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Event Comment: Benefit the Author of The Stage-Mutineers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Stage-Mutineers

Performance Comment: As17330809, but With the Prologue-; a new Epilogue- in the Character of Pistol.

Dance: SScotch Dance-Davenport, Miss Baston; Swedish Dal Karl-Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Written by Shakespear. Daily Post, 17 Oct.: We hear some Passages in . . . The Livery-Rake ... not being approved by the Audience, the Company ... will not perform it again till proper Alterations are made by the Author; they being desirous to avoid forcing any Entertainment on the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Music: Select Pieces

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele. With an entire new Sett of Scenes, particularly a view of Stocks-Market. Afterpiece: A new Farcical Ballad Opera. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Trim Actor: R. Wetherilt

Afterpiece Title: King and no King; or, The Polish Squabble

Dance: IV: A new Scots Dance by Miss Wherrit. V: Two Pierrots by D'Vallois and J. Delagarde

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: [Author not known, but probably Henry Carey; see 28 Nov.] The Scenes, Machines, and Habits entirely new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: An Impromptu Revel Masque: On the Joyous Occasion of the Royal Nuptials

Performance Comment: Venus-Miss Ame; Cupid-Master Arne; Shepherds-Kelly, Berry, Roberts, Corse; Shepherdesses-Miss Jones, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Clark, Miss Oates; with a Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann; Swains-Essex, Houghton; Nymphs-Miss Robinson, Miss Latour; College Youths-F. Tench, Holt, Janno. With a new Prologue to the Masque .
Event Comment: Benefit Carey, Author of The Happy Nuptials

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Happy Nuptials [The Festival]

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but see17331127 Between the Play and the Pastoral: A Burlesque Tragic Scene of Sextus Quintilius by Penkethman and Lyon. MusIc AND.

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Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon In Love

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these thirty Years. Taken from the French of Moliere by Sir John Vanbrugh. [This version by James Ralph.] The Songs new set by John Frederick Lampe, and a new Grand Dance, in Grotesque Characters, proper to the Play. Afterpiece: a Farce of two Acts. Alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cornish Squire

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1734 lists: Lovewell-Marshall; Squire Trelooby-Bridgwater; Tradewell-Norris; Wimble-Mechlin; Physicians-Mullart, Hallam; Apothecary-Jones; 1st Musician-Nichols; 2d Musician and Shepherd-Stoppelaer; Julia-Mrs Cooper; Nerina-Mrs Mullart; Lucetta-Mrs Herle; Shepherdess-Mrs Mason. With the Original Prologue by Dr Garth .

Afterpiece Title: The Sham Pilgrims

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. By Her Majesty's Command. Preface to edition of 1734: The Third Night it went off in the same Manner, to the most numerous and splendid Audience that could be seen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Revenge

Dance: By Maker and Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit the Author [of Mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Falshood

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Event Comment: Benefit the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Event Comment: Benefit the Author [of Mainpiece]. As 16 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trick'd

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: As17340129

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Dance: As17340220

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Mainpiece: As 23 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Afterpiece Title: Chrononohotonthologos

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but see17340222 Prologue and Epilogue proper to the Tragedy. muSIc AND.

Dance: As17340222

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Masque

Performances

Dance: Scotch Dance, as17331004. Pigmalion, as17340114

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Afterpiece: a Farce of two Acts. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] Boxes 3s. Pit 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Friendly Impert1nent

Performance Comment: With a Prologue to the Farce .
Event Comment: Written by the Author of The Miser. The Boxes being unequal to the great Demand for Places, at the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality, the Pit and Front Boxes will be laid together at 5s. each. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote In England

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the Author of the Miser. Afterpiece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 6:30 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote In England

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Performance Comment: Lovegirlo-Roberts; Galloon-Brief; Kissinda-Miss Atherton; Punchbowl-Mrs Egerton; Stormanda-Miss Martin; Leatherside-Middleton, who never appeared on this stage before; Bilkum-Hewson .
Event Comment: Benefit a Young Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Minuet in Boy's Cloaths by Mlle Grognet

Song: An English Cantata by Mrs Clive

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the Author of the Miser. Boxes 5s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote In England

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Dance:

Event Comment: Mainpiece: a Mock Opera. [Author not known. Apparently not published.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Penelope; Or, The Fair Disconsolate

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Entertainment:

Event Comment: A new opera. [Author not known. Apparently not printed.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Election; Or, Court And Country

Event Comment: By Command of her Royal Highness the Princess of Orange. For the Entertainment of Tomo Chachi. .. and Senauki his Queen. For the Benefit of a Family that has sustain'd great Losses. Mainpiece: Written by the Author of The Miser

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote In England

Performance Comment: Don Quixote-Roberts; Sancho Panza-Mullart; Badger-Morgan; Fairlove-Aston; Mayor-Lacy; John-Bencraft; Dorothea-Mrs Mullart; Jezebel-Mrs Steel; Mrs Guzzle-Mrs Egerton; Mrs Sneak-Miss Jones Sr; Miss Sneak-Miss Jones Jr .
Cast
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance:

Song: Songs proper to the Play. The Pleasant Month of May by a Gentlewoman, who never appeared on any stage before

Performance Comment: The Pleasant Month of May by a Gentlewoman, who never appeared on any stage before .
Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Comedy of Two Acts, intermixed with Songs, taken from Plautus and Shakespear. [Author unknown. Apparently not printed. Daily Journal lists Raleigh-Hall.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: See If You Like It; or, 'Tis All a Mistake

Dance: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance, as17340920

Event Comment: For the Benefit of the Author of the New Comedy. As 9 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage; Or, The Innocent Adultery

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: See If You Like It

Dance: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Scots Dance, as17340920

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By William Duncombe.] 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Prompter, 18 Feb.: Accordingly, the Reception it met with, answer'd what the Author might have expected, if parental Fondness had not over-rated it in his Esteem.... The ill Success then this Play met with, gave me as much Satisfaction, as I had already conceived Indignation against the Poet, for having been so servile, as to stoop to translate a Frenchman's Plagiarism

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Junius Brutus

Performance Comment: By Mills, Milward, Cibber, W. Mills, Berry, Mrt Heron; but edition of 1735 lists: Junius Brutus-Mills; Valerius Publicola-Berry; Titus-Milward; Caelius-W. Mills; Messala-Theo. Cibber; Silvius-Winstone; Rufus-Turbutt; Proculus-Woodbourne; Albinus-Hewit; Lucia-Mrs Heron; Hortensia-Mrs Pritchard. Prologue spoken by Milward. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Heron .
Cast
Role: Messala Actor: Theo. Cibber