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Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Dance: End I: A New Divertisement (composed by D'Egville)-Didelot, Mme Rose Didelot, Mr Laborie, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Deshayes (1st appearance in this country), Mlle Parisot (1st appearance at this theatre these 2 years); End Opera: a new Anacreontic Ballet, in 2 parts, Les Jeux d'Egle-Deshayes, Laborie, D'Egville, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Mme Laborie, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mrs D'Egville, Mme Rose Didelot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples

Dance: After Singing at end: A New Dance- (By Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus) composed by Byrne, in which Mr Byrne, Mrs Byrne, will make their 1st appearance on this stage these 4 years, assisted by the three Miss Adams', Master Byrne (Their 1st appearance on this stage), Blurton, Platt, Wilde, L. Bologna, Lewiss, Klanert, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Bologna, Miss Cox, Miss Bologna, Miss Dibdin

Song: End II: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; Old Towler-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro-britons

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Song: End: Paddy's Description of Pizarro; or, Mr Paddy O'Doody and his Cousin Shaun Shaugnessy's Treat to the One Shilling Gallery-Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Marc Antony-Milward; Cleopatra-Mrs Heron; Ventidius-Mills; Octavia-Mrs Butler; Dolabella-A. Hallam; Alexas-W. Mills. With a Prologue written by the late Sir Richard Steele, upon the Revival of the Play in the Year 1716, to be spoke by Mr Cibber .

Dance: The Polonese, as17340401 Grand Dance in Momus: Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Man; Les Plaisirs-Essex, Miss Robinson; Nymphs-Miss Latour, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Davenport

Song: Per le Porte del Tormento by Miss Arne and Master Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Performance Comment: Harlequin Teague-Egan; Teague Harlequin-Spencer; Italian Merchant-Massey; Pierrot (his Man)-Delpini; Dr Caterpillar-Wewitzer; Mr Dripping-Usher; Mrs Dripping-Mrs Webb; Sailor (with Fal de ral tit)-Edwin; Farmer Furrow-Gardner; Dame Furrow-Miss Hale; Landlord of the Horns at Highgate-Wilson; Catcall-Wood; Sailor-R. Palmer; Giant of the Causeway-Miss Painter; Genius of Ireland-Wood [i.e. doubled Catcall]; Various other Characters-Stevens, Usher, Swords, Ledger, Painter, Davis, Barrett, Kenny, J. Bates, Mrs Love, Miss Francis, &c; Anchor Smiths (with Smiths are good Fellows)-Brett, Burton, Steele, Oldfield; Columbine-Miss Morris. With a Ranelagh Masquerade. Characters out of Character: Fighting Quakers-Barrett, Kenny; Disinterested Lawyer-Gardner; Humane Scalper-R. Palmer; Harlequin with one Leg-Spencer; Fainting Butcher-Painter; Reviving Death-Freeman .

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Ballet in Spanish Characters by Giorgi, Byrn, Miss Byrn, Sga Dagueville and others. [This was danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act I of mainpiece a song in character by Miss Hooke

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 3 Nov.: We are assured that a Patent for the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, is order'd to pass the Seals in Favour of Mr Wilks, Mr Booth, and Mr Cibber, The Patent for the said Theatre was granted to Mrs Oldfield, deceas'd, upon the Death of the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twelve Years [but see 2 May 1709]. Written by the late Mr Dryden. All the Habits being entirely new. With Decorations proper to the Play. Steele wrote a Prologue for this play, possibly for this run; it was not used but appeared in The Theatre, 2 Feb. 1720. See also The Works of John Dennis, Hooker, ed., II, 162-65. Cibber states that #600 was expended on the habits, scenes, and decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Edition of 1706 lists: Don Alvarez-Betterton; Don Felix-Bright; Don Carlos-Booth; Don Lorenzo-Husbands; Metaphrastus-Freeman; Sancho-Dogget; Lopez-Pack; Leonora-Mrs Bowman; Camillo-Mrs Harcourt; Isabella-Mrs Porter; Jacinta-Mrs Baker; Prologue by Steele-Booth; Epilogue by Motteux and apparently spoken by-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Steele Actor: Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Prologue on His Majesty's Publick Entry by Steele-Wilks.
Cast
Role: Steele Actor: Wilks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Theatre

Performance Comment: With a new Prologue to the Town by Sir Richard Steele-.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Steele Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Dance: As17200120; The Italian Shadows-

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #27 1s. 6d.; tickets #26 5s. 6d. [Welstead wrote a Prologue and Steele an Epilogue for this occasion, but they were not spoken. Both were printed in 1712. See also Blanchard, Correspondence of Richard Steele, pp. 51, 96.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Dance: As17201125; Two Harlequins and Two Punches-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Jones; Charino-Hallam; Duart-Winstone; Sancho-Cole; Jacques-Lee, from DL; Clodio-Stonecastle; Charles-Machen; Page-Master Norsa; Louisa-Mrs Steele; Elvira-Mrs Peterson; Angelina-Miss Robinson .
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Performance Comment: Mother Punchbowl-Jones; Lovegirlo-Machen; Kissinda-Mrs Steele; Stormandra-Mrs Ferguson .
Cast
Role: Kissinda Actor: Mrs Steele

Dance: By Le Sac, from DL

Song: By E. Roberts, from DL

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Marshall; Bertran-W. Giffard; Lorenzo-Giffard; Raymond-Peterson; Alphonso-Blakes; Pedro-Crofts; Dominic-Dunstall; Gomez-Julian; Queen-Mrs Steele; Elvira-Giffard; Teresa-Mrs Bishop.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Song: As17410916

Dance: As17410916

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Giffard; Dumont-W. Giffard; Gloster-Paget; Catesby-Naylor; Ratcliffe-Vaughan; Belmour-Blakes; Jane Shore-Mrs Giffard; Alicia-Mrs Steele.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Steele.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17410921

Song: a G Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Clodio, alias Don Dismallo Thickscullo de Halfwitto-the Gentleman who perform'd King Richard; Carlos-Giffard; Duart-Marshall; Sancho-Peterson; Jaques-Vaughan; Governor-Blakes; Manuel-Crofts; Angelina-Miss Hippisley; Honoria-Mrs Bishop; Antonio-Dunstall; Charino-Julian; Louisa-Mrs Steele; Elvira-Mrs E. Giffard; Don Cholerick snapshorto de Testy-Yates.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Gayless-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Yates; Justice Gattle-Paget; Trippit-Peterson; Mrs Trippit-Mrs Steele; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Bambridge; Priscilla-Mrs Dunstall; Patty-Mrs Vallois; Kitty Pry-Miss Hippisley; Dick-Yates; Lying Valet-Garrick; With the original epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Hinde; Polly-Miss Medina; Lucy-Mrs Bishop; Lockit-Hemskirk; Peachum-Paget; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Steele; Filch-Yates; Mat-Julian; Diana Trapes-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Mrs Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17411012, but Ballance-Paget; Worthy-W. Giffard; Bullock-Dunstall; Scale-Dighton; Scruple-Pattenden; Collier-Julian; Appletree-Vaughan; Costar Pearmain-Marr; Melinda-Mrs Steele; Rose-Miss Hippisley; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ambarvalia

Performance Comment: Bacchus-Reinhold; Brother-Phillips; Driads-Miss Wilde, Miss Thompson; Cupid-Master Brown; Ceres-Mrs Barthelemon; Arval Brothers-Burton, Steele, Dorien, Ladd, Offie'd, Lambert, Ogden, Master Green, Master Tannett, Master Wood.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: II: The Haymakers-Giorgi's Scholars; End Opera: Hornpipe-Master Burn

Entertainment: End Opera: Bannister's Imitations-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: Cook, Anne Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: I: The Grand Garland Dance as17760410 but-Slingsby, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Taste