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Event Comment: The 24th Day. Paid Chorus singers 2 nights #5 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #160 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #3 13s. 6d.; Paid salary list #441 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #218 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By particular Desire. Paid Lecturer of St Martin's #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #195 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17661212, but Bell-Mrs Hopkins.
Event Comment: CCymon deferred on account of Mrs Baddeley's indisposition. Receiv'd from Condell, 2nd payment for Fruit Office #20. Paid Barrow & Co. Oil Bill #51 14s. 6d. and Nichol's bill for line #1 6s.; Chorus singers 2 nights #5 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #97 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Event Comment: The Third Day. For the Author. [Designated in the Account Book at Mr Bickerstaff's Night.] Charges #67 3s., Balance to Bickerstaff #68 18s. An extra charge this night was paid for the use of the Organ, 2s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #136 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The City

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #230 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Dance: After Interlude-Epilogue: New Pantomime Dance, as17670225; A New Dance call'd the Prussian Camp-

Music: NNew Concerto on Harpsichord, as17670212

Event Comment: Author's Night. House charges #64 4s.[Profits to Colman #151 14s.] Paid B. Johnson's Head bill #3 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #215 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: III: New Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King; End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid Joseph Stevenson, Music Porter, as per bill #1 8s. (Account Book). Receipts: #252 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

Event Comment: By Desire. Rec'd from Condell for Fruit Rent #20. Paid Wilford for 30 nights renters money #300 (Account Book). Receipts: #195 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: As17661213, but Attorney-_; Termagant-_; Shamwel-_; Roger-_; Capt. Harkum-_.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages 16s. 6d. Paid salary list 4 days at #73 10s. 8d. per diem, #294 2s. 8d.; Chorus singers 1 night #2 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #174 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: II: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

Event Comment: Rec'd of Bickerstaff for a fair copy for the prompter for Love in the City #1 1s. Paid Bickerstaff the balance of his night 24 Feb., #6 6s. (Account Book). Receipts: #224 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Event Comment: Rec'd of Mr Banks 1 year's rent to Lady Day last #3; Paid Gastrill (mercer) 2 Bills #83 3s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #153 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: End: The Lilliputian Camp, as17670227

Event Comment: The Maid of the Mill oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of indisposition of a principal performer. Rec'd of Mr Leverton (bricklayer), for overdrafts on the theatre #67 18s. 6d. and of Sarjant for Timber used at the houses in Bow St. and Hart St., charged to the Theatre account #16 14s. Paid Sarjant for part of a #5 2s. 6d. bill for Ironmonger's work done for the house in Bow Passage #1 12s. (Account Book). Receipts: #148 1s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

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Role: Sackbut Actor: Buck

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17670101, but short bill for The Dances-Arnauld, Miss Valois, Fishar.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Last time of performing it this season. Paid Thos Fellows for 13 yds green bays #1 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #215 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. House charges #66 3s. 6d. [Profit to Palmer #74 18s. 6d.] Afterpiece: Not acted for 14 years. [See 11 Feb. 1748.] Last till after the holidays. Paid George Garrick on account #50 and French on account #20; Salary list #290 12s. 8d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #141 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Flora or Hob in the Well

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wilford. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 30 Sept. 1761.] Last time of performing till the holidays. Charges #64 10s. [Profit to Miss Wilford #36 plus #130 16s. from tickets (Box 353; Pit 261; Gallery 34).] (Account Book). Paid Cooper (printer) #44 13s. 2d. (Account Book). Receipts: #100 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford [see17641001]; To conclude with the Original Dance[, in the characters of an Old Man and Old Woman-Arnauld, Miss Poitier; III: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Wilford

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. The Comedy in 2 acts taken by Miss Pope from Mrs Sheridan's Discovery. House charges #64 17s. [Profit to Miss Pope #115 5s.] Paid B. Johnson's Head bill 18s. 7d.; Manager's subscription for St George's #10 10s.; Soldier's practice for Alexander 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [Neville attended this night and in his Diary compliments all the performers and dancers. I am afraid Vernon's attempt to imitate old Shuter will prove vain. He added something to the introduction to the Cries tonight."] Receipts: #180 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Young Couple

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

Entertainment: The Cries of London, The Tombs of Westminster-Vernon

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Mrs Abington. Part of Pit laid into boxes. House Charges #64 4s. [Profit to Mrs Abington #166 2s. 6d.] [The Farce-2 acts all from the comedy 'What we must all Come to' by Arthur Murphy, The airs by Hook.] Paid Blake (hosier) bill #3 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #230 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode or Conjugal Douceurs

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17670212

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Young and Mr Rooker. House charges #65 1s. Paid for two practices for Alexander #1 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17661029, but Cordelia-Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17670212

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard. House charges #74 10s. [Profit to Havard #131 13s.] Paid Medlam (smith's) bill #79 13s.; printer's bill #8 12s.; 5 Trumpets, 2 Flutes #1 15s.; Chorus singers #2 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #216 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17670330 but Clytus-Love; Statira-Mrs W. Barry; Lysimachus-Hurst; Parisatis-Mrs Baddeley.
Related Works
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King, as17670302

Event Comment: Benefit for Gibson. Mainpiece: Not acted these 25 years. Written originally by Shakespeare, and reviv'd and adapted to the stage by Mr Theobald. Charges #66 5s. [Profit to Gibson #37 18s. 6d. plus #30 15s. from Tickets (Box 79; Pit 74).] Paid one year's Rector's Rate for the Theatre #8 6s. 8d., and for House in Bow Passage, due at Lady Day 8s. 4d. (Account Book). [Neville attended, noted the information contained in the playbill, but could not hear well from his 2s. seat in the Gallery.] Receipts: #104 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Falsehood Or The Distrest Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: The Sicilian Peasants, as17670411

Event Comment: Benefit for Cautherley. House Charges #66 2s. 6d. [Afterpiece advertised as not acted for 3 years, but see 29 March 1764.] Paid J. Johnston by order #12 12s. (Treasurer's Book). Linco's Travels by particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: See17661103, but a New Song-_ and cast listed in full: Moody-Holland; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish (with a song in character)-Dodd; Belville-Cautherly; Alithea-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Miss Pope; Country Girl-Mrs Lessingham (, 1st time); with an address to the Audience by way of Epilogue-Mrs Lessingham.

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Entertainment: End: Linco's Travels-King [, as17670406

Dance: HHearts of Oak, as17670212

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles and Stede. Charges #65 10s. [Profit to each beneficiary: #5 17s. 9d. plus income from tickets: Stede #42 11s. (Box 34; Pit 131; Gallery 144); Miles #106 16s. (Box 176; Pit 328; Gallery 136).] Paid Wilford for 29 nights renter's money #290 to 1 May inclusive (Account Book). Receipts: #77 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17670101, but Harlequin-Miles.

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Master Harris, 1st time (scholar to Miles); III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles (Peasant), Bennet (Clown)

Event Comment: Benefit for Champness. House charges #64 17s. [Profit to Champness #12 6d. plus tickets.] Paid 3 extra Hautboys 15s.; Chorus singers #2 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #80 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17670404 but Caliban-Champnes (with Songs) 1st time; Ariel-Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London, Tombs of Westminster-Vernon

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris and Tindal. Tickets delivered out by the deceas'd Mr Anderson will not be admitted. Morris paid half the charges #32 15s. which deducted from half the ready money gave him a profit of #4 12s. plus #83 15s. from his tickets (Box 23; Pit 270; Gallery 375). Tindall bore no expense, but turned over half the value of the tickets he delivered. His total ticket value was #23 2s. (Box 31; Pit 87; Gallery 23) so his profit came to #11 11s.] (Account Book). Receipts: #74 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17661014, but Elder Worthy-Hull; Narcissa-Mrs Burden; Amanda-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus