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Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etherege

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Ryan; Medley-Delane; Old Bellair-Hippisley; Young Bellair-Hallam; Shoemaker-Neale; Handy-A. Ryan; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Horton; Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Belinda-Mrs Stevens; Emilia-Mrs Bellamy; Lady Townly-Mrs Cross; Lady Woodvill-Mrs James; Pert-Miss Brunette; Busy-Miss Burgess; Orange@woman-Stoppelaer.
Cast
Role: Handy Actor: A. Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Grecian Sailors-Glover; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland Elder; The Kilkenny-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland

Song: IV: Bachique Song-Leveridge, Salway

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highness the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; V: Kilkenny-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland; End Afterpiece: Scots Dance-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highness the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Dance: I: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; II: Grand Ballet-the Elder Mlle Roland; III: Grecian Sailors-Glover; IV: Le Badinage de Provence-Poitier, the Elder Mlle Roland; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland

Song: TThe Parting Lovers (a Sea Lieutenant, a Sailor, and His Mistress)-Laguerre, Salway, Mrs Lampe [by Henry Carey]

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: A French Boy and Girl (the first Time of their appearance on this Stage); Muzette, Tambourine-the Girl; Wooden Shoe Dance-the Boy; French Peasants-the Boy and Girl; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: #78 11s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Salway
Role: James Actor: Anderson

Dance: TThe Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Scots Dance-Glover

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mrs Centlivre. 'Tis humbly hop'd no Person will take it ill their being refused Admittance to the Music Room; the Dances depending greatly on the same being kept entirely clear. Receipts: #173 (Account Book); #200 (Rylands MS.). [King, Duke, and Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

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

Dance: Desnoyer, Signora Barberini the first time of her appearing on the English stage, Glover, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: By Command of His Highness the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Receipts: #81 11s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). Rylands MS.: Barbarini Sick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Dance: SScots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland; Miller and His Wife-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland; The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Receipts: #150 16s. (Account Book); #200 (Rylands MS.). [The King, Duke, and Princesses Amelia, Carolina, and Louisa present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Bridgwater

Dance: Glover, Mlle Roland, Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Receipts: #71 7s. 6d. (Account Book); #70 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ryan; Francisco-Delane; Lance-Arthur; Lovegood-Rosco; Merchant-Roberts; Fountain-Anderson; Hairbrain-Bencraft; Bellamour-Gibson; Roger-Mullart; Ralph-James; Humphrey-Neale; Tenant-Stoppelaer; Isabella-Mrs Bellamy; Lucy-Mrs Vincent; Shorthose-Hippisley; Widow-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Fountain Actor: Anderson

Dance: Desnoyer, Signora Barberini, Glover, Mlle Roland, Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Written by Mr Dryden. Receipts: #114 12s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Dance: TThe Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Mars and Venus-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; The Kilkenny-Glover, Mlle Roland; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Les Matelotes-Fausan, Signora Fausan; III: L'Allamande-Mlle Chateauneuf, Muilment; IV: Grand Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Mlle Chateauneuf, Muilment

Song: Lowe

Event Comment: For the Benefit and Increase of a Fund establish'd for the Support of Decay'd Musicians and their Families. Mainpiece: With the Original Scenes and Habits. Pit and Boxes half a guinea. Gallery 5s. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Parnasso In Festa

Performance Comment: By Mr Handel for her Royal Highness the Princess of Orange's Wedding. In which will be introduced A Concerto on the Hautboy-Signior St.Martini; A Concerto on the German Flute-Mr Weideman; a Solo on the Violin-Mr Clegg; a Solo on the Violoncello-Signior Caporale; And a Concerto on the Bassoon-Mr Miller.
Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Prince of Arragon Actor: Turbutt

Dance: I: A new dance-Muilment; II: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Les Masons & Les Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: La Provencale-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17410302

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Benefit Glover. [Tickets at Glover's, in Chandos Street.] Stage as 10 March. Receipts: money #45 4s.; seals #126 17s. [In the Account Book, the space for the nightly charge is blank.] #200 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Dance: I: French Peasants-Mechel; II: English Peasants-Glover, Mlle Mechel, Delagarde, Oates, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington; III: Scots Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland, Villeneuve, Richardson, Oates, Mrs Villeneuve; IV: Serious Ballet-Glover, Mlle Mechel; V: Louvre, Minuet-Glover, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Song: Leveridge, Salway

Event Comment: [R+Rylands MS. suggests that the Princesses sent word at 12 o'clock that they would attend. It was too late to advertise the fact.] Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: New Ballad-Lowe; III: Happy Pair-Lowe

Dance: II: Dutch Dance-Philips, Miss Scott; V: The Swiss-M Mechell, Mlle Mechell

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Rylands MS.: Duke &c attended. [Winston MS. lists Merchant of Venice, which had been advertised on the previous day's bill, but which was supplanted by this command performance.] Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Song: I: Happy Pair-Beard; III: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe

Dance: II: Le Boufon, as17411030; V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17411214

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Receipts: #100

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Song: I: a Ballad-Lowe; III: Song-Mrs Arne; IV: See from the Silent Groves-Beard

Dance: II: Le Petit Scaramouche, as17420201; V: Le Genereux Corsaire, as17420120;

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Receipts: #90. Rylands MS.: Milward bury'd. Duke &c [attended theatre]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Clive.

Song: I: Was Ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard; III: a Ballad-Lowe; IV: a Song-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: La Foullies, as17420125

Ballet: V: Les Satires Puny. As17420106

Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Sg and Sga Fausan
Event Comment: MMrs Woffington fainted (Rylands MS.). Last night, in the First Act of All's Well, which was acted at Drury Lane, Mrs Woffington was taken so violently ill, that she fainted away, as she stood at the scenes, ready to come on; After a proper Apology being made, the Audience with great Humanity and Patience, waited till another person dress'd to read the part.--This night the Alchemist (by Particular Desire) is to be performed; and on Thursday, His Royal Highness and the Duke and Princesses have commanded the Tender Husband. On Friday the Play All's Well will be represented; when if Mrs Woffington is not recover'd, Mrs Mills will be ready in the part. Receipts: #100

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Song: I: Sylvia wilt thou was e thy Prime, a new song of Mr Arne's,-Lowe; III: Was ever nymph like Rosamond-Lowe

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

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

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

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Benefit Signora Fausan. Part of the Pit will be rail'd in, and added to the front boxes. Tickets and places in the Boxes to be had only of Mr West, at the Green Door in Duke St., Lincoln's Inn Fields; and for the Stage, of Mrs Moor, at the Sign of the Theatre in the Playhouse Passage. Receipts: #160. Rylands MS.: Duke &c attended

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17420208; II: Les Egyptiens-the Fausans; V: A New Grand Ballet-the Fausans, LaCroix, Constantini, Mrs Walter, Miss Story

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Receipts: #70

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Mills

Song: I: a Song with French Horns-Beard; III: A Ballad-Lowe

Dance: II: Les Matelotes, as17411110

Ballet: V: Les Satires Puny. As17420304

Cast
Role: Peasants Actor: Sg and Sga Fausan
Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Rylands: Hill Play'd Carlos. Receipts: #80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Song: I: Song-Beard; III: Ballad-Lowe; IV: Mrs Arne

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; V: Le Boufon-the Mechels

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia, Caroline, and Louisa. Rylands MS.: Garrick Play'd, Duke Attended. Died 31 July, aged 77, Ben Johnson (Winston MS. from Burney's Actors MSS). [See benefit for his daughter 15 Dec.] Receipts: #171

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Dance: The Mechels