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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Event Comment: Two Entertainments by Mr Murphy of 3 Acts each (Cross Diary). With new Scenes, Cloaths, and other Decorations. Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Desert Island

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Performance Comment: Actors only in bill, but MacMillan lists: Lovemore-Garrick; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Palmer; William-King; Widow Bellmour-Miss Macklin; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Servant-Ackman; Pompey-Miss Mills; A newComic Dance-at the end of Act II.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Clive. Part of the Pit railed into Boxes and Stage will be formed into Amphitheatre, where servants will be admitted to keep places. Afterpiece: Farce of Two Acts never before acted. [MacMillan lists the characters from the Larpent MS and points out that no indication of assignment appeared: Sir John Bayfield , Sir Charles Freelove , Sir James Trueman , Mr Lovenight , Captain Squander , Lady Bayfield , Miss Croston , Lady Di Clatter , Miss Gibberish , Mrs Lovenight , Miss Prue , Mrs Goodfellow , and servants . Two deputy licensers seem to have been operating at this time, for Garrick sends his plays to Edward Capel, and Rich his to Chetwyn.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Sancho-King; Don Carlos-Garrick; Lopez-Yates; Lorenzo-Palmer; Leonora-Mrs Pritchard; Jacintha-Mrs Clive, with Mrs Davies and Bransby in the bill also.

Afterpiece Title: Every Woman in Her Humour

Dance: TThe Cow Keepers, as17600313

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17600207, but Romeo-Garrick; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; The Vocal Parts-Master _Roger.

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates. Tickets at the Parrot in Tavistock Street and at the Stage Door, Afterpiece: A new Comedy, never performed before. [Anonymous alteration of Boden's Modish Couple.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. Mainpiece: Not acted for three years. First appearance in Calista for Mrs Yates because Mrs Cibber, ill, could not play the part. Davies advertised before this he had opened a Bookseller's shop opposite Tom's Coffee House, Russel Street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Cow Keepers, as17600313

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplishd Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Dance: A New Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake Or The Wifes Resentment

Performance Comment: Wronglove-Palmer; Brilliant-Obrien; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Clive; Miss Notable-Miss Pope; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Yates; Lady Gentle-Miss Pritchard; Hartshorn-Mrs Bennet; Sir Friendly-Burton [all for the first time, but Mrs Bennet and Mrs Clive]; a New Epilogue in the character of Miss Notable, -Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: II: The Last New Dance-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi; IV: A Louvre and Minuet (first time)-Noverre, Miss Pope

Event Comment: Benefit for Pritchard, Treasurer. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire, a Comdey not acted these 4 years [see 2 May 1757]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Tamer Tamd

Performance Comment: Parts-Palmer, Burton, Yates, Packer, Vaughan, Ackman, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pritchard; with a New Epilogue address'd to the Ladies and spoken in character-Miss Pritchard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: I: The Cow Keepers, as17600313 End: Louvre, Minuet-Noverre, Miss Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: The Male Coquette

Song: II: Ode to Echo (Dr Hayes)-Miss Young

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Harrison; IV: A Minuet-two of Harrison's Scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Event Comment: Benefit for Foly (Box lobby doorkeekper) and Veal (First Gallery doorkeeper). British Chronicle, 16 May: Yesterday Foulkes, a Beadle of Vere St Clare Market fell from the upper gallery of Drury Lane play house into the pit & expired immediately. The seat on which he fell was broke in half. British Chronicle, 16 May: It is said Mrs Pritchard is appointed Dresser to her intended Majesty for the Royal Wedding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal Or The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: HHornpipe-a sailor on board the Royal Sovereign

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentleman who has written for the Stage. Tickets delivered by Sansom, and for The Conscious Lovers will be taken. For ye Bricklayers Benefit. (Cross Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Yates; Frederick-Johnston; Clerimont-Bransby; Ramilie-Palmer; Decoy-Wignel; Sparkle-Burton; List-Philips; James-Vaughan; Harriet-Miss Helm; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Mariana-Miss Bride; Wheedle-Mrs Matthews; Lappet-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Matthews

Afterpiece Title: The King and The Miller

Dance: DDutch Dance, as17600619

Event Comment: Places for the boxes to be had of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. There can be no admittance to the Orchestra on account of the Music and Dancing in the Play. [N.B. This statement customarily appears at the foot of each bill during the season, and will not be noted further.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holland; Mercutio-Palmer; Juliet-Miss Pritchard; Friar-Havard; Tibalt-Blakes; Capulet-Burton; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Cross; And the Additional Scene representing the Funeral Procession-; In Act I, a Masquerade Dance- proper to the Play; A Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-Burton; Johnson-Palmer; others-Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Vaughan, Scrase, Bransby, Ackman, Clough, Raftor, Moody, Rooker, Gray, Marr, Atkins, Mrs Bennett, Miss Hippisley, Master Kennedy, Miss Mills, Johnston; With proper Songs and Dances-; an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes New Raised Troops-.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: I: The Millers-Grimaldi, Miss Baker, Mrs Preston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Sheridan, 1st appearance here in 16 years; King Henry-Havard; Buckingham-Davies; Richmond-Palmer; Tressel-Austin; King Edward-Master Cautherly; Duke of York-Miss Rogers; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: King Edward Actor: Master Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: TThe Cow Keepers, as17601008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance call'd The Mad Doctor-Sg Tioli(, 1st appearance that stage), Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Mad Doctor, as17601014