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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil Jr-Delane; Sealand-Hulett; Sir John-Huddy; Myrtle-Rosco; Cimberton-Penkethman; Humphrey-Lyon; Daniel-Hamilton; Indiana-Mrs Giffard; Phillis-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Monlass; Isabella-Mrs Haughton; Lucinda-Mrs Hamilton; Tom-Giffard .
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Monlass
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Performance Comment: Pestle-Penkethman; Mortar-Dove; Colombine-Mrs Hamilton; Maid-Mrs Dove; Courtezan-Lyon; Dropsical Men-Ayres, Martin; Harlequin-Lun Jr; Pierrot-Hind; but see17341213 . but see17341213 .
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Dove

Dance: Scot's Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward, Tench, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Shirebum
Role: Ford Actor: Milward
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: By Essex, Nivelon, Le Brun, Lalause, Mrs Walter, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, particularly Drunken Peasant, Revellers, and Pierots

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Hippolito Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Amphitrite Actor: Mrs Cantrel

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: By Nivelon, Essex, Lalauze, Le Brun, Mrs Walter, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann: I: Dutchman and his Frow. III: Pierots. V: Revellers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Brett
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Hackum Actor: Oates
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Teresia Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Mrs Termagant Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Chambermaid-Mrs Clive; Bluff-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Wooden Shoe-Livier, Villeneuve; IV: Drunken Peasant-Philips; V: Rover-Essex, Mrs Walter, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Rector, Miss Mann

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Quin; Wolsey-Mills; Buckingham-W. Mills; Surrey-Cibber; Queen Katherine-Mrs Thurmond; Cranmer-Milward; Sands-Miller; Gardiner-Johnson; Anna Bullen-Miss Holliday; Norfolk-Berry; Suffolk-Boman; Lord Chamberlain-Winstone; Abergavenny-Este; Campeius-Shepard; Cromwell-Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brett.

Dance: II: Revellers-Essex, Mrs Walter; IV: Dutchman and his Frow-Philips, Miss Brett; Polonese-Essex, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-W. Mills; Face-Mills; Ananias-Johnson; Tribulation-Griffin; Kastril-Miller; Dapper-Leigh; Abel-Cibber; Surly-Oates; Lovewit-Shepard; Dol Common-Mrs Pritchard; Dame Pliant-Mrs Cross; Sir Epicure-Harper.
Cast
Role: Dol Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: I: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Drunken Peasant-Philips; V: Rover-Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: See17370114, but Macheath-Walker; Polly-Miss Bincks; Lucy-Miss Rogers; Peachum-Hippisley; Lockit-Mullart; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Martin; Filch-Clarke; Mat-Stoppelaer; Player-Paget; Beggar-James; Jenny-Mrs Forrester; Sukey-Mrs Templer; Mrs Slammeiin-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Bincks
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Mrs Slammeiin Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue or The Devil in the Wine Cellar

Performance Comment: Sir Timothy Tough-Hippisley; Sprightly-Houghton; Cut'em-James; Toby-Salway; Leonora-Miss Bincks; Robin-Dan French.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; II: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Miss LeBrun; In III: Hornpipe-Ferguson; End Afterpiece: Glover's Dance of Sailors-

Song: V: As I saw Fair Clara-Beard, Salway

Event Comment: Benefit Short, Tickets at Short's House, Millman Street, near Bedford Row, Holborn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Music: Between the Acts: various Instruments-

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 V: A new Trumpet Song-Beard

Dance: I: Clown-Nivelon; III: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun; IV: A Ball Dance, called The Prince of Wales's Saraband, composed by L'Abbree, concluding with a Minuet-Dupre, Miss Norman; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Sciolto-Wright; Horatio-Quin; Lothario-Milward; Altamont-Mills; Calista-Mrs Giffard; Lavinia-Mrs Butler; Lucilla-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Brett.

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

Performance Comment: See17380223, but Sir John-Miller; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Music: III: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

Dance: I: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter; IV: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer

Event Comment: Benefit Castelman, the Treasurer. Mainpiece: Written by Farquhar. [Tickets at Castelman's Lodgings, at Watford's, Russel Street, Bloomsbury

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Furnival
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Marshall

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Polish Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

Song: III: Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Sempronius-Milward; Juba-Mills; Syphax-Berry; Portius-Wright; Marcus-Havard; Lucius-Winstone; Decius-Turbutt; Marcia-Mrs Roberts; Lucia-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: II: Peasant Dance-Nivelon, with Desse, Leviez, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Wright, Miss Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-W. Giffard; Thorowgood-Wallis; Trueman-Yates; Uncle-Vaughan; Blunt-Richards; Millwood-Mrs Middleton; Lucy-Mrs Yates; Maria-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Middleton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: CComic Dance-Miss Naylor; Comic Ballet-Davenport, Shawford, Chettle, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Davenport; A new dance-Master Matthews

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, Grand Officers, Brothers, and Sisters of the Community of Modern Free Masons. Benefit Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Entertainment: AA Song in Honour of Modern Masonry (in the Character of Robin Hood)-Mrs Jones; The Punch's Song-Hemskirk, Miss Jones; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock

Music: The whole to conclude with the celebrated Water@Musick by Handel-; accompanied with Kettle@Drums-; Trumpets-; French@Horns-; the Preamble-Nelson

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Benefit Glover. [Tickets at Glover's, in Chandos Street.] Stage as 10 March. Receipts: money #45 4s.; seals #126 17s. [In the Account Book, the space for the nightly charge is blank.] #200 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17410117, but Manly-Delane; Richard-Bencraft; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Stevens.
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Dance: I: French Peasants-Mechel; II: English Peasants-Glover, Mlle Mechel, Delagarde, Oates, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington; III: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Richardson, Oates, Mrs Villeneuve; IV: Serious Ballet-Glover, Mlle Mechel; V: Louvre, Minuet-Glover, Signora Barberini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Edward V Actor: Miss Cibber
Role: York Actor: Miss Naylor
Role: Oxford Actor: Pattendon
Role: Forrest Actor: Julian
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell (by Desire)-Miss Bradshaw, her first attempt on any Stage; Jobson-Dunstall; Loverule-Hemskirk; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bambridge; Doctor-Naylor; Butler-Julian; Cook-Clough; Coachman-Freeman; Lucy-Mrs Vallois; Lettice-Miss Royal [Royar].Royar].

Dance: I: The English Sailor-Taylor; II: Two Millers and Courtesan-Three Graniers; III: The Sabatiers-LaPierre; IV: The Welch Buffoon-two Masters Granier; V: Comic Ballet-Mr Carney, Mrs Roland, Mr Pelling, Mr Granier, Mrs Vallois, Miss Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: Beard; particularly a New English Ballad call'd The English Hero's Welcome Home-Leveridge, Reinhold, Roberts, Thompson, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Wright, Miss Faulkener; The Music-Lampe

Event Comment: At the New Theatre. [This phrasing now used for the rest of the season.] Benefit Goodfellow. At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Note, It will be Moonlight. Prices 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Goodfellow; Siffredi-Furnival; Osmond-Cushing; Rodolpho-Lee; Laura-Mrs Hallam; Sigismunda-Miss Budgell.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Miss Budgell.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: III: Scotch Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles; IV: Master Morgan, Miss Baker; V: Comic Dance-Mr Miles, Mrs Miles

Song: II: Brett

Event Comment: Benefit for Duquesney. House Charges #68 8s. Paid chorus singers #2 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [Neville went to first gallery to see this play, but could not hear well. He noted the entr'acte dances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17660930, but Mercutio-Dodd; Vocal parts-Miss Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Miss Baddeley.
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: I: Masquerade Dance-; with a Minuet-Duquesney, Mrs King; II: A New Dance call'd The Gallant Shepherd-Duquesney, Miss Madden (his scholar, being her first appearance on this stage); End: A New Comic Dance, The Catalonian Peasants-Duquesney, Tassoni, Mrs King

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Light, burnt of his music shop by the late fire in King St., Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Song: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; With Hounds and With Horns-Mrs Thompson; Favourite Cantata sung at Ranelagh-Mrs Smith; Nymphs and Shepherds (Arne), Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarm (from Artaxerxes)-Miss Catley

Music: Solos and Concertos on varieties of instruments-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17841004, but Macbeth-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Lady Macbeth-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Witches Actor: Booth, Mrs Pitt, Kennedy
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: Aerostation

Cast
Role: Sophia Harland Actor: Miss Ranoe
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Widow Grampus Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Milliner Actor: Mrs Poussin.

Song: As17841004, but added: Cubitt, Darley, Pemberton, Whitaker; Miss Cranfield, Mrs Sharpe; omitted: Lloyd, Mrs Chalmers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: Oscar And Malvina

Performance Comment: As17941020, but Musical Characters-Mrs Henley, Miss +Kirton.
Cast
Role: Musical Characters Actor: Mrs Henley, Miss +Kirton.
Role: Peasantry Actor: Townsend, Linton, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr.

Dance: As17941020

Song: As17941020, but Vocal Parts-Sawyer, +Tett, +Speechly, +Spofforth, +Little, +Street, +Williamson, Mrs +Castelle, Miss +Kirton, Mrs +Norton, _Rock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Santlow,Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger; particularly a Pastoral from Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Tofts, who did not sing on 14 Dec. because of a cold; A new piece of vocal and instrumental music- composed by Clark

Dance: L'Abbe, Cherrier, DuRuel, Mrs Elford, Miss Evans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Song: That celebrated Dialogue-Boman, Pack, A Drunken Officer and a Town Miss, originally performed in The Mad Lover; A Country Dialogue-Mrs Willis, Short; A new Trumpet Song composed by Eccles-Davis

Dance: The last new Entry-Firbank, Firbank's Scholar; Blowsabella-Prince, Mrs Clark; Comic dances-Prince, others; A Right Irish Trot-a child of five years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: deBarques, Mrs Elford, others; A Chacone-Miss Bruce

Song: As17051011