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633 results for: Keyword - his Highness
We found 610 matches on Event Comments, 17 matches on Performance Comments, 9 matches on Performance Title, 5 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

201
08 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales, Lord Malpas, Marquis of Caernarvan present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Wilks.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.

Dance:

202
16 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Wilks
Role: Francisco Actor: Watson
Role: Lovegood Actor: Shepard
Role: Lance Actor: Griffin
Role: Shorthose Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Hairbrain Actor: Oates
Role: Roger Actor: Harper
Role: Lady Hartwell Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Raftor.

Dance: TThe Masques-

203
21 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal [who was present]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor; Or, The Conquest Of Mexico By The Spaniards

Cast
Role: Montezuma Actor: Mills
Role: Odmar Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Guyomar Actor: Watson
Role: Orbellan Actor: Hallam
Role: Cortez Actor: Wilks
Role: Vasquez Actor: W. Mills
Role: Pizarro Actor: R. Wetherilt
Role: High Priest Actor: Corey
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Alibech Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Cydaria Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Dance:

204
21 December 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: #64 15s. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Leon Actor: Quin
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Ryan
Role: Duke Actor: Milward
Role: Cacafogo Actor: Hulett
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Old Woman Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: Salle
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Morpheus Actor: Leveridge
Role: Mystery Actor: Laguerre
Role: Slumber Actor: Salway
Role: Harlequin Actor: Lun
Role: Burgomaster Actor: Nivelon
Role: Boor Servant Actor: Hippisley
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Newhouse
Role: Peasants Actor: Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, DuPre Jr
Role: Women Peasants Actor: Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Rice
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Seedo
Role: Silenus Actor: Leveridge
Role: Bacchus Actor: Salway
Role: Pan Actor: Laguerre
Role: Zephyrus Actor: Salle
Role: Spaniard Actor: Dupre
Role: Polonese Actor: Pelling
Role: Frenchman Actor: Poitier
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Polonese Woman Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: French Woman Actor: Miss LaTour
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Laguerre.

205
28 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal [who was present]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Tamerlane Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Bajazet Actor: Mills
Role: Moneses Actor: Wilks
Role: Axalla Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Prince Actor: Watson
Role: Dervise Actor: Corey
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Music: Select Pieces-

Dance: I: a new Scotch Dance-Miss Robinson; III: English Maggot-

Ballet: V: Ballad D'Amour. Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mrs Booth; Attendants on Adonis-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Houghton; Attendants on Venus-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears

Cast
Role: Adonis Actor: Denoyer
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Attendants on Adonis Actor: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Houghton
Role: Attendants on Venus Actor: Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears.

206
30 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness [who was present]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Role: Dorimant Actor: Wilks
Role: Medley Actor: Mills
Role: Old Bellair Actor: Harper
Role: Young Bellair Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: BBallad d'Amour-Denoyer, Mrs Booth

207
05 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales [who was present]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Manuel Actor: Cibber Jr

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

208
05 January 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke. Benefit a Gentleman's Family in Distress. Receipts: money #71 0s. 6d.; tickets #51 15s. [Duke of Cumberland present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Holliday.
Role: Archer Actor: Ryan
Role: Aimwell Actor: Walker
Role: Sullen Actor: Quin
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Milward
Role: Bonniface Actor: Hulett
Role: Gibbet Actor: Chapman
Role: Foigard Actor: H. Bullock
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Scrub Actor: Hippisley.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Laguerre
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Hippisley
Role: Friendly Actor: Salway
Role: Old Hob Actor: Hall
Role: Roger Actor: Clark
Role: Dick Actor: H. Bullock
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Tambourine-Miss Rogers; French Sailor-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

209
07 January 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [The Dances also by Command of the Prince.] Receipts: #82 9s. 6d. [Prince and two eldest Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Cast
Role: Barnaby Actor: Hippisley
Role: Lovemore Actor: Walker
Role: Cunningham Actor: Milward
Role: Sir Peter Actor: Hall
Role: Merryman Actor: Penkethman
Role: Clodpole Actor: Bullock
Role: Lady Laycock Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Philadelphia Actor: Miss Holiday
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Prudence Actor: Mrs Stevens.

