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 ney, as Melpomene, was engraved by V. Green. Her portrait painted by Reynolds in 1772 was No. 586 in the second loan exhibition of 1867. A portrait by R. Dighton was engraved by R. Laurie and published by W. Richardson. In Parkinson's picture, engraved by Laurie, of Garrick led to the Temple of Fame, but looking back to Tragedy and Comedy, Mrs. Yates is believed to represent Tragedy. Another portrait of her as Jane Shore was executed by Parkinson. A portrait of her supposed to be speaking the epilogue to the ‘Earl of Warwick’ is in the National Art Gallery at South Kensington.

[Genest's Account of the English Stage; Smith's Catalogue; Georgian Era; Garrick Correspondence; Notes and Queries, 9th ser. iii. 134; works cited and the authorities specially given under Richard Yates. A rhapsody by F[rances] B[rooke], entitled Authentic Memoirs of Mrs. Yates, appeared in Gent. Mag. 1787, i. 585; Wheatley and Cunningham's London.] 

YATES, RICHARD (1706?–1796), comedian, born about 1706, is first traced at the Haymarket, where, as a member of what Fielding called ‘the great Mogul's company of comedians,’ he was in that author's ‘Pasquin’ the original Lord Place in the rehearsal of the comedy, and Law in that of the tragedy. In 1737–9, at Covent Garden, he was seen as Wart in the ‘Second Part of King Henry IV,’ Mad Welshman in the ‘Pilgrim,’ Sir Joseph Wittol in the ‘Old Bachelor,’ and the page in ‘Don Quixote.’ On 4 Sept. 1739 he appeared at Drury Lane as Jeremy in ‘Love for Love,’ and played Pantaloon in ‘Harlequin Shipwrecked,’ Whisper in ‘Busy Body,’ Quaint in ‘Æsop,’ fourth citizen in ‘Julius Cæsar,’ Squire Freehold in ‘Robin Goodfellow,’ Finder in ‘Double Gallant,’ Pistol in ‘Merry Wives of Windsor’ and ‘Second Part of Henry IV,’ Dapper in ‘Alchemist,’ Sly in ‘Love's Last Shift,’ Rasor in ‘Provoked Wife,’ Gripus in ‘Amphitryon,’ Stuttering Servant in ‘Pilgrim,’ Hellebore in ‘Mock Doctor,’ and other comic parts. At Goodman's Fields he appeared on 18 Oct. 1740 as Antonio in ‘Venice Preserved,’ playing during the season Daniel in ‘Oroonoko,’ Brazen in ‘Recruiting Officer,’ Roderigo, Coupee in ‘Virgin Unmasked,’ Sir Philip Modelove in ‘Bold Stroke for a Wife,’ Ben in ‘Love for Love,’ Truman in ‘George Barnwell,’ Squire Richard in ‘Constant Couple,’ Sir Hugh Evans, Teague in ‘Committee,’ Lory in ‘Relapse,’ Hecate, Autolycus, Scrub in the ‘Beaux' Stratagem,’ Filch in ‘Beggars' Opera’ (in which he danced a hornpipe), Gregory in ‘Mock Doctor,’ Poe in ‘Timon of Athens,’ Clown in ‘All's well that ends well,’ and many other parts. For his benefit and that of Mrs. Yates, his first wife—concerning whom nothing is known except that she had money when he married her, played at this time small parts such as Emilia in the ‘Winter's Tale,’ and was the Duchess of York on Garrick's first appearance on the stage—he ‘attempted’ Lovegold in the ‘Miser,’ ‘after the manner of the late Mr. Griffin.’ In the advertisement he apologises for not waiting on ladies and gentlemen, ‘as he is not acquainted with that part of the town.’

Richard Yates is believed to have been the first Autolycus and Clown in ‘All's well that ends well’ since the Restoration. He was on 9 Nov. 1741 the original Mrs. Jewkes in Dance's adaptation, ‘Pamela,’ and on 30 Nov. the original Dick in Garrick's ‘Lying Valet,’ subsequently taking Sharp in the same piece. Among other parts taken in this second season at Goodman's Fields were Don Lewis in ‘Love makes a Man,’ Old Mirabel in ‘Inconstant,’ Petulant in ‘Way of the World,’ and Major Rakish in the ‘Schoolboy.’ On 18 Sept. 1742 he reappeared at Drury Lane, where he remained until 1767. A list of the comic characters he played during this time would fill columns. The most noteworthy include Kastril in the ‘Alchemist,’ in which he was unequalled; Setter in ‘Old Bachelor,’ Old Woman in ‘Rule a Wife and have a Wife,’ Marplot, Schoolboy, Numps in ‘Tender Husband,’ Foigard in ‘Beaux' Stratagem,’ Sir Polydorus Hogstye in ‘Æsop,’ Soto in Fletcher's ‘Woman Pleased,’ Peachum, Sir Francis Wronghead, Sir Paul Plyant, Gomez, Sparkish in ‘Country Wife,’ Grizzle in ‘Tom Thumb,’ Old Laroon in ‘Debauchees,’ Vellum, Tattle, Sir Toby Tickle in ‘She Gallant,’ Savil in ‘Scornful Lady,’ Clown in ‘Twelfth Night’ and ‘Measure for Measure,’ Crack in ‘Sir Courtly Nice,’ Pinac in ‘Wild Goose Chase,’ Shylock, Puff and Fribble in ‘Miss in her Teens,’ Pistol, Don Manuel, Fluellen, Sir Jasper Fidget in ‘Country Wife,’ Scaramouch in ‘Emperor of the Moon,’ Sir William Belfond in ‘Squire of Alsatia,’ Sir Francis Gripe, Trinculo, Sir Wilful Witwoud, Alphonso in ‘Pilgrim,’ Malvolio, Touchstone in ‘Eastward Ho’ and in ‘As you like it,’ Brainworm in ‘Every Man in his Humour,’ Morose in ‘Silent Woman,’ Scapin, Cadwallader, Shallow, Dogberry, Bobadil, Justice Greedy, Falstaff, Launce, Bottom, and Lord Chalkstone. He was the original Motley in the ‘Astrologer’ on 3 April 1744; Sir Robert Belmont in Moore's ‘Foundling,’ 13 Feb. 1748; Melchior in Moore's ‘Gil