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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Song: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; With Hounds and With Horns-Mrs Thompson; Favourite Cantata sung at Ranelagh-Mrs Smith; Nymphs and Shepherds (Arne), Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarm (from Artaxerxes)-Miss Catley

Music: Solos and Concertos on varieties of instruments-

Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten Years. Receipts: #10 11s. Probable attendance: boxes, 13 paid and 6 orders; stage, 1 paid; pit, 28 paid and 30 orders; slips, 2 paid; first gallery, 30 paid and 18 orders; second gallery, 20 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Successful Strangers

Performance Comment: Silvio-Milward; Antonio-Berriman; Francisco-Bullock; Carlos-Ogden; Lopez-Smith; Pedro-Pitt; Octavio-Houghton; Surgeon-H. Bullock; Guzman-Giffard; Sancho-Clark; Dorothea-Mrs Berriman; Feliciana-Miss Tynte; Biancha-Miss Palin; Farmosa-Mrs Martin; Niece-Miss Anderson.
Cast
Role: Lopez Actor: Smith
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Feliciana Actor: Miss Tynte
Role: Biancha Actor: Miss Palin
Role: Farmosa Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Niece Actor: Miss Anderson.

Song: End II: In the Pleasant Month of May-Miss Warren; In IV: Salway; V: Miss Warren

Dance: III: Scottish Dance-Smith, Mrs Ogden; V: Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: VVedrai Moror Costante-; Come potesti ob Dioby Hasse-Signor Andreoni; Priva del caro Sposo by Vinci-; S'eil pianto mio fastante by Pescetti-Mrs Arne; O the Sweets in Friendship Found by Smith-; Blow Blow thou Winter Wind by Arne-; Del mi Minaccia, O Redder than the Cherry by Handel-Reinhold; Tu unoi ch'io viva o Cara a duet by Vinci-Mrs Arne, Andreoni; Fly ye Graces from these Seats by Smith-Chorus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Scander Actor: Bannister
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Jarratt
Role: Lesbia Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Dance: End II: The Triumph of Love, as17761107

Song: Mainpiece: with the Funeral Procession Vocal Parts, as17761210, but Mrs Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Wives

Cast
Role: Fryar Andrew Actor: H. Bullock
Role: Governor's Lady Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Elenora Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Orada Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: SScottish Dance-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Burney, Mrs Anderson

Event Comment: Not Acted these Sixteen Years. For the Entertainment of his Excellency Sid Mahomet Ben Ali Abogly, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco. Written by Sir William D'Avenant, and very carefully revis'd with Alterations. Receipts: #31 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wits

Performance Comment: Elder Palantine-Ogden; Young Palatine-Milward; Sir Morglay Thwack-Morgan; Sir Tyrant Thrift-Norris; Pert-W. Bullock; Meager-Houghton; Snore-H. Bullock; Engin-Chapman; Lady Ample-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Grace; Mrs Snore-Mrs Cook; Mrs Queasy-Mrs Martin; Ginnet-Miss Fenton.
Cast
Role: Lady Ample Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Mrs Snore Actor: Mrs Cook
Role: Mrs Queasy Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Ginnet Actor: Miss Fenton.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Ogden.

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Anderson; Scottish Dance-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Burney, Mrs Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Snare Actor: Mrs Martin.
Role: Fond Husband Actor: Bullock
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Herold
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Ogden.

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Anderson; Scottish Dance-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Burny, Mrs Anderson

Event Comment: Receipts: #10 15s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 10 paid and 19 orders; stage, 1 paid; pit, 24 paid and 59 orders; slips, 1 paid; first gallery, 36 paid and 28 orders; second gallery, 43 paid and 6 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Performance Comment: Reynard-Milward; Loveworth-Pit; Woodcock-Ogden; Squib-Giffard; Maiden-Clarke; Hillaria-Mrs Morgan; Belinda-Mrs Lacy; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Cook; Penelope-Mrs Rice; Lucy-Miss Warren.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Lacy
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Cook
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Warren.

Song: GGenius of England-Salway; Gentle Sighs-Miss Warren

Dance: SSwedish Dal Karle-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Peasant-Eaton, Mrs Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perjurd Prince Or The Martyrd General With The Comical Humours Of Squire Calveshead His Mother His Sister Hoyden And His Man Aminadab

Performance Comment: Squire-Bullock; Hoyden-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: FFingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: As17361231, but Pylades-Stevens; Cephisa-Mrs Templer.
Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Templer.
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Bincks.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Kilby

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Lalauze; IV: Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover; End Afterpiece: Hippisley's Drunken Man-

Song: I: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414 III: Caelia has a Thousand Charms-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17361013, but Elder Worthy-Bridgwater; Hillaria-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Stevens.
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-Chapman; Chloe-Miss Bincks; Lovemore-Salway; Stocks-Paget.
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Ferguson; III: Two Pierrots-Lalauze, Nivelon; IV: Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: II: The Lady's Lamentation, as17370414

Music: End Afterpiece: Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Job Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Bincks
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Horsington.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: HHornpipe-Ferguson; Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden

Song: TThe Lady's Lamentation, as17370414

Event Comment: At Lee, Yeates Sen & Jun and Warner's Great Tiled Booth, Bowling Green, Southwark. [Prices and description as 24 Aug. bf.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unnatural Parents Or The Fair Maid Of The West

Performance Comment: Sir Adam Wealthy-Phenix; Lord Worthy-Cuthbert; Sir John Lovewell-Cunningham; First Witch-Allen; Second Witch-Adams; Third Witch-Sturgess; Fair Maid of the West-Mrs Daniel; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Ingall; Lady Worthy-Mrs Field; Lady Betty-Mrs Hickson; Trusty-Warner; Coachman-Harrison; Gardener-Thompson; Butler-Mason; Lucy-Mrs Peters; Gillion-Mrs Pile; The Scullion-Miss Jones. See17480824, bf.

Song: SSailor's Song-Cunningham

Dance: The Three Wild Cats of the Woods; Hornpipe-Adams; The Black Joke-Smith, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Rawlins and Cook. Tickets for The Amorous Widow taken this Day. Receipts: #66 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: Dialogue between a Drunken Smith and his Wife-Cook, Newberry; Trumpet Song-Rawlins never perform'd on that Stage before; Two/Part Song-The Two Boys never perform'd but once before

Dance: As17150512; Also Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Moses (Pit Doorkeeper) and Sandford (Wardrobe Keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Performance Comment: Reynard-Giffard; Woodcock-W. Giffard; Loveworth-W. Williams; Squib-Morgan; Maiden-Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Haughton; Belinda-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Palmer; Penelope-Mrs Plomer; Lucy-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Morgan
Role: Mrs Goodfellow Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Plomer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Thomas.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: I: Mad Tom-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Music: V: Welch Harp-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Dance: II: Dutch Skipper-; III: Scaramouch-Smith; V: Scaramouch and Harlequin-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Music: As17351115, but Miss Norsa omitted

Dance: As17351115, but Nivelon, Delagarde, Bencraft, and Smith omitted

Event Comment: Benefit for Lawrence, Vaughan and Condell (Boxkeepers)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Young
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: I: Two Pierrots, as17520415 V: Drunken Peasant-Phillips, with Clown-Smith

Song: III: If Love's a Sweet Passion-Mrs Chambers

Event Comment: Benefit for Barnard, Driscoll, Trott (Lobby Doorkeeper Doorkeeper) and Widow Banks. Tickets deliver'd by Ross, Brown, Elliott &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Bambridge.
Role: Lt Story Actor: Anderson
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Barrington.

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Performance Comment: As17520205, but Kitty Carrot-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Kitty Carrot Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots, as17520504; Drunken Peasant-Phillips, Smith

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans and Green (Boxkeepers). Tickets sold at the doors will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Chambers.
Role: Dolly Trull Actor: Miss Davis.
Role: Player Actor: Anderson
Role: Dreary Actor: Smith
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Pitt
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips, with the Clown Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Didier.

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Cast
Role: Headlong Actor: Vandermere
Role: Miss Rantipole Actor: Mrs Didier
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: The Cowkeepers, as17710515; II: The Laughing Bacchanalian-Tom Smith; End of Play: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston

Song: Between play and Farce: a Song-Mrs Jewell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Cast
Role: Pandolfo Actor: Morelli
Role: Calandrino Actor: Garelli

Dance: End I: New Divertisement-[see17930608; The concerto-Master Smith

Ballet: End Opera: Iphiginia in Aulide. As17930423, but Egisthus-Aumer; Agamemnon-_; Achilles-_; Clytemnestra-_

Event Comment: Benefit for Townsend. Morning Chronicle, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Townsend, No. 127, Strand. Receipts: #375 15s. (77.14.0; 2.17.6; tickets: 295.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Cast
Role: Mrs Moral Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Ann Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Emma Actor: Mrs Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: Die Versöhnung Author(s): August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Farley; Antonio-Munden; Bazil-Rees; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Mills (1st appearance in that character); The Countess-Miss Chapman; Susan-Mrs Glover.
Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: The Countess Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Glover.

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Taffline Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Gwinneth Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Welsh Girl Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Ellen Actor: Mrs Atkins
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Sweepers of the Stage Actor: Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Norton
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Role: English Lady Actor: Miss Cox
Role: Ozora Actor: Miss Sims

Song: End I 1st piece: song-Master Gray; End I 2nd piece: Time has not thin'd my flowing Hair-Incledon, Townsend; End 2nd piece: This Life is like a Country Dance-Fawcett; The Advantage of Toping-Townsend; Fat Dolly the Cook-Munden; The Anchor Smiths-Townsend

Entertainment: Imitations End I 1st piece: a Few Select Imitations-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Cast
Role: Charles Mortimer Actor: Miss Gilbert
Role: Mrs Mortimer Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Litchfield
Role: Dorothy Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Miss Gloomly Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp or Patrick in Prussia

Performance Comment: Captain Patrick-Johnstone; Darby-Munden; Quiz (1st time)-Simmons; Marshal Ferbelin-Claremont; Father Luke-Waddy; Olmutz-Emery; Rupert-Denman; Adjutant-Davenport; Mabel Flourish-Mrs Gilbert; Norah-Miss Mills; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Mabel Flourish Actor: Mrs Gilbert
Role: Norah Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Song: End I: The Sailor's Journal-Incledon; In course Evening: Young William was a seaman true-Incledon; All get drunk together-Townsend; United Englishmen-Munden; The Anchor Smiths-Townsend

Event Comment: Benefit Dyer and Haughton. Receipts: money #30 0s. 6d.; tickets #152 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Hippisley; Carlos-Walker; Angelina-Miss Norsa; Antonio-Dyer; Charino-Hall; Duart-Ryan; Manuel-Milward; Governor-Paget; Louisa-Mrs Bullock; Elvira-Mrs Hallam; Honoria-Mrs Stevens; Dismallo-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Stevens

Dance: I: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: Mock Minuet-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston; IV: French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; V: Spanish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Music: H$Handel's Water Musick-; Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benj. Baker; accompanied with Trumpets and French Horns-

Performance Comment: Baker; accompanied with Trumpets and French Horns-.