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: Salle
Role: Nymphs Actor: Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Laguerre
Role: Morpheus Actor: Leveridge
Role: Mystery Actor: Laguerre
Role: Slumber Actor: Salway
Role: Harlequin Actor: Lun
Role: Burgomaster Actor: Nivelon
Role: Boor Servant Actor: Hippisley
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Newhouse
Role: Peasants Actor: Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, DuPre Jr
Role: Women Peasants Actor: Mrs Stevens, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Rice
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Seedo
Role: Silenus Actor: Leveridge
Role: Bacchus Actor: Salway
Role: Pan Actor: Laguerre
Role: Zephyrus Actor: Salle
Role: Spaniard Actor: Dupre
Role: Polonese Actor: Pelling
Role: Frenchman Actor: Poitier
Role: Spanish Woman Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Polonese Woman Actor: Mrs Ogden
Role: French Woman Actor: Miss LaTour
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Laguerre.

Dance: In afterpiece: Grand Dance of Momus (from Perseus and Andromeda)-; Hornpipe-Jones in Character of a Sailor; Tambourine-Miss Rogers

210
12 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Modish Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

211
19 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Wilks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

212
26 January 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: RRich's Register: By Command of His Royal Highness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Role: Constantia Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

213
02 February 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince and Princess Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Morelove Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Wilks
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: Denoyer, Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

214
09 March 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. By Command of His Royal Highness. Receipts: money #50 7s.; tickets #119 4s. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Leon Actor: Quin
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Ryan
Role: Duke Actor: Milward
Role: Cacafogo Actor: Hulett
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Old Woman Actor: Hippisley.

Dance: I: Highlander and his Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; II: The Sicilian (new)-Glover, Mrs Pelling; III: Comic Dance-Nivelon; IV: The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

215
13 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Role: Dorimant Actor: Wilks
Role: Medley Actor: Mills
Role: Old Bellair Actor: Harper
Role: Young Bellair Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.

Dance: MMinuet-Denoyer, Mrs Booth

216
16 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Denoyer. By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince, Duke of Cumberland, three eldest Princesses, and Princess Mary present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Wilks
Role: Francisco Actor: Watson
Role: Lovegood Actor: Shepard
Role: Lance Actor: Griffin
Role: Shorthose Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Hairbrain Actor: Oates
Role: Roger Actor: Harper
Role: Lady Hartwell Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: II: Le Chasseur Royal-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others; III: Comic Dance-Denoyer, Mrs Walter; IV: Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Booth; V: Serious Dance-Denoyer

217
27 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Heron. By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Townly Actor: Wilks
Role: Manly Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Cibber
Role: Basset Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Richard Actor: Wetherilt Jr
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth; Scotch Dance-Miss Robinson

218
27 March 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #73 5s. 6d.; tickets #72 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Cast
Role: Alvarez Actor: Milward
Role: Felix Actor: Hall
Role: Carlos Actor: Ryan
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Walker
Role: Metaphrastus Actor: Ogden
Role: Sancho Actor: Hippisley
Role: Lopez Actor: Chapman
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: A new Dance (in the Footing Manner) between a Sailor and a Country Girl by Jones-; the Sailor-Jones, the +Country Lass- Mrs Ogden

219
13 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cibber. By Command of His Royal Highness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber
Role: Morelove Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Wilks
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor.

220
11 October 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Daily Advertiser, 12 Oct.: The same Day [11 Oct., the Anniversary of His Majesty's Coronation] Mr Giffard...gave a handsome Entertainment, with a Concert of Musick, to the Company of Comedians, and a large Bonfire and Liquor to the Populace, when the Healths of their Majesties, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales; the Duke, and the Princesses, were drank, with the sounding of Kettle Drums and Trumpets, and repeated Acclamations of Joy. Daily Post, 13 Oct.: Mr Fielding the Player (who keeps a Booth...during...Bartholomew Fair) gave to the Populace before his own Door in Hart-street, Bloomsbury, a Butt of the strongest Beer that could be got; also a large Bonfire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Hulett
Role: Ford Actor: Giffard
Role: Page Actor: Rosco
Role: Shallow Actor: Norris
Role: Evans Actor: Pearce
Role: Slender Actor: Bullock
Role: Caius Actor: Bardin
Role: Host Actor: Huddy
Role: Simple Actor: Young Woodward
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Dance: DDutch Skipper-D'Valois, Mrs Bullock; Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; Sailor's Dance-Jones

