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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.

1126
08 December 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: End IV: The Irish Fair, as17800930

1127
16 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 14 years [not acted since 21 May 1764]. Paid Mrs Linley, Storekeeper and Inspector of Wardrobe #25. Receipts: #100 18s. 6d. (71.8.0; 28.6.6; 1.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

1128
12 February 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favorite

Performance Comment: Essex-Smith; Burleigh-Packer; Raleigh-R. Palmer; Lieutenant-Phillimore; Southampton-Brereton; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Hopkins; Nottingham-Miss Sherry; Rutland-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17810131

1129
19 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End: The Dutch Quaker, as17810312End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17800930

1130
01 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Jun.

Dance: I: a Masquerade, Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song: Mainpiece: the Funeral Procession-; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, Edwards, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin, Shaw, Miss Field, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Granger, Mrs Booth, Mrs Smith, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Simson

1131
10 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Or The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810425, but Blow high-_; Dance of Sailors-_; A Dance of Shepherds and Shepheresses-_; Hecate-_ SCENE I, as17810425; SCENE II, as17810425; SCENE III as SCENE IV on 25 Apr.; Dance of Anticks-_; SCENE IV. Teague's Journey to London through Coventry-Moody as17810507; The Butterfly, as17800921; SCENE THE LAST. How merrily we live, as17810425. The Butterfly, as17800921; SCENE THE LAST. How merrily we live, as17810425.
Cast
Role: A Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses Actor: Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong
Related Works
Related Work: The Village Fete Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: Aickin

Dance: Scene IV: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: End III: song-Miss Barnes (1st attempt on any stage); End 1st piece: the Grand Naval Review-; Rule Britannia-Gaudry, Edwards, Williams

1132
16 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Thompson, Nix, Mrs Booth & Miss Field. Public Advertiser, 5 May: Tickets to be had of Thompson, No. 7, Great Marlborough-street; of Nix, Mrs Booth and Miss Field, No. 8, Broad-court, Longacre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same for rest of season]. Receipts: #180 3s. 6d. (29.15.0; 21.4.6; 0.1.0; tickets: 129.3.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17800928, but Urganda-Miss Collett; Dorcas-Mrs Booth; Sylvia-Miss Field.
Cast
Role: Urganda Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: Aickin

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17800930

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Bucks have at ye all; or, The Picture of a Playhouse-R. Palmer

1133
17 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Harwood, prompter. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [not acted since 27 Oct. 1774]. Tickets delivered by the Miss Stageldoirs will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #208 9s. 6d. (37.17.0; 26.6.6; 0.16.0; tickets: 143.10.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Blandford-Aickin; Governor-Farren; Capt. Driver-Wrighten; Hotman-Williams; Stanmore-R. Palmer; Jack Stanmore-Norris; Daniel-Burton; Aboan-Palmer; Widow Lackit-Mrs Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Charlotte Weldon-Miss Kirby; Lucy Weldon-Miss Simson; Imoinda-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End IV: The Devonshire Minuet (1st time)-the Miss Stageldoirs (scholars of LeMercier); End: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: End I: As17810424

1134
01 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End II: Tambourine Dance-Master Byrn, Miss Byrn

1135
16 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2]: Written by the Author of the Son-in-Law [John O'Keeffe]. The Overture and New Musick composed by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin, 1783.

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: Edward Sandford Actor: Wood
Role: Caroline Sandford Actor: Miss Harper

1136
21 June 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Separate Maintenance, announced on playbill of 20 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Cast
Role: Edward Sandford Actor: Wood
Role: Caroline Sandford Actor: Miss Harper

1137
01 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Silver Tankard

Dance: As17810620

1138
17 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Of Shakespeare

Performance Comment: ACT I. Filial Piety, as17810807 ACT II. Parental Tenderness, as17810807, but Gloster-Miss Francis; [ACT III. Ambition, as17810807 ACT IV. Love, in the Tomb Scenev in Romeo and Juliet [parts of V. i and iii]. Romeo-Bannister Jun.; Friar Lawrence-Gardner; Capulet-Webb; Apothecary-Barrett; Paris-R. Palmer; Montague-Massey; Juliet-Mrs Cargill (1st appearance in Tragedy).
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Young Actor

Performance Comment: In which various Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical,-Bannister, Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Vocal and Rhetorical, Actor: Bannister, Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: A New Occasional Prelude Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Entertainment: Cento, as17810807

Song: End I of 1st piece: Admiral Benbow (in the character of a Sailor)-Bannister; End III: Moderation and Alteration-Edwin

1139
24 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Kensington Gardens

Afterpiece Title: Ripe Fruit

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Song: In 2nd piece: As17810822; End of 3rd piece: Moderation and Alteration, as17810817

1140
28 August 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Hodge Podge or A Receipt to Make a Benefit

Performance Comment: Characters-Palmer, Bannister Jun., Wilson, Wewitzer, Wood, Usher, R. Palmer, Edwin, Bannister. [Cast from Larpent MS: Grubstreet-Edwin; the other performers, with Hitchcock and Miss Harper added, all in their own persons.] the other performers, with Hitchcock and Miss Harper added, all in their own persons.]

