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2959 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.

1351
27 March 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; Or, It Cannot Be

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod-Woodward; Sir Roger-Marten; Justice Statute-Redman; Corporal-R. Smith; Sir Humphrey-Wignel; Peter Nettle-Bennet; Soldier-Holtom; ThomasFilbert-Shuter; Steward-Anderson; Stave-Costollo; Dorcas-Miss Helm; Constable-Lewis; Aunt-Mrs Copin; Joyce-Master Besford; Kitty Carrot-Miss Elliot; first time, with the song 'Twas when the seas were roaring-.
Cast
Role: Steward Actor: Anderson

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: New Grand Ballet, as17640320

Song: III: Will be a Duette-Mattocks, Miss Polly Young

Entertainment: End: The Cries of London-Shuter

1352
04 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: The Judgment of Paris, as17640503

1353
11 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Bennett and Legg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; IV: The Cudgell'd Husband, as17631101

Song: III: O ruddier than the Cherry-Legg; End: Mirth Admit me of the Crew-Legg

1354
21 May 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Holtom, Buck, Dibdin and Miss Sledge. Mainpiece: Not acted in 3 years. [See 11 May 1762.] Afterpiece: Music by Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Ross; Macduff-Clarke; King-Gibson; Malcolm-Anderson; Donalbain-Bennet; Seyton-Gardiner; Siward-R. Smith; Fleance-Mas. Morgan; Banquo-Sparks; Lenox-Hull; Hecate-Wignell; Murderers-Buck, Holtom; Witches-Dunstall, Costollo; Lady Macduff-Mrs Barrington; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Ward; With the Original Music. The Vocal parts-Mattocks, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Miss Poitier, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, Miss Polly Young; Dances-and Decorations incident to the play.
Cast
Role: Malcolm Actor: Anderson
Role: Dances Actor: and Decorations incident to the play.

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Artifice

Performance Comment: Parts-Mattocks, Dibdin, Fawcett, Miss Miller, Miss Poitier; Alexis-Mattocks; Strephon-Dibdin; Sylvia-Miss Hallam; Caelia-Miss Poitier (Genest, V, 58); Parts-Fawcett, Miss Miller playbill, however, does not list Miss Hallam; Dance incident to the Entertainment,-Duquesney, Miss Valois. Larpent MS 240 lists parts as Palemon, Strephon, Thyrsis, Caelia and Sylvia.
Cast
Role: Dance incident to the Entertainment, Actor: Duquesney, Miss Valois. Larpent MS 240 lists parts as Palemon, Strephon, Thyrsis, Caelia and Sylvia.

1355
21 September 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ross; Capulet-Sparks; Fryar Lawerence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Davies; Paris-Perry; Escalus-Anderson; Tibalt-Bennet; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Macklin; Minuet-Dumay, Miss Macklin; a Masquerade Dance-proper to the Play; Additional scene of Funeral Procession of Juliet accompanied by a Solemn Dirge-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Poitier, Miss Miller, Legg, Baker, Dibdin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Escalus Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Shuter; Thrifty-Bennet; Gripe-Costollo; Leander-Davis; Octavian-Perry; Shift-Buck; Clara-Mrs Evans; Lucia-Mrs White; Sly-R. Smith.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Davis

1356
08 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Davis; Norfolk-Perry; Ratcliff-Bennet; Stanley-Anderson; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-Mrs Evans; Duke of York-Mas. Besford; Oxford-Weller; Forrest-Holtom; Lord Mayor-Buck; Lieut.-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Stanley Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: Grand Comic Ballet call'd Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

1357
15 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17641001, but Sir Jasper-Anderson; Young Wilding-Davis.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Anderson

Dance: III: A Tambourine-Fichar; End: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

1358
17 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ross; Page-Hull; Dr Caius-Holtom; Sir Hugh-Lewis; Shallow-Costollo; Slender-Bennet; Host-Anderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Miss Vincent; Fenton-Davis; Pistol-R. Smith; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Nym-Buck; Bardolph-Wignel; Peter-Mas. Morgan; Rugby-C. Smith; Mrs Ford-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Host Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17641003, but Subtle-Costollo; Classic-Anderson; Marquis-Holtom; Dauphin-Wignel; Perruquet-White; Roger-Weller; Gamut-Baker; Kitteau-Bennet; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt[; Minuet as17641003.; Minuet as17641003.
Cast
Role: Classic Actor: Anderson
Role: Dancing and a Minuet Actor: Duquesney, Miss Macklin.

Dance: II: A Tambourine, as17641015; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001

1359
25 October 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Ross; Sullen-Sparks; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bennet; Scrub-Shuter; Boniface-Anderson; Freeman-R. Smith; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Ferguson; Cherry-Miss Vincent; Dorinda-Miss Hallam; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Boniface Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Weirman, 1st appearance on the stage
Role: Concluding with a Grand Ballet Actor: M Duquesney, Miss Wilford.

1360
03 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17641018, but Lockit-Dunstall; Player-Anderson; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Hornpipe-Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Apprentice-Woodward; Wingate-Dunstall; Gargle-Anderson; Scotchman-Bennet; Irishman-Barrington; Catchpole-Buck; Simon-Cushing; Watchman-Weller; Porter-Gardner; President-Perry; Three members-R. Smith, Tindal, Mas. Morgan; Charlotte-Mrs Evans.
Cast
Role: Gargle Actor: Anderson

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

1361
07 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Usual Decorations and Machinery for Comus.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

1362
21 December 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Ross; Pembroke-Hull; Prince Henry-R. Smith; Essex-Gardner; Salisbury-Anderson; Bastard-Smith; Queen Elinor-Mrs Baker; Lady Blanche-Miss Vincent; Hubert-Sparks; King of France-Clarke; Dauphin-White; Pandulph-Tindal; Chatillion-Davis; Austria-Buck; Prince Arthur-Miss Valois; Constance-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Salisbury Actor: Anderson
Role: Pandulph Actor: Tindal

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Weirman, 1st appearance on the stage
Role: Concluding with a Grand Ballet Actor: M Duquesney, Miss Wilford.

1363
19 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Player Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queens; or, Death of Alexander the Little

Performance Comment: Alexander-Dyer; Clytus-Dunstall; Lysimachus-Davis; Roxana-Wignell; Statira-Shuter; Hephestion-R. Smith; Cassander-Perry; Perdiccas-Holtom; Aristander-Gardner; Parisatis-Mas. Morgan; Sysigambis-Lewis.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Dyer
Role: Cassander Actor: Perry
Role: Aristander Actor: Gardner

Dance: II: Blind Man's Buff, as17641003

1364
24 April 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Entertainment: After Masque: (this night only) his Serious, Comic, Post-haste Observations in his Journey to Paris, as17650411

1365
02 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Books of the afterpiece to be had at the Theatre. Afterpiece: Founded on the plan of the old Ballad of that name. The songs adapted to old English, Irish and Scotch tunes. [Shuter's Prologue is Larpent MS 218, wherein he enters in character of a Ballad singer, interrupting the music as the overture comes to a close. He sings snatches from some ten old ballads, stopping in the midst of each to comment on the superiority of modern circumstances which parallel those referred to in the old ballads. As the bell rings he introduces the afterpiece.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Cornwall Actor: Anderson.

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Dance: IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

1366
16 September 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Ross; Sullen-Gibson; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bennet; Scrub-Shuter; Boniface-Anderson; Sir Charles Freeman-R. Smith; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Ferguson; Cherry-Miss Vincent; Dorinda-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Boniface Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

1367
18 September 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ross; King-Walker; Horatio-Gardner; Polonius-Shuter; Laertes-Davis; Rosencraus-White; Guildenstern-Perry; Marcellus-Anderson; Bernardo-R. Smith; Pl. King-Redman; Pl. Queen-Mrs Ferguson; Ghost-Gibson; Ostrick-Dyer; Gravediggers-Dunstall, Costollo; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Marcellus Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

1368
30 September 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Davis; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Wignel; Norfolk-Perry; Ratcliff-Bennet; Stanley-Anderson; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-Miss Valois; Duke of York-Mas. Besford; Lord Mayor-Lewis; Lieut.-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Stanley Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: End: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

1369
03 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Convert

Performance Comment: Hengist-Smith; Aribert-Ross; Offa-Clarke; Seofrid-Walker; Oswald-White; Rodogune-Mrs Ward; Ethelinda-Miss Macklin; In which will be introduc'd a Solemn Hymn, set by Henry Purcell, and-Beard, Mattocks, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Baker, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Waylin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: and Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Squibb, Miss Poitier, Mrs Baker, Baker, Legg, Ryley, Dibdin, Waylin, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Shuter; Thrifty-Bennet; Gripe-Costollo; Leander-Davis; Octavian-Perry; Shift-Wignel; Clara-Mrs Evans; Lucia-Mrs White; Sly-R. Smith.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Davis

Dance: End: New Grand Ballet call'd The Garland-Fichar, Miss Wilford

1370
06 January 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Stanley Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Concluding with a Grand Ballet Actor: Fichar, Miss Wilford.

1371
31 January 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar, With The Deaths Of Brutus And Cassius

Performance Comment: Brutus-Walker; Cassius-Smith; Antony-Ross; Julius Caesar-Clarke; Caska-Gibson; Cinna-Gardner; Cimber-Cushing; Lepidus-Morris; Ligarius-Holtom; Octavius-Hull; Pindarus-R. Smith; Soothsayer-Redman; Lucilius-Murden; Publius-Wignel; Voluminius-Weller; Lena-Hallam; Lucius-Mas. Besford; Antony's Servant-Perry; Trebonius-Anderson; Decius Brutus-Davis; Plebians-Barrington, Dunstall, Costollo, Lewis; Calphurnia-Mrs Vincent; Portia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Trebonius Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: End of Play: The Village Romps, as17651019

1372
20 March 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: and the Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Miss Brent

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

1373
08 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Escalus Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Gargle Actor: Anderson

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311

1374
26 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Cast
Role: Amanda's Woman Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: All in the Right

Entertainment: II: The Cries of London-Shuter

Dance: IV: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: Rural Love, as17651115

1375
29 April 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis and Costollo

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17660408 but Dick-Davis; for first time and with the Original Prologue-Davis; Spouters-Perry, R. Smith, Murden, Morgan (playbill).
Cast
Role: for first time and with the Original Prologue Actor: Davis
Role: Gargle Actor: Anderson

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; III: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925; End: The Village Romps, as17651019