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5898 results for: Keyword - King of the Cherokees
We found 2655 matches on Performance Title, 2620 matches on Performance Comments, 1627 matches on Event Comments, 23 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2901
23 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: To conclude with a Grand Procession of the Hundred Knights of Chivalry, and the Representation of an Ancient Tournament, under the direction of Dubois. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] With a new Overture and new Additional Musick, by Storace, Shaw, and other Eminent Masters. And new Dresses, Decorations and Machinery. [Miss Redhead is identified in Kemble Mem.] Account-Book, 20 Dec. 1792: Paid Kemble to purchase horses for Cymon #180 14s. 6d. (223.11.6; 55.4.0; 3.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Cymon

Performance Comment: Merlin-Bannister; Cymon-Kelly; Dorus-Wewitzer; Linco-Bannister Jun.; Damon-Bland; Dorilas-Cooke; Daemon of Revenge-Sedgwick; Cupid-Master Welsh; Urganda-Mrs Crouch; Sylvia-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Redhead]); Fatima-Mrs Goodall; Phebe-Miss DeCamp; Daphne-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mr Suett; [In Tournament: Knights-Dubois, Fairbrother.
Cast
Role: Knights Actor: Dubois, Fairbrother.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

2902
24 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Genest, VII, 88: On this evening there was not any play performed, from respect to the memory of the unfortunate monarch, Louis 16th, who was murdered in Paris on that day [sic] -Kemble, without consulting Sheridan, closed the theatre -Sheridan, who was out of town, arrived late that evening, and finding there was no play, was highly incensed at the shutting up of the theatre upon such an occasion; for, he said, it was an invariable maxim with him, that neither politics nor religion should be taken notice of in his playhouse, yet no man deplored the tragical event more sincerely than he did. (Kelly, Reminiscences, II, 37). [The playbill of 23 Jan. advertises Cymon and The Ghost for this present evening.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's None

2903
25 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Cymon

Cast
Role: Knights Actor: Dubois, Fairbrother.

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

2904
28 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Cymon

Cast
Role: Knights Actor: Dubois, Fairbrother.

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

2905
31 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Cymon

Cast
Role: Knights Actor: Dubois, Fairbrother.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

2906
01 February 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Haunted Tower; afterpiece of The Farm House, both advertised on playbill of 31 Jan.] Receipts: #137 14s. 6d. (99.11.6; 36.8.0; 1.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Cymon

Cast
Role: Knights Actor: Dubois, Fairbrother.

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

2907
04 February 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Cast
Role: Captain of the Ship Actor: Benson
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Caulfield
Role: Sailors Actor: Fairbrother, Maddocks, Webb, Bourk

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Related Works
Related Work: Tit for Tat Author(s): George Colman, the elder

2908
06 February 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Cymon

Cast
Role: Knights Actor: Dubois, Fairbrother.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

2909
07 February 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces The Fugitive, "but in consequence of the indisposition of a principal performer, The Haunted Tower was substituted" (Thespian Magazine, Mar. 1793, p. 218). Kemble Mem. notes the same change.] Receipts: #128 4s. 6d. (83.2.0; 42.1.0; 3.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Fawcett

2910
08 February 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Cymon

Cast
Role: Knights Actor: Dubois, Fairbrother.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

2911
11 February 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Cast
Role: Captain of the Ship Actor: Benson
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Caulfield
Role: Sailors Actor: Fairbrother, Maddocks, Webb, Bourk

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

2912
16 February 1793 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Giuochi D'agrigento

Dance: End: Les Epoux du Tempe, as17930205; End Opera: Divertisement, as17930126; but to conclude with a Pas de Trois et de Quatre-to the favourite air of God save the King, with variations

2913
21 February 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Public is most respectfully informed that The Pirates [advertised on playbill of 19 Feb.] is deferred on account of the Indisposition of Bannister Jun. Receipts: #169 15s. 6d. (123.18.6; 38.9.0; 6.16.0; tickets not come in: 0.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

2914
25 February 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Catherine? Cuthbertson. Authors of Prologue and Epilogue unknown. Larpent MS 969; not published]: With new Dresses and Decorations. "The [new] piece possessing nothing like a plot, and being perfectly uninteresting, was much disapproved of...Palmer contributed to its bad reception by being absent when he was most wanted on the stage, and occasioning thereby an aukward chasm, which put the audience out of humour. He was otherwise highly reprehensible for his imperfections in his part" (Public Advertiser, 26 Feb.). Receipts: #375 16s. 6d. (342.13.6; 31.7.0; 1.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At king's Anna

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

2915
11 March 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Storace. Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by Prince Hoare]: The Musick by Storace. Morning Herald, 27 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Sga Storace, No. 36, Howland-street, Rathbone-place. Account-Book, 4 July: Paid Hoare for Prize #210. ["Sga Storace's person (is) clumsy; her face coarse and ordinary; and yet there is so much enchanting vivacity...that she always delights whenever she appears" (Candid Strictures, 41).] Receipts: #388 12s. 6d. (196.11.6; 38.5.0; 3.10.0; tickets: 150.6.0) (charge: #157 1s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Cast
Role: Captain of the Ship Actor: Benson
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Caulfield
Role: Sailors Actor: Fairbrother, Maddocks, Webb, Bourk

Afterpiece Title: The Prize; or, 2

2916
18 March 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Arthur Murphy. Prologue by John Philip Kemble (see text). Author of Epilogue unknown; European Magazine, Apr. 1793, p. 306, prints two Epilogues: the one spoken by Mrs Siddons, and the one "as originally written by Thomas? Vaughan"]. Morning Herald, 20 Mar. 1793: This day is published The Rival Sisters (1s. 6d.). Morning Herald, 25 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 49, Great Marlborough-street. Receipts: #451 6s. 6d. (243.1.0; 21.18.0; 1.18.0; tickets: 184.9.6) (charge: #154 9s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Rival Sisters

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Wroughton, Palmer, Kemble, Packer, Caulfield, Phillimore, Mrs Siddons, Mrs Powell. Cast from text John Bell, 1793): Periander-Wroughton; Theseus-Palmer; Perithous-Kemble; Archon-Packer; Aletes-Caulfield; Officer-Phillimore; Ariadne-Mrs Siddons; Phaedra-Mrs Powell; Prologue-Wroughton; Epilogue-Mrs Siddons. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 13 Apr.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 13 Apr.]
Cast
Role: Theseus Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Miss DeCamp

2917
21 March 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

2918
01 April 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. [Afterpiece in place of The Devil to Pay, advertised on playbill of 23 Mar.] Receipts: #401 17s. (206.14.6; 36.0.0; 2.3.0; tickets: 156.19.6) (charge: #180 10s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: The Seraskier Actor: Kelly

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

2919
02 April 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Rival Sisters

Cast
Role: Theseus Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

2920
08 April 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. Afterpiece: By permission of G. Colman@Jun. Esq. [i.e. the holder of the copyright]. Morning Herald, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #486 17s. (227.2.6; 43.2.0; 2.2.0; tickets: 214.10.6) (charge: #126 0s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Cast
Role: Captain of the Ship Actor: Benson
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Caulfield
Role: Sailors Actor: Fairbrother, Maddocks, Webb, Bourk

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: As17921121, but The Dances-Miss _Prevot

Song: In the course of the Evening The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun

2921
10 April 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Rival Sisters

Cast
Role: Theseus Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

2922
17 April 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

2923
18 April 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Cast
Role: Captain of the Ship Actor: Benson
Role: Captain of the Guard Actor: Caulfield
Role: Sailors Actor: Fairbrother, Maddocks, Webb, Bourk

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17930408

2924
24 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. [Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews.] 3rd piece: Not acted these 20 years [acted 15 Feb. 1779]. Morning Herald, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Mattocks, No. 8, Great Russell-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #318 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: Twineall-Lewis; Sir Luke Tremor-Quick; Elvirus-Holman; Haswell-Pope; Sultan-Farren; Lord Flint-Davies; Meanwright-Macready; Zadan-Powel; 1st Keeper-Cubitt; Prisoner-Thompson; Lady Tremor-Mrs Mattocks; Aurelia-Miss Grist; Female Prisoner (for that night only)-Mrs Powell (of king's); Original Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival; or, The Night before the Battle

Performance Comment: In which How stands the Glass around? (General Wolfe's favorite Song)-Incledon; Irish Drinking song [Song [Of the ancients it's speaking]-Johnstone; How merrily we live that soldiers be-Darley, Incledon, Johnstone; To arms Britons strike home (composed by Purcell)-Incledon, Darley, Follett, Blurton, Linton, Rees[; The whole to conclude with a View of Quebec, and the Death of General Wolfe .; The whole to conclude with a View of Quebec, and the Death of General Wolfe .
Cast
Role: Of the ancients it's speaking] Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England

Song: In the course of 3rd piece: The Mid Watch, Rule Britannia-Incledon; and to conclude with God save the King in Full Chorus-

2925
29 April 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Orphan Daughters of the late Mr Wrighten, prompter. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Kemble as Charlotte, but "Mrs Ward read Charlotte " (Thespian Magazine, June 1793, p. 3).] Receipts: #548 12s. 6d. (137.4.6; 32.11.0; 2.17.0; tickets: 376.0;0) (charge: #147 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Romp