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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Stheno Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis TheobaldGeorge Downing
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: At the Desire of several persons of Quality. Receipts: #77 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Stheno Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis TheobaldGeorge Downing
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: Being positively the last Time of the Company's Acting this Season. Receipts: #113 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Momus Turnd Fabulist

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Stheno Actor: Salway
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis TheobaldGeorge Downing
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Song: TThe White Joke-Mrs Thomasin Man's Cloaths; A new Mad Tom-Bart Platt

Dance: TThe Yellow Joke (new)-Eaton by Ravenscroft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Event Comment: The Noted Yeates, at his Booth adjoining the Sun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseus And Andromeda

Performance Comment: With all the Songs sung by Men and Women.
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis TheobaldGeorge Downing
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseus And Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis TheobaldGeorge Downing
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Dance: HHarlequin's Dance-Sandham, Sandham's Daughter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Song: BBarbarous Cruel Man (the favourite Song)-Stoppelaer; Excell

Dance:

Event Comment: To begin positively at Six o'Clock, the Beginning later the last Season being found very Inconvenient

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Two Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour,

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, alias Little John. At Lee-Harper Great Booth, on the Bowling-Green, Southwark. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Song: TThe Bath Teazer (that celebrated Ballad) by Leveridge-Ray

Dance: End II: The White Joke-Eaton; III: A new Dance-Hind, Eaton, Mrs Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

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Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: Sir Harry Wildair: Being the Sequel of the Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

Song:

Dance: SScaramouch-Pollett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Event Comment: Benefit Charles, the Merry Trumpeter of Oxford. At Mrs Lee's Great Booth on the Bowling-Green. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Dance:

Event Comment: UUniversal Spectator, 31 Oct.: On Tuesday Night between Ten and Eleven o'Clock, the Corpse of Mrs Oldfield was carry'd from the Jerusalem Chamber, and interr'd in Westminster Abbey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

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Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 3 Nov.: We are assured that a Patent for the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, is order'd to pass the Seals in Favour of Mr Wilks, Mr Booth, and Mr Cibber, The Patent for the said Theatre was granted to Mrs Oldfield, deceas'd, upon the Death of the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: Benefit Roger the Pierot, who composed the Entertainment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these Five Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Inconstant: or, The Way to Win Him Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach Opera

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Delorme, Mrs Walter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Phebe