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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal

Performance Comment: The Hall of Fingalv Oscar (the Descendant of Fingal)-Bologna Jun.; Fingal-Bologna; Male Domestics-Blurton, Platt, Wilde, Powers, L. Bologna, T. Cranfield, Lewiss; Female Domestics-Ms Watts, Ms Follett, Mrs? Bologna, Ms Burnett, Ms Cox, Miss? Bologna, Ms Dibdin; Malvina (Daughter to Toscar)-Mrs Parker; View of a Cataractv, with the Descent of the Irish from the Mountains of Ben Lomond Carrol (, the Irish Chieftain) (1st time)-Farley; Morven (his Lieutenant) (1st time)-King; Draco (his Captain)-Klanert; Standard Bearers-Lee, Abbot; Principal Vocal Characters-Hill, Denman, Street, Thomas, Little, Miss Waters.
Cast
Role: Female Domestics Actor: Ms Watts, Ms Follett, Mrs? Bologna, Ms Burnett, Ms Cox, Miss? Bologna, Ms Dibdin
Role: Malvina Actor: Mrs Parker
Related Works
Related Work: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal Author(s): James Byrne

Song: In afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar-Townsend; Come every jovial fellow-Miss Sims, Mrs Castelle, Miss Wheatley; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Chapman, Mrs Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro-britons

Performance Comment: Llewellyn-Barrymore; Shenkin-Emery; Cadwall-Palmer; Gwyn-Suett; O'Turloch-Johnstone; Bard-J. Palmer; King Edward-Caulfield; Prince David-A Gentleman (1st appearance [Forster]); Dynevor-Trueman; Mortimer-Klanert; Herefore-Davenport; Edwin-Abbot; Elinor-Miss DeCamp; Lady Griffith's Shade-Mrs Gibbs; Winifred-Mrs Bland; Chorus of Bards and Peasants-Sawyer, Little, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Dibble, Aylmer, Willoughby, Thomas, Ms Hale, Ms Masters, Ms Gaudry, Ms Butler, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton.
Cast
Role: Lady Griffith's Shade Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: Cambro-Britons Author(s): James Boaden

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Song: End: Paddy's Description of Pizarro; or, Mr Paddy O'Doody and his Cousin Shaun Shaugnessy's Treat to the One Shilling Gallery-Johnstone

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: With Sir Philip Carteret to the King's playhouse, there to see Love's Cruelty, an old play, but which I have not seen before and in the first act Orange Moll come to me, with one of the porters by my house, to tell me that Mrs Pierce and Knepp did dine at my house to-day, and that I was desired to come home. So I went out presently, and by coach home, and they were just gone away; so, after a very little stay with my wife, I took coach again, and to the King's playhouse again, and come in the fourth act; and it proves to me a very silly play, and to everybody else, as far as I could judge. But the jest is, that here telling Moll how I had lost my journey, she told me that Mrs Knepp was in the house, and so shews me to her, and I went to her, and sat out the play.... I could not but observe that Sir Philip Carteret would fain have given me my going into a play; but yet, when he come to the door, he had no money to pay for himself, I having refused to accept of it for myself, but was fain; and I perceive he is known there, and do run upon the score for plays, which is a shame.... In the pit I met with Sir Ch. North

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Cruelty

Related Works
Related Work: Love's Cruelty Author(s): James Shirley
Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the King's playhouse, and there saw The English Monsieur; sitting for privacy sake in an upper box: the play hath much mirth in it as to that particular humour. After the play done, I down to Knipp, and did stay her undressing herself; and there saw the several players, men and women go by; and pretty to see how strange they are all, one to another, after the play is done. Here I saw a wonderful pretty maid of her own, that come to undress her, and one so pretty that she says she intends not to keep her, for fear of her being undone in her service, by coming to the playhouse. Here I hear Sir W. Davenant is just now dead; and so who will succeed him in the mastership of the house is not yet known. The eldest Davenport is, it seems, gone from this house to be kept by somebody; which I am glad of, she being a very bad actor.... [Mrs Knepp] tells me mighty news, that my Lady Castlemayne is mightily in love with Hart of their house; and he is much with her in private, and she goes to him, and do give him many Presents; and that the thing is most certain, and Becke Marshall only privy to it, and the means of bringing them together, which is a very odd thing; and by this means she is even with the King's love to Mrs Davis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Monsieur

Related Works
Related Work: The English Monsieur Author(s): James Howard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Night Walkers; Or, The Little Thief

Performance Comment: Little Thief-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Little Thief Actor: Mrs Mountfort.
Related Works
Related Work: The Night Walker; or, The Little Thief Author(s): James Shirley

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17090317 but Lady Wealthy-Mrs Porter; Rattlebox-_; Dorante-_; Boxkeeper-_; Betty-_; Favourite-_; Topknot-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Wealthy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Security Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Favourite Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Cox
Role: Topknot Actor: Mrs Baker.
Related Works
Related Work: The Gamesters Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley
Event Comment: Benefit Scot, Mrs Elsam, Mrs Gulick, and the Prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Related Works
Related Work: The Gamesters Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: As17181103

Dance: Moreau, Sandham, Pelling, Newhouse, Cook Jr, Miss Schoolding, delaGarde's Two Sons; Four Scaramouches-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Traytor

Performance Comment: Duke-Leigh; Lorenzo-Quin; Schiarrah-Ryan; Florio-Egleton; Cosmo-C. Bullock; Pisano-Smith; Alonzo-Diggs; Petruchio-Ogden; Depazzi-Bullock Sr; Sancho-Spiller; Frederico-Boheme; Amidea-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Amidea Actor: Mrs Bullock.
Related Works
Related Work: The Traytor Author(s): James Shirley

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Traytor

Performance Comment: As17200211, but Florio-_; Cosmo-_; Pisano-_; Petruchio-_; Frederico-_; Oriana-Mrs Seymour.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Seymour.
Role: Amidea Actor: Mrs Bullock.
Related Works
Related Work: The Traytor Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: As17200120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters

Performance Comment: See17280309 but Young Wealthy-Ryan; Maria-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Younger.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fortune-Hunters; or, Two Fools Well Met Author(s): James Carlile

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: End I: Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; III: Grand Dance of French Sailors-Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre, Pagod, Mrs Bullock, Miss Latour, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Ogden; IV: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; V: A new Grand Dance of Moors-Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Miss Latour, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Ogden; in which, at the Desire of several Persons of Quality, Kettle Drums-Poitier; End Farce: a new Grand Dance called Lads and Lasses-Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Anderson, Miss Latour, Mrs Ogden

Song: II: Mrs Barbier; IV: Two English Ballads-Mrs Barbier

Event Comment: Benefit Glover and Mrs Pelling. Receipts: money #27 14s.; tickets #118 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17300402 but Lacy-Mrs Morgan; Alithea-Mrs Berriman.
Cast
Role: Lacy Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Berriman.
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Holiday.
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Goody Weeder Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Wedding Night Author(s): James Cobb

Dance: End I: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; II: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; III: Numidian Dance-Glover, Miss LaTour; IV: Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mrs Pelling; V: Grand Dance-Glover, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, St.Luce; End of Opera: Grand Comic Dance of Sailors-; Hornpipe in the Character of a Boatswain-Salle

Related Works
Related Work: The Students; or, The Humours of St. Andrews Author(s): James Stewart
Related Work: Cape St. Vincent; or, British Valour Triumphant Author(s): James Cobb
Event Comment: Benefit Chapman and Mrs Berriman. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #16 1s.; tickets #117 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Laguerre.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Goody Weeder Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Wedding Night Author(s): James Cobb

Music: Vocal Music proper to the Play,-Leveridge, Laguerre

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; A new Pierrot and Pierrette by de St.Luce-de St.Luce, Pelling; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Buchanan. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Fenton. Receipts: money #30 17s. 6d.; tickets #100 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Performance Comment: Mariamne-Mrs Buchanan; Sohemus-Quin; Flaminius-Ryan; Pheroras-Walker; Narbal-Milward; High Priest-Ogden; Sameas-Chapman; Arsinoe-Mrs Bullock; Salome-Mrs Egleton; Herod-Boheme.
Cast
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Arsinoe Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Salome Actor: Mrs Egleton

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Goody Weeder Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Wedding Night Author(s): James Cobb

