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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.

2226
23 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17681022, but Miller-Lewis; Add Kate-Miss Helme; Margery-Mrs Copin.

Dance: End of Opera: The Tartars, as17681004

2227
25 January 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As17681222, but Old Mirabel-Shuter; Oriana-Mrs Vincent (playbill); New Occasional Prologue-_; Old Mirabel-Lewis (Public Advertiser).

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Related Works
Related Work: Apollo and Daphne; or, The Burgomaster Trick'd Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

2228
02 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17681012, but Quidnunc-Lewis.

Dance: End of Opera: The Lamplighters, as17681101

2229
04 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17681015, but Pedro-Lewis.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

2230
25 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17681209, but Clement-Lewis; Cash-Perry; Cob-Barrington; Cob's Wife-Mrs Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

2231
29 March 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: Hartop-Shuter; Jenkins-Davis; Sir Gregory-Lewis; Robin-Holtom; Jenny-Mrs Gardner; Tim-Yates.

Dance: End: The Tartars, as17681004

2232
07 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Powell, 1st time; Myrtle-Smith; Cimberton-Shuter; Sir John-Gibson; Sealand-Hull, 1st time; Humphrey-Lewis; Daniel-Morgan; Tom (with a Song)-Dyer; Phillis-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Song: II: A Song-DuBellamy

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

2233
11 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17681021, but Buck-King (from Drury Lane); Subtle-Lewis.

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, with Double Hornpipe, as17690408

2234
17 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-A Gentleman never on any stage before; Aboan-Bensley; Blandford-Hull; Governor-Perry; Stanmore-Davis; Capt. Driver-Dunstall; Hotman-Lewis; Imoinda-Mrs Yates, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Garland, as17681028

2235
28 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17690227, but Wingate-Lewis; Charlotte-Miss Ogilvie.

Dance: II: The Wapping Landlady, as17690408

2236
03 March 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17700210, but Francis-Lewis; Philip-Perry.
Related Works
Related Work: The Perfidious Brother Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

2237
19 August 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Don Lewis-Foote (first appearance in that Character); Carlos-Davis; Antonio-Fearon; Charino-F. Gentleman; Don Duart-Robson; Governor-Dancer; Sancho-Weston; Monsieur-Vandermere; Jaques-Cornelys; Clodio-Woodward; Angelina-Miss Ambrose; Elvira-Mrs Didier; Louisa-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Don Lewis Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Captive

Related Works
Related Work: The Happy Captive Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Temple of Dulness; with the Humours of Sg Capochio and Sga Dorinna Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Entertainment: End: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston

Dance: Double Hornpipe, as17710724

2238
26 May 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; Minor-Davis; Shift (with Imitations)-a Young Gentleman; Sir William-Castle; Sir Richard-Lewis; Loader-Fearon; Dick-Jacobs; Transfer-Weston; Lucy-Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: The Haymakers-Giorgi's scholars

2239
31 May 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Fearon; Harry-Palmer; James-Lewis; Davy-Jacobs; Helebor-Hamilton; Leander-Courtney; Robert-Lings; Jasper-Moss; Dorcas-Miss Atkinson; Charlotte-Mrs Weston.

2240
12 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Lewis, his first appearance in tragedy; Jachimo-Smith; Pisanio-Hull; Cloten-Lewes; Cymbeline-Gardner; Bellarius-Clarke; Guiderius-Wroughton; Arviragus-R. Smith; Queen-Mrs P. Green; Imogen-Mrs Lessingham; In II, a Masquerade Scene-; Singing-Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Posthumus Actor: Lewis, his first appearance in tragedy

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: III: The Highland Reel-Aldridge, Miss Valois, Miss Besford. [See17730519.

2241
24 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17731111, but Sir George-Lewis, first time.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Lewis, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

2242
05 January 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Lewis; Scrub-Shuter; Gibbet-Woodward; Bonniface-Dunstall; Sir Charles-Lewes; Sullen-Kniveton; Foigard-Fox; Dorinda-Miss Barsanti; Cherry-Miss Brown; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

2243
09 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17731213, but Juliet-Mrs Hartley; Mercutio-Lewis; first time. Add Peter-Quick; Apothecary-Holtom.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

2244
15 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Performance Comment: As17740129, but Tropic-Dunstall in place of Woodward. Dunstall seems to have replaced Woodward. Although according to the listing on the playbill the following shift is just as likely: Tropic-$Shuter; Golding-$Lewis; Beverly-Dunstall.

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

2245
26 February 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-Lewis; Sciolto-Clarke; first time for all three; Altamont-Wroughton; Rossano-Owenson; Lavinia-Mrs Bulkley; Lucilla-Miss Pearce; Calista-a Gentlewoman [Mrs Melmoth] [being her first appearance.Mrs Melmoth] [being her first appearance.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

2246
12 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixines-Bensley; Florizel-Lewis; Camillo-Hull; Autolicus-Quick; Old Shepherd-Kniveton; Clown-Woodward; Perdita (with Sheep Shearing Ballad)-Miss Dayes; Paulina-Mrs P. Green; Hermione-Mrs Hartley; The Vocal Parts-Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker; In Act II, a Dance-Aldridge, Miss Twist (playbill). [The Public Advertiser lists Reinhold instead of Fox as vocalist.]The Public Advertiser lists Reinhold instead of Fox as vocalist.]

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

2247
15 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Smith; King-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis, first time; Prince John-Harris; Douglas-Owenson; Westmorland-Thompson; Blunt-R. Smith; Vernon-Hull; Worcester-Gardner; Bardolph-Davis; Poins-Lewes; Francis-Cushing; Carriers-Dunstall, Quick; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Hartley; Falstaff-Shuter (playbill). [The Public Advertiser assigns King-$Young.]
Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Lewis, first time

Afterpiece Title: Midas

2248
22 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Don Sebastian-Smith; Dorax-Bensley; Muley Moloch-Gardner; Don Antonio-Lewis; Don Alvarez-Hull; Benducar-Thompson; Mufti-Quick; Mustapha-Dunstall; Muley Zeydan-Owenson; Orchan-Bates; Morayma-Mrs Mattocks; Johayma-Mrs Green; Almeyda-Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

2249
05 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis, first time; Tattle-Woodward; Scandal-Hull; Jeremy-Dyer; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Cushing; Trapland-Quick; Ben (with a Song)-Shuter; Mrs Frail-Miss Barsanti; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks; being their first time in those characters; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Baker; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Lewis, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

2250
07 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prince Of Agra

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bensley, Lewis, Wroughton, Gardner, Owenson, Thompson, Fox, Davis, R. Smith, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Dayes, Miss Pearce, Mrs Lessingham; with a Prologue-; Epilogue-. [Larpent MS 370 lists parts: Emperor; Aureng-Zebe; Morat; Arimant; Asaph Chan; Mirza; Abos; Ambassador; Fazel Chan; Solyman; Diamet; Soldier; Indamora; Nourmahal; Melisinda; Zaida.] Morat; Arimant; Asaph Chan; Mirza; Abos; Ambassador; Fazel Chan; Solyman; Diamet; Soldier; Indamora; Nourmahal; Melisinda; Zaida.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Bensley, Lewis, Wroughton, Gardner, Owenson, Thompson, Fox, Davis, R. Smith, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Dayes, Miss Pearce, Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005