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24. Not acted 5 years, Way of the World. Mirabell Smith, 1st time: Fainall Ross, 1st time: Sir Wilful Witwou'd Shuter: Petulant Woodward: Millamant Miss Elliot, 1st time: Lady Wishfort = Mrs. Pitt Mrs. Marwood Mrs. Ward: Mrs. Fain

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29. Funeral. Lord Hardy Ross: Trim Shuter: Campley Dyer Lady Brumpton = Mrs. Ward : Lady Harriet Miss Hallam: Lady Charlot Miss Macklin.

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30. Spanish Fryar. Dominic is omitted: Torrismond Ross: Gomez - Shuter: Lorenzo Smith: Elvira Miss Macklin : Queen

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Dec. 4. Rule a Wife. Duke

Hull: Old Woman = Mrs. Pitt.

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Mrs. Baker.

Clarke: Juan=

7. Cleone Mrs. Bellamy, her 1st appearance for

3 years.

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12. Never acted, Guardian Out-witted.

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Sir Liquorish Trapgold = Shuter: Roger Dyer: Lord Planwell Mattocks: Sir British Blunt Beard: La Finesse Squibb: Slouch Dunstall: Flirtilla = Miss Brent Lady Julia Miss Hallam: Pinup= Miss Miller Maukin Miss Wainwright, her 1st appearance on any stage :-acted 6 times-Lord Planwell, Sir Liquorish, and La Finesse pay their addresses to Flirtilla-La Finesse pretends to be a French Marquis-Sir Liquorish is Guardian to Flirtilla he is supposed to have the power of keeping her out of her fortune till she is of age-Sir British furnishes Lord Planwell with the copy of a clause to the Will made by Flirtilla's father-Roger is dressed up as Capt. Spritely, who had witnessed the clause -Sir Liquorish is outwitted-he consents to Flir

tilla's marriage with Lord Planwell-Sir British marries Lady Julia-this is a poor Opera in 3 acts-it is attributed to Dr. Arne, who says in his preface, that he had dedicated a life of study and labour to the rational amusement of the public.

21. Not acted 3 years, King John. King John = Ross Bastard Smith: Constance Mrs. Bellamy.

Jan. 1. Richard 3d Smith: Richmond Clarke. 7. King Lear. Cordelia Mrs. Bellamy.

10. Bencraft, joint-manager with Beard, died— Stratagem, with Catharine and Petruchio. Petruchio = Woodward: Grumio Shuter, 1st time: Catharine Mrs. Green.

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14. Othello Ross: Iago Smith: Desdemona = Mrs. Bellamy: Emilia Mrs. Ward.

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19. Way of the World. Witwou'd Dyer: Millamant Mrs. Bellamy: Foible = Mrs. Green.

21. Romeo and Juliet. Romeo Ross: Mercutio = Woodward: Juliet Mrs. Bellamy :-with, never acted there, Male Coquette. Daffodil Woodward: Sophia Miss Macklin.

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- Dibdin: Mervin

Baker:

Fanny =

Fairfield Gibson: Patty Miss Brent:

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subject of this piece is drawn from the romance of "Pamela, but almost every circumstance in it-the "miller is a close copy of Goodman Andrews-Ralph "is imagined from the wild son which he is men

"tioned to have had"-this is true to a certain degree-but Bickerstaffe, in writing the parts of Fairfield, Patty, and particularly Ralph, seems to have had his eye on the characters of Franio, Florimel, and Bustopha, in Fletcher's Maid in the Mill.

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Feb. 18. Coriolanus Smith: Menenius Shuter: Tullus Clarke: Volusius Walker: Galesus = Hull: Veturia = Mrs. Bellamy: Volumnia Miss Macklin.

19. Maid of the Mill, 15th time. Patty = Miss Hallam.

March 12. Woodward's bt. Every Man in his Humour, and Citizen.

14. Smith's bt. Comus. Lady Mrs. Bellamy: —with Upholsterer. Termagant Miss Elliot.

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15. Shuter's bt. Way of the World. Waitwell = Dunstall: Foible Mrs. Walker:-with the Lecture on Heads by Shuter.

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19. For bt. of Ross. King Lear.

25. Mrs. Bellamy's bt. Romeo and Juliet, with Miss in her Teens. Fribble Shuter: Flash-WoodMiss Biddy Mrs. Bellamy.

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26. Mrs. Ward's bt. Rival Queens. Statira = Miss Ward, 1st time; Roxana (with an Epilogue) = Mrs. Ward-and, not acted 12 years, Oracle. Oberon Dyer Fairy Mrs. Ward: Cynthia Miss Ward. 30. For bt. of Sparks. Busy Body, and Thomas and Sally.

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April 9. Macklin played Shylock, and Sir Archy, for his daughter's bt.

11. Gibson's bt. All for Love.

All for Love. Antony = Smith,

1st time: Ventidius is omitted: Dolabella Clarke:

Cleopatra Mrs. Bellamy: Octavia Mrs. Ward

12. Clarke's bt. Every Man in his Humour, and Shepherd's Artifice, 2d time.

16. Walker's bt. Not acted 9 years, Cato. Cato= Walker: Juba = Smith: Sempronius = Gentleman, 1st appearance: Marcus Dyer: Marcia = Mrs. Bellamy :-rest omitted.

17. Miss Elliot acted Millamant for her bt.

18. Dunstall's bt. Beggar's Opera, and, not acted 20 years, Rival Queens, or the Death of Alexander the Little. Alexander = Dyer Clytus = Dunstall : Lysimachus = Davis: Roxana Mr. Wignell: Statira = Mr. Shuter.

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23. Miss Wilford's bt. Busy Body. Miranda = Miss Wilford, being her 1st appearance as an Actress -she had appeared as a Dancer-Miss Wilford (afterwards Mrs. Bulkley) was niece to Rich-she was possessed of an elegant figure, and had every advantage of education to render her natural requisites complete. (Jackson.)

24. For bt. of Mrs. Mattocks, late Miss Hallam. Comus, and, Never acted there, Musical Lady. Mask Dyer: Old Mask Shuter: Sophy Mrs. Mattocks.

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26. For bt. of Mrs. and Miss Vincent. Relapse. Miss Hoyden Miss Vincent, 1st time: Berinthia = Mrs. Bellamy.

May 2. Hull's bt. King Lear. Edgar Edgar = Hull:— with, Never acted, Spanish Lady. Worthy Mattocks: Elvira Mrs. Mattocks: Anna Miss Valois, her 1st attempt in a singing part :—(B. M.)- -the English take a Spanish city-Elvira falls in love with Worthy-when Worthy is ordered to return home, she wishes to accompany him-he tells her that

there is a lady in England to whom he is engaged— she devotes herself to a nunnery—this musical trifle is attributed to Hull-the author, in an advertisement, dated Dec. 8 1769, says, "It was written on "receiving the news of a signal conquest gained in "the Spanish West Indies by the English forces in 1762-it was licensed and rehearsed, when some public commotions in the theatrical world pre"vented the intended exhibition-it has now under"gone some few changes, and is to be considered "merely as the old ballad in a dramatic dress."

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24. Jane Shore, and Apprentice-last bill. (Bills

from B. M.)

Luke Sparks acted Glanville in Cleone in Dec., which was perhaps his last performance

He died

at an advanced age Dec. 29 1768. (B. M.)

He acted Young Mirabel at Dublin about 1732 -and Clodio in 1735-he acted Younger Wou'dbe at D. L. May 18 1739, after which he seems to have returned to Ireland for 6 years-for his performance of the King in Hamlet see D. L. April 18 1748-for his Manly (P. H.) see C. G. Jan. 24 1751 -for his Acasto, Sciolto, and Younger Wou'dbe, see C. G. March 26 1753.

The account of Luke Sparks in the Thespian Dictionary is very incorrect-Wilkinson was fond of imitating Sparks in Capulet, (no doubt unfavour