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6673 results for: Keyword - Mr Quick
We found 4276 matches on Event Comments, 2398 matches on Performance Comments, 533 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 12 matches on Roles/Actors.

176
28 December 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Woodward; Modelove-Dyer; Prim-Shuter; Perriwinkle-Quick; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Hull; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Perriwinkle Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

177
06 May 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Tattle-Woodward; Scandal-Hull; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Cushing; Jeremy-Dyer; Trapland-Quick; Ben (with song)-Shuter; Mrs Frail-Mrs Bulkley, first time; Miss Prue-Mrs Kniveton; Mrs Foresignt-Mrs Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Trapland Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Song: II: A New Cantata by Hook-DuBellamy; IV: [Duett] Sweet is the Breath of Morn [by Milton-Miss Brown, DuBellamy

Dance: III: The Whim, as17730426

178
22 March 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian King Of Portugal

Performance Comment: Don Sebastian-Smith; Dorax-Bensley; Muley Moloch-Gardner; Don Antonio-Lewis; Don Alvarez-Hull; Benducar-Thompson; Mufti-Quick; Mustapha-Dunstall; Muley Zeydan-Owenson; Orchan-Bates; Morayma-Mrs Mattocks; Johayma-Mrs Green; Almeyda-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Mufti Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

179
05 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis, first time; Tattle-Woodward; Scandal-Hull; Jeremy-Dyer; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Cushing; Trapland-Quick; Ben (with a Song)-Shuter; Mrs Frail-Miss Barsanti; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks; being their first time in those characters; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Baker; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Trapland Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Cast
Role: Zorobabel Actor: Quick

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

180
04 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Cast
Role: Oldrents Actor: Quick, first time

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Shuter; George Bevil-Wroughton; Chapeau-Lee Lewes; Consol-Quick; Robin-Whitefield; H. Bevil-Booth; F. Bevil-Thompson; Maid-Miss Valois; Emily-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Grub-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Consol Actor: Quick

Dance: End Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17741026

181
04 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis, first time; Aimwell-Whitefield, first time; Scrub-Quick; Gibbet-Booth; Bonniface-Dunstall; Sir Charles Freeman-DuBellamy; Sullen-Thompson; Foigard-Fox; Dorinda-Mrs Mattocks; Cherry-Miss Brown; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Scrub Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Miss Cranfield; II: The Pilgrim, as17750503

182
01 June 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: St Patricks Day

Performance Comment: As17750525, but short bill: Parts-Clinch, Lee Lewes, Quick, Dunstall, Mrs Pitt, Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Clinch, Lee Lewes, Quick, Dunstall, Mrs Pitt, Miss Brown.
Role: Dr Rosey Actor: Quick

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17741202

183
20 September 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Woodward; Strickland-Clarke; Frankly-Lewis; Bellamy-Wroughton; Jack Meggot-Lee Lewes; Tester-Quick; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Mattocks; Jacintha-Mrs Lessingham; Lucetta-Mrs Green; Clarinda-Mrs Bulkley; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Tester Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-Reinhold; Leander-DuBellamy; Mungo-Quick; Ursala-Mrs Green; Leonara-Miss Brown, first time.
Cast
Role: Mungo Actor: Quick

184
13 October 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Wroughton; Major Oakly-Dunstall, first time for both acotrs; Charles-Clinch; Trinket-Lewis; Russet-Fearon; Sir Harry-Quick; Paris-Wewitzer; Tom-Jones; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Hunter, being her third appearance on this stage.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice or The Metamorphoses of Harlequin

185
05 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Cimberton-Quick; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Tom-Woodward; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Booth; Indiana-Mrs Jackson; first time. In II, a Song-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Cimberton Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

