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Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, announced on playbill of 23 Apr.] Receipts: #108 4s. 6d. (80.8.0; 23.17.6; 3.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Oakly Actor: Smith
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: Dodd
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Palmer
Role: Charles Actor: Farren
Role: Russet Actor: Aickin
Role: O'Cutter Actor: Moody
Role: Tom Actor: Wright
Role: Paris Actor: Waldron
Role: Major Oakly Actor: Yates
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17791208, but Ferdinand-Robson.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Robson.
Role: Lopez Actor: W. Bates.
Role: Isaac Actor: Quick
Role: Jerome Actor: Wilson
Role: Father Paul Actor: Booth
Role: Carlos Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Antonio Actor: Vernon
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Hull; Sparkish-Lee Lewes; Harcourt-Robson; Dorilant-Whitfield; Alithea-Miss Ambrose; The Country Wife-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Hull
Role: Sparkish Actor: Lee Lewes
Role: Harcourt Actor: Robson
Role: Dorilant Actor: Whitfield
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Dance: End: The Dockyard, as17791204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: , usually Ferdinand] Actor: Mattocks
Role: 88 called Don Caesar] Actor: Reinhold
Role: Spado Actor: Quick
Role: Pedrillo Actor: Edwin
Role: Don Scipio Actor: Wilson
Role: Philippo Actor: Brett
Role: Don Juan Actor: Fearon
Role: Vasquez Actor: Stevens
Role: Rapino Actor: Davies
Role: Calvette Actor: Thompson
Role: Sanguino Actor: Mahon
Role: Lopez Actor: Ledger
Role: Don Alphonso Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Harper
Role: Catalina Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Dame Isabel Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Lorenza Actor: Sga Sestini.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Wilson; Sparkish-Lee Lewes; Harcourt-Davies; Dorilant-Whitfield; Alithea-Mrs Whitfield; The Country Wife-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Wilson
Role: Sparkish Actor: Lee Lewes
Role: Harcourt Actor: Davies
Role: Dorilant Actor: Whitfield
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Aickin; Orlando-Lewis; Amiens (with songs)-Johnstone; Adam-Hull; Oliver-Davies; Duke Frederick-Fearon; Duke Senior-Gardner; Le Beau-Palmer; Sylvius-Helme; William-Wewitzer; Corin-Thompson; Charles-Darley; Touchstone-Quick; Audrey-Mrs Brown; Caelia-Mrs Inchbald; Phoebe-Miss Stuart; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Jaques Actor: Aickin
Role: Orlando Actor: Lewis
Role: Amiens Actor: Johnstone
Role: Adam Actor: Hull
Role: Oliver Actor: Davies
Role: Duke Frederick Actor: Fearon
Role: Duke Senior Actor: Gardner
Role: Le Beau Actor: Palmer
Role: Sylvius Actor: Helme
Role: William Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Corin Actor: Thompson
Role: Charles Actor: Darley
Role: Touchstone Actor: Quick
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Hull; Sparkish-Palmer; Harcourt-Davies; Dorilant-Cubitt; Alithea-Mrs Bates; The Country Wife-Mrs Brown .
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Hull
Role: Sparkish Actor: Palmer
Role: Harcourt Actor: Davies
Role: Dorilant Actor: Cubitt
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Brown

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar, as17851112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Hastings Actor: Holman
Role: Gloster Actor: Aickin
Role: Belmour Actor: Hull
Role: Catesby Actor: Thompson
Role: Ratcliffe Actor: Gardner
Role: Derby Actor: Helme
Role: Porter Actor: Stock
Role: Shore Actor: Pope
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Hull; Sparkish-Brown; Harcourt-Davies; Dorilant-Cubitt; Alithea-Mrs Bates; The Country Wife-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Hull
Role: Sparkish Actor: Brown
Role: Harcourt Actor: Davies
Role: Dorilant Actor: Cubitt
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Brown.

Dance: End: Leap Year; or, A New Way of Wooing-Byrn, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Goodwin

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: After dinner I went to the new Theatre and there I saw The Merry Wives of Windsor acted, the humours of the country gentleman and the French doctor very well done, but the rest but very poorly, and Sir J. Falstaffe as bad as any

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: Much against my nature and will, yet such is the power of the Devil over me I could not refuse it, to the Theatre, and saw The Merry Wives of Windsor, ill done

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary [After going to lif] went to the King's, and there saw The Merry Wives of Windsor: which did not please me at all, in no part of it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@145, p. 120: The Wanton Wife. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 350. For difficulties in dating this performance, see 11 Feb. 1679@80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Event Comment: The United Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@145, p. 120: at ye Wanton Wife with ye Q. & a box for ye Maides of honor. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 349

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Event Comment: The United Company. Newdigate newsletters, 4 March 1685@6: This day a new play called The Devil of a Wife was Acted with great Applause at that formerly called the Ds Playhouse (Wilson, Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters, p. 82). See also 6 March 1685@6

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife; Or, A Comical Transformation

Performance Comment: Edition of 1686: Sir Richard Lovemore-Gryffin; Rowland-Bowman; Longmore-Peryn; Butler-Saunders; Cook-Percyval; Footman-Low; The Ladies Father-Norris; Noddy-Powel; Jobson-Jevon; Doctor-Freeman; Lady Lovemore-Mrs Cook; Jane-Mrs Price; Lettice-Mrs Twyford; Nell-Mrs Percyval; Prologue-Mr Jevon; Epilogue-Mr Jevon, Mrs Percyval.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Lovemore Actor: Gryffin
Role: Rowland Actor: Bowman
Role: Longmore Actor: Peryn
Role: Butler Actor: Saunders
Role: Cook Actor: Percyval
Role: Footman Actor: Low
Role: The Ladies Father Actor: Norris
Role: Noddy Actor: Powel
Role: Jobson Actor: Jevon
Role: Doctor Actor: Freeman
Role: Lady Lovemore Actor: Mrs Cook
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Price
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Twyford
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Percyval
Role: Prologue Actor: Mr Jevon
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mr Jevon, Mrs Percyval.
Event Comment: The United Company, Lord Ashburnham's Diary: I went to visit Ld Sussex, and Mr Campion, neither of them at home, I went into the Play (the Wanton Wife) [Ashburnham MS 932; see 14 Dec. 1686]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Event Comment: The United Company. Gentleman's Journal, p. 56, Jan. 1691@2: The Merry Wives of Windsor, an Old Play, hath been reviv'd, and was play'd the Last Day of the Year

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Event Comment: Rich's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the Prologue suggests that it was given shortly before Bartholomew and Southwark Fairs (Drolls shortly will amuse ye at the Fair), even though the play was not advertised until mid-October (Post Boy, 15-17 Oct. 1696). One song, Alas! when charming Sylvia's gone, is in the Edition and was also published separately,with the indication that Daniel Purcell set it. In the Edition, a song, Fairest nymph that ever bless'd our Shore, is sung in Act II Betwixt Mr Leveridge a Spaniard, and Mrs Cross an English Lady. Tne composer is not named. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), p. 18: and 'tis a most damnable Farce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Wives

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mr Penkethman [in a Press-master's Habit; Epilogue-Mrs Verbruggen [who probably played the Governor's Wife].who probably played the Governor's Wife].
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mr Penkethman
Role: in a Press Actor: master's Habit
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Verbruggen
Event Comment: Rich's Company. Lady Morley attended this performance: Lady Morley and one in the Box at Spanish Wives. 8s. See Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 377

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Wives

Event Comment: Not Acted these Sixteen Years. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #99 14s. Davies, Dramatic Miscellanies, I, 139: The first play acted at Lincoln's-inn Fields, which fixed the attention of the public, was The Merry Wives of Windsor. This comedy was so perfectly played in all its parts, that the critics in acting universally celebrated the merit of the performers. The characters were so well adapted to the abilities of the actors, that no play had been represented with equal skill and propriety at that theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Falstaffe Actor: Quin
Role: Ford Actor: Ryan
Role: Page Actor: Ogden
Role: Shallow Actor: Boheme
Role: Slender Actor: C. Bullock
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Griffin
Role: Caius Actor: Harper
Role: Febton Actor: Egleton
Role: Host Actor: Bullock Sr
Role: Pistol Actor: Spiller
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Stone
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #92. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 29 Oct.: Where was acted...The Merry Wives of Windsor, with universal Applause; that Company having improved themselves so much, during the long Vacation, they now equal, if not exceed their Brethren of Drury-Lane in their Theatrical Performances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Falstaffe Actor: Quin
Role: Ford Actor: Ryan
Role: Page Actor: Ogden
Role: Shallow Actor: Boheme
Role: Slender Actor: C. Bullock
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Griffin
Role: Caius Actor: Harper
Role: Febton Actor: Egleton
Role: Host Actor: Bullock Sr
Role: Pistol Actor: Spiller
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Stone
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Giffard.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: [By Mrs Eliza Haywood.] By Reason of the Indisposition of an Actress, the Part of the Wife is to be perform'd by Mrs Haywood, the Author. Afterpiece (Daily Post, 10 Aug.): A new Dramatic Entertainment...design'd by Mr Theo. Cibber, with new Music compos'd and adapt'd by Mr Jones, which proper Judges allow to be the best of the kind now extant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Wife To Be Let

