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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Horton, an old Actress, & ye Sub: Treasurer (Cross). Positively the last time of Mr Garrick's performing the character of Fribble this season. Tickets deliver'd out for the Fatal Marriage will be taken. Tickets to be had of Mrs Horton at Mr Havard's in Broad Court, Bow-Street, Covent Garden; and of the Sub-treasurer at Mrs Quaker's in Broad St., Soho, and at the Stage Door (playbill). On Monday next The Recruiting Officer with several entertainments for the Benefit of Mr George Burton, Mr Harvey and Mrs Addison. Receipts: #175 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favorite

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Horton, her first appearance on the stage in 2 years; Rutland-Miss Bellamy; Southampton-Berry; Burleigh-Havard; Raleigh-Blakes; Nottingham-Mrs Bennet.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: Master Vernon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Bridgwater; Richmond-Ridout; Buckingham-Sparks; Stanley-Redman; Catesby-Usher; Ratcliff-Anderson; Tressel-Cushing; Norfolk-Bransby; Lord Mayor-Marten; Tirrel-Dunstall; Lieutenant-Riccard; Prince Edward-Miss Morrison; Duke of York-Miss Hallam; Lady Anne-Mrs Barrington; Duchess of York-Mrs Bambridge; Queen-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Mossop; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies second appearance; Buckingham-Palmer; Richmond-Havard; Catesby-Marr; King Edward V-Miss Minors; Duke of York-Miss Yates; King Henry-Berry; Stanley-Winstone; Tressel-Blakes; Lieutenant-Mozeen; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Event Comment: Great Noise when Woodward came on in Ostrich--Mr Garrick advanc'd & said--Gentlemen, if Mr Woodward's oath don't satisfie you, pray defer ye Resentm[en]t till tomorrow when it will be corroborated by some others--all Quiet (Cross). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17521023, but Player Queen-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: [Benefit] (Toll) for Goodfellow who play'd Hamlet (Cross). Tickets to be had at the Ship Tavern, at Ratcliff-Cross; the Swan in Ratcliff-Highway; the Black Lyon, in Russel St. Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door of the Theatre. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17521117, but Hamlet-Goodfellow; Hbratio-Palmer; Ostrick-Shuter; Player Queen-Mrs Cross; Francisco-Raftor; Lucianus-_.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [See 10 Feb. 1750.] We have advice that the John (Capt Smith) from Leith, which was supposed to be lost, got into Gottenburgh on the first of this month. The vessel had several passengers on board, among others Mr Gibson belonqing to Covent Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ryan; Burleigh-Sparks; Southampton-Ridout; Raleigh-Anderson; Rutland-Mrs Vincent; Nottingham-Mrs Ridout; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Barrington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never before acted. A tragedy written by Mr Henry? Jones, a Bricklayer of Ireland. This play has been delay'd for 3 Or 4 years. Went of with great Applause (Cross). All the Characters New Dress'd. None to be admitted behind the scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Barry, Smith, Sparks, Bransby, Usher, Mrs Bland, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Cibber. [Essex-Barry; Southampton-Smith; Burleigh-Sparks; Raleigh-Usher; Lieutenant-Bransby; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Bland; Rutland-Mrs Cibber; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Prologue-Barry; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber (Edition of 1753).]
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17521220, but Hamlet-Lacey first time; Horatio-Havard; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet; Francisco-_.
Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Scapin

Dance: V: A Scot's Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford; End Farce: A Minuet-Lacey, Mad Janeton Auretti

Song: II: A Song-Wilder; IV: Singing-Master Vernon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Bridgewater; Richmond-Ridout; Buckingham-Sparks; Stanley-Redman; Catesby-Usher; Ratcliff-Anderson; Tressel-Cushing; Norfolk-Wignell; Oxford-Bencraft; Tirrel-Dunstall; Lieutenant-White; Prince Edward-Miss Morrison; Duke of York-Miss Hallam; Lady Anne-Mrs Barrington; Duchess of York-Mrs Bambridge; Queen-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Lover His Own Rival

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Mossop; Buckingham-Palmer; Stanley-Bransby; Lieut.-Mozeen; Duke of York-Mas. Simson; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies; King Edward V-Miss Minors; King Henry-Berry; Richmond-Havard; Tressel-Blakes; Catesby-Marr; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Scapin

Event Comment: MMr Garrick being hoarse went not so well as expected (Cross). Mainpiece: Not acted these ten years. An Historical Play written by Shakespeare. The Characters New Dress'd. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Mossop, 1st time; Salisbury-Palmer; Pembroke-Blakes; Hubert-Berry; Prince Henry-Mrs Toogood; Essex-Jefferson; Citizen-Burton; English Herald-Scrase; Faulconbridge-Simson; Gurney-W. Vaughan; the Bastard-Garrick, 1st time; King Philip-Davies; Dauphin-Lacey; Pandulph-Havard; Austria-Mozeen; Chatillon-Vernon; French Herald-Ackman; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Bennet; Prince Arthur-Mas. Simson; Queen Elinor-Mrs Mills; Lady Blanch-Miss Minors; Constance-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: the Bastard Actor: Garrick, 1st time
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs Mills

Music: Between the Acts: The Pieces of Music , are adapted to the play, and taken from the Works of Handel and Martini-

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Vincent and Mrs Lampe. Afterpiece: Not acted these 10 years. Written by Addison, set by Arne. No building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: King Henry-Lowe; Rosamond-Mrs Lampe; Sir Trusty-Howard; Grideline-Miss Young; Page-Miss Isabella Young, who performed in the Oratorio of Aflred; Queen-Mrs Arne.

Dance: IItalian Peasants, as17531120

Event Comment: [The Public Advertiser includes this day a 78-line poem in octasyllabic couplets on J. Lewis's portrait of Mrs Woffington: @Her Shape, her Features, and her Dress@As far as colour can express@Friend Lewis' pencil has design'd:@Poet 'Tis yours to paint her mind...@ And the versifier proceeds to describe her as she affects audiences in the theatre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Ridout; Richmond-Dyer; Buckingham-Sparks; Stanley-Redman; Catesby-Gibson; Ratcliff-Anderson; Tressel-Cushing; Norfolk-Wignell; Oxford-Bencraft; Tirrel-Dunstall; Lieut.-White; Blunt-Holtom; Lord Mayor-Marten; Prince Edward-Miss Mullart; Duke of York-Miss Hallam; Lady Anne-Mrs Barrington; Duchess of York-Mrs Bambridge; Queen-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard III-Mossop; Duchess of York-Mrs Bennet; King Henry-Berry; Buckingham-Palmer; Richmond-Havard; Stanley-Bransby; Lieut.-Mozeen; Catesby-Marr; Edward V-Miss Minors; Duke of York-Master Simson; Tressel-Blakes; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Event Comment: [The bill contains the customary advertisment for this play -"Containing the death of Cardinal Wolsey; the Christening of Princess Elizabeth, and many other other historical passages." Repeated on subsequent bills.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Berry; Wolsey-Mossop; Buckingham-Ross; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Suffolk-Blakes; Sands-Phillips; Cromwell-Mozeen; Surveyor-Simon; Lovel-Ackman; Guilford-Marr; Brandon-Wilder; Capuchius-Scrase; Dr Butts-Vaughan; Denny-Vernon; Old Lady-Mrs James; Cranmer-Havard; Gardiner-Taswell; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Queen-Mrs Pritchard; With the representation of the Coronation-; Ceremony in Westminster Hall-.

Song: II: The School of Anacreon-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17541026, but Tressel-Cushing; Oxford-Bencraft; Queen-Mrs Hamilton; Duchess of York-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: See17541102, but Francisco-Holtom; Lucianus-Collins; Pl. Queen-Miss Ferbridge [Printer's error. Apparently Miss Ferguson was taking over the role from Mrs Bambridge. See17550303] .Printer's error. Apparently Miss Ferguson was taking over the role from Mrs Bambridge. See17550303] .
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Ferbridge

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Event Comment: [The Gentlewoman was perhaps Mrs Glen. See 19 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Smith; Burleigh-Sparks; Southampton-Dyer; Queen-Mrs Hamilton; Raleigh-Anderson; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Rutland-Gentlewoman , who never appeared on any stage; Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Farce never performed before, taken from second part of ye Busy Body (Cross). For the benefit of Woodward. Garrick had Woodward act Polonius seriously (Genest, IV, 408). Receipts: #300 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: See17541016, but Hamlet-Garrick; Polonius-Woodward (first appearance in that character); Queen-Mrs Pritchard; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Marplot in Lisbon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17550320 and 17550116, but Hamlet-Murphy first time; and an abbreviated cast: King-Sparks; Horatio-Ridout; Ghost-Ryan; Laertes-Dyer; Ostrick-Cibber; Gravediggers-Shuter, Stoppelaer; Polonius-Arthur; Ophelia-Mrs Chambers; Queen-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Woffington.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17541203

Event Comment: Benefit for Arthur. Mainpiece: Not acted in 5 years. [See 1 Dec. 1749.] Printed books of the Entertainment will be sold at the Theatre. Price 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Dominic-Sparks; Gomez-Arthur; Torrismond-Smith first time; Lorenzo-Ryan; Queen-Mrs Hamilton; Elvira-Mrs Woffington; Bertran-Ridout; Raymond-Gibson; Alphonso-Redman; Pedro-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Press Gang

Dance: PPantomime Peasant Dance, as17550104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17541114, but Queen-Mrs Elmy; Richard-Murphy (first time); Lady Anne-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Elmy

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Dance: Granier and Mrs Granier

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Raftor and Miss Young (Cross). [Miss Young is referred to as "The Queen of the Fairies " on the Huntington advance Bill.] Tickets to be had of Miss Young, at Mr Driscol's, Peruke Maker, in Broad Court, Bow Street Covent Garden, and at Stage Door. There will be no building on the Stage. Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: The principal parts-Woodward, Beard, Blakes, Miss Minors, Miss Thomas, Mrs Clive. (See17531031).
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Song: Between the acts: Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Philips. Tickets of Philips at Martlet Court in Bow St., Covent Garden, and at the stage door (Playbill). [Advertised as not acted in 10 years, but see 29 Oct. 1748.] Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

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

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, Life and Death of Tom Thumb, the Great

Performance Comment: Tom-Mas. Simson; King Arthur-Philips; Lord Grizzle-Burton; Noodle-Mozeen; Doodle-Walker; Bailif-Simson; Follower-Clough; Queen Dollallola-Mrs Bennet; Cleora-Mrs Hippisley; Mustacha-Mrs Simson; Huncamunca-Miss Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Queen Dollallola Actor: Mrs Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

Song: I: By Particular Desire, Hooly and Fairly-Beard

Dance: HHornpipe-Harrison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Smith; Burleigh-Sparks; Southampton-Dyer; Queen-Mrs Hamilton; Raleigh-Anderson; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Rutland-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin