*p1676 11 04 dg Madam Fickle; or, The Witty False One. Edition of 1677: Prologue-Mr Smith; Epilogue-; Lord Bellamore-Betterton; Manley-Smith; Sir Arthur Oldlove-Sandford; Captain Tilbury-Medbourn; Zechiel-Anthony Leigh; Toby-James Nokes; Old Jollyman-Underhill; Harry-Jevan; Flaile-Richards; Dorrel-Norrice; Madam Fickle-Mrs Mary Lee; Constantia-Mrs Barrer [$Barry=]; Arbella-Mrs Gibbs; Silvia-Mrs Napper.*c1676 11 04 dg The <i>Duke's Company</i>. $Nell Gwyn= attended this performance. See $VanLennep=, <i>Nell Gwyn's Playgoing</i>, p.408. It is not certain that this was the premiere, but, as the play was licensed for publication on 20 Nov. 1676, the first performance may well have been on this day. A song, <i>Away with the causes of riches and cares</i>, with music by $Matthew Lock=, is in <i>Catch that Catch Can</i>, No. 64, 1685. Another, <i>Beneath a shady willow</i>, with music by $William Turner=, is in <i>A New Collection of Songs and Poems</i>...by $Thomas D'Urfey=, 1683. Edition of 1677: That its only good Fortune was, in being the Subject of the $Courts= Diversion, where their Noble Clemency and Good Nature were extremely requisite, in covering its defects from the too Censorious; $His Majesty=, according to His accustomed Royal and Excellent Temper, was pleas'd to descend so far, as to give it a particular Applause, which was seconded by your Grace [The $Duke of Ormond=].