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Event Comment: Benefit Norris. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Solomon Single

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Keene; Betty-Miss Younger; Peregrine-Wilks; Single-Booth; Woodland-Boman; Wary-Johnson; Barter-Cory; Sir Arthur-Norris; Timothy-Bullock; Ralph-Leigh; Julia-Mrs Santlow; Alice-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Actor: Keene
Role: Sir Arthur Actor: Norris
Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; ENT 2]: Consisting of Dialogue, Music [chiefly by Henry Purcell and Thomas Linley Sen. (Boaden, Kemble, I, 225)], and Machinery. Altered from [David Garrick's alteration of] King Arthur, by Dryden. With great Variety of very capital Scenery, new Dresses, and Decorations. [The alteration was probably made by John Philip Kemble.] Receipts: #148 11s. (107/13/0; 39/17/6; 1/0/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Arthur-Kemble; Oswald-Brereton; Merlin-Aickin; Conon-Packer; Osmond-Phillimore; Aurelius-R. Palmer; Grimbald-Bannister; Matilda-Miss Barnes; Emmeline-Miss Farren; Philidel-Miss Field; Venus-Miss Phillips. The rest of the Vocal Parts by Williames, Fawcett, Wilson, Chaplin, Alfred, Newbold; Miss Stageldoir, Miss Burnett, Miss Cranford, Mrs Love, Mrs Burnett, Mrs Booth, Miss George . Miss Stageldoir, Miss Burnett, Miss Cranford, Mrs Love, Mrs Burnett, Mrs Booth, Miss George .
Cast
Role: Arthur Actor: Kemble
Event Comment: And at the Desire of several Persons of Quality, Mr Powell is prevail'd upon to Act his own Part of Sir Courtly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Powell; Sir Thomas-Penkethman; Aunt-Mrs Powell; Belguard-Cory; Farewell-Bullock Jr; Surly-Thurmond Sr; Hothead-Leigh; Testimony-Norris; Leonora-Mrs Kent; Violante-Mrs Spiller; With a new Prologue-Powell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Powell
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Penkethman
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. London Journal, 20 Oct.: The Beginning of November will be acted Sir Richard Steel's new Play, which has been some Time in Rehearsal;...it is thought by some excellent Judges to be the best Comedy that ever appear'd on the English Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Cibber; Belguard-Mills; Surly-Harper; Hothead-Miller; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Leonora-Mrs Thurmond; Violante-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Escapes of Harlequin

Music: Between the Acts: Select Piece-

Event Comment: Foote Sir Courtly. Foote very indiff-so all ye play (Cross). Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Foote; Hothead-Woodward; Testimony-Taswell; Crack-Yates; Lord Belguard-Blakes; Farewel-Palmer; Surly-Berry; Violante-Mrs Bennet; Aunt-Mrs Cross; Leonora-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Song: III: Beard

Event Comment: The United Company. This performance ison the L. C. list, 5@147, p. 68: Sr Phoplyn. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 350. The Earl of Middleton to Sir George Etherege, 7 Dec. 1685: Every week there are plays at court. The last time Sir Fopling appeared with the usual applause, and the King was pleased to tell me that he expected you should put on your socks (Letterbook of Sir George Etherege, ed. Rosenfeld, p. 345)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Dorimant-Wilks; Medley-Mills; Sir Fopling-Cibber; Old Bellair-Norris; Young Bellair-Booth; Shoemaker-Bowen; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Bradshaw; Belinda-Mrs Rogers; Emilia-Mrs Porter; Orangewoman-Pack.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Benefit Wilks. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Doriman-Wilks; Sir Fopling-Cibber; Medley-Mills; Old Bellair-Pinkethman; Young Bellair-Bullock Jr; Shoemaker-Bowen; Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Belinda-Mrs Rogers; Emilia-Mrs Porter; Harriet-Mrs Cross; Pert-Mrs Bicknell; With a New Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Young Bellair-Bullock Jr; Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Wilks; Medley-Mills; Old Bellair-Norris; Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Mountfort; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Knight; Belinda-Mrs Porter; Pert-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Post Boy, 5 March: On Thursday Morning the King's Company of Comedians, belonging to the Play-House in Drury-Lane, were sworn at the Lord Chamberlain's Office in Whitehall, pursuant to an Order occasion'd by their Acting in Obedience to his Majesty's Licence, lately granted Exclusive of a Patent formerly obtained by Sir Richard Steele Kt. The Tenor of the Oath was, That as his Majesty's Servants, they should act Subservient to the Lord Chamberlain, Vice-Chamberlain, and Gentleman Usher in Waiting

