L. I. F. 1695. *Ben in Love for Love.

1696. *Hob in Country Wake-*Vaunter in She Gallants-* Squire Wouldbe in She Ventures and he Wins Sapless in Lover's Luck.

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D. L. 1697. *Mass Johnny in Woman's Wit*Lory-*Guzman in Triumphs of Virtue-Bull Senior in Plot and no Plot-*Collin in Cinthia and Endimion-*Learchus in Æsop.

1698.

1699. >Seemingly not engaged.

1700.

L. I. F. 1701. *Jew of Venice-*Sir Testy Dolt in Lady's Visiting Day.

1702. *Sancho in Stolen Heiress.

1703. *Taquilet in Love Betrayed-*Sir Abel Single in As you find it.

1703-1704. *Nicodemus Somebody in Stage Coach -Savil in Scornful Lady-Sir Arthur Addell in Sir Solomon-Sir Hugh Evans-*Squire Trelooby in ditto-Barnaby Brittle-Gomez.

D. L. 1704-1705. Sir Nicholas Cully in Comical Revenge--Polonius-Sir Oliver Cockwood in She wou'd if she cou'd.

Hay. 1705-1706. Moneytrap-*Sancho in Mistake.

1706-1707-1707-1708. Not engaged.

D. L. 1708. Engaged to act 6 times.

1708-1709. Not engaged--he acted for Betterton's benefit.

Hay. 1709-1710. Marplot-Tom Thimble in Rehearsal-*Num in Man's Bewitched-Tipkin in Tender Husband-Dapper in Alchemist-Serjeant Eitherside in Edward 3d-1st Gravedigger in Hamlet.

D. L. and Hay. 1710-1711. 1st Witch-*Don Perriera in Marplot-*Postscript in Generous Husband -*Young Scrape in Injured Love.

D. L. 1711-1712. Toby in Madam Fickle-*Sir Tristram Cash in Wife's Relief.

1712-1713. *Major Cadwallader in Humours of the Army.

Dogget probably acted Shallow in Betterton's alteration of Henry 4th. (Davies.)

*Originally.

Mrs. Bradshaw seems to have left the stage at the close of this season-Curll in 1741 says-" She was "taken off the stage, for her exemplary and prudent "conduct, by Martin Folkes Esq. a Gentleman of a "very considerable estate, who married her, and "such has been her behaviour to him, that there is "not a more happy couple"-Gildon speaks highly of her, and says that her maxim was to make herself mistress of the words of her part and leave the rest to nature-she came on the stage as a girl-she spoke the Prologue to Royal Mischief in 1696, and acted one of Hercules' children in the 3d act of Novelty 1697.

Mrs. Bradshaw's characters--selection only.

L. I. F. 1703-1704. Anne Page.

Hay. 1705-1706. *Corinna in Confederacy. 1706-1707. Violante in Sir Courtly Nice-Mrs. Clerimont in Tender Husband-Arabella in London Cuckolds-Anne Bullen in Henry 8th-*Dorinda in

Beaux' Strategem-Angelica in Constant CoupleOphelia-Emilia in Fond Husband-Melissa in Shadwell's Timon-Margaret the Shrew in Sauny the Scot Lady Galliard in City Heiress — Julia in Dutchess of Malfy-Rosalinda in Sophonisba.

1707-1708. *Sylvia in Double Gallant.

D. L. 1708. Angelina in Love makes a Man-1st Constantia Araminta in Old Batchelor-Lady Sharlot in Funeral-Mourning Bride—Selima in Tamerlane-Charlotte Welldon in Oronooko.

1708-1709. Estifania-Desdemona-Ruth in Committee Cordelia-Lady Percy-Angelica in Gamester-Celia in Humorous Lieutenant-Alithea in Country Wife-Hellena in Rover-Cressida.

1709-1710. Rutland-Monimia-Angelica in Love for Love-Betty Frisque in Country Wit-Flippanta -Elfrid in ditto-Abra-Mulé in ditto-Lucina in Valentinian-Leonora in Mistake-Lavinia in Caius Marius-*Arabella Zeal in Fair Quaker-Woman Captain-Imoinda-Portia in Julius Cæsar.

Hay. and D. L. 1710-1711. Elvira in Spanish Fryar-Lady Harriet in Funeral-* Mademoiselle Joneton in Marplot-Portia in Jew of Venice-Isabella in Fatal Marriage.

1711-1712. Madam Fickle in ditto.

1712-1713. Alcmena in Amphitryon-Marcella in Don Quixote.

*Originally.

D. L. 1714-1715.

In consequence of the Queen's death in the Summer, the License was to be renewed-as Collier had made the last penny of the Managing Actors they felt themselves under no obligations to him; and as they knew they must pay the £700 a year he had levied on them, to some person, they wished to pay it to Steele in preference to any body else, since the stage was under obligations to him for his writings, there being scarcely a Comedian of merit, who had not been recommended to the Public in the Tatler; and the house had been frequently filled by the influence of his pen-they therefore wished him to get the License renewed with his own name inserted in it, instead of Collier's-this Steele easily obtained through the Duke of Marlborough—(Cibber)—on the change of the Ministry Collier became a nonentity.

On Oct. 18 a new License was granted to Steele, Wilks, Cibber, Dogget and Booth.

On Dec. 18 the new theatre in L. I. F. was opened-in consequence of this the Managing Actors represented to Steele, that as he now stood in Collier's place, his pension of £700 per Ann. was liable to the same conditions that Collier had received it upon--which were, that it should be payable only during their being the only company permitted to act, but in case another should be set up against them, that then his pension should be liquidated into an equal share with the other persons concerned in the License-while they were offering to proceed

Steele stopt them short, by assuring them, that as he had come among them by their own invitation, he should always think himself obliged to come into any measures for their ease and service-he also told them that he had reason to think he could get the License (which subsisted only during pleasure) enlarged into a more ample and durable authority-this was a prospect beyond their hopes, and what they had long wished; for tho' they had no reason to complain of the personal severities or behaviour of any one Lord Chamberlain, yet the several officers under him, who had not the hearts of Noblemen, had often treated them with that insolence of office, which narrow minds are apt to be elated with; and a Patent they knew would free them from this abject state of dependence--they therefore desired Steele to lose no time in making his applications-Steele said to them he had reason to think a Patent would be more easily obtained, if they were willing that it should be granted to him only, for his life and 3 years after; he promised that he would then assign it over to them in conjunction with himself—to this they assented; and in a few days Steele told them that his Majesty being apprized that others had a joint power with him in the License, it was expected that they should under their hands signify that his petition for a Patent was preferred by the consent of them all-such an acknowledgment was immediately signed, and the Patent was thereupon passed. (Cibber.)

Steele in 1719-1720, having a dispute with the Lord Chamberlain, published a State of the Case, in which he inserted a copy of his Patent-the Patent