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4053 results for: Keyword - James Vernon
We found 2192 matches on Author, 1657 matches on Performance Comments, 407 matches on Event Comments, 96 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2376
31 May 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Yates; Frederick-Havard; Ramilie-Vernon; Clerimont-Packer; James-Vaughan; List-Marr; Decoy-Watkins; Furnish-Raftor; Sparkle-Parsons; Mariana-Miss Bride; Harriet-Mrs Davies; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Wheedle-Miss Mills; Lappet-Mrs Love, 1st appearance in that character.
Cast
Role: Ramilie Actor: Vernon
Role: James Actor: Vaughan
Related Works
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): James Wild

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Love; Sir Jasper-Philips; Leander-Castle; Helebor-Marr; James-Parsons; Harry-Watkins; Charlotte-Miss Simson.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Parsons

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe, as17630504; End: The Shoemakers-Grimaldi, Lochery, Miss Wilkinson

2377
21 February 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agis

Performance Comment: Actors only listed, but Vocal Parts-Beard, Champness, Vernon, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young; but edition of 1758 lists: Agis-Mossop; Lysander-Garrick; Amphares-Havard; Rhesus-Holland; Euxus-Davies; Agesistrata-Mrs Pritchard; Sandane-Mrs Yates; Euanthe-Mrs Cibber; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Beard, Champness, Vernon, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young

2378
28 November 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally or The Sailors Return

Performance Comment: Actors only:-Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Dancing-Maranesi, Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon; Thomas-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Sally-Miss Brent; Dorcas-Mrs Vernon (Genest, IV, 622). [But see17610423 and 1761 Edn., apparently the parts of Beard and Mattocks were reversed for those indicated by Genest.]But see17610423 and 1761 Edn., apparently the parts of Beard and Mattocks were reversed for those indicated by Genest.]
Cast
Role: Actors only: Actor: Beard, Mattocks, Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon
Role: Dancing Actor: Maranesi, Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vernon

2379
28 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Mrs Clive, Miss Young, Miss Wright, a Young Gentlewoman in her first appearance on any stage. Colin-Vernon; Hobbinol-Yates; Damon-Baddeley; Astolpho-Packer; Fabian-Didier; Phoebe-Miss Slack , 1st appearance on any stage; Lisetta (with a mock Italian song)-Mrs Clive; Emily-Miss Young; Clara-Miss Wright (Genest, V, 63) Emily-$Miss Scott (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Vernon, Yates, Baddeley, Packer, Didier, Mrs Clive, Miss Young, Miss Wright, a Young Gentlewoman in her first appearance on any stage. Colin-Vernon
Role: Colin Actor: Vernon

Dance: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

2380
14 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Parts-King, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Hurst, Waldron, Castle, Wheeler, W. Palmer, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Mesink, Clough, Booth, J. Burton, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Lowe. The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champnes, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley; The Dances-Dagueville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers; In which will be introduced The Pageant as it was intended for Stratford-Upon-Avon; Ralph-King; Irishman-Moody; Ballad Singer-Vernon; Ostler-Parsons; Country Girls-Mrs Baddeley, Miss Radley; Margery Jervis-Mrs Love; Female Ballad Singer-Dibdin; Prologue-King; Characters in the pageant: Benedict-Garrick; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Touchstone-King; Richard III-Holland; Romeo-Brereton; Hamlet-Cautherly; Falstaff-Love; Lear-Reddish; Antony-Aikin; Portia-Mrs W. Barry; Apollo-Vernon; Tragic Muse-Mrs Barry; Comic Muse-Mrs Abington; Also: Hurst, Wheeler, Castle, Waldron, Wright, Keen, Clough, Hartry, Messink, Booth, J. Burton, Master Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Dancing-; Singing- New Dresses, Scenes; Music by Dibdin (Genest, V, 256, and Winston MS 10). See Three Plays by David Garrick, Elisabeth P. Stein (New York, 1926). Music by Dibdin (Genest, V, 256, and Winston MS 10). See Three Plays by David Garrick, Elisabeth P. Stein (New York, 1926).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Hurst, Waldron, Castle, Wheeler, W. Palmer, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Mesink, Clough, Booth, J. Burton, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Lowe. The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champnes, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champnes, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: Ballad Singer Actor: Vernon
Role: Apollo Actor: Vernon

2381
08 February 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: lionel And Clarissa Or The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Aickin, Parsons, Dodd, Bannister, Fawcett, Mrs Baddeley, Miss Radley, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Dorman, A Young Gentlewoman, her first appearance. Lionel-Vernon; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Jessamy-Dodd; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Fawcett; Clarissa-Mrs Baddeley; Diana-Mrs Wrighten, first appearance; Jenny-Miss Radley; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Bradshaw; Servant?-Mrs Dorman (MacMillan, p. 272).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Vernon, Aickin, Parsons, Dodd, Bannister, Fawcett, Mrs Baddeley, Miss Radley, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Dorman, A Young Gentlewoman, her first appearance. Lionel-Vernon
Role: Lionel Actor: Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

2382
15 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: Loves Metamorphoses

Performance Comment: Parts by King, Packer, Davies, Everard, Vernon, Mrs Siddons and Mrs Wrighten. Young Dormer-King; Moody-Vernon; Sir John Murray-Packer; Col. Murrary-Davies; Maria-Mrs Siddons; Feather-Mrs Wrighten (Genest, V, 494); Prologue-King; a Cantata Epilogue-Vernon, Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Moody Actor: Vernon
Role: a Cantata Epilogue Actor: Vernon, Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: End: A Comic Dance-the two Miss Stagledoirs, scholars to M. LaRiviere

2383
08 June 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last time but one of the Company's performing this season. House. Mr Garrick as before Mr Vernon being hoarse Mr Davies play'd Sr. John Loverule some body in the Pit call'd for Vernon as his Name was in the Bills Mr Davies told them that Mr Vernon had been ill these two day [sic] and it was thought unnecessary to trouble them with an apology they afterwards call'd for the Early Horn Mr Davies told them he did not know of doing the part till after two therefore he was not prepar'd. they call'd out & bid him go on his own way (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble omits the comment on the afterpiece. Song The Early Horn had been traditional for the part of Sir John for over 30 years. See 10 Sept. 1741.] Paid Mr Short, Chorus, 5s.; Blurton 4 days salary in full #1 6s. 8d.; French on acct #100. Receipts: #305 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Vernon.

2384
23 March 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The London Prentice

Performance Comment: Parts-Beard, Wilder, Vernon, Miss Thomas, Mrs Clive. [Emperor-Wilder; Vizir-Vernon; London Prentice-Beard; Humdrumeda-Miss Thomas; Princess Theoraze-Mrs Clive (MacMillan).]
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Beard, Wilder, Vernon, Miss Thomas, Mrs Clive.
Role: Vizir Actor: Vernon

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti

2385
15 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Schemers Or Ye City Match

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Berry, Palmer, Yates, Burton, Usher, Vernon, Blakes, Davies, Bransby, Mozeen, Miss Haughton, Mrs Mills, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Pritchard; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard; Plotwell-Palmer; Timothy-Woodward; Warehouse-Berry; Seathrift-Burton; Quartfield-Yates; Salewit-Blakes; Newcut-Usher; Bright-Vernon; Baneswright-Davies; Dorcas-Mrs Pritchard; Aurelia-Miss Haughton; Mrs Seathrift-Mrs Mills (Genest, IV, 409).
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Woodward, Berry, Palmer, Yates, Burton, Usher, Vernon, Blakes, Davies, Bransby, Mozeen, Miss Haughton, Mrs Mills, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Pritchard
Role: Bright Actor: Vernon

2386
24 March 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Garrick; Countryman, Lasses 'with the Trio'-Beard, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young; Perdita-Mrs Cibber, with a song in character; Clown-Woodward; Hermione-Mrs Pritchard; Hogan adds from the Bill: Polixines-Havard; Florizel-Holland; Autolycus-Yates; Shepherd-Berry; Servant-Beard; Dorcas-Mrs Vernon; Mopsa-Miss I? Young.
Cast
Role: Lasses 'with the Trio' Actor: Beard, Mrs Vernon, Miss Young
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Fine Gentleman or 1757

2387
18 May 1758 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: As17571227, but Sailors-Vernon, _Beard, +Philips; a song in character-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Sailors Actor:
Role: a song in character Actor: Vernon.

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Walker

2388
04 January 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; other characters-Blakes, Johnston, Ackman, Miss Hippisley, Miss Barton, Mrs Vernon; conclude with a new Comic Dance, The Flemish Feast (taken from the Pictures of Teniers)-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Blakes, Johnston, Ackman, Miss Hippisley, Miss Barton, Mrs Vernon
Role: The Flemish Feast Actor: Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.

2389
16 October 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; others-Mrs Vernon, Mrs Abington; To conculde with a Comic Dance call'd The Flemish Feast-Grimaldi, Georgi, Noverre, Miss Baker, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Mrs Vernon, Mrs Abington
Role: To conculde with a Comic Dance call'd The Flemi Actor: Grimaldi, Georgi, Noverre, Miss Baker, Mrs Vernon.

Song: III: By Desire, Sweet Bird-Miss Young

2390
11 December 1760 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; 1st Spirit-Ross; 2nd Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Ryley, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, the Pastoral Nymph, and the song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent.
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Vernon

Dance: The Dances incident to the masque-Poitier Jr, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Desse, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Balthazar, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Mariane, Mrs Crawford, Mrs Welch, Miss Daw

2391
06 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17601003, but Pastora-Mrs Vernon, 1st time; Laura-Mrs Abegg, 1st time; and to conclude with a Dance-Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Vernon, 1st time
Role: and to conclude with a Dance Actor: Poitier Jr, Mrs Vernon.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Chaplet Author(s): James Wild

Dance: II: Les Charboniers, as17601215

2392
07 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Collins; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Holtom; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Player-Hull; Beggar-Bennet; Lucy-Mrs Vernon; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Stephens; Diana Trapes-Mrs Copin; Polly-Miss Brent; With a Hornpipe-Mrs Vernon; Country Dance-the characters in the Opera.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: With a Hornpipe Actor: Mrs Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor or The Dumb Lady Curd

