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6754 results for: Keyword - Mr Chapman
We found 4283 matches on Event Comments, 2412 matches on Performance Comments, 546 matches on Performance Title, 19 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1001
08 April 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, A Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Holman; Clerimont-Macready; Finder-Farley; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Dr Bolus-Davenport; Rhubarb-Wilde; Mr Wilful-Powel; Supple-Simmons; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Wishwell-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Dainty-Mrs Knight; Clarinda-Miss Chapman; Sylvia-Miss Mansel; Lady Sadlife-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke; or, Trapolin's Vagaries

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

1002
06 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Performance Comment: Welford-Macready; Capt. Douglas (1st time)-Toms; Nicholas-Munden; Mr Ordeal (1st time)-Murray; Cheaterly-?; Col. Staff-Haymes; Sir Buzzard Savage-Quick; Clara (with For tenderness form'd)-Mrs Mountain; Constance-Miss Chapman; Grace-Mrs Gilbert; Lady Flippant Savage-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

1003
04 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Performance Comment: Bronzely-Lewis; Lord Priory-Quick; Sir George Evelyn-Holman; Sir William Dorrillon-Munden; Oliver-Simmons; Mr Norberry-Waddy; Nabson-Thompson; Servants-Lee, Wilde, Ledger, Curties; Bailiffs-Abbot, Hawtin; Lady Mary Raffle-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Priory-Miss Chapman; Miss Dorrillon-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Lady Priory Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Chapman

Dance: End II: Les Delassemens Militaires, as17971021; End: Cupid and Psyche (composed by Noverre)-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon, The Graces by Mlle St.Amand, Mme D'Egville, Mlle Philips

1004
06 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, A Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Holman; Clerimont-Whitfield; Finder-Farley; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Dr Bolus-Davenport; Rhubarb-Wilde; Mr Wilful-Powel; Supple-Simmons; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Wishwell-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Dainty-Mrs Knight; Sylvia-Miss Mansel; Clarinda-Miss Chapman; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

1005
05 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Performance Comment: Count Conolly Villars-Holman; M'Dermot-Johnstone; Mr Dorimont-Hull; Sir Paul Peckham-Waddy; Sir Samuel Sheepy-Munden; Picard-Farley; Exempt-Thompson; Bailiff-Wilde; Lucy-Miss Chapman; Lydia-Miss Sims; Lady Peckham-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Chapman

Dance: In II 2nd piece: Negro Dance, as17990513, but added: Blurton

Song: In course Evening: Young William was a Seaman true-Incledon; A favorite new song-Miss Waters; comic song-Munden; Old Towler-Incledon; Boxing the Compass-Fawcett

1006
25 September 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Performance Comment: Drooply-Lewis; Leonard Vizorly-Pope; Oakworth-Munden; Sharpset-Fawcett; Henry Melville-H. Johnston; Mr Cleveland-Murray; Old Vizorly-Emery; Master of the Hotel-Thompson; Keeper-Abbot; Servant-Curties; Waiter-Wilde; Simpson-Blurton; Julia-Mrs Pope; Gangica-Mrs H. Johnston; Mrs Cleveland-Miss Chapman; Lady Jemima-Mrs Davenport; Caroline-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cleveland Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

1007
28 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Performance Comment: Bronzely-Lewis; Sir George Evelyn-Pope; Sir William Dorillon-Munden; Lord Priory-Emery (1st appearance in that character); Mr Norberry-Waddy; Oliver-Simmons; Miss Dorillon-Mrs Johnson; Lady Mary Raffle-Mrs Dibdin (1st appearance in that character); Lady Priory-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Lady Priory Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: St

Afterpiece Title: The Hermione

Song: End I 1st piece: a Song-Master Gray; End II: The Muffin Man (Written by T. Dibdin, and composed by Moorehead)-Dighton (1st appearance on this stage); End 1st piece: the celebrated Laughing Song-Dighton

1008
28 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Will Hill. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire of his friends. N.B. The Gentlemen are desired to meet Mr Hill after the Play at the Rose Tavern, Temple Bar. [He had advertised since 15 April that "Gentlemen and Ladies who intend to honour him with their presence," should take tickets at: the Thatched House, St. James's St; Jack Bridell's, the One Tun in the Strand; Half moon in Holborn; Rose, Temple Bar; King's Head, in the Poultry; Castle, Lombard St; Bell, East cheap; King's Head, Tower Hill, Rummer, Bishopsgate St; West India and Jerusalem Coffee Houses near the Royal Exchange; Chapman's, Swordcutler, in Exchange Alley; and at Will Hill's Lodgings, Mr Geves's in Abchurch Lane.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Master J. Granier, Master J. Granier's Sister

1009
21 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: scene I. Hornpipe, as17840517; Poor ThomasDay by Chapman, Wilson, Barry more, scene III. Thou hast gone awa' from me Mary by Miss Phillips. scene III. As scene III, 26 Apr., but added: Wilson. scene IV. An Italian Air, as17840412 To conclude with a Dance [probably The Sportsmen's Return] by Mr and Miss Hamoir .

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

1010
20 August 1668 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: In L. C. 5@139, p. 373, is a list of plays allowed to the Duke's Company: The Poetaster [by Ben Jonson]. Cupids Reuenge [by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. See 17 Aug. 1668]. Timon of Athens [by William Shakespeare]. Troyolus and Grisseida [by William Shakespeare]. Three parts of H. ye 6 [by William Shakespeare]. The honest mans fortune [by John Fletcher and others]. Woemen pleas'd [by John Fletcher]. Witt at Seuerall Weapons [by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher]. The Woemen Hater or The hungry Courtier [by Francis Beaumont]. All fooles [by George Chapman]. Birons Conspiracy [by George Chapman]. Broken heart [by John Ford]. Bird in a Cage [by James Shirley]. Chabot Admirall of ffranse [by James Shirley, with George Chapman]. ffaithful Shepherd [possibly Guarini's Il Pastor Fido]. Herod and Antipater [by Gervase Markham with William Sampson]. Humor out of breath [by John Day]. Jealous Louers [by Thomas Randolph]. Loues Melancholy [Lover's Melancholy, by John Ford]. Muliasses the Turke [by John Mason]. Queene of Arragon [by William Habington]. Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois [by George Chapman]. Revenge for Honor [or The Parricide, by Henry Glapthorne]

Performances

1011
21 August 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Bannister Jun.; Don Guzman-Parsons; Figaro-R. Palmer; The Page-Mrs Forster; Doctor Bartholo-Moss; Basil-Chapman; Doublefee-Johnson; Bounce-Swords; Antonio-Edwin; Countess-Mrs Bannister; Marcelina-Mrs Webb; Agnes-Miss Brangin; Susan-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Basil Actor: Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Day

Performance Comment: Morning. Champaign Country. The Village Delight-Mrs Bannister, Mrs Forster; Hunting Song-Chapman; The Early Horn-Miss George; Noon. Skirts of a Wood. Prithee Susan-Meadows, Mrs Forster; dance, Shepherd's Wedding-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets; Afternoon. How merrily we live-Davies, Meadows, Mrs Bannister; Where the Bee sucks-Davies, Mathews, Mrs Forster, Mrs Bannister; Night. A Country Church-yard. Sweet Echo-Mrs Bannister; dance, Fairies Sporting-young D'Egville, Giorgi's Scholars, Miss DeCamp; Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, Davies, Chapman; Musical Epilogue-Meadows, Chapman, Mathews, Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: Hunting Song Actor: Chapman
Role: Poor Thomas Day Actor: Edwin, Davies, Chapman
Role: Musical Epilogue Actor: Meadows, Chapman, Mathews, Mrs Edwards.

Entertainment: Imitations End 2nd piece: As17870807

1012
29 March 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow of the Late Chapman. Tickets deliver'd out by the Widow Johnson and Mrs Wallis will be taken. Yesterday Morning died Mr John Laguerre, an eminent Painter belonging to the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden; a facetious companion, universally esteemed in every Scene of Life! (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

1013
22 October 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted in 5 years. [See 11 Dec. 1744. For further comment on Dexter, see Genest, IV, p. 341.] One Mr Dexter did Oroonoko , a Gent of Ireland--who never appear'd upon a Stage before--he had ye Greatest applause ever heard & indeed deservedly a Sweet Voice, great feeling--his name was not in ye Bills--only by a Gent (Cross). We hear that a Comedy call'd Eastward Hoe; or, The Prentices, written by Ben Johnson, Chapman, and Marston, is now reviving at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, and will be acted the 29th. [A four page double column account of the text of Oroonoko appeared in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1752, pp. 163-67.] Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

1014
07 December 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin Queen; Or, The Captive Princess

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Quin, Boheme, Walker, Milward, Ogden, Chapman, Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Templer, Mrs Younger; but edition of 1729 lists: Pallantus-Ryan; Axartes-Quin; Eumenes-Milward; Phraortes-Boheme; Mirza-Chapman; Arsamnes-Walker; Olympia-Mrs Buchanan; Artesia-Mrs Younger; Euryone-Mrs Templer; Prologue-Walker; Epilogue-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Quin, Boheme, Walker, Milward, Ogden, Chapman, Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Templer, Mrs Younger
Role: Mirza Actor: Chapman

1015
04 March 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Frederick, Duke Of Brunswick Lunenberg

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Walker, Rayn, Quin Milward, Chapman, Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Berriman; but edition of 1729 lists: Frederick-Walker; Duke of Wirtemberg-Ryan; Anspach-Milward; Anhalt-Berryman; Count Waldec-Quin; Baden-Pitts; Ridolpho-Chapman; Anna-Mrs Buchanan; Adelaid-Mrs Berryman; Sophia-Mrs Morgan; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor: Walker, Rayn, Quin Milward, Chapman, Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Berriman
Role: Ridolpho Actor: Chapman

1016
25 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorastus And Faunia; Or, The Royal Shepherdess

Performance Comment: Leontes-Ogden; Polixene-Chapman; Dorastus-Houghton; Old Hob-Smith; Colin-Wm. Bullock; Queen-Mrs Rice; Faunia-Mrs Chapman; Hob's Mother-Mrs Martin; Mopsa-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Polixene Actor: Chapman
Role: Faunia Actor: Mrs Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TTollet's Ground-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

1017
25 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rape; Or, The Innocent Impostor

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Boheme, Ryan, Quin, Walker, Milward, Hulett, Chapman, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Younger, Mrs Buchanan, but edition of 1730 lists: King of Spain-Boheme; Alonzo-Quin; Sebastian-Ryan; Ramirez-Walker; Emanuel-Milward; Garcia-Hulett; Octavio-Chapman; Lionel-Ogden; Queen of Spain-Mrs Berriman; Queen Dowager of Portugal-Mrs Bullock; Emilia-Mrs Buchanan; Isabella-Mrs Younger; Merinda-Mrs Cantrel; Prologue-Ryan; Epilogue-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Boheme, Ryan, Quin, Walker, Milward, Hulett, Chapman, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Younger, Mrs Buchanan, but edition of 1730 lists: King of Spain-Boheme
Role: Octavio Actor: Chapman

1018
16 July 1730 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Chapman; Manly-Milward; Sir Francis-Morgan; Squire Richard-Salway; Basset-Houghton; Moody-Bullock; Poundage-Hall; Lady Townly-Mrs Templer; Lady Grace-Mrs Grace; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Morgan; Jenny-Mrs Rice; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Martin; Myrtilla-Mrs Chapman; Trusty-Mrs Ogden.
Cast
Role: Townly Actor: Chapman
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Chapman

Dance: Smith, Mrs Ogden

1019
04 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coffee House Politician

Performance Comment: Squeezem-Hippisley; Worthy-Ogden; Ramble-Walker; Constant-Milward; Sotmore-Hulett; Politick-Chapman; Dabble-Ray; Staff-Hall; Isabella-Mrs Boheme; Mrs Squeezem-Mrs Bullock; Mrs Staff-Mrs Kilby; Hilaret-Mrs Younger. With a Prologue, Epilogue, but edition of 1731 lists: Worthy-Milward; Politick-Boheme; Constant-Chapman; Quill-H. Bullock; Porer-Maclean; Faithful-Houghton; Isabella-Mrs Templer; Hilaret-Mrs Boheme; Cloris-Mrs Stevens (and others as above).
Cast
Role: Politick Actor: Chapman
Role: Constant Actor: Chapman

