right in the said Patent, that her Majesty would permit them to open the house and act-that he made the required submission to the Attorney and Solicitor General, and obtained leave to employ the actors, who were then in a very low condition-that on the 22d of Nov., which was a day of general rejoicing, he gave them money to drink her Majesty's health-that in the evening, he told them to act as soon as they pleased, showing them the authority of Sir James Stanley-that they accordingly entered the Theatre

that he (Collier) had the consent of a majority of the other renters for what he had done. (Dramatic Censor for 1811.)

All the performers, whom Rich had retained in a state of inaction, came over to the service of Collier, but as the Patentee had taken care to remove every rag of their clothing, they were but poorly equipped for a public review; and consequently at their first opening they were very little able to annoy their rivals at the Hay. (Cibber.)

Thus ended Rich's power over D. L.—he seems in his public capacity of Patentee and Manager to have been a despicable character-without spirit to bring the power of the Lord Chamberlain to a legal testwithout honesty to account to the other proprietors for the receipts of the theatre-without any feeling for his actors-and without the least judgment as to players and plays.

Nov. 23. By her Majesty's License and Authority. Aurenge-zebe. Aurenge-zebe Powell: Emperour= Keene: Nourmahal Mrs. Knight: Indamora= Mrs. Bradshaw :-the theatre opened on this evening under the direction of Aaron Hill. (B. M.)

24. Spanish Fryar. Dominic is omitted: Gomez =Norris: Torrismond = Powell:

Knight: Elvira Mrs. Moore.

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25. Unhappy Favourite. Essex Booth: Southampton Powell: Burleigh = Keen: Queen Elizabeth Mrs. Knight: Rutland Mrs. Bradshaw.

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26. Busy Body. Marplot Pack: Sir Francis Gripe Norris: Sir George Airy = Powell: Sir Jealous Traffick Leigh: Charles Booth: Miranda = Mrs. Moore.

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28. Committee. Teague by one who never appeared on the stage before-(probably Miller)-Obediah Norris: Careless Booth: Blunt = Powell: = Abel Pack: Ruth Mrs. Bradshaw.

30. Not acted 6 years, Orphan. Castalio Booth: Chamont = Keen: Polydore Powell: Monimia = Mrs. Bradshaw.

Dec. 2. Elrington made his first appearance on the stage in the character of Oronooko-see Irish Stage 1732.

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3. Love for Love. Valentine Booth: Foresight Norris: Tattle Pack: Sir Sampson Leigh: Scandal Keen: Angelica = Mrs. Bradshaw: Mrs. Frail Mrs. Knight: Miss Prue Miss Santlow -her first appearance as an actress.

6. Country Wit. Ramble Booth: Sir Mannerly Shallow Pack: Sir Thomas Rash = Norris Merry Powell: Booby Leigh: Porter Spiller: Betty Frisque Mrs. Bradshaw.

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7. Amphitryon. Jupiter Powell: Sosia Pack: Mercury=Leigh: Gripus=Norris: Alcmena = Mrs. Knight.

10. Timon of Athens. Timon Powell: Ape

mantus Keen: Alcibiades Booth: Evandra= Mrs. Knight: Melissa Mrs. Bradshaw.

14. Libertine. Don John = Powell.

15. Recruiting Officer. Plume = Elrington: Rose Miss Santlow.

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17. Never acted there, Confederacy. Pack: Dick Booth: Moneytrap Norris: Gripe = Leigh: Clip Miller: Clarissa= Mrs. Knight: Flippanta Mrs. Bradshaw: Corinna Miss Santlow: Araminta Mrs. Moor.

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22. Julius Cæsar. Brutus Booth: Cassius = Powell.

27. Emperor of the Moon, with a new Italian Night scene. Scaramouch Layfield: Harlequin=

Spiller.

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Jan. 3. Never acted, Elfrid, or the Fair Inconstant. Athelwold Booth: King Edgar Powell: Ordgar (the friend of Athelwold, in love with Ordelia) = Keen: Egbert (in love with Ordelia) = Cory: Elfrid Mrs. Bradshaw: Ordelia (in love with Ordgar) Mrs. Knight :-acted 5 times in the 1st act Ordgar informs Athelwold that the King and Egbert are coming to his house-Athelwold requests Elfrid to seclude herself in her chamber, and to let her sister Ordelia pass for her-she agrees to this, but is secretly displeased, that Athelwold has prevented her from being married to the King-Ordelia requests Egbert not to disclose Athelwold's plan to Edgar-he promises to be silent, but does not keep his word the King on seeing Elfrid falls in love with her-Egbert recommends the King to send

away Athelwold under pretence of business of importance, and then to make an attempt on his wifeAthelwold takes leave of Elfrid-she promises not to see the King, but privately determines to throw herself in his way-Athelwold sets off on his journey, but returns-in the 5th act, the King enters from Elfrid's chamber-in the dark he mistakes Athel-. wold for Egbert, and tells him how happy he had been-Athelwold draws his sword on the KingElfrid enters-Athelwold stabs her-the King kills Athelwold-Athelwold and the King exchange forgiveness-Egbert had been killed by Ordgar-this T. was written by Aaron Hill-on the whole it is not a bad play—but Hill became so dissatisfied with it, that he dramatized the story a second time, and brought it out at D. L. Dec. 10 1731, as Athelwold -in the preface to Athelwold, he calls his first play an unpruned wilderness of fancy, and allows that he had taken too great a liberty with the character of Elfrid he speaks too ill of his first play, and evidently thinks too well of the second-in Elfrid he manages some parts of the story much better than he has done in Athelwold-he has judiciously laid his scene in Athelwold's house, and confined his play to two hours and half.

5. Elfrid-the Epilogue by Miss Santlow-the first she ever spoke.

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undertakes to deliver a letter to Leonora in the disguise of an Exchange Girl-Sir Timothy suspects him, and finds the letter in a bandbox-while he is reading it, Toby makes his escape-Cuttum is carried by four men to Sir Timothy's house as a Statue-Sir Timothy, after surveying the Statue, goes out of the room-Cuttum leaps down from the frame, and stalks towards Leonora-she is frightened, and cries out-Cuttum gets upon the frame again, but in his hurry he puts the wrong leg forward-Sir Timothy discovers the mistake-Cuttum runs off-Leonora makes her escape in the confusion which this occasions-Sir Timothy's servants are carousing in the cellar-Toby makes his appearance in a mask with horns-they take him for the Devil-at the conclusion Sprightly and Leonora enter as married-this Farce in one act is much better calculated for representation than perusal-it was written by Hill, and was published with Elfrid.

12. Never acted there, Anatomist. Sham Doctor (Crispin) Pack :-with Walking Statue. 14. Powell's bt. Edipus. Edipus = Powell: Adrastus Booth: Creon Keen: Ghost Elrington: Jocasta = Mrs. Knight: Eurydice Mrs. Bradshaw.

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16. Cheats of Scapin and Walking Statue.

18. Mrs. Knight's bt. Mourning Bride. Osmyn= Booth: King Powell: Gonzalez Keen: Zara= Mrs. Knight: Almeria Mrs. Bradshaw.

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21. Booth's bt. Othello Cassio Powell: Desdemona

Booth: Iago Keen:

Mrs. Bradshaw.