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Event Comment: This night the Chinese Festival was hotly call'd for by the Boxes, & strongly oppks'd by a few in the Pit, the Gentlemen came out, & insisted upon its being given out, wch at last Mr Garrick did; but not before it seem'd agreed that it shou'd be done 3 times a week for the Boxes, & other Entertainments the other 3 Days for the Pit, all Parties seem'd satisfied-but the Consequence prov'd otherways (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

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Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

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Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: LLilliputian Sailors, as17551104

Event Comment: Several Advertisements in ye Papers this day for meetings to redress Injuries done by the Boxes &c., &c. All quiet at ye Theatre (Cross). Last time of performing the afterpiece this season. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

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Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

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Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: A new Farce [Murphy] went off with applause (Cross). Mainpiece: By particular Desire. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

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Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

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Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Event Comment: Each of these 3 acts apiece, Alter'd by Garrick, from Shakespear-Applauded. Mrs Clive fell down in ye Farce, and accus'd Woodward wth doing it on purpose (Cross). [The Bill lists neither cast nor characters for either piece, but advertises them with proper music, songs, dances, and decorations. Beginning with 23 Jan. the Bill lists actors names. Casts here taken from the 1756 ed.] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

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Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

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Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Prince of Wales, Ed: Aug: & 3 more (Cross). Receipts; #200 (Cross)

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Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

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Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: PPeasant's Dance-Delatre, as17560108

Event Comment: MMr Draper (bookseller) dy'd of an Apoplexy (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

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Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Event Comment: MMiss Young so hoarse she cou'd not sing one Song--Yet all went Calm (Cross). Books of the Masque will be sold at the Theatre. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

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Related Work: Britannia Author(s): Thomas Lediard
Related Work: Britannia Author(s): Thomas Arne
Event Comment: Last time of performing Mainpiece this season. Benefit for Pritchard, treasurer. Tickets at his house in York St., and at Pritchard's Warehouse, Tavistock St. Mrs Cibber went sick to Bath in Passion Week, & plays no more this season (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

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Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Scrase & Mathews (Cross). Tickets of Scrase at Tauranac's Wine Vault, in James St., Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

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Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
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Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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Dance: [As express'd in the Bills of the Day (playbill). Advance notice.]

Event Comment: For the Benefit of the Wid. Kraus & her children whose Husband was murder'd by Robbers near Chelsea (Cross). Tickets to be had at White's Chocolate House, and the St James Coffee House, St James St.; at Allmack's Coffee House, Halfmoon St.; The Mount Coffee House, Grosvenor St.; Sam's Coffee House and The Jerusalem Coffee House, Exchange Alley; of Mrs Kraus, at her house in Halfmoon St., Picadilly, and of Mr Varney at the stage Door, where places may be taken. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

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Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With proper Dances and Decorations (Public Advertiser). Miss Bricklayer sung Indiff. (Cross). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Event Comment: GGen. Blakeney was here & greatly Huzza'd (Cross). Receipts: #170 [Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Event Comment: MMrs Cibber is recover'd & plays tonight-Mr Garrick taken ill, Holland did Chamont (Cross). [Probably Havard of Davies did Polydore, as both were familiar with the part.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

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Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Arne the composer of it (Cross). [Cross omits receipts for this night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza

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Related Work: Eliza Author(s): Thomas Arne
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Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Music: II:By Particular Desire Concerto on the Harpsichord-Mr Arne Jun

Event Comment: MMr Vernon play'd his Wife's part & was well receiv'd (Cross). [The Public Advertiser, however, carried her name in the play notice.] Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza

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Related Work: Eliza Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Event Comment: MMr Austin did Aboan (Cross). Third time of his appearing on this stage (Public Advertiser). Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

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Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
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Afterpiece Title: Mercury Harlequin

Event Comment: One Mr Ham did Jaffier--like a Gent: no Voice upon the whole bad ($Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

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Related Work: Venice Preserv'd; or, A Plot Discover'd Author(s): Thomas Otway
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Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17571004

Event Comment: This play is alter'd, that is all the Comedy is cut out, & is still 5 short Acts went off well-but heavy (Cross). Mainpiece: A Reviv'd Tragedy, alter'd from Southern. Receipts: #200 (Cross). [See Theatrical Review, 1757 and 1758, for comment: "The distress of the first three acts is exquisitely wrought, and withal naturally; but the Fourth seems to me to have little or no grounds, but in Isabella's diseased fancy, and romantic notion....As to the distress of the Fifth it is prodigious."

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Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

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Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne
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Afterpiece Title: The Author

Event Comment: This is ye same farce that was play'd for Woodward's Benefit last Years, & call'd Ye Modern fine Gent: (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross). [See Theatrical Review, 1757 and Beginning of 1758 for comment on Male Coquette: 'On the whole the beauties of this little comedy exceed the faults in number and importance." The reviewer gives a nine-page review, cannot guess who wrote the piece, suggests Murphy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

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Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne
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Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette, or 1757

Performance Comment: Part-Woodward, Palmer, Yates, Blakes, Burton, Usher, Jefferson, Walker, Mrs Cross, Miss Minors, Miss Barton, Miss Macklin; Prologue-Garrick.
Event Comment: This was Mr Garrick's Benefit as Author (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

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Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne
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Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Dance: IV: The Italian Peasants, as17571004

Event Comment: MMiss Pritchard did the Lady-Oh! for Mrs Pritchard's Benefit. She advertised Jane Shore, but Mrs Cibber being ill it was changed (Cross). Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Tickets delivered for Jane Shore will be taken. Mainpiece: From Shakespear. Afterpiece: Never acted there. Receipts: #280 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

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Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady never in Paris

Song: (BBy Desire,)Cymon and Iphigenia-Beard

Event Comment: Benefit for Me & Wife (Cross). Afterpiece: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #236 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

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Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Event Comment: For ye Author of ye farce tho' not advertis'd (Cross). Afterpiece: At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Being the last time but one of performing it this season. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

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Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne
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Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: IV: The Italian Peasants, as17571004

Event Comment: Imitations as before (Cross). Receipts: #130 (Cross); #154 9s. 6d. (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Mossop (Cross). Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Receipts: #280 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

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Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette