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Event Comment: Not Acted there these Five Years. Written by the late Great Poet, Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Marall

Dance: As17031007

Event Comment: Written by the late Great Poet Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secret Love Or The Maiden Queen

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Dance:

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 9 Dec., but not later, Entries by l'Abbe had been added to the dances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Dance: The Famous Mlle delaVal, lately arriv'd in England

Event Comment: Not Acted these six Years. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Evenings Love Or The Mock Astrologer

Song: As17050104

Dance: As17041118

Event Comment: [This play was advertised on 1 May, not later, as "Not Acted these Four Years," but the performance may have been deferred by the apparent closing of the theatres until after May Fair.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Song: As17050516

Dance: Mrs Cross, others

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Music: Vocal music set by Henry Purcell-

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Event Comment: Benefit the boxkeepers. Written by the late Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Song: As17050410

Dance: Cherrier, LaForest, Mrs Cross, Mrs Moss

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lindsey. [In Daily Courant, 17 March, The Committee as a benefit for Miss Santlow had been announced for this day, but later deferred to Tuesday 25.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Cast
Role: the usual parts Actor: Penkethman.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive
Event Comment: Afterpiece: [By John Vanbrugh.] Never Acted before. Mainpiece: With all the Original Scenes, Machines, and Decorations. To which will be added several new ones, particularly the intire front prospect of Blenheim Castlev. And another Piece alluding to the late glorious Successes of her Majesty's Arms, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The British Enchanters

Afterpiece Title: The Cuckold in Conceit

Event Comment: Benefit Johnson. [Advertised in Daily Courant, 4 July, not later, it was apparently performed; see 26 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Feigned Innocence Or Sir Martin Mar All

Event Comment: For the Relief of an Ancient Gentleman, who has been long under Confinement for Debt. Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Martin Marall Or The Feignd Innocence

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. All Sung after the Italian manner. [in Post Boy, 13-15 Nov., a notice states: "Whereas the Names of Mrs Margarita del'Epine and Mrs Tofts, are mention'd in the Bills for the Opera of Camilla, as if they were to perform the parts of Prenesto and Camilla...That the Publick may not be impos'd upon, This is to give Notice, that the same is done without their Consent; and that they do not intend to perform; there being no Articles of Agreement between them and the Managers...who have of late declin'd coming to any with them."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Camilla

Dance: Between the Acts:

Event Comment: Afterpiece [by Richard Estcourt]: Mr Bayes's Practice of an Interlude, call'd, Prunella, done from the Italian. Benefit Estcourt. And at the Request of many of the Nobility (who have taken Tickets) 2 Benches of the Pit will be Rail'd in, for more Conveniency. And to prevent any Disappointment, by coming late, 'tis desire'd that their Servants may be sent by 2 a Clock with the Tickets to keep Places

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: Prunella

Event Comment: As it was Alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; viz. A full Piece of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Dean, Holmes, Feiston; A new Set of Airs for the Arch Lute and Violin Composed on purpose by Tho. Dean-; That celebrated Sonata for a Violin and Flute made by the famous Signor Gasperini, and played by him and Paisable often before her Majesty, and at the Theatre,-two young Gentlemen that never Play'd in Publick; who also perform some new Italian Sonatas of the most Eminent Masters in Europe, Double/stopped Solos of the Famous Archangelo Corelli-two young Gentlemen; Singing to the Lute-Dean; Several Pieces for Trumpets Flutes and Haut/boys-; Also Select Airs out of the Operas of Camilla and Thomyris, with their Symphonies-the best Performers

Performance Comment: A full Piece of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Dean, Holmes, Feiston; A new Set of Airs for the Arch Lute and Violin Composed on purpose by Tho. Dean-; That celebrated Sonata for a Violin and Flute made by the famous Signor Gasperini, and played by him and Paisable often before her Majesty, and at the Theatre,-two young Gentlemen that never Play'd in Publick; who also perform some new Italian Sonatas of the most Eminent Masters in Europe, Double/stopped Solos of the Famous Archangelo Corelli-two young Gentlemen; Singing to the Lute-Dean; Several Pieces for Trumpets Flutes and Haut/boys-; Also Select Airs out of the Operas of Camilla and Thomyris, with their Symphonies-the best Performers.
Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Mountfort

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Event Comment: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Powell
Event Comment: Benefit of a Young Orphan-Child of the late Mr Verbruggen and Mrs Verbruggen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Event Comment: Written by the late famous Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: Written by the late Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Event Comment: Written by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive
Event Comment: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Antonio-Pinkethman; Duke-Thurmond; Don John-Wilks; Don Frederick-Mills; Petruchio-Bowman; Anthony-Bowen; Peter-Cross; 1st Constantia-Mrs Porter; 2d Constantia-Mrs Oldfield; Mother-Mrs Powell; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Powell
Event Comment: Written by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive
Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17090927, but Anthony-_; Peter-_; Mother-_; 1st Constantia-Mrs Oldfield; 2d Constantia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach