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Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Performance Comment: By a compleat Company of near 20 of the best Rope/Dancers, Vaulters, Tumblers in Europe, who are all excellent in their several Performances, and do such wonderful and surprizing things as the whole World cannot parallel; where , who gave that extraordinary satisfaction before Charles III, King of Spain on Board the Royal Katherine, performs several new Entertainments-Finley; and where the Lady Mary, likewise shews such Additions to her former admirable perfections, as render her the wonder of the whole World. and where the Lady Mary, likewise shews such Additions to her former admirable perfections, as render her the wonder of the whole World.
Event Comment: With a Dome Scenev taken out of an Opera call'd, The Virgin Prophetess. [The company intends to act on Wednesday and Friday until Bartholonew Fair], the Weather being chang'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: The whole Company.

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Event Comment: Not Acted by that Company these Nine Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Related Works
Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Loyal Subject

Performance Comment: the whole Company.
Related Works
Related Work: The Loyal Subject Author(s): John Fletcher

Song: As17050922

Dance: Mrs Cross

Event Comment: It being the last time of the Companies Acting there [i.e., at lif]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Troop; Or, Monsieur Raggou

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Sir William Davenant; but Originally by the famous French Dramatick Poet Monsieur Moliere. [Genest, II, 352, surmises that the company probably acted Acts I, II, and V of The Playhouse to be Let.] Afterpiece: A Burlesque Farce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Playhouse To Be Let; With Sganarella, The Blacksmith Of Paris

Afterpiece Title: Mock Pompey

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Event Comment: Note that Mr Johnson was last Night engag'd to Act only in this Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonick Lady

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Song: As17080109

Dance: Miss Santlow, others

Event Comment: Lady Wentworth, writing on 10 Dec., said: Yesterday I had lyke to have been ketched in a trap, your Brother Wentworth had almost parswaded me to have gon last night to hear the fyne muisick, the famous Etallion sing att the rehersall of the Operer, which he assured me it was soe dark none could see me. Indeed musick was the greatist temtation I could have, but I was afraid he deceaved me, soe Betty only went with his wife and him; and I rejoysed I did not, for thear was a vast deal of company and good light--but the Dutchis of Molbery had got the Etallian to sing and he sent an excuse, but the Dutchis of Shrosberry made him com, brought him in her coach but Mrs Taufs huft and would not sing because he had first put it ofe; though she was thear yet she would not, but went away. I wish the house would al joyne to humble her and not receav her again. This man out dus Sefashoe, they say that has hard both (Wentworth, p. 66)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pyrrhus And Demetrius

Event Comment: Not Acted these Fifteen Years. N.B. The Company will Continue to Act, on every Tuesday and Friday, during this Summer Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Destruction Of Jerusalem By Titus Vespasian, Ii

Event Comment: Colman's Opera Register: Theseus, was design'd to be perform'd, but finding they could not get Company sufficient, it was put off until the 18th

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills and Mrs Saunders. N.B. This is positively the last time of Acting till Winter, the Company being obliged to go immediately to Oxford. [For the Oxford repertory, see Cibber, II, 135-39.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

Event Comment: [By Thomas Moore.] With Musick Vocal and Instrumental, Dances, and other Decorations proper to the same. Victor, History of the Theatres, II, 144: Three or four Years after the Performance of this famous Tragedy, I had the following account from several of the Actors who performed in it: That Sir Thomas gave them many good Dinners and Suppers during the Rehearsals of the Play, which they all laugh'd at as ridiculous; but as the Company was, at that Time, composed chiefly of young Actors, and got but small Encouragement from the Public; it may be justly said, their Necessities compelled them to perform this strange Tragedy, which stood some chance to divert from its Absurdities

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mangora, King Of The Timbusians

Performance Comment: edition of 1718 lists: Sebastian Gavot-Rogers; Nuno de Lara-Smith; Sebastian Hurtado-Leigh; Ruiz Mosquera-Bullock Jr; Father Jaques-Bullock Sr; Mangora-Williams; Siripus-Ogden; Malivag-Knapp; Spirit-Giffard; Lucy de Miranda-Mrs Knight; Donna Isabella-Mrs Bullock; Francisca-Mrs Finch; Ilogen-Mrs Kent; Prologue-Mrs Spiller in Man's Clothes; Epilogue-Mrs Bullock.
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Role: Father Jaques Actor: Bullock Sr
Event Comment: Evening Post, 30 Aug.: Yesterday Mr Bullock, Master of the Play-House in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, was commanded to attend his Majesty at Hampton-Court, where he receiv'd Orders for his Company to perform several Plays for the Entertainment of His Majesty during his Stay there, in the Winter Season, and there is a magnificent Theatre erecting for that Purpose

Performances

Event Comment: According to Cibber, Apology (II, 218-89), the warrant (dated 15 Nov.) for the performances at Hampton Court shows expenses incurred by the actors of #374 1s. 8d. The King made the dl company a present of an additional #200

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck; or, Perseus And Andromeda

Event Comment: Benefit Bullock. The Company to act Tuesday and Thursday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Divorce; Ou, Arlequin Fourbe Et Demi

Entertainment: Carillon-Harlequin, others; Vaulting, Tumbling as usual-

Event Comment: At Common Prices. N.B. Part of the Company will continue to Act two Days in a Week during the Summer Session. Original Weekly Journal, 6 June: A Quarrel happening in Drury-Lane Play-House, betwixt a Gentleman and an Officer, they immediately drew their Swords, and the Latter was wounded in the Arm

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don John; Or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Related Works
Related Work: The Little French Lawyer Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Beggar's Bush Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Loyal Subject Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John Fletcher

Music: With the Original Shepherd's Musick by the late Henry Purcell-Birkhead, Bowman

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of Oakecharinga Tiggwamtubby Tocholoohy Ynca, Son to the Emperor of the Nawcheys; and Tuskeestannagee Whosly Powov Micco, Son to the King of the Istowlawleys, two American Princes, Lately arriv'd from the Continent lying on the Coast of the Mississippi River. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 26 Dec.: The House was very full; there were present two American Princes...[who] seemed wonderfully delighted with the Performance and the fine Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew; Or, Sawney The Scot

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Event Comment: Benefit Bickerstaff, who, being very Lame, cannot wait on his Friends as usual, but hopes they will favour him with their Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Lallie, Weaver, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar, Miss Smith

Event Comment: Benefit Grimberg, Master of the French Company. Mainpiece: Written by the famous Molliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Malade Imaginere

Dance: As17200531

Entertainment: Tumbling-Scaramouch who runs up a board sixteen feet high and throws himself backward upon the stage

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #92. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 29 Oct.: Where was acted...The Merry Wives of Windsor, with universal Applause; that Company having improved themselves so much, during the long Vacation, they now equal, if not exceed their Brethren of Drury-Lane in their Theatrical Performances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Event Comment: Daily Post, 3 Feb.: Whereas several Persons on Wednesday last came to the Play-House in a Riotous Manner, to the Interruption of the Play, and Disturbance of the Audience: The Company think fit to desist from Acting till proper Care be taken to prevent the like Disorders for the future

Performances

Event Comment: [By Eliza Haywood.] Never Acted before. Receipts: #37 12s. 6d. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 4 March: Since the late Riot at the New Playhouse, his Majesty has been pleased to order that Company the same Number of Guards they have at Drury Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Captive

Event Comment: Written by Mr Phil. Massinger, and revis'd with Alterations. To begin exactly at half an Hour after Six. The Company will continue to Act every Wednesday and Friday during the Summer Season. Receipts: #19 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Domitian; Or, The Roman Actor