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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banished Cavaliers

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: Lalauze, Mlle Auguste, the 1st time of her appearing upon the English Stage

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Receipts: #230

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: I: Sweet Bird, from Milton,-Mrs Arne; III: The celebrated Irish Ballad Elin a Roon-Mrs Clive in Irish, as she perform'd it at the Theatre Royal in Dublin; IV: Singing in Italian and English-Miss Edwards

Dance: II: The Italian Peasants, as17411205; IV: A Ballet-Desse, Baudouin, Leviez

Event Comment: With a select Band of Musick. Hippisley and Chapman's Booth in the George Inn-Yard, Smithfield, during the short time of the Fair. [Notice repeated 26 Aug.; from the dramatis personae, this piece may be the droll The Bilker Bilk'd; see University of Texas@Studies@in@English, 1946, pp. 201-8.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scaramouch Scapin; Or, The Old Miser Caught In A Sack; With The Comical Tricks And Cheats Of Scapin's Three Companions; trim The Barber, sly And bully Bounceabout

Performance Comment: Scapin-Hippisley; Trim-Chapman; Sly-Bencroft; Bounceabout-Mullart; Gripe the Miser-Paget; Octavian-Johnson; Solomon Smack-Gray; Lucia-Miss Thyn; Medlar-Mrs Vallois; Loveit the Chambermaid-Mrs Mullart.

Dance: FFingalian Dance-Davis, Mrs Vallois; English Maggot-M. Blondel, Mlle Modett; Grand Ballet, The Mistake, or all is right at last-

Performance Comment: Blondel, Mlle Modett; Grand Ballet, The Mistake, or all is right at last-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar; With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Dance: Sg and Sga Grimaldi; her 1st appearance on the English Stage. Les Boufons du Cour-Grimaldi, Sga Grimaldi; Les Jardiniers Suedois-Grimaldi, Sga Grimaldi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

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: The English Sailor-Taylor; II: Two Millers and Courtesan-Three Graniers; III: The Sabatiers-LaPierre; IV: The Welch Buffoon-two Masters Granier; V: Comic Ballet-Mr Carney, Mrs Roland, Mr Pelling, Mr Granier, Mrs Vallois, Miss Scott

Event Comment: SStationers Hall, Ludgate St. Benefit Edmund Larken...With all the choruses. Composed by Mr Handel.] Printed Books of the Masque will be given gratis at the place of performance. Tickets at 5s. each. Particular care will be taken to have the Hall well air'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: The Song-a celebrated Young Lady, first itme in any public concert; the other parts-the most eminent performers; 1st Violin-Brown.

Music: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Song: An English and an Italian Song-the sister of the above lady, a child of nine years; the whole to conclude with: the Coronation Anthem God Save the King-; Trumpet-Valentine Snow

Event Comment: [E+Edward the Black Prince, a new play by Mrs Hoper. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Poictiers; Or, The English Prince

Dance: As17461124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Song: I: Freedom and Ease a song in the Anacreontic Style-Leveridge; II: A Cantata call'd Who will buy my Heart by Stanley-Beard; IV: Mirth gives Courage-Leveridge; V: A Gratulatory Epilogue-Leveridge

Dance: III: As17461231; V: The English Boy and Girl [LaLauze's scholars; see17470423

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: The English Boy and Girl; Also, by desire, a Minuet-Rector, Mrs Gondou

Event Comment: By Command. Present the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince George, Prince Edward, and Prince William, with the Lady Augusta and Lady Elizabeth (Account Books, Egerton 2268). Receipts: #87 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Faulkner; viz: End II: Ah Se amanti fasti mai, Felice Belve-Miss Faulkner; End IV: O Sleep Why dost thou leave me?, Tis Liberty dear Liberty alone-Miss Faulkner

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryan. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [see 2 Nov. 1743]. Afterpiece: Several scenes taken from The Muses Looking Glass, written by Mr Randolph. [See letter to Mr Ryan 5 March acquainting the town with Randolph's works.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Afterpiece Title: The Muses Looking-Glass

Performance Comment: Colax-Ryan; The Extremes of Fortitude Liberality Meekness Justice, in the Characters of Aphobus, Deilus, Anelitheurus, Asotus, Orgylus, Argus, Nimis, Nihil-Ridout, Collins, Morgan, Cibber, Bridges, Cushing, Dunstall, Rosco; their Clerks (Plus and Parum)-James, Bencraft; Mediocrity in the character of Urania-Mrs Bland; To conclude with a new masque of Music representing the Intellectual Virtues, compos'd by Lampe: Fortitude-Beard; Modesty-Mrs Storer; Truth-Mrs Lampe; Dancing-Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Oates, Miss Vandersluys, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Mrs LaFont, Master, Miss Granier.

Song: Singing In Italian and English-Miss Faulkner [Songs unspecified]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Dance: Mons Billiony , Sga Desdechina first appearance on an English Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17490304 but in which will be introduc'd The Early Horn-.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: III: Villeneuve, Mlle DeLaCointrie her 2nd appearance on English Stage; IV: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister; End: Louvre and Minuet-Villeneuve, a Young Lady Scholar of Villenueve

Event Comment: Benefit for Cooke. Tickets deliver'd for the Orphan 28 March will be taken. Ladies send servants by three o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: I: Grand Ballet call'd Pigmalion-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; II: The Gondoliers, as17510117, but _Jardin; III: Grand Scots Ballet, as17500926; IV: Dancing-Mad Heutte being the first time of her appearing of the English Stage; End: Louvre and Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Woffington. Servants will be allowed to keep places on the stage. Tickets for the 23rd of March will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: As17501218, but Andromache-Mrs Vincent. [Presumably Mrs Woffington continued to play Hermione, since this was her benefit night, but the notice in the General Advertiser fails to list the part in the cast.]Presumably Mrs Woffington continued to play Hermione, since this was her benefit night, but the notice in the General Advertiser fails to list the part in the cast.]

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Mad Heutte; being the second time of her appearing on the English Stage; to which will be added a Grand Scots Ballad [Query: Ballet?]-Cooke, Miss Hillyard [See17500926]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance-Sg and Sga Piettero; being their first time of appearing on the English Stage ; End: L'Entree de Flore-Mad Auretti; Peasant Dance-Mathews, Mad Janeton Auretti

Event Comment: A blunder in ye same place (the Giants) a great noise-Horse beans thrown-when ye curtain was down, Mr Woodward went on & said-Gentlemen I am very sorry this Accident shou'd happen, but before this little piece is perform'd again, I'll take care to see it so well practis'd that no Mistake can happen for ye furture. Great Applause.-The play was hiss'd again at the End (Cross). Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17511016, but others-Matthews, Mad Janeton +Auretti.
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Role: others Actor: Matthews, Mad Janeton +Auretti.

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Sg Piettero, Sga Piettero second time upon English Stage; IV: By Desire a Hornpipe-the Little Swiss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: Several Entertainments-Sg Cassimo Maranesi, Sga Bugiani being the first time of their appearing on the English Stage; VIZ., Les Charboniers-; likewise Les Sabotiers Tyrolese-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: a Ca Comic Dance The Neopolitans-Lefevre, Mlle Prudhomme, the French Children; and a Dance in Demi@Characters-Lefevre, Mlle Prudhomme, the French Children (1st appearance on the English Stage)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance, call'd Li Pescatori Italiana, or The Italian Fishermen-Sg and Sga Sabatani (first time of their appearing on the English stage); End: a Pantomime Dance call'd Il Maestro di Cappella, or The Music Master-Sg and Sga Sabatini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Non Juror

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

Dance: new Pantomimic Entertainment of Dancing call'd L'Hote du Village-Sg Frantzel, Sga Rossina Balbi, others being the second time of their appearing on the English Stage, with New Habits and other decorations

Event Comment: Paid Charlotte Lane for making Osman's dress for Mr Clarke, #1; Sewing, Silk, &c., 3s.; 7 yards slezia linnen at 14d.-8s. 2d.; 2yds Blue stuff & 4 yds linnen for interlining, 8s.; wadding to fill the breast & 2 yds silk lace, 1s. Making a white flannel waistcoat with sleeves 7s. Total #2 7s. 2d. (MS list Davies, Life of Garrick, II, 322)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Guerin, first appearance on the English stage, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: [Music] compos'd by Mr Arne went of with Great Applause (Cross). With Proper Dances and Decorations. Books of the Opera will be sold at the Theatre price 1s. [The cast is first listed 17 Jan. 1757.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eliza An English Opera