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4190 results for: Keyword - J. H. Wilson
We found 2200 matches on Performance Comments, 681 matches on Event Comments, 125 matches on Performance Title, 64 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

676
22 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good natured Man

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Afterpiece Title: The Hermione

Cast
Role: Wilson Actor: Claremont

Song: End: A Chapter of Fashions (never performed; written by T. Dibdin Jun.)-Munden; The Tight Little Lads of the Ocean (never performed; written by the Author of The Bundle of Proverbs)-Fawcett

677
26 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Social Songsters

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

678
10 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Afterpiece Title: The Soldiers Festival

Entertainment: Vaudeville. End 1st piece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Whims & Fancies[; or, +Patches from Harlequin's Jacket (an Entertainment, both Serious and Comic, selected from the best Authors)-Betterton; The Bull and Boat[; or, +Law! Law! Law!-; The Snug [i.e. Tight] Little Island-Townsend

679
13 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline King Of Britain

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Soldiers Festival

Song: In II 1st piece: Hark! the Lark-Hill, Linton, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins; Young William was a Seaman True (composed by himself), Sally in our Alley-Incledon

680
06 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Wilson Actor: Claremont

Song: End: the following songs illustrative of the Whims and Sports of Bartholomew Fair: Raro Raro-Delpini; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend; By the gaily circling Glass-Linton; a New Song (composed by Walsh, and written in Commemoration of His Majesty's Providential Escape [from assassination; see dl, 15 May])-Incledon

681
13 June 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

682
27 September 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Device or The Deaf Doctor

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Lee Lewes, Robson, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Fearon, Wilson, Bates, Stevens, Edwin, Mrs Morton, Mrs Wilson. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 28 Sept.: Meadows-Lee Lewes; John-Wewitzer; Ostler-Fearon; Sir Gouty Guard@ill-Wilson; Sternhold-Bates; Canteen-Edwin; Cook-Painter; Sophia-Mrs Morton; Betsy Blossom-Mrs Wilson; Robson, Brunsdon, Stevens are unassigned; New Prologue-Hull.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Lee Lewes, Robson, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Fearon, Wilson, Bates, Stevens, Edwin, Mrs Morton, Mrs Wilson. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 28 Sept.: Meadows-Lee Lewes
Role: Sir Gouty Guard@ill Actor: Wilson
Role: Betsy Blossom Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: End III: The Dockyard, as17790924

Song: II: The Cottage on the lawn (set by Michael Arne)-Mrs Kennedy

683
07 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Performance Comment: Characters-Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, Mrs Morton, Mrs Willems, Mrs Wilson. [Cast adjusted from text (G. Kearsly, 1778): Mr Vermilion-Mattocks; Deputy Dimity-Quick; Alderman Tokay-Wilson; Mrs Tokay-Mrs Morton; Mrs Dimity-Mrs Willems; Mrs Vermilion-Mrs Wilson.]
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, Mrs Morton, Mrs Willems, Mrs Wilson.
Role: Alderman Tokay Actor: Wilson
Role: Mrs Vermilion Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Wilson, Delpini, Wewitzer, Reinhold, Miss Morris, Miss Francis, Miss Brown. [For partial cast see17791006.]For partial cast see17791006.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Wilson, Delpini, Wewitzer, Reinhold, Miss Morris, Miss Francis, Miss Brown.

684
26 December 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Hurly Burly or The Fairy of the Well

Performance Comment: Harlequin Clack-Bannister Jun.; Magician-Staunton; Doctor-Fawcett; Harlequin Lack-Wright; Clodpate-Grimaldi. The other Characters by Moody, Wrighten, Burton, Chapman, Waldron, Phillimore, Chaplin, Wilson, Jones, Spencer, Alfred, &c.; Mrs Wilson, Miss Cranford, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Burnett, Mrs Heard, Miss Burnett, Miss Barnes, Miss Palmer, Miss Simson, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Wrighten. [For assignments of Moody, Mrs Wilson, Miss Cranford, Mrs Wrighten, see17851229 Larpent MS 715 also lists: Lover, Lawyer, Clerk, Scotchman, Sailor, Taylor; Colombine.] hathi. Mrs Wilson, Miss Cranford, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Burnett, Mrs Heard, Miss Burnett, Miss Barnes, Miss Palmer, Miss Simson, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Wrighten. [For assignments of Moody, Mrs Wilson, Miss Cranford, Mrs Wrighten, see17851229 Larpent MS 715 also lists: Lover, Lawyer, Clerk, Scotchman, Sailor, Taylor; Colombine.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Clodpate Actor: Grimaldi. The other Characters by Moody, Wrighten, Burton, Chapman, Waldron, Phillimore, Chaplin, Wilson, Jones, Spencer, Alfred, &c.

Dance: In afterpiece, by Hamoir, Williamson, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Sutton, &c. [The dance was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

685
18 June 1688 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Event Comment: Luttrell, A Brief Relation: The 18th, upon the water before Whitehall, in a great barge, was performed an exercise of musick, vocall and instrumental, by the kings musick (I, 445). B. M. Sloane MS 3929, newsletter, 23 June 1688: on Monday night a great performance was upon the water of Vocal and Instrumental Musique in a Barge borrowed from one of the Companies of London stuck around with lighted fflambeaux, and many of the Nobility and Gentry invited thereto (transcribed by Professor John Harold Wilson). J. Pulver, A Biographical Dictionary of Old English Music (London, 1927), under John Abell: The Barge was decorated and illuminated by numerous torches....The performers, vocal and instrumental, amounted to one hundred and thirty....Nobility and company that was upon the water gave three shouts to express their joy and satisfaction; and all the gentlemen of the musick went to Mr Abell's house, which was nobly illuminated and honoured with the presence of a great Company of the nobility

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

686
27 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Performance Comment: Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Thompson, Booth, Lee Lewes, L'Estrange, Fearon, Wewitzer, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lessingham. [Cast from text (J. Bell, 1778): Le Writ-Quick; Dupre-Whitfield; Verdone-Thompson; Beaupre-Booth; Mellefont-[read byLee Lewes [in text: Death]; Vertaign-L'Estrange; Champernel-Fearon; Sampson-Wewitzer [in text: Wilson]; Agnes-Mrs Poussin; Viletta-Mrs Willems; Lamira-Mrs Lessingham.

Dance: End monologue: The Poney Races, as17780421

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Cunning Isaac will relate his Escape from the Duenna [with a new song]-Quick

687
24 September 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Marriage Act

Cast
Role: Dr Fabio Actor: Wilson
Role: Secretary Actor: J. Wilson

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene incident to the Play and a Minuet by Aldridge and Miss Besford. [These were included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Song: End of Act iv of mainpiece Juliet's Funeral Procession with the Solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts by Mattocks, Reinhold, Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Baker, Darley, Doyle, Simpkinson; Miss Harper, Mrs Martyr, Miss Morris, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts by Mattocks, Reinhold, Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Baker, Darley, Doyle, Simpkinson; Miss Harper, Mrs Martyr, Miss Morris, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy .

688
07 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, and a Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Juliet's Funeral Procession, with the Solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts by Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Mahon, J. Wilson, Darley, Doyle; Miss Harper, Mrs Martyr, Miss Morris, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts by Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Mahon, J. Wilson, Darley, Doyle; Miss Harper, Mrs Martyr, Miss Morris, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy .

689
09 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Captives

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Mrs Meddle Actor: Mrs Wilson

Song: In Act II of mainpiece an Ode (composed by Dr Cooke). Vocal Parts by Dignum, Danby, Wilson, Phillimore, Alfred, Newbold; Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Burnett, Miss J. Stageldoir, Mrs Forster

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts by Dignum, Danby, Wilson, Phillimore, Alfred, Newbold; Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Burnett, Miss J. Stageldoir, Mrs Forster .

690
12 June 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Carleton, Wilson, J. Shade, Gibson. The last Time of the Company's performing this Season. Receipts: #256 13s. (22.8; 9.8; 0.5; tickets: 224.12) (charge: #106 0s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: The Irish Bird@Catchers, as17890519

Song: In the course of the evening: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Sedgwick

691
21 August 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Dutchman

Performance Comment: Parts by Bannister, Brett, Wilson, Walters, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Love, Miss Weller. Dutchman-Bannister; Sir William-Brett; Thomas-Wilson; Claussen-Walters; Dutchman's Wife-Mrs Love; Miss Sophy-Mrs Weller; Lettice-Mrs Wilson; Dutchwoman-Mrs Weston.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Wilson
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

692
05 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Device or The Marriage Office

Performance Comment: [Characters by Mattocks, Robson, Mahon, Wewitzer, Thompson, Stevens, Wilson, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Booth, Miss Brown. Cast from Airs, (no pub. 1777)]: Townley-Mattocks; Sharpley-Robson; O'Donnely-Mahon; Lumber-Wewitzer; Colonel Olive-Wilson; Miss Blond-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Olive-Mrs Booth, [in Airs: Mrs Pitt; Miss Olive-Miss Brown; Thompson; Stevens. Thompson; Stevens.
Cast
Role: Colonel Olive Actor: Wilson
Role: Miss Blond Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Pony Races, as17770428

Song: End I: A Welcome to the Spring (composed by Dr Arne)-Mrs Farrell

693
22 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Dutiful Deception

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Whitfield, Lee Lewes, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Bulkley. Cast from London Chronicle, 23 Apr.: Sir Oliver Beaufort-Wilson; Beaufort-Whitfield; Harrison-Lee Lewes; Betty-Mrs Wilson; Clarissa-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Beaufort Actor: Wilson
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: New Dance, Allemande-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

694
18 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Shepherdess Of The Alps

