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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Performance Comment: Wronglove-Wilks; Brilliant-Cibber; Sir Friendly-Mills; Brush-Oats; Surgeon-Roscoe; Porter-Cibber Jr; 1st Bully-Norris; 2d Bully-Wetherilt; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Porter; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Thurmond; Lady Gentle-Mrs Booth; Miss Notable-Mrs Cibber; Mrs Hartshorn-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Sir Friendly Actor: Mills

Dance: Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Flip-Hulett; Mizen-Ray; Worthy-Ryan; Rovewell-Milward; Sir Charles-Walker; Cribbidge-Ogden; Easy-Pitt; Indent-Houghton; Scruple-Hippisley; Arabella-Mrs Bullock; Dorcas Zeal-Mrs Laguerre; Belinda-Mrs Vincent; Jenny-Mrs Egleton; Hiltup-Mrs Martin.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Walker

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Hippisley

Dance: As17301007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce; With The Pleasures Of The Town

Performance Comment: Luckless-Mullart; Whitemore-Havard; Marplay-Raynolds; Sparkish-Stoppelaer; Bookweight-Jones; Scarecrow-Wathen; Harriot-Miss Talbot; Goddess of Nonsense-Mrs Mullart; Tragedio-Ayres; Sir Farsical-Davenport; Opera-Stoppelaer; Orator-Jones; Somebody-Wathen; Nobody-Cross; Mrs Novel-Mrs Nokes; Lady Kingcale-Mrs Clark; Punch-Reynolds; Joan-Hicks; with The Triumphs of the King of Bantam-; With a new Prologue- address'd to the Merchants' 'prentices of Great Britain.
Cast
Role: Sir Farsical Actor: Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Ryan; Southampton-Walker; Burleigh-Quin; Sir Walter-Hulett; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Berriman; Rutland-Mrs Templer; Nottingham-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Hulett

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention; or, Love and Jealousy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sylvia; Or, The Country Burial

Performance Comment: Parts-Walker, Hulett, Laguerre, Hippisley, Hall, Salway, Ray, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Martin; but edition of 1730 lists: Sir John Freeman-Walker; Welford-Hulett; Timothy Stitch-Laguerre; Gaffer Gabble-Hall; Ploughshare-Salway; Jonathan-Hippisley; Sexton-Ray; Silvia-Mrs Cantrel; Dorothy Stitch-Mrs Kilby; Lettice-Mrs Vincent; Goody Busy-Mrs Martin; Goody Gabble-Mrs Rice; Goody Costive-Mrs Forrester; Betty-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sir John Freeman Actor: Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Aura-Mrs Cibber; Sir John-Griffin; Lurcher-Cibber Jr; Modely-Bridgwater; Freehold-Harper; Heartwell-W. Mills; Flora-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Lover's Opera

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Quin; Sir John-Milward; Myrtle-Walker; Cimberton-Hippisley; Sealand-Chapman; Humphrey-Hulet; Daniel-Ray; Tom-Ryan; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cantrel; Isabella-Mrs Berriman; Indiana-Mrs Buchanan; Lucinda-Miss Holiday; Phillis-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Milward

Dance: Salle, Mlle Salle, being the first Time of her Appearing on the Stage since her Arrival from the Opera at Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17301026, but Sir Charles-Haverd; Dorinda-Mrs Thomas; Gypsey-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Haverd
Role: Foigard Actor: R. Williams

Song:

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17301117, but Sir Francis-Morgan; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Morgan; Myrtilla-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Morgan

Song:

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17301119, but Bullock-Morgan; Recruits-Collet, R. Williams; Lucy-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Recruits Actor: Collet, R. Williams
Role: Kite Actor: W. Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Clown; or, The Lucky Mistake

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: Sir Timothy Gripe-Bardin; Lovewell-Stoppeler; Friendly-Mrs Thomas; Clown-Pearce; Leonora-Miss Smith; Margery-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Timothy Gripe Actor: Bardin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Performance Comment: Volpone-Quin; Mosca-Ryan; Corvino-Walker; Corbaccio-Hippisley; Bonario-Milward; Sir Politic-Chapman; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Younger; Caelia-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Sir Politic Actor: Chapman

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Tambourine-Mlle Salle

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: #30 5s. 6d. Daily Journal, 11 Jan.: [On Sunday] Night the Corpse of Mr Boheme...was interr'd at Greenwich. The Pall was supported by Mr Quin, Mr Ryan, and 4 other Comedians

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Related Works
Related Work: Every Body Mistaken Author(s): William Taverner
Related Work: The Wrangling Lovers Author(s): William Lyon

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Hippisley

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: See17300918, but Archer-Lacy; Aimwell-Mullart; Sullen-Furnival; Sir Charles-Ayres; Gibbet-Dove; Foigard-Hallam; Bonniface-Jones; Scrub-Reynolds; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Mullart; Dorinda-Mrs Lacy; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Nokes; Cherry-Miss Price.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Ayres

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife

Performance Comment: As17310106, but Jobson-Morgan; Sir Richard-Huddy; Spirits-Miss Smith, Master Woodward; Lettice-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Actor: Huddy
Role: Cook Actor: W. Williams
Role: Countryman Actor: R. Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding

Related Works
Related Work: Falstaff's Wedding Author(s): William Kenrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Giffard; Southampton-Rosco; Burleigh-W. Giffard; Sir Walter-Barden; Queen-Mrs Haughton; Lady Essex-Mrs Giffard; Nottingham-Mrs Morgan; Edition of 1731 adds: Prologue-Giffard; Epilogue-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Barden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Furnivall; Manly-Mullart; Sir Francis-Jones; Richard-Ayres; Basset-Reynolds; Moody-Hallam; Lady Townly-Mrs Mullart; Lady Grace-Mrs Furnivall; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Lacy; Jenny-Miss Price; Myrtilla-Mrs Mountfort; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17310115, but Sir Charles-Pullen; Gipsey-Mrs Clarke; Foigard-_; Cherry-Mrs Pullen.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Pullen

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Damon And Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Performance Comment: Toby-Jones; Sir Jasper-Furnivall; Clerimont-Wathen; Snuffle-Hallam; Miller-Dove; Dame Hacket-Reynolds; Dorcas-Ayres (cast in Daily Post, 16 March, not 17 March).
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Furnivall

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Rainton, Mrs Walter; III: Last new Dance-Miss Robinson; V: Chacone, Minuet-Mrs Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Walker; Angelica-Mrs Younger; Sir Thomas-Hulett; Dorante-Hippisley; Lovewell-Milward; Marquis-Salway; Hector-Chapman; Cogdie-Aston; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Bullock; Favourite-Mrs Adams; Mrs Security-Mrs Egleton; Mrs Topknot-Mrs Martin; Betsy-Mrs Forrester.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Hulett

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue; or, The Devil in the Wine-Cellar

Song: Ballad@Dialogue in the Characters of a Rake and a Country Milk-Maid-Walker, Mrs Cantrell

Dance: HHighlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier

Event Comment: Benefit Shepard and Corey. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber

Dance: Mrs Booth; Dutchman and his Wife-Roger, Rainton; Gardener and his Wife-Rainton, Mrs Walter; Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett

Song: Signora Meriggi's Favourite Song in Porus-Miss Raftor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: See17310315 but Sir John-Quin; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: 7310315 but Sir John Actor: Quin

Song: SSince Times are so Bad (Henry Purcell)-Leveridge, Salway

Dance: SSaraband-Glover, Miss LaTour; Louvre, Minuet-Glover, Mlle Salle; A new Grand Dance-Glover, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Miss Pelling, Mrs Ogden; in which Preamble on the Kettle@Drums-Poitier

Event Comment: Benefit Fielding and Paget. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Worthy-Mills; Young Fashion-Cibber Jr; Sir Tunbelly-Shepard; Lory-Oates; Coupler-Johnson; Shoemaker-R. Wetherilt; Surgeon-Griffin; Berinthia-Mrs Thurmond; Hoyden-Mrs Mills; Amanda-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Shepard

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: FFrench Gardiner and his Wife-Rainton, Mrs Walter; Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett

Song: As17310427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17310109, but Sir George-Bardin; Miranda-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Bardin
Role: Whisper Actor: R. Williams.
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Collet
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Wedding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Opera

Performance Comment: Feeble-Griffin; Landlord-Harper; Sir Jolly Heartfree-Paget; Squire Tawdry-Oates; Young Heartfree-Berry; 1st Sailor-Wetherilt; Susan-Miss Vaughan; Pert-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Sir Jolly Heartfree Actor: Paget

Song: Original Song set to Musick by Henry Purcell, perform'd in the Character of Kalid-Miss Raftor

Dance: In I: Tambour Dance of Moors-; In IV: A Grand Spanish Entry-; In afterpiece: A new Sailor's Dance-Rainton