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Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. First piece: A Tragi-Comick Pastoral Farce, of Two Acts, written by the Author of The Beggar's Opera, with the Original Ballads

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Miller; Sir Roger-Griffin; Sir Humphrey-Hallam; Squire Statute-Shepard; Filbert-Johnson; Peter-Norris; Kitty-Mrs Mills; Aunt-Mrs Sherburn; Parish Girl-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Griffin
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Hallam
Role: Filbert Actor: Johnson
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Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: Hob

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Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

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Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Rich

Music: C$Corelli's Eighth Concerto-

Dance: PPieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett; Harlequin-Lally, Mrs Brett

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction, and Eminent Merchants of the City of London

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Kitty-Miss Raftor; Dorcas-Mrs Roberts; Sir Roger-Cibber Jr; Sir Humphrey-Berry; Statute-Shepard; Filbert-Stoppelaer; Peascod-Oates; Nettle-Charke; Steward-Fielding; Constable-Wetherilt; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt; Countrymen, Ghosts, Soldiers-Wright, Excell, Burnet, Gray, Wetherilt, Peploe.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Berry
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Music: TThe Cuckow-Charke, others

Song: Miss Raftor

Event Comment: Benefit Mr Thurmond. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Tickets at Thurmond's House, Haydon Square.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Berinthia-Mrs Thurmond; Loveless-Giffard; Worthy-Delane; Amanda-Mrs Giffard; Foppington-Wetherilt; Young Fashion-Bardin; Coupler-Morgan; Surgeon-Norris; Lory-Penkethman; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt; Sir Tunbelly-Hulett; Hoyden-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Hulett
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Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Ballet: DDifference of Nations. As17330312

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh and C. Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Afterpiece: Intermix'd with Dances and Songs made to Ballad Tunes. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lady Townly-Mrs Heron; Townly-W. Mills; Manly-Mills; Sir Francis-Griffin; Basset-Cibber; Moody-Miller; Lady Grace-Mrs Butler; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Thurmond; Jenny-Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Griffin
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto al' Fresco

Event Comment: Benefit Stone and Freeman. By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Stone; Loveless-Hulstone; Young Fashion-Freeman; Sir Tunbelly-Archer; Berinthia-Miss Bennet; Amanda-Mrs Ferguson; Hoyden-Mrs Hallam .
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Archer
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Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Fatal Extravagance

Song:

Dance:

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Daily Advertiser, 4 Oct.: Yesterday Morning Mr James Todd, who represented the Miller's Man on Friday Night...and fell in one of the flying Machines from the very top of the Stage by the breaking of the Wires, by which accident his Skull was fractur'd, died in a miserable manner. Susan Warwick, who represented the Miller's Wife, lies at the point of Death at the Infirmary at Hyde-Park Corner: The two other Persons who fell in the same Machine are like to recover, [In London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 2 Oct.: All these unhappy People were Servants belonging to the Theatre, and only Representatives in the different Characters of Mr Lun, Mr Nivelon, Mr Salway, and Mrs Moreau.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-A. Hallam; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Delane; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Hoyden-Miss Bincks; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Young Fashion-Walker; Coupler-Hippisley; Surgeon-James; Lory-Chapman; Nurse-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Mullart
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: CClown-Nivelon; Misses Scott; Scot's Dance-Glover, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mrs Delorme

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Hallam; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Delane; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Hoyden-Mrs Vincent; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Young Fashion-Walker; Coupler-Hippisley; Surgeon-James; Lory-Chapman; Nurse-Mrs Mullart; Berinthia-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Mullart
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. Lady Stafford to Lord Wentworth, 4 Jan.: I hear their will be a vast riot to night at the Play, for young Cibber is to act and the Templars are resolved to hiss him off the stage. 6 Jan.: Young Cibber was vastly hiss'd a Thursday, but his old friend Impudence kept him from being either out of countenance or in the least disturb'd at the noise.-Wentworth Papers, p. 541

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: As17381010, but Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Shoemaker-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard
Role: Coupler Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17381016, but Sir Jasper-Shepard; Davy-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Shepard

Dance: V: Moors Dance-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Jenny and Miss Betty Cibber?, Two Infant Daughters of the late Mrs Jane Cibber. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Taken from Moliere, and Intermixed with Songs. At 6:45 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: See17390514, but Foppington (new dressed)-Cibber, being the first time of his appearance on that stage; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Loveless-Hallam; Worthy-Bridgwater; Young Fashion-Walker; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Amanda-Mrs Stevens; Hoyden-Mrs Vincent; Coupler-Arthur; Bull-Littleton; Shoemaker-Clark; Nurse-Mrs Martin; Seringe and Lory-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Marten
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: See17390518, but Doctor-Cibber; Also an Epilogue by Jo. Haines, Comedian of facetious Memory) by particular Desire,-the young Captain in his Regimentals, Riding on an Ass.

Dance: Master Oates, Phillips from dl, Miss Oates, Master Ferg

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the Sir John Vanbrugh. Afterpiece: Being the Sequel to the Dragon of Wantley. [It is difficult to determine whether this is the concluding performance of 1738-39 or the opening one of 1739-40.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: See17390802, but Loveless-Ryan; Young Fashion-A. Hallam; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Coupler-Arthur; Lory-James; Surgeon-Marten; Shoemarker-Bencraft; Nurse-Mrs Mullart; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Foppington-Cibber; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Hoyden-Mrs Vincent; Worthy-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Mullart
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Margery

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh, and Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: See17391103, but Townly-Ryan; Lady Townly-Mrs Horton; Manly-Hale; Lady Grace-Mrs Stevens; Basset-Neale; Richard-James; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Kilby; Jenny-Mrs Vincent; Myrtilla-Mrs Hale; Trusty-Mrs Cross; Sir Francis-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley.
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda: With the Rape of Colombine; or, The Flying Lovers Author(s): John Weaver

Dance: TTambourine-French Girl; Miller and His Wife-French Boy and Girl

Ballet: GGrand Dance in Momus. As17400110

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Oates; Sir Roger-Rosco; Sir Humphrey-Mullart; Statute-Arthur; Thomas-James; Stave-Stoppelaer; Peter Nettle-Hippisley; Corporal-Harrington; Dorcas-Mrs Mullart; Aunt-Mrs James; Joyce-Miss Brunette; Kitty-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Rosco
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Mullart
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Dance: CComic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Tambourine-Little French Girl; Sailor's Dance in Momus-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland Ynger

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Beaumont and Fletcher, by Sir John Vanbrugh and Mr Dryden. Afterpiece: An English Opera, written by the late Mr Addison, and new set to Musick by Mr Arne, reserving two or three Favourite Songs, out of his former Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: Johnson
Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): John FletcherJohn Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: King Henry-Beard; Sir Trusty-Rheinhold; Page-Miss Edwards; Queen-Mrs Arne; Rosamond-Mrs Clive; Grideline-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Sir Trusty Actor: Rheinhold

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; II: L'Allamande-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Event Comment: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Giffard; Worthy-W. Giffard; Sir Tunbelly-Dunstall; Lory-Peterson; Coupler-Julian; Young Fashion-a Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; Bull-Buckeley; Shoemaker-Freeman; Seringe-Dove; Amanda-Mrs Butler; Berinthia-Mrs Giffard; Hoyden-Mrs Dunstall; Nurse-Mrs Bambridge; Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-nobody, as17421124.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Dunstall
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: CComic Ballet-Granier, Carney, Mrs Roland, LaPierre, Pelling, Mrs Saintquinot, Miss Story, Mrs Vallois; Welsh Boufon-two Masters Granier; Comic Dance-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The What D'Ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Neale; Sir Thomas-Green; Sir Roger-Morgan; Dorcas-Mrs Cross; Kitty-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Green
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Morgan
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Song: III: Beard; IV: Gentle Parthenissa-Sullivan; V: Caesar and Urania-Beard, Lowe

Music: II: Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: A Woman's Revenge Author(s): John Marston
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Related Work: The Unhappy Kindness; or, A Fruitless Revenge Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Love Despised Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: Trick Upon Trick Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Collins; Sir Roger-Marten; Sir Humphrey-Bransby; Statue-Redman; Peter Nettle-Cushing; Filbert-Arthur; Steward-Anderson; Constable-Dunstall; Corporal-Paddick; Stave-Stoppelaer; Kitty Carrot-Mrs Vincent; Parish Girl-Miss Hallam.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Bransby
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Collins; Sir Roger-Marten; Sir Humphrey-Wignell; Statute-Redman; Nettle-Cushing; Filbert-Arthur; Steward-Anderson; Stave-Stoppelaer; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall; Parish Girl-Miss Hallam; Kitty-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Wignell
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Performance Comment: Brumpton-Anderson; Hardy-Ridout; Camply-Dyer; Puzzle-Dunstall; Tom-Collins; Cabinet-White; Gravedigger-Wignel; Trusty-Gibson; Sable-Arthur; Trim-Shuter; In which, by desire, will be introduc'd the Cries of London-Shuter; Swagger-Barrington; Tatter-Bencraft; Rag-Bennet; Bumpkin-R. Smith; Kate Matchlock-Stoppelaer; Lady Harriet-Mrs Vincent; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Barrington; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Mademoiselle-Miss Mullart; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Hamilton; Matchlock-Redman.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy-Collins; Sir Roger-Marten; Sir Humphrey-Wignel; Statute-Redman; Peter Nettle-Cushing; Filbert-Arthur; Steward-Anderson; Stave-Stoppelaer; Dorcas-Mrs Dunstall; Parish Girl-Miss Hallam; Kitty Carrot-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Marten
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Wignel
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Filbert-Arthur; Sir Roger-Vandermere; Steward-Bannister; Peter Nettle-Hamilton; Sir Humphrey-Sharpless; Justice Statue-Summers; Corporal-Farrell; Soldier-Strange; Constable-Kearny; Ghost (with a song in character)-DuBellamy; Stave-Pierce; Countrymen-Jacobs, Wheeler, Lings; Embrio-Master Palmer; Timothy Peascod-Sparks; Dorcas-Miss Ogilvie; Aunt-Mrs Reade; Grandmother-Mrs White; Kitty Carrott-Mrs Arthur.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Vandermere
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Sharpless
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Dance: As17690515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Jonas Dock-Weston; Sir Roger-Parsons; Squire Thomas-Moody; Sir Humphrey-Hartry; Justice Statute-Jacobs; Peter Nettle-Massink; Stave-Waldron; Joyce-Mrs Hopkins; Aunt-Mrs Love; Dorcas-Mrs Davies; Kitty Carrot-Miss Pope; The Original Song Twas When the Seas were Roaring[, as Set by Mr Jackson of Exeter, to be sung-Mrs Wrighten; [To conclude with a Country Dance-. [Advertised as not acted in 10 years. Actually not at dl since 21 March 1748.]Advertised as not acted in 10 years. Actually not at dl since 21 March 1748.]
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Hartry
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-aYoung Gentlewoman, 1st appearance; V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The What d'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Woodward; ThomasFilbert-Shuter; Sir Roger-Dunstall; Peter Nettle-Cushing; Sir Humphrey-Fearon; Justice Statute-Thompson; Steward-Booth; Ghosts, Soldiers, Countrymen-the Comedians; Dorcas-Miss Dayes; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Kitty Carrot-Mrs Mattocks; in which will be introduc'd the favourite song Twas when the seas were roaring-.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Dunstall
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Fearon
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay

Dance: End Opera: Rural Merriment, as17741209

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered from [The Relapse, by] Sir John Vanbrugh [1st time; C 5, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Prologue by David Garrick (see edition of 1781)]. The Characters new dressed. Receipts: #229 7s. 6d. (217.13.0; 10.8.0; 1.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Loveless-Smith; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Col. Townly-Brereton; Probe-Parsons; Lory-Baddeley; Young Fashion-Reddish; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Amanda-Mrs Robinson; Berinthia-Mrs Yates; The other parts-Burton, Lamash, Carpenter, Wrighten, Norris, Nash, Everard, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Platt, Mrs Smith; Edition of 1781 (G. Wilkie) specifies: La Varole-Burton; +Jewelle-Lamash; +Shoemaker-Carpenter; +Hosier-Norris; +Taylor-Baker (see17770225); +Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; +Mrs Coupler-Mrs Booth; New +Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsey Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: End III: The Triumph of Love, as17761107:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: A Fete, scene I

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Pride Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The What d'ye Call It

Performance Comment: JonasDock (alias Timothy Peascod)-Lee Lewes; Sir Roger-Booth; Sir Humphrey-Fearon; Justice Statute-Jones; Steward-Thompson; Ghost of Jeffry Cackle-Baker; Mother's Ghost-Gushing; Ghost of a Child unborn-Master Langrish; Ghost of the Mother-Besford; Smut, the Farrier's Ghost (with a song)-Darley; Squire Thomas(alias ThomasFilbert)-Quick; Dorcas-Mrs Morton; Joyce-Miss Langrish; Kitty (alias Kitty Carrots)-Mrs Wilson; Susan (with 'Twas when the seas were roaring)-Mrs Kennedy. Prologue to the Tragedy spoken by Lee Lewes .
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Booth
Role: Sir Humphrey Actor: Fearon
Related Works
Related Work: The What D'Ye Call It Author(s): John Gay
Event Comment: For an account of the play, see John Wilson's The Cheats, ed. Milton C. Nahm (Oxford, 1935). It was licensed on 6 March (p. 124), acted, then forbade on 22 March in an order: Letter to Mr Tho. Killigrew: Signifying the Ks Pleasure that the New Play called the Cheates be no more represented till it be reuiewed by Sir Jo. Denham & Mr Waller. 22 March. 1662-3 (p. 130). Abraham Hill to John Brooke, 28 March 1663: P.S. The new play, called The Cheats, has been attempted on the Stage; but it is so scandalous, that it is forbidden (Familiar Letters of? Abraham Hill, [London, 1717], p. 103. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 16) concerning Lacy: @For his just Acting, all gave him due Praise,@His Part in the Cheats, Jony Thump, Teg and Bayes,@In these Four Excelling, The Court gave him the Bays.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Cheats Author(s): John Wilson
Event Comment: The United Company. Newdigate newsletters, 20 Jan. 1682@3: Yesterday was acted at the Theatre Royall the first of a new play Entituled the City Politiques the novelty of wch drew a Confluence of Spectators under both Qualifications of Whigg and Tory to hear and behold a Ld Mayor Sheriffs & some Aldermen with their wives in yr usuall formalityes buffoond & Reviled a great Lawyer with his young Lady Jeared and Intreagued Dr Oates pfectly represented berogued & beslaved the papist plott Egregiously Rediculed the Irish Testemonyes Contradictiorily disproved & befoold the Whiggs totally vanquished & undon Law & property men oreruld & there wanted nothing of Artifice in behaviour and discourse to render all those obnoxious & dispised in fine such a medly of occurences intervened that twas a question whether more of Loyalty designe or Rhetorique prvailed but there were mighty clappings among the poeple of both partyes in Expressing either their sattisfaction or displeasure (Wilson, Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters, p. 81). The Prologue and Epilogue, separately Printed, have 20 Jan. 1682@3 as Luttrell's date of acquisition (Huntington Library) and are reprinted in Wiley's Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 166-69. John Dennis, To Mr --- In which are some Passages of the Life of Mr John Crown, Author of Sir Courtly Nice, June 23, 1719: About that time he writ The City Politicks, on purpose to Satyrize and expose the Whigs; a Comedy so agreeable, that it deserv'd to be writ in a much better Cause: But after he had writ he met with very great Difficulties in the getting it acted. Bennet Lord Arlington, who was then Lord Chamberlain of the King's Houshold, and who had secretly espous'd the Whigs, who were at that time powerful in Parliament, in order to support himself against the Favour and Power of the Lord Treasurer Danby, who was his declared Enemy, us'd all his Authority to suppress it. One While it was prohibited on the account of its being Dangerous, another while it was laid aside on the pretence of its being Falt and Insipid; till Mr Crown at last was forc'd to have Recourse to the king himself, and to engage him to give his absolute Command to the Lord Chamberlain for the acting of it; which Command the King was Pleas'd to give in his own Person (I, 49-50). Morrice Entry Book, Vol.1 1682@3: Mr Crowne [was cudgled on Wednesday last in St Martin's Lane and] hee that beat him said hee did it at the suite of the Earle of Rochester some time since deceased who greatly abused in the play for his penetency &c. (p. 353. I owe this note to the courtesy of Professor David M. Vieth of the University of Kansas and Professor G. H. Jones of Kansas State University)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

Related Works
Related Work: The City Politiques Author(s): John Crowne