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Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality.Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere and Intermingled with Songs. At Common Prices. 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Lady Betty-Mrs Horton; Sir Charles-Ryan; Morelove-Hale; Lady Easy-Mrs Stevens; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bellamy; Edging-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Phillips; III: Drunken Peasant-Phillips; V: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: Benefit a Gentlewoman in Distress. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Lady Betty-Mrs Horton; Sir Charles-Ryan; Morelove-Hale; Lady Easy-Mrs Stevens; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bellamy; Edging-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Richardson, Miss Rogers; II: Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; III: By Desire, Tambourine-Mlle Villeneuve; V: Grecian Sailors-Glover

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Delane; Clodio-Cibber; Lewis-Hippisley; Duart-Ryan; Elvira-Mrs Stevens; Antonio-Mullart; Charino-Arthur; Manuel-Hale; Governor-Rosco; Sancho-James; Monsieur-Salway; Jaquez-Anderson; Louisa-Mrs Horton; Honoria-Miss Horsington; Angelina-Mrs Hale, the first time of her appearance on this stage.
Cast
Role: Clodio Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty (new dressed)-Cibber; Sir William-Hippisley; Loveless-Ryan; Elder Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Worthy-Hale; Snap-James; Sly-Mullart; Hillaria-Mrs Stevens; Narcissa-Mrs Bellamy; Flareit-Mrs Kilby; Mrs Anne-Miss Horsington; Amanda-Mrs Hallam.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet Laureat. Receipts: #61 18s. (Account Book); #80 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Delane; Clodio-Cibber; Lewis-Hippisley; Duart-Bridgwater; Antonio-Mullart; Charino-Arthur; Manuel-Hale; Governor-Rosco; Sancho-James; Monsieur-Salway; Jacquez-Anderson; Angelina-Mrs Hale; Elvira-Mrs Stevens; Honoria-Miss Horsington; Louisa-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Clodio Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Tanner of York

Dance: PPeasants, Miller and Wife-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Serious Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Receipts: #47 3s. (Account Book); #50 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Sir William-Hippisley; Loveless-Ryan; Elder Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Worthy-Hale; Snap-James; Sly-Mullart; Narcissa-Mrs Bellamy; Hillaria-Mrs Stevens; Flareit-Mrs Kilby; Anne-Miss Horsington; Amanda-Mrs Boultby, the first time of her appearing upon that Stage.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Event Comment: RRylands MS: V. J. Cibber Seiz'd. Receipts: #1000

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Sir William-Johnson; Loveless-Milward; Snap-Macklin; Elder Worthy-Havard; Young Worthy-Mills; Sly-Neale; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Hillaria-Mrs Mills; Flareit-Mrs Macklin; Anne-Miss Bennet; Narcissa-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq., Poet Laureate, performed by Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #60

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Carlos-Milward; Clodio-Cibber; Don Choleric-Macklin; Antonio-Shepard; Charino-Arthur; Don Duart-Berry; Don Manuel-Ridout; Governor-Winstone; Sancho-Ray; Jaques-Leigh; Elvira-Mrs Butler; Angelina-Mrs Mills; Honoria-Miss Woodman; Louisa-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Clodio Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: I: Happy Pair, as17411015; III: Non Ch' Amarmi, as17411015

Dance: II: Ballet-Desse; IV: Sailor's Dance, as17411015

Event Comment: Not acted these 25 years. At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality for the Benefit of Mrs Giffard. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber Esq., Poet-Laureat. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. 6d. And the Company will continue to act every Day, Wednesdays and Fridays in Lent excepted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nonjuror

Performance Comment: Maria-Mrs Giffard; the Nonjuror-Cibber; Sir John-Peterson; Heartly-Giffard; Woodvil-W. Giffard; Charles-Mozeen; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: the Nonjuror Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Nonjuror Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: By Desire of the Knights of the Antient and Most Noble Order of the Golden Fleece. Benefit the Office-Keeper. [See letter in today's Daily Advertiser, for support of Cibber's Careless Husband: were its Author dead would be universally esteem'd one of the most polite Comedies in the World.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17421124, but Lady Easy-Mrs Lamball; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bambridge; Edging-Mrs Chetwood; Epilogue in the Character of Nobody-Cibber.
Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq., Poet Laureate. At the desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Performance Comment: Lord George-Cibber; Lord Wronglove-Hale; Sir Friendly-Cashell; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Horton; Lady Gentle-Mrs Hale; Miss Notable-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Lord George Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Lady's Last Stake, or, The Wife's Resentment Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Reinhold
Role: Old Man Actor: Smith
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Vaughan
Event Comment: Mainpiece not acted these 25 Years [see Feb. 1721]. The Refusal, or the Lady's Philosophy, wrote by C. Cibber, Esq. was reviv'd at dl. There was a numerous and polite audience. The Play was greatly approv'd of, and the whole performance met with a general applause.--General Advertiser, 29 Nov

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal; Or, The Ladies Philosophy

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert-Macklin; Granger-Delane; Witling-Cibber Jun; Frankly-Mills; Lady Wrangle-Mrs Macklin; Sophronia-Mrs Clive; Charlotte-Mrs Woffington; in Act IV the original Cantata-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Witling Actor: Cibber Jun
Related Works
Related Work: The Refusal; or, The Ladies Philosophy Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: As17461121

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. Afterpiece: A Dramatic piece of one act taken from the French. Never perform'd before. The characters in it to be newdress'd. Pit and boxes laid together and amphitheatre on stage. Tickets deliver'd for 3 March will be taken. [See, 20 March. The note in Have at you all; or, The Drury Lane Journal (19 March) seems to comment on this performance: Those heroic full-bottomed perukes, whose bushy expanse is spread over the whole back of the wearer, have lately been exploded on the stage, and a more natural, I mean a less enormous covering for the head substituted in its stead. Unfortunately Mr Barry this night chose to appear in one of the most curiously frizzled out and of the fullest tragical flow I ever saw: When in the last act it was our heroes turn to be kill'd, honest Ryan being eager to dispatch him, just as he was to plump down upon the carpet, entangled his hand in the vast profusion of Macbeth's hair; and by jerking back his sword after the concluding stab, away came poor periwig along with it, while our hero was left expos'd, in the last agonies of death-bare headed. Ryan in the meanwhile with some confuconfusion contemplated Full-Bottom, which he held dangling in his hand, but sadly tumbled out of curl; at length he good naturedly adjusted it on the bald pate of the tyrant, who was then enabled to make his dying speech with proper regularity and decorum."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Macduff-Ryan; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Usher; Donalbaine-Miss Morrison; Fleance-Miss Mullart; Angus-Bennet; Seyward-Anderson; Young Seyward-Bransby; Lenox-Redman; Seyton-Paddick; Banquo-Sparks; Rosse-Ridout; Murderers-Stoppelaer, Marten; Hecate-Arthur; Witches-Dunstall, Collins, Cushing; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Cibber (first time); Original Music-; the vocal parts-Lowe, Howard, Legge, Baker, Mrs Arne, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Storer, Miss Falkner, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent; dances- add decorations incident of the play.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Dyer, Mrs Elmy, Mrs Cibber; Dance (incident to the piece)-Miss Hilliard; New Prologue-Barry.
Related Works
Related Work: The Oracle Author(s): Susannah Cibber

Dance: GGrand Comic Ballet, as17511216

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cibber. No part of the Pit will be rail'd into the Boxes; but for the better accommodation of the Ladies, the Stage will be enclos'd in form of an Amphitheatre, where servants will be allowed to keep places. Ladies desired to send servants by 3 o'clock. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. A letter from Paris informs us of a very singular entertainment exhibited at the Fair of St Germains, consisting of a Concert of Music executed by a band of Animal musicians. A number of Cats, clothed uniformly, were placed on stools, with music books before them, and a Monkey in the middle who beat time. On a signal given by the Monkey, the cast set up a mewing, and were accompanied by some violins; which form'd a very diverting dissonance. The whole Fair flock'd to it; and some of the gravest people of Paris could not forbear laughing heartily

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Dolabella-Smith; Cleopatra-Mrs Cibber; Alexas-Dyer; Ventidius-Sparks; Serapion-Bransby; Octavia-Mrs Elmy.
Cast
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Performance Comment: Fairy Queen-Mrs Elmy; Oberon-Dyer; Statue-Mlle Camargo; Cinthia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Cinthia Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Related Works
Related Work: The Oracle Author(s): Susannah Cibber

Dance: IIl Pastore, as17521219; Les Charboniers, as17521028

Event Comment: [By Colley Cibber. No edition before 1719.] Never Acted before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heroick Daughter

Performance Comment: edition of 1719 lists: Don Ferdinand-$Mills; Don Alvarez-$Cibber; Don Gormaz-$Booth; Don Carlos-$Wilks; Don Alonzo-$Thurmond; Don Sanchez-$Elrington; Don Garcia-$Boman; Ximena-$Mrs Oldfield; Belzara-$Mrs Porter; Epilogue-Ximena.
Cast
Role: Don Alvarez Actor: Cibber
Role: Ximena Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Related Works
Related Work: Ximena, or, The Heroick Daughter Author(s): Colley Cibber
Event Comment: RRylands MS: Old Cibber play'd Brute. [The preceding day's notice started this performance was By Command of his Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, although no such notice appears in the day's Bill. But the following note is included on the day's bill in the London Daily Post and General Advertiser.] By His Majesty's Command, no persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money to be return'd after the curtain is drawn up. [Fleetwood made an earnest attempt this year to clear the stage for action. All notices up to this day contain the prohibition of members of the audience behind scenes as stated on the bill of 15 Oct. Hereafter the prohibition is enforced by His Majesty's Command.] Receipts: #182

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17411120, but Sir John Brute-Cibber Sr; Razor-Cibber Jr; Lord Rake-_; Justice-_; Constable-_.
Cast
Role: Sir John Brute Actor: Cibber Sr
Role: Razor Actor: Cibber Jr

Song: I: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe; IV: Non Ch'amarmi a Song of Farinelli's-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: A Pierrot Dance, as17411114; III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; V: A Musette, as17411114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Old Maid

Performance Comment: As17630117, but Cope-King; Old Maid-Mrs Daly, 1st appearance there.

Dance: II: The Dutch Dance, as17630217

Song: End: Vernon, Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Betterton, who has not Acted it these Ten Years; Vainlove-Booth; Belmour-Wilks; Sharper-Mills; Sir Joseph-Bullock; Bluff-Johnson; Setter-Fairbank; Fondlewife-Cibber; Belinda-Mrs Rogers; Araminta-Mrs Bradshaw; Silvia-Mrs Porter; Laetitia-Mrs Knight; Lucy-Mrs Saunders.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Quin; Fondlewife-Griffin; Bluff-Johnson; Sir Joseph-Cibber; Belmour-Mills; Vainlove-Havard; Sharper-Wright; Setter-Macklin; Laetitia-Mrs Clive; Belinda-Mrs Pritchard; Sylvia-Mrs Chetwood; Lucy-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Old Batchelor Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Performance Comment: Old Laron-Maynard; Young Laron-Williams; Father Martin-Machen; Old Jarden-Powlen; Isabella-Mrs Strange; Beatrice-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: Old Laron Actor: Maynard
Role: Old Jarden Actor: Powlen

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Son

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Griffin.
Cast
Role: Old Batchelor Actor: Griffin.

Dance: As17031026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Betterton; Nykin-Dogget.
Cast
Role: Old Batchelor Actor: Betterton

Entertainment: Higgins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Keene; Bellmour-Wilks; Vainlove-Booth; Sharper-Mills; Bluff-Estcourt; Sir Joseph-Bullock; Setter-Norris; Nykin-Dogget; Laetitia-Mrs Oldfield; Belinda-Mrs Rogers; Araminta-Mrs Bradshaw; Silvia-Miss Willis; Lucy-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Old Batchelor Actor: Keene
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Keene.
Cast
Role: Old Batchelor Actor: Keene.

Dance: As17151104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Old Batchelor-Quin; Fondlewife-Hippisley; Belmour-Walker; Vainlove-Ryan; Sir Joseph-Bullock; Sharper-Milward; Bluff-Hall; Setter-Chapman; Laetitia-Mrs Bullock; Araminta-Mrs Buchanan; Sylvia-Mrs Legar; Lucia-Mrs Egleton; Belinda-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Old Batchelor Actor: Quin

Dance: SScotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Two Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; Les Vandangeurs-Moreau, Mrs Moreau