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Event Comment: Last time of performing before the Holidays. Benefit for Johnston (Housekeeper). [Mr A. Johnston (Treasurer's Book). Paid Mr J. French's draft #32 5s.; Mr Calthorpe's 2nd & last payment this season #157 10s. Receipts: #294 19s. Charges: #84. Profits to A. Johnston: #210 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: Mercury-Brereton, first time; Phoebus-Wrighten; Jupiter-Reddish; Amphitryon-J. Aickin; Gripus-Parsons; Polydas-Wright; Tranio-Fawcett; Sosia-King; Phaedra-Miss Pope; Bromia-Mrs Bradshaw; Night-Miss Platt; Alcmena-Miss Younge; In which will be introduced an Interlude of singing and Dancing-; Plutus-Bannister; Wit-Mrs Scott; The Dance-Como, Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Wit Actor: Mrs Scott
Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

Event Comment: The Distress'd Mother oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Mrs Barry's indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17750112, but Lucy-Miss Mattocks; Polly-a Young Lady; first appearance any stage. Mrs Slammekin-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mrs _Whitefield, Miss Besford
Role: Pantomime Characters Actor: Mrs _Whitefield, Miss +Besford.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17750313 but Rosetta-Mrs Hunt, 3rd time of appearing on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: The What dye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Woodward; ThomasFilbert-Shuter; Sir Roger-Dunstall; Peter Nettle-Cushing; Sir Humphrey-Fearon; Justice Statute-Thompson; Steward-Booth; Ghosts, Soldiers, Countrymen-the Comedians; Dorcas-Miss Dayes; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Kitty Carrot-Mrs Mattocks; in which will be introduc'd the favourite song Twas when the seas were roaring-.
Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Kitty Carrot Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: End Opera: Rural Merriment, as17741209

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17750421 but Lucy-Miss Dayes; Polly-Mrs Mattocks; Macheath-Young.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The What DYe Call It

Performance Comment: As17750428 but the Song for Mrs Mattocks Twas when the seas were roaring-_.
Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Kitty Carrot Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: I: The Country Macaroni Assembly, as17750512; With Minuet, as17750512; End Opera: The British Bacchanalian, as17750512; with Wooden Shoe Dance, as17750512

Ballet: II: Boadicea Queen of Britain. As17750512, but in addition are Twenty@three Combatants-, dressed after the manner of the ancient Britons and Romans

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Daguville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

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

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Trappolin-Woodward; Lavinio-L'Estrange; Brunetto-Young; Barberino-Booth; Alberto-Davies; Mago-Fearon; Officer-Thompson; Captain-Baker; Puritan-Quick; Duchess-Mrs Poussin; Flametta-Mrs Willems; Prudentia-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Flametta Actor: Mrs Willems
Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Anthony-Smith; Dolabella-Brereton; Ventidius-Palmer; Alexas-Whitfield; Serapion-Bransby; Myris-Wrighten; Romans-Griffith, Norris; Cleopatra-Miss Younge; Octavia-Mrs Yates, first time; Iras-Miss Platt; Charmion-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Yates, first time
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Johnston.
Related Works
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: An Evening's Love; or, The Mock Astrologer Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): John Eccles

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Lamash; Sir Harry's Servt-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Robert-Griffiths; Tom-Kear; Lord Duke-Palmer; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Davies; Lady Bab-Mrs Johnston; Kitty (By Particular Desire) with the song-Miss Younge (first time); in II, a Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Bab Actor: Mrs Johnston

Dance: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Lewis; Amphitryon-Wroughton; Mercury-Lee Lewes; Gripus-Quick , being their first Appearance in those characters; Sosia-Woodward; Phaedra-Mrs Mattocks; Alcmena-Mrs Hartley; in Act IV, an Interlude between Plutus and Wit, and a Masque of Singing and Dancing: Plutus-Reinhold; Wit-Miss Dayes; Dances-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini.
Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Hartley
Related Works
Related Work: Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: II: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

Monologue: Interlude. End: A Favourite Interlude (never perform'd there) call'd The Recruiting Serjeant. Serjeant-Mahon; Countryman-Wilson; Wife-Miss Dayes; Mother-Mrs Willems

Performance Comment: End: A Favourite Interlude (never perform'd there) call'd The Recruiting Serjeant. Serjeant-Mahon; Countryman-Wilson; Wife-Miss Dayes; Mother-Mrs Willems.
Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Willems.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17760504, but Polly-Mrs Jackson, first time; Macheath-DuBellamy; Lucy-Miss Dayes (playbill); but Macheath-Mattocks (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Jackson, first time
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs White

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: I: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupely-Dodd; Oldworth-Aickin; Sir Harry Groveby-Brereton; Druid-Bannister; Hurry-Parsons; Painter-Moody; Architect-Fawcett; Old Groveby-Baddeley; Maria-Miss P. Hopkins; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington; The last new Epilogue-Mrs Abington. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Oaks Author(s): John Burgoyne

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: Mr Honeycomb-Parsons; Scribble-Dodd; Ledger-Bransby; Mrs Honeycomb-Mrs Johnston; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly Honeycomb-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: In II: [but postponed until end of Act III (see following note)]a new grand Ballet, Demie Caractere, composed by Gallet, The Double Festival-Gallet, Mlle Dupre (their 1st appearance upon the English stage), Helme, Slingsby, Sga Vidini, Sga Crespi, Sga Ricci; In V: [a new grand serious Ballet, composed by Gallet, The Triumph of Love-Gallet, Helme, Sga Crespi, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Dupre

Song: In: a Fete Champetre[. The vocal parts-Vernon, Davies, Miss Abrams, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten. [This was included, as here assigned (except on 20 Feb. 1777), in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: The vocal parts-Vernon, Davies, Miss Abrams, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten. [This was included, as here assigned (except on 20 Feb. 1777), in all subsequent performances.]This was included, as here assigned (except on 20 Feb. 1777), in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771017, but Diana Trapes-Mrs White.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs White.
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; Chapeau-Lee Lewes; George Bevil-Whitfield; Consol-Jones; Robin-Wewitzer; H. Bevil-Booth; F. Bevil-Thompson; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Grub-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End: As17771001

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Mrs Baddeley as Polly, but she "being indisposed Miss Walpole played the part of Polly on Tuesday night' (London Chronicle, 12 Nov.).] Paid Chettell, timber merchant, #286 13s. Receipts: #135 15s. 6d. (118.10.0; 16.18.6; 0.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: End II: The Minuet de la Cour, as17771107, but Master _Holland, Henry

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baddeley. Receipts: #206 1s. (103.6; 26.11; 0.3; tickets: 76.1) (charge: #67 10s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Davies

Dance: As17780409

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Stokes; Glenalvon-Cooke; Old Norval-Bowles; Servant-Massey; Lord Randolph-West; Lady Randolph-Mrs Burden; Anna-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs West.
Related Works
Related Work: Douglas Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Newton; Sir Jacob Jollup-Bailey; Bruin-West; Lint-Bowles; Crispin Heeltap-Massey; Jerry Sneak-Russell; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Burden; Mrs Bruin-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs West.

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Lady from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane [unidentified]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-West; Burleigh-Burnett; Southampton-Cooke; Sir Walter Raleigh-Everard; Officer-Massey; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Burden; Nottingham-Mrs Bailey; Rutland-The Lady who performed Belvidera [on 15 June; unidentified].on 15 June; unidentified].
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Bailey
Related Works
Related Work: The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost or The Dead Man Alive

Performance Comment: Sir Jeffery Constant-Massey; Captain Constant-Cooke; Trusty-Newton; Clinch-Bailey; Roger-Russell; Melinda-Mrs Bailey; Dolly-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Bailey
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Russell.
Related Works
Related Work: The Ghosts Author(s): John Holden

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780529

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith; Duke-Aickin; Cacafogo-Moody; Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Hurst; Alonzo-Chaplin; Copper Captain-King; Margaretta-Miss Sherry; Clara-Miss Collett; Altea-Mrs Love; Old Woman-Mr Baddeley; Maid-Mr Waldron; Estifania-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington.
Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17781105, but Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs White
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Lee Lewes; Sir John Buck-Fearon; Subtle-Thompson; Marquis-Wewitzer; Classic-Hull; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with a song)-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Fearon
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-Miss Besford; Afterpiece: a Minuet-Dagueville, Mrs Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-A Gentleman (2nd appearance on this stage [Rundell]); Randolph-Wroughton; Officer-Thompson; Glenalvon-Aickin; Old Norval-Clarke; Anna-Mrs Morton; Lady Randolph-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Crawford.
Related Works
Related Work: Douglas Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Farrell
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Performance Comment: Achmet-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance on this stage); Othman-Clarke; Sadi-Hull; Aladin-Robson; Officer-Thompson; Barbarossa-Aickin; Irene-Mrs Hartley; Female Slave-Miss Green; Zaphira-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Mrs Hartley
Role: Zaphira Actor: Mrs Yates.
Related Works
Related Work: Barbarossa Author(s): John Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith; Duke-Aickin; Cacafogo-Moody; Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Norris; Alonzo-Chaplin; Copper Captain-King; Margaretta-Miss Sherry; Clara-Miss Collett; Altea-Mrs Love; Old Woman-Mr Baddeley; Maid-Mr Waldron; Estifania-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington.
Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17791005, but Polly-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Cast
Role: Florival Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Sharp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupeley-Dodd; Oldworth-Aickin; Sir Harry Groveby-Brereton; Hurry-Parsons; Druid-Bannister; Painter-Moody; Old Groveby-Baddeley; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lady Bab Lardoon (with an Epilogue in character)-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington.
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Oaks Author(s): John Burgoyne

Dance: II: New Pastoral Dance-Delpini, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi; V: Grand New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Miss Simonet, Delpini, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi

Song: In: Fete Champetre. The vocal parts-Davies, Fawcett, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten

Performance Comment: The vocal parts-Davies, Fawcett, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Bannister Jun.; Glenalvon-Bensley; Lord Randolph-Aickin; Officers-Stevens, Davis; Old Norval-Digges; Anna-Mrs Poussin; Lady Randolph-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance on this stage these 13 years).
Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Crawford
Related Works
Related Work: Douglas Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail A Dramatic Proverb

Performance Comment: Characters-Palmer, Gardner, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Cuyler. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 12 Aug. 1786: Current-Palmer; Padlock-Gardner; Finette-Mrs Hitchcock; Almadine-Mrs Cuyler.]

Dance: As17800530

Music: 2nd piece: With an Overture-; Between the Acts: Scots Airs-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: Caratach-Digges; Penius-Aickin; Suetonius-Bensley; Junius-Lamash; Demetrius-R. Palmer; Judas-Edwin; Macer-Massey; Nennius-Usher; Curius-Egan; Decius-Davis; Regulus-Kenny; Hengo-Master Edwin; Petillius-Palmer; Bonduca-Miss Sherry; 2nd Daughter-Mrs Cuyler; Eldest Daughter-Mrs Massey; The original Prologue ,written by the late D. Garrick, Esq.,-Palmer.
Cast
Role: 2nd Daughter Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Eldest Daughter Actor: Mrs Massey
Related Works
Related Work: Bonduca Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Fire And Water

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith; Duke-Aickin; Cacafogo-Moody; Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Norris; Alonzo-R. Palmer; Copper Captain-King; Margaretta-Miss Sherry; Clara-Miss Collett; Altea-Mrs Love; Old Woman-Mr Baddeley; Maid-Mr Burton; Estifania-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington.
Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: End: The Force of Love, as17801018