2393
14 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Prince of Wales-Ross; Worcester-Hull; Northumberland-Redman; Westmoreland-Holtom; Douglas-Anderson; Vernon-Gibson; Blunt-Perry; Peto-R. Smith; Gadshill-Buck; Francis-Collins; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Carriers-Bennet, Dunstall; Bardolph-Wignell; Officer-Davis; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent; Hotspur-Clarke.
Cast
Role: Vernon Actor: Gibson

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally or The Sailors Return

Performance Comment: Sailor-Beard; Squire-Mattocks; Dorcas-Mrs Vernon; Sally-Miss Brent; the Dancing-Sodi, Maranesi, Mrs Vernon.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Vernon
Role: the Dancing Actor: Sodi, Maranesi, Mrs Vernon.

2394
26 September 1761 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Dyer; First Spirit-Ross; Second Spirit-Mattocks; Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchanals-Beard, Baker; Bacchants-Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon; Chorusses-Legg, Whitaker, Roberts, Dibdin, Courts, Mrs Lampe, Miss Davis, Miss Sledge; Euphrosyne-Mrs Vernon; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, Song of Sweet Echo-Miss Brent; The Dances incident to the masque-Sodi, Mlle Capdeville, Granier, Leppie, Rochford, Dumai, Gosley, Hussey, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mlle Marianne, Miss Welsch, Miss Daw.
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Brent, Mrs Vernon
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

2395
22 December 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Gentlemen Of Verona

Performance Comment: Protheus-Holland; Valentine-O'Brien; Duke-Havard; Thurio-Vernon; Eglamour-Packer; Antonio-Burton; Host-Moody; Panthion-Stevens; Outlaws-Ackman, Fox, Marr, Watkins; Speed-King; Launce-Yates; Sylvia-Miss Bride; Lucetta-Miss Pope; Julia-Mrs Yates; In Act IV will be introduc'd a Serenade-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Thurio Actor: Vernon
Role: In Act IV will be introduc'd a Serenade Actor: Vernon.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Related Works
Related Work: The Witches; or, Harlequin Cherokee Author(s): James Love

2396
13 April 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17630317 but Hecate-Vernon; Lady MacDuff-Mrs Bennet; In Act V, a Dance of the Furies-Grimaldi; Vocal parts-Lowe, Vernon, Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Vernon
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Lowe, Vernon, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

2397
15 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Loverule-Vernon; Jobson-Love; Nell-Mrs Clive; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet. Vernon will introduce in character The Early Horn.
Cast
Role: Loverule Actor: Vernon
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet. Vernon will introduce in character The Early Horn.

2398
17 October 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Related Works
Related Work: The Fall of the Earl of Essex Author(s): James Ralph

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Performance Comment: Principal parts by King, Vernon, Packer, Burton, Baddeley, Clough, Strange, Mrs Lee, Miss Young. Smatter-King; Young Gilbert-Vernon; Lockworth-Baddeley; Modely-Packer; Sir Ralph-Burton; Celia-Miss Young; Lucy-Mrs Lee; Roger-Clough (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Young Gilbert Actor: Vernon

Dance: IV: The Provancalle, as17631014

2399
23 November 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Midsummer Nights Dream

Performance Comment: Characters-Vernon, Bransby, W. Palmer, Burton, Parsons, Hopkins, Yates, Love, Baddeley, Ackman, Clough, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young. Fairies-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Miss Wright, Mas. Cape, Mas. Raworth. Theseus-Bransby; Egeus-Burton; Lysander-Vernon; Demetrius-W. Palmer; Quince-Love; Bottom-Yates; Flute-Baddeley; Starveling-Parsons; Hippolita-Mrs Hopkins; Hermia-Miss Young; Helena-Mrs Vincent; Snout-Ackman; Snug-Clough; Oberon-Miss Rogers; Titania-Miss Ford; Puck-Mas. Cape; Fairies-Miss Wright, Mas. Raworth; (Edition of 1763) Characters-Hopkins; In Act V, a Fairy Dance-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, others; Overture, Airs- by the most eminent English Masters.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Vernon, Bransby, W. Palmer, Burton, Parsons, Hopkins, Yates, Love, Baddeley, Ackman, Clough, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young. Fairies-Miss Rogers, Miss Ford, Miss Wright, Mas. Cape, Mas. Raworth. Theseus-Bransby
Role: Lysander Actor: Vernon

2400
24 February 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherd

Performance Comment: Principals by Vernon, Champnes, Mas. Raworth, Miss Young, Miss Wright, Miss Williams, Mrs Dorman, Sga Cremonini. Alexander-Champnes; Amintas-Vernon; Eliza-Signora Cremonini; Thamiris-Miss Young; Camilla-Miss Wright; Agenor-Mrs Dorman (Edition of 1764).
Cast
Role: Amintas Actor: Vernon

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd The Hunters-Mas. Clinton, Miss Street, Miss Ford; II: The Faggot Binders-Aldridge, Miss Baker; End Opera: A Dance-Grimaldi, Lauchery, Miss Baker