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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Caelia-Mrs Oldfield, at the particular Request of several Ladies of Quality; Demetrius-Wilks; Leontius-Mills; Lieutenant-Penkethman.

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17210410 but Valeria-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Heron.
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Garnet
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Denoyer, Boval, Thurmond Jr, Lally, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith; particularly a new Comic Dance-Denoyer, Boval, Miss Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus; Or, Odio Ed Amore

Performance Comment: Edition of 1721 lists: Tomiri-Signora Margherita Durastanti; Telesta-Mrs Anastasia Robinson; Zelinda-Signora Madalena Salvai; Ciro-Francesco Bernardo, called Senesino; Arbace-Matteo Berselli; Silante-Guiseppe Boschi; Miceno-Signora Caterina Galerati.
Event Comment: Benefit Harrison and Mines. Receipts: money #5 7s.; tickets #143 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17210208, but Kite-Hall; Recruits-Morgan, H. Bullock; Sylvia-Mrs Seymour; Worthy-_; Brazen-_; Melinda-_; Lucy-_.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Giffard

Dance: As17210221

Event Comment: Benefit Lawrence and Wilson, Boxkeepers. Receipts: money #5 7s.; tickets #143 9s. [The identity of these receipts and those for 23 May suggests that the treasurers' records may be in error for one of these nights.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17201101, but Octavius-_; Portia-Mrs Seymour; Comic Parts-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Giffard

Dance: As17201214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Performance Comment: Sir Timothy-Norris; Squire Hartford-Miller; Sir Edward-Shepard; Belfort-Wilks Jr; Doubty-Oates; Teague-Williams; Constable-Cross; Tom-Harper; Isabella-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Horton.

Dance: Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Boheme; Gloster-Quin; Edgar-Ryan; Bastard-Walker; Cornwall-Egleton; Gentleman Usher-Spiller; Cordelia-Mrs Seymour.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Seymour.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Booth; Gloster-Thurmond; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gentleman Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Booth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Quin; Angelo-Boheme; Claudio-Ryan; Lucio-C. Bullock; Isabella-Mrs Seymour.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Seymour.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: As17211003

Event Comment: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Demetrius-Wilks; Leontius-Mills; Lieutenatn-Penkethman; Caelia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: balance-Quin; Plume-Leigh; Brazen-C. Bullock; Worthy-Walker; Kite-Hall; Bullock-Bullock; Recruits-Spiller, Egleton; Silvia-Mrs Seymour; Rose-Miss Stone.
Cast
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Seymour

Dance: As17211003

Event Comment: Not Acted these Ten years [but see 22 Dec. 1713]. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Ben Johnson. [Prince and Princess present. The Epilogue is in Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 16 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Face-Mills; Subtle-Cibber; Dapper-Norris; Drugger-Penkethman; Sir Epicure-Harper; Tribulation-Griffin; Ananias-Johnson; Kastril-Miller; Dol Common-Mrs Wetherilt; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Dol Common Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: As17211025, but Surly-Wilks Jr; Dame Pliant-Mrs Markham; Lovewit-Shepard.
Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Markham
Role: Dol Common Actor: Mrs Wetherilt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Booth; Queen-Mrs Porter; Buckingham-Wilks; Volsey-Cibber; Cranmer-Mills; Gardiner-Johnson.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule; Or, Love And Empire

Performance Comment: Abra Mule-Mrs Seymour; Mahomet-Boheme; Pyrrhus-Ryan; Solyman-Quin.
Cast
Role: Abra Mule Actor: Mrs Seymour
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mrs Behn. Receipts: #20 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Cast
Role: Bellamante Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mopsophil Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance:

Event Comment: Written by Mrs Behn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Cast
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Heron.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Horatio-Walker; Laertes-Egleton; Ghost-Boheme; Polonius-Phipps; Fop-C. Bullock; Queen-Mrs Seymour; Ophelia-Miss Stone; Gravediggers-Bullock Sr, Spiller.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Seymour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Performance Comment: As17211102, but Haly-Hulet; Cupraly-Egleton; Kister Aga-Diggs; Marama-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Marama Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Role: Abra Mule Actor: Mrs Seymour
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: As17211116, but Lovegood-Shepard; Merchant-Corey; Lance-Miller; Shorthose-Norris; Suitors-Wilks Jr, Mills Jr, Oates; Luce-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Luce Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Lady Hartwell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: As17211127

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17210928, but Lady Darling-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Colonel Standard Actor: Mills
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance:

Event Comment: [Text by P. A. Rolli. Music by G. F. Handel.] A new Opera. Pit and Boxes at a half guinea. And in Regard to the Increase of the Number of Subscribers, no more than Three Hundred and Fifty Tickets will be delivered out. No Tickets will be disposed of at the Theatre, nor any Money taken there but for the Gallery. Gallery 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Floridante

Performance Comment: Edition of 1721 lists: Floridante-Francesco Bernardi, called Senesino; Timante-Benedetto Baldassari; Oronte-Guiseppe Boschi; Elmira-Mrs Anastasia Robinson; Rossane-Signora Madalena Salvai.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17210916, but Lady Macduff-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Porter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17211031, but Anna Bullen-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Anna Bullen Actor: Mrs Heron.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17210921, but Queen-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: As17211023