entirely new)-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cook

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Captain Clerimont-Wilks; Biddy-Mrs Oldfield; Clerimont-Mills; Sir Harry-Harper; Humphrey-Miller; Tipkin-Norris; Pounce-Shepard; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Booth; Fainlove-Miss Tenoe; Aunt-Mrs Moore.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Moore.

Dance: Booth [?], Topham, Essex, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Anderson

Performance Comment: ], Topham, Essex, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Anderson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Milward; Fryar-Quin; Gomez-Griffin; Bertran-Mills; Lorenzo-W. Mills; Raymond-Boman; Alphonso-Berry; Pedro-Cross; Queen-Mrs Thurmond; Elvira-Mrs Clive; Teresa-Mrs Cross .
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: Jack of the Green (new) by Taylor and Miss Mann. Comic Dance by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson

Performance Comment: Comic Dance by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Milward; Clodio-Cibber; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Griffin; Manuel-Turbutt; Governor-Winstone; Duart-Berry; Sancho-Oates; Monsieur-Sal way; Jaques-Jones; Angelina-Miss Holliday; Elvira-Mrs Butler; Louisa-Mrs Charke; Honoria-Miss Mann; Cholerick-Miller .
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Charke

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. II: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer and others. III: Grand Ballet by Mlle Roland, Mlle Anne Roland, and others. IV: Comic Dance by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson. V: Le Badinage de Provence, as17351117

Performance Comment: II: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer and others. III: Grand Ballet by Mlle Roland, Mlle Anne Roland, and others. IV: Comic Dance by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson. V: Le Badinage de Provence, as17351117.