21. Woodward's bt. Not acted 10 years (acted April 7 1759) Humorous Lieutenant. Lieutenant (with the original Prologue) = Woodward: Demetrius Smith: King Walker: Leontius Gibson : Celia Mrs. Bellamy :—with Harlequin Dr. Faustus -the Lieutenant originally spoke the Epilogue, not the Prologue.

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23. Rival Queens. Alexander Smith, 1st time: Clytus Gibson: Lysimachus Hull: Hephestion= Dyer Cassander Clarke: Roxana Mrs. Bellamy, 1st time: Statira is omitted:-an occasional Epilogue in character by Mrs. Bellamy-this was probably Smith's bt.

24. Shuter's bt. Beggar's Opera, and Upholsterer. 28. For bt. of Ross. Cato Ross: Juba = Smith Sempronius Clarke: Syphax = Gibson: Marcia Mrs. Bellamy.

31. Mrs. Bellamy's bt. Cleone.

April 6. Miss Macklin's bt. Merchant of Venice. Shylock Macklin Anthonio Ross: Launcelot = Shuter Portia Miss Macklin :-with Love a-la

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20. Dyer's bt. Romeo and Juliet. Romeo Dyer: Mercutio = Woodward: Juliet Mrs. Bellamy.

21. Miss Poitier's bt. Rival Queens (as March 23) with Rosamond, altered from Addison. King = Mattocks: Sir Trusty Dibdin: Queen Miss Poitier : Rosamond Mrs. Pinto: Grideline Mrs. Baker :the 3 acts of the original are reduced to 2-in the Opera as printed in 1767 Morrice's name stands to

Sir Trusty, and Mrs. Thompson's to the Queen— Mrs. Thompson and Miss Poitier are the same person.

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24. Gibson's bt. Not acted 25 years, Double Falshood. Julio Ross: Henriquez Smith: Duke Clarke: Don Bernard = Walker: Camillo = Gibson Violante Miss Macklin Leonora Mrs. Mattocks.

25. Walker's bt. Julius Cæsar-as Jan. 31 1766. 27. Fair Penitent. Calista Mrs. Bellamy. 28. Dunstall's bt.

Busy Body. Sir Jealous Traf

fick Dunstall :-with Midas.

May 6. Hull's bt. Double Falshood. Camillo = Hull.

11. All for Love. Octavia Mrs. Mattocks.

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25. Rival Queens. Statira Mrs. Mattocks. 26. Conscious Lovers. Tom Woodward. 28. King John, and Coronation-seemingly last play.

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June 9. Shuter's bt. (probably out of the season) Busy Body. Marplot Woodward: Sir Francis= Shuter Miranda Miss Macklin :-with Love-a-laMode. Sir Archy Macklin. (Bills from B. M.) Ross left C. G. at the end of this season-he opened the Edinburgh theatre Dec. 9 with a new Prologue; the Patent being assigned to him. (London Magazine.)

Miss Elliot seems not to have acted after this season-see C. G. Dec. 7 1769.

Her characters-selection only.

D. L. July 2 1761. *Maria in Citizen-*Columbine in Wishes.

C. S. Dublin. 1761-1762. Euphrosyne - Miss Notable Columbine

Midas.

Schoolboy Daphne in

C. G. 1762-1763. Cherry-Phillis-Polly Honeycombe-Edging-Miss Biddy-Bisarre-Lady Betty Modish-Berinthia.

1763-1764. Estifania-Termagant in Upholsterer -Flora in Country Lasses-*Lady Racket-Miss Prue-Mrs. Sullen.

1764-1765. Millamant.

1766-1767. Calista-*Mary Ann in School for Guardians.

* Originally.

HAY. 1767.

Foote opened his theatre in May with an occa

sional Prelude

a long bill to Foote.

-Scaffold the Carpenter presented

Foote. Why do you bring it to me?

Scaffold. To you! to be paid to be sure.
Foote. I pay you!

Scaffold. Without doubt.

Foote. No, there you are mistaken; you are much better off-it is these Ladies and Gentlemen who are to be your paymasters.

Scaffold. What the gentlefolks above and below? Foote. Aye, the whole public, for if they don't, I am sure it is out of my power. (London Magazine.) Scaffold says "Consider what expedition we "have made-all this work here in three months "tight job, master Foote"-from this speech it seems probable that Foote did not erect an entire new theatre, but only alter and repair the old one-the London Magazine says, "the improvements which "Foote has made in his house are prodigious this could hardly be said of a new theatre.

Foote did not publish his Prelude, but it is printed in Cooke's Life of Foote-the characters were-Laconic J. Palmer: Snarl Weston: Scaffold = Bannister: Foote = Foote.

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June 22. Barry and Mrs. Dancer came out in Romeo and Juliet-the house was far from full, and the applause not extravagant--Barry acted Othello in July. (L. M.)

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July 2. Never acted, the Tailors-this is a mock Tragedy, or as it was often called in the bills, a Tragedy for warm weather-the cast was probably -Francisco Foote: Abrahamides Shuter: Jackides Weston: Isaacos J. Palmer: Campbello= Bannister: Dorothea (wife to Francisco)= Mrs. Jefferies: Tittilinda Mrs. Gardner:-a little before this time there had been great disputes in London between the master-tailors and their journeymen, so as to become a general town talk-some person

thought this a good subject for a mock TragedyFrancisco and Campbello are master-tailors-Abrahamides, &c. are journeymen-the latter rebel against the former-Dorothea pretends to be fond of her husband, but intrigues with Isaacos-Francisco discovers the intrigue-he is indignant at being made a cuckold by a journeyman-Francisco dies-as they prepare to carry him off, he starts up, and says he won't trouble them-Abrahamides is committed to prison for murder-his sweetheart Tittilinda brings him a ruffled shirt to be hanged in-she faints, and he makes his exit-the Gaoler concludes the piecethe Tailors was sent to Foote from Dodsley's shop, and, if not approved of, was to be returned in the same concealed manner-but Foote knew its worth too well not to thank the author for his present; he soon put into rehearsal, and acted the principal part himself (Victor)-this play has a good deal of humour-but there is one radical fault in it-in burlesque the characters ought to be persons of consequence, instead of which they are here Tailors-the catastrophe might perhaps be altered for the better; as a man's going off to be hanged is too serious à conclusion for a mock Tragedy-this piece is in 3 actsthe name of the author is unknown.

July 9. Tailors, 4th time.

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It appears from the Lon. Mag. for July that Mrs. Dancer had acted Belvidera, and Jane Shore.

Aug. 10. By particular desire-Beggar's Opera.