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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 29 Dec. 1766.] Afterpiece: A Comedy of two acts taken from Vanbrugh's Relapse [by John Lee?]. Tickets by Mas. Harris will be taken. Charges #65 18s.; Profit to Mrs Lessingham #39 18s. 6d., plus #79 13s. from tickets (Box 166; Pit 131; Gallery 185) (Account Book). [The Gentleman who played King Henry was George Savile Carey (Hogan).] Receipts: #105 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part Ii

Performance Comment: King Henry-A Gentleman, first appearance any stage; Prince of Wales (By Particular Desire)-Mrs Lessingham; Achbp York-Clarke; Prince John-Davis; Westmorland-Hull; Chief Justice-Younger; Shallow (that night only)-Woodward; Pistol-Hamilton; Poins-Wroughton; Bullcalf-Dunstall; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Gardner; Falstaff-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Sir Tunbelly-Dunstall; Young Fashion-Lewes; Coupler-Quick; Lory-Cushing; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Hoyden (With an Apology in character to the Town)-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Music: End: A Concerto on the Double Mandoline, Royal Guitar-Sg Mussolini, after which he will accompany a young Gentlewoman in a song, being their first appearance in Public

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucius Junius Brutus Father Of His Country

Performance Comment: . Edition of 1681: Prologue by Mr Duke-; Lucius Junius Brutus-Betterton; Titus-Smith; Tiberius-Williams; Collatinus-Wiltshire; Valerius-Gillow; Horatius-Norris; Fecilian Priests-Percival, Freeman; Vindicius-Nokes; Fabritius-Jevon; Sempronia-Lady Slingsby; Lucretia-Mrs Betterton; Teraminta-Mrs Barry; Epilogue-Mrs Barrey.
Cast
Role: Lucretia Actor: Mrs Betterton
Role: Teraminta Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Barrey.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Milward; Creon-Quin; Adrastus-Mills; Haemon-Havard; Phorbas-Wright; Tiresias-Berry; Aegeon-Cashell; Diocles-Winstone; Pyracmon-Stevens; Alcander-Ridout; Dymas-Green; Citizens-Chapman, Turbutt, Shepard, Taswell, Marten, Ray, Hough; Jocasta-Mrs Roberts; Eurydice-Mrs Mills; Manto (with the Hymn to Apollo)-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Manto Actor: Mrs Clive.

Music: With new Musick The Songs, Choruses new by Mr Arne-Lowe, Savage, Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Sheridan; Creon-Sparks; Phorbas-Ryan; Aegeon-Ridout; Tiresias-Gibson; Manto (with a song in character)-Mrs Chambers; Alcander-Cushing; Haemon-White; Ghost of Laius-Anderson; Pyraemon-Redman; Adrastus-Smith; Eurydice-Mrs Bellamy; Jocasta-Mrs Woffington; With all proper decorations. With all proper decorations.
Cast
Role: Manto Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Baker.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Williams; Varanes-Booth; Martian-Mills; Atticus-Bowman; Leontine-Thurmond; Athenais-Mrs Porter; Pulcheria-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Horton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Boheme; Adrastus-Walker; Creon-Quin; Tiresias-Ogden; Haemon-Diggs; Phorbas-Ryan; Aegeon-Leigh; Diocles-Egleton; Eurydice-Mrs Bullock; Jocasta-Mrs Seymour.
Cast
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Seymour.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Boheme; Adrastus-Walker; Creon-Quin; Tiresi as-Smith; Phorbas-Ryan; Haemon-Diggs; Diocles-Egleton; Jocasta-Mrs Knight; Eurydice-Mrs Wilson, who never appeared on any Stage before; Citizens-Bullock Sr, Hall, Hippisley, H. Bullock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba Or Hannibals Overthrow

Performance Comment: Massinissa-Walker; Hannibal-Hulett; Maherbal-Ogden; Bomilcar-Morgan; Massina-Miss Purden; Scipio-Leigh; Lelius-Smith; Menander-Huddy; Rosalinda-Mrs Morgan; Sophonisba-Mrs Moffett.
Cast
Role: Rosalinda Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Sophonisba Actor: Mrs Moffett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Boheme; Adrastus-Walker; Creon-Quin; Tiresias-Ogden; Haemon-Diggs; Phorbas-Ryan; Diocles-Egleton; Jocasta-Mrs Parker; Euridice-Mrs Bullock; Citizens-Bullock Sr, Spiller, Hippisley, Hall, H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Euridice Actor: Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Boheme; Adrastus-Walker; Creon-Quin; Tiresias-Ogden; Haemon-Diggs; Phorbas-Leigh; Diocles-Egleton; Jocasta-Mrs Parker; Eurydice-Mrs Bullock; Citizens-Bullock Sr, Spiller, Hall, Hippisley, H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Boheme; Adrastus-Walker; Creon-Quin; Tiresias-Ogden; Haemon-Diggs; Phorbas-Milward; Jocasta-Mrs Berryman; Eurydice-Mrs Bullock; Citizens-Bullock, Spiller, Hall, Hippisley, H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Berryman
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Boheme; Adrastus-Walker; Creon-Quin; Phorbas-Ryan; Haemon-Milward; Aegeon-Chapman; Tiresias-Ogden; Citizens-Bullock, Spiller, Hall, Hippisley, H. Bullock; Jocasta-Mrs Berriman; Eurydice-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Boheme; Adrastus-Walker; Creon-Quin; Tiresias-Ogden; Haemon-Milward; Phorbas-Ryan; Aegeon-Chapman; Citizens-Bullock, Spiller, Hall, Hippisley, H. Bullock; Jocasta-Mrs Berriman; Eurydice-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Boheme; Adrastus-Walker; Creon-Quin; Tiresias-Ogden; Haemon-Milward; Phorbas-Ryan; Aegeon-Hulett; Ghost-Chapman; Jocasta-Mrs Berriman; Eurydice-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Boheme; Adrastus-Walker; Creon-Quin; Tiresias-Ogden; Haemon-Milward; Phorbas-Ryan; Aegeon-Hulett; Ghost of Laius-Chapman; Jocasta-Mrs Berriman; Eurydice-Mrs Bullock; Citizens-Bullock, Hall, Hippisley, Ray, H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Delane; Adrastus-Walker; Creon-Bridgwater; Tiresias-Aston; Haemon-A. Hallam; Alcander-Houghton; Pyracmon-Paget; Diodes-Ridout; Aegeon-Stephens; Phorbas-Ryan; Ghost of Laius-Marshall; Plebeians-Chapman, Hippisley, Mullart, Neale, James; Jocasta-Mrs Hallam; Eurydice-Mrs Buchanan .
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise Or The Massacre Of Paris

Performance Comment: Admiral-Mills; King-Walker; Duke-Ryan; Cardinal-Quin; Marguerite-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Marguerite Actor: Mrs Horton.

Song: Turner, Mrs Bowman; The Genius-Turner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: As17230406 but Jocasta-Mrs Boheme; Pyramon-Davies; Alcander-Huddy.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Boheme
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Bullock

Song: Mrs Hill

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Song: With all the Comical Songs and Dialogues that were perform'd in Wonders in the Sun-; particularly the Fop Song-Pack in Imitation of Italian

Dance: Dances-

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hamilton. Mainpiece: Not acted this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-Smith; Hephestion-Dyer; Polyperchon-Tindal; Thessalus-Anderson; Perdiccas-Davis; Aristander-Perry; Cassander-Clarke; Clytus-Gibson; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parasatis-Mrs Burden; Eumenes-Bennet; Laomedon-Wignel; Statira-Mrs Ward; Roxana-Mrs Hamilton; In which will be introduc'd The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon, with an Epilogue in the character of Roxana-Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Music: IV: A Solo on the Violin-Mr Piffit (his second performance in England)

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. House Charges #74 10s. [Profit to Mrs Barry #1 18s. 6d. Doubtless she had additional profit from tickets not listed in the Treasurer's Book.] The Indisposition of Mrs Yates obliges Mrs Barry to change her play. Tickets deliver'd for Jane Shore will be admitted. [Mainpiece advertised as for last time this season.] Paid salary list #435 19s. Chorus singers #2 10s. 6d.; Rec'd stopages #3 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17670424 but Roxana-Mrs Hopkins; Parisatis-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Dancing Actor: Miss _Reynolds, Mrs King.

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London, the Tombs of Westminster-Vernon

Dance: TThe Irish Lilt, as17670430

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 12 April 1771.] Afterpiece: Taken from Sir John Vanbrugh. Boxes and Pit are laid together. Paid Mr Loutherbourg on acct (per Mr Johnston) #41 13s. 4d.; The Author of the Fair Quaker (vide 23 Nov. last) #78 8s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #276 15s. 6d. Charges: #65. Profit to Mrs Abingston: #211 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Witwou'd-King; Fainall-Reddish; Mirabell-Jefferson; Petulanx-Baddeley; Waitwell-Parsons; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Jefferson; Foible-Mr Davies; Millamant-Mrs Abington; Marwood-Miss Younge, first time; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Yates, first appearance this stage in 7 years; In Act III, a Cantata-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Jefferson
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: a Cantata Actor: Mrs Scott.

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Parts by Dodd, Palmer, Weston, Hurst, W. Palmer, Burton, Waldron, Wright, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington. Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Palmer; Lory-Weston; Sir Tunbelly-Hurst; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Burton, W. Palmer, Waldron, Wright (Genest, V, 904). Burton, W. Palmer, Waldron, Wright (Genest, V, 904).
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: V: The Mountaineers, as17730930

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Crouch, but she "had, in her way to the theatre, been overturned in a coach. Mrs Brereton read the part of Miss Harley " (London Chronicle, 14 Nov.). The playbill also lists the song, as 12 Nov., but it was not sung on this or any subsequent night. As afterpiece the playbill announces Comus, in which Mrs Crouch was to appear, but it was not acted. Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 23 Apr. 1788]. Receipts: #124 14s. 6d. (107.12.0; 15.15.0; 1.7.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The New Peerage

Performance Comment: As17871110, but Miss Harley-read by Mrs Brereton.

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: Read ye parts of Varanes and Athenais before I went into ye Pit to see ye Play of Theodosius. Barry and Mrs Dancer are excellent in Varanes and Athenais. Young Barry did Theodosius, and Sowdon Marcian, who, tho' ugly, has a pretty good person and is a tolerably good player. Liontine by Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Theodosius-T. Barry; Leontine-Bannister; Atticus-Gardner; Aranthes-Davis; Lucius-Keen; Marcion-Sowdon; Pulcheria-Mrs Burden; Julia-Mrs Denton; Delia-Mrs Kirby; Athenais-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Denton
Role: Delia Actor: Mrs Kirby
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: A Serious Dance-; End: A comic dance-Miss Froment, a little girl (Neville)

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for the Gentleman who performs the Part of Zanga [in THE REVENGE], and Mr and Mrs Simpson. Mainpiece: Written by the celebrated Dr Young, Author of the Night Thoughts, &c. Afterpiece: As an After-piece [i.e. reduced from 5 to 3 (?) acts]. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had of Longman and Broderip, Cheapside and Haymarket; Pass, No. 53, High Holborn; Bland's Music Warehouse, No. 45, High Holborn; Strutt, Bookseller, No. 20, Little Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields; Ellwick, Musical Instrument Maker, No. 55, Long Acre, comer of Phoenix O>urt; Padbury, Coal Merchant, No. 24, Henrietta-street, Covent Garden; Evan, Bookseller, No. 351, near the Pantheon, Oxford Road; and of Simpson, at No. 33, St. Martin's-street, Leicester-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: THE CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS

Performance Comment: Gray and Harcourt- Two of the Gentlemen who perform in the Tragedy; Woodville-Taylor (from the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh); Governor Harcourt-Baker (from the Theatre-Royal, Dublin); Lord Glenmore-Villars (from the Theatre-Royal, Norwich); Vane-Wilkinson; Jacob Gawkey-Simpson//Bridget-Mrs Simpson; Miss Mortimer-Miss Achmet; Mrs Warner-Mrs Heaphy; Cecilia-A Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]). Fpilogue spoken by Simpson .unidentified]). Fpilogue spoken by Simpson .

Music: In the Course of the Evening several Pieces on the Union Pipes and Pedal Harp by Courtney and Weippert

Monologue: 1794 06 02 After the Epilogue Jacob Gawkey's Rambles tbrougb Bath by Simpson