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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Dorimant-Ross; Sir Fopling Flutter-Woodward; Medley-Havard; Young Bellair-Palmer; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Cibber; Emelia-Mrs Cowper; Belinda-Mrs Davies; Shoemaker-Burton; Handy-Jefferson; Smirk-Simson; Orangewoman-Mrs Bradshaw; Old Bellair-Phillips; Lady Townly-Mrs Bennet; Lady Woodvil-Mrs James; Pert-Mrs Cross; Busy-Miss Minors; Harriet-Miss Haughton; In Act IV a Masquerade Dance proper to the play-Devisse, Gerrard, Christian, Morris, Shawford.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Flutter Actor: Woodward
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Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This is the third in the series of Court performances in L. C. 5@145, p. 120: Sir Fopling Flutter. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 350, and 11 Feb. 1679@80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Benefit for Philips and Burton. Tickets deliver'd out by Peacop, Berrisford, and others will be taken. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Greedy-Yates, 1st time; Welborn-Palmer, 1st time; Allworth-Holland, 1st time; Lovell-Havard; Sir Giles-Burton; Marall-Philips; Furnace-Blakes; Order-Mozeen; Tapwell-Ackman; Welldo-Clough; Amble-Vaughan; Watchman-Perry; Margaret-Mrs Davies; Froth-Mrs Cross; Lady Allworth-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Giles Actor: Burton
Role: Marall Actor: Philips
Related Works
Related Work: A New Way to Pay Old Debts Author(s): Philip Massinger

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom-Miss Simson; King-Philips; Grizzle-Clough; Noodle-Austin; Doodle-Scrase; Bailiffs-Perry, Ackman; Queen-Mrs Bennet; Huncamunca-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Philips

Dance: III: New Grand Dance, as17590509; V: Hornpipe-Walker

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The date of performance is uncertain. The play was entered in the Stationers' Register, 15 Feb. 1663@4, and its publication noted in The Newes, 3 March 1663@4. Katherine Philips, writing from Cardigan, Wales to Lady Temple in London, 24 Jan. 1663@4: I beleive er'e this you have seen the new Pompey either acted or written & then will repent your partiallity to ye other, but I wonder much what preparations for it could prejudice Will Davenant when I heare they acted in English habits, & yt so aprope yt Caesar was sent in with his feather & Muff, till he was hiss'd off ye Stage & for ye Scenes I see not where they could place any yt are very extra-ordinary, but if this play hath not diverted ye Cittizens wives enough Sr W: D: will make amends, for they say Harry ye 8th & some later ones are little better then Puppett-plays. I understand ye confederate-translators are now upon Heraclius, & I am contented yt Sr Tho. Clarges (who hath done that last yeare) should adorn their triumph in it, as I have done in Pompey (Harvard Theatre Collection)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pompey The Great

Performance Comment: Edition of 1664: wo actors' names. Prologue At the House-; Epilogue at the House-; Epilogue to the King at Saint James's-; Epilogue To the Dutchess at Saint James's-; [One Epilogue was written by Sir Edward Deering.] [At the end: After which a grand Masque [is Danc'd before Caesar and Cleopatra[, made (as well as the other Dances and the Tunes to them) by Mr John Ogilby-.
Related Works
Related Work: Pompey the Great Author(s): Sir Charles Sedley
Event Comment: The United Company. This play was in rehearsal before the death of Charles II-see 6 Feb. 1684@5-and was staged shortly after the playhouse reopened. Luttrell's date of acquisition of the separately-printed Prologue and Epilogue is 9 May 1685 (in possession of Pickering and Chatto, Ltd., 1938), and the play may have been first given on that date or during the week preceding Saturday 9 May 1685. For Cibber's account of Mountfort as Sir Courtly, see Cibber, Apology, ed. Lowe, I, 129. The separately-printed Prologue and Epilogue are reprinted in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 228-30. A separately-printed Three New Songs in Sir Courtley Nice (1685) contains three songs, with the music by Samuel Ackroyde and an unknown composer. In addition, two songs, As I grazed unaware and O be kind my dear be kind, both composed by R. King, are in The Theater of Music, Second Book, 1685. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 40-41): The first new Comedy after King James came to the Crown, was Sir Courtly Nice, wrote by Mr Crown:...The Comedy being justly Acted, and the Characters in't new, Crown'd it with a general Applause: Sir Courtly was so nicely Perform'd, that not any succeeding, but Mr Cyber has Equall'd him. Note, Mr Griffin so Excell'd in Surly, Sir Edward Belfond, The Plain Dealer, none succeeding in the 2 former have Equall'd him, except his Predecessor Mr Hart in the latter. The Lover's Session; In Imitation of Sir John Suckling's Session of Poets (in Poems on Affairs of State, II [1703], 162): @Montrath was in Foppery conceiv'd another@Of Whitehall true Breed, Sir Nices Twin Brother:@None could tell, so alike all their Follies did seem,@Whether he acted Mumford, or Mumford him.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Edition of 1685: Prologue-; Epilogue-; Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 40): Sir Courtly-Mountfort; Hothead-Underhill; Testimony-Gillo; Lord Beaugard-Kynaston; Surly-Griffin; Sir NicholasCallico-Anthony Leigh; Leonora-Mrs Barry.
Event Comment: The United Company. The date of the first performance is not known, and the play is one of a large group commonly assigned to September-December 1690. As the Prologue implies an autumn production, it has been placed at late September, although the premiere may have been October. It was advertised in the London Gazette, 18-22 Dec. 1690, and entered in the Term Catalogues, Feb. 1690@1. The music was composed by Henry Purcell. See Purcell, Works, Purcell Society, XXI (Dramatic Music, III, 1917), xii-xiv. Dedication: So visibly promoting my Interest on those days chiefly (the Third and the Sixth) when I had the tenderest relation to the welfare of my Play [i.e. Southerne had two benefits]. Langbaine (English Dramatick Poets, 1691, Appendix): This Play was acted with extraordinary Applause, the Part of Sir Anthony Love being most Masterly play'd by Mr Montfort: and certainly, who ever reads it, will find it fraught with true Wit and Humour. Gentleman's Journal, January 1691@2: [The Wives' Excuse, newly performed] was written by Mr Southern, who made that call'd Sir Anthony Love, which you and all the Town have lik'd so well

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Mainpiece Title: Sir Anthony Love; Or, The Rambling Lady

Performance Comment: Edition of 1691: Sir Anthony Love-Mrs Mountford; Valentine-Mountford; Ilford-Williams; Sir Gentle Golding-Bowen; An Abbe-Antho. Leigh; Count Canaile-Hodgson; Count Verole-Sandford; Palmer-Powel Jr; Waitwell-Bright; Traffique-Kirkham; Cortaut-Mich. Lee; Servant to Sir Gentle-Cibber; Servant to Ilford-Tho. Kent; Floriante-Mrs Butler; Charlote-Mrs Bracegirdle; Volante-Mrs Knight; Prologue-Mrs Bracegirdle; Epilogue-Mrs Butler.
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The date of the first performance is not known. As Evelyn saw it on 27 April, it seems likely that it was first performed before Easter (April 10). It was not licensed for printing until 8 July 1664. Preface to edition of 1664: I Cou'd not have wish'd my self more fortunate than I have been in the success of this Poem:...The Acting of it has lost me no Reputation. Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, p. 25: @Sir Nich'las, Sir Fred'rick, Widow and Dufoy, Were not by any so well done, Mafoy.@ The clean and well performance of this Comedy, got the Company more Reputation and profit than any preceding Comedy; the Company taking in a months time at it #1000

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Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: Edition of 1664: The Prologue-; The Epilogue-the Widow, Wheadle; No actors' names. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, pp. 24-25): Lord Beauford-Betterton; Colonel Bruce-Smith; Lovis-Norris; Sir NicholasCully-Nokes; Palmer-Underhill; Wheadle-Saunford; Graciana-Mrs Betterton; Aurelia-Mrs Davies; Widow-Mrs Long; Sir Frederick Frollick-Harris; Dufoy-Price.
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time, i.e. as an alteration of Richard Savage's play; T 5, by William Woodfall. Prologue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Epilogue by Richard Cumberland (see text)]: with New Scenes and Dresses. Public Advertiser, 13 Feb. 1777: Sir Thomas Overbury (the Publication of which was unavoidably postponed) will be ready this Morning, at Ten o'Clock (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #212 4s. 6d. (210.7.6; 1.17.0)

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Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Wroughton. Hull, Whitefield, Thompson, Mrs Jackson, Miss Leeson, Mrs Hartley. [Cast from text (Francis Newbery, 1777): Sir ThomasOverbury-Lewis; Earl of Somerset-Wroughton; Earl of Northampton-Hull; Sir Gervas Elvis-Whitfield; Officer-Thompson; Servant-Stevens; Countess of Somerset-Mrs Jackson; Cleora-Miss Leeson; Isabella-Mrs Hartley; Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Mrs Hartley. [These were spoken. as here assigned, at the first 9 performances only (see17770503).]These were spoken. as here assigned, at the first 9 performances only (see17770503).]
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasOverbury Actor: Lewis
Role: Sir Gervas Elvis Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Booth
Role: Philip Actor: Wilson

Dance: As17761015

Event Comment: The King's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but its listing in the Term Catalogues, November 1681, suggests late October as a likely latest date for its premiere. If Mithridates was acted in mid-October at the opening of Drury Lane, Sir Barnaby Whigg may well be the first new play offered by the King's Company in the autumn. A Song in Act I, Blow Boreas Blow, with music apparently by Henry Purcell, is in A Third Collection of New Songs...Words by Mr D'Urfey, 1685, and in Dramatic Works of Henry Purcell, Purcell Society, III (1917), xiv-xv

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Mainpiece Title: Sir Barnaby Whigg; Or, No Wit Like A Womans

Performance Comment: Edition of 1681: Prologue-; Wilding-Clark; Townly-Goodman; Sir Wal. Wiseacre-Jermaine; Capt. Porpuss-Griffin; Sir Barn. Whigg-Powell; Benedick-Perin; Swift-Cosh; Gratiana-Mrs Corbet; Livia-Mrs Cook; Millicent-Mrs Moyle; Winifred-Mrs Percival; Epilogue-a New Actress.
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: Beaufort-Bowman; Brace-Verbruggen; Lovis-Booth; Sir Frederick-Wilks; Dufoy-Bowen; Sir Nicholas-Norris; Wheadle-Keen; Palmer-Bullock; Widow-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Sir Frederick Actor: Wilks
Role: Sir Nicholas Actor: Norris
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Courtal-Wilks; Freeman-Mills; Sir Oliver-Norris; Sir Joslin-F. Leigh; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Hunt; Ariana-Mrs Porter; Gatty-Mrs Santlow; Sentry-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Norris
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: F. Leigh
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: Mrs Santlow

Event Comment: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Courtal-Wilks; Freeman-Mills; Sir Oliver-Norris; Sir Joslin-Shepard; Ariana-Mrs Porter; Gatty-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Norris
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Shepard
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock, Miss Smith

Event Comment: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Courtal-Wilks; Freeman-Mills; Sir Olvier-Norris; Sir Joslin-Shepard; Ariana-Mrs Younger; Gatty-Mrs Booth; Parly-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Sir Olvier Actor: Norris
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Shepard
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: As17201003

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge. Afterpiece: A Pastoral Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Musick. Receipts: money #54 7s. 6d.; tickets #100 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Courtal-Ryan; Gatty-Mrs Younger; Sir Oliver-Hippisley; Sir Joslin-Bullock Sr; Freeman-Walker; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Parker; Ariana-Mrs Bullock; Sentry-Mrs Egleton; Rakehell-Spiller.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Bullock Sr
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Fickle Fair One

Dance: RRunning Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Legar; French Sailor and his Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle; end afterpiece: Grand Dance-Dupre, Mrs Wall, Salle, Mrs Bullock, Lally, Mrs Anderson

Event Comment: Not Acted these Sixteen Years. For the Entertainment of his Excellency Sid Mahomet Ben Ali Abogly, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco. Written by Sir William D'Avenant, and very carefully revis'd with Alterations. Receipts: #31 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wits

Performance Comment: Elder Palantine-Ogden; Young Palatine-Milward; Sir Morglay Thwack-Morgan; Sir Tyrant Thrift-Norris; Pert-W. Bullock; Meager-Houghton; Snore-H. Bullock; Engin-Chapman; Lady Ample-Mrs Vincent; Lucy-Mrs Grace; Mrs Snore-Mrs Cook; Mrs Queasy-Mrs Martin; Ginnet-Miss Fenton.
Cast
Role: Sir Morglay Thwack Actor: Morgan
Role: Sir Tyrant Thrift Actor: Norris
Related Works
Related Work: The Wits Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Anderson; Scottish Dance-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Burney, Mrs Anderson

Event Comment: Not Acted these Seven Years. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Courtal-Ryan; Gatty-Mrs Younger; Freeman-Walker; Ariana-Mrs Bullock; Sir Oliver-Hippisley; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Hallam; Sir Joslin-Morgan; Sentry-Mrs Stevens; Rakehell-Chapman .
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Morgan
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: By Maker and Mlle Salle

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of Tomo Chachi. . . Tenauki . . . Prince Toonahowi. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Courtal-Ryan; Gatty-Miss Bincks; Freeman-Walker; Ariana-Mrs Bullock; Sir Oliver-Hippisley; Lady Cockwood-Mrs Hallam; Sir Joslin-Morgan; Sentry-Mrs Stevens; Rakehell-Chapman .
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Morgan
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Event Comment: [Advertised as performed but once, but see 18 Jan. Sheridan in Preface to Edition of 1775 (2nd) refers to withdrawing the piece to remove those imperfections in the first representation which were too obvious to escape reprehension, and too numerous to admit of hasty correction." He blames his inexperience and want of judgment in theatrical effects, the extreme length of the play act by act, and haste in writing. From the Westminster Magazine Feb., which outlined the plot in five columns: The present state of the Rivals is widely different from that in which we found it on the first night's representation. Sir Lucius O'Trigger being re-touched, has now the appearance of a character; and his assigning Beverley's reflection on his country as the grounds for his desire to quarrel with him, is a reasonable pretence, and wipes off the former stigma undeservedly thrown on the sister Kingdom. An alteration of a principal incident gave a very favorable turn to the fable and the whole piece: that where young Acres now delivers his challenge to his friend Absolute, begging him to carry it to his Rival Beverly, not knowing the two characters composed but one man; its being at first given to Sir Lucius, the person who indited it, was highly inconsistent...we should be induced from many evident traits of literary genius to pronounce the Rivals a good comedy."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: (With Alterations.) As17750117, but Sir Lucius-Clinch instead of Lee.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End Epilogue: The Frolick, as17741214

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: As17061205, but Sir Joslin-Bullock; Ariana-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Bullock
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Norris
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Mills. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17380321 but Sir Fopling-_; Busy-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: II: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; IV: Ballet-Haughton, Mrs Walter; IV: Punch-Master Ferg; V: La Pieraite-Livier, Miss Thompson

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17390203, but Sir Fopling-Cibber Sr; Lady Woodvill-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber Sr
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: Muilment

Event Comment: As 27 Nov. 1738. Mainpiece: by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17390206, but Sir Fopling-Cibber Jr; Old Bellair-Turbutt; Lady Woodvill-Mrs Cross; Orangewoman-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber Jr
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: Muilment

Event Comment: This play is in Herbert, Dramatic Records p. 118: Cornelia a New Play, sir W. Bartleys. The date in Herbert is 1 June, a Sunday in 1662, with another play in the same group falling on Sunday. Nevertheless, the verse comment (see below) written, apparently, before the summer of 1662 points toward 2 June 1662 rather than 1 June 1663. Edward Browne also lists it as one of the plays he attended. The play was not printed. BM Add. Mss. 34217, in Hotson, Commonwealth and Restoration Stage, p. 246: @For Cornelia they all doe say@There was abundance of witt in the play@Indeed t'had soe much t' was the worse for 't@For t' was to witty for the vulgar sort@And they who'd have poetts their Benefactors@Say witt without mony's naught for the Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cornelia

Performance Comment: . [By Sir William Bartley?] .
Related Works
Related Work: Cornelia Author(s): Sir William Berkeley
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. Davenant's alterations were apparently not published. Pepys, Diary: To a play...at the Duke's house, where Tu Quoque was the first time acted, with some alterations of Sir W. Davenant's; but the play is a very silly play, methinks; for I, and others that sat by me, Mr Povy and Mr Progers, were weary of it; but it will please the citizens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tu Quoque; Or, The City Gallant

Performance Comment: [Altered from John Cooke by Sir William Davenant.]
Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): Sir William Davenant