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Event Comment: Benefit Will Bowen. Whereas Will Bowen has deliver'd several Tickets to his Friends, in order to see the Committee...and the Gentlemen that have the Directions of Affairs relating to the Theatre Royal, have thought it adviseable to change that Play for the Funeral...which is a Comedy equally receiv'd by the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sullen Lovers; Or, The Impertinents, With The Humours Of Sir Positive At-all

Performance Comment: Sir Positive-Powell; With a new Prologue by way of Elegy on the Death of the Royal Oak Lottery-Powell; And an Epilogue on the Life and Character of Maister Observator-Powell.
Event Comment: At Mr Finley and Mrs Barnes's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Performance Comment: By a compleat Company of near 20 of the best Rope/Dancers, Vaulters, Tumblers in Europe, who are all excellent in their several Performances, and do such wonderful and surprizing things as the whole World cannot parallel; where , who gave that extraordinary satisfaction before Charles III, King of Spain on Board the Royal Katherine, performs several new Entertainments-Finley; and where the Lady Mary, likewise shews such Additions to her former admirable perfections, as render her the wonder of the whole World. and where the Lady Mary, likewise shews such Additions to her former admirable perfections, as render her the wonder of the whole World.
Event Comment: Benefit Powell. Note, That the Tickets given out for Tuesday in last Whitson-Week at the New Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, for the Benefit of Mr Powell, will be taken for this Play at the Theatre Royal

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song:

Dance: To be expressed in the Bills

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 26 Sept., The Royal Merchant had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Song: As17050922; Particularly a two/Part Song compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Dance: Cherrier

Event Comment: [In Daily Courant, 22 and 23 Sept., the advertisements bore the heading: "By the deserted Company of Comedians of the Theatre Royal."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Mrs Tofts

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Event Comment: Benefit Evans. For the Entertainment of Don Venturo Zary, the Emperour of Morocco's/Minister; and Elhadge Guzman, the Royal Messenger, (from the said Emperour Muley Ismael, to her Majesty) with their Attendants in their several Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth: With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Event Comment: [By Ambrose Phillips.] At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. William Egerton: And in the Spring came on Mr Phillips's Tragedy, The Distrest Mother. Mrs Rogers, an Actress, who in her Turn, had made a considerable Figure on the Stage, was designed the Part of (Andromache, Hector's Widow, &. i.e.) the Distrest Mother. But the Author, as well as his Friends, were soon convinced that Mrs Oldfield was infinitely the more accomplished Person for so Capital a Part. Upon its being given to Her, Mrs Rogers raised a Posse of Profligates, fond of Tumult and Riot, who made such a Commotion in the House, that the Court hearing of it send four of the Royal Messengers, and a strong Guard, to suppress all Disorders. This being effected, the Play was brought upon the Stage and crowned with deserved Success (Egerton, pp. 31-32)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Edition of 1712 lists: Pyrrhus-Booth; Phoenix-Bowman; Orestes-Powell; Pylades-Mills; Andromache-Mrs Oldfield; Cephisa-Mrs Knight; Hermione-Mrs Porter; Cleone-Mrs Cox; Prologue by Steele-Wilks; Epilogue by Budgell-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Prince and Princess present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; A Woman Keeps A Secret

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Admission as 26 Oct. 1714

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

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Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini
Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command [but see king's]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance:

Event Comment: His Royal Highness's Command. [Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Colman's Opera Register: Ye King, Prince & Princess present, & a full House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

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Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini
Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marriage A La Mode

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Boxes 8s. Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. 6d. At 5:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

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Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini
Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. [Prince and Princess present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard The Third

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: King Actor: Evans , from Ireland
Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Related Works
Related Work: L'Honorata Poverta di Rinaldo: viz, The honourable Poverty of Rinaldo, false accused by the Maganzesians: With Harlequing Guardian to his Master's Family and Defender of his Castle Author(s): Giacinto Andrea Cicognini
Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode