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Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Mainpiece: Carefully Revis'd. Receipts: money #62 10s. 6d.; tickets #69 4s. Probable attendance: boxes, 68 by money and 130 by tickets; stage, 10 by money; pit, 102 by money and 198 by tickets; slips, 22 by money; first gallery, 164 by money and 70 by tickets; second gallery, 120 by money

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir William-Bullock; Young Wealthy-Ryan; Tom Wealthy-Walker; Shamtown-Hippisley; Littlegad-Chapman; Spruce-Spiller; Lady Sly-Mrs Berriman; Maria-Mrs Younger; Sophia-Mrs Bullock; Mrs Spruce-Mrs Egleton; Nanny-Miss Fenton.
Cast
Role: Young Wealthy Actor: Ryan

Song: NNo Kissing At All by Purcell-Leveridge, Salway; Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

Dance: PPierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] A New Ballad Opera. Benefit Ryan. Receipts: money #81 10s. 6d.; tickets #104 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17300126, but Oroonoko-Ryan; Blanford-_; Stanmore-_; Hotman-_.
Cast
Role: Oroonoko Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Hudibras; or, Trulla's Triumph

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Receipts: money #94 5s. 6d.; tickets #101 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Ryan; Standard-Quin; Smugler-Hippisley; Clincher Sr-Penkethman; Clincher Jr-Chapman; Vizard-Milward; Dick-Ray; Lady Darling-Mrs Egleton; Angelica-Mrs Buchanan; Parly-Mrs Legar; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Ryan

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Pastoral-Salle, Mlle Salle; Highlander and his Wife-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Song: NNo Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: a Comic Pastoral Ballad Farce of two short acts. [Author unknown.] Receipts: money #66 12s. 6d.; tickets #89 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: See17311102, but Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Younger; Manly-Quin; Sir Francis-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Townly Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Tho' Strange, tis True; or Love's Vagaries

Dance: Salle, Nivelon, Mrs Legar

Event Comment: At Ryan-Laguerre-Chapman-Hall Booth. 1 P.M. to 11 P.M. Afterpiece: A Ballad Opera. [Advertised 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 Aug.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Performance Comment: John-Ryan; Maria-Mrs Mullart; Leonora-Miss Mann; Jacomo-Chapman; Francisco-Mullart; Lopez-Aston; Antonio-Wignell; Pedro's Ghost-Dawson; 1st Bridegroom-Clark; 2d-Woodward; Don John's Wives-Miss Tollett, Miss Norman, Miss Dancey, Miss Rogers, Mrs Vallois, Mrs Cantrell .
Cast
Role: John Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Barren Island; or, Petticoat Government

Dance: French Peasant by Vallois and Miss Rogers. A new Pantomime Dance: The Force of Inclination: Sailors-Vallois, Clark, Woodward, Bencraft, Smith; Amazonians-Miss Rogers, Miss Mann, Mrs Vallois, Miss Tollett, Miss Norman

Event Comment: At Ryan-Legar-Chapman-Hall Booth. [Advertised 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Sept.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John

Performance Comment: John-Ryan; Jacomo-Chapman; Maria-Mrs Mullart; Leonora-Miss Mann, but see17340824.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Barren Island

Afterpiece Title: The Farrier Nick'd; or, The Exalted Cuckold

Dance: The Force of Inclination

Event Comment: Benefit Master A. Ryan and Pether. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. Receipts: money #28 5s. 6d.; tickets #80 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ryan; Francisco-Delane; Leon-Chapman; Shorthose-Hippisley; Humphrey-Mullart; Roger-Neale; Ralph-James; Widow-Mrs Horton; Isabella-Mrs Bullock; Lucy-Miss Bincks .
Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Master Ryan; but see17360501 . but see17360501 .
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Master Ryan

Dance: II: French Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c. IV: Glover's Sailors Dance. End of Afterpiece: By particular Desire, Flora's Holiday by leveridge, Laguerre, Roberts, Stoppelaer, Mrs Wright, Miss Hillyard

Song: I: Mock Italian Song by E. Roberts. III: Tippling Philosophers by Leveridge. V: By Beard

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. By particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: See17370108, but Young Bevil-Delane; Myrtle-Ryan; Indiana-Mrs Horton; Tom-Chapman; Phillis-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Myrtle Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: In II: The Song written by Sir Richard Steele, and designed by him originally for this Play, will be new set to Musick by Mr Howard Mr Beard; III: A Chancon a Boire, beginning Crowns of Sweet Roses-Leveridge, Laguerre; V: As I saw Fair Clara-Beard, Salway

Dance: IV: Glover's Dance of Sailors-; End Afterpiece: Comic Dance-Nivelon, Lalauze, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs LeBrun

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abramule; Or, Love And Empire

Performance Comment: Abramule-Mrs Pritchard; Pyrrhus-Ryan; Mahomet-Hale; Kisler Aga-Cashell; Cuprioli-Rosco; Haly-Gibson; Mursa-Ridout; Marama-Mrs Mullart; Solyman-Quin; Song proper to the play.-Beard, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Pyrrhus Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: BBallet-Cooke; Scotch Dance, as17431124

Song: GGenius of England (By particular desire)-Beard

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryan. Afterpiece: Written by Randolph, revised and shortened. Tickets deliver'd for the Merry Wives of Windsor will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Heartfree Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Muses Looking Glass

Performance Comment: Colax-Ryan; the Extremes of Fortitude, Liberality and Meekness in the characters of Aphobus, Deilus, Anelitheurus, Asotas, Orgylus, Argus-Ridout, Collins, Arthur, Cibber, Marten, Cushing; Mediocrity in the character of Urania-Mrs Ward; To conclude with a New Masque of Singing- in the characters of War, Peace and Plenty, set to music by Arne.; War-Lowe; Peace-Miss Falkner; Plenty-Miss Norris; The Intellectual Virtues-Master Granier, Miss Granier; Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Dupre, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Miss Baker, Miss Vallois. Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Dupre, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Miss Baker, Miss Vallois.
Cast
Role: Colax Actor: Ryan
Event Comment: Benefit for Ryan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: With the Humours of Falstaff. Falstaff-Quin; King-Sparks; Wales-Ryan; Vernon-Gibson; Worcester-Bransby; Nothumberland-Redman; Westmorland-Usher; Douglas-Anderson; Blunt-Cashing; Carries-Arthur, Dunstall; Francis-Collins; Gadshill-Holtom; Bardolph-Marten; Hostess-Mrs Macklin; Lady Percy-Mrs Vincent; Hotspur-Barry.
Cast
Role: Wales Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: GGrand Dutch Dance, as17511021

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Prologue, Epilogue and Pastoral Dialogue. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Addison. A New Pastoral Dialogue for the benefit of ye Author of ye Dialogue, Cook ye Poet (Cross). [The Prologue was on comic poetry (spoken by Ryan); the Epilogue was on the Comic Characters of Women (spoken by Mrs Bland). See published version (London, 1753 "to which is prefixed an Ode to John Rich, Esq:"--British Museum 11795 K 31).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Treman-Ryan; Tinsel-Dyer; Fantome-Anderson; Lady Truman-Mrs Vincent; Vellum-Macklin; Butler-Mrs Marten; Coachman-Dunstall; Gardner-Cushing; Abigail-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Treman Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Entertainment: NNew Prologue, Epilogue, likewise a New Pastoral Dialogue (never perform'd before)-Lowe, Mrs Lampe; The music by Mr Arne-

Dance: LLes Chasseurs Allemandes, as17521207

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17550113, but Townly-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Townly Actor: Ryan.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17541203

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years. [See 17 Oct. 1752. Review of this cast, if not of this particular performance, appeared in The Old Maid, 13 March. Favorable comment on Barry and Ryan. The reviewer disliked the Tate version, and the stage habit of making the Gentleman Usher a Fribble.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry, first time; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Ridout; Kent-Sparks; Bastard-Smith; Cornwall-Anderson; Albany-White; Burgundy-Bennet; Gentleman Usher-Shuter; Goneril-Mrs Stephens; Regan-Mrs Hamilton; Cordelia-Miss Nossiter, first time.
Cast
Role: Edgar Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17551114

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryan. To prevent any obstruction on the Decorations there will be no Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: As17551119, but Marcian-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Marcian Actor: Ryan.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: The Villagers, as17560315

Song: Mrs Chambers

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryan. To prevent any obstruction in the Performance there will be no Building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Performance Comment: As17581202, but Beaufort Sr-Ryan; by Particular Desire Epilogue-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Beaufort Sr Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17581111; The Threshers, as17581016

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan and Mrs Cox. Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat; carefully Revis'd. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Risings, Sinkings, and Flyings of the Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Performance Comment: Booth, Ryan, Johnson, Bullock, Norris, Pack, Keene, Bullock Jr, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Cox.

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Music- by Mr Barret

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell; Two Dutch Skippers-l'Abbe, Wade

Event Comment: LLacy repeated his Oratory on 29 and 30 March and 2 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Oration

Performance Comment: Lacy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of A Shrew

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy
Event Comment: The King's Company. This play was apparently acted by 1665--see Dec. 1664--and was now revived, although it was not published until 1672. This play is on the L. C. lists, 5@139, p. 129, and 5@12, p. 17. The second list adds: king here. Pepys, Diary: To the King's house, to see the first day of Lacy's Monsieur Ragou, now new acted. The King and Court all there, and mighty merry--a farce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Troop; Or, Monsieur Raggou

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Troop; or, Monsieur Raggou Author(s): John Lacy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Troop; Or, Monsieur Raggou

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Troop; or, Monsieur Raggou Author(s): John Lacy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Hercules Buffoon; Or, The Poetical Squire

Related Works
Related Work: Sir Hercules Buffoon; or, The Poetical Squire Author(s): John Lacy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of A Shrew; Or, Sawny The Scot

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy

Afterpiece Title: Le Medicin Malgre Luy (last act)

Song: Several Italian songs-Mrs del'Epine, the music composed by Greber; and an English song composed by Purcell-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew; Or, Sawny The Scot

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy

Dance: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-Mrs Mosse; Whip of Dunboyn, an Irish Humour-Claxton, her Master

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Troop; Or, Monsieur Raggou

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Troop; or, Monsieur Raggou Author(s): John Lacy