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Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. London in 1710 (p. 96): It was a fine piece, and on that account had a large audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Wilks; Iago-Cibber [Daily Courant, 20 June, only]; With a new Epilogue (intended to be Humorous) Writ-Mr Cibber[, upon all Mankind's being Actors on the Stage of the World., upon all Mankind's being Actors on the Stage of the World.
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Role: Othello Actor: Wilks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Dance: As17100708

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman, Note, The Subscribers are desir'd not to bring their Tickets this Day, his Friends having promis'd to make this a Jubilee Day to him, and fill the House at the full Price, Mr Penkethman being at a greater Charge than ordinary. For the Entertainment of Madam la Signiora Fount, Signiora, Espagnola, Native d'Barcellone di cale Quallificatta, who will, in a particular Manner, hounour Mr Penkethman...by appearing in her own Country Habit. The Boxes opened to the Pit at 2s. 6d. At five o'clock, by reason of thelength of the Entertainments, and that the Gentry may return to London before 'tis Dark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess Or The Generous Portuguese

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller, his Wife, and a Town Miss-; Chest Dance, after the Italian Manner, between Scaramouch, Punchanello, Coachman, and Cookmaid-; French Peasant and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Scaramouch-LeSac; Dance by a Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance by a Switzer-; Night Scene of Scaramouch, Harlequin, Cooper, Wife, and others-

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of Esquire Bickerstaff, who will honour Mr Penkethman with his Presence. These Performances will be done between the 1st and 4th Act, by reason Esquire Bickerstaff is oblig'd to be gone when the 3d Act is over. Altho' Mr Penkethman is at an Extraordinary Charge for these Entertainments, besides the Play, yet to oblige his Friends he lets 'em in at Common Prices [as 7 Aug.]. Note, No Subscribers Tickets will pass this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Entertainment: 1st: turns upon one Foot 300 times-A Young Gentlewoman, who never appear'd on a publick Stage, and as she is turning fixes 12 Swords points about her, 2 to her Eyes, 2 to her Eye-lashes, 2 to her Eye-brows, 2 to her Nose, 2 to her Lips, and 2 to her Breasts

Dance: French Peasant-; Scaramouch-; Wooden Shoe-; Dance by Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Event Comment: Benefit Dogget. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; with vocal parts-Leveridge, Teno, Lawrence, Rainton, a girl (scholar of Teno)

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus Tyrannus

Event Comment: Benefit the Baroness. Tickets 5s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music intirely New.-; Particularly several solos for the Violin-Mr Alexander Bitti newly arriv'd from Italy

Performance Comment: -; Particularly several solos for the Violin-Mr Alexander Bitti newly arriv'd from Italy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lucky Prodigal

Afterpiece Title: A Womans Revenge

Dance: Italian Night Scene, as17151024

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Receipts: #86 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lucky Prodigal

Afterpiece Title: A Womans Revenge

Song: As17151022

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross; Italian Night Scene, as17151024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lucky Prodigal

Afterpiece Title: A Womans Revenge

Song: As17151022

Dance: As17151026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. The Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 8 Dec.: Last Thursday Night his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was at the Theatre in Drury-Lane, when one Mr Freeman, a mad Gentleman of 2000l. per Ann. offering to go into the Boxes, and being stopt by one of the Centries in the Passage, he shot him above the Shoulder; however the Centry knockt him down, and securing him, 2 or 3 more loaded Pistols were found in his Pockets....The sudden Discharge of Mr Freeman's Pistol put the Ladies and others withinside the Playhouse into some Consternation at first....The Gentlemen about the Prince, and almost throughout the House, drew their Swords upon the Occasion of this Disorder, which was soon over

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: See17161107, but With a Prologue by the Author of the Play-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amadis

Performance Comment: See17170216, but With the Addition of a New Scene-; the Musick by Mr Hendel-Cavaliero Nicolino Grimaldi, Mrs Robinson.

Dance: deMirail's Scholar, Mlle Cerail

Event Comment: We hear the famous Mr Pinkethman is building a handsome Playhouse at Richmond, for the Diversion of the Nobility and Quality that attend the Court of their Royal Highnesses; and will begin to play there soon after Whitsuntide, and shew the fine musical Picture he has prepar'd of the Royal Family, the like of which has never been seen in England.-Read's Weekly Journal, 31 May. Mr Prince the famous Dancing-Master is lately Deceas'd.-Original Weekly Journal, 31 May

Performances

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 12 July: On Thursday last, Mr Quin was try'd at the Old Baily for killing Mr Bowen, the Comedian, and the Jury found it Manslaughter. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 12 July: Quin the Comedian was burnt in the Hand for killing Bowen

Performances

Event Comment: Original Weekly Journal, 12-14 July: Mr Ryan the Player, who lately kill'd Mr Kelley at the Sun Ale-house in Long-Acre has drawn his own Recognizance, there being no appearance of a Prosecution against him

Performances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Thomyris

Dance: As17181209

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 30 May: On Saturday last died Mr Francis Leigh, one of the Comedians of Drury-Lane Playhouse, and Partner with Mr Bullock in the Entertainments of Southwark Fair, &c. He was Son of the Celebrated Tony Leigh, so fam'd heretofore for his Mastership in Comick Performances

Performances

Event Comment: At Mr Penkethman's and Mr Miller's Booth, at the Horns-Inn at Pye Corner, entering into Smithfield. A Celebrated Droll, Shewing the Pomp and Grandeur she lived in King Edward the IVth's Time, and the Misery she fell into upon Richard Duke of Gloucester's being made Protector. How she was oblig'd to do Penance in a white Sheet, carrying a lighted Torch bare Foot thro' the City, and then turn'd out to Starve; as also how she wandering met with her Husband, and the Tragick End of them Both. With the comical and diverting Humours of Sir Anthony Noodle, a foolish Courtier, and his Man Weezel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

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Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #76 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: See17201215., but With a new Prologue to the Town by Mr Welstead-.

Afterpiece Title: Amadis