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376 results for: Keyword - Darby
We found 373 matches on Roles/Actors, 70 matches on Performance Comments, 5 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

1
26 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Jane Shore-Mrs Horton; Glocester-Ryan; Hastings-Delane; Dumont-Hallam; Belmour-Hale; Catesby-Gibson; Ratcliffe-Rosco; Darby-Anderson; Alicia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: As17410223

2
02 January 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Dumont-Barry, 1st time; Gloster-Delane; Belmour-Lee; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Catesby-Winstone; Ratcliff-Blakes; Darby-Burton; Lady-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

3
22 December 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Shore-Mossop; Gloster-Davies; Belmour-Blakes; Darby-Burton; Catesby-Mozeen; Ratcliffe-Simson; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

4
29 April 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17531222, but Jane Shore-Mrs Graham, 1st time; Darby-_; Catesby-_; Ratcliffe-_.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

5
30 November 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Shore-Mossop; Gloster-Davies; Bellmour-Blakes; Darby-Burton; Catesby-Mozeen; Ratcliff-Simson; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

6
14 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17541130, but Darby-Walker.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Walker.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

7
06 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Shore-Havard; Gloster-Davies; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Darby-Walker; Bellmour-Blakes; Catesby-Jefferson; Ratcliffe-Simson.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Walker

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: IV: Lilliputian Sailors, as17551104

8
21 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Shore-Mossop; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Catesby-Mozeen; Ratcliffe-Jefferson; Gloster-Davies; Belmour-Blakes; Darby-Walker.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Walker.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: IV: A New Comic Dance-. [Dancers unspecified.

9
01 November 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Shore-Mossop; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Gloster-Davies; Bellmour-Blakes; Darby-Walker; Catesby-Mozeen; Ratcliffe-Jefferson.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Walker

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TThe Italian Peasants, as17571004

10
02 November 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Shore-Mossop; Gloster-Davies; Bellmour-Blakes; Darby-Burton; Catesby-Mozeen; Ratcliffe-Packer; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Jane Shore-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: new Pantomime Dance call'd%The Swiss-Grimaldi, Dupuy, Mrs Vernon

11
20 December 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates1st time; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Darby-Scrase; Shore-Havard; Catesby-Moody; Gloster-Davies; Bellmour-Blakes; Ratcliff-Packer.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Scrase

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: IV: Shepherd's Holiday, as17591017

12
08 January 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Shore-Havard; Gloster-Davies; Bellmour-Blakes; Darby-Scrase; Catesby-Mozeen; Ratcliffe-Packer; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates; Alicia-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Scrase

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

13
30 May 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17610108, but Darby-Fox.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Fox.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

14
18 September 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Shore-Havard; Gloster-Davies; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates; Darby-Scrase; Ratcliffe-Packer; Catesby-Mozeen; Bellmour-Blakes; Hastings-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Scrase

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

15
16 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Shore-Havard; Gloster-Love, 1st time; Darby-Fox; Ratcliff-Packer; Bellmour-Blakes; Catesby-Mozeen; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Fox

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

16
24 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Shore-Reddish; Hastings-Barry; Gloster-Love; Belmour-Packer; Darby-Hurst; Ratcliff-Ackman; Catesby-Strange; Jane Shore-Miss Younge, 1st time; Alicia-Mrs Barry, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Hurst

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

17
07 April 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St

Performance Comment: Patrick. Principal Characters by Mrs Kennedy, Edwin, Brett, Wilson, Master Edwin, Davies; Miss Morris, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from European Magazine, Apr. 1783, p. 308: Pat-Mrs Kennedy; Darby-Edwin; Dermot-Brett; Father Luke-Wilson; King of the Leprechans-Master Edwin; Phelim-Davies; Fairy Frank-Miss Morris; Kathlane-Mrs Martyr; Shelah-Mrs Morton; Norah-Mrs Bannister. Larpent MS adds: Clarke, Leprechans; Peasants, Old Woman, Girls.] hathi. Peasants, Old Woman, Girls.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Edwin

Dance: As17830221

18
04 November 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mrs Kennedy, Bannister, Johnstone, Edwin, Wilson, Wewitzer; Mrs Martyr, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from London Chronicle, 5 Nov.: Patrick-Mrs Kennedy; Fitzroy-Bannister; Dermot-Johnstone; Darby-Edwin; Father Luke-Wilson; Bagatelle-Wewitzer; Kathlane-Mrs Martyr; Norah-Mrs Bannister. O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. 1 (T. Woodfall, 1798) adds: Boy-Master Simmons.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Edwin

Song: In mainpiece To thee, O, gentle sleep by Brett

19
26 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Jubilee In Commemoration Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: The Funeral; or, Grief a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Camply-Lewis; Sable-Quick; Trusty-Hull; Lord Brumpton-Clarke; Puzzle-Booth; Tom-Stevens; Trim-Bonnor; Nathan Matchlock-Ledger; Darby-Tattoo-Helme; Hugh Clump-Thompson; Jeffery Tatter-Besford; Lord Hardy-Wroughton; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Bates; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Kemble; Fardingale-Mrs Poussin; Mademoiselle-Mrs Whitfield; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Lady Harriet-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Tattoo-Helme

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Dance: End of mainpiece The Charms of a Camp (performers not listed, but see17840521)

20
21 September 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick-Mrs Kennedy; Fitzroy-Davies; Dermot-Johnstone; Father Luke-Wilson; Bagatelle-Wewitzer; Darby-Edwin; Kathlane-Mrs Martyr; Norah-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Edwin

21
25 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day; Or, The Marriage Of Figaro

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick (the Soldier)-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]); Dermot-Thome; Captain Fitzroy-Kerridge; Monsieur Bagatelle-Benson; Father Luke (the Irish Priest)-Wellman; Darby-Waldron; Kathleen-Mrs Benson; Norah-Miss Cranford .
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

22
20 October 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick-Mrs Kennedy; Fitzroy-Davies; Dermot-Johnstone; Father Luke-Wilson; Bagatelle-Wewitzer; Darby-Edwin; Kathlane-Mrs Martyr; Norah-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Edwin

23
17 February 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Johnstone, Quick, Edwin, Davies, Booth, Palmer, Cubitt, Gardner; Mrs Martyr, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1786): Captain Patrick-Johnstone; Quiz-Quick; Darby-Edwin; Marshal Fehrbellin-Davies; Father Luke-Booth; Rupert-Palmer; Olmutz-Cubitt; Adjutant-Gardner; Greenbergh-Thompson; Drummers-Swords, Newton; Flora-Mrs Martyr; Mabel-Mrs Webb; Norah-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Edwin

24
07 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick (the Poor Soldier)-Simpson; Dermot-Price; Captain Fitzroy-Smith; Father Luke (the Irish Priest)-Watts; Monsieur Bagatelle-Benson; Darby-Waldron; Kathleen-Mrs Waldron; Norah-Miss Phillips .
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Waldron

25
31 October 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick-Mrs Kennedy; Fitzroy-Davies; Dermot-Johnstone; Father Luke-Booth; Bagatelle-Wewitzer; Darby-Edwin; Kathlane-Mrs Martyr; Norah-Miss Wilkinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Darby Actor: Edwin

Dance: As17861002