At the Theatre in _Dorset Gardens_, this day being _Friday_ the 30th of _April_ will be presented A _Farce_ call'd, _The Cheats_ of Scapin. And a Comedy of two Acts only, call'd, _The Comical Rivals_, or the School Boy. With several Italian Sonatas by Signior _Gasperini_ and others. And the _Devonshire Girl_, being now upon her Return to the City of _Exeter_, will perform three several Dances, particularly her last new Entry in imitation of _Mademoiselle Subligni_, and the _Whip of_ Dunboyne by Mr. Claxton her _Master_, being the last time of their Performance till Winter. And at the desire of several Persons of Quality (hearing that Mr. _Pinkeman_ hath hired the two famous French Girls lately arriv'd from the Emperor's Court) They will perform several Dances on the Rope upon the Stage, being improv'd to that Degree, far exceeding all others in that Art. And their _Father_ presents you with the _Newest Humours of Harlequin_ as performed by him before the Grand Signior at _Constantinople_. Also the Famous Mr. _Evans_ lately arriv'd from _Vienna_, will shew you Wonders of another kind, Vaulting on the Manag'd Horse, being the greatest Master of that Kind in the World. To begin at Five so that all may be done by Nine a Clock.' In the _Daily Courant_ May 13, 1703, there was an attempt to revive it, but it was unsuccessful. 'The Queen's Theatre in _Dorset Garden_ is now fitting up for a new _Opera_; and the great Preparations that are made to forward it and bring it upon the Stage by the beginning of _June_, adds to every body's Expectation, who promise themselves mighty Satisfaction from so well order'd and regular an Undertaking as this is said to be, both in the Beauties of the Scenes, and Varieties of Entertainments in the Musick and Dances.' It opened spasmodically, now and then: on July 9, 1706, with an opera called 'Arsinoe, Queen of Cyprus.' Mrs. Tofts as Arsinoe; a prologue spoken by Cibber, and an epilogue by Estcourt; and on Aug. 1 there was an opera called 'Camilla' played. And we hear the last of it in the autumn of this year.'[414] 'By the _deserted Company_ of Comedians of the Theatre Royal. At the Queen's Theatre in Dorset Gardens, on Thursday next being the 24th of October, will be Acted a Comedy, call'd The RECRUITING OFFICER.[415] In which _they Pray_ there may be _Singing by Mrs. Tofts_ in English and Italian. _And some Dancing._' On the 30th they played 'Master Fido, or the Faithful Shepherd,' 'acted all by women'--a not absolute novelty, but which showed how hard up they were for something new to draw. And there were five more performances that year. [Footnote 414: _Daily Courant_, Oct. 22, 1706.] [Footnote 415: By George Farquhar.]