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1363 results for: Keyword - Capt. Stevens
We found 1279 matches on Performance Comments, 125 matches on Event Comments, 19 matches on Author, 14 matches on Performance Title, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

1251
21 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: Teague-Johnstone; with a Planxty in character, The Tight Irish Boy-Johnstone; Abel-Suett; Col. Careless-Trueman; Capt. Manly-Palmer Jun.; Justice Day-Davenport; Mr Story-Abbot; Coachman-Ledger; Bailiff-Lyons; Servant-Chippendale; Obadiah-Munden; Ruth-Mrs Gibbs; Arabella-Miss Heard; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

1252
23 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inquisitor

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-D'Arcy (1st appearance); Major Benbow-Suett; Capt. Wilson-Bannister; Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Abbot; Putty-Waldron Jun.; Tipple-Munden; Eliza-Mrs Edward (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: D'Arcy

1253
27 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Performance Comment: Mr Sturdy-R. Palmer; Bently-Caulfield; Capt. Berry-Palmer Jun.; Frank-Waldron Jun.; Miss Elizabeth Sturdy-Miss Heard; Miss Sukey Sturdy-Miss DeCamp; Tabitha (1st time)-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Sturdy-Mrs Hale; Nanny-Mrs Harlowe.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

1254
06 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: Throw Physick to the Dogs

Performance Comment: Characters by Suett, Trueman, Caulfield, Wathen, Fawcett, Mrs Edward, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Hale, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Gibbs. Cast from Songs (Cadell and Davies, 1798): Sir Nathan Nervous-Suett; Capt. Hardiman-Trueman; Brookly-Caulfield; Johnny-Wathen; Quotem-Fawcett; Augusta-Mrs Edward; Mrs Tidy-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Quotem-Mrs Hale; Betty-Mrs Norton; Dolly-Miss Leserve; Hannah-Mrs Gibbs.

1255
14 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: An Harmonic Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: As17980621 but The Tight Irish Boy-_; Col. Careless-_; Capt. Manly-_; Mr Story-_; Coachman-_; Bailiff-_; Servant-_.

1256
29 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Trueman; Capt. Belville-Davies; Rustic-Waldron Jun.; Irishmen-Caulfield, Abbot; William-Mrs Harlowe; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).

1257
05 October 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Holman; Justice Balance-Murray; Worthy-Whitfield; Serjeant Kite-Knight; Bullock-Fawcett; Recruits-Munden, Emery; Welch Collier-Farley; Constable-Thompson; Capt. Brazen-Lewis; Melinda-Miss Chapmen; Rose-Mrs Gibbs; Lucy-Mrs Litchfield; Sylvia-Mrs Johnson.
Cast
Role: Captain Plume Actor: Holman

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

1258
15 October 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard

Performance Comment: Principal Ballet Characters-Follett, Bologna Jun., Bologna Sen., Dyke, Whitmore, Abbot, Wilde, Blurton, Platt, Jackson, Hawtin, Powers, Findlay, Rayner, Webb, Farley, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Bologna, Miss Burnett, Mrs Ward, Miss Bologna, Mrs Wybrow (1st appearance); Vocal Characters-Townsend, Hill, Linton, Street, Tett, Curties, Master Standen, Miss Gray; [Larpent MS lists the parts: Abdallah, Capt. Teach, Garrat Gibbons, Cesar, Gunner, Carpenter, Seamen-Clarke, William, Drunken Negro-$Simmons, Servants, Negro Boy-$Master Standen, Lieut. Maynard, Sailors, Nancy, Servants, Orra, Ismena. For the three assigned parts see Songs, below.] the following new Scenes, Songs: Grand Cabin. While the jolly grog-Townsend, Hill, Linton, Street, Abbot; [Entrance into Cabin. My Willy was a Sailor bold-Miss Gray; [Between Decks. Stand to your guns our cannons thunder-Townsend, Hill; [Entrance into Cabin. A pirate's Life-Townsend; [Roads of Madagascar. Negro Air: When sunny Beams-Master Standen; [Sea Ballad. Three Years I've bade sweet Home adieu-Hill; [Inside of Black-Beard's Hut. West Indian View. Seaman and Drunken Negro: In Search of a Pirate-Clarke, Simmons; [Romantic Heights, with Black-Beard's Ship at a Distance. Grand cabin by Moonlight. No longer heave the heart@felt sigh-Hill, Miss Gray [The Powder Magazine. To conclude with a representation of the recent Glorious Engagement fought by His Majesty's Sloop, L'Espoir, of 14 Guns, and the Genoese Pirate's Ship, $the Liguria, of 42 Guns and 120 Men [on 7 Aug. 1798, off Malaga], with the Striking the Black Flag, and Plunging the Pirate into the Sea.The Powder Magazine. To conclude with a representation of the recent Glorious Engagement fought by His Majesty's Sloop, L'Espoir, of 14 Guns, and the Genoese Pirate's Ship, the Liguria, of 42 Guns and 120 Men [on 7 Aug. 1798, off Malaga], with the Striking the Black Flag, and Plunging the Pirate into the Sea.

Dance: In afterpiece: Dance of Negroes-

1259
30 October 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: Farmer Harrow-Knight; Trusty-Rees; Clinch-Farley; Sir Jeffery-Davenport; Capt. Constant-Claremont; Dolly-Mrs Litchfield.

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

1260
01 November 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: M'Gilpin-Emery (1st appearance in that character); Shelty-Munden; Sandy-Incledon; Charley-Townsend; Croudy-Davenport; Serjeant Jack-Clarke; Capt. Dash-Claremont; Laird of Col-Whitmore; Laird of Raasay-Thompson; Benin-Simmons; Jenny-Miss Walcup; Moggy-Mrs Chapman (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).

1261
06 November 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Watty Cockney-Knight; Capt. Sightly-Clarke; Old Cockney-Thompson; Barnacle-Davenport; Penelope-Mrs Iliff; Miss La Blonde-Miss Leserve; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Mills (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

1262
28 January 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

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

Performance Comment: Parrots-Johnstone; Cypress-Munden; Colin-Fawcett; Capt. Clifford-Clarke; Harry-Farley; Porter-Thompson; Miss Melcomb-Mrs Davenport; Julia-Mrs Mills.

1263
16 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Five Thousand A Year

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 2 Oct. 1797: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Thicket-Incledon; Clueline-Townsend; Sir Fidget Fearful-Emery; Gregory-Simmons; Flambeau-Gray; Whim-Rees; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Mills.] With Dialogue to introduce the following favorite Songs: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Gray; [Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Simmons; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the ancients its speaking-Johnstone; [Song, I went to Sea-Townsend; [Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; The moment Aurora-Incledon; Dear Mary adieu-Incledon; The Midnight Watch-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [in which a new song, by Mazzinghi; Poor Orra come from distant shore-Miss Waters; [Sea Song, A sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Mills; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: In 2nd piece: Ballet-Blurton, Mrs Watts

Song: End 1st piece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon

1264
22 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Young Cockney-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Barnacle-Suett; Old Cockney-Hollingsworth; Capt. Sightly-Dignum; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Jordan; Penelope-Miss DeCamp; Miss La Blonde-Miss Heard.

1265
25 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Johnstone; Major Benbow-Davenport; Capt. Wilson-Bannister; Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Abbot; Putty-Chippendale; Tipple-Suett; Eliza-Mrs Edward.
Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

1266
28 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Story]); Capt. Belville-Davies; Rustic-Clarke; Irishmen-Waddy, Abbot; William-Mrs Harlowe; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-Miss Griffiths.

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

1267
26 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: Sir Credule-Davenport; Simon-Palmer; Capt. Nightshade-J. Palmer; Sceptic-Clarke; Miss Die-Miss Heard; Kitty-Mrs Harlowe.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

1268
20 September 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: M'Gilpin-Emery; Shelty-Munden; Sandy-Incledon; Charley-Townsend; Croudy-Davenport; Serjeant Jack-Atkins; Capt. Dash-Claremont; Laird of Col-Rees; Laird of Raasay-Thompson; Benin-Simmons; Jenny-Mrs Sydney; Moggy-Mrs Martyr.

Entertainment: Monologue As17990916

1269
02 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: Cheerly-Incledon; Brummagem-Munden; Ralph-Fawcett; Capt. Vain-Knight; Servants-Linton, Lee, Street; Laura-Mrs Atkins; Selina-Mrs Castelle; Dolly-Mrs Norton; Fanny-Mrs Martyr.

1270
03 October 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Embarkation

Performance Comment: Characters by Holland, Dignum, Palmer, Sparks, Surmont, Wewitzer, Cory, Master Tokely, Trueman, Suett, Bannister Jun., Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland. Cast from Monthly Visitor, Oct. 1799, p. 178: Capt. Beverly-Holland; Midshipman-Dignum; O'Splash-Palmer; Sawney-Sparks; Mushroom-Surmont; Hokensoken-Wewitzer; Dutchman-Cory; Child-Master Tokely; Soldier-Trueman; Ramrod-Suett; Juniper-Bannister Jun.; Eliza-Miss DeCamp; Mary-Mrs Bland.

1271
17 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

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

Performance Comment: Parrots-Johnstone; Cypress-Munden; Colin-Fawcett; Capt. Clifford-Macartney; Harry-Farley; Porter-Thompson; Miss Melcomb-Mrs Davenport; Julia-Mrs Mills.

1272
21 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1st piece: 15th time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. 3rd piece: to conclude with a Representation of the Moraiv, with the Interment of the Body of Captain Cookv by the Natives. With the original Scenery, Music, Dresses and Decorations. Receipts: #238 4s. (235.15; 2.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performance Comment: Captain Bertram-Munden; Jack Junk-Fawcett; Harry Bertram-H. Johnston; Mr Bertram-Murray; Circuit-Waddy; William-Abbot; Mrs Moral-Mrs Davenport; Ann-Mrs Whitmore; Emma-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Captain Bertram Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Performance Comment: English Capt. Cook-Farley; Lieutenant of Marines-Claremont; Mate-Atkins; Boatswain-Hawtin; Midships-Simmons, Mills; Sailors-Lee, Curties, Abbot, Howell, Vials, Wilkins, Goodwin, Coombs, Noble; Lieutenant (with a song)-Townsend; Natives of 0-why-e Otago-Bologna Jun.; King-Bologna; Priest-Whitmore; Islanders-King, Platt, Blurton, Dyke, Wilde, Whitmore Sen., Klanert, L. Bologna; Etoe-Delpini (1st appearance these 2 years); Emai-Mrs Parker; Females-Ms Watts, Ms Gilbert, Ms Norton, Ms Castelle, Ms Iliff, Ms Leserve, Mrs Bologna, Ms Cox, Ms Carne, Miss Bologna, Ms Dibdin, Ms Burnett, Ms Sydney, Ms Masters, Ms Lloyd, Ms Whitmore.

Dance: In 2nd piece: As17991007

Song: In 2nd piece: As17991011

1273
25 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: Tangent-Lewis; Toby Allspice-Emery; Capt. Faulkner-Pope; Caustic-Munden; Dick Dashall-Fawcett; M'Query-Waddy; Landlord-Rees; Bailiff-Thompson; John-Claremont; Postillion-Platt; Jailor-Gardner; Clementina Allspice-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Sorrel-Mrs Davenport; Fanny-Miss Leserve; Julia Faulkner-Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: Teague (with a Planxty in character, The Tight Irish Boy)-Johnstone; Colonel Careless-Knight; Capt. Manly-Mansel; Justice Day-Davenport; Mr Story-Claremont; Abel-Simmons; Servant-Abbot; Bailiffs-Wilde, Hawtin; Obadiah-Munden; Ruth-Mrs Litchfield; Arabella-Miss Sims; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.

1274
09 November 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Management

Cast
Role: Captain Lavish Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: Farmer Harrow-Knight; Trusty-Rees; Clinch-Farley; Sir Jeffery-Davenport; Capt. Constant-Claremont; Belinda-Mrs Follett; Dolly-Mrs Litchfield.

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

1275
07 December 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Bob and Little Ben

Performance Comment: Lieut. Battledore (the Poor Sailor)-Incledon; Compass-Davenport; Bumbo-Farley; Freakish-Townsend; O'Daub-Waddy; Capt. Battledore-Munden; Little Bob-Miss Gilbert; Miss Anne Battledore-Mrs Davenport; Nancy-Miss Wheatley; Eliza (alias Little Ben)-Mrs Martyr.