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Event Comment: DDaily Post, 5 June: We were partly misinform'd as to the Reception of the two Pieces play'd on Thursday Night...We are assured the Comedy call'd The Old Debauchees, did meet with universal Applause; but The Covent Garden Tragedy will be Acted no more, both the Author and the Actors being unwilling to continue any Piece contrary to the Opinion of the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Cibber Jr

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: I: Pieraite-Holt, Mrs Walter; II: Harlequin-Miss Brett; III: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; End Farce: Midsummer Whim-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter, Holt, Mrs D'Lorme

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Cibber Jr

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Harlequin-Miss Brett; II: Dance after the Highland Manner-Gentleman for his Diversion; III: Midsummer Whim, as17320606 End Farce: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter

Music: III: Handel's Water Musick-; Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Job Baker

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: a new Pastoral Opera. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello (by Desire)-Cibber Jr; Cassio-Bridgwater; Iago-Wm. Mills; Brabantio-Roberts; Desdemona-Miss Williams; Emilia-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Cibber Jr

Afterpiece Title: Rural Love; or, The Merry Shepherd

Dance: d'V'Vallois, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: (by Desire). Written by the Author of the Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Betty

Performance Comment: Betty-Miss Raftor; Jerry-Stoppelaer; Richard-Berry; Gizzard-Shepard; Wrangle-Mullart; Goody Stubble-Mrs Mullart; Goody Grover-Miss Mann; Huntsman, Countrymen and Lasses-E. Roberts, Jones, Tench, Wright, Miss Mears, Miss Atherton.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespeare. Afterpiece: a Masque. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] All the Characters new dress'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Sportsman; or, The Death of the Stag

Performance Comment: Sportsman-Thurmond from dl, the first time of his perfornimg on this stage; Followers-J. DeLagarde, Evans, Holt, Sandham; 1st Nymph-Mrs Bullock; Attendants-Mrs Haughton, Mrs Vallois, Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Jolly Huntsman-Mrs Roberts; Attendants-Stoppelaer, Excel, James, Jenkins.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: [Never acted before. Author unknown. Apparently not printed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Wat Tyler, or The State Menders

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: By Desire. Written by the Author of The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Boarding School Romps

Performance Comment: As17330129 (cast from edition), but Molly-Miss Atherton.
Cast
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Atherton.

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. On Account of the great Demand for Places, the Pit and Boxes will be laid together at 5s. each

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Decoy

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Egmont, Diary, I, 333: to the new play called The Miser, which is well translated from Moliere by Mr Fielding, and well acted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Sandham and Mrs Pullen. Afterpiece: A Pastoral Ballad of one Act. [Author not known. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Son; or, The Maiden's Second Slip

Dance: I: Dutch Skipper-Sandham; III: Scaramouch-Sandham; V: Hornpipe-R. Jones

Song: II: Singing in Italian-

Event Comment: Benefit Lampe. Afterpiece: a New Pantomime Entertainment. [Author not known. Apparently not published.] Pit or Boxes 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dione

Afterpiece Title: Love Runs All Dangers

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Mons Lefronde, the first time of his appearing on any stage in England; Colombine-Miss Palmes; Country Squire (Guardian to Colombine)-Mynit; His Son-Hicks.

Dance: Between the Acts: Dancing-Jones Sr, Jones Jr; Concluding With a Grand Dance-

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Applebee's, 31 March: On Thursday 7-Night last at the Performance of...Love runs all Dangers...one of the Commedians took the Liberty to throw out some Reflections upon the Prime Minister and the Excise, which were not design'd by the Author; Lord Walpole being in the House, went behind the Scenes, and demanded of the Prompter, whether such Words were in the Play, and he answering they were not, his Lordship immediately corrected the Comedian with his own Hands very severely

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Love Runs All Dangers

Dance: End of Mainpiece: Hornpipe-Jones Sr; Concluding with a Dutch Skipper-Jones Sr, Jones Jr

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #51 6s. [See Daily Advertiser, 26 March, for a letter from Francis Nivelon to the author of The Married Philosopher, to be acted on 27 March for the benefit of Nivelon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Qulaity. Benefit Cibber Jr. Afterpiece: a new Farce of one Act. [Author not known. Apparently not published.] Part of the Seats on the Stage (for the better Accommodation of the Ladies) will be form'd into Side-Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Officer; or, The Captain's Lady

Performance Comment: Parts-Miller, Harper, Griffin, Stoppelaer, Oates, Berry, Mullart, Jones, Mrs Charke, Mrs Grace, Miss Atherton, Miss Mann.

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Miss Robinson, Haughton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of The Miser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-LeBrun; Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; French Gardiner-Haughton, Mrs Walter

Music: II: Solo of Corelli's on Violin-Charke

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: money #47 6s.; tickets #30 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Secret

Cast
Role: the Dutchess Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Secret Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Lover's Opera (W. R. Chetwood. Apparently not published.] A Ballad Opera of one Act

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Mason

Music: I: Concerto for German Flute-Burk Thumoth; II: The 5th Concerto of Vivaldi-; III: Trumpet Concerto-; IV: Concerto with Flutes and German Flutes-

Dance: I: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; II: Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; In V: The Difference of Nations-

Song: III: Chanson a Boire-Excell

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Afterp1ece [Edward Phillips]. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: A Farcical Ballad Opera. Receipts: money #44 7s. 6d.; tickets #32 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance, as17330424

Event Comment: Benefit A. Hallam and Mrs Walter. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. Afterpiece: A New Ballad Opera [Author not known. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Dance: II: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; III: French Gardener and His Mistress-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Saraband, Minuet-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; V: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: Essex, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Afterpiece: a Farce of one Act and a half [Apparently not published. Author unknown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Performance Comment: As it was originally Performed there.

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner's Escape; or, Good Luck at Last

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Afterpiece: A new Ballad Opera. [By John Breval.] Receipts: money #60 0s. 6d.; tickets #43 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Helen

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Mock Minuet, as17330511

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of The Stage Mutineers. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6:30 p.m. [For a discussion of the afterpiece, see Grub St. Journal, 9 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Music: The celebrated Water Musick by Handel-; in which Preamble on the Kettle Drums-B. Baker

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Vallois and Mrs Vallois; Scotch Dance-Davenport, Miss Baston