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We found 4812 matches on Roles/Actors, 4224 matches on Event Comments, 1138 matches on Performance Comments, 528 matches on Performance Title, and 18 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years. Written by Mr Wilson. Receipts: #59 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Performance Comment: Scruple-Griffin; Whitebroth-Bullock; Mopus-Harper; Double Dilgence-Bullock Sr; Tito-Pack; Mrs Whitebroth-Mrs Giffard.
Event Comment: Written by Mr Wilson. Receipts: #30 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Performance Comment: As17201126.

Dance: Two Harlequins and Two Punches-

Event Comment: At Mr Hall's Booth in Bird-Cage Alley. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Song:

Dance: Particularly The Italian Shadows-

Event Comment: Written by Mr Wilson. Receipts: #24 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Performance Comment: As17201126.

Dance: As17201128

Event Comment: As it was alter'd from Shakespear, by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Old Marius-Mills; Young Marius-Booth; Garnius-Walker; Comic Parts-Penkethman, Miller, Cross, Birkhead; Nurse-Norris; Lavinia-Mrs Porter.
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: As17200922.

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Lally, Mrs Younger, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17200910.

Dance:

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As it was alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: As17201206.
Event Comment: [Not Acted these Sixteen Years. Written by Shakespear, and revis'd by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of The History Of King Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaffe Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-; Prince John-Walker; Gloster-Oates; Clarence-Th. Cibber; Westmoreland-Williams; Lord Chief Justice-Boman; Archbishop of Canterbury-Cory; Bishop of Ely-Rogers; Archbishop of York-Thurmond; Norfolk-W. Mills; Hasting-Watson; Poins-W. Wilks; Falstaff-Mills; Shallow-Cibber; Silence-Miller; Bardolph-Shepard; Pistol -Norris; Davy-Wright; Feeble-Penkethman; Shadow-Ray; Wart-Cole; Mouldy- Wilson; Bullcalf-Wetherilt; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Lindar; Hostess-Mrs Willis; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Willis.
Event Comment: Written by Shakespear, and revis'd by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: See17201217, but With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Event Comment: Not Acted these Sixteen Years [i.e., at dl]. Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: As17201119.
Event Comment: Receipts: #20 16s. 6d. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 4 Feb.: Last Wednesday Night Mr Berkly, Cornwallis, Fielding, and another, being at...Lincolns-Inn Fields...they made a Disturbance there, with an intent (as 'tis said) to take off one of the Actresses; but being disarm'd, and committed to the Roundhouse, they are under Prosecution for a Riot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17201119, but Malcolm-Egleton; Seyton-Boheme.

Dance: Dupre, Newhouse, Cook, Sandham

Event Comment: Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: As17201021, but Trueman-Mills.

Dance: As17201018

Event Comment: [Written by Colley Cibber.] Never Acted before. Whincop, p. 197: Mr Cibber's Enemies shew'd themselves very warmly at the Representation of this Piece, and I think without much Discretion; for they began to hiss it before they had heard it, and I remember very well, began their Uproar, on the first Night, as soon as he appeared to speak the Prologue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Lady's Philosophy

Performance Comment: Edition of 1721 lists: Sir Gilbert Wrangle-Penkethman; Granger-Booth; Frankly-Wilks; Witling-Cibber; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Bicknell; Sophronia-Mrs Oldfield; Charlotte-Mrs Booth; Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-.
Event Comment: Written by Mr Wilson. Receipts: #15 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Performance Comment: As17201126.
Event Comment: Written by Shakespear, and revised with Alterations by Mr Dryden. Receipts: #23 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida

Performance Comment: As17201110, but Andromache-Mrs Giffard.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Dance: As17201018

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As revis'd with Alterations, by Mr Cibber, from Shakespear. Receipts: money #47 5s.; tickets #32 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Boheme; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Leigh; Catesby-Egleton; Lord Mayor-Bullock Sr; Elizabeth-Mrs Seymour; Anne-Mrs Spiller; Duchess of York-Mrs Giffard; Prince Edward-Miss Stone.
Event Comment: As revis'd with Alterations, by Mr Cibber, from Shakespear. Receipts: #23 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17210311 but Richmond-Egleton; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Giffard; Catesby-_; Anne-_; Duchess of York-_.
Event Comment: Benefit Mr Douglas, commonly call'd Prince. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: First Violin-Dubourg; Concert-Kytch; Solo-J. Festing

Performance Comment: Festing.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross. N.B. By occasion or Mr Leigh's Indisposition we are obliged to change the Play; Tickets therefore deliverd out for Don Sebastian will be taken this Night. Receipts: money #46 8s.; tickets #63 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Performance Comment: See17210318.

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Performance Comment: See17210107.
Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. N.B. Mr Penkethman being still Indispos'd he hopes that all his Friends will shew him their usual Favours on this Occasion, and excuse his not waiting on them

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: As17210119.

Dance: As17201018