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We found 1304 matches on Performance Comments, 1213 matches on Event Comments, 402 matches on Author, 355 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Receipts: #54 16s. 6d. (Account Book); #70 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Afterpiece Title: Nancy; or, The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: MMiller and Wife, The Swiss-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat. Receipts: #61 18s. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Delane; Clodio-Cibber; Lewis-Hippisley; Duart-Bridgwater; Antonio-Mullart; Charino-Arthur; Manuel-Hale; Governor-Rosco; Sancho-James; Monsieur-Salway; Jacquez-Anderson; Angelina-Mrs Hale; Elvira-Mrs Stevens; Honoria-Miss Horsington; Louisa-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Jacquez Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: PPeasants, Miller and Wife-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Serious Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies. Benefit Henry Plowman. Receipts: Money #34 14s. 6d.; Tickets #85 7s. (Account Book); #150 (Rylands MS.). [Account Book states that Plowman was charged #80 for his benefit. See a letter by Plowman in Daily Advertiser, 7 Nov., on his acting in this play.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: PPeasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #73 2s. 6d. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: As17401027

Event Comment: Benefit Vaughan and Powell, Boxkeepers, and Gwinn, Pit-Keeper. Receipts: #100 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: As17410505, but I, III, V: dances

Song: IV: Roast Beef Song (by Desire)-Leveridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Performance Comment: As17410921, but Modish-Anderson; Bark-Rosco; Mrs Modish-Miss Burgess; Mrs Bark-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Modish Actor: Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Marcellus Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: LLes Statues Animees, as17560302

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: As17160809

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: As17160809

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Frederick, Duke Of Brunswick Lunenberg

Cast
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Ryan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Frederick, Duke Of Brunswick Lunenberg

Cast
Role: Duke of Wirtemberg Actor: Ryan
Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 117. The King's Company. Andrew Newport to Sir Richard Leveson, 6 Dec. 1660: Plays at court every week (HMC, 5th Report, Part I, 1876, p. 158)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rollo, Duke Of Normandy

Event Comment: The King's Company. Although the play was not licensed until 16 Oct. 1676 and not published until 1678, the Epilogue refers in detail to the burning of the King's Theatre in Bridges Street, Drury Lane, suggesting that the premiere came not long after that event

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Third Of France Stabb'd By A Fryer: With The Fall Of The Duke Of Guise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rollo, Duke Of Normandy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rollo, Duke Of Normandy

Event Comment: The King's Company. Newdigate newsletters, 4 Feb. 1681@2: On Monday morn [the Moorish Ambassador] & ye Comers meet to conclude ye treapy & in ye Afternoon goes to see Rollo D. of Normandy at ye Ks playhouse (Wilson, More Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters, p. 59)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rollo, Duke Of Normandy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

Event Comment: The United Company. The date of the premiere is not known, but as the play was licensed to be published, 21 May 1688, it was probably first acted early in April 1688, perhaps in late March. In 1688, also was separately printed New Songs Sung in The Fool's Preferment: In I, I sigh'd and pin'd and There's nothing so fatal as Woman, the music composed by Henry Purcell. In III, Fled is my love, the music composed by Henry Purcell, and sung by Mountfort. 'Tis death alone and I'le mount to yon blue coelum, the music composed by Henry Purcell. In IV, I'le sail upon the Dog-star, and A Dialogue by Jockey and Jenny, Jenny, gin you can love, the composer not stated. In V, If thou wilt give me back my love, composed by Henry Purcell and sung by Mountfort. See also Purcell's Works, The Purcell Society, XX (1916), iv-vi. When this play was revived at Drury Lane on 16 July 1703, the bill was headed: Not Acted these Fifteen Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Fool's Preferment; Or, The Three Dukes Of Dunstable

Event Comment: Not Acted these Fifteen Years. [After this performance the dl at Oxford, where Betterton spoke a prologue written by Joseph Trapp. It appeared as a broadside and in The Players Turn'd Academicks and has been reprinted by Wiley. p. 124.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fool's Preferment; Or, The Three Dukes Of Dunstable

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rollo, Duke Of Normandy; Or, The Bloody Brother

Dance: As17051112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rollo, Duke Of Normandy; Or, The Bloody Brother

Performance Comment: Rollo-Powell; Otto-Booth; Latorch-Keene; Hamond-Thurmond; Baldwin-Husband; Grandpree-Bickerstaff; Aubrey-Corey; Cook-Leigh; Butler-Fairbank; Pantler-Pack; Yeoman-Norris; Sophia-Mrs Knight; Edith-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Baldwin Actor: Husband
Role: Grandpree Actor: Bickerstaff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise; Or, The Massacre Of Paris

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: As17161022; The Genius-Turner