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Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: A new dramatic Pastoral Farce. The Music composed by Hook. Play by Francis Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Cupids Revenge

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Related Work: Cupid's Revenge Author(s): Francis Gentleman
Related Work: Love Despised Author(s): Francis Beaumont

Dance: As17720615

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A new Comedy [by Francis Gentleman, first perform'd at Chester, 1760 (Biographia Dramatica)]. By Permission. Benefit for Mrs Williams. Note: For performances at dl and cg 18 and 20 September, see Season of 1773-1774, p. 1745

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Mainpiece Title: The Modish Wife Or Love In A Puzzle

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Related Work: The Modish Wife; or, Love in a Puzzle Author(s): Francis Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: End of Play: A Comic Medley-Cresswick; and a Variety of Imitations-Hutton

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland. Prologue by the Hon. Francis North. Epilogue by George Colman, the younger (see text)]. Morning Chronicle, 20 Mar. 1794: This Day is published THE BOX-LOBBY CHALLENGE (1s. 6d.)

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Mainpiece Title: The Box lobby Challenge

Afterpiece Title: THE QUAKER

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time: C 5, by George Colman ynger. Prologue by the Hon Francis North (see text, which also gives the names of the speakers of both Prologue and Epilogue). Epilogue by the author (London Chronicle, 18 July)]. "The force and feeling which [Aickin] gave to the amiable character of Stedfast-a character, indeed, strongly resembling his own for many bearing, probity and truth-must, we are persuaded, [make] a strong, indelible impression on the minds of all as have had an opportunity of witnessing his performance of that part" (+Dramatic Censor, III, 3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Joanna Baillie. "Adapted to the stage by J. P. Kemble" (note in his hand on Kemble playbill), Text in the author's A Series of Plays (T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1798). Prologue by the Hon. Francis North; Epilogue by Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (Larpent MS 1287)]: The Scenery, Musick, Dresses, and Decorations entirely new. The Musick of the Third Act composed by Shaw [and sung by Sedgwick (Dramatic Censor, II, 162)] and of the Second and Fourth Acts by Kelly. The Scenes designed by Greenwood? Jun and Capon, and executed by them, Banks, &c. The Dresses and Decorations designed by Johnston, and executed under his direction by Gay and Underwood. The Female Dresses designed and executed by Miss Rein. Receipts: #308 12s. 6d. (264.3.0; 43.15.6; 0.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: De Montfort

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum, Danby, Wentworth, Maddocks, Evans, Cook, Danby Jun., Tett, Caulfield Jun., Sawyer, Aylmer, Willoughby, Bardoleau, Clark, Mead, Elliot, Ms Stephens, Ms Leak, Ms Arne, Ms Menage, Ms B. Menage, Ms Wentworth, Ms Roffey, Ms Jacobs, Ms Saunders, Ms Maddocks, Ms Bristow, Ms Butler, Ms Gawdry

Event Comment: This Tragedy is taken from ye French by ye Revd Mr Francis. A great Noise before ye play began, occasion'd by ye Music not playing what they lik'd, they being Palted wou'd not come into the Orchestra-a Branch knock'd down, Candles thrown &c.-Mr Garrick went on, order'd ye Music in, & all was quiet-went off with great Applause (Cross). Never acted before. Characters New Dress'd Mr Garrick is intitled to my sincerest Gratitude for his Performance as an Actor, and for his Punctuality as a Manager...his strong good Sence, with that Spirit of Theatrical Criticism, which is his peculiar natural Genius (Prefatory matter by Francis first in ed.). Receipts: 180 (Cross)

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Mainpiece Title: Eugenia

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Related Work: Eugenia Author(s): Philip Francis
Event Comment: MMr Francis has successfully avoided the common fault of a buskin'd expression, and left the plain language of nature to be supported by the dignity of the sentiment: He has I think, not above one or two similies, and scarce one unnecessary or purely ornamental epithet. In this he has judiciously imitated the simplicity of the antients, and of our Milton's Samson Agonistes, as he has also done in the contrivance of the fable, by preserving the unities...'Twould be idle in me to observe that this play is a true tragedy, tho' nobody dies in it, as it has so large a share in exciting the only objects, terror and pity. There is one excellency, which I cannot help pointing out, as it is almost universally overlook'd by all dramatic writers: I mean the MORAL without which there is no perfect drama. (Have at you All; Or The Drury Lane Journal, 20 Feb. 1752). Receipts: #170 (Cross)

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Mainpiece Title: Eugenia

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Event Comment: A New Tragedy by Dr Philip? Francis, author of Eugenia, --went off very indifferently (Cross). [This tragedy is mercilessly attacked in The Tuner No 2 by Paul Hiffernan, who compares its phrasing in a dozen instances with similar, but more perfect phrasing in Shakespeare.

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Mainpiece Title: Constantine

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Related Work: Constantine Author(s): Philip Francis
Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; M 3, by--Francis. Perhaps the same as a piece performed under this title at Bath, 20 Nov. 1785]: With new Musick, Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The new Musick and Overture by Dr Arnold. The Scenery by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

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Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Wood

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Related Work: The Enchanted Wood Author(s): C. Francis

Dance: In 2nd piece: the Dances (under direction of D'Egville,)-Whitmell, Keys, George D'Egville, Lewis D'Egville, Master Whitmell, Master Chatterley, Master Menage, Master Webb, Mrs Haskey, Miss DeCamp, Miss E. Menage, Miss F?. D'Egville, Miss Jacobs, Miss Haskey, Miss Standen, Miss Menage

Event Comment: Benefit Coker, Morgan, Salter, Mrs Gulick, Miss Francis. Receipts: money #4 19s. 6d.; tickets #141 18s

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Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: Griffin

Dance: New Dances-Miss Francis

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Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

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Related Work: The Maid of Kent Author(s): Francis G. Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Ballet: I: The Drunken Peasant. Drunken Peasant-Atkins; Clown-Wright

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Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Ward
Role: Dicky Drugger Actor: Miss Francis
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Related Work: The Pantheonites Author(s): Francis Gentleman

Dance: II: Allemande-; End: Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's scholars

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Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

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Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Dance: End: The Taylors, as17740428

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

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Related Work: The Maid of Kent Author(s): Francis G. Waldron

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Entertainment: End II: (By Particular Desire, and for the last time this season) Imitations-Bannister

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

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Related Work: The Maid of the Oaks Author(s): Francis Barthélémon

Dance: As17901119

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Mainpiece Title: Orpheus And Eurydice

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

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Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: THE MAID OF THE OAKS

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Role: Stella Actor: Miss Francis
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Related Work: The Maid of the Oaks Author(s): Francis Barthélémon

Dance: In Act I of afterpiece, Dance, as17931112

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Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

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Related Work: Wit Without Money Author(s): Francis Beaumont

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Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

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Related Work: Wit Without Money Author(s): Francis Beaumont

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Mainpiece Title: Love Lies A Bleeding

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Mainpiece Title: The Maids Tragedy

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Related Work: The Maid's Tragedy Author(s): Francis Beaumont

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Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

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Related Work: The Scornful Lady Author(s): Francis Beaumont

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Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

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Mainpiece Title: A Kinge And No Kinge

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Related Work: A King and No King Author(s): Francis Beaumont