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5913 results for: Keyword - Mr Van Richardson
We found 4245 matches on Event Comments, 1351 matches on Performance Comments, 633 matches on Performance Title, 24 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2476
13 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End III: As17761123; In interlude: Langrish

Song: End I: a favourite air (composed by Dr Arne)-Mrs Farrell

2477
15 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End I: The Corn Thrashers, as17770419; End II: a Hornpipe-Master Staples (scholar of Blurton)

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Wapping Landlady-Mr Griffiths; Orange Woman-Mrs Sutton

2478
07 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End: The Merry Lasses, as17770611

2479
15 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Don Juan-R. Palmer; Alonzo-Egan; Sanchio-T. Davis; Duke-Fearon; Cacafogo-Massey; Servants-Kenny, Stevens; Copper Captain-Palmer; Old Woman-Mr Parsons; Old Woman's Maid-Mr Besford; Margarita-Mrs Hunter; Altea-Mrs Poussin; Clara-Miss Platt; Ladies-Miss Hale, Mrs W. Palmer, Miss Morris; Estifania-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Kenny, Stevens

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: As17770707

2480
30 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End: The Venetian Regatta, as17770611

2481
03 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson (1st appearance in this play [in London]); Justice Shallow-Blissett; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Dr Caius-Jackson; Mr Page-Fearon; Master Slender-Bates; Fenton-R. Palmer; Host-Massey; Bardolph-Kenny; Pistol-Stevens; Robin-Master Hitchcock; Simple-Master Pulley; Ford-Palmer; Mrs Page-Mrs Davies; Ann Page-Mrs Colles; Hostess-Mrs Love; Mrs Ford-Mrs Lisley (late Miss Barsanti).
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

2482
27 September 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressd Mother

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

2483
19 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

2484
23 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: In: As17770929; In afterpiece: Langrish, Miss Besford [who danced in all subsequent performances]

Song: End IV: Solemn Dirge, as17770929, but _Reinhold, Battishill

2485
06 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Afterpiece Title: Sacred Canons

Music: End Part I: concerto on the German flute-Florio; End of Part III: concerto on the piano forte-Miss Weichsel; concerto on the hautboy-LeBrun; concerto on the violin-Master Weichsel

2486
21 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor

Dance: As17780409

2487
30 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Song: End III: a new Cantata, suitable to the occasion, composed by Barthelemon,-Mrs Barthelemon

Music: End: concerto on the violin-Barthelemon; in which Grammacree with variations-

2488
18 May 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered from [The Artful Wife, by William? Taverner. [1st time; C 3, by George Colman elder. Not in Larpent MS; not published; synopsis of plot in London Chronicle, 20 May. Public Advertiser, 19 May, notes that the Prologue was the same as that spoken on 15 May 1777. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Servants to keep Places are to be at the door in Suffolk-street by Five o'clock. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [same throughout season]. On account of the Performers employed at other Theatres the second Night of Representation cannot be till Thursday, the 21st inst. [On this night, the 18th, Baddeley's name is in the playbills at both dl and hay.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Aickin, Baddeley, R. Palmer, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester, Parsons, Miss Sherry, Mrs Love, Miss Walton, Mrs Greville. Cast from London Chronicle, 20 May: Sir Harry Freelove-Palmer; Ned Winworth-Aickin; Servants-Baddeley, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester; Young Upstart-R. Palmer; Mr Stockwell-Parsons; Mrs Upstart-Miss Sherry; Landlady-Mrs Love; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton; Belinda-Mrs Greville; The occasional Prologue on Opening the Theatre, with Alterations,-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Baddeley, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End I: The Merry Lasses-(see17780529); End: Provencalle Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

2489
09 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Russell; Mr Harlow-Cooke; Captain Cape-West; Servant-Massey; Mrs Harlow-Mrs Burden; Mademoiselle Florival-Mrs West; Miss Harlow (the Old Maid)-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Servant Actor: Massey

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780608

2490
22 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: Aubrey-West; Lord Aberville-Cooke; Mortimer-Bailey; Mr Bridgmore-Newton; Doctor Druid-Everard; Colin Macleod-Bailey [sic; a misprint]; Le Jeunesse-Russell; Jarvis-Massey; Servant-Fildew; Tyrrel-Lear; Miss Aubrey-Mrs Burden; Mrs Bridgmore-Mrs Russell; Maid-Mrs West; Mrs Mackintosh-Mrs Newby; Miss Bridgmore-Mrs Bailey.
Cast
Role: Servant Actor: Fildew

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Song: As17780529

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Bucks have at ye All-Middleton (1st appearance on any stage)

2491
02 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town or The Dilettante

Dance: As17780623

2492
20 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Dance: As17780615

2493
18 September 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: She Woud and She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

2494
01 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hastings

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

2495
09 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: All in the Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Dance: As17780925

2496
28 December 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Macaroni Adventurer Or Womans A Riddle

Performance Comment: Characters-Payler, Middleton, Swords, Evans, Kennedy, Levi [their 1st appearance on any stage], Davis, Everard, Mrs Shirley, Miss Hiorne, Miss Percey, Miss Dudley (their 1st appearance on any stage), Mrs Lefevre; A new occasional Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Payler, Middleton, Swords, Evans, Kennedy, Levi

Afterpiece Title: Fashionable Love or The Happy British Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Performance Comment: Lovegirlo-Kennedy; Captain Bilkum-Davis; Gallono-Keene; Leathersides-Clarke; Chairman-Evans; Kissinda-Miss Dudley; Stormandra-Mrs Lefevre; Nonparel-Miss Walters; Industrious Jenny-Miss Hiorne; Mother Punchbowl-Mr Swords.
Cast
Role: Chairman Actor: Evans

Dance: Entertainments ofDancing-

Entertainment: Monologue.End III: Imitations [Vocal and Rhetorical, never attempted, a Trumpet-a Choice Spirit [who will (to his vocal performances) accompany himself with the Symphonies (his 1st appearance on the stage [unidentified])

2497
24 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: As17790216

2498
05 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: As17781024

Song: As17781024

2499
10 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-King; Mr Strictland-Bensley (1st appearance in that character); Frankly-Palmer; Bellamy-Packer; Jack Meggot (1st time)-Lamash; Tester-Burton; Buckle-Wright; Ranger's Servant-Philimore; Jacintha-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Strictland-Mrs Jackson (of cg; 1st appearance upon that stage); Lucetta-Mrs Davies; Milliner-Miss Kirby; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Clarinda-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Ranger's Servant Actor: Philimore

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: to conclude with: Country Dance-; End I afterpiece: As17790417

Song: End II: Tally ho!, as17790413

2500
18 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: In: Master Morey, 3 Miss Stageldoirs