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Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): Carl Friedrich Baumgarten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): Carl Friedrich Baumgarten

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Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): Carl Friedrich Baumgarten

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Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): Carl Friedrich Baumgarten

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Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): Carl Friedrich Baumgarten

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Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): Carl Friedrich Baumgarten

Dance: End I: Jamie's Return-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp

Song: As17881007

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Mainpiece Title: Love In Many Masks

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus

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Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): Carl Friedrich Baumgarten
Event Comment: During the summer of 1741, at the New Wells, London Spaw, Clerkenwell, the proprietor presented daily programs of pantomime, singing, and dancing. In midsummer, however, he added a single play to his program but did not list the cast. The sequence of plays included: July 9-16: Flora; or, Hob in the Well. July 17-25: Damon and Phillida. July 27-August 10: The Honest Yorkshireman. August 11-17: The Mock Doctor. August 24-September 7: The Generous Free-Mason; or, The Constant Lady; With the Comical Humours of Squire Noodle and his Man Doodle

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Event Comment: On this date the officers of the Duke's Company and the King's Company entered into agreements to merge the two companies. For details, see Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 271; Fitzgerald, A New History, I, 154-58; and Nicoll, Restoration Drama, pp. 296-97. See also Langhans, New Restoration Theatre Accounts, p. 122, for evidence that the union had been effectively made by 13 May 1682. See page 123 for evidence that the company probably acted continuously to 7 August 1682, then closed until early October. But see 10 August 1682

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Omment

Event Comment: At Yeates' Booth. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Fair runs from 23 August through 27 August

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orpheus And The Death Of Eurydice: With The Metamorphosis Of Harlequin

Event Comment: DDaniel's, Malone's, and James's Great Theatrical Booth, joining to the Swan in Tottenham Court. By a Company of Comedians. Noon to 10 p.m. [A letter in Daily Advertiser, 12 August describes a performance on Monday 8 August; further notices appear in Daily Advertiser, 11 and 12 Aug.; it is possible this production was shown every day from 4 Aug. to 16 Aug., the time of the fair.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Glorious Queen Of Hungary; Or, The British Troops Triumphant; With The Comical Humours Of paddy The Irishman, tom Thimble The Taylor, And tim Buzzle The Cobler

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Hussar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Inchanted

Performance Comment: Parts-Atkins, Blakes, Shuter, Mlle Mariet, Clough, Miss Poplin, Walker, Simson, Master Simson; The Dances-Ferrere, Mlle August; With New Music-; Machines. Machines.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Ferrere, Mlle August

Dance: III: Country Amusements, as17530412

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The Journal of Baron von Schwerin, [14 June 1674 NS (?)], 4 June 1674 OS: (translation) Attended an English play, [The Tempest], or the Enchanted Island, which because of the changing of the scenes was well worth seeing (in Gesandtschafts-Berichten des Ministers Otto von Schwerin [Berlin, 1837], p. XXII). See also 16 May 1674

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Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

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Mainpiece Title: A Medley Concert; Or, An Impromptu Of Whim And Novelty

Performance Comment: With a new Introduction-Mrs Trampwell, her Troop, In which Miss Midnight will give some specimens of Oratory a la mode de Theatre; An Address-Mr Cibber; A Concerto Hooley and Fairley, a Scotch Song-Mr Lauder; Blind Man's Buff, a dance-Lilliputians; A Concerto for French Horns-; The Comic Lectures (in two parts) varied-Mr Cibber; end of First Lecture a piece of Music-; End of 2nd, a new pantomime dance call'd The Taylors-Master Settree, Miss Twist; The music and dresses new. When all the Attic Fire was fled, in Eliza-Miss Gaudry; An auction of Choice curiosities of extraordinary value-Mr Cibber (auctioneer); a new Italian Air-Signora Mimicotti; accompanied on the bassoon-Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado; The Italian Peasants-Joly, Madam Dulisse; Also a Grand Comic Ballet called the Marine Boys Marching to Portsmouth-; , in which will be introduced a Hornpipe-Mossis, Miss Durham; Mr Handel's Water Music, with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Mother Midnight; Also a Comic Epilogue-Miss Midnight (riding on an Ass).

Afterpiece Title: With a Lilliputian Pantomime call'dHarlequin's Frolic; or, A Voyage to Prussia

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Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Performance Comment: A variety of entertainments as17570902 as17570908 as17570912; An Address-Mr Cibber; Hooley and Fairley, A Scotch Song-Lauder; Blind Man's Buff-Lilliputians; A Concerto for French Horns-; The Comic Lectures-Mr Cibber; Music-; The Taylors-Master Settree, Miss Twist; An Auction-Mr Cibber; Italian Air-Signora Mimicotti; Bassoon-Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado; The Italian Peasants-Joly, Madam Dulisse; Marine Boys Marching to Portsmouth-; +Hornpipe-Morris, Miss Durham; Handel's Water Music, Preamble on Kettle Drums-; Comic Epilogue-Miss Midnight; Voluntary on the Cymbalo-Mr Noel Sr; Favourite English Song-Miss Gaudry; Kitty or the Female Phaeton-Miss Gaudry; Dialogue-Mr Gaudry, Miss Gaudry; The Lark Concerto-Mr Gaudry; Country Lass-Miss Valois; What's That to You?-Lauder; Oration-Miss Midnight; Cuckow Overture-; Singing-Sadler; Dutch Peasant-Miss Valois; Louvre, Minuet-Froment, Madam Dulisse; with the addition of La Bergere-Miss Vallois (scholar to Mr LaCointe); a new Scots Dance-Froment, Mlle Dulisse; an Epi@congee-Cibber; Alli Croker a comic dance-Miss Valois.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Performance Comment: See17570928, but to begin with Grand Overture with French Horns-; Kitty-Miss Gaudry; Oratory-Miss Midnight; Scots Songs-Lauder; New Comic Lectures-Cibber; Les Tailleurs a new pantomime dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; Scots Dance-Froment, Mme Dulisse; Italian Air-La Signora Mimicotti; accompanied on the bassoon-Mynheer Von Poop@Poop Broomstickado (as17570902); Acrobatics-Maddox; The Drunken Peasant, Irish Landlord and Landlady-Jolly, Settree, Mme Dulisse; Brown Beer of England-Lauder; Hornpipe-Morris.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World As It Goes; Or, A Party At Montpelier

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Lee Lewes, Quick, Wilson, Edwin, Wewitzer, Peile, L'Estrange, Egan, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Webb, Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Morton, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Davenett, Miss Younge. Cast from Morning Herald, 26 Feb.: Sir Charles Danvers-Lewis; Fairfax-Lee Lewes; Grub-Quick; Col. Sparwell-Wilson; Bronze-Edwin; von Irkin-Wewitzer; Le Rouge-L'Estrange; Murtagh-Egan; Mrs Sparwell-Mrs Mattocks; Molly Grub-Mrs Webb; Sidney Grub-Mrs Inchbald; French Countess-Miss Ambrose; Lady Danvers-Miss Younge; unassigned-Peile, Mrs Morton, Miss Platt, Mrs Davenett; Larpent MS lists the parts as above, and adds: Monk-; Le Gout-; Will-; Landlord-; Jervis-; Abbess-; Nell-; Child-; Prologue-Lee Lewes; Epilogue-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: von Irkin Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Second Thoughts Are Best

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Lee Lewes, Quick, Wilson, Edwin, Wewitzer, Robson, Miss Younge, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Satchell, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Morton, Miss Platt, Mrs White, Mrs Davenett, Miss Langrish, Mrs Yates; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 24 Feb. and from London Chronicle, 26 Mar.: Sir Charles Danvers-Lewis; Fairfax-Lee Lewes; Grub-Quick; Col. Sparwell-Wilson; Bronze-Edwin; von Irkin-Wewitzer; Le Rouge-Robson; Molly Gurb-Miss Younge; Mrs Sparwell-Mrs Mattocks; Sidney Grub-Miss Satchell; French Countess-Mrs Wilson; Lady Danvers-Mrs Yates; [Mrs Morton, Miss Platt, Mrs White, Mrs Davenett, Miss Langrish are unassigned.] Prologue-Lee Lewes.
Cast
Role: von Irkin Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: As17801107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Adapted by Sir William Davenant and John Dryden. A possible cast: Ferdinand-Harris?; Stephano-Angel?; Trincalo-Underhill?; Ariel-Mary Davis?; Hypolito-Mrs Long?.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Harris?

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conquest Of Granada By The Spaniards

Performance Comment: Almanzor and Almahide; or, The Conquest of Granada. The Second Part. Edition of 1672: Prologue to the First Part-Mrs Ellen Gwyn in a broad brim'd hat, and was belt; Mahomet Boabdelin-Kynaston; Prince Abdalla-Lydall; Abdelmelech-Mohun; Zulema-Harris; Abenamar-Cartwright; Selin-Wintershall; Ozmyn-Beeston; Hamet-Watson; Gomel-Powell; Almanzor-Hart; Ferdinand-Littlewood; Duke of Arcos-Bell; Almahide-Mrs Ellen Gwyn; Lyndaraxa-Mrs Marshall; Benzayda-Mrs Bowtell; Esperanza-Mrs Reeve; Halyma-Mrs Eastland; Isabella-Mrs James; Epilogue-Charles Hart?; Prologue to the Second Part of the Conquest of Granada-Michael Mohun?; Epilogue to the Second Part-.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Littlewood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Charles The Eighth Of France; Or, The Invasion Of Naples Of The French

Performance Comment: Edition of 1672: The Prologue-; Alphonso-Metbourn; Ferdinand-Harris; Prince of Salerne-Smith; Ascanio-Young; Trivultio-Sandford; Gonsalvo-Burford; Ghost-Cademan; Charles the Eighth-Batterton; Lewis-Crosby; Mompensier-Norris; Isabella-Mrs Batterton; Cornelia-Mrs Slaughter; Irene-Mrs Shadwell; Julia-Mrs Dixon; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Harris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duchess Of Malfi

Performance Comment: The edition of 1678 contains a cast which corresponds to the Duke's Company at this time: Ferdinand-Harris; Cardinal-Young; Antonio-Smith; Delio-Midburn [Medbourne]; Bosola-Betterton; Castruchio-Richards; Sylvio-Cademan; Pescara-Norris; Malateste-Price; Roderigo-Cogun; Grisolan-Percival; Dutchess of Malfey-Mrs Betterton; Cariola-Mrs Norris; Old Lady-Mrs Osborn; Julia-Mrs Shadwell.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Harris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abdelazer; Or, The Moor's Revenge

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Ferdinand-Harris; Philip-Smith; Abdelazer-Betterton; Mendozo-Medburne; Alonzo-Crosbie; Roderigo-Norris; Sebastian-John Lee; Osmin-Percivall; Zarrack-Richards; Isabella-Mrs Mary? Lee; Leonora-Mrs Barrer; Florella-Mrs Betterton; Elvira-Mrs Osborne; Epilogue-little Mis. Ariell [Anne Bracegirdle?].Anne Bracegirdle?].
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Harris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alphonso King Of Naples

Performance Comment: Edition of 1691: The Prologue-Mr Powell by Mr John Haynes; Alphonso-Bowman; Ferdinand-Powell; Cesario-Mountfort; Tachmas-Hodgson; Vincentio-Bridges; Sigismond-Cibber; Oswell-Freeman; Fabio-Bowen; Attendant-Kirkham; Urania-Mrs Bracegirdle; Ardelia-Mrs Richardson; Epilogue-Mrs Knight by Mr D'Urfey.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Powell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Beauty In Distress

Performance Comment: Edition of 1698: Prologue-Bowen [an induction scene, with a player coming forward to announce that there is no prologue, then Bowen entering, having forgotten it, but the prompter gets Bowen's memory restored and the prologue proceeds]; Epilogue-Mrs Bracegirdle; Don Vicentio-Betterton; Ricardo-Verbruggen; Duke Ferdinand-Kynaston; Fabiano-Hodgson; Zemet-Arnold; Laura-Mrs Barry; Placentia-Mrs Bracegirdle; Morella-Mrs Moore; Melinda-Mrs Prince.
Cast
Role: Duke Ferdinand Actor: Kynaston