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12257 results for: Keyword - John Collins
We found 9825 matches on Author, 2381 matches on Performance Comments, 1168 matches on Event Comments, 325 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

10601
29 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Regent

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: The King-Whitfield; Richard-R. Palmer; Joe (with a song)-Williames; Lord Lurewell-Benson; Courtiers-Phillimore; Peggy-Miss Collins; Margery-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Collins

10602
11 April 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Performance Comment: Trappanti-King; Don Philip-Bensley; Don Octavio-Barrymore; Soto-Baddeley; Diego-Suett; Don Lewis-Phillimore; Corrididore-Fawcett; Alguazile-Chaplin; Don Manuel-Waldron; Viletta-Miss Pope; Flora-Mrs Wilson; Rosara-Miss Collins; Hippolita-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

10603
14 April 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): John Burgoyne

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act I of mainpiece) Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis an Ill Wind Blows Nobody Good; or, The Road to Odiham

Performance Comment: Characters-Baddeley, Moody, Suett, Barrymore, Whitfield, R. Palmer, Lamash, Waldron, Burton, Bates, Hollingsworth, Fawcett, Phillimore, Wilson, Jones, Benson, Alfred, Spencer, Lyons, Bannister Jun., Miss Collins, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Baddeley, Moody, Suett, Barrymore, Whitfield, R. Palmer, Lamash, Waldron, Burton, Bates, Hollingsworth, Fawcett, Phillimore, Wilson, Jones, Benson, Alfred, Spencer, Lyons, Bannister Jun., Miss Collins, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Wilson.

Dance: End: a Minuet-Master D'Egville, Miss Blanchet

10604
28 April 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: General Savage-King; Conolly-Moody; Torrington-Parsons; Leeson-Barrymore; Captain Savage-Whitfield; Spruce-Lamash; Ghastly-Burton; Leech-Phillimore; Crow-Hollingsworth; Wolf-Alfred; Belville-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Miss Walsingham-Mrs Taylor; Lady Rachel Mildew-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Wilson; Miss Leeson-Miss Collins; Mrs Belville (for that night only)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Miss Leeson Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: Comus

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

10605
07 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: Sir Credule-Parsons; Sceptic-Baddeley; Captain Nightshade-R. Palmer; Simon-Bannister Jun.; Kitty-Mrs Cuyler; Diana-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Love Triumphant; or, Nature will Prevail Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

10606
19 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: John Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Collin's Ode on the Passions-Palmer

10607
21 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Hollingsworth; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Simple-Burton; Fenton-Phillimore; Bardolph-Bates; Pistol-Alfred; Nym-Wilson; Rugby-Spencer; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-Palmer (1st appearance in taht character); Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Ann Page-Miss Collins; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Ford-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Collins
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

10608
30 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17871129, but Mellefont-Benson; Cynthia-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Dance: End II: an entire New Dance-Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir; End: The Irish Fair, as17880306

10609
27 September 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Wroughton; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Phillimore; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Hollingsworth; Pistol-Alfred; Nym-Wilson; Rugby-Spencer; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-Palmer; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Ann Page-Miss Collins; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Ford-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Collins
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist; or, Who's Who

10610
30 September 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: Whimsey-Baddeley; Furnish-Suett; Young Whimsey-R. Palmer; Landlord-Chaplin; Snap-Jones; Postboy-Alfred; Frank-Spencer; Monford-Whitfield; Simon-Burton; Tim Tartlet-Bannister Jun.; Nancy-Mrs Wilson; Charlotte-Miss Collins; Mrs Pattypan-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Collins

10611
02 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Moss; Dick-Suett; Beau Trippit-Lamash; Justice Guttle-Hollingsworth; Gayless-Whitfield; Melissa-Miss Collins; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Booth; Mrs Trippit-Miss Barnes; Prissy-Miss Stageldoir; Kitty Pry-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Collins

Dance: End I: As17880916

Song: In V: song-Mrs Forster

10612
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: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Collins

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]

10613
13 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17880918, but Beau Clincher-Bannister Jun.; Angelica-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: End: The Capricious Lovers-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

10614
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: Lady Anne Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

10615
18 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17881004, but Maria-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Related Works
Related Work: Richard Coeur de Lion Author(s): John Burgoyne

10616
21 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: Mr Doiley-Parsons; Granger-Barrymore; Sandford-R. Palmer; Gradus-Bannister Jun.; Charlotte-Mrs Wilson; Miss Doiley-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Miss Collins.

Song: As17881016

10617
22 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Performance Comment: Don Manuel-Parsons; Don Philip-Bensley; Don Octavio-Barrymore; Soto-Baddeley; Diego-Burton; Don Lewis-Phillimore; Corrigidore-Fawcett; Alguazile-Benson; Trappanti-Suett; Viletta-Miss Pope; Flora-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character); Rosara-Miss Collins; Hippolita-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17880916, but Kitty-Miss Tidswell; Miss Grantham-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Miss Collins.

10618
04 November 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: As17880927, but Diana-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Collins.

10619
29 November 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: The King-Whitfield; Richard-R. Palmer; Joe (with a song)-Williames; Lord Lurewell-Benson; Courtiers-Phillimore, Lyons; Keepers-Fawcett, Jones, Alfred; The Miller-Moody; Kate-Mrs Wilson; Peggy-Miss Collins; Margery-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Collins

Song: As17881125

10620
06 December 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Fawcett; Simon-Suett; Watchman-Alfred; Porter-Jones; Spouters-Benson, Phillimore, Banks, Spencer, Lyons, Cox; Wingate-Hollingsworth; Charlotte-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Collins.

Song: As17881125

10621
17 December 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17881002, but Orlando-Barrymore; William-Benson; Caelia-Miss Collins; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Jordan; Silvius-_; Jaques de Bois-_; Corin-_; Charles-_.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Kelly; Butler-Williames; Conjurer-Chaplin; Cook-Fawcett; Coachman-Alfred; Footman-Phillimore; Jobson-Moody; Lady Loverule-Mrs Ward; Lucy-Miss Davis; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Kelly
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: As17881113

Song: As17881002

10622
22 December 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17881205, but Lucy-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Dance: Afterpiece: Conclude with Dance-Hamoir, Miss Blanchet. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

10623
01 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Kemble; Col. Briton-Palmer; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Waldron; Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Moody; Alguazile-Jones; Vasquez-Phillimore; Lissardo-Bannister Jun.; Flora-Miss Pope; Isabella-Mrs Ward; Inis-Miss Collins; Violante-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

10624
21 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Related Works
Related Work: Coriolanus; or, The Roman Matron Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Invader of His Country: or, The Fatal Resentment Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk, Mrs Cole-Bannister Jun.; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Sir George Wealthy-Whitfield; Loader-R. Palmer; Mr Richard Wealthy-Packer; Dick-Burton; Lucy-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Collins.

10625
28 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Charles-Barrymore; Harry Stukely-R. Palmer; Cymon-Burton; Waiter-Phillimore; Diggery-Suett; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Miss Collins; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Miss Kitty Sprightly Actor: Miss Collins