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Event Comment: Benefit Miss Santlow. Not Acted these 12 Years [but see lif 3 Feb. 1704]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian With The Rape Of Lucina

Performance Comment: Valentinian-Wilks; Lucina-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Lucina Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Song: Hughs, Newberry, the Boy

Dance: As17060309

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Admission as 5 Jan., but no benches railed into boxes. [According to Ch. Dering, it was "acted expressly for Lord Marlborough." See Egmont MS, p. 246.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Performance Comment: As17090212, but Camilla-Mrs Tofts.
Cast
Role: Camilla Actor: Mrs Tofts.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Fifteen Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster Or Love Lies A Bleeding

Performance Comment: Philaster-Wilks; King-Keene; Pharamond-Cibber; Dion-Mills; Clerimont-Bullock Jr; Trasiline-Elrington; Arethusa-Mrs Porter; Bellario-Miss Sherborn; Old Captain-Bullock Sr; Citizens-Leigh, Norris, Pack, Burkhead.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Porter

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wake

Event Comment: Benefit Young Boman and Young Pervil, who lately acted the Part of Gomez in The Spanish Fryar. Admission as 21 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Young Pervil; Aimwell-Young Boman; Scrub-Young Norris; Sullen-Young Ray; Bonniface-youngest Bullock son; Mrs Sullen-Miss Porter; Cherry-Miss Younger; Dorinda-Miss Lydell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss Porter
Event Comment: Not Acted these Eight Years. Written by Mr Crown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politicks

Performance Comment: Podesta-Bullock; Florio-Powell; Artall-Booth; Dr Panchy-Cross; Crafty-Pack; Bricklayer-Penkethman; Rosara-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucinda-Miss Willis.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Event Comment: Not Acted these Twelve Years. Written by the late Mr George Farquer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Mockmode-Bullock; Roebuck-Mills; Lovewell-Bullock Jr; Lyrick-Johnson; Pamphlet-Norris; Club-Penkethman; Brush-Pack; Lucinda-Mrs Rogers; Leanthe-Miss Willis.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Rogers
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Six Years. Afterpiece: Not perform'd these five Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Troop Or Monsieur Raggou

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding

Performance Comment: Roger-Pack; Joan-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Joan Actor: Mrs Willis.
Event Comment: [By Aaron Hill.] Never Acted before. All the Cloaths, Scenes, and Decorations to the Play being entirely New. Receipts: #78 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Vision Or The Fall Of Siam

Performance Comment: No cast listed in edition of 1716; Prologue-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mrs Cross.
Event Comment: Not Acted these Seven Years. Written by the late Mr Shadwell. Receipts: #25 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woman Captain

Performance Comment: Woman Captain-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Woman Captain Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: A New Dance-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

Event Comment: Not Acted these 12 Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caesar Borgia Son Of Pope Alexander The Sixth

Performance Comment: Borgia-Booth; Bellamira-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Bellamira Actor: Mrs Porter.
Event Comment: [Not Acted these Sixteen Years. Written by Shakespear, and revis'd by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of The History Of King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaffe Henry Iv Part Ii

Performance Comment: With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-; Prince John-Walker; Gloster-Oates; Clarence-Th. Cibber; Westmoreland-Williams; Lord Chief Justice-Boman; Archbishop of Canterbury-Cory; Bishop of Ely-Rogers; Archbishop of York-Thurmond; Norfolk-W. Mills; Hasting-Watson; Poins-W. Wilks; Falstaff-Mills; Shallow-Cibber; Silence-Miller; Bardolph-Shepard; Pistol -Norris; Davy-Wright; Feeble-Penkethman; Shadow-Ray; Wart-Cole; Mouldy- Wilson; Bullcalf-Wetherilt; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Lindar; Hostess-Mrs Willis; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Willis.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Willis
Event Comment: Benefit Quin. Not Acted these Ten Years. Receipts: money #60 19s.; tickets #60 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule Or Love And Empire

Performance Comment: Abra Mule-Mrs Seymour; Mahomet-Boheme; Pyrrhus-Ryan; Solymon-Quin.
Cast
Role: Abra Mule Actor: Mrs Seymour

Music: With a Lesson on Harpsichord-Mr Cole

Event Comment: [Music by Ariosti, Bononcini, Handel. Text by P. A. Rolli.] Admission as 19 Nov. 1720. De Fabrice to Flemming, 21 April (in Deutsch, Handel, p. 126): The Princess of Wales was safely delivered of a son last Saturday. The news was taken to the King by Lord Herbert during...Mutius Scevola, where there was a particularly large audience on account of its being the first performance. The audience celebrated the event with loud applause and huzzas. Each act of this opera is by a different composer, -the first by a certain Pipo, the second by Bononcini, and the third by Hendell, who easily triumphed over the others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mutius Scaevola

Performance Comment: Edition of 1721 lists: Muzio-Francesco Bernardo , called Senesino; Orazio-Matteo Berselli; Larte Porsena-Boschi; Lucio Tarquinio-Signora Galerati; Clelia-Signora Marg. Durastanti; Irene-Mrs Anastasia Robinson; Fidalma-Signora Madalena Salvai.
Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Mrs Anastasia Robinson
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
Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Carefully revis'd, and alter'd from Mr D'Urfey. And Machinery and other Decorations proper to the Play. Receipts: #39 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of The Rise And Fall Of Massaniello Or A Fisherman A Prince

Performance Comment: Massaniello-Walker; Cardinal-Leigh; Viceroy-Smith; Mataloni-Hulett; Bissignano-Ogden; Pedro-Huddy; Belleraza-Mrs Moffett; Comic Parts-Bullock, Morgan, Hall, H. Bullock, Norris; With a New Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Belleraza Actor: Mrs Moffett

Song: The Original Song:In Praise of Fishing-

Dance: A new dance:Fishermen and Their Wives-

Event Comment: Not Acted these Five Years. Alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff And Justice Shallow

Performance Comment: King Henry-Booth; Prince of Wales-Williams; Prince John of Lancaster-Wm. Mills; Gloucester-Oats; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Hastings-Watson; Lord Chief Justice-Boman; Falstaff-Harper; Shallow-Cibber; Silence-Miller; Feeble-Griffin; Bardolfe-Shepard; Pistol-Th. Cibber; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson Jr; Hostess-Mrs Wetherilt; Dol-Miss Lindar.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Event Comment: Benefit Boheme. And the Flyings, Sinkings, and usual Decorations. N.B. Mr Boheme continuing indispos'd, the Tragedy of King Lear cannot be acted. Receipts: money #30 18s.; tickets #57 5s. Probable attendance: boxes, 6 by money and 49 by tickets; pit, 59 by money and 246 by tickets; slips, 9 by money; first gallery, 97 by money and 81 by tickets; second gallery, 51 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17260926, but Banquo-Diggs; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Berriman.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Berriman.
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: With the usual Dances proper to the Play-; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Never Acted but Once. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Love

Performance Comment: As17300121, but Mrs_ Lindsey.
Cast
Role: Ismena Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Lucina Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Lindsey
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Newman
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Nokes
Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Mainpiece: Written by the Author of the Beggars Wedding. Afterpiece: As it is contracted into one Act by the same Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Parson

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: As17291122, but Quorum-_; Cant-_; Mrs Chaunter-_; Phebe-Miss Palms.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Nokes.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted before. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cynick Or The Force Of Virtue

Performance Comment: Alexander-W. Giffard; Apelles-Giffard; Diogenes-Huddy; Clytus-Rosco; Hephestion-Havard; Melippus-Bullock; Parmenio-Beaumont; Manes-Morgan; Granicus-Collet; Psyllus-Bardin; Citizens-W. Williams, Pearce; Campaspe-Mrs Giffard; Lais-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Campaspe Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Alibech Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Cydaria Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Opera

Performance Comment: Feeble-Griffin; Landlord-Harper; Sir Jolly Heartfree-Paget; Squire Tawdry-Oates; Young Heartfree-Berry; 1st Sailor-Wetherilt; Susan-Miss Vaughan; Pert-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Song: Original Song set to Musick by Henry Purcell, perform'd in the Character of Kalid-Miss Raftor

Dance: In I: Tambour Dance of Moors-; In IV: A Grand Spanish Entry-; In afterpiece: A new Sailor's Dance-Rainton

Event Comment: Never Acted before. [Both plays by Henry Fielding. For a discussion of recent plays, see The Comedian, No. 3, June 1731.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Performance Comment: Captain Bilkum-Mullart; Lovegirlo-Cibber Jr; Galloon-Paget; Leathersides-Roberts; Chairman-Jones; Mother Punchbowl-Bridgwater; Kissinda-Miss Raftor; Stormandra-Mrs Mullart; Nonparel-Miss Mears; Industrious Jenny-Miss Eliz. Roberts; Prologue-Theophilus Cibber; Epilogue-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Stormandra Actor: Mrs Mullart

Dance:

Event Comment: Afterpiece: [Never acted before. Author unknown. Apparently not printed.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: See17321109, but Abel-Cibber Jr; Face-Mills; Subtle-Cibber; Ananias-Johnson; Tribulation-Griffin; Sir Epicure-Harper; Dol-Mrs Mullart (Genest, III, 367; Daily Post missing). Daily Post missing).
Cast
Role: Dol Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Wat Tyler or The State Menders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Butler.
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: Deborah or A Wife For You All

Performance Comment: Parts-Johnson, Griffin, Miller, Shepard, Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor, Mrs Mullart, Miss Mann; but Genest, III, 371, lists: Justice Mittimus-Griffin; Lawyer Trouble-Johnson; Alexander Whittle-Miller; Deborah-Miss Raftor.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Clive; Macheath-Stoppelaer; but see DL, 28 Jan. hathi. but see DL, 28 Jan. hathi.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Love Is the Doctor