i. 197;

his "Mourning Bride," i. 199; his "Way of the World," i. 200; his opinion of "Love's Last Shift," i. 220; and Vanbrugh manage the Queen's Theatre, i. 320, i. 325; gives up his share in the Queen's Theatre, i. 326; and Mrs. Bracegirdle, ii. 304.

Cooper, Lord Chancellor, ii. 149, ii. 174.

Coquelin, Constant, his controversy with Henry Irving regarding Diderot's "Paradoxe sur le Comédien," i. 103, _note_ 1.

Corelli, Arcangelo, ii. 247.

Cory (actor), ii. 169, _note_ 2.

Court, theatrical performances at, see Royal Theatricals; interference of the, in the management of the stage, i. 89.

Covent Garden, Drury Lane theatre sometimes described as the theatre in, i. 88, _note_ 1.

Covent Garden Theatre, i. 92, _note_ 1.

Coventry, the old Leet Book of, i. xl.

Craggs, Mr. Secretary, ii. 96, _note_ 1, ii. 165, ii. 333; chastises Captain Montague for insulting Miss Santlow, i. 77.

Craufurd, David, his account of the disorders in Betterton's company, i. 315, _note_ 2.

Crawley, keeper of a puppet-show, ii. 301.

Creation, the, dramatized in the "Ludus Coventriæ," i. xxxviii.

Cromwell, Lady Mary, i. 267, _note_ 1.

Cross, Mrs., i. 334, _note_ 1.

---- Richard, prompter of Drury Lane, i. 181, _note_ 2.

Crowne, John, his masque of "Calisto," ii. 209.

Cumberland, Richard, his description of Mrs. Cibber's speaking, i. 110, _note_ 1.

Cunningham, Lieut.-Col. F., doubts if Ben Jonson was an unsuccessful actor, i. 85, _note_ 1.

Curll, Edmund, his "History of the Stage," i. 96, _note_ 4, i. 174, _note_ 2, ii. 357; his "Life of Mrs. Oldfield," i. 305, _note_ 2; his memoirs of Wilks, i. 5, _note_ 1.

Curtain Theatre, the, mentioned by Stow as recently erected, i. xlviii.

Cuzzoni, Francesca, her rivalry with Faustina, ii. 89.

"Cynthia's Revels," played by the Children of her Majesty's Chapel, i. xxxvi.

"Daily Courant," quoted, ii. 175, _note_ 1.

Daly, Augustin, his Company of Comedians, ii. 289.

Dancers and singers introduced by Davenant, i. 94.

Davenant, Alexander, ii. 32, _note_ 1; his share in the Patent, i. 181, _note_ 1.

---- Dr. Charles, ii. 324.

---- Sir William, i. 181, _note_ 1, i. 197, _note_ 3, ii. 179, _note_ 1, ii. 334; first introduces scenery, i. xxxii.; copy of his patent, i. liii.; Memoir of, i. 87, _note_ 1; Poet Laureate, i. 87, _note_ 1; receives a patent from Charles I., i. 87, _note_ 1; from Charles II., i. 87; his company worse than Killigrew's, i. 93; he introduces spectacle and opera to attract audiences, i. 94; unites with Killigrew's, i. 96; his "Macbeth," ii. 229, _note_ 1.

Davies, Thomas, his "Dramatic Miscellanies," i. 3, _note_ 2, i. 41, _note_ 1, i. 58, _note_ 1, i. 71, _note_ 1, i. 74, _note_ 1, i. 90, _note_ 1, i. 101, _note_ 1, i. 153, _note_ 1, i. 166, _note_ 1, i. 179, _note_ 1, i. 181, _note_ 2, i. 192, _note_ 1, i. 214, _note_ 2, i. 222, _note_ 1, i. 224, _note_ 2, i. 241, _note_ 1, i. 273, _note_ 1, i. 274, _note_ 1, i. 302, _note_ 2, i. 330, _note_ 1, ii. 36, _note_ 1, ii. 211, _note_ 1, ii. 216, _note_ 1, ii. 226, _note_ 1, ii. 230, _note_ 1, ii. 233, _note_ 3, ii. 240, _note_ 1, ii. 263, _note_ 1, ii. 268, _note_ 1, ii. 325, _note_ 1, ii. 335. _note_ 1, ii. 351, ii. 352, ii. 354, ii. 355, _note_ 1. ii. 358, ii. 361, ii. 363, ii. 369; his "Life of Garrick," i. lv., _note_ 1, i. 283, _note_ 2, ii. 259.

Davis, Mary (Moll), i. 91, _note_ 1.

Denmark, Prince of, his support of William of Orange, i. 67, i. 70.

Dennis, John, i. 41, _note_ 2, ii. 361; abuses Cibber for his loyalty, i. 66, _note_ 1; accuses Cibber of stealing his "Love's Last Shift," i. 215; his attacks on Steele and Cibber, ii. 168, _note_ 1, ii. 176, _note_ 1; attacks Wilks, ii. 226, _note_ 2; abuses one of the actors of his "Comic Gallant," ii. 252, _note_ 1.

"Deserving Favourite, The," i. xxv.

Devonshire, Duke of, ii. 305; his quarrel with James II., i. 72; Cibber presents a petition to, i. 73.

Diderot, Denis, his "Paradoxe sur le Comédien," i. 103, _note_ 1.

Dillworth, W. H., his "Life of Pope," ii. 278, _note_ 1.

Dixon, a member of Rhodes's company, i. 163, _note_ 1.

Dobson, Austin, his "Fielding" quoted, i. 286, _note_ 1, i. 287, _note_ 3, i. 288, _note_ 1.

Dodington, Bubb, mentioned by Bellchambers, i. 14, _note_ 1.

Dodsley, Robert, purchased the copyright of Cibber's "Apology," i. 3, _note_ 2.

Dogget, Thomas, i. 157, ii. 110, ii. 227, ii. 314, ii. 361; his excellence in Fondlewife, i. 206; Cibber plays Fondlewife in imitation of, i. 208; his intractability in Betterton's Company, i. 229; deserts Betterton at Lincoln's Inn Fields, and comes to Drury Lane,