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Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland, &c. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. IV: The Rover, as17360103

Performance Comment: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. IV: The Rover, as17360103.
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland, &c. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. IV: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. V: The Rover, as17360103

Performance Comment: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. IV: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. V: The Rover, as17360103.
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Benefit Mrs Hervey and Miss Pattison. Written by Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Constance-Mrs Egerton; Aurelia-Miss Pattison; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Hervey; Midwife's Maid-Mrs Westley, the first time of her appearance on the stage. With a new Prologue and Epilogue to be spoke by Miss Pattison (in Boy's Cloaths) and Mrs Hervey .

Music: I: Handel's Overture of Ariadne. II: Charke's Medley Overture

Dance: II: French Peasant by Shawford. IV: Scot's Dance

Song: III: Cbast Lucretia. V: Roast Beef Song

Event Comment: Daily Journal, 27 Jan.: We hear that the Beggar's Opera is soon to be acted at [DL]; the Part of Lucy ... by Mrs Clive . . . Polly by Mr Cibber's Wife, who is to have all the first Parts, having, during the Run of Zara, shewn her natural Genius, by never any one Night varying in either Tone of Voice or Action from the Way she was taught. [See Prompter, 27 Jan., for an essay on the corruption of the stage by pantomime.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: Longbib the Vintner Actor: Salway
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. [Zara postponed by the indisposition of a principal Actor.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

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Role: Longbib the Vintner Actor: Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Dealer Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: Longbib the Vintner Actor: Salway

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: I: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. II: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: Longbib the Vintner Actor: Salway

Dance: I: By Mlle Anne Roland. II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. V: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: Longbib the Vintner Actor: Salway

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c

Performance Comment: III: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: French Peasants by Poitier, Mlle Roland, &c .
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: Longbib the Vintner Actor: Salway

Dance: III: Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c. In IV: Tambourine by Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: Longbib the Vintner Actor: Salway
Event Comment: Benefit Mr De Villiers. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocals by Miss Cecilia Young, Miss Isabella Young, Miss Esther Young. First Violin by Festing. Concerto on French Horn by Charles. Solo on German Flute by Balicourt. Handel's Water Piece. Preamble on Kettle Drums by Benjamin Baker

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #116 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #88 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Reading, Wife of Mr Thomas Reading, Attorney at Law, of New Inn. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A Farce (never perform'd before). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Stage Half a Guinea. N.B. Mrs Reading is credibly informed, that a Hackney Writer, who has lately turn'd Author, and Player in his own Farce, has maliciously spread a Report about the Town, that she does not intend to have any Play perform'd: this is to assure the Publick, that she has taken a great deal of Pains to have the Play and Farce perform'd with all the Decency possible

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Heroick Footman

Dance: II: Hornpipe by Adams. IV: Two Pierrots by Bodway and Shawford.

Song: I: By Hemskerk. V: In Praise of English Plumb Pudding

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: Longbib the Vintner Actor: Salway

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Rover, as17360214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Music: IV: Solo on Violoncello by Biggs

Dance: I: Scaramouch. III: Scotch Dance. V: Running Footman by Shawford

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #76 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Sterling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Parracide

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Io With Harlequin Shipwreckd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreckd

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #70 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Daily Journal, 8 March: On Friday Night last died Mrs Mary Heron, a celebrated Actress belonging to Drury-lane Playhouse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Captain of the Galley Actor: Este

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Captain of the Galley Actor: Este

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Captain of the Galley Actor: Este