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9099 results for: Keyword - Mr Walker and Wife
We found 4652 matches on Event Comments, 2929 matches on Performance Title, 2578 matches on Performance Comments, 24 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4701
22 September 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Related Works
Related Work: The Wheel of Fortune Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

4702
07 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. [As afterpiece the playbill announces Oscar and Malvina, but "The Poor Sailor played" (MS annotation on BM playbill, cg, Vol. ix). "The audience were in a violent uproar, at the change from Oscar and Malvina to The Poor Sailor" (Monthly Mirror, Dec. 1795, pp. 122-23).] Receipts: #190 7s. (182.17; 7.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham; Or, Days Of Old

Performance Comment: Gondibert-Holman; Fool-Knight; Gregory Gubbins-Fawcett; Robbers-Richardson, Haymes, Abbot, Williamson; Barton-Harley; La Varenne-Macready; Corporal-Farley; Drummer-Townsend; Fifer-Simmons; Marquis of Montague-Powel; Duke of Somerset-Claremont; Egbert-Davenport; Prince of Wales-Miss Standen; Villagers-Mr Rees, Mr Cross, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Norton, Miss Walcup, Miss Kirton, Miss Logan, Mrs Martyr; Adeline-Miss Wallis; Queen Margaret-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Standen

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

4703
30 September 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Related Works
Related Work: The Wheel of Fortune Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland

4704
25 January 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Holcroft, based on La Serva Amorosa and on Il Padre di Famiglia, both by Carlo Goldoni. Author of Prologue unknown. Epilogue by Matthew Gregory Lewis (see text)]. Times, 7 Feb. 1798: This Day is published Knave or Not (2s.). Receipts: #358 2s. (283.11.6; 71.2.0; 3.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Knave Or Not

Performance Comment: Characters by Palmer, Wroughton, Suett, Wewitzer, Barrymore, Bannister Jun., Hollingsworth, Trueman, Evans, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Jordan, Miss Pope, Mrs Walcot, Mrs Sparks. [Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson, 1798): Monrose-Palmer; Sir Guy Taunton-Wroughton; Sir Job Ferment-Suett; Mr Taunton-Wewitzer; Oliver-Barrymore; Jonas-Bannister Jun.; Mr Quake-Hollingsworth; Mr Scribe-Trueman; Footman-Evans [part listed in text, but unassigned]; Aurelia-Miss DeCamp; Susan-Mrs Jordan; Lady Ferment-Miss Pope; Mrs Clack-Mrs Walcot; Poor Woman-Mrs Sparks; Prologue-Barrymore; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Beda Actor: Mrs Bland

4705
09 October 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Related Works
Related Work: The Wheel of Fortune Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Janizaries Actor: Danby, Wentworth, Brown, Tett, Denman, Atkins, Fisher, Aylmer, Gallot, Teck, Walker, Willoughby, Phillimore

4706
24 September 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Related Works
Related Work: The Wheel of Fortune Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Kelly; Russet-Clarke; Simkin-Suett; Skirmish-Bannister Jun.; Flint-Webb; Serjeant-Trueman; Louisa-Mrs Crouch; Jenny-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Bland.

Entertainment: Vaudeville In II afterpiece: Military Manoeuvres-; [the Dead March-; [the Ceremony used in Shooting a Deserter-. [These were included in all subsequent performances.

4707
02 April 1661 @ Salisbury Court

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. An edition dated 1661 lists no cast, no prologue, and epilogue. Pepys, Diary: And so to White-fryars and saw The Little Thiefe, which is a very merry and pretty play, and the little boy do very well

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Little Thief

Performance Comment: [The Night Walker] .

4708
01 November 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: [By William Walker. Not advertised in Daily Courant, but this date accepted as premiere by Nicoll, p. 363 and Genest, II, 303.] Preface: It was so hem'd in between the Benefits that it seem'd meerly Confin'd to the Limits of a Single Night before hand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marry; Or, Do Worse

Related Works
Related Work: Marry; or Do Worse Author(s): William Walker

4709
20 October 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [In Daily Courant, 19 Oct.,The Night Walker had been announced for this day.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass; Or, The Nest Of Fools

Song: Hughs

Dance: As17050929

4710
21 May 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song:

Dance:

4711
24 May 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Walker. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Dance: Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

4712
24 April 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Walker. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Dance: Shaw, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger

4713
05 September 1720 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Walker Great Booth. Mainpiece; a Dramatick Entertainment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Bethulia; Containing The Famous History Of Judith And Holofernes, With The Pleasant Humours Of Rustego And His Man Terrible

4714
05 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Walker's Booth. All the Habits entirely new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Revenge; Or, The Princely Shepherd: With The History Of Valentine And Orson; With The Sad And Dismal humours Of Peter Pitiful

Dance: Hornpipe-Tom Jones

4715
25 September 1722 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At Walker's Great Booth in Bird Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentine And Orson

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy; or, The Comical Rivals

Song: The Boy who performed last season at lif

Dance: Armstrong, Mrs Boman, Jones

4716
24 August 1728 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper-Spiller Booth. Mainpiece: With all proper Decorations of Scenery, Machinery, &c. particularly the Sea where Leander was drown'd with Neptune, Tritons and Mermaids, floating. With the Comical Humours of Otter and Nurse. Afterpiece: [By Thomas Walker. Cast not listed in edition of 1728.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ero And Leander

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker's Opera; or, The Escapes of Jack Sheppard

4717
26 February 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke, and their Highnesses the Princesses Caroline, Mary, and Louisa [who were present]. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 28 Feb.: The Author perceiving from the Behaviour of some Persons, a determin'd Resolution, notwithstanding the Presence of part of the Royal Family, to breed a Disturbance, to the Prejudice of the Play, occasion'd, as 'tis supposed, from an invidious Letter inserted in Thursday's Grubstreet Journal, has chose to withdraw his Play, rather than give them an Opportunity of gratifying their Malice, by a Repetition of such Disturbances as must necessarily prevent the Audience from hearing the Performance in Peace. Receipts: #112 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deceit

Performance Comment: Parts by Ryan, Hippisley, Walker, A. Hallam, Chapman, Neale, Mrs Horton, Miss Bincks, Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Stevens, Mrs Mullart, Mrs Templer, Mrs Kilby, Mrs Martin .

Dance: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. Comic Ballet by Lalauze, Mlle d'Hervigni, &c. French Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme

Performance Comment: Comic Ballet by Lalauze, Mlle d'Hervigni, &c. French Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme .

4718
27 May 1737 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Allen, Gallery Officekeeper. Tickets for Walker, Rumbal, Hewett, Little, Fuller taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Music: Second Music: the First Concerto-of Corelli; I: Song for the Bassoon-; II: Concerto for German Flutes-composed by Festin; III: Concerto by Geminiani for Hautbois-; IV: March in Zara-

Dance: I: Russian Sailor-Denoyer's@Prentice; II: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter; III: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; IV: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve

4719
21 July 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Walker. [Advertised in Daily Advertiser only.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

4720
25 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Bradshaw, Boxkeeper; Hobson, Housekeeper and Stage Door Keeper. Tickers for Gillibrand and Walker also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Tambourine-Mlle Roland; III: French Peasants-Poitier, Mlle Roland; V: Turkish Dance-Muilment; End Afterpiece: A new Scotch Dance-Miss Wright

Song: II: The Protestation-Beard

4721
19 May 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Gray, Fulwood, Bishop Walker, Stevens, Saunders. Tickets for Cooper and Gillibrand also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Pierots-Lalauze, Leviez; II: Hornpipe in the Character of a Jack Tar-Yates; III: Muilment; IV: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; V: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf

4722
12 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, Grand Officers, Brothers, and Sisters of the Community of Modern Free Masons. Benefit Walker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Entertainment: AA Song in Honour of Modern Masonry (in the Character of Robin Hood)-Mrs Jones; The Punch's Song-Hemskirk, Miss Jones; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock

Music: The whole to conclude with the celebrated Water@Musick by Handel-; accompanied with Kettle@Drums-; Trumpets-; French@Horns-; the Preamble-Nelson

4723
23 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Karver, Miss Cole, Walker, and John George

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Lowe

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: HHorse and away to Newmarket (in the Character of a Jockey)-Adams

4724
25 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Walker, Pritchard, Stevens, Bishop, Saunders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17410428 but Sir Sampson-Shepard; Valentine-Milward; Foresight-Johnson; Scandal-Mills; Ben-Macklin; Tattle-Chapman; Trapland-Ray; Jeremy-Woodward; Angelica-Mrs Mills; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Lowe

Dance: I: Scots Dance-Master Morris, the first time of his appearance on this stage; IV: French Peasant-Master Morris; V: La Tambourine Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: III: Blow Blow thou Winter Wind-Lowe

4725
23 May 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Fenn (Stage-Door-Keeper), Fuller, Fullwood, and Walker (Numberer)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: New Ballet, as17430502; IV: A New Hussar Dance, as17430425

Music: II: New Concerto on German Flute-Burk Thumoth; V: Concerto on Violin-Piantanida

Song: III: The Noontide Air-Sullivan