Event Comment: For an account of the play, see
John Wilson's The Cheats, ed.
Milton C. Nahm (
Oxford, 1935). It was licensed on 6 March (p. 124), acted, then forbade on 22 March in an order: Letter to
Mr Tho. Killigrew: Signifying the Ks Pleasure that the New Play called the Cheates be no more represented till it be reuiewed by
Sir Jo. Denham &
Mr Waller. 22 March. 1662-3 (p. 130).
Abraham Hill to
John Brooke, 28 March 1663: P.S. The new play, called
The Cheats, has been attempted on the Stage; but it is so scandalous, that it is forbidden (
Familiar Letters of? Abraham Hill, [
London, 1717], p. 103.
Downes (
Roscius Anglicanus, p. 16) concerning
Lacy: @For his just Acting, all gave him due Praise,@His Part in the Cheats, Jony Thump, Teg and Bayes,@In these Four Excelling, The Court gave him the Bays.
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Cheats
Performance Comment: Cast in MS (Library of Worcester College, Oxford): Bilboe-Shottrell; Titere Tu-Clunn; Dilligence-Loueday; Mrs Dilligence-Mrs Marshall; Jolly-Hart; Afterwit-Burt; Mrs Margt Rutter? [Hughes, in edition, edited by Nahm, p. 145] [Rutter, in J. H. Wilson, All the King's Ladies, p. 185]; [Edition of 1664 Prologue- [Edition of 1693 adds: Whitebroth-Cartwright; Runter-$Wintersal; Scruple-$Lacy; Mopus-$Mohun; Mrs Whitebroth-$Mrs Covey [$Corey].Corey].