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Event Comment: At Cleopatra's Cataract between the several acts of her concert, will be pour'd upon the Town a cataract of Originals and Amazing Geniusses, brought by that antient Soverign from Anamamboo, Upper Egypt, and the renown'd Kingdom of Abyssinia. These being an entire new set of performers will exhibit that evening in a new manner sever strange and surprising Feats of an Egyptian Broomstick, the Ghosts, Witches, Imps, modern Saints, Ballad Singer, Conjuror, and Elizabeth Canning. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6 p.m. [A cryptic "puff" in the Daily Advertiser suggests that Mrs Midnight has abdicated in favour of Cleopatra, who will now take over the Haymarket.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aethiopian Concert

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command No Persons Whatsoever to be admitted behind the scenes. A new Opera [Altered from Metastasio; Music by Hasse and Lampugnani.] with New Decorations and Dances. To begin at 6 p.m. Pit and Boxes a half guinea. Gallery 5s. [Repeated in the bills.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lipermestra

Dance: Pietro, Isaia Nieri, Arna Conti, Elizabeth Buggiani, Cosimo Marranesi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17541107, but To conclude with a New Country Dance-the Characters in the play.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Larcadia In Brenta

Performance Comment: As17541118, but into which will be introduced several new Comic Airs-.

Dance: As17541118

Event Comment: A new Opera.-The Musick composed by Sg Galuppi. New Cloaths, Scenes, and Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ricimero

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Part I: New Overture by DuBourg-; Non Pensi (Latilles)-Mondini; Cantata (Arne)-Beard; Voglio Amor-Sga Curioni; Concerto on violincello-Pasqualino; Pensa che amante (Cocchi)-Guadagni; S'e spoze (Hasse)-Mingotti; Part II: Concerto on Bassoon-Miller; Per lei fra l'armi-Ciprandi; Sorge nell' alma mia (Perez)-Sga Mattei; Concerto on Violin-Dubourg; Tremende oscuri atroci (Pergolesi)-Sga Frasi; Fra quest Ombra (Hasse)-Ricciarelli; Part III: Concerto on oboe-Vincent; Non via Piaque (Conforto)-Sga Mingotti; Destrir che all' armi usato (Ciampi)-Guadagni; Return O God of Hosts (Handel)-Sga Frasi; Uniti a Lupi (Hasse)-Ricciarelli; Grand Concerto-Handel.
Cast
Role: New Overture by DuBourg Actor:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Cibber first appearance in that part; other parts-the new company; Miss Jenny-Young Gentlewoman.
Cast
Role: other parts Actor: the new company

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: TThe Pierots-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: See17551007, but Mizen-Woodward; Worthy-Havard; Rovewell-Ross; Sir Charles-Palmer; Flip-Yates; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Jenny-Miss Minors; Fair Quaker-Mrs Davies; Sailors-Beard, Vaughan, Cloughl Blakes, Atkins, Ackman; New Song-Beard in character.
Cast
Role: New Song Actor: Beard in character.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lecture

Performance Comment: A New Dissertation on Various Theatrical Subjects-; in which will be Shakespear's Charge to Momus-; an Examen of the two Lears-; with the prefatory address to the Anti@Gallicans and the trading of the Nation-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lolimpiade

Performance Comment: A new Duetto-Signora Mingotti, Ricciarelli.

Dance: MMinuet-Sga Bugiani, Maranesi

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new farce by Doctor Heffinal [sic] for his benefit. O Sad! (Cross). Tickets at Forrest Coffee House, The Bedford, and Randall's, and author's lodgings at Mew's Coffee House. To the Printer of the Public Advertiser, 24 April: Sir, Let this suffice for a general answer to all unfriendly whispers or paragraphs against the new farce to be performed tonight at Drury Lane -its author never previously Caballed, never published his sentiments of any stage performance till after the run -then neither the writer nor manager could be injured -its principal characters are Lady Protea, a coquet alarmed at the apprehension of dying amid; Lord Epigram Strainwit, a pert coxcomical witling; Dr Matho, a Virtuoso, Antiquarian, and in love; Dreadnought Broadside, a sea-officer and strenuous Antigallican. I am &c. Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Afterpiece Title: The Maiden Whim or The Critical Minute

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Phillips. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: As17560330 but Osmyn-Smith; Zara-Miss Phillips, first time in that character and fourth time on any stage; With a New Occasional Prologue-Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Young Worthy-Palmer; Snap-Yates; Sir William Wisewood-Taswell; Elder Worthy-Simson; Sly-Blakes; Narcissa-Mrs Clive; Hillaria-Mrs Cowper; Flareit-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Ann-Mrs Simson; Amanda-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Cowper

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: By the children (Cross). See17560327 but Parts-Mt Simson, Mt Perkins, Mt Wallace, Mt Martin, Mt Cautherley, Mas. Hanyours, Miss Pope, Miss Simson; With a New Occasional Prologue-.

Dance: IV: The Louvre and Minuet-Mas and Miss Simson

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly (by Desire)-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17560505, but a New Character and Chalkstone-Garrick; Old Man-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Mrs Tatoo-Miss Minors; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.

Dance: DDance of the Millers-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Ross; Sosia-Woodward; Mercury-Palmer; Alcmena-Mrs Yates, late Mrs Graham; Phaedra-Mrs Clive; Bromia-Mrs Macklin; Amphitryon-Havard; Polida-Walker; Tranio-Jefferson; Judge Gripus-Yates; Phoebus-Usher; Night-Miss Minors; In Which will be introduced a New Interlude of Singing, Dancing-Beard, Miss Young, others; New Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: New Occasional Prologue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: with the last New Character of Lord Chalkstone-Garrick. [See17560512.]See17560512.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17560924, but Lappet-Mrs Pitt; New Prologue-Smith; Hornpipe-Phillips; New Epiloguein the character of a Boatswain-Shuter.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Lucas, Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: [Pantomime new by Woodward] Went off with great Applause. ye Cyclops Dance encored (Cross). New Habits, Scenes, and Decorations. Full Prices. As the performance greatly depends upon the Music and Machinery, no gentleman can possibly be admitted into the Orchestra or behind the Scenes. [This prohibition repeated in all subsequent performances, will not be further noted here.] N.B. The Play of the Revenge oblig'd to be deferred on account of Mossop's indisposition. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performance Comment: As17570117, but to conclude with a new Dance-the Lilliputians.
Event Comment: [M+Mercury Harlequin seems to have been the afterpiece. The Public Advertiser carried the following notice under news from London: "Mr Garrick was prevented from appearing in the character of Chamont last night, by a sudden and violent Indisposition, but we hear that he is better, tho' not quite free from pain."] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput Mercury Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17570218, but Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Trusty-Miss Ferguson; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton. In Which will be reviv'd the Original Masquerade Scene and Dance. Mrs Hamilton will give a new Epilogue in Character.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Dancing Actor: Lucas, Miss Hilliard.

Dance: Lucas, Miss Hilliard, Miss Vallois, her 1st appearance on any stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Woodward; Catherine (by Desire)-Mrs Pritchard; With a new Dialogue Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard, Miss Pritchard; With a Grand Masquerade Dance-; in which Minuet-Miss Pritchard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Old Man, last new character of Lord Chalkstone-Shuter; Fine Gentleman-a Person who never appeared on the stage before; Fine Lady-Mrs Green.

Dance: By Desire aHornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: The Cries of London with Additions-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: Address-Cibber; A Scotch Song-; A concerto-; First Comic Lecture-Cibber; Grand Concerto for French Horns-; Second Comic Lecture-Cibber; The Italian Peasant (comic dance)-; A New Cantata The Wheelbarrow-; Comic Medley overture-; Auction of choice curiosities of extraordinary Value-Cibber; Italian air-Sga Mimicotti as17570628; Oration call'd the Pig or Advice to the Critics-Miss Dorothy Midnight; Comic Ballet The Marine Boys marching to Portsmouth-; Handel's Water Music-Mother Midnight.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert And Auction

Performance Comment: As17570826, but New Comic Dance-Joly, Miss Durham; Blind Man's Buff-.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolic

Dance: As17570819