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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Performance Comment: Principal parts by Woodward, Shuter, Lewis, Kniveton, Davis, Owenson, Fox, Bensley, Lewes, Dyer, Quick, Cushing, Gardner, Thompson, Hamilton, Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Pitt, Miss Helme, and Mrs Green. With a Prologue and an Epilogue. Tropic-Woodward; Golding-Shuter; Beverly-Lewis; Capias-Kniveton; Lord Riot-Davis; Col. Rakish-Owenson; Sir Helter Skelter-Fox; Fable-Bensley; Denier-Lewes; Handy-Dyer; Check-Quick; Hazard-Cushing; Scanty-Gardner; Snap-Thompson; Cash-Hamilton; Lydia-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Carlton-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Flounce-Mrs Helme; Mrs Golding-Mrs Green; With a Prologue-Woodward; Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley (Edition of 1774).
Cast
Role: Sir Helter Skelter Actor: Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Related Works
Related Work: The Chaplet Author(s): William Boyce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Dyer; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Miss Jameson, first time.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Shuter
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): William Rowley
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17740105, but Gibbet-Gardner; Sir Charles-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: DuBellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

Event Comment: Benefit for Dodd. Afterpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 26 March 1763.] Married at Marylebone Church-W. Lacy, Esq one of managers of Drury Lane to Miss Orpen, daughter of an eminent hatter (Winston MS 10). Married: Willoughby Lacy, Esq to Miss Orpen of St Mary-le-bon (Gentleman's Magazine, 1744, p. 141). Receipts: #166 16s. Charges: #64 12s. Profits to Dodd: #102 4s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Capt. Ironsides-Moody; Sir Benjamin Dove-Dodd; Belfield Sen-Packer; Belfield Jan-Brereton; Skiff-Baddeley; Paterson-J. Aickin; Goodwin-Jefferson; Philip-Davies; Francis-Wrighten; Jonathan-Ackman; Sailors-Palmer, Griffith, Courtney; Sophia-Miss Younge; Lady Dove-Mrs Hopkins; Violetta-Mrs Grenville; Fanny-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir Benjamin Dove Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Entertainment: Bucks Have at ye All-Dodd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis, first time; Tattle-Woodward; Scandal-Hull; Jeremy-Dyer; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Cushing; Trapland-Quick; Ben (with a Song)-Shuter; Mrs Frail-Miss Barsanti; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks; being their first time in those characters; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Baker; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall
Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

Event Comment: Benefit for Parsons. Tickets deliver'd by W. Palmer will be taken. Rec'd stopages #31 7s.; Paid salary list #525 2s.; Mr King's extra salary #3.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #195 11s. 6d. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to Parsons: #120 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: As17740406 but Sir Charles-a young gentleman, first appearance; Binnacle-Parsons; Advocate-Mrs Millidge, restored.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody

Dance: End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17730918

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: As17740416 but Sir Charles-Brereton; Binnacle-Weston.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Brereton
Role: Sir Charles Peasant Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Sir Toby Fuz Actor: Bransby
Role: Sir Macaroni Virtue Actor: Dodd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Vernon; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Jessamy-Dodd; Jenkins-Bannister; Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Oldboy-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Clarissa-Mrs Smith; Harman-Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

Entertainment: End Act II: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

Dance: End: The Mountaineers, as17730930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

Performance Comment: Wm Strongbow-Vernon; George-Dimond; Sealand-J. Bannister; Sir Thomas-Parsons; Brian-Moody; Dr Goodman-Packer; La Poudre-Baddeley; Metre-Waldron; Robert-Griffith; Patty-Miss Pope; Dame Quickset-Mrs Bradshaw; Emily-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Related Works
Related Work: The Sheepshearing; or, Florizel and Perdita Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: End: The Taylors, as17740428

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Johnston. Afterpiece by Allan Ramsay, with the Original Music, New Accompanyments, and a New Medley Scotch Overture. By Particular Desire. Paid Properties #1 17s. 7d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #207 15s. Charges: #65 10s. Profits: #142 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-A Young Gentleman (first appearance this stage); Roger-J. Aickin; Bauldy-Moody; Cymon-Parsons; Sir William-Packer; Glaud-Johnston; Jenny-Mrs Johnston; Mause-Waldron; Madge-Mrs Love; Peggy-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Packer

Entertainment: End Act II: Imitations[, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister; [Act III: An Ode to Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister; [Act V: Judge Tycho's Sentence-Weston. [See17740505.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Kennedy Jun. (from Dublin, first time here), Fearon, Aickin, Davis, Jacobs, Bannister, Lloyd, Jones, Courtney, Everard, Johnson, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell; Prologue-Foote.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Fearon; Davy-Jacobs; Harry-Johnson; James-Everard; Leander-Courtney; Sir Jasper-Lloyd; Charlotte-Mrs Palmer; Dorcas-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Lloyd

Dance: End: Giorgi's scholars

Event Comment: Benefit towards raising a Fund for relief of those, who from their infirmities, shall be oblig'd to retire from the stage. Pit and Boxes laid together, and No Admittance into the Pit or Boxes but with tickets. Ladies and Gentlemen are desired to come as early as possible, for their own convenience. Doors open at Half after Five. Play to begin exactly at Half after Six. Charges #17 12s. 6d. [See 26 May 1773]; Profits to Fund: #282 11s. Receipts: #300 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Related Works
Related Work: The History of King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Performance Comment: As17740119, but Sir Harry-Parsons.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Parsons.

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

Event Comment: Benefit for Wheeler and Jacobs. Tickets deliver'd by Kear and Mrs Marklew will be taken. Doors open by 5 o'clock. Play to begin at 6 o'clock. Paid Chorus this night #1 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #228 13s. 6d. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to beneficiaries #153 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Reddish; Mrs Oakly-Miss Barsanti from cg; Charles (first time)-Wheeler; William-Wrighten; Major Oakly-Hurst; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Russett-Bransby; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss Jarratt; Tom-Ackman; Toilet-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Wrighten
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Mrs Marklew

Event Comment: Benefit for Widow Bowers, Percy, Wood and Robinson. Tickets delivered for The Orphan and by Mr Hodges will be taken. Paid Mr Davies on Note #30; Mr Clinch for 5 days at beginning of season not on list #2 1s. 8d.; Mr Cooke's 4 boys 11th inst. #1 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #256 12s. 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Widow Bowers and beneficiaries: #172 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17731217, but Sir Harry's Servt-J. Bannister; Freeman-Packer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Foote; Sir Jacob-Lloyd; Bruin-Fearon; Heeltap-Davis; Lint-Castle; Roger-Jacobs; Snuffle-Pierce; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Weston; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Actor: Lloyd

Dance: As17740603

Event Comment: A new short Introductory Piece before a play [The Meeting of the Company]. This new Prelude call'd The Meeting of the Company or Bayes' Art of Acting by D. G. Esq--it is full of fine Satyr & an Excellent Lesson to all performers, it was receiv'd with very great Applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in the wording. The salaries this season were #94 7s. 8d. per day; #566 6s. per week. Kemble's note as to total receipts is short by 8 pence.] Prices: Box 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [Unfavorable review of Meeting of the Company in The Westminster Magazine (Sept., p. 472). The actor Aickin referred to this season is J. Aickin. Francis Aickin left dl before the beginning of this season. He was dismissed by Garrick in May. See Booden, Private Correspondence of David Garrick, I, 651-55.] Paid Renters #8; Advanced Mr Watson (box office keeper) #10; Ditto to Mr Mortimer (box office keeper) #15 (Treasurer's Book). [The funds to the box office keepers was operating cash which was returned 29 May 1775. Payment to Renters was same for each acting night until the eighty-eighth night (9 Jan. 1775) when it dropped to #4 nightly, since half of the stock holders (the Old Renters) were paid up by that time. The remaining 100 nights of the season plus 11 Oratorio nights yielded #448 to the Renters. No further mention of this item of expense will be made this season.] Total to Renters #1,152. Receipts: #212 14s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Dodd; Sir George-J. Aickin; Vellum-Parsons; Fantom-Packer; Butler-Baddeley; Gardener-Weston; Coachman-Moody; Lady Trueman-Mrs Hopkins; Abingail-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Kecksey-Dodd; Sir Patrick-Moody; Bates-Baddeley; Newphew-Cautherly; Thomas-Weston; Widow (With an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick Actor: Moody

Dance: I: The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Aickin; Aimwell-Owenson; Boniface-Williams; Foigard-Griffiths; Gibbet-Follet; Sir Charles-Burton; Sullen-Carpenter; Scrub-Weston; Dorinda-Miss Ambrose; Cherry-Mrs Gardner; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Love; Gypsey-Mrs Weston; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Boniface Actor: Williams
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Burton
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Monologue: After Imitations: an Interlude call'd Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister; after the Interlude: Abel Drugger's return from the Fete Champetre-Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Shuter; Tony-Quick; Marlow-Lewis; Hastings-DuBellamy; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Green; Miss Neville-Mrs Lessingham; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Entertainment: Before the Play: (By Particular Desire) The New Occasional Prologue-Woodward

Event Comment: Music by Fisher. The whole to conclude with a Capital Scene by Servandoni. Books of the Songs, Chorusses &c. [of the afterpiece] to be had at the Theatre. [Customary note on all succeeding bills advertising the Sylphs this season. Mrs Williams was probably Mrs Willems.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shutter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Quick; Fanny-Mrs Baker; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Miss Dayes, first time; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Shutter
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): William Rowley
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs; or, Harlequin's Gambols

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewis; Principal Sylph-Miss Brown; Other characters-Quick, King, Cushing, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Williams, Mrs Evans, Mrs White; Colombine-Miss Valois.
Event Comment: Paid 3 day's salary list at #76 14s. 1s. per diem, #230 2d. 3d.; Mrs Greville on note #21; Tallow chandler's 1st bill #24 8s. 5d.; Lampmen #2; Bill stickers #3 12s.; Handbills 8s.; Carpenter's Bill #13 3s. 10d.; Taylor's Bill #6 13s. 6d.; Mantua maker's Bill #4 6s. 2d.; J. Stevens 18s.; Mr King's extra salary #1 10s.; Mrs Abington's Cloaths #1; Painters salaries #14 2s.; Mr J. French on Acct #15 5s.; Hire of Violin &c. 7s.; candlemen #1 13s. (Treasurer's Book). [The following items of those listed among the above Saturday expenditures were constant. The averages and total payments for them will be given in the following table, and no further itemization of them will be made]: @Item: Weekly Average Total Season Payment@Lampmen #4 8s. #162 16s.@Billstickersers #2 14s. #99 18s.@Handbills 12s. #22 4s.@Carpenters #9 10s. #351 10s.@Taylors #9 5s. #342 10s.@Mantua Makers #3 #111@J. Stevens 18s. #33 6s.@Mr King (extra as a deputy Manager?) #3 #111@Mrs Abingtons Clothes #1 12s. 4d. #60@Painter's Bills #10 10s. #388 10s.@Candlemen & extras #8 14s. #313 4s.@ Neither Carver or Royee is listed this season, but the amount customarily paid them for the two preceding seasons is made this season as a constant outlay, but "To Painters." DeLoutherbourg receives his first payment 14 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvil-Brereton; Flower-Bransby; Sterling-Parsons, first time; Lovewell-Cautherly; Traverse-Keen; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley, first time in three years in that character; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With a New Medley Overture of Favourite Sea-Tunes. Paid Housekeeper's Bill #3 10s. 5d.; Properties #1 8s. 11d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 6s.; Printer's Bill #18 4s. (Treasurer's Book). [These four items are weekly constants with averages and totals as follows. No further mention of them will be made except in unusual cases.] Receipts: #228 6s. (Treasurer's Book). @Item Weekly Average Total Season Payment@Housekeeper's Bill #5 10s. #203 10s.@Properties #1 5s. #55 10s.@Chorus #4 10s. #203 10s.@Printing #9 6s. #347 4s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Lamash; Commodore Flip-Moody; Capt. Mizen-Dodd; Capt. Worthy-Jefferson; Sir Charles Pleasant-Brereton; Lt. Easy-Norris; Binnacle-Weston; Dorcas-Miss Pope; Cockswain-Ackman; Purser-Griffith; Hatchway (with Song)-Bannister; Arabella Zeal-Mrs Greville; Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Jiltup-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Bar Maid-Mrs Davies; Advocate-Mrs Millidge; Cribbidge-Davies; With a Grand Naval Review-; in Which will be introduced a Dance of Sailors-Atkins, Mrs Sutton; and the Favourite Song Rule Brittania-Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Related Works
Related Work: The Elopement Author(s): William Havard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-A Young Gentleman [Mr Young]; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Wewitzer; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Lucy-Miss Catley (by desire) first time; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Baker; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Mrs Mattocks; [In III, Hornpipe-Miss Besford; [Concluding with a Country Dance-the characters in the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Sir John Buck-Fearon; Classic-Hull; Subtle-Thompson; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with Song)-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Fearon

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 21 May 1773.] Introductory Interlude played 9th time By Particular Desire. Paid Bassoons & German Flutes in Xmas Tale 2 nights this and last season #3 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #174 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Dr Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Darnley-Reddish; Seyward-Cautherly; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Mawworm-Weston; Lady Lambert-Mrs Greville; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick Actor: Moody
Related Works
Related Work: The Elopement Author(s): William Havard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Lewis, first time; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Shuter; Humphry-Thompson; Daniel-Hollingsworth; Tom-Woodward; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; [first time; Lucinda-Mrs Whitefield; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Hull; Indiana-a Young Lady [never on any stage [Mrs Armstead]; [In II, a Song-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: III: A New Grand Ballet, call'd The Vintage Festival-Daguville, Sga Vidini, [first time on that stage, and Mr Helm[, first appearance in England. [See dl 11 Oct. 1766.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Bensley, first time; Major Oakly-Shuter; Charles-Wroughton; Lord Trinket-Lewis[, first time; Russet-Dunstall; Sir Harry-Quick; O'Cutter-Fox; Tom-Hollingsworth; Paris-Wewitzer; John-Bates; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Pitt; Toilet-Miss Pearce; Mrs Oakly-A Lady[, first appearance on English Stage [Mrs Hunter]., first appearance on English Stage [Mrs Hunter].
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928