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Event Comment: Post Boy, No 479, 28-31 May 1698: At the Request of several Persons of Quality, Mrs Cressea's Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick will be performed in York Buildings, on Wednesday next, the first of June

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Elizabeth Barry to the Right Hon. Lady Lisburne, 5 Jan. 1698@9: As for the little affairs of our house I never knew a worse Winter only we have had pretty good success in the Opera of Rinaldo and Armida where the poet made me command the Sea the earth and Air but had I really that Authority I cou'd with joy forsake it all to wait on your Ladyship....Eliz: Barry. Lon: jan: ye 5th this monent Alexander is bespoke to entertain ye Bride I mentioned [the daughter of Lord Litchfield married to Lord Baltimore's son] & all their guest to-morrow (See M. A. Shaaber, A Letter from Mrs Barry, The Library Chronicle, The University of Pennsylvania, XVI [1950], 46)

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Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Presumably Mrs Barry acted Roxana.
Event Comment: Post Boy, 22-25 April 1699: In York-Buildings, on Friday next, being the 28th Instant, will be perform'd a Consort of new Vocal and Instrumental Musick, for the Benefit of Mrs Lyndsey, beginning at the usual Hour

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: Alice Baxter, September 1699: I believe shall be on Munday at a ball at St. James, where, as they tell me, ther is a famose new danser to apere, which is to charme us all, but not make amends for ye loss of Mrs Ibbings (Evans?) who danced at Lincolns Inn Field and is lately dead (Hatton Correspondence, Camden Society, XXIII [1878], 240)

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Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance: Lady Morley and three in the Box at Marryage hater. 16s. See Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 378. John Dryden to Mrs Steward, 14 Dec. 1699: Both the Iphigenias have been played with bad Success; & being both acted, one against the other, in the same week, clashed together, like two rotten ships, which cou'd not endure the shock; & sunk to rights (The Letters of John Dryden, p. 131)

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Mainpiece Title: The Marriage Hater Matched

Event Comment: Lady Marow to Arthur Kay, 12 March 1699@1700: The Way of the World, Congreve's new play doth not answer expectation, there being no plot in it but many witty things to ridicule the Chocolate House, and the fantastical part of the world (HMC, 15th Report, Appendix, Dartmouth MSS., Part I, p. 145). John Dryden to Mrs Steward, 12 March: Congreves New Play has had but moderate success; though it deserves much better (Letters of John Dryden, p. 134)

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Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hodgson and Signior Baptist. The Musick will begin between 8 and 9 at night

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Masters; also several new Songs set for that occasion-; and a particular performance of instrumental Musick-Signior Volumner

Event Comment: An excellent Comedy, (not Acted these 18 Years)...Written by the Ingenious Mrs Ann Behn. [This performance was presumably a part of a summer season at dl. The presentation of The Gentleman Cully at lif implies a similar season there.

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Mainpiece Title: The City Heiress; Or, Sir Timothy Treatall

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hodgson. [Tamerlane intended, but cannot be acted.

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Mainpiece Title: Oedipus

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lucas. Mainpiece: That celebrated Comedy. Written by the Famous Ben. Johnson

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Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Entertainment: Several Extraordinary Entertainments, as will be express'd in the Bills

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bicknell. At 7 p.m. Tickets 5s

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Italian and English Masters; an Italian Sonata on the Trumpet-a Boy of about Eight Years of age, who never yet perform'd in Publick

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Elford. [Genest, II, 293, lists this for 2 June.

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Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Music: The best Masters

Dance: As17030601

Event Comment: A masque of music composed by Henry Purcell. Benefit Mrs Lucas. Mainpiece: Revis'd with large Alterations

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Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Kent

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Mainpiece Title: The Yeoman Of Kent [tunbridge Walks]

Entertainment: As17030705

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Newly Corrected. Katherine Tofts, in Daily Courant, 8 Feb.: I was very much surpriz'd when I was inform'd that Ann Barwick, who was lately my Servant, had committed a Rudeness last Night [5 Feb.] at the Playhouse, by throwing of Oranges, and hissing when Mrs l'Epine, the Italian Gentlewoman Sung. I hope no one can think that it was in the least with my Privity, as I assure you it was not. [The statement, addressed to Christopher Rich, was dated 6 Feb.

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Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Dance: As17040124

Song: As17040129

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers

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Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Song: Leveridge, others

Music: As17031109

Dance: As17040112

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

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Mainpiece Title: The School Boy; Or, The Comical Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Le Medecin Malgre Luy (last act)

Music: The Prologue to The Indian Queen-; the Sacrifice in King Arthur-; the Masque in Timon of Athens, all by Henry Purcell-

Dance: As17040226

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs deL'Epine. Boxes 6s. Pit 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Box in the Upper Gallery 1s. 6d

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Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: As17040422

Song: Several Entertainments of Singing in Italian-the Famous Signiora Francisca Margarita del'Epine; of the best Songs she hath Sung in England: The Accompanied with Musick- compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barry

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Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bracegirdle

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Mainpiece Title: Squire Trelooby

Music: An Entertainment of new Musick-; Vocal and Instrumental Music-; that was perform'd before Her Majesty on Her Birth-day

Song:

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lee

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Mainpiece Title: Squire Trelooby

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, as performed before Her Majesty on her Birthday-; Henry Purcell's The Four Seasons-

Dance: Dancing Proper to the music-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers. Not Acted these Three Years

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Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Music: With the Original Music-Leveridge

Dance: As17040613

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield

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Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Dance: As17041014

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Celotti. At 6 p.m. Tickets 5s

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music in Italian and English-the best Masters