09 December 1724
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1724-1725
Volume:
2
Comments:
[By Colley Cibber.] With new Scenes and new Habits. Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 164: But alas! I can remember being of the merry Party in the Pit the first Night of Cibber's Caesar in Egypt, in which he performed the Part of Achoreus ; and we then laught at his quavering Tragedy Tones, as much as we did at his Pasteboard Swans which the Carpenters pulled along the Nile. [See also Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 12 Dec.
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
Caesar In Aegypt
Comments:
Edition of 1725 lists: Julius Caesar-Booth; Antony-Wilks; Decius-Williams; Ptolomey-Cibber Jr; Photinus-Mills; Achillas-Mills Jr; Septimius-Bridgwater; Achoreus-Cibber; 1st Centurian-Roberts; 2d Centurian-Thurmond; Cornelia-Mrs Porter; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Charmion-Mrs Williams; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Edition of 1725 lists: Julius Caesar-Booth; Antony-Wilks; Decius-Williams; Ptolomey-Cibber Jr; Photinus-Mills; Achillas-Mills Jr; Septimius-Bridgwater; Achoreus-Cibber; 1st Centurian-Roberts; 2d Centurian-Thurmond; Cornelia-Mrs Porter; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Charmion-Mrs Williams; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast:
- Role: Julius Caesar Actor: Booth
- Role: Antony Actor: Wilks
- Role: Decius Actor: Williams
- Role: Ptolomey Actor: Cibber Jr
- Role: Photinus Actor: Mills
- Role: Achillas Actor: Mills Jr
- Role: Septimius Actor: Bridgwater
- Role: Achoreus Actor: Cibber
- Role: 1st Centurian Actor: Roberts
- Role: 2d Centurian Actor: Thurmond
- Role: Cornelia Actor: Mrs Porter
- Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Oldfield
- Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Williams
- Role: Prologue Actor: Wilks
- Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Oldfield.