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Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Heron

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: See17310405 A new Epilogue-Mrs Heron.

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Palmer. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lady

Performance Comment: As17301204, but Fashionable Lady-Mrs Palmer; Ballad-Morgan; Boatswain-Pearce; Pantomimes-Sandham, R. Williams, Master Woodward; Prattle-_.
Cast
Role: Fashionable Lady Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Smooth Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Sprightly Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Prattle Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Wedding

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Giffard. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Townly-Giffard; Manly-Rosco, .
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Giffard
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Wilson. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. At the New Theatre on Wind-mill Hill. Pit and Boxes laid together by Desire at 2s. each

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Calista-Mrs Wilson; Lothario-a young Gentleman of Exchange Alley for his Diversion.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Wilson
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Grainger. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17320331 but Silvia-Mrs Grainger, being the first Time of her appearing on any Stage.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Haughton. At the Desire of several Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: As17320414 but Kitty-Mrs Roberts; Thomas-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: II: A new Scotch Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit; IV: Entry-Burney, Miss Wherrit

Song: III: Bacchanalian Song-Excell

Event Comment: Benefit Norris and Mrs Bullock, the Dancer. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman

Ballet: TThe Difference of Nations. Pierrot-de Vallois, Delagarde; French Peasant-Vallois and Mlle Vallois; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: Pierrot-de Vallois, Delagarde; French Peasant-Vallois and Mlle Vallois; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Scotch Dance Actor: Mrs Bullock.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: All the Characters new drest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lady Townly-Mrs Horton .
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17340101, but Lady Macbeth-Mrs Bullock .
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Music: As17340213

Dance: As17340101 Also The Nassau, as17340311 Pigmalion, as17340114 French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Buchanan. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Mourning Bride-Mrs Buchanan .
Cast
Role: Mourning Bride Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: II: The Nassau, as17340117 III: French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle. IV: Scotish Dance, as17341004 V: Shepherd and Shepherdess by Malter and Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit Macklin. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Tickets for Allen, Peploe, Mrs Herle, Mrs Elmy taken this night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: I: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. II: French Peasant. III: Le Rostand Sabotier, both by Mons DensengencracolasVilliers, the first time of his appearance upon the English stage

Performance Comment: Lally and Mrs Walter. II: French Peasant. III: Le Rostand Sabotier, both by Mons DensengencracolasVilliers, the first time of his appearance upon the English stage .
Event Comment: Benefit Ford and Mrs Forrester

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: As17340318 but Biron-Lacy; Julia-Mrs Forrester .
Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Forrester

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: As17340430 but Jenny-Mrs Forrester .
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Forrester

Dance: II: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. IV: The Kilkenny by Glover and Mrs Laguerre. V: By Malter and Mlle Salle

Performance Comment: IV: The Kilkenny by Glover and Mrs Laguerre. V: By Malter and Mlle Salle .

Song: I: The Black and White Joke by Leveridge and Laguerre. III: By Mrs Wright

Performance Comment: III: By Mrs Wright .
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Fompre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'ecole Des Femmes

Performance Comment: Agnes-Mrs Fompre .
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Fompre

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Always Harlequin

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Buchanan. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Cast
Role: Abra Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Zaida Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Marama Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Performance Comment: Bernard-Mullart; Marquis-Chapman; Janno-Hippisley; Luca-Morgan; Madam Bernard-Mrs Bullock .
Cast
Role: Madam Bernard Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: II: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. IV: By Mlle Salle. v: Scots Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c

Event Comment: Benefit Stoppelaer and Mrs Kilby. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Stoppelaer; Peachum-Hippisley;Lockit-Mullart; Polly-Miss Norsa; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; but see17350103 . but see17350103 .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kilby

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: A new Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers

Song: Leveridge's Song In Praise of English Roast Beef

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. [Their Majesties, Duke, Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, Louisa present.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 20 Nov.: Mrs Porter perform'd the Part of Belvidera, without having either Stick or Cane to support her. Receipts: #168 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Belvidera-Mrs Porter .
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Porter

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: I: A new Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers. II: Dance of Sailors (in Opera o{ orestes) by Glover and others. III: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. 1v: Faithful Shepherd by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Turner. 5s., 3s., 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-a Young Gentleman of the Temple; Ballance-Machen; Worthy-Bowen; Brazen-Boothby; Kite-Jones; Scale-Matthews; Scruple-Rogers; Bullock-Topham; Appletree-Hulstone; Pearmain-Whittaker; Constable-Freeman; Sylvia-Mrs Talbot; Rose-Miss Jones Jr; Luey-Miss Jones Sr; Melinda-Miss Atherton .
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Talbot

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Mrs Turner, the first time of her appearing on any stage .

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle-Drums, with Mr Hendel's Water-Musick on the Stage, by Mr J. Baker

Song:

Dance:

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Benefit Mrs Porter. Pit and Front Boxes together at 5s. Receipts: money #153 4s. 6d.; tickets #104 15s. [The Duke, Princess Caroline, and two youngest Princesses present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Athenais-Mrs Porter [who spoke a new Epilogue]; but see17351101 .who spoke a new Epilogue]; but see17351101 .
Cast
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: II: Harlequin by Mlle De L'Isle. III: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, Tench, Livier, Desse, Dupre, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme, Miss Sandham, Miss Norman. IV: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. V: Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme

Performance Comment: III: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, Tench, Livier, Desse, Dupre, Mrs Ogden, Mlle Delorme, Miss Sandham, Miss Norman. IV: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. V: Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme .
Event Comment: Benefit Este and Mrs Cantrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Este; Phillida-Mrs Cantrell; Cymon-Salway .
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Event Comment: Written by the late Richard Steele. Benefit Mrs Wright and Mrs Stevens. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #19 9s. 6d.; tickets #146 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Dance: II: A new Comic Ballet in Cbaracters of Harlequin, Punch, and Colombine by Nivelon, Lallauze, Mlle De L'Isle. IV: Sailors Dance (from Orestes) by Glover, &c

Song: I: In the Anacreontick Stile by Leveridge. III: The opinion of the Ancients, as17360412 V: By Mrs Wright

Performance Comment: III: The opinion of the Ancients, as17360412 V: By Mrs Wright .
Event Comment: Benefit Mlle D'Hervigni and Mrs Kilby. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #51 4s.; tickets #87

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17360218, but Banquo-Walker; Lenox-Stephens; King-Bridgwater; Lady Macduff-Mrs Kilby .
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Music: As17360121

Dance: As17360121, but Lally omitted. Also Louvre and Rigadoon by Mlle D'Hervigni. French Peasants by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Talbot. Mainpiece: Written by C. Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat. [Tickets to be had at Talbot's Coffee House in the Old Playhouse Passage, Drury Lane.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: Hypolita-Mrs Talbot.
Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Talbot.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: Benefit Essex. Tickets at Essex's Lodgings, at Mrs Holt's near the Playhouse Passage in Bow Street. Note, As many of my Friends may not appris'd of the hurt I receiv'd in my Performance on the Stage at the beginning of this Season, which still continues

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17370329 but Doctor-Cibber; Dorcas-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: Turkish Dance-Muilment; IV: Serious Dance-Muilment; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: A new Ballad Opera. Written in Honour of the Gentlemen of the Navy. [Author not known. Apparently not published.] Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sailor's Opera; Or, An Example Of Justice To Present And Future Times

Performance Comment: Kitty Cable-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Kitty Cable Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

Music: With aPreamble on the Kettle@Drums-Mr Job Baker; who will accompany several Songs in the Opera-

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mrs Centlivre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17370927, but Patch-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Grace.
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer