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Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Event Comment: London Journal, 14 Dec.: The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, the Earl and Countess of Albemarle, and a great Number of Gentry were present. [See also 23 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: The young Gentlemen of Mr Weston's Academy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Song: In Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legar

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon, Glover, Pelling, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock; particularly Scating Dance-

Event Comment: As it was alter'd from Shakespear, by Sir William D'Avenant and Mr Dryden. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. See also A Letter to Mr John Gay on his Tragedy call'd The Captives (1724), by Elizabeth Harrison, who attended a performance during the initial run

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Captives

Related Works
Related Work: The Happy Captive Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Temple of Dulness; with the Humours of Sg Capochio and Sga Dorinna Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Mountfort. With Sinkings, Flyings, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the same

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of Doctor Faustus: With The Humours Of Harlequin And Scaramouch

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Chambers; particularly The Tipling Philosophers-Leveridge

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon Sr, Nivelon Jr, Glover, Newhouse, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall; particularly Two Pierrots-the Nivelons; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogeir; Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

Event Comment: Benefit Mr and Mrs Egleton. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Five Years. Receipts: money #63 6s. 6d.; tickets #83

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife; Or, A Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Chambers

Dance: Dupre, Nivelons, Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr; Two Pierrots-Nivelons; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogeir

Event Comment: Benefit Oates. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea; or, The Country Wedding

Event Comment: Benefit Robinson and Mrs Willis. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. With all the Song, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play. Afterp1ece: Compos'd by Mr John Eccles, Master of the King's Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Event Comment: Benefit John Rich. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Otway. Receipts: #126 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Song: Mrs Barbier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: End I: Saraband-Mrs Brett; II: Louvre-Mrs Wall; III: Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier; IV: Entry-Glover; V: Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At Mr Penkethman's Theatre in Richmond. By a Company of Comedians from the Theatre Royal. Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. In proper Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces- , accompany'd with the Harpsicord, Flutes, and Hautboys

Song: The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

Dance: The Drunken Man-Harper

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Carefully revis'd, and alter'd from Mr D'Urfey. And Machinery and other Decorations proper to the Play. Receipts: #39 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of The Rise And Fall Of Massaniello; Or, A Fisherman A Prince

Song: The Original Song:In Praise of Fishing-

Dance: A new dance:Fishermen and Their Wives-

Event Comment: At Mr Penkethman's Theatrical Booth, at the Horns Inn in Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Blind Beggar Of Bednal Green; Or, The Woman Never Vex'd; With The Comical Humours Of Sir Timothy Sousecrown And His Man Gudgeon

Entertainment: Vaulting-; Tumbling-; High Rope Walking-

Event Comment: At (alias Jubilee Dicky), Norris's, Chetwood's, Orfeur's, and Oates' Great Theatrical Booth, next Mr Bullock's in Bird-Cage Alley. An excellent new Droll, never acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin The British Enchanter; Or, The Child Has Found His Father

Song: Mrs Boman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentine And Orson

Performance Comment: Orson-Bridgewater; King-Huddy; Alphonso-Williams; Valentine-Roberts; Athelia-Mrs Morgan; Cleora-Mrs Butcher; Countrywoman-Mrs Willis; Peter Pitiful-Butcher.
Cast
Role: Athelia Actor: Mrs Morgan

Song: Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Willis

Entertainment: Tumbling-

Event Comment: Benefit Ward and Mrs Haughton. By Mr Bullock's and Spiller's Company of Comedians At their great Theatrical Booth in Bird-Cage Alley. With all the Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Dance: Haughton, Mrs Ogden, James, Mrs Haughton; End II: particulary Tollet's Grounds-Mrs Haughton, Mrs Ogden; End IV: French Peasant-; End V: Swedish Dale Karl-Haughton, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd from Shakespear by Sir William D'Avenant and Mr Dryden. With all the Songs, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the Play. At Common Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea; or, The Country Wedding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Song: As17241008

Event Comment: Not Acted these Seven Years. With Alterations. And all the Characters new dress'd. Receipts: #164 1s. 6d. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 5 Dec.: Written by Mr Dryden, the Decorations were magnificent and new, and the Musick new set, which was received with extraordinary Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian

Music: Vocal Parts-all new Set to Musick

Dance: With proper Dances-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L Foire De St

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Song: As17241008

Dance: As17241230

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Dumont, the Colombine , and Mr Phillipe, the Scaramouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Les Amours De Colombine & De Scaramouche, Pedant, Scrupuleux, & Pierot Escallier

Afterpiece Title: L'Ombre D'Arlequin, & le Diable Boitteux

Dance: Variety of New Dances-Mrs Roger, the pierrot,, also by young Scaramouch lately arriv'd