1020
13 January 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Periander

Performance Comment: Parts by Quin, Ryan, Walker, Milward, Chapman, Hulett, Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Templer; but edition of 1731 lists: Periander-Quin; Lycophron-Clarke; Procles-Ryan; Aristides-Milward; Zeno-Hulet; Alcander-Chapman; Hypsenor-Walker; Lycon-Ogden; General-Haughton; Melissa-Mrs Buchanan; Clarinda-Mrs Templer; Prologue-Ryan; Epilogue-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Alcander Actor: Chapman

1021
03 February 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philotas

Performance Comment: Parts-Ryan, Hulet, Quin, Walker, Chapman, Milward, Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Berriman; but edition of 1731 lists: Philotas-Ryan; Craterus-Hulett; Clitus-Quin; Cassander-Walker; Perdiccas-Ogden; Lysimachus-Chapman; Arsaces-Milward; Ceballinus-Salway; Alcander-Houghton; Cleora-Mrs Buchanan; Antigona-Mrs Berriman; Prologue-Quin; Epilogue by Concanen-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Ryan, Hulet, Quin, Walker, Chapman, Milward, Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Berriman
Role: Lysimachus Actor: Chapman

1022
27 February 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Parts-Quin, Ryan, Walker, Chapman, Milward, Hulett, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Templer, Mrs Buchanan, but edition of 1731 lists: Glycon-Quin; Nicanor-Chapman; Adrastus-Walker; Phalantus-Haughton; Egistus-Ryan; Polydorus-Milward; Arbantes-Ogden; Argaleon-Hulet; Euryalus-Salway; Merope-Mrs Berryman; Timoclea-Mrs Templer; Ismene-Mrs Buchanan; Prologue by Aaron Hill-Milward; Epilogue-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Quin, Ryan, Walker, Chapman, Milward, Hulett, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Templer, Mrs Buchanan, but edition of 1731 lists: Glycon-Quin
Role: Nicanor Actor: Chapman

1023
03 April 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orestes

Performance Comment: Parts-Quin, Ryan, Walker, Milward, Chapman, Hulett, Hall, Hippisley, Penkethman, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Younger, Mrs Buchanan, Miss Holiday; but edition of 1731 lists: Thoas-Quin; Orestes-Ryan; Pylades-Walker; Barzanes-Chapman; Araxes-Milward; Riphaeus-Aston; High Priest-Houghton; Magician-Hulett; Hecat-Hall; Grecian@Captain-Ray; Furies-Leveridge, Salway, Laguerre; Sailors-Penkethman, Hippisley, Smith, Wilcocks; Circe-Mrs Berriman; Iphigenia-Mrs Buchanan; Hermione-Mrs Younger; Laodice-Miss Holliday; Ghost of Clytemnestra-Mrs Templer; Goddess Pallas-Mrs Wright; Attendant on Circe-Mrs Forrester; Prologue-Walker; Epilogue by Fielding-Miss Younger.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Quin, Ryan, Walker, Milward, Chapman, Hulett, Hall, Hippisley, Penkethman, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Younger, Mrs Buchanan, Miss Holiday
Role: Barzanes Actor: Chapman

Song: Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Laguerre, Rochetti, Salway, Mrs Wright, Mrs Carter, Mrs Cantrel

Dance: Salle, Nivelon, DuPre, Poitier, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, DuPre Jr, Salle, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour

1024
15 July 1731 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Milward; Amanda-Mrs Templer; Sir Novelty-Chapman; Elder Worthy-Ogden; Young Worthy-Houghton; Snap-Morgan; Sly-Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Grace; Narcissa-Mrs Morgan; Flareit-Mrs Martin; Maid-Mrs Chapman; Sir William-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir Novelty Actor: Chapman
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Chapman

Song: Salway

Dance: As17310701

1025
22 July 1731 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Sir John-Ogden; Sealand-Haughton; Young Bevil-Milward; Myrtle-Salway; Cimberton-Hippisley; Humphrey-Morgan; Tom-Chapman; Danidl-Young Woodward; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Martin; Isabella-Mrs Rice; Indiana-Mrs Templer; Lucinda-Mrs Chapman; Phillis-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Chapman
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Chapman

Dance: As17310701