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Event Comment: Benefit Cook and Wilkins, Boxkeepers. Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thurmond
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Mrs Booth, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Performance Comment: Quixote-Boheme; Moll-Mrs Egleton; Duke-Hulet; Ambrosia-Walker; Cardenio-Diggs; Manuel-Egleton; Sancho-Hall; Chaplain-Bullock Sr; Duchess-Mrs Parker? (Daily Post) or Mrs Packer (Daily Courant); Lucinda-Miss Purden; Marcella-Mrs Stirling; , with the song I Burn I Burn-.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Hulet
Role: with the song I Burn I Burn Actor: .
Event Comment: As it was altered by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thurmond
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song: As17240201

Event Comment: At (alias Jubilee Dicky), Norris's, Chetwood's, Orfeur's, and Oates' Great Theatrical Booth, next Mr Bullock's in Bird-Cage Alley. An excellent new Droll, never acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merlin The British Enchanter; Or, The Child Has Found His Father

Performance Comment: Sir Nicodemus Nothing-Jubilee Dicky [Norris]; Merlin-Norris Jr; Simon Go To'ot-Oates; Duke of Gloster-Corey; Aurelius-Chapman; Oswald-Marshall; Hermit-Walford; Ostorius-Harrison; Devil-Penkethman; Artesia-Mrs Sterling; Joan Go To'ot-Mrs Orfeur; Lucy-Mrs Vincent; Edol-Wilks Jr; Uter Pendragon-Orfeur; Bussle Head-Chetwood.
Cast
Role: Duke of Gloster Actor: Corey

Song: Mrs Boman

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17241019, but Duke-Watson; Juan-Thurmond; Clara-Mrs Heron; Altea-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Watson

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Mrs Booth, Thurmond, Topham, Boval, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Young Rainton; Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Duke-Watson; Leon-Mills; Cacofogo-Harper; Juan-Thurmond; Margartitta-Mrs Horton; Clara-Mrs Heron; Altea-Mrs Baker; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Watson

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Boval, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; Hussars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Duke- Watson; Leon-Mills; Cacofogo-Harper; Juan-Thurmond; Margaretta-Mrs Horton; Altea-Mrs Baker; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Watson

Dance: Thurmond, Roger, Boval, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Miss Robinson, Young Rainton

Event Comment: Benfit the Author of Shakespeare Restored. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17260920, but Duke-_; Juan-_; Altea-_.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Watson

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Dance: Lally, Boval, Young Rainton, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter, Mrs Robinson; particularly Myrtillo-

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Leon-Mills; Duke-Watson; Juan-Wm. Mills; Cacofogo-Harper; Margarita-Mrs Horton; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Watson

Music: Between the Acts: Music-

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre-

Event Comment: Written Originally by Shakespear. [By Lewis Theobald.] Theophilus Cibber: [Booth's] Illness...returned soon after his playing King Henry VIII. He was then studying the Part of Julio in the Double Falsehood; he rehearsed it several times,-when the Play begin ready for acting, he was prevented appearing in it, by a Relapse into his former Indisposition.-The Part was supplied a few Nights by Mr Charles Williams (a promising Player, who died young) to whom Mr Booth had given the Part to study, as doubting the Certainty of his being able to appear in it himself: But, at Mr Theobald's Entreaty (backed by many Gentlemen and Ladies) he good-naturedly (but fatally) disregarded his Indisposition, which was then an intermitting Fever, and acted that Part from the fifth to the twelfth Night; which was alas! the last time of his Appearance on tle Stage.-Lives and Characters, pp. 82-83

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Wilks, Mills, Williams, Corey, Harper, Griffin, Norris, Mrs Porter, Mrs Booth; but edition of 1728 lists: Duke Angelo-Corey; Roderick-Mills; Henriquez-Wilks; Don Bernard-Harper; Camillo-Griffin; Julio-Booth; Citizen-Oates; Master of Flocks-Bridgwater; 1st Shepherd-Norris; 2d Shepherd-Ray; Leonora-Mrs Porter; Violante-Mrs Booth; Prologue by Phillip Frowde-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Duke Angelo Actor: Corey
Related Works
Related Work: Double Falsehood; or, The Distrest Lovers Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Quixote-Boheme; Panza-Hall; Marcella-Miss Fenton; , with the song of I burn-Miss Fenton; Moll-Mrs Egleton; Gardener-Hippisley; Taylor-Morgan; Duke-Milward; Ambrosio-Walker; Cardenio-Chapman; Chaplain-Bullock; Page-Houghton; Manuel-H. Bullock; Dutchess-Mrs Berriman; Teresia-Mrs Cook; 1st Country Girl-Miss Holliday; 2d Country Girl-Mrs Rice; Lucinda-Mrs Palin; Rodriguez-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: with the song of I burn Actor: Miss Fenton
Role: Duke Actor: Milward

Song: NNo Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway; Si Caro, In the Merry Month of May-Miss Warren

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Wrexham, who sustained great Losses in the Year 1720. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Alter'd from Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Cibber; King Henry-Wilks; Buckingham-Mills; Richmond-Williams; Tressel-Cibber Jr; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Queen Anne-Mrs Horton; Duchess of York-Mrs Butler; King Edward V-Mrs Cibber; Duke of York-Miss Robinson Jr.

Dance: Lally, Boval, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter; particularly Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Leon-Mills; Duke-Watson; Juan-W. Mills; Cacafogo-Harper; Margarita-Mrs Horton; Altea-Miss Lindar; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Watson

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Lally, Essex, Boval, Haughton, Burney, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson; Le Badinage Champetre-; A new Ethiopian Dance-Essex, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Elrington; Iago-Cibber; Cassio-Williams; Roderigo-Miller; Duke-Corey; Brabantio-Roberts; Lodovico-Wm. Mills; Montano-Watson; Desdemona-Mrs Thurmond; Emilia-Mrs Butler; Bianca-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Elrington
Role: Duke Actor: Corey
Event Comment: Benefit Sandham Jr, Dove, and Webster. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: As17290201, but Priuli-Machen; Duke-Dove; Bedamar-_.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Dove

Dance: Sandham, Mrs Hill

Song: DDear Pretty Maid-Nicholls, Mrs Mountfort

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Smith; Pierre-Giffard; Priuli-Burnum; Renault-Lacy; Duke-Turner; Antonio-Reynolds; Bedamar-Jones, the first Time of his appearing on the Stage; Belvidera-Mrs Purden.

Song: Nichols

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Mills; Iago-Cibber; Cassio-Williams; Roderigo-Miller; Duke-Corey; Brabantio-Roberts; Lodovico-Wm. Mills; Montano-Watson; Desdemona-Mrs Thurmond; Emilia-Mrs Butler; Bianca-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Mills
Role: Duke Actor: Corey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Wilks; Estifania-Mrs Oldfield; Leon-Mills; Duke-Watson; Juan-W. Mills; Cacafogo-Shepard; Margarita-Mrs Horton; Altea-Mrs Grace; Old Woman-Norris.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Watson

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: As17291121, but Duke-Machen; Spinosa-_.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Machen

Dance: As17291202

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lady

Performance Comment: Parts As17300402 but Harlequin-Burny; Scaramouch-Sandham; Pantaloon-Dukes; Punch-R. Williams; Pierot-Eaton.
Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Dukes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Captain-Giffard; Estifania-Mrs Giffard; Duke-W. Williams; Leon-Huddy; Juan-Bardin; Alonzo-Lacy; Sanchio-Bullock; Old Woman-Collet; Cacafogo-Penkethman; Margaretta-Mrs Haughton; Altea-Mrs Seal; Clara-Mrs Thomas; With a New Prologue to the Town-Smith.

Dance: TTurk's Dance-Burny, Miss Sandham; Scaramouch-Sandham; Pierrots-Burny, Eaton

Event Comment: Benefit R. Williams. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twenty Years. On this day the Lord Mayor and the Court of Aldermen of the City presented a petition to the King seeking the suppression of the theatre in Goodman's Fields. Thomas Odell, Master of the Theatre, also appeared before His Majesty and sought royal leave to continue acting.--See Grub St. Journal, 7 May, for a summary of the events, but see also Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer and London Journal, 2 May

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitch'd; Or, The Devil To Do About Her

Related Works
Related Work: Merlin; or, The Devil of Stone-Henge Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Dancing-Master

Performance Comment: As17300416 but Harlequin-Dukes.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Dukes.

Dance: TThe White Joke (new)-Eaton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Quixote-Boheme; Sancho-Hall; Duke-Milward; Ambrosio-Walker; Cardenio-Pitt; Manuel-Chapman; Bernardo-Hippisley; Duchess-Mrs Berriman; Marcella-Mrs Templer; Lucinda-Miss Holliday; Teresa-Mrs Cook; Moll-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: See17300513, but Hob-Legar; Flora-Mrs Forrester; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clarke; Dick-Pitt; Betty-Mrs Clarke; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Song: An Irish Song-Mrs Forester (in the main piece)

Dance: TTollet's Ground-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lady

Performance Comment: See17300421 but Lady-Mrs Mountfort; Ballad-Penkethman; Meanwell-W. Giffard; Modely-Burny; Drama-Lacy; Merrit-W. Williams; Hackum-Pearce; Smooth-Mrs Thomas; Whim-Smith; Trifle-Collett; Voice-Bardin; Sprightly-Mrs Giffard; Prattle-Mrs Palmer; Mutes: Harlequin-Burny; Scaramouch-Sandham; Pantalon-Dukes; Punch-R. Williams; Pierrot-Eaton.
Cast
Role: Pantalon Actor: Dukes

Music: SSelarce a Trumpet Solo-Burk Thumoth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-a Gentleman, who never appeared on any stage since he perform'd the Part of Castalio at dl Highmore; Desdemona-Mrs Giffard; Emilia-Mrs Haughton; Cassio-W. Williams; Duke-Bardin; Roderigo-Penkethman; Lodovico-R. Williams; Brabantio-Machen; Montano-Lacy; Iago-W. Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Dancing-Master

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Dukes.

Dance: TThe Shepherd's Holiday (with Additions)-Tho. Burny, Sandham, Eaton, Mrs Haughton, Miss Sandham, Miss Mountfort