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Mainpiece Title: 2 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: 2 The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Tickets as before. Regulus publish'd. As it is acted by his Majesties Servants at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by Mr Havard, Author of King Charles the First. Inter omnes suos laudabiles & Virtutum insignibus illustres Viros, non preferunt Romani meliorem; quem neque Felicitas corruperit, nam in tanta Victoria, mansit pauperrimus; Nec Infelicitas fregerit, nam ad tanta Exitia revertit intrepidus. (St. Aust. de Regulo. Lib I. de Civitat. Dei.) Printed for H. Woodfall, Jr. in Little Britain, by Paul Vaillant facing Southampton Street in the Strand. J. Watts and B. Dodd also advertised King Charles the First, an Historical Tragedy, written in imitation of Shakespear, and Scanderbeg, a Tragedy. Both written by Mr Havard, author of Regulus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Regulus

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Event Comment: 1 Written by Shakespear. Benefit Church, Baker, Saunder, Dunbar, Bride, Brooks, Peite, and Stephens (Gallery Box-Keeper). Places of Hobson at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Devil to Pay

Song: 1 II: Morland

Dance: 1 IV: Mlle Auguste

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. 7 p.m. 4s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d. [New item in Daily Advertiser, 30 June, indicates the play was performed. Daily Advertiser, 3 July, has a letter appraising Goodfellow's rendition of To be or not to be.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; King-Rosco; Banquo-Bridgwater; Malcolm-Hale; Donalbaine-Anderson; Lenox-Ridout; Seyward-Cashell; Seyton-Gibson; Hecate-Arthur; Murderers-Bencraft, Marten; Witches-Hippisley, Woodward, James; Lady Macduff-Mrs Stevens; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; With the Original Music-; The Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Beard, Reinhold, Thompson, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Vincent; With all the Dances-. Decorations proper to the play.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 1 Henry Iv; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: 1 The Lottery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow; or, The Rival Sisters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 2 Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Humours of Sir John Falstaff, Justice Shallow, and Ancient Pistol Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: 2 The Lottery

Dance: 2 CChacone-Cooke; Scotch Dance, as17441012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Song: Lowe

Dance: Muilment

Event Comment: Not acted these 12 years. No persons to be admitted behind the scenes, and no money to be returned after the curtain is drawn up. [Customary notice.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Performance Comment: Melantius-Quin; Amintor-Ryan; King-Hale; Calianax-Hippisley; Diagoras-Chapman; Lysippus-Cashell; Diphilus-Ridout; Cleon-Arthur; Strato-Carr; 1st Gentleman-Anderson; 2nd Gentleman-Hayman; Porter-Dunstall; Dula-Mrs Bland; Aspasia-the Young Gentlewoman who played Monimia [see17441122]; Evadne-Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: Cooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Picture; or, Cuckold in Conceit

Dance: IV: Peasant's Dance-Muilment

Event Comment: Mainpiece: At the particular Desire of Several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Lowe

Dance: Muilment

Event Comment: The Proprietor of Drury Lane Theatre having receiv'd letters from several Gentlemen pressing him to revive the Tragedy of King John; to comply with this request (as he shall always make it his business to oblige the Publick) he immediately put the play in rehearsal; but upon information that the author of a Play on the same subject, had insinuated that this was calculated only to prejudice him, the Revival was intended to be deferr'd till the run of his play should be over; but upon perusal of the Bills he finds this is no Alteration, as was thought, but a new Tragedy founded only upon that plan; therefore in compliance with the above request, and at the same time to take off all imputation of an injury to this author, the Proprietor has deferr'd the bringing it on till Tuesday next, the day after the author's benefit, when will be exhibited the Historical Play of King John, as written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Event Comment: Know all men by these presents, that Colley Cibber, Esq; of the Parish of St/James's in the County of Middlesex, for and in consideration of the sum of Eighty Pounds of lawful Mony of Great Britain to him in hand paid by John Watts of London, Stationer, he the said Colley Cibber, Esq; hath bargained, sold and assigned, and set over, and by these presents doth bargain, sell, assign and set over all that the full and sole right and title, of, in and to the copy of a Tragedy, intitled, Papal Tyranny in the Reign of King John, written by the said Colley Cibber, Esq; to have and to hold the said copy of the said tragedy unto the said John Watts, his heirs and assigns for ever, notwithstanding any act or law to the contrary: In witness whereof the said Colley Cibber, Esq; hath hereunto sett his hand and seal this twentieth day of February, 1744/5. [Signed] C. Cibber. [Witnesses] James Webster, John Mark Bimson. [Original Document in Folger Shakespeare Library, validated by three Sixpence stamps, and Cibber's seal. Case No. 993 among Cibber documents.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Papal Tyranny

Cast
Role: Lewis the Dauphin Actor: T. Cibber
Event Comment: Benefit Turbutt and Neale. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: not acted these 5 years. [See 29 March 1742.] Tickets and places to be had at the Swan in Smithfield; and of Hobson at the stage door. The severe Indisposition of Mr Garrick continuing, we hope our friends will accept of his part being perform'd to the Best Advantage the shortness of time will permit, which we imagine will be more agreable than changing the play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Song: I: Nanny O-Lowe; III: Gentle Shepherd-Mrs Arne; IV: Early Horn-Lowe

Dance: II: Sga Bettini; V: Muilment

Event Comment: Benefit Cashell. At the desire of several Persons of Quality. Ladies send their servants by four o'clock. Tickets of Cashell at Mr Elwood's, Staymaker, in Hunt's Court, St. Martin's Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17450423 IV: Le Gondalier-Cooke

Song: Between Play and Farce: the celebrated song Ellen/a/Roon-Mrs Clive

Event Comment: A historical note about the patent for May Fair by Edward Shepherd. Daily Advertiser, 1 May: Whereas a Patent was granted by King Charles the First, and confirm'd by King James II, to the Proprietor of Great and Little Brookfield, then in the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields, now in the Parish of St. George, Hanover Square, to hold a Fair during the Space of fifteen Days, to begin the 1st Day of May next, and every May Day forever: the present Proprietor thinks it proper to apprize the Publick thereof, that it may not be thought that he attempts to do any thing but by Virtue of the said Patent, and no Ways to disturb the Publick Peace, or act in Contradiction to the Laws of the Realm. [Alluded to in 2 May news of the Daily Advertiser, as being proclaimed by Edward Shepherd.

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit Morgan. By Particular Desire. Last night of the season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: As17441124, but School Boy-Young Shuter; Major/Rakish-Morgan; Father Benedict-Green; Friendly-Bransby; Lettice-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Father Benedict Actor: Green

Song: I: Cantata-Lowe; III, IV: Beard

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Places for the boxes to be taken of Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre. To begin exactly at six o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: II: Muilment

Song: III: Lowe; V: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-attempted by a young actor [Stevens (Hogan, Shakespear in the Theatre, p. 36)]; Ophelia-Mrs Woffington; Laertes-Marshall; King-Bridges; Ghost-Delane; Polonius-Taswell; Lucianus-Yates; Horatio-Havard; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Gravediggers-Macklin, Ray; Marcellus-Turbutt; Rosencraus-Simpson; Guildenstern-Goodfellow; Ostrick-Neale; Bernardo-Winstone; Player Queen-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: V: a New Dance-M and Mlle Mechel; followed by a Ball Country Dance-

Event Comment: The Late Wells, the bottom of Lemon St., Goodman's Fields. A Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. Divided into two Parts. The Concert to conclude with the Chorus of Long Live the King. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit or First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. Between the two Parts of the Concert will be exhibited Gratis, and not acted these 50 years, an Historical Play...written by the celebrated Mr Lee. And founded on Facts which happened in France, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. Shewing the unparalleled Dissimulations, Imprecations, and Perjuries of Charles the 9th of France, the Queen Mother, and Cardinal Lorrain, to draw the Hugonot Party into their snares, by which means the Death of the Queen Navarre was effected by Poison, and most of the Protestant Princes of the Blood destroyed. Chastillon, the famous Admiral of France, with his Wife, Children, Commanders, and Followers, all put to Death, with the King's Consent, bx the cruel and Revengeful Duke of Guise, and his Adherents. After which the Massacre becoming general over the Kingdom, near near 100,000 Protestants were destroyed in the most barbarous and inhuman manner. The Concert will begin every Evening Positively at Six of the Clock, and the Whole be concluded by Half an Hour after Nine, the Wdlls being appointed (after the Entertainment is over) for the Main Guard of the Militia of the Tower Hamlets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Massacre At Paris

Performance Comment: Charles IX-Cushing; Chastellion-Furnival; Cardinal-L. Hallam; Duke of Guise-Paget; Navarre-Shepherd; Conde-Lee; Anjou-Blakey; Alberto-Julian; Rochfacault-Burt; Langoiran-Blogg; Columbiere-Barlow; Chavagnes-Dove; Queen Mother-Mrs Bambridge; Antramont-Mrs Hallam; Queen of Navarre-Mrs Williamson; Margaret-Gentlewoman; the two last never appear'd on the stage before. With the Prologue-; Epilogue- written at the late happy Revolution.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Song: Blogg, Barlow, Waters, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Williamson, Mrs Cushing

Dance: the two Mhe two Masters, Miss Granier