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We found 13869 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 1746 matches on Event Comments, 441 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: The Ring or Love Me for Myself

Performance Comment: Characters-Kelly, Caulfield, Maddocks, Suett, Webb, Bannister Jun., Miss Stephens, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland. [Larpent MS lists the parts: The Caliph, Giafar, Sadib, Haddadad, acted by Suett (Monthly Visitor, Jan. 1800, p. 69), Hassan, Almeria, acted by Miss Stephens (Dramatic Censor, I, 129), Fetnah, Selima.]Larpent MS lists the parts: The Caliph, Giafar, Sadib, Haddadad, acted by Suett (Monthly Visitor, Jan. 1800, p. 69), Hassan, Almeria, acted by Miss Stephens (Dramatic Censor, I, 129), Fetnah, Selima.]

Music: As17991127

Dance: As17991127

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music From The Works Of handel

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers-Master Elliot, Incledon, Dignum, Denman, Sale, Mrs Second, Miss Capper, Miss Tennant, Miss Crosby (1st appearance), Mrs Dussek.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Occasional Overture-; Pour forth no more-Sale; No more to Ammon's God- Chorus (Jephtha); Wise men flattering-Miss Capper (Judas Maccabaeus); Total Eclipse-Incledon; O first crexted beam-Chorus (Samson); He was eyes unto the blind-Mrs Second (Redemption); Immortal Lord-Chorus (Deborah).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Fourth Oboe concerto-; Awful pleasing being-Miss Tennant (Joshua); Gentle airs-Incledon; accompanied on the violoncello-Charles Ashley (Athalia); Jehovah crowned-Miss Crosby; He comes-Chorus (Esther); Lord remember David-Mrs Dussek (Redemption); God save the King-Chorus (Coronation Anthems).

Music: End II: concerto on the grand piano@forte-Master Neate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: Belville-Holman; General Savage-Munden; Leeson-H. Johnston; Torrington-Emery; Capt. Savage-Whitfield; Spruce-Farley; Conolly-Betterton (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Belville-Mrs Pope; Lady Rachael Mildew-Mrs Davenport; Miss Leeson-Miss Sims; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Glover, late Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: As17991025, but Ruth-Miss Mills; Servant-_; Bailiffs-_.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Sims

Afterpiece Title: The Soldiers Festival

Entertainment: Vaudeville. End 1st piece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Whims & Fancies[; or, +Patches from Harlequin's Jacket (an Entertainment, both Serious and Comic, selected from the best Authors)-Betterton; The Bull and Boat[; or, +Law! Law! Law!-; The Snug [i.e. Tight] Little Island-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Afterpiece Title: The Point of Honour

Performance Comment: Characters by Barrymore, Fawcett, C. Kemble, Suett, Trueman, Atkins, Klanert, Chippendale, Abbot, Miss Chapman, Miss DeCamp. [Cast from text (A. Strahan, 1800): Chevalier de St. Franc-Barrymore; Valcour-Fawcett; Durimel-C. Kemble; Steinberg-Suett; Officers-Trueman, Atkins; Zenger-Klanert; Steibel-Chippendale; Keeper of the Prison-Abbot; Mrs Melfort-Miss Chapman; Bertha-Miss DeCamp; Prologue-Barrymore; Epilogue-Miss DeCamp. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see18000804).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see18000804).]
Cast
Role: Mrs Melfort Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Bertha Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Old Wilding-Davenport; Papillion-Farley; Waiter-Ledger; Servants-Abbot, Chippendale; Sir James Elliot-Trueman; Miss Godfrey-Miss Gaudry; Kitty-Mrs Hale; Miss Grantham-Miss Chapman.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Point Of Honour

