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Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay. Printed Books of the Opera may be had at the Theatre this Night. Receipts: #80 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Event Comment: On proposals for the future of Drury Lane, see a letter from Hill to Victor in Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 188-91

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Event Comment: Benefit Jovan D'Vallois. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. (Tickets at D'Vallois' House opposite the Theatre Tavern.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Le Menuet & La Marie-D'Vallois, Mrs Bullock, being particularly desired; II: La Payzane Mantaignez (new)-D'Vallois, D'Blainville, Pollet in Wooden Shoes; III: Two Pierrots-D'Vallois, Delagarde; IV: English Peasant-D'Vallois, Madam D'Vallois

Ballet: V: La Provansalle (newly composed by D'Vallois). Two Provansals-D'Vallois, Mrs Bullock; Other parts-Holt, Mrs D'Vallois, J. Delagarde, Miss Wherrit, Sandham, Mrs Haughton, Evans, Miss Sandham

Event Comment: Benefit Vallois and Mrs Vallois (late Widow to Monsieur Roger, the Pierrot in Drury Lane, Deceas'd). Acted by the Comedians form the Theatre in Goodman's Fields. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. 6:30 p.m. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Minuet, a new Ragadoon-De Vallois, Madam De Vallois; II: French Peasant-; III: Pierrot and Pierroress-De Vallois and Madam De Vallois; IV: Pastoral-De Vallois and Madam De Vallois; V: Wooden Shoe Dance-De Vallois, Bowford, Pawlet

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 26 May: We hear from Chelsea, that on Monday the 4th of June next, a Company of Comedians from the Theatre in Drury-Lane will open with the Recruiting Officer, and continue playing during the Summer Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Event Comment: See Daily Advertiser, 22 June, for a poem: To Mr Giffard, Master of the New Theatre in Goodman's-Fields, on closing the Season

Performances

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 22 June: We hear that Subscriptions are actually in great forwardness for having two different Operas next Winter, one at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, under the Direction of Messrs Handel and Heydegger, and the other to be at one of the Playhouses, under the Management of Directors chosen from among the Subscribers

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit: The Deceas'd Author's Friend or The Author [the bills vary]. A new Tragedy. [By William Bond. For a discussion of the play, see a letter from Hill to Victor, in Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 196-97. Hill states that the youth who speaks the Prologue is Harvey, a young man of eighteen or nineteen.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tuscan Treaty; Or, Tarquin's Overthrow

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Dance: As17330814

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 8 Nov.: Last Night there were Bonfires and Illuminations in the City, on account of the Arrival of the Prince of Orange; at [GF] there was a Bonfire also, and Beer for the Populace; the Side of the Theatre was illuminated with a great Number of Candles, and two large Triumphal Arches raised, and likewise illuminated

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Dance: Masquerade Dance (composed by Thurmond): Le Petit Maitre-D'Vallois; Mlle-Miss Wherrit

Event Comment: Daily Courant, 2 Feb.: We are credibly informed, that Charles Fleetwood, Esq; of Bromley-Hall, in the county of Stefford . . . hath purchased all the shares of the Patentees of the Theatre in Drury-Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Note, Mynheer Cajanus is prevail'd upon (at the Request of several Persons of Distinction) to stay a few Days longer in England, and will appear as usual in . .. Cupid and Psyche. [For a discussion of the theatres, see Grub St. Journal, 28 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Event Comment: Benefit John Richter. 7 P.M. Daily Advertiser, 9 March: Yesterday the Company of Comedians in the Hay-Market took Possession of Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Comment. Daily Advertiser, 9 March: Yesterday the Company of Comedians in the Hay-Market took Possession of Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 20 May: A mad Company of Comedians having lately taken the Hay-market Theatre, propose to convert it into a Mad-house, and humbly hope the Town will be as mad as themselves, and come frequently to see their mad Performances. which will be madly exhibited, two or three Times a Week, during the Summer Season

Performances

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Event Comment: By particular Desire. By a Company of Comedians from both the Theatres. Afterpiece: a Farce of one Act [adapter not known]. All the Characters in the Opera to be play'd in Roman Dresses. 6:30 P.M. Admission: 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera, Tragedized

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol

Event Comment: The Scenes new. And the Theatre new painted, new decorated, &c. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 7 Love For Love

Dance: By Nivelon, Essex, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, particularly The Black and White Joke and Revellers

Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians from the Theatres in London. At the Great Room at the Ship Tavern. Stage 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. Second 6d. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

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Event Comment: As this Entertainment has been frequently perform'd at another Theatre [CG] (but notwithstanding has been equally Expensive as if entirely New) to oblige the Town, it will, for the future, be perform'd At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Event Comment: With all New Scenes, Machines, and Decorations, as much as the Theatre will admit of

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sampson Judge Of Israel

Afterpiece Title: Le Carillon de Maitre Gervaise and Dame Alison

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 12 Dec: Whereas, on Saturday last, the Audience . . . was greatly incens'd at their Disappointment in Mr Poitier and Madem Roland's not Dancing, as their Names were in the Bills for the Day; and Mr Quin, seeing no way to appease the Resentment then shewn, but by relating the real Messages sent from the Theatre, to know the Reasons why they did not come to perform, and the Answers return'd: And whereas there were two Advertisements in the Daily Post of Tuesday last, insinuating that Mr Quin had with Malice falsely accus'd the said Mr Poitier and Madem Roland, I therefore think it (in Justice to Mr Quin) incumbent on me to assure the Publick, that Mr Quin has conducted himself in this Point towards the Abovemention'd with the strictest regard to Truth and Justice; and as Mr Quin has acted in this Affair in my Behalf, I think myself oblig'd to return him Thanks for so doing. Charles Fletewood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: By Poitier and Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Et Sa Troupe Comediens Esclaves; Or, Harlequin And His Company Of Comedians Slaves

Performance Comment: Compos'd of three Different Plays, representing an Idiom of the French Stage, in General, beginning with a Prologue: The First Piece call'd Arcacambis, a Tragedy. The Second L'Ecole des Maris, a Comedy in Three Acts, written by Moliere. The Third Harlequin Always Harlequin, of the Italian Theatre. Cast not listed .

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Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By George Lillo.] Prompter, 18 Feb.: And, indeed, the Pulpit seems the properest Theatre for such Representations, and the Clergy, the properest Actors in the Religious Drama. This then, of itself, sufficiently justified the Town in its Reception of this Piece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Christian Hero

Event Comment: As 5 March. old Whig, 20 March: In the flourishing State of this Opera [Artaxerxes], 'tis no Wonder that the other Theatres decline. Handel, whose excellent Compositions have often pleased our Ears, and touched our Hearts, has this Winter sometimes performed to an almost empty Pitt. He has lately reviv'd his fine Oratorio of Esther, in which he has introduced two Concerto's on the Organ that are inimitable. But so strong is the Disgust taken against him, that even this has been far from bringing him crowded Audiences; tho' there were no other publick Entertainments on those Evenings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Performance Comment: As17350308 but see17350325 With the Original Prologue, and a new Epilogue recommending the Support of the English Theatre To the Beauties of Great Britain, Both spoken by Mr Cibber .

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: In: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Russian Sailor by Denoyer. End of Afterpiece: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Event Comment: London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 31 March, contains a long article outlining opposition to silencing the theatre in Goodman's Fields

Performances

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