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We found 3967 matches on Performance Comments, 826 matches on Performance Title, 753 matches on Author, 624 matches on Event Comments, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit for Cooke. Charges #60. Deficiency to Cooke #25 10s., covered by #134 7s. from tickets. Tickets of Cooke at Mr Clark's, an Upholsterer in James St., Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door. Died Dennis Delane, Esq. universally regretted (Daily Advertiser, 3 April). Receipts: #34 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: As17500319 but return to cast of 29 Sept. 1749, Tippet-Miss Young; Phoebe-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Young

Dance: I: New Dance-Cooke, Miss Hillyard; II: Dutch Dance, as17500319 but -Cooke, Miss Hillyard; III: Grand Scotch Ballet, as17500201; End of Play: Louvre, Minuet-Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Event Comment: MMasque with a Prologue, for ye Benefit of Mrs Foster, Grand Daughter to Milton & his only surviving Descendant (Cross). [For Prologue, see Gentleman's Magazine April 1750.] Rec'd cash #76 6s., plus #71 4s. from tickets. Total #147 4s. 6d. Paid for 1!2 year New River Water #1; Paid 1!2 year's scavanger's tax to Lady Day #3 14s. 6d.; Norton 4 Chorus #1 (Treasurer's Book). Tickets deliver'd for the 4th will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17500124, but add to The Dances-Mlle Auretti, +Mathews, Mlle +Contri, _Pelling, _Shawford, G. _Yates,_ther-_; Younger Brother-_; First Spirit-_; Second Spirit-_; Lady-Mrs Pritchard; Occasional Prologue by $Dr Johnson">MacNeale, Mrs _Addison, Miss _Baker, Mrs _Shawford, Mrs _L'Font, Miss _Shawford; Elder Brother-_; Younger Brother-_; First Spirit-_; Second Spirit-_; Lady-Mrs Pritchard; Occasional Prologue by $Dr Johnson-Garrick.
Cast
Role: add to The Dances Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Master Malter, Miss +Forcad.
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Usher
Role: Younger Brother Actor: King
Role: The Dances Actor: Matthews, Mlle Contri
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Event Comment: Benefit for Arthur and Mrs Vincent. Charges #60. Deficit to the actors #6 12s. 6d. apiece, covered by income from tickets: Arthur #31 9s.; Mrs Vincent #43 4s. [Afterpiece a farce taken from Beaumont & Fletcher. Not Printed. In which was introduced the Judgment of Paris, a musical piece.] Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. Tickets to be had of Arthur in Duke's Court, and of Mrs Vincent at the Cock and Turk's Head in Bedford St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #46 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scots

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels

Afterpiece Title: Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Lowe, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent; The Dances-Cooke, Miss Hillyard.
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School boy-Shuter; Young Rakish-Cross; Friendly-Simpson; Lettice-Miss Cole; Major Rakish-Bridges; Father Dominic-Blakes; Lady Manlove-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Young Rakish Actor: Cross
Role: Father Dominic Actor: Blakes

Dance: The Swedish Gardeners, as17491219

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Falkner. Charges #60. Deficit to Miss Falkner #15 3s., covered by #62 10s. from tickets. Afterpiece: A musical Entertainment (Not acted these 10 years) set to music by Mr Arne. [See 5 and 25 April.] Receipts: #44 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17491016, but Lady Froth-a Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on this stage before.

Afterpiece Title: Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: As17500405 but Paris-Lowe; Mercury-Wilder; Pallas-Miss Young; Juno-Mrs Dunstall; Venus-Miss Falkner.
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: I: A New Scots Song-Miss Falkner; set-Master Arne; II: O Sleep, Lucinge-; III: Go Rose-

Dance: IV: Tambourine-Jardin

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunstall and Oates, Jr. [the Company Harlequin]. Charges #60. Deficit to each #13 15s. 3d., covered by income from tickets; Dunstall #32 9s.; Oates #29 6s. Receipts: #32 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold

Performance Comment: As17500327 but parts distributed: Manly-Dunstall; Heartwell-Baker; Gainlove-Wilder; Archer-Cushing; Physician-Redman; Tooth Drawer-Hackett; Peter-Holtham; Sir William Worthy-Collins; Lucy-Miss Young; Flora-Miss Falkner; Peg-Mrs Dunstall.
Event Comment: Benefit for Liviez (Ballet Master) and Taswell. Paid young Cross for dancing 5s., and same to young Shawford. Allowed Leviez for tickets as per agreement #15; Norton 3 chorus last night 6 this #2 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Afterpiece: By Desire. Tickets deliver'd out by Taswell will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross). [Income missing from Treasurer's Book.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17500212, but Miranda-Mrs Yates; Dorinda-Miss Cole; Stephano-_; Mustachio-_; Ventoso-_; Sycorax-_; Acis & Galatea omitted; To conclude with the Savoyard Travellers-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, the Little Swiss, Miss Popling, Mathews, Mlle L'Contri.

