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Event Comment: VVernon was not suffer'd to sing in the Chaplet, but hiss'd as before (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Event Comment: Great applause (Cross). Mainpiece: Acted but once these two years. Eumenes by Holland, being the second time of his appearing in that Character. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd the Lilliputian Sailors-

Event Comment: Some Noise at the Dancers, but not great (Cross). Tomorrow will be publish'd The Dancers Damn'd; Or The Devil to Pay at the old House. Price 6d. Printed for R. Griffiths. [Appears to be an eyewitness, journalistic account, but turns into a considered attack upon mob patriotism. Author purports to describe the action which took place Wednesday night 12 Nov. 1755: 'When the Chinese scene was expos'd, the leader of the Loyal party advanced to the front of the Gallery and thus bespake the House: "O Britons! O my Countrymen! Ye will certainly not suffer these foreign clogs to amuse us. Our destruction is at hand. These sixty dancers are come over with a design to undermine our constitution. This Navarre is Marshall Lewendahl, and the least amongst them is an ensign, disguised in order to perpetrate our ruin!"' After alternate encouragement and abuse Reason, who had descended from the clouds, spoke: "I came hither by the persuasion of Truth and Justice to tell you that amongst all this number of dancers that now stand ready to entertain you there are no more than Four French men and about the same number of females; that their Chief is a Swiss Protestant, who, had not his merit protected him would have been hiss'd off the stage at Paris, for being a Swiss Protestant. And will you damn him for the same reason? Will you pay less regard to Genius than a French Audience? Here a cat-call and one cried out: 'Swiss! What the devil do we know of Swiss! a Swiss is a foreigner, and all foreigners are Frenchmen; and so damn you all!"'] Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Chinese Festival

Event Comment: Some people had assembled in the Passages to what intent we knew not, Justice Welch & Fielding came in case of a Riot but all was quiet (Cross). Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus As17551031

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. King goes to Covent Garden (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive
Event Comment: Myson: had his Oratorio at ye Haymarket (Acis & Gal) all well (Cross). Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Kinswoman Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: II: Pantomime Dance-the children, as17551203

Event Comment: By Command of Princess of Wales, P: of Wales, Lady August-& P: Edward (Cross). Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Cast
Role: Zaphira Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Dance: (BBy Command) the Pantomime Dance-the children, as17551203

Event Comment: PPrince of Wales, Edward, Augusta, and 2 more princes. Mr Garrick (By Command) did Osmyn (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: [But unspecified.

Event Comment: Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: PPeasant Dance, as17560108; Pantomime Dance-Children, as17551203

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Prince of Wales, Ed: Aug: & 3 more (Cross). Receipts; #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mopsa Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Dance: PPeasant's Dance-Delatre, as17560108

Event Comment: MMr Draper (bookseller) dy'd of an Apoplexy (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mopsa Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Event Comment: The Introduction (tho left out of the Bills) was call'd for, & had some Applause (Cross). Books of the opera sold at the theatre. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Dance: I: New Dance-; II: Dance of Fantastical Spirits-; End: A Grand Pantomime Dance call'd The Garlands-the Children

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author (Cross). N.B. The 4th night of Athelstan deferr'd till Thursday as the principal Character is too fatiguing to be acted ten nights together. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Athelstan

Cast
Role: Thyra Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Edwina Actor: Mrs Bennet
Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alls Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17560205

Event Comment: By Command of the Prince of Wales (playbill). Prince of Wales, Edward, Augusta and 2 More (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Athelstan

Cast
Role: Thyra Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Edwina Actor: Mrs Bennet
Event Comment: Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alls Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17560205

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Havard. With a new Ode (written by Havard & set by Dr Boyce) to ye memory of Shakespear (Cross). Ode deliver'd gratis at the Theatre. Receipts: #265 (Cross)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: new Anniversary Ode in Commemoration of Shakespeare written by Havard set to music by Dr Boyce-Beard, Champness

Event Comment: Benefit Taswell, Rainton & Miss Young (Tickets) (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Cast
Role: Fair Quaker Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: II: The Garlands, as17560213

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Mr Blakes who spoke ye Ep: upon the Ass (Cross). Tickets at Blakes's House, Duke's Court, Bow St., Covent Garden, and at stage door. Receipts; #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Dol Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Haughton. Miss Haughton shar'd the House with ye Managers. She play'd and was brought to Bed 4 hours after (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Kinswoman Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Event Comment: So ended the season (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Havard

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: Mrs Tatoo Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales (Public Advertiser). Prince of Wales & 6 ye Family (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Macklin

Dance: TThe Press Gang, as17561013

Event Comment: MMiss Pritchard did Beatrice (Cross). Mainpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Philida

Event Comment: By Command. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Garrick. Acted by children. Prince of Wales & 4 more went off very well (Cross). New Scenes, Habits and Decorations. Full prices. Prologue-writ by Garrick, spoken by Woodward; Epilogue-Lady Flimnap. [The run of seventeen performances of the afterpieces seems to contradict the judgement of the author of the Theatrical Examiner (1757, p. 89): Lilliput is, I think, the most petit, trifling, indecent, immoral, stupid parcel of rubbish, I ever met with; and I can't help judging it a scandal to the public, to suffer such a thing to pass a second night, which at best was alone calculated to please boys and girls, and fools of fashion; it may gratify them; the manager to debauch the minds of infants, by putting sentiments and glances in their breasts and eyes, that should never be taught at any years, which are sufficiently bad when naturally imbibed. The question of Gulliver, in answer to the infant lady's gross adresses, is horrid, if we allow an audience a common share of delicacy, what should we do with her? and what the devil does it mean. Finally where is the instruction, or even tolerable language, to gild the dirt over. O tempora! O mores!"] Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: Merope Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: a new farce calldLa new farce calldLilliput

Event Comment: MMrs Horton dy'd-an Old Actress, but off ye Stage some years Aged 57 (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput