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Event Comment: The United Company. It seems likely that this play was revived in the late winter of 1693-94, for several songs for it are in Thesaurus Musicus, 1695 (licensed 16 March 1693@4; Stationers' Register, 29 Sept. 1694): A song in the fourth act, Tormenting passion leave my breast, set by John Eccles, and sung by Mrs Hudson. A song in the fifth act, set by John Eccles and sung by Mrs Burr. Mr Doggett's Serenade in the fifth act, Then beautious nymph look from above, set by John Eccles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Husband His Own Cuckold

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue by Mr Congreve-Mr Betterton; Epilogue-Mrs Bracegirdle by Mr Dryden.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Xerxes

Performance Comment: Edition of 1699: The Prologue-Mr Batterton; The Epilogue-; Xerxes-Verbruggen; Mardonius-Hodgson; Attabanus-Betterton; Aranthes-Scudamore; Memnon-Freeman; Cleontes-Thurmond; Poet-Boin [Bowen]; Tamira-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Tamira Actor: Mrs Barry.
Related Works
Related Work: Xerxes Author(s): Colley Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Vertue In Danger

Performance Comment: Hoyden-Mrs Hooke, the new Actress lately come from Dublin.

Entertainment: Singing and dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marry Or Do Worse

Performance Comment: No actor's names in edition of 1703; Prologue-Mrs Porter; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mrs Porter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Performance Comment: Lucina-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lucina Actor: Mrs Barry.

Dance: A new Entertainment-Firbank, Firbank's/Boy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Song: As17031102

Music: As17031109

Dance: Several new Entertainments, which were perform'd yesterday before Her Majesty at St. James's-duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Mayers

Performance Comment: James's-duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Mayers.
Cast
Role: ames's Actor: duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Mayers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Betterton; Desdemona-Mrs Bracegirdle.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle.

Song: A Dialogue which was Sung before Her Majesty on Her Birthday at St. James's-; Likewise a comical Dialogue-Mr Dogget, others

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills and Mrs Shaw. Written by the late Great Poet Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love Or The Maiden Queen

Related Works
Related Work: Marriage a la Mode; or, The Comical Lovers Author(s): Colley Cibber

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unfortunate Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: The Wit of a Woman

Performance Comment: A new Prologue to the Town-Mrs Bradshaw; according to 1704 edition of The Wit of a Woman and an Epilogue-a Comedian from the Theatre in Dublin (his first here).

Dance: Italian Scaramouch-Layfield; a new Morris Dance-two men, two women

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis Or The Old Lover Outwitted

Performance Comment: Edition of 1704 lists no actors' names; Prologue by C. Johnson designed for Verbruggen, in the Astrologer's Habit. Prologue-Mrs Bradshaw; Epilogue written by C. Johnson-Booth.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zelmane

Performance Comment: See17041113, but Queen-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Barry.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse Or Vertue In Danger

Performance Comment: her own part-Mrs Rogers playing [Amanda].Amanda].

Song: Leveridge, Hughes, the New Boy

Music: As17041127

Dance: As17050212

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs del'Epine. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love

Cast
Role: Florimel Actor: Mrs Cross.
Related Works
Related Work: Marriage a la Mode; or, The Comical Lovers Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: As17050303

Song: As17050104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Night Walkers Or The Little Thief

Performance Comment: Little Thief-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Little Thief Actor: Mrs Mountfort.

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonders In The Sun Or The Kingdom Of The Birds

Performance Comment: Edition of 1706 lists no actors' names. Prologue-; Epilogue [begun-Mrs Porter [, The Parrot, a young girl, standing by]., The Parrot, a young girl, standing by].
Cast
Role: begun Actor: Mrs Porter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian With The Rape Of Lucina

Performance Comment: Valentinian-Wilks; Lucina-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Lucina Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Song: Hughs, Newberry, the Boy

Dance: As17060309

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Performance Comment: See17060330 but Camilla-Mrs Tofts.

Dance: Cherrier, Miss Santlow, Klein

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Betterton; Genest (II, 357) adds from a prompt book: Edgar-Verbruggen; Edmund-Mills; Gloucester-Freeman; Kent-Minns; Gentleman Usher-Bowen; 1st Ruffian-Kent; 2d Ruffian-Peer; Cordelia-Mrs Bracegirdle.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17061114, but Melinda-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Brazen Actor: Cibber
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Bignal.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Performance Comment: Valentinian-Verbruggen; Aecius-Betterton; Maximus-Booth; Lucina-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Lucina Actor: Mrs Barry.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge Or Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: Beaufort-Bowman; Brace-Verbruggen; Lovis-Booth; Sir Frederick-Wilks; Dufoy-Bowen; Sir Nicholas-Norris; Wheadle-Keen; Palmer-Bullock; Widow-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: As17061129, but Nottingham-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Role: Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle.
Related Works
Related Work: The Earl of Essex Author(s): Colley Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17061109, but Medley-Mills; Old Bellair-Norris; Young Bellair-Booth; Pert-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Bicknell.
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Barry.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Bacchus

Performance Comment: Parts-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey, others.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey, others.

Dance: As17061227