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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, Harlequin Mercury Author(s): Richard Jones

Song: A Chacon a Boire by Leveridge and Laguerre, proper to the Play

Event Comment: By Desire. Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Performance Comment: Volpone-Mills; Corbaccio-Johnson; Mosca-A. Hallam; Voltore-Milward; Corvino-Berry; Sir Politick-Griffin; Bonario-Oates; Peregrine-Winstone; Lady Woudbe-Mrs Charke; Caelia-Mrs Butler; Avocatori-Boman, Shepard, Harrington, Ridout .
Cast
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Griffin

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: I: Let Polichinelles by Janno and F. Tench. II: Clown by Nivelon. III: Whim by F. Tench and Miss Mann. IV: Scaramouch by Janno. V: Mock Minuet, as17331027

Event Comment: By Desire. Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-W. Mills; Face-Mills; Abel-Cibber; Sir Epicure-Harper; Ananias-Johnson; Tribulation-Griffin; Surly-Oates; Lovewit-Shepard; Kastril-Miller; Dapper-Master Arne; Doll Common-Mrs Charke; Dame Pliant-Mrs Grace; Neighbours-Winstone, Tench, Harrington, Tenoe, Wright, Ridout .
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Harper

Music: Select Pieces composed by Corelli, Vivaldi, Geminiani, Handel

Dance: I: Le Watteau by Miss Robinson alone. II: La Follette s'cest ravisee by Nivelon and Miss Mann. III: La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. IV: Mock Minuet, as17331027 V: Les Bergeries, as17331108

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Hippisley
Role: Ford Actor: Ryan
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Templer

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: As17331215

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Egmont, Diary, I, 472: I went... to see the famous moving tragedy, called George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-a Gentleman who never appeared on any stage before; Hob's Father-Harper; Sir Thomas-Shepard; Friendly-Berry; Hob's Mother-Mrs Pritchard; Flora-Miss Oates; Jenny-Mrs Shireburn .
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Shepard
Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Dance:

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson. Egmont, Diary, I, 474: I went ... to see the Fox represented, a noted play of Benj. Johnson's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox [volpone]

Performance Comment: As17331219 but Sir Politick omitted .
Cast
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Festival

Cast
Role: Les Plaisirs Actor: Essex, Miss Robinson
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Performance Comment: As17331227, but Sir Politick-Griffin .
Cast
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Shepard
Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Dance: La Bagatell by Essex and Miss La Tour. Whim by F. Tench and Miss Man. Les Bergeries, as17331228

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lady Betty-Mrs Giffard; Sir Charles-Giffard; Lady Easy-Mrs Thurmond; Morelove-W. Giffard; Foppington-Wetherilt; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Haughton; Edging-Mrs Hamilton .
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Coquette by Mrs Bullock. Friendly Lasses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham. Two Pierrots by Vallois and J. Delagarde

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: The Nassau by Glover, Miss Rogers, Pelling, Miss Norsa, Le Sac, Mrs Ogden, De la Garde, Miss Baston. Pigmalion, as17340114

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Hippisley
Related Works
Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Dance: Scottish Dance, as17341004 Pigmalion, as17340114

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cornish Squire

Afterpiece Title: The Intrigu1ng Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Music: With the new Overture composed for the Puppet-Shew in The Author's Farce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: Barnaby-Hippisley; Sir Peter-Hall; Lovemore-Walker; Cunningham-Hale; Merryman-Chapman; Clodpole-Morgan; Jeffery-James; Lady Laycock-Mrs Lacy; Lady Pride-Mrs Cook; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Bullock; Philadelphia-Miss Norsa; Prudence-Mrs Stevens; Damaris-Miss Binks .
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Actor: Hall

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: As17340121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17331022, but Scandal-W. Giffard; Sir Sampson-Penkethman; Trapland-Pearce; Foresight-Lyon .
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Penkethman

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Jenkins

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. English Peasant by D'Vallois. Scotch Dance by Mrs Bullock. Friendly losses by Miss Wherrit and Miss Sandham

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard
Role: Sir John Actor: Ridout

Music: Second Musick: the 8th Concerto of Corelli, commonly called The Natalia. Third Musick: Overture of Alexander, composed by Handel. III: The Cuckoo, composed by Vivaldi

Dance: II: Les Amants Constants, as17340123 In V: Grand Dance in Momus, as17331231

Song: I: Lusingue pui care by Miss Arne. IV: Sentir si Dire by Miss Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law; Or, The Doctor The Disease

Performance Comment: Parts by Johnson, Cibber, Miller, Harper, Griffin, W. Mills, Milward, Shepard, Oates, Winstone, Mrs Heron, Mrs Butler, Mrs Pritchard, Miss Robinson; but edition of 1734 lists: Sir Credulous Hippish-Griffin; Heartwell-Mills Sr; Beaumont-W. Mills; Dr Mummy-Johnson; Dr Diascordium-Miller; Looby Headpiece-Cibber; Galleypot-Harper; Cranny-Sheppard; Joseph-H. Tench; Poet-Oates; Constable-Hallam Sr; Lady Hippish-Mrs Butler; Belina-Mrs Pritchatd; Agnes-Mrs Robinson; Primrose-Mrs Heron. Prologue spoken by Mills Sr Epilogue spoken by Cibber, Griffin, Mrs Heron .
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. [The first appearance of the Haymarket actors at DL.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Performance Comment: Primrose-Mrs Sharp; Sir Credulous-Griffin; Headpiece-Cibber; Mummy-Johnson; Lady Hyppish-Mrs Butler; Beaumont-W. Mills; Cranny-Shepard; Heartly-Milward; Diascordium-Miller; Gallipot-Harper; Poet-Oates; Belina-Mrs Pritchard; Agnes-Miss Robinson. Prologue spoken by Mills Sr Epilogue by Cibber and Mrs Heron .
Cast
Role: Sir Credulous Actor: Griffin

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, Janno, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett. Polish Dance (new) by Essex, Miss Robinson, S. Lally, Davenport, Holt, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of several Foreign Ministers. At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Nell-Mrs Clive; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace .
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: Polish Dance, as17340312 Grand Dance in Momus: Les Plaisirs-Essex, Miss Robinson; Swains-Boval, S. Lally, Davenport; Nymphs-Miss Latour, Mrs Walter, Mrs Davenport; Sailor-Nivelon; Lively Lass-Miss Mann

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote In England

Performance Comment: By the Persons who rehearsed it in DL before the Union of the Companies, but edition of 1734 lists: Don Quixote-Roberts; Sancho-Mullart; Sir Thos Loveland-Machen; Squire Badger-Macklin; Fairlove-Warwell; Mayor-Turbutt; Voter-Machen; Guzzle-Jones; John-Hewson; Brief-Topham; Dr Drench-Hal lam; Mr Sneak-Hickes; Dorothea-Miss Atherton; Jezebel-Mrs Hide; Mrs Guzzle-Mrs Martin; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Egerton; Miss Sneak-Miss Jones .
Cast
Role: Sir Thos Loveland Actor: Machen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: As17340406 but Sir William-Morgan .
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Morgan
Role: Sir Edward Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hallam. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Quin

Dance: Scottish Dance, as17341004 Shepherd and Shepherdess by Maker and Mlle Salle. Tbe Nassau, as17340117 Pigmalion, as17340114

Song: A Cbacon a Boire by Leveridge and Laguerre, proper to the Play

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cooper. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [For a puff, see Mrs Cooper's letter in Grub St. Journal, 25 April.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Mechlin; Morelove-Hewitt; Sir Charles-Bridgwater; Lady Betty-Mrs Horton; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Grace; Edging-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Easy-attempted by Mrs Cooper .
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Bridgwater

Music: IV: Preamble on the Kettle-Drums by Poitier, Together with Handel's Water Musick

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Arne and Young Master Arne. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: a new Masque. Alter'd from the Serenata made on the Joyous Occasion of the Royal Nuptials: With Additions. [See Love and Glory, DL, 21 March, by Phillips and Arne.] Tickets for Tench at othello taken this night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Mills; Sir Charles-W. Mills; Lady Betty-Mrs Heron; Lady Easy-Mrs Butler; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Grace; Edging-Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: Britannia; or, Love and Glory

Music: Select Pieces. IV: By particular Desire, Mons Charle will perform a Solo on the French Horn, the first time of his Appearance on this Stage, and the last of his Performance in Publick during his Stay in England

Performance Comment: IV: By particular Desire, Mons Charle will perform a Solo on the French Horn, the first time of his Appearance on this Stage, and the last of his Performance in Publick during his Stay in England .

Dance: I: The Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. II: English Maggot by S. Lally and Mrs Walter. III: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun

Event Comment: Benefit Shepheard, Treasurer. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17330921, but Sir Francis-Penkethman; Jenny-Miss Wherrit .
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Penkethman
Role: Richard Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Music: II: The Cuckow Concerto by Eversman

Dance: III: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. IV: Scot's Dance by Mrs Bullock

Song: V: A new humorous dialogue, The May Morning's Adventure, by Jenkins and Miss Gerrard; in it The Milk-Pail Dance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: As17340415 but Sir Edward-Lacy; Teresia-Miss Horsington; Trueman-Hale; Cheatly-Aston; Shamwell-Wignell; Hack'em-Hall; Attorney-Harrington; Isabella-Miss Bincks; Lucy-Miss Norsa; Ruth-Mrs Cook; Madam Hack'em-Hallam .
Cast
Role: Sir Edward Actor: Lacy
Role: Sir William Actor: Morgan

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Dance: French Sailor and his Lass by Malter and Mlle Salle

Song: The Black and White Joke by Leveridge and Laguerre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17330927, but Sir Jealous-Morgan; Marplot-Chapman; Isabinda-Mrs Salle, the first time of her appearing on that stage; Scentwell-Miss Horsington; Whisper omitted . Whisper omitted .
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Morgan
Role: Sir George Actor: Ryan
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Performance Comment: Carbine-Miss Binks; Buskin-Aston; Sir Barnaby-Smith; Macahone-Morgan; Truncheon-Lacy; Spangle-Neale; Jeremy-James; Mrs Buskin-Mrs Cantrell; Betty Kimbow-Salway; Fidelia-Miss Norsa. A new Prologue to the Farce attempted by Mrs Cantrell .
Cast
Role: Sir Barnaby Actor: Smith

Dance: II: A Single Dance by Mlle Salle. III: French Peasant by Malter. V: Pigmalion by Malter, Mlle Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Duke, Le Sac, Newhouse, De la Garde. End Afterpiece: Bacchus and Ariadne: Bacchus-Malter; Ariadne-Mlle Salle