186
03 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Henderson; King-Clarke; Ghost-Aickin; Horatio-Whitfield; Laertes-Davies; Ostrick-Bonnor; Polonius-Wilson; Player King-Mahon; Marcellus-Fearon; Rosencraus-Booth; Guildenstern-Thompson; Grave-Diggers-Quick, Jones; Queen-Mrs Inchbald; Player Queen-Miss Stuart; Ophelia-Miss Satchell .
Cast
Role: Grave Actor: Diggers-Quick, Jones
Role: Diggers Actor: Quick, Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Mungo Actor: Quick

187
28 September 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Biondello-Chalmers; Music Master-Stevens; Hortensio-Helme; Tailor-Jones; Pedro-Gaudry; Haberdasher-Besford; Nathaniel-Ledger; Grumio-Quick; Bianca-Mrs Poussin; Curtis-Mrs White; Catherine-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Grumio Actor: Quick

188
26 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Cast
Role: Lepoche Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Performance Comment: Sir Hector Strangeways (for that night only)-Powell (from the Theatre Royal, Bath); Orson Strangeways-Quick; Brownlow-Davies; Colonel Ormsby-Macready; Pillage-Fearon; Bassore-Bernard; Lady Die Strangeways-Mrs Webb; Zelida-Mrs Bernard.
Cast
Role: Orson Strangeways Actor: Quick

Dance: As17880301

Entertainment: Monologues. End I: A Dissertation on Macaronyism-Bernard; End: Shuter's Observations in a Post@haste Journey to Paris-Bernard

189
17 September 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Lewis; Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Duncan (1st appearance on this stage); Captain Dudley-Hull; Charles-Farren; Fulmer-Thompson; Stukely-Gardner; Varland-Quick; Louisa-Miss Tweedale; Lady Rusport-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Davenett; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Duncan (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Midas

190
05 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo (1st time)-Munden; Phillippo-Blanchard; Don Scipio-Wilson; Don Caesar-Bannister; Don Juan-Cubitt; Rapino-Rock; Sanguina-Thompson; Alphonso (1st time, with an additional song)-Incledon; Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina-Miss Stuart; Isabel-Mrs Platt; Lorenzo-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Spado Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Wilson (1st appearance in that character); Squire Groom-Lewis; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan (with You never did hear of an Irishman's fear and Let other Men sing of their Goddess's bright, with accompaniments by Shield)-Johnstone; Beau Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Thompson; Charlotte-Mrs Bernard.
Cast
Role: Beau Mordecai Actor: Quick

Song: End I: Wine cannot cure the pain I endure for my Chloe-Johnstone, Incledon; with new accompaniments by Shield-; End: Catches and Glees-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Williamson; The Anacreontic Song-Bannister; The Introductory Dialogue, in Irish Character-Rock

191
24 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Performance Comment: Beauchamp-Lewis; Fitzherbert-Aickin; Belville-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Lord Sparkle-Bernard; Bobby Pendragon-Quick; Miss Pendragon-Mrs Mattocks; Julia Manners-Mrs Bernard; Clarinda-Mrs Rock; Kitty-Mrs Lewis; Tiffany-Mrs Davenett; Lady Bell Bloomer-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Bobby Pendragon Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Primrose Green or Love in the Country

Dance: After Monologue: The Jockies, as17910507

Song: End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Dissertation on Hobby@Horses: The Statesman's Hobby; The Soldier's Hobby; The Beau's Hobby; The Lady's Hobby; The Fidler's Hobby; Mrs Mountain's Hobby; The Manager's Hobby; and His Own Hobby-Bernard

192
13 May 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Performance Comment: Sir Robert Ramble-Lewis; Irwin-Pope; Lord Norland-Harley; Harmony-Munden; Placid-Macready; Hammond-Powel; Edward-Mrs Lee; Solus-Quick; Mrs Placid-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Woburn-Miss Chapman; Miss Spinster-Mrs Davenport; Lady Eleanor Irwin-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Solus Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Festival or All Alive at Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

193
07 June 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Haymes, Davenport, Farley, Williamson, Rees, Ledger, Follett, Hawtin, Findlay, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Davenport, Miss Leserve, Mrs Townsend (1st time); [For cast see17960123] Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Haymes, Davenport, Farley, Williamson, Rees, Ledger, Follett, Hawtin, Findlay, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Davenport, Miss Leserve, Mrs Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Treasure 0

Cast
Role: Grumio Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Treasure 1

Cast
Role: Grumio Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Treasure 2

Cast
Role: Grumio Actor: Quick

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: The Barber's Petition, as17960506; with Wigs, as17960506

194
31 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-Munden; Sir Oliver Surface-Murray; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Knight; Joseph Surface-Pope; Charles Surface-Lewis; Crabtree-Quick; Careless-Clarke; Rowley-Davenport; Moses-Fawcett; Trip-Farley; Snake-Powel; Mrs Candour-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Sneerwell-Miss Chapman; Maria-Miss Mansel; Lady Teazle-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Crabtree Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Raft or Both Sides of the Water

Afterpiece Title: Lovers Quarrels

Song: In III 1st piece: a song-Incledon

195
06 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. "Quick, in July 1777, played Richard III at Bristol" (Anthony Pasquin [pseud. for John Williams], Poems [1789], II, 244). "Most people expected from Quick a comic representation of Richard the Third--but strange to tell he was earnest in the attempt, and succeeded tolerably. The audience, however, were not disposed to be very serious, and named him 'Little Dicky'" (Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.). [Address by Robert Merry (European Magazine, Apr. 1790, p. 307.] Gazetteer, 1 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Quick, Broad-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #430 17s. 6d. (265.5.6; 4.15.0; tickets: 160.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17890925, but King Richard (for that night only)-Quick (1st appearance in that character on that stage); Lord Mayor-Reeve; Ratcliffe-_.
Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Grumio Actor: Quick

Dance: After Singing: As17891021

Song: End: A Laugh and a Cry (composed by Blewitt)-Darley, Blanchard

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding: an Introductory Address-Ryder

196
27 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Afterpiece 1st time; F 2, by Ursula Agnes Booth, based on the same, by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger. The playbill lists Death in place of Lee Lewes, but he 'Was not to be found...Hull begged permission for Lee Lewes to read Death's part in his own undress, which [was] granted" (London Chronicle, 28 Apr.).]. Books of the Entertainment to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 30 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 15, Drury-lane. Receipts: #262 2s. (157.2; tickets: 105.0) (charge: #64 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Performance Comment: Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Thompson, Booth, Lee Lewes, L'Estrange, Fearon, Wewitzer, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lessingham. [Cast from text (J. Bell, 1778): Le Writ-Quick; Dupre-Whitfield; Verdone-Thompson; Beaupre-Booth; Mellefont-[read byLee Lewes [in text: Death]; Vertaign-L'Estrange; Champernel-Fearon; Sampson-Wewitzer [in text: Wilson]; Agnes-Mrs Poussin; Viletta-Mrs Willems; Lamira-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Le Writ Actor: Quick

Dance: End monologue: The Poney Races, as17780421

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Cunning Isaac will relate his Escape from the Duenna [with a new song]-Quick

Performance Comment: End: Cunning Isaac will relate his Escape from the Duenna [with a new song]-Quick.
Cast
Role: with a new song] Actor: Quick.

197
19 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Morning Chronicle, 22 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 151, Drury-lane. 1st piece [1st time; M. PREL I, by George Downing]: The Music by Hook. 3rd piece: Not acted these 18 years. With a grand burlesque Procession and triumphal Entry of Alexander into London. The Nobles, Guards, Officers and Attendants will be all dressed in the Habits of the Times. Receipts: #274 14s. (173.9; tickets: 101.5) (charge: #70 7s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers Or Taylors To Arms

Performance Comment: [Characters by Reinhold, Wilson, Robson, Wewitzer, Quick, Miss Morris, Mrs Pitt. Cast from text (J. Almon [et al], 1780): Captain Heartfree-Reinhold; Ploughshare-Wilson; Serjeant-Robson; Deafear-Wewitzer; Thimble-Quick; Jenny-Miss Morris; Winnifred-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Thimble Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queans or The Life and Death of Alexander the Little

Performance Comment: Alexander-Quick (1st appearance in Tragedy); Clytus-Wilson; Cassander-Lee Lewes; Lysimachus-Robson; Hephestion-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Wilson; Sysigambis-Mrs Pitt; Statira-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Quick

Dance: End IV: As17791013

198
23 April 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. 2nd piece acted: The New Sketch being unavoidably withdrawn. [This was the anonymous NOW'S YOUR TIME, TAYLORS! SOUND MEN AND TRUE!, advertised on playbill of 21 Apr. MS: Larpent 1017. It was never acted.] Morning Chronicle, 14 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 98, High Holborn. Receipts: #384 17s. 6d. (157/4/0; 11/7/0; tickets: 216/6/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Major Oakly Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: TRUE BLUE

Afterpiece Title: THE UPHOLSTERER

Performance Comment: Razor-Quick; Pamphlet-Fawcett; Quidnunc-Munden; Rovewell-Davies; Belmour-Macready//Harriet-Miss Chapman; Termagant-Mrs Mattocks. To conclude with a new Occasional Epilogue by Quick .
Cast
Role: Razor Actor: Quick
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Mattocks. To conclude with a new Occasional Epilogue by Quick

Dance: In 2nd piece Hornpipe by Blurton

199
08 April 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. 1st piece [1st time; PREL 1, by John Dent]. 2nd piece: In 3 Acts. 3rd piece: In 2 Acts. Morning Chronicle, 26 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 98, High Holborn. Receipts: #409 11s. (201.4.6; 5.0.0; tickets: 203.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Telegraph

Performance Comment: ; or, A New Way of Knowing Things. Characters by Quick, Powel, Haymes, Rock, Farley, Thompson, Abbot, Davenport, Fawcett, Miss Hopkins, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenport. [Cast from text (J. Downes, 1795): Sir Peter Curious-Quick; Deputy Feedwell-Powel; Major O'Donelly-Haymes; Cook-Rock; Drama-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Servant-Abbot; Butler-Davenport; Fertile-Fawcett; Gardener-Wilde; Hostler-Horton [recte Burton]; Footman-Blurton; Emily-Miss Hopkins; Edging-Miss Stuart; Lady Curious-Mrs Davenport; Housekeeper-Mrs Platt; Maid-Miss Leserve.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Curious Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Cast
Role: Timothy Truncheon Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Quick; Frederick-Farren; Taylor-Wilde; James-Rees; Lawyer-Rock; Satin-Abbot; Ramille-Bernard; Mariana-Mrs Mountain; Lappet-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lovegold Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: III 2nd piece: song in character-Mrs Clendining

200
29 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [by Oliver Goldsmith]: Never Perform'd Before. [Quick, mentioned by Genest, does not appear on the playbill. The Edition of 1768 casts Mrs White as Landlady, and Cushing as Butler. It does not include Morris or Morgan, but adds Post@Boy-Quick; Bailiff-R. Smith; Dubardieu-Holtom. (See 1 Feb.) The Theatrical Monitor, No XI (6 Feb.), reviews the mainpiece in a lukewarm, judicial manner.] Receipts: #227 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good Natured Man

Performance Comment: Parts by Powell, Shuter, Woodward, Bensley, Clarke, Dunstall, Morris, Morgan, Cushing, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Green, Mrs White, Mrs Bulkley. Croaker-Shuter; Honeywood-Powell; Lofty-Woodward; Leontine-Bensley; Sir William Honeywood-Clarke; Jarvis-Dunstall; Bailiff-R. Smith; Postboy-Quick; Miss Richland-Mrs Bulkley; Olivia-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Garnet-Mrs Green (Genest, V, 189);Also Morris, Morgan, Cushing, Mrs White.Also Morris, Morgan, Cushing, Mrs White.
Cast
Role: Postboy Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet