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We found 13825 matches on Performance Comments, 4410 matches on Performance Title, 1743 matches on Event Comments, 49 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

Cast
Role: Roxella Actor: Miss Phillips.

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss M. Stageldoir; End of Act III The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916

Song: In Masquerade, by Miss George

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With considerable Alterations and Omissions. Not acted these 11 years. Receipts: #114 6s. (83/7/0; 30/11/6; 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Sir Paul Plyant-King; Brisk-Dodd; Careless-Brereton; Mellefont-Barrymore; Lord Froth-Suett; Lord Touchwood-Packer; Saygrace-Wright; Maskwell-Palmer; Lady Froth-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Miss E. Kemble; Cynthia-Miss M. Stageldoir; Lady Plyant-Miss Farren .

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new Dance, The Merry Woodcutters, by Mr and Miss Hamoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Or The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Captain Mizen-Dodd; Capt. Worthy-Brereton; Lieut. Cribbage-Williames; Sir Charles Pleasant-R. Palmer; Rovewell-Phillimore; Lieut. Easy-Barrymore; Hatchway (with a song)-Bannister; Binnacle-Suett; Arabella Zeal-Mrs Wilson; Belinda-Mrs Ward; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope .
Cast
Role: Dorcas Zeal Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Song: Mainpiece to finish with a Grand Naval Review, with a Dance of Sailors by Williamson, Mills, Miss Stageldoir, &c, and Rule Britannia by Williames, Chapman, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Field

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Classic-Packer; Subtle-Waldron; Sir John Buck-Wrighten; Marquis-Burton; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Luanda (with a song)-Miss M. Stageldoir .
Cast
Role: Luanda Actor: Miss M. Stageldoir

Dance: Afterpiece: With the Minuet de la Cour by Hamoir and Miss M. Stageldoir

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Clowns

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Skirmish Actor: Miss Simonet

Dance: 1st ballet with a Dance by Duquesney and the two Miss Simonets; to conclude with a Comic Allemande by Baptist, Mme Dagville, Delpini. vaudeville. End of 1st ballet Imitations as17850207, with several Deceptions, with Cards, by Baptist, Interpreter to Pinetti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Comic Dance by Mills and the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Kemble
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: End of mainpiece The Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Norah Actor: Miss Wheeler

Dance: End of mainpiece Damon and Musidora by Harris and Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Cast
Role: Abbess Actor: Miss Platt.

Dance: End of mainpiece Leap Year, as17841022, but Miss Matthews in place of Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sons Of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Bannister Jun.; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Clown-Suett; Autolicus-Dodd; Perdita-Miss Bannister; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Hermione-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Bannister
Role: Hermione Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: An Author on the Wheel or A Piece cut in the Green Room

Afterpiece Title: ROSINA

Cast
Role: 850328but Rosina Actor: Miss Field
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss George
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Phillips

Song: In 2nd piece the Sheep-sbearing Song by Miss Phillips. imitations. In 3rd piece, by Bannister Jun

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Direction of Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Pantomime

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17850214, but specifying: Henry-Miss L. Simonet; omitted: Duquesney . omitted: Duquesney .
Cast
Role: : Henry Actor: Miss L. Simonet
Role: Skirmish Actor: Miss Simonet

Dance: End of pantomime The Devonshire Minuet by the two Miss Simonets. Imitations. After the Dancing, as17850207

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great Or The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Wroughton; Lysimachus-Farren; Hephestion-Davies; Clytus-Clarke; Roxana-Mrs Bates; Statira-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Land of Enchantment

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Song: Vocal Parts [in Entry] by Johnstone, Brett, Doyle, Darley; Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr, Miss Stuart, Mrs Bannister; End of 1st piece Moderation and Alteration by Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Phillips. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Patie Actor: Miss M. Stageldoir
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Field

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Dance by Mr and Miss Hamoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bannister, Wilson, Bannister Jun., Barrett, Swords, Baddelcy, Davies, Edwin; Miss George, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1784): Young Townly-Palmer; Captain Dupely-Bannister; Dupely-Wilson; Beaufort-Bannister Jun.; Post-boy-Barrett; Waiter-Swords; Sir ThomasTownly-Baddeley; Crape-Davies; Dicky Ditto-Edwin; Tippet-Miss George; Charlotte-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale or The Descent of the Balloon

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Wewitzer, Gardner, Swords, R. Palmer, Williamson; Miss Brangin, Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Wells. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 8 July 1786: Johnny Atkins-Parsons; Dr Pedant-Wewitzer; Guard-Gardner; Omar-Swords; Selim-R. Palmer; The Mogul-Williamson; Zapphira-Miss Brangin; Irene-Mrs Inchbald; Sheba-Mrs Cuyler; Fanny-Mrs Wells.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Zapphira Actor: Miss Brangin

Dance: End of mainpiece, by Master Giorgi, Miss Byrne, and others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Wilson, Wewitzer, Gardner, Riley, Edwin; Mrs Wells, Mrs Webb, Miss Brangin, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1784): Harold-Bannister; Mayor of Coventry-Wilson; Crazy-Wewitzer; Earl of Mercia-Gardner; Count Louis-Riley; Tom-Edwin; Maud-Mrs Wells; Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Lady Godiva-Miss Brangin; Emma-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Lady Godiva Actor: Miss Brangin

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: End of 1st piece, by the two Miss Simonets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Williamson, Aickin, Gardner, Stevens, Edwin, Parsons; Mrs Webb, Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Lefevre, Mrs Poussin, Miss Farren. [Cast adjusted from Gazetteer, 1 Sept. 1779: Leveret-Palmer; Lord Newbery-Williamson; Touchwood-Aickin; Fraction-Gardner; Minim-Edwin; Lord Oldcastle-Parsons; Lady Oldcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss English-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Revel-Mrs Cuyler; Mrs Frankly-Mrs Lloyd; Mrs Fustian-Mrs Lefevre; Lady Didapper-Mrs Poussin; Lady Newbery-Miss Farren. Stevens is unassigned.] hathi. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Dance: As17850601

Song: In Act I of mainpiece a song by Miss Hooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Benson; Colonel Briton-Payne; Lissardo-Banister; Don Lopez-Wellman; Don Pedro-Wright; Frederick-Francis; Vasquez-Stevenson; Alguazil-Newbold; Soldier-Oldmeadow; Servant-Master Payne; Gibby-Waldron; Flora-Mrs Benson; Isabella-Mrs Wellman; Inis-Miss Cranford; Violante-Miss Francis .
Cast
Role: Inis Actor: Miss Cranford
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Francis

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Waldron; Justice Guttle-Wright; Dick-Wellman; Trippit-Stevenson; Gayless-Benson; Kitty Pry-Mrs Wellman; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Monk; Mrs Trippit-Miss Bird; Melissa-Miss Francis .
Cast
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Miss Bird
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Francis

Song: After the Monologue, by Miss Cranford

Monologue: 1785 06 17 End of mainpiece an Occasional Address to the Audience by Wright

Event Comment: The Subscription being at an end for this Season [see 14 June] those Subscribers who wish to retain the use of their Boxes for the following Nights may have them kept by sending their Commands on Tuesdays and Saturdays in the Forenoon to P. MacMahon, No. 77, next door to the Opera House, Haymarket, where Orders (in Writing) for the ensuing Season will be received

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I an entirely New Divertissement (1st time; composed by Simonet) by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Sg and Sga Angiolini, Zuchelli, Mme Bithmer, Duquesney, Miss Harvey, Frederic, Nivelon, Mlle Dorival; End of Opera The Deserter, as17850614

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Cast
Role: Miss Barnavag Actor: Miss Francis

Dance: End of mainpiece The Merry Lasses by Master Giorgi, Miss Byrne, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orfeo

Dance: As17850512, but Duquesney and Miss Harvey in place of Lepicq and Mme Rossi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lord Russel

Cast
Role: Actresses Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Dance: End of mainpiece The Lover in Disguise by Byrne and the two Miss Simonets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Cast
Role: Lady Russel Actor: Miss Woollery

Dance: End of mainpiece La Giardinier Italiene by Master and Miss Michel (their 1st appearance in this Kingdom)

Song: As17850607

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

Dance: End of mainpiece The Female Balloonists; or, The Ladies in the Air by Byrne and the two Miss Simonets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague or The Giants Causeway

Dance: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Grand Ballet by Byrne and the two Miss Simonets, &c. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Comical Discovery

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Wellman; Jupiter-Harrison; Sileno-Wright; Pan-Kerridge; Damaetas-Payne; Apollo (for that night only)-Miss Cranford; Nysa-Mrs Benson; Mysis-Mrs Monk; Juno-Miss Bird; Daphne-A Lady (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]) .unidentified]) .
Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: Miss Cranford
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Bird

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton or Harlequin Gladiator

Song: End of Act II of 1st piece The Pidgeon by Miss Cranford; End of 1st piece Four and Twenty Fidlers all on a Row by Wellman

Monologue: 1785 07 15 End of 2nd song Bucks have at ye all by Benson