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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.

7951
19 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Holland; Major Oakly-Love, 1st time; Charles-Cautherley; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-J. Palmer; Russet-Burton; Paris-Baddeley; Tom-Ackman; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Lady Freelove-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Palmer; Toilet-Mrs Hippisley; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Oakly Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Other characters Actor: Moody, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, J. Burton, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs King, Miss Tetley,a
Role: To conclude with a Dance Actor: Sg and Sga Giorgi.

Dance: II: A Dance call'd The Irish Hay@makers-Giorgi, Mrs King

7952
16 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-Holland; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish (with Song)-Dodd; Belville-Cautherly; Alithea-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Miss Pope; Country Girl-Mrs Abington (1st time); With an address to the Audience, by way of Epilogue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Moody Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King.

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance-Grimaldi, Duquesney, Rollet, Mrs King

7953
16 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Sg and Sga Giorgi, Tassoni, Mrs King, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

Dance: IV: New Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King

7954
05 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Iago Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: IV: The Medley-Shuter, Mrs King

7955
22 October 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: IImogen by a Young Gentlewoman-(Miss Yonge) (Cross Diary). Miss Younge--an elegant Figure in both dresses, a very good voice, but wants management, --a great deal of acting about her, and would make a great figure, if she had a better face. Upon the whole she played the part amazingly well, and had deserved applause (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Jachimo Actor: Holland
Role: and SINGING Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King

Dance: III: The Irish Haymakers-Giorgi, Mrs King

7956
01 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: An English Opera composed and directed by Dr Arne. In this opera two new performers appeared,--Mr Rathom who played Artaxerxes, a bad figure, extreamly aukward, and much hissed--the other Mrs Forbes, who played Arbaces, a small figure a good voice, was well received, and went decently through the part (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Artaxerxes-Rathom; Arbaces-Mrs Forbes, their first appearance; Rimenes-Fawcett; Artabanes-Vernon; Semira-Miss Young; Mandani-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: Mandani Actor: Mrs Arne.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: M Daguville, 1st appearance, Mrs King

7957
03 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Jachimo Actor: Holland
Role: and SINGING Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: III: A New Dance (perform'd but once) call'd The Piedmontese Mountaineer-Dagueville, Mrs King

7958
10 April 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Barry; Chamont-Holland; Polydore-Cautherly; Page-Miss Palmer; Serina-Miss Platt; Chaplain-Love; Acasto-Bransby; Ernesto-Castle; Florella-Mrs Johnston; Monimia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Chamont Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Entertainment: End: Linco's Travels-King, Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: NNew Comic Dance, as17681210

7959
18 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Theatrical Fund, Archer--Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Pit and boxes together. Play to begin at Half past 6. Doors opened Half past 5

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: IV: The Wake, as17680929, but Sga Giorgi, Mrs _King

7960
23 September 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Reddish; Iachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Hurst; Cloten-Dodd; Belarius-Burton; Pissanio-Packer; Guiderius-Aickin; Arviragus-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Imogen-Miss Young; In Act II, a Masquerade Scene-; with Dancing-Giorgi, Tassoni, Sga Dagueville; Singing-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Iachimo Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Vernon; Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Dibdin; Ursula-Mrs Dorman; Leonora-Miss Radley.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: III: The Irish Haymakers-Giorgi, Mrs King

7961
06 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Strictland-Love; Frankly-Aickin; Bellamy-Packer; Jack Meggot-Vernon; Ranger's Servant-Ackman; Tester-J. Burton; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Stephens; Lucetta-Mrs Love; Milliner-Miss Radley; Jacintha-Mrs Jeffries; Clarinda-Miss Pope; To Conclude with a Country Dance- (playbill).
Cast
Role: Strictland Actor: Love
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well or Flora

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd the The English Gardeners-Atkins, Mrs King

7962
31 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Falsehood

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: III: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

7963
02 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Grimaldi, Messink and Giorgi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player King Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17690926, but the Allemande in the concluding Masquerade performed-Mas. and Miss West, pupils of Grimaldi.
Cast
Role: the Allemande in the concluding Masquerade Actor: Mas. and Miss West, pupils of Grimaldi.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs King
Role: the Allemande Actor: Dagueville, Sg Vidini.

Dance: II: The Wake-Sg and Sga Giorgi; IV: (By Desire) a Minuet-Sg Giorgi, Mrs King

7964
03 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles. Charges #73 16s. Balance to Miles #47 14s. plus #119 7s. from tickets (Box 226; Pit 331; Gallery 132). Williams, Gard & Singleton rec'd customary Pay for performing the Bell and the lion in the Pantomime [see 15 Feb.] (Account Book). Receipts: #121 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Jubilee

Dance: III: A Minuet-King, Miss Twist; IV: The Tartars, as17691207

7965
14 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: DDialogue-Epilogue, an Address to the Town-Sparks and Keen, as Lord Chief Justice Joker and his Attorney General. Benefit for Sparks. Afterpiece: By Thomas Sheridan. [The Dialogue-Epilogue is Larpent MS 309.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Palmer
Role: Trapland Actor: Hartry

Afterpiece Title: The Brave Irishman

Entertainment: II: The Paraphrase of Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man-King

Dance: End: As17700428

7966
06 June 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: To begin at 7 p.m. For one night only, being particularly desired by several Persons of Distinction. Performance by a considerable number of the best "catch" singers and instrumental performers. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Books of the Catches and Glees to be had at the theatre. Performance will be over time enough for those ladies and gentlemen who are engag'd at Mrs Cornelys's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Catches And Glees

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Song: God Save our Noble King- (in Honor of His Majesty's Birthday)

7967
29 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Aickin, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Laura-Mrs Smith; first time, and for that night only; Damon-Vernon; Palaemon-Davies; Pastora-Mrs Wrighten; To conclude with a Dance-.

Entertainment: End: (For the last time this season) The Wishing Cap-King. [See17730323]

7968
22 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian King Of Portugal

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

7969
20 May 1774 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs P. Green, Hussey and Morris. Last time of performing till the holidays. Charges #64 10s. Deficit to each #8 18s. 8d., cover'd by income from tickets: Mrs Green #44 2s. (Box 53; Pit 137; Gallery 103); Hussey, #59 18s. (Box 162; Pit 92; Gallery 56); Morris, #46 19s. (Box 39; Pit 114; Gallery 201). [The Account Book indicates that The Padlock was substituted as the afterpiece at the last minute.] Receipts: #37 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Blurton; IV: A Minuet-Hussey, Mrs Stephens; Cotillons-Hussey, Dumay, King, Curtat, Mrs Inville, Miss Bassan, Miss Matthews, Mrs Hartle, as17740518; End: A Comic Dance-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens, as17740517

7970
23 March 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Entertainment: End: the Favourite Interlude, Linco's Travels-, with Particular remarks on London; Linco-King; Old Woman-Mrs Bradshaw

7971
15 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild (prompter) and Miss Brown. Mrs Barry's indisposition prevents her appearing in the character of Athenais

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: St Patricks Day

Dance: III: A Minuet-King, Miss Brown

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue-Miss Brown, Mrs Baker, Reinhold, Mattocks; Dances-Aldridge

7972
28 October 1777 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

7973
20 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

7974
30 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea Alexanders Feast

Music: As17810302

Song: End Oratorio: My Heart is inditing [from Coronation Anthems]-; with several capital songs [selected from Handel's Works-; [to conclude with the Grand Coronation Anthem God save the King-Norris, Reinhold, Miss Linley, Miss Draper, Miss Prudom

7975
24 November 1781 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

Dance: End of Act I Pastoral Dance, as17811120; End of Act II Divertisement Dance, King's as17811117; End of Opera Let Amans Reunis, as17811117, but omitted: Mlle Dumont

Cast
Role: Chief of the Island Actor: Slingsby.