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Event Comment: N.B. Those who were disappointed last week in seeing the above play [Widow'd Wife] and had no places for the seventh night are desir'd to send their servants by 12 o'clock to secure them

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17671210, but Narcissa-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Event Comment: Benefit for Westminster New Lying in Hospital, near Westminster Bridge. N.B. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken tickets, are desired to secure places immediately, of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. [The Theatrical Monitor, No IX, asked this day for a public declaration of receipts and salary expenditures for the 1766-67 season from Garrick and Lacy. Not receiving it the war breaking out in January came to absorb his interest, and the estimate never appeared.] Receipts: #261 4s. 6d. (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17671120, but Myrtle-Packer; Humphrey-Bannister; Lucinda-Miss Simson.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Simson.
Role: singing Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tampler-J. Palmer, 1st time; Mlle Florival-Mrs Jeffries; Bell-Mrs Reddish; Prattle-King; Belford-Packer; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

Event Comment: The Afterpiece a New Pantomime with New Music, Habits, Scenes, Machines and Decorations. Full Prices. [This note continued on all subsequent bills for Elopement this season. It will not be further mentioned here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17671023, but George Barnwell-Cautherly.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Parts-Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Fox, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King; [To Conclude with a] Country Wedding-.
Event Comment: Paid Younger a Bill for writing parts etc. #7 19s. 1d. (Account Book). [Sylvas Neville attended in the pit, but made no comment.] Receipts: #188 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Woodward; Modelove-Dyer; Obadiah-Gibson; Perriwinkle-Shuter; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Clarke; Sackbut-Morris; Simon Pure-Bennet; Aminidab-Morgan; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant
Role: Arial Spirits Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois
Event Comment: [N$Neville stood in the Pit this evening]: Iachimo by Smith, but I like Holland better in that character; Cloten by Yates, tho' not equal in it to King...Afterpiece concluded by an original dance by Mr Arnauld and Mrs Thomson (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #193 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17671228, but Caius Lucius-Gardner; Helen-Miss Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: The Garland, as17671214

Cast
Role: A Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Capon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17671204, but Dance-Mrs Bulkley, Miss _Valois.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance, as17671016

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A tragedy by Hall Hartson, never performed here before. [According to The Theatrical Monitor, No IX (19 Dec. 1767), the mainpiece was at that time in rehearsal. The Monitor requested that every expense possible be laid ott upon it, and puffed the abilities of Barry and Mrs Dancer highly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Barry; Grey-Aickin; Morton-J. Palmer; Sir Ardolf-Bannister; Lord Williams-Miss Palmer; Raymond-Reddish; Laroches-Strange; Peasant-Ackman; Knights-Keen, Fawcett, Fox; Eleanor-Mrs Reddish; Lady Salisbury-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Lord Williams Actor: Miss Palmer
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted There. Paid Bryan for writing parts #1 9s. (Account Book). Receipts: #214 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lovewell-Powell; Ogleby-Woodward; Sir John Melville-Bensley; Sterling-Yates; Serjeant Flower-Dunstall; Brush-Dyer; Trueman-Perry; Traverse-R. Smith; Canton-Quick; Miss Sterling-Mrs Bulkley; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Mrs Lessingham; Chambermaid-Mrs Ward; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford
Role: 2nd Nymph Actor: Miss Valois
Event Comment: Paid the Porters at the several Inns of Court their Xmas Boxes #3 11s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #207 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17671027, but Charles-Hull; Miranda-Mrs Bulkley; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford
Role: 2nd Nymph Actor: Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17680101, but Portia-Miss Macklin; Antonio-Hull.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: As17680101, but Lady-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Macklin.
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Dunstall

Dance: III: The Merry Sailors, as17671009; IV: Comic Dance, as17671106

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Othello deferred. Barry Ill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Sidney Actor: Cautherley
Role: Miss Marchmont Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Miss Rivers Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Reynolds

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: As17671216, but Old Hob-Parsons; Betty-Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Matthews.
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young
Event Comment: Mainpiece [by Oliver Goldsmith]: Never Perform'd Before. [Quick, mentioned by Genest, does not appear on the playbill. The Edition of 1768 casts Mrs White as Landlady, and Cushing as Butler. It does not include Morris or Morgan, but adds Post@Boy-Quick; Bailiff-R. Smith; Dubardieu-Holtom. (See 1 Feb.) The Theatrical Monitor, No XI (6 Feb.), reviews the mainpiece in a lukewarm, judicial manner.] Receipts: #227 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Performance Comment: Parts by Powell, Shuter, Woodward, Bensley, Clarke, Dunstall, Morris, Morgan, Cushing, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Green, Mrs White, Mrs Bulkley. Croaker-Shuter; Honeywood-Powell; Lofty-Woodward; Leontine-Bensley; Sir William Honeywood-Clarke; Jarvis-Dunstall; Bailiff-R. Smith; Postboy-Quick; Miss Richland-Mrs Bulkley; Olivia-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Garnet-Mrs Green (Genest, V, 189);Also Morris, Morgan, Cushing, Mrs White.Also Morris, Morgan, Cushing, Mrs White.
Cast
Role: Miss Richland Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Event Comment: Third Day. For the Author. House charges and Candles #64 5s. Balance to Bickerstaffe #155 11s. 6d. (Account Book). This month were published Harris and Rutherford's Narrative of the Rise and Progress of the Disputes subsisting between the Patentees of Covent Garden Theatre, and Colman's True State of The Differences subsisting....Both were reviewed in the Gentleman's Magazine. Receipts: #219 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End of Opera: A New Comic Dance, call'd the Provenzales-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford 1st time

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, Miss Ford 1st time.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 3 May 1766.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-King; Catharine-Miss Pope, 1st time; Grumio-Baddeley; Biondello-Hartry; Tailor-J. Burton; Baptista-Burton.
Cast
Role: Catharine Actor: Miss Pope, 1st time
Event Comment: Benefit for Vernon. Last performing till the Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17671110, but Charles-Keen; Adam-Moody; Phoebe-Miss Simson.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Simson.
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Simson

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 Wake, as17680220

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespeare and Thompson, not acted these 4 years. Afterpiece: For last time this season (playbill of 19 April 1768). [See 18 Feb. 1765. This Coriolanus is possibly the Tragedy by Thomas Sheridan, 8vo, 1755.] @Receipts #85 10s. 6d.@House charge #63@Candles #1 5s.@Extras: Kettle Drum 5s.@2 Side Drums 4s.@4 Fifes 8s.@2 Trumpets 10s.@Chorus Singers #1 10s.@Wardrobe #5 19s.@Total #73 1s. 6d.@Balance due Mrs Lessingham #12 9s.@Tickets 197 137 89 #78 14s.@Money #85 10s. 6d.@Total value of House #164 4s. 6d. (Account Book).@ Mr Clarke being suddenly taken ill in the afternoon [yesterday] his part in the tragedy was oblig'd to be supplied by Mr Younger. And Mr Clarke still continuing ill the Tragedy of King Lear, with the Musical entertainment Amelia is oblig'd to be deferred till further notice (Public Advertiser, 21 April)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Performance Comment: Coriolanus-Smith; Menenius-Shuter; Cominius-Gibson; Brutus-Davis; Sicinius-Casey; Minucius-Perry; Titus-DuBellamy; Tullus-Clarke; Galesus-Hull; Volusius-Gardner; Plebians-Barrington, Cushing, Dunstall, Stoppelaer, Quick; Volumnia-Miss Macklin; Veturia-Mrs Bellamy; In which will be introduced a Roman Ovation- after the manner of the Antients.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Macklin.
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Dunstall

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Powell, 1st time; Ghost-Bensley[, 1st time; Horatio-Hull; Laertes-Davis; King-Gibson[, 1st time; Polonius-Shuter; Rosencraus-R Smith; Guildenstern-Perry; Pl. King-Redman; Lucianus-Morgan; Ostrick-Dyer; Gravediggers-Dunstall, Stoppelaer; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen[, that night only-Mrs Yates (playbill). [Public Advertiser assigns Lucianus-Cushing.]
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Thodosius-Reddish; Lucius-Keen; Leontine-Hurst; Atticus-Vernon; Aranthes-J. Palmer; Marcian-J. Aickin, 1st time; Julia-Mrs Smith; Delia-Mrs Hippisley; Athenias-Mrs Dancer; Pulcheria-Mrs W. Barry; Vocal parts-Champnes, Kear, Fox, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman (playbill). Vernon, Baddeley, (for Fox and Kear) in the Public Advertiser.
Cast
Role: Aranthes Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Athenias Actor: Mrs Dancer
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Champnes, Kear, Fox, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman
Related Works
Related Work: The Weathercock Author(s): Theodosius Forrest

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Music: II: By Desire, Concert on Harpsichord-Master Love

Dance: III: The Medley, as17680416

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans (sub treasurer) and Miss Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at Ye All-J. Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis and Perry. Charges #66 5s. 6d. Balance due the actors #9 4s. Davis in addition received #97 3s. from tickets (Box 81; Pit 390; Gallery 184) and Perry receiv'd #93 16s. from tickets (Box 50; Pit 302; Gallery 360). Receipts: #57 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17680413 but Pinchwife-Hull, 1st time; Country Wife-Miss Ogilvie, 1st time.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17680209, but Freeman-Fawcett; Kitty-Miss Pope; Duke's Servant-J. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lovel Actor: Cautherly.

Dance: IV: The Medley, as17680505

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Sarjant and Son (book and box-keeper). Tickets deliver'd for the 16th will be taken. Charges #81 15s. 6d. Deficit to Sarjant #57 4s. covered by #167 2s. from tickets (Box 450; Pit 272; Gallery 138) (Account Book). Rec'd the 1!2 value of tickets for 28th inst. from Doe, Reed, Robson, Rose, Pilfold, Roberts, Dixon, and Wooley (Account Book). Receipts: #57 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17671110, but Manly-Jackson (from Theatre Royal, Dublin); Sir Francis-Shuter; Jenny-Miss Ward, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Ward, 1st time.
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Mattocks, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: 1st Nymph Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Dwarf Actor: Miss Ford
Role: 2nd Nymph Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: II: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17680411 but Ratcliff-Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Lessingham; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Tressel-Casey; Add Oxford-Redman; Tyrrel-Bates (playbill). Duchess of York-Miss Vincent (Public Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Dumai, a Young Lady his scholar; End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Event Comment: The Fourth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: As17680530, but Young Gentlewoman identified as Miss Edwards.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: As17680530

Event Comment: By Particular Desire [i.e., done in honor of the King's birthday]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mayor Of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Foote; Sir Jacob-Sowdon; Matthew Mug-Bannister; Bruin-Gardner; Lint-Castle; Heeltap-Davis; Roger-Jacobs; Snuffle-Pearce; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Jackson; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Matthew Mug Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lee; Sullen-Bannister; Sir Charles Freeman-Casey; Foigard-Vandermere; Gibbet-Gardner; Scrub-Weston; Boniface-Jackson; Hounslow-Graham; Bagshot-Walker; Aimwell-Davis; Cherry-Mrs Gardner; Lady Bountiful-Mrs White; Gipsey-Miss Jackson; Mrs Sullen-a young Gentlewoman, being her first appearance.
Cast
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Jackson

Dance: As17680530

Music: CConcerto on Violin-Barthelemon