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Event Comment: Benefit the Author. By Her Majesty's Command. Preface to edition of 1734: The Third Night it went off in the same Manner, to the most numerous and splendid Audience that could be seen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Revenge

Performance Comment: As17340109 Epilogue spoken by Mrs Younger .

Dance: By Maker and Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Preface to edition of 1734: The Fourth Night a Set of about eight or ten young Fellows went to the Bedford Coffee-House ... and declared publickly that they came purposely to damn the Play, and would not leave the Play-House till they had compassed their Ends. . . . Accordingly Mr Ryan coming on to speak the Prologue, they began their Uproar, but were soon silenced, and the Prologue was heard with Applause. The Play beginning, they began again, and were so loud that Mr Ryan acquainted them, that as he could not imagine there was anything in the Play they could except against, he was apprehensive he had the Misfortune to displease them. Mr Quin then came on, and told them he found the House was divided, and as the Majority was for hearing the Play, he hop'd those who were not, would go out. The House on that were unanimous, and cry'd, Turn them out, Turn them out, but they saved the Audience the Trouble of doing it, and retired under the general Hiss of every Person then present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Revenge

Performance Comment: As17340109 Epilogue spoken by Mrs Younger .

Dance: By Malter and Mlle Salle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: As17331121, but Widow Blackacre-Mrs Martin .
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Buchanan

Dance: French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle. Pigmalion, as17340114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother in law

Performance Comment: As17340216, but Primrose-Mrs Sharp .
Cast
Role: Primrose Actor: Mrs Sharp

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but see17340222 Prologue and Epilogue, as17340225 muSIc AND.

Dance: As17340222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As at HAY 20 Oct. 1733, but Edging-Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle. Scotish Dance, as17331004. Pigmalion, as17340114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Excell; Arethusa-Mrs Roberts. A new Epilogue spoken by Miss Cole .

Music: A new Overture to the Play, composed by Mr Bellear

Dance: The Dutch Boar (new) by Sandham and Miss Wherrit. Scaramouch by Sandham

Performance Comment: Scaramouch by Sandham .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Afterpiece Title: Love and Glory

Performance Comment: Britannia-Mrs Barbier; Venus-Miss Arne; Mars-Kelly; Mercury-Master Arne; Pallas-Miss Jones; Graces-Miss Mason, Miss Young, Miss Oates; Followers of Mars-Waltz, Rainton, Topham, Stoppelaer; Shepherds-Roberts, Snider, Mountier .
Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Barbier

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As at HAY, 27 Oct. 1733, but Lady Darling-Mrs Shireburn; Angelica-Miss Holliday .
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Shireburn

Afterpiece Title: Love and Glory

Cast
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Barbier

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant by Le Bran. II: Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. III: Polonese, as17340325 IV: English Maggot by Lally Jr and Mrs Walter. V: Grand Dance in Momus, as17340316

Performance Comment: II: Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. III: Polonese, as17340325 IV: English Maggot by Lally Jr and Mrs Walter. V: Grand Dance in Momus, as17340316.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Clive; Macheath-Stoppelaer; but see DL, 28 Jan. hathi. but see DL, 28 Jan. hathi.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Love Is the Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Ivpart I

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Milward; King-Mills; Prince-W. Mills; Falstaff-DL Harper; Glendower-Cibber; Worcester-Berry; Kate-Miss Mann; Vernon-Cross; Hostess-Mrs Shireburn; Carriers-Johnson, Miller; Francis-Master Arne .
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Shireburn

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote In England

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Performance Comment: Lovegirlo-Roberts; Galloon-Brief; Kissinda-Miss Atherton; Punchbowl-Mrs Egerton; Stormanda-Miss Martin; Leatherside-Middleton, who never appeared on this stage before; Bilkum-Hewson .
Cast
Role: Punchbowl Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Stormanda Actor: Miss Martin
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: Scottish Dance, as17341004 Shepherd and Shepherdess by Maker and Mlle Salle. Tbe Nassau, as17340117 Pigmalion, as17340114

Song: A Cbacon a Boire by Leveridge and Laguerre, proper to the Play

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. By Command of His Royal Highness. To which (By Command) will be added, The Coronation of Anna Bullen, with the Military Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster-Hall, for the Entertainment of . . .the Prince of Orange, who accompanies his Royal Highness to the Play. [Prince of Wales, Prince of Orange, Princess Caroline present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv Part Ii

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince-W. Mills; Shallow-Johnson; Silence-Miller; Feeble-Griffin; Falstaff-Harper; Pistol-Cibber; Lancaster-A. Hallam; Gloster-Cross; York-Mil ward; Justice-Boman; Poins-Oates; Bardolph-Shepard; Hostess-Mrs Shireburn; Doll-Miss Mann. A new Prologue upon the Company's Return to the Theatre Royal, spoken by Mills .
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Shireburn

Song:

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit A. Hallam and Ridout. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets for Mithridates taken at this Play. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Chambermaid-Mrs Clive; Valentine-Stoppelaer; Bluff-Macklin, but see17340121.
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. Dutchman and his Wife by Le Brun and Mrs Walter. Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, S. Lally, &c

Performance Comment: Lally and Mrs Walter. Dutchman and his Wife by Le Brun and Mrs Walter. Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, S. Lally, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-Este; Chloe-Mrs Clive; Lovemore-Stoppelaer; Mr Stocks-Berry, but see LIF, 1 April .
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. La Follett s'cest Ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann. Le Bagatelle by Essex and Miss Latour. Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, &c. La Badinage Champetre by Lally, Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: Lally and Mrs Walter. La Follett s'cest Ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann. Le Bagatelle by Essex and Miss Latour. Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, &c. La Badinage Champetre by Lally, Mrs Walter .
Event Comment: Benefit Stoppelaer. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Performance Comment: Mad Captain-Bardin; Serjeant-Hulett; Snip-Penkethman; Master Johnny-Stoppelaer; Chambermaid-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: III: Harlequin and Harlequinette by Mons Leblanche and Mlle Larini Violante, the first time of their Performances since their arrival in this Kingdom. V: Louvre in Boy's Cloaths by Mlle Larini Violante

Song: IV: Mimick Song (by Desire) by Stoppelaer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Forrester
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Templer
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Kilby. hathi.

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. The Kilkenny by Glover and Mrs Laguerre. Scot's Dance by Glover and Mrs Laguerre

Performance Comment: The Kilkenny by Glover and Mrs Laguerre. Scot's Dance by Glover and Mrs Laguerre .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: As17340415 but Sir Edward-Lacy; Teresia-Miss Horsington; Trueman-Hale; Cheatly-Aston; Shamwell-Wignell; Hack'em-Hall; Attorney-Harrington; Isabella-Miss Bincks; Lucy-Miss Norsa; Ruth-Mrs Cook; Madam Hack'em-Hallam .

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle

Song: The Black and White Joke by Leveridge and Laguerre

Event Comment: For the Benefit of the Editor of Shakespear. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, and the Antient and Honourable Society of the Free and Accepted Masons. N.B. By Appointment of the Grand Master, the Brethren are desir'd to meet at the Castle Tavern, Drury-Lane, cloath'd; thence to go in Procession, as usual, to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv Part Ii

Performance Comment: As17340418 but Humphrey and Justice omitted. Prologue by Cibber. Epilogue by Mrs Horton .
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Shireburn

Dance: I: Irish Trot by Young Master Oates. II: A new Comic Dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates Jr. V: Grand Dance of Momus, as17340426

Performance Comment: II: A new Comic Dance by Master Oates and Miss Oates Jr. V: Grand Dance of Momus, as17340426.

Song: The usual Songs, adapted to the Subject of Masonry. II: The Enter'd Prentice's Song. IV: On, On, my dear Brethren. V: Let Matrimony be now my Theme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17331110, but Burgundy-Hamilton; Regan-Mrs Monlass; Cornwall, Albany omitted . Cornwall, Albany omitted .
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Monlass
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Jenkins; Phillida-Mrs Roberts, but see17340418.

Entertainment:

Event Comment: Benefit Excell and Giffard, the Numberer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17331127, but Altea-Mrs Monlass .
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Monlass
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Music: A new Overture, and select Pieces, composed by Prelleur

Dance:

Song: A Chancon a Boire by Excell

Event Comment: Benefit Peploe, Little, Lee. By particular Desire of some Foreign Ministers. Tickets for Castles and Munro taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: As at HAY, 28 Nov. 1733, but Marcus-Cross; Lucia-Mrs Butler .
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: Pierrots. Dutchman and his Wife. Scotch Dance. English Maggot. Revellers

Performance Comment: Dutchman and his Wife. Scotch Dance. English Maggot. Revellers .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17340105, but Desdemona-Mrs Buchanan .
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Hewson; King-Hewitt; Prince-Macklin; Falstaff-Paget; Worster-Ridout; Vernon-Cross; Douglas-Winstone; Westmoreland-Turbutt; Blunt-Machen; Bardolph-Topham; Francis-Hallam; Kate-Miss Mann; Hostess-Mrs Dyer .
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Turbutt
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Dyer

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Performance Comment: Lovegirlo-Ridout; Bilkum-Cross; Galoon-Topham; Leathersides-Machen; Stormandra-Hallam; Mother Punchbowl-Mrs Egerton; Kissinda-Miss Hughes; Nonpareil-Miss Jones; Industrious Jenny-Burnet; but see17340417 The Original Prologue spoken by Hewson . but see17340417 The Original Prologue spoken by Hewson .
Cast
Role: Stormandra Actor: Hallam
Role: Mother Punchbowl Actor: Mrs Egerton

Music: A Piece of Musick upon the Common Flute by a Gentleman, composed by Sig Valesciene

Dance: Two Pierrots by F. Tench and Davenport. Scotch Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann

Performance Comment: Tench and Davenport. Scotch Dance by Mr and Mrs Davenport. The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Jack Stocks-Cibber; Chloe-Mrs Clive; Stocks-Harper; Lovemore-Stoppelaer. With an Epilogue (written by Jo. Haines, Comedian of Facetious Memory) to be spoken by Cibber, riding on an Ass .
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: The Black and White Joke by Le Brun and Miss Mann. II: Pierrots by F. Tench and Davenport. III: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. IV: The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. V: Revellers by Essex, Miss La tour, &c

Performance Comment: II: Pierrots by F. Tench and Davenport. III: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. IV: The Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. V: Revellers by Essex, Miss La tour, &c .