Lady Cockwood

Mrs. James: Ariana = Mrs.

Horton Gatty Mrs. Vincent.

March 2. Unhappy Favourite-as before.

6. Mrs. Pritchard's bt. Provoked Husband-with Honest Yorkshireman. Muckworm = Hippisley: Gaylove = Salway: Sapskull Woodward: Slango= Bencraft: Blunder Marten: Arbella Miss Hillyard: Combrush Mrs. Pritchard.

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13. Fatal Marriage. Biron Bridgewater: Villeroy Ryan: Fernando Jaqueline =

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Woodward: Isabella Mrs. Porter. =

15. Ryan's bt. Spanish Fryar. Dominic Bridgewater: Gomez Hippisley: Lorenzo Ryan: Tor= rismond Hale: Queen Mrs. Horton: Elvira = Mrs. Pritchard: -with Honest Yorkshireman.

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16. Double Dealer. Maskwell = Rosco: Sir Paul Plyant Hippisley: Brisk = Chapman : Careless Ryan: Mellefont = Hale: Lord Touchwood = Bridgewater: Lady Touchwood Mrs. Pritchard : Lady Froth Mrs. Horton.

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18. Mrs. Horton's bt. Jane Shore. Hastings = Hale Dumont = Bridgewater: Gloster Ryan: Jane Shore Mrs. Horton: Alicia Mrs. Porter.

22. Hippisley's bt. She wou'd and she wou'd not. Trappanti Chapman: Don Manuel = Hippisley : Soto Woodward: Hypolita = Mrs. Pritchard.

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25. For bt. of Widow Milward and her 4 children. Quin acted Cato Mrs. Milward says, that many persons who had taken tickets at her former benefit could not get room, and that their tickets would be received on this night, Mr. Rich having generously given her the use of his theatre.

27. Bridgewater's bt. Love for Love. Ben=

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Bridgewater: Valentine Hale: Tattle Chapman : Foresight Hippisley: Sir Sampson Legend = Marten: Scandal = Cashell: Jeremy = Woodward: Angelica Mrs. Horton: Mrs. Frail Mrs. Pritchard Mrs. Foresight Mrs. Woodward: Nurse= Mrs. Marten: Miss Prue Miss Georgiana Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before.

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29. Chapman acted Bayes for his bt.

30. Recruiting Officer. Bullock = Woodward. April 1. Amorous Widow.

Barnaby Brittle=

Hippisley Lovemore Hale: Merryman Woodward: Mrs. Brittle Mrs. Horton. =

3. Jane Shore-as before.

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10. Mourning Bride. Osmyn Ryan: King Hale: Gonzalez = Bridgewater: Zara Mrs. Porter: Almeria Mrs. Horton.

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19. Woodward's bt. Fair Quaker of Deal. Mizen =Woodward: Flip Rosco: Worthy Ryan: Sir Charles Pleasant Hale: 1st Sailor = Hippisley: Dorcas Zeal Mrs. Hale: Arabella Mrs. Bellamy : Belinda Mrs. Bland :-with Orpheus and Eurydice. Harlequin Woodward: Drudge = Hippisley.

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20. Love's last Shift. Sir Novelty Fashion = Woodward: Loveless Ryan: Sir William Wisewou'd Hippisley: Elder Worthy Bridgewater Younger Worthy Hale : Narcissa = Mrs. Bellamy : Amanda Mrs. Pritchard.

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24. Relapse.

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Lord Foppington - Woodward: Loveless = Ryan: Worthy = Bridgewater: Young

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Fashion Hale: Lory Chapman : Coupler

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pisley Berinthia Mrs. Horton: Amanda Stevens: Miss Hoyden Mrs. Wright.

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26. For the bt. of Stephens. Othello. Othello= Stephens: Iago Ryan: Cassio Hale: Roderigo - Woodward: Desdemona Mrs. Pritchard: Emilia Mrs. Woodward.

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May 1. Careless Husband. Sir Charles Easy: Ryan: Lord Foppington Chapman: Lord Morelove = Hale: Lady Betty Modish Mrs. Horton: Edging =Mrs. Pritchard: Lady Easy Mrs. Woodward.

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4. For the entertainment of the Grand Master, and the Brethren of the Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons-for the benefit of a Brother who has had great misfortunes-not acted 7 years, Æsop. Æsop Bridgewater: Learchus Hippisley: Oronces Hale: Doris Mrs. Pritchard: Euphronia Mrs. Hale: Sir Polydorus Hogstye Woodward: Beau Chapman : Hortensia = Mrs. Horton with Songs in Masonry by Salway and Bencraft.

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5. For bt. of Cashell and Marten. Macbeth. Macbeth Cashell: Macduff Ryan: Banquo= Bridgewater: Lenox Stephens: Malcolm Chapman: 1st Murderer Hippisley: Hecate Rosco: Witches Woodward, James, and Bencraft: Lady Macbeth Mrs. Horton.

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6. Busy Body. Marplot Chapman : Sir Francis Gripe Hippisley: Sir George Airy Ryan: Charles Hale: Miranda Mrs. Hale: Patch Mrs. Pritchard.

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Bridgewater: King=
Ryan: Prince John=

7. For bt. of Mullart, and Lawrence box keeper. Henry 4th part 2d. Falstaff Stephens Prince of Wales Hale: Archbishop of York

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Chapman: Shallow=

Hippisley: Silence Salway :-with Country House.

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Marquis Chapman: Lucca Woodward: Janno= Hippisley.

11. Royal Merchant. Goswin Ryan: Clause= Bridgewater: Wolfort Rosco: Prince Prigg = Woodward: Orator Higgen Hippisley: Vandunke = Marten: Bertha Mrs. Bellamy.

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12. Laguerre's bt. Tender Husband. Capt. Clerimont=Ryan: Numps James: Tipkin Hippisley: Biddy Mrs. Horton : Mrs. Clerimont Mrs. Pritchard: with Dragon of Wantley: Gubbins Laguerre.

June 1. Way of the World-last play. (These bills from Mr. Field.)

G. F. 1741-1742.

Mr. Smith of Lisle Street had the following bil reprinted for the use of himself and his friends-it is not printed correctly-the important word late is omitted before theatre-but it is certain from Mr. Field's bills, that Giffard applied that word to his theatre, as long as he continued to act in it-this bill is also inserted in the Memoirs of Lee Lewes, vol. 2. pp. 111-114-the word late is retained-in the first of these bills, Peterson's name is spelt as Paterson -and in the other, as Patterson-the prices mentioned in these bills were the usual prices-Giffard brought out a new Pantomime on the 1st of March,

and raised the price of the boxes to 4s.-and that of the pit to 2s. and 6d.-the advanced prices were continued to the end of the season.

October 19, 1741.

At the Theatre in Goodman's Fields, this day will be performed, A Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Music, divided into two parts.

Tickets at three, two, and one shilling.

Places for the Boxes to be taken at the Fleece Tavern, near the Theatre.

N. B. Between the Two Parts of the Concert will be presented an Historical Play, called the

LIFE AND DEATH OF

King Richard the Third. Containing the distresses of K. Henry 6th. The artful acquisition of the Crown by King Richard,

The Murder of Young King Edward 5th, and his Brother in the Tower,

The landing of the Earl of Richmond,

And the Death of King Richard in the memorable Battle of Bosworth Field, being the last that was fought between the Houses of York and Lancaster; with many other true Historical Passages. The Part of King Richard by A GENTLEMAN, (Who never appeared on any Stage.)

King Henry, by Mr. Giffard. Richmond, Mr. Marshall. Prince Edward, by Miss Hippisley, Duke of York, Miss Naylor. Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Paterson, Duke of Norfolk, Mr. Blakes, Lord Stanley, Mr. Pagett, Oxford, Mr. Vaughan, Tressel, Mr.