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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV, Part II

Performance Comment: As17310316 but Prince John-Marshall; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Justice-Bowman; York-Paget; Canterbury-Corey; Hastings-Watson; Bardolph-Shepard; Poins and Feeble-Oates; Hostess-Mrs Wetherilt; Doll-Mrs Shireburn; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Poins and Feeble Actor: Oates

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17310513, but Oldrents-Shepard; Hearty-Harper; Clack-Griffin; Randal-Johnson; Springlove-Cibber Jr; Oliver-W. Mills; Vincent-Bridgwater; Hilliard-Charke; Pattico-Boman; Martin-R. Wetherilt; Scentwell-Paget.
Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Johnson

Music: Concerto by Sig Visconti-Charke, others

Song: II: As17310427

Dance: IV: English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: Gondolier and Courtezan-Young Lally, Miss Brett; End afterpiece: French Gardener and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Morgan. For the Entertainment of a Foreign Prince. With Scenes, Machines, and Habits, proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba

Performance Comment: As17310521, But Scipio-W. Giffard; Lelius-W. Williams; Trebellius-Havard; Rosalinda-Mrs Morgan; Priestesses of Bellona-Pearce, Master Woodward; Massinissa-Smith; Massina-Mrs Thomas; Menander-Collett; Sophonisba-Mrs Haughton; Merna-Mrs Palmer; Maherbal-Bardin; Bomilcar-R. Williams.
Cast
Role: Menander Actor: Collett

Song: Singing in Scotch and English-the two Misses Hambleton, who n ever appeared on any Stage before

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: Singing in Italian and English-the Misses Hambleton

Music: M$Mr Handel's famous Water@Musick-, with Trumpets and French Horns; accompany'd with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums- the ingeniousMr Joab Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Fitzgerald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Song: Singing in English-Miss Raftor

Dance:

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction and Eminent Merchants of the City of London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TThe Tambourin-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Rainton, Mrs Walter; The Lorrain-Essex, Mrs Booth

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Song: Miss Raftor

Event Comment: By Command of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal [who was present]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: a new Scotch Dance-Miss Robinson; III: English Maggot-

Ballet: V: Ballad D'Amour. Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mrs Booth; Attendants on Adonis-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Houghton; Attendants on Venus-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Singing in Italian and English-Mountier; Pieces for Trumpet, French Horns, German Flute-

Event Comment: Benefit Charke and Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: Written by the late Duke of Buckingham. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: SSultana-Miss Robinson; Bartholomew Fair-Tench, Miss Brett

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Montier (being the first Time of his Performance on this Stage).

Instrumental: With a Lapland Entertainment call'd Aesop's Concert of Animals. Violins-Three Cats; Hautboy-Dog; Harp-Monkey; Bassoon-Bear; French Horn-Stag; Singing in Welch-Goat; Music Master-Aesop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; V: Harlequin-Miss Brett; End Farce: The Midsummer Whim (new)-Lally Jr, Holt, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme

Song: In I: Miss Raftor; End IV: E. Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: Millwood-Mrs Mary Man; George Barnwell-Edward Giles; Barnwell Sr-Phoenix; Thorowgood-Jones; Trueman-Barcock; Blunt-Wignall; Maria-Miss Palms; Lucy-Mrs Hind; With the Original Prologue-Giles; and a new Epilogue-Mrs Man.
Cast
Role: and a new Epilogue Actor: Mrs Man.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-

Dance:

Music: Solo on the German Flute-Gentlemen for their Diversion; End Play: Trumpet Concerto-Burk Thumoth; Lesson on the Harpsichord-; Solo on the German Flute-

Event Comment: DDaily Post, 5 June: We were partly misinform'd as to the Reception of the two Pieces play'd on Thursday Night...We are assured the Comedy call'd The Old Debauchees, did meet with universal Applause; but The Covent Garden Tragedy will be Acted no more, both the Author and the Actors being unwilling to continue any Piece contrary to the Opinion of the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Pieraite-Holt, Mrs Walter; II: Harlequin-Miss Brett; III: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; End Farce: Midsummer Whim-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter, Holt, Mrs D'Lorme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber Jr; Dorcas-Miss Raftor; Sir Jasper-Shepard; Leander-Stoppelaer; Hellebore-Paget; Welchman-Jones; Harry-Roberts; James-Mullart; Charlotte-Miss Williams; Lucy-Miss Mears; Epilogue-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: I: The Pieraite-Holt, Mrs Walter; II: Harlequin-Miss Brett; III: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; End Afterpiece: Midsummer Whim, as17320606

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: I: Harlequin-Miss Brett; III: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; End Afterpiece: Midsummer Whim, as17320606

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: End Farce: As17320623 I: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; III: Harlequin-Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: I: Harlequin-Miss Brett; II: Dance after the Highland Manner-Gentleman for his Diversion; III: Midsummer Whim, as17320606 End Farce: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter

Music: III: Handel's Water Musick-; Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Job Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Wm. Mills; Orestes-Mills; Pylades-Cibber Jr; Phoenix-Boman; Andromache-Mrs Horton; Hermione-Mrs Butler; Cephisa-Mrs Grace; Cleone-Miss Williams; With the Original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: DDutchwoman-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Houghton, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: LLe Watteau-Miss Robinson; English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; Spanish Entry-Lally, Essex, Haughton, Lally Jr, Tench; Grand Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Haughton, Lally Jr, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears, Miss Man

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth; Essex, Miss Robinson

Song: New English Dialogue=- in the Ballad Style, between a town Gallant and a Country lass-Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor

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

Performance Comment: 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 A. Hallam and Mrs Walter. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. Afterpiece: A New Ballad Opera [Author not known. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Dance: II: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; III: French Gardener and His Mistress-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Saraband, Minuet-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; V: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts and Jones. Afterpiece: A New Ballad Opera of one Act [by Edward Phillips]. [For a puff of the afterpiece, see Daily Advertiser, 25 April, and Daily Post, 2 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Livery Rake; or, The Intriguing Servants

Performance Comment: Phillis (Country Girl)-Miss Raftor; Tom (Footman)-Berry; Toby (Innkeeper)-Jones; Harry-Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Shireburn; Dorcas-Mrs Herle; Phillis (Chambermaid)-Mrs Mullart; but edition of 1733 lists as the cast: Tom-Berry; Toby-Harper; Harry-Ridout; James-E. Roberts; Dorcas-Mrs Sireburn; 1st Phillis-Mrs Pritchard; 2d-Miss Oates; Lucy-Miss Mann (possibly the cast for a later revival); Epilgoue-Miss Norris, Granddaughter of the late Mr Norris, commonly called Jubilee Dicky.

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-LeBrun; II: Saraband, Minuet-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; IV: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: The Watteau-Miss Robinson; End of Afterpiece: Bartholomew Fair-F. Tench, Mrs Delorme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; In II: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; III: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden; V: Sleepy Dutchman and his Frow-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, introduced by Pelling, Newhouse, Delagarde, LeSac, Miss LaTour, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss Baston

Dance: II: Singing in Italian-Kelly; IV: Singing in English-Kelly

Event Comment: Boxes and Balconies on Stage 4s. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar: With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Dance: By Mr Delamaine, who never appear'd on the English Stage before

Event Comment: Boxes and Balconies on Stage 4s. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar: With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Dance: By Mr Delamaine, who never appear'd on the English Stage before