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We found 1115 matches on Performance Comments, 418 matches on Performance Title, 143 matches on Event Comments, 63 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-R. Palmer; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Wroughton; Crabtree-Suett; Careless-C. Kemble; Snake-Wathen; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Wewitzer; Trip-Trueman; Lady Teazle-Mrs Jordan; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Song: In III: a song-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvill-Barrymore; Sterling-Dowton; Lovewell-C. Kemble; Canton-Wewitzer; Brush-Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Aickin; Traverse-Caulfield; Trueman-Trueman [sic]; Servant-Webb; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Walcot; Miss Sterling-Miss DeCamp; Fanny-Miss Miller; Betty-Miss Mellon; Chambermaid-Miss Stuart; Trusty-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Thoroughgood-Aickin; Barnwell-Maddocks; George Barnwell-C. Kemble; Trueman-Holland; Blunt-Trueman; Maria-Miss Miller; Lucy-Miss Pope; Millwood (for this night only)-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: In 2nd piece: Dance of Sailors-; Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Palmer; Hardy-Hollingsworth; Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bannister Jun.; Saville-C. Kemble; Villers-Caulfield; Courtall-Russell; Letitia Hardy-Miss Goddard (1st appearance on this stage); Mrs Racket-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Miss Miller; Miss Ogle-Miss Heard; Kitty Willis-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Dance: In 2nd piece: As17971109; IV: a Masquerade Scene-; a Minuet-D'Egville, Miss Goddard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Palmer; Alonzo-Packer; Antonio-Gibbon; Ferdinand-C. Kemble; Gonzalez-Maddocks; Stephano-Bannister Jun.; Trincalo-Suett; Caliban-Bannister; Ariel-Miss DeCamp; Hyppolito-Mrs Goodall; Miranda-Mrs Crouch; Dorinda-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum, Caulfield, Danby, Brown, Fisher, Evans, Phillimore, Ms Leak, Ms Arne, Ms Wentworth, Ms Butler, Ms Jackson, Ms Benson, Ms Menage, Ms Roffey, Ms Gaudry

Monologue: V: The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick; Amphitrite-Miss Dufour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Wroughton; Dashwould-Bannister Jun.; Malvil-R. Palmer; Bygrove-Aickin; Captain Bygrove-C. Kemble; Sir John Millamour-Packer; Sir Harry Lovewit-Holland; Charles-Wewitzer; Lady Bell (with a song)-Mrs Jordan (2nd appearance in that character); Lady Jane-Mrs Powell; Mrs Bromley-Miss Pope; Miss Neville-Miss Miller; Madame La Rouge-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Bell Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Jones

Dance: In 3rd piece: Pas Seul, incidental to the piece-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Barrymore; Virolet-C. Kemble; Kilmallock-Caulfield; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Sedgwick, Dignum; Lope Tocho-Hollingsworth; Goatherds-Packer, Evans, Maddocks, Palmer Jun.; Bulcazin Muley-A Gentleman (2nd appearance [Longley]); Ganem-Trueman; Pacha-Wewitzer; Ali Beg-Sparks; Sadi-Wathen; Zorayda-Miss Miller; Floranthe-Miss DeCamp; Agnes-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Zorayda Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Eleventh of June

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvill-Barrymore; Sterling-Dowton; Lovewell-C. Kemble; Canton-Wewitzer; Brush-R. Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Packer; Traverse-Caulfield; Trueman-Trueman [sic]; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Walcot; Miss Sterling-Miss DeCamp; Fanny-Miss Miller; Betty-Miss Mellon; Chambermaid-Miss Stuart; Trusty-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Prize; or, 2, 5, 3, 8

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Henry-Aickin; Prince of Wales-Miss Wentworth; Duke of York-Master Chatterley; Richard-Kemble; Duke of Buckingham-Barrymore; Earl of Richmond-C. Kemble; Duke of Norfolk-Holland; Sir Richard Ratcliff-Maddocks; Sir William Catesby-Caulfield; Tressel-Surmont; Earl of Oxford-Sparks; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Trueman; Lord Stanley-Packer; Sir James Blount-Wentworth; Sir James Tyrrel-Webb; Lord Mayor-Hollingsworth; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Powell; Lady Anne-Miss Miller; Dutchess of Yord-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Thoroughgood-Aickin; Barnwell-Packer; George Barnwell-C. Kemble; Trueman-Holland; Blunt-R. Palmer; Maria-Miss Miller; Millwood-Mrs Powell (1st appearance in that character); Lucy-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Antonio-Dowton; Charino-Hollingsworth; Don Lewis (1st time)-Suett; Carlos-Barrymore; Clodio (1st time)-R. Palmer; Sancho-Wathen; Monsieur-Wewitzer; Governor-Packer; Don Duart-Middleton; Don Manuel-Caulfield; Priest-Sparks; Jaques-Trueman; Louisa-Mrs Powell; Angelina-Miss Miller; Elvira-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Dance: As17981205

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-R. Palmer; Joseph Surface-Barrymore; Charles Surface-Powell (1st appearance in that character); Crabtree-Suett; Careless-C. Kemble; Rowley-Maddocks; Moses-Wewitzer; Snake-Caulfield; Trip-Trueman; Servants-Fisher, Evans, Webb; Lady Teazle-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character); Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Sparks; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Song: In III: song-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Barrymore; Hardy-Hollingsworth; Sir George Touchwood-Powell; Flutter-Russell; Saville-C. Kemble; Villars-Caulfield; Courtall-R. Palmer; Silvertongue-Maddocks; Gentlemen-Webb, Trueman, Wentworth; Letitia Hardy-Miss Biggs; Mrs Racket-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Miss Miller; Miss Ogle-Miss Heard; Kitty Willis-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Life's Vagaries

Cast
Role: Timolin Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Saturday Night at Sea; or, Tars at Anchor

Cast
Role: A Song Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gipsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Bologna Jun.; Squire Breakneck-Farley; Beggar-Townsend; (with) A Beggar I am of low degree-Townsend; Natty Sammy-Simmons; Justice Smallwit-Whitmore; Deputy Paunch-Hawtin; Baker-Blurton; Captain Swagger-Coombs; Highwaymen-Dyke, Blurton [i.e. doubled Baker]; Waiters-Webb, Rees Jun.; Serjeant-Claremont; Corporal-L. Bologna; Countrymen-Abbot, Rees; Pierrot (for that night only)-Laurent (1st appearance on this stage); Hunter and Huntress-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Atkins; (with) Tantara-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Atkins; Gipsies-Ms Iliff, Ms Castelle, Ms Leserve, Ms Burnett, Ms Norton, Ms Masters, Mt Linton, Mt Street, Mt Thomas, Mt Lee, Mt Curties; (with) O who has seen the miller's wife-Ms Iliff, Ms Castelle, Ms Leserve, Ms Burnett, Ms Norton, Ms Masters, Mt Linton, Mt Street, Mt Thomas, Mt Lee, Mt Curties; Pierrot's Wife-Mrs Watts; Mother to Columbine-Mrs Whitmore; Nurse-Mrs Lloyd; Deputy's Lady-Mrs Gilbert; Columbine-Mrs Mills.

Song: End II 1st piece: Admiral Benbow-Incledon; End 1st piece: The Group of Lovers-Munden

Event Comment: May Fair. At Miller's Loyal Association Booth at the upper end of the market near Hyde Park Corner. [See Rosenfeld, The Theatre of the London Fairs, p. 108.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King William's Happy Deliverance And Glorious Triumph Over His Enemies; Or, The Consultation Of The Pope, Devil, French King And The Grand Turk , With The Whole Form Of The siege Of Namurv, And The Humours Of A renegade French-man And brandy Jean, With The Conceits Of A scaramouch And harlequin

Event Comment: At Miller's Booth, the second Booth on the Right Hand coming into the Fair. Mainpiece: an Excellent Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Crispin And Crispianus; Or, A Shoemaker A Prince

Entertainment: With the best Machines, Singing, Dancing-;....Where the Famous Ladder-Dancer performs those things upon the Ladder-the Famous Ladder-Dancer never before seen

Event Comment: Benefit Knapp and Miller. Written by the late Ingenious Mr Shadwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woman Captain; Or, The Usurer Turned Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Cibber; Henry VI-Wilks; Buckingham-Mills; Queen-Mrs Porter. Edition of 1718 adds: Prince Edward-$Norris Jr; Duke of York-$Miss Lindar; Richmond-$Ryan; Norfolk-$Boman Sr; Ratcliff-$Oates; Catesby-$Diggs; Tressel-$W. Wilks; Oxford-$Boman Jr; Lieutenant-$Quin; Blunt-$Wright; Lord Mayor-$Miller; Tyrrel-$Weller; Forrest-$Wilson; Dighton-$Higginson; Lady Anne-$Mrs Horton; Duchess of York-$Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Miller
Event Comment: At Penkethman, Miller, and Jubilee Dicky's New Theatrical Booth in Blue-Maid Alley, adjoining the the Half-Moon-Inn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Injur'd General; Or, The Blind Beggar Of Bednal-green; And The Woman Never Vext; With The Comical And Diverting Humours Of Squire Sousecrown And His Man Gudgeon

Event Comment: At the Angel Tavern, next Door to the King's Bench: Miller is not with Penkethman, but by himself. A New Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Faithful Couple; Or, The Royal Shepherdess

Entertainment: Between Old Hob and his Wife, Comical Humours of Mopsey and Collin-

Event Comment: FFog's, 19 July: We hear that Mr Miller having left performing as usual, at Windmill Hill, Mr Spencer intends to Entertain the Town with an antient Catalogue of Plays, which will begin on Monday next

Performances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hunter; Or, The Beggar's Wedding

Song: CChimes of the Times, The Contented Farmer-Mrs Mountfort

Dance: HHarlequin, Pierrot-St.Luce , from Paris; Dusty Miller, French Peasant-Fisher@Tench Charke

Performance Comment: Luce , from Paris; Dusty Miller, French Peasant-Fisher@Tench Charke.

Music: A good Band of Instruments-; accompany'd by a Chamber Organ-

Event Comment: At Miller-Mills-Oates' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Banish'd General

Song: Singing-Mrs Roberts In the Character of Sally Sweetbread, the Butcher's Wife

Event Comment: DDaily Advertiser, 30 May: We hear that Mr Cibber, Jun. one of the present Directors of his Majesty's Company of Comedians together with Mr Mills, Sen Mr Johnson, Mr Miller, Mr Harper, Mr Griffin, Mr Mills, jun. Mr Shepard, Mr Hallam, jun. Mrs Horton, Mrs Heron, Mrs Butler, and others of the Company, waited Yesterday on his Grace the Duke of Grafton...to deliver...an humble Petition, and they met with gracious Reception

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Both by Mills, Cibber, W. Mills, Miller, Harper, Milward .