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Mainpiece Title: The Committee

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Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End I: The Corn Thrashers, as17770419; End II: a Hornpipe-Master Staples (scholar of Blurton)

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Wapping Landlady-Mr Griffiths; Orange Woman-Mrs Sutton

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Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

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Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor

Dance: As17780409

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Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

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Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, Gavotte-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Entertainment: Monologue In IV: Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody

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Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

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Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders Of Derbyshire

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Mainpiece Title: The Committee

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Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

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Mainpiece Title: The Committee

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Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

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Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

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Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

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Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

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Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

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Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

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Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: As17840918

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day by Dignum

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Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

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Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard
Related Work: The Committee Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

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Related Work: Selima and Azor Author(s): Sir George Collier

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Mainpiece Title: The Committee

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Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

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Role: Sir Anthony Halfwit Actor: Suett

Dance: As17880313

Song: End IV: O Say bonny Lass, as17880506

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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

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Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: several Musical Entertainments composed by Henry Purcell. [Monday 10--Saturday 15: PASSION WEEK]

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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

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Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Aeneas and Dido

Dance: New Scotch dances-

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

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Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: Mlle delaVal, Mrs Elford

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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

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Dance: As17051106

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. And the principal Characters new Dress'd

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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

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Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

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Dance: As17161027

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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

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Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode Or Sir Fopling Flutter

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Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: This performance was recorded by Count Dona of Sweden (Seaton, Literary Relationships, pp. 337-38). Evelyn, Diary: This Evening I saw the Trajedie of Horace (written by the virtuous Mrs Philips) acted before their Majesties: 'twixt each act a Masque & Antique: daunced: The excessive galantry of the Ladies was infinite, Those especially on that...Castlemaine esteemed at 40,000 pounds & more: & far out shining the Queene &c. BM Add. Mss. 36916, folio 62: This night there is a play Acted at court by the Dutchess of Monmouth Countess of Castlemain and others. The Countess is adorned with Jewells to the Value of #200,000 the Crowne Jewells being taken from the Tower for her. There are none but the Nobility admitted to see it. The play is Madam Phillips translation of Corneiles Horace, finished by Sr John Denham

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Mainpiece Title: Horace

Performance Comment: MS cast in the Harvard Library copy of Horace (1667): Tullus-H. Savill; Old Horace-Tho. Howard; Horace-James Hamilton; Curtius-Ed. Griffin; Valerius-Obryan; Sabina-Dutches [of] Monmouth; Camilla-Lady Castlemaine; Julia-Mrs Cornewallis; Flavia-Sir Grenvill Verney; Proclus-Mr Fenton; The Prologue to Horace-Dutches of Monmouth [at court, is in Covent Garden Drollery, 1672, ed. Summers, pp. 62-63.at court, is in Covent Garden Drollery, 1672, ed. Summers, pp. 62-63.
Cast
Role: Old Horace Actor: Tho. Howard
Role: Flavia Actor: Sir Grenvill Verney
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Related Work: Horace Author(s): Katherine Philips
Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Morning Chronicle, 15 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis at his house, Broad-Court. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years [not acted since 2 May 1758]. 2nd piece [1st time in London; INT I: ascribed to John Philip Kemble, 1st acted at York, 27 Mar. 1779]. Receipts: #230 5s. (192.9; tickets: 37.16) (charge: #105)

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Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Lady Cured

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitfield; Finder-Wewitzer; Captain Strutt-Brunsdon; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Mr Wilful-Fearon; Bolus-Booth; Rhubarb-Jones; Supple-W. Bates; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Miss Ambrose; Sylvia-Mrs Lewis; Wishwell-Mrs Wilson; Situp-Mrs Poussin; Lady Sadlife-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Atall Actor: Thompson
Role: Sir Solomon Sadlife Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The School For Scandal Scandalizd

Performance Comment: Larpent MS 470 lists the parts: Sir Sparely Spindle-; Colonel Manly-; Toby-; Miss Diana Delicate-; Miss Spritely-; Sophia-.
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Role: Sir Sparely Spindle Actor:
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Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Miss Farren, "but on account of the sudden indisposition of Miss Farren her part in the play was read by Mrs Ward, who gave it with great effect, and having studied Miss Farren's manner, was a very tolerable substitute" (Diary, 2 May).] Afterpiece [1st time; C 3, by John Philip Kemble]: Taken from [The Country Lasses; or] The Custom of the Manor [by Charles Johnson]. Diary, 6 May 1789: This Day is published The Farm House (1s.). And see 6 May. Receipts: #165 3s. (125.12.0; 34.18.6; 4.12.6)

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Mainpiece Title: False Appearances

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Characters-Wroughton, Suett, Whitfield, Fawcett, Phillimore, Alfred, Aickin, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Jordan. Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1789): Modely-Wroughton; Shacklefigure-Suett; Heartwell-Whitfield; Sir John English-Fawcett; Constables-Phillimore, Alfred; Freehold-Aickin; Flora-Mrs Kemble; Aura-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Fawcett
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Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. It is not certain this is the first performance, but it may well have been. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@139, p. 125. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 346. Pepys, Diary: Sir W. Pen and I to the Duke's house, where a new play. The King and Court there: the house full, and an act begun. And so went to the King's. Downes (p. 28): Sir Martin Marral, The Duke of New-Castle, giving Mr Dryden a bare translation of it, out of a Comedy of the Famous French Poet Monseur Moleire: He adapted the Part purposely for the Mouth of Mr Nokes, and curiously Polishing the whole....All the Parts being very Just and Exactly perform'd, specially Sir Martin and his Man, Mr Smith, and several others since have come very near him, but none Equall'd, nor yet Mr Nokes in Sir Martin: This Comedy was Crown'd with an Excellent Entry. In the Last Act at the Mask, by Mr Priest and Madam Davies; This, and Love in a Tub, got the Company more Money than any preceding Comedy

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Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

Performance Comment: Edition of 1668: No actors' names. Prologue-; Epilogue-; Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 28): Sir Martin Marall-Nokes; Sir John Swallow-Smith; Lord Dartmouth-Young; Old Moody-Underhill; Warner-Harris; Lady Dupe-Mrs Norris; Mrs Millisent-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir Martin Marall Actor: Nokes
Role: Sir John Swallow Actor: Smith
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This date marks the opening of the new theatre in Dorset Garden. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 31): The new Theatre in Dorset-Garden being Finish'd, and our Company after Sir William's Death, being under the Rule and Dominion of his Widow the Lady Davenant, Mr Betterton and Mr Harris, (Mr Charles Davenant her Son Acting for her) they remov'd from Lincolns-Inn-Fields thither. And on the Ninth Day of November 1671, they open'd their new Theatre with Sir Martin Marral, which continu'd Acting 3 Days together, with a full Audience each Day; notwithstanding it had been Acted 30 Days before in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, and above 4 times at court. [This play is also on the L. C. lists at Harvard. See VanLennep, "Plays on the English Stage", p. 18: Sir Martin.

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Mainpiece Title: Feignd Innocence Or Sir Martin Marall

Performance Comment: For a previous cast, see16670815. A Prologue by Sir George Etherege is in A Collection of Poems (1701), p. 293-.