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Event Comment: "Last night Miss Poole was absent from indisposition" (Morning Herald, 31 Mar.). Her substitute is not named. Account-Book, 9 June: Received of Ashley oratorio rent #350. [This was Reinhold's last appearance on the stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 From The Most Favourite Works Of Handel Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture- (Samson); Shall I in Mamre's-Sale; For all these mercies-Chorus (Joshua); O Change beyond Report, O Mirror of our fickle state-Miss Celson (Samson); My arms against, Sound an alarm-Incledon; We hear-Chorus; Come ever smiling liberty-Miss Poole (Judas Maccabaeus); When his loud voice-Chorus (Jephtha); O worse than Death, Angels ever bright-Mme Mara (Theodora); He gave tham hailstones-Chorus (Israel in Egypt).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Overture and March- (Scipio); Tyrants would-Mme Mara; Tyrants ye in vain-Chorus (Athalia); He layeth the beams-Reinhold (Ezio); Grateful hearts-Miss Dufour (Nabal); Fall'n is the foe-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Great Jehovah's awful word-Miss Poole (Israel in Egypt); Gentle Airs-Incledon; accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley (Athalia); Bravura Agitata-Mme Mara; The Lord shall reign-Chorus; For the Horse of Pharaoh, And Miriam-Incledon; Sing ye to the Lord-Mme Mara; The Horse and his Rider-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); Mad Bess-Mme Mara (Purcell).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Selected from The Messiah. Overture-; Comfort ye, Every Valley-Incledon; And the Glory-Chorus; How beautiful-Master Elliot; The trumpet shall sound-Reinhold; Rejoice greatly-Miss Poole; For unto us a Child is born-Chorus; I know that my Redeemer Liveth-Mme Mara; Hallelujah-Chorus.

Music: End I: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke; End II: concerto on the violin-G. Ashley

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Miss Biggs, but "Biggs, of Drury-lane Theatre, died yesterday [actually not until 9 Dec.]. The grief of his sister on the occasion prevented her performing in Cumberland's new comedy last night; in consequence of which the part of Matilda was read by Miss Heard" (Morning Herald, 8 Dec.).] Receipts: #158 0s. 6d.(98.0.0; 56.11.6; 3.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word For Nature

Performance Comment: As17981205, but Matilda-Miss Biggs's part read byMiss Heard; unassigned-_Fisher, _Ryder. Prologue, Epilogue as17981205 .

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Cast
Role: Iwan Actor: Miss Benson
Role: Eugenia Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Moola Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: As17981205

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss DeCamp. Morning Chronicle, 10 May: Tickets to be had of Miss DeCamp, No. 14, Tottenham-court-road. Receipts: #431 9s. (143.8.6; 82.12.0; 2.5.0; tickets: 203.3.6) (charge: #217 8s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As18000514, but added: Baron of Oakland-Hollingsworth; Lewis-Trueman; Robert-Dignum; Charles-Sedgwick; Baron de Courcy-Holland; Martin-Wathen; Cicely-Miss B. Menage.
Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Miss B. Menage.
Role: Lady Elinor de Courcy Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Adela Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Song: In afterpiece: The Blue Bell of Scotland, as18000512; accompanied on the Lute, as18000512; II: song-Master Suett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Angelica-Mrs Thurmond; Scandal-Hulett; Bcn-Bardin; Sir Sampson-Morgan; Valentine-Giffard; Tattle-R. Wetherilt; Trapland-Penkethman; Foresight-Collett; Jeremy-Rosco; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Roberts; Prue-Mrs Hamilton; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt .
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Foresight Actor: Collett
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Dance: In Mainpiece: The Sailors Dance. A new dance, The Amorous Couple, by D'Vallois and Mrs D'Vallois. Tambourine by Miss Wherrit

Performance Comment: A new dance, The Amorous Couple, by D'Vallois and Mrs D'Vallois. Tambourine by Miss Wherrit .
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. Tickets at her Lodgings, at a Grocer's, Corner of James St, Long-Acre. Receipts: money #32 10s.; tickets #66 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Horsington
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Norsa

Dance: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. French Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance, as17360226

Performance Comment: French Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance, as17360226.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Buchanan. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Receipts: money #46 2s. 6d.; tickets #151 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Peasant by Nivelon and Mlle De L'Isle. Shepherd and Shepherdess by Glover and Miss Rogers. French Peasants by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni

Performance Comment: Shepherd and Shepherdess by Glover and Miss Rogers. French Peasants by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni .
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Being positively the last Time of the Company's performing this season. Receipts: #98 17s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 112 paid and 28 orders; stage, 21 paid; pit, 253 paid and 11 orders; slips, 12 paid and 12 orders; first gallery, 191 paid and 11 orders; second gallery, 140 paid and 4 orders. Craftsman, 22 June: To the great Surprize of the Audience, the Part of Polly Peachum was performed by Miss Warren, who was very much applauded; the first Performer being retired, as it is reported, from the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129, but Polly-Miss Warren.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Warren.
Event Comment: Benefit Turner and Miss Careless

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17281223, but Macheath-Turner; Polly-Miss Careless.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Careless.
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Petre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17290305 but Polly-Miss Petre.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Petre.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Arne,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: See17320313 but Amelia-Miss Arne.
Event Comment: Benefit Marshall and Miss Bincks. Receipts: money #13 16s. 6d.; tickets #43 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17351128, but Daniel-James; Lucinda-Miss Norsa .
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Luanda Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Binks

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Miss Bincks; Major Rakish-Hippisley; Young Rakish-Walker .
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: I: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. III: Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle. IV: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. End Afterpiece: Sailors (from Orestes) by Glover, &c

Performance Comment: III: Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle. IV: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. End Afterpiece: Sailors (from Orestes) by Glover, &c .

Song: II: Mock Italian Song by E. Roberts

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets for Miss Jones, Gibbs, and Pidgeon taken.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: As17360309 but Victoria-Miss Hughes .
Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Hughes
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Dove

Song:

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Burgess, who has so zealousy espoused the Country-Interest. Afterpiece: A Tragi-Comi-Operatic Pastoral Farce. [Presumably a variant of R. Drury's The Rival Milliners.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but see17360427 With a New Epilogue to be spoke by Miss Burgess .

Afterpiece Title: The Temple Rake or The Rival Milliners

Performance Comment: Molly Wheedle-Miss Burgess .
Cast
Role: Molly Wheedle Actor: Miss Burgess
Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Farce, and Miss Burgess. Mainpiece: As originally written by Shakespear. Supervised, Read over, Revised, and Unalter'd. [For a puff (signed by W. Shakespear), see Daily Advertiser, 4 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King John

Performance Comment: Prince Arthur-Miss Burgess; With a New Prologue- in the Characters of Shakespear's Ghost, the Squire, Mr Student, and Mr Bays; concluding with an Address to the Ladies- of the Shakespear's Club.
Cast
Role: Prince Arthur Actor: Miss Burgess

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

Event Comment: At the Theatre in James Street, near the Haymarket...between the two Halves of a Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick will be presented...gratis...Benefit of Miss Rogers. 6 p.m. Prices, Boxes 3s., Pit 2s., Gallery 1s. Tickets may be secured from Pinchbeck. [Customary notice of prices and concert formula repeated in every notice of performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Sylvia-Miss Rogers, first time on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Rogers.
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Hippisley. Tickets to be had at the Fleece Tavern; and at Edward Giffard's, Box-keeper, at the Stage Door of the Theatre, Stage form'd into Amphitheatre, etc

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discoverd

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: See17420121, but Kitty-Miss Hippisley; Valet-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Hippisley

Dance: TThe Leek, as17420224

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Haycock Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Tawdry Actor: Miss Bennet.

Dance: II: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005; Turkish Seraglio, as17421027

Song: III: Happy Pair-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Garrick; Bellmour-Mills; Heartwell-Delane; Sir Joseph Wittol-Neale; Noll Bluff-Macklin; Sharper-Hallam; Vainlove-Havard; Setter-Yates; Laetitia-Mrs Clive; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Silvia-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Bennett; Betty-Miss Minors; Barnaby-Leigh.
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennett
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Haycock Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Tawdry Actor: Miss Bennet.

Dance: II: Les Matelotes, as17421009; V: Turkish Seraglio, as17421027

Song: III: The Early Horn-Lowe

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Haycock Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Tawdry Actor: Miss Bennet.

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Delane; Copper Captain-Mills; Estifania-Mrs Clive; Margarita-Mrs Pritchard; Old Woman-Mrs Yates; Cacafogo-Turbutt; Duke-Havard; Don Juan-Winstone; Alonzo-Ray; Sancho-Blakes; Altea-Mrs Bennet; Clara-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Margarita Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Haycock Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Tawdry Actor: Miss Bennet.

Dance: II: Les Matelotes, as17421009; V: Turkish Seraglio, as17421027

Music: III: Concerto-Veracini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Arthur
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Haycock Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Tawdry Actor: Miss Bennet.

Dance: II: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005; V: Turkish Seraglio, as17421025

Music: III: Concerto-Veracini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Constant-Havard; Sir John Brute-Macklin; Heartfree-Mills; Razor-Neale; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Lady Brute-Mrs Woffington; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Lord Rake-Winstone; Justice-Woodburn; Constable-Ray; Taylor-Raftor; Col Bully-Beard, in which character will be introduc'd songs proper to the play.
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Haycock Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Tawdry Actor: Miss Bennet.

Dance: II: La Mascarada-Brunoro, Mlle Bonneval; IV: Turkish Seraglio-Brunoro,Signora Costanza

Music: III: Concerto-Piantinada

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Haycock Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Tawdry Actor: Miss Bennet.

Song: I: Beard; III: Lowe

Dance: II: La Mascarada, as17421112; IV: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005; V: Turkish Seraglio, as17421112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Macklin; Sir George Airy-Mills; Sir Francis Gripe-Taswell; Sir Jealous Traffic-Turbutt; Miranda-Mrs Clive; Patch-Mrs Pritchard; Charles-Havard; Whisper-Neale; Butler-Wright; Isabinda-Mrs Ridout; Scentwell-Miss Horsington.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Haycock Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Tawdry Actor: Miss Bennet.

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; V: Harlequin Dance, as17421117

Song: III: Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Haycock Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Tawdry Actor: Miss Bennet.

Dance: I: Grand Comic Dance-Torinese, Signora Aquilanti; V: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421126