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We found 4486 matches on Event Comments, 3200 matches on Performance Comments, 700 matches on Performance Title, 19 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: This [main] Piece, written by Dr Brown, is peculiarly happy in evincing to the world "That Virtue still shall conquer tho' in ruin." Mr Sterne presents his respectful Compliments to the Ladies and Gentlemen of Newington and its Vicinity, and now begs leave to inform them that he has been at a considerable Expence in procuring several Performers, in order that every Performance may give Satisfaction to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have so generously exerted their Interest for him and his Company; and as their Stay will be but very short, he hopes that his Care by obtaining so many fresh Members may meet with the Encouragement of a candid Public. N. B. Any Lady or Gentleman who will honor the Company by bespeaking a Play, their Commands will be thankfully received and attended to by applying to Mr Sterne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa Or The Freedom Of Algiers

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: End: Ma chere amie-Wilson

Entertainment: Monologue. A favorite Prologue-Marriot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Entertainment: Monologues End: A Dissertation on Hobby Horses , in which (the speaker) will mount upon their different Hobbies the following Personages: The Ladies , Patriots , Statesmen , Captains , Lawyers , Macaronies , Soldiers , Fidlers , Manager , and his own Hobby-Brown; End afterpiece: Dr Goldsmith's Epilogue in the Character of Harlequin , to conclude with a Leap eight feet high-Brown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: As17871029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Cast
Role: Twist Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Smirk Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Wapping Landlady-Mr King; Orange Woman-Mrs Watts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton

Song: End I 1st piece: Oh say Bonny Lass will you carry a Wallet?-Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr

Entertainment: Monologue. End II 1st piece: A Description of the Curiosities in the Tower-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Song: In afterpiece: a Hunting Song-Darley

Entertainment: Monologue. End afterpiece: an Occasional Epilogue[, in the character of Harlequin] (written by Miss Ross)-Brown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: As17881112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Song: End: The Noon Tide Airfrom Comus-Mrs Farrer; The Soldier tired of War's Alarms-Mrs Nathan

Entertainment: Monologue. After Singing: A Monody on the Death of the late Mr Henderson (2nd time)-Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

Afterpiece Title: The Pharo Table

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Song: In 1st piece: Sweet Bird, as17890126

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Robin Hood Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Perseverance or The Third Time the Best

Entertainment: Monologue. End: As17890514

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Orange Woman-Mrs Watts; Landlady-Mr King

Event Comment: [Kemble Mem.: Haymes, from Margate.] Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. With Alterations and Restorations, particularly the admired Shades and Transparencies representing the Amusements of Harlequin, and the Destruction of the Pantomimical Fleet. Harlequin's Invasion will be performed only Four Times this Season, when it must necessarily give place to Preparations for other Entertainments. Receipts: #183 3s. 6d. (119.4.0; 62.2.0; 1.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Cast
Role: Farmer Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17900129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Gradus Actor: Bannister Jun.

Dance: As17891204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Cast
Role: La@fourbe Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Thimbles Flight from the Shopboard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Liberty, as17900813

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Gradus Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Song: In II: song-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with the Representation of an Engagement between the English and Spaniards, and the Storming of Fort Omoa, on the Spanish Main. Account-Book: Paid Chorus to 11th Inclusive #7 10s.; Poor Rate 1@2 Year #45 17s. 10d.; Thompson on Acct. Supernumeraries #10. Receipts: #212 3s. 6d. (179.13.0; 30.13.6; 1.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Edward Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: National Prejudice

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Fitzroy Actor: Bannister

Entertainment: Imitations End II: (for that Night only some) Comic Imitations-Mrs Wells; End: instead of an Epilogue, some Tragic Imitations-Mrs Wells