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8638 results for: Keyword - George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
We found 5392 matches on Author, 1914 matches on Performance Comments, 1597 matches on Event Comments, 505 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

526
13 January 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Miller; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-Wm. Mills; Peter-Harper; Anthony-Norris; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy

527
01 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was Alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Miller; Duke-Bridgwater;Petruchio-W. Mills; Peter-Harper; Anthony-Norris; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The What Dye Call It

Dance:

528
02 December 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Shepard; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-Wm. Mills; Peter-Harper; Anthony-Cibber Jr; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy

529
09 November 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Wilks; Frederick-Mills; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-W. Mills; Antonio-Shepard; Anthony-Cibber Jr; Peter-R. Wetherilt; 1st Constantia-Mrs Cibber; 2d Constantia-Mrs Booth; Landlady-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

530
12 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam. Mainpiece: Written by the Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Hallam; Frederick-Delane; Antonio-Hippisley; Duke-Bridgwater; Petruchio-Hale; Peter-Mullart; Antony-Penkethman; 1st Constantia-Mrs Stevens; 2d-Mrs Horton; Landlady-Mrs Mullart; Bawd-Mrs James.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; French Sailors-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

Song: P$Purcell's Since Times are so bad-Leveridge, Salway

531
23 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these twelve Years. Alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: John-Giffard; Frederick-Wright; Petruchio-Berry; Duke-Havard; Antonio-Penkethman; Anthony-Woodward; Peter-Yates; Surgeon-Marten; Francisco-Taswell; 1st Constantia-Mrs Giffard; 2d Constantia-Mrs Clive; Landlady-Mrs Grace; Mother-Mrs Marshall; Kinswoman-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Havard
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Grand Volgi

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Ballet-Muilment; IV: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

532
01 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Harley. Mainpiece: As altered from Beaumont and Fletcher by the Duke of Buckingham and D. Garrick, Esq. Not acted these 7 years. Morning Chronicle, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Harley, No. 22, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Receipts: #242 1s. 6d. (84.10.6; 7.5.0; tickets: 150.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Harley (1st appearance in that character); Don Frederick-Marshall; Duke-Davies; Petruchio-Macready; Peter-Blanchard; Anthony-Cubitt; Surgeon-Powel; Antonio's Man-Rock; Antonio-Quick; First Constantia-Miss Chapman; Mother-Mrs Webb; Landlady-Mrs Pitt; Niece-Mrs Platt; Second Constantia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Davies
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: As17901204

Song: End I: The Group of Lovers-Munden; End II: a favourite Sea Song-Incledon

533
28 February 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, and Princess Augusta. Receipts: #158 15s. (Account Book); #170 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda or The Cheats of Harlequin

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): George Downing

Dance: Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

534
26 April 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Edward, and the Princess Augusta. Mainpiece a Farce of three Acts. Afterpiece also by command

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

535
03 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: A Pasticcio

Performance Comment: Scene I. A favourite Catch and Glee by Suett, Williames, Barrymore. Scene II. A favourite song by Miss George. Scene III. As Scene III, 26 Apr. Scene IV. Gramachree Molly by Miss Phillips. To conclude with The Sportsmen's Return, as17840311athi .

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Performance Comment: Trappolin (an Usurper transformed by Magic to the Duke of Florence)-Palmer; Brunetto (Prince of Savoy)-R. Palmer; Barbarino and Alberto (Lords and Counsellors to the Duke)-Wilson and Phillimore; Officer-Spencer; Captain of the Guards-Alfred; Count Gulcardi (under the Character of Magosa Magician)-Wrighten; Puritan-Suett; Mason-Fawcett; Whip (the Coachman)-Chaplin; Jailer-Kenny; Supernatural Agents, Attendants upon Trappolin: Eo-Master Whitty; Meo-Master Purser; and Little Fred-Master J. Whitty; Lavinio (the Grand Duke of Tuscany)-Staunton; Officer's Widow-Mrs Love; Old Woman-Mrs Booth; Flametta (Mistress to Trappolin)-Miss Barnes; Prudentia (sister to the Duke)-Miss Tidswell; Isabella (Duchess of Tuscany)-Mrs Hedges .

536
04 July 1724 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duke And No Duke Or Trapolin Supposd A Prince

Performance Comment: Trapolin-Harper; Duke-Bridgwater; Brunetto-Williams; Alberto-Chapman; Barberino-Roberts; Prudentia-Mrs Houghton; Isabella-Mrs Orfeur; Conjuoro-Orfeur; Flametta-Mrs Roberts; Dustress'd Women-Mrs Willis, Mrs Davison; Puritan-Norris.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: Hob or The Country Wake

Song: A Quaker's Song-Mrs Willis

Dance: Highland Lilt-Mrs Willis; Running Footman-Houghton; Union Dance-Houghton, Mrs Willis

537
08 April 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or A Sick Ladys Cure

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke or Trapolins Vagaries

Performance Comment: Trapolin (for that night only)-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Duke of Tuscany-Macready; Alberto-Thompson; Barbarino-Powel; Brunetto-Claremont; Mago-Davenport; Puritan-Simmons; Three Young Devils-Masters Standen, Goodwin, Griffiths; Flametta-Miss Logan; Prudentia-Mrs Watts; Rogera-Mrs Platt; Algera-Miss Leserve; Duchess of Tuscany-Mrs Follett.
Cast
Role: Duke of Tuscany Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

538
13 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pritchard. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Servants admitted to keep places on the stage, which will be fram'd into Front and side boxes, and entirely enclosed after the manner of an Oratorio. Ladies are desired to send servants to keep places to prevent mistakes. Tickets and places to be had at Mrs Pritchard's in Duke's late Earl's Court, Bow St.; At Mr Vaughan's, the Royal Exchange, Cornhill, and at the stage door

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Duke and no Duke

Dance: PPeasant-Cooke; Comic Ballet-Cooke, Signora Campioni

Song: SSong of Diana from Dryden's Secular Masque,-Beard (set by Mr Boyce); Genius of England-Beard

539
17 May 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17690410 but Maria-Mrs Mattocks; George-Wroughton, 1st time.
Cast
Role: George Actor: Wroughton, 1st time.
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: A Minuet-Dumay, Miss Madden; End: A Pantomime Dance-Fishar, Miss Capon

540
10 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17690925, but George-Perry, first time; Truman-Lewes; Uncle-Gardner.
Cast
Role: George Actor: Perry, first time
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

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

Dance: TThe Tambourine, as17700501

541
26 December 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17701001, but George-Wroughton.
Cast
Role: George Actor: Wroughton.
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Bensley, first time
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Related Works
Related Work: Mother Shipton Author(s): George Colman, the elder

542
12 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: As17801109, but George Barnwell-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: As17801109

543
10 June 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Answorth, Appleby, Bayne, Daglish, Dale Jun., Gardner, George, Gillis, Keen, Pilsbury, W. Purser, Smith, Sherratt, Standen, Whittow, Woollams] will be admitted. Receipts: #303 8s. 6d. (33.11.0; 5.6.0; 0.1.6; tickets: 264.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Whitfield
Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell Author(s): George Lillo

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Dance: End: As17890415; End IV: Highland Reel, as17890527, but Whittow, _Hamoir

Song: As17880920

544
19 September 1761 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George For England Or The Triumphs Of Roast Beef

Performance Comment: In which will be exhibited the Reception of George for England at the Court of Solymanv, the Egyptian Emperor, the love of the fair Sabrina; and the Rivalship of Mamamouchi, the Persian General, interspersed with the Humours of Don Duello Flanconado, and the extra-ordinary incidents that befell Esquire Solomon Gundy, alias Gluttonglug de Gull, and his Culinarian Armour. With the remarkable Caterwauling Combat; or Pussy Catty's Victory. or Pussy Catty's Victory.

Afterpiece Title: Triumphs of Hymen and the Landing of the Queen

545
04 December 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

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

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Thurmond Jr; Trapolin-Shaw; Duchess-Mrs Booth; Trapolin's Wife-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thurmond Jr

546
28 September 1759 @ Covent Garden

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: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry

547
02 October 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry

548
30 September 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Brunetto-Davis; Alberto-Wignel; Barberino-Anderson; Duchess-Mrs Stephens; Prudentia-Miss Helm; Flametta-Mrs Evans; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry

549
05 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Brunetto-Davis; Alberto-Wignel; Barbarino-Costollo; Mago-Bennet; Duchess-Mrs Stephens; Prudentia-Miss Helm; Flametta-Mrs Evans; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry

Dance: II: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004; End: Les Mattelots Provencals, as17641004

550
02 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Mago-Bennet; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry

Dance: II: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925