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Event Comment: The United Company. This performance ison the L. C. list, 5@147, p. 68: Sr Phoplyn. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 350. The Earl of Middleton to Sir George Etherege, 7 Dec. 1685: Every week there are plays at court. The last time Sir Fopling appeared with the usual applause, and the King was pleased to tell me that he expected you should put on your socks (Letterbook of Sir George Etherege, ed. Rosenfeld, p. 345)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Dorimant-Wilks; Medley-Mills; Sir Fopling-Cibber; Old Bellair-Norris; Young Bellair-Booth; Shoemaker-Bowen; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Bradshaw; Belinda-Mrs Rogers; Emilia-Mrs Porter; Orangewoman-Pack.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Benefit Wilks. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Doriman-Wilks; Sir Fopling-Cibber; Medley-Mills; Old Bellair-Pinkethman; Young Bellair-Bullock Jr; Shoemaker-Bowen; Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Belinda-Mrs Rogers; Emilia-Mrs Porter; Harriet-Mrs Cross; Pert-Mrs Bicknell; With a New Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Young Bellair-Bullock Jr; Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Wilks; Medley-Mills; Old Bellair-Norris; Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Mountfort; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Knight; Belinda-Mrs Porter; Pert-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Post Boy, 5 March: On Thursday Morning the King's Company of Comedians, belonging to the Play-House in Drury-Lane, were sworn at the Lord Chamberlain's Office in Whitehall, pursuant to an Order occasion'd by their Acting in Obedience to his Majesty's Licence, lately granted Exclusive of a Patent formerly obtained by Sir Richard Steele Kt. The Tenor of the Oath was, That as his Majesty's Servants, they should act Subservient to the Lord Chamberlain, Vice-Chamberlain, and Gentleman Usher in Waiting

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Dorimant-Ross; Sir Fopling Flutter-Woodward; Medley-Havard; Young Bellair-Palmer; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Cibber; Emelia-Mrs Cowper; Belinda-Mrs Davies; Shoemaker-Burton; Handy-Jefferson; Smirk-Simson; Orangewoman-Mrs Bradshaw; Old Bellair-Phillips; Lady Townly-Mrs Bennet; Lady Woodvil-Mrs James; Pert-Mrs Cross; Busy-Miss Minors; Harriet-Miss Haughton; In Act IV a Masquerade Dance proper to the play-Devisse, Gerrard, Christian, Morris, Shawford.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Flutter Actor: Woodward
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This is the third in the series of Court performances in L. C. 5@145, p. 120: Sir Fopling Flutter. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 350, and 11 Feb. 1679@80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By John Gay.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Squire Thomas-Johnson; Jonas Dock-Pinkethman; Peter Nettle-Norris; Sir Roger-Miller; Steward-Quin; Sir Humphrey-Cross; Justice Statute-Shepherd; Ghost of Child Unborn-Norris Jr; Kitty-Mrs Bicknell; Dorcas-Mrs Willis Sr; Joyce-Miss Younger; Aunt-Mrs Baker; Constable-Penray; Corporal-Weller.
Cast
Role: Squire Thomas Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Miller
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Cross
Role: Justice Statute Actor: Shepherd
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace; Nell-Miss Raftor; Servants-Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley
Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. 2nd piece [1st time; INT I, probably by Richard Wilson. MS: Larpent 667; not published]. 3rd piece: Never perform'd here. [Prologue and Epilogue by John Gay.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Jessamy-Sga Sestini (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Lionel-Brett; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Riley; Colonel Oldboy-Wilson; Diana-Miss George; Lady Mary-Mrs Webb; Jenny-Mrs Wells; Clarissa-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: A Peep into Elysium; or, Foote, Weston, and Shuter in the Shades

Related Works
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: The What d'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Squire Thomas-Parsons; John Dock-Wilson; Sir Roger-Usher; Peter Nettle-Swords; Justice Statute-Gaudry; Parish Clerk-Barrett; Kitty-Miss Morris. Tragedians: Timothy Peascod-Wilson; ThomasFilbert-Parsons; Serjeant-Swords; Constable-Painter; Corporal-Lyons; Countrymen-Spencer, Ledger; Susan (with 'Tmaswhen the seas mere roaring)-Miss George; Aunt-Mrs Edwin; Dorcas-Miss Francis; Joyce-Miss Painter; Grandmother-Mrs Love; Ghost of Bess Smut-Mrs Morris; Ghost of Goody Black and Blue-Miss Brangin; Ghost of a Child unborn-Master Morris. Prologue spoken by Wilson. Epilogue spoken by a Parish Clerk .
Cast
Role: John Dock Actor: Wilson
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Usher
Role: Justice Statute Actor: Gaudry
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Monologue: 1784 08 10 End of interlude Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an Ass, by Wilson

Related Works
Related Work: Andronicus Author(s): John Wilson
Related Work: The Cheats Author(s): John Wilson
Related Work: Andronicus Comenius Author(s): John Wilson
Related Work: Belphegor; or, The Marriage of the Devil Author(s): John Wilson
Related Work: The Life and Death of Common Sense Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: Pasquin: A Satire on the Times Author(s): Henry Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Edition of 1697: Prologue-Mistress Bracegirdle; Epilogue [Written] by another Hand-Lady Brute, Bellinda; Constant-Verbrugen; Heartfree-Hudson; Sir John Brute-Betterton; Treble-Bowman; Rasor-Bowen; Justice of the Peace-Bright; Lady Brute-Mrs Barry; Bellinda-Mrs Bracegirdle; Lady Fancyfull-Mrs Bowman; Mademoiselle-Mrs Willis.
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Revised by the Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Constant-Wilks; Heartfree-Booth ; Sir John-Cibber; Rake-Bridgwater; Bully-Harper; Justice-Shepard; Razor-Miller; Taylor-Griffin; Lady Brute-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Cibber; Belinda-Mrs Booth; Mademoiselle-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Role: Justice Actor: Shepard
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17400219 Sir John-Quin; Constant-Milward; Heartfree-Cashell; Rake-Winstone; Bully-Ridout; Razor-Yates; Justice-Havard; Taylor-Raftor; Lady Brute-Mrs Butler; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Mademoiselle-Mrs Chetwood.
Cast
Role: See17400219 Sir John Actor: Quin
Role: Justice Actor: Havard
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Leviez; Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; III: Muilment; IV: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Hornpipe-Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17411120, but Sir John Brute-Cibber Sr; Razor-Cibber Jr; Lord Rake-_; Justice-_; Constable-_.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Cibber Sr
Role: Justice Actor: Havard
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Song: I: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe; IV: Non Ch'amarmi a Song of Farinelli's-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: A Pierrot Dance, as17411114; III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; V: A Musette, as17411114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17411203, but Sir John-Macklin; Justice-Havard; Razor-Neale; Rake-Winstone; Constable-Ray.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Macklin
Role: Justice Actor: Havard
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Cibber Sr
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Song: I: A Ballad-Lowe

Dance: II: A Concerto, as17420105; III: A Dutch Dance, as17411114; IV: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Belinda-Mrs Willoughby (her second appearance on the stage); Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Havard; Heartfree-Mills; Col. Bully (with songs)-Beard; Rake-Blakes; Razor-Yates; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Lady Brute-Mrs Cibber; Mademoiselle-Mrs Green; Justice-Winstone; Constable-Ray; Watchman-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Garrick
Role: Justice Actor: Winstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Music: By particular Desire, Concerto on Flute, as17480917

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear, by Sir William Davenant and Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Mills; Hypolita-Mrs Cibber; Trincalo-Harper; Mustachio-Cibber Jr; Ventoso-R. Wetherilt; Ferdinand-W. Mills; Miranda-Mrs Mills; Dorinda-Miss Raftor; Caliban-Johnson; Ariel-Miss Robinson; Infernal Spirits-Bowman, Rainton, Tenoe; Grand Spirit-Haughton; Alonzo-Fielding; Gonzalo-Oates; Neptune-Rainton; Antonio-Cory; Sycorax-Hallam; Amphitrite-Mrs Roberts; Watermen-Harper, Bridgwater, Rainton, Houghton, Oates, Wright; Winds-Essex, Lally, Rainton, Haughton.
Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Johnson
Role: Alonzo Actor: Fielding
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William DavenantJohn Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William DavenantJohn Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

Performance Comment: See17301125, but Sir William-Corey; Patie-Mrs Roberts; Roger-Cibber Jr; Glaud-Fielding; Symon-A. Hallam; Peggy-Miss Raftor; Jenny-Miss M. Vaughan; Margery-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Corey
Role: Glaud Actor: Fielding
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. Tickets given out in Fielding's name taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feign'd Innocence

Performance Comment: See17271101, but Sir Martin-Miller.
Cast
Role: Sir Martin Actor: Miller.
Related Works
Related Work: Feign'd Innocence; or, Sir Martin Marall Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Afterpiece: A new Ballad Opera. [By John Breval.] Receipts: money #60 0s. 6d.; tickets #43 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Helen

Performance Comment: Parts-Hippisley, Salway, Laguerre, Hale, Aston, Hall, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Egleton, Miss Norsa, Miss Binks; but edition of 1733 lists: Mercury-Laguerre; Menelaus-Hippisley; Paris-Salway; Castor-Aston; Pollux-Hale; Justice Gryphus-Hall; Soldier-Hall; Juno-Mrs Cantrell; Minerva-Mrs Egleton; Venus-Miss Norsa; Helen-Miss Binks.
Cast
Role: Justice Gryphus Actor: Hall
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Helen Author(s): John Breval

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Mock Minuet, as17330511

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Billington. Tickets delivered for Monday the 8th of February will be received. Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by John O'Keeffe. Text 1st published in his Dramatic Works, Vol. III (T. Woodfall, 1798). Season of 1790-91 acted as The Fugitive]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Music selected and composed by Shield, and consists of several Russian Melodies, and compositions of Handel, Sacchini, Pleyel, Rauzzini, Guglielmi, Weichsel, Dalayrac, Callcott, Reeve, Prati and Shield. Receipts: #366 9s. 6d. (255.2.6; 3.5.0; tickets: 108.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Czar

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister, Quick, Edwin, Blanchard, Darley, Rock, C. Powell, Egan, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Billington. Cast from Airs (T. Cadell, 1790): The Czar-Bannister; Justice Applejack-Quick; Philip-Edwin; Count Couvanski-Blanchard; Commodore Swivel-Darley; Ballybough-Rock; Romadanowski-C. Powell; Slip-Egan; Lefort-Johnstone; Nib-Farley; Ellen-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Applejack-Mrs Mountain; Ottokesa-Mrs Billington.
Related Works
Related Work: The Czar Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis

Song: III: The Prince unable to conceal his Pain, from Alexander's Feast-Mrs Billington. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Afterpiece [1st time: CO 2, by John O'Keeffe; altered by the author from his The Czar. Larpent MS 881; not published]: In which will be introduced a few Scenes and Songs from The Czar, performed last season [on 8 Mar. 1790]. The Music composed and compiled by Shield. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Mrs Harlowe was from Sadler's Wells.] Receipts: #194 11s. 6d. (181.18.6; 12.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Harley (1st appearance in that character); Moneses-Farren; Axalla-Macready; Omar-Hull; Hali-Cubitt; Prince of Tanais-Powel; Dervise-Thompson; Zama-Cross; Stratocles-Davies; Bajazet-Aickin; Selima-Miss Chapman; Arpasia-Mrs Pope; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: Mirvan-Evatt.

Afterpiece Title: The Fugitive

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Ryder, Blanchard, Wilson, Marshall, Powel, Rock, Farley, Cross, Johnstone, Miss Williams, Mrs Webb, Mrs Harlowe (1st appearance on this stage). [Larpent MS lists the parts: Baron Allstoff (acted by Wilson) (Diary, 5 Nov.), Gentleman, Theodore, Ralpho, Justice Yacobs, Count, Fritz, Slip, Turnkeys, Ballybough, Mme Yacobs, Julia, Ellen.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Baron Allstoff (acted by Wilson) (Diary, 5 Nov.), Gentleman, Theodore, Ralpho, Justice Yacobs, Count, Fritz, Slip, Turnkeys, Ballybough, Mme Yacobs, Julia, Ellen.]
Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Edition of 1697: First Prologue-Mrs Cross; Prologue on the Third Day-Mrs Verbruggen; Epilogue-Lord Foppington; Sir Novelty Fashion-Cibber; Young Fashion-Mrs Kent; Loveless-Verbruggen; Worthy-Powell; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Bullock; Sir John Friendly-Mills; Coupler-Johnson; Bull-Simson; Serringe-Haynes; Lory-Dogget; Amanda-Mrs Rogers; Berinthia-Mrs Verbruggen; Hoyden-Mrs Cross; Nurse-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Fashion Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsey Actor: Bullock
Role: Sir John Friendly Actor: Mills
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17320210, but Sir John-A. Hallam; Berinthia-Mrs Heron; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt (in Daily Journal, 7 April; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley
Event Comment: Benefit Taylor, Beaw, Cooper, Widow Cook (Boxkeeper). Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17320210, but Sir John-A. Hallam; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: TThe Hussars-Essex, Mrs Booth; Saraband-Lally, Miss Mears