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13786 results for: Keyword - John, Duke of Bedford
We found 10210 matches on Author, 2799 matches on Performance Comments, 2237 matches on Event Comments, 654 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11701
07 November 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Smith; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Aickin; Tressel-Bannister Jun.; Lord Stanley-Chaplin; Norfolk-Fawcett; Catesby-Packer; Lieut, of the Tower-R. Palmer; Ratcliff-Wright; Lord Mayor-Phillimore; Prince Edward-Miss Stageldoir; Duke of York-Miss Heard; King Henry-Bensley; Lady Anne-Mrs Brereton; Duchess of York-Mrs Hedges; Queen -?.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Caldron

Dance: In afterpiece, as17851018

11702
02 December 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Little John Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Performance Comment: As17850926, but Duke-Fearon .
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Fearon

11703
30 December 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: Antipholis of Syracuse-Lewis; Antipholis of Ephesus-Palmer; Duke-Gardner; Aegeon-Hull; Dromio of Syracuse-Edwin; Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Abbess-Mrs Inchbald; Luciana-Mrs T. Kennedy; Adriana-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Related Works
Related Work: Omai; or, A Trip round the World Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Song: In Act III of mainpiece a song in character by Mrs Kennedy. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

11704
18 February 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Farren; Bassanio-Wroughton; Gratiano-Palmer; Lorenzo (with songs)-Johnstone; Launcelot-Quick; Salanio-Booth; Solarino-Davies; Duke-Fearon; Tubal-Thompson; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Morton; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson; Portia-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Macklin; Squire Groom-Lewis; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Johnstone; Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Thompson; Charlotte-Mrs Morton .

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Leap Year, as17851010; End of Act IV The Piping Pedlar, as17851112

11705
06 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Gratiano-Dodd; Bassanio (1st time)-Kemble; Launcelot-Parsons; Duke-Packer; Lorenzo (with songs)-Williames; Antonio-Bensley; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Forster; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson; Portia-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860105; End of Act IV Minuet de la Cour, as17860116

11706
24 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bird In A Cage; Or, Money Works Wonders

Performance Comment: Philenzo-Wroughton; Duke of Mantua-Hull; Fulvio-Gardner; Ambassador-Helme; Grutti-Wewitzer; Dondolo-Palmer; Perenotto-Cubitt; Carlo-Swords; Orpiano-Thompson; Guards-Stevens, Bates, Painter, &c; Morello-Edwin; Bonamico-Quick; Donella (with singing')-Mrs Martyr; Cassiana-Miss Platt; Katherina-Miss Stuart; Mardona-Mrs Swords; Fidelia-Miss Rowson; Eugenia-Mrs Wells. New Occasional Epilogue spoken by Mrs Wells .
Cast
Role: Duke of Mantua Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Drummer; or, The Haunted House

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Grand Dana of Ladies [performers not listed]; End of mainpiece The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd [performers not listed, but see17860304

11707
14 July 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Lacy; Cassio-Bannister Jun.; Brabantio-Aickin; Roderigo HAY R. Palmer; Duke-Gardner; Lodovico-Usher; Montano-Riley; Iago-Bensley; AEmilia-Mrs Bates; Desdemona-Miss Woollery .
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Cast
Role: John Actor: Swords
Role: Johnny Atkins Actor: Parsons

Dance: As17860706

11708
20 September 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Aickin; Buckingham-Hull; Stanley-Fearon; Tressel-Farren; Prince Edward-Master Farley; Duke of York-Master Simmons; Norfolk-Macready; Lieutenant-Cubitt; Catesby-Davies; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Gardner; Oxford-Helme; Richmond (1st time)-Pope; Lady Anne-Mrs Lewis; Duchess of York-Miss Platt; Queen-Mrs Bates.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Master Simmons

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

11709
26 September 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Bannister Jun.; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Dance: In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

11710
12 October 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Farren; Bassanio-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Gratiano-Macready; Lorenzo (with songs)-Johnstone; Launcelot-Quick; Salanio-Booth; Solarino-Davies; Duke-Fearon; Old Gobbo-Swords; Tubal-Thompson; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Morton; Nerissa-Mrs Inchbald; Portia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Macklin; Squire Groom-Lewis; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Johnstone; Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Thompson; Charlotte-Mrs Morton.

Dance: End III: The Piping Pedlar, as17861002

11711
14 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Panco-Quick; Duke-Cubitt; Manuel-Davies; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Booth; Don Quixotte-Gardner; Lady Tereza Panca-Mrs Webb; Spanish Lady-Mrs Pitt; Duchess-Miss Stuart; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Cubitt

Dance: End II: a new Dance, Hibernian Dotage Dotage[; or, The Lover's Last Blunder-Byrn, Jackson, Mrs Invill, Mrs Goodwin. [On 16 Nov., and thereafter, this dance was entitled Dotage; or, The Natural Mistake.

Related Works
Related Work: The Lord of the Manor Author(s): John Burgoyne
Related Work: Eldred; or, The British Freeholder Author(s): John Jackson
Related Work: The British Heroine Author(s): John Jackson

11712
23 January 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Kemble; Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Bannister Jun.; Brabantio-Hull (of cg); Lodovico-Packer; Duke-Chaplin; Montano-R. Palmer; Gratiano-Fawcett; Iago-Bensley; Aemilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

11713
27 July 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Williamson; Anthonio-Aickin; Gratiano-Bannister Jun.; Old Gobbo-Barret; Tubal-Chapman; Lorenzo (with songs)-Johnson; Launcelot-Edwin; Duke-Usher; Salanio-Lawrence; Solarino-Swords; Bassanio-Bensley; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Forster; Nerissa-Mrs Inchbald; Portia-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Cast
Role: Johnny Atkins Actor: Parsons

Dance: End III: Love for Love, as17870625 End IV: Dance-Giorgi's Scholars

11714
22 September 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Bannister Jun.; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Whitfield; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Coachman-Alfred; Kingston-Lyons; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: In afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

11715
12 October 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Cambray (1st appearance); Roderigo-Blanchard; Cassio-Macready; Brabantio-Hull; Lodovico-Davies; Montano-Thompson; Duke-Booth; Gratiano-Fearon; Iago-Ryder (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Emilia-Mrs Morton; Desdemona-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

11716
27 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Kemble; Roderigo-R. Palmer; Cassio-Barrymore; Brabantio-Aickin; Lodovico-Packer; Duke-Chaplin; Montano-Benson; Gratiano-Fawcett; Iago-Bensley; AEmilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17870929

11717
24 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Gratiano-R. Palmer; Bassanio-Kemble; Launcelot-Suett; Duke-Packer; Lorenzo (with songs)-Williames; Salanio-Fawcett; Solarino-Phillimore; Tubal-Waldron; Gobbo-Jones; Antonio-Bensley; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Forster; Nerissa-Miss Collins; Portia-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly

Dance: End III: New Dance, as17871026; End IV: The Capricious Lovers, as17870920; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17871123

11718
10 December 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Smith; Richmond-Wroughton; Buckingham-Aickin; Tressel-Whitfield; Lord Stanley-Staunton; Norfolk-Fawcett; Catesby-Packer; Lieut. of the Tower-Benson; Ratcliff-Phillimore; Lord Mayor-Chaplin; Prince Edward-Miss Heard; Duke of York-Miss Gaudry; King Henry-Bensley; Lady Anne-Mrs Kemble; Duchess of York-Miss Tidswell; Queen-Mrs Taylor.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Gaudry

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John DaltonJohn Milton

11719
04 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: Antipholis of Syracuse-Lewis; Antipholis of Ephesus-Bernard; Duke-Gardner; AEgeon-Hull; Dromio of Syracuse-Edwin; Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Abbess-Mrs Inchbald; Luciana-Mrs Mountain; Adriana-Mrs Bernard.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Song: III: song in character-Mrs Kennedy

11720
10 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Farren; Bassanio-Pope; Gratiano-Bernard; Lorenzo (with songs)-Johnstone; Launcelot-Quick; Salanio-Booth; Solarino-Davies; Duke-Fearon; Old Gobbo-Wewitzer; Tubal-Thompson; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Morton; Nerissa-Mrs Inchbald; Portia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Macklin; Squire Groom-Lewis; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Johnstone; Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Thompson; Charlotte-Mrs Bernard.

Dance: End IV: As17871129

11721
04 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Bannister Jun.; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Coachman-Alfred; Kingston-Lyons; Tom-Chaplin; Robert-Jones; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Collins; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: End: The Slave in Love-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp; In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope [which was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]

11722
14 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Kemble; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Barrymore; Lord Stanley-Aickin; Tressel-Seymour; Norfolk-Williames; Catesby-Packer; Ratcliff-Phillimore; Prince Edward-Miss Heard; Duke of York-Miss Gawdry; King Henry-Bensley; Lady Anne-Miss Collins; Duchess of York-Mrs Hopkins; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Gawdry

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

11723
18 October 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Farren; Bassanio-Pope; Gratiano-Bernard; Lorenzo (with songs)-Johnstone; Launcelot-Quick; Salanio-Booth; Solarino-Davies; Old Gobbo-Wewitzer; Duke-Fearon; Tubal-Thompson; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Mountain; Nerissa-Mrs Inchbald; Portia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Macklin; Squire Groom-Lewis; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Johnstone; Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Thompson; Charlotte-Mrs Bernard.

Dance: End IV: As17881001

11724
28 November 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Ryder, Aickin, Farren, Fearon, Macready, Thompson, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Brunton. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1788), and European Magazine, Dec. 1788, p. 469: Count Valentia-Lewis; Duke of Murcia-Ryder; Peasant (Alberto)-Aickin; Marquis Almanza-Farren; Seville-Fearon; Granada-Macready; 2nd Peasant-Thompson; Servant-Evatt; Marchioness Merida-Mrs Mattocks; Amanthis-Miss Brunton; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [This was spoken as, here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken as, here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Duke of Murcia Actor: Ryder

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Dance: As17880924

11725
02 January 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: Antipholis of Syracuse-Lewis; Antipholis of Ephesus-Bernard; Duke-Gardner; Angelo-Fearon; Dr Pinch-Booth; AEgeon-Hull; Dromio of Syracuse-Edwin; Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Abbess-Mrs Inchbald; Luciana-Mrs Mountain; Adriana-Mrs Bernard.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Song: In III: a song in character-Mrs Kennedy