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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17560214, but Hamlet-Holland, first time; Polonius-Woodward, second time; Ostrick-Palmer; Ophelia-Miss Macklin, second time; Rosencrantz-_; Guildenstern-_; Bernardo-_; Marcellus-_; Player King-_; Player Queen-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: NNew Sailor's Dance, as17560217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17550913, but Epilogue (Riding on an Ass, in the character of M Le Medicin)-Blakes.

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17551002, but Sullen-Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mathews

Song: I: Beard

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft and Mrs Lampe. Afterpiece: Perform'd but once these ten years [see 8 May 1755], a Burlesque Opera being a Sequel to the Dragon of Wantly, Music composed by the late Mr Lampe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Lady Moore or The Dragoness

Dance: The Villagers, as17560315 Italian Peasants, as17551126

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Beaumont and Fletcher, acted but once these 15 years. Afterpiece: At the particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Benefit for my Self & Wife (Cross). [See The Spouter; or, The Triple Revenge, farce in two acts attributed to Mr Murphy, satirizing John Hill, Theophilus Cibber, Samuel Foote. Discussed by Genest, IV, 459-61.] Receipts: #214 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17560325 but Estifania-Mrs Pritchard, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17560325, but with an additional scene%.

Dance: NNew Sailor's Dance, as17560217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17560102, but Aboan-Scrase; Imoinda-Mrs Davies; Jack Stanmore-Mozeen; Hotman-Clough.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song:

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: By the children (Cross). See17560327 but Parts-Mt Simson, Mt Perkins, Mt Wallace, Mt Martin, Mt Cautherley, Mas. Hanyours, Miss Pope, Miss Simson; With a New Occasional Prologue-.

Dance: IV: The Louvre and Minuet-Mas and Miss Simson

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly (by Desire)-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17560213, but Caius-Holtham; Rugby-R. Smith; Nym-Hacket.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17550923, but Player-Burton; Macheath-Blakes Beard Sick Blakes did Macheath (Cross).

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mathews

Event Comment: A Gratis Play. This is put for ye Benefit of Mrs Horton, an old Actress who has left ye Stage some Years, but Mr Morgan (an old Actor) is to have a third of it (Cross). No building on Stage. None behind Scenes. No money returned after Curtain is up. Receipts: #89 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Dance: The last New Comic Dance,The Indian Peasants, as17560515

Song: Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert With Other Entertainments

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Comedy [Mrs Centlivre] not acted in twelve years [see 17 Oct. 1745]. Acted but once (Genest, IV, 474). The Ballets composed by Mr Gardiner. Receipts: #70 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester comedy

Dance: II: A New Serious Dance, call'd The Shipwreck; or +The Distressed Lovers-Gardiner (1st appearance that stage), Mrs Vernon; IV: A new Comic Dance call'd The Press Gang; or +The Sailor's Farewell-Gardiner, Mrs Vernon

Song: III: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17561014, but Buck, by Desire-Woodward.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: As17561002, but Procession and Sacrifice-_.

Afterpiece Title: a new farce calldLa new farce calldLilliput

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17561018, but Lady Froth-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: As17560922, but Puritan-Costollo.

Dance: As17561023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: See17561208, but none listed.

Dance: Granier, Leppie, Lucas, Miss Hilliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17561127, but Dorinda-Miss Condill, 1st time, and her third appearance on any stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: Granier, Miss Hillyard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17560924, but Lappet-Mrs Pitt; New Prologue-Smith; Hornpipe-Phillips; New Epiloguein the character of a Boatswain-Shuter.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: As17561124, but Argus-Collins.

Dance: Lucas, Miss Hilliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza An English Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performance Comment: As17570117, but to conclude with a new Dance-the Lilliputians.