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We found 23380 matches on Performance Comments, 4949 matches on Event Comments, 4329 matches on Performance Title, 99 matches on Roles/Actors, and 9 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 0; Grand Selection 0

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Miss Di Clacket Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Second

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Modely-Knight; Heartwell-Middleton; Freehold-Davenport; Sir John English-Wilde; Shacklefigure-Simmons; Constables-Thompson, Abbot; Flora-Miss Mansel; Aura-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Aura Actor: Mrs Knight.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Claremont; Taylor-Simmons; Biondello-Lee; Pedro-Farley; Grumio-Munden; Bianca-Miss Leserve; Curtis-Mrs Platt; Catharine-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character [in London]).in London]).
Cast
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Platt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Marcelina Actor: Mrs Gilbert
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Mr Heartly-Murray; Sir Charles Clackit-Munden; Young Clackit-Knight; Servant-Curties; Lucy-Mrs Gilbert; Harriet-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Gilbert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Cubba Actor: Mrs Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Gilbert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Selina Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Waddy; Sir Jacob Jollup-Powel; Bruin-Haymes; Heeltap-Farley; Lint-Thompson; Roger-Simmons; Simon Snuffle-Lee; Jerry Sneak-Fawcett; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Watts; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Gilbert.
Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Gilbert.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Gilbert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Marcelina Actor: Mrs Gilbert
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Platt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Performance Comment: As17960914, but Flora-Mrs Davenport; Cecily-Mrs Gilbert.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Cecily Actor: Mrs Gilbert.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Bob and Little Ben

Performance Comment: Lieut. Battledore (the Poor Sailor)-Incledon; Compass-Waddy; Bumbo-Farley; O'Daub-Macready; Freakish-Townsend; Lieutenant-Haymes; Capt. Battledore-Munden; Little Bob-Young Standen; Miss Ann Battledore-Mrs Davenport; Nancy-Miss Logan; Eliza (alias Little Ben)-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Miss Ann Battledore Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Flourish Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Performance Comment: Sancho-Fawcett; Don Carlos-Holman; Lopez-Munden; Don Lorenzo-Claremont; Don Alvarez-Davenport; Don Felix-Thompson; Angelina-Miss Chapman; Isabella-Mrs Platt; Jacintha-Mrs Mattocks; Leonora-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pope.
Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. Second Course [1st time; M. INT I, by James Cobb. Larpent MS 567; not published]: With Songs and a New Overture. Entrement [1st time: INT I, by Charles Stuart. Larpent MS 566; not published]. Desert: Never acted here; by Permission of Harris [proprietor of cg. The playbill assigns Princess Huncamunca to Mrs Kennedy, but "Huncamunca was very well performed by a Lady who resembled Mrs Kennedy in her voice" (Public Advertiser, 23 Aug.; and see 24 Aug.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: the Feast Of Thalia; Or, A Dramatic Olio

Performance Comment: [Bill of Fare, in which every Dish belonging to the Drama will be served up: Prelude, Tragedy, Comedy, Opera, Interlude, and Burlesque. By way of Relish: The Manager in Distress. [Principal Characters by Palmer, Aickin, R. Palmer, Egan, Bannister Jun., Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Jewell, Miss Hale, Mrs Webb. [Cast from text (T. Cadell [1780]): Bustleton-Palmer; Manager-Aickin; Easy-R. Palmer; Irishman in the Pit-Egan; Gentleman in the Balcony-Bannister Jun.; Actresses-Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Jewell, Miss Hale; Lady in Balcony-Mrs Webb.

Afterpiece Title: First Course, a substantial Dish from: Henry IV

Performance Comment: As Act I on 7 Aug., but Sir John Falstaff-Wilson (1st appearance in that character); Francis-Edwin; Poins-R. Palmer; Peto-Painter; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Love.

Afterpiece Title: Second Courae, a Comic Dish, never serv'd up before: Kensington Gardens; or, The Walking Jockey

Afterpiece Title: Third Course, an Operatic Dish: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: As17810609 but Characters-_Stevens, _Kenny, Mrs _Lefevre.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: _Stevens, _Kenny, Mrs _Lefevre.
Role: Dolce Actor: Mrs Lefevre

Afterpiece Title: Also by way of Entremet: Ripe Fruit; or, The Marriage Act

Performance Comment: Character by Bannister Jun.; Mrs Wilson, Miss Hitchcock. Cast from Larpent MS: William-Bannister Jun.; Sally-Mrs Wilson; Nancy-Miss Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Desert: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Mr Noodle-Bannister; Mr Doodle-Bannister Jun.; Tom Thumb-Master Edwin; Lord Grizzle-Edwin; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Simpkinson; King Arthur-Wilson; Princess Huncamunca-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Plumante-Mrs Lefevre; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Cargill. [As no Supper will be provided, the Cloth will be removed by Eleven o'Clock.As no Supper will be provided, the Cloth will be removed by Eleven o'Clock.
Cast
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Plumante Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Cargill.

Song: In Second Course: Auld Robin Gray-Miss Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Second Thoughts Are Best

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Lee Lewes, Quick, Wilson, Edwin, Wewitzer, Robson, Miss Younge, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Satchell, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Morton, Miss Platt, Mrs White, Mrs Davenett, Miss Langrish, Mrs Yates; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 24 Feb. and from London Chronicle, 26 Mar.: Sir Charles Danvers-Lewis; Fairfax-Lee Lewes; Grub-Quick; Col. Sparwell-Wilson; Bronze-Edwin; von Irkin-Wewitzer; Le Rouge-Robson; Molly Gurb-Miss Younge; Mrs Sparwell-Mrs Mattocks; Sidney Grub-Miss Satchell; French Countess-Mrs Wilson; Lady Danvers-Mrs Yates; [Mrs Morton, Miss Platt, Mrs White, Mrs Davenett, Miss Langrish are unassigned.] Prologue-Lee Lewes.

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Dance: As17801107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Cassander-Palmer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Hephestian-Davies; Polyperchon-Chambers; Thessalus-Wright; Perdiccas-Chaplin; Eumenes-Norris; Aristander-Wrighten; Slave-R. Palmer; Clytus-Bensley; Roxana-Miss Younge; Parisatis-Miss Hopkins; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Statira-Mrs Yates; A favorite Epilogue (written by D. Garrick, Esq.) with alterations spoken-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sisigambis Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Second Thought is Best

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Vernon, Dodd, Moody, Aickin, Baddeley, Bannister, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Baddeley. Cast from text (Murray and Greenlaw, 1778): Morley-Vernon; Jingle-Dodd; O'Donavan-Moody; Frankly-Aickin; Conrad-Baddeley; Woudbe-Bannister; Agnes-Mrs Wrighten; Matilda-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood. Tickets for Mr and Mrs Marshall taken. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Performance Comment: Flash-Este; Longbib-Stoppelaer; Trot-Hough; Harlequin-Philips; Colombine-Miss Mann; Mlle la Modestie-Harlequin Phillips; Ballad Singers-Stoppelaer, Mrs Pritchard; Somerset-Roberts; Roundall-Hough.

Music: Second Music-; The first Concerto-of Corelli; I: Song for the Bassoon-; II: Concerto for German Flutes-composed by Festin; III: Concerto of Geminiani's for the Hautbois-; IV: The March in Zara-; The Overture to the Entertainment: Handel's Water Musick-; with the Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benj. Baker

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant-Philips; II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Livier, Villeneuve; III: Harlequin-Denoyer's@Prentice; IV: Minuet-Rector, Mrs Anderson; V: English Maggot-Villeneuve, Mrs Walter