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We found 2026 matches on Event Comments, 1158 matches on Performance Comments, 111 matches on Performance Title, 12 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Betterton's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the fact that the play was advertised in the Post Boy, 18-21 Dec. 1697, suggests that the premiere occurred not later than late November. This play was originally given to the company in Drury Lane, but withdrawn. See G. Thorn-Drury, An Unrecorded Play Title, Review of English Studies, VI (1930), 316-18. Edition of 1698: A Dialogue in the fourth Act, between Mr Bowman and Mrs Bracegirdle; The words by Mr Durfey and set by Mr Eccles: When will Stella kind and tendre. A Dialogue in the fifth Act, between a Boy and a Girl, and an Old Man, Written by Mr Motteux, set to the Musick by Mr J. Eccles. Preface: I look upon those that endeavour'd to discountenance this Play as Enemys to me

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deceiver Deceived

Performance Comment: Edition of 1698: Meleto Bondi-Betterton; Gonsalvo-Arnold; Count Andrea-Hodgson; Fidelio-Verbruggen; Count Insulls-Bowman; Gervatio-Bowen; Actwell-Trafuse; Hiordouble-Knap; Strechwell-Watson; Olivio-Mrs Barry; Ariana-Mrs Bracegirdle; Lady Temptyouth-Mrs Lee; Lucinda-Mrs Prince; Prologue-Mr Bowen; Epilogue-Miss Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Count Andrea Actor: Hodgson
Event Comment: Rich's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but it cannot be later than December 1698, for the play was advertised in the Post Man, 27-29 Dec. 1698. The play may have been produced earlier in the season, but it apparently followed the two operatic works (The Island Princess and Rinaldo and Armida), as the Epilogue alludes to the "late Singers." It also refers to Sigismondo Fideli, as being lately arrived, and he is known to have given a concert on 22 Dec. 1698

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Edition of 1699: Prologue By J. H. (Joseph Haines)-Mr Powell (a Servant attending with a Bottle of Wine); Epilogue by and-Jo. Haynes (in Mourning); Roebuck-Williams; Lovewell-Mills; Mockmode-Bullock; Lyrick-Johnson; Pamphlet-Haynes; Rigadoon-Haynes; Nimblewrist-Ashton; Club-Pinkethman; Brush-Fairbank; Lucinda-Mrs Rogers; Leanthe-Mrs Maria Alison; Trudge-Mrs Mills; Bulfinch-Mrs Powel; Pindress-Mrs Moor.
Cast
Role: Epilogue by and Actor: Jo. Haynes
Event Comment: Betterton's Company. This performance is known from a playbill apparently no longer extant: W. R. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At the New Theatre in Little Lincoln's-Inn Fields, this present Tuesday, being the 27th of February, will be presented, a Tragedy call'd The Mourning Bride. The Moorish? Entry perform'd by The Little? Boy. Vivant Rex. (W. J. Lawrence, The Elizabethan Playhouse and Other Studies (Stratford, 1913). See also R. W. Lowe, Thomas Betterton (London, 1891), and Fitzgerald, A New History, I, 389

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Schoolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Wiseacre-Bullock Sr; Doddle-Knapp; Dashwell-Scot; Townly-Husband; Ramble-[J.] Leigh; Loveday-Bullock Jr; Eugenia Eugenia-Mrs Knight; Arabella-Mrs Moor; Peggy-Mrs Schoolding; Aunt-Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: Townly Actor: Husband

Song: As17151105

Dance: As17151109

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor; or, The Intriguing Dame

Dance: French Sailor-Shaw, Miss Schoolding; Miss Schoolding's Sister

Event Comment: Benefit Lovelace and Wilmer, Boxkeepers. Receipts: money #13 9s. 6d.; tickets #94 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Executed

Song: As17170319

Dance: As17170510

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear, and since revis'd with several Alterations. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s. Benefit John and Christopher Rich. Receipts. #61 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cimbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor; or, The Intriguing Dame

Dance: duPre, Mlle Gautier, from the Opera at Paris, being the first time of her appearing upon the English Stage

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #46 6s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Music: With all the Original Music and Dialogues to be sung-Leveridge, Pack, Cook

Dance: Dupre, Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Cook, Lully, Newhouse, Cook Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Gautier, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Afterpiece: A New Dramatic Entertainment of Dancing in Grotesque Characters. Receipts: #45 6s. 6d. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus; or, The Mouse Trap

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Receipts: #48 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Receipts: #66 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Colombine; or, Harlequin Turn'd Judge

Dance: A new Comic Dance-Dupre, Mrs Schoolding; A new Cotilian-Boval, Mlle Corail; Others-Moreau, Cook, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Gautier, Miss Smith

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Receipts: #36 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Music: Leveridge, Pack, Cook

Dance: Dupre, Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Gautier

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Receipts: #98 14s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Music: Music By Purcell-Newberry, Lawrence, Jones

Dance: Dupre, Mlle Gautier

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Receipts: #72 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Tully, Cook, Newhouse, Pelling, Cook Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Gautier, Miss Smith, Mlle Corail, Miss Schoolding; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Indian Dance-Moreau

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: A New Dramatick Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick after the Italian Manner, in Grotesque Characters. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #56 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The School of Folly

Dance: Dances for the afterpiece composed by DuPre-DuPre, Boval, Cook, Pelling, Cook Jr, Newhouse, Mlle Gautier, Mrs Schoolding, Mlle Corail, Miss Schoolding Jr

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Receipts: #44 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The School of Folly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Executed; or, The Farmer Disappointed

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Receipts: #48 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The School of Folly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Executed

Dance: Dupre; Grand Indian Dance-Moreau

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Receipts: #35 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Music: As17171031

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Receipts: #66 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #61 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of afterpiece [Daily Courant]. Benefit J. and Ch. Rich [Rich's Register]. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #71 3s.; tickets #26

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. A Farce of Three acts. All in the Characters of the Italian Theatre. Admission 5s., 3s., 2s. [The Prince present. Receipts: #157 12s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Foire De St

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. This Company will perform every Wednesday and Friday during the short stay they shall continue in England. Receipts: #147 14s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Foire De St

Performance Comment: Germain. As17181107, but With the Prologue to the Town, written and spoken by-Harlequin.

Entertainment: All the Entertainments on Friday last-

Event Comment: Benefit J. and Ch. Rich. Receipts: #122 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fausse Coquette

Dance: