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serves against James II. in 1688, i. 61; attends Lady Churchill at table, i. 68; his admiration of her, i. 68; disappointed in his expectation of receiving a commission in the army, i. 71; petitions the Duke of Devonshire for preferment, i. 73; determines to be an actor, i. 73; hangs about Downes the prompter, i. 74, _note_ 1; his account of his own first appearances, i. 180; his first salary, i. 181; description of his personal appearance, i. 182; his first success, i. 183; his marriage, i. 184; plays Kynaston's part in "The Double Dealer," i. 185; remains with Patentees in, 1695, i. 193; writes his first Prologue, i. 195; not allowed to speak it, i. 196; forced to play Fondlewife, i. 206; plays it in imitation of Dogget, i. 208; his slow advancement as an actor, i. 209, i. 215; writes his first play, "Love's Last Shift," i. 212; as Sir Novelty Fashion, i. 213; encouraged and helped by Vanbrugh, i. 215; begins to advance as an actor, i. 218; better in comedy than tragedy, i. 221; tragic parts played by him, i. 222; his Iago abused, i. 222, _note_ 1; description of his Justice Shallow, i. 224, _note_ 2; leaves Drury Lane for Lincoln's Inn Fields, i. 232, _note_ 1; returns to Drury Lane, i. 232, _note_ 1; his "Love in a Riddle" condemned, i. 244-250; accused of having Gay's "Polly" vetoed, i. 247; his Damon and Phillida, i. 249, _note_ 1; consulted by Rich on matters of management, i. 253; his disputes with Wilks, i. 258; his "Woman's Wit" a failure, i. 264; distinguished by Dryden, i. 269; attacked by Jeremy Collier, i. 274; his adaptation of "Richard III.," i. 139; his "Richard III." mutilated by the Master of the Revels, i. 275; attacked by George Chalmers, i. 276, _note_ 1, i. 277, _note_ 1; declines to pay fees to Killigrew, Master of Revels, i. 277; his surprise at Mrs. Oldfield's excellence, i. 307; writes "The Careless Husband" chiefly for Mrs. Oldfield, i. 308; finishes "The Provoked Husband," begun by Vanbrugh, i. 311, _note_ 1; invited to join Swiney at the Haymarket, i. 333; leaves Rich and goes to Swiney, i. 337; his "Lady's Last Stake," ii. 2; his "Double Gallant," ii. 3; his "Marriage à la Mode," ii. 5; declines to act on the same stage as rope-dancers, ii. 7; advises Col. Brett regarding the Patent, ii. 33, ii. 42; his first introduction to him, ii. 33; his account of Brett, 34-42; as Young Reveller in "Greenwich Park," ii. 41; made Deputy-manager by Brett, ii. 56, _note_ 1; advertisement regarding his salary, 1709, ii. 78, _note_ 1; made joint manager with Swiney and others in 1709, ii. 69; and his fellow-managers, Wilks and Dogget, ii. 110, ii. 117, ii. 121, ii. 127; mediates between Wilks and Dogget, ii. 122; his troubles with Wilks, ii. 124; his views and conduct on Booth's claiming to become a manager, ii. 131-133, ii. 140-143; his meetings with Dogget after their law-suit, ii. 150; his "Nonjuror," i. 177, _note_ 1, ii. 185-190; accused of stealing his "Nonjuror," ii. 186, _note_ 1; makes the Jacobites his enemies, ii. 185-187; reported dead by "Mist's Weekly Journal," ii. 188; his "Provoked Husband" hissed by his Jacobite enemies, ii. 189; his appointment as Poet Laureate in 1730, i. 32, _note_ 1; the reason of his being made Laureate, ii. 190; his "Ximena," ii. 163, _note_ 1; his suspension by the Duke of Newcastle, ii. 193, _note_ 1; his connection with Steele during the dispute about Steele's Patent, ii. 193, _note_ 1; his account of a suit brought by Steele against his partners, ii. 196-208; his pleading in person in the suit brought by Steele, ii. 199-207; his success in pleading, ii. 198, _note_ 1, ii. 207; assisted Steele in his "Conscious Lovers," ii. 206; his playing of Wolsey before George I., ii. 216; admitted into good society, i. 29; elected a member of White's, i. 29, _note_ 1; an epigram on his admission into good society, i. 29, _note_ 1; Patent granted to Cibber, Wilks, and Booth after Steele's death,