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Event Comment: Benefit for Cautherley. House Charges #66 2s. 6d. [Afterpiece advertised as not acted for 3 years, but see 29 March 1764.] Paid J. Johnston by order #12 12s. (Treasurer's Book). Linco's Travels by particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: See17661103, but a New Song-_ and cast listed in full: Moody-Holland; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish (with a song in character)-Dodd; Belville-Cautherly; Alithea-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Miss Pope; Country Girl-Mrs Lessingham (, 1st time); with an address to the Audience by way of Epilogue-Mrs Lessingham.

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Edgar-Cautherley , 1st time; Florimond-King; Elfina-Miss Rogers; Grotilla-Miss Collett; Emmeline-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates.

Entertainment: End: Linco's Travels-King [, as17670406

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Dance: HHearts of Oak, as17670212

Event Comment: Benefit for DuBellamy and Mrs Pitt. Tickets delivered for Theodosius will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted in 4 years. [See 20 May 1763.] Charges #67 1s. [Profit to each beneficiary #27 11s. 9d. plus income from tickets: DuBellamy #61 6s. 5d. (Box 75; Pit 241; Gallery 64); Mrs Pitt #62 6s. (Box 53; Pit 223; Gallery 156).] (Account Book). Receipts: #122 4s. 6d. (Account Book). [Neville attended. Noted the great crowd as well as the excellence of the performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: More of Moor Hall-DuBellamy; Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-the Giant; Mauxalinda-Miss Poitier; Margery-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Pinto.

Song: I: At Totterdown Hill-, a favourite song; IV: The Cantata of Cymon and Iphegenia , by Particular Desire,-DuBellamy

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Wignel and Stoppelaer. Neither Piece Acted This Season. The Prologue and Epilogue spoken By particular Desire by Master Wignell. Charges #72 15s. [of which Wignel bore #32 2s. 6d. and Stoppelaer bore #40 12s. 6d. Their deficit codered by income from tickets: Wignel #97 6s. (Box 82; Pit 362; Gallery 225); Stoppelaer #104 15s. (Bhx 118; Pit 377; Gallery 187).] Paid Edward Bamford for the Giant in the Dragon of Wantly #1 1s. (Account Book). With difficulty got into the Pit just before began (Neville MS Diary). [He comments favorably on the play and performers. Liked Shuter, especially, as Sharp in the afterpiece, and thought Miss Baker looked well in men's clothes.] Receipts: #48 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Mizen-Woodward; Flip-Dunstall (with Famous Sea-Song of Ninety-Two); Worthy-Smith; Rovewell-Hull; Sir Charles Pleasant-Wignell; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Mrs Baker; Jiltup-Mrs Walker; Jenny Private-Mrs Gardner; The Fair Quaker-Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Jiltup Actor: Mrs Walker
Role: Jenny Private Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Shuter; Gayless-Davis; Guttle-Wignell; Kitty-Mrs Green; Melissa-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17670516; End I Farce: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Entertainment: After: The Prologue to the Apprentice-Master Wignell; End Farce: an Epilogue addressed to Most Noble Order of Bucks-Master Wignel

Ballet: End I Farce: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

Event Comment: SSigismunda by Mrs Dancer, being her first appearance on this stage, --was well received and great applause, --She is a good figure, and has a great deal of merit, --and is an acquisition to the theatre (Hopkins MS Notes). Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 21 Nov. 1765.] Got with difficulty into the Pit before the play began. Holland played Tancred pretty well but can never divest himself of a certain stiffness...Mrs Dancer was affecting in Sigismunda...Lovel [in the afterpiece] by King, much better than by Cautherly. Saw the Duchess of Ancaster at the Play, who tho upwards of 40, is still remarkably handsome (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Holland; Siffredi-Love; Osmond-Aickin; Rodolpho-Ackman; Officers-Keen, Strange, Marr; Laura-Mrs Hopkins; Sigismunda-Mrs Dancer, 1st appearance there.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovell-King; Sir Harry's Servt-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Duke's Servt-Palmer; Freeman-Packer; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: End: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 26 Dec. 1764.] Music for the afterpiece by Mr Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Holland; Cecil-Burton; Raleigh-Hurst; Lieutenant-Ackman; Southampton-Aickin, 1st time; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Reddish, 1st appearance; Rutland-Mrs Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sweepers Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Arne
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted in 3 years. [See 18 May 1765.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Palmer; Brazen-King; Justice Balance-Havard; Worthy-Packer; Serjent Kite-Bransby; Bullock-Moody; Welsh Collier-Baddeley; Recruits-Parsons, Messink; Lucy-Mrs Love; Rose-Miss Reynolds; Melinda-Mrs Reddish; Sylvia-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: II: The Gardners Holiday, as17671120

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted There. Receipts: #126 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: Alcanor-Powell; Mahomet-Bensley; Pharon-Hull; Zaphna-Smith, 1st time; Mirvan-Perry; Ali-Davis; Palmira-Mrs Yates, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Mrs Yates, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Freeman-R. Smith; Young Mask-Dyer; Rosin-Quick; Laundress-Mrs Pitt; Lady Scrape-Mrs Stephens; Sophy-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Sophy Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Macduff-Havard; Banquo-Palmer; Ross-Aickin; Witches-Burton, Love, Baddeley; Duncan-Bransby; Malcom-Packer; Seyton-Ackman; Angus-Keen; Lennox-Fawcett; Sergeant-Hurst; Fleance-Miss Rogers; Hecate-Champness; Lady Macduff-Mrs Reddish; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Dancer; The Vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Kear, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; In Act IV, a Dance of the Furies-.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Event Comment: Benefit for King. Mainpiece: Not acted for 8 years. [See 17 May 1760.] Afterpiece: By Desire. Part of Pit laid into Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Antonio (that night only)-Barry; Bassanio-Holland; Old Gobbo-Parsons; Gratiano-Palmer; Lorenzo-Vernon; Launcelot-Wingfield; Portia-Mrs Dancer; Nerissa-Mrs Jeffries; Jessica-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Dancer
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220

Entertainment: End: By Desire, the Favourite Interlude of Linco's Travels, with his remarks on London-King

Event Comment: Benefit for Reddish. Mainpiece: By Desire. Farce (adapted by Thomas Ryder from Vanbrugh's Mistake) never acted there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17670917, but Richard-Reddish, 1st time; King Henry-Burton; Buckingham-Aickin; Norfolk-Hurst; Lady Anne-Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Reddish.
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Cautherly, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Abington.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespeare and Thompson, not acted these 4 years. Afterpiece: For last time this season (playbill of 19 April 1768). [See 18 Feb. 1765. This Coriolanus is possibly the Tragedy by Thomas Sheridan, 8vo, 1755.] @Receipts #85 10s. 6d.@House charge #63@Candles #1 5s.@Extras: Kettle Drum 5s.@2 Side Drums 4s.@4 Fifes 8s.@2 Trumpets 10s.@Chorus Singers #1 10s.@Wardrobe #5 19s.@Total #73 1s. 6d.@Balance due Mrs Lessingham #12 9s.@Tickets 197 137 89 #78 14s.@Money #85 10s. 6d.@Total value of House #164 4s. 6d. (Account Book).@ Mr Clarke being suddenly taken ill in the afternoon [yesterday] his part in the tragedy was oblig'd to be supplied by Mr Younger. And Mr Clarke still continuing ill the Tragedy of King Lear, with the Musical entertainment Amelia is oblig'd to be deferred till further notice (Public Advertiser, 21 April)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: Coriolanus-Smith; Menenius-Shuter; Cominius-Gibson; Brutus-Davis; Sicinius-Casey; Minucius-Perry; Titus-DuBellamy; Tullus-Clarke; Galesus-Hull; Volusius-Gardner; Plebians-Barrington, Cushing, Dunstall, Stoppelaer, Quick; Volumnia-Miss Macklin; Veturia-Mrs Bellamy; In which will be introduced a Roman Ovation- after the manner of the Antients.
Cast
Role: Veturia Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 7 Feb. 1757.] Mr J. Aickin hissed.--Mr Holland and Mrs Baddeley played well (Hopkins Diary). Mr Garrick had the honour of being with the King of Denmark Tuesday morning last, and conversed with him for near half an hour on the state of the stage in England and France. The King gave him an elegant gold snuff-box studded with diamonds as a small mark of the great regard he had for his extraordinary talents (London Evening Post, 14 Oct.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Holland, 1st time; Alonzo-Reddish, 1st time; Carlos-J. Aickin; Don Manuel-Hurst; Alvarez-Burton; Lenora-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; Isabella-Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Lenora Actor: Mrs Baddeley, 1st time
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-Powell; Truman-Perry; Thorowgood-Gibson; Uncle-Hull; Blunt-Cushing; Maria-Mrs Mattocks; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Ward; in Act I, Singing-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Relish Actor: Mrs Dyer
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 15 April 1762.] Receipts: #234 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or The Burgo Master

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Burgomaster-Miles; Boor Servant-LaLauze, 1st appearance these 6 years; Scaramouche-Reyner; Dutch Woman-Miss Helme; Venus-Mrs Baker; Apollo-Arnauld; Daphne-Miss Valois; Diana-Mrs Thompson; Morpheus-Legg; Mystery-Barnshaw; Slumber-DuBellamy; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; to Conclude with a new scene-.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Event Comment: Farce, not acted these Twenty Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner Trickd

Performance Comment: Mixum-Sparks; Vizard-Hamilton; Solomon-Jacobs; Padwell-Kearny; Thieves-Summers, Wheeler; Mrs Mixum-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Mrs Mixum Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: As17690515

Event Comment: Benefit for Bickerstaffe. Afterpiece: For that night only, a new musical Entertainment by author of The Padlock, never acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Doctor Last In His Chariot

Performance Comment: As17690818, but Vandermere; Mrs Dyer; omit Mrs Ogilvie; Prologue-Foote; Epilogue-Miss Rose.

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Performance Comment: Parts-Bannister, Dibdin, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baddeley (being their first appearance upon this stage).

Song: As17690825

Dance: As17690814

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-Wroughton; Trueman-Perry; Thorogood-Gibson; Uncle-Hull; Blunt-Cushing; Maria-Mrs Mattocks; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Ward; In Act I, Singing-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moor-DuBellamy; Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-Real; Mauxalinda-Mrs Thompson; Margery-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Pinto.

Dance: End: Rural Love-Fishar, Miss Valois, Sga Manesiere. [See17641212 ff.

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years. [See 4 Dec. 1750.] Charges #72 16s. 6d. Balance to Woodward #153 3s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Bensley; Angleo-Clarke; Escalus-Hull; Claudio-Wroughton; Clown-Dunstall; Provost-Gardner; Friar Thomas-Redman; Elbow-Quick; Lucio-Woodward; Barnardine-Stoppelaer; Friar Peter-R. Smith; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley; Juliet-Mrs Ogilvie; Francisca-Miss Mills; Isabella-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Ogilvie
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jubilee

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Bensley; Iachimo-Smith; Pisanio-Hull; Cloten-Yates; Cymbeline-Gibson; Bellarius-Clarke; Guiderius-DuBellamy; Arviragus-Perry; Queen-Mrs Vincent; Imogen-Mrs Yates; In Act II, a Masquerade Scene-incident to the play; Singing-Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Mr Hamois, Miss Hamois, as17701010

Event Comment: Benefit for King. Afterpiece, Not acted in 14 years. [But see 1 Feb. 1758.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17701121, but Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss Burton, Mrs _Dorman.
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-King, first time that stage; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Abington; first time that stage; Vamp-Moody, first time that stage; Young Cape-J. Aickin; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Parsons; Robin-Keen; Printer's Devil-J. Burton; Arabella-Miss Burton; Governor Cape-Bransby; Original Prologue-King, By Desire.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Abington
Event Comment: Richard by Mr Dodd-O la! Ola! (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Dodd. Afterpiece: Not acted for 3 years. [See 9 April 1768.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Dodd, for that night only; Buckingham-Jefferson; Tressel-Cautherly; Stanley-Bransby; Norfolk-Burton; Ratcliff-Wright; Lieut.-Fawcett; Princes-Miss Rogers, Miss Collett; Richmond-Aickin; Lady Anne-Mrs W. Barry; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; King Henry-Reddish; Catesby-Packer; Duchess of York-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Sneak-Dodd, first time; Sir Jacob-Baddeley; Major Sturgeon-Love; Bruin-Moody; Mrs Sneak-Miss Pope; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Lint-Castle; Heel@Tap-Bransby; Snuffle-Hartry; Roger-Messink.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17700922

Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley. Afterpiece: Not acted in 12 years. [See 13 March 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Dorman
Role: Ariel Actor: Mrs Scott

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist or The Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: M Le Medecin-Baddeley, first time; Crispin-Dodd; Old Gerald-Parsons; Burley-Moody; Young Gerald-Wheeler; Martin-W. Palmer; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Bradshaw; Angelica-Miss Platt; Waiting Woman-Mrs Simson; Beatrice-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Waiting Woman Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Love.
Event Comment: Benefit for Wroughton. Afterpiece: Never acted before. Tickets deliver'd for Theodosius will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Cast
Role: Zaphira Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tamper-Wroughton; Prattle-Lewes; Major Belford-Perry; Bell-Mrs Bulkley; Madam Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Emily-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Madam Florival Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End Play: The Corsican Sailor's Punch House, as17710412

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17710501, but Mrs Mecklin-Mrs Gardner; End Act I: a Hornpipe-Mas. Harris.
Cast
Role: Mrs Mecklin Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Mrs Lovit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17710509 with Double Hornpipe, as17710509

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madrigal And Truletta

Performance Comment: Parts-Davis, Dancer, Knowles, Vandermere, Griffiths, Farrell, Groves, Vowell, Mas. Sewett (with songs), Miss Smith, first time on any stage, Mrs Granger, Mrs Collins; Prologue-; Epilogue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-a Gentleman from the City, first appearance on any stage; Sir George Airy-Davis; Charles-Dancer; Sir Francis Gripe-Vandermere; Sir Jealous Traffick-Fearon; Whisper-Knowles; Servants-Groves, Vowell; Miranda-Mrs Didier; Isabinda-Mrs Granger; Scentwell-Miss Willis; Patch-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Didier
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Granger
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Gardner.