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646 results for: Keyword - Helme
We found 683 matches on Roles/Actors, 167 matches on Performance Comments, 19 matches on Event Comments, 11 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

1
18 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by the Band, Helme, Ledger, Painter, Bates, Newton, Atkins, Mrs Davenett, Rowson, Gray will be admitted. Receipts: #278 11s. (51/13; 5/18; tickets: 221/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17851223, but Jubilee Dicky-Helme; Angelica (1st time)-Miss Rowson; Parley-Mrs Davenett .
Cast
Role: Jubilee Dicky Actor: Helme

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

2
02 June 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Helme, Gaudry, Saby, Young, Hall, Rye, Ackery, Anselmo, Pilbrow, Mrs Linton, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Atkins will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #243 15s. 6d. (57.16.0; 3.0.6; tickets: 182.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17861129, but Pistol-Helme; Mrs Page-Mrs Inchbald (1st appearance in that character); Nim-Gaudry; Rugby-Stevens.
Cast
Role: Pistol Actor: Helme

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

3
24 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger. Tickets deliver'd for Macbeth , by Branson and Miss Helme, will be taken. Mr Younger being oblig'd by Mr Powell's illness, to change his play of Macbeth to the above tragedy, humbly hopes for the Indulgence of his Friends and the Public in general. Charges #67 9s. Balance to Younger #18 3s. 6d. plus #48 9s. from tickets (Box 97; Pit 110; Gallery 77). [Branson and Miss Helme seem to have borne none of the charges and to have received full value for their tickets]: Branson #33 (Box 29; Pit 99; Gallery 109); Miss Helme #16 14s. (Box 1; Pit 63; Gallery 70). Receipts: #85 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17690417 but Oroonoko-Younger; Imoinda-Miss Ward; J. Stanmore-Fox; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Charlotte-Mrs DuBellamy; Lucy-Miss Helme; Daniel-Shuter; Hotman-_.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Helme

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe, as17690408

4
05 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Duquesney, Mrs Stephens, Miss Helme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17640127, but Rose-Miss Cokayne; Melinda-Mrs Stephens; Lucy-Miss Helme. The Public Advertiser lists Melinda as Mrs Dyer and as Mrs Stephens. [The former a misprint.]The former a misprint.]
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Helme. The Public Advertiser lists Melinda as Mrs Dyer and as Mrs Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17640502; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: The Dutch Skippers-Duquesney, Miss Valois; V: A New Tambourine Dance-Duquesney

5
03 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Helme, Mrs Stephens, White, and Gardner will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Tickets and places to be had of Sarjant at the stage door. None admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17650101, but Richmond-Gardner; Buckingham-White; Norfolk-Perry; Prince Edward-Miss Helme; Lady Anne-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Helme

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: IV: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; End: a Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

6
11 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 18 May 1772.] Tickets delivered by Miss Helme will be taken. Charges: #66 17s. 6d. Profit to Younger #52 1s., plus #130 1s. from tickets (Box 201; Pit 344; Gallery 382) Receipts: #118 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton with Stockwell Scenes

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Clown-Cushing; Farmer-Fox; Mother Shipton-Baker; Ballad Singer-Dunstall; Others-Rayner, Banks, Wild, Hamilton, Thompson, Hollingsworth, Holtom, Mrs Helme, Mrs White; Colombine-Miss Twist; The Dances-Fishar, Miss Valois, Blurton, Miss Besford.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Rayner, Banks, Wild, Hamilton, Thompson, Hollingsworth, Holtom, Mrs Helme, Mrs White

7
10 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Suett, Phillimore, Griffiths, Helme, Moody; Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Farren. [Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1781): Sir Harry Trifle-Palmer; Qui Tarn-Parsons; Tom-Suett; Timothy-Phillimore; Sambo-Griffiths; Servant-Helme; Dennis Dogherty-Moody; Biddy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Annaseed-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Harriet Trifle-Miss Farren.] Prologue spoken by Palmer. Epilogue (taken from a celebrated passage in Thompson's Seasons [an abridgement of lines 1113-65 of Spring]) spoken by Miss Farren. [The Prologue was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances. The Epilogue was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 3 performances only (see17811115).] hathi. Prologue spoken by Palmer. Epilogue (taken from a celebrated passage in Thompson's Seasons [an abridgement of lines 1113-65 of Spring]) spoken by Miss Farren. [The Prologue was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances. The Epilogue was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 3 performances only (see17811115).] hathi.
Cast
Role: Servant Actor: Helme

Song: As17811022

8
01 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Israelites; or, The Pamper'd Nabob

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wewitzer, Bonnor, T. Kennedy, Helme, Stevens, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Morton, Mrs T. Kennedy. [Cast from Town and Country Magazine, Apr. 1785, p. 183: Mr Israel-Wewitzer; Enoch Israel-Bonnor; Juggle-T. Kennedy; Heartly-Helme; Blanchee-Stevens; Sir Simon Lollop-Edwin; Widow Winkle-Mrs Webb; Flam-Mrs Morton; Miss Naivette Winkle-Mrs T. Kennedy.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Heartly Actor: Helme

Dance: As17841116

Song: Preceding afterpiece a Trio, composed by an English composer in 1540 [unidentified], by Davies, Darley, Brett. The new Words by Holcroft, the new Accompaniments by Shield

9
07 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lawyers' Panic; Or, Westminster Hall In An Uproar

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Wewitzer, Booth, Cubitt, Stevens, Kennedy, Helme, Ledger, Wilson. [Cast from text (S. Bladon, 1785): Chief Justice-Quick; Moses Lyons-Wewitzer; Counsellor Puzzle-Booth; Counsellor Stutter-Cubitt; Cryer-Stevens; Counsellor Bantam-Kennedy; Apothecary-Helme; Gentleman-Ledger; Serjeant Gloss-Wilson; Jacobs-Newton; Isaacs-Jones; Wick-Thompson; Coniac-Bates; Clerk-Gaudry; Tradesman-Painter; Stone Chalker-unassigned; Counsellor-Baker, Gawdry [sic], Doyle, Darley, &c.; Bellamy's Maid-Miss Brangin.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Helme

Afterpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Song: End of Act I of 2nd piece The Twaddle by Wilson. imitations. End of Act II of 2nd piece a great variety of Imitations by Kean (1st appearance on this stage)

Monologue: 1785 05 07 End of 2nd piece Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an ass, by Wilson

10
05 December 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Farren, Wewitzer, Fearon, Helme, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bernard, Miss Brangin, Mrs Abington. [Cast from playbill of 28 Jan. 1789: Capt. Clerimont-Lewis; Sir Harry Gubbin-Quick; Humphrey Gubbin-Edwin; Clerimont Sen.-Farren; Tipkin-Wewitzer; Pounce-Fearon; Servant-Helme; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Mattocks; Aunt-Mrs Webb; Fainlove-Mrs Bernard; Jenny-Miss Brangin; Biddy Tipkin-Mrs Abington.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Farren, Wewitzer, Fearon, Helme, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bernard, Miss Brangin, Mrs Abington.
Role: Servant Actor: Helme

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: As17871029

11
15 December 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All On A Summer's Day

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Aickin, Farren, Fearon, Macready, Helme, Miss Brunton, Mrs Webb, Mrs Lewis, Mrs Mattocks. Cast from London Chronicle, 17 Dec.: Wildlove-Lewis; Sir Ralph Mooneye-Quick; Governor Morton-Aickin; Sir William Carrol-Farren; Chrysostom-Fearon; Lord Henley-Macready; Servant-Helme; Louisa-Miss Brunton; Mrs Goodly-Mrs Webb; Lady Henrietta-Mrs Lewis; Lady Carrol-Mrs Mattocks; Prologue-Farren; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Servant Actor: Helme

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

12
22 February 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: The Prejudice of Fashion

Performance Comment: Colonel Ancient-Mitchell; Medium-Cooke; Captain O'Cargo-Smith; Whisk-Sparks; Jonathan-Durravan; Carbuncle-Helme; Marmozet-Everard; Lucinda-Miss Freeman; Lady Ancient-Miss Hoare.
Cast
Role: Carbuncle Actor: Helme

13
15 March 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of Oxford

Afterpiece Title: A Mirror for the Ladies

Performance Comment: Lieutenant Generous-Harricks; Mr O'Carney-Holmes; Mr McLofty-Bate; Mr Sheffery Flintshire-Swords; Monsieur-Helme; Fanny-Miss Shelbourne; Miss Diamond-Miss Harris.
Cast
Role: Monsieur Actor: Helme

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Lovers

Song: End III: Hunting Song-Miss Harris

Monologue: Vaudeville.Between Acts 3rd piece: a few Pantomimical Scenes. Harlequin-Best; Columbine-Miss Dudley

14
15 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Captain Greville-DuBellamy; Tipple (1st time)-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Kilderkin-Chaplin; Putty-Helme; Ned-Phillimore; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Mrs Cargill.
Cast
Role: Putty Actor: Helme

Dance: Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921

15
12 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Dodd; Gayless (1st time)-R. Palmer; Dick-Suett; Justice Guttle-Griffiths; Beau Trippit-Helme; Melissa (1st rime)-Miss Collett; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Booth; Mrs Trippit-Mrs Granger; Miss Trippit-Miss Barnes; Kitty Pry-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Beau Trippit Actor: Helme

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece the Minuet de la Cour, as17820104

16
07 May 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Captain Greville-Du-Bellamy; Tipple-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Kilderkin-Chaplin; Putty-Helme; Ned-Phillimore; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Miss Wright (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Putty Actor: Helme

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17820223

17
22 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Machcath-Brett (1st appearance in that character); Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Booth; Mat o' the Mint-Mahon; Jemmy Twitcher-Webb; Wat Dreary-Jones; Crook finger'd Jack-Doyle; Ben Budge-Ledger; Harry Paddington-Darley; Jailer-Stevens; Drawer-Helme; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt Mrs Vixen-Mrs Lewis; Dolly Trull-Miss Morris; Sukey Tawdry-Miss Cleland Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Whitfield; Molly Brazen-Miss Stuart; Betty Doxey-Miss Francis; Polly-Miss Harper. hathi.
Cast
Role: Drawer Actor: Helme

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe by Miss Matthews

18
01 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Henderson; King-Clarke; Ghost-Hull; Horatio-Davies; Laertes-Whitfield; Ostrick-Wewitzer; Polonius-Wilson; Player King-Mahon; Marcellus-Fearon; Francisco-Helme; Rosencraus-Booth; Guildenstern-Thompson; Gravediggers-Quick, Jones; Queen-Mrs Hunter; Player Queen-Mrs Poussin; Ophelia-Miss Satchell .
Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Helme

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

19
18 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Henderson; Macduff-Clarke; Duncan-Hull; Banquo-Whitfield; Malcolm-Davies; Lenox-Mahon; Seyton-Thompson; Seywani-Helme; Doctor-Fearon; Hecate-Rcinhold; Witches-Booth, Mrs Pitt, Webb; Gentlewoman-Mrs Poussin; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Seywani Actor: Helme

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts by Reinhold, Doyle, J. Wilson, Darley; Mrs Morton, Miss Morris, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Miss Willis, Miss Adcock, &c

20
28 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: As17821024, but 2nd Officer-Helme .
Cast
Role: 2nd Officer Actor: Helme

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

21
29 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Branville-Henderson; Lord Medway-Aickin; Colonel Medway-Wroughton; Servants-Helme, Ledger; Sir Harry Flutter-Lewis; Mrs Richley [in subsequent bills called Mrs Knightly]-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Medway-Mrs Hopkins (of DL); Miss Richley-Miss Satchell; Louisa-Miss Morris; Lady Flutter-Mrs Abington (1st appearance at this Theatre). End of Act I an Occasional Address spoken by Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Helme, Ledger

Afterpiece Title: St

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Dance, Diversion a-la-Mode, by Harris, Burn [i.e. Byrne], Miss Matthews, in which The Devonshire Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews

22
03 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17821029, but Nerissa-Mrs Wilson. [Edition of 1783 (Bathurst) adds: Gobbo-Jones; Balthazar-Ledger; Antonio's Servant-Helme; Leonardo-Painter.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Antonio's Servant Actor: Helme

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: As17821029

23
14 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philodamus

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Bannister; Lubin-Brett; Easy-Thompson; Countrymen-Helme, Painter; Solomon-Edwin; Floretta-Mrs Wilson; Cicily-Miss Stuart; Gillian-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: Helme, Painter

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821211 in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium by Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Martyr

24
31 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Second; Or, The Fall Of Rosamond

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Brett, Davies, Egan, Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Martyr, Mrs Pitt, Miss Harper. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1783): Mr Belville-Bannister; Captain Belville-Brett; Rustic-Davies; Irishman-Egan; William-Mrs Kennedy; Another Irishman-Mahon; Reaper-Helme; Phoebe-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt; Rosina-Mrs Bannister (see17830129).] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Reaper Actor: Helme

Dance: End of mainpiece new Dance, composed by Harris, Damon and Musidora, by Harris, Miss Besford, and others

25
01 January 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Henderson; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin; Kent-Clarke; Albany-Davies; Cornwall-Thompson; Burgundy-Helme; Physician-Bates; Gentleman Usher-Wewitzer; Edgar-Lewis; Goneril-Miss Platt; Regan-Miss Cleland; Arante-Miss Stuart; Cordelia-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Burgundy Actor: Helme

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Reaper Actor: Helme