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11937 results for: Keyword - Mr George Powell
We found 5311 matches on Author, 4997 matches on Event Comments, 2577 matches on Performance Comments, 711 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6476
21 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Dance by Mr and Miss Hamoir

6477
19 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Young Sadboy-Palmer; Clod-Edwin; Spatterdash-Bannister Jun.; Captain Ambush-Williamson; Lounge-Riley; Twig-Gaudry; Shadrach (1st time)-Barrett; Coachman-Ledger; Waiter-Lyons; Goliah-Miss Painter; Old Sadboy-Gardner; Chronicle (1st time)-Swords; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Webb; Araminta (1st time)-Miss George; Mrs Millefleur-Mrs Love; Judith-Miss Hale; Pink-Mrs Lloyd; Dinah Primrose-Mrs Riley .
Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17850617

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece The Tobacco Box by Mr and Miss Brett

6478
10 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Afterpiece Title: True Blue or The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: In 2nd piece Dance incident to the piece by Blurton

Song: End of Act II of 1st piece The Tobacco Box by Mr and Miss Brett

6479
27 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Dance: End of mainpiece The Irish Lilt by Mr and Mrs Ratchford

6480
08 February 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: End IV: The Irish Lilt-Mr and Mrs Ratchford

6481
04 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Music: Afterpiece: Overture by Shield-; Duett on Two Flutes-Mr Forster

6482
02 June 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Dance: End III: Hornpipe-Whittow; End: Minuet de la Cour-Mr and Mrs Brigg; in which Codrile-; to conclude with a Scotch Reel-Whittow

6483
20 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Quick; Orlando-Holman; Amiens (with songs)-Johnstone; Adam-Hull; Duke Senior-Powel; Corin-Cross; William-C. Powell; Le Beu-Macready; Sylvius-Evatt; Oliver-Davies; Duke Frederick-Thompson; Charles-Cubitt; Jaques-Aickin; Caelia-Mrs Mountain; Audrey-Mrs Rock; Phoebe-Miss Stuart; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Esten (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: William Actor: C. Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

Dance: End I: The Irish Lilt-Mr Ratchford, Mrs Ratchford; In V: Dance of Forresters-

6484
26 December 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii Or The Death Of Fair Rosamond

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Sir John Brute

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Monody on the Death of Mr Henderson (3rd time at this theatre)-Baker

6485
10 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp or Patrick in Prussia

Dance: End I: The Irish Lilt-Mr and Mrs Ratchford; V: a Dance of Forresters-

6486
16 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Britons Roused

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: End 2nd piece: a Minuet-Mr and Miss Betterton

6487
17 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Botheration

Afterpiece Title: Voluntary Contributions

Dance: End I 1st piece: The Statute Dance-

Song: In 2nd piece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London, as17980508

6488
21 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Raft

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Botheration

Dance: In III 2nd piece: Hornpipe in Fetters, as17971025

Song: In 3rd piece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London, as17980508

6489
05 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hes Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Sir George Versatile Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Botheration

Dance: Between mainpiece and afterpiece: a Hornpipe-Jackson

Song: End: The Irish Newsman-Clarke; In afterpiece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London, as17980508

6490
17 May 1799 @ Wheatley's Riding School, Greenwich (location unknown)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer Or The Mistakes Of A Night

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Song: End: a favourite duet-Mr and Mrs Humphreys; and a comic song-Twaits

6491
07 October 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: In afterpiece: New Dance (composed by Bologna Jun.)-Bologna Jun., King, Mrs Watts, Mrs Parker (1st appearance these 2 years)

Song: The Songs written or selected for the afterpiece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; When Britain first her Flag uprear'd-Incledon, Johnstone, Linton; An hungry Fox one day did spy (Old Welsh tune)-Munden; When Peace smiles around-Mrs Martyr; Sir Sydney Smith-Fawcett; When a Tar returns home-Fawcett, Munden, Mrs Martyr; Mr Speaker tho' 'tis late--Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton; A Bundle of Proverbs-Munden; In praise of the Pars who have leathered the World-Johnstone; +The Navy and Army of Britain forever-Townsend; The Embarkation-Incledon; Glee and Chorus [We come, ye guardians of our isle]-Mrs Martyr, Miss Sims, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Sydney; Recitative and Finale [Britons, your country's gratitude behold]-Mrs Chapman, Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton

Opera: End IV: Solemn Dirge. The Funeral Procession of Juliet-; Vocal Parts-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Hill, Linton, Gardner, Denman, Blurton, King, Street, Lee, Little, Thomas, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Whitmore, Ms Waters, Ms Chapman, Ms Atkins, Ms Litchfield, Ms Mills, Ms Dibdin, Ms Wheatley, Ms Iliff, Ms Sims, Ms Whitmore, Ms Follett, Ms Watts, Ms Castelle, Ms Norton, Ms Gilbert, Ms Leserve, Ms Lloyd, Ms Masters, Ms Blurton, Ms Sydney, Ms Burnett, Ms Martyr

6492
11 January 1800 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Dance: End I: A New Divertisement (composed by D'Egville)-Didelot, Mme Rose Didelot, Mr Laborie, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Deshayes (1st appearance in this country), Mlle Parisot (1st appearance at this theatre these 2 years); End Opera: a new Anacreontic Ballet, in 2 parts, Les Jeux d'Egle-Deshayes, Laborie, D'Egville, Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Mme Laborie, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mrs D'Egville, Mme Rose Didelot

6493
27 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Performance Comment: Rover-Lewis; Harry-Holman; Sir George Thunder-Waddy; Ephraim Smooth (with A Bundle of Proverbs)-Munden; John Dory-Fawcett; Sim-Knight; Banks-Murray; Midge-Claremont; Gammon-Thompson; Lamp-Simmons; Landlord-Atkins; Trap-Whitmore; Twitch-Wilde; Waiter-Curties; Jane-Mrs Chapman; Amelia-Miss Chapman; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir George Thunder Actor: Waddy

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples

Dance: After Singing at end: A New Dance- (By Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus) composed by Byrne, in which Mr Byrne, Mrs Byrne, will make their 1st appearance on this stage these 4 years, assisted by the three Miss Adams', Master Byrne (Their 1st appearance on this stage), Blurton, Platt, Wilde, L. Bologna, Lewiss, Klanert, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Bologna, Miss Cox, Miss Bologna, Miss Dibdin

Song: End II: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; Old Towler-Incledon

6494
29 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Song: End: Paddy's Description of Pizarro; or, Mr Paddy O'Doody and his Cousin Shaun Shaugnessy's Treat to the One Shilling Gallery-Johnstone

6495
18 February 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Holman, Wilson, Munden, Harley, Macready, Thompson, Powel, Rock, Evatt, Farley, C. Powell, Cross, Ledger, Rees, Simmons, Mrs Merry, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Powell, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1792): Goldfinch-Lewis; Mr Silky-Quick; Harry Dornton-Holman; Mr Sulky-Wilson; Mr Dornton-Munden; Mr Milford-Harley; Hosier-Macready; Sheriff's Officer-Thompson; Mr Smith-Powel; Jacob-Rees; Waiter, Clerks, Servants, Postillions, Tradesmen, Tennis Markers [all unassigned in text]-Rock, Evatt, Farley, C. Powell, Cross, Ledger, Simmons; Sophia-Mrs Merry; Jenny-Mrs Harlowe; Mrs Ledger-Mrs Powell; Mrs Warren-Mrs Mattocks; [Text adds, unassigned: Milliner-; Manteau@maker-; Prologue-Fawcett; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 21 performances only (see17920409).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 21 performances only (see17920409).]
Cast
Role: all unassigned in text] Actor: Rock, Evatt, Farley, C. Powell, Cross, Ledger, Simmons
Role: Mrs Ledger Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Doctor Actor: C. Powell
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

6496
07 April 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard. Fairy Tale deferr'd, Miss Wright ill. This morning Mr Obrien was married to Lady Susan Strangeways. Mr Powell made an Apology & Mr King play'd his part in the Farce. N.B. This Night Mrs Yates sent me word She could play no more this Season (Hopkins). Mr Obrien married, cou'd not come. Mr King play'd his Part Mr I. Palmer King's (Cross Diary). Mr O'Brien being married this morning to Lady Susan Strangeways [sic] after the Play Mr Powell made apology that Mr O'Brien had sent word he was not able to do his part [Lovel], and that Mr King had undertaken it at every short warning, and hoped for their indulgence.-Mr J. Palmer did Mr King's part [Sir Harry's Servant]. This Night Mrs Yates gave notice she could play no more this season (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #214 2s. (MacMillan); charges: #64 4s. [Profit to Havard: #149 18s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Castalio Actor: Powell, first time

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17630922

6497
December 1695 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Agnes De Castro

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue by Mr Wycherley at the Author's Request, Design'd to be spoke-; Prologue-Mr Powell; Epilogue-Mrs Verbruggen in Men's Cloaths; King-Sympson; Prince-Powell; Alvaro-Verbruggen; Lorenzo-Cibber; Diego-Hill; Pedro-Mills; Princess-Mrs Temple; Agnes de Castro-Mrs Rogers; Elvira-Mrs Knight; Bianca-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mr Powell
Role: Prince Actor: Powell

6498
February 1696 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Neglected Virtue Or The Unhappy Conquerors

Performance Comment: [The Dedication is signed by Hildebrand Horden, who does not claim it for his own.] Edition of 1696: The Prologue [Writ and-Mr Horden; Phraates-Powell; Artaban-Horden; Memnon-Dizney; Castillio-Mills; Lysander-Hill; Castillio Jr-Penkethman; Bretton-Bullock; Lycastes-Harland; Curio-Simpson; Thermusa-Mrs Knight; Alinda-Mrs Rogers; Eudora-Mrs Powell; Emilia-Mrs Mills; Ariena-Mrs Temple; Aramdine-Mrs Cross; The Epilogue by Mr Motteux-Mr Haynes [Acting the Mad-Man.
Cast
Role: Phraates Actor: Powell
Role: Eudora Actor: Mrs Powell

6499
November 1690 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Edward The Third With The Fall Of Mortimer Earl Of March

Performance Comment: [The author is not certain, but possibly the play was written by John Bancroft and William Mountfort.] Edition of 1691: Prologue-Mr Powell; Epilogue-Mrs Bracegirdle; King Edward the Third-Powell; Mortimer Earl of March-Williams; Lord Mountacute-Mountfort; Sir Tho. Delamore-Kynaston; Sir Robert Holland-Hodgson; Tarleton, Bishop of Hereford-Lee; Serjeant Eitherside-Nokes; Turrington-Bridges; Nevill-Freeman; Sly-Bright; Secret-Trafuse; Earl of Leicester-Bowman; Earl of Exeter-Sandford; Isabella-Mrs Barry; Maria-Mrs Bracegirdle.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mr Powell
Role: King Edward the Third Actor: Powell

6500
March 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caligula

Performance Comment: Edition of 1698: Prologue-Mr Powell who Acted the Emperor; Epilogue-a Girl; Caligula-Powell; Valerius Asiaticus-Williams; Annius Minatianus-Simpson; Vitellius-Mills; Cassius Cheraea-Thomas; Lepidus-Evans; Philo-Disney; Cesonia-Mrs Knight; Julia-Mrs Temple; Salome-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mr Powell who Acted the Emperor
Role: Caligula Actor: Powell