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Event Comment: See Calendar of the Middle Temple Records, ed. Hopwood, p. 169, for a fee of #20 paid to Sir William Davenant's@company, the receipt being signed by Richard Baddeley; and for #1 5s. for baize to cover the stage and scenes. The play may well have been Love and Honour

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Mainpiece Title: Love And Honour

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Related Work: Love and Honour Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Triumphs of Love and Honour Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This apparently was not the first performance, but the time of premiere is not known. Pepys, Diary: My wife and I and Mercer to the Duke's house, and there saw The Rivalls, which is no excellent play, but good acting in it; especially Gosnell comes and sings and dances finely, but, for all that, fell out of the key, so that the musique could not play to her afterwards, and so did Harris also go out of the tune to agree with her. Downes (p. 23): The Rivals, A Play, Wrote by Sir William Davenant; having a very Fine Interlude in it, of Vocal and Instrumental Musick, mixt with very Diverting Dances: M Price introducing the Dancing, by a short Comical Prologue, gain'd him an Universal Applause of the Town....And all the Womens Parts admirably Acted; chiefly Celia, a Shepherdess being Mad for Love; especially in Singing several Wild and Mad Songs

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Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

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Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Thomas Holcroft
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. An entry in the journal of William Hamon--see also Late January 1664--refers to a performance ca. 6 Jan. 1664@65: Item given my 4 sistars for the Rivalls 00 06 00 (Folger MS. v. a. 422)

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Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

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Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

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Mainpiece Title: Tu Quoque Or The City Gallant

Performance Comment: [Altered from John Cooke by Sir William Davenant.]
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Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This play is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 216. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 348. The date on the list seems to be "3," but as this is a Sunday, it is more likely "9." This performance may well be the one to which Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 31) refers: Note, Mr Cademan in this Play [The Man's the Master], not long after our Company began in Dorset-Garden; his Part being to Fight with Mr Harris, was Unfortunately, with a sharp Foil pierc'd near the Eye, which so Maim'd both the Hand and his Speech, that he can make little use of either; for which Mischance, he has receiv'd a Pension ever since 1673, being 35 Years a goe. [For a discussion of this accident, see William VanLennep, Henry Harris, Actor, Friend of Pepys, Studies in English Theatre History (London, 1952), p. 16, and the entry under 20 Aug. 1673.

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Mainpiece Title: The Mans The Master

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Related Work: The Man's The Master Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Sometime in September Nell Gwyn attended this play, but the document listing her attendance is mutilated and the exact date is lost. See William VanLennep, Nell Gwyn's Playgoing at the King's Expence, Harvard Library Bulletin, IV (1950), 406

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Mainpiece Title: Love And Honour

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Related Work: Love and Honour Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Triumphs of Love and Honour Author(s): Thomas Cooke
Event Comment: Not Acted these Twelve Years. Written by Sir William D'Avenant, and carefully revised. Receipts. #28 7s. 6d

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Mainpiece Title: The Mans The Master

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Related Work: The Man's The Master Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Song: Salway

Dance: Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson; Chacone-Mrs Anderson; Two Pierrots-Newhouse, Pelling

Event Comment: Not Acted these Sixteen Years. For the Entertainment of his Excellency Sid Mahomet Ben Ali Abogly, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco. Written by Sir William D'Avenant, and very carefully revis'd with Alterations. Receipts: #31 9s. 6d

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Mainpiece Title: The Wits

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Related Work: The Wits Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Wits Led by the Nose; or, A Poet's Revenge Author(s): William Chamberlayne
Related Work: Sir Barnaby Whigg; or, No Wit Like a Womans Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: The Wit of a Woman Author(s): Thomas Walker
Related Work: The Modern Prophets: or New Wit For a Husband Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: Wit's Last Stake Author(s): Thomas King

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Anderson; Scottish Dance-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Burney, Mrs Anderson

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Comedy [in 5 Acts by Sir William Davenant, slightly altered for the stage by Henry Woodward] never acted there. [The lady identified by Hopkins MS Notes and named in the Edition of 1775. The Westminster Magazine for Nov. suggests Shuter instead of Quick for Sancho. The review thought it an indifferent Comedy which "yet could be made a most excellent farce....The dialogue has all the rust of antiquity about it, and the modernizing scenes are left to the discretion of the performers. However, in representation, this piece cannot fail of entertaining....Miss Leeson, who appeared in the character of Isabella, has an agreeable plaasing figure, a good face and a marking eye; her voice is weak, but after she got rid of her fright was sufficiently articulate; there was an ease and nature in her deportment and dialogue that entitles her to encouragement."

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Mainpiece Title: The Mans The Master

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Related Work: The Man's The Master Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: End: The Pilgrim, as17750927

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Mainpiece Title: Cornelia

Performance Comment: . [By Sir William Bartley?] .
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Related Work: Cornelia Author(s): Sir William Berkeley
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time, i.e. as an alteration of Richard Savage's play; T 5, by William Woodfall. Prologue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Epilogue by Richard Cumberland (see text)]: with New Scenes and Dresses. Public Advertiser, 13 Feb. 1777: Sir Thomas Overbury (the Publication of which was unavoidably postponed) will be ready this Morning, at Ten o'Clock (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #212 4s. 6d. (210.7.6; 1.17.0)

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Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Wroughton. Hull, Whitefield, Thompson, Mrs Jackson, Miss Leeson, Mrs Hartley. [Cast from text (Francis Newbery, 1777): Sir ThomasOverbury-Lewis; Earl of Somerset-Wroughton; Earl of Northampton-Hull; Sir Gervas Elvis-Whitfield; Officer-Thompson; Servant-Stevens; Countess of Somerset-Mrs Jackson; Cleora-Miss Leeson; Isabella-Mrs Hartley; Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Mrs Hartley. [These were spoken. as here assigned, at the first 9 performances only (see17770503).]These were spoken. as here assigned, at the first 9 performances only (see17770503).]
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Role: Sir ThomasOverbury Actor: Lewis
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Related Work: Sir Thomas Overbury Author(s): William Woodfall

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: As17761015

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Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: Somerset-Th. Cibber; Sir Thomas-Savage, the Author; With the Original Prologue-.
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Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Savage, the Author
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Related Work: Sir Thomas Overbury Author(s): William Woodfall
Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Miss Thomas. Tickets to be had of Miss Thomas, No. 41, Great Portland-street; and of Rice at the Theatre, where places for the Boxes may be taken. To begin at 6:45. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Servants to keep places are requested to be at the Theatre at half past Five o'Clock

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Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Wilkinson; Osmond-Field; Rodolpho-Jones; Sitfredi-Wewitzer//Laura-Miss Herbert [thus Oracle; Morning Herald: Mrs Lawson]; Sigismunda-Miss Thomas(1st appearance) .
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Role: Sigismunda Actor: Miss Thomas

Afterpiece Title: THREE WEEKS AFTER MARRIAGE

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Wilkinson; Lovelace-Field; Woodley-Jones; Drugget-Wewitzer//Mrs Drugget-Mrs Thompson; Nancy-Mrs Jones [thus Oracle; Morning Herald: Mrs Lawson]; Dimity-Mrs Wewitzer [thus Oracle; Morning Herald: Miss Kent]; Lady Racket (1st time)-Miss Thomas .
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Role: Lady Racket Actor: Miss Thomas

Music: End of mainpiece Master Julien Baux, a Child under Six Years of Age, will perform a Concerto on the Violin by Viotti

Monologue: 1794 05 22 End of afterpiece an Occasional Address by Miss Thomas

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Mainpiece Title: Wat Tyler And Jack Straw Being The Representation Of That Celebrated And Heroick Action Of Sir William Walworth A lord Mayor Of London Performd In The Reign Of king Richard The Second Shewing How He Stabd The Insolent Rebel wat Tyler At The Head Of His Rout In smithfield For Which Reason The Dagger Which He So Loyally Employd Was Added To The Citys Arms And Loyalty

Performance Comment: Wat Tyler-Penkethman; Jack Straw-Collet; King-Bardin; Lancaster-Huddy; Suffolk-Smith; Lord Mayor-W. Williams; Young Walworth-Havard; Pease Stock-W. Giffard; 1st Mob-R. Williams; 2d Mob-Pearce; 3d Mob-Wilcocks; 4th Mob-Machen.
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Role: Lord Mayor Actor: W. Williams
Role: 1st Mob Actor: R. Williams
Event Comment: Benefit William Turner. Tickets 3s. 6d. At 7 p.m

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music , all New; Compos'd by Mr William Turner-

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Mainpiece Title: Transformation Or The Manager An Actor In Spite Of Himself

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Related Work: The Devil of a Wife; or, A Comical Transformation Author(s): Thomas Jevon

Afterpiece Title: The Strangers at Home

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Role: Thomas Actor: Phillimore
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Related Work: The Strangers at Home Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

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Role: Beaumont Actor: Williames

Song: End 2nd piece: Stand to your Guns-Bannister

Entertainment: After Singing: various Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, -Bannister Jun

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Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Rogue

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Related Work: The Spanish Rogue Author(s): Thomas Duffett

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Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Old Woman Or tis Well If It Take

Performance Comment: [The author is not known, but the play has been attributed to ThomasDuffett.] Edition of 1764: Prologue-Major Mohun; [A second Prologue intended but not spoken Honorio-Lydal; Amante-Beeston; Garbato-Eastland; Cicco-Perin; Riccamare-Coysh; Buggio-Chapman; Furfante-Powel; Sanco@panco-Shirly; Constantia-Mrs Cox; Arabella-Mrs James; Clara-Mrs Boutel; Strega-Mrs Corey; Epilogue-.
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Related Work: The Amorous Old Woman; or, 'Tis Well if it Take Author(s): Thomas Duffett
Related Work: Tis Well if it Takes Author(s): William Taverner

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Mainpiece Title: The Mock tempest Or The Enchanted Castle

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Related Work: The Mock-Tempest; or, The Enchanted Castle Author(s): Thomas Duffett
Related Work: The Enchanted Castle Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

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Mainpiece Title: Psyche Debauched

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Related Work: Psyche Debauched Author(s): Thomas Duffett

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Mainpiece Title: Psyche Debauched

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Related Work: Psyche Debauched Author(s): Thomas Duffett

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Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Memphis Or The Ambitious Queen

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Related Work: The Siege of Memphis; or, The Ambitious Queen Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

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Mainpiece Title: A Fond Husband

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Related Work: A Fond Husband; or, The Plotting Sisters Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

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Mainpiece Title: Squire Oldsapp Or The Night adventurers

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Related Work: Squire Oldsapp; or, The Night-Adventurers Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

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Mainpiece Title: Sir Barnaby Whigg Or No Wit Like A Womans

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Related Work: Sir Barnaby Whigg; or, No Wit Like a Womans Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: The Wit of a Woman Author(s): Thomas Walker