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4580 results for: Keyword - J. and R. Tonson
We found 2555 matches on Performance Comments, 639 matches on Event Comments, 120 matches on Performance Title, 17 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1101
17 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: II afterpiece: As17800615

Entertainment: End: a Variety of Imitations-Bannister Jun

1102
05 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. 1st piece: Never acted here. 2nd piece: Altered from Prior. Never acted here. The Songs and Chorusses composed by Shield. Tickets to be had of Palmer at his house in Bow-street, Bloomsbury

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Palmer; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Edwin; Tattle-R. Palmer; Sir Sampson Legend-Usher; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Barrett; Ben-Wilson; (with a song in character) A soldier and a sailor-Wilson; Miss Prue-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Lloyd; Mrs Frail-Mrs Cuyler; Nurse-Mrs Love; Angelica-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Bensley
Role: Trapland Actor: Barrett
Role: A soldier and a sailor Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Henry and Emma

Afterpiece Title: The Son in law

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Wilson

Dance: End 1st piece: As17800615

1103
08 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Genius Of Nonsense

Cast
Role: Harlequin Vocal and Rhetorical Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Landlord Actor: Usher

1104
11 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Cast
Role: Harlequin Vocal and Rhetorical Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Landlord Actor: Usher

1105
16 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II 3rd piece: a Mock@minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope. [This was included, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.

1106
30 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Grand View of Greenwich Hospitalv, designed by DeLoutherbourg. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] Receipts: #156 4s. (111.17; 44.7; 0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: End II: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs; Afterpiece: Dancing-Henry, Miss Armstrong

1107
02 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The First Part of King Henry IV

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Farren (1st appearance in that character); King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Brereton; Worcester-Aickin; Sir Richard Vernon-Williams; Northumberland-Packer; Sir W. Blunt-Fawcett; P. John-Master Benson; Westmoreland-Wrighten; Poins-R. Palmer; Francis-Waldron; Carriers-Moody, Parsons; Falstaff-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Piercy-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Packer
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: End II 2nd piece: a Comic Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

1108
05 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Richard Brinsley Sheridan [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Afterpiece: With a Sea Fight and Procession. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] The Scenery designed by De Loutherbourg, and executed under his direction. Receipts: #236 3s. 6d. (200.17.0; 35.0.0; 0.6.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #73 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King (1st appearance this season); Orlando-Brereton; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; William-Burton; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; Le Beau-Phillimore; Charles-Wrighten; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia (with the Cuckow song)-Mrs Baddeley; Phoebe-Miss Kirby; Audrey (1st time)-Mrs Wrighten; Rosalind-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance on this stage these 6 years).
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Critic or A Tragedy Rehearsd

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins. Principal Tragedians by Farren, Waldron, Burton, Packer, Lamash, Bannister Sen., Miss Pope. Cast from text (T. Becket, 1781): Puff-King; Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Interpreter-Baddeley; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Tragedians: Earl of Leicester-Farren; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Justice-Packer; Son-Lamash; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Sen.; Tilburina-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Sen.

Dance: End I: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: V: song-Miss Field

1109
10 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: Afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Wrighten; accompanied-Parke. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

1110
11 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Bensley; Philotas(1st time)-Brereton; Melanthon-Packer; Phocian-Aickin; Arcas-Wrighten; Callippus-Chaplin; Herald-Wright; Greek Officer-Phillimore; Dionysius-Palmer; Erixene-Mrs Johnston; Euphrasia-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

1111
17 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mrs Ward was from the Manchester theatre.] Afterpiece: To conclude with a perspective Representation of the Grand Camp at Cox-Heathv [see 15 Oct. 1778. This was included in all subsequent performances.]. Receipts: #225 11s. (179.2.0; 44.19.6; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

1112
19 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Sen.

Dance: II: Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: II: Sheep@shearing song-Miss Wright. [This was sung, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.

1113
23 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

1114
25 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Sen.

Dance: End: The Force of Love, as17801018

1115
30 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: End II: The Irish Fair, as17800930

1116
01 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17801025

1117
03 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

1118
04 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Song: IV: To thee oh gentle sleep!-Miss Wright

1119
10 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Suett; Leander-Du-Bellamy; Ursula-Mrs Love; Leonora-Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Du-Bellamy

1120
14 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: A Young lady

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17801005, but Hatton-R. Palmer; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Jun.

1121
18 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: A Young lady

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

1122
24 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Jun.

1123
27 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With the Grand Triumphal Entryv. Receipts: #156 5s. 6d. (117.0.0; 37.19.0; 1.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: or, The Rival Queens. Alexander-Smith; Cassander-Farren; Lysimachus-Brereton; Hephestian-R. Palmer; Polyperchon-Phillimore; Thessalus-Wright; Perdiccas-Chaplin; Eumenes-Norris; Aristander-Wrighten; Clytus-Bensley; Roxana-Mrs Ward; Parisatis-Mrs Sharp; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Statira-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Smith
Role: Cassander Actor: Farren
Role: Aristander Actor: Wrighten
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

1124
01 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: A Young lady

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

1125
06 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: With the original Music composed by Matthew Locke, will full Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, -Bannister, Gaudry, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Phillimore, Edwards, Miss Simson, Miss Kirby, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Smith, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Collett