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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-A Gentleman, being his second appearance that stage [Mr Barnshaw]; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dyer[, 1st time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: I: A Dance incident to the Opera-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-King; Sir John-Aickin; Sterling-Love; Lovewell-Cautherly; Serjeant Flower-Bransby; Travers-Hurst; Truman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Jeffries; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Morris; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William Meadows-Lewis; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Baker; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Mrs Pinto.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: A Dance-incidental to the Opera; II: Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton (apprentice to Fishar)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Young Lovel-Cautherly; Freeman-Packer; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philhip-Baddeley; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Dodd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Powell; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Morgan; John Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Shuter; Poundage-Bates; Servant-Holtom; Constable-Wignell; James-T. Smith; Lady Grace-Miss Macklin; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Ferguson; Myrtilla-Miss Pearce; Trusty-Miss Mills; Miss Jenny-Miss Ward; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17670921.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Ford-Powell, 1st time; Slender-Woodward; Sir High-Yates; Shallow-Lewis; Host-Dunstall; Pistol-Cushing; Bardolph-Wignell; Page-Hull; Falstaff-Shuter; Doctor Caius-Quick; Fenton-Lewes; Simple-Morgan; Nym-Stoplaer; Robin-Mas. Harris; Mrs Page-Mrs Baker; Ann Page-Miss Ward; Mrs Ford-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir High Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Tartars-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. [See17680505.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Young Wilding-Dyer; Beaufort-Baker; Quildrive-Perry; Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon

Event Comment: The Original Epilogue to the Mainpiece By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Performance Comment: Col. Rivers-Holland; Cecil-King; Lord Winworth-Reddish; Sir Harry Newburg-Palmer; Sidney-Cautherly; Lady Betty Lambton-Mrs Abington; Miss Marchmont-Mrs Baddeley; Miss Rivers-Mrs Jeffries; Sally-Mrs Millidge; Mrs Harley, Original Epilogue-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Newburg Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Bensley; Bonniface-Dunstall; Foigard-Barrington; Sullen-Gibson; Gibbet-Gardner; Scrub-Shuter; Sir Charles-DuBellamy; Dorinda-Mrs Mattocks; Cherry-Miss Ward; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: DuBellamy

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Scrub-Weston; Aimwell-Packer; Boniface-Love; Sullen-Burton; Gibbet-Bransby; Foigard-Moody; Sir Charles Freeman-Aickin; Cherry-Miss Pope; Dorinda-Mrs Reddish; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Dance: IV: The Irish Haymakers-Giorgi, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17680929, but Sir Francis-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates.
Role: Sir Geroge Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Barry; Raymond-Packer; Grey-Aickin; Morton-Palmer; Sir Ardolf-Hurst; Laroches-Strange; Lord William-Miss Collett; Peasant-Ackman; Knights-Keen, Fawcett, Fox; Eleanor-Mrs Reddish; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir Ardolf Actor: Hurst

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Gibson; Classick-Hull; Marquis-Holtom; Roger-Morgan; Subtle-Morris; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Macklin; With a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Gibson

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Infernal Spirit-Legg; Shade of Helen-Mrs Baker; Furies-Fishar; Sir Epicure Relish-Wignell; Miller-Banks; Gambler-Quick; Faust's Man-Morgan; Miller's Wife-Miss Twist; Lady Relish-Mrs Dyer; The Dances-Arnauld, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Relish Actor: Wignell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Powell; Raymond-Bensley; Grey-Clarke; Morton-Perry; Laroches-Gardner; Sir Ardolph-Morris; Peasant-Lewis; Lord William-Miss Cockayne; Eleanor-Mrs DuBellamy; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Ardolph Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: As17681026, but Sir Ardolph-Fox.
Cast
Role: Sir Ardolph Actor: Fox.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Parts by: King, Reddish, Packer, Jefferson, Cautherly, Strange, Weston, Mrs W. Barry, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Smith, Mrs Abington. Dr Cantwell-King; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Darnley-Reddish; Charles-Cautherly; Mawworm-Weston; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Lambert-Mrs W. Barry; Betty-Mrs Smith; Charlotte-Mrs Abington; Tipstaff-Strange; Servt-Watkins (London Evening Post. 21 Nov.).
Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Author of Padlock--"who was author of Love in a Village and Maid of the Mill" (playbill) [i.e., Isaac Bickerstaffe]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manly-Packer; Basset-Dodd; Sir Francis-Love; Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-W. Palmer; Poundage-Castle; Lady Grace-Mrs W. Barry; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Johnston; Myrtilla-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Turkish Dance-Dagueville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17681020, but Sir Francis-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter.
Role: Sir Geroge Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Face-Palmer, 1st time; Anannias-Parsons; Doll Common-Mrs Hopkins; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Dapper-W. Palmer; Kastril-J. Burton; Subtle-Burton; Sir Epicure-Love; Tribulation-Hartry; Surly-Baddeley; Lovewit-Packer; Dame Pliant-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Yates; Falbridge-Bensley; Spatter-Woodward; Sir William-Hull; Owen-Gibson; La France-Quick; Lady Alton-Mrs Bellamy; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Ward; Molly-Mrs Mattocks; Amelia-Miss Morris.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland
Role: Robert Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17681117, but Sir James Elliot-J. Aickin.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: J. Aickin.

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Reddish; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Toilet-Mrs Millidge; Major Oakly-Love; Charles-Cautherly; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Russet-Burton; Tom-Ackman; William-Strange; Paris-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Clive; Mrs Oakly-Miss Pope, 1st time; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680929

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Tragedy written by R. Glover. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #64 19s. Balance to Yates #52 19s. plus #151 3s. from tickets (Box 589; Pit 26) (Account Book). Neville MS Diary: Having places in the Pit at Covent Garden went to see Mrs Yates do Medea in which she is inimitably great. My strong desire to see her in this character was one reason of continuing to town so long. Read her part before the play began. Her husband is truly comic in Tim in the Knights. Receipts; #117 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Jenkins-Davis; Sir Gregory-Lewis; Robin-Holtom; Jenny-Mrs Gardner; Tim-Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Lewis

Dance: End: The Tartars, as17681004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Reddish (that night only); Sir Harry Sycamore-Parsons; Giles-Bannister; Ralph-Dibdin; Fairfield-Jefferson; Mervin-Fawcett; Patty-Mrs Baddeley; Fanny-Miss Pope; Theodosia-Miss Radley; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw; With a New Occasional Prologue-Reddish.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: No Wit Like a Woman's

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210; End of Opera: The Wake, as17680929