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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; Shallow-Johnson; Caius-Penkethman; Slender-Woodward; Host-Turbutt; Ford-Milward; Page-Winstone; Sir Hugh-Macklin; Mrs Ford-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Page-Mrs Butler; Bardolph-Ray; Nym-Raftor; Pistol-Yates; Rugby-Leigh; Simple-Master Green; Robin-Miss Cole; Fenton-Ridout; Ann Page-Mrs Chetwood; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Caius Actor: Penkethman
Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Dance: II: A new dance-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Grand Ballet-Mlle Chateauneuf

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Mills; Face-Macklin; Ananias-Johnson; Tribulation-Griffin; Sir Epicure-Shepard; Kastril-Woodward; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Yates; Lovewit-Turbutt; Dol Common-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Abel-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Abel Actor: Penkethman.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Penkethman

Dance: III: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright; IV: Les Characters de la Dance-Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: II: By Desire, To Arms, Britons Strike Home-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton; Harlequin a Captive

Performance Comment: Clymene-Mrs Clive; Mercury-Beard; Turk-Pelling; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Morocco Servant-Penkethman; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Harlequin-Woodward; with a Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf, Liviez, Baudouin, Fromont, Carney, Mrs Walter, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Woodward, Mrs Vallois.
Cast
Role: Morocco Servant Actor: Penkethman
Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive Author(s): William Pritchard

Song: II: As17391024

Dance: III: Pierots-Pelling, Liviez; IV: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Match In Newgate

Performance Comment: Vizard-Chapman; Thinkwell-Turbutt; Freeman-Cashell; Bevil-Havard; Mixum-Martin; Tim-Woodward; Solomon-Yates; Padwell-Reed; Fidler-Raftor; Mother Griffin-Penkethman; Celia-Miss Bennet; Miranda-Mrs Chetwood; Corinna-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Mixum-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Mother Griffin Actor: Penkethman

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Cast
Role: Morocco Servant Actor: Penkethman
Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive Author(s): William Pritchard

Song: I: By Desire, As17391024

Dance: II: Scotch Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Wanton@Wife-Mrs Clive; Barnaby-Griffin; Sir Peter-Johnson; Lovemore-Mills; Merriman-Penkethman; Clodpole-Macklin; Cunningham-Havard; Jeffery-Yates; Jeremy-Leigh; Philadelphia-Mrs Mills; Lady Laycock-Mrs Grace; Lady Pride-Mrs Marshall; Damaris-Mrs Pritchard; Prudence-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Merriman Actor: Penkethman

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Related Works
Related Work: The Shepherd's Lottery Author(s): William Boyce

Dance: A new Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Music: Beginning dance: the Overture of Flavius-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: An Hospital for Fools

Performance Comment: Edition of 1739 lists: Aesculapius-Berry; Mercury-Macklin; Father-Penkethman; Daughter-Mrs Clive; Son-Cashell; Rake-Ridout; 1 Husband-Woodburn; 2 Husband-Raftor; Wife-Mrs Marshall; Friend-Green; Beau-Yates; Poet-Woodward; Statesman-Turbut; 1 Man-Gray; 2 Man-Cole; 3 Man-Marshall; Wiseman-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Father Actor: Penkethman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton

Performance Comment: See17391103, but Clymene-Mrs Clive; Phaeton-Green; Mercury-Beard; Priest of Sun-Rheinhold; Jupiter-Woodburn; Neptune-Marshall; Phoebus-Usher; Terra-Mrs Wright; Turk-Pelling; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Morocco Servant-Penkethman; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Harlequin-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Morocco Servant Actor: Penkethman
Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive Author(s): William Pritchard

Dance: II: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; V: Scots Dance-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Giffard; Frederick-Wright; Petruchio-Berry; Duke-Havard; Antonio-Penkethman; Anthony-Woodward; Peter-Yates; Surgeon-Marten; Francisco-Taswell; 1st Constantia-Mrs Giffard; 2d Constantia-Mrs Clive; Landlady-Mrs Grace; Mother-Mrs Marshall; Kinswoman-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Penkethman

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Ballet-Muilment; IV: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Performance Comment: See17391108, but Harlequin-Woodward; Tritons-Leviez, Baudouin, Rector, Carney; Pantaloon-Yates; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Haymakers-Baudouin, Rector, Fromont, Miss Thompson, Miss Bennet, Mrs Vallois; Egg Woman-Hough; Clown-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Penkethman.
Event Comment: At Penkethman's Booth. The Music, Songs, and Dances, are all by the best performers of their kind, whom Mr Penkethman has entertain'd at extraordinary Charge; partly to give a full satisfaction to the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Barcelona; Or, The Soldier's Fortune; With The Taking Of Fort Montjouy; Containing The Pleasant And Comical Exploits Of That Renown'd Hero, Captain Blunderbuss, And His Man Squib

