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We found 6318 matches on Performance Comments, 5414 matches on Author, 1414 matches on Event Comments, 636 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Philip Perceval to Sir John Perceval, 1 Feb.: The opera of Camilla has been one of the chief diversions of the town this long time, and business is forgot. Next week we expect a new one, and soon after another. One goes by Mr Addison's name; I think they call it Fair Rosamond, the other is Mr Clayton's undertaking. Great things are expected of them both. (Egmont MS, II, 215.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets for Sir Fopling Flutter taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17080217, but Sir Charles-_; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Powell; Cherry-Mrs Bicknell; A New Epilogue upon an Ass-Pinkeman written by Estcourt.
Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As it was altered from Shakespear by Sir Will. D'avenant, and the late Mr Dryden, Poets Laureat. With new Scenes, Machines, and all the Original Decorations proper to the Play

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Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Event Comment: [By Joseph Addison.] Never Acted before. G. Berkeley to Sir John Percival, 16 April: On Tuesday last...Cato was acted the first time. I am informed the front boxes were all bespoke for nine days, a fortnight before the play was acted. I was present with Mr Addison, and two or three more friends in a side box, where we had a table and two or three flasks of burgundy and champagne, with which the author (who is a very sober man) thought it necessary to support his spirits in the concern he was then under, and indeed it was a pleasant refreshment to us all between the acts....The actors were at the expence of new habits, which were very magnificent. (Rand, p. 113. See also Victor, II, 29-31, and Cibber, I, 122-23, II, 127-33)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Event Comment: G. Berkeley to Sir John Percival: Mr Addison's play has taken wonderfully, they have acted it now almost a month, and would I belive act it a month longer were it not that Mrs Oldfield cannot hold out any longer, having had for several nights past, as I am informed, a midwife behind the scenes (Rand, p. 115)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Event Comment: Written by Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Song: As17151028

Dance: Wade, Prince

Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Trappolin Supposed a Prince Author(s): Sir Aston Cokayne
Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By John Hughes.] A New Musical Masque, perform'd all in English. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: As17151122

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: As17151029

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Santlow. Pit and Boxes together by Seal'd Tickets at 5s. By His Majesty's Command. Tickets for Mrs Santlow's benefit for The Rehearsal and Sir Courtly Nice taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Event Comment: Never acted on the British Stage. One of Terence's Comedies. Translated by Mr Echard and Sir Roger L'Estrange

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Eunuch

Event Comment: Ndt acted these Eight Years [but see dl 15 July 1712]. Written by the late Mr Crown, Author of Sir Courtly Nice. Receipts: #25 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politicks

Dance:

Event Comment: Translated by Mr Echard and Sir Roger L'Estrange

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Eunuch

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Crown, Author of Sir Courtly Nice. Receipts: #16 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politicks

Dance:

Event Comment: [By Thomas Moore.] With Musick Vocal and Instrumental, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the same. Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 144: Three or four Years after the Performance of this famous Tragedy, I had the following account from several of the Actors who performed in it: That Sir Thomas gave them many good Dinners and Suppers during the Rehearsals of the Play, which they all laugh'd at as ridiculous; but as the Company was, at that Time, composed chiefly of young Actors, and got but small Encouragement from the Public; it may be justly said, their Necessities compelled them to perform this strange Tragedy, which stood some chance to divert from its Absurdities

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mangora, King Of The Timbusians

Performance Comment: edition of 1718 lists: Sebastian Gavot-Rogers; Nuno de Lara-Smith; Sebastian Hurtado-Leigh; Ruiz Mosquera-Bullock Jr; Father Jaques-Bullock Sr; Mangora-Williams; Siripus-Ogden; Malivag-Knapp; Spirit-Giffard; Lucy de Miranda-Mrs Knight; Donna Isabella-Mrs Bullock; Francisca-Mrs Finch; Ilogen-Mrs Kent; Prologue-Mrs Spiller in Man's Clothes; Epilogue-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Siripus Actor: Ogden
Event Comment: Benefit Cook and Wilkins, Boxkeepers. Afterpiece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets for Sir Mannerly Shallow taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Event Comment: As it was alter'd (from Shakespear) by the late Sir William Davenant and Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Event Comment: As it was alter'd from Shakespear by Sir Wm. Davenant and the late Mr Dryden, Poets Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Event Comment: See a letter from John Dennis to Sir Richard Steele for comments upon dl, Dennis' Coriolanus, All for Love, Caesar Borgia, The Masquerade in Dennis, II, 162-65

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Knight. Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Dance: As17190209

Event Comment: Benefit Thurmond Jr. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets for Sir Courtly Nice and She Would and She Would Not taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Farce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: As17201227, but Southampton-Boheme; Queen-Mrs Giffard; Nottingham-Mrs Gulick; Sir Walter Raleigh-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Related Works
Related Work: Imposture Defeated; or, A Trick to Cheat the Devil Author(s): George Powell
Event Comment: Benefit Spiller. Afterpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #29 1s.; tickets #38 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Dance:

Event Comment: As it was alter'd from Shakespear by Sir William D'avenant and Mr Dryden. With all Decorations and Dances proper to the Play. Being the last Time of Acting this Summer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Event Comment: Written by Sir Richard Steel, Knight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A La Mode

Dance: Mrs Booth, Shaw, Denoyer, Mrs Younger