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7364 results for: Keyword - Mr Gentleman
We found 4804 matches on Event Comments, 2056 matches on Performance Comments, 716 matches on Performance Title, 408 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

2251
26 May 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; Minor-Davis; Shift (with Imitations)-a Young Gentleman; Sir William-Castle; Sir Richard-Lewis; Loader-Fearon; Dick-Jacobs; Transfer-Weston; Lucy-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Shift Actor: a Young Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: The Haymakers-Giorgi's scholars

2252
27 November 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-a Gentleman, first appearance any stage [Brown]; Iago-Bensley; Cassio-Clarke; Brabantio-Gardner; Roderigo-Lewes[, first time; Lodovico-Owenson; Montano-Davis; Duke-Thompson; Gratiano-Redman; Emilia-Mrs Green; Desdemona-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: a Gentleman, first appearance any stage

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17731112

2253
11 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Performance Comment: Cyrus-a Gentleman [Brunton] first appearance any stage; Cambyses-Smith; Astyages-Clarke; Harpagus-Hull; Mithranes-Bensley; Aspasia-Mrs Mattocks; Mandane-Mrs Melmoth.
Cast
Role: Cyrus Actor: a Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton with Stockwell Scenes

2254
09 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-A Young Gentleman (first appearance this stage); Roger-J. Aickin; Bauldy-Moody; Cymon-Parsons; Sir William-Packer; Glaud-Johnston; Jenny-Mrs Johnston; Mause-Waldron; Madge-Mrs Love; Peggy-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Patie Actor: A Young Gentleman

Entertainment: End Act II: Imitations[, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister; [Act III: An Ode to Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister; [Act V: Judge Tycho's Sentence-Weston. [See17740505.

2255
17 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

2256
14 October 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-the Gentleman who perform'd Mcheath [Young]; Stockwell-Booth, first time; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles Dudley-Wroughton; O'Flaherty-Shuter; Fulmer-Dunstall; Varland-Quick; Lady Rusport-Mrs Pitt; Louisa-Miss Brown; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Hull; Charlotte-Mrs Mattocks[, first time., first time.
Cast
Role: Belcour Actor: the Gentleman who perform'd Mcheath

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Dance: II: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

2257
24 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Edgar-Lewis, first time; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Bensley; Kent-Clarke; Albany-Whitefield; Cornwall-Davies; Gentleman Usher-Quick; Burgundy-Thompson; Goneril-Miss Pearce; Regan-Mrs Whitefield; Arante-Miss Dayes; Cordelia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

2258
10 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

2259
02 February 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, the Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Wooler; Jobson-Massey; Doctor-Lloyd; Butler-A Gentleman; Cook-Baldwin; Footman-Trotter; Coachman-Lewis; Fiddler-Williams; Lady Loverule-Mrs Nost; Nell (by particular desire)-Mrs Harris (a fruiteress from Tunbridge-Wells) who performed it in that place three times with great applause.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: A Gentleman

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Rawlins

Song: End Opera: Aileen a Roon-Mrs Woodman

2260
16 February 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sot

Performance Comment: Fairlove-Young Gentlewoman, first appearance; Clarinda-Young Gentlewoman, first appearance; Pert-Young Gentlewoman, fifth appearance; Sir Thomas-young Gentleman, first appearance.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: young Gentleman, first appearance.

Song: Catches and Glees-; Diana's Chace-Miss Jameson

Music: After Comic piece: two Ariettas on the Octave Flute in the Polonese taste-a new performer from that country; After Part II Catches and Glees: Concerto on Clarinet with variations on the Wanton God-Mahon

2261
03 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: As17750209, but Belville-Brereton, first time; Capt. Savage-a Gentleman, first appearance on this stage.
Cast
Role: Savage Actor: a Gentleman, first appearance on this stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Dance: I: A New Ballet (for that Night Only) call'd The Force of Love-M LaRavier (his first appearance on that stage), Sga Hidou, Como, Sga Como, Two Children, first appearance; End: The Grand Provencalle Dance, as17750202

2262
19 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-King; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Old Man-Parsons; Drunken Man (by desire)-Weston; first time; Esop-J. Aickin; Frenchman-Baddeley; Mercury (with Songs)-Davies; Fine Lady-Miss Pope; Bowman-Lamash; Charon-Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Dodd

Entertainment: End: New Interlude: Weston's Return from the Universities of Parnassus-Weston

2263
03 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Wash &c. left out of the title (Winston MS). The farce went off very well till the second act when Capt. Roper and another Gentleman came into the boxes very Drunk hiss'd and kept a great Noise 'till at last the Pit and Gallery began to hiss them he struck at Somebody in the Pit--the Gentleman that came with Capt. Roper Jump'd out of the Stage Box upon the Stage immediately Several out of the Pit and Boxes follow'd and Some blows ensued and I thought they would have pull'd the House down this lasted about half and hour and then it all grew quiet and we finished the Farce (Hopkins Diary). Paid salary list 5 days #520 5s. 5d.; Mrs Garrick for sundry stage trimmings #7 8s. 6d. Receipts: #197 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Blackamoor

2264
22 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: Lear-Barry; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin, first time; Kent-Clarke; Albany-L'Estrange; Cornwall-Thompson; Gentleman Usher-Quick; Burgundy-Young; Edgar-Webster[, his sixth appearance on any stage; [See five performances of Douglas this season.] Goneril-Mrs Hunter; Regan-Miss Ambrose; Arante-Miss Dayes; Cordelia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17760217

2265
22 February 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phoebe At Court

Performance Comment: Parts-Mrs Farrel, who sang the Hunting Song in The Sot; a Gentleman, Billington, Miss Weller, Mrs Barthelemon. a Gentleman, Billington, Miss Weller, Mrs Barthelemon.

Song: A collection of Catches and Glees-under the direction of Dr Arne

Music: Between the interludes: Concerts on the Violin-Barthelemon who will lead the orchestra

2266
16 April 1776 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. A dispute...between a German Baron and a French Gentleman would have terminated in a duel, but that an Englishman of rank sent an account of the matter to Bow Street, on which the parties were desired to attend when it appeared that the Baron had insulted the Gentleman at the Opera, insisted on his fighting immediately in the street or the next morning at Hyde Park with pistols. [The Baron was charged with the responsibility of keeping the peace (Public Advertiser)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Dance: I: Le Retour des Matelotes, as17760319 II: La Fete du Village, as17760224

Ballet: End Opera: Astolphe. As17760312

2267
22 April 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: Binnacle-A Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; Commodore Flip-Moody; Worthy-Usher; Dorcas Zeal-Mrs King, first time; Mizen-Dodd; Sir Charles Pleasant-Brereton; Rovewell-Lamash; Cockswain-Wrighten; Indent-Griffiths; Hatchway (With a song)-Bannister; Arabella Zeal-Mrs Greville; Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Lt. Cribbage-Davies; Lt. Easy-Norris; Jiltup-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Barmaid-Mrs Davies; Advocate-Mrs Millidge; to finish with a Grand Naval Review in which is introduced a Dance of Sailors-Blurton, Mrs Sutton;, and the Favourite song of Rule Britannia-Davies, Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Binnacle Actor: A Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

2268
22 April 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Young Gentleman from York; Isabella's child-Master P. Fisher; Isabella-Mrs Fisher; first time in London. In Act II, an Epithalamium-Millar, Miss Barret; Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Biron Actor: Young Gentleman from York

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Fisher; Petruchio-Gentleman (who performs Biron ); Humorous Epilogue on Everybody-Somebody, in the character of No Body - Master Fisher.
Cast
Role: Petruchio Actor: Gentleman

2269
27 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Thomas(to be imitated after the manner of Weston)-A Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage; Whittle-Wilson; Kecksey-Lee Lewes; Sir Patrick-Mahon; Bates-Fearon; Nephew-Young; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: A Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage

Monologue: Interlude. Taken from The Register Office. End of Play, By Particular Desire and for that night only. The New Character-Mrs Gardener , her first appearance here these 2 years; Melpomene-Miss Francis

Entertainment: After Interlude: Epilogue-Lee Lewes in the character of Harlequin (Written by late Dr Goldsmith) which will conclude with an escape thro' the Tub, as in the Pantomime of Mother Shipton

Dance: End Epilogue: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

2270
18 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Miser-Shuter; Clerimont-Davis; Ramilie-Goss; Decoy-Lloyd; Furnish-Francis; Sparkle-Walters; Lawyer-Dyell; James-Jackson; Fredrick-a Gentleman; Harriet-Miss Essex; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Bishop; Wheedle-Miss J. Essex; Lappet-Mrs Gardner; Mariana-Miss Weller (a pupil of Dr Arne's, first time in that character).
Cast
Role: Fredrick Actor: a Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Shuter; Sileno-Baker; Dametas-Jackson; Jupiter-Burton; Pan-Jackson; Apollo-a Gentleman; Mysis-Mrs Love; Juno-Miss Stewart; Daphne-Mrs Russell; Nysa-Miss Weller.
Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: a Gentleman

Entertainment: Before: An Address to the Town, with Imitations-Master Russell , a child but 6 years of age; End II: Bucks Have at ye all-Master Russell; End IV: Imitations-Decastro; End: The Cries of London-Shuter (By Desire); Jo Haine's Epilogue-Shuter riding on an Ass

2271
23 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Entertainment: End II: The Cries of London-Shuter; II: Imitations-Master Russell; IV: Scene of Lady Pentweazle (from Taste) Lady Pentweazle -Mas. Russell; End: Interlude from the Register Office-Lloyd, Miss Francis, Mrs Gardner

2272
27 September 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Performance Comment: Barbarossa-The Gentleman who performed King Henry [on 25 Sept.]; Othman-Comerford; Sadi-Johnson; Aladin-Smith; Officer-Lewis; Slave-Dancer; Selim-Stokes; Zaphira-Mrs Massey; Irene-Miss Reynolds; The original Prologue [in character-Master Kenny.
Cast
Role: Barbarossa Actor: The Gentleman who performed King Henry

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: The King-A Gentleman of Rotherhithe (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Dick-Johnson; Lord Lurewell-Smith; Keeper-Lewis; Joe (with a song)-Comerford; John Cockle (the Miller of Mansfield)-Newton; Peggy-Mrs Wilks; Kate-Miss Taylor; Madge-Mrs Ross.
Cast
Role: The King Actor: A Gentleman of Rotherhithe

Song: As17760925

2273
09 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Entertainment: Monologues.Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond

Performance Comment: Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond.
Cast
Role: Fine Gentleman Actor: Master Russell

2274
14 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-A Young Gentleman (Pupil to Newton; 1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Gonzalez-Lloyd; Garcia-Garland (of Deptford); Selim-Johnson; Perez-Kenny; Alonzo-Dancer; Heli-Smith; King-Comerford; Zara-A Young Lady [unidentified]; Leonora-Miss C. Newton; Almeria (the Mourning Bride)-Miss Reynolds.
Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: A Young Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Harlequin

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.End 3rd piece: Bucks have at ye all-Master Russell

2275
18 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Seyward-Brereton; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Maw@Worm-A Young Gentleman (3rd appearance upon any stage [Baker]); Darnley-Bensley; Lady Lambert-Miss Sherry; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season).
Cast
Role: Maw@Worm Actor: A Young Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale