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Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Receipts: #250 12s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Dance: II: The Shepherdesses, as17640113

Event Comment: This night a new Occasional Interlude call'd Hymen was introduc'd between the Acts; but not put in the Bills (Hopkins). [For cast, see 21 Jan.] An occasional Interlude on the Marriage of Princess Augusta to Prince of Brunswick call'd Hymen (Cross Diary). This night a new occasional Interlude called Hymen, but not in the bills. Hymen was written by Mr Allen (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). [The Larpent MS 217 lists four characters and a Chorus: Hymen, Cupid, Venus, Mars, Chorus. The words of the Songs by Cupid, Hymen and Venus were published in the Public Advertiser, 23 Jan.] Receipts: #122 5s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: The Mad Scene left out (Hopkins) [of Rites of Hecate, see 6 Feb. 1764]. Receipts: #201 5s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Interlude Hymen End Act II

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Afterpiece Title: Hymen

Event Comment: HHymen (Hopkins) [not in the bills]. Receipts: #150 8s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Afterpiece Title: Hymen

Event Comment: In the last Scene of the Pantomime from the Galleries some hissing; some Crying off! &c. till Mr King adress'd the Audience as follows: Ladies & Gentlemen. If this Token of your disapprobation Proceeds from the Mad Scene being left out, give me leave to Assure you, Many Applications have been made to the Managers to have it omitted upon which they were quiet (Hopkins). In the last scene of the Pantomime from the Gallery a Great noise, and hissing, and crying Off, off-the mad Scene &c. Mr King goes forward, and addressed the audience-'Ladies and Gentlemen, if this token of your disapprobation, proceeds from the Mad scene being left [out]; I do assure you there were many applications made to the managers that it might be omitted, as they thought that unhappiness of human being too melancholy for a diversion (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #180 7s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: Books of the Farce as performed will be sold at the Theatre. Receipts: #146 15s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Mr Love play'd The King-Mr Packer being ill (Hopkins). Receipts: #181 8s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: TThe Orphan oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of a principal performer. Receipts: #122 (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: [R+Rich's Register lists mainpiece as The Inconstant.] Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Mr Holland in giving out the play said to morrow instead of Monday. A great Laugh he found his Mistake & gave it out again properly (Hopkins). Receipts: #126 19s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: a Dance of the Furies Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: Benefit for Obrien. No building on Stage. Lovemore for 1st time by Mr Obrien (Hopkins). I think the character not fit for him (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #231 8s. 6d. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit to O'Brien: #167 4s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Dance: II: The Shepherdesses, as17640113; End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Event Comment: DDesdemona-Mrs Davies. $Mrs Havard being ill Mr King play'd Iago (Hopkins). Mrs Yates ill...Mrs Davies Desdemona (Cross Diary). Benefit for Vernon. Tickets for The Roman Father will be taken. Both main and afterpiece, By Particular Desire. Mr King Iago. Mr Havard could not play Mrs Havard being dead (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). A mistake in the Diary. Mrs Havard died Friday 27th (J. P. Kemble MS Notes-MacMillan). Music A La Mode deferr'd on account of Indisposition of a principal performer. Last time of performing till the Holidays. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: The Faggot Binders, as17640224

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wright. Tickets deliver'd for Jane Shore and the Fairy Tale; and for the Benefit of Mrs Cross will be taken. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17640414 but Iago-King, first time [in the bill].in the bill].
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Powell

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: Between the acts: several songs-Miss Wright

Event Comment: This Night was to have been the Distress'd Mother For the Benefit of Mr & Mrs Hopkins & the Benefits being all Settled it was put off till the 24th (Hopkins). By Command of their Majesties. Receipts: #184 3s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Song: II: A Song-Mrs Vincent

Dance: III: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17630922, but Others-Miss _Dawson.

Dance: III: Running Footman, as17640504

Song: End: An old favourite ballad, Too Soon O Gentle Youth-Miss Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-Aldridge; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922