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Event Comment: Receipts: #23 2s. 7d. Paid Lambert 3 months salary to instant #25. Receiv'd from Condell #80 for Fruit rent this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17600501, but Richard-Costollo; Sir Francis-Shuter; Moody-Dunstall.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #86 1s. Paid Mr Stergess & son for attending Mr Saunders on the wire 48 nights #14 14s. 6d.; Advanc'd to Saunders #4 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Event Comment: Memorandum: Mrs Baker, actress, died this day at Coventry on her Journey from Liverpool to London. Paid Mr J. Rich on Account #10. [This is Account or ledger Number 1 (Account Book).] Receipts: #71 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Comic Dance call'd The Pedlar Trick'd-; End: The Cossacks-Sg Maranesi, Sga Maranesi, her 1st appearance there

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Mr Ross advanc'd [i.e., received a raise in salary] from 22 Sept. 3s. 4d. per day. Mr Leppy enter'd this day at 8s. 10d. per day; Mrs Leppy enter'd at 5s. per day; Mrs Viviez enter'd at 6s. 8d. per Day. Paid Boys and Girls attendance in the Opera 10s. Memo: Walker enter'd as Constable the 6th instant inclusive in place of Mr Barnes who resign'd (Account Book). [Only #28 5s. 6d. in the Boxes (Account Book). This charge of 10s. for children supers in the Beggar's Opera, occurs regularly throughout the remainder of the season.] Receipts: #114 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: As17600924; The Pedlar Trick'd, as17601010-Sg and Sga Maranesi

Event Comment: Boxes #18 10s. Bought of Mr Ledley 10 doz. candles at 31s. per-#15 10s. Paid 12 months subscription to St George's Hospital #5 5s. (Account Book). Receipts: #123 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17601014

Event Comment: The Musical Entertainment of Thomas and Sally is by particular desire oblig'd to be deferr'd till tomorrow. Boxes #8 2s. 6d. Paid Hewetson 4s. for Powder to clean lace (Account Book). Receipts: #83 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17601013

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out by the author of Thomas and Sally will be taken this night. [Bickerstaffe took in #85 6s. in ready money and #12 18s. from tickets (Boxes 12; Pit 18) Total #98 4s.] Paid Dibdin for singing 5 nights in Thomas and Sally and 1 night in Romeo #1 10s. (Account Book). Charges #64 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Performance Comment: As17601010, but Gadskill-Buck.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: As17601014

Event Comment: Boxes #24 15s. Paid Dall for a modal and making a Crown intended for the King's Box-#1 2s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #134 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17601120, but Escalus-Anderson; Paris-Perry; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Event Comment: Boxes #23. Paid to Mr Redhead & Co (silk mercers) sundry Bills from Feb. last. #208 11s. (Account Book). Receipts: #97 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Event Comment: Benefit for a Clergyman's Widow under misfortunes. [Receipts: #88 2s. 6d. plus #87 19s. from tickets (Box 251; Pit 136; Gallery 48). Profits to Mrs Seede, the clergyman's widow, #90 15s. 6d.] Paid Mr J. Rich on account #531 (Account Book). [The profitable balance on the treasurer's books this night before deducting expenses and Rich's #500, withdrawal was #996 4s. 2d.] Charges: #85 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17601023, but Monimia-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601215

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of his Majesty. The Comedy Love for Love design'd to be perform'd this day, is deferr'd till further notice. Present His Majesty and Princess of Wales, Lady Augusta, Princess Louisa, Prince William and Prince Frederick. Boxes #94 7s. 6d. [about 384 persons, nearly the capacity of the Boxes, which was about 560]. Paid Macklin one fifth part of #179 being the surplus after #63 allow'd for the charge as per agreement...#35 16s. Gave the Yeomen of the King and Princess's Guard #2 2s., and the King's Footmen and Chairmen #1 1s. (Account Book). Receipts: #242 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: [Unspecified]

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman. Tickets given out for yesterday the 19th will be taken this night. Receipts: #89 2s. plus #34 1s. from tickets (Box 67; Pit 72; Gallery 65). [Profits to Mrs Belissen, the widow Gentlewoman #39 3s.] Paid Mr Pattinson, the Tallow Chandler sundry bills from 22 Oct. #77 6s. (Account Book). Charges: #84. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: II: Les Charboniers, as17601216; End: A New Rural Dance-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Boxes #17 2s. 6d. Paid Mr Younger a Bill for writing Parts #3 1s. 7d. (Account Book). Receipts: #153 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Boxes #25 17s. 6d. Paid Mr Payne for his playing to the practices of Dancing 12 days ending Dec. 29th, by order of Mr Beard #2. (Account Book). Receipts: #130 2s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 19 Jan. 1758.] Tickets deliver'd out for 2nd of January will be taken tomorrow. Boxes #66 15s. Macklin's fifth of the surplus above #63 for House charges, #24 1s. Paid Bedwell & Freeke, Braziers, sundry bills from April 1757 to March 1760: #60. (Account Book). Receipts: #183 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal Or The Ladies Philosophy

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: A Minuet-Miss Macklin, Poitier; Dances [unspecified]-Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out for the 2nd of January will be taken. [Full value from these tickets amounted to #33 7s. (Box 74; Pit 99). House receiv'd half value paid 14 Jan. by Mrs Young "for the benefit of a Gentleman under Misfortune." Sg Maranesi and his wife (as a team) receiv'd a pay increase of 6s. 8d. per day from 29 Dec. 1760, and Mrs Burden received an advance in her salary of 1s. 8d. per day from the same date (Account Book).] Receipts: #114 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Event Comment: Benefit for a Gentleman under Misfortunes. Receipts: #74 4s. plus #72 17s. from tickets. [Profits to Mr Bull, the gentleman under misfortunes, #63 1s.] Paid Rich on Account #300 (Account Book). Charges: #84 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Shuter; Modelove-Dyer; Periwinkle-Collins; Obadiah-Gibson; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Clarke; Sackbut-Marten; Simon-Costollo; Aminadab-Bennet; Betty-Miss Mullart; Mask'd Wowan-Mrs White; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Mrs Hamilton.
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Role: Sackbut Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: AA Scaramouche-Philips; Les Charboniers, as17601216

Event Comment: Box #43 17s. 6d. Paid Mr Blackmore a Bill for sundries and expenses in taking the inventory of the Men's Wardrobe #26 2s. 6d. Bought three men's outfits #68. Gave the King's footmen and Chairmen #4 4s., and Prince of Wales' Footmen and Chairmen #2 2s. Gave the Porters of the several Inns #3 14s. (Account Book). [The Gentlewoman who played Bertha was Miss Fielding. See notation of payment to her for acting this part, 10 Jan.] Receipts: #176 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Boxes #24 15s. Paid bills to Stubbs, Timber Merchant, dating from July 1759-#62 11s. (Account Book). Receipts: #129 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17601211, but Chorusses-Mrs Abegg.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: The Dances, as17601211, but _Poitier Jr, Mlle _Capdeville

Event Comment: Boxes #52 17s. 6d. Macklin's fifth of the surplus above #63 came to #18 16s. 11d. Bought of Ledlay 23 doz. wax candles at 31s. per doz. #35 13s. Paid Rich on Acct. #10 (Account Book). Receipts: #157 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17601216

Event Comment: Boxes #54. Macklin's fifth above charges came to #21 2s. 9d. Paid J. Rich on Account #800 (Account Book). Receipts: #168 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: Boxes #47 15s. Paid Robt Marley, coachmaker, a bill #28 13s. (Account Book). Receipts: #165 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses Or The Custom Of The Manner

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Boxes #28 12s. 6d. Paid Pattinson, Tallow Chandler, #17 (Account Book). Receipts: #105 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: NNew Comic Dance-Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville, as17610124

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. [Macklin's fifth above charges came to #15 15s. 8d.] Paid Rich on account #250 (Account Books). Receipts: #141 18s. 5d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Libertine

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: III: As17610202

Event Comment: By Command of His Majesty. @358 tickets at 10s. 6d. #187 19s.@413 tickets at 5s. #103 5s.@387 tickets at 3s. 6d. #67 14s. 6d.@1158 persons present.@Receipts. #358 18s. 6d. (Account Book).@ Paid 100 renters this night #10; 100 for last Friday #10. (Account Book). Charges: #35. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Music: As17610206