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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Vth; Or, The Conquest Of France By The English

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: King Henry-Booth; Dauphin-Wilks; King of France-Thurmond; Princess Catherine-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Thurmond; Charlot-Mrs Campbell; Duke of Exeter-Mills; Duke of York-Cory; Lord Scroop-Williams; Duke of Bourbon-Bridgwater; Duke of Orleans-Watson; Earl of Cambridge-Mills Jr; Sir Thomas Grey-Oates; French Officer-Roberts; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Duke of Orleans Actor: Watson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Oliver-Booth; Springlove-Mills; Heartly-Penkethman; Vincent-W. Wilks; Hilliard-Wm. Mills; Clack-Norris; Tallboy-Miller; Randal-Johnson; Rachel-Mrs Younger; Meriel-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Johnson

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Topham, Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Careless-Wilks; Blunt-Mills; Story-Will. Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Cibber Jr; Ouadiah-Johnson; Bookseller-Norris; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Baker; Mrs Chat-Mrs Willis; Teague-Miller.
Cast
Role: Ouadiah Actor: Johnson

Dance: As17240915

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Shepard; Petruchio-Will. Mills; Peter-Norris; Antony-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Porter; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caesar In Aegypt

Performance Comment: Edition of 1725 lists: Julius Caesar-Booth; Antony-Wilks; Decius-Williams; Ptolomey-Cibber Jr; Photinus-Mills; Achillas-Mills Jr; Septimius-Bridgwater; Achoreus-Cibber; 1st Centurian-Roberts; 2d Centurian-Thurmond; Cornelia-Mrs Porter; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Charmion-Mrs Williams; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba; Or, Hannibal's Overthrow

Performance Comment: Hannibal-Mills; Maherbal-Thurmond; Bomilcar-Bridgwater; Scipio-Williams; Lelius-Will. Mills; Massinissa-Booth; Trebellius-Roberts; Massina-Mrs Booth; Menander-Cory; Sophonisba-Mrs Porter; Rosalidda-Mrs Thurmond.
Related Works
Related Work: Sophonisba Author(s): James Thomson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Osmyn-Booth; Gonsalez-Thurmond; Garcia-Williams; Heli-Boman; Selim-W. Mills; Alonzo-Watson; Zara-Mrs Porter; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Alonzo Actor: Watson

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: HHarlequin and Pirotte-Mlle Harvay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Booth; Aboan-Mills; Governor-Thurmond; Blandford-Williams; Stanmore-Wm. Mills; Daniel-Cibber Jr; Driver-Johnson; Imoinda-Mrs Thurmond; Widow Lackit-Mrs Baker; Charlot-Miss Tenoe; Lucy-Miss Johnson.
Cast
Role: Driver Actor: Johnson
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Johnson.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Gething

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Careless-Wilks; Blunt-Mills; Story-Wm. Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Cibber Jr; Obadiah-Johnson; Bookseller-Norris; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Baker; Mrs Chat-Mrs Willis; Teague-Miller.
Cast
Role: Obadiah Actor: Johnson

Dance: Thurmond, Miss Tenoe, Rainton, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Booth; Aboan-Mills; Governor-Thurmond; Blandford-Williams; Stanmore-Wm. Mills; Daniel-Cibber Jr; Driver-Johnson; Imoinda-Mrs Thurmond; Widow Lackit-Mrs Baker; Charlot-Miss Tenoe; Lucy-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Driver Actor: Johnson

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Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Banquo-Booth; Malcolm-Will. Mills; Lenox-Thurmond; Seyton-Cory; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Porter; Lady Macduff-Mrs Horton; Hecate-Johnson; Witches-Norris, Griffin, Hallam.
Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Johnson

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Standard-Mills; Smugler-Johnson; Vizard-Will. Mills; Beau Clincher-Miller; Young Clincher-Williams; Dicky-Norris; Angelica-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Smugler Actor: Johnson

Dance: Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Heroick Love

Performance Comment: Agamemnon-Booth; Achilles-Mills; Nestor-Cory; Ulysses-Thurmond; Patroclus-W. Mills; Chryses-Williams; Chalcas-Roberts; Chruseis-Mrs Porter; Briseis-Mrs Thurmond.
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [For an essay on the stage, see Mist's, 20 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Booth; Ventidius-Mills; Alexas-W. Mills; Dolabella-Williams; Cleopatra-Mrs Oldfield; Octavia-Mrs Porter.

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre, as17251119

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Shepard; Petruchio-Will. Mills; Peter-Norris; Antony-Harper; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Dance: As17250909

Event Comment: [By Richard West.] Preface: I shall offer but one Reason more...why this Tragedy did not succeed; and that is, It was not heard. A Rout of Vandals in the Galleries intimidated the young Actresses, disturb'd the Audience, and prevented all Attention

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hecuba

Performance Comment: Edition of 1726 lists: Polymnestor-Booth; Agamemnon-Mills; Ulysses-Bridgwater; Talthybius-Roberts; Aegon-W. Mills; Maelaines-Thurmond; Hecuba-Mrs Porter; Polyxena-Mrs Cibber; Iphis-Mrs Brett; Prologue-Booth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Osmyn-Booth; Gonsalez-Thurmond; Garcia-Williams; Heli-Boman; Selim-W. Mills; Alonzo-Watson [Daily Courant or Roberts: Daily Post]; Zara-Mrs Porter; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Alonzo Actor: Watson

Dance: SShepherd and Shepherdess-Young Sandham, Young Sandham's Sister; Scaramouch-Young Sandham; Serious Dance-Lally, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Booth; Aboan-Mills; Imoida-Mrs Thurmond; Governor-Thurmond; Blandford-Williams; Stanmore-Will. Mills; Daniel-Cibber Jr; Driver-Johnson; Widow Lackit-Mrs Wetherilt; Charlot-Miss Tenoe; Lucy-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Driver Actor: Johnson

Dance: Boval, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Angelica-Mrs Booth; Standard-Mills; Smugler-Johnson; Beau Clincher-Miller; Young Clincher-Oates; Vizard-Will. Mills; Dicky-Norris.
Cast
Role: Smugler Actor: Johnson

Dance: Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Wilks; Ruth-Mrs Oldfield; Blunt-Mills; Story-Will. Mills; Day-Griffin; Abel-Cibber Jr; Bookseller-Norris; Arabella-Mrs Horton; Mrs Day-Mrs Baker; Mrs Chat-Mrs Wetherilt; Obadiah-Johnson; Teague-Miller.
Cast
Role: Obadiah Actor: Johnson

Dance: Thurmond, Roger, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Brett, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Written by Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Cibber; Face-Mills; Sir Epicure-Harper; Surly-W. Mills; Dapper-Cibber Jr; Abel-Miller; Lovewit-Shepard; Tribulation-Griffin; Ananias-Johnson; Kastril-Bridgwater; Doll-Mrs Wetherilt; Dame Pliant-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Ananias Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Alchymist Author(s): Ben Jonson

Song: As17261001

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Norfolk-Wilks; Morton-Mills; Davison-Bridgwater; Cecil-Williams; Giffard-Wm. Mills; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Queen Mary-Mrs Oldfield; Dowgalass-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Davison Actor: Bridgwater
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lear-Mills; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Wm. Mills; Gloucester-Thurmond; Kent-Williams; Gentleman Usher-Cibber Jr; Cordelia-Mrs Booth; Goneril-Mrs Heron; Regan-Mrs Butler.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Modes

Performance Comment: Principle Parts by Cibber, Cibber Jr, Wilks, Mills, Harper, Miller, Norris, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter, Mrs Horton, but edition of 1727 lists: Earl of Late Airs-Cibber; Lord Toupet-Cibber Jr; Sir Oliver Bruin-Harper; Ballamine-Wilks; Sagely-Mills; Henry-Norris; George-Miller; Amoret-Mrs Oldfield; Melissa-Mrs Porter; Clary-Mrs Horton; Prologue by Theobald-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Horton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Booth; King-Mills; Gonsales-Thurmond; Garcia-Williams; Heli-Boman; W. Mills; Alonzo-Watson; Zara-Mrs Porter; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond.
Cast
Role: Alonzo Actor: Watson