Afterpiece Title: The Review or The Wags of Windsor

Performance Comment: Characters-Suett, Farley, Johnstone, Emery, Fawcett, Trueman, Chippendale, Atkins, Mrs Gibbs, Mrs Mountain, Miss DeCamp, Miss Leserve; Cast from text (J. Cawthorn, 1808): Mr Deputy Bull-Suett; +Capt. Beaugard-Farley; +Looney Mactwolter-Johnstone; +John Lump-Emery; +Caleb Quotem-Fawcett; +Charles Williams-Trueman; +Dubbs-Chippendale; +Serjeant-Atkins; +Grace Gaylove-Mrs Gibbs; +Lucy-Mrs Mountain; +Phoebe Whitethorn-Miss DeCamp; +Martha-Miss Leserve Chorusses-Abbot, Sawyer, Little, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Fisher, Dibble, Aylmer, Thomas, Willoughby.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: See17180611 but Prospero-Mills; Stephano-Bickerstaff; Trincalo-Miller; Ventoso-Norris; Mustacho-F. Leigh; Caliban-Johnson; Sycorax-Cross; Hippolita-Miss Willis; Ariel-Miss Lindar; Miranda-Miss Teno; Dorinda-Miss Seal.
Cast
Role: Hippolita Actor: Miss Willis
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Lindar
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Teno
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Seal.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Performance Comment: Mars-Shaw; Vulcan-Thurmond; Venus-Mrs Booth; Cupid-Young Rainton; Graces-Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar; Hour-Miss Johnson; Followers of Mars-Topham, Boval, Lally, Topham Jr; Cyclops-the Comedians.
Cast
Role: Graces Actor: Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar
Role: Hour Actor: Miss Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Miser or Wagner and Abericock

Performance Comment: Miser (Quaker)-Cibber Jr; Pierrot (Starved Servant)-Roger; Wagner (Faustus' Heir, in Character of Harlequin)-Clark; Abericock (Spirit left him by Faustus)-Miss Robinson Jr; Harlequin's Servant (Clown)-Harper; Miller's Wife and Daughter (Quakers)-Mrs Wetherilt, Miss Tenoe; Four Spirits (Quakers) rais'd to entertain Harlequin-Young Rainton, Young Sandham, Miss Robinson, Mrs Walter; Spirits rais'd for the Celebration of Harlequin's Marriage: Rural Lass-Miss Robinson; Country Lads-Young Rainton, Young Sandham; Countrymen-Boval, Haughton, Duplessis; Countrywomen-Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Mrs Young; Pomona-Mrs Booth; Statues-Thurmond, Lally, Roger, Essex.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Triumph

Performance Comment: Miser-Cibber Jr; Pierot-Roger; Harlequin-Clark; Clown-Harper; Harlequin's Attendant Spirit-Miss Robinson Jr; Miller's Wife and Daughter-Mrs Wetherilt, Miss Tenoe; Rural Lass-Miss Robinson; Country Lads-Young Rainton, Young Sandham; Countrymen-Boval, Haughton, Duplessis; Countrywomen-Mrs Brett, Mrs Walter, Miss Young; Pomona-Mrs Booth; Statues-Thurmond, Roger, Lally, Essex.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Barbier; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; 1st Sylvan-Mrs Pelling; 2d Sylvan-Mrs Bullock; 3rd Sylvan-Mrs Vincent; 4th Sylvan-Miss LaTour; 5th Sylvan-Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Moreau, Newhouse; Sicilians-Lanyon, Dupre Jr, DelaGarde, Eaton; Pluto-Papillion; Demons-Salle, Dupre, Moreau, Newhouse, Lanyon; Yeoman-Pelling; Clodpole-Spiller; Old Man-Smith; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Moreau; Old Woman-Miss LaTour; Countrymen, Lasses-Newhouse, DelaGarde Jr, Lanyon, Mrs Russell, Miss Holiday, Mrs Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Smith, Eaton; Elements ; Earth-Dupre; Air-Pelling; Fire-Moreau; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Barbier; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; Sylvans-Mrs Legar, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Vincent, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Poitier; Sicilians-Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Delagarde Jr, Newhouse; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Salle, Dupre, Newhouse, Lanyon; Yeoman-Nivelon; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Old Woman-Miss LaTour; Countrymen and Lasses-Newhouse, Lanyon, Delagarde Jr, Mrs Cantrel, Miss Holliday, Mrs Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Smith, Legard; Earth-Dupre; Air-Pelling; Fire-Poitier; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar.
Event Comment: Receipts: #104 17s, Admission: 5s., 3s., 2, 1s. 6d. [customary advanced prices]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne or The Burgo Master Trickd

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salle; Nymphs-Mrs Bullock, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden, Miss Hill; Daphne-Mrs Laguerre; Morpheus-Leveridge; Mystery-Laguerre; Slumber-Salway; Harequin-Lun; Burgomaster-Nivelon; Boor Servant-Hippisley; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Scaramouch-Newhouse; Peasants-Newhouse, Delagarde Jr, Pelling; Women Peasants-Mrs Benson, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Rice; Venus-Mrs Seedo; Silenus-Leveridge; Bacchus-Salway; Pan-Laguerre; Zephyrus-Salle; Spaniard-Dupre; Polonese-Pelling; French-Poitier; Spanish Woman-Miss LaTour; Polonese Woman-Mrs Ogden; French Woman-Mrs Hill; Flora-Mrs Laguerre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Footman

Performance Comment: Miller, Bardin, Jenkins, Rosco, Bullock, Collet, Excell, Norris, Beckham, Mrs Roberts, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Haughton, Mrs Purden, Mrs Tollet, Miss Wherrit, Miss Tollet; but edition of 1731 lists: Charles-Bardin; Harry-Jenkins; Noddy-Miller; George-Rosco; Thomas-Bullock; Isaac-Excell; Laurence-Norris; Porter-Beckham; Mrs Jessamy-Mrs Haughton; Jenny-Mrs Roberts; Betty-Mrs Palmer; Sukey-Mrs Purden; Molly-Miss Tollet; Nanny-Miss Wherrit; Catherine-Mrs Tollet; Epilogue-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Tollet
Role: Nanny Actor: Miss Wherrit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Country Revels

Performance Comment: As17321117, but First Farmer-Berry; First Farmer's Wife-Mrs Mullart; First Yeoman-Haughton; First Yeoman's Wife-Mrs Walter; Second Yeoman-Lally; Second Yeoman's Wife-Miss Mears; Yeomen-_; Yeomen's Wives-_; Farmers-_.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother in law

Performance Comment: Primrose-Mrs Sharp; Sir Credulous-Griffin; Headpiece-Cibber; Mummy-Johnson; Lady Hyppish-Mrs Butler; Beaumont-W. Mills; Cranny-Shepard; Heartly-Milward; Diascordium-Miller; Gallipot-Harper; Poet-Oates; Belina-Mrs Pritchard; Agnes-Miss Robinson. Prologue spoken by Mills Sr Epilogue by Cibber and Mrs Heron .

Music: Select Pieces between the Acts

Dance: Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, Janno, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett. Polish Dance (new) by Essex, Miss Robinson, S. Lally, Davenport, Holt, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport

Performance Comment: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. Revellers by Essex, Miss Latour, Janno, Holt, Miss Mann, Miss Brett. Polish Dance (new) by Essex, Miss Robinson, S. Lally, Davenport, Holt, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, Mrs Davenport .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote In England

Performance Comment: By the Persons who rehearsed it in DL before the Union of the Companies, but edition of 1734 lists: Don Quixote-Roberts; Sancho-Mullart; Sir Thos Loveland-Machen; Squire Badger-Macklin; Fairlove-Warwell; Mayor-Turbutt; Voter-Machen; Guzzle-Jones; John-Hewson; Brief-Topham; Dr Drench-Hal lam; Mr Sneak-Hickes; Dorothea-Miss Atherton; Jezebel-Mrs Hide; Mrs Guzzle-Mrs Martin; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Egerton; Miss Sneak-Miss Jones .
Cast
Role: Dorothea Actor: Miss Atherton
Role: Miss Sneak Actor: Miss Jones
Event Comment: Tickets for Mrs Wignell, Mrs Vincent, Miss Baston [Miss Bincks, Daily Journal] taken this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote In England

Performance Comment: Don Quixote-Roberts; Sancho Panza-Mullart; Badger-Morgan; Fairlove-Aston; Mayor-Lacy; John-Bencraft; Dorothea-Mrs Mullart; Jezebel-Mrs Steel; Mrs Guzzle-Mrs Egerton; Mrs Sneak-Miss Jones Sr; Miss Sneak-Miss Jones Jr .
Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Miss Jones Sr
Role: Miss Sneak Actor: Miss Jones Jr

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance:

Song: Songs proper to the Play. The Pleasant Month of May by a Gentlewoman, who never appeared on any stage before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Orpheus or The Magical Pipe

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salway; Mercury-Roberts; Caliope-Mrs Cantrel; Attendants on Apollo-Essex, Villeneuve, Livier; Attendants on Cassiope-Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport; Harlequin-Le Brun; Country Squire-Nivelon; Pierot-Lalauze; Petit Maitre-Laguerre; Colombine-Miss Mann; Countrymen-Thurmond, Pelling, Davenport; Countrywomen-Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Brett; Farmer-Harper; Innkeeper-Thurmond; with Grand Ballet by Denoyer, Essex, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Livier, Dace, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett . with Grand Ballet by Denoyer, Essex, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Livier, Dace, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett .

Music: Select Pieces on the Violin by a Youth of 13 Years of Age, who never performed in public before, a Scholar of Signior Catanio

Entertainment: [Apparently not published. Author not known. For Poitier, see Daily Journal, 3 March.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Taste

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Orpheus

Performance Comment: Apollo-Salway; Mercury-Roberts; Caliope-Mrs Cantrel; Attendants on Apollo-Villeneuve, Livier, Davenport; Harlequin-Le Brun; Squire-Nivelon; Farmer-Harper; Pierrot-Lalauze; Innkeeper-Thurmond; Petit Maitre-Laguerre; Colombine-Miss Mann; Countrymen-Thurmond, Pelling, Davenport; Countrywomen-Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Brett; with Grand Ballet by Denoyer, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett . with Grand Ballet by Denoyer, Mrs Walter, Villeneuve, Pelling, Davenport, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Davenport, Miss Brett .
Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Dramatic Masque. Admission 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. No Money under the full Price will be taken; and the Advance Money will he returned to those who chuse to go out before the Overture to the Entertainment begins. Edition of 1736: Invented by Mr Pritchard. Musick composed by Mr Arne. Scenes painted by Mr Hayman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Fall of Phaeton With Harlequin a Captive

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Winstone; Neptune-Turbutt; Priest of Aurora-Salway; Terra-Mrs Cross; Phoebus-Mrs Cantrell; Phaeton-Cross; Clymene-Mrs Clive; Ethiopian-Essex; Moors-Pelling, Villeneuve, Davenport, Rector; Seasons-Villeneuve, Duke, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling; Turkish Dancers-Delamayne, Mrs Walter; Turk-Salway; Harlequin-Le Brun; Morocco Servant-Poitier; Colombine-Miss Mann; Her Maid-Mrs Pritchard; Captain of the Galley-Este; Innkeeper-Turbutt; Barber-Grey; Porter-Leigh; China Woman-Mrs Ferguson; Lodging Woman-Mrs Bennet; Harlequin's Good Genius-Miss Cole; Adonis-Denoyer; Venus-Mlle Anne Roland; Followers of Adonis-Pelling, Rector, Davenport, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Cantrell; Hours-Pelling, Rector, Davenport, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Cantrell .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: I: Minuet in Modern Habits by Rector and Mrs Anderson. II: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: The Amorous Clowns; or, The Courtezan: Clowns-Pelling, Davenport; Wives-Miss Mann, Miss Brett; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling. V: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, &c

Performance Comment: II: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: The Amorous Clowns; or, The Courtezan: Clowns-Pelling, Davenport; Wives-Miss Mann, Miss Brett; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling. V: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, &c .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performance Comment: As17360928, but Dances-Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Lesac, Vallois, Delagarde, H. Fayting, Mrs Woodward, Miss Oates, Miss Gerrard, Mrs Dove; Original Musick-Miss Thornowets [added to the Singers; Prologue as17360928.added to the Singers; Prologue as17360928.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Tollett

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Performance Comment: See17361211, but Germanicus-Miss Jones; Britannia-Mrs Chambers; Mars-Haughton; Bellona-Mlle Roland; Followers-Vallois, LeSac, Delagarde, H. Fayting, Mrs Bullock,Mrs Woodward, Miss Gerrard, Miss Oates; Sergeant of Grenadiers-Lyon.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Pantomime