221
14 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Clodio Actor: Cibber
Role: Choleric Actor: Miller
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Charino Actor: Griffin
Role: Antonio Actor: Shepard
Role: Carlos Actor: A. Hallam
Role: Duart Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Manuel Actor: Wm. Mills
Role: Governor Actor: Fielding
Role: Sancho Actor: Oates
Role: Jaquez Actor: Jones
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Revels

Cast
Role: First Farmer Actor: Berry
Role: First Farmer's Wife Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: First Yeoman Actor: Haughton
Role: First Yeoman's Wife Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Second Yeoman Actor: Lally
Role: Second Yeoman's Wife Actor: Miss Mears
Role: Colin Actor: Essex
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Yeomen Actor: Houghton, Lally, Berry
Role: Yeomen's Wives Actor: Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Mrs Mullart
Role: Milkmaids Actor: Miss Williams, Miss Mann, Miss Mears, Mrs Delorme, Miss Atherton
Role: Farmers Actor: Stoppelaer, E. Roberts
Role: Clowns Actor: Jones, Grey
Role: Peasants Actor: Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Miss Mann, Miss Mears, Mrs Delorme
Role: Harlequin Actor: LeBrun.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Cast
Role: Enchanter Actor: Ridout
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Walter
Role: Scaramouch Man and Woman Actor: Lally Jr, Mrs Delorme
Role: French Man and Woman Actor: Tench, Miss Mears
Role: Pierrot Man and Woman Actor: Cox, Miss Mann.

222
05 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal. Benefit Mills. Daily Post, 5 March: Colley Cibber...is so ill of a Cold he is not able to Act. Daily Advertiser, 7 March: On Monday Night last a great Disorder happen'd amongst the Footmen at [dl], occasion'd by one of the Orange Women, who meeting with some Affront, as she was passing from the Theatre to the Coffeehouse, drew out her Penknife, and stabb'd a Chairman and two Gentlemen's Servants therewith, before it could be wrench'd from her, and then took Sanctuary in the Coffee-house; but the same was immediately beset, and the People refusing either to produce the Woman, or acquaint the Footmen who she was, they forc'd themselves into the Room, broke all the Glasses and China

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Foppington Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Morelove Actor: Mills
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Wm. Mills
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Raftor.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Harper
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Mr Wilks Actor: .

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Miss Robinson, Haughton, Mrs Walter

223
12 March 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger. By Command of His Royal Highness. Part of the Stage (for the better Accommodation of the Ladies) will be form'd into Boxes. Receipts: money #79 9s. 6d; tickets #112 16s. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Parly Actor: Miss Horsington.
Role: Clincher Sr Actor: Chapman
Role: Clincher Jr Actor: Neale.

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Rogers; new Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss LaTour, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston; French Peasant-Poitier, Miss LaTour; Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

224
26 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [By Command of His Royal Highness [who was present]. Benefit Denoyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: [The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Raftor.

Dance: [Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Lally Sr, Haughton, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter, Miss Mears, Lally Jr, Tench, Davenport, Miss Mann, Miss Price, Mrs D'Lorme

225
27 March 1733 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 28 March: Their Majesties, together with his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the Princesses were again...to see Deborah...at which was likewise present one of the most numerous Audiences of Nobility and Persons of Distinction that has been ever seen in any Theatre. Egmont, Diary, I, 345: It was very magnificent, near a hundred performers, among whom about twenty-five singers. [See also Lady A. Irwin to Lord Carlisle, in Deutsch, Handel, pp. 309-10.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deborah