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We found 2672 matches on Performance Title, 2644 matches on Performance Comments, 1622 matches on Event Comments, 156 matches on Roles/Actors, and 23 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holland; Myrtle-Palmer; Sir John-Burton; Sealand-Havard; Cimberton-Love; Humphrey-Packer; Daniel-Weston; Tom-King; Phyllis-Mrs Clive; Lucinda-Miss Reynolds; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; Indiana-Mrs Dancer; In Act II, singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: King

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Gardners Holiday-Mr Shuter (his 1st appearance), Sga Giorgi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: Philaster-Powell; King-Clarke; Cleremont-Davis; Thrassaline-R. Smith; Dion-Gibson; Pharamond-Perry; Countryman-Morris; Captain-Dunstall; Woodman-Quick; Arethusa-Mrs Mattocks; Megra-Mrs Stephens; Bellario-Mrs Yates; Galatea-Miss Mills; Lady-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Clarke
Related Works
Related Work: The Restoration; or, Right Will Take Place Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: II: A Serious Dance, as17670916; III: The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere, Mrs Bulkley. [See17641001.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Holland; King-Love; Heli-Hurst; Gonzales-Havard; Garcia-Aickin; Selim-Packer; Alonzo-Ackman; Perez-Keen; Leonora-Mrs Johnston; Almeria-Mrs Dancer; Zara-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Glib Actor: King

Dance: End: The Gardners Holiday, as17671120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Palmer; Brazen-King; Justice Balance-Havard; Worthy-Packer; Serjent Kite-Bransby; Bullock-Moody; Welsh Collier-Baddeley; Recruits-Parsons, Messink; Lucy-Mrs Love; Rose-Miss Reynolds; Melinda-Mrs Reddish; Sylvia-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Brazen Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: King

Dance: II: The Gardners Holiday, as17671120

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Plain Dealer-Holland; Freeman-Palmer; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Love; Vernish-Packer; Jeremy Blackacre-Weston, 1st time; Quillett-Baddeley; Oakam-Moody; Fidelia-Mrs Jeffries, 1st time; Olivia-Mrs Pope; Eliza-Miss Reynolds; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Novel Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: King
Event Comment: Benefit for Westminster New Lying in Hospital, near Westminster Bridge. N.B. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken tickets, are desired to secure places immediately, of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. [The Theatrical Monitor, No IX, asked this day for a public declaration of receipts and salary expenditures for the 1766-67 season from Garrick and Lacy. Not receiving it the war breaking out in January came to absorb his interest, and the estimate never appeared.] Receipts: #261 4s. 6d. (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Tom Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Col. Tampler-J. Palmer, 1st time; Mlle Florival-Mrs Jeffries; Bell-Mrs Reddish; Prattle-King; Belford-Packer; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Prattle Actor: King

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Parts-Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Fox, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King; [To Conclude with a] Country Wedding-.
Event Comment: Both pieces By Command. Gave the Yeoman of the Guard #2 2s.; The King's Footmen Xmas Box by Heron #2 2s.; The Queen's Footmen Xmas Box by Shields #2 2s; King's Chairmen Xmas Box by Jupp #2 2s,; Queen's Chairmen Xmas Box by Jones #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #274 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: III: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; IV: The Female Archer, as17671029; End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Lady Restless-Mrs Palmer; Clarissa-Mrs W. Barry; Beverly-Cautherly; Belmont-Packer; Sir William-Burton; Blandford-Bransby; Robert-Parsons; Tattle-Mrs Bradshaw; Tippet-Mrs Hippisley; Belinda-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Autolicus-King; Florizel-Cautherly; Polixines-Hurst; Camillo-Packer; Antigonus-Aickin; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Mrs Dorman, Miss Young; Perdita (with song)-Mrs Dancer; With a Dance- incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Autolicus Actor: King

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander Balus

Performance Comment: Alexander Balus-(King of Syria); Ptolomee-(King of Egypt); Jonathan-(Chief of the Jews); Cleopatra-(Ptolomee's Daughter); Aspasia-(her friend and Companion); Chorus of Israelites-; Chorus of Asiatics-.

Music: As17680219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Palmer; Fainall-Reddish; Witwou'd-King; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive; Millamant (for that night only)-Mrs Pritchard; Foible-Miss Pope; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Reddish; Sir Wilful-Love; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Bransby; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hopkins; Mincing-Miss Simson; In Act III, a Cantata-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Witwou'd Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Glib Actor: King

Dance: V: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-King; Catharine-Miss Pope, 1st time; Grumio-Baddeley; Biondello-Hartry; Tailor-J. Burton; Baptista-Burton.
Cast
Role: Petruchio Actor: King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17680102, but John Moody (that night only)-King.
Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: King.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garrat

Music: III: Concerto on Harpsichord-Master Love

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17680116, but Archer-King; Foigard-Hartry; Sir Charles Freeman-Fawcett; Aimwell-Packer; Cherry-Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Barry, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Archer Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lovell Actor: King

Dance: IV: The Medley, as17680505

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holland; Claudius-Love; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Osric-Dodd; Rosencraus-Strange; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Bernardo-Marr; Marcellus-Ackman; Player King-Burton; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Lucianus-Hartry; Grave Diggers-Parsons, Castle; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley; Gertrude-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Player King Actor: Burton
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Francesco Gasparini

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; other characters-Parsons, Dodd, Weston, Moody, Baddeley, Bransby, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Matthews, Miss Pope; with Proper Dances-. [For full cast see17680926] .For full cast see17680926] .
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-King; Sir John-Aickin; Sterling-Love; Lovewell-Cautherly; Serjeant Flower-Bransby; Travers-Hurst; Truman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Jeffries; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Holland; Gonzales-Havard; King-J. Aickin; Perez-Keen; Alonzo-Ackman; Heli-Hurst; Garcia-Aickin; Selim-Strange; Lenora-Mrs Johnston; Almeria-Mrs W. Barry; Zara-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: King Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; Mercury-Dodd; Snip-Parsons; Abram-Weston; Gasconade-Baddeley; Corp. Bounce-Bransby; Simon-Moody; Forge-Burton; Justices-Hartry, Clough, Castle, Strange; Irishman-Messink; Coachman-Watkins; Mrs Trumbel-Johnston; Welshman-Wright; Jenkins-Palmer; Constable-Ackman; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey Chitterlin-Mrs Millidge; Mrs Harslet-Mrs Johnston; Miss Harslet-Miss Smith; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope; other characters-Miss Matthews; with Proper Dances-.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Merlin-Bannister; Dorus-Parsons; 1st Demon of Revenge-Champness; Linco-King; Urganda-Mrs Baddeley; Fatima-Mrs Abington; Shepherdesses-Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Dorman; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; Sylvia-Mrs Arne; The Dances-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Miss Rogers, Miss West, Miss Collett; With a Grand Procession of the Knights-of the different Orders of Chivalry.
Cast
Role: Linco Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib-King; Sir Toby Fuz-Love; Patent-Packer; Mervin-J. Aickin; Carpenter-Moody; Sir Macaroni Virtue-Dodd; Wilson-Palmer; Prompter-Bannister; Housekeeper-Johnston; Shepherds-Dodd, Parsons, Hartry, Fawcett, Kear, Messink; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Arne; Sweepers-Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Miss Fuz-Miss Pope; Lady Fuz-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Glib Actor: King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Antonio-Reddish; Lorenzo (with proper songs)-Vernon; Gratiano-Dodd; Bassanio-Cautherly; Launcelot-W. Palmer; Portia-Mrs Barry; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley; Nerissa-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Shylock Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: King

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680929

Event Comment: Doors opened (by Partiuclar Desire) at Five. Play to begin at half past Six. The King of Denmark came to the Farce after seeing Jane Shore at Covent Garden,--came in just before the Play was finished (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: King

Dance: II: The Wake, as17680929

Event Comment: This comic opera of two acts [Padlock] was written by Mr Bickerstaffe and is a very compleat, pretty piece,--the music very striking.--Mrs Dorman was hissed at first, but the piece went off very well, and much applauded (Hopkins Diary). New Scenes, Dresses, Music and other Decorations. Doors opened at half past 4. Play to begin exactly at 6 o'clock. [A three column retelling of the plot of the padlock appeared in Lloyd's Evening Post, for Oct. 5-7.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: Earl of Warwick-Holland; King Edward-Reddish; Earl of Suffolk-Packer; Earl of Pembroke-Aickin; Lady Eliz Gray-Mrs W. Barry; Lady Clifford-Mrs Reddish; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: King Edward Actor: Reddish

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Sir William Belmont-Burton; Blandford-Bransby; Belmont-Packer; Robert-Parsons; Beverley-Cautherly; Lady Restless-Mrs Hopkins; Clarissa-Mrs W. Barry; Tattle-Mrs Bradshaw; Tippet-Mrs Millidge; Belinda-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock