09 December 1724

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1724-1725
Volume: 2
Comments: [By Colley Cibber.] With new Scenes and new Habits. Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 164: But alas! I can remember being of the merry Party in the Pit the first Night of Cibber's Caesar in Egypt, in which he performed the Part of Achoreus ; and we then laught at his quavering Tragedy Tones, as much as we did at his Pasteboard Swans which the Carpenters pulled along the Nile. [See also Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 12 Dec.

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    *pb?dl Caesar in Aegypt. [Edition of 1725 lists:% Julius Caesar-Booth; Antony-Wilks; Decius-Williams; Ptolomey-Cibber Jr; Photinus-Mills; Achillas-Mills Jr; Septimius-Bridgwater; Achoreus-Cibber; 1st Centurian-Roberts; 2d Centurian-Thurmond; Cornelia-Mrs Porter; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Charmion-Mrs Williams; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield. *cb?dl [BBy $Colley Cibber=.] With new Scenes and new Habits. <i>Victor, History of the Theatres</i>, II, 164: But alas! I can remember being of the merry Party in the Pit the first Night of $Cibber='s <i>Caesar in Egypt</i>, in which he performed the Part of <i>Achoreus</i>r ; and we then laught at his quavering Tragedy Tones, as much as we did at his Pasteboard Swans which the Carpenters pulled along the <i>Nile</i>. [See also <i>Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post</i>, 12 Dec.]
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    *p1724 12 09 dl Caesar in Aegypt. Edition of 1725 lists: Julius Caesar-Booth; Antony-Wilks; Decius-Williams; Ptolomey-Cibber Jr; Photinus-Mills; Achillas-Mills Jr; Septimius-Bridgwater; Achoreus-Cibber; 1st Centurian-Roberts; 2d Centurian-Thurmond; Cornelia-Mrs Porter; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Charmion-Mrs Williams; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.*c1724 12 09 dl [By $Colley Cibber=.] With new Scenes and new Habits. <i>Victor, History of the Theatres</i>, II, 164: But alas! I can remember being of the merry Party in the Pit the first Night of $Cibber='s <i>Caesar in Egypt</i>, in which he performed the Part of <i>Achoreus</i>r ; and we then laught at his quavering Tragedy Tones, as much as we did at his Pasteboard Swans which the Carpenters pulled along the <i>Nile</i>. [See also <i>Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post</i>, 12 Dec.]
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    Event: 10523 | 17241209 | dl | [By $Colley Cibber=.] With new Scenes and new Habits. <i>Victor, History of the Theatres</i>, II, 164: But alas! I can remember being of the merry Party in the Pit the first Night of $Cibber='s <i>Caesar in Egypt</i>, in which he performed the Part of <i>Achoreus</i> ; and we then laught at his quavering Tragedy Tones, as much as we did at his Pasteboard Swans which the Carpenters pulled along the <i>Nile</i>. [See also <i>Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post</i>, 12 Dec.
    Performance: 17450 | 10523 | p | Caesar In Aegypt | Edition of 1725 lists: Julius Caesar-Booth; Antony-Wilks; Decius-Williams; Ptolomey-Cibber Jr; Photinus-Mills; Achillas-Mills Jr; Septimius-Bridgwater; Achoreus-Cibber; 1st Centurian-Roberts; 2d Centurian-Thurmond; Cornelia-Mrs Porter; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Charmion-Mrs Williams; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
    Cast:
    22756 | 17450 | Julius Caesar | Booth
    22757 | 17450 | Antony | Wilks
    22758 | 17450 | Decius | Williams
    22759 | 17450 | Ptolomey | Cibber Jr
    22760 | 17450 | Photinus | Mills
    22761 | 17450 | Achillas | Mills Jr
    22762 | 17450 | Septimius | Bridgwater
    22763 | 17450 | Achoreus | Cibber
    22764 | 17450 | 1st Centurian | Roberts
    22765 | 17450 | 2d Centurian | Thurmond
    22766 | 17450 | Cornelia | Mrs Porter
    22767 | 17450 | Cleopatra | Mrs Oldfield
    22768 | 17450 | Charmion | Mrs Williams
    22769 | 17450 | Prologue | Wilks
    22770 | 17450 | Epilogue | Mrs Oldfield.

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Edition of 1725 lists: Julius Caesar-Booth; Antony-Wilks; Decius-Williams; Ptolomey-Cibber Jr; Photinus-Mills; Achillas-Mills Jr; Septimius-Bridgwater; Achoreus-Cibber; 1st Centurian-Roberts; 2d Centurian-Thurmond; Cornelia-Mrs Porter; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Charmion-Mrs Williams; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
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