Cast
Role: Fairman Actor: Boman
Role: Graspall Actor: Evans
Role: Sir Harry Beaumont Actor: W. Wilks
Role: Captain Gaylove Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Courtly Actor: Oates
Role: Toywell Actor: Th. Cibber
Role: Sneaksby Actor: Parler
Role: Shamble Actor: Harper
Role: Tim Actor: Peplow
Role: Widow Statley Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Mrs Graspall Actor: Mrs Haywood
Role: Celemena Actor: Mrs Tenoe
Role: Marilla Actor: Mrs Lindar
Role: Amadea Actor: Mrs Brett
Role: Dogood Actor: Mrs Davison
Role: Prologue Actor: Th. Cibber
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Haywood.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Event Comment: By Command. As 12 March. Receipts: #164 17s. Daily Post, 18 March: His Majesty went...to see...The Country Wife and the Entertainment of Apollo and Daphne, in which was perform'd a particular Flying on that Occasion, of a Cupid descending, and presenting his Majesty with a Book of the Entertainment, and then ascended: At which new Piece of Machinery the Audience seem'd much pleas'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

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

Event Comment: A new Ballad-Opera. Taken from The Devil of a Wife. Written by Mr Jevon. [For Coffey, Mottley, and Cibber Jr as authors, see Hughes and Scouten, Ten English Farces, pp. 173-74.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil To Pay; Or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper
Role: Valentine Actor: Roberts
Role: Ranger Actor: R. Wetherilt
Role: Ananias Actor: Charke
Role: Butler Actor: Berry
Role: Cook Actor: Fielding
Role: Footman Actor: Wright
Role: Coachman Actor: Grey
Role: Doctor Actor: Oates
Role: Father Actor: Wetherilt Jr
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Oates
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Gaffer Dungfork Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Nadir Actor: Fisher Tench
Role: Abishog Actor: H. Tench
Role: Prologue Actor: Cibber Jr.

Dance: new dance %Bartholomew Fair-Fisher Tench, Miss Brett

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryan. Afterpiece: Written by Randolph, revised and shortened. Tickets deliver'd for the Merry Wives of Windsor will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Miss Bellamy
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Hale.
Role: Justice Actor: Marten
Role: Bully Actor: Lowe.
Role: Brute Actor: Quin
Role: Heartfree Actor: Ryan
Role: Constant Actor: Ridout
Role: Rake Actor: Gibson
Role: Razor Actor: Anderson
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Morrison

Afterpiece Title: The Muses Looking Glass

Performance Comment: Colax-Ryan; the Extremes of Fortitude, Liberality and Meekness in the characters of Aphobus, Deilus, Anelitheurus, Asotas, Orgylus, Argus-Ridout, Collins, Arthur, Cibber, Marten, Cushing; Mediocrity in the character of Urania-Mrs Ward; To conclude with a New Masque of Singing- in the characters of War, Peace and Plenty, set to music by Arne.; War-Lowe; Peace-Miss Falkner; Plenty-Miss Norris; The Intellectual Virtues-Master Granier, Miss Granier; Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Dupre, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Miss Baker, Miss Vallois. Villeneuve, Desse, Delagarde, Dupre, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Gondou, Miss Baker, Miss Vallois.
Related Works
Related Work: The Muses Looking-Glass Author(s): Thomas Randolph
Event Comment: The Play of Hamlet is oblig'd to be deferr'd. [An extra notice appeared in the General Advertiser: This evening the Play of the Provok'd Wife will be perform'd at Drury Lane, the parts of Sir John and Lady Brute to be performed by Garrick and Mrs Pritchard."] Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Brute Actor: Garrick
Role: Constant Actor: Havard
Role: Heartfree Actor: Mills
Role: Songs Actor: Beard
Role: Razor Actor: Yates
Role: Rake Actor: Blakes
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Woodward.

Dance: Master Mattocks

Dance: CComic Dance-Matthews, M'Neil, Mrs Addison

Event Comment: The Conscious Lovers was given out, & in the Bills for this Night, but Mr Barry being ill, Mr Garrick made an Apology & ye Audience took ye P; Wife in its stead. Mr Barry over night said he wou'd not play, so that his sickness was doubted--the Farce was ill receiv'd that in ye middle I went on & said--Gent: we must beg yr Indulgence in permitting this piece to be perform'd once more, for the benefit of Mr Arne who has taken great pains in composing the Music & it shall be play'd no more--Applause (Cross). Bill alter'd from the Conscious Lovers, Mr Barry saying he was ill (Treasurer's Book). No latter account. Books of the Entertainment to be had at the theatre. Receipts: #90 (Cross); #78 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Don Saverio

Cast
Role: Don Saverio Actor: Beard
Role: Palmerio Actor: Reinhold
Role: Alonzo Actor: Master Mattocks
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Norris
Role: Julietta Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Clarice Actor: Mrs Clive
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Beaumont and Fletcher, acted but once these 15 years. Afterpiece: At the particular Desire of several persons of Quality. Benefit for my Self & Wife (Cross). [See The Spouter; or, The Triple Revenge, farce in two acts attributed to Mr Murphy, satirizing John Hill, Theophilus Cibber, Samuel Foote. Discussed by Genest, IV, 459-61.] Receipts: #214 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Pritchard, first time.
Role: Leon Actor: Garrick, first time
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Woodward, first time
Role: Duke Actor: Havard
Role: Cacafogo Actor: Berry
Role: Old Woman Actor: Yates
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Wingate Actor: Yates
Role: Dick Actor: Woodward
Role: Gargle Actor: Burton
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Simon Actor: H. Vaughan
Role: Scotchman Actor: Blakes
Role: Irishman Actor: Jefferson
Role: Catchpole Actor: Vaughan
Role: Garrick Actor: Murphy

Dance: NNew Sailor's Dance, as17560217

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 16 Years. [See 27 Dec. 1746.] Benefit for Shuter. Receipts: #173 16s. 6d. Tickets #150 13s. (boxes 272; pit 551). Charges: #63 (Account Book), [#325 9s. 6d. marks the largest house in money value this season. Shuter advertised his benefit early, then on 28 March inserted this puff in the Public Advertiser: [Mrs Centlivre's Comedies have a vein of pleasantry in them that will always be relish'd. She knew the Genius of this nation, and she wrote up to the spirit of it; her Bold Stroke for a Wife, was a masterpiece that much increased her reputation: it establish'd that of Kit Bullock, a smart sprightly actor. His performance of Col. Feignwell was greatly applauded. Shuter has judiciously chosen to play to at his own benefit, and everyone that knows his powers, knows he will play it at least with drollery and justice equal to him."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Feignwell Actor: Shuter
Role: Modelove Actor: Dyer
Role: Perriainckle Actor: Arthur
Role: Obadiah Actor: Gibson
Role: Tradelove Actor: Dunstall
Role: Freeman Actor: Clarke
Role: Sackbut Actor: Marten
Role: Simon Pure Actor: Costollo
Role: Aminidab Actor: Bennet
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Cast
Role: Bernard Actor: Marten
Role: Marquis Actor: Dyer
Role: Luca Actor: Arthur
Role: Le Noble Actor: R. Smith
Role: La Plume Actor: White
Role: La Tour Actor: Cushing
Role: Le Baron Actor: Holtom
Role: Soldier Actor: Bencraft
Role: Margo Actor: Dunstall
Role: Janno Actor: Shuter
Role: Madame Bernard Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Clariana Actor: Miss Condill
Role: La Jupe Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miss Maukin Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217; Fingalian Dance, as17571013

Entertainment: (BBy Desire,) End of Play: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter; (By Desire,) End of Farce: Cries of London-Shuter