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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17481105, but Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: Cooke, Madem Auretti

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Triumphs of Love and Honour Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Eunuch; or, The Darby Captain Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: Love the Cause and Cure of Grief; or, The Innocent Murderer Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Related Work: The Mournful Nuptials; or, Love the Cure of All Woes Author(s): Thomas Cooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Cushing; Rutland-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Cushing.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Cushing; Flash-Yeates; Biddy-Mrs Yeates.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Yeates.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. [Lee had returned to Covent Garden. See Winston MS 7.] Notwithstanding the reports of Mrs Cibber's Indisposition, we hear that she is not ill at Bath. We hear that the Comic part of the Little French Lawyer is alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher, and will be acted very soon at Drury Lane, the part of the little French Lawyer will be perform'd by Woodward (General Advertiser). [See 7 Oct.] Receipts: #170

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: In II a Masquerade Dance Actor: Mathews, Mrs Addison

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Woolfort-Sparkes; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Vandunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington; Jaqueline-Miss Haughton; Prigg-Dunstall; Merchants-Oates, Holtham, Anderson, Redman; Higgen-Arthur; Boor-Collins; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Bennet; Clause-Quin.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Barrington
Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Merchant Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17491020, but Tag-Mrs Vincent; Biddy-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17491005, but Masquerade Dance-Miss Baker, Mrs _Addison.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Palmer; Smith-Bridges; Parts-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Woodward, Shuter, James, Usher, Winstone, Marr, Simpson, Reinhold, Costollo, Wright, Mrs Bennet, Miss Murgatroyd, Miss Cole, Miss Yates; with an additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes new@rais'd Troops-.

Dance: II: The Swedish Gardeners, as17491219; V: The Wooden Shoe Dance, as17491219

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Lambe 6 mo. interest #7 10s.; Paid Redman a Bill for writing parts 9s. 10d. Receipts: #111 14s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-Lacey; Thoroughgood-Bridgwater; Trueman-Anderson; Uncle-Sparks; Blunt-Bransby; Maria-Miss Haughton; Lucy-Miss Minors; Milwood-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Milwood Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17491025, but Sir John Friendly-_; Coupler-_; Shoemaker-_;Mrs Abigail-_.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pit
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): Thomas Shaw

Song: I: Master Mattocks

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: SSwedish Gardeners, as17491219

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17500118, but Principal Savoyards-Miss Baker, Mrs _Addison

Performance Comment: As17500118, but Principal Savoyards-Miss Baker, Mrs _Addison.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Quin; Alonzo-Ryan; Carlos-Delane; Alvarez-Sparks; Manuel-Ridout; Isabella-Mrs Bambridge; Leonora-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Related Works
Related Work: The Unhappy Kindness; or, A Fruitless Revenge Author(s): Thomas Scott
Related Work: Bussy D'Ambois; or, The Husbands Revenge Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright

Dance: TTambourine-DeJardins; Grand Scotch Ballet-Cooke, Miss Hilliard her 1st time of appearing on that stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Theodosius-Ryan; Varanes-Delane; Marcian-Sparkes; Leontine-Bridgwater; Atticus-Marten; Aranthes-Ridout; Lucius-Anderson; Pulcheria-Mrs Horton; Athenais-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright

Dance: As17500201

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Lun, LaLauze, Bencraft, Mrs Dunstall, Miss Haughton; The Dances-Mons Jossett his 1st appearance on the English Stage, Mons Jardin, Miss Hilliard.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Maid of the West Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: Bury Fair Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Fair American Author(s): Charles Thomas Carter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'officier En Recrue

Performance Comment: Plumet-Jackson; Balance-Fern; Front d'Airain-Johnson; Oronte-Edwards; La Ramee-Costo; Colin-Smith; Guillot-Williams; Melinde-Miss Talbot first time on the Stage; Rose-Miss Davis; Silvia-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Knight.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17500104, but Parts-Mrs Yates, Miss _Murgatroyd.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: Master Maltere, Miss Foulcades

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

Afterpiece Title: Les Precieuse Redicul

Performance Comment: Madelon-Mrs Bright.
Cast
Role: Madelon Actor: Mrs Bright.

Dance: As17500306 Hornpipe-Master Greniere

Event Comment: Benefit for ye Author. An apology made for Mrs Pritchard's hoarseness (Cross). Paid Calthorpe, makes 85 nights, #52 10s.; Paid Mrs Hobson for a tub 5s.; Norton 6 chorus #1 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #180 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'avare

Performance Comment: Harpagon-Fern; Mariane-Mrs Bright listed as17500226, rest omitted.

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Fourbe Anglois; ou, le Traiteur Mal-Traitte

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Mrs Bright; Clerimont-Jackson; Belamy-Edwards; Dumelange-Costo; Princemaille-Williams; Alain-Ives; Julie-Miss Rawlinson; Mme du Melange-Miss Talbot.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Mrs Bright
Related Works
Related Work: Nina Author(s): William Thomas Parke
Related Work: Albert and Adelaide; or, The Victim of Constancy Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Dance: Mme Roland, Miss Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: As17491026, but abbreviated cast only listed: Falstaff, Wales, King, Hotspur, Carriers, Francis; and Lady Percy-Mrs Woffington.
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical History of Don Quixote, Part I Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: The Comical History of Don Quixote, Part II Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: An Eclogue; or, Representation in Four Parts Author(s): Thomas Jordan
Related Work: The Amorous Bigotte: With the Second Part of Tegue O Divelly Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Atheist; or, The Second Part of the Souldiers Fortune Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: As17491117, but full cast with Tippet-Mrs Dunstall; Phebe-Miss Falkner.

Dance: III: Dutch Dance-Jossett, Jardin, Miss Hillyard; End: Grand Scotch Ballet, as17500201

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: As17500319 but return to cast of 29 Sept. 1749, Tippet-Miss Young; Phoebe-Mrs Dunstall.

Dance: I: New Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; II: Dutch Dance, as17500319 but -Cooke, Miss Hillyard; III: Grand Scotch Ballet, as17500201; End of Play: Louvre, Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17491023, but Heartfree-Palmer; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats

Song: Between the acts: Miss Norris

Event Comment: Benefit for Bridges and Blakes. Rec'd Cash #47 3s., plus #100 4s. from tickets. Total #147 7s. (Treasurer's Book). Yesterday Morning died of a Dropsy, Mr William Mills, belonging to the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane; a person formerly well esteem'd in his profession, and if his infirmities in the latter part of his life render'd him less useful to the stage, yet he amply made amends for it, in the deserv'd character of an Honest man, and an indulgent Husband. -The Stratagem will be play'd on Sat. next, for the benefit of Mrs Mills (General Advertiser). Receipts: #160 (Cross); charges #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Pit
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: As17500405 but Paris-Lowe; Mercury-Wilder; Pallas-Miss Young; Juno-Mrs Dunstall; Venus-Miss Falkner.

Song: I: A New Scots Song-Miss Falkner; set-Master Arne; II: O Sleep, Lucinge-; III: Go Rose-

Dance: IV: Tambourine-Jardin

Event Comment: Benefit for Raftor, Reinhold and Miss Pitt. Rec'd cash #54 16s., plus #83 from tickets. Total #137 16s. Paid Mrs Reynolds for wax and brick dust 3s. 11d. (Treasurer's Book). Last time of performing the Afterpiece this season. Receipts: #160 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Elmy 1st time
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Related Works
Related Work: Love for Money; or, The Boarding School Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Song: IIf God could lengthen life forever-Reinhold; (by desire) Honour and Arms from the Oratorio Sampson,-Reinhold

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Maltere; Tambourine-Miss Foulcade

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold

Performance Comment: As17500327 but parts distributed: Manly-Dunstall; Heartwell-Baker; Gainlove-Wilder; Archer-Cushing; Physician-Redman; Tooth Drawer-Hackett; Peter-Holtham; Sir William Worthy-Collins; Lucy-Miss Young; Flora-Miss Falkner; Peg-Mrs Dunstall.