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We found 23661 matches on Performance Comments, 4395 matches on Event Comments, 4300 matches on Performance Title, 1179 matches on Roles/Actors, and 10 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Beverly-Cautherly; Blandford-Bransby; Belmont-Packer; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Lady Restless-Mrs Hopkins; Clarissa-Miss Hopkins; Belinda-Mrs Abington; Sir William-Wright; Footman-Wheeler; Tattle-Mrs Bradshaw; Tippet-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Millidge.

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: As17740129, but Other characters-_Wright, Mrs _Hunt.

Song: End Act III: Ode to Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister

Entertainment: Imitations-Bannister (last time this season)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: As17740608 but Parts-_Walker, _Courtney, _Johnson, Mrs _Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17740801, but Cook-Carpenter; Nell-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Brett.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Weston

Monologue: Interlude. Piety in Pattens. As 1 June

Entertainment: End I: Imitations, vocal and rhetorical-Bannister; After Interlude: Abel Drugger's Return from the Fete Champetre at Marybone-Weston

Dance: Giorgi's Scholars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Aickin; Aimwell-Owenson; Boniface-Williams; Foigard-Griffiths; Gibbet-Follet; Sir Charles-Burton; Sullen-Carpenter; Scrub-Weston; Dorinda-Miss Ambrose; Cherry-Mrs Gardner; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Love; Gypsey-Mrs Weston; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Gypsey Actor: Mrs Weston
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: Parts-Bannister, Wilson, Weston, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Jewell.

Monologue: After Imitations: an Interlude call'd Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Performance Comment: Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Candy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister; after the Interlude: Abel Drugger's return from the Fete Champetre-Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Performance Comment: Sir Luke-Foote; Circuit-Wilson; Woodford-Lane; Fairplay-Lloyd; Secret-Whitefield; Jack-Weston; Betty-Miss Platt; Mrs Circuit-Mrs Gardner; Mrs Simpson-Mrs Love; Charlotte-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Mrs Circuit Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Mrs Simpson Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

Entertainment: End: Imitations vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery

Performance Comment: Gomez-Foote; Torrismond-Fearon; Colonel-Whitefield; Raymond-Lloyd; Bertran-L'Estrange; Alphonso-Chaplin; Pedro-Griffith; Friar Dominic-Lewis; Elvira-Mrs Wilson; Queen-Mrs Whitefield; Teresa-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Whitefield
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Parts-Weston, Brett, Jacobs, Eagan, Fearon, Lloyd, Everard, Griffith, Castevens, Walters, Pierce, Francis, Chaplin, Bannister, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Weston, Mrs Wilson.

Dance: A Dance-

Entertainment: Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub-Weston; Archer-Whitefield; Aimwell-Davis; Bonniface-Williams; Sullen-Fearon; Foigard-L'Estrange; Gibbet-Griffith; Sir Charles-Chaplin; Hounslow-Walters; Bagshot-Castephens; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Williams; Dorinda-Miss Platt; Cherry-Mrs Whitefield; Gipsey-Mrs Weston; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Williams
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Whitefield
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Weston
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Whitefield.

Entertainment: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Weston, first time; Belmour-Aickin; Heartwell-Fearon; Vainlove-Baker; Sharper-Lane; Setter-Everard; Nollbluff-Williams; Barnaby-Jacobs; Sir Joseph-Whitefield; Belinda-Miss Ambrose; Araminta-Miss Platt; Sylvia-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Mrs Whitefield; Letitia-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Whitefield
Role: Letitia Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Entertainment: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-DuBellamy; Peachum-Follet; Lockit-Lewis; Mat-Chaplin; Filch-Jacobs; Lucy-Young Gentlewoman, first time on any stage; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Diana Trapes-Mrs Johnston; Polly-Mrs Weller; in Act III a Hornpipe-Everard; the Freemason's Prologue-brother L'Estrange.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Weller

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Weston; Subtle-Griffith; Face-L'Estrange; Mammon-Lloyd; Headlong-Jacobs; Knowlife-Chaplin; Mrs Rantipole-Mrs Whitefield; Doll-Mrs Gardner; Between the Acts of the Farce a Mason's Song-. By Permission. By particular desire of the Antient and Hon. Society of Free and Accepted Masons.
Cast
Role: Mrs Rantipole Actor: Mrs Whitefield
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Gardner

Monologue: Interlude: Scene from The Register Office. Gulwell-Lloyd; Little Girl-Miss Frances; New Character-Mrs Gardner

Performance Comment: Gulwell-Lloyd; Little Girl-Miss Frances; New Character-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: New Character Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Entertainment: Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Cuyler.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Russet Actor: Bannister
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Sherborn.

Dance: As17771111

Song: In afterpiece: by Desire, Oh what a charming thing's a battle-Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17791207, but Mrs Page-Mrs Bulkley; New Occasional Prologue-Hull.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: Dame Hearty Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt

Song: End II: As17790927; End II: Song in The Milesian, being a description of a Sea Fight [Stand to your guns, my hearts of oak]-Bannister

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Major Sturgeon Actor: Bannister
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Webb.

Dance: End II: As17800615 I: Country Dance-the Characters

Song: End: Kate of Aberdeen-Du-Bellamy; I afterpiece: The Death of the Stag-Du-Bellamy, Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Digges (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Antonio-Bensley; Gratiano-Lamash; Gobbo-Blissett; Tubal-Stevens; Lorenzo (with songs)-Du-Bellamy; Launcelot-Edwin; Duke-Usher; Solarino-Davis; Salanio-Egan; Bassanio-Palmer; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Hitchcock; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson; Portia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: End III: The Country Wake-; End IV: The Italian Peasants, as17800530

Song: End: the following Catches: Suppose we sing a Catch, Soldier take off thy Wine, Poor Thomas Day-Bannister, Du-Bellamy, Wood, Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon (1st time)-Mrs Cargill; Palemon-Williames; Pastora-Mrs Wrighten; Laura-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Pastora Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: After song at end of mainpiece The Irish Fair, as17820406

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece How sweet in the Woodlands by Bannister and Miss Phillips; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17850406, but Dorcas-Mrs Booth .
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belville Actor: Bannister

Song: End of mainpiece Awake, AEolean Lyre, a glee composed by Danby (which gained a Prize Medal), by Bannister, Suett, Staunton, Barrymore, Chapman, Williames, Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: New Readings by Johnny Bulcalf With his Journey to London

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Wells

Dance: End of 2nd piece, as17850505

Song: End of Act IV of 1st piece Stand to your Guns by Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17880614 but Nancy Lovewell-Mrs Barresford [i.e. formerly Mrs Bulkley].i.e. formerly Mrs Bulkley].
Cast
Role: Nancy Lovewell Actor: Mrs Barresford
Role: Ranter Actor: Bannister.
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Compton Actor: Bannister
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Plomer.
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin

Dance: End I: As17880901

Song: In III: 'Twas you Sir, [Sing] Old Rose and Burn the Bellows-Bannister, Mathews, Chapman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Cast
Role: Sultan Actor: Bannister
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Amra Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Farruknaz Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs White
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Song: End: God save the King-Bannister, Johnstone, Blanchard, Davies, Darley, Cubitt, Rock, Bonville, Janson, Lee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Giant Defeated Or The Reward Of Valour

Performance Comment: Knight-Byrne; King-Boyce; Princess-Mrs Goodwin.
Cast
Role: Princess Actor: Mrs Goodwin.

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Wells.
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Davenett.

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Glovestring Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: Mrs Knott Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Mrs Jeroboam Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miss Somers Actor: Mrs Wells.
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Cecily Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Wells.
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Wells.
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Davenett.
Role: Aladin's Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Pantaloon's Wife Actor: Mrs White
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Goodwin

Song: End 2nd piece: Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, Davies, Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: Twineall-Lewis; Sir Luke Tremor-Quick; Sultan-Farren; Elvirus-Holman; Lord Flint-Davies; Meanwight-Macready; Zadan-Powel; Keeper-Thompson; Haswell-Hull; Lady Tremor-Mrs Mattocks; Aurelia-Mrs Mountain; Female Captive-Mrs Pope; Original Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: As17900407, but Lucinda with a Minuet, Song-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Song Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Song: End II: The Memorable 13th of September; or, The Defeat of the Spaniards before Gibraltar-Bannister

Entertainment: Monologue. End: A Monody to the Memory of [that distinguished Philanthropist, John Howard Esquire [on whom the character of Haswell was founded]-Mrs Pope[, in the character of a Female Captive

Performance Comment: End: A Monody to the Memory of [that distinguished Philanthropist, John Howard Esquire [on whom the character of Haswell was founded]-Mrs Pope[, in the character of a Female Captive., in the character of a Female Captive.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: WIVES IN PLENTY

Performance Comment: ; or, The More the Merrier. Characters by Bannister Jun., Barrymore, Suett, Caulfield, Maddocks, Waldron Jun., Parsons// Sga Storace, Mrs Gibbs, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Goodall. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1793): Le Bronze-Bannister Jun.; Bellamy-Barrymore; Ranger-Suett; Valere-Caulfield; Monsieur Caprice-Parsons//Fantast-Sga Storace; La Jupe-Mrs Gibbs; Filette Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Goodall. Maddocks, Waldron Jun. are unassigned.] hathi. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: THE DEAF LOVER

Cast
Role: Sir David Dunder Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Lady Dunder Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Mrs Peery Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Walter Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: 2nd piece: To conclude with a Musical Medley by Bannister Jun. and Sga Storace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Cast
Role: Letitia Hardy Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Quick; Frederick-Holland; Ramilie-Russell; Lost-Hollingsworth; Servant-Evans; James-Caulfield; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Sparks; Mariana-Miss Heard; Lappet-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Sparks

Song: In IV 1st piece: Masquerade Scene-; Orphan Bess the Beggar Girl (the Musick by Hook)-; End 1st piece: A Musical Address (accompanied on the harp by Weippert, the Musick by Dr Arnold)-Miss Leak; In 2nd piece: The Country Club-Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Holman; Macduff-Aickin; Banquo-Farren; Duncan-Hull; Malcolm-Macready; Ross-Davies; Donalbaine-Cross; Seyton-Thompson; Doctor-Powel; Hecate-Darley; Witches-Blanchard, Munden, Cubitt; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Pope.

Song: Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Marshall, Rock, Gray, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Rowson, Mrs Blanchard, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Davis, Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Rock, Mrs Cross, Mrs Powell, Mrs Gray, Mrs Masters, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Watson, Mrs Bayzand, Miss Leserve, Mrs Martyr

Music: As17921025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holman; Capulet-Powel; Benvolio-Davies; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Prince-Macready; Tibalt-Cubitt; Paris-Bloomfield; Peter-C. Powell; Balthazar-Evatt; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Platt; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Merry.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Merry.

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: As17910919, but Sophia-Mrs Harlowe in place of Mrs Arnold; Sea Song-_.

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Darley, Cubitt, Rock, Lee, Letteney, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Cross, Mrs Powell, Miss Leserve, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Johnston; Capulet-Powel; Benvolio-Whitfield; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Prince-Clarke; Tibalt-Claremont; Paris-Toms; Montague-Davenport; Balthazar-Abbot; Peter-Rees; Friar John-Thompson; Apothecary-Simmons; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Platt; Nurse-Mrs Davenport; Juliet-Mrs Spencer.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Spencer.

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Juliet to the Monument of the Capulets, and a Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnston, Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Blurton, Gray, Street, Abbot, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Miss Wheatley, Miss Sims, Mrs Henley, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Turner (1st appearance on any recte theLondon stage; Macduff-Pope; Duncan-Hull; Banquo-Murray; Malcolm-Clarke; Lenox-Whitfield; Donalbaine-Simmons; Doctor-Waddy; Seward-Davenport; Seyton-Thompson; Fleance-Master Rees; Officer-Klanert; Murderers-Claremont, Abbot; Witches-Munden, Emery, Rees; Hecate-Townsend; Waiting Gentlewoman-Mrs Platt; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Johnson (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Albert and Adelaide

Cast
Role: Algonde Actor: Mrs Whitmore
Role: Adelaide Actor: Mrs Johnson

Dance: As17981211

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Hill, Linton, Blurton, Street, Gray, Little, Lee, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Mrs Chapman, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Mrs Martyr