Song: The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

Entertainment: Vaulting-Simpson, that most celebrated Master, the famous Vaulter, who Performs with Mr Penkethman at the Request of the Quality, being lately arriv'd from Italy

Event Comment: Rich's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the Prologue suggests that it was given shortly before Bartholomew and Southwark Fairs (Drolls shortly will amuse ye at the Fair), even though the play was not advertised until mid-October (Post Boy, 15-17 Oct. 1696). One song, Alas! when charming Sylvia's gone, is in the Edition and was also published separately,with the indication that Daniel Purcell set it. In the Edition, a song, Fairest nymph that ever bless'd our Shore, is sung in Act II Betwixt Mr Leveridge a Spaniard, and Mrs Cross an English Lady. Tne composer is not named. A Comparison Between the Two Stages (1702), p. 18: and 'tis a most damnable Farce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Wives

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mr Penkethman [in a Press-master's Habit; Epilogue-Mrs Verbruggen [who probably played the Governor's Wife].who probably played the Governor's Wife].
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mr Penkethman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Epilogue upon the Ass-Will Penkethman.

Dance: Tollet's Ground-Essex, Mrs Lucas; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bignell; Dame Ragondes and her 8 Children-Nevelong, 8 more; The Right Irish Trot-Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Estcourt; Johnson-Wilks; Smith-Mills; Prettyman-Powell; Volscius-Cibber; comical parts-Johnson, Penkethman, Bullock, Norris, Leigh, Fairbank.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Performance Comment: Mackbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; King-Boman; Banquo-Husband; Lenox-Thurmond; Seyton-Bickerstaff; Hecate-Johnson; Witches-Dogget, Penkethman, Bullock; Lady Mackbeth-Mrs Knight; Lady Macduff-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Dogget, Penkethman, Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; King-Keene; Banquo-Powell; Seyton-Elrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Knight; Lady Macduff-Mrs Porter; Hecate-Johnson; Witches-Dogget, Penkethman, Bullock; Lenox-Booth.
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Dogget, Penkethman, Bullock
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: Julius Caesar-Mills; Antony-Wilks; Brutus-Booth; Cassius-Powell; Caska-Keene; Plebeians-Johnson, Penkethman, Bullock, Norris, Cross, Leigh.
Related Works
Related Work: Julius Caesar Author(s): William Shakespeare
Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. Written by Shakespear. N.B. The Tickets delivered out for The Trip to the Jubilee will be taken at this Play. [See Swift's Journal to Stella for the rehearsal of Cato at 10 a.m. on this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Related Works
Related Work: Julius Caesar Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mackbeth

Performance Comment: King-Keene; Mackbeth-Mills; Macduff-Wilks; Lenox-Booth; Banquo-Bickerstaff; Malcolm-Bullock Jr; Seyton-Cory; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Knight; Lady Macduff-Mrs Porter; Witches-Johnson, Penkethman, Norris, Bullock.

Music: The Witches' Musick by Mr Leveridge-Mr Leveridge, Mr Renton, others

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell, others

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Prince of Agra Author(s): William Addington
Related Work: Edward the Black Prince; or, The Battle of Poictiers Author(s): William Shirley
Related Work: Pericles, Prince of Tyre Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth; With The Humours Of sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: King-Mills; Prince of Wales-Wilks; Hotspur-Elrington; Falstaff-Evans; Carriers-Johnson, Penkethman; Francis-Norris; Hotspur's Wife-Mrs Santlow; Hostess-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Carriers Actor: Johnson, Penkethman
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Willis.
Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: See17211219, but Parts-Booth, Cibber, Wilks, Mills, Johnson, Thurmond, Miller, Williams, Penkethman, Norris; Queen Katherine-Mrs Porter.
Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Saraband-Mr Robinson's Daughter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Parts-Wilds, Booth, Cibber, Penkethman, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Porter, Mrs Horton.
Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Parts-Johnson, Penkethman, Norris, Shepard.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Johnson, Penkethman, Norris, Shepard.

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: Oedipus-Ward; Creon-Ogden; Adrastus-Miller; Haemon-Buck; Tiresias-Browme; Phorbas-Merrivale; Diocles-Buchanan; Jocasta-Mrs Haughton; Eurydice-Mrs Plomer; Manto-Miss Edward; Comic Parts-Bullock, Spiller, Penkethman, Willcox.

Dance: Haughton, Mrs Ogden, James, Mrs Haughton; End II: particulary Tollet's Grounds-Mrs Haughton, Mrs Ogden; End IV: French Peasant-; End V: Swedish Dale Karl-Haughton, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: As17290320 but Timothy-Wm. Penkethman Jr.
Cast
Role: Timothy Actor: Wm. Penkethman Jr.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Music: As17290116

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; Ghost-Boheme; King-Quin; Horatio-Milward; Laertes-Walker; Polonius-Hippisley; Fop-Chapman; Gravediggers-Bullock, Penkethman; Queen-Mrs Berriman; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Bullock, Penkethman
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare