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Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Dawson, Mrs Jansolien, Miss Dulies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Bellamy, 1st time.
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Smith
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Pedro Actor: Anderson.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17590427 IV: The Prussian Rope@Makers, as17590427 End: A Minuet-Delaistre, Miss Rousselet; a Hornpipe-Miss Dawson

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: Governor Actor: Anderson
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Imoinda Actor: Miss Ward, first time.

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: By Bardin, Havard, Ray, Miss Norman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17350415 but Aboan-Bardin; Lucy-Miss Norman .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Norman
Role: Blandford Actor: Havard
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: I: Dutch Skippers by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. III: La Follette c'est Ravizee by Tench and Mrs Woodward. V: Scotch Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward, Tench, Miss Norman

Performance Comment: III: La Follette c'est Ravizee by Tench and Mrs Woodward. V: Scotch Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward, Tench, Miss Norman .

Song: As17350429

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Cast
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: As17351120, but Countryman-Salway; Countrywoman-Mrs Cantrell .

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. In IV: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Dukes, Davenport, Rector, Mrs Anderson, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: In IV: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Dukes, Davenport, Rector, Mrs Anderson, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett .
Event Comment: Benefit Evans and Miss Cole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Delane; Henry VI-Giffard; Lady Anne-Mrs Giffard; Prince Edward-Miss Norris, from DL; Duke of York-Miss Cole, but see17340318.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17340501, but Boy-Miss Cole, in which will be introduced a new Song by her, her first Attempt of that kind. After the Farce an Epilogue by Miss Cole .

Music: Second Musick: Concerto of the late Mr Woodcock's on the Little Flute. Third Musick: 8th Concerto of Corelli

Dance: I: Scots Dance by Mrs Bullock. III: The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. IV: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Milk Pail Dance

Performance Comment: III: The Whim by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. IV: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Milk Pail Dance .

Song: II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamund by Miss Hill

Event Comment: Benefit for Duquesney, Mrs Stephens, Miss Helme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17640127, but Rose-Miss Cokayne; Melinda-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Helme. The Public Advertiser lists Melinda as Mrs Dyer and as Mrs Stephens. [The former a misprint.]The former a misprint.]

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Minuel Actor: Duquesney, Miss Macklin.
Role: Classic Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: II: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17640502; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: The Dutch Skippers-Duquesney, Miss Valois; V: A New Tambourine Dance-Duquesney

Event Comment: Benefit for Dumai, Hussey, Merrifield, Mrs Viviez, Miss Daw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Kitely Actor: Smith
Role: Cob's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Miller.

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: The Stratagem

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger, Prince, Wade, Sandham, others; particularly a Harlequin-; Eight Linkmen-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Mrs Teno, Miss Lindar, a Scholar of Mr Shirley's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Wilks; Marplot-Miller; Sir Framcis-Norris; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Charles-Mills; Miranda-Mrs Booth; Isabinda-Mrs Younger; Patch-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague-Miller; Careless-Mills; Blunt-W. Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Mechlin; Obadiah-Johnson; Lieutenant-Berry; Bookseller-Hallam; Ruth-Mrs Thurmond; Arbella-Mrs Butler; Mrs Day-Mrs Shireburn; Mrs Chat-Mrs Willis .
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Willis

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: Dutchman and his Wife by Le Brun and Mrs Walter. Les Bergeries by Essex, Mrs Walter, Pelling, Chose, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: Les Bergeries by Essex, Mrs Walter, Pelling, Chose, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Miss Brett .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Sealand Actor: Milward
Role: Luanda Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: Pierrots by Lalauze and Nivelon. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann

Performance Comment: II: Black Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. IV: Pierrots by Lalauze and Nivelon. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann .
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Redfern, Mrs Atkins. Tickets for Trott, Mrs Stockley, Jones taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Performance Comment: Lawyer-Chapman; Lovelaw-Mullart; Valentine-Stoppelaer; Cheatly-Wignell; Dash-Aston; Laetitia-Miss Norsa; Betty-Miss Bincks .
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Flanderkim by Duke and Mrs Ogden

Performance Comment: Flanderkim by Duke and Mrs Ogden .

Song: As17350422

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman and Mrs Berriman. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #16 1s.; tickets #117 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Laguerre.
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bullock

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Goody Weeder Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Music: Vocal Music proper to the Play,-Leveridge, Laguerre

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; A new Pierrot and Pierrette by de St.Luce-de St.Luce, Pelling; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

Performance Comment: Luce=-de St.Luce, Pelling; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour.
Cast
Role: Numidian Actor: Glover, Miss LaTour.
Event Comment: Benefit Ford and Mrs Forrester. [For a discussion of the production of plays, see Prompter, 6 May.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Bridgwater; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Basset-Chapman; Lady Grace-Mrs Buchanan; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Mullart; Myrtle-Mrs Forester; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton .
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Myrtle Actor: Mrs Forester
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Music: Handel's Overture to Ariadne

Dance: The Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Harlequin by Miss Norsa Jr. Scot's Dance, as17350311

Performance Comment: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Harlequin by Miss Norsa Jr. Scot's Dance, as17350311.

Song: As17350422

Event Comment: Benefit Mullart, Mrs Mullart, and Jarvis, Housekeeper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Performance Comment: Gripe-Mullart; Money trap-Hippisley; Dick-Walker; Brass-Chapman; Clarissa-Mrs Bullock; Araminta-Mrs Buchanan; Corinna-Miss Norsa; Flippanta-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Martin .
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Martin

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Bincks
Role: Mrs Guzzle Actor: Mrs Mullart

Dance: Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers .

Song: As17350422

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Holliday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Mills; Sir Charles-W. Mills; Lady Betty-Miss Holliday; Lady Easy-Mrs Butler; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Thurmond; Edging-Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Dutchman and His Frow by Phillips and Miss Mann. v: Rover, as17360412

Performance Comment: III: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Dutchman and His Frow by Phillips and Miss Mann. v: Rover, as17360412.
Event Comment: Benefit Phillips, the Harlequin. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets at Phillips' House, No. 6, Eagle Court in the Strand.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Cast
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Henpeck Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lisetta Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Flash-Cibber; Colombine-Miss Mann, but see17360216.

Dance: I: A new Pantomime Dance called Damon and Phillida: Damon-Phillips; Phillida-Miss Mann; Cimon-Pelling; Mopsus-Davenport. II: Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling. III: Drunken Peasant by Phillips. IV: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. V: The Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c

Performance Comment: II: Pierrots by Poitier and Pelling. III: Drunken Peasant by Phillips. IV: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. V: The Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Dance: Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

Event Comment: Benefit Wilks, Office-Keeper. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Martha Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Mrs Bullock, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Dance: Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Event Comment: At Penkethman's and Bullock's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Song: As17220905; Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son, Sandham's Daughter

Dance: Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son and Daughter

Entertainment: For the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies, several excellent Entertainments of Dancing on the Ropes and Tumbling-a Company lately arrived from Holland, which never perform'd on Mr Penkethman's Stage before; besides Dancing on the Rope without a Pole-a Youth lately come from France

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17270914, but Parly-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Colonel Standard Actor: Mills
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Moore

Dance: Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Standard-Mills; Smugler-Johnson; Beau Clincher-Miller; Young Clincher-Oates; Vizard-W. Mills; Dicky-Norris; Lady Darling-Mrs Moore; Parly-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Standard Actor: Mills
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Moore
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Mills.

Dance: Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [The Duke of Richmond, Duke of Montague, Earl of Albermarle, and several other Noblemen present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Duart Actor: Smith
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Seal
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Clark.

Song: Mrs Mountfort, Miss Thornowets

Dance: TThe Shepherd's Holiday, as17291125