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Event Comment: Mr Barry being Ill Mr Palmer pay'd Bajazet-So-So (+Hopkins Diary). Barry suddenly taken ill, Palmer hopes for the indulgence of the public as he has undertaken Bajazet at short warning (Winston MS 10). Paid Mr Evans one year wardrobe acct, #10 10s.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 16s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #175 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Aickin; Bajazet-Palmer, first time; Moneses-Reddish; Axalla-Packer; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Hurst; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Stratocles-J. Aickin; Haly-Wheeler; Arpasia-Mrs Barry; Selima-Miss Mansell; Usual Prologue-Reddish; In Act IV, the Original song of To Thee O Gentle Sleep!-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. [The presence of Arante as a character in the mainpiece seems to indicate that Barry returned to the Tate version or brought with him the Garrick modification from dl. She does not appear in the Colman version.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Edgar-Lewis, first time; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Bensley; Kent-Clarke; Albany-Whitefield; Cornwall-Davies; Gentleman Usher-Quick; Burgundy-Thompson; Goneril-Miss Pearce; Regan-Mrs Whitefield; Arante-Miss Dayes; Cordelia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lear Actor: Barry
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Reinhold
Event Comment: Mrs Barry, not being yet sufficiently recover'd of her Indisposition to undertake a Character of so much Exertion as Alicia, The Play of Jane Shore is oblig'd to be deferr'd till Saturday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Iago-Bensley; Roderigo-Woodward; Cassio-Lewis, first time; Brabantio-Hull; Lodovico-Whitefield; Montano-Davis; Duke-L'Estrange; Gratiano-Fearon; Emilia-Mrs Mattocks, first time; Desdemona-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Barry
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Reinhold
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Nell Gwyn attended this play. See VanLennep, Nell Gwyn's Playgoing, p. 407, where VanLennep speculates that it might have been John Crowne's The Country Wit, which is not otherwise known to be acted until 10 Jan. 1675@6. It should be noted that this performance falls on a Friday in Lent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ye Country Knight

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is known by the separately printed Prologue and Epilogue: Prologue. By Mr Otway to his Play call'd Venice preserv'd or the Plot discover'd. Acted at His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorks Theatre, the 9th of February, 1681. [These have been reprinted in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 61-66.] Luttrell dated his copy of the Prologue and Epilogue 11 Feb. 1681@2 (Huntington Library). It is not certain that 9 Feb. 1681@2 represents the first performance, but it may well be. For a comment by Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, on Mrs Barry, see The Orphan, February 1679@80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Edition of 1682: Prologue-Mr Smith; Epilogue-Mr Betterton; Duke of Venice-D. Williams; Priuli-Boman; Antonio-Leigh; Jaffeir-Betterton; Pierre-Smith; Renault-Wilshire; Bedamar-Gillo; Spinosa-Percival; Belvidera-Mrs Barry; Aquilina-Mrs Currer.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Barry
Event Comment: Betterton's Company. The date of this performance, which coincides with the opening of the playhouse in Lincoln's Inn Fields by Betterton's Company, is established by Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 43-44: [Betterton, Mrs Bracegirdle, Mrs Barry, and others] set up a new Company, calling it the New Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields; and the House being fitted up from a Tennis-Court, they Open'd it the last Day of April 1695, with a new Comedy: Call'd, Love for Love....This Comedy being Extraordinary well Acted, chiefly the Part of Ben the Sailor, it took 13 Days Successively. Three songs in the play were published separately: I tell thee, Charmion, the music by Finger, sung by Pate and Reading, is in Thesaurus Musicus, 1696, The Fifth Book. A Nymph and a Swain, the music by John Eccles and sung by Pate; and A Soldier and a Saylour, the music by John Eccles, and sung by Dogget, are in Thesaurus Musicus, The Fourth Book, 1695. Cibber, Apology, I, 196-97: After we had stolen some few Days March upon them, the Forces of Betterton came up with us in terrible Order: In about three Weeks following, the new Theatre was open'd against us with veteran Company and a new Train of Artillery; or in plainer English, the old Actors in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields began with a new Comedy of Mr Congreve's, call'd Love for Love, which ran on with such extraordinary Success that they had seldom occasion to act any other Play 'till the End of the Season. This valuable Play had a narrow Escape from falling into the Hands of the Patentees; for before the Division of the Company it had been read and accepted of at the Theatre-Royal: But while the Articles of Agreement for it were preparing, the Rupture in the Theatrical State was so far advanced that the Author took time to pause before he sign'd them; when finding that all Hopes of Accomodation were impracticable, he thought it advisable to let it takes its Fortune with those Actors for whom he had first intended the Parts. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), p. 10: Ramble: You know the New-house opened with an extraordinary good Comedy, the like has scarce been heard of. Critick: I allow that Play contributed not a little to their Reputation and Profit; it was the Work of a popular Author; but that was not all, the Town was ingag'd in its favour, and in favour of the Actors long before the Play was Acted. Sullen: I've heard as much; and I don't grudge 'em that happy beginning, to compensate some part of their Expence and Toil: But the assistance they receiv'd from some Noble Persons did 'em eminent Credit; and their appearance in the Boxes, gave the House as much Advantage as their Contributions. Ramble: Faith if their Boxes had not been well crowded, their Galleries wou'd ha' fallen down on their Heads. Sullen: The good Humour those Noble Patrons were in, gave that Comedy such infinite Applause; and what the Quality approve, the lower sort take upon trust. Gildon, The Lives and Characters (ca. 1698), p. 22: This Play, tho' a very good Comedy in it self, had this Advantage, that it was Acted at the Opening of the New House, when the Town was so prepossess'd in Favour of the very Actors, that before a Word was spoke, each Actor was clapt for a considerable Time. And yet all this got it not more Applause than it really deserv'd. An Essay on Acting (London, 1744), p. 10: The late celebrated Mr Dogget, before he perform'd the Character of Ben in Love for Love, took Lodgings in Wapping, and gather'd thence a Nosegay for the whole Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Edition of 1695: A Prologue for the opening of the New Play-House-Mrs Bracegirdle in Man's Cloaths; Sent from an unknown Hand; Prologue Spoken at the opening of the New House-Mr Betterton; Epilogue Spoken at the opening of the New House-Mrs Bracegirdle; Sir Sampson Legend-Underhill; Valentine-Betterton; Scandal-Smith; Tattle-Boman; Ben-Dogget; Foresight-Sanford; Jeremy-Bowen; Trapland-Triffusis; Buckram-Freeman; Angelica-Mrs Bracegirdle; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bowman; Mrs Frail-Mrs Barry; Miss Prue-Mrs Ayliff; Nurse-Mrs Leigh; Jenny-Mrs Lawson.
Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Barry
Event Comment: [By John Dennis. Premiere.] Preface: [The last scene was omitted] on the account of Length....The Play indeed receiv'd all the Grace and Ornament of Action in most of the principal Parts, and in all the Womens. But that of Sakia by Mrs Barry was acted so admirably and inimitably, as that no Stage in Europe can boast of any thing that comes near to her Performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberty Asserted

Performance Comment: Edition of 1704 lists: Frontenac-Bowman; Miramont-Betterton; Beaufort-Powell; Ulamar-Booth; Zephario-Freeman; Sakia-Mrs Barry; Irene-Mrs Bracegirdle; Okima-Mrs Porter; Prologue-Betterton; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Sakia Actor: Mrs Barry
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barry. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba

Performance Comment: Sophonisba-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sophonisba Actor: Mrs Barry.

Song:

Dance: To be expressed in the Bills

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Don Sebastian-Verbruggen; Dorax-Betterton; Almeyda-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Almeyda Actor: Mrs Barry.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barry. Not Acted there these 13 Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurengzebe; Or, The Great Mogul

Performance Comment: Emperor-Betterton; Aurengzebe-Powell; Morat-Booth; Nourmahal-Mrs Barry; Indamora-Mrs Rogers; Melesinda-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Nourmahal Actor: Mrs Barry
Event Comment: Benefit Barry. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Ladies send servants by three. Tickets at his lodgings in Bow St

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Performance Comment: Pierre-Barry; Jaffeir-Delane; Renault-Sparks; Priuli-Berry; Belvidera-Mrs Giffard; Duke-Winstone; Bedamar-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Pierre Actor: Barry

Dance: II: Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cook, Salomon's Son; III: Muilment; V: Grand Comic Dance-Salomon, Mlle Violette, Cooke, Sga Padouana

Event Comment: Principal characters in the Mainpiece New Dress'd. [Barry, apparently for the first time. See 5 Nov.] Receipts: #140 (Cross); #151 11s. (Powel); #151 14s. (Clay MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Delane; Moneses-Havard; Arpasia-Mrs Cibber; Axalla-Mozeen; Prince of Tanais-Blakes; Bajazet-Barry; Omar-Sparks; Dervise-Berry; Hali-Usher; Stratocles-Winstone; Selima-Mrs Elmy; Usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Bajazet Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Performance Comment: See17471021.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. Mr Barry play'd Hamlet. Receipts: #170. (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Barry; Polonius-Taswell; Ophelia-Mrs Clive; King-Bridges; Ghost-Berry; Horatio-Havard; Ostrick-Woodward; Laertes-Blakes; Lucianus-James; Rosencraus-Simpson; Guildenstern-Usher; Bernardo-Marr; Player King-Winstone; Player Queen-Mrs Yates; Gravediggers-Yates, Ray; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: Whereas it has been industriously given out in order to prejudice Mr Barry, that he has frequently of late refused to act, when his health would have permitted; He takes this opportunity of assuring the publick, whose favour it is his highest ambition to deserve, that he scorns to make use of tricks or Evasions of this kind, and that nothing but real illness has, or shall ever oblige him to decline his duty as an actor (General Advertiser). Receipts: #130 (Cross); #144 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17491027, but Hamlet-Barry; Lucianus-_; Rosencraus-_; Guildenstern-_; Bernardo-_; Player King-_; Player Queen-_.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Barry

Ballet: TThe Savoyard Travellers. As17491110

Event Comment: The tragedy of the Revenge is in rehearsal at Covent Garden in which the part of Zanga will be attempted by the Gentleman who appeared in the character of Osman in Zara, will be performed someday this week, as are also the plays of King Lear and Alexander the Great, revis'd and alter'd in which the parts of Lear and Alexander will be played by Barry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Macduff-Ryan; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-White; Doctor-Wignell; Fleance-Miss Mullart; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Ridout; Hecate-Arthur; 1st Murderer-Bencraft; 2nd Murderer-Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Woffington; With the original music. Vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent. With Dances and Decorations incident to the Play.
Cast
Role: Macbeth Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: As17551114

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years. [See 17 Oct. 1752. Review of this cast, if not of this particular performance, appeared in The Old Maid, 13 March. Favorable comment on Barry and Ryan. The reviewer disliked the Tate version, and the stage habit of making the Gentleman Usher a Fribble.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry, first time; Edgar-Ryan; Gloster-Ridout; Kent-Sparks; Bastard-Smith; Cornwall-Anderson; Albany-White; Burgundy-Bennet; Gentleman Usher-Shuter; Goneril-Mrs Stephens; Regan-Mrs Hamilton; Cordelia-Miss Nossiter, first time.
Cast
Role: Lear Actor: Barry, first time

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: As17551114

Event Comment: Receipts: #155 6s. Paid Barry one third of the surplus of the night's receipts above the #80 allow'd for the charge: #25 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Capulet-Sparks; Montague-Redman; Escalus-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Paris-White; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Fryar Lawrence-Ridout; Tibalt-Cushing; Gregory-Bennet; Sampson; Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-R. Smith; Mercutio-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Bellamy; Minuet-Guerin, Miss Hilliard; Masquerade Dance-; proper to the Play. An Additional scene will be introduc'd representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; , accompanied with a Solemn Dirge-; The vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Barry
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt
Event Comment: Receipts: #106 11s. Paid Barry one third of surplus above the #80 allow'd for charges: #8 17s. (Account Book). [House, after meeting Saturday's payroll, is #205 3s. 2d., in the red again.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Macduff-Ryan; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Redman; Seyward-White; Doctor-Wignell; Fleance-Mullart; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Ridout; Hecate-Arthur; 1st Murderer-Bencraft; 2d Murderer-Marten; Witches-Collins, Dunstall, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Bellamy , 1st time; With the Original Music. The Vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legg, Baker, Roberts, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Chambers, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent; The Dances-Lucas, Lepye, Gosly, Desse, Rochford, Dumay. And Decorations incident to the play.
Cast
Role: Macbeth Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Event Comment: Receipts: #98 3s. 6d. Paid Barry his one third of surplus above the #80 allow'd for charges: #6 1s. 2d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17571116, but Othello-Barry; Desdemona-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: TheLover His Own Rival

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17571013

Event Comment: Receipts: #109 14s. (Account Book). [Barry paid his one-third of the surplus above the #80 house charge: #9 18s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Theodosius-Smith; Marcian-Sparks; Leontine-Ridout; Atticus-Marten; Aranthes-White; Lucius-Anderson; Pulcheria-Mrs Vincent; Julia-Miss Allen; Delia-Miss Ferguson; Athenais-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Varanes Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: Granier, Mrs Granier

Event Comment: Receipts: #146 17s. 6d. Paid Barry his one third of surplus above the #80 House Charges: #22 5s. 10s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Barry; Lysimachus-Smith; Hephestion-Dyer; Polyperchon-Gibson; Thessalus-Anderson; Perdiccas-White; Aristander-Cushing; Cassander-Ridout; Clytus-Sparks; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Mrs Baker; Eurmenes-Bennet; Slave-Wignel; Roxana-Mrs Hamilton; Statira-Mrs Bellamy; In which will be introduced the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17571013

Event Comment: Receipts: #110 6s. 6d. Paid Barry his one third of surplus above the #80 House Charges: #10 2s. 2d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17571008, but Hamlet-Barry; Bernardo-Bencraft.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Event Comment: Mainpiece [by Elijah Fenton]: Not acted these 10 years. [See 12 March 1745.] Receipts: #110 15s. 6d. Paid Barry his one third of the surplus above the #80 House Charges: #10 5s. 2s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Performance Comment: Herod-Barry; Sohemus-Sparks; Pheroras-Dyer; High Priest-Ridout; Flaminius-Smith; Narbal-Clarke; Sameas-White; Hazeroth-Bennet; Salome-Mrs Elmy; Arsinoe-Mrs Vincent; Mariamne-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Herod Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt
Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit Barry. Tickets for the 10th instant will be taken. Being positively the last time of performing. Afterpiece: Taken from the Mistake. Neville MS Diary: Barry's expression of the savageness of the Moor, particularly with his eyes, is very great. Mrs Dancer does not suit herself in the character of Desdemona. We had two dances by Miss Froment with a foolish Farce in two acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: See17670724 but Othello-Barry; Iago-Sowdon; Brabantio-Hurst; Lodovico-Strange; Montano-Palmer; Roderigo-Hamilton; Duke-Keen; Aemilia-Mrs Burden; Desdemona-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: 7670724 but Othello Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Dance: IV: Serious Dance-; End: Comic Dance-Miss Froment

Event Comment: MMrs W. Barry very bad in Almeria-imagine she was in Liquor (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Holland; Gonzales-Havard; King-J. Aickin; Perez-Keen; Alonzo-Ackman; Heli-Hurst; Garcia-Aickin; Selim-Strange; Lenora-Mrs Johnston; Almeria-Mrs W. Barry; Zara-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs W. Barry

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion