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Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Captain Mizen-Dodd; Capt. Worthy-Brereton; Lieut. Cribbage-Williames; Sir Charles Pleasant-R. Palmer; Rovewell-Phillimore; Lieut. Easy-Barrymore; Hatchway (with a song)-Staunton; Binnacle-Parsons; Arabella Zeal-Mrs Bulkley; Belinda-Mrs Ward; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope .
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Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Charles Shadwell
Related Work: The Fair Quaker of Deal, or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Charles Shadwell
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Song: Mainpiece: To finish with a Grand Naval Review, in which a Dance of Sailors by Williamson, Mills, Miss Stageldoir, &c, and Rule Britannia by Williames, Staunton, Phillimore, Barrymore

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Related Work: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c Author(s): Charles Bonnor

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Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Captain Mizen-Dodd; Capt. Worthy-Brereton; Lieut. Cribbage-Williames; Sir Charles Pleasant-R. Palmer; Rovewell-Phillimore; Lieut. Easy-Barrymore; Hatchway (with a song)-Bannister; Binnacle-Suett; Arabella Zeal-Mrs Wilson; Belinda-Mrs Ward; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope .
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Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Charles Shadwell
Related Work: The Fair Quaker of Deal, or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Charles Shadwell
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Song: Mainpiece to finish with a Grand Naval Review, with a Dance of Sailors by Williamson, Mills, Miss Stageldoir, &c, and Rule Britannia by Williames, Chapman, &c

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Related Work: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c Author(s): Charles Bonnor
Event Comment: The King's Company. This play was acted at Oxford on 19 March 1680@1 before Charles II (see True Protestant Mercury, 19-23 March 1680@1; Wilson, Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters, p. 80; and Smith's Protestant Intelligence, 24-28 March 1681). The play may have been given first in London; if not, it probably was not acted there until after Easter, 3 April 1681. The company also performed The Plain Dealer in Oxford on 21 March 1680@1 (Smith's Protestant Intelligence, 24-28 March 1681)

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Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane The Great

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Related Work: Tamerlane the Great Author(s): Charles Saunders
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Two sources naming the play attended by the Morocco ambassador differ as to what play was presented. CSPD, Charles II, 1682, p. 35: 19 Jan. 1681@2: To-day the Morocco Ambassador goes to a play named Circe at the Duke's House. Impartial Protestant Mercury, 20-24 Jan. 1681@2: The Morocco Ambassador, On Thursday last, went to the Duke's Theatre, where was Acted Psyche, a Play of extraordinary splendor, with which his Excellency was extreamly pleas'd

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Mainpiece Title: Circe

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Related Work: Circe Author(s): Charles Davenant
Event Comment: Betterton's Company. The date of the premiere is not known, but the Epilogue refers to it as a summer production and the play was advertised in the London Gazette, No 3108, 22-26 Aug. 1695; hence, it appeared first not later than August. A song, Stretch'd in a dark and dismall grove, composed by John Eccles and sung by Mrs Hudson, is in Deliciae Musicae, The Third Book, 1696. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (p. 16): Sullen: Imprimis, Here's Pyrrhus King of Epire. Ramble: Whose is that? Sullen: Charles Hopkin's, an Irish Gentleman of good Sense, and an excellent Ovidian. Ramble: What was it's Fate? Sullen: Damn'd

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Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus King Of Epirus

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Related Work: Pyrrhus King of Epirus Author(s): Charles Hopkins
Event Comment: Betterton's Company. The date of the first performance is not known. For a discussion of the dating, see Baldwin Maxwell, Notes on Charles Hopkins' Boadicea, Review of English Studies, IV (1928), 79-83. Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, p. 44: Boadicea, the Brittish Queen, wrote by Mr Hopkins: 'twas a well Writ Play in an Ovidean Stile in Verse; it was lik'd and got the Company Money. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), p. 20: This is Cha. Hopkins's and did very well

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Mainpiece Title: Boadicea Queen Of Britain

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Related Work: Boadicea Queen of Britain Author(s): Charles Hopkins
Event Comment: [By Charles Gildon. Date of premiere unknown. Published 20 May.

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Mainpiece Title: Love's Victim; Or, The Queen Of Wales

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Related Work: Love's Victim: or, the Queen of Wales Author(s): Charles Gildon
Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson. Date of premiere unknown. Published 15 Jan. 1702.] Preface: It stole into the Theatre in the very Heat of last Summer (as if it would cunningly avoid the Critics, who instead of carping here were at Tunbridge, Bath, etc) was study'd in a Hurry, and play'd by what they call the Young Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentleman Cully

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Related Work: The Gentleman Cully Author(s): Charles Johnson
Event Comment: [Mainpiece by Charles Boyle. Premiere.] Benefit Mrs Porter, who performs a part in it she never acted before. [Since Mrs Porter is not in the cast in the edition of 1703, the meaning of this statement is not clear.] At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

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Mainpiece Title: As You Find It

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Related Work: As You Find It Author(s): Charles Boyle

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Music: From The Mad Lover-

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Davis

Dance: Mrs Elford, Fairbanch

Event Comment: [By Charles Goring.] Never Acted before. Preface: I am sensible...that Irene appear'd to the greatest Disadvantage on the Stage, strip'd of Her Ornaments of Musick by a Superior Order; and in many of Her Characters suffering very much in the Action

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Mainpiece Title: Irene; Or, The Fair Greek

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Related Work: Irene; or, The Fair Greek Author(s): Charles Goring
Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson]. Never Acted before

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Mainpiece Title: The Force Of Friendship

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Related Work: The Force of Friendship Author(s): Charles Johnson
Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By Charles Johnson Premiere.] Benefit the Author. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

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Mainpiece Title: The Force Of Friendship

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Related Work: The Force of Friendship Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Chest

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Related Work: Love in a Chest Author(s): Charles Johnson
Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never Acted before

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Mainpiece Title: The Generous Husband; Or, The Coffee House Politician

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Related Work: The Generous Husband; or, The Coffee House Politician Author(s): Charles Johnson
Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never acted before. The Whole Play being new dress'd

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Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

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Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, the husband's cure Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Wife's Relief; or, The Husband's Cure Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Wife's Relief Author(s): Charles Johnson
Event Comment: [By Charles Shadwell.] Never Acted before

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Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of The Army

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Related Work: The Humours of the Army Author(s): Charles Shadwell
Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By Charles Shadwell. Apparently not printed.] Written by the Author of the Humours of the Navy

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Mainpiece Title: Epsom Wells

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Wives of Broad Street

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Related Work: The Merry Wives of Broad Street Author(s): Charles Shadwell

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never Acted before

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Mainpiece Title: The Victim

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Related Work: Love's Victim: or, the Queen of Wales Author(s): Charles Gildon
Related Work: The Victim Author(s): Charles Johnson
Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never Acted before

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Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

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Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Country Lasses Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): Charles Johnson
Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Charles Knipe.] Never Acted before. Benefit the Author. Receipts: #114 7s

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Mainpiece Title: The City Ramble; Or, The Humours Of The Comptors

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Related Work: A City Ramble: or, The Humours of the Compter Author(s): Charles Knipe

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: As17150512

Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never Acted before

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Mainpiece Title: The Sultaness

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Related Work: The Sultaness Author(s): Charles Johnson
Event Comment: [By Charles Beckingham.] Never Acted before. With Habits for all the Characters entirely New. Preface: [The play] was twice deferr'd by reason of a Principal Actor's Indisposition;...and even, when brought on the Stage, appear'd to less Advantage: The Principal Character of the Play being read the First Night, and the next Principal Character the Second

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Mainpiece Title: Scipio Africanus

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Related Work: Scipio Africanus Author(s): Charles Beckingham
Event Comment: [By Charles Molloy.] A New Comedy

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Mainpiece Title: The Coquet

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Related Work: The Coquet: or, The English Chevalier Author(s): Charles Molloy
Event Comment: [By Charles Johnson.] Never Acted before

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Mainpiece Title: The Masquerade

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Related Work: The Masquerade Author(s): Charles Johnson
Event Comment: [By Charles Beckingham.] Never Acted before. [The Prince expected to attend.

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Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Of France

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Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Fryar, who has played but once since the days of King Charles, and taught three Queens to Dance

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Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

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Related Work: The Half Pay Officers Author(s): Charles Molloy

Afterpiece Title: Hob's Wedding

Dance: The Bashful Country Maid, Irish Trot-Peggy Fryar