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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Cast
Role: Master Actor: Chapman.

Dance: I: A Serious Dance-the eldest Miss Scott; II: Comic Dance-eldest Miss Scott's Sister; III: French Peasant-Lalauze; accompanied-others; IV: A new dance-two Misses Scott; V: A new Comic Dance-Nivelon, the Misses Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Marshall.
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Valentine Actor: Milward
Role: Ben Actor: Miller
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson
Role: Tattle Actor: Cibber
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Harper
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Jeremy Actor: Macklin
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Attendants Actor: Winstone, Cross, Green
Role: Forresters Actor: Turbutt, Leigh, Marshall.
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: King Actor: Cibber
Role: Miller Actor: Miller
Role: Lurewell Actor: Hill
Role: Richard Actor: Havard
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Joe Actor: Beard
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Tollet

Dance: I: Lilliputian Punch-Master Ferg; II: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; III: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Turkish Dance, as17380412 V: French Peasants-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Fryar Actor: Harper.
Role: Torrismond Actor: Milward
Role: Bertran Actor: Wright
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Mills
Role: Gomez Actor: Griffin
Role: Raymond Actor: Boman
Role: Alphonso Actor: Furnival
Role: Pedro Actor: Cross
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Roberts, the first time of her appearing on that stage these six years.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Cast
Role: Timothy Actor: Miller
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Griffin
Role: Squire Thomas Actor: Johnson
Role: Peter Actor: Macklin
Role: Joyce Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: French Peasants-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Drunken Peasant-Philips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Walker
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Peachum Actor: Hippisley
Role: Lockit Actor: Mullart
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Marshall, who never performed on that stage before.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: More of More Hall Actor: Salway
Role: Mauxlinda Actor: Miss
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Isabella
Role: Gubbin Actor: Laguerre
Role: Dragon Actor: Reinhold
Role: with Dancing Actor: Delamaine.

Dance: FFrench Peasant, new Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Oroonoko Actor: Delane
Role: Aboan Actor: Stephens
Role: Governor Actor: Hale
Role: Blandford Actor: Ridout
Role: Stanmore Actor: Hallam
Role: Hotman Actor: Stevens
Role: Driver Actor: Rosco
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Norman
Role: Daniel Actor: Penkethman
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery; or, The Tanner of York

Cast
Role: Squire Modish Actor: Salway
Role: Bark Actor: Rosco
Role: Simon Actor: Hippisley
Role: Mrs Modish Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Mrs Bark Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: CComic Dance-Tench, Miss Cantrel; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Cast
Role: Atticus Actor: Rosco
Role: Lucius Actor: Hale.
Role: Theodosius Actor: Ryan
Role: Varanes Actor: Delane
Role: Marcian Actor: Walker
Role: Leontine Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Rovewell Actor: Salway
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Hillyard
Role: Argus Actor: James
Role: Hearty Actor: Arthur
Role: Robin Actor: Mullart
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Dancey.

Dance: A Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Cantrel; Je ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland; Grecian Sailors-Glover

Song: A New Cantata-Roberts; The Roast Beef of Old England-Leveridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Cast
Role: Hengist Actor: Delane
Role: Aribert Actor: Hale
Role: Offa Actor: Rosca
Role: Seofrid Actor: Johnson
Role: Oswald Actor: Hill
Role: Rodogune Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Scapzn Actor: Hippisley.

Dance: CComic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Witwoud Actor: Cibber
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Mirabel Actor: Ryan
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Fainall Actor: Hallam
Role: Petulant Actor: Neale
Role: Waitwell Actor: James
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs James
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Dragon Actor: Signor Bencraftini.
Role: More Actor: Salway
Role: Gubbins Actor: Laguerre
Role: Margarina Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Younge.

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Tambourine-French Girl; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Trusty Actor: Bridgwater.
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Hardy Actor: Delane
Role: Trim Actor: Cibber
Role: Sable Actor: Hippisley
Role: Brumpton Actor: Roberts
Role: Campley Actor: Hallam
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Puzzle Actor: Rosco
Role: Mlle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Cabinet Actor: Gibson
Role: Swagger Actor: Mullart
Role: Bumkin Actor: Anderson
Role: Tom Actor: James
Role: Mrs Fardingale Actor: Neale
Role: Kate Matchlock Actor: Stoppelaer.

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Mrs Lampe
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Young
Role: King Arthur Actor: Parry
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Salway
Role: Grizzle Actor: Waltz
Role: Giantess Actor: Bencraft
Role: Noodle Actor: Roberts
Role: Doodle Actor: Thompson
Role: Merlin Actor: Leveridge.

Dance: In Afterpiece: A new dance-the French Boy and Girl; Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Acasto Actor: Winstone
Role: Castalio Actor: Havard
Role: Polydore Actor: Mills
Role: Chamont Actor: Delane
Role: Ernesto Actor: Ridout
Role: Chaplain Actor: Raftor
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Serina Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Cordelio Actor: Miss Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Song: I: Song with French Horns-Beard; II: Sweet Bird from Milton-Mrs Arne; III: A Ballad-Lowe; IV: War he sung was Toil and Trouble-Mrs Clive

Dance: V: A New Running Footman's Dance-Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Miss Bennet.
Role: Foppington Actor: Macklin
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Mills
Role: Morelove Actor: Delane
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Woffington
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Bennett.
Role: Gayless Actor: Blakes
Role: Beau Trippet Actor: Marr.
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Sharp Actor: Yates
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: A French Peasant-Froment, Mlle Gondeau; III: A New Serious Dance-Desse, Mrs Walter; V: La Florana, as17430408

Song: II: Stella and Flavia-Beard; IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard, Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Cast
Role: Townly Actor: Barry
Role: Manly Actor: Havard
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Basset Actor: Woodward
Role: Squire Richard Actor: Blakes
Role: Poundage Actor: Usher
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Miser Actor: Shuter
Role: Frederick Actor: Clarke
Role: Clerimont Actor: Hull
Role: James Actor: Collins
Role: Decoy Actor: Marten
Role: Ramilie Actor: Dyer
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Wheedle Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Sailor Actor: Beard
Role: Squire Actor: Mattocks
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent
Role: the Dancing Actor: Sodi, Maranesi, Mrs Vernon.

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Sg Maranesi, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; and a New Comic Pantomime Ballet, call'd The French Country Gentleman or the Female Metamorphoses-Sodi, Sga Manesiere (Being her first appearance on the English stage), Miss Wilford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: FFirst Violin, a Solo-Giardini; Concerto on French Horns-Sg Rodolpho

Performances

Music: I: Solo on Violin-Barthelemon; II: Concerto on French Horn-Sg Spandau

Event Comment: Pepys, Diary: Then my wife and I to Drury Lane to the French comedy, which was so ill done, and the scenes and company and everything else so nasty and out of order and poor, that I was sick all the while in my mind to be there. See also Boswell (Restoration Court Stage, p. 280). W. J. Lawrence (Early French Players in England, The Elizabethan Playhouse and Other Studies (1912), pp. 139-40) argues that the play was Chapoton's Le Mariage d'Orphee et d'Eurydice. See also The Description of the Great Machines of the Descent of Orpheus into Hell. Presented by the French Comedians at the cockpit in Drury Lane. The Argument Taken out of the Tenth and Eleventh Books of Ovid's Metamorphosis (1661). Rugg's Diurnal the French players (BM Add. Mss. 10116, f243v)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A French Comedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V, With Conquest Over French At Agincourt

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Exeter-Tindal; Achbp Canterbury-Sparks; Fluellin-Shuter; Gower-Anderson; French Ambassador-White; Mountjoy-Baker; French Soldier-Holtom; MacMorris-Barrington; Jamy-Dunstall; Pistol-Dyer; Bardolph-Marten; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Williams-Buck; French King-Gibson; Burgundy-Bennet; Dauphin-Davis; Constable-Clarke; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Catherine-Miss Hallam.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Smith
Role: Exeter Actor: Tindal
Role: Achbp Canterbury Actor: Sparks
Role: Fluellin Actor: Shuter
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson
Role: French Ambassador Actor: White
Role: Mountjoy Actor: Baker
Role: French Soldier Actor: Holtom
Role: MacMorris Actor: Barrington
Role: Jamy Actor: Dunstall
Role: Pistol Actor: Dyer
Role: Bardolph Actor: Marten
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Williams Actor: Buck
Role: French King Actor: Gibson
Role: Burgundy Actor: Bennet
Role: Dauphin Actor: Davis
Role: Constable Actor: Clarke
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Catherine Actor: Miss Hallam.
Event Comment: Benefit Bencraft, Gibson, the French Boy and Girl. Tickets for Thomson and Lestrade also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Gibson
Role: Lory Actor: Bencraft
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Loveless Actor: Ryan
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Worthy Actor: Delane
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Mullart
Role: Coupler Actor: Hippisley
Role: Surgeon Actor: Neale
Role: Shoemaker Actor: Arthur
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: I: Minuet (By Desire)-Lestrade, Mlle Ozanne; II: Les Characteres de la Dance-the French Girl; III: Je ne scay quoy-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; IV: La Pantomime de Suisse & D'Alemande-the French Boy and Girl; V: Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland

Event Comment: Dancing by Mon: LeFevre & Mlle Prudhomme, 2 French children-Danc'd Well & Well Appl: (Cross). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

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

Cast
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Clough
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Standard Actor: Havard
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Woodward
Role: Clincher Jun Actor: Vernon
Role: Smuggler Actor: Taswell
Role: Vizard Actor: Blakes
Role: Beau Clincher Actor: Yates
Role: Dicky Actor: W. Vaughan
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Parly Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Beard
Role: Palemon Actor: Wilder
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Thomas
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: M Gerard, Mlle Lussant.

Dance: a Ca Comic Dance The Neopolitans-Lefevre, Mlle Prudhomme, the French Children; and a Dance in Demi@Characters-Lefevre, Mlle Prudhomme, the French Children (1st appearance on the English Stage)

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. The Diary of Mary Countess Cowper, p. 153: At Night at the French Play with the Duchess of Shrewsbury. Everybody took Notice of the Scene of the Drawing-room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fille Capitaine

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Galerien; ou, Le Port de Mer

Cast
Role: Part Actor: Mlle Delisle.

Entertainment: Dancing-D'Angeville, Mlle Deschaliers, others; And several New Performances-the Tumblers; Particularly the Extraordinary Tumbling, call'd Le Saut de la Panche-Mr Debroc , who with Links in his Hands will run up to the Top of a Board 16 Foot high, and with a most surprising Activity will tumble from thence

Event Comment: Taken from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Music: A new Overture, and an entire new Sett of Act Tunes, composed for the Comedy by Mr Seedo

Dance: Irish Trot by a Youth but nine Years old. Hussar by Nivelon and Miss Robinson. Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, Janno, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett (with new Habits)

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. There is considerable uncertainty as to the date of production of this play. Because it was licensed for printing on 2 Aug. 1677, it was probably first acted not later than July 1677. Because some of the names in the cast represent younger actors, it has been thought to be a Lenten production (see Gray, Lenten Casts, pp. 789-90). It seems, however, that the play, because of its reference to performances by the French comedians (the Epilogue refers to "de French Troop at toder end o'Town ") and the offering of Rare en Tout on29 May 1677, probably was acted in June 1677. The Prologue also refers to the comedy as The Women's Play," suggesting that it was produced for the actresses' annual benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The French Conjuror

Cast
Role: Prologue Actor:
Role: Avarito Actor: Jevon
Role: Claudio Actor: Crosby
Role: Dorido Actor: Gillo
Role: Horatio Actor: Norris
Role: Truro Actor: Percival
Role: Monsieur Actor: Anthony Leigh
Role: Audacio Actor: Richards
Role: Pedro Actor: John Lee
Role: Clorinia Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Hughes
Role: Sabina Actor: Mrs Norris
Role: Scintilla Actor: Mrs Leigh
Role: The Epilogue Actor: .
Event Comment: London Post, 13-16 Dec.: There being a French Scaramouch Dance betwixt the second and third Acts, a certain Person went in a Frolick, Incognito, up into the upper Gallery, and so pelted the Dancers with Oranges, that they were forced to quit the Stage, and the Play-house was all in an Uproar; but some of the Auditory perceiving who threw them, cryed out, fling him down into the Pit, which so startled him, that he was forced to make the best of his way down Stairs; however, a Constable having been sent for in the mean time, he was secured. Preface to Ximena (1719): The Fop's Fortune lagg'd on the Fourth Day and only held up its Head by the Heels of the French Tumblers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: End II: a French Scaramouch-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche The French Robber

Performance Comment: Brighella : With his surprizing Disguises, and counterfeiting the Personages of a Foreign Prince, a Turk, a Petit Maitre, a Merchant, a Gniais, a Swiss, an English Waterman, an Armenian, a Florentine, a Venetian Gondolier, a Scaramouch, a Stuttering Musick-Master, and a French Dwarf Lady, condemn'd at last to the Galleys.

Entertainment: The Representation of a true Accident that lately happen'd in this City-; Likewise some Italian Catches, Musical Entertainments, extraordinary Comical by the said-Brighella; The usual Concert of Instruments will be augmented-; and the Dances entirely new, by several Grotesque Characters, the last-sixteen different Dancers; Dances-Signor Grimaldo Francolino of Malta, Operator for the Teeth, being on his Daparture will perform for this Time only some of his wonderful Dances; particularly one within a Dark Lanthorn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Pilgrim Actor: Ryan
Role: Roderigo Actor: Quin
Role: Alphonso Actor: Hippisley
Role: Mad Scholar Actor: Milward
Role: Mad Taylor Actor: Hall
Role: Drunken Servant Actor: Bullock
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: With the Humours of Bedlam Actor:
Role: Mad Soldier Actor: Salle
Role: Mad Dancing Master Actor: Moreau
Role: Mad Gamester Actor: Pelling
Role: Mad Taylor Actor: Newhouse
Role: Mad Beau Actor: Tabatier
Role: Mad Lady Actor: Mrs Legare.

Afterpiece Title: Italian Jealousy; or, French Gallantry; With the Tavern Bilkers

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Scaramouch-Grimaesse [Daily Journal or Pelling: Daily Courant]; Punch-Newhouse [Daily Journal or Pelling: Diary Courtant]; Noble Venetian-Legare; Lady-Mrs Legare; French Marquis-Salle; Masqueraders-DuPre, Moreau, Newhouse, Pelling, DuPre Jr, DelaGarde, Mrs Bullock, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Lun
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Grimaesse
Role: Punch Actor: Newhouse
Role: Noble Venetian Actor: Legare
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Legare
Role: French Marquis Actor: Salle
Role: Masqueraders Actor: DuPre, Moreau, Newhouse, Pelling, DuPre Jr, DelaGarde, Mrs Bullock, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden.

Dance: HHighlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legare; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Legare