Barry Florinda Mrs. Porter: Moretta Mrs. Saunders.

31. Pilgrim. Jaques = Bowen : Mad Priest = Estcourt Mad Welchman - Dogget: Mad Taylor Pinkethman :-rest as April 30, 1707.

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Nov. 4. Hamlet-Wilks: Horatio Mills: Fop= Gravedigger = Johnson: Queen Mrs.

Bowen

Porter: Ophelia = Mrs. Cross.

5. Rule a Wife. Leon is omitted: Copper Captain Wilks: Estifania Mrs. Oldfield: Margarita = Mrs. Barry:-with Stage Coach.

8. Beaux Strategem. Scrub = Pinkethman: Sullen Estcourt: Dorinda Mrs. Porter :-rest as originally.

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9. Amphitryon. Jupiter Wilks: Sosia=Cross: Mercury Estcourt: Gripus Johnson: Amphitryon Mills: Alcmena Mrs. Barry: Phædra=Mrs. Bignall: Bromia-Mrs. Powell.

11. Wit without Money. Lovegood is omitted: Shorthose Pinkethman :-rest as May 25 1707.

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15. She wou'd if she cou'd. Sir Oliver Cockwood =Dogget: Sir Joslin Jolley-Estcourt: Courtall= Wilks: Freeman Mills: Lady Cockwood = Mrs. Barry Gatty Mrs. Cross: Ariana Mrs. Porter: Sentry=Mrs. Saunders.

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18. Rehearsal. Bayes - Estcourt: Johnson = Wilks: Smith-Mills: Gentleman Usher Pinkethman: Physician Cross: 2 Kings of Brentford = Bullock and Bowen: Tom Thimble Dogget: Thunder-Johnson.

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19. Amorous Widow. Barnaby Brittle Dogget: Lovemore Wilks: Cunningham-Mills: Merryman =Pinkethman: Clodpole = Bullock: Sir Peter Pride

Johnson: Wanton Wife Mrs. Oldfield: Lady Laycock Mrs. Powell: Philadelphia Mrs. Porter:

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Damaris Mrs. Bignall: Prudence Mrs. Saunders: Lady Pride=Mrs. Willis.

28. Macbeth. Lady Macbeth Dec. 3. Indian Emperour.

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Mrs. Barry. Montezuma-Bet

terton: Cortez Wilks: Almeria Mrs. Barry.

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8. Old Batchelor. Nykin Dogget:-rest omitted. 12. Never acted, Man's Bewitched, or the Devil to do about her. Faithful Wilks: Sir David Watchum =Johnson: Squire Num = Dogget: Capt. Constant = Mills: Clinch (his servant) Pinkethman: Trusty (steward to Sir Jeffrey Constant)=Estcourt: Roger (Sir Jeffrey's tenant)=Bullock: Manage (servant to Faithful)=Cibber: Lovely Husband: Sir Jeffrey Constant = Boman: Slouch (servant to Num)= Cross: Belinda (supposed daughter to Trusty)= Mrs. Oldfield: Laura Mrs. Cross: Dorothy (maid to Belinda)= Mrs. Saunders: Maria Mrs. Porter: Lucy (maid to Laura) Mrs. Bicknell :-Faithful and Laura are mutually in love-she is a rich heiress and ward to Sir David-he keeps her confined, and means to marry her himself-he seldom goes from home except to the coffeehouse-on his arrival there in the 2d act, Constant and Faithful pretend to fight -Faithful is said to be wounded his friends request Sir David, whose coach is at the door, to lend it to them for a short time-Sir David orders his coachman to carry Faithful home--the coachman carries him to Sir David's house, supposing that his master meant him to do so-Sir David is in a violent passion on finding Faithful in his house--Faithful affects at first to consider himself as at an inn, but after

wards makes an apology for his intrusion-in the 4th act, Faithful and Manage enter in disguiseLaura pretends to be mad-Manage undertakes to cure her, provided Sir David will find some person into whom he may send the Devil when he comes out of Laura--Faithful offers himself-Laura affects to recover her senses-and Faithful acts the madman so furiously, that Sir David is frightened and runs off-the lovers make their escape and are married-in the other part of the plot, Constant is in love with Belinda-Sir Jeffrey and Trusty had equally opposed their union-in the first scene Constant and Clinch enter in mourning-Constant tells Trusty that his father had died suddenly-Trusty now readily consents that Belinda should marry Constant-Belinda, to prevent Trusty from blaming her when he shall discover the cheat, pretends to prefer Num to Constant-Trusty insists that she should marry Constant directly-in the last act, Sir Jeffrey Constant enters-Trusty at first believes him to be a Ghost-Belinda proves to be the daughter of an Irish peer-Sir Jeffrey is reconciled to his son -Lovely marries Maria-this is a very good C., or rather Farce in 5 acts, by Mrs. Centlivre-she has laid the scene at Peterborough-she was born at Holbeach in Lincolnshire, which is at no great distance from Peterborough-the Man's Bewitched was acted but 3 times its progress was stopped by a foolish pique -see Mrs. Centlivre's preface-the Farce of the Ghost is taken nearly verbatim from this play, but the scenes are rather jumbled together, and do not appear to the same advantage as in the original. 17. Macbeth - Betterton.

Jan. 5. Tender Husband. Tipkin = Dogget.

7. Oronooko Wilks: Driver Johnson: Daniel - Pinkethman: Imoinda Mrs. Oldfield :—rest omitted.

11. Silent Woman. Otter - Estcourt.

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12. Funeral. Mad. D'Epingle Mrs. Bignall. 14. Alchemist. Face Wilks: Dapper Dogget.

18. Jovial Crew.

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Oliver Mills.

Dorimant=

19. Wilks' bt. Man of the Mode. Wilks: Sir Fopling Flutter = Cibber: Medley = Mills Old Bellair Pinkethman: Young Bellair= Bullock Junior: Shoemaker Bowen: Mrs. Loveit = Mrs. Oldfield: Belinda Mrs. Rogers: Harriet= Mrs. Cross: Emilia-Mrs. Porter: Pert Mrs. Bignall: with a new Prologue.

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21. Relapse. Young Fashion is omitted: Berinthia Mrs. Oldfield :-rest as before.

Feb. 1. Don Quixote part first. Don Quixote= Bowen Sancho Dogget :-rest omitted.

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4. King Lear. Lear=Betterton: Edgar Wilks: Edmund Mills: Cordelia Mrs. Rogers.

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11. Scornful Lady. Elder Loveless = Wilks: Younger Loveless Mills: Savil Dogget: Morecraft Bullock: Sir Roger Cibber: Poet Bowen : Scornful Lady Mrs. Oldfield: Martha Mrs. Bignall: Abigail Mrs. Willis.

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13. Chances, with Schoolboy. Master Johnny= Cibber: Major Rakish = Pinkethman: Young Rakish =Mills.

18. Never acted there, Country Wake. Hob= Dogget: Woodvill Wilks: Sir Thomas Testy =

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Bullock Lady Testy Mrs. Rogers. Flora Mrs. Oldfield :-rest omitted.

March 4. Never acted there, False Friend. Don Felix is omitted: Isabella Mrs. Porter :--rest as originally at D. L. 1702.

9. Betterton acted Old Batchelor.

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11. Never acted there, Edward the 3d. Lord Mountacute = Wilks: Mortimer Mills: Edward the 3d Bullock Junior: Tarleton Bishop of Hereford and Chancellor Bullock: Serjeant Eitherside =Dogget: Queen Mother Mrs. Barry: Maria= Mrs. Rogers.

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16. Recruiting Officer. Kite Evans from Dublin. 27. Mrs. Porter's bt. Richard 3d = Cibber: King Mrs. Porter: Lady Anne

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Henry Wilks: Queen
Mrs. Rogers.

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April 10. Committee. Teague = Estcourt. 13. At the desire of several persons of qualityfor Betterton's bt-Maid's Tragedy. Melantius= Betterton Amintor Wilks: Calianax = Pinkethman: Evadne Mrs. Barry: Aspatia is omitted. To which will be added three designs, representing the three principal actions of the play, in imitation of so many great pieces of history painting, where all the real persons concerned in those actions will be placed at proper distances, in different postures peculiar to the passion of each character in the first advertisement was added-" This has been often

performed in the theatres abroad, but never yet "attempted on the English stage."

Betterton, being suddenly seized with the gout, submitted by extraordinary applications to have his foot so far relieved, that he might be able to walk on the stage in a slipper, rather than wholly disap