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Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: King of France-Crispe; Duke of Florence-Nelson; Bertram-Giffard; Lafeu-Paget; Parolles-Peterson; Clown-Yates; Lord Dumain-Blakes; Steward-Dunstall; Countess-Mrs Steel; Widow-Mrs Yates; Diana-Miss Hippisley; Mariana-Mrs Dunstall; Hellena-Mrs Giffard; with an Epilogue-adapted to that Character.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Steel

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: King-Marshall; Florence-Pattenden; Bertram-Giffard; Lafeu-Paget; Parolles-Peterson; Clown-Yates; Lord Dumain-Blakes; Steward-Dunstall; Countess-Mrs Steel; Widow-Mrs Yates; Diana-Miss Hippisley; Mariana-Mrs Dunstall; Helena-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Steel

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: s 25 Sept., but Gentleman-_%

Dance: As17410918; with Les Bergiers-Froment, Mme Duvall, first time on this stage

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Never acted there before. Receipts: #90. Daily Advertiser, 23 Jan.: Last Night Shakespear's Play of All's Well was acted for the first time at Drury Lane, to a numerous Audience, with universal applause; but Mrs Woffington being indisposed, it is deferr'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: King-Milward; Bertram-Mills; LaFeu-Berry; Clown-Macklin; Duke of Florence-Woodburn; Dumain Sen.-Havard; Dumain Jun.-Ridout; Interpreter-Winstone; Rynaldo-Turbutt; Diana-Mrs Ridout; Widow-Mrs Cross; Mariana-Mrs Marshall; Countess of Rousillon-Mrs Butler; Helena-Mrs Woffington; Parolles-Cibber.

Song: I: See from the Silent Groves-Beard; III: A Duet-Beard, Lowe

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

Event Comment: Never acted there before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Cibber; King-W. Giffard; Bertran-Giffard; La Feu-Peterson; Clown-Dunstall; Florence-Blakey; Dumain Sr-Mozeen; Dumain Jr-Freeman; Steward-Julian; Widow-Mrs Bambridge; Mariana-Mrs Dunstall; Countess-Mrs Butler; Diana-Mrs Chetwood; Helena-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead

Event Comment: Mainpiece never acted there before. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: King of France-Cashell; Bertram-Hale; Lafeu-Bridgwater; Parolles-Woodward; Clown-Chapman; Countess of Roussilon-Mrs Horton; Diana-Miss Hippisley; Duke of Florence-Bencraft; Steward-Marten; Dumain Sen-Ridout; Dumain Jun-Gibson; Interpreter-Arthur; Page-Miss Morrison; 1st Gentleman-Anderson; 2nd Gentleman-Hayman; Widow-Mrs James; Mariana-Mrs Bland; Helena-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: DDrunken Tyrolese-Sodi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Susanna, An Oratorio

Performance Comment: Parts were: Chelsias (Susana's father); Joacim (Her Husband); Daniel; 1st Elder; 2nd Elder; Judge-; [ Susannah; Attendant (Larpent MS). But Susanna-Signora Frasi; Attendant-Signora Sibilla; Daniel-the Boy; Joacim-Signora Galli; First Elder-Lowe; Second Elder-Rheinhold; Chelsias-Reinhold (Deutsch, Handel, p. 656).*c1749 2 10 cg [For Prices and times see Advertisement 2 Feb.] I think I never saw a fuller house. Rich told me that he believed he would receive near #400.--Deutsch, Handel, p. 657: Letter frmm Countess of Shaftesbury to James Harris, dated 11 Feb. 1749.For Prices and times see Advertisement 2 Feb.] I think I never saw a fuller house. Rich told me that he believed he would receive near #400.--Deutsch, Handel, p. 657: Letter frmm Countess of Shaftesbury to James Harris, dated 11 Feb. 1749.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: the Boy
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Reviv'd (playbill). Play went off Dull (Cross). Not acted these 18 years. [See 23 March 1742.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Bertram-Palmer; LaFeu-Berry; King of France-Davies; Clown-Yates; Duke of Florence-Burton; Parolles-Woodward; Steward-Simson; Lords-Bransby, Walker; Interpreter-Blakes; Countess of Rousillon-Mrs Pritchard; Diana-Mrs Davies; Widow of Florence-Mrs Cross; Helena-Miss Macklin.

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; Bertram-Palmer; Clown-Yates; Helena-Miss Macklin; Countess-Mrs Pritchard; Steward-Burton; Widow of Florence-Mrs Cross; LaFeu-Berry; King of France-Davies; Lords-Bransby, Walker; Interpreter-Blakes; Diana-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: others Actor: Beard.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Jones ye author of the play. A Gift Night. Mrs Pritchard ill, Mrs? Bennet read ye Queen . So ended the Season. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Holland, 1st time; Southampton-Havard; Burleigh-Burton; Raleigh-Bransby; Lieutenant-Walker; Countess of Rutland-Mrs Cibber; Nottingham-Mrs Bennet; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: others Actor:

Dance: II: A New Dance Call'd The Prussian Sailors-Master Settree, Miss Twist, being their first time of appearing on that stage; IV: The Faggot Binders-Master Settree, Miss Twist

Event Comment: Book of the Pastoral sold in the theatre. [A recurring notice for each subsequent performance.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-King; Bertram-Palmer; LeFeu-Burton; France-Havard; First Lord-Bransby; Second Lord-Mozeen; Clown-Yates; Diana-Mrs Davies; Widow-Mrs Cross; Countess-Mrs Pritchard; Helena-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, 1st appearance on this stage, Miss Baker

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years. [See 1 April 1746.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; Bertram-Ross; Lafeu-Gibson; King of France-Walker; Clown-Shuter; 1st Lord-White; 2nd Lord-Davis; Interpreter-Bennet; Widow of Florence-Mrs Stephens; Countess of Roussillon-Mrs Ward; Diana-Miss Hallam; Helena-Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Performance Comment: Moore of Moore Hall-Beard; Gaffer Gubbins-Shuter; Dragon-the Giant; Mauxalinda-Miss Poitier; Margery-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: the Giant

Dance: II: The Pedlar Trick'd, as17621019; IV: The Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

Event Comment: Benefit for Lalauze. No Building on Stage. Mr Lalauze having had for the most part of this season, a severe indisposition, and still continuing very weak, he hopes those Ladies and Gentlemen, who will favor him with their companies, will excuse his not performing, on this night as he has been accustomed to do

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: As17630305 but Countess of Rousillon-Mrs Baker; 1st Lord-_; 2nd Lord-_; Interpreter-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: LLa Petite Bergere-Miss Lalauze; a Hornpipe, 1st time-Miss Lalauze (Music by Dr Arne); A Ball Dance, call'd the Louvre, ending with a Minuet-a Young scholar of Mr Lalauze, Miss Lalauze. Being the last time of their appearing on the stage. These Dances By Particular Desire

Performance Comment: Being the last time of their appearing on the stage. These Dances By Particular Desire.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; Bertram-Ross; LaFeu-Gibson; King of France-Walker; Clown-Shuter; Countess of Rousillon-Mrs Ward; Mariana-Mrs Ferguson; Widow-Mrs Stephens; Diana-Miss Hallam; Helena-Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: TThe Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

Event Comment: This Farce is suppos'd to be written by Mr King. & was tolerably well receiv'd. The Tunes are very dull (Hopkins). Farce well receiv'd (Cross Diary). Receipts: #144 2s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Southampton-Jackson; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Hopkins; Burleigh-Burton; Raleigh-Lee; Essex-Holland; Rutland-Mrs Yates; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Lieutenant-Ackman.

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Dance: IV: The Provancalle, as17631014

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Burleigh-Burton; Essex-Holland; Southampton-Jackson; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Hopkins; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Rutland-Mrs Yates; Raleigh-Packer; Lieutenant-Ackman.

Dance: IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; Bertram-Ross; LaFeu-Gibson; King of France-Walker; Clown-Shuter; Countess of Rousillon-Mrs Ward; Mariana-Mrs Ferguson; Widow-Mrs Stephens; Diana-Miss Hallam; Helena-Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 6 Nov. 1764.] Receipts: #116 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; Bertram-Ross; Lafeu-Gibson; King of France-Walker; Clown-Shuter; Duke-Anderson; Interpreter-Bennet; Countess of Roussillon-Mrs DuBellamy; Mariana-Mrs Ferguson; Widow-Mrs Stephens; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these two years. [See 26 Dec. 1764.] Music for the afterpiece by Mr Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Holland; Cecil-Burton; Raleigh-Hurst; Lieutenant-Ackman; Southampton-Aickin, 1st time; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Reddish, 1st appearance; Rutland-Mrs Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Barry; Southampton-Reddish; Burleigh-Packer; Raleigh-Hurst; Lieut. of Tower-Ackman; Rutland-Mrs Barry; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hopkins; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewes. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 23 Jan. 1767.] Charges #68 2s. Deficit to Lee Lewes #3 4s. 6d., cover'd by #149 18s. from tickets (Box 206; Pit 414; Gallery 363). Receipts: #64 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; King-Hull; Lafeu-Clarke; Bertram-Lewes; Clown-Quick; Duke-Owenson; Steward-Wignell; Lords-Davis, Gardner; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Countess-Mrs DuBellamy; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs DuBellamy

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: I: By Particular Desire a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Macklin; II: The Old ground Young, as17711030

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these 7 years. [See 23 Jan. 1767.] The 11th night of the Dramatic Poem of Elfrida is oblig'd to be deferr'd, on account of the indisposition of Mr Hartley (playbill). Paid Wright (glazier) #24 2s. Freke (iron-monger) #4 10s.; Griffin (bookseller) #4 5s. 6d.; Farrington & Scarr (haberdashers) #13 7s. (Account Book). Receipts: #1338s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; King-Hull; Lafeu-Clarke; Bertram-Lewes; Clown-Shuter; Duke-Owenson; Steward-Wignell; Lords-Davis, Gardner; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Countess-Miss Miller, first time; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Miss Miller, first time

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 31 Dec. 1772.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Persons admitted behind the scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Places for Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant (only) at the Stage Door. The Doors to be open'd at half an hour past 5 o'clock. To Begin half an Hour past 6. Vivant Rex & Regina. [Customary footnote for all succeeding bills this season, not to be repeated here. Woodward seems to have spoken an Occasional Prologue on the opening of the theatre. See request for its repetition on bill for 21 Sept. This Prologue is Larpent MS 377. It suggests the policy of offerings and competitions for the season--some old plays, some new, some foreign, some pantomimes, some Shakespeare, &c.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; King-Hull; Lafeu-Clarke; Bertram-Lewes; Clown-Shuter; Duke-DuBellamy; Steward-Fearon; Lords-Cushing, Davis; Interpreter-Thompson; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Widow-Miss Pearce; Countess-Mrs Hull; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Hull

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: A Comic Dance, The Italian Gardeners-Mr and Miss West (Late pupils of Sg Grimaldi) [their first appearance on this stage. [See dl 9 Dec. 1760.

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time, i.e. as an alteration of Richard Savage's play; T 5, by William Woodfall. Prologue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Epilogue by Richard Cumberland (see text)]: with New Scenes and Dresses. Public Advertiser, 13 Feb. 1777: Sir Thomas Overbury (the Publication of which was unavoidably postponed) will be ready this Morning, at Ten o'Clock (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #212 4s. 6d. (210.7.6; 1.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Wroughton. Hull, Whitefield, Thompson, Mrs Jackson, Miss Leeson, Mrs Hartley. [Cast from text (Francis Newbery, 1777): Sir ThomasOverbury-Lewis; Earl of Somerset-Wroughton; Earl of Northampton-Hull; Sir Gervas Elvis-Whitfield; Officer-Thompson; Servant-Stevens; Countess of Somerset-Mrs Jackson; Cleora-Miss Leeson; Isabella-Mrs Hartley; Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Mrs Hartley. [These were spoken. as here assigned, at the first 9 performances only (see17770503).]These were spoken. as here assigned, at the first 9 performances only (see17770503).]

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: As17761015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasOverbury-Lewis; Somerset-Wroughton; Northampton-Hull; Elvis-Whitfield; Lieutenant-Thompson; Countess of Somerset-Mrs Jackson; Cleora-Miss Leeson; Isabella-Mrs Hartley; By Particular Desire the New Occasional Prologue which was spoken on Monday will be repeated-Lewis (for this Night only).

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: The Commissary-Quick; Young Loveit-Whitfield; Simon-Fox; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; Dolly-Mrs Fearon; Mrs Mechlin (1st time)-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: The Commissary Actor: Quick

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

Event Comment: Benefit for Vestris? Jun. Opera: In 2 acts; the music by Piccinni, and conducted by Bianchi. With new Scenes painted by Novosielski. New Dresses and Decorations both for the Opera and Dances. Mme Simonet will this Evening reassume her station at the Opera House; but as she is not perfectly recovered from the consequences of her late Accidnet, she hopes for the indulgence of the Public, from whom she has already received so many flattering proofs of Approbation. Tickets, 10s. 6d., to be had of Vestris, No. 5, Leicester-street, Leicester-fields. "Last Thursday was the benefit of Vestris and son; the house could not receive and contain the multitudes that presented themselves. Their oblations amounted to fourteen hundred pounds" (Walpole [26 Feb. 1781], XI, 406)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barone Di Torre Forte

Dance: End I: new Pastoral Ballet (composed by Simonet) The Country Diversions-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Slingsby, Sga Tantini; and to finish with a grand Chaconne-Vestris? Jun

Ballet: End Opera: a new grand Pantomime Ballet in 3 acts (composed by Vestris Sen.) Ninette a la Cour. Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli, Vestris Jun., Mme Simonet, Vestris Sen. (1st appearance in England). Cast, with synopsis, from Public Advertiser, 26 Feb.: Nancy-Mlle Baccelli; Colas-Vestris Jun.; Prince-Vestris Sen.; Countess-Mme Simonet; Dancing@Master-Simonet; Mayor of the Town-Delpini; Peasants-Slingsby, Sga Tantini, Traffieri, 16 Figure Dancers; Lords-Zuchelli, Henry; Ladies-Sga Zuchelli, Sga Crespi; Huntsmen-; Captain of Life Guards-; Equerries-; Notaries-

Performance Comment: ) Ninette a la Cour. Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli, Vestris Jun., Mme Simonet, Vestris Sen. (1st appearance in England). Cast, with synopsis, from Public Advertiser, 26 Feb.: Nancy-Mlle Baccelli; Colas-Vestris Jun.; Prince-Vestris Sen.; Countess-Mme Simonet; Dancing@Master-Simonet; Mayor of the Town-Delpini; Peasants-Slingsby, Sga Tantini, Traffieri, 16 Figure Dancers; Lords-Zuchelli, Henry; Ladies-Sga Zuchelli, Sga Crespi; Huntsmen-; Captain of Life Guards-; Equerries-; Notaries-.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Mme Simonet
Role: Mayor of the Town Actor: Delpini