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Event Comment: The King's Company. The date of the premiere is not certain, but the Dedication speaks of its being acted two days and an order, L. C. 5@144, p. 29 (Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p.1 on), dated 14 Dec. 1680, banning it suggest that it was performed on 11 and 13 Dec. 1680. It is possible, however, that Tate's statements may refer to performances on 18 and 19 Jan. 1680@1. Dedication, Edition of 1681: For the two Days in which it was Acted, the Change of the Scene, Names of Persons, &c. was a great Disadvantage: many things were by this means render'd obscure and incoherent that in their native Dress had appear'd not only proper but gracefull. I call'd my Persons Sicilians but might as well have made 'em Inhabitants of the Isle of Pines. Henry Purcell composed the music for a song, "Retir'd from any mortal's sight." See Purcell, Works, The Purcell Society, XX (1916), ix-x

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sicilian Usurper

Performance Comment: [The History of King Richard the Second, by Nahum Tate.] Edition of 1681: The History of King Richard the Second Acted at the Theatre Royal under the Name of the Sicilian Usurper. Prologue-; Epilogue-Mrs Cook.
Related Works
Related Work: The Sicilian Usurper Author(s): Nahum Tate
Event Comment: Benefit for Wilkinson. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [Afterpiece: Prologue by Samuel Foote. For an account of Tea see Tate Wilkinson, The Wandering Patentee, 1795, 1, 282-90.] Receipts: #221 0s. 6d. (217.5.6; tickets: 3.15.0) (charge: #70)

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

Performance Comment: Don Manuel-Wilkinson; Don Philip-Wroughton; Don Octavio-Whitfield; Trappanti (1st time)-Lee Lewes; Flora-Mrs Lessingham; Rosara-Miss Leeson; Viletta-Mrs Pitt; Hyppolita-Mrs Bulkley (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Don Manuel Actor: Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Wilkinson; Young Cape-Whitfield; Vamp-Wilson; Governor Cape-Fearon; Sprightly-Robson; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Green; With the Original Prologue-.
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Role: Cadwallader Actor: Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: Tea; or, Tragedy a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Golcondus-Wilkinson; The King-; Lindamira-to the best Advantage.
Cast
Role: Golcondus Actor: Wilkinson

Dance: As17780129

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Entertainment: Divine Musick in Praise of Religion and Vertue-; both Vocal and instrumental, with new Anthems compos'd by Mr Blow; an Oration by Mr Collier; Pieces by Mr Tate, her Majesty's Poet Laureat. The edition of 1702 lists: The Introductory Poem Upon the Reformation of Poetry-Mr Tate Poet-Laureat to her Majesty; The First Anthem-, Compos'd by Dr Blow, and Sung in Westminster-Abbey, at Her Majesty's Coronation; The Oration-J. Collier/M.A.; The Second Anthem, Compos'd by Dr Blow: Te Deum Laudamus-; A Poem in Praise of Virtue- , Written by Mr Tate

Performance Comment: The edition of 1702 lists: The Introductory Poem Upon the Reformation of Poetry-Mr Tate Poet-Laureat to her Majesty; The First Anthem-, Compos'd by Dr Blow, and Sung in Westminster-Abbey, at Her Majesty's Coronation; The Oration-J. Collier/M.A.; The Second Anthem, Compos'd by Dr Blow: Te Deum Laudamus-; A Poem in Praise of Virtue- , Written by Mr Tate.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wilkinson. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 21 Apr. 1784]. With a Grand Procession of the Knights of Chivalryv. Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Wilkinson, No. 15, Martlet-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #126 18s. (121.14; 5.4; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Johnstone; Merlin-Cubitt; Dorus-Quick; Daemon of Revenge-Darley; Linco-Edwin; Urganda-Mrs Martyr; Fatima-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character); Dorcas-Mrs Pitt; Shepherdesses-Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson; Sylvia-Miss Wilkinson.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Wilkinson.

Dance: As17870425

Song: In afterpiece: Still the Lark finds Repose-Miss Wilkinson; End I: Tally@ho-Miss Wilkinson

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilkinson. Receipts: #113 10s. 6d. plus #64 13s. from Tickets (Box 163; Pit 118; Gallery 62) (Account Book). Charges: #63 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17601124, but characters assigned as follows: Shift, Mrs Cole, Smirk-Foote; Epilogue, Prologue to the Author-Wilkinson; The Minor-Dyer; Richard Wealthy-Sparks; Sir William-Dunstall; Transfer-Bennet; Loader-Davis; Richard-Collins; Lucy-Mrs Burden.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Nahum Tate

Entertainment: By Desire, Lady Pentweazle's Scene from the Comedy Taste, Lady Pentweazle-Wilkinson; Carmine-Davis

Dance: LLes Charboniers-Sg Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Event Comment: The King's Company. After the banning of The Sicilian Usurper, it was brought on again under a new title and survived two days before it also was banned. Tate's statement concerning its reception--see 11 Dec. 1680--may refer to these two performances rather than to the sequence in December. Newdigate newsletters (Folger Shakespeare Library), 20 Jan. 1680@1: K. Richd ye 2.d a play, being forbid acting att ye Ks house the Poet put the name Tyrant of Sicily upon it by wch means it was acted twice this weeke, but the Cheate being found out it was forbid acting againe (Wilson, Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters, p. 80)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tyrant Of Sicily

Related Works
Related Work: The Tyrant of Sicily Author(s): Nahum Tate
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Six Years. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late N. Tate, Esq; Poet Laureat, Author of the Tragedy of King Lear. With Scenes, Habits, Machines, and other proper Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and no Duke Author(s): Nahum Tate

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

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Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for the Widow and three youngest Children of the late Dr Glover. [Dr William Frederick Glover, a surgeon, had died on 25 Feb. in straitened circumstances. A subscription--in behalf of which this Benefit was organized--had been set on foot for the relief of his family (see Gentleman's Magazine, Mar. 1787, p. 276). In the 1760's he was for some years an actor on the Dublin stage (see Tate Wilkinson, Memoirs, III, 198).] Tickets to be had at the Thatched-House Tavern, St. James's Street; at Free-Mason's Tavern, Great Queen Street; the Antigallican Coffee House, Royal Exchange; the Globe Tavern, Fleet Street; at Messrs Robinsons, booksellers, Paternoster Row; and of the Printer of the Morning Chronicle, Dorset Street, Salisbury Square. Received from Their Majesties for Box [for season] #70; from the Princess Royal for Box #35. Receipts: #127 11s. (125.5; 2.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Event Comment: [See Tate Wilkinson, The Wandering Patentee, who reprints the first version of Tea, call'd Diversions of the Morning.] Tea much Hiss'd (Cross). Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Mr Foote Gives Tea

Dance: NNew Dutch Dance, as17531117

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Miss Pritchard did Juliet for the First time of her Acting & Met with uncommon Applause, tho' so frightened the first Act, we Scarce cou'd hear her (Cross). Miss Pritchard's was a most remarkable first appearance--the Particularity of the public for her mother--Garrick's patronage and tuition, her own beautiful face, which was fascinating to a degree, had all great attraction. Mrs Pritchard, as Lady Capulet, leading in her daughter as Juliet, the distress of the young lady, the good wishes and tenderness of the town, all combined made an affecting scene--but that partiality dwindled away in the early part of the season (Genest, IV, 474, from Tate Wilkinson). Receipts: #226 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Wilkinson. Mainpiece [T 3, by John Penn, 1st acted at Richmond, Feb. 1796. Prologue by the author (see text)]: A New Historical Play in 3 Acts (with songs [by John Wall Callcott]). Morning Herald, 11 Apr.: This Day is published The Battle of Eddington, as acted at the Haymarket and at Richmond (1s. 6d.). Tickets to be had of Wilkinson, No. 14, Mary-le-bone-street, Golden-square. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Eddington; Or, British Liberty

Performance Comment: Partial cast from Morning Herald, 30 Mar.: Alfred-Clifford; Ceoluph-Wilkinson; Queen-Mrs Sidney; [Text (Elmsley [et al], 1796) lists the parts: Alfred King of England; Mervin, his dependent, Prince of South Wales; Ethelred, General of the English; Ceoluph, English Nobleman; Danish Captain of Auxiliaries; Ceoluph's Vassal; Edmund, Son and Heir of Alfred then very young; Elsitha, Queen of England; Editha, an Old Woman inhabiting the Cottage. Prologue-Wilkinson.
Cast
Role: Ceoluph Actor: Wilkinson
Role: Prologue Actor: Wilkinson.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Wilkinson

Performance Comment: End: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Wilkinson.
Event Comment: By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Mainpiece: 2nd Time [see 28 Mar. 1796. Prologue by the author (see text)]. The Music composed by Callcott. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Tickets to be had of Wilkinson, No. 16, Lisle-street, Leicester-square. Books of the Tragedy to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Eddington; Or, British Liberty

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Egerton, Meredith, Morton, Master Sincock, Holmes, Evans, Brent, Wilkinson, Mrs Sincock, Mrs Sidney; [Partial cast adjusted from Morning Herald, 30 Mar. 1796: Alfred-Egerton; Ceoluph-Wilkinson; Elsitha-Mrs Sidney. Text (Emsley [et al], 1796) lists other parts: Mervin (Alfred's dependent, Prince of South Wales), Ethelred (General of the English), Danish Captain of Auxiliaries, Ceoluph's vassal, Edmund (Son and Heir of Alfred, then very young), Editha (An Old Woman inhabiting the Cottage).] Prologue-Wilkinson.

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Denman, Walker, Willoughby, Master Willoughby, Master Woodham, Mrs Laver, A Young Lady [probably Miss Jones (see17970510)]

Entertainment: Monologue.End: The Picture of a Playhouse ; or, Bucks have at ye all-Meredith

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilkinson. At the Request of several Persons of Quality. Tickets delivered by Fox, Royall, and for The Distress'd Mother will be taken

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Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Cast
Role: Bajazet Actor: Wilkinson1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: As17600429 *uņdl SSpecialty. Foote's Prologue to The Author, spoken in the manner of the Original-Wilkinson; and, By Particular Desire, the Scene between Lady Pentweazel and Mr Carmine , from the Comedy of Taste-; Lady Pentweazle-Wilkinson; Carmine-Packer.
Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Wilkinson. [For Miss Thompson see DNB, under Mary Anne Clarke.] Tickets to be had of Wilkinson, No. 33, Warwick-street, Golden-square. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Bassanio-Baker; Anthonio-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Gratiano-[Lee] Lewes; Launcelot-Gull; Lorenzo (with songs)-Tanner; Shylock-Wilkinson; Nerissa-Miss Chatterley; Portia-A Young Lady [probably Miss Thompson].probably Miss Thompson].
Cast
Role: Shylock Actor: Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Wilkinson; Sir F. Gripe-Gull; Isabinda-Mrs Churton; Miranda-The Young Lady.
Cast
Role: Marplot Actor: Wilkinson

Song: End: a favourite song-Tanner

Entertainment: Monologue. End III: a Comic Sketch of the Times-Ryder

Event Comment: By Permission of the Most Noble the Marquis of Salisbury [the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Wilkinson. 1st piece: Compress'd into 4 acts. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 precisely. Tickets to be had of Wilkinson, No. 16, Lisle Street, Leicester Square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sheva-Meredith; Charles Ratcliffe-Egerton; Jabal-Wilson; Sir Stephen Bertram-Harley; Saunders-Richards; Frederick Bertram-Wilkinson; Mrs Ratcliff-Mrs Williams; Dorcas-Miss Thompson; Eliza Ratcliff-Miss Herbert.
Cast
Role: Frederick Bertram Actor: Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: A Naval Interlude

Performance Comment: Tom Grog-Egerton; Sam Stern-Meredith; Ben Bobstay-Betts; Harry Halliard-Harley; George Streamer-Miss Wilkinson.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Jerry Sneak (with an old new song)-Cussans; Sir Jacob Jollup-Meredith; Bruin-Wilkinson; Roger-Harley; Major Sturgeon-Egerton; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Egerton.
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Role: Bruin Actor: Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: Farmer Harrow-Egerton; Trusty-Meredith; Sir Jeffery Constant-Harley; Captain Constant-Richards; Clinch-Wilkinson; Dolly-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Clinch Actor: Wilkinson

Song: 2nd piece: With Songs-

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilkinson. Receipts: #130 [Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Wilkinson; Duke-Bransby; Brabantio-Burton; Roderigo-Yates; Cassio-Palmer; Lodovico-Blakes; Iago-Havard; Emilia-Mrs Bennet; Desdemona-Mrs Davies, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Performance Comment: See17581218, but for the only time, by desire of several persons of Quality, Mr Foote's Characters of Lady Pentweazle, and Mrs Puzzle, the Instructor, with Additions by Mr Wilkinson, (in the manner of the Original) in which he will introduce a Mock Italian Burletta-; Carmine-Mrs Packer; Ald Pentweazle-Philips; Caleb-Ackman; Manly-Burton; Crambo-Perry; Freelove-Holland.

Dance: NNew Grand Dance, as17590509

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilkinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Prince Volscius-Davies; Gentleman Usher-Weston; Tom Thimble-Quin; Thunder-Johnson; Smith-Lewis; Prettyman-Death; The Sun-Blakey; Amaryllis-Mrs Osborne; Chloris-Miss Platt; two Kings of Brentford-Hayes, Jackson; Parthenope, Moon-Mrs Daly; Bayes-Wilkinson (with a variety of imitations); Johnson-Kennedy; with an additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's new rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Primer Actor: Wilkinson

Dance: II: A Serious Dance-Miss Street (scholar to Ghendi); V: The Venetian Gardeners-Master Rogier, Miss Street

Event Comment: Benefit Wilkinson, by Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Wilkinson, in which he will introduce a variety of Imitations; Johnson-Palmer; Physician-Castle; Smith-Lewis; Drawcansir-Brown; Prince Volscius-Davis; Prince Prettyman-Death; Lt General-Wild; Tom Thimble-Parsons; 1st King of Brentford-Taylor; Gentleman Usher-Weston; Pallas-Pierce; 2nd King of Brentford-Moor; Fisherman-Granger; Clovis-Mrs Parsons; Parthenope-Mrs Granger; Amaryllis-Mrs Brown; Lightning-Mrs Jeffreys; with the additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops-; and several new entertainments of Dancing-.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Entertainment: End: Tea a@la Mode-Wilkinson; into which will be introduc'd a Male Mock Italian Burletta Song-Wilkinson; and by Desire The Epilogue to the Minor-Wilkinson , being his last time of performing this season (playbill)

Entertainment: End Afterpiece: The Cries of London-Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The First Anthem, Compos'd by Dr William Turner-; The Second Anthem Compos'd by Dr John Blow-; The Third Anthem, Compos'd by Dr William Turner-

Entertainment: The Introductory Poem Upon Musick, Written by Mr Tate, Poet-Laureat to her Majesty-; The Oration-; The Second Poem, Written by Mr Tate-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Contrivances

Entertainment: Isabella Wilkinson, Sga Caterina, Franklin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Pigmalion; or, The Statue Metamorphosed

Afterpiece Title: , B, By Desire, The Battle of Rosbach, the whole to conclude with Bryan's song in honour of that day sung by Kear

Dance: I: Rural Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; III: Scots Dance-Froment, Miss Wilkinson

Song: III: Scots Song-Lauder; IV: young Italian Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: II: (By Desire) Hornpipe-Poitier Jr

Entertainment: End: A Comic Lecture; or, Tea a-la-Mode, in the manner of Foote-Wilkinson; The Cries of London-Shuter; End Afterpiece: the Origin, Nature, and Progress of the Order of British Bucks-Mr Shuter; with the whimsical behaviour of Choice Spirits, and Mons Thurot's Trip to Carrickfergus-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe, as17630504; End: The Shoemakers-Grimaldi, Lochery, Miss Wilkinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Dance: As17861023

Song: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts, as17861023, but King, +Rock, Miss +Wilkinson