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Event Comment: The New Tragedy of Timanthes oblig'd to be deferr'd on Account of Indisposition of Mrs Yates. Paid Hoole Balance of his 1st Night of Timanthes #147 18s. Paid Mr Mackdonald for 5 gross of artifical flowers #1 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Event Comment: TTimanthes still oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Yates. Receipts: #197 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Cast
Role: Lady Dove Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Violetta Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Lucy Waters Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs W. Barry.
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17691213, but Kitty-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Millidge.
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jefferies.

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17700119, but Termagant-Mrs Green; Harriet-Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green

Entertainment: As17700224

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Charges #64 15s. 6d. Balance to Shuter #109 8s., plus #85 17s. from tickets (Box 200; Pit 239). Woodward, Mrs Yates and Smith paid their balances (Account Book). Receipts: #174 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

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

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17691005; II of the Comedy: The Dutch Milkmaid Dance=, as17691111

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-; Epilogue Riding upon an Ass-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17691010, but Sir John Brute-Love, first time; Razor-Parsons; Lady Brute-Mrs Barry, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: II: The Rabbit Sellers, as17691228

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17700327 but Shylock-Macklin; Nerissa-Mrs Lessingham; Portia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: IV: The Whim, as17691123; End: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Priuli-Bannister; Renault-Jefferson; Pierre-Aickin, first time; Spinoza-Wright; Jaffier-Barry; Belvidera-Mrs Barry; Duke-Bransby; Bedamour-Packer; Elliot-Keen; Officer-Ackman; With an Occasional Prologue-Aickin.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: After: Comic Dance, as17690926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: As17700322 but Pembroke-Clarke; with By Particular Desire, the Original Epilogue-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17700402

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashion Display'd

Performance Comment: Principal Character-the Author; Four Ladies who never appeared in Public; Prologue-a Gentleman; Epilogue-Mrs Burton.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Burton.
Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes and Mrs W. Barry (playbill). [N.B. Winston suggests Cymbeline this night, but all extant playbill evidence favors Cymon. "Sir Joshua Reynolds purchased portrait of Garrick as Abel Drugger by Zoffany for #100" (Winston MS 10, from Burney News Clippings).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Dance: III: As17700428

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Younger; Juba-Smith; Sempronius-Clarke; Syphax-Gibson; Portius-Bensley; Marcus-Wroughton; Lucius-Gardner; Decius-Morris; Lucia-Mrs Mattocks; Marcia-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amintas

Performance Comment: Amintas-Tenducci; Alexander-Reinhold; Agenor-Mattocks; Thamitis-a young Lady, Scholar of Tenducci, her first appearance; Eliza-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Fishar; II: Sonata on Violincello-Duport; First Violin, a Concerto-Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17700407 but Artabanes-Reinhold, first time; Mandane-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Pinto.
Role: Artaxerxes Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: I: The Dutch Dance, as17691111; II: The Old Ground Young, as17700501; Allemande, as17700501

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Parts-Guadagni, Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Scott, Sga Frasi.

Music: FFirst Violin, Solo-Giardini; Solo on Violin@Cello-Duport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Wroughton, first time; Varanes-Smith, first time; Leontine-Gibson; Marcian-Clarke; Lucius-Wignell; Atticus-Gardner; Aranthes-Lewes; Pulcheria-Mrs Vincent; Athenais-Miss Miller, first time.
Cast
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17700430 but Ceres-Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Thompson.

Dance: III: The Old Ground Young, as17700501; with Allemande, as17700501

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17691204, but Trinket-Dodd; Paris-Waldron; Harriet-Miss Rogers; Mrs Oakly-Miss Pope; Toilet-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Toilet Actor: Mrs Millidge.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Sweepers Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17690926; End: Minuet and Louvre-Noverre, Miss Rogers (his Scholar)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17691213, but Hastings-Aickin; Alicia-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs W. Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Walker

Entertainment: V: (By Desire) the Picture of the Playhouse, or Bucks have at ye all-Dodd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Philips, from Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, his first appearance upon this Stage (a Scholar of Dr Arne's); Thomas-DuBellamy; Dorcas-Saunders; Sally-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper-Master West, Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17691129, but Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Moody, first time; Matthew-W. Palmer; Cob-Wright; Mrs Kitely-Miss Younge, first time; Occasional Epilogue-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Miss Younge, first time
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: V: The Butterfly-Daigville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Ross; Priuli-Aikin; Renault-Gentleman; Bedamar-Smith; Spinosa-Dancer; Elliott-Lings; Theodore-Farrell; Duncan-M'George; Officer-Griffiths; Pierre-Sowdon; Belvidera-Mrs M'George, first appearance this Stage; With Occasional Prologue-Foote.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Jefferies
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17700528, but Uncle-Wright; Maria-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs W. Barry.
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: The dances Actor: Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King
Role: Mrs Filagree Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: II: Minuet, Allemande-Daigville, Miss Ross; IV: Hornpipe-Walker

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Master Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Ross; Edgar-Aickin; Gloster-F. Gentleman; Kent-Gardner; Bastard-Robson; Albany-Smyth; Cornwall-Dancer; Burgundy-Knowles; Gentleman Usher-Hamilton; Officer-M'George; Physician-Griffiths; Old Man-Farrell; Servants-Lings, Pearce; Arante-Miss Trowell; Cordelia-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-DuBellamy; Argus-Griffiths; Corydon-Farrell; Mopsus-Vandermere; Cymon-Hamilton; Phillida-Mrs Jewell .
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Jewell

Dance: End of Play: The Pedlar, as17700718