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Vernon, Wilson, Edwin, Robson, Reinhold, Quick, Brunsdon, Jones, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Pitt, Miss Platt, Mrs Mattocks. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1780) Young Bellemine-Vernon; Marquis de Bellemine-Wilson; Count Triste-Edwin; Abbe de la Mouche-Robson; Blaise-Reinhold; Guillot-Quick; La Pierre-Brunsdon; Dubois-Jones; Jeannotte-Mrs Wilson; Marchioness-Mrs Pitt; Renette-Miss Platt; Adelaide-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Marquis de Bellemine Actor: Wilson
Role: Jeannotte Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Pamphlet Actor: Wilson

Dance: As17791022

695
25 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Polonius Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Siege Of Gibraltar

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mattocks, Reinhold, Quick, Wilson, Edwin, Whitfield, Egan, Mrs Wilson, Mrs White, Mrs Morton. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1780) and London Chronicle, 3 May 1780: Beauclerc-Mattocks; Major Bromfield-Reinhold; Ben Hassan-Quick; Serjeant Trumbull-Wilson; Woolwich-Edwin; Muley-Whitfield; Serjeant O'Bradley-Egan; Lieutenant-Wordsworth; Officers-Booth, Fearon, Robson; Sailor-W. Bates; Soldiers-L'Estrange, Thompson, Wewitzer; Mob-Jones, Ledger, Brunsdon, Bates, Stevens; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Moll Trumpet-Mrs White; Zayde-Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Serjeant Trumbull Actor: Wilson
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wilson

696
05 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bensley, Wilson, Bannister Jun., Lamash, Aickin, Edwin, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Love, Miss Farren. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1780: Woodville-Palmer; Lord Glenmore-Bensley; Governor Harcourt-Wilson; Captain Harcourt-Bannister Jun.; Vane-Lamash; Grey-Aickin; Jacob-Edwin; Bridget-Mrs Wilson; Miss Mortimer-Mrs Cuyler; Warner-Mrs Love; Cecilia-Miss Farren; Prologue-Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Governor Harcourt Actor: Wilson
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

697
08 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Thelyphthora or More Wives than One

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Robson, Egan, Wilson, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Lewis, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White Public Advertiser: Mrs Willems], Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Wilson. [Cast from MS annotation on BM playbill (cg, Vol. II), and London Chronicle, 9 Mar.: Old Export-Quick; Frank Fertile-Whitfield; Young Export-Robson; Irish Sam-Egan; Sir Peter Polygam-Wilson; Lady Polygam-Mrs Webb; Mrs Export-Mrs Pitt; Women of the Town-Mrs Lewis, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart; Lydia Polygam-Mrs Wilson; Prologue-Lee Lewes.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Polygam Actor: Wilson
Role: Lydia Polygam Actor: Mrs Wilson

698
24 March 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Second Thoughts Are Best

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Lee Lewes, Quick, Wilson, Edwin, Wewitzer, Robson, Miss Younge, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Satchell, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Morton, Miss Platt, Mrs White, Mrs Davenett, Miss Langrish, Mrs Yates; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 24 Feb. and from London Chronicle, 26 Mar.: Sir Charles Danvers-Lewis; Fairfax-Lee Lewes; Grub-Quick; Col. Sparwell-Wilson; Bronze-Edwin; von Irkin-Wewitzer; Le Rouge-Robson; Molly Gurb-Miss Younge; Mrs Sparwell-Mrs Mattocks; Sidney Grub-Miss Satchell; French Countess-Mrs Wilson; Lady Danvers-Mrs Yates; [Mrs Morton, Miss Platt, Mrs White, Mrs Davenett, Miss Langrish are unassigned.] Prologue-Lee Lewes.
Cast
Role: Sparwell Actor: Wilson
Role: French Countess Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Pamphlet Actor: Wilson

Dance: As17801107

699
16 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Wood, Wewitzer, Blissett, Stevens, Webb, Usher, Kenny, Painter, Ledger, Pierce, Edwin, Mrs Webb, Mrs Wilson, Miss Harper. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1781): Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward Sandford-Wood; Degagee-Wewitzer; Plume-Blissett; Sheers-Stevens; Coachman-Webb; Dennis-Usher; Black-Kenny; Motley-Edwin; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Comfit-Mrs Wilson; Caroline Sandford-Miss Harper; unassigned-Painter, Ledger, Pierce.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Weathercock Actor: Wilson
Role: Comfit Actor: Mrs Wilson

700
06 July 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Sir James Juniper Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Whod Have Thought It

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Lamash, Wewitzer, R. Palmer, Webb, Kenny, Barrett, Painter, Ledger, Bannister, Mrs Wilson, Miss Hale, Mrs Webb. [Cast from Public Advertiser, 7 July: Strap-Wilson; Spangle-Lamash; Ishmael-Wewitzer; Pillage-Webb; Harry Horsfar [recte Hawser]-Bannister; Broadhem-Mrs Wilson; Miss Strap-Miss Hale [unassigned by Public Advertiser]; Mrs Strap-Mrs Webb; [Larpent MS 556 also lists: Lord George Willmore-; Clinker-; Clod-; Box-; Frank-.
Cast
Role: Strap Actor: Wilson
Role: Broadhem Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: End I: a Dance-Master Byrn, Miss Byrn; End I afterpiece: [another] Dance-Master and Miss Byrn