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Dance: III: L'Entree de Flore, as17491024

Event Comment: A Concert, etc. Prices 5s., 3s., 2s. To begin at six o'clock. By desire, not acted these Fourteen Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Riot-Yates, first in that part; Volatil-Cross; Sir Tristram-Taswell; Young Cash-Shuter; Grim-C. Woodward; Spitfire-Blakey; Slur-L. Hallam; Horatio-Clarkson; Cynthia-Miss Hippisley; Arabella-Miss Haughton; Aurelia-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Young Cash Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Miss Jones

Dance: The Little Swiss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Sir William-James; Elder Worthy-Bridges; Young Worthy-Cross; Snap-Yates; Sly-Shuter; Lawyer-Vaughan; Amanda-Mrs Ward; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Flareit-Mrs Green; Narcissa-Mrs Clive; Occasional Prologue- (by desire) and for the last time.
Cast
Role: Young Worthy Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Worthy-Cross; Sir Tunbelly-Bridges; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Young Fashion-Mozeen; Lory-James; Sirringe-Yates; Coupler-Winstone; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Amanda-Mrs Mills; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Mozeen

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s, Upper Gallery 1s. No persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money to be returned after the curtain is drawn up. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre. To begin exactly at Six o'clock. [Customary notice repeated for each bill this season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Lowe; Arcas-Anderson; Corydon-Arthur; Cymon-Collins; Mopsus-Dunstall; Phillida-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Beggar-Holtham; Mat-Stoppelaer; Ben Budge-Bencraft; Filch-Cushing; Wat Dreary-Smith; Twitcher-Redman; Draper-Bennet; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Jenny Diver-Miss Allen; Mrs Coaxer-Miss Ferguson; Dolly Trull-Mrs Vallois; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Vixen-Miss Haughton; Molly Brazen-Miss Morrison; Polly-Miss Falkner.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young

Dance: As17500926

Event Comment: Publish'd. The Actor: A Treatise on the Art of Playing, interspers'd with Theatrical Anecdotes, Critical Reflections on Plays, and Occasional Observations on Audiences. Printed for R. Griffith. Receipts: #60 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Havard; Elder Brother-Sowdon; Younger Brother-Mozeen; First Spirit-Gentleman who perform'd Barnwell [Griffith]; Second Spirit-Master Mattocks; Bacchanal-Beard; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Sabrina-Miss Norris (with the song of Sweet Eccho); Lady-Mrs Pritchard; The Dances-Mathews, Mad Cupis Camargo; With a New Epilogue upon the Two Occasional Prologues-Mrs Clive.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Wildair-Mrs Woffington; Standard-Lee; Vizard-Ridout; Smuggler-Arthur; Young Clincher-Collins; Dicky-Cushing; Angelica-Mrs Ridout; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Vincent; Beau Clincher-Dyer.
Cast
Role: Young Clincher Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Hob-Dunstall; Sir Thomas-Arthur; Dick-Anderson; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young.

Dance: GGrand Scots Ballet, as17500926

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Lowe; Cepheus-Waltz; Aethiopian-Baker; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Mercury-Vincent; Andromeda-Miss Falkner; Amazons-Miss Young, Miss Allen, Miss Ferguson, Miss Hippisley, Miss Morrison; Cyclops-Roberts, Smith, Holtham, Bennet, Davis; Infernals-Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Delagarde, Dupre, Dumont; Harlequin-Miles; Hussar-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Hussar's Servant-Arthur; Valet de Chambre-Atkins; Petit Maitre-Lalauze; Concluding with the Original Grand Dance-.
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; King-Gibson; Banquo-Sparks; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Fleance-Miss Morrison; Seyward-Bransby; Lennox-Ridout; Seyton-Usher; Hecate-Arthur; 1st Murderer-Bencraft; 2nd Murderer-Marten; Witches-Dunstall, Collins, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Woffington; With the Original Music-; the Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Lowe, Waltz, Baker, Roberts, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Wright; With the Dances-, Decorations incident to the Play.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: As17500926

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As Written by Shakespear. The Comedy of the Way of the World, written by Congreve, and not acted these ten years, will be reviv'd tomorrow. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Hecate-Layfield; Duncan-Berry; Lennox-Scrase; Doctor-Wilder; Furies-Mathews, Shawford, Pelling, Harrison, Roger; Donalbain-Mas. Mattocks; Young Siward-Palmer; Banquo-Sowdon; MacDuff-Havard; Malcolm-Blakes; Ross-Lee; Witches-Bridges, Shuter, Yates; Fleance-Mas. Cross; Seaton-Ray; Angus-Simpson; Lady-Mrs Yates; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Seyward-Winstone; Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Beard, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris.
Cast
Role: Furies Actor: Mathews, Shawford, Pelling, Harrison, Roger
Role: Young Siward Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17501113, but Ross-_; Young Siward-_; Fleance-_; Seaton-_; Angus-_; Doctor-_; Lady-_.
Cast
Role: Furies Actor: Mathews, Shawford, Pelling, Harrison, Roger
Role: Young Siward Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: The Comedy She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not is deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Woffington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Ryan; Young Wou'dbe-Sparks; Richmore-Ridout; Trueman-Gibson; Aurelia-Mrs Ridout; Constance-Mrs Vincent; Alderman-Arthur; Teague-Barrington.
Cast
Role: Young Wou'dbe Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Sir George Etheredge. Not acted these 10 years. [See 5 Apr. 1742.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: As17501220, but cast first listed here: Chasseur Royale-Lowe; Merlin-Leveridge; Diana-Miss Young; Aerial Spirits-Cooke, Villeneuve, Desse, Froment, Gardener, Mrs Delagarde, Mad Contrie, Mrs Villeneuve, Mad Gondou; Jupiter(Harlequin)-Miles; Mercury-Vincent; Pluto(Punch)-Froment; Neptune(Pantaloon)-Gardener; Pan(Scaramouche)-Desse; Hercules(Brighella)-Christian; Apollo(Mezzetin)-Villeneuve; Mars(Leander)-Jardin; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Pierrot-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Performance Comment: As17501129, but full cast listed. Apollo-Villeneuve; Daphne-Mlle Cointrie; Followers of Daphne-Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Gondou, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Barchelor; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Baker; Slumber-Vincent; Harlequin-Philips; Burgomaster-Bencraft; Boor servant-Lalauze; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Scaramouche-Atkins; Venus-Miss Young; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Baker; Pan-Vincent; Diana-Miss Falkner; Frenchman-Villeneuve; Spaniard-Desse; Polodese-Gardiner; French Woman-Mrs Delagarde; Spanish Woman-Mrs Gondou; Polonese Woman-Mrs Villeneuve; Zephyrus-Jardin; Flora (representing an Inconstant)-Mlle Cointrie.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Young
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: As17500913, but Loveless-Sowdon; Sir William-Taswell; Young Worthy-Palmer; Mrs Anne-Mrs Cross; Amanda-Miss Bellamy; Lawyer-_; Occasional Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Young Worthy Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs Pit, Mrs _Toogood.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. This evening their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the young Princes will be at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden to see the tragedy of the Fair Penitent (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Miss Young.
Event Comment: With an additional New Act, call'd the "Choice of Hercules.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Pleasure-Miss Faulkner, Soprano; Virtue-Mrs Arne[, Soprano; Hercules-Miss Young[, Mezzo-Soprano; Attendant on Pleasure-Lowe[, Tenor (Deutsch, Handel, p. 702.) [No cast listed in General Advertiser]., Tenor (Deutsch, Handel, p. 702.) [No cast listed in General Advertiser].
Cast
Role: Hercules Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: New Concerto on Organ

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clive. Part of Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes. Servants allow'd to keep places. Send servants by 3 o'clock. Tickets and places to be had of Mrs Clive at the Naked Boy in Henrietta St., Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [see 18 Nov. 1754]. Afterpiece: With alterations and an additional scene. Mr Havard's benefit play, which should have been acted some day this month, is deferr'd on account of his Indisposition, to the 12th of April, when the new Masque of Alfred will be perform'd, with its proper Scenes, Dances, Music, and Machinery. Receipts: #230 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Duretete-Garrick; Young Mirabel-Palmer; Old Mirabel-Yates; Dugard-Blakes; Petit-Shuter; Lamorce-Mrs Bennet; Oriana-Mrs Ward; Bisarre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Young Mirabel Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Harvey, Mad Camargo