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Event Comment: MMr Mossop did Bajazet -Oh (Cross). [Inspector No 211, in Daily Advertiser and Literary Gazette commented on the magnificent performance of Garrick and Miss Bellamy in King Lear the preceding Saturday.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sowdon; Bajazet-Mossop (for the first time); Axalla-Lee; Selima-Miss Bellamy; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Moneses-Havard; Hal-Simson; Dervisse-Winstone; Stratocles-Mozeen; Omar-Burton; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; With the Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Blakes
Role: With the Usual Prologue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: IV: O Gentle Sleep-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sparks; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Gibson; Omar-Bransby; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Bajazet-Barry; Dervise-Arthur; Stratocles-Ridout; Hali-Usher; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Arpasia-Mrs Cibber; Song To Thee O! Gentle Sleep-Lowe; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: PPigmalion, as17510925

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these 2 Years. [See 26 Feb. 1750.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Vandunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington; Jaqueline-Miss Haughton; Prince Prig-Dunstall; Higgen-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Prince Prig Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Mr Richard, who never appeared on any stage before; King Henry-Ryan; Richmond-Ridout; Buckingham-Sparks; Stanley-Redman; Catesby-Gibson; Ratcliff-Anderson; Tressel-Cushing; Norfolk-Bransby; Lord Mayor-Marten; Tirrel-Dunstall; Lieutenant-Usher; Prince Edward-Miss Morrison; Duke of York-Miss Mullart; Lady Anne-Mrs Barrington; Duchess of York-Miss Pitt; Queen-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Bridgwater; Richmond-Ridout; Buckingham-Sparks; Stanley-Redman; Catesby-Usher; Ratcliff-Anderson; Tressel-Cushing; Norfolk-Bransby; Lord Mayor-Marten; Tirrel-Dunstall; Lieutenant-Riccard; Prince Edward-Miss Morrison; Duke of York-Miss Hallam; Lady Anne-Mrs Barrington; Duchess of York-Mrs Bambridge; Queen-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Selima-Mrs Davies; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Axalla-Lacey; Moneses-Ross; Bajazet-Mossop; Hali-Simpson; Dervise-Winstone; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Omar-Burton; Stratocles-Mozeen; The Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Blakes
Role: The Usual Prologue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: As17521102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17520922, but Richmond-Lowe first appearance on any stage; Stanley-_; Catesby-_; Ratcliff-_; Tressel-_; Lord Mayor-_; Tirrel-_; Lieutenant-_; Prince Edward-_; Duke of York-_.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: [The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: [(BBy Desire )Grand Scots Ballet, as17521216

Event Comment: Benefit for Box-Keepers (Lawrence, Vaughan, Plummer). Tickets sold at the doors will not be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17530106, but King Henry-Sparks; Richmond-Ridout; Buckingham-Bransby; Norfolk-Bencraft; Stanley-Redmond; Catesby-Usher; Ratcliff-Anderson; Tressel-Cushing; Lord Mayor-Marten; Tirrel-Dunstall; Lieutenant-Riccard; Prince Edward-Miss Morrison; Duke of York-Miss Hallam.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Dance: LLes Chasseurs Allemandes, as17521207

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Bridgewater; Richmond-Ridout; Buckingham-Sparks; Stanley-Redman; Catesby-Usher; Ratcliff-Anderson; Tressel-Cushing; Norfolk-Wignell; Oxford-Bencraft; Tirrel-Dunstall; Lieutenant-White; Prince Edward-Miss Morrison; Duke of York-Miss Hallam; Lady Anne-Mrs Barrington; Duchess of York-Mrs Bambridge; Queen-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Moneses-Ross; Axalla-Lacey; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Omar-Burton; Dervisse-Bransby; Stratocles-Mozeen; Hali-Simson; Bajazet-Mossop; Selima-Mrs Davies; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; In Act II the original song O Gentle Sleep-Beard; With the Usual Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End II: The Neopolitans, as17531101; III: The Gipsey Tambourine, as17531012; V: Dance in Demi@Characters-Mlle Proudhomme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sparks; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Smith; Omar-Gibson; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Dervise-Arthur; Hali-Usher; Bajazet-Barry; Stratocles-Ridout; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Arpasia-Mrs Bland; Song To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe; Usual Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Last time of acting it this season. [Seven rows of Pit laid into Boxes, and amphitheatre on stage. Send servants at 3 o'clock.] Receipts: #240 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: As17540123, but Prince Henry-_; Essex-_; Citizen-_; of Angers, English Herald-_; Faulconbridge-_; Gurney-_; Austria-_; Chatillon-_; French Herald-_; Lady Faulconbridge-_.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17530921, but Richard-Shuter, 1st time, and by Particular Desire; King Henry-Ridout; Richmond-Dyer; Norfolk-Bencraft; Oxford-Wignell; Prince Edward-Miss Mullart.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: LLes Taileurs, as17531210; Les Charboniers, as17540307

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Cibber. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. To begin at 6:30 p.m. To prevent any interruption in the Performance, there will be no Building on the Stage. Afterpiece: The Dramatick Piece of Two Acts...is taken from the inimitable comic Scenes of Shakespeare, which contain the Humours of Antient Pistol, Justice Shallow, Sir John Falstaff, Justice Silence, the Hostess Doll Tearsheet, and the Recruits, etc. (Daily Advertiser). On Tuesday the 2d of July Mr The: Cibber had a play at Drury Lane, ye Busy Body, & farce from ye 2d pt of Henry 4th. & had 140 pounds in Money & 66 in Tickss (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Humourists

Performance Comment: Pistol-Cibber; Shallow-Shuter; Falstaff-Phillips; Silence-Stoppelaer; Bardolph-Clough; Mouldy-W. Vaughan; Feeble-Blakey; Shadow-Slim; Prince-Cross; Poins-Young Cross; Davy-H. Vaughan; Wart-Johnson; Dame Quickly-Mrs Cross; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Bradshaw; After which (by Desire) The Drunken Peasant-Phillips (his first Appearance on that Stage these Ten Years); Epilogue-Nobody.
Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Cross
Role: The Drunken Peasant Actor: Phillips
Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: Devisse, Mme Lussant

Event Comment: [The Public Advertiser includes this day a 78-line poem in octasyllabic couplets on J. Lewis's portrait of Mrs Woffington: @Her Shape, her Features, and her Dress@As far as colour can express@Friend Lewis' pencil has design'd:@Poet 'Tis yours to paint her mind...@ And the versifier proceeds to describe her as she affects audiences in the theatre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Ridout; Richmond-Dyer; Buckingham-Sparks; Stanley-Redman; Catesby-Gibson; Ratcliff-Anderson; Tressel-Cushing; Norfolk-Wignell; Oxford-Bencraft; Tirrel-Dunstall; Lieut.-White; Blunt-Holtom; Lord Mayor-Marten; Prince Edward-Miss Mullart; Duke of York-Miss Hallam; Lady Anne-Mrs Barrington; Duchess of York-Mrs Bambridge; Queen-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Event Comment: SSg and Sga Sabatini have prepared a New Dance in Comic characters, call'd Pandours, which will be performed at Drury Lane tomorrow. The Comedy call'd the Chances will be performed at the same theatre this week. The characters will all be New-Dress'd after the old Italian and Spanish manner. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Bajazet-Mossop; Monesses-Ross; Axalla-Palmer; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Selima-Mrs Davies; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Omar-Burton; Dervise-Bransby; Haly-Simson; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Song: IV: The Original Song, O' Gentle Sleep (New Set)-Beard

Event Comment: In a fews days will be reviv'd at Covent Garden, the Tragedy of Phaedra and Hippolytus, in which Mr Sheridan will perform the part of Theseus, and Mrs Woffington that of Phaedra. Sg Francel and Sga Rossina Balbi, two Italian Dancers, arrived on Friday last from the Court of Bareith in Germany, and are engaged to perform at the same theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Sheridan; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Smith; Omar-Gibson; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Dervise-Arthur; Hali-White; Stratocles-Stevens; Zama-Redman; Bajazet-Sparks; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Arpasia-Mrs Hamilton; The song To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe; the Usual Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Bajazet-Murphy, first time; Moneses-Ross; Axalla-Palmer; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Omar-Burton; Dervisse-Bransby; Stratocles-Walker; Hali-Simson; Tamerlane-Havard; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Selima-Mrs Davies; Usual Prologue-; in Act IV, the Original Song of O! Gentle Sleep-Beard.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: LLilliputian Sailors-the Little Pietro, Miss Noverre, others; New Dance-Baletti, Lauchery, Mrs Vernon, Miss Noverre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Moneses- Dyer; Axalla-Smith; Omar-Gibson; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Stratocles-Cushing; Dervisse-Arthur; Hali-White; Zama-Redman; Bajazet-Sparks; Selima-Mrs Bellamy; Arpasia-Mrs Woffington; Song To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe; Usual Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Event Comment: New Prologue to the farce (Winston MS 8). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Bajazet-Mossop; Omar-Burton; Tamerlane-Havard; Dervise-Bransby; Stratocles-Mozeen; Mirvan-Marr; Zama-Ackman; Moneses-Ross; Axalla-Palmer; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Haly-Simson; Selima-Mrs Davies; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Prince of Tanais Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Bajazet-Barry; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Smith; Omar-Gibson; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Stratocles-Cushing; Dervise-Arthur; Hali-White; Zama-Redman; Tamerlane-Sparks; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Arpasia-Mrs Hamilton; With the Song of To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe, and the Usual Prologue.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Event Comment: [K+King Richard III.] Containing the Distresses and Death of King Henry VIv, the artful acqusition of the crown by Richardv; the cruel murder of the young King Edward Vv and his brother in the Tower; the Landing of the Earl of Richmondv, and the Death of Richard in the Memorable Battle of Bosworth Fieldv; being the last that was fought between the Houses of Yorkv and Lancasterv; with many other historical passages

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Barry, 1st time; King Henry-Ryan; Richmond-Ridout; Stanley-Anderson; Norfolk-Gibson; Ratcliff-Bennet; Catseby-White; Buckingham-Sparks; Tressel-Dyer; Lord Mayor-Marten; Lieut. of the Tower-Cushing; Oxford-Bencraft; Blunt-Redman; Prince Edward-Miss Mullart; Duke of York-Miss Hallam; Sir William Brandon-Wignel; Tyrrel-Dunstall; Forrest-Holtom; Dighton-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Miss Nossiter; Duchess of York-Mrs Elmy; Queen-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: of the Tower Actor: Cushing
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: As17561217

Event Comment: [The new scenes and Decorations which continue to be noted for the afterpiece will not be recorded here further.] Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Moneses-Holland; Axalla-Palmer; Heli-Jefferson; Tamerlane-Havard; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Burton; Bajazet-Mossop; Stratocles-Mozeen; Mirvan-Marr; Zama-Ackman; Selima-Mrs Davies; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; The Usual Prologue-; In Act IV the Original Song O Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Cast
Role: others Actor: Beard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Ryan; Bajazet-Sparks; Moneses-Ross; Omar-Gibson; Prince of Tanais-Anderson; Stratocles-Cushing; Dervise-Arthur; Hali-Baker; Zama-Redman; Axalla-White; Selima-Mrs Vincent; Arpasia-Mrs Hamilton; With the Song To Thee O Gentle Sleep-Lowe; and the Usual Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Containing the Distresses and Death of King Henry VIv ; the Artful Acquisition of the Crown by Richardv ; the Cruel Murder of the young King Edward Vv and his brother in the Tower; the Landing of the Earl of Richmondv ; and the Death of Richard in the memorable Battle of Bosworth Fieldv ; being the last that was fought between the Houses of York and Lancasterv ; with many other historical passages [a regular notice appearing with performances of this play]. Receipts: #118 18s. 6d. [Paid to] Lee one third of the surplus of this night's receipts over the charge of #100, #3 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Lee, 1st time on that stage in 5 years; Henry-Ryan; Richmond-Ridout; Stanley-Anderson; Norfolk-Gibson; Ratcliff-Bennet; Catesby-White; Buckingham-Sparks; Tressel-Dyer; Lord Mayor-Marten; Lieutenant of Tower-Cushing; Oxford-Bencraft; Blunt-Redman; Prince Edward-Miss Mullart; Duke of York-Miss Hallam; Brandon-Wignel; Tyrrel-Dunstall; Forrest-Holtom; Dighton-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Elmy; Queen-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Lucas, Miss Hilliard