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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: Principal parts by: Garrick, Holland, O'Brien, Fox, Watkins, Sheridan, Mrs Yates, Miss Pope, Mrs Palmer, Miss Bride, Mrs Pritchard. New overture and new music between the acts. Prologue and Epilogue Lord Medway-Sheridan; Sir Anthony Branville-Garrick; Sir Harry Flutter-Obrien; Col Medway-Holland; Lady Medway-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Flutter-Miss Pope; Mrs Knightly-Mrs Yates; Miss Richly-Mrs Palmer; Louisa Medway-Miss Bride; Servants-Fox, Watkins; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard (Edition of 1763).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ross, 1st time; Sir Novelty Fashion-Woodward; Elder Worthy-Clarke; Young Worthy-Dyer; Sly-Cushing; Lawyer-Wignel; Sir William Wisewou'd-Dunstall; Snap-Shuter; Narcissa-Miss Hallam; Hillaria-Mrs Dyer; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: III: The Dutch Skippers, as17630101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Careless-Havard; Clarinda-Miss Bride, 1st time; Atall-King; Clerimont-Packer; Sir Solomon-Yates; Old Willful-Burton; Sir Harry-Parsons; Finder-Blakes; China Woman-Mrs Simson; Situp-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Cibber; Sylvia-Mrs Palmer; Lady Dainty-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Yates
Role: Old Willful Actor: Burton
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Dyer; Lory-Cushing; Worthy-Ross; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Bull-Lewis; Sir John Friendly-Davis; Taylor-Perry; Varole-Holtom; Coupler-Hayes; Shoemaker-Costollo; Page-Mas. Roger; Syringe-Shuter; Amanda-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Hoyden-Miss Hallam; Berinthia-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Marten
Role: Sir John Friendly Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ross; Sir Novelty Fashion-Woodward; Elder Worthy-Clarke; Young Worthy-Dyer; Sly-Cushing; Lawyer-Wignel; Amanda's Woman-Mrs Ferguson; Flareit's Maid-Miss Helm; Sir William Wisewou'd-Dunstall; Snap-Shuter; Narcissa-Miss Hallam; Hillaria-Mrs Dyer; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: New Grand Comic Dance (Never Perform'd Before) call'd, The Amorous Knife Grinders. The Knife Grinders-Duquesney, Miss Wilford. See17600417.

Performance Comment: The Knife Grinders-Duquesney, Miss Wilford. See17600417.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Malvolio-Yates; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Obrien; Sir Toby Belch-Love; Orsino-Packer; Sebastian-Palmer; Viola-Miss Plym; first appearance there; Olivia-Miss Haughton; Maria-Mrs Lee; Valentine-Castle; Clown-Vernon (with song in character); Antonio-Burton; Fabian-Baddeley; Captain-Moody; Curio-Fox; 1st Officer-Parsons; 2nd Officer-Marr.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Obrien
Role: Sir Toby Belch Actor: Love
Related Works
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William ShakespeareWilliam Burnaby

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Cast
Role: Sir Ralph Actor: Burton

Dance: End: The Provancalle, as17631014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Robert-Parsons; Sir Wm. Belmont-Burton; Blandford-Bransby; Sir John Restless-Yates; Beverly-OBrien; Lady Restless-Miss Haughton; Clarissa-Mrs Palmer; Belinda-Mrs Yates; Tattle-Mrs Bradshaw; Belmont-Packer.
Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Cast
Role: Sir Ralph Actor: Burton

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 15 years. [See 26 Dec. 1746.] Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Woodward; Belfond-Smith; Truman-Hull; Lolpoop-Dunstall; Cheatly-White; Shamwel-Cushing; Capt. Hack'em-Marten; Attorney-Anderson; Sir William Belfond-Shuter; Sir Edward Belfond-Gibson; Termagant-Gardener; Roger-Weller; Ruth-Mrs Pitt; Lucia-Miss Miller; Mrs Hack'em-Mrs Copin; Mrs Margery-Mrs White; Teresa-Miss Hallam; Isabella-Miss Vincent; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: TThe Knife Grinders, as17631012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Holland, first time; Widow Belmour-Miss Pope (with a song in character); Sir Brilliant Fashion-Palmer; William-King; Sir Bashful Constant-Yates; Lady Constant-Mrs Davies; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Furnish-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Palmer
Role: William Actor: King
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Lee; Fadle-King; Sir Charles Raymond-Powell; Sir Roger Belmont-Yates; Col. Raymond-Packer; Villiard-Bransby; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Raymond Actor: Powell
Role: Sir Roger Belmont Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Dance: II: The Shepherdesses, as17631014; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ross; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Elder Worthy-Clarke; Young Worthy-Dyer; Sly-Costollo; Lawyer-Wignel; Amanda's Woman-Mrs Ferguson; Flareit's Maid-Miss Helm; Sir William Wisewou'd-Dunstall; Snap-Shuter; Narcissa-Mrs Vincent; Hillaria-Mrs Dyer; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Mrs Ward (playbill).
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir William Wisewou'd Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Tomorrow, King Henry IV, Part II, Friday being a Holiday, the New Opera of Almena is deferr'd till Saturday, when it will be perform'd for the Benefit of the Author and Composers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Holland; Sir Bashful Constant-Yates; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Palmer; William-King; Widow Bellmour (with song in character)-Mrs Cibber; Lady Constant-Mrs Hopkins; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Furnish-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Palmer
Role: William Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: I: The Irish Lilt, as17641011; III: A New Scaramouch Dance, as17641013; IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Woodward; Belfond Jr-Smith; Truman-Hull; Lolpoop-Dunstall; Sir William Belfond-Shuter; Cheatly-White; Capt. Hackum-Buck; Shamwell-Cushing; Attorney-Anderson; Termagant-Gardner; Roger-Weller; Mrs Hackum-Mrs Copin; Margery-Mrs White; Sir Edward Belfond-Gibson; Ruth-Mrs Pitt; Lucia-Mrs Baker; Teresa-Miss Hallam; Isabella-Miss Vincent; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: Both pieces By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: Never performed there. Last night was deposited in the Vault of St Paul's Covent Garden the remains of James Bencraft, that truly honest, amiable, and benevolent man, whose perpetual pleasantry and delectable vein of humour cannot more aptly be described than in the words of Hamlet-"That fellow of infinite jest &c., Alas poor Jemmy" (+Winston MS 9 from The Gazetteer)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17641027, but Capulet-Gibson; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Minuet-Fichar, Miss Wilford; Solemn Dirge-Mrs Baker, Miss _Miller.
Cast
Role: Minuet Actor: Fichar, Miss Wilford
Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette; or, 1765

Performance Comment: Daffodil-Woodward; Tukely-Davis; Lord Racket-White; Sir Will Whister-Anderson; Dizzy-Cushing; Harry-Buck; Sir Tantivy-Perry; Spinner-Murden; Ruffle-Smith; Mrs Dotterel-Mrs Vincent; Arabella-Miss Vincent; Sophia-Miss Macklin; Original Prologue by Desire-Woodward.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Performance Comment: Parts by: Powell, Holland, Griffith, Lee, Havard, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Mrs Clive, Miss Pope, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Cross, Mrs Lee, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Yates. With a Prologue and an Epilogue. Prologue-; Lord Frankland-Powell; Sir William Belville-Holland; Sir Harry Wilmot-Griffith; Mr Frankland-Lee; Ambrose-Havard; Patrick-Moody; Nicodemus Nicodemus-Parsons; Footman-Ackman; Lady Fanshaw-Mrs Clive; Emilia-Miss Pope; Clarinda-Mrs Hopkins; Frontage-Mrs Cross; Betty-Mrs Lee; Lucy-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Frankland-Mrs Yates; Epilogue-Mrs Clive (Genest, V, 65, suggests the character Fantange instead of Frontage), Published edn., 1765, lists the character Fontange.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Mrs Cole, Smirk, Shift, Squintum-Foote; Baron-Costollo; Loader-Tindal; Sir George-Davis; Transfer-Parsons; Sir Richard-Gardner; Dick-Johnson; Lucy-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Davis
Role: Sir Richard Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: I: The Dutchman, as17650719 End: The English Sailor at Marseilles-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street; New Hornpipe-Mas. Clinton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Palmer, first time; Faddle (New Song)-Dodd, first appearance there; Sir Charles Raymond-Powell; Col. Raymond-Packer; Villiard-Bransby; Sir Roger Belmont-Yates; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Raymond Actor: Powell
Role: Sir Roger Belmont Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Holland; Sir Bashful-Yates; Sir Brilliant-Palmer; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Ackman; Lady Constant-Mrs Hopkins; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Widow Bellmour (with song in character)-Miss Pope; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Bashful Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Brilliant Actor: Palmer
Role: William Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ross; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Elder Worthy-Hull; Young Worthy-Dyer; Sly-Cushing; Amanda's Woman-Mrs Ferguson; Lawyer-Wignel; Flareit's Maid-Miss Helm; Sir William Wisewou'd-Dunstall; Snap-Shuter; Narcissa-Mrs Mattocks; Hillaria-Mrs Dyer; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir William Wisewou'd Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Woodward; Belfond Jun-Smith; Truman-Hull; Lolpoop-Dunstall; Sir William Belfond-Shuter; Ruth-Mrs Pitt; Lucia-Mrs Baker; Teresa-Mrs Burden; Isabella-Miss Vincent; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Vincent; Sir Edward Belfond-Gibson.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Letter in the Public Advertiser from one ag who signed herself a 'Constant Reader': "Sir: As your correspondents sometimes favour us with Theatrical Observations, permit me, though a woman, to throw in my mite, not that I aspire to the character of a Critic...the reason I take up my pen is merely for the sake of information. A few evenings ago I was at the New Comedy of the Clandestine Marriage, where, I assure you I was greatly entertained; but at the conclusion of the last act, must own was not a little surprised to find Miss Sterling so much neglected, as I was at that instant wondering what kind of Apology Sir John would make her, when behold he stands close by her without saying a word; which in my opinion concludes the play too abruptly. The author indeed has not placed her in the most excellent light; yet as a Lady, and of Character, shall I say of Fortune too, some Apology on the Gentleman's side seems naturally to arise from the incidents of the piece. But perhaps I am mistaken, which I am the more willing to imagine from the known abilities of the ingenious authors. If any of your critical correspondents should think it worth their while to set me right in that Particular, it will be esteemed a favour." (Frances Street, March 5.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Holland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Havard; Sir Novelty-Dodd, first time; Young Worthy-Palmer; Sir Will. Wisewou'd-Baddeley; Elder Worthy-Aickin; Sly-Ackman; Lawyer-Keen; Snap-Yates; Narcissa-Mrs Palmer; Hillaria-Miss Plym; Flareit-Mrs Hopkins; Amanda's woman-Mrs Love; Flareit's Maid-Mrs Hippisley; Amanda-Mrs Dodd (her 2nd appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Dodd, first time

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: New Tambourine Dance, as17660123

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have At Ye All-Dodd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Mrs Cole-Foote; Sir Richard Wealthy-Aickin; Sir William Wealthy-Castle; The Minor-Davis; Loader-Palmer; Dick-M'George; Shift, Transfer, Squintum-Weston; Folly-Quick; Constables-Francis, Strutton; Smirk-Shuter; Lucy-a young Gentlewoman, first appearance on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: Dancing-

Related Works
Related Work: The Dancing Master Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Related Work: The French Dancing Master Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Related Work: The Gentleman Dancing Master Author(s): William Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17660618at the Haymarket Mrs Cole-Foote; Sir Richard Wealthy-Aickin; Sir William Wealthy-Castle; The Minor-Davis; Loader-Palmer; Dick-M'George; Shift, Transfer, Squintum-Weston; Folly-Quick; Constables-Francis, Strutton; Smirk-Shuter; Lucy-Miss Gilpin.
Event Comment: Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. Paid Thos. Williamson for 4 pounds spermeceti candles 7s. (Account Book). Receipts: #133 7s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ross; Sir Novelty-Woodward; Elder Worthy-Clarke; Young Worthy-Dyer; Sly-Cushing; Lawyer-Wignel; Amanda's Woman-Mrs Ferguson; Flareit's Maid-Miss Helm; Sir William-Dunstall; Snap-Shuter; Narcissa-Mrs Mattocks; Hillaria-Mrs Dyer; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Woodward
Role: Sir William Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Midas