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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom or The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Goodwill-Shepard; Blister-Harper; Bookish-Berry; Coupee-Laguerre; Wormwood-Mechlin; Quaver-Sal way; Thomas-Este; Lucy-Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Never Acted there before. Written by Mr Carey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Outside Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs M. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1736 lists: Gaylove-Kelly; Muckworm-Norris; Sapscull-Bardin; Slango-Woodward; Blunder-Dove; Arbella-Miss Gerrard; Combrush-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Scot's Dance, as17350924 Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde

Event Comment: Benefit Freeman. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twelve Years. By particular Desire. Afterpiece: With Alterations. And a Description of Tom King's Coffee-house in Covent-Garden. At Common Prices [4s., 2s. 6d., and 1s. 6d. in Daily Advertiser]. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busiris King Of Aegypt

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

Performance Comment: Pleadwell-Mrs Talbot, but see17360202.

Dance:

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Being a True Story in Common Life, and the Incidents extremely affecting. Written by the Author of George Barnwell [George Lillo]. N.B. This is much the coolest House in Town. At Common Prices, viz. Boxes 5s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. [For a puff, see Daily Advertiser, 25 May.] Daily Advertiser, 28 May: Last Night . . . Guilt its own Punishment . . . was acted . . . with the greatest Applause that has been shewn to any Tragedy for many Years. The Scenes of Distress were so artfully work'd up, and so well perform'd, that there scarce remain'd a dry Eye among the Spectators at the Representation; and during the Scene preceding the Catastrophe, an attentive Silence possess'd the whole House, more expressive of an universal Approbation than the loudest Applauses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Guilt Its Own Punishment Or Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1737 lists: Old Wilmot-Roberts; Young Wilmot-Davis; Eustace-Woodburn; Randal-Blakes; Agnes-Mrs Charke; Charlot-Miss Jones; Maria-Miss Karver. Prologue written by Fielding and spoken by Roberts .
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Charke

Afterpiece Title: Tumble Down Dick

Event Comment: Never Acted before. Benefit the Author. By C. Marsh. [Tickets of the Author at Cicero's Head, Round Court, in the Strand.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amasis King Of Egypt

Performance Comment: Parts-Stephens, Hallam, Roberts, Stevens, Mrs Vincent; edition of 1738 lists no actors' names of parts. edition of 1738 lists no actors' names of parts.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer or Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Geniuses-Leveridge, Salway; Helen-Mrs Lampe; Shade of Hero-Miss Younge; Miller-Bencraft; Miller's Wife-Miss Oates; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Mrs Lampe
Related Works
Related Work: The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Author(s): William Mountfort
Related Work: The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Made into a Farce Author(s): William Mountfort
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. Written by George Duke of Buckingham. With Songs, Dances, New Scenes, Machines, Habits and other proper decorations. The Music New-compos'd by Mr Arne. No After Money will be taken. To prevent any interruption in the movement of the machines, 'tis hoped no Persons will take it ill that they cannot be admitted behind the scenes. Receipts: #90

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber Jr; Smith-Delane; Johnson-Mills; Other Characters-Johnson, Macklin, Neale, Havard, Ridout, Taswell, Arthur, Turbutt, Winstone, Leigh, Green, Wright, Ray, Woodburn, Miss Woodman, Mrs Cross, Miss Story, Miss Cole; Vocal Parts-Beard, Lowe, Johnson, Ray, Raftor; Particularly the Representation of a Battle of the Two Operatical Generals-Per gli Signori Giovanni and Tomasino detti Beard, Lowe; With the Additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.

Dance: I: Ballet, as17411015; II: Sailor's Dance, as17411015; III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; IV: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; V: The Swiss, as17410926

Event Comment: Never acted there before [i.e., by this company]. Written by George, Duke of Buckingham. Mr Bayes' Troops have been on their March for some Days past from their last Encampment in Goodman's Fields; they march'd in good Order through the City without Beat of Drum, and were received at Lincoln's Inn Fields, where they have now pitch'd their Tents with great Acclamations of Joy by the Populace. We hear they will be re-enforced by some Auxiliaries from Covent-Garden; and we can assure the Publick, there will certainly be a Battle of Monday next, so the Report of their going quietly into Winter Quarters without coming to Action, proves a groundless Tale, and was merely calculated to serve some private Ends. Daily Advertiser, 4 Dec

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Cibber; Johnson-Giffard; Smith-W. Giffard; Two Kings-Buckley, Clough; King Phyz-Julian; Usher-Dunstall; Volcius-Peterson; Drawcansir-Carr; Prettyman-a Gentleman; Amaryllis-Mrs Dunstall; Pallas-Dighton; Chloris-Mr E. Giffard; Parthenope-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Amaryllis Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: I: Comic Ballet, as17421203; III: Welsh Boufon, as17421203; IV: Comic Ballet, as17421203; II: La Sabotier-M LaPierre

Ballet: The facetious Grand Dance by the whole Company. Thunder, Lightning, Players, Soldiers, Bishops, Judges, Lord@Mayor, Serjeants at Arms-the Comedians; With the Total Eclipse of the Sun and Moon-; Sol-Hemskirk; Luna-Stitchbury; Orbis-Worldly; Also a Representation of a Grand Theatrical Battle-; Mr Bayes' New Rais'd Troops-

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [but see 31 Dec. 173O]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Caled-Quin; Abudah-Hale; Daran-Cashell; Phocyas-Ryan; Eumenes-Rosco; Herbis-Gibson; Artamon-Ridout; Sergius-Carr; Eudocia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Dance: CCharacters of Dancing, as17421025; Le Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Never acted there [but see 16 May 1738]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Ridout.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: Moore-Sullivan, 1st appearance any stage; Margery-Mrs Lampe, 1st time; Mauxalinda-Miss Young, 1st time; Gubbins-Waltz; Dragon-Messing.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Lampe, 1st time
Event Comment: Never before acted [by William Havard, who inserted a long advertisement in the Daily Post with quotations from Roman history and the comment: thus much I think is necessary to be known by everybody who designs to see the play.] Last night the Tragedy of Regulus was perform'd...to a numerous and polite Audience, and met with great Applause.-London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 22 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Regulus

Performance Comment: Corvus-Delane; Decius-Havard; Metullus-Mills; Mutius-Bridges; Manlius-Berry; Quintus-Blakes; First Cartheginian Ambassador-Turbutt; 2nd Ambassador-Usher; Attilus Regulus-Taswell; Scaurus-Green; Emilius-Woodburn; Mantia-Mrs Giffard; Clelia-Miss Budgell; Regulus-Garrick; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue (by Garrick)-Miss Woffington. [From 1st edition, but listed in order of actors given in London Daily Post and General Advertiser.]From 1st edition, but listed in order of actors given in London Daily Post and General Advertiser.]
Cast
Role: Mantia Actor: Mrs Giffard
Event Comment: Mainpiece written by Dryden, acted but once these 20 years. For the Entertainment of His Excellency Hodge Brean Coritong, Ambassador from the Bey of Tripoli

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Cast
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Morayma Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Johayma Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17440228, but Aerial Spirits-Villeneuve, _Picq, Mrs +Delagarde, Mlle _Domitilla.
Cast
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Villeneuve, _Picq, Mrs +Delagarde, Mlle _Domitilla.

Song: (BBy Desire) To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold

Event Comment: Never acted before...From the French of Voltaire [By James Miller]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet The Imposter

Performance Comment: Zaphna-Garrick; Mahomet-Delane; Alcanor-Giffard; Mirvan-Bridges; Pharon-Winstone; Hercides-; Ammon-; Palmira-Mrs Giffard; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue-Garrick [from edition of 1744, but listed in the same order as list of actors in General Advertiser, except General Advertiser adds Turbutt after Winstone].from edition of 1744, but listed in the same order as list of actors in General Advertiser, except General Advertiser adds Turbutt after Winstone].
Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Mrs Giffard
Event Comment: Benefit W. Giffard. Mainpiece: Never acted there. From a New Edition, with many additions and Alterations by the Author. Tickets deliver'd for Saturday the 08th will be taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira Or Spanish Insult Repented

Performance Comment: Gamor (by Particular Desire)-Johnson, who has not appeared on any stage these 5 years; Alvarez-Giffard; Carlos-W. Giffard; Famont-Havard; Spanish Captain-Turbutt; American Captain-Winstone; Emira-Miss Budgell; Cephania-Miss Cole; Alzira-Mrs Giffard; With a New Prologue-Johnson.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Doctor's Wife Actor: Mrs Egerton

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste

Event Comment: WWilliam Hint in letter (Daily Gazetteer, 31 Oct.): Here again we find Mr Delane ill cast for the sake of casting Mr Sheridan?; Still worse, Need I say how much better this play would have been acted had Mr Delane? play'd Pierre, and Mr Garrick? Jaffier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Delane; Pierre-Sheridan; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Renault-Berry; Duke-Winstone; Bedamour-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Event Comment: Containing an account of that notorious Pretender in the Reign of Henry VIII. Aith a short account of Lambert Simnel, a Pretender to the Crown, fostered in like manner by Richard Simon, a Priest of Oxfordshire, with many other Historical passages, similar to the present times [and a synoptic account of the play follows]. A reviv'd Historical Play (not acted in the Memory of Man, and written by an anonymous author, in Shakespeare's Style).--Daily Advertiser, 18 Dec. Prices, Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [These prices continue.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perkin Warbeck

Performance Comment: Henry VII-Furnival; James IV-Cushing; Huntley-Paget; Skelton-Barnard Bourn, for his Diversion; Katherine-Mrs Hallam; Perkin-Shepard.
Cast
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Debauchees

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Phillips
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Cushing.
Event Comment: Farce not acted in 6 years [see 30 May 1739]. [Another letter on operas in Daily Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Lowe; Mopsus-Barrington; Cimon-Collins; Phillida-Mrs Clive; Arcas-Winstone; Corydon-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Clive

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: V: Muilment

Event Comment: Benefit Banberry. Afterpiece a Farce, never acted there before, wrote by Mr Sheridan, the Player. [No prices in Daily Advertiser or General Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: See17451228, but Hamlet-Banberry first time in that character; Horatio-Cushing; Gravediggers-Morgan, Dove; Ophelia-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Afterpiece Title: Captain OBlunder or the Brave Irishman

Dance: The two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Wooden Shoe Dance, Hornpipe-Banberry

Event Comment: PPhillips and Hussey's Company. 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 6d. [Concert formula used.] To begin at 12 and end at 10 p.m. Mainpiece: [first announced on 26th and 29th as The Careful Father; or, The Extravagant Son. Notice of performance repeated 2,3,6 (but Cushing as Drunken Peasant), 6,7 (but Phillips as Drunken Peasant), 12, 13, 14, and 15 May. Probably acted every day of May Fair.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal Son With The Comical Humours Of Sir John Oldcastle And A Pert Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Lettice-Mrs Phillips; Drunken Colonel-Phillips (Daily Advertiser, 3 May).
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips his first appearance on that stage in England in three years; Beau Mordecai the Jew-Bennett; Miss Kitty-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Miss Kitty Actor: Mrs Phillips.

Dance: NNew Hornpipe, Drunken Peasant-Phillips; Sailor's Dance called the Jovial Crew-Phillips

Song: Grand Chorus in Honor of his Royal Highness the Duke on his brave Defeat of the Rebels-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: Pantomime Dance-; with Harlequin-Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: As17461004, but Pierre-Quin; Renault-Chapman; Duke-Rosco; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber; Officer-_; Eliot-_.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: As17461231

Event Comment: MMrs Cibber Play'd (Cross). The Letter sign'd E. L. written in the Name of several Persons of Distinction, is receiv'd; and the Play of King Lear will be acted there, as soon as Mr Garrick is able to perform so long a Character (note "From the Theatre Royal Drury Lane" inserted in the General Advertiser). Receipts: #160 (Cross); #156 17s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discoverd

Performance Comment: Pierre-Barry; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Berry; Jaffier-Delane; Duke-Winstone; Bedamar-Blakes; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment Cross

Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Mozeen.
Event Comment: The Play of Twelfth Night, or What you Will (written by Shakespear) is now reviving at Drury Lane Theatre, and will be acted for the first time on Twelfth Night. Receipts. #100 (Cross); #115 10s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Queen Isabel Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [But see 18 April 1748.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone Or The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Quin; Mosca-Ryan; Corbaccio-Collins; Voltore-Ridout; Corvino-Sparks; Sir Politick-Arthur; Bonario-Gibson; First Avocatori-Marten; Peregrine-Anderson; Caelia-Miss Bellamy; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Lady Wou'dbe Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: CComic Dance-Master and Miss Granier

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author Tickets to be had as 9 and 14 Feb. [The Gentleman's Magazine this month gave a nine-column article to the Plan and Specimens of Irene a Tragedy by Mr Samuel Johnsin acted at Drury Lane from 6-20 February inclusive." In it plot was first retold, then excerpts from speeches were given which illustrated the beautiful expression of the moral values contained in the play: "To instance every moral which is inculcated in this performance, would be to transcribe the whole; but, however difficult I shall select a few." No comments are made upon the stage presentation, all is presented upon the basis of examination of the text. William Shenstone thought not much of it as a play. See Letter to Lady Luxborough 22 March.] Receipts: #110 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet And Irene

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: As17481123, only Lucy-Mrs Clive listed.
Cast
Role: only Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive listed.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: SSavoyards, as17480920