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Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Burton. Tickets deliver'd by W. Palmer will be taken. [In the afterpiece Frank-Palmer, last appearance on the stage (MacMillan).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bannister (being his first appearance in that character); Peachum-Aickin; Lockit-Jackson; Jemmy Twitcher-Loveman; Wat Dreary-Graham; Jack-Lloyd; Nimming Ned-Jacobs; Mat-Davis; Filch-Vandermere; Robin of Bagshot-Keen; Ben-Casey; Constable-Walker; Player-Strange; Beggar-Castle; Drawer-Miell; Lucy-Mrs Saunders; Mrs Peachum, Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Sukey-Mrs White; Molly-Mrs Jackson; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Graham; Polly-Miss Edwards; To conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters.

Dance: Between the Acts: Duquesney, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: III: Double Hornpipe-Vandemere, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17680801

Event Comment: Being positively the last time of performing these two pieces this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe, as17680801

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No persons admitted behind the scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Places for the Boxes to be taken (only) of Mr Sarjant at the Stage-Door. The Doors to be opened at Half an Hour after Four. To begin exactly at Six o'clock. [Repeated for all bills during the season, but see change of hour for opening, 22 Sept., and 6 Oct. The source for receipts and financial matters is Covent Garden Account Book (BM Add MS. Egerton 2274).] Receipts: #209 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-A Gentleman, being his second appearance that stage [Mr Barnshaw]; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dyer[, 1st time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: I: A Dance incident to the Opera-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: The Characters-Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Wright, Miss Young, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Mrs Dorman, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King , and others.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mrs King; End: Country Dance-

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With the Two Additional Scenes. [See 26 Oct. 1767.] Receipts: #126 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: The Baby-the Giant; Harlequin-Miles; Chasseur Royal-Mahoon; Merlin-Legg; Diana-Mrs Baker; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant

Dance: A Dance-incidental to the Opera; II: Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton (apprentice to Fishar)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17681007; End Opera: The Garland, as17681028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: The Third Day. For the Author. Charges #84. Balance to the author #121 14s. Paid Younger for writing parts #9 10s. 4d. Receipts: #205 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End of Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Cast
Role: The Merry Sailors Actor: Aldridge.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: End of Opera: The Tartars, as17681004

Event Comment: Sixth Day. For the Author. Charges #84. Balance to Author #108 4s. Receipts: #192 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End of Opera: The Garland, as17681028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: End of Opera: The Tartars, as17681004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Performance Comment: [As17690114] Alter'd to The Miser (Account Book). [See17681227.]

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End of Opera: The Reel, as17681212

Event Comment: [The playbill notes the eighth day for Tom Jones. See cancellation of a performance on 24 Jan.] Neville MS Diary: In the forenoon skaited on the Canal in St James's Park. In the evening went to see "The Intriguing Chambermaid" at Covent Garden. Receipts: #201 8s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: End Opera: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

Event Comment: dvertised as the ninth day.] For the Author. Charges #84. Balance due the author #67 5s. Receipts. #151 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green. u§¨cg IInterlude: The Royal Garland. As17681010.
Role: Nymph Actor: _. u§™cg A+A New Occasional Interlude: The Royal Garland.
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

Dance: End of Opera: The Lamplighters, as17681101

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter. Charges #64 5s. Balance to Shuter #106 9s. 6d. plus #95 17s. from Tickets. (Boz 309; Pit 124) (Account Book). [The Epilogue is Larpent MS 294, criticising the "rules" and praising "Laughter" as the all-in-all of Comedy]:@What matters it you or me to know@How Blockheads wrote two thousand years ago?@ Receipts: #170 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: I: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Cast
Role: The Merry Sailors Actor: Aldridge.

Entertainment: II: The Cries of London-Shuter; End of Opera: An Epilogue on Modern Taste, written by the late Churchill-Shuter

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Receiv'd from Stanley and Smith for use of the Organ this season #21; for coals burnt at Oratorios #2 2s. Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: Serenata Geminiane, Third Opera,-Sg Paganini

Event Comment: Benefit for Reddish. Neville MS Diary: Went to see the Maid of the Mill played for the first time at Drury Lane. Bannister is the best Giles I have seen since Beard left the stage. The farce was No Wit like a Woman's, played but once before. Assisted in hissing it as both foolish and immoral

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Reddish (that night only); Sir Harry Sycamore-Parsons; Giles-Bannister; Ralph-Dibdin; Fairfield-Jefferson; Mervin-Fawcett; Patty-Mrs Baddeley; Fanny-Miss Pope; Theodosia-Miss Radley; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw; With a New Occasional Prologue-Reddish.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Radley

Afterpiece Title: No Wit Like a Woman's

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210; End of Opera: The Wake, as17680929

Event Comment: Benefit for Dodd. Mainpiece: Never acted there. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 20 March 1766.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Dodd; Hodge-King; Sir William Meadows-Parsons; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley; Justice Woodcock-Hartry; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Radley; Eustace-Fawcett; Hawthorne-Vernon; In Act I, a Dance- incidental to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210; End of Opera: The Wake, as17680929

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs King. Theodosius Advertis'd. Mr Barry Ill (Cross Diary). Tickets deliver'd for Theodosius will be taken. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit; or, Harlequin at Rhodes

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Colombine-Mrs King; others as usual; Dances-the Giorgis; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Old Lady-Mrs Cross; Clown-Ackman; Hermit-Kear; French Lady-Johnston; Country Girl-Miss Young; J. Burton, Castle. See17670923. J. Burton, Castle. See17670923.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: the Giorgis

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680929

Entertainment: End of Opera: King (for that night only) will present the Audience with a Comic Paraphrase-King on Shakespeare's The Seven Ages

Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson and Lings. The Committee deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs W. Barry. Tickets delivered by Page, Chinneau, and for The Committee will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Young Lovel Actor: Cautherly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner Trick'd

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe-Vandermere, Miss Street; a Country Dance-the characters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17690712