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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplishd Fools

Performance Comment: Captain Clerimont-Wilks; Biddy-Mrs Oldfield; Mr Clerimont-Mills; Sir Harry-Harper; Humphrey-Miller; Tipkin-Norris; Pounce-Shepard; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Booth; Fainlove-Miss Tenoe; Aunt-Mrs Moore.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Fainlove Actor: Miss Tenoe
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Moore.

Dance: Mrs Booth, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Peasant-Roger

Music: Select Pieces-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17251004, but Mrs Squeamish-Miss Smythies.

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Dance: LLes Characters de la Dance in which are express'd all the different Movements in Dancing-Mlle Salle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Standard Actor: Mills
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth.

Dance: Mrs Booth, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Roger, the Pierot. By His Royal Highness's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Hoyden Actor: Miss Tenoe.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Triumph or The Miser and Pierot Taken Prisoner by the Lilliputians

Dance: LLa Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

Ballet: TThe Cobler's Jealous Wife (new). Cobler-Boval; Wife-Roger; Two Peasant-Essex, Haughton; Wives-Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe

Performance Comment: Cobler-Boval; Wife-Roger; Two Peasant-Essex, Haughton; Wives-Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Wives Actor: Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by his Grace the Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Antonio-Miller; Frederick-Mills; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-W. Mills; Peter-Harper; Anthony-Norris; Landlady-Mrs Willis; Mother-Mrs Moore; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Moore
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: 2d Constantia Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: by Dby Desire The Strollers

Performance Comment: As17280517, but Mrs Buskin-Mrs Shirburn.
Cast
Role: Mrs Buskin Actor: Mrs Shirburn.
Role: Fidelia Actor: Miss Lindar.
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: Shopkeeper and Wife Actor: Hallam, Mrs Haughton
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Iris Actor: Mrs Brett
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Walter.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

Performance Comment: See17280319 but Pierrot-Roger; Colombine's Father-Cibber Jr; Harlequin-Clark; Cupid-Miss Robinson Jr; Colombine-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Robinson Jr
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Mills.
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Ward, Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17290131, but Rose-Miss Ward; Sylvia-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Ward
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Thomas.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17301126, but Countrymen and Lasses-Mrs Chapman, Miss _Holiday.
Cast
Role: Countrymen and Lasses Actor: Mrs Chapman, Miss _Holiday.
Role: Sylvans Actor: Mrs _Legar
Role: Females Actor: Mrs _Legar, Mlle Salle.
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Seedo
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Old Woman Actor: Miss LaTour
Role: Gardeners Actor: Smith, Delagarde
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Damon And Phillida

Performance Comment: As17301113, but Damon-Mrs Nokes; Phillida-Miss Palms.
Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Mrs Nokes
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Palms.
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Bisarre Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Lacy.

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Cast
Role: Mrs Stitch Actor: Mrs Lacy
Role: Harriot Actor: Miss Price
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Nokes.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John-Cibber; Constant-Wilks; Heartfree-W. Mills; Justice-Shepard; Razor-Cibber Jr; Lady Brute-Mrs Heron; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Horton; Belinda-Mrs Booth; Mademoiselle-Mrs Charke; Lovewell-Mrs Walter.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Lovewell Actor: Mrs Walter.

Dance: Mrs Booth; Tambourine-Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17311027, but Mrs Dainty-Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Dance: TThe Pastorella, as17320228

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17320323 but Sir Philip-Giles; Mrs Lovely-Miss Palms.
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovely Actor: Miss Palms.
Role: Sarah Actor: Mrs Clarke
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Jones

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Butler. [Some uncertainty exists as to whether this performance was given, for Rich's Register does not list it; it is , however, recorded in BM Egerton 2320 .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: (Daily Post missing), but advance bill in Daily Advertiser, 7 April, lists: Hastings-W. Mills; Dumont-Bridgwater; Gloster-Cibber Jr; Bellmour-A. Hallam; Jane Shore-Mrs Butler; Alicia-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17330326 but Advance bill lists: Doctor-Cibber Jr; Dorcas-Miss Raftor; Charlotte-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Butler.
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As at HAY, 27 Oct. 1733, but Lady Darling-Mrs Shireburn; Angelica-Miss Holliday .
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: Love and Glory

Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Barbier
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Arne
Role: Pallas Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Graces Actor: Miss Mason, Miss Young, Miss Oates

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant by Le Bran. II: Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. III: Polonese, as17340325 IV: English Maggot by Lally Jr and Mrs Walter. V: Grand Dance in Momus, as17340316

Performance Comment: II: Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. III: Polonese, as17340325 IV: English Maggot by Lally Jr and Mrs Walter. V: Grand Dance in Momus, as17340316.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Mills; Prince-W. Mills; Hotspur-Milward; Glendower-Cibber; Carriers-Johnson, Miller; Worcester-Berry; Northumberland-Boman; Vernon-Cross; Blunt-Sal way; Mortimer-Hewit; Douglass-Winstone; Westmoreland-Turbutt; Francis-Master Arne; Bardolph-Sheppard; Poins-Mecklin; Gadshill-Este; Peto-Raftor; Kate-Miss Holliday; Hostess-Mrs Shireburn .
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Boman
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Turbutt
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Shireburn

Afterpiece Title: The Burgo Master Trickd

Dance: 11: The Black Joke. III: Revellers. IV: Pierots. By Poitier, Nivelon, Essex, Pelling, Chose, Davenport, James, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: III: Revellers. IV: Pierots. By Poitier, Nivelon, Essex, Pelling, Chose, Davenport, James, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Miss Brett .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Quin; Sir Joseph-Miller; Fondlewife-Griffin; Bluff-Johnson; Belmour-W. Mills; Vainlove-Salway; Sharper-Milward; Setter-Oates; Laetitia-Mrs Thurmond; Belinda-Miss Holliday; Araminta-Mrs Cantrel; Sylvia-Mrs Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Charke .
Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Charke

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trickd

Dance: La Follette s'cest ravisee. Revellers. Pierots. Les Bergeries. By Poitier, Nivelon, Essex, Pelling, Chose, Davenport, Janno, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Performance Comment: Revellers. Pierots. Les Bergeries. By Poitier, Nivelon, Essex, Pelling, Chose, Davenport, Janno, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Miss Brett .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17350913, but Mrs Chat-Miss Bennet .
Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive
Event Comment: Benefit Shepard. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, and the rest of the Brethren of the . . . Masons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: Rover-W. Mills; Belvil-Mills; Blunt-Cibber; Hellena-Miss Holliday; Angelica-Mrs Butler; but see17351106. With a Prologue to be spoken by Cibber, and an Epilogue by Mrs Clive . but see17351106. With a Prologue to be spoken by Cibber, and an Epilogue by Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Hellena Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Mason's Dance by Delamayne. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. After Epilogue: The Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c

Performance Comment: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. IV: Black and White Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. After Epilogue: The Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c .

Song: I: The Enter'd Prentice's Song: Come let us Prepare. III: On, on, my dear Brethren. V: Sing then my Muse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Giffard; Standard-Havard; Vizard-Rosco; Smugler-Lyon; Clincher Sr-Penkethman; Clinder Jr-Woodward; Dicky-Norris; Tom Errand-Hamilton; Lady Darling-Mrs Haughton; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton; Parly-Mrs Tollett; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Havard
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Hamilton
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Tollett
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Worm Doctor

Performance Comment: As17361009, but Mrs Lovepuppy-Miss Thornowets.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Mons Voltaire. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 13 Oct.: We are assured Mr Giffard will very shortly open the Theatre in Goodman's-Fields, notwithstanding the many false and invidious Reports o his having intirely left that part of the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira

Performance Comment: Carlos-Wright; Alvarez-Giffard; Zamor-Johnson; Ezmont-Havard; Alzira-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Alzira Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Worm Doctor

Performance Comment: As17361012, but dancers-H. Feyting, +Delagarde, Mrs +Bullock, Miss +Gerrard.
Cast
Role: dancers Actor:
Role: Mrs Lovepuppy Actor: Miss Thornowets.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Dove
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Bandage Actor: Rosco
Role: with dancers Actor: Haughton, Mlle Roland, Vallois, Lesac, Mrs Woodward, Miss Oates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First

Afterpiece Title: The Mad House

Performance Comment: Parts-Bardin, Rosco, Woodward, Lyon, Yates, Kelly, Richardson, Norris, Hamilton, Mrs Hamilton, Miss Jones.

Dance: IV: Clown-Vallois; V: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Delagarde

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Dryden. Egerton 2320: Receipts: #80. [For a poem on Mrs Roberts' acting the Queen, see London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 26 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Fryar-Quin; Torrismond-Milward; Bertran-Wright; Lorenzo-Mills; Mills; Gomez-Griffin; Raymond-Boman; Alphonso-Furnival; Pedro-Cross; Elvira-Mrs Clive; Teresa-Mrs Bennet; Queen-Mrs Roberts, the first time of her appearing on that stage these six years.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Arethusa-Mrs Clive; Argus-Ray; Robin-Macklin; Boy-Miss Cole; Rovewell-Beard.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Boy Actor: Miss Cole

Dance: new Grand Ballet called% The Peasants- Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Bumkin Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Fardingale Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: As17391204, but Perseus-Salway; Mercury-_; Petit Maitre-Laguerre; Amazons-Mrs _Rogers.
Cast
Role: Amazons Actor: Mrs _Rogers.
Role: Cassiope Actor: Mrs Wright
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Chambers
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: As17391226

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17391204, but Country Lasses-Mrs _Rogers, Miss Dancy

Performance Comment: As17391204, but Country Lasses-Mrs _Rogers, Miss Dancy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John Or The Libertine Destroyd

Performance Comment: John-Mills; Jacomo-Macklin; Lopez-Ridout; Antonio-Winstone; Octavio-Ray; Francisco-Shepard; Hermit-Woodburn; Peasants-Yates, Reed; Statue-Taswell; Father's Ghost-Raftor; Flora-Miss Thynne; Flavia-Mrs Walter; Clara-Mrs Bennet; 1st Wife-Miss Karver; 2d Wife-Mrs Thompson; 3d Wife-Mrs Vallois; 4th Wife-Mrs Marshall; 5th Wife-Miss Woodman; 6th Wife-Mrs Egerton; Leonora-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Thynne
Role: Flavia Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: 1st Wife Actor: Miss Karver
Role: 2d Wife Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: 3d Wife Actor: Mrs Vallois
Role: 4th Wife Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: 5th Wife Actor: Miss Woodman
Role: 6th Wife Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Cast
Role: Queen of Gipsies Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Woodward

Song: Proper to the Play.The Musick by Mr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Miss Jones, others

Performance Comment: The Musick by Mr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Arne, Miss Jones, others.

Dance: Mainpiece:IV: Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Cook, Davenport, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Davenport; In V: Dance of Furies-Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Davenport

Ballet: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17391217, but Murderers-Turbutt, Reed; Witches-Macklin, Shepard, Reed; Vocals-Rheinhold, Ray, Mrs Clive, Miss Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Song: I: Song-Beard; as end V 25 March; V: Would You Taste the Noon@Tide (Comus)-Miss Edwards

Dance: In IV: Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17391006, but Sir Jasper-Macklin; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Thynne; Lucy-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Thynne
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Song: I: English Captain (as17400325-Beard

Dance: II: La Pieraite-Lalauze, Liviez; IV: Muilment; V: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf