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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Lee; Fadle-King; Sir Charles Raymond-Powell; Sir Roger Belmont-Yates; Col. Raymond-Packer; Villiard-Bransby; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: II: The Shepherdesses, as17631014; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Sparks; Bassanio-Clarke; Duke-Anderson; Grantiano-Dyer; Lorenzo (with songs in character)-Mattocks; Launcelot-Shuter; Jessica (with a song in character)-Miss Miller; Nerissa-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: I: A Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Macklin; IV: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: The Knife Grinders, as17631012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17640324 but Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Hull; Lady (that Night Only)-Mrs Morrison; Euphrosyne-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Morrison
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: Principals-Shuter, Dunstall, Mattocks, Anderson, White, Bennet, Miss Cokayne, Weller, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller, Haynes, Lewis; Occasional Songs-.

Dance: End Masque: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17640310 but Cherry-Miss Vincent, first time; Mrs Sullen-Miss Elliot, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17631216, but Edging-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17640324 but Short Bill: Barber-Woodward; Quidnunc-Dunstall; Pamphlet-Shuter; Termagant-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: By Particular Desire a Minuet-Gallini, Sga Manesiere; III: A Dance The Judgment of Paris-Gallini, Miss Wilford, Miss Pitt, Miss Valois, Mas. Rogers; End: A Dance Love Triumphant-Gallini, Sga Manesiere, Mas. Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17631015, but Shoemaker-Anderson; Sir John Friendly-R. Smith; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17630919, but Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Dutch Skippers, as17640509

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Goodall-Dunstall; Oldcastle-Lewis; Lettice-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Walker.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-J. Palmer, first time; Wingate-Dunstall from cg; Charlotte-Mrs Hippisley; Gargle-Burton; Simon-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Dance: III: Double Hornpipe, as17640514; End: The Provancalle, as17631014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: As17640414 but Sharp-Weston, first time; Melissa-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Mrs Lee.
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Event Comment: Benefit for Dumai, Hussey, Merrifield, Mrs Viviez, Miss Daw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: II: A Double Hornpipe-Merefield, first time, Miss Daw; III: A Comic Dance, The Tricks of Pierrot-Duquesney, Dumai, Hussey; IV: Venus Reveng'd, as17631222; End: A Minuet-Dumai, Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17640428 but 1st Spirit-Ross; Lady-Mrs Ward; 3rd Spirit-Mattocks, who also doubled as a Bacchanal; Euphrosyne-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasLofty, Sir Peter Pepperpot-Foote; Rust-Weston; Dick Bever-Death; Frank Younger-Davis; Puff-Hayes; Dactyl-Granger; Sir Roger Dowlas-J. Palmer; Staytape-Brown; Robin-Parsons; John-Lewis; Juliet-Mrs Granger (British Museum ADD MSS 39302).
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Granger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: As17640626 but Parts-_Hayes, a young _Gentlewoman, Castle, Mrs +Granger.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: _Hayes, a young _Gentlewoman, Castle, Mrs +Granger.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote; Young Wilding-Davis; Old Philpot-Granger; Hazard-Palmer; Quildrive-Castle; Dapper-Brown; Beaufort-Death; Sir Jasper Wilding-Turner; Locust-Parsons; Servant-Price; Maria-Mrs Granger.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Granger.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Wilkinson; Simon-Weston; Wingate-Lewis; President-Death; Gargle-Brown; Scotchman-Parsons; Irishman-Granger; Catchpole-Palmer; Charlotte-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Brown.

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17640626 End: The Dutchman-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Foote, Castle, Davis, Mrs Brown, Weston, Pierce, Mrs Parsons, a young Gentlewoman.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: As17640727 End: A new comic Dance called The Shepherdess and the Faux Aveugle-Gherardi jun, Master Clinton, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ross; King-Sparks; Horatio-Hull; Polonius-Shuter; Laertes-Davies; Rosencraus-White; Guildenstern-Perry; Marcellus-Gardner; Lucianus-Weller; Pl. King-Redman; Pl. Queen-Miss Ferguson; Ghost-Gibson; Ostrick-Dyer; Grave@Diggers-Dunstall, Costollo; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Ward [playbill, but Public Advertiser assigns Marcellus to Anderson on this night only].playbill, but Public Advertiser assigns Marcellus to Anderson on this night only].
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Aesop-Walker; Drunken Man-Dunstall; Old Man, Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Frenchman-Holtom; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Green.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Smith; Marcian-Tindal; Leotine-Gibson; Atticus-Gardner; Lucius-Anderson; Varanes-Ross; Aranthes-Davis; Pulcheria-Mrs Vincent; Athenais-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Amazon Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Gloster-Clarke; Dumont-Ross; Belmour-Gibson; Catesby-Anderson; Ratcliff-Davis; Alicia-Mrs Ward; Jane Shore-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Amazon Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Gibson; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Holtom; Hilliard-Baker; Oliver-Dyer; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Miss Miller; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; the Dances-incident to the opera.
Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Amazon Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Pierre-Holland; Priuli-Havard; Jaffier-Powell; Spinoza-Fox; Elliot-Strange; Renault-Burton; Duke-Bransby; Bedamour-Packer; Officer-Ackman; Belvidera-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Cast
Role: Mrs Harlow Actor: Miss Pope, 1st time
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: The Lamplighters, as17641029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almena

Performance Comment: Parts by: Vernon, Champnes, Giustinelli, Miss Wright, Miss Vincent, Miss Williams, Sga Cremonini. Mahomed-Vernon; Mirza-Giustinelli; Abudah-Champnes; Almena-Miss Wright; Zara-Mrs Vincent; Selima-Miss Williams; Aspatia-Siga Cremonini (Edition of 1764).
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: II: New Dance, The Tartar's Festival-Aldridge, Berardi, Giorgi, Lauchry, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Apprentice-Woodward; Wingate-Dunstall; Gargle-Anderson; Scotchman-Bennet; Irishman-Barrington; Catchpole-Buck; Simon-Cushing; Watchman-Weller; Porter-Gardner; President-Perry; Three members-R. Smith, Tindal, Mas. Morgan; Charlotte-Mrs Evans.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Evans.

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Vocals-Vernon, Champnes, Miss Carter, Mrs Vincent.

Music: Between the acts: Solo on Violincello-Chiri; Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; Concerto on Hautboy-Simpson; Solo on Violin-Hay who will lead the performance; To conclude with the Coronation Anthem-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17641009, but Imogen-Mrs Yates; Masquein Act II-_Grimaldi.
Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: III: The Lamplighters, as17641029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17640927, but Guildenstern-Strange; Player Queen-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Hippisley.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Genii