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We found 5223 matches on Event Comments, 1656 matches on Author, 1411 matches on Performance Comments, 998 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron and Mrs Greville. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 23 April 1772.] Mrs Greville Sir Harry Wildair very bad (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #58 4s. Charges: #65 19s. Deficit to Waldron and Mrs Greville: #7 15s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

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

Related Works
Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: Sir Harry Wildair: Being the Sequel of the Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17760415

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Entertainment: End II: The Cries of London-Shuter; II: Imitations-Master Russell; IV: Scene of Lady Pentweazle (from Taste) Lady Pentweazle -Mas. Russell; End: Interlude from the Register Office-Lloyd, Miss Francis, Mrs Gardner

Performance Comment: Russell; End: Interlude from the Register Office-Lloyd, Miss Francis, Mrs Gardner.
Event Comment: Prelude [1st time; PREL 1, by Arthur Murphy]. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Afterpiece: Not acted these 5 years [acted 21 Nov. 1772]. The Doors to be opened at 5:3O. To begin at 6:3O [see 11 Nov.]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Sarjant (only) at the Stage-door. No persons admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Receipts: #214 17s. 6d. (214.15.O; O.2.6.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: The Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Cushing; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: The Mock Doctor Actor: Dunstall
Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis, Dancer & J. Smith. Tickets to be had of Lewis at the Europa; of Smith at the Ship, Seven Houses

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Comerford; Worthy-Johnson; Captain Brazen-Russell; Justice Ballance-Lewis; Bullock-Newton; ThomasAppletree-Kenny; Costar Pearmain-Dancer; Serjeant Kite-Smith; Sylvia-Miss Reynolds; Melinda-Mrs West; Lucy-Miss Taylor; Rose-A Young Lady of Rotherhithe (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress-; [with a Hornpipe [in character,-a Lady from London [unidentified]

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations. As17760930 Monologue. Teague's Ramble to London. Captain O'Blunder-Broderick

Event Comment: The Way of the World [announced on playbill of 25 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred. Receipts: #99 15s. (98.11; 1.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Dance: End IV: As17761109

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: As17761123

Event Comment: [Author of Prologue unknown. In afterpiece the playbill assigns Leander to Mahon, but "after the play Hull made a genteel apology for the non-attendance of Mahon...who, by some unaccountable accident, was not arrived in town, at the same time begging their acceptance of a young Gentleman' (Morning Post, 23 Sept.). For Bowles as Leander see 10 Oct.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Sarjant (only) at the Stage-Door. No Persons admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 13 Oct.]. Receipts: #187 13s. (186.4; 1.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Capt. Plume-Lewis; Justice Balance-Hull; Worthy-Whitefield [beginning with 15 Oct. the name is spelled "Whitfield"]; Scale-Thompson; Scruple-Cushing; Serjeant Kite-Fearon; Bullock-Dunstall; Recruits-Quick, Jones; Capt. Brazen-Lee Lewes; Melinda-Miss Ambrose; Rose-Miss Dayes; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Mrs Lessingham; New Occasional Prologue[, not listed on playbill-Lewis (see17770924).
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: The New Tragedy of Percy [announced on playbill of 8 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred till to-morrow, on Account of the Indisposition of two principal Performers. Receipts: #99 19s. (97.19; 2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis; Aimwell-Wroughton; Gibbet-Booth; Boniface-Dunstall; Foigard-Fox; Sir Charles Freeman-Robson; Sullen-Clarke; Scrub-Quick; Dorinda-Mrs Lessingham; Cherry-Miss Brown; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Barry (1st appearance in that character at this theatre).
Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Benefit for Condell, Evans & Curteen, box-keepers. Tickets sold at the doors will not be admitted. Public Advertiser, 12 May: Tickets to be had of Condell, Cross-court, Duke's-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden; of Evans at Bromfield's, Trunk-maker, No. 118, Long-acre; of Curteen, No. 11, Temple-lane, White-friars. Receipts: #259 5s. (53.3; tickets: 206.2) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: As17780507

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [Miss Smith is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #131 13s. 6d. (98.4.0; 32.13.6; 0.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17780919; End IV: new dance, The Coopers-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Walpole. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Public Advertiser, 26 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Walpole, No. 15, Henrietta-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #203 19s. 6d. (100.2.0; 15.10.0; 3.15.6; tickets: 84.12.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Miss Walpole; Col. Standard-Brereton (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Alderman Smuggler-Parsons; Clincher Jun.-Waldron; Vizard-Packer; Dicky-Burton; Tom Errand-Griffiths; Beau Clincher-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Angelica-Mrs Brereton; Lady Darling-Mrs Johnston; Parley-Mrs Love; Lady Lurewell-Miss Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Related Works
Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: Sir Harry Wildair: Being the Sequel of the Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: other parts Actor: _Fawcett.

Dance: End: a Dance-Miss Walpole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

Dance: End IV: Hornpipe-Delpini

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 9, St. Martin's-street, Leicester-Fields. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 23 Sept. 1776]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Song: End IV: Ted Blarney-Master Edwin

Entertainment: Monologue End: Bucks have at ye all-Master Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: End IV: New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Receipts: #92 17s. 6d. (90.14.0; 2.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Related Works
Related Work: The Inconstant: or, The Way to Win Him Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Master of the Horse Actor: Kenny

Dance: End IV:new Comic Pantomime Dance (composed by Delpini) The Sportsman Deceiv'd-Delpini (1st appearance as a dancer in England), Menage, the Miss Stageldoirs, Sga Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: End IV: As17791220

Event Comment: Benefit for Yates [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #157 8s. 6d. (137.0.0; 19.17.0; 0.11.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #74 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: End IV: As17791220