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We found 1877 matches on Performance Comments, 1096 matches on Performance Title, 483 matches on Event Comments, 36 matches on Roles/Actors, and 13 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: Griskin-Parsons; Jemmy Twinkle-Brereton; Cupid (with Song)-Master Blanchard; Miss Griskin-Miss Pope; Sotherton-Keen; Chamberlain-Burton; Filagree-Mrs Bradshaw; Landlady-Mrs Love; Miss Flack-Mrs Davies; Chambermaid-Miss Platt; With The Postillion Dance incidental to the Piece,-Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs Sutton; Concluding with Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Master Blanchard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Villeroy-Palmer; Count Baldwin-Jefferson; Belford-Usher; Child-Master Pulley; Carlos-J. Aickin; Sampson-Bransby; Nurse-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Yates; In III: Epithalamium-(with a new Duet by Dibdin); the Vocal Parts-Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Child Actor: Master Pulley

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Armida

Performance Comment: As17741108, but with Alterations, a new Duet-; new Songs by several eminent Masters-.

Dance: I: As17741217; I: an Entree-Simonin, Cadet (Being his 1st Appearance)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17741130, but Music Master-Fawcett; Pedro-Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Music Master Actor: Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Motezuma

Performance Comment: Parts by Rauzzini, Fochetti, Passini, Sga Galli, Sga Farinella, Sga Schindlerin. Motezuma-Rauzzini; Guacozinga-Sga Schindlerin; Fernando Cortes-Passini; Lisinga-Sga Farinella; Teutile-Sga Galli; Pilpatae-Fochetti; Ballet Master-Lany; Principal Dancers-Lany, Vallouis, Sga Baccelli, Mme Vallouis; Painter, Machinist-Signor Colomba.
Cast
Role: Ballet Master Actor: Lany

Dance: I: New Ballet, La Fete de Flora-; In which a Grand Chaconne-Mlle Baccelli; II: Grand Ballet, Les Mexicains-S. Vallouis, Mme Vallouis; End opera: Grand Heroic Historic Ballet-Lany, M and Mme Vallouis, Mlle Baccelli; with Chaconnes-Vallouis, Mlle Baccelli

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Contrast; or, The Jew and Married Courtezan

Performance Comment: Sharp-Dodd; Blunt-Moody; others-Baddeley, Waldron, Lamash, Burton, Master Blanchard, Miss Platt, Mrs Davies.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom-Master Blanchard; King-Davies; Grizzle-Bannister; Glumdalca-Kean; Noodle-Fawcett; Doodle-Carpenter; Bailiff-Wheeler; Follower-Everard; Queen-Mrs Wrighten; Huncamunca-Smith.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Master Blanchard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eldred

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Fearon; Baptista-Lloyd; Biondello-L'Estrange; Hortensio-Lane; Music Master-Jacobs; Tailor-Jones; Grumio-Wilson; Bianca-Miss Platt; Catharine-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Music Master Actor: Jacobs

Dance: End: Tambourine Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice; or, The Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Orpheus-DuBellamy; Pantaloon-Banks; Squire Gawky-Wewitzer; Clown-Cushing; Witch-Thompson; Fish Woman-Walters; Drawer-Jones; Eurydice-Miss Brown; Rhodope-Miss Dayes; Dwarf-Mas. Jones; Nymph-Mrs Masters; Maid-Mrs Lawr; Colombine-Miss Matthews; first time. The Dances-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Daguville, Sga Vidini; the Whole to conclude with Two Additional Scenes-. See17751016 .
Cast
Role: Nymph Actor: Mrs Masters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The Weathercock

Performance Comment: As17751017, but Young_; Mrs Masters_.

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: King Henry Ii

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini; The Vocal Parts-Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters; The Dances-Zuchelli, Sga Vidini.

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: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17760222, but Lear-Lee; Edgar-Lewis; Burgandy-Booth; Arante-Mrs Masters; Cordelia-a Young Gentlewoman, first appearance on any stage.
Cast
Role: Arante Actor: Mrs Masters

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Music Master Actor: Fox

Dance: End: The Italian Gamesters, as17760305

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 Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-King; Johnson-Lamash; Smith-Aickin; Others-Baddeley, Parsons, Moody, Whitfield, Hurst, Fawcett, Waldron, Bransby, Burton, Carpenter, Griffiths, Norris, Garland, Wrighten, Wright, Legg, Messink, Cubitt, Everard, Master Pulley, Mrs W. Palmer, Miss Platt, Mrs Davies; With an Additional Reinforcement of Bayes's New Raised Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Mercury Actor: Vernon

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17751003; II: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

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: Barbarossa

Performance Comment: Barbarossa-The Gentleman who performed King Henry [on 25 Sept.]; Othman-Comerford; Sadi-Johnson; Aladin-Smith; Officer-Lewis; Slave-Dancer; Selim-Stokes; Zaphira-Mrs Massey; Irene-Miss Reynolds; The original Prologue [in character-Master Kenny.
Cast
Role: in character Actor: Master Kenny.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: As17760925

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: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); King Henry-Comerford; Duke of Buckingham-Russell; Lord Stanley-Lewis; Oxford-Thomas; Ractliff-Johnson; Catesby-Smith; Tressel-The Gentleman who performed King Lear [at this theatre, 16 Sept. 1776; unidentified]; Lord Mayor-Massey; Prince of Wales-Mrs Wilks; Duke of York-Master Russell; Lieutenant of the Tower-Smith; Tyrell-Dancer; Earl of Richmond-West; Queen-Mrs Massey; Duchess of York-Mrs Ross; Lady Ann-Miss Taylor; Prologue-Morgan (in character of a Jew).
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Master Russell

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: 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.