13 July 1710

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Theatre: Queen's Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1709-1710
Volume: 2
Comments: Benefit Estcourt. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. London in 1710 (pp. 138-39): On this occasion the actors represented a prodigiously satirical Interscenium, which was not to be found in the printed copy of the play....In this interlude a troop of soldiers came on, singing at the top of their voices an English song which had been made by the army in Flanders about the Duke of Marlborough. In it Prince Eugene is praised for his open-handedness, while Marlborough, on the other hand, is blamed for his avarice, so that every verse ended: 'but Marlborough not a penny.' The people, who are very bitter against the whole family, even the Duke himself, laughed prodigiously, and bandied about monstrous insults, although Marlborough's daughter, the Duchess of Montagu, was herself at the play and was so greatly shamed that she was covered with blushes....When the song was at an end, there was such a clapping and yelling that the actors were unable to proceed for nearly a quarter of an hour

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    *pMMqueen's The Recruiting Officer. See 16 March, but Plume-Wilks; Kite-Estcourt; Silvia-Mrs Oldfield. *sMMqueen's Several Comical Dialogues-Mr Dogget, Mr Leveridge; [And other Entertainments of% Ballad/Singing [after the true <i>English manner</i>. Compos'd by $Mr Estcourt=%-Mr Estcourt[, in Honour of the Great and Glorious Successes of $her Majesty= over her proud <i>French Foes</i>%. *cMMqueen's Benefit $Estcourt=. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. <i>London in 1710</i> (pp. 138-39): On this occasion the actors represented a prodigiously satirical Interscenium, which was not to be found in the printed copy of the play....In this interlude a troop of soldiers came on, singing at the top of their voices an <i>English song</i> which had been made by the army in <i>Flanders</i> about the $Duke of Marlborough=. In it $Prince Eugene= is praised for his open-handedness, while Marlborough, on the other hand, is blamed for his avarice, so that every verse ended: 'but Marlborough not a penny.' The people, who are very bitter against the whole family, even the Duke himself, laughed prodigiously, and bandied about monstrous insults, although Marlborough's daughter, the $Duchess of Montagu=, was herself at the play and was so greatly shamed that she was covered with blushes....When the song was at an end, there was such a clapping and yelling that the actors were unable to proceed for nearly a quarter of an hour.
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    *p1710 07 13 queen's The Recruiting Officer. ^See17100316^ but Plume-Wilks; Kite-Estcourt; Silvia-Mrs Oldfield.*s1710 07 13 queen's Several Comical Dialogues-Mr Dogget, Mr Leveridge; And other Entertainments of Ballad/Singing after the true <i>English manner</i>. Compos'd by $Mr Estcourt=-Mr Estcourt, in Honour of the Great and Glorious Successes of $her Majesty= over her proud <i>French Foes</i>.*c1710 07 13 queen's Benefit $Estcourt=. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. <i>London in 1710</i> (pp. 138-39): On this occasion the actors represented a prodigiously satirical Interscenium, which was not to be found in the printed copy of the play....In this interlude a troop of soldiers came on, singing at the top of their voices an <i>English song</i> which had been made by the army in <i>Flanders</i> about the $Duke of Marlborough=. In it $Prince Eugene= is praised for his open-handedness, while Marlborough, on the other hand, is blamed for his avarice, so that every verse ended: 'but Marlborough not a penny.' The people, who are very bitter against the whole family, even the Duke himself, laughed prodigiously, and bandied about monstrous insults, although Marlborough's daughter, the $Duchess of Montagu=, was herself at the play and was so greatly shamed that she was covered with blushes....When the song was at an end, there was such a clapping and yelling that the actors were unable to proceed for nearly a quarter of an hour.
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    Event: 4584 | 17100713 | queen's | Benefit $Estcourt=. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. <i>London in 1710</i> (pp. 138-39): On this occasion the actors represented a prodigiously satirical Interscenium, which was not to be found in the printed copy of the play....In this interlude a troop of soldiers came on, singing at the top of their voices an <i>English song</i> which had been made by the army in <i>Flanders</i> about the $Duke of Marlborough=. In it $Prince Eugene= is praised for his open-handedness, while Marlborough, on the other hand, is blamed for his avarice, so that every verse ended: 'but Marlborough not a penny.' The people, who are very bitter against the whole family, even the Duke himself, laughed prodigiously, and bandied about monstrous insults, although Marlborough's daughter, the $Duchess of Montagu=, was herself at the play and was so greatly shamed that she was covered with blushes....When the song was at an end, there was such a clapping and yelling that the actors were unable to proceed for nearly a quarter of an hour
    Performance: 6447 | 4584 | p | The Recruiting Officer | See17100316 but Plume-Wilks; Kite-Estcourt; Silvia-Mrs Oldfield.
    Cast:
    9222 | 6447 | 7100316 but Plume | Wilks
    9223 | 6447 | Kite | Estcourt
    9224 | 6447 | Silvia | Mrs Oldfield.
    Performance: 6448 | 4584 | s | Several Comical Dialogues-Mr Dogget, Mr Leveridge; And other Entertainments of Ballad/Singing after the true <i>English manner</i> | Compos'd by $Mr Estcourt=-Mr Estcourt, in Honour of the Great and Glorious Successes of $her Majesty= over her proud <i>French Foes</i>.
    Cast:
    9225 | 6448 | Mr Estcourt= | Mr Estcourt, in Honour of the Great and Glorious Successes of $her Majesty= over her proud <i>French Foes</i>.

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See17100316 but Plume-Wilks; Kite-Estcourt; Silvia-Mrs Oldfield.
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Comment: Several Comical Dialogues-Mr Dogget, Mr Leveridge; And other Entertainments of Ballad/Singing after the true English manner. Compos'd by Mr Estcourt-Mr Estcourt, in Honour of the Great and Glorious Successes of her Majesty over her proud French Foes

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