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Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Farce. [By Mrs Charke.] N.B. The Company are oblig'd to remove from the Hay-Market Theatre to York-Buildings, as being too young a Sett of People to venture at great Expences, without first having merited the Favour of the Town to support them in it; but as we are determin'd to the full Extent of our Power, to endeavour to entertain them, we humbly hope they will accept of our Performances. . . . Charlott Charke. Daily Advertiser, 26 Sept.: We hear that Mrs Charke . . . drew Tears from the whole Audience in her Prologue, which she spoke very pathetically; and the new Farce . . . was very much applauded, notwithstanding the impotent Attempts of several young Clerks to raise a Riot, who were for that purpose properly marshal I'd by the cunning Lawyer their Master: Their rude Behaviour was so extraordinary, that several Gentlemen were provok'd to threaten them with the Discipline of their Canes, upon which they thought proper to desist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Sandham; Polly-Mrs Charke. hathi.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Sandham
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Charke. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Art of Management; or, Tragedy Expell'd

Performance Comment: Mrs Tragic-Mrs Charke; Brainless-Turner; Bloodbolt-Machen; Headpiece-Smyth. With a New Occasional Prologue, written and spoken by Mrs Charke .
Related Works
Related Work: The Art of Management; or, Tragedy Expell'd Author(s): Charlotte Charke

Entertainment:

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by Mrs Charke. At Common Prices. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Mrs Male; Hastings-Lacy; Gloster-Machen; Dumont-Turner; Belmour-Woodburn; Ratcliff-Lowder; Catesby-Smith; Lady-Miss Jones; Alicia-Mrs Charke .
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Male
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Charke

Afterpiece Title: The Carnival; or, Harlequin Blunderer

Performance Comment: French Harlequin-Mrs Charke; Colombine-Mrs Male; Rodulpho-Machen; Fidelia-Miss Bennet. With a Prologue written and spoken by Mrs Charke .
Related Works
Related Work: The Carnival; or, Harlequin Blunderer Author(s): Charlotte Charke

Dance: Two Pierrots by Mons Le Blond and Mons Chatillion, the first time of their performance in England

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: Written by Mrs Charke. Intermixed with Songs. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carn1val; Or, Harlequin Blunderer

Performance Comment: French Harlequin-Mrs Charke; Colombine-Mrs Mullart; Rodulpho-Mullart; Bonario-Aston; Carlos-Lacy; Ricardo-Jones; Lorenzo-Lowder; 1st Mob-Littleton; 2d-Whittaker; Veroni-Turner; Messenger-Smith; Fidelia-Mrs Bennet; Corinna-Miss Brunette. With a Prologue written and spoke by Mrs Charke .
Related Works
Related Work: The Carnival; or, Harlequin Blunderer Author(s): Charlotte Charke

Afterpiece Title: Squire Basing-Hall

Music: A new Medley Overture composed by Charke. With a large Band of Musick provided for that Night, with French Horns, Kettle Drums, and Trumpets

Dance: Hornpipe by Taylor

Event Comment: Benefit Charke and Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: Written by the late Duke of Buckingham. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17311026, but Johnson-W. Mills; Smith-Watson; Volscius-Cibber Jr; Drawcansir-Mullart; Thunder-Johnson; Lightning-Miss Robinson; Kings of Brentford-Shepard, Oates; King Phiz-Harper; King Ush-Griffin; Prince Prettyman-Corey; Tom Thimble-Charke; Amaryllis-Mrs Mullart; Cloris-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Tom Thimble Actor: Charke
Role: Amaryllis Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Cloris Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Dance: SSultana-Miss Robinson; Bartholomew Fair-Tench, Miss Brett

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Montier (being the first Time of his Performance on this Stage).

Instrumental: With a Lapland Entertainment call'd Aesop's Concert of Animals. Violins-Three Cats; Hautboy-Dog; Harp-Monkey; Bassoon-Bear; French Horn-Stag; Singing in Welch-Goat; Music Master-Aesop

Event Comment: NNew Theatre. Benefit Mrs Charke. 7 p.m. Prices 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d., 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Mrs Charke; Sir Charles-Austen; Edging-Miss Charke; Lady Betty-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Lord Foppington Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Charke
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Mrs Charke; Peggy-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Mullart.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. 6 p.m. 5s., 3s., 2s., will be presented a Concert, etc. [In the bill for 21 Feb. it is announced as: By Permission...will be reviv'd an Historical Play, not acted these sixty years.] Tickets and Places to be had of Mr Meredith, at the Theatre. [Puffs in the Daily Advertiser announce their pleasure that Mrs Charke is actually going to play a woman's role. A rehearsal was held on 1 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pope John Viii

Performance Comment: otherwise Pope Joan-Mrs Charke.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by Mrs Betterton. Afterpiece: a new Pastoral of two Acts. [Apparently not printed. Nicoll, Early Eighteenth Century Drama, p. 369, states that it was ascribed to T. Cibber.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Daphne

Performance Comment: Damon-Mrs Charke; Comus-Mrs Roberts; Aegeon-Ridout; Phaon-Berry; Thirsis-Raftor; Satyr-Jones; Amor-Mullart; Daphne-Mrs Grace; Venus-Miss Raftor; Hymen-Stoppelaer; Cupid-Young Cunningham; First Priest-E. Roberts.
Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Comus Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Grace

Dance: In I of Afterpiece: Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

Ballet: In II: A Comic Rural Ballad called The Country Revels. Colin-Essex; Phoebe-Mrs Booth; Yeomen-Lally, Haughton; Yeomen's Wives-Miss Mears, Mrs Walter; Peasants-Lally Jr, F. Tench, Davenport; Peasant Women-Mrs Delorme, Miss Mann, Miss Price

Performance Comment: Colin-Essex; Phoebe-Mrs Booth; Yeomen-Lally, Haughton; Yeomen's Wives-Miss Mears, Mrs Walter; Peasants-Lally Jr, F. Tench, Davenport; Peasant Women-Mrs Delorme, Miss Mann, Miss Price.

Music: Concerto on the Violin-Charke; Music for two Vox Humanes, a new Invented Instrument-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. By particular Desire. Tickets for Mrs Elmy, Miss Packington, Miss Jones also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello (by particular Desire)-attempted by Cibber; Desdemona-Mrs Clive; Emilia-Mrs Butler; Iago-A. Hallam; Roderigo-Mrs Charke; Cassio-Hewitt; Duke-Cross; Lodovico-Turbutt; Brabantio-Boman; Montano-Winstone; Gratiano-Corey, but see HAY, 1 Feb .
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Roderigo Actor: Mrs Charke

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Music: A new Comic Medley Overture composed by Charke

Dance: III: By Nivelon and Miss Mann. End of Afterpiece: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter

Performance Comment: End of Afterpiece: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter .

Song: I: A Teneri Affeti by Mrs Cibber and Mrs Barbier. II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Mrs Barbier. IV: Amelia wishes when she dies by Mrs Cibber. V: A new Favourite Italian Song by Mrs Barbier

Performance Comment: II: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Mrs Barbier. IV: Amelia wishes when she dies by Mrs Cibber. V: A new Favourite Italian Song by Mrs Barbier .
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Charke. By Authority. Mainpiece: Not acted these Seventeen Years. Wrote by the late Mr Lillo. Afterpiece: Wrote by the late Henry Fielding, Esq. Founded on a true Tragic Event which happened in Penryn, in Cornwall, in the reign of James I

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Original Prologue-Mr Cibber; and the part of Mrs Wilmot-Mrs Charke who originally performed it.

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mrs Walker

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. 4s., 2s., 1s. Tickets at Mrs Charke's@Stake@and@Soup@House in Drury Lane, near Stuart's Rents

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Lothario Actor: Mrs Charke.

Song: Between Acts:

Music: Select Pieces-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. Mainpiece: A new Ballad Opera. Written in Honour of the Gentlemen of the Navy. [Author not known. Apparently not published.] Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Pasquin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sailor's Opera; Or, An Example Of Justice To Present And Future Times

Performance Comment: Kitty Cable-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Kitty Cable Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

Music: With aPreamble on the Kettle@Drums-Mr Job Baker; who will accompany several Songs in the Opera-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Charke. Being positively the last Time of the Company's Acting there this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Talbot

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler's Opera

Performance Comment: Peg Welfleet-Mrs Roberts; Jenny Melton-Mrs Castle; Lieutenant-Woodburne; Harry Pyefleet-Este; Old Melton-Turbutt; Old Pyefleet-Pullen. An Epilogue address'd to the Town, spoken by Mrs Charke .

Dance: Saraband and Minuet by Miss Brett. End Afterpiece: Harlequin by Miss Brett

Song: In I: Lempio Rigor del Fato by Miss Jones

Event Comment: By Authority. Benefit for Mrs Charlotte Charke. (As I am entirely dependent on chance for a subsistence...I humbly hope the Town will favor me.) Boxes 5s. Pid 3s. Gallery 2s. The Seventh Night of performing here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Mrs Charke; Gripe-Weston; Patch-Miss Midnight; Miranda-a Young Gentlewomanher first attempt.
Cast
Role: Marplot Actor: Mrs Charke

Song:

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Charke and Miss Raftor. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17300408 but Mademoiselle-Mrs Charke being the Second Time of her Appearance upon the Stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Rovewell Actor: Charke

Music: Solo on the Violin-Charke

Song: A New Cantata-Carey; and an old Scotch Ballad called Mary Scot-Miss Raftor

Dance: A new dance-Master Tench being the first Time of his Performance on the Stage

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Roberts; Polly-Mrs Charke; Lucy-Miss Jones; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Shireburn; Peachum-Turbutt; Lockit-Jones. hathi.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Shireburn

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Mock Doctor Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Monlass
Role: Davy Actor: Mrs Jones

Dance: The Black and White Joak by Davenport and Miss Brett. Harlequin by Miss Brett

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Butler. Tickets at Mrs Butler's House in Leicester Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Butler; Queen Mary-Mrs Heron; Norfolk-W. Mills; Morton-Mills; Cecil-Berry; Davison-Milward; Gifford-Winstone; Dowglass-Mrs Charke .
Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Dowglass Actor: Mrs Charke

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Clive; Goodwill-Shepard; Blister-Harper; Quaver-Salway; Coupee-Laguerre; Wormwood-Mechlin; Thomas-Raftor .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: English Clown by Nivelon. II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Amorous Swain, as17350327

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Heron. Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John (with the Scene in Women's Cloaths)-Quin; Constant-Mills; Heartfree-W. Mills; Razor-Cibber Jr; Bully-Harpcr; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Belinda-Mrs Butler; Lady Brute-Mrs Heron; Mademoiselle-Mrs Charke; but see17341202 . but see17341202 .
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Charke

Afterpiece Title: An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Performance Comment: Lucy-Mrs Clive, but see17350421.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive, but see17350421

Dance: Peasant by Nivelon. Amorous Swain, as17350327

Event Comment: Benefit Dormer, Author of the Female Rake, &c. Afterpiece: a Ballad-Comedy of Two Acts never performed before. [By Joseph Dorman (?). Tickets at Mrs Talbot's Coffee House in the Passage in DL Playhouse and at the Author's House in Old Bailey.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Mrs Charke, from DL .

Afterpiece Title: The Female Rake; or, Modern Fine Lady

Performance Comment: Phillis-Mrs Talbot; but edition of 1736 lists also: Lord Fashion-Pullen; Sir George Friendly-Turner; Clerimont-Freeman; Townly-Smith; Dapper-Williams; Sir Harry Trueman-Smith; Tim-Mrs Charke; George-Lowder; James-Adams; Libertine-Miss Jones; Sylvia-Mrs Eaton; Celia-Mrs Mills. Prologue. Epilogue spoken by Miss Jones .
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17321116, but Foppington-Cibber Jr; Amanda-Mrs Heron; Young Fashion-W. Mills; Hoyden-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Charke.
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Butler. [Some uncertainty exists as to whether this performance was given, for Rich's Register does not list it; it is , however, recorded in BM Egerton 2320 .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: (Daily Post missing), but advance bill in Daily Advertiser, 7 April, lists: Hastings-W. Mills; Dumont-Bridgwater; Gloster-Cibber Jr; Bellmour-A. Hallam; Jane Shore-Mrs Butler; Alicia-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17330326 but Advance bill lists: Doctor-Cibber Jr; Dorcas-Miss Raftor; Charlotte-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Butler.
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Eminent Citizens. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Lillo. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere, by H. Fielding, Esq. At Common Prices. 6:30 P.M. [Tickets for Grey, Peploe, Mrs Moor taken. The Doorkeepers are ordered not to take tickets sold by Orange Women.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 3 July: The Play of George Barnwell, and the Farce of the Mock Doctor . . . was perform'd to a Crowded Audience, with Great Applause . . . The Revival of the above-mentioned Play seems welltim'd, when so many fine Ladies of Pleasure make their Appearance, with unusual Equipages, and their Gallants run the most extraordinary Lengths, to their own Ruin, and Grief of their Friends

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Cibber; Thorogood-Milward; Barnwell Sr-W. Mills; Blunt-Cole; Trueman-Cross; Lucy-Mrs Pritchard; Milwood-Mrs Charke; Maria-Miss Holliday .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Milwood Actor: Mrs Charke

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Shepard; Leander-Salway; James-Leigh; Hellebore-Cole; Harry-Turbutt; Davy-Jones; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard; Charlotte-Mrs Este, the first time of her appearing on any stage. By particular Desire, an Epilogue, as17350603.

Music: Select Pieces. II: A Concerto for two Hautboys performed by Woodbridge and Neale

Dance: I:Jenny come tie me; or, The Neu, Way of Wooing by Davenport and Miss Brett. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Pierot by Davenport and Cox. End Afterpiece: A new Comic Dance by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson

Performance Comment: III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. V: Pierot by Davenport and Cox. End Afterpiece: A new Comic Dance by Le Brun and Mrs Anderson .

Song: IV: As17350603

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Mrs Sullen-Mrs Roberts; Dorinda-Mrs Mullart; Archer-Wilks, Nephew to the late Robert Wilks; Sir Charles-Mrs Charke; Aimwell-Turbutt; Scrub-Hallam; Sullen-Pullen; Bonniface-Mullart; Gibbet-Machen; Foigard-Jones; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Egerton; Cherry-Mrs Talbot; Gipsey-Miss Brett; Old Woman-Hallam, but see17340624.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Talbot

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Nell-Mrs Roberts; Mock Doctor-Hallam, but see17340617.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: II: A new Dance by Davenport and Miss Brett. V: Les Bergeres by Davenport and Miss Brett

Song: I: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Jones. IV: 'Tis Joy to wound a hover (from Rosamond) by Miss Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Mrs Wilmot-Mrs Charke, who performed the part originally (Genest, III, 50).

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Miss Charke.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Charke.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Squire Basinghall

Cast
Role: Lady Charlot Actor: Mrs Talbot
Role: Archer Actor: Mrs Charke
Role: Darneit Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Mrs Basinghall Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Politicks on Both Sides

Performance Comment: Sir Libel Hothead-Mullart; Truelove-Aston; Fanny Wellplot-Mrs Mullart; Constantia-Mrs Talbot; Squire Caleb-Lowder; Sir Politick Staunch-Turner; Mrs Nightrail-Smith; Camillus-Lacy; Gazetteer-Mrs Charke. A New Epilogue, spoken by Mrs Charke in the Character of Gazetteer .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Historical Register

Performance Comment: Containing a Pack of Politicians; a Pack of Patriots; a Pack of Ladies; a Pack of Beaus; Mr Medley, and Author; Mr Sourwit, a learned Critick; Lord Dapper, a great Critick; Apollo's Bastard Son; Quidam Anglicae, a certain Person; Mr Hen, an Auctioneer; Mr Ground Ivy, a Laureat; Mr Pistol; Polly Smart; Polly Soft; Com multis allis quos nunc prescribere longum est; but edition of 1737 lists: Medley-Roberts; Sourwit-Lacey; Lord Dapper-Ward; Ground Ivy-Jones; Hen-Mrs Charke; Apollo's Bastard Son-Blakes; Pistol-Davis; Quidam-Smith; Politicians-Jones, Topping, Woodburn, Smith, Machen; Patriots-Topping, Machen, Pullen, Woodburn; Banter-Smith; Dangle-Lowther; Mrs Screen-Mrs Haywood; Mrs Barter-Miss Kawer; Ladies-Mrs Charke, Mrs Haywood, Mrs Lacey, Miss Jones.