*p1694 05 00 dg The Comical History of Don Quixote, Part I. Edition of 1694: Prologue-Mr Betterton; Epilogue-Sancho Riding upon his Ass; Don Quixote-Boen; Don Fernando-Powel; Cardenio-Bowman; Ambrosio-Verbruggen; Perez-Cibber; Nicholas-Harris; Sancho Panza-Doggett; Gines de Passamonde-Haines; Vincent-Bright; Marcella-Mrs Bracegirdle; Dorothea-Mrs Knight; Lucinda-Mrs Bowman; Teresa Pancha-Mrs Leigh; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Verbruggen.*c1694 05 00 dg The <i>United Company</i>. The date of the first performance is not known, but the <i>Gentleman's Journal</i>, June 1694 (apparently appearing in late June) indicated that both parts of <i>Don Quixote</i> had by then appeared, and the <i>Songs</i> to Part I were announced in the <i>London Gazette</i>, No. 2983, 11-14 June 1694, to be published on 16 June 1694. Very likely Part I appeared in May 1694. The publication of <i>The Songs in the New Play of Don Quixote, Part the First</i> lists the following pieces. <i>Sing, sing, all ye muses</i>, the first song in Act II, composed by $Henry Purcell=. <i>Young Chrysostome had vertue, sense</i>, the second song in Act II, was composed by $John Eccles=. The third song in Act II, <i>Sleep, poor youth</i>, was composedy John Eccles. <i>When the world first knew creation</i>, sung in Act III, was composed by Henry Purcell. <i>Let the dreadful engines</i>, sung for <i>Cardenio</i>r in Act IV, was set by Henry Purcell. <i>'Twas early one morning</i>, in Act IV, for <i>Sancho</i>r, was set by John Eccles. <i>With this, this sacred charming wand</i>, in Act V for <i>Montesmo</i>r, <i>Mellissa</i>r and <i>Urganda</i>r, was set by Henry Purcell.