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Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq., Poet Laureate, performed by Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: I: Happy Pair, as17411015; III: Non Ch' Amarmi, as17411015

Dance: II: Ballet-Desse; IV: Sailor's Dance, as17411015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mrs Bishop
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: As17411223; M Granier, Osbeldiston, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Vallois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mrs Bishop
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mrs Bishop
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief Or The Husbands Cure

Performance Comment: Riot-Giffard; Volatil-Marshall; Sir Tristram-Julian; Y. Cash-Yates; Spitfire-Marr; Horatio-W. Giffard; Cynthia-Mrs Steel; Arabella-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir Tristram Actor: Julian
Related Works
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mrs Bishop
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: Dancing, as17411228, but Master and Miss Granier

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular desire. At Common Prices. Receipts: #45

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Obadiah Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: I: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard; III: Happy Pair-Beard

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: I: Les Matelotes, as17411208; II: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; III: A Hornpipe-Phillips; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

Event Comment: At Common Prices. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #70

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: I: Song with French Horn-Beard

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. Receipts: #150

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Delane; Fondlewife-Macklin; Bellmour-Mills; Bluff-Johnson; Sir Joseph Wittol-Cibber Jun.; Vainlove-Havard; Laetitia-Mrs Clive; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Sharper-Ridout; Setter-Turbutt; Barnaby-Leigh; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Silvia-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Bluff Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Joseph Wittol Actor: Cibber Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: I: Song-Beard; III: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond-Lowe

Dance: II: New Serious Dance, as17420322 IV: Dutch Dance, as17411219; V: Le Boufon, as17420325

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit Lowe. Amphitheatre on stage. Tickets and places to be had of Lowe, next the Seven Stars in Bedford St., Covent Garden; at the Globe and Sceptre in Old Jewry; at Ben Johnson's Head in Little Britain; and at Mr Benskin's, Stationer, next the Ship-Tavern, Gracechurch St. Receipts: #180

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Shepherd
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: I: Let me Wander not unseen-Beard; III: Sweet Bird from Milton-Beard; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; V: Le Boufon, as17420325

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: I: Let Me Wander not Unseen-Beard; III: Song-Lowe; V: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: II: A Dutch Dance-Phillips; IV: The Swiss, as17410926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mrs Bishop
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: a G Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Ben-Macklin; Tattle-Neale; Foresight-Arthur; Scandal-Mills; Jeremy-Yates; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Mrs Frail-Mrs Pritchard; Miss Prue-Mrs Clive; Sir Sampson Legend-Morgan of Dublin Theatre, 1st appearance at dl; Trapland-Ray; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Cross; Nurse-Mrs Bennet; Buckram-Woodburn.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley
Event Comment: Benefit for daughter of the late Mr Ben Johnson. [Fleetwood let Johnson's Daughter have this Benefit for the money he owed to her father who died just after the last season and acted to the last (Winston MS.).] The Play with entertainments of singing and dancing Servants will be admitted to keep places on the stage, which for the better accommodation of the ladies will be form'd into side boxes. To prevent mistakes, the Ladies who have taken places are desir'd to send for tickets. Tickets to be had and places taken of Mr Johnson's daughter, at the third Door on the right hand in Beaufort buildings in the Strand; and of Mr Hobson at the stage door of the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: I: Beard; IV: Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Morgan

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: II: Tyrolean Dance, as17421129; V: Peasant Dance, as17420921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: I: Beard; IV: Lowe

Music: III: A Concerto on Violincello-Cervetti; V: A Concerto-Piantinida

Event Comment: By Particular desire of persons of Quality. Afterpiece: By Desire. Lady Hertford wrote to her son Lord Beauchamp: Mrs Clive either was really suddenly taken ill, or was not in the humor to act Nell, so that the part was done by a frightful Mrs Philips, who could neither, sing, laugh, or do any other thing that was fit for a cobbler's wife; in short she spoiled the whole thing.-Hughes, Hertford, p. 233. Enlightenment as to Mrs Clive's health appears in the gossip sent by Lady Hertford to her son in a letter 23 Jan. 43: About ten days ago Mrs Woffington and Mrs Clive met in the Green room. Mrs Woffington came up to Mrs Clive and told her she had long looked for the favor of a visit from her and begged she would let her know when she designed her that pleasure, for she was often engag'd in an afternoon. Mrs Clive paused a little and then answered, Madam, I have a reputation to lose. Madam, said Mrs Woffington, so should I have too if I had your face. Whether this repartee has affected Mrs Clive's health I cannot tell, but she is extremely ill and in danger.-Hughes, Hertford, pp. 236-37

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: Johnson Actor: Mills.
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 Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Music: I: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth; IV: Concerto-Piantanida

Song: II: Baard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: As17430120

Music: IV: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: As17430120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Related Works
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: IV: Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Related Works
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: 7430107 but Sir John Actor: Hayman
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills. At the particular desire of several Ladies of Quality. Servants admitted to keep places on the stage. Tickets to be had of Mrs Mills at her House in Nassau Street, near Soho. Stage form'd into side boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: I: Stella and Flavia-Beard; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard; II: A Cantata (compos'd by Stanley)-Lowe

Music: III: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Dance: V: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Wittol Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Lowe
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: I: Grand Serious Ballet, as17421005; V: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310

Music: II: Concerto-Piantanida; IV: Solo-Piantanida

Song: III: An Italian Song-a Gentlewoman

Event Comment: Benefit Shepard. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master and the rest of the Fraternity of the Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons. None to be admitted into the Boxes, or behind the Scenes, but by Box tickets, which are to be had of Shepherd at his house on Mill Bank, and of Hobson at the stage door. Those Brethren who intend to honour the Grand Master to the Play, are desir'd to meet his Lordship, cloth'd, at the Rose Tavern, the Corner of Bridges St. at five o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Morland
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: The Usual Masons' Songs-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17431221, but Valentine-Giffard; Jeremy-Green; Miss Prue-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Chetwood; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Morland
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: I, II, IV: Morland

Dance: III: Desse, Mrs Walter