Dance: TTollet's Grounds-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Eversman and Mrs Benson. Afterpiece: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #11 15s. 6d.; tickets #114 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Shallow-Boheme; Sir Hugh-Hippisley; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ogden; Slender-Clarke; Fenton-Chapman; Host-Bullock; Mrs Ford-Mrs Younger; Mrs Page-Mrs Benson; Anne Page-Miss Holliday; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Benson
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Goody Weeder Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Wedding Night Author(s): James Cobb

Dance: NNumidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Clarke, Willcocks, Mrs Hill. Receipts: money #21 9s. 6d.; tickets #117 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Performance Comment: Clause-Quin; Goswin-Ryan; Hubert-Boheme; Hemskirk-Milward; Woolfort-Walker; Ferrit-Willcocks; Gertrude-Mrs Bullock; Jaculine-Mrs Laguerre; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jaculine Actor: Mrs Laguerre

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Goody Weeder Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Wedding Night Author(s): James Cobb

Dance: TTollet's Ground-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thomas. Tickets for Oroonoko taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lady

Cast
Role: 7300421 but Lady Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Smooth Actor: Mrs Thomas
Role: Sprightly Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Prattle Actor: Mrs Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Fashionable Lady; or, Harlequin's Opera Author(s): James Ralph

Music: SSee@larce A Trumpet Farce-Burk Thumoth; accompanied-the rest of the Musick upon the Stage

Song: new Song, called Myra's Choice , to the Tune of the White Joke,-Mr Russell who sung Hunter at the Hay-Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: See17310401 but Gamester-Walker; Angelica-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Younger.
Related Works
Related Work: The Gamesters Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17310519, but Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-H. Bullock; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cantrell.

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Morgan. Daily Post, 20 May: Mrs Morgan being disappointed in her first Benefit, Mr Odell and the Company have indulg'd her so far as to revive...Sophonisba...for her Benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba

Related Works
Related Work: Sophonisba Author(s): James Thomson

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Performance Comment: Peartree-Salway; Rako-Aston; Ply-Hall; Margery-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Kilby.
Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Author(s): James Shirley
Related Work: The Wedding Night Author(s): James Cobb

Dance: PPeasant-Nivelon; Scottish Dance, as17330328

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mrs Centlivre. Afterpiece: Taken from Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: A Cure for a Scold Author(s): James Worsdale

Dance: A new Peasant Dance by Lalauze, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann. Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: As17240914, but Lucia-Mrs Grace .
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Grace

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold

Performance Comment: As17350225 And an Epilogue by Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Cross
Related Works
Related Work: A Cure for a Scold Author(s): James Worsdale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Butler
Related Works
Related Work: Love Tricks; or, The School of Compliments Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold

Performance Comment: Manly-the Author [Worsdale]; Peg-Mrs Clive, but see17350225 With the Prologue and Epilogue .
Related Works
Related Work: A Cure for a Scold Author(s): James Worsdale

Dance: In II: Amorous Swain, as17350327 V: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. End I of Afterpiece: A Clown by Nivelon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Performance Comment: As17350909, but Dorothea-Mrs Pritchard; Horatio, Lewis,Diligence, Almanzor omitted. hathi. Horatio, Lewis,Diligence, Almanzor omitted. hathi.
Cast
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Henpeck Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Clive
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Taste Author(s): James Miller
Related Work: The Man of Taste; or, The Guardian Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Goodwill-Shepard; Blister-Harper; Quaver-Salway; Wormwood-Cross; Coupee-Este; Thomas-Raftor; Lucy-Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. III: Grand New Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Le Badinage de Provence, as17351117

Performance Comment: III: Grand New Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Le Badinage de Provence, as17351117.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Performance Comment: As17370303 Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Related Works
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): James Miller

Dance: Denoyer, Mlle Roland, Muilment, Philips, Villeneuve, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Universal Passion

Performance Comment: As17370303 but Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Related Works
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: I: Harlequin-Denoyer's Apprentice; V: Dutchman and Frow-Philips, Miss Brett. [Daily Advertiser, 14 March, a less authoritative source, differs on the dances: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; III: Turkish Dance-Muilment; Villeneuve, Livier; V: Grand Ball-Denoyer, Mlle Roland.

Music: A Comic Medley Overture-composed by Arne