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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Mrs Cole, Smirk, Epilogue-Foote; The Minor-Shaw; Richard Wealthy-Sparks; Sir William-Dunstall; Transfer-Bennet; Loader-Davis; Richard-Collins; Lucy-Mrs Burden.
Cast
Role: Richard Wealthy Actor: Sparks
Role: Richard Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: LLes Charboniers, as17611012

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; M. ENT 2, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (also attributed to Richard Tickell). Prologue by Richard Tickell (London Chronicle, 23 Oct.). Text 1st published probably by T. Lowndes, 1795]: To conclude with a perspective Representation of the Grand Camp at Cox-Heathv [near Maidstone, Kent, where a military encampment had been in existence for several months], from a View taken by DeLoutherbourg and executed under his direction. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] With a New Overture and other Music [by Thomas Linley Sen.]. New Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Account-Book, 16 Oct.: Paid Supernumeraries & Soldiers for Camp #35 5s. 6d. Receipts: #266 0s. 6d. (258.16.0; 6.18.0; 0.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; P 2, by John O'Keeffe. MS: Larpent 608; not published. CG playbill of 16 Nov. 1795 has a detailed synopsis of the action]: Intermixed with Songs and Dialogue. With new Music, Scenes, Dresses, Machinery, and Decorations. The new Music composed by Shield. The new Scenes designed by Richards, and executed by Richards, Hodgins, and assistants. To conclude with a Representation of the Lord Mayor's Show on the Water. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. "As to the Pantomime it wanted nothing on the first Night but Abbreviations . . . [which should be] omission of the Doctors, the two Women of the Town, and the whole of Edwin's Character" (Public Advertiser, 27 Nov.). Gentleman's Magazine, Jan. 1783, pp. 29-31, contains a detailed synopsis of the procession, and adds, "The personages of this procession were all dressed in the characters of the time in which they lived, and before each of them a label, a scroll, or a pageant was carried, bearing their name, or some allusion of the poets to their occupation. The figures in transparency were all painted as large as the life, and had a most grand and beautiful effect . . . The idea of the paintings was furnished by Mr Richards and Mr Smirk [sic], and all of them executed by the latter in a style of so much taste and excellence that it is a matter of some wonder to us, where an artist of Mr Smirk's abilities has been so long concealed . . . The glee introduced with so much applause is the composition of the late Dr Rogers (who lived in 1600); the other airs in the pantomime and procession arc by Handel, Lord Kelly, Abel, Stamitz and Shield, and have very great merit. The expense of preparing this splendid spectacle must have been very great, and the cost of continuing its representation cannot be inconsiderable, since more than 200 supernumeraries are employed to walk in the procession." Receipts: #215 3s. (206/3; 9/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayors Day or A Flight from Lapland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Cast from General Evening Post, 19 Nov.; Morning Post, 19 Nov.; Public Advertiser, 7 and 27 Dec. 1785; Morning Post, 22 Dec. 1786: Bumpkin-Parsons; Irishman at Stratford-Moody; Country Girl-Mrs Wrighten. In Pageant: Cupid-Master Canlets; Iachimo-Palmer; Malvolio and Posthumus-Bensley; Touchstone-King; Richard III-Kemble; Romeo-Bannister Jun.; Hamlet-R. Palmer; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Cains-Baddeley; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Waldron; Lear-Wrighten; FalstafT-Chaplin; Henry V-Barrymore; Coriolanus-Phillimore; Edgar-Dodd; Macbeth-Williames; Antony-Staunton; Tragic Muse-Mrs Siddons [whose "car was fitted up exactly in the stile of the picture of the Tragic Music by Sir Joshua Reynolds"]; Comic Muse-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Macbeth-Miss Kemble; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Volumnia-Mrs Brereton; Cleopatra-Mrs Wilson; Rosalind-Mrs Jordan; Queen in Richard III-Mrs Hopkins; Cordelia-Miss Collins; Venus-Mrs Crouch. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Chapman, Fawcett.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Richard III Actor: Kemble
Role: Queen in Richard III Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Event Comment: Christopher Rich's Company. The date of this revival is not certain. Apparently the revival was in preparation before the division of the company, but the publication of the Songs in 1695 confines the production to the period between mid-April and the late autumn. For the opera, see The Works of John Dryden, Vol. VIII: The Plays, edited by John Harrington Smith and Dougald MacMillan (Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1692), pp. 325-30; Moore, Henry Purcell and the Restoration Theatre, Chapter VI;and Purcell's Works, Purcell Society, Vol. XIX. The Songs (1695), the music by Henry Purcell, lists the following pieces and singers: I, Wake, wake, Quivera, sung by Freeman. I, Why shou'd men quarrel, sung by The Boy, with Flutes. Their looks are such that mercy flows, sung by Freeman. II, I come to sing, sung by Freeman. Scorn'd Envy here's nothing, sung by Freeman. Begone, curst Feinds of Hell, sung by Freeman. III, Ah, how happy we are, sung by Freeman and Church. I attempt from Love's sickness to fly, sung by Mrs Cross. IV, They tell us that you mighty powers above, sung by Mrs Cross. In addition, other parts of the opera appeared elsewhere: Act V, a Masque, set by Daniel Purcell, O Bless the Genial Bed with chast delights, in Deliciae Musicae, First Book of the Second Volume, 1696. [The others, since they do not name the performers, are omitted here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Queen

Event Comment: Rich's Company. The date of the premiere is not known, but the fact that the play was advertised in the Post Boy, 12-16 Dec. 1695, suggests that it was probably first acted not later than November 1695. The edition of 1696 mentions two songs and their performers: A lass there lives upon the green, the words by an unknown hand, set by Courteville, and sung by the Boy to Miss Cross; and Bright Cynthia's pow'r divinely great, words by Mr Cheek, set by Courtevill, sung by Leveridge. These two songs are also in Deliciae Musicae, The Fourth Book, 1696, as is a third, Celemene, pray tell me, set by Henry Purcell and sung by the Boy and Girl. The words were written by D'Urfey; and the Boy presumably was Bowen, and the Girl, Miss Cross. See Purcell's Works, Purcell Society, XXI (1917), v-vi. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), p. 19: Sullen: Oronooko. Ramble: Oh! the Favourite of the Ladies. Sullen: It had indeed uncommon Success, and the Quality of both Sexes were very kind to the Play, and to the Poet: No doubt it has Merit, particularly the last Scene; but 'tis as certain, that the Comick Part is below that Author's usual Genius. Ramble: I have a particular regard for Mr Southern's Stile and agreeable Manner; there's a Spirit of Conversation in every thing he writes. Sullen: I think very few exceed him in the Dialogue; his Gallantry is natural, and after the real manner of the Town; his acquaintance with the best Company entered him into the secrets of their Intrigues, and no Man knew better the Way and Disposition of Mankind. But yet I must say, his Diction is commonly the best part of him, especially in Comedy; but in Tragedy he has once in this, and in one other, Drawn the Passions very well

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Neglected Virtue Or The Unhappy Conquerors

Performance Comment: [The Dedication is signed by Hildebrand Horden, who does not claim it for his own.] Edition of 1696: The Prologue [Writ and-Mr Horden; Phraates-Powell; Artaban-Horden; Memnon-Dizney; Castillio-Mills; Lysander-Hill; Castillio Jr-Penkethman; Bretton-Bullock; Lycastes-Harland; Curio-Simpson; Thermusa-Mrs Knight; Alinda-Mrs Rogers; Eudora-Mrs Powell; Emilia-Mrs Mills; Ariena-Mrs Temple; Aramdine-Mrs Cross; The Epilogue by Mr Motteux-Mr Haynes [Acting the Mad-Man.
Cast
Role: Aramdine Actor: Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lost Lover Or The Jealous Husband

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mr Horden; Epilogue-Miss Cross; Sir Rustick Good Heart-Johnson; Wilmore-Verbrugen; Wildman-Horden; Sir Amorous Courtall-Powell; Smyrna-Cibber; Pulse-Penkethman; Knowlittle-Haynes; Lady Young Love-Mrs Kent; Marina-Mrs Rogers; Belira-Mrs Knight; Orinda-Mrs Cibber; Olivia-Mrs Verbrugen; Isabella-Mrs Cole; Phoebe-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Cross
Event Comment: Rich's Company. The date of this production is not certain. The Dedication, signed by George Powell and John Verbruggen, is dated Monday, 16 Oct. 1696, but this date is in error, for the sixteenth fell on Friday in October; however, 16 Nov. 1696 fell on Monday. In addition, the Dedication implies that the two men hope to have visitors (i.e., spectators at performances) on "Wednesday, and Saturday next, the Visiting Days of, Your Friends and Servants, George Powell, John Verbruggen." It is possible that the text and the songs were printed in advance of performance and were available at the theatre, but it is still uncertain whether the opera first appeared in October or November 1696. The Single Songs, With the Dialogue, was published separately in 1696, with Daniel Purcel named as the composer. The songs to which performers' names are listed are as follows: Cease, Cynthia, cease your fruitless tears, sung by Mrs Cross. I courted and writ, the verse by Jo Hanes and sung by Church. How happy I am the fair sex can defy, the verse by Jo Hanes and sung by Leveridge. 'Tis in vain to tell me I am deceived, sung by Freeman. Great queen of Hymen's hallowed fires, sung by Mrs Willis. Why, Chloe, will you not perceive, the verse by John Robens and sung by Church. Why dost thou fly me, sung by Edwards and Mrs Cross. If mortals laugh and sing, sung by Freeman. The Songs were entered in the Term Catalogues, November 1696

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Brutus Of Alba Or Augustas Triumph

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Womans Wit Or The Lady In Fashion

Performance Comment: Edition of 1697: Prologue-; Epilogue-Miss Cross; Lord Lovemore-Harland; Longville-Cibber; Major Rakish-Penkethman; Jack Rakish-Powel; Mas. Johnny-Dogget; Father Benedic-Smeaton; Lady Manlove-Mrs Powel; Leonora-Mrs Knight; Emilia-Mrs Rogers; Olivia-Mrs Cibber; Lettice-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumphs Of Virtue

Performance Comment: Edition of 1697: Duke of Polycastro-Williams; Lorenzo-Lee; Perollo-Harland; Antonio-Cibber; Gurello-Rogers; Rinaldo-Mills; Fidelio-Disney; Montano-Simpson; Gusman-Pinkethman; Luperto-Bullock; Massetto-Dogget; Dutchess-Mrs Finch; Bellamira-Mrs Rogers; Isidora-Mrs Cross; Prologue-Mrs Allison; Epilogue-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Isidora Actor: Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery Or Love In Ruines

Performance Comment: Edition of 1698: Prologue-Mr Powell in answer to a scurrilous one, spoke against him, at Betterton's Booth in Little-Lincolns-Inn-Fields; Epilogue-; Cornaro-Powell; Segerdo-Evans; Conall-Thomas; Gabinius-Harland; Dandalo-Johnson; Beringaria-Mrs Knight; Arapsia-Mrs Powell; Margaretta-Mrs Verbruggen; Eromena-Mrs Cross; Cleonista-Mrs Temple.
Cast
Role: Eromena Actor: Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caligula

Performance Comment: Edition of 1698: Prologue-Mr Powell who Acted the Emperor; Epilogue-a Girl; Caligula-Powell; Valerius Asiaticus-Williams; Annius Minatianus-Simpson; Vitellius-Mills; Cassius Cheraea-Thomas; Lepidus-Evans; Philo-Disney; Cesonia-Mrs Knight; Julia-Mrs Temple; Salome-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Salome Actor: Mrs Cross.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaeton Or The Fatal Divorce

Performance Comment: Edition of 1698: The Prologue-Mr Powel, Mrs Cross [including Miss Chock]; Merops-Mills; Phaeton-Powel; Epaphus-Williams; Clymene-Mrs Powel; Alithea-Mrs Knight; Cassiope-Mrs Temple; Merope-Mrs Kent; The Epilogue by a Friend-Mr Mills.
Cast
Role: The Prologue Actor: Mr Powel, Mrs Cross
Event Comment: Flying Post, 23-25 Aug. 1698: At Mr Barns's and Mr Appleby's Booth, over against the Cross-Daggers in Smithfield, is to be seen the most famous Rope-Dancers of Europe, who have brought over the Morocco Woman, the two German Maidens, and the Danish Woman and her Company, which out-does all Men and Women that ever danced yet on the Ropes, the German Maiden outdoing all Men and Women, that ever Danc'd before her, both for high leaping and fine Dancing, and whatever has been done by any person on the Ground, as side, upright, cross or back Capers, is performed by her on the Dancing Rope, and rises to that prodigious height, as will startle all that see her. William King, A Journey to London in the Year 1698 (2d edition, corrected, 1699), pp. 27-28: I was at Bartholomew Fair....I went to the Dancing on the Ropes, which was admirable. Coming out I met a man that would have took off my Hat, but I secur'd it, and was going to draw my Sword, Crying out, Begar! Damn'd Rogue! Morblew, &c. when on a sudden I had a hundred People about me, Crying here, Monsieur, see Jephtha's Rash Vow, here, Monsieur, see the Tall Dutch Woman, see the Tyger, says another; see the Horse and no Horse, whose Tayl stands where his Head should do; see the German Artist, Monsieur; see the Siege of Namur, Monsieur: So that betwixt Rudeness and Civility, I was forc'd to get into a Fiacre, and with an air of Hast, and a full Trot, got home to my Lodgings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Performance Comment: Edition of 1701 lists: Antonio-Bullock; Charino-Cross; Don Lewis-Penkethman; Carlos-Wilks; Clodio-Cibber; Sancho-Norris; Governour-Simpson; Don Duart-Mills; Don Manuel-Toms; Angelina-Mrs Temple; Louisa-Mrs Verbruggen; Elvira-Mrs Knight; Honoria-Mrs Moor; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Charino Actor: Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Mode And The New Or Country Miss With Her Fourbeloe

Performance Comment: Ediiton of 1703 lists: Sir Fumbler Oldmode-Johnson; Frederick-Wilks; Will Queenlove-Mills; M de Pistole-Bowen; Tom Pistole-Cibber; Misterious Maggothead-Pinkeman; Major Bombard-Cross; Captain Crimp-Boyse; Abram-Bullock; Combwig-Fairbank; Lady Oldmode-Mrs Moor; Lucia-Mrs Oldfield; Gatty-Mrs Moor; Probleme-Mrs Knight; Prologue-Pinkeman; Epilogue-Mrs Moor.
Cast
Role: Major Bombard Actor: Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arsinoe Queen Of Cyprus

Performance Comment: Edition of 1705 lists: Ormondo-Hughs; Feraspe-Leveridge; Delbo-Cook; Arsinoe-Mrs Tofts; Dorisbe-Mrs Cross; Nerina-Mrs Lyndsey.
Cast
Role: Dorisbe Actor: Mrs Cross

Dance: l'Abbe, duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Elford, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Moss

Song: Before and after Opera: Singing in Italian and English-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Farewell Folly Or The Younger The Wiser

Performance Comment: Edition of 1707 lists: Old Mr Holdfast-Estcourt; Young Holdfast-Wilks; Richly-Fairbank; Townly-Mills; Mimick-Cibber; Sharp-Pinkeman; Digger-Norris; Squire Lubbard-Bullock; Salathiel-Cross; Shab-Kent; Mariana-Mrs Oldfield; Jenny-Mrs Lucas; Isabella-Mrs Smith; Mrs Lodgem-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Salathiel Actor: Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Performance Comment: As17050317but Gattee-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: 050317but Gattee Actor: Mrs Cross.

Song: As17050215

Music: As17041127

Dance: Cherrier, Laferry, Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quacks Or Loves The Physician

Performance Comment: edition of 1705 lists: Sir Patient Careful-Norris; Clitander-Mills; Doctor Medley-Bullock; Caudle-Cross; Tickle Pulse-Pinkeman; Novice-Bickerstaff; Refugee-Cibber; Rhubarb-Fairbank; Freckle-Keen; Harry-Estcourt; Lysette-Mrs Moor; Lucinda-Mrs Temple; Doris-Mrs Powel; Nurse-Carnaby; Prologue-; Epilogue-Mills.
Cast
Role: Caudle Actor: Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant Or Beggars Bush

Performance Comment: Merchant-Wilks; The edition of ca. 1706 lists also: Woolfort-Williams; Gerrard-Keen; Hubert-Mills; Hemskirk-Bickerstaff; Vandunck-Bullock; Merchants-Carnaby, Phillips, Kent, Toms; Higgen-Estcourt; Prig-Norris; Snap-Kent; Ferret-Fairbank; Ginks-Tom. Wright; Boors-Sherman, Harris, Cross; Jaculine-Mrs Cox; Bertha-Mrs Rogers; Epilogue-Pinkeman mounted on an ass; a long wig on the ass's head. a long wig on the ass's head.
Cast
Role: Boors Actor: Sherman, Harris, Cross

Song: As17050428

Dance: As17041124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquet

Performance Comment: Young Coquet-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Young Coquet Actor: Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Song: Henry Purcell's Frost Music from King Arthur-Leveridge, the new Boy, others; Singing in English and Italian-Mrs Tofts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Basset Table

Performance Comment: Edition of 1706 lists: Lord Worthy-Mills; Sir James Courtly-Wilks; Lovely-Biggerstaff; Sir Rich. Plainman-Bullock; Captain Hearty-Estcourt; Sago-Johnson; Buckle-Penkethman; Lady Reveller-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Lucy-Mrs Rogers; Valeria-Mrs Mountford; Mrs Sago-Mrs Cross; Alpiew-Mrs Lucas; Prologue-Penkethman; Epilogue-Estcourt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sago Actor: Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Hoyden-Mrs Cross, her Original Part.

Song: Leveridge, Ramondon

Dance: Cherrier, Miss Santlow, Mrs Evans