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Event Comment: Benefit Tyfer and Webb. Tickets for Banks also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: See17400503, but Sir George-Ryan; Marplot-Cibber; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Sir Jealous-Mullart; Charles-Hallam; Whisper-James; Isabinda-Mrs Bellamy; Patch-Mrs Mullart; Miranda-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Cast
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs James.

Dance: I: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; III: Grand Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentlewoman under Misfortunes. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #74 5s.; tickets #46 14s. (Account Book); #120 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, the individual for whom it was a benefit received half the value of the ticekts.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Burgess
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Davies.

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Wooden Shoe-Mechel; Drunken Peasant-Phillips; Le Bergeres Fidelle (new)-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: Benefit a Person under Misfortunes. Rylands MS.: For Oates. Receipts: money #15 7s. 6d.; seals #75 19s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17401022, but Sir Novelty-Neale; Snap-Oates; Amanda-Mrs Woodward.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Woodward.
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Anne Actor: Miss Horsington

Afterpiece Title: Nancy

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Lampe.
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Mrs Bark Actor: Mrs Vincent

Dance: LLe Bergeres Fidelle-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Yorkshire Maggot-Haughton, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Benefit Mechel, Mlle Mechel (the French Boy and Girl). Afterpiece: a new Pantomime Entertainment. [Tickets at Mechel's in Newport Street.] Receipts: money #70 8s. 6d.; seals #71 14s. (Account Book); #150 (Rylands MS.). [The two dancers were charged #60 for their benefit. This is the last entry in the incomplete Account Book.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Rhubarb Actor: Anderson
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Situp Actor: Miss Burgess.
Role: Dainty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Barber

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Master Ferg; Colombine-Mlle Mechel; Petit Maitre-Miss Woffington; Drawer-Little French Boy; Servant to Colombine-Miss Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before; Pierot-Mechel Jr.

Dance: I: Concerto-Mlle Mechel; II: Minuet, French Rigadoon-Mechel the Father, who never appeared in any theatre in England, Mlle Mechel the Daughter; Minuet-Mechel the Son, Miss Polly Woffington, the first time of her appearing on the stage; IV: The Metamorphoses of the Windmills-Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Miss Woffington, Master Ferg, a little French Boy; lately come from France. End Afterpiece: A Wooden Shoe dance called Les Sabotiers de Piemont-Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17420129, but Miss Lucy-_; the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley.

Dance: I: The Two Pierrots-two Masters Granier; III: The two Millers and Courtezan-two Masters and Miss Granier; V: A New Scots Dance-Master and Miss Granier

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princess Amelia, Caroline and Louisa. Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Fainlove Actor: Mrs Ridout.
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Bersheba Tipkin Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Song: I: Was Ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard; IV: Happy Pair-Beard

Dance: II: Les Arlequins, as17420212; V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17420120, but Desse, +Baudoin, _Delemain, Miss _Rayner, Miss _Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Not acted these six years. Isman-Carr; Lusignan-Machen; Nerestan-Smith; Chatillion-Spackman; Orasmin-Johnson; Melidor-Ward; Zara-Mrs Smith; Selima-Miss Carter.
Cast
Role: Nerestan Actor: Smith
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Carter.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Kitty Pry-Miss Carter; Valet-Cushing.
Cast
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Carter

Song: II: Amazon-Miss Carter; V: A Dialogue-Jackson, Miss Sharp;

Dance: V: Hornpipe-James

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Fleance Actor: Miss Cole

Dance: I: Les Enfans Jardiniers Suedois, as17420403 III: by Desire, a Minuet-Master Poiter, Miss Poiter; IV: A Serious Dance-Poiter, Mlle Roland; A Tambourine-Master Poitier; and a Serious Dance-Miss Poitier; Also Les Paisans Allemandes, as17420403

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Cibber; Airy-Giffard; Charles-W. Giffard; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Sir Francis-Julian; Whisper-Peterson; Isabinda-Mrs E. Giffard; Patch-Mrs Dunstall; Scentwell-Miss Brunette; Miranda-Mrs Giffard; Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-nobody as17421124.
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs E. Giffard
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs E. Giffard
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Dance: AAmorous Contention, the Politick Maid-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier; Comic Dance, as17421126; Welsh Boufon-Master Granier, Miss Granier

Event Comment: Benefit Muilment. Tickets to be had of him at the Angel in King-Street, Covent Garden; and of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Edwards
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Mrs Cloggit Actor: Mrs Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Song: I: Lowe; III: Lowe

Dance: II: Grand New Dance-Muilment, Miss Mechel; IV: Muilment; V: By Particular Desire, a Ball Dance call'd The Louvre, concluding with a Minuet-Muilment, Miss Mechel

Event Comment: Benefit for Marten and White (Treasurer). Afterpiece: A farce in Two Acts [Anonymous] never acted there before. [See 14 Jan. 1743, at lif.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Drums Demolishd or Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Performance Comment: Bickerstaff-Bridges; Pacolet-Gibson; Seize Corps-Dunstall; Quick and Dead-Marten; Plumehearse-Morgan; Dismal-Collins; Fop-James; Lover-Anderson; Lawyer-Rosco; Beau-Storer; Old Citizen-Paget; Virtuoso-Paddick; Lady Feignsick-Mrs Bland; Lady Riot-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Quick and Dead Actor: Marten
Role: Lover Actor: Anderson
Role: Lady Feignsick Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Lady Riot Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Song: I: Go Rose-Beard; II: Ah Se Amanti Fasti Mai, Felice Belve-Miss Faulkner; IV: Come Ever Smiling Liberty, Tis Liberty-Miss Faulkner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane; Lysimachus-Ryan; Hephestion-Ridout; Polyperchon-Gibson; Philip-Paget; Meleager-Bencraft; Thessalus-Oates; Perdiccas-Anderson; Aristander-Arthur; Cassander-Sparkes; Clytus-Quin; Sysigambis-Mrs Bambridge; Parisatis-Miss Haughton; Roxana-Mrs Ward; Statira-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Delane
Role: Perdiccas Actor: Anderson
Role: Aristander Actor: Arthur
Role: Cassander Actor: Sparkes
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Statira Actor: Miss Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17490103, but Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dunstall.

Song: Between the acts: Miss Norris, Miss Falkner (Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library)

Event Comment: Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #12 19s.; Norton 3 chorus 15s.; Paddick a bill per order Mr G. #2 17s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #40 (Cross); #38 12s. 2d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Clogget Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: SSwedish Gardeners-Master Maltere, Miss Anne Foulcade; The Wooden Shoe Dance-Master Maltere, Miss Foulcade their 1st appearance any stage (General Advertiser)

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Benefit for Mlle Auretti. King an Princess Emilia [attended] (Cross). Tickets and places to be had of Mlle Auretti at the second house on the left hand, the Corner Panton St., in Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door. [Pit and boxes laid together and Amphitheatre on stage, as on 10 March.] Paid salary list #203 7s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #280 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17491018, but Gibbet-Shuter; Foigard-James; Cherry-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Clive.
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: Between the acts: Savoyard Travellers, A Wooden Shoe Dance, a Minuet, Louvre-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Miss Baker, Mlle L'Contri, Master Maltere, Miss Foulcade; the whole to conclude with: Country Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Sanchio Actor: Anderson
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: 1st Lady Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: 2nd Lady Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: 3rd Lady Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Margarita Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Song: I: O Lovely Peace (a duetto from Judas Macchabaeus)-Lowe, Miss Falkner; II: Mirth gives Courage-Leveridge; III: Spara il Pastor contente (from the opera Phaeton)-Miss Falkner; IV: The Truly Happy Man-Leveridge; End of Play: Epilogue to Music-Leveridge

Dance: V: Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17510201, but Isabella-Miss Ferguson; Indiana-Mrs Elmy; Singing-Miss Falkner.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Falkner.
Role: Sealand Actor: Sparks
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Dance: I: Grand Ballet call'd Pigmalion-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; II: The Gondoliers, as17510117, but _Jardin; III: Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926; IV: Dancing-Mad Heutte being the first time of her appearing of the English Stage; End: Louvre and Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane-Mrs Woffington; Gloster-Sparks; Dumont-Ryan; Hastings-Smith first time; Belmour-Ridout; Catesby-Anderson; Alicia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Hastings Actor: Smith first time
Role: Catesby Actor: Anderson
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: As17541007, but only Damon-Lowe; Phillida-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young.
Role: Arcas Actor: Anderson

Dance: I: Comic Entertainment, as17541203; II: a Serious Dance-Miss Poitier; III: Comic Dance-Lucas, Lepy; IV: Comic Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville; V: A Masquerade Dance, with aMinuet-Poitier Jr, Miss Poitier; To conclude with a Hornpipe-a scholar of Poitier Jr

Song: II: By Particular Desire The Choice-Miss Poitier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Cast
Role: Phoenix Actor: Anderson
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Bellamy
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Deceivd or Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-LaLauze; Concluding with a Comic Dance-Granier, Mrs Granier.

Dance: PPastoral Dance-Miss Toogood (ten Years of age apprentice to LaLauze being the second time of her appearing on the staee); Louvre, Minuet-LaLauze, Miss Toogood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Clarke (whose first appearance was in the character of Osman in Zara); Alonzo-Ryan; Carlos-Dyer; Alvarez-Anderson; Manuel-Wignel; Isabella-Mrs Baker; Leonora-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Alvarez Actor: Anderson
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

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

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Granier, Miss Hilliard; also, by Desire, The Fingalian Dance-Miss Hilliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Briton Actor: Smith
Role: Frederick Actor: Anderson
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer or Harlequin Statue

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-LaLauze; To conclude with a Comic Dance-Granier, Mrs Granier.

Dance: II: Pastoral Dance-Miss Toogood (11 years old) apprentice to LaLauze, her third appearance on the stage; IV: Louvre and Minuet, by Desire, -LaLauze, Miss Toogood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Davis.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Song: I: The Country Wedding-Beard; II: The Bonny Broom-Miss Young; III: By Desire, Music: Sir Watkins Delighton the Harp-Parry; IV: The Toast-Beard; V: A Duetto When Phoebus the top of the Hills does Adorn-Beard, Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Cushing, Desse and Stede. Tickets sold at Doors will not be Admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Performance Comment: As17561221, but Sheep Shearing Ballad-Mrs Chambers; Aura-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17570415 but Catherine-Mrs Green, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green, 1st time.
Role: Dancing Actor: Lucas, Miss Hilliard.

Dance: II: The Country Lass-Miss Vallois; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; Clown-Buck; IV: Dutch Peasant-Miss Vallois; V: Lamplighters, as17570429

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Cibber; Airy-Davis; Miranda-Mrs Harvey, 1st time in that character.

Afterpiece Title: Pigmalion or The Statue Metamorphosed

Afterpiece Title: B By Desire The Battle of Rosbach the whole to conclude with Bryans song in honour of that day sung by Kear

Dance: I: Rural Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; III: Scots Dance-Froment, Miss Wilkinson

Song: III: Scots Song-Lauder; IV: young Italian Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzira

Cast
Role: Zamor Actor: Smith, 1st time
Role: Cephania Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Alonzo Actor: R. Smith
Role: Emira Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Alzira Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue or The Jealous Farmer Deceivd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Farmer-Bencraft; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Lalauze.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Dance: I: Fingalian Dance-Miss Toogood, Apprentice to Lalauze; III: The Provincial Sailors, as17580408 IV: By Desire, Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, Miss Toogood; V: Savoyards, as17580408

Event Comment: Benefit for Cushing, Desse and Stede

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Cast
Role: Daran Actor: Anderson
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: Lady Manlove Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Vallois; IV: Dutch Dance-Miss Vallois; End: By Particular Desire, The Roast Beef of Old England, as17580420