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3671 results for: Keyword - Capt. Edward Thompson
We found 2563 matches on Performance Comments, 986 matches on Author, 341 matches on Event Comments, 158 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1276
21 November 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Music: As17980915

Dance: As17980915; In afterpiece: a Dance, as17981114 New Hornpipe, as17981114

1277
23 November 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Music: As17980915

Dance: As17980915; In afterpiece: a Dance, as17981114 New Hornpipe, as17981114

1278
28 November 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Music: As17980915

Dance: As17980915

1279
12 December 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Captive of Spilburg, advertised on playbill of 11 Dec.] Receipts: #195 14s. (141.18; 52.3; 1.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Music: As17980915

Dance: In: As17980915

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17981206

1280
07 January 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Music: As17980915

Dance: As17980915

1281
23 January 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Music: As17980915

Dance: As17980915

1282
30 March 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Music: As17980915

Dance: As17980915

1283
06 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Music: To welcome mirth and harmless glee, as17980915, but Mrs _Bland, Miss Jackson; +I have a silent sorrow here-Miss Jackson

Dance: As17980915

1284
27 November 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Music: Incidental: Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Bland

Dance: Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro

1285
05 December 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Music: As17991127

Dance: As17991127

1286
11 January 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Music: As17991127

Dance: As17991127

1287
21 January 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Ring; or, Love Me for Myself

Music: As17991127

Dance: As17991127

1288
03 February 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Music: As17991127

Dance: As17991127

1289
04 March 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Music: Vocal Parts, as17991127, but Mrs _Bland, Mrs Roffey; +To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Roffey, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Roffey

Dance: As17991127

1290
01 April 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): Benjamin Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Music: As17991127

1291
23 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Holman, Johnstone, Munden, Fawcett, Middleton, Hull, Cubitt, Macready, Powel, Rock, Thompson, Evatt, Farley, Quick II Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Platt, Mrs Esten. [Cast from text Q. Debrett (1793]): Grigsby-Lewis; Charles-Holman; Capt. Mullinahack-Johnstone; Jollyboy-Munden; Master Jack-Fawcett; William-Middleton; Willows-Hull; Capt. Vansluisen-Cubitt; Briars-Macready; Sir Henry Check-Powel; Hedgeworth-Evatt; Allbut-Quick; Edward-Miss Standen [in text: Miss Symonds]//Mrs Allbut-Mrs Mattocks; Maria-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Bellevue-Mrs Fawcett; Margery-Mrs Platt; Louisa-Mrs Esten. Rock, Thompson, Farley arc unassigned.] Prologue spoken by Holman. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Esten. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 12 performances only (see17940102).] hathi. Prologue spoken by Holman. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Esten. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 12 performances only (see17940102).] hathi.
Cast
Role: Edward Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Esten. Rock, Thompson, Farley arc unassigned.

Afterpiece Title: TWO STRINGS TO YOUR BoOW

Cast
Role: Captain Patrick Actor: Johnstone
Role: Don Sancho Actor: Thompson

1292
23 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of The Army; Or, The Female Officer

Performance Comment: The Female Officer (New Dress'd)-Mrs Woffington in which she will speak an Epilogue in character; Major Youngfox-Mills; Capt. Wildish-Delane; Wilmot-Havard; Bisket-Yates; Col. O'Gaghegahagogan-Barrington; Capt. Machyland-Neale; Mons. Capitaine Les Mathematiques-Blakes; Brigadier Bloodmore-Berry; Capt. Cadwallader-Macklin; Capt. Hearty-Winstone; Serjeant Fileoff-I. Sparkes; Corp. Pilfer-Collins; Lieut. Plunder-Marshall; Knapsack-Ray; Judge Advocate-Bridges; Provost-Usher; Clerk-Bransby; Lady Bloodmore-Mrs Macklin; Vicoria-Mrs Mills; Jenny Firelock-Miss Minors; Nine Husbands-Miss Pitt; Leonora-Mrs Bennet; Clara-Miss Cole; With Singing-Lowe, Miss Edwards; General Advertiser: 5 adds Forage-Taswell; Ensign Rag-Goodfellow; Ensign Standard-Marr; Henroust-Simpson; Gauntlet-Leigh.
Cast
Role: With Singing Actor: Lowe, Miss Edwards

Afterpiece Title: Will and no Will; or, A Bone for Lawyers

1293
11 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: King Henry (1st time)-Wroughton; Archbishop of Canterbury-Hull; Exeter-L'Estrange; Gower-Bowles; Williams-Booth; Capt. Fluellin-Wilson; Burgundy-Robson; French Soldier-Wewitzer; Capt. Jamy-Dunstall; Bishop of Ely-Thompson; Salisbury-Cushing; Capt. MacMorris-Mahon; Bardolph-Fox; Nym-Jones; Pistol-Quick; King of France-Fearon; Dauphin-Whitfield; Boy-Miss Francis; Mountjoy-Baker; High Constable-Clarke; Westmoreland-Smith; Q. of France-Mrs Poussin; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks; Original Chorus-Hull.
Cast
Role: Bishop of Ely Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Song: End I: new song, The Cottage on the lawn (composed by Michael? Arne)-Mrs Farrell

Ballet: End Procession: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780502

1294
07 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Quick; Puff-Dunstall; Capt. Loveit-Booth; Jasper-Thompson; Capt. Flash-Lee Lewes; Tag-Mrs Pitt; Miss Biddy-Miss Leeson.
Cast
Role: Jasper Actor: Thompson

Dance: End Opera: a New Comic Dance call'd La Soiree A@la@mode-Dagueville, Sga Vidini, Mas. Holland, Harris, Miss Ross, a girl only 5 years old, scholar to Dagueville

1295
27 April 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Mr Ballance-Packer; Mr Worthy-Williames; Capt. Plume-Bannister Jun.; Capt. Brazen-Dodd; Serjeant Kite-Palmer; Bullock-Moody; Coster Pearmain-Parsons; ThomasApple@tree-Burton; Melinda-Mrs Ward; Sylvia (1st time)-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Mrs Edwards; Rose (1st time)-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Edwards

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Cast
Role: Katharina Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Dignum, Sedgwick, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley

1296
08 November 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Mr Ballance-Packer; Mr Worthy-Benson; Capt. Plume-Bannister Jun.; Capt. Brazen-Dodd; Serjeant Kite-Palmer; Bullock-Moody; Coster Pearmain-Hollingsworth; ThomasApple@tree-Burton; Melinda-Mrs Ward; Sylvia (with a song)-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Mrs Edwards; Rose-Miss Pope; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) added: Scale-Fawcett; Scruple-Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Edwards

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

1297
12 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc; or, The Maid of Orleans

Performance Comment: Ballet Characters. English: Young Talbot-Bologna Jun.; General Talbot-Bologna; Herald-Helme; Officers-Blurton, Wilde, Abbot, L? Bologna; [French: Alenson-Farley; Charles (King of France)-Simpson [in Airs: Claremont (see17980214)]; Cardinal-Powel; Abbot-Thompson; Nobles and Officers-Dyke, Lee, Curties; Joan of Arc-Mrs Parker; [Infernals: Lucifer-Follett; Demons-Goostree, Parsloe, Letteney, Goodwin, Wilkins; [Vocal Characters. British Officer-Incledon; Edwin (the Page) [in Airs: Aerial Spirit, disguised as...(see17980226)]-Miss Sims; French and English Officers and Choristers-Linton, Street, Gray; Minstrel-Mrs Clendining; Female Choristers-Mrs Henley, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Miss D'Evelyn, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Norton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Walcup, Mrs Ward, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Bologna, Miss Leserve; Blanche-Mrs Mountain; Grand Historical Pageant-. [The Argument. Joan of Arc and her sister Blanche, being placed in the power of the English Troops besieging Orleans, become both enamoured of Young Talbot--he prefers Blanche, which urges Joan to revenge, and then by employing Magic, she is gifted by +Lucifer, for a stated time with supernatural Power, which she employs against the English with success--in the midst of her triumphs her power is crushed by the superior influence of Courage of and Virtue, and she is consigned a Victim to the Fiend whose agency she solicited--Then Britannia seated in the Clouds, attended by Commerce, Plenty and Neptune, beholds A Grand Historical Pageant of the following Illustrations of British Heroism: Caractacus' Magnanimity before the Throne of Claudius. Alfred disguised in the Danish Camp as an Harper, and discovering himself to his desponding Countrymen. Richard Coeur de Lion imprisoned in Germany, & liberated by the Voluntary Contributions of his fair Countrywomen. King John uniting his Kingdom by signing Magna Charta. Henry the Third--The Effects of French Invasion--the +Dauphine subdued, and the magnanimous conduct of England towards him. Edward and Eleanora--The affectionate Wife sucks from her husband's arm the Venom of a poisoned Arrow, by which Edward was wounded in Palestine. +The Black Prince--His taking the French King prisoner at the Battle of Poictiers, and his gallantly serving him at a Banquet. +Henry V--The Triumphs of Agincourt, and his Marriage with +Catherine. Britannia then pays honour to her Heroes--and a Grand Chorus (wherein Englishmen are exhorted to emulate the Glories of their Ancestors) concludes the Piece. [For a more detailed synopsis of the action see17980216] .The Argument. Joan of Arc and her sister Blanche, being placed in the power of the English Troops besieging Orleans, become both enamoured of Young Talbot--he prefers Blanche, which urges Joan to revenge, and then by employing Magic, she is gifted by +Lucifer, for a stated time with supernatural Power, which she employs against the English with success--in the midst of her triumphs her power is crushed by the superior influence of Courage of and Virtue, and she is consigned a Victim to the Fiend whose agency she solicited--Then Britannia seated in the Clouds, attended by Commerce, Plenty and Neptune, beholds A Grand Historical Pageant of the following Illustrations of British Heroism: Caractacus' Magnanimity before the Throne of Claudius. Alfred disguised in the Danish Camp as an Harper, and discovering himself to his desponding Countrymen. Richard Coeur de Lion imprisoned in Germany, & liberated by the Voluntary Contributions of his fair Countrywomen. King John uniting his Kingdom by signing Magna Charta. Henry the Third--The Effects of French Invasion--the +Dauphine subdued, and the magnanimous conduct of England towards him. Edward and Eleanora--The affectionate Wife sucks from her husband's arm the Venom of a poisoned Arrow, by which Edward was wounded in Palestine. +The Black Prince--His taking the French King prisoner at the Battle of Poictiers, and his gallantly serving him at a Banquet. +Henry V--The Triumphs of Agincourt, and his Marriage with +Catherine. Britannia then pays honour to her Heroes--and a Grand Chorus (wherein Englishmen are exhorted to emulate the Glories of their Ancestors) concludes the Piece. [For a more detailed synopsis of the action see17980216] .
Cast
Role: Abbot Actor: Thompson

1298
23 April 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: England Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Heralds Actor: Thompson, Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick; or, Blunders at Brighton

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Johnstone, Munden, Fawcett, Macready, Farley, Thompson, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Platt, Mrs Lee. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1795), and Larpent MS 1069: Parrots-Johnstone; Cypress-Munden; Colin-Fawcett; Capt. Clifford-Macready; Harry-Farley; Porter-Thompson; Boy-Simmons; Miss Melcombe-Mrs Davenport; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Julia Melcombe-Mrs Lee [in text: Mrs Knight]; .in text: Mrs Knight]; .
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 1

Cast
Role: Edward Prince of Wales Actor: Pope
Role: King Edward III Actor: Farren
Role: Lord Edward Spyncer Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 2

Cast
Role: Edward Prince of Wales Actor: Pope
Role: King Edward III Actor: Farren
Role: Lord Edward Spyncer Actor: Macready

1299
07 November 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speculation

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Munden, Fawcett, Middleton, Claremont, Davenport, Thompson, Farley, Abbot, Blurton, Master Curties; Mrs Mansel, Mrs Davenport, Miss Wallis. Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1795), and playbill of 17 May 1800: Tanjore-Lewis; Alderman Arable-Quick; Project-Munden; Jack Arable-Fawcett; Capt. Arable-Middleton; Sir Frederick Faintly-Claremont; Meanwell-Davenport; Promptly-Thompson; Vickery-Farley; Cecilia-Miss Mansel; Lady Project-Mrs Davenport; Emmeline-Miss Wallis; unassigned-Abbot, Blurton, Master Curties; Prologue-Harley; Epilogue-Lewis. [Prologue spoken, as here assigned, at 1st 26 performances only (see17960112); Epilogue spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 29 Mar. and 13 May 1796.]Prologue spoken, as here assigned, at 1st 26 performances only (see17960112); Epilogue spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 29 Mar. and 13 May 1796.]
Cast
Role: Promptly Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Captain Belville Actor: Incledon

1300
05 January 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speculation

Performance Comment: As17951116, but Capt. Arable-Toms; Lady Project-Miss Chapman; Thompson_. Thompson_.
Cast
Role: Promptly Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

Cast
Role: Sheriff of Nottingham Actor: Thompson