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7107 results for: Keyword - Moll Davis</i>] (whom I never saw act be<span class=
We found 4703 matches on Event Comments, 1656 matches on Performance Comments, 1492 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6851
02 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [This was Wilson's last appearance in London; subsequently he acted at Edinburgh, Manchester, &c.] Receipts: #250 10s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Just In Time

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

6852
03 November 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Goodall as Widow Brady , but as she "was incapable of performing this evening, the Farce should have been changed, for poor Miss Collins was a lamentable Mrs Brady ; before the second act was half over, the greater part of the audience quitted the theatre" (Thespian Magazine, Dec. 1792, p. 150).] Receipts: #169 1s. (129.10; 37.19; 1.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

6853
03 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by William Pearce]: With new Music, Dresses, &c. The Music composed by Haydn, Sacchini, and Shield. The Scenery by Richards. Books of the Songs [W. Woodfall, 1792] to be had at the The Theatre. Public Advertiser, 20 Apr. 1793: This Day is published Hartford Bridge (1s.). Receipts: #294 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Munden, Incledon, Blanchard, Fawcett, Macready, Powel, Thompson, Cross, Rock, Farley, Rees, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Cross, Mrs Clendining (1st appearance on any stage). Cast from text (W. Woodfall, 1793), and Larpent MS 960: Sir Gregory Forester-Quick; Peregrine Forester-Munden; Captain Fieldair-Incledon; Peter-Blanchard; Cartridge-Fawcett; Captain Forester-Macready; Travellers-Powel, Thompson, Cross, Rock; Waiter-Farley; Hostler-Rees; Susan-Mrs Harlowe; Mrs Jangle-Mrs Cross; Clara-Mrs Clendining.

6854
09 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Careless Husband [advertised on playbill of 8 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer. [This was F. Aickin's last appearance in London. Subsequently he acted for several years at the Liverpool theatre, of which he was the manager.] Receipts: #349 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Song: As17921029

6855
12 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 15 Apr. 1793]. Receipts: #279 18s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Dionysius-Farren; Phocion-Macready; Melanthon-Hull; Arcas-Powel; Calippus-Thompson; Greek Herald-Davies; Greek Soldier-Evatt; Philotas-Holman; Erixene-Mrs Platt; Euphrasia-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

6856
24 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Four Acts. The Music by Dr Arne and Giardini. Books of the Lyric Part of the Drama to be had at the Theatre. [Mrs Pollock is identified in European Magazine, Dec. 1792, p. 456. "Candour and impartiality compel us to advise this lady to desist from a pursuit that affords her not the most distant prospect of success. She is deficient in every dramatic requisite, her person alone excepted" (Morning Herald, 26 Nov.).] Receipts: #182 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Dance: End: A New Divertisement-Byrn, Holland, Mme Rossi

Song: In: the Principal Vocal Parts-Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Blanchard, Miss Barnett, Mrs Martyr

6857
28 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #207 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Lewis; Lord Morelove-Pope; Servant-Evatt; Sir Charles Easy-Farren; Lady Easy-Mrs Pope; Edging-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Esten (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: As17921116

6858
15 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #147 15s. 6d. (97.9.6; 43.10.0; 6.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Modely-Wroughton; Freehold-Aickin; Shacklefigure-Suett; Heartwell-Whitfield; Sir John English-Fawcett; Constables-Phillimore, Alfred; Aura-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character); Flora-Mrs Kemble.

6859
18 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces The School for Scandal, but "The Public is most respectfully informed that, in consequence of the sudden indisposition of King, The School for Scandal is unavoidably postponed. This Evening [will be acted] The Heiress" (printed slip attached to BM playbill (Burney 937.c.II)). Thespian Magazine, Feb. 1793, p. 193, also notes this change.] Receipts: #131 15s. (82.15; 45.8; 3.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Song: Probably as17921016

6860
26 December 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Murray. Afterpiece: Not performed these 40 years [acted 22 Jan. 1781]. Written by the celebrated Mrs Eliza Haywood. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had at No. 38, Poland-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: A Wife to be Lett

6861
27 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. With the much-admired Shades and Transparencies, representing the Amusements of Harlequin, and the Destruction of the Pantomimical Fleet. Receipts: #217 19s. (158.11; 54.0; 5.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Song: As17921102

Dance: As17921102; In afterpiece: Dances-the D'Egvilles, Menage, Chatterley, Webb, Melvin, Phillips, Bourk, Bidotti, Whitmell, Walker, Nokes, Keys, Miss Menage, the Miss D'Egvilles, Miss Phillips, Miss A. DeCamp, Miss Menage Jun., Miss Smith, Miss Haskey, Miss Whitmell, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Harris, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Bourk

6862
03 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #169 6s. (136.6; 31.0; 2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

6863
16 January 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. Receipts: #224 4s. (162.6; 53.10; 8.5; ticket not come in: 0.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Chances

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

6864
05 February 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #214 5s. (200.9; 7.2; 6.14). [Half-price was taken on this night, but see 26 Jan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

6865
28 February 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Anna [advertised on playbill of 26 Feb.] is deferred for a few Days, at the Request of the Authoress, in order to amend those passages which prevented the Piece from receiving throughout that unanimous Applause with which the Audience honoured the Four First Acts. [But Anna was not repeated.] Receipts: #316 12s. (253.16; 56.12; 5.18; tickets not come in: 0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

6866
02 March 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Receipts: #144 6s. (141.15; 2.1.2.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: Raymond-Kemble; Austin-Bensley; Theodore-Barrymore; Fabian-Packer; Officers-Phillimore, Benson; Hortensia-Mrs Siddons; Adelaide-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Jaquelin-Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

6867
08 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. 1st piece: In 3 Acts [i.e. abridged from the original 5]. 3rd piece: Written by Pilon. Morning Herald, 21 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 98, High Holborn. Receipts: #404 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Performance Comment: Welford-Lewis; Capt. Douglas-Farren; Nicholas-Munden; Mr Ordeal (1st time)-Harley; Cheaterly-Macready; Col. Staff-Evatt; Sir Buzzard Savage-Quick; Clara (with a song in character)-Mrs Esten; Constance-Miss Chapman; Grace-Mrs Harlowe; Lady Flippant Savage-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17921213, but Captain Belville (with an additional song)-Incledon (1st appearance in that character); Rustic-_; Irish Haymaker-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion; or, All Alarm'd at Brighthelmstone

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding 1st piece: An Eulogium on Money-Quick

6868
03 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Munden. 2nd piece [1st time; M.INT 1, by Thomas Hurlstone, Published by J. Debrett, 1793; in 1795 acted at cg as The British Recruit; or, Who's Afraid?]: The Overture and Music (a Glee and Air excepted) entirely new, by Shield, Giordani and Dr Stevenson of Dublin. To conclude with a Representation of the Grand Fleet under Sail. Books of the Interlude to be had at the Theatre. Morning Herald, 3 May 1793: This Day, at Noon, will be published To Arms (6d.). Morning Herald, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Munden at his house, No. 6, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #448 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Johnstone, Macready, Lewis.

Afterpiece Title: To Arms; or, The British Recruit

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Dance: In 2nd piece: Byrn, Mme Rossi

Song: End 2nd piece: The Sea Storm-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue. As17930410

Cast
Role: new Occasional Address in the character of Actor: Lewis.

6869
14 May 1793 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera (1st time [in London; 1st performed at Naples, 1789]); the Music by Paisiello. Under the direction of Storace. With new Dresses, Scenery and Decorations. Diary, 15 May: The Opera, besides exquisite music, abounds with lively trickery and humourous incident...Kelly shifted his dress nine times, and acted with much pleasantry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Morelli, Rovedino, Kelly, Braghetti, Morigi, Garelli, Sga Belloli, Sga DeMira, Sga Storace. Cast from libretto (J. Hammond [1793]): Pandolfo-Morelli; Scevola-Rovedino; Perillo-Kelly; Eleuterio-Braghetti; Frappa-Morigi; Calandrino-Garelli; Stellidaura-Sga M. Belloli; Cecca-Sga DeMira; Lucrezia-Sga Storace.

Dance: As17930423

Ballet: Iphiginia in Aulide. As17930423

6870
17 May 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Kemble Mem., 18 May: On account of Whitsun Eve the Opera was yesterday [at king's]; we acted therefore at Mr Colman's Theatre. Receipts: #73 (64.3; 8.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mariners

Cast
Role: Rest of the Vocal Characters Actor: Caulfield, Danby, Welsh, Shaw

6871
05 June 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Percey, Cameron, George, Woollams. Kemble Mem.: Benefit for Boxkeepers. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #338 (28.1.6; 13.10.6; 3.15.0; tickets: 292.13.0) (charge: #147 9s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The West Indian

Performance Comment: Stockwell-Aickin; Belcour-Whitfield; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Barrymore; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Stukely-Benson; Fulmer-Suett; Varland-Baddeley; Sailor-Jones; Servants-Webb, Lyons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Powell (1st appearance in that character); Louisa Dudley-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Tidswell; Lucy-Mrs Shaw; Housekeeper-Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Keys

6872
15 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [As Miss Logan Mrs Gibbs had 1st appeared at the hay, 18 June 1783. She had acted later at the Royalty.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

6873
18 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Seeing is Believing, advertised on playbill of 17 June, was not acted.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

6874
25 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: For the first time reduced to Two Acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Zachary Fungus-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Isaac Fungus-Wewitzer; Mr Gruel-Suett; Simon-Bland; Mr Bridoun-Evatt; La Fleur-Abbott; John-Lyons; Hackney Coachman-Ledger; Mrs Mecklin-Mrs Webb; Dolly-Miss Heard; Jenny-Miss Fontenelle.

6875
25 June 1793 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Nozze Di Dorina And I Zingari In Fiera

Performance Comment: A Selection, in 2 acts of the most favourite Scenes from these Comic Operas. Principal Characters-Morelli, Rovedino, Kelly, Sga Storace.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Morelli, Rovedino, Kelly, Sga Storace.

Dance: As17930622

Ballet: Iphiginia in Aulide. As17930622