"Cato," by Addison, 329, 397. Centlivre, Mrs., 124, 243, 369, 385; her "Busy Body," 311; her "Wonder," 330, 331; her "Bold Stroke for a Wife," 351. Champmeslé, La, the French actress, 161. Charke, Charlotte, daughter of Colley Cibber, 424. Charles I. and the stage, 29. Charles II. and Dryden, 228; at the theatre (see chap. xii.). Charleton, actor, 64. Children of the Chapel Royal performing before royalty, 10. Children of the Revels, 23. Church employs the stage in early times, 7. Cibber, Colley, quoted: on Kynaston, 72; on Nokes, 75; on Betterton, 132, 133; on Underhill, 139; on Anthony Leigh, 144; on Mrs. Barry, 153, 154; on Mrs. Mountfort, 163; on the wearing of vizard-masks, 265; on theatrical dissensions, 307; on the success of the United Companies, 317; on the critics, 319; on Estcourt, 325. Cibber, Colley, 302, 319; as the Chaplain in "The Orphan," praised by Goodman, 103; and Betterton, 130; as Sir Gentle's Servant, 163; as Sigismond, 163; and his wig, 266; his comedies, 280; his "Careless Husband" an attempt at greater decency, 292; Wilks and Dogget, 318; his famous play "The Nonjuror," 345, 346-349; his "Refusal," 366; as Achoreus, 378; his share of "The Provoked Husband," 386; in the law courts, 387; his "Love in a Riddle," 421; hissed as Scipio, 423. Cibber, Mrs., the elder, 178, 180. Cibber, Theophilus, his first appearance, 366; as Pistol, 366, 420; his first wife, 379. Clerical actors, 10; auditors, 268. Clive, Kitty, 420. Clun, 64; superior to Mohun as Iago, 70; as Subtle, 70; his tragic death, 70. Cockburn, Mrs., dramatist, 241. Cockpit, the, in Drury Lane, 57, 59. Coleman, Mrs. Edward, early actress, 67. Collier, Jeremy, his "Short View" converts Bowen, 174; attacks the indecency of the stage, 225. Collier, W., M.P., patentee of Drury Lane, 312, 315, 316. Company of Players, Richard III. first English prince to employ them, 9. Condell, 26. Congreve, 223, 225, 226, 233, 273; and Mrs. Bracegirdle, 168; and Voltaire, 214; his sarcasm on Cibber, 294; his death, 421. Cooke, G. F., 401. Corey, John, 277. Corey, Mrs., 64, 82; mimics Lady Harvey, 259. Corye, John, dramatist, 207. Covent Garden Theatre, different buildings, 62. Cowley, Abraham, dramatist, 216. Cowley Street, Westminster, 420. Cox, Richard, 52. Crauford, David, dramatist, 212. Cromwell, Lady Mary, 250. Cromwell's buffooneries, 55. Cross Keys, Gracechurch Street, 31. Crowne, John, dramatist, 219, 222; his death, 233. Curtain Road, 33. ---- Theatre, the, 33. Davenant, 57, 221, 232; his company, 61, 65; his improvements of Shakspeare's plays, 2, 19. Davenport, Mrs., 65; as Roxalana, 68, 91; entrapped by a mock marriage by the Earl of Oxford, 92.