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We found 15166 matches on Performance Comments, 4825 matches on Performance Title, 2163 matches on Event Comments, 750 matches on Author, and 79 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Curzola

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Edwin, Booth, R. Palmer, Davies, Brett, Meadows, Gardner, Lyons, Gaudry, Painter, Bannister Jun.; Miss George, Sga Sestini, Mrs Webb, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1786): Cricolo-Edwin; Podesto-Booth; Giacomo-R. Palmer; Weatherbang-Davies; Jollyboat-Brett; Junk-Meadows; Governor-Gardner; Morosini-Lyons; Dandolo-Gaudry; Messenger-Painter; Pompeio-Bannister Jun.; Frederick-Williamson (see17860814); Uluzales-Swords; Teresa-Miss George; Baba-Sga Sestini; Antonietta-Mrs Webb; Dora-Mrs Cuyler; Stella-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb

Dance: In mainpiece, by Byrn, the two Miss Simonets, Giorgi's Scholars, Master Degville, Miss De Camp. [Included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I'll Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Performance Comment: Harlequin Teague-R. Palmer; Teague Harlequin-Milbourn; Italian Merchant-Swords; Clown-Grimaldi; Sailor (with Fal de ral tit)-Edwin; Landlord of the Horns at Highgate-Booth; Giant of the Causeway-Master Simmons; Genius of Ireland-Brett; Bird Catcher-Meadows; Genius of the Mine-Miss Painter .

Dance: In afterpiece, by Byrn, the two Miss Simonets, Master Degville, Miss De Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holman; Capulet-Fearon; Benvolio-Davies; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Paris-Macready; Tibalt-Cubitt; Prince-Gardner; Montague-Thompson; Apothecary-Swords; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Miss Platt; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Brangin.

Dance: In I: Masquerade Scene-(incident to the mainpiece)

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; With the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Cubitt, Brown, Darley, Pemberton, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Viletta Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn (with songs)-Dignum; Ismene (with songs)-Miss Romanzini; Elmira-Mrs Cuyler; Roxalana-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Romanzini

Dance: End: As17870113; Afterpiece: With a Grand Dance-Hamoir, Ferrere, Miss Fuse, the Miss Stageldoirs. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Erixine Actor: Miss Brangin
Role: Euphrasia Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Wilkinson.

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, as17870131, but Miss _Cranfield, Miss Rowson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Young Whimsey Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Collins

Song: Singing, as17870419, but Miss Collett, Miss +Romanzini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Capulet-Fearon; Benvolio-Davies; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Paris-Macready; Montague-Thompson; Tibalt-Cubitt; Prince-Gardner; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Platt; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Edwin; Sileno-Davies; Damaetas-Brown; Pan-Cubitt; Jupiter-Darley; Apollo-Johnstone; Daphne-Mrs Martyr; Mysis-Mrs Webb; Juno-Miss Stuart; Nysa-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Stuart

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; with the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Cubitt, Brown, Darley, Doyle, Rock, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Miss Blower, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Cambray (1st appearance in that character); Lysimachus-Farren; Hephestion-Davies; Cassander-Fearon; Polyperchon-Macready; Thessalus-Helme; Aristander-Gardner; Perdiccas-Thompson; Clytus-Aickin; Statira-Miss Brunton (1st appearance in that character); Sysigambis-Mrs Platt; Parisatis-Mrs Inchbald; Roxana-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Miss Brunton

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Song: II: the Grand Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Cubitt, Brown, Darley, Doyle, Rock, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Miss Blower, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pedro-Kemble; Roderigo-Barrymore; Seberto-Williames; Curio-Benson; Lopez-Suett; Jaquez-Burton; Outlaws-Spencer, Alfred; Stammering Servant and Mad Englishman-R. Palmer; Mad Scholar-Whitfield; Mad Taylor-Waldron; Old Pilgrim-Packer; Mast. of the Madhouse-Chaplin; Gentleman-Wilson; Beggar-Jones; Drunken Servant-Bates; Porter-Fawcett; Peasants-Lamash, Phillimore; Alphonso-Baddeley; Alinda-Mrs Taylor; Fool-Miss Collins; Juletta-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Fool Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End I: a New Dance-Hamoir, Ferrere, the Miss Stageldoirs; End III: The Capricious Lovers, as17870920; End IV: another New Dance-Hamoir, Ferrere, the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Romanzini

Dance: As17871101

Song: Mainpiece: With the original Music-; composed by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional Accompaniments-Suett, Barrymore, Dignum, Danby, Fawcett, Chaplin, Mrs Forster, Miss Collett, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Re Teodoro In Venezia; Or, Theodore (king Of Corsica) At Venice

Dance: End I: a new Divertissement (composed by Chevalier)-Chevalier, Coulon, Vestris, the two Miss Simonets, Sga Bedini, Mlle Coulon (1st appearance); End Opera: a new ballet (composed by Noverre) Les Offrandes a l'Amour-Didelot (1st appearance), Coulon, Vestris, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Vedie, Mlle Coulon, Saulnier, Henry, Sala, the two Miss Simonets, Mlle Grenier, Mezierres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Song: As17870924, but Vocal Parts-Bonville, +Janson, Mrs +Gray, Miss +Rowson, Mrs +Byrne, _Brown, Miss _Blower

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Tidswell

Dance: End III: As17870920; End IV: a Scotch dance, The Lucky Return-Mills, Miss Blanchet, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: a New Dance-; in which will be introduced a Pas de Bernois-Didelot, Mlle Coulon; Pas de Trois-Coulon, the two Miss Simonets; Pas de Deux-Henry, Miss Harvey; a Pas Seul-Chevalier; Pas Seul-Mlle Coulon; the favorite Pas de Russe (composed by Gardel)-Vestris, Mlle Hilligsberg; Hornpipe-Chevalier; Pas de Cinq-the principal Dancers; Pas de Sept-the principal Dancers; conclude with: General Dance-all the Performers

Song: II: a favorite song, Gli affetti mici , composed by Paisiello,-Sga Sestini; violin obligato accompaniment-Cramer

Ballet: End Opera: L'Amour et Psiche. As17880129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: a New Ballet serious and demi-charactere (composed by Noverre)-Gardel, Mlle Coulon, Mlle Hilligsberg, Didelot, Chevalier, Henry, the two Miss Simonets, Miss Harvey, Vestris; End Opera: Euthyme et Eucharis-see17880313 conclude with: the celebrated Pas de Quatre of Panurge-Gardel, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Coulon, Vestris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17871228, but Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Romanzini

Dance: In afterpiece: Dance-Hamoir, Miss Blanchet, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Giulio Sabino

Dance: End I: New Ballet, as17880426; End Opera: La Bonte du Seigneur-Mlle Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mlle Coulon, Henry, the two Miss Simonets, Miss Harvey, Vestris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn (with songs)-Dignum; Ismene (with songs)-Miss Romanzini; Elmira-Mrs Cuyler; Roxalana-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Romanzini

Dance: End: As17880916; In afterpiece: a Grand Dance-Hamoir, Miss Blanchet, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Song: In: Original Music by Matthew Locke-; with full Chorusses and additional Accompaniments-Suett, Sedgwick, Dignum, Danby, Fawcett, Mrs Forster, Miss Romanzini, Miss Collett, Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Brass-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Gripe-Moody; Money@Trap-Parsons; Clip-Benson; Jessamy-Burton; Dick-Palmer; Flippanta-Miss Pope; Corinna (with a song)-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Araminta-Mrs Ward; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Clogget-Mrs Love; Clarissa-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Flippanta Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Romanzini

Dance: In afterpiece: a Grand Dance-Hamoir, Miss Blanchet, Miss Stageldoir

Event Comment: A New Comic Opera (never performed [in London; 1st performed at Vienna, 1786]); the Music by Martini [i.e. Martin y Soler], under the direction of Mazzinghi. Pit 10s. 6d. 1st Gallery 5s. 2nd Gallery 3s. Those Subscribers of last season who have not yet signified their intention respecting the retaining of their Boxes are respectfully requested to send their names, in writing, to the Treasurer's office in Union-court, Hay-market, on or before Thursday next, the 15th inst., or the Manager will be under the necessity of disposing of the Boxes. Subscriptions are received and Tickets delivered as usual, at Messrs Ransom, Morland and Hammersley, No. 57, Pall-Mall. All persons claiming admission into the Opera House by Silver Tickets or Renters' Shares are requested to send the same to the Treasurer's Office as early as may be, that they may be examined and properly certified, otherwise they cannot be admitted. The Doors to be opened at 6:30. To begin at 7:30 [same throughout opera season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Cosa Rara

Dance: End I: a New Divertissement-Didelot, Mlle Adelaide, the two Miss Simonets, Sala, Saulnier, Mlle Emilie Colombe, Beaupre, Duquesney, Mlle Normand; End Opera: L'Embarquement pour Cythere [composed by Didelot]-Didelot, Mlle Emilie Colombe, Beaupre, Duquesney, Mlle Adelaide, the two Miss Simonets, Sala, Saulnier, Mlle Normand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

Dance: End: a new dance, The Graces-Menage, Miss Bury, the two Miss Simonets

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Werter

Performance Comment: Werter (1st time)-Pope; Sebastian-Davies; Leuthrop-Fearon; Albert-Farren; Laura-Miss Stuart; Charlotte-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: Poluscenicon

Dance: In 3rd piece: Byrne, Ratchford, Cranfield, Jackson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Goodwin

Song: End 1st piece: Four and Twenty Fidlers-Edwin; In III 2nd piece: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Cubitt, Darley, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: sic] Actor: Miss Brangin

Dance: End: a new Dance, The Happy Sisters-Menage, Miss DeCamp, the two Miss Simonets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: sic] Actor: Miss Brangin

Dance: End 1st piece: a new Dance, Priere apres Souper (from Sterne's Sentimental Journey [composed by Byrne])-Byrne, Miss DeCamp, the two Miss Simonets