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Dorimant-Ross; Sir Fopling Flutter-Woodward; Medley-Havard; Young Bellair-Palmer; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Cibber; Emelia-Mrs Cowper; Belinda-Mrs Davies; Shoemaker-Burton; Handy-Jefferson; Smirk-Simson; Orangewoman-Mrs Bradshaw; Old Bellair-Phillips; Lady Townly-Mrs Bennet; Lady Woodvil-Mrs James; Pert-Mrs Cross; Busy-Miss Minors; Harriet-Miss Haughton; In Act IV a Masquerade Dance proper to the play-Devisse, Gerrard, Christian, Morris, Shawford.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Flutter Actor: Woodward
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherds Lottery

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This is the third in the series of Court performances in L. C. 5@145, p. 120: Sir Fopling Flutter. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 350, and 11 Feb. 1679@80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Arthur Murphy, based on L'Irresolu, by Philippe Nericault, dit Destouches. Prologue by the author. Epilogue by David Garrick (see text)]: A new Scene and New Dresses. Public Advertiser, 2 May 1778: This Day is published Know Your Own Mind (1s 6d.). Receipts: #246 7s. 6d. (245.7.0; 1.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Wroughton, Aickin, Whitefield, Fearon, Booth, Wewitzer, Thompson, Lee Lewes, Mrs Hartley, Mrs Jackson, Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1778): Millamour-Lewis; Melvil-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Sir Harry Lovewit [in all subsequent cg playbills until 1800: Sir Harry Lizard]-Whitefield; Sir John Millamour-Fearon; Captain Bygrove-Booth; Charles-Wewitzer; Dashwould-Lee Lewes; Miss Neville-Mrs Hartley; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Jackson; Lady Jane-Miss Dayes; Madam La Rouge-Miss Ambrose; Lady Bell-Mrs Mattocks; Thompson; New Prologue-Lewis; New Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the first 9 performances (see17760318 and on 30 Apr. only.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the first 9 performances (see17760318 and on 30 Apr. only.]
Related Works
Related Work: Know Your Own Mind Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Cushing

Dance: As17761123

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Mrs Abington. Part of Pit laid into boxes. House Charges #64 4s. [Profit to Mrs Abington #166 2s. 6d.] [The Farce-2 acts all from the comedy 'What we must all Come to' by Arthur Murphy, The airs by Hook.] Paid Blake (hosier) bill #3 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #230 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Holland; Sir Bashful Constant-Yates; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Palmer; William-Baddeley; Widow Bellmour (with song in character)-Mrs Abington; Lady Constant-Mrs Hopkins; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Sideboard-Ackman; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates.
Related Works
Related Work: The Way to Keep Him Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode or Conjugal Douceurs

Related Works
Related Work: Marriage a-la-mode; or, Conjugal Douceurs Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17670212

Event Comment: [In text of mainpiece Sir Harry Lizard is Sir Harry Lovewit, but "Lizard" was the form invariably used in the playbills.] Receipts: #120 13s. (118.4; 2.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Lewis; Malvil-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Sir Harry Lizard-Whitfield; Sir John-Fearon; Capt. Bygrove-Booth; Dashwou'd-Lee Lewes; Miss Neville-Mrs Hartley; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Jackson; Lady Jane-Miss Dayes; La Rouge-Miss Ambrose; Lady Bell-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Lizard Actor: Whitfield
Role: Sir John Actor: Fearon
Related Works
Related Work: Know Your Own Mind Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: Afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Mrs Farrell. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: [Comedies of three acts and two acts respectively, by Arthur Murphy never acted before.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Ones Enemy But His Own

Performance Comment: Principals by: Woodward, Shuter, Smith, Ross, Clarke, Cushing, Costollo, Holtom, Mrs Ward, Miss Elliott Careless-Woodward; Sir Philip Figurein-Shuter; Belfield-Smith; Wisely-Ross; Brazen-Cushing; Bdunt-Clarke; Lucinda-Miss Elliot; Hortensia-Mrs Ward (Genest, V, 54); Cribb-Costollo; La Jeunesse-Holtom (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Figurein Actor: Shuter
Related Works
Related Work: No One's Enemy but His Own Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Afterpiece Title: What We Must all Come To

Performance Comment: Principals by Shuter, Dyer, Cushing, White, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Green, Miss Hallam, Miss Elhiott; Prologue-; Epilogue-; Drugget-Shuter; Sir Charles Rackett-Dyer; Lovelace-Cushing; Woodley-White; Lady Rackett-Miss Elliot; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Dimity-Mrs Green; Nancy-Miss Hallam (Genest, V, 54); Two Songs in character When first the dear youth passing by-Miss Hallam; To dance & to Dress & to Flaunt it about-Miss Hallam(Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Rackett Actor: Dyer
Related Works
Related Work: What We Must All Come To Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Event Comment: By Arthur Murphy from 3 Moliere Plays (Genest, V, 131). Receipts: #195 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Smith, Dunstall, Dyer, Walker, Morgan, Shuter, Miss Wilford, Miss Mahon, Miss Elliot Prologue-; Epilogue-; Young Brumpton-Woodward; Oldcastle-Shuter; Belford-Smith; Lovibond-Dunstall; Brisk-Dyer; Sir Theodore Brumpton-Walker; Mary Ann-Miss Elliot; Harriet-Miss Wilford; Bridget-Mrs Mahon; Parts-Morgan (Genest V, 131).
Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Brumpton Actor: Walker
Related Works
Related Work: The School for Guardians Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Last Night of performing before the Holidays. [See first version of this afterpiece under title What We Must All Come To, 9 Jan. 1764. It was damned then but now met with success. A Comedy by Arthur Murphy. The reviewer for the Westminster Magazine for April stamped the afterpiece with his approval.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks After Marriage

Performance Comment: Parts by Lewis, Lee Lewes, Young, Quick, Mrs Green, Mrs Pitt, Miss Dayes, and Mrs Mattocks. Sir Charles Rackett-Lewis; Woodley-Young; Drugger-Quick; Lovelace-Lee Lewes; Lady Rackett-Mrs Mattocks; Dimity-Mrs Green; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Pitt; Nancy-Miss Dayes (Edition of 1776) the Edition lists Lovelace-$Booth, who took over the part on 11 April.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Rackett Actor: Lewis
Related Works
Related Work: Three Weeks After Marriage Author(s): Arthur Murphy

Entertainment: End: (By Particular Desire) Bucks Have At Ye All, with alterations, spoken-Lewis

Dance: Before Farce: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth. Mainpiece: Banquetv, Processionv, Christeningv as 26 Mar. [Afterpiece: Epilogue by Arthur Murphy.] Receipts: #262 10s. (140.14.6; 2.3.6; tickets: 119.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Hewardine (1st appearance on any stage); Sir Jasper Wilding-Thompson; Young Wilding-Davies; Beaufort-Cubitt; Old Philpot-Quick; Maria-Mrs T. Kennedy; The original Epilogue-Hewardine, Quick.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Author(s): Arthur Murphy
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Song: As17870326

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The date of the first performance is not known. As Evelyn saw it on 27 April, it seems likely that it was first performed before Easter (April 10). It was not licensed for printing until 8 July 1664. Preface to edition of 1664: I Cou'd not have wish'd my self more fortunate than I have been in the success of this Poem:...The Acting of it has lost me no Reputation. Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, p. 25: @Sir Nich'las, Sir Fred'rick, Widow and Dufoy, Were not by any so well done, Mafoy.@ The clean and well performance of this Comedy, got the Company more Reputation and profit than any preceding Comedy; the Company taking in a months time at it #1000

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge Or Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: Edition of 1664: The Prologue-; The Epilogue-the Widow, Wheadle; No actors' names. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 24-25): Lord Beauford-Betterton; Colonel Bruce-Smith; Lovis-Norris; Sir NicholasCully-Nokes; Palmer-Underhill; Wheadle-Saunford; Graciana-Mrs Betterton; Aurelia-Mrs Davies; Widow-Mrs Long; Sir Frederick Frollick-Harris; Dufoy-Price.
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Not Acted these Sixteen Years. For the Entertainment of his Excellency Sid Mahomet Ben Ali Abogly, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco. Written by Sir William D'Avenant, and very carefully revis'd with Alterations. Receipts: #31 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wits

Performance Comment: Elder Palantine-Ogden; Young Palatine-Milward; Sir Morglay Thwack-Morgan; Sir Tyrant Thrift-Norris; Pert-W. Bullock; Meager-Houghton; Snore-H. Bullock; Engin-Chapman; Lady Ample-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Grace; Mrs Snore-Mrs Cook; Mrs Queasy-Mrs Martin; Ginnet-Miss Fenton.
Cast
Role: Sir Morglay Thwack Actor: Morgan
Role: Sir Tyrant Thrift Actor: Norris
Related Works
Related Work: The Wits Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Anderson; Scottish Dance-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Burney, Mrs Anderson

Event Comment: [Advertised as performed but once, but see 18 Jan. Sheridan in Preface to Edition of 1775 (2nd) refers to withdrawing the piece to remove those imperfections in the first representation which were too obvious to escape reprehension, and too numerous to admit of hasty correction." He blames his inexperience and want of judgment in theatrical effects, the extreme length of the play act by act, and haste in writing. From the Westminster Magazine Feb., which outlined the plot in five columns: The present state of the Rivals is widely different from that in which we found it on the first night's representation. Sir Lucius O'Trigger being re-touched, has now the appearance of a character; and his assigning Beverley's reflection on his country as the grounds for his desire to quarrel with him, is a reasonable pretence, and wipes off the former stigma undeservedly thrown on the sister Kingdom. An alteration of a principal incident gave a very favorable turn to the fable and the whole piece: that where young Acres now delivers his challenge to his friend Absolute, begging him to carry it to his Rival Beverly, not knowing the two characters composed but one man; its being at first given to Sir Lucius, the person who indited it, was highly inconsistent...we should be induced from many evident traits of literary genius to pronounce the Rivals a good comedy."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: (With Alterations.) As17750117, but Sir Lucius-Clinch instead of Lee.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End Epilogue: The Frolick, as17741214

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge Or Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: Beaufort-Bowman; Brace-Verbruggen; Lovis-Booth; Sir Frederick-Wilks; Dufoy-Bowen; Sir Nicholas-Norris; Wheadle-Keen; Palmer-Bullock; Widow-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Sir Frederick Actor: Wilks
Role: Sir Nicholas Actor: Norris
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Performance Comment: Courtal-Wilks; Freeman-Mills; Sir Oliver-Norris; Sir Joslin-F. Leigh; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Hunt; Ariana-Mrs Porter; Gatty-Mrs Santlow; Sentry-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Norris
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: F. Leigh
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: Mrs Santlow