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19831 results for: Keyword - Castle</i>. <i>Horatio-$Mr Packer</i>. Several parts of ye play, as it is in $Shakespeare
We found 10816 matches on Event Comments, 6058 matches on Author, 5498 matches on Performance Comments, 2490 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

651
23 May 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Prices 2s. 6d. To begin at 6:30 p.m. [This was advertised as "in the course of a Concert," and was followed by a heavy display of Fireworks. This pattern repeated. Concerts at Marybone not accompanied by a play are not listed here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thomson.

Entertainment: New Musical Imitations-Bannister; Concerto on Organ-Hook; Singing-Mrs Thompson, a young Lady who never sung in Public before

652
21 March 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The new piano appears to be the Instrument patented in 1799 by Joseph Smith; it contained "the first real use of metal longitudinal bracing, [which] was to be under the sound-board and to replace the wooden braces, and thus provide space for the introduction of a mechanically-played tambourine" (Grove, under Pianoforte).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3

Music: End I: a Military Concerto on the new Patent Grand Piano Forte-Mrs Dussek built by Corri and Dussek; with tambourine-; triangle-; End II: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke

Related Works
Related Work: Alls Well yt Ends Well Author(s): William Shakespeare

653
27 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Performance Comment: Parts by: Reddish, Aickin, Palmer, Clinch, Jefferson, J. Aickin, Wright, J. Bannister, Miss Mansell, Mrs Barry. Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Mrs Barry; Alonzo-Reddish; Alberto-Clinch; King of Asturia-Aickin; Costolo-J. Aickin; Velasco-Jefferson; Sebastian-Palmer; Messenger-J. Bannister; Orisminda-Mrs Barry; Teresa-Miss Mansell; Hamet-Wright (Genest, V, 351-52).

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

654
12 November 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A Masque (in three parts) [by George Colman] never perform'd, in which will be introduc'd the Principal Solemnities at the Installation of the Knights of the Garter. With New Music, composed by Dr Arne, Habits, Decorations and Scenes. Books of the Masque to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #220 10s. 6d. (Account Book). The greater part is borrowed with some variation from Ben Jonson [Masque of Oberon]. The same liberty has been taken with a few passages of Shakespeare, and a Chorus of the late Gilbert West, Esq. The final chorus is from Dryden...an effort to entertain the public by the combined powers of the most eminent proficients in the arts of Music, Painting and Poetry (Adv. to Printed Edn., Colman's Dramatic Works, IV, London, 1777)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince, with Installation of Knights of the Garter

Performance Comment: Parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Phillips, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Two Children (1st time on any stage), Mrs Baker, a Gentlewoman; Dances-Fishar, Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. Silenus-Reinhold; +1st Satyr-Mattocks; +2nd Satyr, Echo-DuBellamy; +3rd Satyr-Phillips; +4th Satyr-Baker; +5th Satyr-Fox; +Sylvan-Owenson; +Principal Fairies-Mas. Wood, Miss Brown (two children, their 1st appearance on any stage); +Nymphs-Mrs Baker, a Gentlewoman ($Mrs Woodman); The Dances-Fisher, Aldridge, Sga Manesiere (Edition in Colman's Works, IV, London, 1777).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mattocks, DuBellamy, Phillips, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Two Children

655
12 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Retirement

Performance Comment: Parts-Milward, Mill, Wright, Berry, Ridout, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Butler, Mrs Mills; but edition of 1739 lists (As it was Intended to have been Acted): Artamon-Mills; Lanertes-Milward; Ceron-Berry; Pravamor-Wright; Arcano-Ridout; Semandra-Mrs Giffard; Leonora-Mrs Mills; Sabia-Mrs Butler; Prologue-Wright; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Milward, Mill, Wright, Berry, Ridout, Mrs Giffard, Mrs Butler, Mrs Mills

656
03 February 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Parts-Garrick, Yates, Obrien, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive; but Genest, IV, p. 547, lists: Heartly-Garrick; Sir Charles Clackit-Yates; Young Clackit-Obrien; Harriet-Miss Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Garrick, Yates, Obrien, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive

657
03 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Accomplish'd Maid

Performance Comment: Parts-Mattocks, Shuter, DuBellamy, Dibdin, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Mrs Pinto. Lord Bellmour-Mattocks; Sir John Lofty-DuBellamy; Kriegsman-Shuter; Robin-Dibdin; Fanny-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Lucy-Mrs Pinto; Finet-Miss Poitier; Susan-Mrs Baker; Genest, V, p. 130. Larpent MS 256 confirms parts and adds Nurse-; Servants-. Edn. of 1767 lists Finet-$Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mattocks, Shuter, DuBellamy, Dibdin, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Mrs Pinto. Lord Bellmour-Mattocks
Role: Larpent MS 256 confirms parts and adds Nurs Actor:

Dance: I: The Garland, as17661023; II: Rural Love, as17661120

658
23 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Parts were: Judas , Israelite Man , Israelite Woman , Chorus , Simon (Brother to Judas ), Messenger , Eupolemus (Jewish Ambassador to Rome ) Principal Vocal parts-Vernon, Champness, Leoni, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Weichsel.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champness, Leoni, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Weichsel.

Music: First Violin-Lamotte; after I: Concerto on German Flute-Florio; Part II: Violin Concerto-Lamotte

Related Works
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

659
16 March 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: With the Comical Interlude of Floro and Blesa set to Musick by the famous Signior Bononcini. [In Daily Courant, 15 March, the premiere of Hydaspes had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Floro and Blesa

Performance Comment: Parts-Dogget, Mrs Lindsey.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Dogget, Mrs Lindsey.

Dance: Between acts: Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bicknell

660
05 June 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Burkhead. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Performance Comment: Parts-Norris, Burkhead, Leigh, Bickerstaff, Ryan, Bullock Jr, Miss Sherburn.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Norris, Burkhead, Leigh, Bickerstaff, Ryan, Bullock Jr, Miss Sherburn.

661
20 October 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: a Masque, Compos'd Musick after the Italian Manner, and perform'd all in English

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Performance Comment: Parts-Mrs Margareta, Mrs Barbier.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mrs Margareta, Mrs Barbier.

662
16 July 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Ben. Johnson. Previously there had been advertised for this day The Unlucky Lover; or, The Merry London Cuckolds

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Performance Comment: Parts-Mills, Johnson, Norris, Miller, Ryan, Quin, Bickerstaff, Cross.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mills, Johnson, Norris, Miller, Ryan, Quin, Bickerstaff, Cross.

Song: As17161022

Dance: Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Willis

663
25 May 1722 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Pit and Boxes by Tickets only at 5s. Gallery 2s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Parts-Persons who never appeared on any Stage before; With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Persons who never appeared on any Stage before

Music: The best Masters

664
23 March 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: a Comic Pastoral Ballad Farce of two short acts. [Author unknown.] Receipts: money #66 12s. 6d.; tickets #89 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tho' Strange, tis True; or Love's Vagaries

Performance Comment: Parts-Walker, Milward, Salway, Hippisley, Laguerre, Hulett, Penkethman, Chapman, Ray, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Forrester, Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Walker, Milward, Salway, Hippisley, Laguerre, Hulett, Penkethman, Chapman, Ray, Mrs Cantrell, Mrs Forrester, Mrs Egleton.

Dance: Salle, Nivelon, Mrs Legar

665
18 April 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Egleton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: a new Ballad Opera of two Acts. Written by Mrs Egleton. [Apparently not published.] Receipts: money #28 12s. 6d.; tickets #102 3s. (or #102 5s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Maggot

Performance Comment: Parts-Salway, Hulet, Hippisley, Laguerre, Mrs Cantrell, Miss Binks, Miss Rogers, Mrs Martin, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Salway, Hulet, Hippisley, Laguerre, Mrs Cantrell, Miss Binks, Miss Rogers, Mrs Martin, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Egleton.

Dance: new Hornpipe in the Character of a Sailor and his Wife-Jones, Mrs Ogden; Two Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling

666
04 August 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: a new Pastoral Opera. [Author unknown. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Rural Love; or, The Merry Shepherd

Performance Comment: Parts-Bridgwater, Stoppelaer, Roberts, Ridout, Jones, Mrs Charke, Mrs Willis, Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Bridgwater, Stoppelaer, Roberts, Ridout, Jones, Mrs Charke, Mrs Willis, Miss Raftor.

Dance: d'V'Vallois, Mrs Walter

667
06 April 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Raftor. At the desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A Farce of one Act. [By Henry Fielding. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Deborah; or, A Wife For You All

Performance Comment: Parts-Johnson, Griffin, Miller, Shepard, Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor, Mrs Mullart, Miss Mann; but Genest, III, 371, lists: Justice Mittimus-Griffin; Lawyer Trouble-Johnson; Alexander Whittle-Miller; Deborah-Miss Raftor.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Johnson, Griffin, Miller, Shepard, Stoppelaer, Miss Raftor, Mrs Mullart, Miss Mann

668
17 April 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Deferred, according to Daily Advertiser 16 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Parts-Beard, Lowe, Rheinhold, Mrs Arne, Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Beard, Lowe, Rheinhold, Mrs Arne, Mrs Clive.

669
27 October 1767 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: New Dances, new Clothes, new Decorations. A new serious Opera; music by several celebrated Composers. Pit and Boxes put together and no Persons to be admitted without Tickets, which will be delivered this Day, at Half a Guinea each; First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. Gallery, Pit, and Boxes open at Five. By their Majesties Command, no Person whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes or into the Orchestra. 6:30 p.m. Vivant Rex et Regina. [Notice repeated in the bills.] [Messrs. Vincent and Gordon, Managers of the Operas had noted (Public Advertiser, 9 Sept.) their engagement of singers: For the Serious Opera: Guarducci, first Man; Signora Campolini, first Woman; Savoi, second Man; Signora Querzioli, second Woman; Signora Piatti, third Woman; Michelli The Comic Opera: Lovattini, first Man; Signora Guadagni, first Woman; Savoi, serious Man; Signora Querzoli, serious Woman; Moriggi (Bass); Signora Piatti, third Woman; Michelli. Also engaged: Guglielmi and Alessandri, Composers; Pugniani, first Violin; Signora Coradini a new Dancer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tigrane

Performance Comment: Parts-Guarducci, Sga Campolini, Sga Quercioli (Edition of 1767).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Guarducci, Sga Campolini, Sga Quercioli

670
08 November 1774 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Serious Opera. The Music by several eminent composers under the direction of Giordani. Dances under the direction of Lany. New Scenes by Colomba, with magnificent Dresses and Decorations for the Opera and Dances. Tickets Pit and Boxes put together at Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. By Command of their Majesties no person whatsoever to be admitted behind the scenes or into the Orchestra. Doors to be opened at 6, to begin at 7:00 p.m. Vivant Rex et Regina. In order to prevent inconveniencies to the ladies in getting to and from their carriages, they are requested to order their coachmen to set down with their horses heads towards Pall Mall, and to take up with their heads towards Picadilly. The door in Market Lane and the King's door for Chairs only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Armida

Performance Comment: Parts-Rauzzini, Passini, Sga Galli, Sga Farinella, Sga Schindlerin.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Rauzzini, Passini, Sga Galli, Sga Farinella, Sga Schindlerin.

Dance: I: Grand Ballet Pirhame et Thisbe-Simonin Vallouis, Mad. Niel Vallouis, Lany, Mlle Bacelli; in which will be introduced a Grand Chaconne-Simonin Vallouis; III: A Grand Dance of Furies-incident to the Opera

Ballet: II: A Grand Ballet Le Baillet de Fleur. La Rose-Mlle Bacelli; Le Zephir-Lany; Boree-Fay; with an Entree-Simonin Vallouis, Mad. Vallouis

671
02 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almena

Performance Comment: Parts by: Vernon, Champnes, Giustinelli, Miss Wright, Miss Vincent, Miss Williams, Sga Cremonini. Mahomed-Vernon; Mirza-Giustinelli; Abudah-Champnes; Almena-Miss Wright; Zara-Mrs Vincent; Selima-Miss Williams; Aspatia-Siga Cremonini (Edition of 1764).

Dance: II: New Dance, The Tartar's Festival-Aldridge, Berardi, Giorgi, Lauchry, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

672
21 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Ernesto Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: The Cunning Man

Performance Comment: Parts by: Vernon, Champness, Mrs Arne. The Dances-Duquesney, Sga Giorgi; Cunning Man-Champness; Colin-Vernon; Phoebe-Mrs Arne (Edition of 1766).

673
27 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For Mainpiece New Scenes, Dresses, Music, Machinery, and Decorations (playbill). This piece was written by Mr G. which he wrote in a hurry & on purpose to Shew Some fine Scenes which were design'd by Mons DeLoutherberg particularly a Burning Palace &c. which was extremely fine & Novel. Mr Weston Play'd very well, The Music by Mr Dibdin. the worst he ever Compos'd. The Piece was very well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly in wording.] Paid for supernumary soldiers #1 12s. (Treasurer's Book). [The afterpiece reviewed, but not well liked by the Westminster Magazine.] Receipts: #219 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Performance Comment: Parts by: Vernon, Bannister, Parsons, Hurst, W. Palmer, Wright, Griffith, Mas. Blanchard, Kear, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Hunt, Miss Platt, Weston, Champness, Dimond, Ackman, Burton, Wrighten, Fawcett, Blanchard, Scott, Mrs Johnston, and Mrs Smith. Dances-Como, Grimaldi, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton, Sga Giorgi; With a Prologue, after which a New Overture=-; Tycho-Weston; Floridor-Vernon; Bonoro-Bannister; Faladel-Parsons; Nigromant-Champness; Radel-Dimond; Camilla-Mrs Smith; Robinette-Mrs Wrighten; Messengers-Griffith, Mas. Blanchard; Good and Evil spirits in various characters-Hurst, Ackman, W. Palmer, Wright, Wrighten, Courtney, Miss Platt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Scott, Fawcett, Mrs Hunt, Mrs Smith, Kear, Burton; Prologue-Palmer in character of Christmas; unassigned-Blanchard, Scott (Edition of 1774).

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

674
19 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Oliver Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Performance Comment: Parts by Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Mrs Love, Mrs Wrighten. John-Bannister; Richard-Vernon; Trusty-Davies; John's Wife-Mrs Love; Sally , his daughter-Mrs Wrighten (Genest, V, 441).

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: Giorgi's Scholars

675
09 September 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Aickin and Miss DeCamp, but "This was a singularly disastrous evening. Mrs Gibbs read Miss DeCamp's character...Aickin was taken suddenly ill after the first act, and the remainder of his part was read by Davenport." In afterpiece "Palmer, having gone through a scene of the Guardian, made an apology to the audience, and read the remainder of Heartly" (Monthly Mirror, Sept. 1797, p. 182). Miss Stuart was from dl.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Song: As17970816