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Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Woodward
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs James.

Dance: As17421026

Event Comment: By Command of Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Clive

Song: I: Beard; III: A Duet-Beard, Lowe

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; IV: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421122

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Musette-Picq, Sga Domitilla; Grand Ballet, as17421108

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs James

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Dance: LLa Provencale, as17421105; Dutch Skipper, as17421025; Peasants, as17421230

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Benefit Beard...Tickets and Places to be had at Beard's lodgings on the North Side of Red Lyon Square. Those Ladies who have already taken places, are humbly requested to send for Tickets. Tickets and places also to be had of Hobson at the stage door. Stage will be form'd into side boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Macklin.
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Event Comment: Benefit Anne Auretti. By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets to be had of Anne Auretti at Mr Chisholm's, the Golden Head in Great Newport St., near Long Acre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Hale.

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Delamain, Anne Auretti; II: Tambourine-Anne Auretti; III: Characters of Dancing, as17421025; IV: Un Pas de Deux-Anne and Janneton Auretti; V: L'Aimable Vainqueur, Minuet-Picq, Anne Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit Cervetto. Mainpiece by Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Tickets deliver'd out by Arthur for The Recruiting Officer will be taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: II: La Florana, as17430408

Song: III: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard, Lowe

Music: IV: New Violincello Concerto-Cervetto

Event Comment: We hear his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has fitted up a Theatre near Cliefden, for a Company of French Comedians, who play there three times a week (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentleman in Misfortune. Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: The New Theatre in the Haymarket will be open'd next Week, for the Summer Season, with the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark....The Company have several old Plays in Rehearsal which they intend to revive, and entertain the Town with twice a Week. Particular Care will be taken to have the House made cool and commodious

Performances

Event Comment: Both pieces: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Bridges
Role: Gipsy Actor: Mrs Horsington
Role: Countrywoman Actor: Mrs King.

Afterpiece Title: Temple of Dulness

Event Comment: Last night the Dutch Children performed before their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and to a most numerous and polite audience, with universal applause; but by command were oblig'd to shorten their performance, and leave out several things that they will exhibit this night and the few nights they are to perform.--Daily Advertiser, 7 March

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequino Triumphante

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Benefit Garrick. Boxes and Pit laid together at 5s. Victor to Garrick: My closest attention was never more commanded than by you last night in Othello....I was most inclined to fear for you in your address to the Senate, but there, even there, you excelled your present rival (Quin) whose merit lies chiefly in declamation-I found you had very judiciously applied your study to the great and striking passages in the character--the trance had a fine effect, your manner of falling into it, and recovery from it, was amazingly beautiful...it would be ridiculous to doubt of your ability to act this part in the utmost perfection; but to arrive at that point there are some things to be done.--Genest, IV, 147

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Macklin

Dance: II: Muilment

Song: III: A Cantata-Lowe

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Cast
Role: Lady Woodvil Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Havard

Song: GGenius of England, God Save the King-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Musick

Performance Comment: Part I. Overture. Della Caduta de Giganti by Gluck-;Airs: Care Paiple in La Caduti de Giganti-Jozzi; San Prigioniero in Il Trionfo della Continenza-Signora Pompeati; Bella consola-Ciacchi; Men Tedela by Handel-Monticelli; La Sortemia Tiranna in Il Trionfo-Signora Imer; Part II. Concerto-Weideman; Airs:Return O God of Hosts, Samson-Signora Frasi; Il Cormeo by Handel-Monticelli; Pensa che il Cielo trema in La Caduta-Ciacchi; Mai l'Amorio verace (La Caduta)-Signora Imer; Concerto-Carbonell; Air:O da Pastor Lampugani-Monticelli; Part III. Concerto-Miller; Airs: Per Pieta in Il Trionfo-Jozzi; Volgo Dubbiosa in La Caduta-Signora Pompeati; The Prince unable to conceal his Pain, Alexander's Feast-Signora Frasi; Duetto in Il Trionfo-Mosticelli, Signora Imer; A Grand Concerto of Mr Handel's-.
Event Comment: Benefit Gluck, composer of the operas at the King's Opera House in the Haymarket. Pit and Boxes together Half a guinea, Gallery 5s. 6:30 p.m. Tickets at Prince of Orange Coffee House in Haymarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Event Comment: We are informed his Majesty's Company of Comedians will perform a few pieces this summer, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, for the Entertainment of his Serene Highness the Prince of Hesse; the Director of that theatre having order'd several of the principal performers to remain in town to be ready for that purpose

Performances

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Ridout.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Yates.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Ridout.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.
Event Comment: By Command of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Receipts: #187 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Cast
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Hale
Event Comment: By Command. Present the Prince and Princess of Wales (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #170 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Event Comment: A Free Benefit for Garrick. By Command of Prince and Princess of Wales. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5s. An Amphitheatre on stage. Total receipts: #274 17s., of which #189 came from his tickets (Account Books. Egerton 2268). Characters All New Dress'd. For the better accommodation of the company attendance will be given at the Pit Doors. To prevent mistakes Ladies are desired to send their servants by three o'clock. Tickets deliver'd out for the 6th of last month will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Receipts: #120 (Cross); #155 18s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: II: Grand Ballet, as17471102; IV: Dutch Dance, as17471128

Song: SSailors Rendezvous, as17471117