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We found 6430 matches on Performance Comments, 3583 matches on Author, 1311 matches on Event Comments, 1154 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The play was not printed. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@145, p. 120. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 349. Andrew Marvell to Sir Edw. Harley, 17 Nov. 1677: To-day is acted the first time Sir Popular Wisdom or the Politician, where my Lord Shaftesbury and all his gang are sufficiently personated. I conceive the King will be there (HMC, 14th Report, Appendix, Part II, 1894, Portland MSS., Volume III, p. 357)

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Mainpiece Title: Sir Popular Wisdom; Or, The Politician

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Harry Wildair

Performance Comment: Edition of 1701 lists: Sir Harry Wildair-Wilks; Colonel Standard-Mills; Fireball-Johnson; Marquis-Cibber; Beau Banter-Mrs Rogers; Clincher-Pinkethman; Dicky-Norris; Shark-Fairbank; Ghost-Mrs Rogers; Lord Bellamy-Simpson; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Verbruggen; Angelica-Mrs Rogers; Parly-Mrs Lucas; Prologue, Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Wilks

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Belguard-Mills; Sir Courtly-Cibber; Farewell-Booth; Surly-Keene; Crack-Bowen; Hothead-Bullock; Testimony-Johnson; Violante-Mrs Bradshaw; Leonora-Mrs Oldfield; Aunt-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

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Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: As at queen's, 18 Nov. 1707, but Sir Oliver-Dogget; Sir Joslin-Estcourt; Rakish-_; Sentry-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Dogget
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Estcourt
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Belguard-Mills; Sir Courtly-Cibber; Farewell-Wilks Jr; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Hothead-Miller; Surly-Bickerstaff; Leonora-Mrs Porter; Violante-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Cibber

Performances

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

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

Dance: Topham, Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Performance Comment: Lady Raleigh-Mrs Gifford; Sir Walter-Quin; Howard-Ryan; Gundamore-C. Bullock; Salisbury-Leigh; Young Raleigh-Egleton; Olympia-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin

Dance: As17191005

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

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

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

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Boval, Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury; Who Was Poison'd In The Tower, In The Reign Of King James The First

Performance Comment: As17230612 but Sir George Elloways-_; Cleora-_; With the Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasOverbury Actor: Savage
Role: Sir George Elloways Actor: Keith
Related Works
Related Work: Sir Thomas Overbury Author(s): Richard Savage
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Morgan
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: Shepherd and Shepherdess by Malter and Mlle Salle. Scottish Dance, as17331004 French Sailor and his Lass by Maker and Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Giffard. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Harry Wildair

Performance Comment: Lady Lurewell-Mrs Giffard; Sir Harry-Giffard; Standard-Wright; Fireball-W. Giffard; Marquis-Bardin; Clincher-Penkethman; Dicky-Norris; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton; Parley-Miss Tollett.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Hymen's Triumph

Cast
Role: Priests Actor: Kelly, Nichols, Richardson
Related Works
Related Work: Hymen's Triumph; or, Trick Upon Trick Author(s): Richard Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Sir John Cockle at Court

Performance Comment: See17380223, but Sir John-Miller; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Miller

Music: III: Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Master Ferg

Dance: I: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Grand Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter; IV: Polonese-Haughton, Mrs Walter; V: Russian Sailor-Denoyer

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke. Egmont, Diary, III, 83: I went with my wife to the play entitled 'Sir Walter Raleigh,' revived by the comedians on occasion of the now differences with Spain. They choose one to represent Count Gundemar, who in all things is like Mr Giraldini, the Spanish minister at our Court lately recalled, and whenever any severe things were said which bore a resemblance to our ministry's transactions, or our backwardness to resent the insults of Spain, the audience clapped all over the house

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Julius Caesar Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: V: Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Courtall-Ryan; Freeman-Hale; Sir Jocelin-Marten; Rakehell-Chapman; Lady Cockwood-Mrs James; Ariana-Mrs Horton; Gatty-Mrs Vincent; Sir Oliver-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Jocelin Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Hippisley.
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: TTyrolean Dance, as17420206; The Peasants, as17420210

Ballet: RRural Assembly. As17420121

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Crack-Cibber; Surly-Dunstall; Violante-Mrs Dunstall; Sir Courtly Nice-Peterson.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Nice Actor: Peterson.

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead

Song: Mrs Dunstall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: As17460125, but Sir Courtly-Woodward; Hothead-Marten.
Cast
Role: Sir Courtly Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Song: In III: The Flocks shall leave the Mountains, as17460125

Dance: III: Peasant-Cooke; V: Comic Ballet-Cooke, Sga Campioni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Parts by Woodward, Shuter, Lee, Lewis, Quick, Lee Lewes, Dunstall, Fearon, Mrs Green, Miss Barsanti, Mrs Lessingham, Mrs Bulkley; With a Prologue and Epilogue. Capt. Absolute-Woodward; Sir Anthony Absolute-Shuter; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Lee; Faulkland-Lewis; Acres-Quick; Fag-Lee Lewes; David-Dunstall; Coachman-Fearon; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Green; Lydia Languish-Miss Barsanti; Lucy-Mrs Lessingham; Julia-Mrs Bulkley; Prologue by Sheridan-Woodward, Quick; Epilogue-(Edition of 1775).
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Capt. Absolute-Woodward; Sir Anthony-Wilson, first time; Faulkland-Lewis; Sir Lucius-Clinch; Acres-Quick; Fag-Lee Lewes; David-Wewitzer; Coachman-Thompson; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Green; Lydia-Mrs Mattocks; Lucy-Mrs Booth; Julia-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Actor: Wilson, first time
Role: Sir Lucius Actor: Clinch
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Faulkland-Lewis; Captain Absolute-Bernard; Sir Anthony Absolute-Fearon; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; Fag-Brown; David-Wewitzer; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Quick; Julia-Miss Brunton; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Lydia Languish-Mrs Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Mr and Mrs Ratchford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Captain Absolute-Farren; Faulkland-Holman (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Sir Anthony Absoulute-Wilson; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Fag-Cubitt; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Quick; Julia-Mrs Merry; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Lydia Languish-Mrs Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Dance: As17920420

Song: As17920421

Event Comment: [By Richard Steele. Date of premiere unknown. Published 20 Dec.] Colley Cibber: I remember [Rich] once paid us nine Days in one Week: This happen'd when the Funeral...was first acted, with more than expected Success.-Apology, I, 263

Performances

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

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele
Event Comment: Written by the Author of The Funeral. [By Richard Steele. Premiere.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Lover; Or, The Lady's Friendship

Related Works
Related Work: The Lying Lover: or, The Ladies Friendship Author(s): Richard Steele
Event Comment: Afterpiece [by Richard Estcourt]: Mr Bayes's Practice of an Interlude, call'd, Prunella, done from the Italian. Benefit Estcourt. And at the Request of many of the Nobility (who have taken Tickets) 2 Benches of the Pit will be Rail'd in, for more Conveniency. And to prevent any Disappointment, by coming late, 'tis desire'd that their Servants may be sent by 2 a Clock with the Tickets to keep Places

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Prunella

Related Works
Related Work: Prunella Author(s): Richard Estcourt
Event Comment: [By Richard Barford.] Never Acted before. Receipts: #67 10s. Probable attendance: boxes, 90 paid and 14 orders; pit, 243 paid and 10 orders; slips, 12 paid and 5 orders; first gallery, 158 paid and 10 orders; second gallery, 96 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin Queen; Or, The Captive Princess

Related Works
Related Work: The Virgin Queen; or, The Captive Princess Author(s): Richard Barford
Event Comment: Written by the late Richard Steele. Benefit Mrs Wright and Mrs Stevens. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #19 9s. 6d.; tickets #146 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Related Works
Related Work: The Funeral, or, Grief a la Mode Author(s): Richard Steele

Dance: II: A new Comic Ballet in Cbaracters of Harlequin, Punch, and Colombine by Nivelon, Lallauze, Mlle De L'Isle. IV: Sailors Dance (from Orestes) by Glover, &c

Song: I: In the Anacreontick Stile by Leveridge. III: The opinion of the Ancients, as17360412 V: By Mrs Wright