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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy

Related Works
Related Work: Bonduca; or, The British Worthy Author(s): George Powell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleomenes, The Spartan Heroe

Event Comment: The United Company. The date of the first performance is not precisely known, but the Gentleman's Journal, April 1693 (issued in May) states that it followed D'Urfey's comedy: And since that [The Richmond Heiress] another by Mr George Powell, call'd, a very good Wife, which hath already been acted five times (p. 130). It is likely that Powell's comedy first appeared late in April or very early in May. Dedication, Edition of 1693: The unexpected Success of this Play. A Comparison between the Two Stages (p. 16): Ramble: The next? Sullen: A very good Wife. Ramble: That's almost a Solaecism: whose is't? Sullen: Oh an excellent Author's! one George Powell's, the Player. Ramble. What was it's Fate? Sullen: Damn'd, damn'd, as it deserv'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Very Good Wife

Performance Comment: Edition of 1693: Prologue [By Mr Congreve-Mr Hains; Epilogue-Mrs Knight; Courtwitt-Powell; Wellborn-Hodgson; Bonavent-Alexander [Verbruggen]; Squeezwit-Bowen; Venture-Bright; Hickman-Trafusis; Sneaksby-Hains; Aminadab-Cibber; Jeremy-Lee; Crack-Lawson; Annabella-Mrs Mountfort; Widow Lacy-Mrs Knight; Carroll-Mrs Lassels; Mrs Sneaksby-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Courtwitt Actor: Powell
Related Works
Related Work: A Very Good Wife Author(s): George Powell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue to Oroonoko [Sent by an Unknown Hand,-Mr Powell; Oroonoko-Verbruggen; Aboan-Powell; Lieutenant Governor-Williams; Blanford-Harland; Stanmore-Horden; Jack Stanmore-Mills; Captain Driver-Ben Johnson; Daniel-Mich. Lee; Hottman-Sympson; Imoinda-Mrs Rogers; Widow Lackit-Mrs Knight; Charlot Welldon-Mrs Verbruggen; Lucy Welldon-Mrs Lucas; Epilogue to Oroonoko [Written by Mr Congreve, edition of 1699]-Mrs Verbruggen.
Cast
Role: Sent by an Unknown Hand, Actor: Mr Powell
Role: Aboan Actor: Powell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Bride; Or, The Merry Cuckold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's A Jest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Lady; Or, Folly Reclaim'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Iphigenia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Edition of 1700: Prologue by Mr Dryden-Colley Cibber; Epilogue by Mr Dryden-Colley Cibber; Alphonso-Johnson; Pedro-Wilks; Roderigo-Powell; Governor-Simson; Scholar-Thomas; Parson-Haynes; Englishman-Cibber; Welshman-Norris; Taylor-Pinkethman; Alinda-Mrs Oldfield; Juletta-Mrs Moor.
Cast
Role: Roderigo Actor: Powell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; In IV: Muilment; V: Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: III: Would You Taste the Noon@Tide Air (Comus)-Miss Edwards

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosamond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madrigal And Truletta

Afterpiece Title: Sir ThomasCallico; or, The Mock Nabob

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Entertainment: S+Specialty.II: An Ode in Honour of the Anti@Gallicans written by Mr Boyce-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Rose

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Arrogance

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Marquis Actor: W. Powel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Innocence; Or, The Princess Of Persia

Performance Comment: Edition of 1691: Epilogue-Mrs Knight by Mr Montfort; Isdigerdes-Bowman; Hormidas-Montfort; Theodosius-Powell; Audas-Hodgson; Cleontes-Bright; Otrantes-Kynaston; Rugildas-Sandford; Three Persian Magi-Freeman, Baker, Verbruggen; Orundana-Mrs Barry; Cleomira-Mrs Bracegirdle; Doranthe-Mrs Corey.
Cast
Role: Theodosius Actor: Powell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rape; Or, The Innocent Impostors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Married Beau; Or, The Curious Impertinent

Performance Comment: Edition of 1694. The Prologue-; see Epilogue; The Epilogue-Mr Dogget who Acts Thorneback. A copy of the 1694 quarto in the Folger Shakespeare Library has a manuscript cast which appears to be the original one; Loveley-Powell; Polidor-Betterton; Thorneback-Dogget; Sir John-Bowen; Mrs Loveley-Mrs Barry; Cecilia-Mrs Bowman; Camilla-Mrs Bracegirdle; Lionell-Mrs Verbruggen; Prologue-Mr Powell?.
Cast
Role: Loveley Actor: Powell
Role: Prologue Actor: Mr Powell?.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Novelty 0

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 1; Thyrsis, A Pastoral

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 2; All Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 3; Hercules [By Peter Motteux

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 4; The Unfortunate Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Novelty 5; Natural Magick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Music: Instead of Act Tunes will be perform'd Select Pieces of Musick adapted to various Instruments, Being deisgn'd as a Concert Intermix'd with the Play. For theOverture: a Grand Concerto- by Dr Pepusch, in which the Kettle Drums are principal,; accompanied with Trumpets Hautboys Violin-; The Kettle Drums-Mr Benj. Baker; V: That celebrated Piece, The Water Musick-; by Mr Handel, for Trumpets, French Horns, Kettle-Drums, Hautboys. Concluding with a Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Benj. Baker

Dance: II: Tambourin-Miss Rogers; In III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; III: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; IV: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; V: Comic Dance in the Footing Manner-Jones, Mrs Ogden, with some Additions to it, never performed before

Song: I: Mrs Wright