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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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Thanksgiving Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Feguson
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: LLa Petite Bergere-Lalauze's Daughter, a child between 7 and 8 years of age; a Serious Dance(for 1st time)-Lalauze's Daughter; also by desire a Ball-Dance call'd The Louvre and Minuet-Lalauze, Lalauze's Daughter; After: (this night only) A Day of Taste-Shuteras17600320

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe With Alterations

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Ballet: II: A New Comic Dance, call'd The May Day Frolic. Country Girl-Miss Dawson; Chimney Sweeper-Mr Baltazar

Dance: End: New Hornpipe-Miss Dawson

Song: IV: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Capochio And Dorinna

Entertainment: last Aast Act: a Burlesque Ode-by the late Bonnel Thornton, in banter of the Odes written on St Cecilias Day, set to music by an eminent master; The whole to conclude with: Grand Fireworks-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Sweepers Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Song: End: A Hunting Song-Kear

Ballet: IV: The May Day Garland. As17700517

Cast
Role: Housemaid Actor: Mrs King.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis; Tattle-Woodward; Scandal-Hull; Jeremy-Lee Lewes; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Quick, first time; Trapland-Massey, first appearance on that stage these 8 years; Ben (With song)-Shuter; Mrs Frail-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Baker; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: St Patricks Day

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Entertainment: End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Massey

Dance: After Entertainment: The Humours of Blackwall, as17750429

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Wilson, first time; Tony-Quick; Marlow-Lee Lewes; Hastings (with a song)-DuBellamy; Sir Charles-Fearon; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Green; Miss Neville-Mrs Lessingham; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: St Patricks Day

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: II: A New Grand Ballet, The Italian Gardeners-; End Comedy: [A New Dance call'd The Gamesters-Sg and Sga Zuchelli[, being their first appearance in England. [For Italian Gardeners see17740919.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Macklin; Macduff-Clarke; Duncan-Hull; Malcolm-Wroughton; Banquo-Aickin; Lenox-L'Estrange; Seyton-Thompson; Hecate-Reinhold; The Witches-Dunstall, Mrs Pitt, Quick; the Vocal parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: St Patricks Day

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Millidge

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: St Patricks Day

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End Comedy: The Gardeners, as17751104

Event Comment: This Play is alter'd by Mr Lenox from Eastward hoe! it was well perform'd and had Applause--some hisses at the End it won't do much (Hopkins Diary). Characters new dress'd in Habits of the Time. (MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid Mr Abrahams by Mr D. G. #40; Mr Caesar for Trimmings #6 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [Long review of the play and its merits and demerits as an adaptation appeared in the Westminster Magazine for Nov. It was approved of in general.] Receipts: #189 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Old City Manners

Performance Comment: Parts by: Dodd, Baddeley, Parsons, Brereton, Bannister, Hurst, Whitfield, Wright, Wrighten, Griffith, Carpenter, Norris, Garland, Everard, Fawcett, Kear, Legg, Cubitt, etc. Palmer, Miss P. Hopkins, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Platt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Wrighten. With an Occasional Prologue-King; Touchstone-Baddeley; Quicksilver-Dodd; Sir Petronel Flash-Palmer; Golding-Brereton; Security-Parsons; Bramble-Hurst; Capt. Seagull-Bannister; Fig-Whitfield; Waterman-Wright; Wolf-Wrighten; Holdfast-Griffith; Constable-Carpenter; Servant-Norris; Drawer-Garland; Footman-Everard; Scapethrift-Fawcett; Spendall-Cubitt; Coachman-Kear, Legg; Mildred-Miss P. Hopkins; Winifred-Mrs Whitfield; Sydney-Miss Platt; Mrs Touchstone-Mrs Johnston; Betty-Mrs Millidge; Gertrude-Mrs Wrighten (Genest, V, 481).
Cast
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Mrs Touchstone Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Dance: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Smith; Angelo-Palmer; Claudio-Reddish; Escalus-Aickin; Clown-Parsons; Provost-Davies; Friar Peter-Usher; Elbow-Wright; Barnardine-Wrighten; Abhorson-Carpenter; Lucio-King; Mariana-Miss Hopkins; Juliet-Miss Platt; Mrs Overdone-Mrs Bradshaw; Francisca-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Mrs Overdone Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Francisca Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, The Savage Hunters, as17751020, but Blurton

Event Comment: Mr Grist Osmyn . Some part of it very well he was not quite perfect--few Hisses (Hopkins Diary). [Advertisement that the plays are advertised in Public Advertiser and Gazette only.] Paid 2 additional flutes 2 nights #1. Receipts: #159 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-the young Gentleman who perform'd Othello; Heli-Hurst; Perez-Norris; Garcia-Davies; King-Aickin; Gonzales-Packer; Zara-Miss Younge; Almeria-Mrs Yates; Selim-Fawcett; Alonzo-Wrighten; Leonora-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Dance: II: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: St Patricks Day

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Greville.

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Cast
Role: Lady Flutter Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Knightly Actor: Mrs King
Role: Lady Medway Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: As17751031, but Rake-Davies; Lady Fanciful-Mrs King, first time.

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Cast
Role: Lady Flutter Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Knightly Actor: Mrs King
Role: Lady Medway Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: As17760126

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: St Patricks Day

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End Opera: La Soiree A@la@mode, as17751207

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir W. Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Wroughton; Blandford-Fearon; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Tattle-Mrs Pitt; Clarissa-Miss Dayes; Belinda-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: St Patricks Day

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Monologue: Before: The Occasional Prelude. Manager-Wroughton; Young Actress-Miss Barsanti. [See 10 May 1773.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Hartley
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: St Patricks Day

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: III: The Italian Gardeners, as17751011; End: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503