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14592 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.

11776
12 December 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: Daniel Dowlas-Quick; Dick Dowlas-Knight; Doctor Pangloss-Fawcett; Henry Morland-Toms; Stedfast-Murray; Zekiel Homespun-Munden; Kenricke-Johnstone; John-Abbot; Waiters-Simmons, Wilde; Lady Duberly-Mrs Davenport; Caroline Dormer-Miss Mansel; Cicely Homespun (with the original Epilogue)-Mrs Gibbs.

Afterpiece Title: The Round Tower

Related Works
Related Work: The Round Tower; or, The Chieftains of Ireland Author(s): William Reeve

11777
05 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth part I

Performance Comment: As17971101, but Francis-Simmons; 1st Carrier-Powel.
Cast
Role: Westmorland Actor: Clarke
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performance Comment: As17971110, but Cartridge-Farley; Waiter-Simmons.
Related Works
Related Work: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp Author(s): William Pearce

11778
10 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secrets Worth Knowing

Performance Comment: As17980126, but Plethora-Simmons in place of Knight.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Eugene Actor: Clarke

11779
08 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Quarter Deck or Half an Hours Festivity

Afterpiece Title: Botheration or A Ten Years Blunder

Performance Comment: Jack Hopeful-read by Knight; Dr Wisepate-Powel; Varnish-Davenport; Robert-Simmons; Theddy O'Blarney-Johnstone; Lady Apes-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Varnish-Mrs Platt; Rose-Mrs Gibbs.

Dance: In 2nd piece: a Hornpipe (in Character)-Blurton

Song: In course Entertainment: Old Towler-Incledon; Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Incidental to 3rd piece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London (Including his Remarks on St. James's, St. Giles's, St. Paul's, Debating Clubs, Squares, Gardens, The Monument, Wigs and Crops, Boarding Schools, Inns, Fields, Soldiers, Sailors, and Volunteers) in Character-Johnstone

11780
29 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by J. Brandon, Claremont, Abbot, Doe, Simmons, Larkman, Street, Smart, Anselmo, Wall, Sturgeon, Brice, Wells, Goostree, Standen will be admitted. Receipts: #460 3s. (19.19; 0.11; tickets: 439.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Polydore Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

11781
17 September 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holman; Ghost-Murray; Polonius-Munden; King-Waddy; Horatio-Betterton; Laertes-Whitfield; Ostrick-Farley; Rosencraus-Clarke; Marcellus-Davenport; Guildenstern-Claremont; Player King-Thompson; Lucianus-Wilde; Grave@Diggers-Powel, Rees; Ophelia-Mrs H. Johnston (1st appearence at this theatre, and 2nd in that character); Player Queen-Mrs Platt; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Rosencraus Actor: Clarke
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Botheration or A Ten Years Blunder

Performance Comment: Jack Hopeful-Knight; Doctor Wisepate-Powel; Varnish-Davenport; Robert-Simmons; Theddy O'Blarney-Johnstone; Lady Apes-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Varnish-Mrs Platt; Rose-Mrs Gibbs.

Song: In V: a Dirge, set to music by Shield. Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Miss Wheatley, Linton, Street, Gray, Lee, Platt, Dyke, Curties; Incidental to afterpiece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London (Including his Remarks on St. James's, The Monument, St. Paul's, Wigs and Crops, Debating Clubs, Boarding Schools, Squares, Inns, Gardens, Fields, Soldiers, Sailors, and Volunteers)-Johnstone

11782
30 October 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performance Comment: As17981025, but Old Peasant-Simmons; Characters in the Ballet-_ synopsis of Ballet and of Second Part.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Fawcett

11783
20 November 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Waddy; Sir Jacob Jollup-Davenport; Bruin-Rees; Heeltap-Farley; Lint-Thompson; Roger-Simmons; Simon Snuffle-Abbot; Jerry Sneak-Fawcett; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Watts; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Litchfield.

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Clarke
Role: Drunken Porter Actor: Rees
Role: George Bevil Actor: Clarke

11784
25 January 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: Teague (with a Planxty in character, The Tight Irish Boy)-Johnstone; Colonel Careless-Knight; Captain Manly-Whitfield; Justice Day-Davenport; Mr Story-Claremont; Abel-Simmons; Obadiah-Munden; Ruth-Mrs Gibbs; Arabella-Miss Mansel; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.

11785
30 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Afterpiece Title: The Paradox or Maid Wife and Widow

Performance Comment: Sam Surge-Incledon; Tim Tingle-Townsend; Jacky Item-Simmons; Paddy O'Blarney-Johnstone; Nancy-Mrs Martyr.

Dance: III: a Characteristic Dance and Masquerade as at the Venetian Carnival-

Song: In course Evening: a new Sea Ballad, composed for his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Tomorrow[; or, the Mars, Capt. Connor (the words by the Author of the Castle Spectre [Matthew Gregory Lewis]; the music by Kelly)-Incledon; A Touch at old Times-Munden; In my Father's Mud Cabin-Johnstone

11786
07 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Cast
Role: Milford Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Tagg in Tribulation

Performance Comment: Tagg (with The Little Farthing Rushlight)-Knight; Touch (the Bailiff)-Simmons; Tak'em-Abbot; Truncheon-Wilde; Whistle-Rees; Justice-Thompson; Mrs Muggins-Mrs Gilbert; Little Pickle (with a new song)-Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: Poor Vulcan (1st time)-Munden; Serjeant Pike-Townsend; Joe-Hill; Bacchus-Simmons; Squire (1st time)-Incledon; Grace-Mrs Chapman; Maudlin-Mrs Atkins.

Song: End II: song-Incledon; End: Old Towler-Incledon; The Beggar's Song-Townsend

Entertainment: A Variety of Imitations-Rees

11787
28 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lifes Vagaries

Afterpiece Title: Saturday Night at Sea or Tars at Anchor

Performance Comment: With a jolly full Bottle-Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Street; Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; Young William-Incledon; A Song-Johnstone; The Wind blew fresh-Townsend; Great Britain still her charter boasts-Incledon, Chorus.
Cast
Role: Young William Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gipsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Bologna Jun.; Squire Breakneck-Farley; Beggar-Townsend; (with) A Beggar I am of low degree-Townsend; Natty Sammy-Simmons; Justice Smallwit-Whitmore; Deputy Paunch-Hawtin; Baker-Blurton; Captain Swagger-Coombs; Highwaymen-Dyke, Blurton [i.e. doubled Baker]; Waiters-Webb, Rees Jun.; Serjeant-Claremont; Corporal-L. Bologna; Countrymen-Abbot, Rees; Pierrot (for that night only)-Laurent (1st appearance on this stage); Hunter and Huntress-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Atkins; (with) Tantara-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Atkins; Gipsies-Ms Iliff, Ms Castelle, Ms Leserve, Ms Burnett, Ms Norton, Ms Masters, Mt Linton, Mt Street, Mt Thomas, Mt Lee, Mt Curties; (with) O who has seen the miller's wife-Ms Iliff, Ms Castelle, Ms Leserve, Ms Burnett, Ms Norton, Ms Masters, Mt Linton, Mt Street, Mt Thomas, Mt Lee, Mt Curties; Pierrot's Wife-Mrs Watts; Mother to Columbine-Mrs Whitmore; Nurse-Mrs Lloyd; Deputy's Lady-Mrs Gilbert; Columbine-Mrs Mills.

Song: End II 1st piece: Admiral Benbow-Incledon; End 1st piece: The Group of Lovers-Munden

11788
04 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Jackson, Thompson (box-keeper), Webb (door-keeper), Dibdin, Purkins, Pitt, Williamson, Goodwin, Anselmo, Roberts, Loyd, West, Berecloth, Young, Norton will be taken.] Receipts: #374 16s. (38.1.6; 4.18.0; tickets: 331.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performance Comment: As17990515, but added: Waiter-Simmons; Bar@maid-Mrs Norton.
Related Works
Related Work: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp Author(s): William Pearce

Dance: End: A Scotch Divertisement-Jackson, Platt, Dyke, Miss Bologna, Mrs Watts

11789
16 September 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Performance Comment: Gossamer-Lewis; Mortimer-Holman; Bonus-Munden; Charles Mortimer-Miss Gilbert; Sambo-Fawcett; Delville-Whitfield; Costly-Townsend; Farmer Blackbrook-Thompson; Gregory-Abbot; Waiter-Simmons; Bailiff-Wilde; Mrs Mortimer-Mrs Pope; Emily-Mrs Litchfield; Dorothy-Miss Chapman; Miss Gloomly-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville (with Old Towler)-Incledon; Captain Belville-Hill; Rustic-Street; Irish Haymaker-Waddy; William-Townsend; Phoebe-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Townsend

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: New Occasional Address-Pope

11790
18 September 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Incledon; Peachum-Davenport; Lockit-Gardner; Mat o' the Mint-Linton; Ben Budge-Rees; Crook@fingered Jack-Klanert; Jemmy Twitcher-Mills; Wat Dreary-Street; Nimming Ned-Atkins; Harry Paddington-Claremont; Robin of Bagshot-Wilde; Jailor-Dyke; Drawer-Abbot; Filch-Simmons; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenport; Jenny Diver-Mrs Castelle; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Follett; Dolly Trull- Mrs Blurton; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Norton; Betty Doxey-Mrs Sydney; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Leserve; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Watts; Molly Brazen-Mrs Gilbert; Polly-Mrs Atkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Dance: In III: Hornpipe in Fetters-Platt

Entertainment: Monologue As17990916

11791
21 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

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: William Actor: Abbot

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

11792
02 December 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performance Comment: Sir Gregory Forrester-Emery; Peregrine Forrester-Munden; Capt. Fieldair-Incledon; Peter-Townsend; Cartridge-Farley; Capt. Forrester-Claremont; Waiter-Simmons; Susan-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Chapman.
Related Works
Related Work: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp Author(s): William Pearce

11793
04 December 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Incledon; Linco-Simmons; Merlin-Whitfield; Shepherds-Abbot, Lee; Dorus-Munden; Fatima-Mrs Martyr; Urganda-Mrs Litchfield; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Shepherdesses-Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts; Sylvia-Mrs Atkins.

11794
23 December 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favorite

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano or The Rival Harlequins

Performance Comment: Harlequin Whitesword-Bologna Jun.; Harlequin Blacksword-King; Clown-Bologna; Infernal Spirit-Delpini; Colombine's Father-Whitmore Jun.; Old Beau-Hawtin; Hermit-Lewiss; Colombine-Mrs Parker; The Other Pantomime Characters-Wilde, Blurton, Platt, Abbot, T. Cranfield, Powers, Vials, Howell, L. Bologna, Klanert, Atkins, Mills, Wilkins, Webb, Letteney, Griffiths, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Bologna, Mrs D'Egville, Miss Cox, Miss Coombs; Vocal Characters Cratero (Daemon of the Mountain)-Denman; Ballad Singers-Emery, Simmons; Irish Ship@builder-Macartney; Principal Daemon-Linton; 2nd Daemon-Street; Chorus of Infernal Spirits-Gardner, Thomas, Oddwell, Smith, J. Linton, Kenrick, Sawyer, Tett; Floridel (Spirit of the Air)-Miss Wheatley; Attendants on Floridel-Ms Sims, Ms Iliff, Ms Gilbert, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton, Ms Masters, Ms Sydney, Ms Blurton, Mrs Castelle.

11795
27 December 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Vows

Performance Comment: As17991026, but Verdun-Simmons (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

11796
29 January 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom of Coventry (with The Little Farthing Rushlight)-Bannister Jun. (from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); Harold-Hill; Crazy-Simmons; Mayor of Coventry-Waddy; Count Louis-Claremont; Earl Mercia-Mansel; Emma-Miss Chapman; Mayoress of Coventry-Mrs Davenport; Lady Godiva-Mrs Gilbert; Maud-Mrs Martyr.

11797
17 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Afterpiece Title: The Rendezvous

Cast
Role: William Actor: Farley

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb (with The Little Farthing Rushlight)-Master Standen; Grizzle-Emery; Ghost-Street; Noodle-Townsend; Doodle-Simmons; Merlin-Thompson; Arthur-Munden; Huncamunca-Mrs Atkins; Glumdalca-Mrs Gilbert; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr.
Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

11798
30 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Afterpiece Title: The Critic or A Tragedy Rehearsd

Performance Comment: Dangle-Farley; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Munden; Puff-Knight; Sneer-Murray (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Signor Pasticcio-Delpini; Interpreter-Klanert; Italian Girls-Mrs Atkins, Miss Wheatley; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Chapman; Tragedians Lord Burleigh-Johnstone (1st appaarance in that character); Governor-Waddy; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Claremont; Master of the Horse-Atkins; Sir Christopher Hatton-Simmons; Beef@Eater-Rees; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Confidante-Mrs Whitmore; Nieces-Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve; Tilburina-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character). Edition of 1807 (John Cawthorn) adds: Under Prompter-$Wilde.

Song: End IV: Sally in our Alley-Incledon; End: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Afterpiece conclude: Rule Britannia-Incledon, Townsend, Hill, Chorus

11799
23 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Ledger, Thompson, Klanert, Claremont, Simmons, Wilde, Miss Mills, Miss Sims, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Masters, Lee, Goostree, Street, Mrs Mills, Mrs Sydney, Abbot, Mrs Egan will be admitted. 3rd piece: Representation of the Battle, as 9 Nov. 1799. Receipts: #424 9s. 6d. (40.13.6; 5.3.0; tickets: 378.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Cast
Role: William Actor: Emery

Dance: In 1st piece: Hornpipe-Cuerton; End 2nd piece: The Minuet de la Cour, a Favorite Scotch Pas Deux-Klanert, Mrs Watts

11800
27 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Performance Comment: Rover-Lewis; Harry-Holman; Sir George Thunder-Waddy; Ephraim Smooth (with A Bundle of Proverbs)-Munden; John Dory-Fawcett; Sim-Knight; Banks-Murray; Midge-Claremont; Gammon-Thompson; Lamp-Simmons; Landlord-Atkins; Trap-Whitmore; Twitch-Wilde; Waiter-Curties; Jane-Mrs Chapman; Amelia-Miss Chapman; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: After Singing at end: A New Dance- (By Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus) composed by Byrne, in which Mr Byrne, Mrs Byrne, will make their 1st appearance on this stage these 4 years, assisted by the three Miss Adams', Master Byrne (Their 1st appearance on this stage), Blurton, Platt, Wilde, L. Bologna, Lewiss, Klanert, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Bologna, Miss Cox, Miss Bologna, Miss Dibdin

Song: End II: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; Old Towler-Incledon