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Event Comment: Benefit Wood, Treasurer. Written by Mr Congreve. N.B. The Doors will not be open till Four o'Clock. Receipts: money #12 18s. 6d.; tickets #155 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Quin; Bellmour-Walker; Vainlove-Ryan; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Sir Joseph-Egleton; Sharper-Diggs; Bluff-Hall; Setter-Spiller; Laetitia-Mrs Bullock; Belinda-Mrs Younger; Araminta-Mrs Moffet; Syliva-Mrs Legar; Lucia-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Salle; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare

Song: SSee From the Silent Groves by Dr Pepusch-Mrs Chambers; The Play of Love made and sung-Leveridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: As17250924, but Cornwall-Milward; Usher-Morgan; Cordelia-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Younger.

Song: TThe Play of Love-Leveridge

Dance: FFrench Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17251019, but Miranda-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Wall; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Louvre-Dupre, Mrs Wall; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Not Acted these Sixteen Years. For the Entertainment of his Excellency Sid Mahomet Ben Ali Abogly, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco. Written by Sir William D'Avenant, and very carefully revis'd with Alterations. Receipts: #31 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wits

Performance Comment: Elder Palantine-Ogden; Young Palatine-Milward; Sir Morglay Thwack-Morgan; Sir Tyrant Thrift-Norris; Pert-W. Bullock; Meager-Houghton; Snore-H. Bullock; Engin-Chapman; Lady Ample-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Grace; Mrs Snore-Mrs Cook; Mrs Queasy-Mrs Martin; Ginnet-Miss Fenton.
Cast
Role: Young Palatine Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Anderson; Scottish Dance-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Burney, Mrs Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ryan; Aimwell-Walker; Sullen-Quin; Sir Charles-Diggs; Bonniface-Bullock; Scrub-Hippisley; Foigard-Morgan; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bullock; Dorinda-Mrs Younger; Cherry-Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Ballance-Quin; Plume-Ryan; Worthy-Walker; Brazen-Egleton in Daily Courant, but who probably did not act; see17260927 or W. Bullock [in Daily Journal]; Kite-Hall; Bullock-Bullock; Sylvia-Mrs Younger; Melinda-Mrs Bullock; Rose-Mrs Legar; Lucy-Mrs Egleton; Recruits-Spiller, H. Bullock; Collier-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Lally, Mrs Pelling

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Cibber Jr; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Coupler-Johnson; Lory-Harper; Seringe-Norris; Shoemaker-Miller; Berinthia-Mrs Oldfield; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Hoyden-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Cibber Jr

Dance:

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Standard-Mills; Smugler-Johnson; Beau Clincher-Miller; Young Clincher-Oates; Vizard-Will. Mills; Dicky-Norris.
Cast
Role: Young Clincher Actor: Oates

Dance: Mrs Booth

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of his Excellency Sid Mahomet Ali Abogly, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco. Receipts: #116 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or The Burgo Master Trickd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salle; 1st Nymph-Mrs Bullock; 2d Nymph-Mrs Pelling; 3d Nymph-Mrs Ogden; 4th Nymph-Mrs Anderson; Daphne-Mlle Salle; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Leguerre; Slumber-Salway; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Sevant-Spiller; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Hareqluin-Lun; Peasants-Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon; Women Peasants-Mrs Vincent, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Rice; Venus-Mrs Barbier; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Leguerre; Bacchanals-Lanyon, Dupre Jr; Bacchants-Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; Satyrs-Nivelon, Newhouse; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; Frenchman-Lally; Spanish Woman-Mrs Bullock; Polonese-Mrs Pelling; Frenchwoman-Mrs Leguerre; Flora-Mlle Salle.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Clerk, who never appear'd in Publick before; Pierrot-Roger; Punch-Duplessis; Scaramouch-Haughton; Statue-Cibber Jr; Bawd-Harper; Mephostophilus-Young Rainton; Death-Ray; Time-Rainton; Usurer-Norris; Shopkeee Shopkeeper, Wife-Hallam, Mrs Wetherilt; Doctor's Man-Peplow; Countrymen-Miller, Bridgwater, Oates, Wright; With a Grand Masque of Heathen Deities-; Mars-Thurmond; Mercury-Essex; Bacchus-Boval; Ceres-Miss Tenoe; Iris-Mrs Brett; Flora-Mrs Walter.

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Robinson

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Wycherley. Receipts: #45 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Horner-Ryan; Pinchwife-Quin; Harcourt-Walker; Sparkish-Milward; Dorilant-Diggs; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Quack-Hall; Country Wife-Mrs Younger; Alithea-Mrs Berriman; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bullock; Mrs Dainty-Mrs Rice; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Fenton; Lucy-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Berriman

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; Pastoral Dance-Glover, Dupre Jr, Lanyon, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Wilks; Medley-Mills; Old Bellair-Harper; Young Bellair-Cibber Jr; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Booth; Belinda-Mrs Cibber; Emilia-Mrs Heron; Pert-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Young Bellair Actor: Cibber Jr
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Song: As17261001

Dance: As17261006

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pilgrim-Ryan; Roderigo-Quin; Alphonso-Hippisley; Mad Englishman-Spiller; Mad Scholar-Boheme; Mad Taylor-Hall; Mad Briest-Chapman; Alinda-Mrs Bullock; Juletta-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

Related Works
Related Work: Pan and Syrinx Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: As17261024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Boheme; Bajazet-Quin; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Walker; Arpasia-Mrs Berriman; Selima-Mrs Younger; With the usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: With the usual Prologue Actor: .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: Rover-Ryan; Hellena-Mrs Younger; Belville-Quin; Frederick-Walker; Blunt-Spiller; Antonio-Milward; Pedro-Ogden; Angelica-Mrs Bullock; Florinda-Mrs Berriman; Valeria-Mrs Rice; Moretta-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Younger

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Related Works
Related Work: Pan and Syrinx Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: As17261024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Boheme; Glocester-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Edmund-Walker; Kent-Ogden; Albany-Diggs; Cornwall-Milward; Cordelia-Mrs Younger; Gentleman Usher-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Younger
Event Comment: [By Owen Swiny.] Not Acted these Ten Years. All the Characters new drest. Pit and Boxes to be laid together by tickets only at 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. Receipts: #163 3s. 6d. Probable attendance: p1t and boxes, 464 paid and 14 orders; stage, 2 paid; balcony, 4 paid; slips, 21 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 270 paid and 9 orders; second gallery, 124 paid. [The Prologue was printed in London Journal, 26 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Performance Comment: Edition of 1726 lists: Latinus-Pearson; Prenesto-Rochetti; Turnus-Mrs Barbier; Metius-Legar; Linco-Leveridge; Camilla-Mrs Fletcher; Lavinai-Mrs Chambers; Tallia-Salway; Prologue-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mrs Younger.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rawlinson. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #50 7s. 6d.; tickets #117 15s. Probable attendance: boxes, 67 by money and 206 by tickets; pit, 57 money and 311 by tickets; slips, 9 by money; first gallery, 121 by money and 196 by tickets; second gallery, 89 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Aesop-Quin; Learchus-Hippisley; Oronces-Walker; Hogstye-Diggs; Roger-Bullock; Quaint-Spiller; Fop-W. Bullock; Hortensia-Mrs Berriman; Doris-Mrs Egleton; Euphronia-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Euphronia Actor: Mrs Younger.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Rawlinson, who never appeared on any Stage before

Dance: new Dance of Moors-Glover, Lally, Pelling, Newhouse, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: [By Philip Frowde.] All the Characters new Dress'd. Receipts: #148 3s. Probable attendance: boxes, 198 paid and 17 orders; balcony, 1 paid; pit, 283 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 409 paid and 1 orders; slips, 64 paid; second gallery, 82 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Saguntum

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Boheme, Ryan, Walker, Quin, Hulett, Diggs, Milward, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Bullock, but edition of 1727 lists: Sicoris-Boheme; Murrus-Walker; Eurydamas-Quin; Theron-Hulett; Lycormas-Diggs; Fabius-Ryan; Curtius-Milward; First Saguntine-Ogden; Candace-Mrs Berriman; Timandra-Mrs Bullock; Prologue by Theobald-Quin; Epilogue-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Theron Actor: Hulett
Role: Theobald Actor: Quin
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Younger.
Event Comment: We are obliged to defer The Rape of Proserpine 'till farther Notice, on Account of the sudden Indispostion of Mr Rich. Receipts: #25 17s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 21 paid and 8 orders; Pit, 55 paid and 17 orders; slips, 11 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 107 paid and 17 orders; second gallery, 95 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ryan; Aboan-Quin; Daniel-Spiller; Imoinda-Mrs Bullock; Charlotte-Mrs Younger; Widow Lackit-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Younger
Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance in the Character of a Clown-Nivelon; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17261011, but Prue-Mrs Cibber.*d1727 2 10 dl Lally, Boval, Young Rainton, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson; particularly Myrtillo-.
Event Comment: [Written by Lewis Theobald. Set to Music by Galliard.] The Entertainment being entirely new Dress'd: With New Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations. Pit and Boxes laid together at 5s. Receipts: #216 12s. Probable attendance: boxes, 269 paid; stage, 1 paid; balcony, 4 paid; pit, 274 paid and 4 orders; slips, 54 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 456 paid; second gallery, 195 paid. Mist's, 18 Feb.: It is of the Nature of Pantomimes, partly grotesque, and partly vocal, but far exceeds all ever yet shewn, in the Magnificence and Beauty of the Scenes, the Number and Richness of the Habits, as well as the Fable, which is purely poetical, as the Italian Operas ought to be. [See also London Journal, 18 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Barbier; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; Sylvans-Mlle Salle, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Legar, Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling; Sicilians-Glover, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse; Harlequin-Lun; Yeoman-Nivelon; Old Man-Smith; Clodpole-Spiller; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Old Woman-Miss Latour; Countrymen, Lasses-Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Fenton, Mrs Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Poitier, Pelling; Elements: Earth-Dupre; Air-Glover; Fire-Poitier; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Legar, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Salle.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. Receipts: #42 9s.; tickets #123 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 42 by money and 226 by tickets; stage, 12 by money; pit, 75 by money and 255 by tickets; slips, 5 by money; first gallery, 92 by money and 285 by tickets; second gallery, 40 by money. [For a letter on pantomime, chiefly at lif, see Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 11 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Louvre-Glover; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Damon and Clemene or The Metamorphosis of Leander

Performance Comment: Damon-Salle; Shepherds-Newhouse, Dupre; Shepherdesses-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden; Clemene-Mlle Salle; Harlequin-Lun; Scaramouch-Salway; Harlequin's Wife-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch's Wife-Mrs Vincent; Leander-Nivelon; Pierot-Spiller; Boor-Pelling; Taylor-Hippisley; Boor's Wife-Mrs Warren; Mezzetin-Leveridge.
Cast
Role: Harlequin's Wife Actor: Mrs Younger

Music: Kettle Drummer-Poitier, being the first Time of his appearing on the Stage in that Character

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Gripe-Hippisley; Moneytrap-Spiller; Dick-Walker; Brass-Morgan; Clarissa-Mrs Berriman; Araminta-Mrs Vincent; Corinna-Mrs Rice; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Martin; Flippanta-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Younger.

Song: new Cantata by Signor Bonnoncini-Mrs Chambers

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle