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We found 4509 matches on Event Comments, 2929 matches on Performance Comments, 759 matches on Performance Title, 37 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Passions of Sappho

Dance: As17181104

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twelve Years [but see 2 May 1709]. Written by the late Mr Dryden. All the Habits being entirely new. With Decorations proper to the Play. Steele wrote a Prologue for this play, possibly for this run; it was not used but appeared in The Theatre, 2 Feb. 1720. See also The Works of John Dennis, Hooker, ed., II, 162-65. Cibber states that #600 was expended on the habits, scenes, and decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Booth; Ventidius-Mills; Dollabella-Wilks; Alexas-Cibber; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Octavia-Mrs Porter; Edition of 1717 adds: Serapion-Thurmond; Another Priest-Williams; Charmion-Mrs Garnet; Iras-Mrs Robins.
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Role: Another Priest Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Dryden. All the Habits being entirely new. With Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Another Priest Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Topham, Mrs Tenoe

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Cast
Role: Another Priest Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Mr Congreve. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve
Event Comment: Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Dandin Or The Wanton Wife

Afterpiece Title: Le Baron de La Crasse

Dance: As17181031

Event Comment: Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Mr Congreve. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: As17181111

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by the late Mr Otway. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Dance: Pastoral Dance of Myrtillo-

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Farce

Event Comment: At Mr Beveridge's Room near the Seven Dials. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years. With new Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and other Decorations. The Musick compos'd by Mr Galliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Circe

Event Comment: With new Scenes, Machines, Flyings, and other Decorations. The Musick compos'd by Mr Galliard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Circe

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command at the Opening of Mr Penkethman's New Theatre at Richmond. At 6 p.m. [The Prologue was printed in the Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 13 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat

Afterpiece Title: The Island Princess the Comedy in the last Act

Performance Comment: Original Parts-Penkethman, Norris; Likewise a Prologue-Penkethman in Company of an Ass, Ground Landlord of the Place, upon a Writ of Ejectment.

Dance: Salle, Mlle Salle; Shepherdess-; Turkey Cock-; Mimic Song of an Old Woman-; The Irish Trot-Mrs Willis

Event Comment: Not Acted these Three Years. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Row, late Poet Laureat. Being the last time of Acting this Summer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Wycherly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Horner-Wilks; Harcourt-Mills; Pinchwife-Booth; Sparkish-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Norris; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Bicknell; Alithea-Mrs Younger; Lady Fidget-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Younger

Dance: Shaw, Topham, Mrs Booth, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: As17191005

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. An ancient Story, written by Mr Phillip Massinger, and Acted but twice since the Reign of King Charles the First; now revis'd with Alterations. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman Or Love And Liberty

Dance: Weaver, Shaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd Or A Plot Discoverd

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Dramatick Entertainment of Dancing, compos'd by Mr Thurmond (after the Manner of the Pantomimes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Song: As17191003

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Younger

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

Event Comment: Written by Mr Southerne. Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spartan Dame

Performance Comment: Edition of 1719 lists: Leonidas-Mills; Cleombrotus-Booth; Eurytion-Wilks; Agesilaus-Corey; Lysander-Thurmond; Zenocles-Williams; Mandrocles-Wm. Mills; Thracion-Oates; Crites-Cibber; Celona-Mrs Oldfield; Thelamia-Mrs Porter; Euphemia-Mrs Seal; Byzanthe-Mrs Garnet; Prologue by Fenton-Cibber; Epilogue by Major Richardson Pack-.
Cast
Role: Thelamia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Byzanthe Actor: Mrs Garnet
Related Works
Related Work: The Spartan Dame Author(s): Thomas Southerne