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9971 results for: Keyword - King</i> and $<span class=
We found 10005 matches on Roles/Actors, 2634 matches on Performance Title, 2610 matches on Performance Comments, 1593 matches on Event Comments, and 25 matches on Author.

6451
26 February 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: King Actor: Quick

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17820221

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece The Huntsman's sweet Halloo; End of Act II If o'er the cruel Tyrant, Love (from Artaxerxes); In afterpiece the original song to Fischar's Minuet; End of Act I The Wanton God (from Comus); End of afterpiece Push about the Jorum, with an additional verse to Miss Catley's Friends, all five sung by Miss Catley

6452
28 February 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Cast
Role: : Commodore Broadside Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Comus

6453
02 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Cast
Role: : Commodore Broadside Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17820223

6454
04 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Cast
Role: : Commodore Broadside Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

6455
05 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Cast
Role: : Commodore Broadside Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop

6456
05 March 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Macklin. [In the dance Band is announced as making his 4th appearance (see 25 Feb., 19 Mar.).] Receipts: none listed (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: King Actor: Quick

Dance: End of Epilogue, as17811219

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Huntsman's sweet Halloo, as17820226

6457
07 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Cast
Role: : Commodore Broadside Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece New Dance, as17820121, but omitted: Miss Armstrong

6458
09 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Cast
Role: : Commodore Broadside Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop

6459
14 March 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 15 Mar. 1779]. [Trew is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. Afterpiece in place of The Positive Man, announced on playbill of 12 Mar.] Paid one-half years Land Tax for the Theatre #61 5s. Receipts: #167 4s. (161/14; 5/10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance in that character [Trew]); Pylades-Whitfield; Phoenix-L'Estrange; Pyrrhus-Aickin; Hermione-Mrs Barnes; Cephisa-Mrs Morton; Cleone-Mrs Poussin; Andromache-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: King Actor: Quick

6460
18 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Public Advertiser, 2 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Smith, No. 7, Beaufort Buildings, Strand. Receipts: #267 10s. (139/17; 22/6; 0/16; tickets: 104/11) (charge: #71 2s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Putf Actor: King
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Jun.

Dance: End of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour, As17820104

6461
19 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Dance: As17820302athi

6462
23 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. The Interlude of Henry and Emma [announced in Public Advertiser, 22 Mar.] cannot be performed on account of the Indisposition of Packer. Receipts: #255 6s. (182/5/0; 20/4/6; 0/2/6; tickets: 52/14/0) (charge: #108 16s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: As17820307athi

6463
01 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Witwou'd Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17820223

6464
02 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: King Actor: Quick

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Grand Divertisement, The Gala. The Minuet and Allemande by Aldridge and Miss Besford; the Quadrilles and Cotillons by Harris, Langrish, Dumay, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Rowson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, and others; The whole to conclude with a Grand Figure by all the Characters

Performance Comment: The Minuet and Allemande by Aldridge and Miss Besford; the Quadrilles and Cotillons by Harris, Langrish, Dumay, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Rowson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, and others; The whole to conclude with a Grand Figure by all the Characters .

6465
03 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The School for Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Putf Actor: King
Role: Don Ferolo Whiskerandos Actor: Bannister Jun.

6466
08 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Lincos Travels

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: End of 2nd piece the Minuet de la Cour, as17820104

6467
09 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: As17820123

6468
12 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Cast
Role: : Commodore Broadside Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece the Minuet de la Cour, as17820104

6469
15 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Brereton. Public Advertiser, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Brereton, No. 14, Catherine-street, Strand. 2nd piece: Not acted these 6 years [not acted since 13 May 1773]. 3rd piece: Not acted these 8 years [acted 22 Dec. I775]-Receipts: #249 17s.(84/14540/3; 0/8; tickets: 124/12)(charge: #110 7s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Acorn Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: Dissipation Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: Griskin-Parsons; Cupid (1st time, with a song in character)-Miss Field; Sotherton-Norris; Chamberlain-Burton; Jemmy Twinkle-Brereton; Fillagree (1st time)-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Miss Barnes; Miss Flack-Miss Wright; Miss Griskin (for that night only)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: In afterpiece a Postilion Dance incident to the piece; to conclude with a Country Dance

6470
16 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Dance: As17820302athi

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece Tally Ho! by Mrs Wrighten

6471
19 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Lincos Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Dance: End of 2nd piece, as17820223

6472
20 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17811002, but Varland-Waldron; Louisa Dudley-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Waldron
Role: Belcour Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: After song at end of mainpiece The Irish Fair, as17820406

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece How sweet in the Woodlands by Bannister and Miss Phillips; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Phillips

6473
24 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wheeler. Morning Herald, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Wheeler, No. 11, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden. 2nd piece: Altered from Prior's Nut-brown Maid. With Airs and Chorusses composed by Shield. Afterpiece: Not acted these 15 years. Receipts: #213 3s. 6d. (95/7/0; 32/2/6; 0/14/0; tickets: 85/0/0) (charge: #108 10s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Witwou'd Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Henry and Emma

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece The Irish Fair, as17820406

6474
26 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Dance: As17820302athi

6475
27 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: King Actor: Quick

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Gala. A new Minuet, Rigadoon and Allemande (composed by Aldridge) by Aldridge and Miss Besford. The Quadrilles and Cotillons by Langrish, Holloway, Ratchford, Cranfield, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Invill, Mrs Davenett, Miss Francis. To conclude with a Grand Figure by all the characters; End of Act III a new Comic Dance, Frisk and Fun; or, The Whimsical Triumvirate, by Aldridge, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford; End of mainpiece St. David's Day, as17811213, the Airs accompanied on the harp by Edwards

Performance Comment: A new Minuet, Rigadoon and Allemande (composed by Aldridge) by Aldridge and Miss Besford. The Quadrilles and Cotillons by Langrish, Holloway, Ratchford, Cranfield, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Invill, Mrs Davenett, Miss Francis. To conclude with a Grand Figure by all the characters; End of Act III a new Comic Dance, Frisk and Fun; or, The Whimsical Triumvirate, by Aldridge, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford; End of mainpiece St. David's Day, as17811213, the Airs accompanied on the harp by Edwards .

Song: End of Act I of afterpiece Tally-Ho by Miss Langrish