Dance: As17810612

Entertainment: In 3rd piece: Speaking, Singing, Sneezing, Yawning, Acting, Pantomime-; particularly The Military Exercise-Mrs Wells; With Hounds and with Horns-Mrs Cargill; Sweet Echo, Mad Bess(1st time)-Miss Harper

1141
18 September 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

1142
25 September 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: As originally written by Shakespeare. Afterpiece: To conclude with a perspective Representation of the Grand Camp at Cox-Heath [see 15 Oct. 1778]. Receipts: #170 8s. (121/10/0; 48/15/6; 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: THE CAMP

1143
27 September 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Land, Windows, Paving and Light [taxes] #15 6s. 6d. Receipts: #232 16s. (176/5/0; 55/18/6; 0/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Yates; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtrce-Parsons; Rowley-Aickin; Moses-Baddeley; Snake-Packer; Careless-Farren; Trip-Lamash; Charles-Smith; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lady Sneerwell-Miss Sherry; Lady Teazle-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season) .
Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song [Here's to the maiden of bashful fifteen] by Vernon. [This was sung again by Vernon on 9 Oct., but in all subsequent performances by Williams (or Williames; see17811020).]

1144
29 September 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With a Sea Fight and Procession. Paid Hughes calling Performers #1 6s. Receipts: #171 17s. 6d. (110/17/0; 60/10/6; 0/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Critic or A Tragedy Rehearsed

1145
06 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17811004

1146
19 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years [not acted since 28 Apr. 1773]. With new Scenes [by French and Carver (text)] and Dresses. [In the Vocal Parts the playbill lists Sga Prudom, but "at the end of the second act, Smith came forward and apologized for the absence of Signora Prudom, and begged that Mrs Wrighten might be permitted to take her part . . . Mrs Wrighten was received with applause" (London Chronicle, 20 Oct.). Sga Romanzini was from the Royal Circus.] Receipts: #123 8s. 6d. (92/15/0; 29/11/0; 1/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or The British Worthy

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Smith; Oswald-Brereton; Merlin-Aickin; Osmond-Farren; Conon-Packer; Albanact-Wrighten; Aurelius-R. Palmer; Guillamar-Griffiths; Grimbald-Bannister; Philidel-Miss Field; Cupid-Sga Romanzini (1st appearance on this stage); Emmeline-Miss Farren. [Edition of 1781 (W. Strahan [et al]) adds: Æolus-Danby; Matilda-Miss Barnes; and specifies Honour-Vernon [but he had withdrawn from the stage (see17811009); the part was probably acted by Du-Bellamy]; Venus-Miss Phillips; Airy Spirits-Miss Collett, Miss Wright.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: and specifies Honour Actor: Vernon

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: Aickin

Dance: In mainpiece by Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Miss M. Stageldoir. [This was the same, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, but beginning with 11 Dec. Henry is omitted.]

Song: In mainpiece the Vocal Parts by Du-Bellamy, Williams, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, &c.; Miss Phillips, Miss Collett, Miss Wright, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten

1147
29 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; past 2, by Richard Tickell]: Altered from [the same, by] Allan Ramsay. [MS not in Larpent; not published.] With the original Airs, new Accompaniments, and a new Overture [by Thomas Linley, Sen.]. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. "The above Opera, written by Allen Ramsay, has been long and justly admired, but by those only whose knowledge of the Scottish dialect has enabled them to judge of its excellencies. That an English audience might become partakers of this entertainment seems to have been the laudable design of the Dramatist, Mr Tickel, in now divesting it of its numerous provincialities, grown almost obsolete, even in Scotland, at this distant period . . . The characters were drest with a rustic simplicity, which, tho' not exactly characteristic of the Highland manner, were perfectly Pastoral" (Universal Magazine, Nov. 1781, p. 237). Receipts: #202 9s. 6d. (167/18/0; 33/3/0; 1/8/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Bannister Jun.; Blandford-Aickin; Governor-Farren; Captain Driver-Wrighten; Stanmore-R. Palmer; Hotman-Williams; Daniel-Suett; Jack Stanmore-Norris; Aboan-Palmer; Widow Lackit-Mrs Hopkins; Charlotte Weldon (1st time)-Miss Collett; Lucy Weldon-Miss Simson; Imoinda-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel by Blurton and the two Miss Stageldoirs. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

1148
30 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop

1149
05 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop

Song: Mainpiece: With the original Music composed by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, by Bannister, Williams, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Phillimore, Helme; Miss Simson, Miss Barnes, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Granger, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett

1150
07 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop