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Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf (the Nonjuror)-Chapman; Sir John Woodvil-Ridout; Col Woodvil-Cashell; Heartly-Havard; Charles-Woodward; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Horton; Maria-Mrs Pritchard.
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Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

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Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Benefit At the particular desire of several persons of quality for Mr Cibber. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years [see 15 Feb. 1746]. N.B. The Boxes not being equal to the demand for places, Servants will be allow'd to keep places on the stage, which for the better accommodation of the Ladies, and to preserve the Decorum of the Play, will be enclosed in the manner of an amphitheatre. Ladies are desired to send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets to be had at White's Chocolate House, St James's, and at the stage door (playbill). For Th: Cibber a prisoner in ye King's Bench--he did Wolf and ye Epilogue of Nobody. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non juror

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Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: L'Entree de Flore, as17521122

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these 8 years. [See 24 April 1753, and 15 Feb. 1746.] Receipts: #60 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non juror

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Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews, the Little Swiss

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 27 April 1750.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

Performance Comment: Dr Wolf-Cibber (second appearance there in 5 years); Sir John-Ridout; Heartly-Smith; Colonel-Dyer; Charles-White; Lady Woodville-Mrs Elmy; Maria-Mrs Woffington (first appearance there in 3 years).
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Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

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Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returnd from Paris

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Role: McRuthen Actor: Shuter

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Mainpiece Title: The Non juror

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Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

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Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Dr Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Darnly-Reddish; Seyward-Cautherly; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Maw@Worm-Weston; Lady Lambert-Miss Ambrose; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington.
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Role: Seyward Actor: Cautherly
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Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Mrs _Wrighten.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 21 May 1773.] Introductory Interlude played 9th time By Particular Desire. Paid Bassoons & German Flutes in Xmas Tale 2 nights this and last season #3 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #174 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Dr Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Darnley-Reddish; Seyward-Cautherly; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Mawworm-Weston; Lady Lambert-Mrs Greville; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Seyward Actor: Cautherly
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Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

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Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Performance Comment: Dr Grigsby [so specified on playbill] (for that night)-Fawcett. The other Principal Characters by Holman, Johnstone, Munden, Middleton, Hull, Cubitt, Quick//Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Platt, Miss Chapman [and see17931123) .and see17931123) .

Afterpiece Title: HE WOUD BE A SOLDIER

Dance: After the Monologue Dermot and Kathlane, as17931022

Song: In the course of mainpiece a Tippetywitchet, the words by O'Keeffe, with new Music by Shield, by Fawcett, in the Character of Dr Grigsby

Monologue: 1794 05 16 End of main piece a Jeu d' Esprit; or, Jerr Sneak's intended Law Suit with the Major, with The Little Pig lays without any Straw, by Fawcett

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild, prompter. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 6 Jan. 1773]. End of mainpiece: The Procession from Westminster Abbey Coronation. Public Advertiser, 8 May: Tickets to be had of Wild at his house, No. 20, Crown-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #224 18s. (146.1; tickets: 78.17) [charge: #72 6s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth Or The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: King Henry (1st time)-Wroughton; Archbishop of Canterbury-Hull; Exeter-L'Estrange; Gower-Bowles; Williams-Booth; Capt. Fluellin-Wilson; Burgundy-Robson; French Soldier-Wewitzer; Capt. Jamy-Dunstall; Bishop of Ely-Thompson; Salisbury-Cushing; Capt. MacMorris-Mahon; Bardolph-Fox; Nym-Jones; Pistol-Quick; King of France-Fearon; Dauphin-Whitfield; Boy-Miss Francis; Mountjoy-Baker; High Constable-Clarke; Westmoreland-Smith; Q. of France-Mrs Poussin; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks; Original Chorus-Hull.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Song: End I: new song, The Cottage on the lawn (composed by Michael? Arne)-Mrs Farrell

Performance Comment: Arne=)-Mrs Farrell.

Ballet: End Procession: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780502

Event Comment: Benefit Lady Flame. With an Additional Scene of the Ceremony of Lady Flame's being made a Free Masonv, wherein the Grand Mystery is discover'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blazing Comet

Song: Song on the Privilege and Happiness of Free@Masonry A very humorous Song on the Charitable Corporation, sent by George Robinson, Esq. late Treasurer, from Italy to his Friends in London-

Performance Comment: late Treasurer, from Italy to his Friends in London-.
Event Comment: Benefit the Reviver. N.B. To prevent any Interruption in the Musick, Dancing, Machinery or other Parts of the Performance, Side Boxes only will be form'd on the Stage, for the Accommodation of the Ladies. And (by Desire) five Rows of the Pit will be rail'd in at the Price of the BoXes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne
Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne
Event Comment: Benefit the Reviver

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne
Event Comment: Benefit the Reviver

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Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

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Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne
Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. As 28 Nov

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17391128, but the Dances-Muilment; With the Original Epilogue (by Desire)-Mrs Clive (in the Character of +Euphrocine).
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