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Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks, Stede, Mrs Pitt. Tickets deliver'd out by Mrs Stephens will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be taken. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: As17590105, but Lady Piercy-Mrs Stephens; Blunt-Perry; 2nd Carrier-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: The Drunken Peasant, as17590430 The Milkmaid's Holiday, with substitle The Humours of May-Day, as17590421

Event Comment: Benefit for Collins and Mrs Green. No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17590331 but Patch-Mrs Green; Miranda-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Parch Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Abegg, Miss Young
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Dance: As17590501

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Scene of the Drawing in Guild-Hallv. Receipts: #69 1s. 6d. Rec'd of Mrs Bellamy #10 7s. 8d. for 6 nights deducted for last season on death of Princess of Orange

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Ross; Randolph-Ridout; Glenalvon-Smith; Old Norval-Sparks; Anna-Mrs Vincent; Lady Randolph-Mrs Ward1st time here in 10 years.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Lowe; Stocks-Dunstall; Jack Stocks-Dyer; Chloe-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: TThe Plowman, as17591121

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Mainpiece: Not acted in 10 years. Receipts: #194 10s. in cash, plus #147 18s. from tickets (Boxes 378; Pit 356). Charges #64 5s. Advanced to Mrs Ward #30. [Shuter called for imaginative participation of his audience in his Medley Skit (see Larpent MS 171): @"Suppose my dress alter'd with each exhibition....@If I speak like a Dutchman, or Brogue it like Paddy,@Or mimic Monsieur, or lisp like a Lady"@ Parts for The English Sailors in America (by G. A. Steevens) are listed in Larpent MS 172: Indian King , English Captain , Irishman , Sailor Ned and Sailor Ben , a Black Messenger , Guards , White Savage Lady , Black Woman , Image .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush

Performance Comment: Florenz-Ross, 1st time; Clause-Ridout; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Clarke; Hemskirk-Gibson; Orator Higgen-Dunstall; Vandunck-Marten; Prince Prigg-Shuter; Jaqueline-Mrs Baker; Bertha-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Bertha Actor: Mrs Lee.

Dance: TThe Dutch Skipper-Poitier

Entertainment: E+Extravaganza. Shuter will entertain the audience in an Oratorical, Poetical, Operatical Method (never befoer attempted) with a Comic Extravaganza call'd A Day of Taste; or, London Raree Show-Shuter being a Ranelagh Breakfast, a Coffee House Conversation, An Auction at Noon, and the Choice Spirits at Night; conclude with: The Cries of London-. *uó‘cg To which will (By Desire) be added (for this Night only) Mr Shuter's Droll that was perform'd at Bartholomew Fair, call'd The English Sailors in America. Mackfinnen (the Irish Volunteer)-Shuter; Princess-Miss Dawson, her first Time of speaking on the stage

Event Comment: Benefit for Saunders and Mrs Lee. Receipts: #34 14s. 6d. in cash. Deficit (Charges #64 5s.) to each beneficiary, #14 15s. 3d., cover'd by income from tickets: Saunders #18 11s. (Boxes 7; Pit 68; Gallery 66); Mrs Lee, #49 19s. (Boxes 97; Pit 124; Gallery 71). Total income, #103 4s. 6d. Paid Kemp #9 12s; Shane (upholsterer) #41 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: As17591221, but Rutland-Mrs Lee, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Lee, 1st time.
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, Mr Parry will play on the Harp

Entertainment: Several New Equilibres on the Wire-Saunders Particularly he will balance two straws, one across the other with an egg in the center; he will Ring 6 Bells on the Wire, and play on Divers Instruments of Music, particularly, (by Desire) the Guitar, while balancing the Straw

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Baker, Miss Young. Tickets delivered out by Miss Ferguson will be taken. Receipts: #7 15s. 4d. covered by income from tickets. @Tickets Miles Box 15@Pit 178@Gallery 62@Value #36 13s.@Tickets Mrs Baker Box 86@Pit 124@Gallery 67@Value #46 16s.@Tickets Miss Young Box 18@Pit 75@Gallery 80@Value #23 15s.@Tickets Miss Ferguson Box 9@Pit 57@Gallery 39@Value #14 14s.@Total Box 128@Pit 434@Gallery 248@Value #121 12s.@ Paid Rich on account #21. Paid Meares 3s. [The house is now running a deficit of #371.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: As17600109, but Lucy-Miss Young; Isabella-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Song: II, IV: A Song-Miss Brent

Dance: III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles, with Clown - Bennet

Event Comment: Memorandum: Mrs Baker, actress, died this day at Coventry on her Journey from Liverpool to London. Paid Mr J. Rich on Account #10. [This is Account or ledger Number 1 (Account Book).] Receipts: #71 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Prince of Wales-Ross; Northumberland-Redman; Westmorland-Holtom; Douglas-Anderson; Worcester-Ridout; Blunt-Perry; Peto-R. Smith; Gadshill-Bencraft; Francis-Collins; Vernon-Gibson; Carriers-Bennet, Dunstall; Bardolph-Stoppelaer; Sheriff-Wignel; Hotspur-Clarke; Prince John-Miss Mullart; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: Comic Dance call'd The Pedlar Trick'd-; End: The Cossacks-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi, her 1st appearance there

Event Comment: [The Farce A Fairy Tale in 2 acts by Dr Hawkesworth never acted before. Epilogue by Garrick. Spoken by Mrs Yates. The Fairy announced as Miss Marten in advance bills (Winston MS 9).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Actors only: Obrien, King, Master Kennedy, Miss Rogers, Miss Wright (1st appearance any stage), Mrs Yates; Epilogue-; Edgar-O'brien; Florimond-King; Emmeline-Mrs Yates; Elfina-Master Kennedy; Grotilla-Miss Rogers (Genest, IV, 608); Fairy-Miss Wright (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Emmeline Actor: Mrs Yates
Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Kennedy. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd for Much Ado and The Wonder will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17610406 but Capulet-Kennedy; Nurse-Mrs Kennedy; Vocal Parts-Lowe, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The New Hippocrates

Entertainment: After:(by Particular Desire) Mimic Comic Opera Song-Mrs Clive

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Ladies send servants by 3 o'clock. Receipts: #62 3s. plus #104 11s. from tickets (Box 241; Pit 220; Gallery 163) (Account Book). Charges: #63 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Mrs Elmy; Gloster-Sparks; Dumont-Ross; Hastings-Smith; Belmour-Gibson; Catesby-Anderson; Ratcliff-Davis; Alicia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

Event Comment: Young Gentlewoman-Miss E. Miller, marryed since to Mr Thomas Baker, an actor of cg, and a singing master. Mrs Baker is at present separated from her husband (1792) and performs only at Sadler's Wells in Pantomimes &c! Qu: Count Haslang and Mrs Baker (Hopkins MS Notes). Income from Boxes #27 2s. 6d. Nightly expense as usual #32 16s. 11d. Receipts: #74 7s. 6d. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Mattocks; Argus-Collins; Hearty-Redman; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Arethusa-A Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

Event Comment: The Music for the afterpiece compos'd by Mr Stanley, with a Hunting Song (never perform'd before) by the late Mr Handel. Books of the Entertainment to be sold at the Theatre at 6d. each. [Afterpiece: a short simple compliment to their Majesties on their nuptials (Biographia Dramatica). MacMillan suggests parts for afterpiece: Dametas-$Champness; Damon-$Lowe; Priest-$Fawcett; Phebe, Delia-$Miss Young; Sylvia-$Mrs Vincent.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Holland; Norval-Havard; Glenalvon-Davies; Lord Randolph-Burton; Anna-Mrs Bennet; Lady Randolph-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Arcadia or The Shepherds Wedding

Performance Comment: Principal characters-Lowe, Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent; In which will be introduc'd Dancing-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Vincent, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker, others; The whole to conclude with a Pastoral Processionto the Wedding of Thyrsis-; The Arcadians-the Comedians, Singers, Dancers.
Event Comment: [H$Hogan and MacMillan list Mrs Bradshaw. Mrs Havard according to the Public Advertiser.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17611001, but Balthazar-Lowe; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent. No Building on Stage. Afterpiece: Never perform'd there before, from a Comedy of Durfey's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Counterfeit Heiress or The Boarding School

Performance Comment: Sir Amorous Rakehell-Bennet; Amorous-Cushing; Young Meriton-Hull; Old Meriton-Anderson; Le Prate-Holtom; Jilt All-Mrs Burden; Myrtilla-Mrs Vincent; Miss Sprightly-A young Gentlewoman who never appear'd before; In which will be introduc'd a Minuet-A young Gentlewoman who never appear'd before, Sg Sodi.
Cast
Role: Jilt All Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: TThe Taylors, as17620107

Entertainment: After Comedy: Mr Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simson. No building on Stage. Mr Blakes died (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17630314 but Wishwell-Mrs Simson; Blister-Moody; Rhubarb-Fox; Finder-Parsons; Old Wilful-Burton; Sir Harry Atall-Philips; Supple-Clough; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: China Woman Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17630426 but Tag-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. [The Public Advertiser assigns Montague twice--to Redman and to Lewis. Redman probably correct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17631229, but Apothecary-Holtom; Juliet-Miss Ward, first appearance any stage; Minuet-Duquesney, Miss Twist; Solemn Dirge-Miss Poitier; Lady Capulet (that Night only)-Mrs Ward; +Occasional Prologue-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: TThe Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Davies. Oroonoko by Mr Powell (Hopkins). Very well (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #166 10s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit to Mrs Davies: #102 6s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Powell, first time; Aboan-Havard, first time; Blandford-Palmer; Imoinda-Mrs Davies; Hotman-Lee; Governor-Burton; Stanmore-Packer; Driver-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: II: A Dance of Slaves-Lauchery; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lee and Phillips. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: As17640327 but Horatia-Mrs Palmer; Valeria-Mrs Lee, first time; Citizens-Ackman, Fox.
Cast
Role: Horatia Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Lee, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Benfit for Costollo, Mrs Pitt, Mr Stede. [Public Advertiser assigns Maria to Miss Elliot.] None admitted behind Scenes. Last time of performing Mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Amie Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17641107, but Corinna-Mrs Evans; Maria-Mrs Mattocks (playbill).
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Evans
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: I: A Wooden Shoe Dance-Leppie, Miss Pitt; End: (This night only) A Medley Hornpipe-Walker, from Drury Lane, Miss Pitt his scholar; End Opera: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End I Afterpiece: Rural Love, as17641212

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. Mainpiece: Reviv'd Tragedy [John Banks]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed Or Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Clarke; Piercy-Smith; Wolsey-Gibson; Rochford-Dyer; Northumberland-Walker; Lady Diana Talbot-Miss Macklin; Lady Elizabeth Blunt-Mrs Vincent; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Besford; Anna Bullen-Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: IV: Rural Love, as17651115; End: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger (prompter). Tickets delivered by Mrs Stephens, Miss Helme, Miss Twist, and Murden will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Younger, first time; Governor-Anderson; Blanford-Hull; Stanmore-Davis; Aboan-Gardner; Jack Stanmore-Murden; Capt. Driver-Dunstall; Daniel-Shuter; Hotman-Wignel; Planters-Bennet, Buck, Morgan; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; Lucy-Mrs Stephens; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Miss Ward, first time.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Song: II: A Song-Miss Twist

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: A Minuet-Dumay, Miss Twist; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311

Entertainment: End: By Particular Desire (For positively the last time this season) Epilogue upon an Ass-Shuter

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17660408 but Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Poitier

Dance: III: The Village Romps, as17651019

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Baddeley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17660405 but Regan-Mrs Lee; Cordelia-Mrs Baddeley, first time; Gent Usher-Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley, first time
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Aranti Actor: Mrs Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Entertainment: End: Baddeley, By Particular Desire, will present Bucks Have at ye All-Baddeley

Dance: End I Farce: Hearts of Oak, as17660207

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Dumay, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Naylor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17660411 but Rachel-Mrs Mattocks, first time.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Mrs Mattocks, first time.
Role: Amie Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17651019; End: Minuet-Dumai, Miss Twist

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid printer's 3 bills...#20 9s.; Mrs Hillman for women's cloathes #23 2s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #116 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Holland; Freeman-Palmer; Novel-Dodd; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-Yates; Quillett-Baddeley; Oakum-Moody; Fidelia-Miss Plym,1st time; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Mrs Lee; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King