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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Mears
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs D'Lorme
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Roger.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: SSt. Giles' Jig-Lilliputian; Highland Dance-Native of Scotland; Je ne scai quoy-D'Vallois, Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: Giles' Jig-Lilliputian; Highland Dance-Native of Scotland; Je ne scai quoy-D'Vallois, Mrs Walter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Proper to the Opera. Je ne scai quoy-de Vallois, Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: Je ne scai quoy-de Vallois, Mrs Walter.
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. For the Benefit of the Famous Signora Violante, who is just arriv'd with a new extraordinary fine Company....After the Irish Manner, Which was perform'd 96 Times in Dublin with great Applause. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. [For performances at the Fairs in September, see season of 1731-1732.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-the celebrated Miss Woffington; Peachum-Morrice; Lockit-Daly; Filch-Roan; Mat-Dease; Polly-Miss Jenny Jones; Mrs Peachum-Miss Woffington; Lucy-Miss Corbally; Diana-Miss Woffington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Miss Woffington

Dance: HHarlequin-Master LaFevre, Miss Violante; Louvre in Boys Cloaths-Miss Violante; Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Tobin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Husband Outwitted

Performance Comment: Jealous Husband-Quin; Colombine-Miss Violante; Harlequin-Morrice; Country Men and Women-Mrs Quin, Miss Violante.

Entertainment: Several new and surprizing Performances, never perform'd by any one besides herself, on the Strait Rope [the famous-Signora Violante [[1] She Dances a Minuet as Neatly as a Dancing Master on a Floor. [2] She Dances with a Board, ten Foot in length, loose upon the Rope. [3] She Dances with two Boys fastned to her feet; which Occasions great Mirth. [4] She Dances with two heavy Men ty'd to her Feet. [5] She Performs the Exercise of the Colours. After this surprising Performance, Miss Violante will Dance a Louvre in Boys Cloaths

Dance: t the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies, the White Joke-will be danced by an Old Woman, with Pierrot in the Basket; Pierrot-Lalauze; Old Woman-Tobin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Milward; Ghost-Quin; Horatio-Walker; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Chapman; Queen-Mrs Hallam; Ophelia-Miss Binks; Gravediggers-Bullock, Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hallam

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Jaffeir-Ryan; Pierre-Quin; Priuli-Milward; Bedamar-Walker; Renault-Chapman; Antonio-Hippisley; Belvidera-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Hallam.
Event Comment: [Written by Shakespear. With new Scenes and Cloaths. At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction the Pit and Boxes will be put together at 3s. Boxes on the Stage 4s. Gallery 1s. [The Prologue is in The Comedian, No. VII, October 1732, with a long essay on the major theatres of the present season.] Daily Advertiser, 4 Oct.: A very splendid and crowded Audience...testify'd their Approbation both of the Decorations and Performance. The principal Embellishments are as follows: On a large Oval over the Pit is represented the Figure of His Majesty, attended by Peace, Liberty, and Justice, trampling Tyranny and Oppression under his Feet; round it are the Heads of Shakespear, Dryden, Congreve, and Betterton. On the Coving on the Left Hand is painted the Scene of Cato pointing at the dead Body of his Son Marcus; in the Middle, that of Julius Caesar stabb'd in the Senate-House; and on the Right, that of Marc Anthony and Octavia, where the Children are introduc'd in All for Love. On the Sounding-Board over the Stage is an handsome Piece of Painting of Apollo and the Nine Muses. [See also Daily Post, 4 Oct. and Gentleman's Magazine, II (October 1732), 1028.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Hulett, from lif, the first Time of his appearing on this Stage; Hotspur-Delane; King Henry-Huddy; Prince-Giffard; Worcester-W. Giffard; Mortimer-Havard; Westmoreland-Smith; Vernon-Bardin; Douglass-Winston; Blunt-Rosco; Bardolph-Collet; Carriers-Morgan, Bullock; Francis-Norris; Lady Piercy-Miss Vaughan; Hostess-Mrs Morgan; A new Prologue-; Epilogue to the Town-.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Morgan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17321018, but Epilogue-Mrs Thurmond.
Related Works
Related Work: A School for Grey-Beards; or, The Mourning Bride Author(s): Hannah Cowley

Dance: As17321019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17321018, but Epilogue-Mrs Thurmond.
Related Works
Related Work: A School for Grey-Beards; or, The Mourning Bride Author(s): Hannah Cowley

Dance: As17321019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Quin; Angelo-Milward; Aescalus-Lacy; Claudio-Ryan; Lucio-Chapman; Provost-Paget; Clown-Hippisley; Mariana-Miss Holliday; Isabella-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Muzette-LeSac, Miss LaTour

Event Comment: A New English Opera. [Text by Thomas Lediard.] Set to Musick after the Italian Manner by Mr John Frederick Lampe. The Scenes and Cloaths are entirely New. With the Representation of a Transparent Theatre. Curiously Illuminated, and adorn'd with a great Number of Emblems, Mottos, Devices, and Inscriptions; and embellish'd with Machines, in a Manner entirely new. N.B. The Illuminations and other Preparations for this Opera are such, that no Person whatever can be admitted to the Stage. Pit and Boxes put together at 6s. Gallery 3s. 6 p.m. [For a discussion of Lediard and this work, see a series of articles by Ifan Kyrle Fletcher, Sybil Rosenfeld, and Richard Southern in Theatre Notebook, II (1948), 42-54.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: Britannia-Miss Cecilia Young; but edition of 1732 lists: Jupiter-Barret; Neptune-Snider; Mars-Waltz; Phoebus-Mountier; Honour-Waltz; Valour-Baker; Liberty-Snyder; Britannia-Miss Cecilia Young; Publick Virtue-Miss Susanna Mason; Victory, Concord, Peace-Mrs Seedo; Discord-Comano; Faction-Mynet [a note adds that later it was Phoebus-$Barret; Neptune-$Mountier]..

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17321003, but Sir Joseph-Miller; Laetitia-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Heron.
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Betty

Cast
Role: Goody Stubble Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Goody Grover Actor: Miss Mann

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Monimia-Mrs Horton; Acasto-Roberts; Castalio-A. Hallam; Polydore-Bridgwater; Chamont-W. Mills; Serina-Miss Williams; Page-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Horton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17321113, but Sylvia-Mrs Purden.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Purden.
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Christian
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Dance: MMerry Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Sailor's Dance-Jones; Pierrot and Pierrate-de Vallois and Madam de Vallois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17321026, but Clincher Sr-Penkethman; Angelica-Mrs Purden.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Purden.
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: FFriendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Sailor's Dance-Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: See17321109, but Abel-Cibber Jr; Face-Mills; Subtle-Cibber; Ananias-Johnson; Tribulation-Griffin; Sir Epicure-Harper; Dol-Mrs Mullart (Genest, III, 367; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).
Cast
Role: Dol Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Wat Tyler, or The State Menders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Genest, III, 367, lists: Montezuma-Mills; Cortez-Bridgwater; Almeria-Mr Butler; Alibech-Mrs Horton; Cydaria-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Alibech Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As at lif, 14 Nov. 1732, but Charles-Milward; Patch-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Martin.
Related Works
Related Work: The Busie Body Author(s): Susanna Centlivre

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17330118, but Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Martin.
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: II: Tambourine, as17330119; III: Saraband, as17330119; End Farce: Sicilian, as17330119

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17330116, but Elvira-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Christian

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Arcas-Winstone; Aegon-Cole; Corydon-Collett; Cimon-Rosco; Mopsus-Bardin; Damon-Stoppelaer; Phillida-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As at lif, 2 Oct. 1732, but Clarissa-Mrs Bullock; Gripe-Hall; Corinna-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: III: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: Scottish Dance, as17330123

Performances

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

Performance Comment: As at lif, 23 Oct. 1732, but Soto-Bullock; Rosara-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17330123; V: Scottish Dance, as17330123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed

Performance Comment: As17330108, but Lady Diana-Mrs Haughton; Epilogue-Miss Cole.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Christian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17321111 (Daily Post, 2 Feb.; issue of 5 Feb. missing), but Suffolk-_; Chancellor-_; Chamberlain-_; Abergavenny-_; Cromwell-_; Katherine-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Booth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Genest, III, 369, lists: See17321208, but Sir Joseph-Miller; Laetitia-Mrs Heron rest as before;..

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty

Performance Comment: Genest, III, 369, lists: Helen-Mrs Booth; Thalia-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Polly-Mrs Clive i.e., Miss Raftor in Burney.

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris