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4583 results for: Keyword - J. Bannister
We found 2802 matches on Performance Comments, 645 matches on Event Comments, 245 matches on Performance Title, 81 matches on Roles/Actors, and 13 matches on Author.

176
17 April 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood Or Sherwood Forest

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Quick, Edwin, Johnstone, Brett, Davies, Booth; Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1784): Robin Hood-Bannister; Little John-Quick; Ruttekin-Edwin; Edwin-Johnstone; Scarlet-Brett; Allen a Dale-Davies; Fitzherbert-Booth; Bowman-Darley; Margaret-Mrs Kennedy; Clorinda-Mrs Martyr; Annette-Mrs Wilson; Stella-Mrs Kemble; Angelina-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: : Robin Hood Actor: Bannister
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Cast
Role: Sea Captain Actor: Bannister

Dance: End of mainpiece a New Dance by Le Bccuf and Mlle Constance (from the King's Theatre in Paris; 1st appearance)

177
26 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reddish; Amphitryon-J. Aickin; Mercury-Jefferson; Gripus-Parsons; Sosia-King; Phaedra-Miss Pope; Bromia-Mrs Bradshaw; Night-Miss Platt; Alcmena-Miss Younge; In which will be introduced an Interlude of Singing, Dancing: Plutus-Bannister; Wit-Mrs Scott; the Dance-Daigueville, Sga Vidini.
Cast
Role: Plutus Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: II: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

178
11 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17730501, King By Desire repeating his parts; Bannister playing Shift, but with no mention of his various imitations.
Cast
Role: with a variety of imitations both rhetorical and v Actor: Bannister

Monologue: 1773 5 11 After the Play: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. True Blue-Davies; Lieut.-Bannister; Careful-Wright; Nancy-Mrs Wrighten; In which will be introduced a Hornpipe-Atkins

Performance Comment: True Blue-Davies; Lieut.-Bannister; Careful-Wright; Nancy-Mrs Wrighten; In which will be introduced a Hornpipe-Atkins.
Cast
Role: Lieut. Actor: Bannister

179
12 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Autolicus-King; Florizel-Cautherly; Polixines-Hurst; Antigonus-J. Aickin; Clown-Moody; Perdita-Mrs Canning, first time in this character; the sheep@shearing song-Mrs Smith; Camillo-Wright; The Vocal Parts-Bannister, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten; With a Dance incidental to the piece,-Como, Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton.
Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Bannister, Mrs Scott, Mrs Wrighten

Entertainment: End: Bucks have at ye all-Palmer

180
20 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: Mercury-Brereton, first time; Phoebus-Wrighten; Jupiter-Reddish; Amphitryon-J. Aickin; Gripus-Parsons; Polydas-Wright; Tranio-Fawcett; Sosia-King; Phaedra-Miss Pope; Bromia-Mrs Bradshaw; Night-Miss Platt; Alcmena-Miss Younge; In which will be introduced an Interlude of singing and Dancing-; Plutus-Bannister; Wit-Mrs Scott; The Dance-Como, Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Plutus Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

181
24 September 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Vernon; Mungo-Dibdin; Leonora-Mrs Smith; Ursula-Mrs Love; Don Diego-Bannister.
Cast
Role: Don Diego Actor: Bannister.

182
24 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by James Cobb. Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin [1790]. Sga Storace had 1st appeared in concerts from 1774 to 1778, and at king's on 24 Apr. 1787 and thereafter]: With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The new Music composed by Storace, the rest compiled from Linley? Sen., Purcell, Sarti, Paisiello, Martin y Soler?, Pleyel, &c. The Scenes designed and executed by Greenwood. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. "In her own particular line on the stage [Sga Storace] was unrivalled, being an excellent actress, as well as a masterly singer. She settled entirely in England, and after quitting the opera (to which she was frequently recalled in times of distress, as was too often the case), she engaged at Drury Lane, where the English opera was raised to an excellence not known before, by her singing, with that of Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Kelly, and Bannister, and under the direction of her brother Stephen Storace, who composed, or rather compiled, several very pretty operas, of which the Haunted Tower, and the Siege of Belgrade still remain favorites, and are frequently performed" (Mount-Edgcumbe, 65). Account-Book, 4 Jan. 1790: Paid Cobb on Acct. of the Purchase of the Copyright of the Haunted Tower #157 10s.; 27 Feb. 1790: Paid Cobb in full for Copyright #52 10s. Receipts: #219 9s. 6d. (200.13.0; 17.14.6; 1.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: [Characters-Kelly, Baddeley, Moody, Suett, Dignum, Sedgwick, Whitfield, Williames, Bannister Jun.; Sga Storace (1st appearance on the English stage i.e. in a speaking part]), Miss Romanzini, Mrs Booth, Mrs Crouch. [Cast from Songs (J. Jarvis, 1789): Lord William-Kelly; Baron of Oakland-Baddeley; Hugo-Moody; Lewis-Suett; Robert-Dignum; Charles-Sedgwick; De Courcy-Whitfield; Martin-Williames; Edward-Bannister Jun.; Hubert-Webb; Servant-Lyons; Adela-Sga Storace; Cicely-Miss Romanzini; Maud-Mrs Booth; Lady Elinor-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Kelly, Baddeley, Moody, Suett, Dignum, Sedgwick, Whitfield, Williames, Bannister Jun.
Role: Edward Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

183
27 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Morning Herald, 21 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Master De Camp; Duke of York-Miss Menage; Duke of Buckingham-Benson; Earl of Richmond-Palmer; Duke of Norfolk-Abbot; Ratcliffe-Pindar; Tressel-Bland; Sir William Catesby-Davies; Lord Stanley-Aickin; Sir R. Brackenbury-Palmer Jun.; Sir J. Blount-Lyons; Sir James Tyrrel-Waldron Jun.; Lord Mayor-Burton//Elizabeth-Mrs Harlowe (1st appearance in that character); Lady Anne-Mrs Kemble; Duchess of York-Mrs Hopkins .
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: COMUS

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Spirit-Pindar; Brothers-Palmer Jun., Bland; Bacchanals-Bannister, Davies, Sedgwick, Cooke, Linton, Kenrick, Walker, Dorion, Willoughby, Little, Brown, Aylmer, Saunders, Dibble, &c.//1st Bacchant and Pastoral Nymph (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Foster) (1st time)-Miss Leak; 2nd Bacchant and Sabrina-Miss De Camp; 3rd Bacchant-Mrs Harvey; Euphrosyne (1st time)-Mrs Harlowe; Bacchants-Mrs Norton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Hale, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gaudry, Misses M. and C. Wrighten, Miss Menage; The Lady-Miss Palmer (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: Bannister, Davies, Sedgwick, Cooke, Linton, Kenrick, Walker, Dorion, Willoughby, Little, Brown, Aylmer, Saunders, Dibble, &c.1st Bacchant and Pastoral Nymph

184
26 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Performance Comment: Parts-Weston, Dodd, Parsons, Dimond, Bannister, Baddeley, Mas. Blanchard, Mrs Greville, Miss Platt, Mrs Hopkins; Dan Drugger-Weston; Farmer Tilwell-Bannister; Anna-Miss Platt (Genest, V, 408).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Weston, Dodd, Parsons, Dimond, Bannister, Baddeley, Mas. Blanchard, Mrs Greville, Miss Platt, Mrs Hopkins
Role: Farmer Tilwell Actor: Bannister

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

185
05 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: Parts by King, Dodd, Weston, Moody, Aickin, Brereton, Bannister, Lamash, Burton, Wright, Messink, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington. Dupely-Dodd; Old Groveby-King; Sir Harry Groveby-Brereton; Hurry-Weston; Oldworth-Aickin; Painter-Moody; Druid-Bannister; Maria-Mrs Baddeley; Lady Bab-Mrs Abington; Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Lamash, Burton, Wright, Messink, Mrs Bradshaw; (Genest, V, 442) In the Course of the Piece will be introduced a Fete Champetre-; Vocal parts-Vernon, Davies, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Carpenter, Master Blanchard, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Mrs Smith; The Dances-Slingsby (first appearance here in 7 years), Atkins, Como, Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton, Sga Hidou (first appearance on English Stage); The Ballets-M. Larevier; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Druid Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

186
22 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Palmer; Manager-Aickin; Gentleman in Balcony-Bannister Jun.; Easy-R. Palmer; Irishman in the Pit-Egan; Prompter-Davis; Actresses-Miss Hale, Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis; Caller-Mrs Love; Ladies in Upper Boxes-Mrs Lefevre, Mrs W. Palmer; Lady in Balcony-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Gentleman in Balcony Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: , Vocal and Rhetorical Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Gammer Gurton Actor: Bannister
Role: Emperor of the Quacks Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing A Dramatic Proverb

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Baddeley, R. Palmer, Bannister Jun.; Mrs Lloyd, Miss Morris. [Cast from Larpent MS 633 : Sir Credule-Parsons; Sceptic-Baddcley; Capt. Nightshade-R. Palmer; Simon-Bannister Jun.; Porter-Kenny; Kitty-Mrs Lloyd; Miss Di-Miss Morris.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Simon Actor: Bannister Jun.

Dance: As17830610

187
12 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Campaign Or Love In The East Indies

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Johnstone, Quick, Edwin, Wewitzer, Davies, Fearon, Cubitt, Darley, Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Martyr, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1785): Capt. Farquar-Johnstone; Gen. Howitzer-Quick; Gregory (or Tippoo)-Edwin; Squad-Wewitzer; Lieut. Sulphur-Davies; M'Saunderson-Fearon; Ensign Flag-Cubitt; Rifle-Darley; Saib-Mrs Kennedy; Drill-Doyle; Fuzee-Thompson; Miss Maria M'Saunderson-Mrs Martyr; Susan-Mrs Wilson; Miss Lucy Seymour-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Seymour Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: As17841116

188
28 August 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir John Cockle At Court

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Edwin, Bannister Jun., Moss, Lawrence, Parsons, Mrs Brown, Miss Francis, Mrs Webb. Cast adjusted from text (no pub. [pirated], 1795, and London Chronicle, 29 Aug.: Sheepface-Edwin; Scout-Bannister Jun.; Justice Mittimus-Moss; Charles-Lawrence; Snarl-Parsons; Kate-Mrs Brown; Mrs Scout-Mrs Webb; unassigned-Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: Scout Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost or The Man Bewitchd

Song: End 2nd piece: the new Four@and@twenty Fiddlers all on a Row-Edwin

Entertainment: Monologue End: Lingo's Opinions on Men and Manners (a Comical, Whimsical, Operatical, Farcical Rhapsody)-Edwin

189
06 November 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: The Characters-Quick, Edwin, Bannister, Aickin, Johnstone, Blanchard, Davies, Fearon, Booth, Miss Reynolds, A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Fontenelle]); Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. IV (T. Woodfall, 1798), and World, 7 Nov: M'Gilpin-Quick; +Shelty-Edwin; +Serjeant Jack-Bannister; +Laird of Col-Aickin; +Sandy-Johnstone; +Charley-Blanchard; +Captain Dash-Davies; +Croudy-Fearon; +Laird of Raasay-Booth; +Benin-Farley; +Jenny-Miss Reynolds; +Moggy-Miss Fontenelle; +Prologue-Lewis.
Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: Quick, Edwin, Bannister, Aickin, Johnstone, Blanchard, Davies, Fearon, Booth, Miss Reynolds, A Young Lady
Role: Serjeant Jack Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

190
11 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: with a song Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Hue and Cry

Performance Comment: Characters-Whitfield Hollingsworth, Bland, Bannister Jun., Burton, Suett, Phillimore, Williames, Maddocks, Lyons, Alfred, Webb, Miss Collins, Mrs Williames; Larpent MS lists the parts: Count Abeville, Don Lewis, Don Juan, Perroquet, Fabio, Sanchez, Corregidore, Jailor, Grim, Donna Leonora, Inis. Prologue-Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Whitfield Hollingsworth, Bland, Bannister Jun., Burton, Suett, Phillimore, Williames, Maddocks, Lyons, Alfred, Webb, Miss Collins, Mrs Williames
Role: Prologue Actor: Bannister Jun.

191
06 May 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Barratt for Oil and Candles #132 10s. Powell: The Jew rehearsed at 10 (for Bannister Jun.); The Citizen at 12. Receipts: #457 5s. 6d. (382/14/0; 70/12/0; 3/7/6; tickets not come in: 0/12/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: Leopold Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Hecate Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: THE CITIZEN

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Baddeley; Young Philpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir J . Wilding-Burton; Young Wilding-Benson; Beaufort-Bland; Dapper-Maddocks; Quildrive-Banks; Will-Lyons; Tom-Evans//Maria-Miss Farren; Corinna-Miss Tidswell .
Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Bannister Jun.

192
07 December 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the Author of The Castle-Spectre [Matthew Gregory Lewis, also the author of Prologue and Epilogue (see text)]. "The Epilogue was spoken by Bannister Jun. in the character of Queen Elizabeth, who ascends from a trap in the middle of the stage, and who is supposed to have obtained the permission of Pluto to revisit her kingdom, in order to witness the representation of the East Indianv" (Monthly Mirror, Dec. 1799, p. 367). Receipts: #200 13s. 6d. (131.11.0; 67.9.6; 1.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Performance Comment: Characters-Palmer, Barrymore, Kemble, C. Kemble, Aickin, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Wathen, Miss Stuart, Mrs Powell, Miss Biggs, Miss Pope, Mrs Sparks, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Coates, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Jones. Cast adjusted from text (J. Bell, 1800): Lord Listless-Palmer; Modish-Barrymore; Rivers-Kemble; Beauchamp-C. Kemble; Walsingham-Aickin; Friponeau-Maddocks; Squeez'em-Hollingsworth; Frank-Wathen; Lady Clara Modish-Miss Stuart; Mrs Ormond-Mrs Powell; Zorayda-Miss Biggs; Miss Chatterall-Miss Pope; Mrs Slip@slop-Mrs Sparks; Mrs Blab@all-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Tiffany-Mrs Coates; Lady Hubbub-Mrs Cuyler; Anne-Mrs Jones; Prologue-C. Kemble; Epilogue (in Character)-Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Cast
Role: Lenitive Actor: Bannister Jun.

193
28 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister and Mrs Dorman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widowd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Don Diego Actor: Bannister

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210

194
07 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid salary list #513 17s. 6d.; Mr Bannister 14 days not on list, #3 10s.; Rec'd stopages, #20 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #221 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

195
19 April 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Cautherly. Paid Mr C. Bannister per Mr G. G. #28 17s. Receipts: #209 3s. 6d. Charges: #66 15s. 6d. Profits to Cautherley: #142 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Edgar and Emmeline

Dance: V: The Irish Fair, as17730918

196
06 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-a Gentleman, 1st appearance; Sir Charles Raymond-Bannister, 1st time; Sir Roger Belmont-Love, 1st time; Faddle-Dodd (with song); Col. Raymond-Packer; Villiard-Bransby; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Raymond Actor: Bannister, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Hopkins the Prompter Actor: Bannister

Dance: II: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

197
26 September 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Vernon; Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Dibdin; Ursula-Mrs Love; Leonora-Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: Don Diego Actor: Bannister

198
01 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Performance Comment: Zerbino-Vernon; Pandolfo-Bannister; Henrico-Davies; Lissetta-Mrs Wrighten; Felicia-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Pandolfo Actor: Bannister

Dance: I: A Dance-Giorgi's Scholars

199
01 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Cautherly; Euphrosyne-Mrs Barree, first appearance this stage; Spirit-Davies; Brothers-Lamash, Wheeler; Lady (With Song, Sweet Echo)-Mrs Baddeley; Bacchanals-Vernon, Bannister, Fawcett, Kear, Legg, Carpenter, Blanchard, Master Blanchard; Bacchants-Mrs Davies, Mrs Love; Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Mrs Scott; In Act II, a Dance- incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: Vernon, Bannister, Fawcett, Kear, Legg, Carpenter, Blanchard, Master Blanchard

Dance: I: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

200
13 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom-Master Blanchard; King-Davies; Grizzle-Bannister; Glumdalca-Kean; Noodle-Fawcett; Doodle-Carpenter; Bailiff-Wheeler; Follower-Everard; Queen-Mrs Wrighten; Huncamunca-Smith.
Cast
Role: Grizzle Actor: Bannister