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Event Comment: Benefit for Clough, Cautherly, &c. Tomlinson? and Watkins had tickets. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Song: The Mimic Comic Opera Song-Mrs Clive By Particular Desire, and for the last time this season

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilford, Ross, (pit door-keepers); Slater; and Trott, (lobby door-keeper). Mainpiece: Acted but once these 10 years. [See 15 Jan. 1753.] Tickets deliver'd by Besford, Clark, Darby, Toten, Dimmock, &c. will be taken. [Besford a mistake for Joseph Besworth (porter).] Receipts: #15 15s. plus #100 14s. 2d. as 1!2 value of the tickets deliver'd. @Names Bow Pit Gallery Balue 1!2 Value@Wilford 2 62 18 #11 12s. #5 16s.@Ross 5 162 83 #33 17s. #16 18s. 6d.@Trott 144 53 .. #43 19s. #18 12s. 9d.@Slater 2 57 110 #20 1s. #10 6d.@Derby 4 79 105 #23 7s. #11 13s. 6d.@Toten .. 32 43 #9 2s. #4 11s.@Clingo .. 55 47 #12 19s. #6 9s. 6d.@Clarke .. 40 44 #10 8s. #5 4s.@Besworth .. 24 20 #5 12s. #2 16s.@Dymuck .. 12 53 #7 2s. #3 11s.@Jos. Smith 8 29 25 #8 17s. #4 8s. 6d.@Cole 4 61 83 #18 9s. #9 4s. 6d.@S. Griffiths .. 11 12 #2 17s. #1 8s. 6d.@Total 169 677 643 #208 2s. #100 14s. 2d. [1!2 of #208 2s. would seem to be #104 1s.]@ Rec'd of John Crane for the ends of the wax candles sold last season #6 4s., and for those sold this season #23 19s. 4d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Entertainment: M$Mr Foote's Epilogue to the Minor-Master Summers, a child 4 years old

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Event Comment: AArcadia is defer'd on account of the indisposition of a principal Performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Duncan-Bransby; Angus-Fox; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Davies; Malcolm-Packer; Banquo-Palmer; Lennox-Scrase; Donalbaine-Master Cautherly; Sayward-Moody; Hecate-Champnes; Witches-Burton, Yates, Blakes; Doctor-Stevens; Lady Macduff-Mrs Bennet; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Donalbaine Actor: Master Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Song: Vocal Parts-Lowe, Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. John Rich, Master & Patentee of Covent Garden Theatre died (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Havard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: II: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: III: The French Country Gentleman, as17611210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: III: The French Country Gentleman, as17611210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: III: The Taylors, as17620107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: III: The Taylors, as17620107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: III: The Taylors, as17620107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: III: The Taylors, as17620107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: TThe Taylors, as17620107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Song: I: As17620209; End: A Duet-Lowe, Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: III: The Taylors, as17620107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: III: The Taylors, as17620107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: III: The Taylors, as17620107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Song: HHearts of Oak-. [See17620209]

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Last time of performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Entertainment: I: Hearts of Oak-. [See17620209]

Song: IV: Mrs Vincent

Dance: (BBy Desire) The Flemish Feast-. [See17611103, but Noverre omitted from playbill.

Event Comment: Benefit for Pritchard, treasurer. No Building on stage. Tickets deliver'd for The Lady's Last Stake will be taken. The Indisposition of a Principal Performer has oblig'd Mr Pritchard to change his play. The Farmer's Return for Last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Miss Rogers; III: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926. *uġdl End: The Farmer's Return from London. As17620320

Performance Comment: *uġdl End: The Farmer's Return from London. As17620320.