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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Performance Comment: Bickerstaff-W. Giffard; Seizecorps-Dunstall; Coquette-Mrs Dunstall; Pacolet-Mozeen; Beau-Bulkeley; Virtuoso-Bulkeley; Lover-Freeman; Fop-Peterson; Lawyer-Dighton; Cit-Clough; Quickanddead-Hemskirk; Plumehearse-Dove; Dismal-Julian; Town Lady-Mrs Bambridge; Prologue-W. Giffard; Epilogue-Julian [from edition of 1743].from edition of 1743].
Cast
Role: Bickerstaff Actor: W. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Richard III

Event Comment: Benefit Bickerstaff. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Performance Comment: As17110125, but Welford-Bickerstaff.
Cast
Role: Welford Actor: Bickerstaff.

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaffs Burying or Work for the Upholders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Drums Demolishd or Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Performance Comment: Bickerstaff-Bridges; Pacolet-Gibson; Seize Corps-Dunstall; Quick and Dead-Marten; Plumehearse-Morgan; Dismal-Collins; Fop-James; Lover-Anderson; Lawyer-Rosco; Beau-Storer; Old Citizen-Paget; Virtuoso-Paddick; Lady Feignsick-Mrs Bland; Lady Riot-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Bickerstaff Actor: Bridges

Song: I: Go Rose-Beard; II: Ah Se Amanti Fasti Mai, Felice Belve-Miss Faulkner; IV: Come Ever Smiling Liberty, Tis Liberty-Miss Faulkner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bickerstaffs Burying Or Work For The Upholders

Performance Comment: edition ca. 1710 lists: Mezro-Norris; Captain-Bickerstaff; Boatswain-Spillar; 1st Sailor-Pack; 2d Sailor-Miller; Lady Mezro-Mrs Knight; Isabinda-Mrs Cox; Lady-Mrs Kent; Officer-Carnaby; Servant-Cole; Lucy-Mrs Spillar.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Bickerstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Mistake

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 Bickerstaff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Money Or The Boarding school

Performance Comment: Lady Addleplot-Estcourt; Sir Rowland-Johnson; Jack-Wilks; Young Meriton-Bickerstaff; Old Meriton-Keene; Ned-Powell; Old Bragg-Pinkethman; Nincompoop-Norris; Le Prate-Bowen; Dancing Master-Burkhead; Mertilla-Mrs Norris; Jenny-Mrs Bicknell; Molly-Mrs Saunders; Jiltall-Mrs Cross; Oyley-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Young Meriton Actor: Bickerstaff
Event Comment: Benefit Bickerstaff. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Performance Comment: King-Keene; Mackbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Lenox-Booth; Banquo-Bickerstaff; Malcolm-Bullock Jr; Seyton-Cory; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Knight; Lady Macduff-Mrs Porter; Witches-Johnson, Penkethman, Norris, Bullock.
Cast
Role: Banquo Actor: Bickerstaff

Music: The Witches' Musick by Mr Leveridge-Mr Leveridge, Mr Renton, others

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell, others

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17131012, but Sir Sampson-Bullock; Valentine-Wilks; Scandal-Booth; Tattle-Cibber; Ben-Bickerstaff; Foresight-Johnson; Trapland-Norris; Jeremy-Bowen; Angelica-Mrs Oldfield; Mrs Frail-Mrs Porter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Cox; Prue-Miss Younger; Nurse-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Bickerstaff

Dance: Mrs Santlow

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Mills; Archer-Wilks; Bonniface-Evans; Sullen-Bickerstaff; Scrub-Norris; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Oldfield; Dorinda-Mrs Mountfort; Cherry-Mrs Bicknell; With a Prologue-the Child that acted the Princess Elizabeth in Anna Bullen.
Cast
Role: Sullen Actor: Bickerstaff

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: A Dialogue-Renton, Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Wade, Prince, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Cast
Role: Bickerstaff Actor: W. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alls Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alls Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

Song: Mrs Dunstall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bickerstaffs Burying

Afterpiece Title: The Woman Captain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: A Bickerstaffs Burying

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Afterpiece Title: A Bickerstaffs Burying

Dance: Six Entertainments of Dances-. The Particulars of which are express'd in the Great Bills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba Or Hannibals Overthrow

Performance Comment: Edition of 1676 (imperfect edition): Hannibal-Moon; Maherbal-Wats; Bomilcar-Haris; Scipio-Kingiston; Lelius-Wintersel; Massinissa-Harte; Massina-Clarke; Sophonisba-Mrs Cosh; Rosalinda-Mrs Damport. Edition of 1681: The Prologue to the University of Oxford, Written by J. Dryden, Esquire. Hannibal-Mohun; Maherbal-Burt; Bomilcar-Wintershul; Scipio-Kynaston; Lelius-Lydall; Varro-Watson; Massinisa-Hart; Trebellius-Powell; Massina-Clark; Menander-Griffin; Sophonisba-Mrs Cox; Rosalinda-Mrs Boutell; Aglave-Mrs Nep; Cumana-Mrs Cory. Epilogue Spoken to Sophonisba at its Playing at Oxford. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 15): Hannibal-Mohun; Maherbal-Burt; Bomilcar-Wintersel; Scipio-Kynaston; Lelius-Lydall; Massinissa-Hart; Massina-Clark; Sophonisba-Mrs Cox; Rosalinda-Mrs Boutel.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Kemble; Duke of Burgundy-Caulfield; Duke of Cornwall-Benson; Duke of Albany-Whitfield; Earl of Gloster-Packer; Earl of Kent-Aickin; Edgar-Wroughton; Edmund-Barrymore; Gent. Usher-R. Palmer; Esquire-Dignum; Physician-Jones; Attendant-Fawcett; Captain-Maddocks; Herald-Cooke; Old Man-Hollingsworth; Gentleman-Phillimore; Goneril-Mrs Cuyler; Regan-Mrs Ward; Cordelia-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Esquire Actor: Dignum

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Kemble; Duke of Burgundy-Caulfield; Duke of Cornwall-Benson; Duke of Albany-Whitfield; Earl of Gloster-Packer; Earl of Kent-Aickin; Edgar-Wroughton; Edmund-Barrymore; Gentleman Usher-R. Palmer; Esquire-Dignum; Physician-Jones; Attendant-Fawcett; Captain-Maddocks; Herald-Cooke; Old Man-Burton [Public Advertiser: Hollingsworth]; Gentleman-Phillimore; Goneril-Mrs Cuyler; Regan-Mrs Ward; Cordelia-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Esquire Actor: Dignum

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Event Comment: Music of Afterpiece entirely new Composed by Dibdin. [An adaptation of Goldoni's Il Filosofo di Campagna.] Book of Songs to be had at Theatre (playbill). The Wedg R. a Comic Opera of Two Acts wrote & composed by Mr Dibdin. The Music very pretty--as the Author was kept a Secret The Town fancy'd that is one of Mr Bickerstaff & call'd out to know who was the Author. Mr Garrick inform'd them that he had no power to declare who the Author was but he could assure them that it was not Mr Bickerstaffs this did not Satisfy them at last Mr Dibdin went on & declard himself to be the Author & made an Affidavit of it & then the Farce went on with Applause (Hopkins Diary). [Account of The Wedding Ring in Westminster Magazine for Feb. 1773.] Paid #4 4s. for licensing The Wedding Ring and Alonzo (Treasurer's Book). [Maria Macklin, in a MS letter to her father, 3 Feb. 1773, commented fully on this night's performance: "Written as it was suppos'd by Bickerstaffe. The music by Dibdin. I went with a party into the Gallery to see the event as there was a great riot expected, & indeed never did I see an audience more inflamed. They would not suffer them to begin the piece. At last Mr King came on with a written paper in his hand, which he said he was desir'd to read in the name of the managers. After a great noise they let him read it. He said just before the play began the managers had receiv'd a letter from Mr Dibdin in which he declared that Bickerstaff was not the author of that piece, that he had made oath of it, and was ready to do the same again, but that for very particular reasons the author could not be given up. Then they stopp'd him & roar'd out that the author should be given up then. He continued as loud as he possibly could, reading on that 'but that if Mr Dibdin did not very soon given up the author he never should be suffered to appear again on that stage or any other.' Very luckily that turn'd them as I believe the House would have come down. The piece then began. Before the end of the first act one of Bannister's songs were encor'd. The other party were against it and would not let it go on. They all stood up and insisted that the author should be known then. After some time the house being nothing but confusion, Dibdin was push'd upon the stage ready to drop with fright, and declared that he was the author himself. Then they were as noisy the other way. Made them finish the piece, but how you may guess in a storm. It is like the Padlock, but the songs not so good." (Brander Matthews, Actors and Actresses, extra illustrated, Vol. I. Harvard Theatre Collection.). Westminster Magazine this month included in parallel columns flattering "Characters of Mr Garrick and Mr Colman," the Rival managers. The article especially praised Garrick's acting.] Receipts: #252 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Event Comment: The United Company--Peregrine Bertie to the Countess of Rutland, 12 May 1688: We have had since my last another new play, a comedy writ by Shadwell, called the Esquire of Alsatia. It has been acted nine days successively, and on the third day the poet got 16l. more than any other poet ever did. When all this is granted, there is nothing in it extraordinary--except it is a Latin song--but the thing reason why it takes soe well is, because it brings severall of the cant words upon the stage which some in town have invented, and turns them into ridicule (HMC, 12th Report, Appendix, Rutland MSS., Part V, Vol. II, p. 119)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia