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2387 results for: Keyword - J. Parsons
We found 2032 matches on Performance Comments, 517 matches on Event Comments, 103 matches on Performance Title, 13 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1901
18 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Performed as an Oratorio, though only a Serenata. Words by Gay...set to music by Mr Handel for that princely nobleman the Duke of Chandos...This being too short for a whole evening's entertainment, Mr Dryden's celebrated Ode, also set by Handel, was performed after the Serenata. End of Part I Concerto on French Horn, by Ponta. End of Part II, Solo on Violincello-Janson (Theatrical Review, 18 March). Ross and Mossop engag'd for Haymarket for tragedy, also Bannister; Aickin, Baddeley, Parsons, Dibdin, Mrs Baddeley, Evans, Miss Miller, Miss Ambrose &c. (Winston MS 10). [For Summer season?]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea With Drydens Ode

Music: End Part I: Concerto on French Horn-Ponta; End Act II: Concerto on Violincello-Janson

1902
19 June 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Edwin (first time that stage), Aickin, Bannister, Griffith, Stephens, Parsons, Baddeley, Burton, Jackson, Miss Sherry, Miss Platt, Mrs Love, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Papillion Actor: Parsons

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

1903
11 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Flitch of Bacon, but "Parsons was taken ill, in consequence of which The Mayor of Garratt [was acted] in lieu of The Flitch of Bacon" (Morning Chronicle, 12 Aug.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17790610

1904
07 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Sir Harry Sycamore to Parsons, but he "being taken suddenly ill, Waldron undertook the part at a very short notice" (London Chronicle, 9 Oct.).] Receipts: #179 12s. (135.12; 44.0; 0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: End I: The Butterfly, as17800921; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930

1905
12 June 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Polly

Cast
Role: : Ducat Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Edwin, Staunton, Egan, Usher, Wewitzer, Darley, Davis, Barrett, Painter, Kenny, Massey, Webb, Stevens, Swords, Ledger, Parsons; Miss Morris, Mrs Webb. Cast not known. Prologue spoken by Palmer .

Dance: As17820611

1906
13 June 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber Or The Fruitless Precaution

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Massey, Wewitzer, R. Palmer, Egan, Stevens, Edwin; Miss Harper (with several additional airs). [For assignment of parts sec 27 Aug.] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Cast
Role: : Cranky Actor: Parsons

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17820606

1907
27 November 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Parsons as Davy, but on the Kemble playbill his name is deleted, and a MS annotation substitutes Suett's.] Receipts: #246 4s. (210/5/0; 34/7/6; 1/11/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

1908
29 November 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [not acted since 3 Oct. 1776]. The Conscious Lovers, and the new Farce of The Best Bidder, announced for to-morrow, are obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Parsons. "We left the Theatre with the precise Impressions a Theatre ought to leave--We were perhaps more good, at any Rate certainly we felt more fond of Goodness" (Public Advertiser, 30 Nov.). "Mrs Siddons, in the third act of the Fair Penitent, was so far affected, with assuming the mingled passions of pride, fear, anger, and conscious guilt, that I might appeal to the spectators, whether, in spite of the rouge which the actress is obliged to put on, some paleness did not shew itself in her countenance" (Davies, II, 56). Receipts: #262 17s. (247/2/0; 15/10/0; 0/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

1909
06 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Clandestine Marriage [announced on playbill of 4 Mar.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Parsons. Afterpiece: To conclude with a perspective Representation of the Camp at Cox-Heath [see 15 Oct. 1778]. Receipts: #145 4s. (99/7/0; 45/4/6; 0/0/0; tickets not come in: 0/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece, as17821003; End of Act II, as17821016

1910
30 July 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17840604 but Parsons in place of Wilson; Wewitzer in place of R. Palmer .

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840727

Song: In the Temple of Health [in afterpiece] (1st time, and for this night only) a new, shocking Electrical Caleb, set to Medical Music by Dr Arnold, sung by Edwin, Bannister, Davies, Brett. imitations. End of mainpiece Various Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Bannister Jun

1911
18 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Turk, and No Turk and Harlequin Teague [the latter announced on playbill of 16 July] are both postponed on account of the Indisposition of Parsons and Wewitzer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: As17850706

1912
30 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The new Comedy of I'll Tell You What! [announced on playbill of 29 July] is obliged to be deferr'd on Account of the Indisposition of Parsons [see 4 Aug.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Merry Lasses, as17850705 End of Act III, as17850728

1913
20 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not [announced on playbill of 18 Mar.] is postponed on account of the Indisposition of Parsons. Mainpiece: Procession, as 6 Jan. Receipts: #93 12s. 6d. (66/16/0; 24/8/0; 1/13/6; tickets not come in: 0/15/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: In mainpiece, as17860106; In afterpiece, as17860116

1914
28 March 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Baddeley, Aickin, Suett, Packer, R. Palmer, Fawcett, Phillimore, Chaplin, Wilson, Alfred, Parsons; Mrs Wilson, Miss Tidswell, Miss Palmer, Mrs Hopkins. Cast not known .

Dance: As17860318athi

1915
10 June 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Parsons, Baddeley, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Edwin; Mrs Wells, Mrs Webb. [For assignment of parts see17860612].

Dance: As17860609

1916
27 October 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Palmer; Duke-Packer; Petruchio-Aickin; Antonio-Waldron [Public Advertiser: Parsons]; Peter-Burton; Antony-Waldron; Francisco-Wright [but probably Phillimore (see17870608)]; Surgeon-Wrighten; Frederick-Barrymore; 1st Constantia-Mrs Ward; Mother-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Love; Nurse-Mrs Booth; 2nd Constantia-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

1917
27 November 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Public are most respectfully informed, that, in consequence of the sudden and violent Indisposition of Mr Parsons, the second Performance of the New Comedy, called A School for Grey-Beards, is unavoidably postponed. This Evening will be presented [as above] (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill). Receipts: #182 13s. 6d. (141.9.0; 38.7.0; 2.15.0; ticket not come in: 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

1918
12 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. The Clandestine Marriage [advertised on playbill of 9 May] is obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of Parsons. Receipts: #209 18s. 6d. (36.13.0; 12.11.6; 0.10.0; tickets: 160.4.0) (charge: #109 15s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17880313

1919
09 November 1789 @ White Horse Inn, Parsons Green, Fulham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Entertainment: Monologue. End: the tale of Edwin and Emma-Jones

1920
31 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: "The performance of last night boasted some additional impression, by the fine imagination of [Kemble's] starting at the trumpet from the prayer of penitence, and springing up the Hero and the King...[In Act V] the scene with Katharine was as sportive and as easy as possible...Comus followed, vice the Critic, obliged to be postponed from [the] indisposition of Parsons (MS annotation on Kemble playbill)]. Some disapprobation attended the drawing up the curtain. Palmer explained, and then, without 'wiping his lips since he spoke last' began "The Star that bids the Shepherd fold" (Oracle, 1 Nov.). Receipts: #223 5s. 6d. (180.8.6; 41.3.0; 1.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Afterpiece Title: Comus

1921
06 March 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Penseroso Part I Only Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Afterpiece Title: A New Grand Selection

Performance Comment: The undaunted Britons-Dignum (Atterbury); Fairest Isles-Miss Leak, Chorus [King Arthur, by Purcell]; Gentle Airs-Harrison; accompanied on the violoncello-Mason [Athalia]; From rosy bowers-Miss Poole (Purcell); The praise of Bacchus, Bacchus ever fair and Young-Welsh [Alexander's Feast]; Concerto on the violin-Janiewicz; Dear is my little native vale-Mrs Harrison (Sir W. Parsons); The Maid of the Rock-Master Welsh [Dignum]; Together let us range the fields-Mr and Mrs Harrison (Solomon, by Boyce); God save Great George our King (with new accompaniments by Dr Arnold)-Full Chorus.

Song: In 1st piece: Sweet bird-Mrs Ferguson (her 1st performance); accompanied on the violin-Shaw; End 2nd piece: an Italian Scena-Mrs Ferguson

1922
14 March 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Gripe-Moody; Money@trap-Waldron [Public Advertiser: Parsons]; Dick-Palmer; Brass-King; Clip-Benson; Jessamin-Burton; Clarissa-Miss Farren; Araminta-Mrs Ward; Corinna-Mrs Jordan; Flippanta-Miss Pope; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Clogget-Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Ozmyn and Daraxa

Dance: As17930307

1923
23 November 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: WIVES IN PLENTY

Performance Comment: ; or, The More the Merrier. Characters by Bannister Jun., Barrymore, Suett, Caulfield, Maddocks, Waldron Jun., Parsons// Sga Storace, Mrs Gibbs, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Goodall. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1793): Le Bronze-Bannister Jun.; Bellamy-Barrymore; Ranger-Suett; Valere-Caulfield; Monsieur Caprice-Parsons//Fantast-Sga Storace; La Jupe-Mrs Gibbs; Filette Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Goodall. Maddocks, Waldron Jun. are unassigned.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Monsieur Caprice Actor: ParsonsFantast-Sga Storace
Role: ParsonsFantast Actor: Sga Storace

Afterpiece Title: THE DEAF LOVER

Song: 2nd piece: To conclude with a Musical Medley by Bannister Jun. and Sga Storace

1924
14 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Be Happy

Performance Comment: As17940809, but Barrett in place of Parsons. Prologue, Epilogue as17940809.

Afterpiece Title: THE FLITCH OF BACON

Cast
Role: Toby Thatch Actor: ParsonsDiana-Miss Heard
Role: ParsonsDiana Actor: Miss Heard

1925
02 January 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Public are respectfully informed that on Account of the Indisposition of Parsons, Who's the Dupe? [announced in the playbill] cannot be acted. This Evening will be presented [as above] (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill). Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 10:30. Receipts: #224 17s. (177.13.0; 43.17.6; 1.9.6; 1.2 tks.: 1.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cherokee

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris