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Event Comment: After this night King Arthur will be laid aside for some time

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17701027, but Mrs Sullen-Miss D'Arcy (first time).

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: IV: The Merry Sailors, as17701015

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Tragedy [by Hugh Kelly] never perform'd. The performance of Mrs Yates alone could have counteracted, for nine nights, its natural tendency towards damnation....A gentleman being asked, after one of the representations of this play, if he did not hiss it, replied "How could I? A Man can't hiss and yawn at the same time." (Biographia Dramatica.) [The advertisement to the 1771 edition thanks Mrs Yates, Bensley, Wroughton, "for their great good nature in undertaking their respective characters at the short notice of a week, when Mr Ross unexpectedly returned the part of Anselmo, which had been in his possession above a fortnight." This circumstance, continues the advertisement oblig'd Mr Bensley, cast for Palermo to undertake Mr Savigny's part, orginally Granville, Savigny taking Anselmo, and Wroughton Palermo." The play was brought on anonymously to avoid political repercussions associated with the name of the author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Clementina

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17710316 but Jarvis-Jefferson; Waiter-Wheeler; Lewson-Aickin; Charlotte-Mrs Morland; Mrs Beverley-Mrs Barry [Aickin and Mrs Barry Played these parts for the first time]; The New Occasional Address to the Town-Reddish; [the Original Epilogue-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisals

Dance: V: The Cunning Love, as17710204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Smith; Jaques-Clarke; Adam-Gibson; Duke Sen-Hull; Oliver-Perry; Amiens (with songs)-Mattocks; Touchstone (by Particular Desire, and for that night only)-Geo. Alex. Stevens; Caelia (with a song)-Mrs Baker; Rosalind-Mrs Bulkley (being first time for these ladies in these parts); An Occasional Prologue-Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: I: The Tartars, as17701003; I Farce: (By Desire) An Allemande-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Smith; Capulet-Younger; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Dyer; Tibalt-Gardner; Paris-Perry; Benvolio-Fox; Escalus-Morris; Peter-Quick; Apothecary-Holtom; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Miller; first time; In I, a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Besford; a Masquerade Dance- incident to the play; With the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; a Solemn Dirge-; the Vocal Parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Baker, Barnshaw, Legg, Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: End: Comic Dance, as17701017

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17701005, but Sally-Miss Twist (first time); The Hornpipe-Miss Stede.

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17710422[with Double Hornpipe, as17710422

Event Comment: Benefit for Inchbald and Mrs Morland. Mrs Morland did not perform (Winston MS 10). This Farce was written by Mrs Pye -Some hisses (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: As17701117, but Rhadamistus-Inchbald (first time).

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lady

Song: V: By Desire, The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw and Mrs Johnston. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Entertainment: End: Burlesque Cantata, as17710504

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Maw@worm Actor: Waldron, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Noble Pedlar or The Fortune Hunter

Performance Comment: Parts-A Gentleman (first time), Dodd, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Barthelemon. Florimore?-A Gentleman (first appearance); Barbarino?-Dodd; Sophorino?-Mrs Dorman; Arabella?-Mrs Barthelemon (MacMillan).

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710416

Entertainment: End: A Burlesque Cantata, as17710504

Event Comment: House. Last time of performing the mainpiece this season. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: The Allemande-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong (Scholars of Daigville); End: A New Dance call'd The Shepherds Frolic, as17710406

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett, Mrs Cross and Mrs Millidge. Last time performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: V: The Shepherds Frolic, as17710406

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Performance Comment: As17710122, but Soldato-Zanca; Mingotto-Sga Ristorini (for the first time since their arrival in England).

Dance: New Dance-a new Principal Dancer lately arrived from France; Hornpipe on Skates-Sga Guidi, Sga Galliotti

Song: In the last Act: a New Song (Giordani)-Sga Ristorini; accompanied on Violin-Sga Sirmen, being her last performance this season on this stage

Event Comment: Last Play this Season. Afterpiece: For the 57th time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Event Comment: To begin at 7 p.m. For one night only, being particularly desired by several Persons of Distinction. Performance by a considerable number of the best "catch" singers and instrumental performers. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Books of the Catches and Glees to be had at the theatre. Performance will be over time enough for those ladies and gentlemen who are engag'd at Mrs Cornelys's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Catches And Glees

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Song: God Save our Noble King- (in Honor of His Majesty's Birthday)

Event Comment: The last time of performing this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Buona Figliuola

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madrigal And Truletta

Performance Comment: Parts-Davis, Dancer, Knowles, Vandermere, Griffiths, Farrell, Groves, Vowell, Mas. Sewett (with songs), Miss Smith, first time on any stage, Mrs Granger, Mrs Collins; Prologue-; Epilogue-.

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Masque (in three parts) [by George Colman] never perform'd, in which will be introduc'd the Principal Solemnities at the Installation of the Knights of the Garter. With New Music, composed by Dr Arne, Habits, Decorations and Scenes. Books of the Masque to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #220 10s. 6d. (Account Book). The greater part is borrowed with some variation from Ben Jonson [Masque of Oberon]. The same liberty has been taken with a few passages of Shakespeare, and a Chorus of the late Gilbert West, Esq. The final chorus is from Dryden...an effort to entertain the public by the combined powers of the most eminent proficients in the arts of Music, Painting and Poetry (Adv. to Printed Edn., Colman's Dramatic Works, IV, London, 1777)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince with Installation of Knights of the Garter

Performance Comment: Parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Phillips, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Two Children (1st time on any stage), Mrs Baker, a Gentlewoman; Dances-Fishar, Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. Silenus-Reinhold; +1st Satyr-Mattocks; +2nd Satyr, Echo-DuBellamy; +3rd Satyr-Phillips; +4th Satyr-Baker; +5th Satyr-Fox; +Sylvan-Owenson; +Principal Fairies-Mas. Wood, Miss Brown (two children, their 1st appearance on any stage); +Nymphs-Mrs Baker, a Gentlewoman ($Mrs Woodman); The Dances-Fisher, Aldridge, Sga Manesiere (Edition in Colman's Works, IV, London, 1777).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Edgar-Reddish; Gloster (first time)-J. Aickin; Kent-Bransby; Bastard-Palmer; Gent Usher-Dodd; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Hurst; Capt. of Guards-Ackman; Curan-Fawcett; Peasant-Hartry; Goneril-Mrs Reddish; Regan-Mrs Egerton; Cordelia-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. About this time papers say inside of Foote's theatre with Dressing Room Green Room &c. is entirely pulled down to enlarge the stage which is to be nearly twice the size it was. Woodward is to exhibit two new pantomimes next summer. (Winston MS 10). Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). [Treasurer's Book also indicates that this night #30 4s. of Orders were given out.] Paid 2 Clarinets 6 nights (18th incl.) #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #173 2s. 6d. Ordinary charges #84. Extra for Invasion #10 10s. Profit for Author #78 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Abram Actor: Weston
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Gave King's Footmen by Hough #2 2s., his Chairmen, by Roberts, #2 2s.; Queen's Footmen by Ballintine #2 2s., her Chairmen by Price, #2 2s. (Account Book). [Those who actually paid over these gratuities are listed every time. Apparently for accounting purposes?] Receipts: #120 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Cast
Role: Alcanor Actor: Ross, 1st time
Role: Zaphna Actor: Savigny, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton with Alterations and Two Additional Scenes

Performance Comment: As17720207, but to avoid confusion full cast listed. Harlequin-Rayner; Chasseur Royale-DuBellamy; Mercury-Baker; Doctor-Banks; Singer (with new song, 2nd time)-Dunstall; Pierrot-Morris; Colombine-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royale Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: DuBellamy
Event Comment: By the unfortunate death of her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales a temporary stop was put to theatrical entertainments to this day. Opera will be performed at this theatre three times or at least twice every week till Passion Week. Such of the Nobility and Gentry, subscribers to the Opera who do not care to keep their Boxes on the Thursday, and have the extra weekly performance reckoned into their Subscription nights are desired to send word

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Felosofo Di Campagna

Dance: Mlle Heinel will dance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton with Alterations

Performance Comment: As17711226, but The Characters-_Lewes; With alterations; The Two Additional Scenes as exhibited in Harlequin Skeleton are added and the Ballad Singer with a New Song for 7th time-Dunstall.
Event Comment: Oratorio By Particular Desire. Charges: #35 (Account Book). Theatrical Review: His [Duport's] execution is truly masterly, his tone very brilliant, and his taste pleasingly delicate and chaste. What he performs on this instrument is wonderful, when the genius of it is considered. As this celebrated Lady [Sga Sirmen] has been in England some time, her abilities are pretty generally known. Her tone and style of playing is very pleasing, and her execution truly chaste, without any of those unnecessary and extravagant liberties, which the generality of solo players on the Violin too frequently give in to

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Macchabeus

Music: End Part I: Solo on Violincello-Mr Duport; End Part II: Concerto on Violin, as17720306-Sga Sirmen