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We found 23324 matches on Performance Comments, 4251 matches on Event Comments, 4200 matches on Performance Title, 122 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.
Event Comment: JJohn Rich Esq, Master and Patentee of the TRCG, died Thursday 26 Nov. 1761, about six o'clock in the evening, at his house adjoining to the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, in the seventieth year of his age. Mrs Priscilla Rich sole executrix of the Will of John Rich Esq, deceas'd. Mr John Rich was buried in Hillingdon Churchyard. (See his Epitaph, Lysons's Middlesex Parishes, p. 162) Dec. 4, 1761. ibid p. 173 (Hopkins MS Notes). Income from Boxes #85 5s. Rec'd of John Condill on acct of Fruit #20. Expenses #46 3s. 8d. [The balance brought forward to this date for this season was #2007 9s. 1d. From this was subtracted the #1291 19s. 4d. necessary for starting the season (see 9 Sept.), which left Beard a favorable balance of #715 9s. 9d. with which to carry on. The Winston Theatrical Record ceases on this date.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hecuba

Cast
Role: Hecuba Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Fine Gentleman-O'Brien; Old Man-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: NNew Dutch Comic Dance, as17610925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: As17611109, but Jaqueline-Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Burden.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17611107, but Romeo-Holland; Minuet in Masquerade Scene-Noverre, Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17611228, but Prince Edward-Mrs Evans;[See note 28 Dec. 1761.] Catesby-Davis; Lord Mayor-Buck; Blunt-Redman; Tirel-Gardner.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17611027, but Sylvia-Mrs Hopkins, first time.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Hopkins, first time.
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Song: IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17620112, but Epilogue-Gibson, Mrs Bellamy; Old Wilding-Gibson; Parts-_Sparks.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Gibson, Mrs Bellamy
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Abegg

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: II: The Pedlar Trick'd, as17620107; End: The French Country Gentleman, as17611210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17611016, but Surly-Blakes; Ananias-Philips; Tribulation-Clough; Dapper-Vaughan; Lovewit-Packer; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Dol Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Song: IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young; The Dances-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Lochery, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17611110, but Clarissa-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Yates

Song: HHearts of Oak, as17620115, but _Fox, Miss E. _Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Acis-Hudson; Galatea-Mrs Pooke, late Miss Robinson; Choruses-Gentlemen of St James's, St Paul's, and Westminster Abbey; Polypheme-Cox.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: As17620215, but Drunken Servant-R. Smith; Peasant-Weller; In Act IV Song of Mad Bess, set to music by Henry Purcell, will be sung in Character-Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: will be sung in Character Actor: Mrs Vernon.
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17620114, but Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson.
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Dance: III: The Taylors, as17620107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Holland; Pierre-Lee, first appearance here for 10 years; Belvidera-Mrs Yates; Duke-Bransby; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Bedamor-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Yates

Song: I: Hearts of Oak-as17620209 but no cast listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard; Ferdinand-Holland; Stephano-King; Trinculo-Yates; Boatswain-Clough; Caliban-Blakes; Ariel, Ceres-Miss Young; Hymen-Lowe; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits, and a Pastoral Danceproper to the Masque,-Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17610914, but Others-Miss Pearse, Mrs _Bennet.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Miss Pearse, Mrs _Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanter

Song: HHearts of Oak-. [See17620115]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17611102, but Balance-Gibson; Worthy-Hull; First Recruit-Buck; Sylvia-Mrs Lessingham, 3rd appearance this stage.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: As17611021, but Sigismunda-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Ward.
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Love Match

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17620220, but Duchess of York-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Elmy.
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Dance: III: The Taylors, as17620107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17620208, but parts assigned: Posthumus-Garrick; Jachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Davies; Cloten-King; Bellarius-Havard; Aviragus-Palmer; Guilderius-O'Brien; Pisanio-Packer; Frenchman-Blakes; Philario-Kennedy; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Imogen-Miss Bride; In Act II, a Masque-Vincent, Giorgi, Lochery, Sga Giorgias17611130.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates.
Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: Taken from a Comedy of Mrs Behn's. [The False Count.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Counterfeit; or, Viscount a-la-Mode

Dance: TThe French Country Gentleman, as17611210

Entertainment: Between play and Farce:(For this night only) A Dish of All Sorts-Shuter. As17590322

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moor of Moor Hall-Beard; Gaffer Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-the Giant; Mauxalinda-Mrs Vernon; Margery-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Vernon

Entertainment: AA Medley Epilogue (with Alterations) written by Garrick, -Beard

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd [Harlequin Statue]

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Buck; Statuary-Holtom; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze; To conclude with a Country Dance-; [After the Pantomime, The Cries of London-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: II: La Petite Bergere-Miss Lalauze (Eight years of age) being her fourth appearance on the stage [see17590425; 23 April 1760; 22 April 1761]; IV: A Serious Dance-Miss Lalauze; V: [A Ball Dance, call'd The Louvre, Minuet-a Young Gentleman (Eight years of age, a scholar to Mr Lalauze, his first appearance on any stage), Miss Lalauze

Entertainment: After: By Particular Desire, for this night only Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

Event Comment: Benefit for Costollo, Mrs Pitt, Stede. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at the door will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Abegg

Afterpiece Title: Marplot in Lisbon

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Margaritta Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, The Woodcutters-Leppie, a young gentlewoman his scholar; IV: The Taylors, as17620107

Entertainment: After: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter (This Night only)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17611007, but Inis-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: III: The Taylors, as17620107

Entertainment: End: (By particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction) for this night only, A Dish of All Sorts-Shuter, as17620329