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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.

2301
12 February 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Performance Comment: Osman-The Gentleman who performed Douglas [on 14 Jan.: Rundell]; Nerestan-Wroughton; Orasmin-L'Estrange; Chatillon-Hull; Melidor-Thompson; Lusignan (1st time)-Digges; Selima-Miss Ambrose; Zara-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Osman Actor: The Gentleman who performed Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: As17781223

2302
04 March 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Daly]); Roderigo-Lee Lewes; Cassio-Whitfield; Brabantio-Hull; Lodovico-Booth; Montano-Robson; Duke-L'Estrange; Gratiano-Fearon; Iago-Bensley; Emila-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: As17790222

2303
22 March 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Gloster-Aickin; Bastard-Palmer; Kent (1st time)-Hurst; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Wrighten; Burgundy-Norris; Gentleman Usher-Burton; Physician-Wright; Old Peasant-Waldron; Servant to Cornwall-R. Palmer; Curan-Fawcett; Captain of the Guards-Chaplin; Edgar-Webster; Goneril-Miss Sherry; Regan-Mrs Colles; Arante-Miss Kirby; Cordelia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

2304
22 March 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Pierre-Crawford (1st appearance on any stage); Priuli-Hull; Renault-Clarke; Duke-Mahon; Bedamar-Whitfield; Spinosa-L'Estrange; Elliot-Fearon; Theodore-[R.] Smith; Officer-Booth; Jaffier-The Gentleman who performed Douglas [on 14 Jan.: Rundell]; Belvidera-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Jaffier Actor: The Gentleman who performed Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Comus

2305
08 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17781030, but Lord Townly-A Gentleman (2nd appearance [Daly]); J. Moody-Thompson; Lady Townly-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Lord Townly Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

2306
29 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17790106, but Sir George Airy-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Whisper-R.? Smith; Isabinda-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: A Young Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: As17790302

Music: End IV: trumpet concerto-Sarjant

2307
08 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17790407, but Young Meadows-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Wright]).Wright]).
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: End II: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Dagueville; and the Minuet de la Cour-Holloway, Miss Besford; End I afterpiece: New Dance-Harris, Mrs Sutton (1st appearance on that stage); with a New Allemande-

Ballet: End: The Humours of Newmarket. As17790503, but Jockeys-Holloway; Ladies-Miss +Besford

2308
10 May 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: The Brave Irishman

Performance Comment: Captain O'Blunder-A Gentleman (from the Theatre-Royal in Dublin; 1st appearance on the English stage [unidentified]). 1st appearance on the English stage [unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Captain O'Blunder Actor: A Gentleman

Dance: End Monologue: Hornpipe-Lapper

Song: End III: He's aye kissing me-Miss Harris; End: Hunting Song-Miss Harris

Music: Between the Acts: The original Scotch Music-

Entertainment: Monologue.End 2nd piece: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Lewis (1st appearance on that stage these 3 years)

2309
11 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Harlequin (for that night only)-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Clown-Grimaldi (1st appearance in that character); Pantaloon-Burn; Lover-Burton; Drunken Valet-Griffiths; Scaramouch-R. Palmer; Country Girls-Mrs Colles, Miss Abrams; Colombine-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: A Young Gentleman

Dance: End II: Hornpipe-Wright

Song: As17790503

2310
13 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-A Gentleman (2nd appearance on any stage [Wright]); Ferdinand-Mattocks; Trincalo-Quick; Caliban-Mahon; Gonzalo-Fearon; Alonzo-L'Estrange; Sebastian-Robson; Antonio-Booth; Stephano-Wilson; Miranda-Miss Brown; Juno-Mrs Morton; Ceres-Miss Valois; Ariel-Mrs Kennedy.
Cast
Role: Prospero Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: In: Aldridge, Miss Valois

2311
16 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-A Gentleman (1st appearance upon the [recte: this] stage [Henry]); Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Palmer; Brabantio-Aickin; Lodovico-Packer; Duke-Chaplin; Montano-Norris; Gratiano-Wrighten; Iago-Bensley; Emilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

2312
19 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Henderson; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin; Kent-Clarke; Albany-L'Estrange; Cornwall-Thompson; Gentleman Usher-Brunsdon; Burgundy-Robson; Edgar-Lewis; Goneril-Miss Platt; Regan-Miss Ambrose; Arante-Miss Green; Cordelia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Brunsdon

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: William Actor: A Young Gentleman

2313
20 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Brereton; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Autolicus-Vernon; Cleomines-Hurst; Gentleman-Williams; Clown-Yates; Perdita-Mrs Robinson; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Hermione-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Gentleman Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: II: New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, the Miss Stageldoirs, Henry, Sga Crespi

Song: II: Sheep shearing song-Miss Abrams. [This was sung, as here assinged, in all subsequent performances.

2314
16 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Elliot]); Blandford-Hull; Hotman-L'Estrange; Jack Stanmore-Booth; Governor-Whitfield; Daniel-Quick; Stanmore-Robson; Capt. Driver-Thompson; Aboan-Aickin; Charlotte Weldon-Miss Ambrose; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Oroonoko Actor: A Young Gentleman
Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Francis Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Dance: End II: Dance of Slaves-

2315
20 December 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Lord Hastings-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Duke of Gloucester-Gardner; Belmour-Griffith; Ratcliff-Dennis; Catesby-Scott; Earl of Derby-Squire; Dumont-Cresswick; Jane Shore-A Young Lady unidentified]; Alicia-Mrs Lefevre; Epilogue, [including a parody of Shakespeare's Seven Ages-Cresswick.
Cast
Role: Lord Hastings Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Wrangling Lovers; or, Like Master Like Man

Entertainment: Imitations. After the Epilogue: a Variety of new Imitations-Decastro; Monologue. End IV: Address to the Town, in which several Dramatic Characters will be introduced-Master Russell

2316
27 December 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Falstaff's Wedding

Performance Comment: Falstaff-A Gentleman, [well known in the literary world, who has been prevailed on by his Friends to make his 1st attempt on the stage in that Character unidentified]; Justice Shallow-Barrett; Master Slender-Smith; Dr Caius-Petit; Pleadwell-Jackson; Francis-Master Screven; Bardolph-Munden; Friar Laurence-Halling; Officer-Hulme; Nym-Lee; Pistol-Parker; Ursula (with a song)-Miss Morris[, who sung last season at ranelagh; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Baker; Bridget-Miss Walker; Doll Tearsheet (with a song)-Miss Webb; Occasional Prologue-Davis; The original Epilogue-Miss Brangin.
Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: A Gentleman,

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners; or, A Medley of Suitors

Dance: V: Lonsdale

Song: End: Blow high blow low-Colvill

2317
02 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Delphi

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

2318
17 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus (1st time)-Peile; Bacchanal-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [Burkett]); 1st Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitfield, Robson; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; 2nd Bacchant-Mrs Kennedy; 2nd Spirit-Mrs Kennedy; 3rd Bacchant-Mrs Morton; Sabrina-Miss Brown; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Brown; 1st Bacchant-Miss Catley; Euphrosyne (with [song] Sweet Echo, assisted by Leoni)-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Bacchanal Actor: A Gentleman

Dance: As17791231

2319
21 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17791119, but King Lear-A Gentleman (1st appearance [Bludrick]); Cordelia-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: King Lear Actor: A Gentleman
Role: Gentleman Usher Actor: Brunsdon

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Bacchanal Actor: A Gentleman

2320
17 March 1780 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir Francis Gripe-A Gentleman (from London [unidentified]); Sir George Airy-Jones; Sir Jealous Traffick-Leach; Charles-Wilson; Whisper-Wortley; Marplot-Jerrold; Isabinda-Mrs Kingham; Patch-Mrs Jerrold; Scentwell-Mrs Weeks; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Prologue-Jerrold.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

2321
27 March 1780 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: Corporal William-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Serjeant-Gardner; Guage-Jerrold; Sir Harry Bouquet-Price; Monsieur Bouilliard-Jones; Countrymen-Wortley, Master Simson; O'Daub-Leach; Nelly-Mrs Jerrold; Lady Sarah Swas -Mrs Weeks; Lady Plume-Mrs Robinson; Nancy Grainger-Mrs Kingham.
Cast
Role: Corporal William Actor: A Gentleman

2322
18 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus (1st time)-Henry; Cloten-Dodd; Cymbeline-Hurst; Pissanio-Packer; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius (1st time)-R. Palmer; Arviragus-Davies; Lucius-Wrighten; French Gentleman-Chaplin; Philario-Wright; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Miss Sherry; Imogen-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: French Gentleman Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Masquerade scene with Dancing-Henry, Menage, Miss Armstrong; End III: Minuet-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song: II: song-Miss Abrams; End afterpiece: song, Ellen a Roon, with the original Irish words-the Young Lady who performs Leonora

2323
30 May 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: [Characters by Palmer, Aickin, R. Palmer, Davis, Egan, Kenny, Bannister Jun., Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Poussin, Miss Hale, Mrs Lefevre, Mrs W. Palmer, Mrs Love, Mrs Webb. Cast from text (T. Cadell [1780]): Bustleton-Palmer; Manager-Aickin; Easy-R. Palmer; Prompter-Davis; Irishman in the Pit-Egan; Servant-Kenny; Gentleman in the Balcony-Bannister Jun.; Actresses-Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Poussin, Miss Hale; Two Ladies in an Upper Box-Mrs Lefevre, Mrs W. Palmer; Caller-Mrs Love; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Gentleman in the Balcony Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: End 2nd piece: new dance, The Italian Peasants-Master Byrne, Miss Byrne

2324
12 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Cast
Role: Gentleman in the Balcony Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17800605 but Macheath-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Watts]); Beggar-Barrett; Peachum-Wilson; added: Filch-Blissett.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Dance: As17800603

2325
06 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Performance Comment: Percy-Palmer; Raby-Bensley; Sir Hubert-Aickin; Edric-R. Palmer; Harcourt-Davis; Douglas-A Gentleman (1st appearance in this Kingdom [Staunton]); Birtha-Mrs Poussin; Elwina-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Comus