SOURCE: Avery, Emmett L. “The Stage Popularity of The Rehearsal, 1671-1777.” Research Studies 7, no. 4 (December 1939): 201-04.

In this essay, Avery lists performances of Buckingham's most famous play, contending that it was far more popular in the century after its debut than was originally believed.

In his study of The Rehearsal and allied types of drama,¹ Mr. D. F. Smith has given in Appendix D a list of revivals in the eighteenth century of several plays which are discussed in the earlier chapters. Among these is The Rehearsal, Buckingham's play, which is treated at considerable length in Chapter II. In his demonstration of the popularity of The Rehearsal during the hundred years after its first performance, Mr. Smith has listed a total of 171 performances during the period from 1671 to 1777. In spite of the large number of performances there listed, the table represents a considerable understatement of the popularity of...