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Event Comment: Benefit for Sparkes. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane; Lysimachus-Ryan; Hephestion-Ridout; Polyperchon-Gibson; Philip-Paget; Meleager-Bencraft; Thessalus-Oates; Perdiccas-Anderson; Aristander-Arthur; Cassander-Sparkes; Clytus-Quin; Sysigambis-Mrs Bambridge; Parisatis-Miss Haughton; Roxana-Mrs Ward; Statira-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Statira Actor: Miss Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17490103, but Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Song: Between the acts: Miss Norris, Miss Falkner (Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library)

Event Comment: Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #12 19s.; Norton 3 chorus 15s.; Paddick a bill per order Mr G. #2 17s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #40 (Cross); #38 12s. 2d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Clogget Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: SSwedish Gardeners-Master Maltere, Miss Anne Foulcade; The Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Maltere, Miss Foulcade their 1st appearance any stage (General Advertiser)

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Benefit for Mlle Auretti. King an Princess Emilia [attended] (Cross). Tickets and places to be had of Mlle Auretti at the second house on the left hand, the Corner Panton St., in Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door. [Pit and boxes laid together and Amphitheatre on stage, as on 10 March.] Paid salary list #203 7s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #280 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17491018, but Gibbet-Shuter; Foigard-James; Cherry-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: Between the acts: Savoyard Travellers, A Wooden Shoe Dance, a Minuet, Louvre-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Miss Baker, Mlle L'Contri, Master Maltere, Miss Foulcade; the whole to conclude with: Country Dance-

Event Comment: Benefit for Leveridge. Charges #60. Deficiency to Leveridge #17 17s., convered by #127 2s. from tickets. Receipts: #42 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: 1st Lady Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: 2nd Lady Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: 3rd Lady Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Margarita Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Song: I: O Lovely Peace (a duetto from Judas Macchabaeus)-Lowe, Miss Falkner; II: Mirth gives Courage-Leveridge; III: Spara il Pastor contente (from the opera Phaeton)-Miss Falkner; IV: The Truly Happy Man-Leveridge; End of Play: Epilogue to Music-Leveridge

Dance: V: Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Event Comment: Benefit for Cooke. Tickets deliver'd for the Orphan 28 March will be taken. Ladies send servants by three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17510201, but Isabella-Miss Ferguson; Indiana-Mrs Elmy; Singing-Miss Falkner.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Falkner.
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Dance: I: Grand Ballet call'd Pigmalion-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; II: The Gondoliers, as17510117, but _Jardin; III: Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926; IV: Dancing-Mad Heutte being the first time of her appearing of the English Stage; End: Louvre and Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris, Gray, Dunbar, Smith. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Morris, Miss Shawford; IV: A Hornpipe-Morris; V: Minuet-Morris, Miss Shawford

Event Comment: Benefit for Poitier Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane-Mrs Woffington; Gloster-Sparks; Dumont-Ryan; Hastings-Smith first time; Belmour-Ridout; Catesby-Anderson; Alicia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: As17541007, but only Damon-Lowe; Phillida-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: I: Comic Entertainment, as17541203; II: a Serious Dance-Miss Poitier; III: Comic Dance-Lucas, Lepy; IV: Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; V: A Masquerade Dance, with aMinuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Poitier; To conclude with a Hornpipe-a scholar of Poitier Jr

Song: II: By Particular Desire The Choice-Miss Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Deceivd or Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-LaLauze; Concluding with a Comic Dance-Granier, Mrs Granier.

Dance: PPastoral Dance-Miss Toogood (ten Years of age apprentice to LaLauze being the second time of her appearing on the staee); Louvre, Minuet-LaLauze, Miss Toogood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Clarke (whose first appearance was in the character of Osman in Zara); Alonzo-Ryan; Carlos-Dyer; Alvarez-Anderson; Manuel-Wignel; Isabella-Mrs Baker; Leonora-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Granier, Miss Hilliard; also, by Desire, The Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: Benefit for LaLauze

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer or Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-LaLauze; To conclude with a Comic Dance-Granier, Mrs Granier.

Dance: II: Pastoral Dance-Miss Toogood (11 years old) apprentice to LaLauze, her third appearance on the stage; IV: Louvre and Minuet, by Desire, -LaLauze, Miss Toogood

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Beard. Part of Pit will be laid into boxes, &c. Receipts: #350 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Davis.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Song: I: The Country Wedding-Beard; II: The Bonny Broom-Miss Young; III: By Desire, Music: Sir Watkins Delighton the Harp-Parry; IV: The Toast-Beard; V: A Duetto When Phoebus the top of the Hills does Adorn-Beard, Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Cushing, Desse and Stede. Tickets sold at Doors will not be Admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Performance Comment: As17561221, but Sheep Shearing Ballad-Mrs Chambers; Aura-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17570415 but Catherine-Mrs Green, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green, 1st time.
Role: Dancing Actor: Lucas, Miss Hilliard.

Dance: II: The Country Lass-Miss Vallois; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; Clown-Buck; IV: Dutch Peasant-Miss Vallois; V: Lamplighters, as17570429

Event Comment: Benefit for Froment. Places in the Boxes to be had at the theatre. [The customary heading "By Authority" not in the bill.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Cibber; Airy-Davis; Miranda-Mrs Harvey, 1st time in that character.

Afterpiece Title: Pigmalion or The Statue Metamorphosed

Afterpiece Title: B By Desire The Battle of Rosbach the whole to conclude with Bryans song in honour of that day sung by Kear

Dance: I: Rural Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; III: Scots Dance-Froment, Miss Wilkinson

Song: III: Scots Song-Lauder; IV: young Italian Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage

Event Comment: Benefit for Lalauze. Receipts: #48 19s. 6d. Charges: #63. Deficiency to Lalauze #14 0s. 6d. covered by #104 2s. from tickets (boxes 138; pit 322; gallery 213). Mr Jarvis, a stationer, seems also to have had some tickets, for which he paid in #8 13s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira

Cast
Role: Cephania Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Emira Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Alzira Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue or The Jealous Farmer Deceivd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: I: Fingalian Dance-Miss Toogood, Apprentice to Lalauze; III: The Provincial Sailors, as17580408 IV: By Desire, Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, Miss Toogood; V: Savoyards, as17580408

Event Comment: Benefit for Cushing, Desse and Stede

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Vallois; IV: Dutch Dance-Miss Vallois; End: By Particular Desire, The Roast Beef of Old England, as17580420

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Song: I: A New Ballad-Beard; II: The Goldfinch-Miss Young; III: A Bacchanalian Song compos'd by Dr Boyce-Beard; V: A New Comic Dialogue compos'd by Dr Boyce-Beard, Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Hough, late Student of the Temple. Mr Hough, having been bred to the law, takes this liberty to recommend himself to the favour and protection of the several Members thereof, trusting that their Smiles of Friendship will crown his Wishes with Success. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: II: (By Particualr Desire) a Song-Miss Brent; IV: Nymphs and Shepherds in the Oratorio Alfred-Miss Brent

Dance: V: The Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421

Event Comment: MMiss Baker from Dublin Danc'd (Well). Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17591002, but Lucinda-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Hippisley.
Role: Phyllis Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: In Act II Singing Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Coupe-Yates; Lucy-Mrs Abington; Blister-Philips; Quaver-Rooker.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: II: The Shepherd's Holiday-Miss Baker from Dublin, Giorgi; End: A Pantomime Dance, The Italian Gardiner-Sg Grimaldi, Miss Baker

Event Comment: Receipts: #184 18s. Paid Mr Kemp for lamps 13 nights from 1-13 Dec. 1759 at #1 12s. per night, #20 16s.; Ditto from 15 Dec.-5 Jan.: #25 10s

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: HHornpipe-Miss Dawson; Country Dance-Characters in the Play; End II: A Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire; Last time of performing it this season. Afterpiece: Not acted these two years. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Stage 5s. Those who have places either in the Boxes or the Pit are requested to come thro the Box-Lobby, as at an Oratorio; and to send their servants to keep places by 3 o'clock. Tickets to be had of Mr Beard, at his house next Old Slaughter's, St Martin's Lane; and of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door where places for the Boxes may be taken. Receipts: #129 1s. plus #246 from tickets (Boxes and Pit 984). Total income #375 1s. Charges #63. [Beard found his own wax candles]

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Performance Comment: Bernard-Marten; Le Noble-Clarke; Baron-Holtom; Lucca-Dunstall; Marquis-Dyer; Janno-Shuter; Mad Bernard-Mrs Vincent; Clariana-Mrs Baker; Le Jupe-Mrs Pitt; Maukin-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Mad Bernard Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Clariana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Le Jupe Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Maukin Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: CCountry Dance-Characters of the Opera; A Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; End II: A New Dance call'd The Shepherdess-Miss Wilford

Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Receipts: #103 1s., in cash, plus #162 19s. from tickets (Boxes 259; Pit 546; Gallery 163). Total income #266.Charges #64 5s. Paid Martin (wardrobe keeper) on a acct of his salary #5; Paid Whitefield 3 months salary #7 10s

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: CCountry Dance-characters of the play; Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; I: Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard; II: Dutch Skipper-Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: New Grand Pantomime Ballet, call'dThe Swedish Gardeners, compos'd by Sodi,-Sodi, Miss Wilford, Miss Vallois

Event Comment: Benefit for Charles Sarjant (Book and house-keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17630406 but Isabinda-Miss Hallam; Patch-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Brent.

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, the Man, 1st time, Sga Manesiere; the Woman-$Miss Twist; V: The French Gardeners, as17630407

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Squint-Wilkinson; Mrs Cole, Smirk-Foote; Lucy-a Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Wilkinson, Kennedy, Johnson, Weston, Hayes, Davis, Castle, Jackson, Murden, Quin, Death, Mrs Daily, Mrs Osborne, Foote; Major Sturgeon, Matthew Mug-Foote; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Sir Jacob Jollop-Hayes; Primer-Wilkinson; Heeltap-Johnson; Bruin-Davis; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Daily; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Osborne (Genest, V, 34).

Dance: II: Rogier, Miss Capitani; III: Double Hornpipe-Rogier, Miss Capitani

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilkinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Prince Volscius-Davies; Gentleman Usher-Weston; Tom Thimble-Quin; Thunder-Johnson; Smith-Lewis; Prettyman-Death; The Sun-Blakey; Amaryllis-Mrs Osborne; Chloris-Miss Platt; two Kings of Brentford-Hayes, Jackson; Parthenope, Moon-Mrs Daly; Bayes-Wilkinson (with a variety of imitations); Johnson-Kennedy; with an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's new rais'd Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Daily
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Osborne

Dance: II: A Serious Dance-Miss Street (scholar to Ghendi); V: The Venetian Gardeners-Master Rogier, Miss Street