Philips, Ambrose, 368; success of his "Distressed Mother," 321; his "Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester," 371. Philips, Mrs., dramatist, 238. "Phoenix," the, 60. Pinkethman, 163; an incorrigible "gagger," 177; as Harlequin, 178; his good fortune, 178; his death, 377. Piran Round, 34. Pix, Mrs., dramatist, 186, 242. Playhouse Yard, 31. Playhouses and Bear Garden presented as a nuisance, 181. Pollard, 49. Pope, Alexander, actor, 401. Pope Alexander, on Betterton, 119; and Ambrose Philips, 323; part author of "Three Hours after Marriage," 342. Pordage, Samuel, dramatist, 208. Porter, Tom, 201. Porter, Mrs., 316; as Hermione, 321; as Lucia in "Cato," 329; as Alicia, 331; as Isabella, 342; as Lady Woodvil, 347; as Volumnia, 359; as Leonora, 365. Powell, George, 305, 315; imprisoned for deserting Betterton's company, 131; his dresser's _contretemps_, 131; as Falstaff, 141; his original parts, 141; as Worthy, 142; Oroonoko taken from him, 172; as Orestes, 172; an author, 186; striking a gentleman, 307; his death, 336; injured by Sandford on the stage, 349. Price, actor, 65. Price, Mrs., her curious marriage, 104. Prices of admission, 140, 306. "Provoked Husband," by Vanbrugh and Cibber, 386. Prynne's "Histrio-Mastix," 42. Queen's Theatre, the, 297. Quin, James, 341, 357, 400; kills Bowen, 174, 175 _note_, 349; his first appearance, 334; as Hotspur, Tamerlane, Morat, Mark Antony, and Scipio, 350; as Sir Walter Raleigh, 357; as Henry IV. of France, 363; his progress, 366; as Macheath, 424. Raftor, Miss (afterwards Mrs. Clive), her first appearance as Dorinda, 420. "Ralph Roister Doister," 10. Ralph, James, 425. Ravenscroft, Edward, dramatist, 219, 222. Rawlins, Tom, dramatist, 208. Reakstraw, actor, killed on the stage, 374. Red Bull, Clerkenwell, 31. Reeves, actor, 64. Reeves, Mrs., actress, 64. "Rehearsal, The," 188. Revet, Ned, dramatist, 207. Rhodes, the prompter, 53, 117; receives a licence from Monk, 57. Rhodes, Richard, the author, 207. Rich, Christopher, 62, 273 _note_; driven from Drury Lane by Collier, 312; his patent restored, 337. Rich, John, 338; opens Lincoln's Inn Fields, 337; as Harlequin, 345; founds the Christmas pantomime, 377. Richard III. first royal patron of stage in England, 9. Richards, actor, 65. Riots, 260. Robinson, Will, actor, 26; killed in action, 48; an accomplished "actress," 68. Rochester, Wilmot, Earl of, 190. Rogers, Mrs., as Amanda, 142; her death, 356; her characters, 357. "Rogues and Vagabonds," 21. Rose Alley, 32. Rose Theatre, 32, 33.