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14591 results for: Keyword - Clarke</i>, <i>William</i>, <i>Drunken Negro-$Simmons</i>, <i>Servants</i>, <i>Negro <span class=
We found 11031 matches on Author, 3832 matches on Performance Comments, 1015 matches on Event Comments, 459 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11451
13 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Cast
Role: Biron Actor: Clarke, first time

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: IV: Drunken Peasant (Peasant-$Miles; Clown-$Bennet)-; V: The Villagers, as17560315

Song: II: School of Anacreon-a Gentleman who never appeared on any stage; V: A Cantata-the same Gentleman

11452
20 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: I: Savoyards, as17560518; III: Les Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Entertainment: By Particular Desire Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

11453
02 May 1757 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Refusal

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Song: II: My Fond Shepherd-Mrs Chambers; IV: Fair Kitty-Mrs Chambers

Dance: III: Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; V: Granier, Leppie, Lucas

11454
23 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: IV: The Drunken Peasant-Morris; The Clown-W. Vaughan; V: A Hornpipe-Morris

11455
03 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Shuter; Modelove-Dyer; Perriainckle-Arthur; Obadiah-Gibson; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Clarke; Sackbut-Marten; Simon Pure-Costollo; Aminidab-Bennet; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Mrs Green; Ann Lovely-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: SSicilian Peasants, as17571217; Fingalian Dance, as17571013

Entertainment: (BBy Desire,) End of Play: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter; (By Desire,) End of Farce: Cries of London-Shuter

11456
21 April 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miles; IV: Drunken Peasant with Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

Song: III: A new song composed by Arne, Miss Young

11457
30 April 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

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

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returnd from Paris

Dance: III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; After: The Country Wedding-; The Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421

Song: IV: A Favourite Ballad, call'd The Goldfinch's Address to Chloe-Miss Young; V: The Country Wedding, as17590423 but-Lowe, Miss Young

11458
01 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part I

Cast
Role: Hotspur Actor: Clarke
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: The Drunken Peasant, as17590430 The Milkmaid's Holiday, with substitle The Humours of May-Day, as17590421

11459
15 May 1759 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Song: III: A Song-Legg

Dance: IV: The Drunken Peasant, as17590430 V: The Threshers, as17581016

11460
28 April 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Song: II, IV: A Song-Miss Brent

Dance: III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles, with Clown - Bennet

11461
14 May 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Hubert Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Quebec or Harlequin Engineer

Entertainment: M+Monologue. An Epilogue in Imitation of Shakespeare's Stage of Human Life=-Cresswickas17600508

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; IV: The Fingalian Dance, as17591102

11462
27 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miles; IV: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

11463
24 April 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: I: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926; III: The Drunken Swiss-Grimaldi, Baltazar, Miss Baker; IV: A New Tambourine-Vincent. (playbill) *uö¯dl TThe Farmer's Return from London. As17620320

Entertainment: TThe Savoyard Travellers-Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

11464
28 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Farmer Deceivd Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: La Petite Bergere-Miss Lalauze (Eight years of age) being her fourth appearance on the stage [see17590425; 23 April 1760; 22 April 1761]; IV: A Serious Dance-Miss Lalauze; V: [A Ball Dance, call'd The Louvre, Minuet-a Young Gentleman (Eight years of age, a scholar to Mr Lalauze, his first appearance on any stage), Miss Lalauze

Entertainment: After: By Particular Desire, for this night only Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

11465
30 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17620122, but[probably the full length play of 10 Nov. 1761] The Minor-Dyer; Richard Wealthy-Hull; Sir William Wealthy-Costollo; Smart-Wignell; Canker-R. Smith, rest as17611110.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Costollo

Afterpiece Title: Marplot in Lisbon

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, The Woodcutters-Leppie, a young gentlewoman his scholar; IV: The Taylors, as17620107

Entertainment: After: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter (This Night only)

11466
25 October 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Entertainment: A Prologue, Singing, a Dutch Story, Hippisley's Drunken Man-, with alterations and additions

11467
31 December 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv Part Ii

Cast
Role: Achbp York Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation

Dance: III: (For this Night Only) The Drunken Peasant-Phillips, who has not appeared in that character these 10 years

11468
27 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue or The Jealous Farmer Outwitted

Dance: II: The Drunken Peasant-Miles, Bennet (Peasant-Miles; +Clown-Bennet); IV: A New +Comic Dance, as17630224

11469
11 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: TThe Drunken Peasant, as17630427 End: The French Gardeners, as17630407

11470
07 September 1763 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance:

Entertainment: I: Comic Dance-Rogier, Miss Street; III: Serious Dance-Miss Street; IV: Comic Dance-Master Clinton, Miss Street; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston; a Hornpipe in Taste-

11471
27 April 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

Cast
Role: Farewell Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Knife Grinders, as17631012

Entertainment: CCries of London-Shuter, by desire

Ballet: III: The Drunken Peasant. Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

11472
07 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Ross; Edgar-Smith; Bastard-Clarke; Gloster-Gibson (being first time of their appearing in those characters); Kent-Sparks; Albany-White; Burgundy-Bennet; Cornwall-Anderson; Officer-Wignel; Gentleman Usher-Shuter; Goneril-Mrs Stephens; Regan-Mrs Vincent; Cordelia-Miss Ward (second appearance on any stage); With an Occasional Prologue-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Bastard Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Twist; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Master Morgan; by desire, and The Calabrian Peasants, as17631222

11473
02 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Elder Brother Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17650923, but Drunken Man-Bennet.
Cast
Role: Drunken Man Actor: Bennet.

Dance: End of Masque: The Drunken Peasant, as17660421

11474
01 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Bellamy Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Master Harris, 1st time (scholar to Miles); III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles (Peasant), Bennet (Clown)

11475
10 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Entertainment: End: Hippisley's Drunken Man with additions and Alterations-Shuter

Dance: TThe Tambourine, as17700501