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We found 6691 matches on Roles/Actors, 1726 matches on Performance Comments, 226 matches on Event Comments, 21 matches on Performance Title, and 5 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit for City of London Lying-In Hospital in Aldersgate Street. Charges #85 5s. Balance to Hospital 8s. 6d. plus income from tickets #142 3s. (Box 402; Pit 203; Gallery 112). Paid Dunstall balance for Theatrical Fund #120 6d. (Account Book). [The Occasional Prologue is Larpent MS 303, ending in anti-Mandevillian fashion; Private virtue leads to Public good."] . Receipts: #85 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17691102, but Cacafogo-Morris; Clara-Miss Helme; With an Occasional Prologue-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Young Mask-Dyer; Freeman-R. Smith; Laundress-Mrs Pitt; Lady Scrape-Miss Pearce; Sophy-Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Whim, as17691123

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 27 Nov. 1765. Hogan noted the following additions from the 1770 edn.: Mortimer-Lewes; Glendower-Morris; Prince John-Miss Cockayne; Northumberland-Redman; Gadshill-P. Smith; Peto-Wild.] Receipts: #149 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I With The Humours Of Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Smith; King-Gibson; Worcester-Hull; Prince of Wales-Wroughton; Vernon-Davis; Douglas-Gardner; Falstaff-Shuter; Poins-Perry; Westmorland-Cushing; Blunt-R. Smith; Bardolph-Wignell; Francis-Hamilton; Carriers-Dunstall, Quick; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17691228, but Ceres-Miss Valois; Dances-Miss Capon, Miss _Valois.

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particula9 Desire. Paid Mrs Lessingham on account of her salary #50 (Account Book). Receipts: #148 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17691110, but Ratcliff-R. Smith; Derby-Wignell.

Afterpiece Title: The Court of Alexander

Performance Comment: As17700105.
Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years. [See 4 Dec. 1750.] Charges #72 16s. 6d. Balance to Woodward #153 3s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Bensley; Angleo-Clarke; Escalus-Hull; Claudio-Wroughton; Clown-Dunstall; Provost-Gardner; Friar Thomas-Redman; Elbow-Quick; Lucio-Woodward; Barnardine-Stoppelaer; Friar Peter-R. Smith; Mariana-Mrs Bulkley; Juliet-Mrs Ogilvie; Francisca-Miss Mills; Isabella-Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17700131.

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

Event Comment: Receipts: #129 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17700112, but Ratcliff-Davis; Derby-R. Smith.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17700131.
Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. To prevent confusion Servants are desired to be at the theatre by 4 o'clock. Charges #73 19s. Balance to Smith #62 3s. plus income from tickets #141 9s. (Box 413; Pit 162; Gallery 139). Paid Miss Potts for walking 12 nights in Man and Wife #1 10s. and Mrs Morris for walking 26 nights in Harlequin's Jubilee #3 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #136 2s. 6d

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Hephestion-Dyer; Lysimachus-Hull; Cassander-Clarke; Polyperchon-Perry; Thessalus-R. Smith; Perdiccas-Davis; Clytus-Gibson; Roxana-Mrs Bellamy; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Ogilvie; Statira (for that night only)-Mrs Yates , first time; With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17700117, but Marquis-_; Roger-_.

Dance: End: The Whim, as17691123

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Thompson. Charges #69 19s. 6d. Deficit to Mrs Thompson #14 1s. 6d. covered by income from tickets (barely) #17 2s. (Box 21; Pit 79) (Account Book). Receipts: #55 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17700119, but Posthumus-Bensley, first time; Guiderius-Wroughton, first time; Arviragus-R. Smith; Imogen-Mrs Bulkley; In Act II: a Masquerade Scene-incident to the play; Singing-Mrs Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17700413.

Dance: III: A Minuet-Fishar, Mrs Thompson

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 Years. [See 18 Nov. 1766.] Charges #64 5s. Balance to Mrs Ward #67 18s. plus #28 13s. from Tickets (Box 33; Pit 84; Gallery 78) (Account Book). Receipts: #132 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favorite Or The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Kniveton, first appearance this stage; Southampton-Wroughton; Burleigh-Gibson; Sir Walter Raleigh-R. Smith; Lieut.-Fox; Rutland-Mrs Bellamy; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin (By Particular Desire)-Kniveton; Thrifty-Cushing; Gripe-Quick; Shift-Wignell; Leander-Davis; Sly-Bates; Octavian-Thompson; Clara-Mrs Evans; Lucia-Miss Ogilvie.

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. and Double Hornpipe. As17700420

Performance Comment: and Double Hornpipe. As17700420.
Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Charges #65 17s. Deficit to Hull #17, covered by #121 3s. from tickets (Box 233; Pit 280; Gallery 209). Paid Hull for The Garland, The Spanish Lady and Altering the Comedy of Errors #50. Paid Miss Mary Twist and Miss Charlotte Twist for walking 12 nights in Man and Wife #1 10s. apiece (Account Book). Receipts: #48 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Hull, first time; Sir Harry-Woodward; Russet-Dunstall; Charles-Bensley; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Major Oakly-Yates; O'Cutter-Barrington; Tom-R. Smith; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Mrs Oakly (By Particular Desire)-Mrs Hull.

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Performance Comment: As17700227.

Song: II: The Blackbirds, a Cantata-Miss Potts

Dance: End: The Reel, as17700329

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewes and Morris. [Shuter played Richard By Particular Desire.] Charges #69 12s. Balance due actors #4 2s. 6d. apiece, plus income from tickets: LeLewes #96 6s. (Box 119; Pit 293; Gallery 226); Morris #99 19s. (Box 105; Pit 270; Gallery 332) Account Book. Receipts: #77 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17700126, but Richard (that night only)-Shuter; Lady Ann-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Catesby-Davis; Add Lieut.-R. Smith; Lord Mayor-Wignell.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17700508, but Ceres-Miss Valois; Yeoman-Banks; Clown-Morris.
Event Comment: [Duke of York-$Miss Besford in Public Advertiser.] Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Fox; Ratcliff-Lewes; Norfolk-Wignell; Stanley-Gardner; Lieutenant-R. Smith; Tyrrel-Bates; Prince Edward-Mas. Harris; Duke of York-Miss Cockayne; Tressel-Dyer; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Barrington; Queen-Mrs Ward (playbill).

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Shuter; Damaetas-Barnshaw; Pan-Dunstall; Apollo-Mattocks; Sileno-Baker; Jupiter-Legg; Juno-Miss Pearce; Daphne-Mrs Baker; Nysa-Mrs Mattocks; Mysis-Mrs Thompson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Performance Comment: Timanthes-Smith; Demaphoon-Bensley; Mathusius-Clarke; Cherinthus-Perry; Adrastus-Gardner; Orcanes-Morris; Officer-R. Smith; Cephisa-Mrs Bulkley; Ismena-Mrs Yates; In Act III a Procession-; the Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Mrs Baker, DuBellamy, Baker, Fox.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Mattocks; Sailor-DuBellamy; Dorcas-Mrs Thompson; Sally-Mrs Mattocks; The Hornpipe-Miss Twist.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross, first appearance here in 4 years; Southampton-Bensley; Burleigh-Gibson; Raleigh-R. Smith; Lieutenant-Fox; Queen-Mrs Ward; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Rutland-Miss Miller, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17700926.

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-; IV: [A Comic Ballad call'd the Countryman Metamorphosed-Mr Hamois, Mad[mlle] Hamois[, their first appearance this stage

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of their Majesties. Afterpiece: Never acted there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17701004.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader, Vamp-Yates; Young Cape-Lewes; Sprightly-DuBellamy; Poet-Hamilton; Printer's Devil-Quick; Robin-R. Smith; Gov. Cape-Gardner; Arabella-Mrs Dyer; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Mr Hamoir, Miss Hamoir [now so spelled][as17701016; End of Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17701015

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 31 Dec. 1768.] Afterpiece: A Musical Entertainment [by Isaac Bickerstaffe] never acted there. [Letter from Henry Woodward, Clement's Inn, says he fulfilled his seven years engagement and is now going to Scotland with Foote and next to the Hay Market. No direct application was made to re-engage him at Covent Garden or he was ready to meet it (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Ross; Priuli-Gibson; Bedamar-Perry; Duke-Morris; Renault-Clarke; Elliot-Fox; Spinoza-Wignell; Officer-Thompson; Theodore-R. Smith; Pierre-Bensley; Belvidera (first time these 4 years)-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-Reinhold; Leander-DuBellamy; Mungo-Quick; Ursula-Mrs Green; Leonora-Miss Catley.

Dance: End: A Comic Dance, as17701017

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Canterbury-Gardner; Exeter-Hull; Gower-DuBellamy; Westmorland-R. Smith; MacMorris-Barrington; Bardolph-Barnshaw; Fluellin-Shuter; Pistol-Dyer; English Soldier-Morris; Jamy-Dunstall; King of France-Gibson; Dauphin-Lewes; Constable-Clarke; Burgundy-Perry; Isabel-Mrs Vincent; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17701023.

Dance: End: A Comic Dance, as17701017

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Bensley; Bajazet-Smith; Axalla-Perry; Dervise-Gardner; Moneses-Hull; Omar-Morris; Stratocles-Fox; Hali-Lewes; Prince of Tanais-R. Smith; Selima-Mrs Mattocks; Arpasia-Miss Miller, first time; The Original Song, To Thee O Gentle Sleep-DuBellamy; The Usual Prologue-Hull.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: As17701029.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Shore-Bensley; Catesby-Perry; Gloster-Clarke; Ratcliff-R. Smith; Belmour-Gibson; Derby-Wignell; Alicia-Miss Miller, first time; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: As17701124.

Dance: End: New Pantomime Dance-Mr and Miss Hamoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-Kniveton; Lovewell-Mattocks; Sterling-Dunstall (first time for all three); Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Serjeant Flower-Morris; Truman-Perry; Traverse-R. Smith; Brush-Dyer; Canton-Quick; Miss Sterling-Mrs Bulkley; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham; Chambermaid-Miss Ward; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: As17701124.

Dance: End: New Pantomime Dance, as17701129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Performance Comment: Cyrus-Savigny, first time; Cambyses-Smith; Astyages-Clarke; Harpagus-Hull; Mithranes-Bensley; Mirza-Fox; Officer-R. Smith; Aspasia-Mrs Mattocks; Mandane-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Performance Comment: As17701112.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17701108.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Bensley; Angelo-Clarke; Escalus-Hull; Claudio-Wroughton; Clown-Dunstall; Lucio-Yates (first time); Mariana-Mrs Bulkley; Isabella-Mrs Yates (first time); A Huntington Library News Clipping adds the following: Provost-Gardner; Friar Peter-R. Smith; Friar Thomas-Redman; Elbow-Quick; Barnadine-Stoppelaer; Julietta-Miss Ogilvie; Francisca-Miss Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17710111.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 21 March 1768.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good natured Man

Performance Comment: Croaker-Shuter; Honeywood-Bensley, first time; Sir W. Honeywood-Clarke; Lofty-Kniveton, first time; Leontine-Wroughton; Jarvis-Dunstall; Butler-Cushing; Dubardieu-Holtom; Postboy-Quick; Officer-R. Smith; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Pitt; Olivia-Mrs Baker; Garnet-Mrs Green; Miss Richland-Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17710122.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith, first time; Major Oakly-Yates; Charles-Bensley; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Russet-Dunstall; Sir Harry-Quick; O'Cutter-Fox; Tom-R. Smith; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Yates, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17710129.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Miller. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Smith; Capulet-Younger; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Gardner; Paris-Perry; Benvolio-Fox; Escalus-Morris; Peter-Quick; Apothecary-Holtom; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Miller; first time; In I, a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Besford; a Masquerade Dance- incident to the play; With the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; a Solemn Dirge-; the Vocal Parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Baker, Barnshaw, Legg, Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John-Mattocks; Jobson-Dunstall; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pitt; Conjuror-R. Smith; Nell-Mrs Green.

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17701017

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewes, first time; Sir George Airy-Mattocks; Charles-Hull; Sir Francis Gripe-Shuter; Sir Jealous Traffic-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17710502.