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We found 15853 matches on Performance Comments, 6142 matches on Event Comments, 5366 matches on Performance Title, 183 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-King; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Parsons; Careless-Brereton; Clerimont-Farren; Old Wilful-Wrighten; Sir Harry Atall-Fawcett; Finder-R. Palmer; Supple-Suett; Dr Blister-Norris; Rhubarb-Chaplin; Clarinda-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Dainty-Mrs Ward; Sylvia-Mrs Brereton; Wishwell-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Sadlife-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Phillips.

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17821003

Event Comment: Afterpiece: In 2 acts [i. e. reduced from the original 3]. Never Performed Here. Receipts: #202 9s. 6d. (199/11/0; 2/18/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Harper
Role: Dame Isabel Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Bannister; Sir T. Maxwell-Thompson; Invoice-Davies; Doctor Julep-Booth; Apozem-Wewitzcr; Calomel-Fearon; Camphire-Stevens; Dr Last-Edwin; Mrs Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Miss Morris .
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Morris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Young Knowell-Brereton; Wellbred-Farren; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Parsons; Downright-Wrighten; Master Mathew-Burton; Cob-Wright; Cash-R. Palmer; Formal-Fawcett; Capt. Bobadil-Palmer; Bridget-Miss Collett; Tib-Mrs Love; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Brereton .
Cast
Role: Formal Actor: Fawcett
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Phillips.

Dance: End of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17821003

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Antony to Phillimore. On the Kemble playbill his name is deleted, but no substitute is listed. For Waldron see 30 May 1783.] Receipts: #71 13s. (39/5/0; 32/0/6; 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Palmer; Duke-Packer; Petruchio-Aickin; Antonio-Parsons; Peter-Burton; Antony-probably Waldron; Francisco-Wright; Surgeon-Wrighten; Frederick-Brereton; 1st Constantia-Mrs Ward; Mother-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Love; Nurse-Mrs Booth; 2nd Constantia-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: 2nd Constantia Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Phillips.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lewis; Strickland-Clarke; Bellamy-Whitfield; Jack Mcggot-Booth; Tester-Stevens; Buckle-W. Bates; Frankly-Wroughton; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Lewis; Jacintha-Mrs Lessingham; Lucetta-Mrs Wilson; Milliner-Miss Stuart; Clarinda-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayors Day

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Morris
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [not acted since 3 Oct. 1776]. The Conscious Lovers, and the new Farce of The Best Bidder, announced for to-morrow, are obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Parsons. "We left the Theatre with the precise Impressions a Theatre ought to leave--We were perhaps more good, at any Rate certainly we felt more fond of Goodness" (Public Advertiser, 30 Nov.). "Mrs Siddons, in the third act of the Fair Penitent, was so far affected, with assuming the mingled passions of pride, fear, anger, and conscious guilt, that I might appeal to the spectators, whether, in spite of the rouge which the actress is obliged to put on, some paleness did not shew itself in her countenance" (Davies, II, 56). Receipts: #262 17s. (247/2/0; 15/10/0; 0/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Palmer; Sciolto-Aickin; Altamont-Brereton; Rossano-Williames; Horatio-Bensley; Lavinia-Mrs Bulkley; Lucilla-Miss Wright; Calista-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Patie Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Wheeler
Event Comment: Percy [announced on playbill of 4 Dec] is obliged to be deferred on account of Miss Younge's Indisposition. Receipts: #175 6s. 6d. (172/12/6; 2/14/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayors Day

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Morris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Harper
Role: Dame Isabel Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17821108, but Arabella-Miss Platt .
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Platt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Palmer; Sir Philip Modclove-Baddcley; Obadiah Prim-Moody; Freeman-Farren; Sackbut-Wrighten; Tradclove-Fawcett; Simon Pure-R. Palmer; Periwinkle-Waldron; Mrs Prim-Mrs Love; Ann Lovely-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17821003; End of Act I of afterpiece, as17821005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17821022, but Maria-Miss Wheeler .
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Wheeler
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Phillips.

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song [see17820926] by Barrymore

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Yates for 2 Nights Performance #34. Receipts: #111 1s. (105/17; 5/4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Henderson; Angelo-Clarke; Escalus-Fearon; Claudio-Wroughton; Provost-Davies; Friar Peter-Thompson; Elbow-W. Bates; Abhorson-Bates; Barnardine-Jones; Clown-Booth; Lucio-Lee Lewes; Mariana-Mrs Lewis; Juliet-Miss Stuart; Francisca-Mrs Poussin; Isabella-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayors Day

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Morris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17821107, but Corinna-Miss Barnes .
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Flippanta Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17820921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17821018, but Lady Touchwood-Miss Satchell (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Letitia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Cicily Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Gillian Actor: Miss Harper
Event Comment: The Discovery [announced on playbill of 19 Dec] is obliged to be deferred on account of Henderson's Indisposition. Afterpiece: Never performed here. Taken from Soiiman the Magnificent of Marmontel. Receipts: #241 8s. 6d. (231/9/0; 9/19/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Osman-Bannister; Solyman-Whitfield; Ismene-Mrs Martyr; Elmira-Miss Cleland; Roxalana-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Cleland

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821206 in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performance Comment: Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] hathi.This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] hathi.

Song: As17821206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-King; Mr Strictland-Bensley; Frankly-Palmer; Bellamy-Farren; Jack Meggot-Dodd; Tester-Burton; Buckle-Wright; Ranger's Servant-Phillimore; Jacintha-Mrs Wells; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Brereton; Lucetta-Mrs Hopkins; Clarinda-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Mirth Actor: Miss Field

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17820917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir William Belmont-Mills; Young Belmont-Whitfield; Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverley-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Tattle-Mrs Davenett; Tippet-Miss Platt; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Belinda-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Fearon
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Cleland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17830103, but added: Marmalet-Miss Stuart .
Cast
Role: : Marmalet Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Blandford Actor: Fearon
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Cleland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Sga Sestini (1st appearance in Serious Opera [at this theatre; see17821102]); Artabanes-Reinhold; Rimines-Davies; Artaxerxes-Mrs Kennedy; Semira-Mrs Morton; Mandane-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayors Day

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Morris
Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces The Mysterious Husband, but its "being, on account of Miss Younge's sudden Illness, set aside, it was very proper to substitute another Piece of Cumberland's, The Walloons" (Public Advertiser, 10 Feb.).] Receipts: #150 6s. (142/7/6; 7/18/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walloons

Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Satchell

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (with songs')-Moody; Colonel Blunt-Aickin; Mr Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Parsons; Abel-Burton; Lieut. Story-Phillimore; Committee-Men-Waldron, &c.; Col. Careless-Brereton; Mrs Day-Mrs Hopkins; Arabella-Mrs Brereton; Ruth-Miss Pope .
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Mirth Actor: Miss Field

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Probably as17821205, but Clara-Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)] .i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)] .

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Davies; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar (with a song)-Mattocks; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Borachio-W. Bates; Conrade-Mahon; Friar-Fearon; Verges-Mills; Dogberry-Quick; Town Clerk-Edwin; Hero-Miss Cleland; Margaret-Mrs Whitfield; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Cleland

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts as17830314but Miss Linley in place of Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Chloris Actor: Miss Phillips.

Music: End of Part I concerto on the hautboy by Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Bannister Jun.; Trueman-Farren; Thorowgood-Packer; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Burton; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Miss Hale; Millwood-Mrs Ward .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17820921

Song: In Act I of mainpiece song by Williames

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 99, High Holbourn. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont [recte Massinger] and Fletcher. With Alterations [by Leonard Macnally (Not. Dram.)]. To conclude with a Representation of the Ceremony of receiving a Knight of the Order of Malta. The Music by Dr Arne. Afterpiece: Never performed here. Receipts: #292 13s. (197/1; tickets: 95/12) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knight Of Malta Or The Humourous Dane

Performance Comment: Mirando-Lewis; Mountferrat-Whitfield; Valetta-Hull; Colonna-Davies; Rollo-Fearon; Godfreno-Wroughton; Astorious-Thompson; Sailor-Bates; Captain Norandine-Quick [European Magazine, May 1783, p. 386 adds: Surgeon-Webb; Castriot-Helme]; Turkish Captive-Miss Satchell; Oriana-Mrs Robinson .

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost or The Devil to do about Her

Performance Comment: Farmer Harrow-Quick; Trusty-Edwin; Clinch-Wilson; Sir Jeffery-Fearon; Captain Constant-Davies; Belinda-Miss Morris; Dolly-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Morris

Dance: As17821231

Song: In the Ceremony, by Reinhold, Mrs Martyr, and others