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We found 23454 matches on Performance Comments, 6461 matches on Performance Title, 4610 matches on Event Comments, 28 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Cautherly; Thorogood-Hurst; Trueman-Brereton; Uncle-Wright; Blunt-Ackman; Maria-Miss Mansell; Lucy-Mrs Egerton; Milwood-Mrs Hopkins; In Act I, a Song-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Milwood Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: a Song Actor: Mrs Scott.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: As17721030, but Bridemaids-Mrs _Wrighten, Mrs Hunt.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: With proper Scenes, Dresses and Other Decorations (playbill). Miss Venables (a pupil of Mr Michl Arne) made her first appearance on the Stage in Philadel. She is very Short, & has a mean appearance a tolerable Voice-but little applause Miss Younge Emmeline (first time) So, so (Hopkins Diary). [Macmillan's note from Kemble slightly expanded. Reviewer for Town and Country Magazine (Theatre XL) writes of Miss Venables, She displayed but very moderate talents for the stage. She will doubtless improve under so good a master and when she has gained a greater share of maturity will probably do honor to her tutor.'] Receipts: #140 17s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or The British Worthy

Performance Comment: Oswald-Jefferson; Aurelius-Keen; Conon-Packer; Albanacht-Bransby; Merlin-Aickin; Grimbald-Bannister; Osmond-Palmer; Guillamar-Wheeler; King Arthur-Reddish; Philadel-Miss Venables, first appearance on any stage; Cupid-Miss Collett; Matilda-Miss Platt; Emmeline-Miss Younge; with a New Epilogue-, first time; Vocals-Vernon, Champness, Fawcett, Kear, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt; The Dances-Daigville, Giorgi, Atkins, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi, Sga Daigville.

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Performance Comment: Martin-King; Linger-Parsons; Lucetta-Miss Pope; Saville-J. Aickin; Mrs Watchly-Mrs Johnston; Myra-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Watchly Actor: Mrs Johnston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-J. Aickin, first time; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Mob-Watkins, Ackman, Jacobs, Wright, Keen; Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure-Love; Kastril-J. Burton; Tribulation-Hartry; Surly-Baddeley; Ananias-Parsons; Lovewit-Packer; Dapper-W. Palmer; Doll Comon-Mrs Hopkins; Dame Pliant-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Doll Comon Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Vamp-Moody; Cadwallader-King; Governor-Bransby; Young Cape-J. Aickin; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Waldron; Robin-Keen; Printer's Devil-Burton; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Egerton; Arabella-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Egerton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17721106, but Grand Chorus-Mrs _Wrighten, _Bannister.

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Col. Briton-Jefferson; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Lissardo-King; Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Ambrose; Flora-Miss Pope; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Violante-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Ambrose
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Margery Moorpout Actor: Mrs Love.

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17720922

Event Comment: Afterpiece: For the last time this Season. Paid Mr Dimon on acct per order #5 5s.; Mrs Slaughter's bill; #3 6s. Mr Davies draft to Peters #6 6s.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #5 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #148 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Heidleberg Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Event Comment: The Tragedy of Hamlet having been greatly Altered by D. G. was perform'd for the first time Mr Garrick playd divinely & Merited the great Applause he receivd It is Alterd much for the better in regard to the part of Hamlet & I think the alterations very fine & proper (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble considerably briefer. See "Garrick's Long Lost Alteration of Hamlet," PMLA, Sept. 1934.] Paid Mr George Garrick on account #100; Mr Bulkley for Mr Weston, #2 8s. (Treasurer's Book). [Reviewer for Town and Country Magazine comments unfavorably on the Hamlet alteration: "How far the critics will approve these mutations we will not at present determine; but the admirers of Shakespeare must certainly be displeas'd, whenever they see his immortal works mutilated."] Receipts: #284 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Garrick; King-Jefferson; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-J. Aickin; Rosencraus-Davies; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Ackman; Player King-Keen; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Ophelia-Mrs Smith, first time; Bernardo-Wrighten; Francisco-Griffith-Hogan, from Bell edition 1773.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Smith, first time

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Love.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Manuel-Shuter; Philip-Bensly; Octavio-Wroughton; Soto-Dunstall; Trappanti-Woodward; Luis-Davis; Corrigidor-Wignell; Rosara-Mrs Mattocks; Viletta-Mrs Pitt; Flora-Mrs Lessingham; Hypolita-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Macklin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: End of Play: The Old Ground Young, as17720928

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Woodward; Modelove-Dyer; Prim-Shuter; Perriwinkle-Quick; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Hull; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: The Masque of Comus oblig'd to be deferr'd. Paid Pattinson (tallow chandler) as per bill #40 6s. Paid Partridge (hosier) #12 8s. (Account Book). Recepts: #165 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Woodward; Loveless-Ross; Elder Worthy-Clarke; Young Worthy-Wroughton; Sir W. Wisewood-Dunstall; Snap-Shuter; Narcissa-Mrs Mattocks; Hillaria-Mrs Baker; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Amanda Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Leverton (mantua maker) as per Bill #26 14s.; Paid Farrington & Scarr (haberdashers) #6 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #184 12s. 6d

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Bensley; Iachimo-Smith; Pisanio-Hull; Cloten-Lewes; Cymbeline-Morris; Bellarius-Clarke; Guiderius-Wroughton; Arviragus-Perry; Queen-Mrs Vincent; Imogen-Mrs Bulkley; In II a Masquerade Scene-; incident to the play Singing-Mrs Baker.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: The New Tragedy of Alzuma oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Miss Miller. Paid Mrs Friar for a Lady's white & Silver tissue suit of cloaths with coloured flowers #7 (Account Book). Receipts: #162 19s

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: New Dance, as17730206

Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mrs Baks for walking 13 nights in King Henry VIII to 15th Inst.: #3 5s. (Account Book). [Mrs Baks as a walking super seems to have done better in salary at 4s. 1d. per night than did the men (Gard &c.) who perform'd as Ostriches, Asses, Hogs &c. in the afterpieces at 2s. 6d. per night. The difference may have depended upon whether one was a mute in a mainpiece or an afterpiece.] Receipts: #159 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Macklin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: IV: The Fingalian Dance with Double Hornpipe, as17720921; End: New Dance, as17730206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Ross; Amphitryon-Mattocks; Mercury-Wroughton; Judge Gripus-Shuter; Sosia-Woodward; Phaedria-Mrs Mattocks; Bromia-Mrs Pitt; Alcmena-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Phaedria Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

Monologue: Interlude.IV: Will be introduc'd an Interlude of Music and Dancing, call'd The Contention of Wit and Wealth. Plutus-Reinhold; Wit-Mrs Wewitzer; the Dance-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Performance Comment: IV: Will be introduc'd an Interlude of Music and Dancing, call'd The Contention of Wit and Wealth. Plutus-Reinhold; Wit-Mrs Wewitzer; the Dance-Fishar, Sga Manesiere.
Cast
Role: Wit Actor: Mrs Wewitzer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquor

Performance Comment: As17730315 but Prologue-Woodward; Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Dance Actor: Miss Capon, Miss _Twist .
Role: Mindora Actor: Mrs Baker
Event Comment: Benefit for Dyer. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. To prevent confusion or mistakes, Mr Dyer humbly requests those Ladies who have taken Boxes and Places to send their servants at a Quarter before Five o'clock (playbill). Charges #64 5s. Profit to Dyer #56 4s. 6d., plus #126 12s. from tickets (Box 370; Pit 154; Gallery 110). Paid Wolfe (furrier) 5s., and Mr Colledge for a black suit of cloaths #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #120 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Dyer; Fanny-Miss Catley, first time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Madam Florival Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End Opera: New Dance, as17730206

Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Added By Particular Desire. Rec'd from Mr Baks for his deficiency in 1771 #8 5s. 3d., and from Miss Stede her half value of tickets for same season. Rec'd #34 13s. 9d. from Davis, Curtat, Merrifield and Mrs Hartley for their deficiencies last season (Account Book). [Perhaps pressure was put on these actors and dancers to balance their accounts with the theatre before another benefit could be allowed to them.] Receipts: #229 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquor

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Goliath

Performance Comment: Singers-Battishill, Meredith, Mrs Scott, Mrs Barthelemon.

Music: First Violin, a Concerto-Barthelemon

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 21 Nov. 1769.] Paid half year's land and window tax for St Martin's to Lady Day last #38 4s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #157 6s. 6d. Charges: #67 19s. 6d. Profits to J. Palmer: #89 7s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Earl of Essex-Barry; Southampton-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Rutland-Mrs Barry; Nottingham-Mrs Egerton; Burleigh-Packer; Raleigh-Hurst; Lieutenant-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Egerton

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance, as17730325

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Rooker, Messink and Giorgi. Paid salary list #520 7s. 6d.; Mr J. French on acct #20; Rec'd of Mr Hopkins in full #20; Stopages #18 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #196 4s. Charges: #74 14s. Profits to beneficiaries: #121 10s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17730101, but Careless-Brereton, first time; Musician-Messink; Porter-Wrighten; Obadiah-Parsons; Mrs Chat-Mrs Simson.
Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Simson.
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Egerton.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: III: The Medley-Giorgi's Scholars

Event Comment: Benefit for Sarjant (box-book and house-keeper). Tickets deliver'd out for The Miser will be taken. Charges #98 19s. Deficit to Sarjant #9 11s. 6d., cover'd by tickets: #156 3s. for (Box 414; Pit 311; Gallery 60) (Account Book). Receipts: #78 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17730101, but Paris-Perry; Capulet-Younger; Tibalt-Owenson; Juliet-Mrs Hartley (first time); Escalus-_.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

Entertainment: Epilogue.After the Play: Goldsmith's Epilogue-Lewes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Weston, Aickin, Howard, Fearon, Hamilton, Castle, Lings, Moody, Moss, DuBellamy, Davis, Lloyd, Jacobs, Mrs Egerton, Miss Ambrose, Miss Craven, Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Hamilton; Gayless-Davis; Cook-Jacobs; Trippet-Palmer; Guttle-Lloyd; Melissa-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Trippet-Miss Craven; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Mrs Trippet Actor: Miss Craven
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: The Medley-Giorgi's scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Mrs Thompson, a Young Lady, Mrs Barthelemon, a number of the best Chorus singers.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Fearon, Davis, Jacobs, Weston, Lloyd, Castle, Moody, Miss Platt, Mrs Fearon, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Arcas-Davis; Corydon-Moss; Damon-DuBellamy; Mopsus-Moody; Cimon-Hamilton; Phillida-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Dance: As17730526