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3077 results for: Keyword - J. and P. Knapton
We found 2026 matches on Event Comments, 1158 matches on Performance Comments, 111 matches on Performance Title, 12 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

626
26 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Afterpiece a New Pantomime with New Music, Habits, Scenes, Machines and Decorations. Full Prices. [This note continued on all subsequent bills for Elopement this season. It will not be further mentioned here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

627
06 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A tragedy by Hall Hartson, never performed here before. [According to The Theatrical Monitor, No IX (19 Dec. 1767), the mainpiece was at that time in rehearsal. The Monitor requested that every expense possible be laid ott upon it, and puffed the abilities of Barry and Mrs Dancer highly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

628
19 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Cast
Role: Teribazus Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Odenato and Zenobia Author(s): Teresa Bandettino

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

629
19 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Rooker and Packer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Plain Dealer Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: the Ehe Elopement

630
21 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

631
26 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi (Ballet master) and Moody. Moody as the Irishman in the Farce will introduce the song in Love a-la-Mode (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Iachimo Actor: Holland
Role: with dancing Actor: Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: II: The Cow@Keepers (with alterations and additions)-Grimaldi's apprentices; III: Grand Dance The Lilliputian Camp, as17671202; V: By Particular Desire, The Cotillion, as17680406 but Miss Egan to list of dancers

632
29 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Burton. Tickets deliver'd by W. Palmer will be taken. [In the afterpiece Frank-Palmer, last appearance on the stage (MacMillan).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680220

633
04 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hurst, Tassoni and Mrs Dorman. By Desire of the Honourable Lodge of the Order of Select Albions

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17671223, but Mr Strictland-Hurst, 1st time; Ranger-King.
Cast
Role: Mr Strictland Actor: Hurst, 1st time
Role: Strictland Actor: Love
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Song: I: A Trio-Vernon, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; End: The Albion Song-Vernon

Dance: II: A Minuet-Tassoni, Miss Granier , his Apprentice; IV: The Medley-Tassoni, Mrs King

634
05 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Iago Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: IV: The Medley-Shuter, Mrs King

635
06 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: IV: The Medley, as17680505

636
09 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: III: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley; End: The Medley, as17680505

637
26 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17680504, but Ranger-Garrick; Mrs Strictland-Mrs W. Barry; Strictland-Love; Tester-J. Burton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Strictland Actor: Love
Role: Mr Strictland Actor: Hurst, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

638
08 July 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Statesman Foil'd

Dance: As17680530

639
08 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

640
17 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Two glass branches added to the Stage Boxes, and look well (Hopkins MS Notes). Places may be had of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. Doors open half past 4 o'clock. Play to begin exactly at 6 o'clock. Vivat Rex et Regina. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holland; Claudius-Love; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Osric-Dodd; Rosencraus-Strange; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Bernardo-Marr; Marcellus-Ackman; Player King-Burton; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Lucianus-Hartry; Grave Diggers-Parsons, Castle; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley; Gertrude-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

641
20 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: The Characters-Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Wright, Miss Young, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Mrs Dorman, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King , and others.
Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Wright, Miss Young, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Mrs Dorman, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King , and others.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mrs King; End: Country Dance-

642
26 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Holland; Gonzales-Havard; King-J. Aickin; Perez-Keen; Alonzo-Ackman; Heli-Hurst; Garcia-Aickin; Selim-Strange; Lenora-Mrs Johnston; Almeria-Mrs W. Barry; Zara-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

643
28 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: AAlexander by Mr Reddish-Very Bad (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Reddish, 1st time; Clytus-Jefferson, 1st time; Perdiccas-Ackman; Thessalus-Aickin; Cassander-Palmer; Polyperchon-Bransby; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Roxana-Mrs Hopkins; Parisatis-Mrs Reddish; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Statira-Mrs W. Barry; With the Triumphal Entry-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Reddish, 1st time
Role: Cassander Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

644
06 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: To begin at 6 o'clock. Doors open at 5 o'clock. Send servants at 4 o'clock. King of Denmark. Ranger-Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Both pieces By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Strictland-Love; Frankly-Aickin; Bellamy-Packer; Meggot-Dodd; Tester-J. Burton; Mrs Strictland-Mrs W. Barry; Jacintha-Mrs Jeffries; Lucetta-Mrs Love; Milliner-Mrs Millidge; Clarinda-Miss Pope; to conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Strictland Actor: Love
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs W. Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

645
10 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Reddish; Jachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Hurst; Cloten-Dodd; Bellarius-Burton; Arviragus-Palmer; Guiderius-Aickin; Pissanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Imogen-Mrs Baddeley;in Act II, aMasquerade Scene, with DANCING-Giorgi, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi; and SINGING-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Jachimo Actor: Holland
Role: and SINGING Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

646
31 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Barry; Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Palmer; Iago-Holland; Brabantio-Burton; Duke-Bransby; Lodovico-Packer; Montano-Aickin; Gratiano-Hurst; Emilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Iago Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

647
07 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 15 May 1766.] With alterations and the addition of the Masquerade and the New Allemande which had been added to Queen Mab. [See 5 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandani Actor: Mrs Arne.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Clown-Ackman; Farmer-Johnston; Witch-Moody; Squire-J. Burton; Farmer's Daughters-Mrs King, Miss Tetley; to Conclude with a Masquerade-(with Additions); a New Allemande-.
Cast
Role: a New Allemande Actor: .

Dance: I: A New Pantomime Dance, as17681116

648
16 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Plain Dealer Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: Shatterbrain-King; Frank-Palmer; Slang-Keen; Welldon-Cautherly; Doctor Gruel-Hurst; Coxcomb-Fawcett; Robin-J. Burton; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Junket-Mrs Johnston; Miss Frolick-Mrs Millidge; Flavia-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680929

649
24 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Dance: End Act II: New Comic Dance, as17681210

650
25 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake