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Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow Or The Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Wanton Wife-Mrs Oldfield; Lovemore-Wilks; Cunningham-Mills; Sir Peter-Johnson; Barnaby-Norris; Merryman-Penkethman; Clodpole-Miller; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis; Damaris-Mrs Bicknell; Philadelphia-Mrs Younger; Lady Laycock-Mrs Moore.
Cast
Role: Merryman Actor: Penkethman

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Bullock, Miss Teno

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd Or A Plot Discoverd

Performance Comment: Jaffeir-Booth; Belvidera-Mrs Porter; Pierre-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Penkethman.
Event Comment: Not Acted these Twenty Years [i.e., at dl]: Written by late Mr Farquhar. [For an essay on this play, see Pasquin, 22 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Inconstant-Wilks; Old Mirabel-Penkethman; Duretete-Miller; Dugard-Bridgwater; Petit-Th. Cibber; Oriana-Mrs Booth; Bisarre-Mrs Thurmond; Lamorce-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Old Mirabel Actor: Penkethman
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Wycherley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Booth; Plausible-Griffin; Jerry-Penkethman; Vernish-Thurmond; Freeman-Watson; Old Fox-Shepard; Petulant-Miller; Olivia-Mrs Horton; Fidelia-Mrs Younger; Widow-Mrs Moore; Novel-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Jerry Actor: Penkethman

Dance: Thurmond, Topham, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

Event Comment: At the particular Deisre of several Ladies of Quality. As it was alter'd from Shakespear by the late Mr Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Performance Comment: Old Marius-Mills; Young Marius-Booth; Granius-Wm. Mills; Sulpitius-Harper; Comic Parts-Penkethman, Miller, Cross, Ray; Lavinia-Mrs Porter; Nurse-Norris.
Cast
Role: Comic Parts Actor: Penkethman, Miller, Cross, Ray
Event Comment: Benefit Harper. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

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

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Addison

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Performance Comment: Sir George-Huddy; Phantom-Bardin; Tinsel-W. Bullock; Butler-Collet; Coachman-R. Williams; Gardiner-W. Giffard; Vellum-Penkethman; Lady Trueman-Mrs Haughton; Abigail-Mrs Kirk.
Cast
Role: Vellum Actor: Penkethman

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-; Moorish Dance-

Song: As17300101

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Buchanan. Not Acted these Eight Years. Writtan by the late Mr Dryden. Receipts: money #33 15s.; tickets #127 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Sebastian-Walker; Almeyda-Mrs Buchanan; Dorax-Quin; Muley Moluch-Milward; Muley Zeydan-Lacy; Benducar-Ogden; Antonio-Chapman; Alvarez-Hulett; Mufti-Bullock Sr; Johayma-Mrs Egleton; Morayma-Mrs Bullock; Mustapha-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Mustapha Actor: Penkethman.

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Pelling; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; IV: Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; V: The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre

Event Comment: [The opening of Covent Garden Theatre.] Written by the late Mr Congreve. The Cloaths, Scenes, and Decorations entirely New. And, on Account of the great Demand for Places, the Pit and Boxes, by Desire, will be laid together at 5s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. And to prevent the Scenes being crowded, the Stage Half a Guinea. All Persons who want Places are desir'd to send to the Stage Door (the Passage from Bow-street leading to it), where Attendance will be given, and Places kept for the following Nights as usual. Receipts: #115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Witwoud-Chapman; Millamant-Mrs Younger; Sir Wilful-Hippisley; Mirabel-Ryan; Fainall-Quin; Petulant-Neale; Waitwell-Penkethman; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Buchanan; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hallam; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Egleton; Foible-Mrs Stevens.
Cast
Role: Waitwell Actor: Penkethman
Event Comment: Benefit Jenkins and James. At the Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17330120, but Tattle-Jenkins; Jeremy-James; Trapland-Norris; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt; Prue-Mrs Hamilton; Ben-Rosco; A Comic Epilogue-Penkethman on an Ass.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Mynheer Vanfleet, the first time of his appearing on any stage; Friendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Gay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Three Hours After Marriage

Performance Comment: Fossile-Rosco; Plotwell-Salway; Underplot-Penkethman; Possum-Mullart; Nautilus-James; Ptisan-Lyon; Sir Tremendous-Boaman; Players-Stevens, Ridout; Sailor-Yates; Mrs Townly-Mrs Hamilton; Phebe-Miss Bincks; Sarsnet-Mrs Mullart; Prue-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Underplot Actor: Penkethman

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Rosco; Sir Jasper-Penkethman; Leander-Salway; Hellebore-Lyon; Dorcas-Miss Bincks; Charlotte-Miss Brunette.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Penkethman

Dance: Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman, Note, The Subscribers are desir'd not to bring their Tickets this Day, his Friends having promis'd to make this a Jubilee Day to him, and fill the House at the full Price, Mr Penkethman being at a greater Charge than ordinary. For the Entertainment of Madam la Signiora Fount, Signiora, Espagnola, Native d'Barcellone di cale Quallificatta, who will, in a particular Manner, hounour Mr Penkethman...by appearing in her own Country Habit. The Boxes opened to the Pit at 2s. 6d. At five o'clock, by reason of thelength of the Entertainments, and that the Gentry may return to London before 'tis Dark

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess Or The Generous Portuguese

Performance Comment: Taylor-Penkethman; Drunken Higler-Norris; Loom-Leigh; Armusia-Powell; Princess-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Penkethman

Dance: Whimsical Dance between a Miller, his Wife, and a Town Miss-; Chest Dance, after the Italian Manner, between Scaramouch, Punchanello, Coachman, and Cookmaid-; French Peasant and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-a famous Master; Scaramouch-LeSac; Dance by a Flemming in Wooden Shoes-; Dance by a Switzer-; Night Scene of Scaramouch, Harlequin, Cooper, Wife, and others-

Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: As17110109, but With an Epilogue-Mr Penkethman riding on an Ass.
Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17111004, but Antonio-_; Duart-_; Sancho-_; Angelina-_; Louisa-_; Teresa-_; With a new Epilogue-Mr Penkethman riding on an Ass.
Event Comment: At Mr Penkethman's and Mr Miller's Booth, at the Horns-Inn at Pye Corner, entering into Smithfield. A Celebrated Droll, Shewing the Pomp and Grandeur she lived in King Edward the IVth's Time, and the Misery she fell into upon Richard Duke of Gloucester's being made Protector. How she was oblig'd to do Penance in a white Sheet, carrying a lighted Torch bare Foot thro' the City, and then turn'd out to Starve; as also how she wandering met with her Husband, and the Tragick End of them Both. With the comical and diverting Humours of Sir Anthony Noodle, a foolish Courtier, and his Man Weezel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Noodle-Miller; His Man Weezel-Penkethman; King-Williams; Shore-Wilks Jr; Captain Ayres-Oates; Blunderbuss-Shepherd.
Cast
Role: His Man Weezel Actor: Penkethman

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Event Comment: DDaily Journal, 4 June: There is building, and almost finish'd here [in Richmond], a small, but very neat and regular Theatre, a little higher on the Hill than where the late Mr Penkethman's stood. We hear it will be open'd next Week by a Company...from...Lincoln's Inn Fields, and that their first Play will be the Recruiting Officer...and that they design to perform three or four Times a Week during the Summer Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Authors Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Event Comment: For the entire Benefit of Mr Penkethman. Note, The Subscribers Tickets have free Admittance in any part of the House that Day' and during the whole Season. To begin exactly at half an Hour after 5, by reason the Gentlemen and Ladies that come from London may have time to return again the same Night. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s. [The opening, originally advertised for Monday 12, was deferred to this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Penkethman; Antonio-Bullock; Charino-Cross; Sancho-Jubilee Dicky [Norris]; Carlos-Thurmond; Clodio-Thurmond Jr; Governor-Elrington; Duart-Cory; Angelina-Mrs Granger; Louisa-Mrs Sapsford; Elvira-Mrs Kent; Honoria-Mrs Spiller; With a new Prologue-Penkethman.
Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command at the Opening of Mr Penkethman's New Theatre at Richmond. At 6 p.m. [The Prologue was printed in the Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 13 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Chit Chat

Afterpiece Title: The Island Princess the Comedy in the last Act

Performance Comment: Original Parts-Penkethman, Norris; Likewise a Prologue-Penkethman in Company of an Ass, Ground Landlord of the Place, upon a Writ of Ejectment.

Dance: Salle, Mlle Salle; Shepherdess-; Turkey Cock-; Mimic Song of an Old Woman-; The Irish Trot-Mrs Willis

Event Comment: At Penkethman, Miller, and Jubilee Dicky's Booth. Mr Penkethman has enlarged the Boxes, and made them commodious for the Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Injurd General Or The Blind Beggar Of Bednal green With The Comical Humours Of Squire Sousecrown And His Man Gudgeon

Performance Comment: Sousecrown-Miller; Gudgeon-Norris; Sir Robert Westford-Shepard; Young Westford-Wilks Jr; Hazard-Oates; Ardelia-Mrs Knapp; Lady Westford-Mrs Wetherell; Widow-Mrs Ratcliffe; Mountfort-Williams; Undertaker-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Lady Westford Actor: Mrs Wetherell
Role: Undertaker Actor: Penkethman.

Song: Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Willis

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
Event Comment: At the desire of several Perons of Quality will be perform'd that great and celebrated Scene in Julius Caesar at the table between Brutus and Cassius , Written by the Immortal Shakespeare. And altho' Mr Penkethman is at an extraordinary Charge in providing these Entertainments, to oblige his Friends he lets them in at Common Prices [as 7 Aug.]. Note, The Subscribers' Tickets have free Admittance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar one Scene

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly-Powell; Sir Thomas-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Penkethman.

Entertainment: Rope/Dancing after the French, Italian, and Bohemian Manner-; also a Stiff Rope, Vaulting the Slack Rope beyond Imagination-little Girl of 4 Years of Age

Event Comment: [By John Williams] At Mr Penkethman's Theatre. Benefit Author. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richmond Wells Or Good Luck At Last

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but edition of 1723 lists: Randome-Shephard; Loveworth-Char. Williams; Gaylove-Wilks Jr; Cheatly-Oates; Tony Souscrown-Miller; Robin-Harper; Belinda-Mrs Morgan; Mrs Fainal-Mrs Wetherilt; Prologue-W. Wilks; Epilogue-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Mrs Fainal Actor: Mrs Wetherilt
Role: Epilogue Actor: Penkethman.

Song: Drunken Man-Harper

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Yates, to be attempted after the manner of the late Mr Griffin; Frederick-W. Giffard; Clerimont-Blakes; Ramilie-Peterson; James-Dunstall; List-Marr; Upholsterer-Vaughan; Lawyer-Crofts; Harriet-Miss Hippisley; Lappet-Mrs Yates; Mrs Wisely-Mr Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: Miss Medina, Mrs Jones

Dance: HHornpipe-Yates

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Shireburn, Wright, Miss Norris. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17320323 but With a new Epilogue-Miss Norris a Grand-daughter of the late Mr Norris, commonly call'd Jubilee Dicky.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: Essex, Thurmond, Lally, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Booth, Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Robinson; particularly The Masques-; Highland Dance-a Native of that Country , for his Diversion

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Charke. By Authority. Mainpiece: Not acted these Seventeen Years. Wrote by the late Mr Lillo. Afterpiece: Wrote by the late Henry Fielding, Esq. Founded on a true Tragic Event which happened in Penryn, in Cornwall, in the reign of James I

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Original Prologue-Mr Cibber; and the part of Mrs Wilmot-Mrs Charke who originally performed it.
Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Curiosity Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mrs Walker