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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Bisarre Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Robin-Miller; Rovewell-Excel; Arethusa-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; III: Merry Country Lass-Miss Wherrit;

Song: II: A new Drinking Song-Excell; IV: A Cantata of Mr Hayden's-Excell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Trueman Actor: W. Mills
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17311005, but Lady Lurewell-Mrs Mullart.

Song: Miss Raftor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Morgan.
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Tom Actor: Williams
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17320509, but Lady Loverule-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Palmer.
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Wherrit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: As17311112, but Peggy-Mrs Laguerre.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Laguerre.
Role: Lady No Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Eugenia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Engine Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Kilby.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: King's Music MSS (BM) R.M. 20d. 2 and R.M. 19.f.7 lists: Galatea-Signora Strada; Acis-Senesino; Damon-Campioli; Polifemo-Montagnana; Clori-Miss Robinson; Filli-Signora Bagnolesi; Dorinda-Signora Bertoli; Eurillo-Mrs Davis; Silvio-Pinacci.
Cast
Role: Eurillo Actor: Mrs Davis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Sandham [error for Sandham?].error for Sandham?].
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Sandham

Dance:

Music: H$Handel's Water Musick-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Job Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Beggar Actor: W. Mills
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Sukey Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Mears
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs D'Lorme
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Roger.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Williams

Dance: SSt. Giles' Jig-Lilliputian (Scholar of Jones), others; Highland Dance-Scotch Gentleman; French Peasant-d'Vallois, Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: Giles' Jig-Lilliputian (Scholar of Jones), others; Highland Dance-Scotch Gentleman; French Peasant-d'Vallois, Mrs Walter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Beggar Actor: W. Mills
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Sukey Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Mears
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs D'Lorme
Role: Molly Actor: Mrs Roger.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Williams

Dance: SSt. Giles' Jig-Lilliputian; Highland Dance-Native of Scotland; Je ne scai quoy-D'Vallois, Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: Giles' Jig-Lilliputian; Highland Dance-Native of Scotland; Je ne scai quoy-D'Vallois, Mrs Walter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Proper to the Opera. Je ne scai quoy-de Vallois, Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: Je ne scai quoy-de Vallois, Mrs Walter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-the celebrated Miss Woffington; Peachum-Morrice; Lockit-Daly; Filch-Roan; Mat-Dease; Polly-Miss Jenny Jones; Mrs Peachum-Miss Woffington; Lucy-Miss Corbally; Diana-Miss Woffington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Miss Woffington

Dance: HHarlequin-Master LaFevre, Miss Violante; Louvre in Boys Cloaths-Miss Violante; Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Tobin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Husband Outwitted

Performance Comment: Jealous Husband-Quin; Colombine-Miss Violante; Harlequin-Morrice; Country Men and Women-Mrs Quin, Miss Violante.

Entertainment: Several new and surprizing Performances, never perform'd by any one besides herself, on the Strait Rope [the famous-Signora Violante [[1] She Dances a Minuet as Neatly as a Dancing Master on a Floor. [2] She Dances with a Board, ten Foot in length, loose upon the Rope. [3] She Dances with two Boys fastned to her feet; which Occasions great Mirth. [4] She Dances with two heavy Men ty'd to her Feet. [5] She Performs the Exercise of the Colours. After this surprising Performance, Miss Violante will Dance a Louvre in Boys Cloaths

Dance: t the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies, the White Joke-will be danced by an Old Woman, with Pierrot in the Basket; Pierrot-Lalauze; Old Woman-Tobin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Jaffeir-Ryan; Pierre-Quin; Priuli-Milward; Bedamar-Walker; Renault-Chapman; Antonio-Hippisley; Belvidera-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Hulett, from lif, the first Time of his appearing on this Stage; Hotspur-Delane; King Henry-Huddy; Prince-Giffard; Worcester-W. Giffard; Mortimer-Havard; Westmoreland-Smith; Vernon-Bardin; Douglass-Winston; Blunt-Rosco; Bardolph-Collet; Carriers-Morgan, Bullock; Francis-Norris; Lady Piercy-Miss Vaughan; Hostess-Mrs Morgan; A new Prologue-; Epilogue to the Town-.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Morgan
Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: Britannia-Miss Cecilia Young; but edition of 1732 lists: Jupiter-Barret; Neptune-Snider; Mars-Waltz; Phoebus-Mountier; Honour-Waltz; Valour-Baker; Liberty-Snyder; Britannia-Miss Cecilia Young; Publick Virtue-Miss Susanna Mason; Victory, Concord, Peace-Mrs Seedo; Discord-Comano; Faction-Mynet [a note adds that later it was Phoebus-$Barret; Neptune-$Mountier]..
Cast
Role: Peace Actor: Mrs Seedo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17321026, but Clincher Sr-Penkethman; Angelica-Mrs Purden.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Purden.
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Tom Actor: Williams
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Afterpiece Title: The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: FFriendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Sailor's Dance-Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As at lif, 14 Nov. 1732, but Charles-Milward; Patch-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Martin.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17330118, but Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Martin.
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: II: Tambourine, as17330119; III: Saraband, as17330119; End Farce: Sicilian, as17330119

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17330116, but Elvira-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Roberts.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Thurmond.
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Christian

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Arcas-Winstone; Aegon-Cole; Corydon-Collett; Cimon-Rosco; Mopsus-Bardin; Damon-Stoppelaer; Phillida-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As at lif, 2 Oct. 1732, but Clarissa-Mrs Bullock; Gripe-Hall; Corinna-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: III: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: Scottish Dance, as17330123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As at lif, 23 Oct. 1732, but Soto-Bullock; Rosara-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Bullock.

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17330123; V: Scottish Dance, as17330123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed

Performance Comment: As17330108, but Lady Diana-Mrs Haughton; Epilogue-Miss Cole.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Christian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Daily Post missing, but Polly-Mrs Clive i.e., Miss Raftor in Burney.

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Related Works
Related Work: The Judgement of Paris Author(s): William Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Niece Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: II: Pierrot and Pierrate-de Vallois, J. DeLagarde; III: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; IV: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; V: Grand Dance of Masqueraders-Thurmond

Performance Comment: DeLagarde; III: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; IV: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; V: Grand Dance of Masqueraders-Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Chacone Actor: Mrs Bullock
Related Works
Related Work: Second Thought is Best Author(s): William Bates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: King-Mrs Barbier; Sir Trusty-Leveridge; Page-Master Arne who never yet appeared in public; Messenger-Corse; 1st Angel-Master Arne; 2d Angel-Corse; Queen-Miss Jones; Rosamond-Miss Arne; Grideline-Miss Chambers.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mrs Barbier
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Second; or, The Fall of Rosamond Author(s): William Hawkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deborah

Performance Comment: Edition of 1733 does not list performers' names, but Daily Advertiser, 20 March, states: Wherein Principal Parts-Signor Senosini, Signora Strada, Signora Gismundi, Signora Bertoldi, Signor Montagnana, Miss Young, Miss Arne, Mrs Wright, Mr Swartzs[, perform'd the principal Parts. [See also Deutsch, Handel, p. 308, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 236.], perform'd the principal Parts. [See also Deutsch, Handel, p. 308, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 236.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Pullen; Thorowgood-Machen; Truman-Hicks; Blunt-Hallam; Maria-Miss Palmes; Lucy-Miss Orbin; Millwood-Mrs Morse.
Cast
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Morse.

Afterpiece Title: Love Runs All Dangers

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Jones Sr, Jones Jr; Hornpipe-Jones Sr