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7386 results for: Keyword - Major Thomas Porter
We found 5454 matches on Author, 1845 matches on Performance Comments, 487 matches on Event Comments, 66 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6551
17 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (With Songs)-Moody; Col. Careless-Jefferson; Col. Blunt-J. Aickin; Abel-Burton; Committeemen-Waldron; Bailiff-Griffiths; Bookseller-Carpenter; Day's Servant-Everard; Jack-Master Blanchard; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Lt Story-Fawcett; Mr Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Parsons; Arabella-Miss Jarratt; Ruth-Miss Pope; Porter-Wrighten; Coachman-Keen; In Act IV, Rhetorical Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Wrighten
Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Thomas Knight

Afterpiece Title: Phebe; or, The Beggar's Wedding

6552
26 September 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Watson and Mortimer (Boxkeepers) for the use of that office #10 and #15 respectively [this amount duly returned to the treasury on 11 June 1776]; J. Stevens (porter) 18s.; Mr Garrick's draft in favor of Signora Paccini #25 (Treasurer's Book). [J. Stevens, the porter's salary was a constant of 18s. per week for the season, ammounting to #33 6s. in all. No further mention of this item will be made.] Receipts: #243 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Dance: I: The Schoolmaster-Como, Sga Crespi

6553
21 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna; Or, The Double Elopement

Performance Comment: The principal characters by: Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, DuBellamy, Mahon, Wewitzer, Fox, Baker, Leoni, Miss Brown, Mrs Green, Mrs Mattocks. Genest, V, 515: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Issac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Antonio-DuBellamy; Carlos-Leoni; Father Paul-Mahon; Lopez-Wewitzer; Duenna-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks; Clara-Miss Brown; The Westminster Magazine adds Augustin-Baker; Francis-Fox; Porter-Besford.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Besford.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A New Spanish Dance-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini

6554
30 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Thomas Holcroft
Related Work: The Rival Captains; or, The Impostor Unmask'd Author(s): Thomas Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Young Fashion-Lee Lewes; Sir John Friendly-Young; Bull-Booth; Lory-Cushing; Coupler-Thompson; Porter-Fearon; Shoemaker-Jones; La Varole-Wewitzer; Taylor-Bates; Mendlegs-Ledger; Sir Tunbelly Clumsy-Wilson; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Sempstress-Mrs White; Miss Hoyden (with a Song)-Mrs Wilson , first appearance that stage.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Fearon

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

6555
15 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (with song)-Moody; Col. Careless-Jefferson; Col. Blunt-Aickin; Lieut. Story-Fawcett; Mr Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Parsons; Abel-Burton; Committee@Men-Waldron; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Arabella-Miss Jarratt; Ruth-Miss Pope; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: Tavern@boy-Everard; Bailiff-Griffiths; Soldier-Blanchard; Chairman-Heath; Gaol@keeper-Kear; Bookseller-Carpenter; Porter-Wrighten; Mrs Chat-Mrs Cartwright.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Wrighten
Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Thomas Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Related Works
Related Work: London's Resurrection to Joy and Triumph: Celebrious to the much-meriting Magistrate Sir George Waterman Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan

6556
27 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Blissett, Gardner, Egan, R. Palmer, Jackson, Massey, Stevens, Parsons, Davis, Walker, Painter, Kenny, Peirce, Bannister, Mrs Webb, Mrs Jewell. Cast adjusted from playbill of 13 Aug. 1779: Dr Julep-Blissett; Sir ThomasMaxwell-Gardner; Dr Sligo-Egan; Invoice-R. Palmer; Dr Apozem-Jackson; Dr Camphire-Massey; Forceps-Stevens; Dr Last-Parsons; Dr O'Sassafras-Davis; Macpherson-Walker; Dr Fingerfee-Painter; Dr Broadbrim-Kenny; Dr Habbakuk-Peirce; The Devil-Bannister; Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasMaxwell Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick (with the original Prologue, and a variety of Imitations)-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance on any stage); Gargle-Gardner; Simon (1st time)-Stevens; Irishman-Egan; Scotchman-Walker; Watchman-Jackson; Porter-Silvester; Wingate-Dunstall (of cg); Charlotte-Miss Walton.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Silvester

Dance: As17780615

6557
02 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17780827, but Wingate-Webb; Watchman-_; Porter-_.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Silvester

Dance: As17780624

6558
22 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Wroughton, Lee Lewes, Aickin, Whitfield, Robson, Edwin, L'Estrange, Thompson, Wewitzer, Fearon, Booth, Jones, W. Bates, Quick, Mrs Hartley, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Morton, Miss Morris, Miss Stewart, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Webb, Mrs White, Miss Younge; [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1782): Doricourt-Lewis; +Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; +Flutter-Lee Lewes; +Saville-Aickin; +Villers-Whitfield; +Courtall-Robson; +Silvertongue-Edwin in text: $W. Bates]; Gentlemen-L'Estrange, Thompson; +French Valet-Wewitzer; +Porter-Fearon; +Dick-Stevens; +Mountebank-Booth; +Crowquill-Jones; +Hardy-Quick; +Lady Frances Touchwood-Mrs Hartley; +Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; +Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; +Kitty Willis-Miss Stewart; +Lady-Mrs Poussin; +Letitia Hardy-Miss Younge; W. Bates, Miss Morris, Mrs Webb, Mrs White are unassigned; +Prologue-Edwin; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

6559
26 March 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Hayes; Lovewell-Briggs; Squire Mockmode-Benson; Pamphlet-Maddin; Club-Randall; Brush-Powell; Cripple-James; Officer-Cowcher; Porter-Jones; Servant-Williams; Rigadoon-Lyon; Nimblewrist-Brown; Lyrick-Turner; Leanthe-Miss Hurst (1st appearance); Bullfinch-Mrs Harley; Trudge-Miss Jackson; Masked lady-Miss Simmons; Pindress-Miss Maddin; Lucinda-Miss Carne.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, Allemande-Master Byrne, Miss Byrne

Song: End I, IV: a variety of select Catches and Glees-

6560
19 September 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir G. Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Lee Lewes; Saville-Aickin; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-Robson; Silver Tongue-W. Bates; Mountebank-Booth; French Servant-Wewitzer; Porter-Fearon; Hardy-Quick; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; Letitia-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Marriage Act

6561
26 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin; or, The Indian Chief

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Cast from text (no pub., 1782) and Airs (T. Cadell, 1782): Harlequin-W. Bates; Old Lieutenant-Darley; Clown-Stevens; Midshipman-Mrs Kennedy; Bridewell-Keeper-Edwin; Irishman-Egan; Old Beau-Jones; Jailor-Webb; Bailiffs-Thompson, Fearon, &c.; Groom Porter-Doyle; Columbine-Miss Matthews; Her Mother-Mrs Pitt; Virtue-Mrs Martyr; Pleasure-Mrs Morton. Unassigned characters: Master of the Hotel, Waiters, Coachman, Chairmen, Masqueraders, Sailors, Mob, Birds, Beasts, Dancers, Ladies, &c]..
Cast
Role: Groom Porter Actor: Doyle

Song: As17811109

6562
22 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing: A Dramatic Proverb

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Baddeley, R. Palmer, Bannister Jun.; Mrs Lloyd, Miss Morris. [Cast from Larpent MS 633 : Sir Credule-Parsons; Sceptic-Baddcley; Capt. Nightshade-R. Palmer; Simon-Bannister Jun.; Porter-Kenny; Kitty-Mrs Lloyd; Miss Di-Miss Morris.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Kenny

Dance: As17830610

6563
14 January 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir G. Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bonnor; Saville-Aickin; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-Davies; Porter-Fearon; French Servant-Wewitzer; Hardy-Quick; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

6564
24 September 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir G. Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bonnor; Saville-Aickin; Villers-Hull; Courtal-Davies; Porter-Fearon; French Servant-Wewitzer; Hardy-Quick; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Racket-Mrs Bates; Miss Ogle-Miss Cranfield; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

6565
02 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick, the Apprentice (with the original Prologue)-Benson; Wingate-Wellman; Gargle-Wright; Simon-Waldron; Irishman-Glassington; Scotchman-Newbold; Watchman-Stevenson; Bailiff-Banister; Porter-Mast. Payne; President-Oldmeadow; Principal Spouter (with Variety of Tbeatt ical Imitations')-Payne; Charlotte-Mrs Wellman. vaudeville. End of mainpiece a song by Miss Cranford, with a Hornpipe by Wright, and a Duett by Miss Cranford and Mrs Benson .
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Mast. Payne

6566
04 July 1785 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Benson; Gloster-Wright; Belmour-Kerridge; Catesby-Payne; RatclifT-Banister; Derby-Meadow; Porter-Stevenson; Servant-Mast. Payne; Shore-Wellman; Alicia-Mrs Wellman; Jane Shore-Mrs Monk .
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Stevenson

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman; or, The First of August

Related Works
Related Work: London's Resurrection to Joy and Triumph: Celebrious to the much-meriting Magistrate Sir George Waterman Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Death and Revival of Harlequin

Dance: End of 1st piece, by Wright. imitations. After the Dancing, Theatrical Imitations by Payne

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Vertuosos Author(s): Thomas Wright

6567
06 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I'll Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick (with the original Prologue)-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Gardner; Simon-Barrett; Irishman-Gaudry; Scotchman-Walker; Watchman-Swords; Porter-Ledger; Wrangle-Baddeley; Charlotte-Miss Langrish .
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Ledger

6568
17 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-King; Constant-Bannister Jun.(1st appearance in that character); Col. Bully (with a song)-Williames; Lord Rake-R. Palmer; Razor-Baddeley; Taylor-Waldron; Justice-Chaplin; Watchmen-Wright, Burton, &c.; Constable-Wrighten; Porter-Alfred; Heartfree-Bensley; Lady Fanciful-Miss Pope; Belinda-Mrs Wilson; Mademoiselle-Mrs Wrighten (1st appearance in that character); Cornet-Miss Hale; Lutewell-Miss Palmer; Lady Brute-Miss Farren(1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Alfred

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Phillimore

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860420

6569
26 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Benson; Sir George Touchwood-Gibbons; Flutter-Wilson; Saville-Smith; Villers-Sadler; Courtall-Hill; Silvertongue-Essex; Mountebank-Wright; Porter-Watts; Servants-Price, Johnston; Hardy-Waldron; Mrs Racket-Miss Fenton; Lady Frances Touchwood-Mrs Harlowe; Miss Ogle-Mrs Clarke; Kitty Willis-Miss Williams; Lady-Mrs Johnston; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Chambers .
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Watts

Afterpiece Title: The Fool

Related Works
Related Work: A Fool's Preferment; or, The Three Dukes of Dunstable Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: The Fool Turn'd Critick Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: An Hospital for Fools Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly; or, Chiswick Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Hurly-Burly; or, The Fairy of the Well Author(s): Thomas KingThomas Linley Sr.

Dance: In Act IV of 1st piece a Masquerade Scene, with a Grotesque Dance by the Characters; Between the Acts Hornpipe by Wright

Song: Between the Acts of mainpiece, by Price and Miss Phillips

6570
10 August 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing: A Dramatic Proverb

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Baddeley, R. Palmer, Bannister Jun.; Miss Burnett, Mrs Cuyler. [Cast from text (W. Lowndes and J. Barker, 1786): Sir Credule-Parsons; Sceptic-Baddeley; Capt. Nightshade-R. Palmer; Simon-Bannister Jun.; Porter-Painter; Miss Di-Miss Burnett; Kitty-Mrs Cuyler.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Painter

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: Rosin a

6571
18 September 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood (1st time)-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Macready (1st appearance on this stage); Villers-Hull; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-Wewitzer; Porter-Fearon; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood (1st time)-Mrs Wells; Miss Ogle-Mrs Lewis; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

6572
06 October 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holman; Gloster-Aickin; Belmour-Hull; Catesby-Thompson; Ratcliffe-Gardner; Derby-Helme; Porter-Stock; Shore-Pope; Alicia-Miss Brunton (1st appearance in that character); Jane Shore-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Stock

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: End: Leap Year; or, A New Way of Wooing-Byrn, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Goodwin

6573
28 October 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17861025, but Constable-Thompson; Porter-Stevens; Cornet-Miss Orme; Lurewell-Miss Brangin.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Related Works
Related Work: Richard Coeur de Lion Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

6574
05 June 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17861226, but Porter-_.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Stock

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: End: a new dance, The Sailor Caught Napping-Ratchford, Miller, Mrs Ratchford

Related Works
Related Work: An Hospital for Fools Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Picture; or, Cuckold in Conceit Author(s): Thomas Arne

6575
29 August 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Lord Hastings-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [Herrington]); Gloster-Williamson; Belmour-Davies; Catesby-Gardner; Ratcliff-Johnson; Derby-Swords; Porter-Painter; Servant-Ledger; Shore-Bensley; Alicia-A Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Farmer]); Jane Shore-Miss Woollery.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Painter

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin