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Event Comment: FFog's, 24 March: Colley Cibber, Esq; one of the Patentees of [dl], being now possessed of a more commodious Post, has sold his entire Share of the Cloaths, Scenes, and Patent, to John Highmore, Esq; and at the End of this Season he is, we hear, to quit the Stage

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet Laureat. Afterpiece: Taken from the French by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Cibber; Calista-Mrs Heron; Altamont-A. Hallam; Rossano-Winston; Sciolto-Milward; Horatio-Mills; Lavinia-Mrs Butler; Lucilla-Mrs Charke .
Cast
Role: Lothario Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Performance Comment: Janno-Cibber; Bernard-Mullart; Erastus-Cross; Dorant-Berry; Marquis-Mecklin; Baron-Richardson; Colin-Miller; Griffard-Paget; La Tour-Turbutt; Cook-Jones; Soldier-H. Tench; Charly-Miss Robinson; Mrs Bernard-Mrs Grace; Mawkin-Mrs Charke; Mariamne-Miss Oates; Lesetta-Mrs Shireburn .
Cast
Role: Janno Actor: Cibber

Music: A Comic Medley Overture composed by Charke

Dance: I: A new Maggot by Le Brun. In II: Polonese, as17340325 V: Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. End I of Afterpiece: English Maggot by Lally and Mrs Walter. End Afterpiece: Grand Dance in Momus, as17340316

Song: III: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Arne. IV: Bella Sorge L'Esperanza (from Ariadne) by Miss Arne

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Hughes, Esq. [For Occasional Prompter XVI, see Daily Journal, 14 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Performance Comment: Caled-Quin; Eumenes-Berry; Phocyas-Milward; Abudah-Mills; Daran-Cibber; Herbis-Turbutt; Artamon-Este; Sergius-Winstone; Eudocia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Daran Actor: Cibber
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Song: II: Son Priginiero-Miss Cecilia Young; IV: Would You Gain the Tender Creature-Miss Young

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. Egerton 2320. Receipts: #62. A dam'd stink this Night by a Vaults being Emptied in Vinegar yard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Sempronius-Milward; Juba-Mills; Syphax-Cibber; Decius-Turbutt; Marcus-Hill; Portius-Wright; Lucius-Havard; Lucia-Miss Holliday; Marcia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Syphax Actor: Cibber
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Event Comment: [By Nicholas Rowe.] Never Acted before. The Medley, 22 April: Whereas Nicodemus Somebody, Esq; alias The Merry Mr Pack, belonging to the Play-house in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, was on Wednesday Night last very noisy and troublesome in the first Gallery of Theatre-Royal in Drury-lane, he's desir'd hereby, when out of his own House, to behave himself with a little more Manners and Discretion, and not distinguish himself again by his ill-natur'd Gestures and frequent Hissings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Duke of Northumberland-Mills; Duke of Suffolk-Boman; Lord Guilford Dudley-Booth; Earl of Pembroke-Elrington; Earl of Sussex-Ryan; Gardiner Bishop of Winchester-Cibber; Sir John Gates-Shepherd; Lieutenant of Tower-Quin; Captain of Guards-Maddocks; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Porter; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Oldfield; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Mrs Porter.

Music: In: a cantata, The Meditation by Pepusch-Mrs del'Epine, Mrs Barbier

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Second Piece: Written by the late Barton Booth, Esq; Set to Musick by Mr Arne. The Scenes, Machines and Habits all new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens Or The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Afterpiece Title: Dido and Aeneas

Performance Comment: Dido-Miss Arne; Aeneas-Miss Jones; Cupid-Master Arne; Mercury-Kelly. Also The Burgomaster Trick'd. Harlequin-Francisque; Colombine-Miss Mann; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Servant-Cibber; Scaramouch-Janno; Peasants-F. Tench, H. Tench, Janno. Peasant Women-Mrs Pritchard, Miss Dancey, Miss Oates .
Cast
Role: Servant Actor: Cibber

Dance: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, F. Tench, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Quin; Bajazet-Mills; Moneses-Milward; Axalla-Cibber; Arpasia-Mrs Thurmond; Selima-Miss Holliday. With the usual Prologue .
Cast
Role: Axalla Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Dance: Serious and Comic, by Monsieur Denoyer, the first time of his performance since his arrival from Poland, Mlle Roland, Poitier

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh and C. Cibber Esq; Poet-Laureat. The Advance Money to be return'd to those who go out before the Overture of the Entertainment begins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Basset Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Plot

Dance: Poloncse by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Eminent Citizens. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Lillo. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere, by H. Fielding, Esq. At Common Prices. 6:30 P.M. [Tickets for Grey, Peploe, Mrs Moor taken. The Doorkeepers are ordered not to take tickets sold by Orange Women.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 3 July: The Play of George Barnwell, and the Farce of the Mock Doctor . . . was perform'd to a Crowded Audience, with Great Applause . . . The Revival of the above-mentioned Play seems welltim'd, when so many fine Ladies of Pleasure make their Appearance, with unusual Equipages, and their Gallants run the most extraordinary Lengths, to their own Ruin, and Grief of their Friends

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Cibber; Thorogood-Milward; Barnwell Sr-W. Mills; Blunt-Cole; Trueman-Cross; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Milwood-Mrs Charke; Maria-Miss Holliday .
Cast
Role: Barnwell Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Shepard; Leander-Salway; James-Leigh; Hellebore-Cole; Harry-Turbutt; Davy-Jones; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard; Charlotte-Mrs Este, the first time of her appearing on any stage. By particular Desire, an Epilogue, as17350603.
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber

Music: Select Pieces. II: A Concerto for two Hautboys performed by Woodbridge and Neale

Dance: I:Jenny come tie me; or, The Neu, Way of Wooing by Davenport and Miss Brett. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Pierot by Davenport and Cox. End Afterpiece: A new Comic Dance by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson

Song: IV: As17350603

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Sempronius-Mills; Juba-W. Mills; Syphax-Cibber; Portius-Milward; Lucius-Winstone; Decius-Boman; Marcia-Mrs Thurmond; Lucia-Miss Holliday; Marcus-the Gentleman who performed Ozman in Zara .
Cast
Role: Syphax Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Music: Select Pieces

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespeare by N. Tate, Esq. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And H1s Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Gloster-Mills; Edgar-Milward; Edmund-W. Mills; Kent-Berry; Gentleman Usher-Cibber; Cordelia-Miss Holliday .
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Dorcas-Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Quin; Bajazet-Mills; Moneses-Milward; Axalla-Cibber; Arpasia-Mrs Thurmond; Selima-Miss Holliday. With the usual Prologue .
Cast
Role: Axalla Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: II: Grand Serious Ballet by Denoyer and others. IV: Revellers, as17351103 End Afterpiece: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer and Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by N. Tate, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And H1s Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Gloster-Mills; Edgar-Milward; Edmund-W. Mills; Kent-Berry; Gentleman Usher-Cibber; Cordelia-Miss Holliday .
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. [For an essay on the state of the drama, see Daily Advertiser, 27 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Sempronius-Mills; Juba-W. Mills; Syphax-Cibber; Portius-Milward; Marcus-Este; Lucius-Berry; Decius-Winstone; Marcia-Mrs Thurmond; Lucia-Miss Holliday.
Cast
Role: Syphax Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Event Comment: By Her Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late N. Rowe, Esq; Poet-Laureat. The Queen, Duke, and Princesses present. [See Daily Gazetteer, 4 Nov., for a discussion of the need of a paper devoted to the theatre, with some comments on theatrical conditions.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Quin; Bajazet-Mills; Moneses-Milward; Axalla-Cibber; Arpasia-Mrs Thurmond; Selima-Miss Holliday; With the usual Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Axalla Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Burgomaster Trickd

Dance: III: Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear, by $N. Tate, Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Quin; Gloucester-Berry; Edgar-Milward; Edmund-W. Mills; Kent-Winstone; Gentleman Usher-Cibber; Cordelia-Miss Holyday.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Hughes, Esq. Afterpiece: a New Dramatick Tale. Written by the Author of the Toy Shop [R. Dodsley]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Cast
Role: Daran Actor: Cibber
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Cibber; Miller-Miller; Lord Lurewell-Este; Richard-Berry; Joe-Stoppelaer; Peggy-Mrs Pritchard; Margery-Mrs Bennet; Kate-Mrs Cross; Courtiers-Winstone, Cross, Hill; Foresters-Turbutt, Leigh, Marshall.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Cibber

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: Muilment; V: Ballet-Denoyer

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Farce. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin [Henry Fielding]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Cast
Role: Syphax Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Eurydice or The Devil Henpeckd

Performance Comment: Eurydice-Mrs Clive; others-Cibber, Miller, Macklin, Este, Turbutt, Stoppelaer, Winstone, Mrs Pritchard.
Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales [who were present]. Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Sempronius-Milward; Juba-Mills; Syphax-Cibber; Portius-Wright; Marcus-Mills; Lucius-Havard; Decius-Turbutt; Marcia-Mrs Giffard; Lucia-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Syphax Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan Intermixd with Songs

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by the late J. Addison, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Cibber; Sir George-Mills; Fantome-Wright; Lady Trueman-Mrs Butler; Vellum-Johnson; Abigail-Mrs Roberts; Gardener-Griffin; Butler-Macklin; Coachman-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Tinsel Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by N. Rowe, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Pembroke-Quin; Dudley-Milward; Gardiner-Cibber; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Giffard; Northumberland-Wright; Suffolk-Havard; Sussex-Winstone; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Furnival.
Cast
Role: Gardiner Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Dance: II: A new Grand Ballet-Mlle Roland, others

Event Comment: By particular Desire, Mainpiece: Written by the late J. Addison, Esq. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: As17381123, but Syphax-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Syphax Actor: Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Cibber

Music: III: As17390117

Dance: V: Grand Dance of Moors, as17390117

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by N. Rowe, Esq., Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Fair Penitent-Mrs Cibber; Sciolto-Rosco; Lothario-Ryan; Altamont-Hale; Lavinia-Mrs Stevens; Lucilla-Mrs Hale; Horatio-Quin.
Cast
Role: Fair Penitent Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom

Dance: TThe Happy Lovers, as17421006; La Villageoise, as17421006

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Charke. By Authority. Mainpiece: Not acted these Seventeen Years. Wrote by the late Mr Lillo. Afterpiece: Wrote by the late Henry Fielding, Esq. Founded on a true Tragic Event which happened in Penryn, in Cornwall, in the reign of James I

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Original Prologue-Mr Cibber; and the part of Mrs Wilmot-Mrs Charke who originally performed it.
Cast
Role: Original Prologue Actor: Mr Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mrs Walker

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 15 Dec: The Opera of Adriano, now performing with great Applause, particularly for some fine Songs in it, compos'd for Signior Farinello, having been thought by the King to be rather too long, M. Veracini has shorten'd it, and his Majesty has declar'd his Intention of being present at it [Tuesday 16]. We hear, that after this Opera has had its run, there will be a new one call'd Mithridates, the Drama of which is wrote in English by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat, and translated from thence into Italian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adriano