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We found 15077 matches on Performance Comments, 4700 matches on Performance Title, 2142 matches on Event Comments, 750 matches on Author, and 19 matches on Roles/Actors.

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: Bianca Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: End: Tambourine Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Performance Comment: Sir Luke-Foote; Circuit-Wilson; Woodford-Lane; Fairplay-Lloyd; Secret-Whitefield; Jack-Weston; Betty-Miss Platt; Mrs Circuit-Mrs Gardner; Mrs Simpson-Mrs Love; Charlotte-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

Entertainment: End: Imitations vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Parts-Weston, Brett, Jacobs, Eagan, Fearon, Lloyd, Everard, Griffith, Castevens, Walters, Pierce, Francis, Chaplin, Bannister, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Weston, Mrs Wilson.

Dance: A Dance-

Entertainment: Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub-Weston; Archer-Whitefield; Aimwell-Davis; Bonniface-Williams; Sullen-Fearon; Foigard-L'Estrange; Gibbet-Griffith; Sir Charles-Chaplin; Hounslow-Walters; Bagshot-Castephens; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Williams; Dorinda-Miss Platt; Cherry-Mrs Whitefield; Gipsey-Mrs Weston; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Entertainment: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit for Williams, Mrs Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Weston; Subtle-Griffith; Face-Fearon; Sir Epicure Mammon-Lloyd; Knowlife-Chaplin; Headlong-Ward; Miss Rantipole-Mrs Whitefield; Doll-Mrs Gardner.

Entertainment: End I of Farce: Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Monologue: End: A Scene from The Register Office. Gulwell-Lloyd; Little Girl-Miss Frances; new character-Mrs Gardner

Performance Comment: Gulwell-Lloyd; Little Girl-Miss Frances; new character-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Little Girl Actor: Miss Frances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Lewis; Stockwell-Clarke; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles-Wroughton; Major O'Flaherty-Aickin, first appearance on this stage; Fulmer-Dunstall; Varland-Quick; Lady Rusport-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Booth; Charlotte-Miss Barsanti; preceding the Play will be given A Peep into the Green Room-.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Barsanti

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Performance Comment: Lively-Mattocks; Hunks-Reinhold; Gripe-Quick; Osman-Dunstall; Mustapha-Fox; Ali-Baker; Jenny-Mrs Mattocks; Harriet-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George-Lewis; Charles-Wroughton; Sir Jealous-Dunstall; Sir Francis-Shuter; Whisper-Cushing; Scentwell-Mrs Poussin; Isabinda-Mrs Lessingham; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin; To conclude with Marplot's Address-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith; Cacafogo-Moody; Duke-Aickin; Copper Capt.-King; Alonzo-Usher; Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Hurst; Clara-Mrs Whitfield; Altea-Mrs Love; Margaretta-Miss Sherry; Old Woman-Baddeley; Maid-Waldron; Estifania-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket; or, The New Year's Gift

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Bellmour-Davies; Shore-Reddish; Gloster-Jefferson; Catesby-Wright; Ratcliffe-Griffiths; Derby-Hurst; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates; Alicia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Event Comment: Mrs King from the York Theatre made her first appearance on this stage in Rosalind. She is very Tall and would look well enough if she did not paint her face so much with white and Red. She has a course Voice-and does not speak very Naturally. She was received with great applause (Hopkins Diary). [Genest, V, 479, suggests Mrs King was used to offset and upset Miss Younge.] Paid Watch tax and Beadle for half a year #18 15s.; Mr Levy Fredrick bill for silks #154 1s. 6d. Receipts: #132 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Jarratt

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17751003

Event Comment: Mrs King was put in the Bills in the following manner: Rosalind By Command by Mrs King. A Circumstance I never knew before, nor do I know by what accident it happened. I'm Sure it's a particular Honour, which her acting cannot deserve (Hopkins Diary). By Command. [Macmillan's note form Kemble comments on Hopkins' astonishment at the command procedure: "This circumstance was a contrivance of Mr Garrick's in order to mortify Mrs Yates, Mrs Abington, and Miss Younge."] Paid Mr Loutherbourg on acct. #31 13s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). [This payment occured monthly, and was made up to #261 10s. 4d. by a final payment of #8 on 29 June 1776. No further itemization of it will be made.] Receipts: #260 12s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Miss Jarratt

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I: A New Dance call'd The Merry Peasants-M Fontaine (from the Opera at Paris), Mrs Sutton, Others; End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17751003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Dayes, first time
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: As17751006, but Charlotte-Miss Ambrose, first time.

Dance: III: The Pilgrim, as17750927; IV: The Gamesters, as17751011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Brereton, first time; Heartfree-Bensley, first time; Razor-Baddeley; Justice-Bransby; Col. Bully (with Song)-Vernon; Rake-Usher; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Lady Brute-Miss Younge; Mademoiselle-Mrs Bradshaw; Belinda-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Performance Comment: As17751024 [Celia-$Miss P. Hopkins, second time.]

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: II: The Savage Hunters, as17751020

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: As17751102, but Colombine-Miss Watkins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Don John-Aickin; Benedict-Garrick; Dogberry-Waldron; Verges-Carpenter; Conrade-Griffiths; Messenger-Lamash; Sexton-Wrighten; Don Pedro-Packer; Balthazar (with song)-Vernon; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Leonato-Jefferson; Hero-Miss Hopkins; Beatrice-Mrs Abington (first time); Antonio-Hurst; Borachio-Usher; Friar-Wright; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; Claudio-Brereton (first time); in Act II: a Masquerade Dance (proper to the play)-; to conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17751003, but Lady Anne-Miss Sherry, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's The Master

Performance Comment: As17751103, but Don Fernando-Wilson , first time; A Song-introduced into Mrs Mattocks ' Part; Isabella-Miss Leeson; a Dance-the charactersintroduced into Act III.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Leeson

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonara Actor: Miss Brown, first time.

Dance: End: The Pilgrim, as17750927

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Razor-Woodward; Quidnunc-Dunstall; Pamphlet-Wilson, first time; Harriet-Miss Valois; Termagant-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: End of Opera: The Gamesters, as17751011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: The Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Young Loveit Actor: Davis

Dance: End Opera: A New Comic Dance (Never Performed)-Dagueville, Sga Vidini, Mas. Holland, Harris, Miss Mathews, Miss Ross, etc

Performance Comment: Holland, Harris, Miss Mathews, Miss Ross, etc.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Woodward; Wingate-Dunstall; Gargle-Thompson; Simon-Cushing; Watchman-Besford; Charlotte-Miss Dayes (playbill).
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Dayes

Dance: II: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Would And She Would Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Don Phillip-Bensley; Don Octavio-Brereton; Diego-Parsons; Don Luis-Whitfield; Corrigidore-Wrighten; Alguazile-Griffiths; Trappanti-King; Don Manuel-Yates; Soto-Baddeley; Flora-Mrs Greville; Rosara-Miss Hopkins; Viletta-Mrs Davies; Hypolita-Mrs King.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: End: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17751204, but Parts-Miss _Platt.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Miss _Platt.
Role: Tragedy Actor: A Young Lady

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Cephissa Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Performance Comment: As17751121, but Country lasses-Miss _Robins; Waldron, Carpenter. Waldron, Carpenter.

Dance: III: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Manly-Bensley, first time; Major Oldfox-Moody; first time; Jerry Blackacre-Yates; Novel-King; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Vernish-Packer; Quillet-Baddeley; Freeman-Palmer; Oadum-Wright; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Fidelia-Miss Younge; Olivia-Mrs Greville; frist time; Eliza-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Genii