Event Comment: ["Towards the begining of the second act of Marian, Miss Poole, while on the stage, was taken suddenly ill, and literally fainted away; and it was with much difficulty that Mr Thompson [on 18 Nov. 1793 he is listed as acting Oliver], who stood near her at the time, prevented her falling down. She was carried off motionless, and an apology being made to the audience by Incledon, the piece was brought to a conclusion" (Morning Herald, 17 Nov.).] Receipts: #201 19s. (194.7.6; 7.11.6)

Event Comment: The King's Company. Richard Legh, writing to his wife, 3 Jan. 1667@7, reported to her concerning this play: which is so damn'd bawdy that the Ladyes flung their peares and fruites at the Actors (Lady Newton, The House of Lyme, p. 240). Pepys, Diary: Alone to the King's House, and there saw The Custome of the Country, the second time of its beind acted, wherein Knipp does the Widow well; but, of all the plays that ever I did see, the worst--having neither plot, language, nor anything in the earth that is acceptable; only Knipp sings a little song admirably. But fully the worst play that ever I saw or I believe shall see

Event Comment: The United Company. This play was in rehearsal before the death of Charles II-see 6 Feb. 1684@5-and was staged shortly after the playhouse reopened. Luttrell's date of acquisition of the separately-printed Prologue and Epilogue is 9 May 1685 (in possession of Pickering and Chatto, Ltd., 1938), and the play may have been first given on that date or during the week preceding Saturday 9 May 1685. For Cibber's account of Mountfort as Sir Courtly, see Cibber, Apology, ed. Lowe, I, 129. The separately-printed Prologue and Epilogue are reprinted in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 228-30. A separately-printed Three New Songs in Sir Courtley Nice (1685) contains three songs, with the music by Samuel Ackroyde and an unknown composer. In addition, two songs, As I grazed unaware and O be kind my dear be kind, both composed by R. King, are in The Theater of Music, Second Book, 1685. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 40-41): The first new Comedy after King James came to the Crown, was Sir Courtly Nice, wrote by Mr Crown:...The Comedy being justly Acted, and the Characters in't new, Crown'd it with a general Applause: Sir Courtly was so nicely Perform'd, that not any succeeding, but Mr Cyber has Equall'd him. Note, Mr Griffin so Excell'd in Surly, Sir Edward Belfond, The Plain Dealer, none succeeding in the 2 former have Equall'd him, except his Predecessor Mr Hart in the latter. The Lover's Session; In Imitation of Sir John Suckling's Session of Poets (in Poems on Affairs of State, II [1703], 162): @Montrath was in Foppery conceiv'd another@Of Whitehall true Breed, Sir Nices Twin Brother:@None could tell, so alike all their Follies did seem,@Whether he acted Mumford, or Mumford him.

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

Event Comment: Receipts: #37 0s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 18 paid and 14 orders; Pit, 133 paid and 21 orders; slips, 17 paid and 5 orders; first gallery, 134 paid and 8 orders; second gallery, 92 paid and 2 orders

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #18 3s. Probable attendance: boxes, 13 paid and 8 orders; pit, 35 paid and 21 orders; slips, 10 paid and 11 orders; first gallery, 86 paid and 56 orders; second gallery, 60 paid and 2 orders

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

Event Comment: Receipts: #78 14s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 71 paid and 22 orders; pit, 2U2 paid and 9 orders; slips, 8 paid and 9 orders; first gallery, 205 paid and 8 orders; second gallery, 165 paid

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #28 15s. Probable attendance: boxes, 34 paid and 15 orders; pit, 60 paid and 20 orders; slips, 6 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 113 paid and 50 orders; second gallery, 88 paid and 5 orders

Event Comment: Receipts: #30 2s. Probable attendance: boxes, 28 paid and 1 order; pit, 42 paid and 15 orders; slips, 6 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 109 paid and 7 orders; second gallery, 77 paid and 6 orders

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Otway. Receipts: #43 6s. Probable attendance: boxes, 23 paid and 13 orders; pit, 122 paid and 17 orders; slips, 11 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 122 paid and 12 orders; second gallery, 95 paid and 3 orders

Event Comment: Benefit Quin. Receipts: money #82 7s. 6d.; tickets #106 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 128 by money and 250 by tickets; stage, 45 by money; pit, 66 by money and 260 by tickets; slips, 12 by money; pidgeon holes, 3 by money; first gallery, 180 by money and 49 by tickets; second gallery, 119 by money

Event Comment: Receipts: #32 11s. Probable attendance: boxes, 22 paid and 7 orders; pit, 85 paid and 8 orders; slips, 11 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 116 paid and 9 order; second gallery, 115 paid

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #27 15s. Probable attendance: boxes, 27 paid and 12 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 77 paid and 25 orders; slips, 6 paid and 5 orders; first gallery, 93 paid and 20 orders; second gallery, 80 paid and 4 orders

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #38 17s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 17 paid and 4 orders; pit, 125 paid and 27 orders; slips, 9 paid and 3 orders; first gallery, 150 paid and 26 orders; second gallery, 132 paid

Event Comment: Receipts: #59 4s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 20 paid and 14 orders; pit, 150 paid and 20 orders; slips, 7 paid and 1 order; first gallery, 214 paid and 5 orders; second gallery, 155 paid

Event Comment: Written by Mr Otway. Receipts: #21 10s. Probable attendance: boxes, 25 paid and 9 orders; pit, 43 paid and 18 orders; slips, 4 paid; first gallery, 96 paid and 4 orders; second gallery, 62 paid

Event Comment: Benefit Poet Trapwit. By his own particular Desire. N.B. The Spectators are desir'd to take no Notice of the Tragedy, but attend very closely to the Comedy, there being several fresh Jokes new cloath'd at Second Hand for the Use of that Night. As there is little Hope of a great Demand of Tickets, or Places for that Evening, the Doors will be open'd by Six o'Clock in the Morning, and constant Attendance the whole Day given, for fear any Application shou'd be made for either. [The Daily Advertiser also carries a notice to the effect that "Copper-Plate Tickets representing the Murder of Common Sense" will be available.]

Event Comment: An Oratorio. With several New Additions. Pit and Boxes to be put together. No person to be admitted without tickets, which will be deliver'd this day at the Office of the Theatre at Half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries to be opened at Half past Four, Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at Half an Hour after Six. [Customary note for all oratorios this season.

Event Comment: By Command of his Majesty. The first night the King went to the play, which was civilly on a Friday, not on the opera night, as he used to do, the whole audience sang God Save the King in chorus. For the first act, the press was so great at the door that no ladies could go to the Boxes, and only the servants appeared there, who kept places: at the end of the second act the whole mob broke in and seated themselves; yet all this zeal is not likely to last, though he so well deserves it (Walpole to Montagu, 24 Nov.)

Event Comment: The Second Night

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera. Composed by Piccini. By Command of their Majesties. Note: The above is the second part of the favorite opera of La Buona Figliuola

Event Comment: MMiss Morris was a pupil of Mr Colman's--She was very much approved by the public in the character of Juliet. On the sixth night of her appearance on the stage she was taken ill, and died before the end of this season. See the Bill for her Benefit (Hopkins MS Notes). Afterpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 19 May 1762.] [The Occasional Prologue, by Colman, is Larpent MS 288, which introduces Miss Morris as Juliet, and stresses the qualms and fears of a new performer.] Receipts: #227 19s. 6d. (Account Book). Lloyd's Evening Post, 28-30 Nov.: Sir: The managers of both theatres have of late, in order to put a stop to the Public complaint against a dearth of actors, given trials to several stage candidates that seemed to have any promising requisite. Such experiments have not proved fruitless. The most brilliant and interesting of which was the young lady's appearance on Covent Garden Theatre last night, in the character of Juliet. So great was her terror, on presenting herself for the first time before a crowded audience, that, deprived of all her powers, she fell down on the stage in a swoon. The first act in consequence, was all terror on her side, all compassion and anxiety on that of the audience. But having had time between the first and second Acts to recover from her panic, she shone forth in the Balcony Scene the most pleasing promise of a young tragic actress that has been seen for half a century past, and continued so throughout. Her person is genteel, her tone of voice insinuating, variable, and melodious; her recitation is just and sensible; very affecting in the pathetic parts; condescending, free, and polite are the familiar speeches with the Nurse. She is happily devoid of all stage whine, and tragedy Cant. The manner she has been rudimented in does great honour to her instructors, who have so judiciously prevented the so excellent actor of this verily a Shakespeare's Juliet, from being sophisticated by the studied tricks, and false ornamenting of mistaken modern and degenerate art

Event Comment: At the Desire of Several Persons of Quality. Music by Giardini. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. All Profits will be given to Charity

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Sga Frasi. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. 6d. Second Gallery 2s. To begin at Twelve. Doors open at 11:00 a.m