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Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Shakespear. Daily Journal, 28 Oct.: The same Night [Thursday 26] a Gentlewoman fancying she saw Smoke issue from under the Stage, as she sat in the Pit, during the Play Time,...and at the same time believing she smelt Fire, declared her Opinion so loud, and by her precipitate Endeavours to get out, gave such an Alarm all over the House, as was attended with the fatal Consequence of one Woman big with Child being press'd to Death, and several others Persons were very much bruised. [See also Daily Post, 27 Oct. A reward of #20 was offered by John Rich for the apprehension of the malicious ill designing Persons" who presumably occasioned the incident.-Daily Journal, 31 Oct.

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Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Performance Comment: King Henry-Booth; Wolsey-Cibber; Cranmer-Mills; Gardiner-Johnson; Queen Katherine-Mrs Porter.
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Role: Gardiner Actor: Johnson
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

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Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Scene

Event Comment: [By John Sturmy.] Never Acted before. Receipts: #60 19s. Probable attendance: boxes, 66 paid and 17 orders; pit, 221 paid and 13 orders; slips, 15 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 140 paid and 2 orders; second gallery, 95 paid

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Mainpiece Title: Sesostris; Or, Royalty In Disguise

Related Works
Related Work: Sesotris; or, Royalty in Disguise Author(s): John Sturmy
Event Comment: Benefit Norris. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: Lally, Boval, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson Sr, Miss Brett; particularly Myrtillo-; Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson Sr; Harlequin-Lally, Miss Brett

Event Comment: [By John Mottley.] A New Dramatic Opera

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Mainpiece Title: Penelope

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Related Work: Penelope Author(s): John Mottley

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Event Comment: Benefit John Richter. Tickets 5s. At 7 p.m

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit John Festing. Tickets 5s. At 7 p.m

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit the Author, Mr Johnson of Chesire. Never Acted before. [See Remains of John Byrom, Vol. I, Part II, pp. 349-50.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo; Or, News From Terra Australis Incognita: With The Whimsical Flights Of My Lord Flame

Performance Comment: Flame-the Author; other parts-Smith, Giffard, Raymond, Gillow, Hulet, Williams, Reynolds, Hill, Mrs Purden, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Ward, Mrs Mountfort; but second edition of 1729 lists: Soarethereal-Gillow; Hurlothrumbo-Hulett; Dologodelmo-Smith; Darony-Taswell; Urlandenny-Williams; Theorbeo-Machen; Lomperhomock-Pearce; Darno-Holt; Primo-Reynolds; Puny-Hicks; Temo-Ware; Colonel Countermine-Dove; Genius-Webster; Spirit-Russel; Death-Wathen; Lord Flame-Johnson; Cademore-Mrs Purden; Sermentory-Mrs Thomas; Seringo-Mrs Montford; Lusingo-Miss Mann; Cuzzonida-Mrs Hill; Prologue by Amos Meredith-; Epilogue by Mr Byrom-.
Cast
Role: Lord Flame Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Hurlothrumbo; or, News from Terra Australis Incognita: With the Whimsical Flights of My Lord Flame Author(s): Samuel Johnson
Event Comment: See Remains of John Byrom, p. 351

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo

Cast
Role: Lord Flame Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: Hurlothrumbo; or, News from Terra Australis Incognita: With the Whimsical Flights of My Lord Flame Author(s): Samuel Johnson
Event Comment: Benefit Castelman, the Treasurer. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: HHarlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; Muzette-Essex, Miss Robinson; Clown-Weaver; Moors-Essex, others; Drunken Peasant-Roger, others

Event Comment: Benefit John Burleigh. Receipts: money #21 8s.; tickets #63 9s

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Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

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Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Afterpiece Title: Flora

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Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #172 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda: With the Rape of Colombine; or, The Flying Lovers Author(s): John Weaver
Event Comment: Benefit John Festin. At Topham's Concert Room. Tickets 5s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Boval, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme; particularly Myrtillo-

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Related Work: The Unhappy Favourite; or, The Earl of Essex Author(s): John Banks
Event Comment: Benefit Ray, alias Little John. At Lee-Harper Great Booth, on the Bowling-Green, Southwark. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: TThe Bath Teazer (that celebrated Ballad) by Leveridge-Ray

Dance: End II: The White Joke-Eaton; III: A new Dance-Hind, Eaton, Mrs Hill

Event Comment: By Desire. By a Company of Comedians from all the other Theatres. In which the Character of John Moody will be preserved (by Desire)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

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Event Comment: Mainpiece: With New Habits. Afterpiece: A new Comic Opera. [Author unknown. It may be a reworking of John Mottley's The Craftsman, a farce.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Craftsman

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Related Work: The Craftsman; or, The Weekly Journalist Author(s): John Mottley
Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By John Hoadley. Apparently not published. For a discussion of this play, see Daily Journal, 30 April,] Receipts: #82 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrast; A Tragi-comical Rehearsal Of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match; Or, No Match At All, And The Tragedy Of Epaminodas

Related Works
Related Work: The Contrast: A Tragi-Comical Rehearsal of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match; or, No Match at All, and the Tragedy of Epaminodas Author(s): John Hoadley
Related Work: A Woman's Revenge Author(s): John Marston
Related Work: The Dreamer Awake; or, The Pugilist Matched Author(s): Edmund John Eyre
Event Comment: Benefit John Christian Schickhard, lately arrived from Germany. In the Great Room at the Three Tuns and Bull-Head. 7 p.m. 5s

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: A New English Opera (after the Italian Method). [Text by Henry Carey. Music by John Frederick Lampe.] Subscribers' Tickets will not be taken after the first four Nights. Pit and Boxes 6s. Gallery 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

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Related Work: Amelia Author(s): John Frederick Lampe
Event Comment: Benefit Nivelon. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: Containing Variety of New Songs, to old Ballad-Tunes [By John Hippisley]. Receipts: money #84 2s. 6d.; tickets #53 8s

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Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh

Dance: new Wooden Shoe Dance by Nivelon-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre; Afterpiece:A new Dance-Nivelon for the Afterpiece

Event Comment: Benefit John Festin. 7 p.m. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Benefit Leveridge. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #68 17s. 6d.; tickets #126 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Dance: I: Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; III: The Sicilians-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Hornpipe-Jones

Song: II: No Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway; III: Bacchanalian Song-Leveridge; V: Pastoral Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Wright

Event Comment: Benefit John Baston. At the Academy in Chancery Lane

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Free Masons Ladies. Receipts: #123 19s. 6d Rich's Register: Benefit John Rich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda: With the Rape of Colombine; or, The Flying Lovers Author(s): John Weaver