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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Smith; Fainall-Wroughton; Petulant-Woodward; Sir Willful-Shuter; Waitwell-Dunstall; Mrs Marwou'd-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Baker; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Pitt; Foible-Mrs Green; Millamant-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Willful Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Reddish; Humphrey Gubbin-Dodd; Sir Harry Gubbin-Baddeley; Tipkin-Parsons; Clerimont Sen-Packer; Pounce-J. Aickin; Biddy Tipkin-Mrs Barry; 1st time; Mrs Clerimont-Miss Younge; Fainlove-Miss Ambrose; Jenny-Miss Platt; Aunt-Mrs Love; In Act V, Song-Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Gubbin Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: Marplot in Lisbon

Dance: End: The Amusements of Strasburgh, as17711118

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Weston; Face-Palmer; Subtle-J. Aickin; Sir Epicure-Wright; Knowlife-Griffith; Headlong-Keen; Doll Tricksey-Mrs Egerton; Miss Rantipole-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Wright

Entertainment: Interlude. All up at Stockwell; or, The Ghost no Conjuror, a New Interlude-Characters-Weston, Bannister

Dance: After Interlude: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17720101, but Sir Toby Belch-Dunstall (from Covent Garden).
Cast
Role: Sir Toby Belch Actor: Dunstall
Role: Sir Andrew Actor: Dodd
Role: Sir Toby Actor: Love

Dance: I: The European in America (for 1st time this Season)-Messieurs Daigvilles, Miss Ross, Sga Vidini; II: A Comic Dance, as17720326 V: Psiche, a Grand Historical Ballet (Never performed before)-Daigville, Giorgi, Sga Daigville, Miss Ross, Sga Vidini

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Egerton. Afterpiece: Not acted in 3 years. [See 3 April 1769.] [Genest in Volume of News Clippings (Harvard Library) quotes Edinburg Evening Courant of 29 April: Last night between the play and the farce at Drury Lane Theatre, a disturbance arose which continued for a full hour. Mr Weston it appeared was in debt to the managers a considerable sum of money, on which account they had impounded all the cash received on his benefit night. This the comedian did not like, and therefore yesterday evening sent word that he could not play, that he was arrested and detained in a springing house, but desired that no apology should be made of his being 'suddenly ill' (the usual stage plea) as it would be an egregious falsehood. After the play Mr Vernon came forward and inform'd the audience that Mr Weston 'was suddenly taken ill' and could not perform. Weston instantly started up in the front of the upper Gallery, and inform'd the house that he was not ill, but in the custody of an officer, and if the audience would have patience he'd inform them of the whole affair. A long altercation ensued. The Managers sent on Mr Vernon repeatedly; and after much pro and con Weston came down and played his part of Sneak." The article must have referred to the 24th of April, when Weston play'd Sneak in The Mayor of Garratt. The Managers promis'd the Town a publication of the whole affair."] Paid Mr Brathwait for men's cloaths #33s. Receipts: #200 8s. Charges: #70 12s. Profit to Mrs Egerton: #129 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-King; Sir Jasper-Wright; Beaufort-Wheeler; Dapper-Jacobs; Quildrive-Griffith; Maria-Mrs Egerton; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Wright

Entertainment: V:(By Desire,) Cupid's Remonstrance, as17720427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Palmer; Villeroy-Packer; Carlos-Aickin; Baldwin-Jefferson; Belford-J. Aickin; Nurse-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Barry, 1st time; Sampson-Bransby; With the Epithalamium-Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of the Turf

Performance Comment: As17720425 but Tipperary-Hartry; Jack Riot-Wheeler; Sir Samuel-Waldron.

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: V: The entertainment A Picture of the Playhouse or Bucks Have at ye All-Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17711008, but Sir William-Ackman; Rosetta-Mrs Wrighten (both for 1st time); Eustace-Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Ackman
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720326

Song: III: By Particular Desire, O What a charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17720228, but Sir Harry-Quick, 1st time; Theodosia-Mrs Willems, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Quick, 1st time
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: I: A Dance-incident to the piece; II: A Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Heard; End of Opera: Hornpipe-Miss Stede

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17720102, but Sir Francis-Yates; Original Epilogue-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Sir George Actor: Mattocks
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17711030

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnston (House keeper and Box-bookkepper). Receipts: #292 19s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Johnston: #208 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17720424 but Sir Toby-Love; Orsino-Jefferson; Captain Priest, Valentine, Officers restored. Captain Priest, Valentine, Officers restored.
Cast
Role: Sir Toby Actor: Love
Role: Sir Toby Belch Actor: Dunstall
Role: Sir Andrew Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Lofty-Foote; Pepperpot-Robson; Bever-Aickin; Younger-Fearon; Dactyl-Gardner; Puff-Castle; Sir Roger-Dancer; Staytape-Farrel; Robin-Parsons; Rust-Weston; Juliet-Mrs Gardner (1st time).
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Dancer

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Dance: End: New Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17720522, but Sir Richard-Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Actor: Gardner.
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Dance: As17720615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Baddeley, 1st time; Harry-Fearon; James-Dancer; Davy-Jacobs; Helebor-Smith; Leander-Vowel; Robert-Waters; Sir Jasper-Parsons; Dorcas-Miss Wentworth; Charlotte-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Parsons

Dance: As17720615

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: A new dramatic Pastoral Farce. The Music composed by Hook. Play by Francis Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Cupid's Revenge

Performance Comment: Parts by Parsons, Robson, Lloyd, Fearon, Mas. Tannett, Weston, Mrs Parsons, Miss Wentworth, Mrs White, Mrs Jewell. Sir Gregory Greybeard-Parsons; Amaranthus-Robson; Dorilas-Fearron; Cupid-Master?; Ninny-Weston; Tulippa-Mrs Jewell; Hyema-Mrs Parsons; Culina-Mrs White; Frisketta-Miss Wentworth (Edition of 1772).
Related Works
Related Work: Love Despised Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance: As17720615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Contrast: A Tragi-Comical Rehearsal of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match; or, No Match at All, and the Tragedy of Epaminodas Author(s): John Hoadley

Afterpiece Title: The Cornish Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Robin-Davis; Sir Gregory-Baddeley; Tim-Weston; Jenny-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Baddeley

Entertainment: V: A Medley Cantata with imitations-Bannister

Dance: Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Belmour-Aickin; Fainlove-Robson; Sharper-Fearon; Setter-Dancer; Sir Joseph-Weston; Bluff-F. Gentleman; Barnaby-Jacobs; Footamn-Vowell; Old Batchelor-Gardner; Belinda-Miss Ambrose; Araminta-Miss Platt; Silvia-Miss Wentworth; Letitia-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: As17720518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Y. Meadows-Payne (from the Theatre Royal in Norwich); Hawthorn-Fearon; Hodge-Griffiths; Eustace-Dancer; Sir William-Farrel; Footman-Smith; Carter-Lloyd; Woodcock-Parsons; Lucinda-Mrs Payne; Madge-Mrs Fearon; Deborah-Mrs Parsons; Housemaid-Mrs Smith; Cook-Mrs White; Rosetta-Mrs Greville; With Dances- incidental to the piece.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Farrel

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Entertainment: A Variety of Imitations-a Young Gentleman [Stokes]

Event Comment: The House Open'd September. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places at Stage Door from Johnson No money taken at Stage Door or after the curtain is drawn up. Doors to open at 5 p.m. To begin at 6 p.m. [Repeated in all Season's bills.] Rec'd from Mrs Groath 1 year's rent to Xmas last, #3; Paid Supernumaries & Kettle Drum #2 8s. Taylor's Bill #1 #10 11s. 1d.; Carpenters #10 2s. (Treasurer's Book). [These payments were constant during the season. The weekly average and season totals will be set forth as follows and no further itemization will be made.] @Item Weekly Average Season Total@Supers & K. Drum #13 13s. #477@Taylor #7 #250@Carpenter #7 #250@ Receipts: #156 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Bannister; Papillion-Parsons; Sir James Elliot-J. Aickin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge; Miss Grantham-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: J. Aickin

Dance: III: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

Event Comment: By Authority and Particular Desire. [Play written by Allan Ramsay.] Benefit Widow Lauder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Patie And Roger; Or, The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Stewart; Bauldy-Walker; Symond-Millemist; Glaud-Boyack (who will introduce the Cries of Edinburgh); Peggy-Miss Stuart; Jenny-Miss Sterling; Mage-Wilson; Mause-Blair; Sir William-Blendel; Occasional Prologue-Walker.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Blendel

Entertainment: II: Bucks have at ye all-a young Gentleman; with other entertainment of Music and Dancing-

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid 3 day's salary list at #81 19s. 3d. per diem,-#245 17s. 9d.; Advanc'd Miss Mansell & Mr Dimon 5 guineas each, #10 10s.; Mr S. French, six days, #1 10s. J. Stevens on note, #3 3s.; Mt Byrne, Mt Bannister, Mt Lamercier, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Rolt, & Mrs Brathwaite salary short-paid, #6 4s.; Mr D. Garrick in full of last season #260 8s. 4d. (Treasruer's Book). Receipts: #199 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performance Comment: King Edward-Aickin; Genius of England-Reddish; Sir Dingle-King; Nat Needle-Parsons; Roger-Weston (Winston MS 10). The playbill lists the play, noting accompaniment of "proper Music, Habits, Scenes, Machines, and Decorations."
Cast
Role: Sir Dingle Actor: King
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #223 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Davis; Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors-Aldridge. [See17711026.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-A Young Gentleman [Clinch] first appearance in this character; Hephestion-Packer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Polperchon-Bransby; Thessalus-J. Aickin; Slave-Griffiths; Aristander-Wright; Perdiccas-Ackman; Eumenes-Keen; Clytus-Aickin[, first time; Cassander-Palmer; Statira-Miss Mansell; Roxana-Miss Young[, first time; Sysgambis-Mrs Johnston; Parisatis-Miss Ambrose; [In Act II, The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Sysgambis Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Sturgeon-Bannister; Bruin-Griffith; Sneak-Weston; Sir Jacob-Baddeley; Lint-Waldron; Heel Tap-Bransby; Roger-Messink; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Actor: Baddeley
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #180 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17720925, but Sir Jealous-Morris; Marplot's Address to the Public-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Morris
Role: Sir George Actor: Mattocks
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John DaltonJohn Milton

Monologue: Before the Play: New Occasional Prelude. As 21 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Johnson-Jefferson; Smith-J. Aickin; Others-Weston, Baddeley, Palmer, Parsons, Moody, Rooker, Miss Collett, W. Palmer, Hurst, Jacobs, Bransby, Fawcett, Wheeler, Ackman, Kear, Keen, Johnston, Wrighten, Griffith, Miss Platt, Mrs Davies, Miss Ambrose; With the additional Reinforcements of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops-.
Related Works
Related Work: The Contrast: A Tragi-Comical Rehearsal of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match; or, No Match at All, and the Tragedy of Epaminodas Author(s): John Hoadley

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17721016, but Lint-Castle; Sir Jacob-Waldron.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Actor: Waldron.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Related Works
Related Work: The Pharo Table Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Parts by Moody, Dodd, Baddeley, Parsons, Cautherly, Weston, Wrighten, Griffith, Mas. Cape; Irish Widow with an Epilogue Song-Mrs Barry; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Dodd; Nephew-Cautherly; Bates-Baddeley; Thomas-Weston; Footmen-Griffith, Wrighten; Black boy-Mas. Cape; Widow Brady-Mrs Barry (Genest, V, 340).
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody

Dance: End Act I of the Farce: A New Dance call'd The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton, being her first appearance that stage