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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17721016, but Foigard-Fox; Sullen-Dunstall; Cherry-Mrs Kniveton; Add Sir Charles-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Green

Song: II: (By particular Desire) The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms from Arataxerxes,-Miss Catley

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Smith, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-J. Aickin; Miller-Moody; Richard-Palmer; Kate-Mrs Millidge; Lord Lurewell-Ackman; Peggy-Miss Platt; Margery-Mrs Bradshaw; Joe (with a song in character)-Kear.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Barry; Chamont-Brereton; Polydore-Cautherly; Acasto-Packer; Chaplain-Love; Ernesto-Wrighten; Servant-Wheeler; Monimia-Mrs Barry; Page-Miss Palmer; Florella-Mrs Johnston; Serina-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17721117, but Lucy-Mrs Baker; Hornpipe-Miss Besford.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Dr Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Darnly-Reddish; Seyward-Cautherly; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Maw@Worm-Weston; Lady Lambert-Miss Ambrose; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Mrs _Wrighten.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Robinson, first time
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Mask-Dodd; Old Mask-Baddeley; Musical Lady-Miss Pope; Freeman-Fawcett; Lady Scrape-Mrs Johnston; Laundress-Mrs Bradshaw; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: IV: Comic Dance, as17720922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17721121, but Lucy-Mrs Wrighten, first time.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten, first time.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Mrs _Wrighten.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17730123, but Eustace-Dyer; Margery-Mrs Baker; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: II: The Fingalian Dance-Miss Besford. [See17721009.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17730121, but Lucy-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reddish; Mercury-Jefferson; Amphitryon-J. Aickin; Gripus-Parsons; Sosia-King; Phaedra-Miss Pope; Bromia-Mrs Bradshaw; Night-Miss Platt; Alcmena-Miss Younge; In Which will be Introduced an Interlude of Singing, Dancing-; Plutus-Champnes; Wit-Mrs Scott; The Dance-Sg Daigville, Sga Vidini.
Cast
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Wit Actor: Mrs Scott

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Mrs _Wrighten.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Reddish; Sir Paul Plyant-King; Careless-Palmer; Brisk-Dodd; Lord Froth-Parsons; Mellefont-Brereton; Lord Touchwood-Packer; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Froth-Mrs Abington; Lady Plyant-Miss Younge; Saygrace-Wright; Cynthia-Miss Platt; By way of Epilogue a little piece of Descriptive Poetry (First Time) call'd The Wishing Cap-King.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Mlle Florival-Miss Ambrose; Bell-Mrs Egerton; Emily-Miss Pope; Prattle-King; Col. Tamper-Palmer; Belford-Packer.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Egerton

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17720922

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Fifth Night of She Stoops will be Thursday Next. Charges #69 17s. Profit to Mrs Mattocks #122 7s., plus #45 5s. from tickets (Box 151; Pit 50). Paid one year's Assurance on 10,000 in a Sun Fire Office to 25 March 1774; #50. Paid ditto on 5,000 in the Royal Exchange office to 31 March 1774: #12 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #192 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: II: New Dance, as17730206

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. Mainpiece: Performed but once this season. Tomorrow (Seventh Time). The NEW COMEDY of She Stoops to Conquor.--with (By Desire) The Upholsterer. Charges #74 9s. 6d. Profit to Mattocks #74 10s. 6d., plus #26 13s. from tickets (Box 91; Pit 26). Paid Mrs Leverton (mantua maker) #15 19s. (Account Book). Receipts: #149

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Arbaces Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: End Opera: The Irish Lilt, as17721028

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Macklin. Each piece for only time this season. [But see 24 May.] Part of Pit will be laid in Boxes. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges #64 10s. Profit to Miss Macklin #87 10s. 6d., plus #131 from 524 Box and Pit tickets sold at Box prices (Account Book). [The payroll this night is the highest for the season, #613 11s., due largely to the fact that Ross appears on it for what seems to be a whole season's pay in one sum: #255 15s.] Receipts: #152 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Bensley; Gratiano-Lewes, first time; Lorenzo-(with song)-Mattocks; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Baker; Nerissa-Mrs Lessingham; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: Love a La Mode

Dance: II: Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; IV: The Bird Catchers, as17721207; End: A Double Hornpipe, as17730218

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17730413 but Ralph-a Young Gentleman, his first appearance; Fanny-Mrs Baker, first time; Theodosia-Mrs Willems; Patty-Miss Wewitzer, first time.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Baker, first time
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

Song: I: A Song-Miss Twist

Dance: I: A Minuet-Aldridge, Miss Twist; II: The Old Ground Young, as17720928; Epilogue. End Opera: The New Occasional Epilogue written by Dr Goldsmith, will be spoken-Lewes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

Performance Comment: Parts by Vernon, Parsons, Palmer, Moody, Packer, Davies, Baddeley, Waldron, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope, Miss Younge. Prologue-King; Epilogue-Miss Younge; Sir ThomasRichacre-Parsons; George-Palmer; Dr Goodman-Packer; Metre-Waldron; William-Vernon; Lord Sealand-Davies; O'Connor-Moody; La Poudre-Baddeley; Emily, the Maid of Kent-Miss Younge; Patty-Miss Pope; Dame Quickset-Mrs Bradshaw; Robert-Griffith (Genest, V, 357; MacMillan). MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Dame Quickset Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Egerton

Ballet: I: The Drunken Peasant. Drunken Peasant-Atkins; Clown-Wright

Event Comment: By Order of the Grand Buck for the Benefit of Wignell and Davis. N.B. Places will be kept in the front boxes for the brethren of the Mcst Noble Order, who are desired to meet the Grand Buck and His Council at the Shakespeare's Head in the Great Piazza, by 5 o'clock, from thence to proceed to the theatre, and bring the ensigns of the Order with them (playbill). Charges #66 3s. 6d. Deficit to beneficiaries #4 6s. 3d. apiece, cover'd by income from tickets: Wignell #78 4s. (Box 82; Pit 290; Gallery 142); Davis #74 4s. (Box 59; Pit 281; Gallery 173) (Account Book). Receipts: #57 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17721019, but Richmond-Davis; Tressel-Wroughton; King Henry-Younger; Norfolk-Perry; Catesby-Fox; Lord Mayor-Wignell; Dutchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Lady Anne-Miss Ogilvie; Queen-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Whim, as17730426

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mrs Williams, Mrs _Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-Bannister; Leander-DuBellamy; Mungo-Moody; Scholars-Bolton, Osborne; Ursula-Mrs Palmer; Leonora-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Dance: I: New Tambourine Dance-; End: The Medley, as17730517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: As17730813 but to avoid confusion full list noted: Foote, Aickin, Bannister, Hamilton, Fearon, Moody, Davis, Jacobs, LaMash, Lloyd, Bolton, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell; Prologue-Foote.
Cast
Role: Lady Riscounter Actor: Mrs Williams
Role: Lydia Actor: Mrs Jewell

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: As17730820, but to avoid confusion full list noted: Weston, DuBellamy, Castle, Bolton, LaMash, Francis, Hamilton, Fearon, Courtney, Bannister, Mrs Weston, Lings, Osborne, Ward, Lloyd, Jacobs, Miss Platt, Mrs Palmer, Miss Atkinson, Miss Wilde, Miss Craven; Waiter-Hutton; Prologue-Weston; Tripple Hornpipe-Giorgi's Scholars; and a New Epilogue Song-Bannister.
Cast
Role: Lady Lochiel Actor: Mrs Fearon
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Weston
Role: Nan Actor: Mrs Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot (with the Address to the Town)-Woodward; Sir George-Mattocks; Charles-Wroughton; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-Hamilton; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Miss Valois; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Mrs Baker; With a New Occasional Prologue (Never spoken before)-Woodward (playbill); Miranda-Miss Macklin (Public Advertiser).
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Davis; Sir Harry Sycamore-Hartry; Ralph-Dibdin; Giles-Bannister; Fairfield-Jefferson; Mervin-J. Bannister; Theodosia-Miss Jarratt; Patty-Mrs Smith; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw; Fanny-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Country Girls Actor: Mrs Hunt, Mrs Scott
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Sutton

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Reddish; Siffredi-Jefferson; Osmond-Aickin; Rhodolpho-Ackman; Officers-Keen, Wrighten, Wright; Laura-Miss Sherry; Sigismunda-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Performance Comment: Pandolfo-Bannister; Zerbino-Vernon; Henrico-Davies; Felicia-Mrs Smith; Lissetta-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Felicia Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lissetta Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance call'd The Mountaineers-Como, Sga Crespi, first appearance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Razor-Woodward; Pamphlet-Shuter; Quidnunc-Dunstall; Feeble-Bates; Harriet-Mrs Baker; Termagant-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: Fingalian Dance, as17730929; Double Hornpipe, as17730929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Kniveton; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Davis; Ratcliff-Thompson; Prince Edward-Miss Besford; Duke of York-Mas. Jones; Lieut.-Fox; Lord Mayor-Wignell; Stanley-Gardner; Tressel-Wroughton; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Lady Anne-Mrs Baker; Queen-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Aickin; Philotas-Reddish; Melanthon-Packer; Phocian-J. Aickin; Calippus-J. Bannister; Greek Officer-Davies; Dionysius-Palmer; Arcas-Hurst; Herald-Wright; Erixene-Miss Platt; Euphrasia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Euphrasia Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Bruin-Wright; Lint-Castle; Heel@Tap-Bransby; Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Miss Pope.