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We found 14086 matches on Performance Comments, 4418 matches on Performance Title, 1769 matches on Event Comments, 306 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Mattocks; Charles-Wroughton; Sir Francis-Shuter; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Whisper-R. Smith; Scentwell-Miss Pearce; Isabinda-Mrs Baker; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin; With Marplot's Address to the Public-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Quick; Young Loveit-Davis; Simon-Fox; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Dolly-Miss Helme; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Mrs Macklin-Mrs Gardner. [See additional cast 13 Oct.]See additional cast 13 Oct.]
Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Young Loveit Actor: Davis
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford.

Monologue: Before: The New Occasional Prelude. As 21 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Clarke; Wolsey-Bensley; Surry-Dyer; Norfolk-Perry; Suffolk-Owenson; Capucius-DuBellamy; Butts-Stoppelaer; Surveyor-Thompson; Brandon-Fox; Old Lady-Mrs Pitt; Ld Chamberlain-Lewes; Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Gardner; Cromwell-Hull; Sands-Kniveton; Guilford-R. Smith; Lovell-Davis; Campeius-Morris; Gardiner-Shuter; Anne Bullen-Miss Ogilvie; Patience (with a Song)-Mrs Baker; Queen Catherine-Mrs Hartley; In Act I, The Banquet-; with Dancing-Fishar, Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist Act IV, The Procession in the Abbeyv at the Coronation of Anne Bullenv.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alls Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; King-Hull; Lafeu-Clarke; Bertram-Lewes; Clown-Shuter; Duke-Owenson; Steward-Wignell; Lords-Davis, Gardner; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Countess-Miss Miller, first time; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Lords Actor: Davis, Gardner
Role: Countess Actor: Miss Miller, first time
Role: Helena Actor: Miss Macklin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Fearon, Davis, Jacobs, Weston, Lloyd, Castle, Moody, Miss Platt, Mrs Fearon, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Arcas-Davis; Corydon-Moss; Damon-DuBellamy; Mopsus-Moody; Cimon-Hamilton; Phillida-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Arcas Actor: Davis

Dance: As17730526

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Davis, Castle, Hamilton, Fearon, Lloyd, Lings, Moody, Moss, Jacobs, Ward, Courtney, Pierce, Weston, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.

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.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Atkinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Moody (from Drury Lane); Wolsey-Bensley; Norfolk-Davis; Suffolk-Owenson; Surrey-Dyer; Lord Chamberlain-Lewes; Campeius-DuBellamy; Sands-Kniveton; Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Gardner; Cromwell-Hull; Gardiner-Shuter; Anne Bullen-Mrs Baker; Patience (with a Song)-Miss Twist; Queen Catherine-Mrs Hartley; In Act I, The Banquet with dancing-Fishar, Miss Twist; Act IV, the Procession from the Abbey at the Coronation of Anne Bullen-; With the New Occasional Prologue (spoken but once)-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Norfolk Actor: Davis
Role: Patience Actor: Miss Twist
Role: The Banquet with dancing Actor: Fishar, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Young Mask-Dyer; Old Mask-Quick; Freeman-Thompson; Lady Scrape-Miss Pearce; Laundress-Mrs Pitt; Musical Lady-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Musical Lady Actor: Miss Barsanti.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Davis; Sir Harry Sycamore-Hartry; Ralph-Dibdin; Giles-Bannister; Fairfield-Jefferson; Mervin-J. Bannister; Theodosia-Miss Jarratt; Patty-Mrs Smith; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw; Fanny-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Lord Aimworth Actor: Davis
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Jarratt
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Kniveton; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Davis; Ratcliff-Thompson; Prince Edward-Miss Besford; Duke of York-Mas. Jones; Lieut.-Fox; Lord Mayor-Wignell; Stanley-Gardner; Tressel-Wroughton; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Lady Anne-Mrs Baker; Queen-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Catesby Actor: Davis
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Besford
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Gardner; Ghost-Bensley; Horatio-Hull; Ostrick-Dyer; Laertes-Davis; Polonius-Shuter; Grave Diggers-Dunstall, Stoppelaer; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Laertes Actor: Davis
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Nysa Actor: Miss Valois.
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer Or The Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Shuter; Tony-Quick; Marlow-Lewes; Hastings-DuBellamy; Sir Charles Marlow-Gardner; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Green; Miss Neville-Mrs Kniveton; Miss Hardcastle-Miss Wilde, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Quick; Young Loveit-Davis; Simon-Fox; Isaac Fungus-Gardner; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Dolly-Miss Helme; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Young Loveit Actor: Davis
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: A New Dance-. [See17731021]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Smith; Capulet-Kniveton; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Davis; Escalus-Gardner; Paris-Thompson; Tibalt-Owenson; Lady Capulet-Miss Pearce; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Hartley; In I a Masquerade Scene incident to the play, a Minuet-Fishar, Miss Twist; End IV, the Funeral Procession of Juliet-, with a Solemn Dirge.
Cast
Role: Benvolio Actor: Davis
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: a Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Nysa Actor: Miss Valois.
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Pearce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Bensley; Bajazet-Smith; Axalla-a Gentleman, his second appearance; Dervise-Gardner; Moneses-Wroughton; Omar-Owenson; Stratocles-Fox; Hali-Davis; Prince of Tanais-Thompson; Selima-Miss Sherman; Arpasia-Miss Miller; With the Usual Prologue-Wroughton; In IV, To Thee O Gentle Sleep!-DuBellamy (playbill).
Cast
Role: Hali Actor: Davis
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Sherman
Role: Arpasia Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Miller
Role: and the Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Twist
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Sweet Echo Actor: Miss Catley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith; Ventidius-Clarke; Dolabella-Wroughton; Alexas-Dyer; Serapion-Gardner; Romans-Davis, Bates; Octavia-Miss Miller; Charmion-Miss Pearce; Iras-Mrs Willems; Cleopatra-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Romans Actor: Davis, Bates
Role: Octavia Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Charmion Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Brown, first time
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17731007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Davis, Fearon, Jacobs, Weston, Lloyd, Castle, Wilson, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Foote; Sir Jacob-Lloyd; Bruin-Fearon; Heeltap-Davis; Lint-Castle; Roger-Jacobs; Snuffle-Pierce; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Weston; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Heeltap Actor: Davis

Dance: As17740603

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: As17740714 but to avoid confusion full list noted: Parts-Foote, Weston, Kennedy, Follet, Griffith, Owenson, Fearon, Davis, Jacobs, Wilson, Jones, Burton, Lloyd, Courtney, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: As17740810; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shutter; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Quick; Fanny-Mrs Baker; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Miss Dayes, first time; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Dayes, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs or Harlequins Gambols

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewis; Principal Sylph-Miss Brown; Other characters-Quick, King, Cushing, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Williams, Mrs Evans, Mrs White; Colombine-Miss Valois.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: Philaster-A Gentleman [Mr Melmoth] first appearance on English stage; King-L'Estrange; Pharamond-Clinch; Dion-Hull; Cleremont-Davis; Thrasiline-Thompson; Capt. of Mob-Dunstall; Countryman-Cushing; Woodman-Fox; Arethusa-Mrs Mattocks; Megra-Miss Sherman; Galatea-Mrs Whitefield; Lady-Miss Pearce; Bellario-Mrs Melmoth[, first time., first time.
Cast
Role: Cleremont Actor: Davis
Role: Megra Actor: Miss Sherman
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Amintor-Mattocks; Mindora-Mrs Baker; Daphne-Miss Brown; first time. The Dances-Blurton, Harris, Miss Valois, Miss Besford.

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928; III: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Woodward; Carlos-Bensley; Don Luis-Shuter; Antonio-Dunstall; Charino-Cushing; Sancho-Quick; Don Duart-Booth; Governor-Fearon; Don Manuel-Davis; Monsieur-Wewitzer; Elvira-Miss Macklin; Louisa-Miss Barsanti; Angelina-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Don Manuel Actor: Davis
Role: Elvira Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Barsanti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: As17750515, but a new listing: Characters-Foote, Aickin, Davis, Williams, Wilson, Eagan, Jacobs, Griffiths, Jones, Chaplin, Lloyd, Everard, Walker, Weston, Mrs Gardner, Miss Weller.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17750515, but Sprightly-DuBellamy; Add Gov. Cape-Davis.
Cast
Role: Cape Actor: Davis.
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: As17750515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Whitefield, L'Estrange, Wilson, Griffith, Fearon, Davis, Egan, Jacobs, Everard, Lloyd, Walters, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Dance: End: A Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Davis, Fearon, Jacobs, Wilson, Lloyd, Griffith, Weston, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: The Medley-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Aickin, Parsons, Fearon, Davis, Stephens, Lloyd, Griffith, Edwin, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Essex.

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Lee (1st appearance in that character); Angelo-Hull; Escalus-Fearon; Claudio-Wroughton; Provost-L'Estrange; Friar Peter-Davis; Thomas-Booth; Constable-Wewitzer; Clown-Dunstall; Abhorson-Bates; Barnardine-Jones; Lucio-Woodward; Mariana-Miss Leeson; Juletta-Mrs Whitefield; Francisca-Miss Green; Isabella-Mrs Jackson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Friar Peter Actor: Davis
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Leeson
Role: Francisca Actor: Miss Green

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Dayes, others.
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Catley

Song: As17770107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Foote, Parsons, Fearon, Massey, R. Palmer, Griffiths, Jackson, Bransby, Egan, T. Davis, Stevens, Peirce, Palmer, Mrs Hunter, Miss Hale, Mrs W. Palmer, Mrs Gardner. [Morning Chronicle, 3 June: Sir Matthew Mite-Foote; Mr Mayor-Palmer. Edition of 1778 (T. Cadell), which assigns the cast for season of 1772, lists the other parts: Sir John Oldham, Mr ThomasOldham, Young Oldham, Touchit, Antiquarians, Secretary, Rapine, Nathan, Moses, James and Putty, Conserve, Waiter, Lady Oldham, Sophy, Mrs Match'em, Crocus.] Prologue as17770515. Prologue as17770515.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: Cross-Parsons; Kitchen-Massey; Colonel Frankly-Lamash; Buck-Davis; Snarl-Egan; Luke-R. Palmer; Passengers-Gardner, Kenny; Marcourt-Palmer; Charlotte-Mrs Jewell; Lettice-Mrs Hitchcock; Landlady-Mrs Love; Sally-Miss Hitchcock; Women Passengers-Miss Platt, Mrs Poussin; Mrs Cross-Mrs Webb (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh [1st appearance in London]).1st appearance in London]).
Cast
Role: Buck Actor: Davis
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Hitchcock
Role: Women Passengers Actor: Miss Platt, Mrs Poussin

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses, as17780529; End II afterpiece: Provencalle Dance, as17780518