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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Mills; Sir Charles-Wilks; Lady Betty-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Easy-Mrs Porter; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Horton; Mrs Edging-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Edging Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood Or The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Wilks, Mills, Williams, Corey, Harper, Griffin, Norris, Mrs Porter, Mrs Booth; but edition of 1728 lists: Duke Angelo-Corey; Roderick-Mills; Henriquez-Wilks; Don Bernard-Harper; Camillo-Griffin; Julio-Booth; Citizen-Oates; Master of Flocks-Bridgwater; 1st Shepherd-Norris; 2d Shepherd-Ray; Leonora-Mrs Porter; Violante-Mrs Booth; Prologue by Phillip Frowde-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy and Poor Pierrot Married

Performance Comment: Pierrot-Roger; Colombine's Father-Weaver; His Servants-Hallam Sr, Ray; Harlequin-Clark; Pierrot's Servants-Young Hallam, Young Wetherilt; Cupid-Miss Robinson Jr; Colombine-Mrs Mills; Bridemen-Lally, Essex, Boval, Rainton; Bridesmaids-Mrs Brett, Miss Lindar, Mrs Walter, Mrs Young; Children of Love representing two Harlequin s-Young Master Lally, Miss Brett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bateman Or The Unhappy Marriage With The Comical Humours Of Sparrow And His Man Pumpkin

Performance Comment: Bateman-Oates; Sparrow-Miller; Old Sparrow-Hall; Earl of Essex-Boucher; D. Ambassador-Pitt; Old Bootn-Giffard; Old German-Wetherhill; Pumpkin-Young Smith; Captain Slicer-Clarke; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Chantrill; Anne-Mrs Buchanan; Ursula-Mrs Sherburn; Gossip Prattle-Mrs Wetherhill; Gossip Magpye-Mrs Morgan; Gossip Longtongue-Mrs Man.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Morelove-Mills; Foppington-Cibber; Sir Charles-Wilks; Lady Betty-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Easy-Mrs Porter; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Horton; Mrs Edging-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Edging Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Themistocles The Lover Of His Country

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Walker, Quin, Ryan, Milward, Chapman, ggden, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Buchanan; but edition of 1729 lists: Xerxes-Walker; Artaban-Chapman; Mardonius-Milward; Themistocles-Quin; Aristides-Ryan; Demaratus-Ogden; Artemisia-Mrs Berryman; Nesiptolema-Mrs Buchanan; Prologue-Quin; Epilogue-Mrs Egleton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Frederick Duke Of Brunswick Lunenberg

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Walker, Rayn, Quin Milward, Chapman, Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Berriman; but edition of 1729 lists: Frederick-Walker; Duke of Wirtemberg-Ryan; Anspach-Milward; Anhalt-Berryman; Count Waldec-Quin; Baden-Pitts; Ridolpho-Chapman; Anna-Mrs Buchanan; Adelaid-Mrs Berryman; Sophia-Mrs Morgan; Prologue-; Epilogue-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Bonduca Or The British Heroine With The Humours Of Corporal Macer

Performance Comment: Caratach-Bridgwater; Venutius-Cibber Jr; Suetonius-Roberts; Macer-Griffin; Hengo-Miss Robinson; Bonduca-Mrs Butler; Claudia-Mrs Cibber; Bonvica-Miss Raftor; The Original Epilogue-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Bonduca Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Claudia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Phebe or The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: Hunter-Mrs Roberts; Quorum-Fielding; Grig-Berry; Chaunter-Bridgwater; Cant-Cibber Jr; Phebe-Miss Raftor; Tippet-Mrs Heron; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Shireburn; Tit Tatter-Mrs Willis; but edition of 1729 adds: Gage-Lacy; Mump-Roberts; Scrip-Wright; Swab-Burnet; Constable-Grey.
Cast
Role: Hunter Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Mrs Chaunter Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Tit Tatter Actor: Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: See17290529, but Hunter-Charke; Quorum-Smith; Chaunter-Hulett; Grigg-Reynolds; Cant-Ware; Gage-Dove; Mump-Pearce; Scrip-Wathen; Swab-Gillow; Phebe-Mrs Mountfort; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Thomas; Tippet-Mrs Nokes; Tib Tatter-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Mrs Chaunter Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Tib Tatter Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplishd Fools

Performance Comment: Capt Clerimont-Wilks; Biddy-Mrs Oldfield; Clerimont-Mills; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Horton; Sir Harry-Harper; Humphrey-Miller; Fainlove-Mrs Mills; Tipkin-Norris; Pounce-Shepard; Aunt-Mrs Moore.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Moore.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Womans Revenge

Performance Comment: Thinkwell-Hallam; Freeman-Smith; Bevil-W. Williams; Mixem-Penkethman; Vizard-W. Bullock; Tom-Collet; Prisoners-W. Giffard, R. Williams, Eaton; Corinna-Mrs Haughton; Celia-Mrs Seal; Miranda-Mrs Purden; Mrs Mixem-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Seal
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Mrs Mixem Actor: Mrs Thomas.

Afterpiece Title: Hob or The Country Wake

Dance: As17300103

Song: As17300101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil Jr-Giffard; Sir John-W. Giffard; Sealand-Collet; Myrtle-Huddy; Cimberton-Penkethman; Humphrey-Bardin; Tom-Bullock; Indiana-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Kirk; Lucinda-Mrs Purden; Isabella-Mrs Thomas; Phillis-Miss Seal; Daniel-R. Williams (Daily Courant only).
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Kirk
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Thomas

Dance: TThe Shepherd's Holiday-; Two Pierrots-

Song: As17300101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Villainy

Performance Comment: Parts-Giffard, Huddy, W. Giffard, Smith, W. Williams, Bardin, Mrs Giffa rd, Mrs Purden; but edition of 1730 lists: King of Arragon-Will. Giffard; Ramirez-Huddy; Rinaldo-Williams; Sebastian-Henry Giffard; Alonzo-Smith; Victoria-Mrs Giffard; Bellamante-Mrs Purden; Prologue-; Epilogue-Mrs Giffard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Father Or The Death Of Achilles

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-the Author, Mrs Eliza Haywood; but edition of 1730 lists: Achilles-the Author; Pyrrhus-Mullart; Alcimes-Wm. Hallam; Antilochus-Jones; Polyxena-Mrs Mullart; Briseis-Mrs Hayward; Ilione-Mrs Clark; Phenicia-Mrs Jones; Prologue-Jones; Epilogue-Mrs Eliza Haywood.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: Rover-Wilks; Hellena-Mrs Booth; Angelica-Mrs Porter; Belvil-Mills; Frederick-Williams; Blunt-Johnson; Pedro-Bridgwater; Antonio-W. Mills; Sancho-Norris; Florinda-Mrs Horton; Valeria-Mrs Cibber; Moretta-Mrs Mills; Lucetta-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Shireburn.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Dance: End I: Dutch Dance-Miss Robinson; a Scholar of Mr Essex. II: Tambour Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton, Haughton; III: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs DeLorme; IV: A New Dance-Miss Robinson; in which will be expressed all the different Movements in Dancing. V: A New Grand Dance-Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams

Performance Comment: II: Tambour Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton, Haughton; III: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs DeLorme; IV: A New Dance-Miss Robinson; in which will be expressed all the different Movements in Dancing. V: A New Grand Dance-Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Afterpiece Title: The Pleasures of the Town

Performance Comment: Luckless-Mullart; Tragedio-Marshall; Sir Farcical-Davenport; Opera-Stopler; Orator-Jones; Pantomime-Knott; Charon-Ayres; Bookweight-Jones; Scarecrow-Marshall; Harriet-Miss Palms; Goddess of Nonsense-Mrs Mullart; Somebody-Harris; Nobody-Wells; Poet-Hallam; Bookseller-Dove; Mrs Novel-Mrs Martin; Mrs Kingcall-Mrs Clark; Punch-Reynolds; Joan-Hicks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: See17291004, but Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Copper Captain-Wilks.
Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Afterpiece Title: Diana and Acteon

Performance Comment: Diana-Mrs Booth; Acteon-Lally; Companions of Acteon-Essex, Rainton, Boval, Houghton; Followers of Acteon-Burnet, Grey, Wright, Wetherilt Jr; Followers of Diana-Mrs Roger, Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Williams.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wat Tyler And Jack Straw

Performance Comment: As17300820, but Aurelia-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Tyler-Mrs Palmer; Suky Tyler-Mrs Thomas; Goody Tyler-Burney; Genius of England-Mrs Mountfort; Epilogue-Penkethman on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Mrs Tyler Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Suky Tyler Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Genius of England Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lettica Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Barden; Polly-Mrs Giffard; Peachum-Penkethman; Lucy-Mrs Mountfort; Lockit-Pearce; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Palmer; Filch-Peterson; Jenny-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Thomas.

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Quin; Sir John-Milward; Myrtle-Walker; Cimberton-Hippisley; Sealand-Chapman; Humphrey-Hulet; Daniel-Ray; Tom-Ryan; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cantrel; Isabella-Mrs Berriman; Indiana-Mrs Buchanan; Lucinda-Miss Holiday; Phillis-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: Salle, Mlle Salle, being the first Time of her Appearing on the Stage since her Arrival from the Opera at Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Careless-Giffard; Blunt-Smith; Story-Rosco; Day-Penkethman; Abel-Bullock; Obadiah-Barden; Bookseller-W. Williams; Teague-Collet; Mrs Day-Mrs Palmer; Ruth-Mrs Giffard; Arabella-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Chat-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Miss Smith.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Performance Comment: edition of 1730 lists: Sir John Trueman-Williams; Eustace-Mills; Eugenio-Watson; Captain Smart-Cibber Jr; Squire Timber down-R. Wetherilt; Granger-W. Mills; Modely-Bridgwater; Loveless-A. Hallam; Hardhead-Berry; Constable-Harper; Inanthe-Mrs Cibber; Harriet-Mrs Heron; Laetitia-Mrs Thurmond; Isabel-Mrs Butler; Beatrice-Mrs Shireburn; Lettice-Mrs Grace; Prologue design'd to be spoken by Mills. Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-the Author, the Author's Wife.
Cast
Role: Inanthe Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Grace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spendthrift

Performance Comment: Parts-Mullart, Lacy, Jones, Furnival, Reynolds, Hallam, Ayres, Mrs Lacy, Mrs Mullart, Mrs Nokes, Miss Price; edition of 1731 gives no cast, but Prologue by Samuel Humphreys-; Epilogue by Joseph Thurston-Mrs Lacy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philotas

Performance Comment: Parts-Ryan, Hulet, Quin, Walker, Chapman, Milward, Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Berriman; but edition of 1731 lists: Philotas-Ryan; Craterus-Hulett; Clitus-Quin; Cassander-Walker; Perdiccas-Ogden; Lysimachus-Chapman; Arsaces-Milward; Ceballinus-Salway; Alcander-Houghton; Cleora-Mrs Buchanan; Antigona-Mrs Berriman; Prologue-Quin; Epilogue by Concanen-Mrs Younger.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies Or The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: King Arthur-Mullart; Tom Thumb-Young Verhuyck; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Lacy; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Merline-Hallam; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Wathan; Foodle-Ayres; Bailiff-Peterson; Follower-Hicks; Parson-Watson; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Jones; Glumdalca-Mrs Dove.

Afterpiece Title: The Letter Writers or A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Rakel-Lacy; Commons-Mullart; Wisdom-Jones; Softly-Hallam; Risque-Reynhold; John-Wathan; Sneaksby-Davenport; Mrs Wisdom-Mrs Lacy; Mrs Softly-Mrs Mullart; Betty-Mrs Stokes.
Cast
Role: Mrs Wisdom Actor: Mrs Lacy
Role: Mrs Softly Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Stokes.