CHA P. IX.

A Small Apology, for writing on. The different

State of the two Companies. Wilks invited

over from Dublin. Eftcourt, from the fame

Stage, the Winter following. Mrs. Oldfield's

firft Admiffion to the Theatre-Royal. Her

Character. The great Theatre in the Hay-

Market built, for Betterton's Company. It

anfwers not their Expectation. Some Obfer-

vations upon it. A Theatrical State Se-

cret,

P. 243,

CHA P. X.

The recruited Actors, in the Hay-Market, en-

courag'd by a Subfcription. Drury-Lane, un

der a particular Management. The Fower of

...a Lord-Chamberlain, over the Theatres, con-

fider'd. How it had been formerly exercis'd.

A Digreffion to Tragick Authors..
p. 273.

CHAP. XI.

Some Chimerical Thoughts of making the Stage

ufeful: Some, to its Reputation. The Pa-

tent unprofitable, to all the Proprietors, but

A fourth Part of it given away to Co-

lonel Brett. A Digreffion to his Memo-

ry. The two Companies of Actors re-united,

one.

by

by bis Intereft, and Management. The first

Direction of Operas only, given to Mr.

Swiney.

CHA P. XII,

P. 292.

A fport View of the Opera, when firft divided

from the Comedy. Plays recover their Cre-

dit. The old Patentee uneafy at their Suc-

cefs. Why, The Occafion of Colonel Brett's

throwing up his Share in the Patent. The

Confequences of it. Anecdotes of Goodman

the Actor. The Rate of favourite Actors, in

bis Time. The Patentees, by endeavouring to

reduce their Price, lofe them all a fecond time.

The principal Comedians return to the Hay-

Market in Shares with Swiney. They alter

that Theatre. The Original and prefent Form

of the Theatre in Drury-Lane, compar'd. Ope-

ras fall off. The Occafion of it. Farther

Obfervations upon them. The Patentee dif

poffefs'd of Drury-Lane Theatre. Mr. Col-

lier, with a new Licence, beads the Remains

of that Company.
P. 316.

CHAP. XIII.

The Patentee, having now no Actors, rebuilds

the new Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. A

Guess at his Reafons for it. More Changes,

in the State of the Stage. The Beginning of

its better Days, under the Triumvirate of

Actors. A Sketch of their governing Cha

racters.

CHA P. XIV.

P. 349.

The Stage, in its bigbeft Profperity. The Ma-

nagers not without Errors. Of what Kind,

2 Cato first acted. What brought it to the

Stage. The Company go to Oxford. Their

Success, and different Auditors there. Booth

made a Sharer. Dogget objects to him. Quits

the Stage upon his Admittance. That not his

true Reafon. What was, Dogget's Theatrical

Character.
P. 367.

CHA P. XV.

Sir Richard Steele fucceeds Collier, in the

Theatre-Royal. Lincoln's-Inn-Fields House

rebuilt. The Patent reftored. Eight Actors

at once defert from the King's Company. Why.

A new Patent obtain'd by Sir Richard Steele,

and affign'd in Shares, to the managing Ac-

tors of Drury-Lane. Of modern Pantomimes.

The Rife of them. Vanity invincible, and

afham'd. The Non-juror acted. The Author,

not forgiven; and rewarded for it. p. 408.

CHAP. XVI.

Pleads bis

Carries it.

Theatrical

The Author Steps out of his Way.

Theatrical Caufe, in Chancery.

Plays acted at Hampton-Court.

Anecdotes in former Reigns. Minifters, and

Managers always cenfured. The Difficulty

of Supplying the Stage, with good Actors,

confider'd. Courtiers, and Comedians governed

by the fame Paffions. Examples of both.

The Author quits the Stage. Why. P. 433.

The Rife and Progress of the English Theatre

from its earliest Beginning, to the Death of

King Charles the First.
P. 489.

A Dialogue on old Plays and old Players. p. 521.

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