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12811 results for: Keyword - John Biggs
We found 11035 matches on Author, 1746 matches on Performance Comments, 1140 matches on Event Comments, 325 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11076
21 June 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: tis All A Farce

Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

11077
24 June 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Cast
Role: O'Curragh Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Tis All a Farce

Related Works
Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

11078
26 June 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Cast
Role: John de Vienne Actor: Davenport
Role: John d'Aire Actor: Trueman
Role: O'Carrol Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Tis All a Farce

Related Works
Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

11079
03 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: tis All A Farce

Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

Afterpiece Title: Obi

11080
08 July 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro E Timoteo

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: End I: A New Bacchanalian Divertisement Ballet, as18000422; End Opera: Laura et Lenza, as18000628

11081
12 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Tis All a Farce

Related Works
Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

Afterpiece Title: Obi

11082
29 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew And The Doctor

Afterpiece Title: Tis All a Farce

Related Works
Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe

11083
31 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Related Works
Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

Afterpiece Title: Obi

11084
08 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Related Works
Related Work: The Young Quaker Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Obi

11085
13 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit

Related Works
Related Work: The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Doresetshire Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Tis All a Farce

Related Works
Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

11086
14 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Performance Comment: Characters by Fawcett, Johnstone, Holman (1st appearance here this season), Suett, Farley, Emery, Caulfield, J. Palmer, Atkins, Abbot, Chippendale, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Mountain, Miss Wheatley (1st appearance on this stage), Miss Menage. Cast from text (W. Miller, 1800): Dashington-Fawcett; Sir Sturdy O'Tremor-Johnstone; Count Alphonso d'Esparza-Holman; Don Miguel de Lara-Suett; Lopez-Farley; Juan-Emery; Robbers-Caulfield, J. Palmer; Diego-Atkins; Friar-Abbot; Patrick-Chippendale; Captain of the Banditti-Sawyer; Angelina-Miss DeCamp; Leonora-Mrs Mountain; Jaquelina-Miss Wheatley; Viletta-Miss Menage; Chorusses-Willoughby, Aylmer, Dibble, Little, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Fisher, Sawyer, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Hale, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Butler, Miss Leserve, Mrs Norton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Coates, Mrs Lloyd.
Cast
Role: Sir Sturdy O'Tremor Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
Related Work: The Irish Mimick; or, Blunders at Brighton Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

11087
15 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Cast
Role: Sir Sturdy O'Tremor Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
Related Work: The Irish Mimick; or, Blunders at Brighton Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

11088
16 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Cast
Role: Sir Sturdy O'Tremor Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
Related Work: The Irish Mimick; or, Blunders at Brighton Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

11089
18 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Cast
Role: Sir Sturdy O'Tremor Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
Related Work: The Irish Mimick; or, Blunders at Brighton Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

11090
19 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Cast
Role: Sir Sturdy O'Tremor Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
Related Work: The Irish Mimick; or, Blunders at Brighton Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Capt. Seymour-J. Palmer; Mr Colloony-Palmer; Mr Frost-Suett; Murtock Delany-Johnstone; Edward-Fawcett; Cymon-Wathen; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Caroline-Miss Gaudry; Cubba-Mrs Whitmore.
Cast
Role: Murtock Delany Actor: Johnstone

11091
20 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Cast
Role: Sir Sturdy O'Tremor Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
Related Work: The Irish Mimick; or, Blunders at Brighton Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Related Works
Related Work: The Prisoner at Large Author(s): John O'Keeffe

11092
22 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Cast
Role: Sir Sturdy O'Tremor Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
Related Work: The Irish Mimick; or, Blunders at Brighton Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Obi

11093
25 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Cast
Role: Sir Sturdy O'Tremor Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
Related Work: The Irish Mimick; or, Blunders at Brighton Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Obi

11094
26 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Cast
Role: Kenrick Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Song: In course evening: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the Hautboy-Forster=; The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Mountain

11095
27 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Cast
Role: Sir Sturdy O'Tremor Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
Related Work: The Irish Mimick; or, Blunders at Brighton Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

11096
29 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. [Forster is identified by MS annotation on hay playbill now at Harvard.] Morning Chronicle, 25 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Performance Comment: Llewellyn-Barrymore; Shenkin-Emery; Cadwall-Palmer; Gwyn-Suett; O'Turloch-Johnstone; Bard-J. Palmer; King Edward-Caulfield; Prince David-A Gentleman (1st appearance [Forster]); Dynevor-Trueman; Mortimer-Klanert; Herefore-Davenport; Edwin-Abbot; Elinor-Miss DeCamp; Lady Griffith's Shade-Mrs Gibbs; Winifred-Mrs Bland; Chorus of Bards and Peasants-Sawyer, Little, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Dibble, Aylmer, Willoughby, Thomas, Ms Hale, Ms Masters, Ms Gaudry, Ms Butler, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton.
Cast
Role: O'Turloch Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Related Works
Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Song: End: Paddy's Description of Pizarro; or, Mr Paddy O'Doody and his Cousin Shaun Shaugnessy's Treat to the One Shilling Gallery-Johnstone

11097
16 September 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Opera Author(s): John Gay

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: In II: a Hornpipe-

Song: After Imitations: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain

Entertainment: Imitations End: Variety of Imitations-T. Trueman

11098
10 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Prince Hoare. Prologue by Richard Cumberland; Epilogue by John Taylor (see text)]. Receipts: #220 16s. 6d. (163.9.0; 56.6.6; 1.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Performance Comment: Characters by King, Bannister Jun., Barrymore, Talbot, Palmer, Holland, Wewitzer, Wathen, Webb, Evans, Miss Pope, Mrs Jordan, Miss Biggs, Mrs Walcot, Miss Heard, Mrs Coates. Cast from text (J. Barker, 1800), and Larpent MS 1293: Sir Marmaduke Maxim-King; Burly-Bannister Jun.; Clermont-Barrymore; Algernon-Talbot; Frederic-Palmer; Gaylove-Holland; Lounge-Wewitzer; Thomas-Wathen; Francis-Webb; John-Evans; Victoria-Miss Pope; Julia-Mrs Jordan; Fanny-Miss Biggs; Mrs Goodly-Mrs Walcot; Laura-Miss Heard; Betty-Mrs Coates; Prologue-Talbot; Epilogue-Miss Biggs.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Evans
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Biggs.

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Song: [not listed on playbill.]In: I rise with the morn-Mrs Jordan; IV: a Glee-Dignum, Trueman, Danby (Dramatic Censor, II, 169, 171)

11099
10 May 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. Benefit for the Unfortunate Sufferers in the Glorious Action between Sir John Jervis, and the Spanish Fleet, off Cape St. Vincent [on 14 Feb. 1797]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Eddington

Performance Comment: As17970123, but Principal Characters-_Holmes, Biggs, _Brent, +Harley, Mrs _Sidney, Mrs +Berry, +Jones. +Prologue as17970123 .
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Eddington; or, British Liberty Author(s): John Penn

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Performance Comment: Sir Hector Strangeways-Baker; Orson-Meredith; Bussoro-Biggs; Pillage-Thompson; Colonel Ormsby-Harley; James-Bates; Brownlow-Conwy; Lady Di Strangeways-Mrs Sincock; Zelida-Mrs Berry.
Cast
Role: Bussoro Actor: Biggs

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts, as17970123, but Master _Willoughby, Master Paul, A Young _Lady, Miss +Jones; End: +Ye Gentleman of England-; and the Companion, To all you Ladies now at Land-; A Sea Song, The Muffin Man-Master Sincock

11100
21 October 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Frederick Reynolds. Prologue and Epilogue by John Taylor (see text)]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Morning Herald, 3 Nov. 1797: This Day is published Cheap Living (2s.). Receipts: #348 14s. 6d. (283.4.0; 62.18.6; 2.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cheap Living

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17971017, but added to Widow Brady: With the Epilogue Song-Miss Biggs.
Cast
Role: With the Epilogue Song Actor: Miss Biggs.
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Miss Biggs

Entertainment: Entertainment.As17971019