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Event Comment: Never Acted before. [by Charles Johnson.] With New Habits. [See Preface for an account of the noisy reception of the play, and Lord Hervey and his Friends, p. 61, for Hervey's amusing account of the first night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Parts-Mills, Wilks, Wm. Mills, Mrs Porter, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Horton; but edition of 1731 lists: Aegeus-Mills Jr; Ethra-Mrs Horton; Medea-Mrs Porter; Jason-Wilks; Creon-Mills Sr; Creusa-Mrs Thurmond; Iris-Mrs Vaughan; Therapion-Corey; Eumelus-Hallam; Euriale-Mrs Grace; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Therapion Actor: Corey
Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Ballad Opera of one Act. [By Thomas Gataker,]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Clown; or, The Lucky Mistake

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Apostolo Zeno. Recitatives by Handel. Edition of 1731 gives no performers' names, but states: Done into English by Mr Humphreys.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wenceslaus

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Comic Ballad Opera of one Act. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Performance Comment: See17310104, but Luckless-Mullart; Whitmore-Lacy; Marplay-Reynolds; Sparkish-Furnival; Bookweight-Jones; Scarecrow-Wathen; Mrs Moneywood-Mrs Mullart; Harriot-Mrs Lacy.
Cast
Role: Scarecrow Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor; or, The Intriguing Valet

Event Comment: Receipts: #32 4s. [Universal Spectator, 16 Jan., reports that the subscription for Rich's new playhouse in Covent Garden has reached #6,000 and that James Sheppard, the architect, has completed the plans for the structure.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Periander

Event Comment: A New Comedy. [By Matthew Draper.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spendthrift

Related Works
Related Work: The Spendthrift Author(s): Matthew Draper
Event Comment: A New Tragedy. [By James Ralph.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of The Earl Of Essex

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text from Metastasio. Music by Handel.] Edition of 1731: Done into English by Mr Humphreys

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Porus

Event Comment: See Universal Spectator, 13 Feb., for an essay on a rehearsal of The Indian Empress, forthcoming at hay, and British Journal, 13 Feb., for a discussion of some new plays of the season

Performances

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [Author unknown. Apparently not printed.] With New Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Empress; Or, The Conquest Of Peru

Event Comment: Benefit Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Afterpiece: a new Comic Opera. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Throwster

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony (new drest)-a Gentleman; Ventidius-Mills; Dolabella-Marshall; Alexas-W. Mills; Serapion-Corey; Myris-Oates; Cleopatra-Mrs Horton; Octavia-Mrs Porter.
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: Benefit Bardin. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Afterpiece: A new Comic Opera (never perform'd before). [Author unknown. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Wedding; or, The Humours of Wapping

Event Comment: Benefit Chapman. Receipts: money #39 12s.; tickets #89 19s. Daily Post, 24 April: We hear that on Monday next the Hon. and Antient Company of Lumber Troopers will perform a fine Exercise in New-street Square, and from thence proceed in a Body...to...Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, to see...the Busy Body, with the Opera of Flora...for the Benefit of Mr Chapman, belonging to the said Troop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; IV: Scotch Dance-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; V: Tambourin-Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: money #42 2s. 6d.; tickets #17 11s. [Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orestes

Performance Comment: As17310403 but With a New Prologue, Epilogue-.
Related Works
Related Work: Orestes Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Benefit Master Woodward. It being particularly desired that The Constant Couple should be postpon'd, and The Orphan acted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Woodward; With a New Prologue by Master Woodward-Master Woodward.
Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Benefit Miss Holliday. Afterpiece: A New Pastoral Ballad Opera of one Act [Author unknown]. Receipts: money #47 16s.; tickets #123 13s. [Prince and two of three eldest Princesses present.] Gentleman's Magazine, I (1731), 216: Miss Holliday...received from the Royal Family, over and above the usual Present, a large Gold Medal, weighing about 50 Guineas, with the Bust of her Majesty as Electress of Hanover on each Side

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty

Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: SShepherds and Shepherdesses by Nivelon-Nivelon, Newhouse, Pelling, Dupre Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour; Chacone-Dupre, Mrs Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Mortimer

Performance Comment: As17310517, but New Prologue, Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Citizens Actor: _Jones, Wathen
Role: Eitherside Actor: Reynolds
Role: Leicester Actor: Wathen
Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Mortimer

Performance Comment: As17310517. new Prologue, Epilogue.
Cast
Role: Citizens Actor: _Jones, Wathen
Role: Eitherside Actor: Reynolds
Role: Leicester Actor: Wathen
Event Comment: The Article in the Daily Advertiser of Wednesday last, which mentions Mr Odell's intending to decline concerning himself any longer with the management of Goodman's-fields Playhouse, is a false and scandalous Libel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Biter Bit

Performance Comment: A New Prologue address'd to the Town, by Mr Odell-Barden.
Event Comment: At Lee's Great Booth: a new Entertainment of the Opera kind

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Libertine

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Mainpiece: a New Play of Three Acts. [By Thomas Cooke.] At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumphs Of Love And Honour

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: Aristarchus-W. Mills; Philocles-Wetherilt; Philander-Cibber Jr; Dion-Fielding; Damon-Stoppelaer; Urania-Miss Raftor; Thalia-Mrs Charke; Selena-Miss Oates; Prologue by Sir Robert Henley-W. Mills; Epilogue-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Philocles Actor: Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance:

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth. An excellent new Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Guy, Earl Of Warwick: With The Comical Distresses Of Rogero, Guy's Servant

Song: The best Masters

Dance: The best Masters

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: With new Scenes, Habits, Machines, and other Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: Thorowgood-Bridgwater; Barnwell Sr-Roberts; George Barnwell-Cibber Jr; Trueman-W. Mills; Blunt-R. Wetherilt; Maria-Mrs Cibber; Millwood-Mrs Butler; Lucy-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Blunt Actor: R. Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris; With Harlequin Grand-Volgi

Performance Comment: Neptune-Paget; Cephalus-Stoppelaer; Aurora-Mrs Charke; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Tritons-Thurmond, Rainton Jr, Houghton, Evans; Syrens-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally; Noble Venetian-A. Hallam; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Pierrot-Cibber Jr; Harlequin-Rainton Jr; Italian Bravo-Harper; Miller-Oates; Mandarin Gormogons-Thurmond, Lally, Houghton, Charke; Chinese Guards-Wetherilt, Wright, Grey, Burnet; Gardeners and Wives-Tench, Lally Jr, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.

Song: Miss Raftor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Dance: Eaton, Miss Sandham. With New Habits

Performance Comment: With New Habits.