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We found 23346 matches on Performance Comments, 4280 matches on Event Comments, 4206 matches on Performance Title, 3115 matches on Roles/Actors, and 11 matches on Author.
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: Post Man, 16-19 March 1700: For the benefit of Mrs Hudson and Mr Williams, to morrow being Wednesday the 20th instant, in the Great Room in York Buildings, will be performed an extraordinary entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. At the desire of several Ladies of Quality, with a new Prologue to be performed by Jo. Haines

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Event Comment: John Dryden to Mrs Steward, 11 April 1700: Within this Moneth there will be played for my Profit, an old play of Fletcher s, called the Pilgrim, corrected by my good friend Mr Vanbrook; to which I have added A New Masque, & am to write a New Prologue & Epilogue. Southern s tragedy, called the Revolt of Capoua, will be played At Bettertons House within this fortnight. I am out with that Company, & therefore if I can help it, will not read it before tis Acted; though the Authour much disires I shou'd (The Letters of John Dryden, p. 136)

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Event Comment: Rich's Company. Post Boy, No. 818, 4-6 July 1700: For the Benefit of Mrs Oldfield. This day at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, will be presented, a Comedy call'd, The Pilgrim. Revis'd with Large Alterations, and a Secular Masque. With the Dialogue between the 2 mad Lovers. Being Acted this time at the desire of several Persons of Quality. And Entertainments of Singing and Dancing between the Acts and in particular, a new Entry Compos'd by the late Mr Eaglesfield, and perform'd by Mr Weaver, Mr Cottin, and Miss Campion. A Scotch Song with the Dancing of the Bonny Highlander; never done but once before on the English Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

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: Benefit Mrs Haines. Beginning between 8 and 9 of the Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music, all new composed by Mr Barrett-

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 Wroth, Widdow of Mr Tho. Wroth, Musician, lately Deceased. At 6 p.m. Tickets 2s. 6d. The School is in Wine-Office Court in Fleet-street

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Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Hand and Voices in London

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

Performances

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
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Kent

Performances

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

Performances

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

Performances

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

Performances

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: At Mr Finley and Mrs Barnes's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bracegirdle

Performances

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 Knight. Not Acted there these Six Years. Written by the late Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, others

Song: And at the Desire of some Persons of Quality, several Entertainments of Singing in Italian- the Famous Segniora Francisca Margareta del'Epine being the best Songs she has Sung in England, the Musick that accompanies her compos'd by Signior Giacomo Greber; also an English Song of the late Mr Henry Purcell's-Segniora Francisca Margareta del'Epine

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Prospero Actor: Powell.

Music: With the Original Music-Leveridge

Dance: As17040613

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Dance: As17041014