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Event Comment: Under the Patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Duke of Clarence, Duke of Cumberland, and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York [and] the Duchess of Devonshire and the Duchess of Gordon. Benefit for O'Keeffe, the Unfortunate Author of the following successful Dramatic Pieces: The Son in Law, Agreeable Surprise, Peeping Tom, Dead Alive, Young Quaker, Life's Vagaries, Castle of Andalusia, Czar, Tony Lumpkin in Town, Poor Soldier, Modern Antiques, Basket Maker, Wild Oats, Wicklow Mountains, French Grenadier [never acted], Positive Man, Love in a Camp, Tantara Rara Rogues all, Beggar on Horseback, Toy, London Hermit, Highland Reel, Blacksmith of Antwerp, Man Milliner, Irish Mimic, Little Hunchback, World in a Village, Fontainbleau, Magic Banner, Farmer, Doldrum, Sprigs of Laurel, Birth Day, Prisoner at Large, &c. &c. Tickets delivered for The Belle's Stratagem will be admitted. [O'Keeffe is referred to as being unfortunate because he was totally blind. In delivering his Poetical Composition, which is printed in Dramatic Censor, II, 265-67, the Monthly Mirror, June 1800, p. 367, reports that he was led on and off the stage by Lewis. It also notes that "Mrs Jordan...came from Drury-Lane, where she had performed the Child of Nature, to officiate at Covent-Garden as the handmaid of charity."] The Last Night of the Company's performing this season. Receipts: none listed

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Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Woodly-Claremont; Lovelace-Farley; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Litchfield; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Davenport; Nancy (with a song)-Miss Sims; Lady Racket-Mrs Jordan [of dl].of dl].
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Role: Lovelace Actor: Farley

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Song: In Course Evening: The Storm-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue End II: personal address to the Audience in a Poetical Composition-O'Keeffe (written by Himself for the Occasion); End: Imitations-Rees

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Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

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Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Bush

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Mainpiece Title: The Traitor

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Mainpiece Title: The Moore Of Venice

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Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

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Mainpiece Title: The Widow

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Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

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Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

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Mainpiece Title: Rollo Duke Of Normandy

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Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

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Mainpiece Title: The Chances

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Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

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Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Pepys, Diary: By and by called on by Mr Sanchy and his mistress, and with them by coach to the Opera, to see The Mad Lover, but not much pleased with the play

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Mainpiece Title: The Mad Lover

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Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Curate

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Mainpiece Title: Greek Words Universal Motion

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Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

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Mainpiece Title: The Maid In The Mill

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Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

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Mainpiece Title: An Unidentified Play

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Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

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Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night Or What You Will

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 23): Sir Toby Belch-Betterton; Sir Andrew Ague@Cheek-Harris; Fool-Underhill; Malvolio-Lovel; Olivia-Mrs Ann Gibbs. See also 11 Sept. 1661.
Cast
Role: Malvolio Actor: Lovel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wild Gallant