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Event Comment: At the Particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Smuggler-Morgan; Beau Clincher-Macklin; Dicky-Yates; Sir Harry Wildair (by Desire)-Mrs Woffington; Col Standard-Delane; Clincher Jun-Neale; Vizard-Havard; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Clive; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Parly-Mrs Bennet; Tom Errand-Leigh; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross.

Dance: II: La Mascarada, as17421009; V: Les Matelotes, as17421009

Song: III: Song-Lowe

Music: IV: Concerto-Veracini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone Or The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Quin; Mosca-Ryan; Corbaccio-Hippisley; Lady Wou'd Be-Mrs Horton; Voltore-Bridgwater; Corvino-Rosco; Sir Politick-James; Bonario-Gibson; 1st Avocator-Ridout; Peregrine-Anderson; Celia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir Politick Actor: James

Dance: The Je@ne@scais@quoy-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde; La Villageoise, as17421006; Dancing-Villeneuve, Dumont, Richardson, Delagarde, Destrade, Mlle Auguste, Mrs Delagarde

Event Comment: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Macklin; Worthy-Delane; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Taswell; Coupler-Morgan; Surgeon-Yates; Amanda-Mrs Pritchard; Loveless-Havard; Young Fashion-Cross; Lory-Neale; Berinthia-Mrs Woffington; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Shoemaker-Ray; Nurse-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsey Actor: Taswell

Dance: II: La Mascarada, as17421009; V: Les Matelotes, as17421009

Song: III: Beard

Music: IV: A Concerto-Veracini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Quin; Lord Touchwood-Bridgwater; Mellefont-Hale; Brisk-Woodward; Careless-Ryan; Lord Froth-Gibson; Sir Paul Plyant-Hippisley; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Woodward; Cynthia-Mrs Vincent; Lady Froth-Mrs Horton; Lady Pliant-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Plyant Actor: Hippisley

Dance: TThe Je@ne@scais@quoy, as17421015; La Villageoise, as17421006

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Garrick; Bellmour-Mills; Heartwell-Delane; Sir Joseph Wittol-Neale; Noll Bluff-Macklin; Sharper-Hallam; Vainlove-Havard; Setter-Yates; Laetitia-Mrs Clive; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Silvia-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Bennett; Betty-Miss Minors; Barnaby-Leigh.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Wittol Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: Miss Lucy in Town

Dance: II: Les Matelotes, as17421009; V: Turkish Seraglio, as17421027

Song: III: The Early Horn-Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Cibber; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Hale; Sparkish-Chapman; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Dorilant-Cashell; Quack-Marten; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mullart; Alithea-Mrs Stevens; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Hillyard; Lucy-Mrs Kilby; Pinchwife-Quin.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Hippisley

Dance: As17421026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Young Fashion-Hale; Foppington-Woodward; Worthy-Bridgwater; Lory-Chapman; Coupler-Hippisley; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Miss Hoyden-Miss Hippisley; Berinthia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Marten

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17421120; Grand Ballet, as17421108; Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17421120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Hale; Gibbet-Chapman; Sullen-Bridgwater; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Horton; Sir Charles Freeman-Gibson; Boniface-Marten; Foigard-Rosco; Dorinda-Mrs Bellamy; Cherry-Mrs Vincent; Lady Bountiful-Mrs James; Gipsy-Miss Short; Countrywoman-Mrs Martin; Scrub-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Gibson

Dance: LLes Boufons du Cour, as17421120; La Villageoise, as17421006; Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17421123

Event Comment: non.] to Mr Garrick, 4 Dec.: Sir, I saw you last night act Fondlewife, and could not help thinking it a good deal overacted, especially in that sort of feeble trot you seemed to affect so much. A part overacted makes the actor look foolish.-Boaden, Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 27

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Wittol Actor: Neale

Song: III: Song-Lowe

Dance: II: Grand Comic Dance, as17421117; IV: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick, 1st time; Scrub-Macklin; Aimwell-Delane; Boniface-Morgan; Forgard-Yates; Gibbet-Neale; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington; Cherry-Mrs Ridout; Dorinda-Mrs Mills; Sullen-Winstone; Sir Charles-Blakes; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Gipsey-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Song: II: Lowe; IV: Lowe

Music: III: Concerto on Violincello-Cervetti

Event Comment: Not acted these 25 years. At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality for the Benefit of Mrs Giffard. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber Esq., Poet-Laureat. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6d. And the Company will continue to act every Day, Wednesdays and Fridays in Lent excepted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: Maria-Mrs Giffard; the Nonjuror-Cibber; Sir John-Peterson; Heartly-Giffard; Woodvil-W. Giffard; Charles-Mozeen; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Peterson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-Cibber; Valentine-Giffard; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-W. Giffard; Ben-Clough; Foresight-Julian; Jeremy-Peterson; Buckram-Dighton; Trapland-Dove; Snap-Hemskirk; Angelica-Mrs Giffard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Dunstall; Miss Prue-Miss Scott; Nurse-Mrs Bambridge; Jenny-Miss Royer; By Desire, an Epiloguein the Character of Nobody-Mr Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: The Welsh Buffoon-two Masters Granier; III: A Hornpipe-Mr Rosoman; V: A Grand Ballet-Carney, Mrs Roland, Pelling, Granier, Mrs Vallois, Miss Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Chapman; Sir Soloman-Hippisley; Careless-Hale; Clerimont-Cashell; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Walter; Clarinda-Mrs Stevens; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir Soloman Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Dance: LLa Provencale, as17421105; Peasants, as17421230

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17421012, but Sir Harry Wildair-Garrick(, 1st time); Lady Lurewell-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: As17430120

Event Comment: Benefit Macklin. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. N.B. As Mr Macklin has reason to believe that several of his tickets are counterfeited, and will be offer'd for sale in the streets and passages leading to the theatre, he begs leave to give this publick caution of the fraud; and humbly desires that Gentlemen and Ladies who have taken places, to send for tickets to the Theatre, or to Mr Macklin at his House in Bow Street.--Daily Advertiser. Winston MS.: In 1743 Macklin, Mrs Woffington, and Garrick took house No. 6 Bow St.--a joint establishment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Garrick, 1st time; Face-Macklin; Subtle-Mills; Sir Epicure Mammon-Berry; Dol Common-Mrs Macklin; Ananias-Morgan; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Cross; Dapper-Leigh; Lovewit-Turbutt; Kastril-Neale; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Mammon Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: II: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 IV: Italian Gardeners, as17421231

Song: III: Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17430303 but Nell-Mrs Hooper (first time in that part); Sir John-the Gentleman who perform'd Macheath [Hayman].Hayman].

Song: I: Would you taste the Noontide Air?-Mrs Hooper; III: Let me wander not unseen-Mrs Hooper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband Or Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Giffard; Manly-W. Giffard; Sir Francis-Julian; Lady Grace-Mrs Chetwood; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Bambridge; Basset-Hayman; Richard-Peterson; Moody-Dove; Jenny-Miss Scott; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Spackman; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Julian

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: See17430107 but Sir John-Hayman; Nell-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: 7430107 but Sir John Actor: Hayman

Song: Hayman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-a Gentleman from Theatre Royal Dublin; Sir Jasper Fidget-Macklin; Sparkish-Neale; Harcourt-Blakes; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Clive; Lady Fidget-Mrs Pritchard; Horner-Mills; Dorilant-Cross; Quack-Turbutt; Alithea-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Fidget Actor: Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Song: II: Stella and Flavia-Beard; IV: (By Particular Desire) Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Music: IV: a Concerto-Piantanida

Dance: III: A Comic Dance-Boromeo, Mlle Bonneval

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17430321 but Sir Epicure Mammon-Turbutt; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Yates; Lovewit-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Mammon Actor: Turbutt

Dance: II: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 IV: A Comic Dance call'd La Florana-Checo, Chiaretta

Song: III: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17430408 but Sir Epicure Mammon-Berry; Dapper-Leigh; Lovewit-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Mammon Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Song: III: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Beard

Dance: II: Sicilian Peasant, as17430310 IV: La Florana, as17430408

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17430421 but Sir Epicure Mammon-Turbutt; Lovewit-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Mammon Actor: Turbutt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Beard

Dance: II: Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie, as17421201; La Florana, as17430408

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Ben-Yates; Tattle-Neale; Sir Sampson-Bridges; Valentine-Giffard; Scandal-W. Giffard; Foresight-Taswell; Trapland-Ray; Jeremy-Cross; Buckram-Anderson; Angelica-Mrs Bennett; Mrs Frail-Mrs Cross; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Woodward; Prue-Mrs Ridout; Nurse-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Ryan; Manly-Bridgwater; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Basset-Chapman; Squire Richard-James; Miss Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Myrtilla-Miss Hillyard; Trusty-Mrs Mullart; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Chapman; Sir Solomon-Hippisley; Careless-Hale; Clerimont-Cashell; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Walter; Clarinda-Mrs Stevens; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton.*a1743 10 10 cg The Lying Valet. Valet-Woodward; Gayless-Carr; Dick (Drunken cook)-Hippisley; Justice Guttle-Dunstall; Beau Trippit-Mozeen; Melissa-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Mullart; Mrs Trippit-Miss Allen; Kitty Pry-Miss Hippisley.*d1743 10 10 cg As17431003.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Hippisley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Giffard; Aimwell-Delane; Bonniface-Bridges; Scrub-Yates; Sullen-Winstone; Foigard-Taswell; Gibbet-Neale; Sir Charles-Anderson; Dorinda-Mrs E. Giffard; Cherry-Mrs Ridout; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Egerton; Gipsy-Miss Horsington; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet