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We found 5005 matches on Event Comments, 1701 matches on Performance Comments, 1664 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By Charles Johnson.] Preface: I had the Mortification to see this Play acted the first Night, and to hear the Characters of Mother Lupine and her Women disapprov'd by several of the Audience, who, as if they thought themselves in bad Company, were very severe

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Mainpiece Title: Caelia Or The Perjurd Lover

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By Henry Fielding.] Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Preface: What could incense a Number of People to attack it with such an inveterate Prejudice, is not easy to determine; for Prejudice must be allowed, be the Play good or bad, when it is condem'd unheard. Prompter, 18 Feb.: Here I had an Opportunity of making an Observation very much in Favour of the Town; viz, That the Accusation of Bad Taste is very falsly and unjustly brought against them, since if the Town had really the bad Taste, they are represented to have, the Play would have run the remaining Part of the Season, in an uninterrupted Course of Applause. I had likewise an Opportunity of observing much more Impartiality than I expected, in the Behaviour of the Audience, for till almost the third Act was over, they sat very quiet, in hopes it would mend

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Mainpiece Title: The Universal Gallant Or The Different Husbands

Event Comment: Never perform'd before. All the Characters new dressed. [By James Dance, adapted from Richardson's novel.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pamela

Performance Comment: first edition lists: Belvile-Giffard; Jack Smatter-Gentleman who acted King Richard [Garrick]; Williams-W. Giffard; Longman-Paget; Colebrand-Balkes; Arnold-Dunstall; Andrews-Peterson; Lady Davers-Mrs Bambridge; Mrs Jervis-Mrs Yates; Mrs Jewkes-Yates; Robin-Crofts; Harry-Julian; Isaac-Vaughan; Benjamin-Clough; Arthur-Naylor; Jane-Miss Hippisley; Cicely-Miss Medina; Hannah-Mrs Dunstall; Rachel-Mrs Vallois; Annice-Mrs Bishop; Pamela-Mrs Giffard; Epilogue-Mrs Giffard.
Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By Richard Steele. In Daily Courant, 21 March, the title had been given as The City Nymphs; or, The Accomplished Fools.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplishd Fools

Event Comment: Never acted before. [By Thomas Baker.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hampstead Heath

Event Comment: Never acted before. [By Susanna Centlivre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Basset Table

Event Comment: Never acted before. [By Nicholas Rowe.] Downes (p.48): The Play being all new Cloath'd, and Excellently well perform'd had a Successful run

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ulysses

Event Comment: Never Acted before. No person to be admitted behind the Scenes. [By Colley Cibber.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perolla And Izadora

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By John Vanbrugh.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: The Perplex’d Couple: or, Mistake upon Mistake Author(s): Chalres Molloy
Event Comment: Never Acted before. [Author unknown, but edition of 1706 states: "Written by a young Lady."] Preface:...deform'd and mangl'd on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Faithful General

Event Comment: Never acted before. [By Catherine Trotter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revolution Of Sweden

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By George Granville.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The British Enchanters Or No Magick Like Love

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By Pierre Motteux.] By Subscription. Admission to boxes and pit by subscribers' tickets only; first gallery 5s., upper gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Temple Of Love

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By Thomas D'Urfey.] Mainpiece: a Comical Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonders In The Sun Or The Kingdom Of The Birds

Performance Comment: Edition of 1706 lists no actors' names. Prologue-; Epilogue [begun-Mrs Porter [, The Parrot, a young girl, standing by]., The Parrot, a young girl, standing by].
Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By George Farquhar. The preface is a semi-serious, semi-humorous apology for having the play open on the night of D'Urfey's benefit at the Queen's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By Susanna Centlivre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonick Lady

Event Comment: Never Acted before. Written by the Author of the Busie-Body [Susanna Centlivre]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mans Bewitchd Or The Devil To Do About Her

Entertainment: Higgins

Event Comment: Never Acted before. By the particular Recommendation of some Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldiers Stratagem

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By James Ralph.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lady Or Harlequins Opera In The Manner Of A Rehearsal

Dance: Burny, Sandham, Eaton, R. Williams as Harlequin, Scaramouch, Punch, Pantalon

Event Comment: Never Acted before. Written by the Author of Tom Thumb [Henry Fielding]. With New Scenes and other Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rape Upon Rape Or The Justice Caught In His Own Trap

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By Mrs Aubin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Masqueraders Or The Humourous Cuckold

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [by Charles Johnson.] With New Habits. [See Preface for an account of the noisy reception of the play, and Lord Hervey and his Friends, p. 61, for Hervey's amusing account of the first night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [By John Tracy.] Receipts: #86 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Periander

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [by Theophilus Cibber. The Dedication speaks of "Tumult" on the first night, and Grub St. Journal, 21 Jan., has a satiric comment upon the events of the night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lover

Event Comment: Never Acted before. Written by the Author of The Fall of Saguntum [Phillip Frowde]. Receipts: #61 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philotas