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We found 3682 matches on Performance Comments, 3654 matches on Performance Title, 1972 matches on Event Comments, 25 matches on Author, and 3 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone

Performance Comment: Parts by: Rauzzini, Onofreo, Savoi, Francesce Gabrielli, Sga Sestini, Caterina Gabrielli. Dido-Sga Caterina Gabrielli; Aneas-Sg Venanzio Rauzzini; Jarba-Sg Onofrio; Selene-Sga Francesca Gabrielli; Araspe-Sg Savoi; Osmida-Sg Vincenzio Sestini; Ballet Master-Bouqueton; Principal Dancers-Mr Fierville, Sg Paladini, Mr Helme, Sga Baccelli, Sga Tinti, Mlle Sophie; Painter, Machinist-Sg Colomba; Taylor-Sg Lupino (Libretto, 1775).
Cast
Role: Ballet Master Actor: Bouqueton

Dance: As17751104

Ballet: Le Triomphe D'Euthime sur Le Genie de Liba. As17751104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna Or The Double Elopement

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Lee Lewes, first time; Gayless-Davies; Guttle-Booth; Dick-Jones; Beau Trippet-Wewitzer; Melissa-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Poussin; Trippet-Mrs Masters; Kitty Pry-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Trippet Actor: Mrs Masters

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Woodward; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Davis; Taylor-Jones; Music Master-Fox; Biondello-Cushing; Pedro-Wewitzer; Grumio-Quick; Bianca-Mrs Poussin; Curtis-Mrs White; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Music Master Actor: Fox

Dance: End Opera: Rural Merriment, as17751220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Wilson, first time; Thrifty-Cushing; Leander-Young; Octavian-Thompson; Shift-Wewitzer; Sly-Bates; Gripe-Quick; Lucia-Mrs Masters; Clara-Mrs Poussin.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Masters

Dance: End Tragedy: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Performance Comment: As17760212, but Vocals-Mrs Williams, Mrs +Masters; Dance-Zuchelli, Sga Vidini.
Cast
Role: Vocals Actor: Mrs Williams, Mrs +Masters
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Young Gentleman from York; Isabella's child-Master P. Fisher; Isabella-Mrs Fisher; first time in London. In Act II, an Epithalamium-Millar, Miss Barret; Occasional Prologue-.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Fisher; Petruchio-Gentleman (who performs Biron ); Humorous Epilogue on Everybody-Somebody, in the character of No Body - Master Fisher.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Sebastian-Farren; Boatswain-Carpenter; Prospero-Packer; Caliban-Wright; Gonzalo-Aickin; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Francisco-Norris; Ariel (with songs)-Mrs Scott; Hymen-Fawcett; Ceres-Mrs Wrighten; Miranda (with Song)-Mrs Smith; Alonzo-Bransby; Antonio-Hurst; Sebastian-Farren; Master of Ship-Wrighten; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; The other Dances-Como, Giorgi, Sga Crespi.
Cast
Role: Master of Ship Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: King Actor: J. Aickin

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17751003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: As17760418 but before the Play, a Prologue-Master Pulley.
Cast
Role: a Prologue Actor: Master Pulley.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: A Hornpipe-Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Song: End: Moderation and Alteration; or a Touch on the Times-Massey

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding: the celebrated Satyric Lecture on Hearts and Dissertation on Noses, illustrated by Hearts of different colours and Noses of various sizes,-Comerford; End III: Imitations-Master Russell

Performance Comment: Preceding: the celebrated Satyric Lecture on Hearts and Dissertation on Noses, illustrated by Hearts of different colours and Noses of various sizes,-Comerford; End III: Imitations-Master Russell.
Cast
Role: Imitations Actor: Master Russell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: Jemmy Twinkle-A Young Gentleman [unidentified]; Griskin-Massey; Sotherton-Smith; Chamberlain-Johnson; Cupid-Master Russell; Fillagree-Mrs Ross; Landlady-Mrs West; Miss Flack-Miss Taylor; Miss Griskin-Mrs Wilks.
Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Master Russell

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.Before: Bucks have at ye all-Master Russell; Imitations, as17760930

Performance Comment: Before: Bucks have at ye all-Master Russell; Imitations, as17760930. Imitations, as17760930.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great Or The Rival Queens

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode i

Song: II: the grand chorus, See the conquering Hero comes-; Between Acts: Singing, as17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.The Painter's Art-[from Taste, by Samuel Foote]; Lady Pentweazle-Master Russell

Performance Comment: The Painter's Art-[from Taste, by Samuel Foote]; Lady Pentweazle-Master Russell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Woodward; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Davis; Taylor-Jones; Music Master-Fox; Biondello-Cushing; Pedro-Wewitzer; Grumio-Quick; Bianca-Mrs Poussin; Curtis-Mrs White; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Music Master Actor: Fox

Dance: As17761009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-A Young Gentleman (Pupil to Newton; 1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Gonzalez-Lloyd; Garcia-Garland (of Deptford); Selim-Johnson; Perez-Kenny; Alonzo-Dancer; Heli-Smith; King-Comerford; Zara-A Young Lady [unidentified]; Leonora-Miss C. Newton; Almeria (the Mourning Bride)-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Comerford

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Harlequin

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: As17760925

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

Performance Comment: End 3rd piece: Bucks have at ye all-Master Russell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Russell; Freeman-Johnson; Philip-Lewis; Lord Duke-Comerford; Sir Harry-Smith; Robert-Dancer; Coachman-G. Smith; Tom-Kenny; Kingston (the Black Boy)-Master Russell; Kitty (with song)-Mrs Russell; Lady Charlotte-Miss Taylor; Lady Bab-Mrs Wilks; Cook-Mrs Newby.
Cast
Role: Kingston Actor: Master Russell

Song: 2nd piece: With all the original Songs, Chorusses-

Entertainment: Imitations, as17760930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medea

Performance Comment: Jason-Smith; Creon-Bensley; Aeson-Palmer; 1st Colchian-Packer; Lycander-Farren; Children-Miss Stageldoir, Master Pulley; Hecate-Bransby; Theano-Mrs Hopkins; Medea-Mrs Yates; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: 1st Corinthian-Griffiths.

Song: Azure God-Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Wroughton; Acasto-Clarke; Polydore-Aickin; Chaplain-L'Estrange; Ernesto-Fearon; Page-Master Jones; Chamont-Lewis; Serina-Miss Leeson; Florella-Mrs Pitt; Monimia-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Master Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Dance: As17761031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Smith; Macduff-Reddish; Duncan-Bransby [Public Advertiser: Hurst]; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-Davies; Banquo-Packer; Lenox-Grist; Donalbain-R. Palmer; Angus-Chaplin; Seward-Hurst [Public Advertiser: Wrighten]; Doctor-Wright; Captain-Farren; Fleance-Master Pulley; Seyton-Griffiths; Hecate (1st time)-Bannister; Witches-Parsons, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macduff-Miss Sherry; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Melmoth (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Master Pulley

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

Cast
Role: Trimwell Actor: King

Dance: IV: a Dance of Furies-. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Song: original Music by Mattew Locke , with full Chorusses and Additional Accompaniments by ThomasLinley Sen.-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Brown, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs J. Smith, Mrs Wrighten; Account-Book adds: Reynoldson, Webbe, Michan, Gaudry, Danby, J. Danby, Short, Miss Boyd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Hull; Ferdinand-Mattocks; Stephano-Wilson; Trincalo-Quick; Caliban-Dunstall; Gonzalo-Fearon; Alonzo-L'Estrange; Sebastian-Robson; Antonio-Booth; Master-Thompson; Boatswain-Bates; Miranda-Miss Brown; Juno-Miss Dayes; Ceres-Miss Valois; Ariel-Mrs Farrell.
Cast
Role: Master Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolicks

Dance: In: Aldridge, Miss Valois, others [the dance was composed by Aldridge (Morning Chronicle, 26 Nov. 1779), and danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]; In afterpiece: as17761226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; with songs-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Bransby; Sebastian-Farren; Francisco-Norris; Boatswain-Carpenter; Antonio-Hurst; Master of the Ship-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Vernon; Ariel-A Young Lady (A Scholar of Linley; 1st appearance upon any stage [Miss Field]); Miranda-A Young Lady (1st appearance upon any stage [Mrs Cuyler]); Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Legg, Fawcett, Kear, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Follett, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Jarratt, Miss Boyd, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: Master of the Ship Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: I: a Dance of Spirits (composed by Gallet)-Mlle Dupre; III: [a Fantastic Dance-Grimaldi; [Both these dances, as here assigned, except on 14, 25 Apr. and 0 May, were included in all subsequent performances.] End IV: The Double Festival, as17761107, but Giorgi, +Blurton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17761230, but Caliban (1st time)-Mahon; Master-_; Boatswain-_.
Cast
Role: Master Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17770106, but Gonzalez-Wrighten; Boatswain-_; Antonio-_; Master of the Ship-_.
Cast
Role: Master of the Ship Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: IV: As17770117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17770106, but Boatswain-_; Antonio-_; Master of the Ship-_.
Cast
Role: Master of the Ship Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: As17770118

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17770106, but Alonzo-Wrighten; Boatswain-_; Antonio-_; Master of the Ship-_.
Cast
Role: Master of the Ship Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: As17770118

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17761227, but Caliban-Mahon; Master-_; Boatswain-_.
Cast
Role: Master Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Sprightly-R. Palmer; Vamp-Edwin; Governor Cape-Fearon; Robin-T. Davis; Printer's Devil-Master Hitchcock; Poet-Jackson; Arabella-Miss Platt; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.

Dance: End: The Merry Lasses, as17770611