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We found 23720 matches on Performance Comments, 10798 matches on Author, 4679 matches on Event Comments, 4471 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17810601 but Lucinda-Mrs Hitchcock; Occasional Prologue-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Wells.

Dance: As17810601

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasLofty-Digges; Dactyl-Bannister Jun.; Bever-Staunton; Rust-Blissett; Puff-Baddeley; Younger-R. Palmer; Sir Roger Dowlas-Stevens; Robin-Massey; John-Kenny; Staytape-Barrett; Sir Peter Pepperpot-Bannister; Juliet-Mrs Lloyd.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Lloyd.

Afterpiece Title: The Silver Tankard

Cast
Role: Ensign Williams Actor: Marshall

Dance: As17810620

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Peachum Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mr Wilson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mr Stevens
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mr Blissett
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mr Massey

Afterpiece Title: Damnation; or, The Play-House Hissing-Hot

Performance Comment: Dupeall (with Imitations)-Bannister Jun.; Vitriol-Wilson; Fudge-Wewitzer; Drama-Staunton; Phelim O'Bogtrotter-Egan; Prompter-Blissett; Actor-Stevens; Waiter-Barrett; 1st Grinder-Edwin; The other Characters-Painter, Kenny, Pierce, Ledger, Stannard. Larpent MS assigns: Dustman-Painter; 2nd Grinder-Pierce; Sandman-Stannard; Milkwoman-Mrs Palmer; Kenny, Ledger; Prologue-Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Milkwoman Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Peachum Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mr Wilson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mr Stevens
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mr Blissett
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mr Massey

Entertainment: In 3rd piece: Singing, Howling, Crying, Bellowing, Hissing, Groaning, Braying, Grinding, Barking-

Related Works
Related Work: An Escape into Prison Author(s): William Reeve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17810827, but Mrs Slammekin-Mr Davis.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mr Davis.
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Peachum Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mr Wilson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mr Stevens
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mr Massey

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Peachum Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mr Wilson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mr Stevens
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mr Blissett
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mr Massey
Event Comment: [MS annotation on playbill in Harvard Theatre Collection: "Mrs Cargill run away this day with Colman Jun. James? Winston?." And see 11 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mr Davis.
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Peachum Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mr Wilson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mr Stevens
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mr Massey

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Peachum Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mr Wilson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mr Stevens
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mr Blissett
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mr Massey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17810530, but Principal Parts-Miss _Farren, Mrs Hitchcock, +Egan, +Stevens.
Cast
Role: Principal Parts Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17810901, but Macheath-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mr Davis.
Role: Peachum Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mr Wilson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mr Stevens
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mr Massey

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Peachum Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mr Wilson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mr Stevens
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mr Blissett
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mr Massey
Event Comment: Tom Thumb [announced on playbill of 10 Oct.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Quick and Mrs Kennedy. Receipts: #139 12s. (138/3/6; 1/8/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Cast
Role: Betty Hint Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Nanny Actor: Mrs Davenett

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17810915, but Rosetta-Mrs Cargill .
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin
Role: Eustace Actor: Williams
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17810915

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Lewis; Ratcliffe-Robson; Gloster-Clarke; Catesby-L'Estrange; Belmour-Hull; Derby-Thompson; Dumont-Wroughton; Alicia-Miss Younge; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Lewis; King-Clarke; Gonzalez-Hull; Garcia-Whitfield; Selim-Robson; Alonzo-Fearon; Heli-L'Estrange; Perez-Thompson; Zara-Miss Younge; Leonora-Miss Ambrose; Almeria-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Yates
Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Agreeable Surprise

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill assigns no parts, but "In the new Pantomime last Night, Pleasure was performed by Miss Morris (for whom it was originally intended, but kindly supplied by Mrs Morton [see cast on 26 Dec] during her illness)" (Public Advertiser, 17 Jan.).] Receipts: #225 14s. (220/9; 5/5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Cast
Role: Froth Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Allworth Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Midshipman Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Her Mother Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Virtue Actor: Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17811002, but Housekeeper-Mrs Smith .
Cast
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: As17820123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Priuli-Hull; Renault-Clarke; Bedamar-Whitfield; Duke-L'Estrange; Elliot-Fearon; Officer-Booth; Spinosa-J. Bates; Theodore-Robson; Pierre-Aickin; Belvidera-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Midshipman Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Her Mother Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Virtue Actor: Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17811025, but added: Nurse-Mrs Love .
Cast
Role: : Nurse Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: As17820121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Palmer; Sir Roger Belmont-Parsons; Sir Charles Raymond-Aickin; Colonel Raymond-Brereton (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Villiard-Wrighten; Faddle (with a song)-Dodd; Fidelia-Mrs Brereton; Rosetta-Miss Farren (Their 1st appearance in those characters) .
Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Brereton

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Dodd; Subtle-Aickin; Sir Epicure Mammon-Griffiths; Surly-Wrighten; Kastril-Burton; Lovewit-Packer; Face-Palmer; Dame Pliant-Miss Simson; Doll Common-Mrs Hopkins .
Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Robson, Fearon, Booth, Stevens, Egan, Bates, Newton, Painter, Edwin; Mrs Davenett, Mrs Lewis. Cast not known. Prologue spoken by Whitfield .

Dance: End of mainpiece The Humours of Newmarket; with the Poney Races. Jockies-Harris, Langrish, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews

Performance Comment: Jockies-Harris, Langrish, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17820318but Jenny-Mrs Watson. Prologue as17820318athi .

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville

Dance: As17820318athi

Song: The Cries of Edinburgh added to Glaud; End of Act I of mainpiece The Merry Roundelay by Miss Hemet

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Mrs Green and the Performers in the Orchestra will be admitted this Evening. Receipts: #208 5s. (84/4/6; 4/13/6; tickets: 119/7/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bach (Widow of the late [J. C] Bach). Tickets, half a guinea each, to be had of Mrs Bach, at Zoffany's, Albemarle-street, near Piccadilly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I Le Triompbe de l'Amour Conjugal, as17820312End of Act II Rinaldo and Armida, as17820223

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17820603 but Filch (1st time this season [see17820603)-Mrs Wilson; Mat o' th' Mint-Miss Morris. hathi.
Cast
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Peachum Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mr Wilson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mr Stevens
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mr Swords
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mr Massey

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Peachum Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Ben Budge Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mr Wilson
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mr Stevens
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mr Swords
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Mr Massey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovel Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: Harlequin, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister Jun.; Ditto, Mum!-Spencer; Agreeable Companion in a Post-Chaise-Webb; Landlord-Usher; Dame Turton-Edwin; Goody Burton-Wood; Gammer Gurton-Bannister; Pantaloon-Massey; Clown-Delpini; Head Boy of the Marine Society-Master Edwin; Officer in the Camp-Wood [i.e. doubled Goody Burton]; Emperor of the Quacks-Bannister Jun. [i.e. doubled Harlequin]; Columbine-Miss Morris; Ballad Singer-Mr Darley; Chambermaid-Mrs W. Palmer; Goddess of Health, and Genius of Nonsense-Miss Hooke (The Young Lady who performed the part of Polly [on 11 June]) .on 11 June]) .
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs W. Palmer

Dance: As17820606

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Performance Comment: As17820620 but added: Mrs Lefevre, Mrs Poussin .

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells

Dance: In Act IV of mainpiece, as17820620 End of mainpiece, as17820606

Song: As17820620

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Performance Comment: Dominick-Wilson (1st appearance in that character); Gomez-Edwin; Alphonso-Gardner; Pedro-Stevens; Lorenzo-Palmer; Elvira-Mrs Bulkley (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. Afterpiece: Never performed here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Lady Juniper Actor: Mrs Webb
Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): William Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: As17820606