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788 results for: Keyword - Luke Sparks
We found 778 matches on Performance Comments, 45 matches on Event Comments, 2 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

701
28 May 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Foote; Heeltap-Sparks; Lint-Castle; Bruin-Griffiths; Roger-Jacobs; Snuffle-Pearce; Mob-M'George, Lings, Holcraft, Wheeler; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Gardner; Mrs Bruin-Miss Trowell; Sir Jacob Jallop-Sowdon.
Cast
Role: Heeltap Actor: Sparks

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

702
25 June 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Cast
Role: Sir Luke Limp Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-a Gentleman, 1st appearance on any stage; Sir ThomasTesty-Gentleman; Old Hob-Farrell; Dick-Wheeler; Hob-Sparks; Roger-Griffiths; Puzzlepate-Pearce; Servants-Jacobs, Lings; Betty-Mrs Read; Hob' s mother-Mrs White; Flora-Mrs Saunders .
Cast
Role: Hob Actor: Sparks

Dance: The Cowkeeper, as17700521

703
27 June 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Cast
Role: Sir Luke Limp Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-DuBellamy; Conjurer-Farrell; Butler-Holcroft; Jobson-Sparks; Cook-Griffiths; Footman-Dancer; Coachman-Lings; Lady Loverule-Mrs Read; Lettice-Mrs White; Lucy-Miss Trowel; Nell-Mrs Saunders .
Cast
Role: Jobson Actor: Sparks

Dance: The The Cowkeeper, as17700521

704
25 July 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stragegem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ross; Aimwell-Aickin; Sullen-F . Gentleman; Sir Charles Freeman-Smyth; Foigard-Sparks; Bonniface-Saunders; Gibbet-Gardner; Hounslow-Lings; Bagshot-Farrell; Tapster-Holcroft; Scrub-Weston; Lady Bountiful-Mrs White; Dorinda-Mrs M'George; Cherry-Mrs Gardner; Gypsey-Miss Trowel; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Jeffreys .
Cast
Role: Foigard Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End of Play: The Pedlar, as17700718

705
24 August 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Bellmour-Aickin; Vainlove-DuBellamy; Sharper-Smith; Sir Joseph-Hamilton; Bluff-Sparks; Setter-Vandermere; Barnaby-Jacobs; Footman-Holcroft; Old Batchelor-Sowdon; Belinda-Mrs M'George; Araminta-Mrs Dyer; Sylvia-Mrs Jefferies; Lucy-Mrs White; Laetitia-Mrs Gardner .
Cast
Role: Bluff Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or, The Diversions of the Morning

Performance Comment: Lady Pentweazle and Fustian-Foote; Carmine-Aickin; Townley-Vandermere; Manly-DuBellamy; Alderman Pentwezle-Sparks; Caleb-Weston; Project-Wheeler; Prompter-Farrell; Painter's Boy-Jacobs; Lindamira-Pearce. singing, III: A Favorite Ballad Song, set by Dr Arne-Phillips .
Cast
Role: Alderman Pentwezle Actor: Sparks

Dance: End of Play: The Pedlar, as17700817

706
31 August 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Ross; Governor-Dancer; Blandford-Aickin; Jack Stanmore-Wheeler; Stanmore-DuBellamy; Daniel-Weston; Driver-Sparks; Hotman-Griffiths; Planters-Lings, Farrell, and others; Aboan-Sowdon; Widow Lackit-Mrs Gardner; Charlotte Weldon-Mrs Saunders; Lucy-Miss Trowel; Imoinda-Mrs M'George .
Cast
Role: Driver Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: hay The Citizen

Dance: hay End of Play: The Cowkeeper, as17700521

Song: hay II: A favorite song from The Captive; III: An Italian Song-Mrs Jewell

707
20 September 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Keasberry (from Theatre Royal, Bath) Justice Woodcock-Sparks; Sir William Meadows-Farrell; Eustace-Humphries Hodge-Hamilton; Young Meadows-DuBellamy; Lucinda-Miss Radley; Rosetta-Mrs Baker .
Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: hay The Vintner Tricked

Cast
Role: Mixum Actor: Sparks

Music: hay End of Opera: A Favourite Concerto on Harpsichord by Hook

708
19 November 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Packer; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; Stephano-Love; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Sparks; Sebastian-Keen; Antonio-Hurst; Alonzo-Bransby; Gonzalo-J. Aickin; Francisco-Wright; Master of Ship-Ackman; Boatswain-Booth; Hyman-Kear; Ceres-Mrs Dorman; Ariel (with songs)-Mrs Scott; Miranda-Miss Rogers, first time; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; The Other Dances-Daigueville.
Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

709
30 October 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Before the performance this evening Macklin came to the audience in person with a sheaf of newsclippings in his hand and belabored his detractors, falsely accusing Reddish and Sparks from Drury Lane as leading a planned coalition against him. The play went on with applause, but affidavits sworn under oath by both Sparks and Reddish the following day, brought the dispute to such a head in the newspaper that a riot occured the night of 18 Nov., when Macklin did Shylock (since Colman would not risk Macbeth after 13 Nov.) and announcement was made by Colman that Macklin had been dismissed. See 23 Oct.] Receipts: #152 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

710
25 September 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii; With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

Afterpiece Title: Miss Hoyden; or, The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington (the man of quality)-Smith; Young Fashion-Sparks; Sir John Friendly-Ward; Lory-Johnson; Coupler-Lewis; Shoemaker-Dancer; Mendlegs (the hosier)-W. Smith; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-The Gentleman who performs King Henry; Miss Hoyden (with a song)-Miss Reynolds; Nurse-Mrs Ross.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Sparks

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mrs Marklew

Song: Between Acts: Singing-Mrs Davies

711
14 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Harlequin

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Ware (of Deptford); Young Wilding-Sparks; Old Wilding-Taylor (of Deptford); Dapper-Dancer; Quildrive-Smith; Beaufort-Johnson; Young Philpot-Garland; Maria (with Theatrical Imitations)-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Sparks

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.End 3rd piece: Bucks have at ye all-Master Russell

712
11 January 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Afterpiece Title: The Students; or, The Humours of St

Performance Comment: Andrews. Byron (with songs)-Bush; Frederick-Sinclair; Freeport-Sparks; Graspall-Swords; Drover Henpeck (with songs)-M'Donald; Andrew-Munden; Macdowell, the Exciseman-Stewart; Emily-Miss Campell; Harriot-Miss Hamilton; Edition of 1779 (For the Author) assigns: Byron-Loach; and adds: Mrs Macdowell-Miss Coutts; The original Prologue-Stewart.
Cast
Role: Freeport Actor: Sparks

Dance: End I afterpiece: Hornpipe-

Music: Between the Acts: proper Scotch Music-; a new Scotch overture-

713
22 February 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Cooke; Sir Charles Raymond-Mitchell; Colonel Raymond-Sparks; Sir Roger Belmont-Durravan; Villiard-Clarke; Faddle-Everard; Fidelia-Miss Freeman; Rosetta-Mrs Robinson; Occasional Prologue-Mitchell.
Cast
Role: Colonel Raymond Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Prejudice of Fashion

Performance Comment: Colonel Ancient-Mitchell; Medium-Cooke; Captain O'Cargo-Smith; Whisk-Sparks; Jonathan-Durravan; Carbuncle-Helme; Marmozet-Everard; Lucinda-Miss Freeman; Lady Ancient-Miss Hoare.
Cast
Role: Whisk Actor: Sparks

714
08 March 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Linger-Mitchell; Saville-Sparks; Caveat-Swords; Item-Jones; Martin Sly-Everard; Myra-Mrs Read; Mrs Watchly-Mrs Everard; Lucetta Sharp-Mrs Lefevre.
Cast
Role: Saville Actor: Sparks

Entertainment: End: Singing and Dancing-

715
10 May 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Holmes; Glenalvon-Cooke; Lord Randolph-Sparks; Officers-Garden, Swords; Old Norval-Mitchell; Anna-Miss Randall; Lady Randolph-Mrs Jones (from the Theatre-Royal in Dublin).
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: The Brave Irishman

Dance: End Monologue: Hornpipe-Lapper

Song: End III: He's aye kissing me-Miss Harris; End: Hunting Song-Miss Harris

Music: Between the Acts: The original Scotch Music-

Entertainment: Monologue.End 2nd piece: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Lewis (1st appearance on that stage these 3 years)

716
21 September 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Temple Beau; Or, The Intriguing Sisters

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Benson; Sir Avarice Pedant-Barrett; Veromil-Sparks; Valentine-Booth; Pincet-Fellowes; Thomas-Roberts; Taylor-Middleton; Snob-Norris; Young Pedant-Clinch; Sir Harry Wilding-Swords; Lady Lucy Pedant-Miss Fitzherbert; Bellaria-Miss Patterson; Clarissa-Miss Ambross; Milliner-Mrs Fisher; Lady Gravely-Miss Saunders. With a new Prologue [spoken by Swords (Public Advertiser, 24 Sept.)] and Epilogue [speaker not known] .spoken by Swords (Public Advertiser, 24 Sept.)] and Epilogue [speaker not known] .
Cast
Role: Veromil Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End of mainpiece a Hornpipe by Middleton

717
25 November 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Sparks; Francisco-Essex; Uncle-Wheeler; Merchant-Lyon; Hairbrain-Horwell; Fountain-Stephens; Bellatnore-Bailey; Roger-Middleton; Humphrey-Richards; Lance-Marks; Shorthose-Ryder (1st appearance); Isabella-Miss Fitzherbert; Lucy (with a song)-Mrs Coxe; Lady Hartwell-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]). With a new Prologue and Epilogue .unidentified]). With a new Prologue and Epilogue .
Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Taylors

Dance: End of mainpiece a Hornpipe (over 12 eggs blindfold) by Middleton

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece a favourite song by Mrs Coxe; End of Act IV a favourite song by Miss Hemet

Monologue: 1782 11 25 After the Hornpipe John Bull, Half Seas Over (a new Scene) by Ryder

718
09 April 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Performance Comment: Centinel-Dighton; Father-Gaudry; Maid-Miss Poyton; Matron-Mrs Sparks.
Cast
Role: Matron Actor: Mrs Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I 3rd piece: Hornpipe-Alison

719
26 October 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cheap Living

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clermont-C. Kemble; Captain Cape-King; Mr Harlow-Holland; Mrs Harlow-Mrs Goodall; Miss Harlow-Mrs Sparks (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage); Trifle-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Miss Harlow Actor: Mrs Sparks

720
18 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Beverley-Palmer; Sir William Belmont-Wathen; Belmont-Barrymore; Blandford-Packer; Robert-Maddocks; Brush-Russell; Lady Restless-Mrs Sparks; Belinda-Mrs Goodall; Clarissa-Miss Mellon; Tattle-Miss Heard; Tippet-Mrs Roffey; Marmalet-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Mrs Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

721
21 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Baptista-Packer; Hortensio-Trueman; Grumio-Suett; Musick@master-Sparks; Biondello-R. Palmer; Pedro-Grimaldi; Taylor-Hollingsworth; Adam-Fisher; Peter-Evans; Walter-Gregson; Gabriel-Simpson; Nathaniel-Webb; Gregory-Maddocks; Ralph-Male; Katharine-Mrs Goodall; Bianca-Miss Tidswell; Curtis-Mrs Maddocks; Haberdasher-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Musick@master Actor: Sparks

722
10 January 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17980104, but Mrs Sneak-Mrs Sparks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Sparks.

723
03 February 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sir Stephen Bertram-Aickin; Charles Ratcliffe-Wroughton; Frederick Bertram-Palmer; Sheva-Bannister Jun.; Jabal-Suett; Mr Saunders-Maddocks; Mrs Ratcliffe-Mrs Walcot; Eliza Ratcliffe-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Goodison-Mrs Sparks; Dorcas-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Goodison Actor: Mrs Sparks

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

724
16 February 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Performance Comment: As17971207, but Governor Tempest-Dowton; Coachman-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Coachman Actor: Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

725
18 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17970919, but Charles Surface-Smith (who performed the Character originally [on 8 May 1777]; being positively his only appearance); Snake-Caulfield; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Sparks; Trip-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Sparks

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Song: In III 1st piece: song-Dignum