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3027 results for: Keyword - M. G. Lewis, Esq.
We found 1371 matches on Performance Comments, 1166 matches on Author, 615 matches on Event Comments, 50 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2701
19 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir J. Restless-Ryder; Sir W. Belmont-Thompson; Young Belmont-Davies; Blandford-Hull; Robert-Cubitt; Brush-Farley; Beverley-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Clarissa-Mrs Mountain; Marmalet-Miss Stuart; Tattle-Mrs Davenett; Tipper-Mrs Platt; Belinda-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End: As17891113; Afterpiece to conclude: Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Byrne, Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

2702
21 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Antonio-Edwin; Bazil-Powel; Page (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Figaro-Blanchard; Countess-Mrs Bernard; Marcelina-Mrs Webb; Agnes-Miss Rowson; Susan-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

2703
24 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: [Characters-Kelly, Baddeley, Moody, Suett, Dignum, Sedgwick, Whitfield, Williames, Bannister Jun.; Sga Storace (1st appearance on the English stage i.e. in a speaking part]), Miss Romanzini, Mrs Booth, Mrs Crouch. [Cast from Songs (J. Jarvis, 1789): Lord William-Kelly; Baron of Oakland-Baddeley; Hugo-Moody; Lewis-Suett; Robert-Dignum; Charles-Sedgwick; De Courcy-Whitfield; Martin-Williames; Edward-Bannister Jun.; Hubert-Webb; Servant-Lyons; Adela-Sga Storace; Cicely-Miss Romanzini; Maud-Mrs Booth; Lady Elinor-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Lewis Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

2704
03 December 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17891124, but Lord William-Dignum in place of Kelly; Robert-Suett of Dignum; Lewis-Hollingsworth of Suett .
Cast
Role: Lewis Actor: Hollingsworth of Suett .

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

2705
31 December 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lewis; Strickland-Farren; Bellamy-Davies; Jack Meggot-Bernard; Tester-Blanchard; Buckle-Thompson; Frankly-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Strickland-Miss Brunton (1st appearance in that character); Jacintha-Mrs Wells; Lucetta-Mrs Rock; Milliner-Miss Rowson; Clarinda-Mrs Pope; Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds Servant-Farley; Simon-Evatt; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Maid-Miss Brangin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: In afterpiece: Byrne, Miss Simonet

2706
13 January 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Holman; Fainall-Farren; Witwou'd-Lewis; Petulant-Ryder; Waitwell-Quick; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-King; Mrs Marwou'd-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Fainall-Miss Chapman; Foible-Miss Stuart; Lady Wishfor't-Mrs Webb; Millamant-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17891231

Song: In III: song-Duffey

2707
25 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Lewis; Justice Balance-Hull; Worthy-Davies; Serjeant Kite-Cubitt; Bullock-Edwin; Recruits-Bernard, Blanchard; Welch Collier-Farley; Captain Brazen-Ryder; Melinda-Mrs Bernard; Rose-Mrs Wells; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Sylvia-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17900129

2708
13 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Czar

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Egan; Biondello-Rock; Pedro-Evatt; Taylor-Bernard; Music@master-C. Powell; Grumio-Quick; Bianca-Miss Brangin; Curtis-Mrs White; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.

2709
18 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy; Or, Hampton-court Frolics

Performance Comment: Aircourt-Lewis; Alibi-Quick; Metheglen-Edwin; Sir Carrol O'Donovan-Aickin; Larry Kavanagh-Blanchard; Nol Pros-Powel; Young O'Donovan-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Sophia-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character); Kitty Kavanagh-Mrs Webb; Lady Arable-Mrs Bernard; Fib-Miss Stuart; Lady Jane-Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17891125

2710
20 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: Belville-Lewis; General Savage-Ryder; Conolly-Aickin; Torrington-Quick; Leeson-Farren; Captain Savage-Davies; Leech-Cubitt; Ghastly-C. Powell; Spruce-Bernard; Crow-Thompson; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Rachel Mildew-Mrs Webb; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Bernard; Miss Leeson-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Belville-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: Stand to your Guns my Hearts of Oak-Bannister

Opera: In course Evening: The Tobacco Box; or, The Soldier's Farewell. Thomas-Mrs Martyr; Kate-Mrs Mountain

2711
21 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Pharo Table

Performance Comment: Young Hazlewood-Lewis; Hector-Ryder; Sir Harry Hazlewood-Quick; Hotfrost (with a song in character)-Edwin; Glovestring-Mrs Rock; Mrs Knott-Mrs Platt; Mrs Jeroboam-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jeroboam (with a song in character)-Mr Blanchard; Miss Somers-Mrs Wells.

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival

Afterpiece Title: Patrick in Prussia i

2712
27 April 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17900211, but Lewis-Hollingsworth in place of Suett; Edward-Suett of Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Lewis Actor: Hollingsworth in place of Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17891204

2713
29 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Adventure; Or, Stop Her Who Can

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Holman, Bernard, Farley, Macready, Thompson, Mrs Achmet, Mrs Bernard, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Powell, Mrs Martyr. Cast from European Magazine, May 1790, p. 386: Don Lewis-Holman; Gil Blas-Bernard; Pedro-Farley; Don Felix-Macready; Don Gabriel-Thompson; Aurora-Mrs Achmet; Isabella-Mrs Bernard; Bernarda-Mrs Pitt; Beatrice-Mrs Powell; Laura-Mrs Martyr; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Don Lewis Actor: Holman

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Dance: Following Imitations at end: As17891021; In afterpiece: Dances, as17900409

Entertainment: End II: Tragic Imitations [of Mrs Siddons in Belvidera's 1st scene in Venice Preserved, I.i., and of Mrs Crawford in Lady Randolph's 1st speech in Douglas]-Mrs Wells; End III: Comic and Vocal Imitations [of Mrs Abington as Widow Belmour in The Way to Keep Him, and of Mrs Martyr, Mrs Jordan, Sga Storace, Sga Sestini]-Mrs Wells; End: A Scene from Isabella [The "ring speech" in II.ii] (Above identified in World, 29 Apr.)-Mrs Wells

2714
07 May 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Ryder; Young Marlow-Bernard; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Powel; Diggory-Cubitt; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Tony Lumpkin (for that night only)-Blanchard; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Afterpiece Title: Rose and Colin

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: A Dissertation on Macaronyism-Bernard

2715
11 May 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Female Adventure [The Female Pursuit]

Performance Comment: Don Lewis-Holman; Gil Blas-Bernard; Pedro-Farley; Don Felix-Macready; Don Gabriel-Thompson; Aurora-Mrs Achmet; Isabella-Mrs Bernard; Bernarda-Mrs Pitt; Beatrice-Mrs Powell; Laura-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Don Lewis Actor: Holman

Afterpiece Title: The Drummer; or, The Haunted House

Entertainment: Monologue. End I 2nd piece: A Dissertation on Hobby@Horses (The Stateman's Hobby, The Soldier's Hobby, The Fidler's Hobby, The Beaux Hobby, The Ladies' Hobby, The Monster's Hobby [see under dl, 11 May], His own Hobby)-Bernard

2716
18 May 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: Twineall-Lewis; Sir Luke Tremor-Quick; Sultan-Farren; Elvirus-Holman; Lord Flint-Davies; Meanwight-Macready; Zadan-Powel; Keeper-Thompson; Haswell-Hull; Lady Tremor-Mrs Mattocks; Aurelia-Mrs Mountain; Female Captive-Mrs Pope; Original Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: End II: The Memorable 13th of September; or, The Defeat of the Spaniards before Gibraltar-Bannister

Entertainment: Monologue. End: A Monody to the Memory of [that distinguished Philanthropist, John Howard Esquire [on whom the character of Haswell was founded]-Mrs Pope[, in the character of a Female Captive

Performance Comment: End: A Monody to the Memory of [that distinguished Philanthropist, John Howard Esquire [on whom the character of Haswell was founded]-Mrs Pope[, in the character of a Female Captive., in the character of a Female Captive.

2717
31 May 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Lewis; Lord Glenmore-Aickin; Grey-Hull; Vane-Bernard; Governor Harcourt-Powel; Captain Harcourt-Davies; Jacob-Edwin; Bridget-Mrs Wells; Miss Mortimer-Miss Chapman; Warner-Mrs Davenett; Cecilia-Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Song: End: As17900407

2718
11 September 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: Lord William-Kelly; Baron of Oakland-Baddeley; Edward-Bannister Jun.; Lewis-Suett; Robert-Dignum; Charles-Sedgwick; Hugo-Moody; De Courcy-Whitfield; Martin-Williames; Servant-Lyons; Hubert-Webb; Lady Elinor-Mrs Crouch; Adela-Sga Storace; Cicely-Miss Romanzini; Maud-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Lewis Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

2719
13 September 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holman; Capulet-Powel; Benvolio-Davies; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Prince-Macready; Tibalt-Cubitt; Paris-Evatt; Peter-C. Powell; Balthazar-Farley; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Platt; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; with Solemn Dirge, Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Cubitt, Reeve, Rock, Lee, Letteney, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Warrell, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Martyr

2720
17 September 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lewis; Strickland-Farren; Bellamy-Davies; Jack Meggot-Bernard; Tester-Blanchard; Buckle-Thompson; Frankly-Holman; Mrs Strickland-Miss Brunton; Jacintha-Miss Chapman; Lucetta-Mrs Rock; Milliner-Miss Rowson; Clarinda-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

2721
29 September 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Pertinax Macsycophant-Wilson (1st appearance on this stage these 6 years); Lord Lumbercourt-Thompson; Sydney-Aickin; Melville-Hull; Counsellor Plausible-Cubitt; Serjeant Eitherside-Macready; Tomlins-Evatt; Sam-Farley; John-Rock; Egerton-Lewis; Constantia-Mrs Mountain; Lady Macsycophant-Mrs Platt; Betty Hint-Mrs Rock; Nanny-Mrs Davenett; Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

2722
01 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Wilson; Marlow-Bernard; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Powel; Diggory-Cubitt; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks. Edition of 1799 (For the Proprietors) adds: Maid-Mrs Spriggs.

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

2723
05 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; Chapeau-Bernard; George Bevil-Macready; Consol-Thompson; Robin-Farley; H. Bevil-Evatt; F. Bevil-Cubitt; Emily-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Grub-Mrs Webb.

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

2724
08 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Lewis; Justice Balance-Hull; Worthy-Davies; Serjeant Kite-Cubitt; Bullock-Wilson; Recruits-Bernard, Blanchard; Welch Collier-Farley; Captain Brazen-Ryder; Melinda-Mrs Bernard; Rose-Mrs Wells; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Sylvia-Mrs Pope; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: Scale-Reeve; Scruple-Powel; Gentleman-Ledger.

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

2725
13 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Farren; Sir Hugh Evans-Wilson; Mr Page-Hull; Dr Caius-Marshall; Host of the Garter-Thompson; Fenton-Macready; Justice Shallow-Powel; Simple-Milburne; Bardolph-Rock; Pistol-Evatt; Slender-Cubitt; Falstaff-Ryder; Mrs Page-Mrs Bernard; Ann Page-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood