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Event Comment: Benefit Ravenscroft

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Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Music: End II: A Voluntary on the Welch Harp-Jones; III: A Trumpet Piece call'd See@larco@a Veasi-Burk Thumoth; IV: A Solo-Ravenscroft upon the Stage; accompany'd by the Harpsichord-

Dance: I: The Yellow Joke, as17300629 V: Shepherds Holiday-Burny, Sandham, Eaton, Mrs Haughton, Mrs Mountfort, Miss Sandham

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 2. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 347. There is no certainty that this is the premiere. A song, A heart in love's empire, with music by Robert Smith, and another, Let's drink dear friends, set by Thomas? Farmer, are in Choice Songs and Ayres, The First Book, 1673. The Dedication in the edition of 1672 is to Prince Rupert and states: tho' of thirty times it has been acted, you seldom fail'd to honour it with your presence. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 32): The next new Comedy [at dg] was the Mamamouchi, or the Citizen turn'd Gentleman, Wrote by Mr Ravenscroft [cast as in edition of 1672 except French Tutor and Singing Master, by Mr Haines: (He having Affronted Mr Hart, he gave him a Discharge and then came into our House)]; This Comedy was look[ed] upon by the Criticks for a Foolish Play; yet it continu'd Acting 9 Days with a full House; upon the Sixth the House being very full: The Poet added 2 more Lines to his Epilogue, viz. @The Criticks came to Hiss, and Dam this Play,@Yet spite of themselves they can't keep away.@ However, Mr Nokes in performing the Mamomouchi pleas'd the King and Court, next Sir Martin, above all Plays

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Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

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Event Comment: The King's Company. The date of the first production is not known. Although the play was not entered in the Term Catalogues until February 1677@8, it was advertised in the London Gazette, 29 Oct.-1 Nov. 1677, and was probably acted in October 1677 or earlier. See also, in the introductory list of plays, Thomas Rymer's Edgar, which may have been acted in opposition to Ravenscroft's play

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Mainpiece Title: King Edgar And Alfreda

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Related Work: King Edgar and Alfreda Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft
Event Comment: The United Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but a notice in the Gentleman's Journal, October@November 1694, suggests that it was pro6ably acted in September or October: I have only jusy room to tell you, that we have had a new Comedy by Mr Ravenscroft, 'tis call'd, The Canterbury Jests, or a Bargain Broken (p. 276). Tne play was advertised in the London Gazette, No 3037, 17-20 Dec. 1694. A song, Good neighbor, why do you look away, set by Henry Purcell, is in Thesaurus Musicus, 1695. See also Purcell's Works, Purcell Society, XVI (1906), xiii-xv

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Mainpiece Title: The Canterbury Guests; Or, A Bargain Broken

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Related Work: The Canterbury Guests; or, A Bargain Broken Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft
Event Comment: Betterton's Company. The date of the first performance is not certain, but the evidence points toward this day. On Thursday 19 Nov. 1696, Robert Jennens reported that the two pieces had been acted four or five days together. If that day saw the fifth performance, the premiere probably occurred on 14 Nov. 1696. The Single Songs and Dialogue in Mars and Venus, set by John Eccles (Acts I and II) and Godfrey Finger (Act III), was published separately in 1697. The pieces for whom a performer is indicated are as follows: Prologue. The first Song Sung by Mrs Hudson, set by Finger: Come all, with moving songs [it is reproduced opposite page 300 in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues]. Love alone can here alarm me, sung by Mrs Ayloffe. Scorn tho' Beauty frowns to tremble, sung by Mrs Hudson. To double the sports, sung by Mrs Ayloffe. To treble the pleasures with regular measures, sung by Mrs Ayloffe. To meet her, May, the Queen of Love comes here, set by John Eccles and sung by Mrs Hudson. See Vulcan, Jealousie, Jealousie appears, set by Finger and sung by Mrs Hudson. Yield, no, no, sung by Mrs Bracegirdle and Bowman. Gildon, English Dramatick Poets, p. 115: This Play met with extraordinary Success having the Advantage of the excellent Musick of The Loves of Mars and Venus perform'd with it. Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 44-45: The Anatomist, or Sham Doctor, had prosperous Success, and remains a living Play to this Day; 'twas done by Mr Ravenscroft. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), p. 20: I remember the success of that was owing to the Musick

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Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

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Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Ravenscroft

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Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

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Song: As17200726

Dance: Miss Tenoe

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Ravenscroft

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Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

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Dance: As17210704

Event Comment: Written by Mr Ravenscroft. Receipts: #32 7s

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Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

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Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Mr Ravenscroft. Receipts: #34 11s

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Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

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Afterpiece Title: The Magician

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Event Comment: Benefit Cross, Numberer. Written by Mr Ravenscroft. Receipts: money #15 18s. 6d.; tickets #64 18s

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Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

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Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

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Event Comment: Benefit Ravenscroft and Beaumont. For the Entertainment of the Ancient Family of the Rowlands,

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Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

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Dance: As17461124; Hornpipe-Beaumont

Event Comment: Mainpiece [by Ravenscroft]: Never acted there. Receipts: #100 (Cross); #100 8s. 6d. (Powel)

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Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

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Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: II: Savoyards, as17480920; End of Play: A New Dance call'd The Sailor's Revels-Mathews

Music: III: Scotch Sonata on Flute, as17481025

Event Comment: TThe London Chronicle 1758 (p. 461): Having already read the play [The London Cuckolds] it was no wonder if my inclinations to attend the exhibition of it were very small; however, being in some measure oblig'd to perform that penance, I paid my money and sat down in the pit, where I underwent three hours entertainment, if I may call it so, only to be rooted in a former opinion, that the author of this comedy deserved to be hanged; and that the only excuse which could be made for suffering it to be acted would be invincible stupidity. This monstruous production of nonsense and obscenity, is the spawn of one Ravenscroft, a writer whose wit was as contemptible as his morals were vitious. He does not seem to have had one sentiment either of a man of Genious of a gentleman, at least if we may judge by the characters he has daubed, which are a pack of reprobates of the lowest kind. Nor are the things which look like incidents in this play the produce of his own invention, but the squeezings from an extravagant novel of Scarron, and two or three ill-chosen fables of LaFontaine; of which ingredients he has contrived to mix up a sort of hog-wash, sweetened with a few luscious expressions and a large portion of the grossest lewdness, to the palates of swine, or what is the same thing, men like them; but which must be odious to, and nauseated by all people of delicate taste, or common modesty. The three gallants in this comedy, Townly, Ramble and Loveit, never make their appearance upon the stage but to talk bawdy, and that in terms very little different from the most vagabond inhabitants of Covent Garden, nor do they make their exit but with a professed intention to commit adultery with one woman or another, who walks off with him very contentedly for that purpose. I must here observe that adultery is committed no less than seven times during the five acts. [The play an insult to the London aldermen and their wives.] There were several men of distinction in the boxes at this play, and I think about eight ladies. What their inward feelings might be I know not; but if one might judge of their thoughts by the gravity of their looks, they were rather mortified than diverted. But of the women of the town, who as we suppose were unwilling to let slip so fair an opportunity of getting a supper and a bed-fellow, there were crowds both in the pit and green boxes...

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Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

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Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Dance: As17581016

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Mainpiece Title: The Conspiracy; Or, The Change Of Government

Performance Comment: Edition of 1680: Prologue-; Epilogue by Edw. Ravenscroft-.
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Role: Ravenscroft Actor: .

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Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: TThe White Joke-Mrs Thomasin Man's Cloaths; A new Mad Tom-Bart Platt

Dance: TThe Yellow Joke (new)-Eaton by Ravenscroft

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Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Clown

Music: Solo on the Violin-Mr Ravenscroft

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Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Music: Solo on a Violin, a Point of War on a Side Drum-Ravenscroft

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Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Sandham

Music: II: Welch Harp-a Gentleman for his Diversion; IV: Solo-Ravenscroft

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Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

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Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

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Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

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Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

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Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

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Mainpiece Title: The Careless Lovers

Performance Comment: Edition of 1673: Mr Machworth-Norrice; Mr Lovell-Cademan; Mr Careless-Smith; De Boastado-Angell; Toby-Sherwood; Jacinta-Mrs Burroughs; Hillaria-Mrs Clough; Beatrice-Mrs Leigh; Mrs Clappam-Mrs Osborn; Mrs Breedwell-Mrs Norris; Epilogue by Mr Settle-.
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Role: Mrs Breedwell Actor: Mrs Norris
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Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

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