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We found 23468 matches on Performance Comments, 4316 matches on Event Comments, 4302 matches on Performance Title, 966 matches on Roles/Actors, and 11 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Yates; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Rowley-Aickin; Moses-Baddeley; Snake-Packer; Careless-Farren; Trip-R. Palmer; Charles-Smith; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lady Sneerwell-Miss Sherry; Lady Teazle-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Grimaldi; Pantaloon-Burn; Lover-Burton; Drunken Valet-Chaplin; Scaramouch-R. Palmer; Country Girls-Miss Simson, Miss Kirby; Colombine-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Wright

Song: III: song-Vernon. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 22 Oct., and 29 Feb. 1780.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Farren; Beaufort-Philimore; Sir Jasper-Wright; Dapper-Holcroft; Quildrive-Williams; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Kirby; Maria (for that night only)-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17800128, but Adam-Moody; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; Le Beau-Philimore; Charles-Wrighten; William-Burton.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Wrighten
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Robinson

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown (for that night)-Delpini; Colombine (for that night)-Sga Crespi; the other Characters-Chaplin, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby; Principal Sailors [in Storming scene]-Vernon, Gaudry.

Dance: End I: a new Comic Pantomime Dance, The Savoyards-Delpini, Sga Crespi, Henry, Miss Armstrong; End IV: Minuet, Allemande-Delpini, Sga Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss Collett, Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Wright

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer; Vaudeville. In Pantomime: (for that night only) Jump through a Tub of Fire-Wright

Performance Comment: End: Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer; Vaudeville. In Pantomime: (for that night only) Jump through a Tub of Fire-Wright.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Ratcliffe Actor: Wright
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Wright

Entertainment: Vaudeville. Jump through a Tub of Fire, as17800509, but _Wright, Spencer

Performance Comment: Jump through a Tub of Fire, as17800509, but _Wright, Spencer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon (1st appearance in that character these 6 years); Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Miss Collett; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny Diver-Miss Kirby; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Cargill (late Miss Brown; 1st appearance this season). 1st appearance this season).
Cast
Role: Player Actor: Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Cargill

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Farren; Beaufort-Philimore; Sir Jasper-Wright; Dapper-Holcroft; Quildrive-Williams; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Kirby; Maria-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Wright

Dance: End II: The Butterfly-the Miss Stageldoirs; III: a Hornpipe-Walker; End: Country Dance-the Characters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Cargill.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Johnston; Silvio-Burton; Meagre-R. Palmer; Watchman-Holcroft; Farmer-Chaplin; Cook-Griffiths; Lawyer-Nash; Clown-Delpini; Queen Mab-Miss M. Stageldoir; Colombine-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Wright

Dance: End II: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs; Afterpiece: Dancing-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Cargill.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Delpini; Pantaloon-Chaplin; Lover-Burton; Scaramouch-R. Palmer; Drunken Valet-Griffiths; Country Girls-Miss Simson, Miss Kirby; Colombine-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: Wright

Dance: End II: The Irish Fair, as17800930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe or Harlequin Friday

Performance Comment: Principal Characters- Wright,Grimaldi, Delpini, Suett, Gaudry; Miss Collett. Partial cast from Public Advertiser, 31 Jan.: Harlequin-Wright; Colombine-Miss Collett. For complete list of parts see dl, 26 Dec. 1796. Text of synopsis (T. Becket, 1781) assigns no parts.

Dance: As17810123

Event Comment: Benefit for Wright and Butler, carpenter. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #226 3s. (29.16.0; 12.15.6; 0.5.6; tickets: 183.6.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Cast
Role: Lady Mary Oldboy Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Sackbut Actor: Wrighten
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Harlequin Actor: Wright

Dance: End II: a Hornpipe-Master Butler, scholar to Miller

Song: End: As17810424

Cast
Role: i> Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Farren; Beaufort-Phillimore; Sir Jasper-Wright; Dapper-Holcroft; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Maria-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Wright

Song: As17811022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carnival Of Venice

Cast
Role: Marinetta Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Francisca Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: As17820121, but added: Shepherdess-Miss Wright .
Cast
Role: : Shepherdess Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: In mainpiece, as17820111; End of Act I of afterpiece New Dance, as17820121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carnival Of Venice

Cast
Role: Marinetta Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Francisca Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Alchvmist

Performance Comment: As17820321but Sir Epicure Mammon-Wright; Lovewit-Fawcett .
Cast
Role: 820321but Sir Epicure Mammon Actor: Wright
Role: Surly Actor: Wrighten
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: In mainpiece by Lemercier, Miss M. Stageldoir, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17820522, but Pastoral Nymph-Miss Wright (of DL) .
Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Wright
Role: 2nd Bacchant Actor: Mrs Morton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair American

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17811012, but Dangle-R. Palmer; 1st Italian-Miss Wright .
Cast
Role: 1st Italian Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: of Tilbury Fort Actor: Wrighten
Role: Beefeater Actor: Wright
Role: Justice's Lady Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Confidant Actor: Mrs Love

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Sampson Actor: Wrighten
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd;Wilding-Farren; Sir Jasper-Wright; Beaufort-Phillimore; Quildrive-Williames; Dapper-Fawcett; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Simson; Maria-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair American

Performance Comment: As17830207, but added: Groom-Wright; Fribourg-Kenny; Servants-Phillimore, Chaplin .

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Farren; Sir Jasper-Wright; Beaufort-Phillimore; Quildrive-Wilson; Dapper-Fawcett; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Simson; Maria-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Wright

Dance: As17831020

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: As17831017, but Spinosa-Wright .
Cast
Role: Spinosa Actor: Wright
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Grimaldi; Colombine-Miss M. Stageldoir. The other Characters by Chaplin, Burton, Spencer, Wrighten, Phillimore, Wilson, Williamson, Kenny, Newbold; Miss Tidswell, Miss Stageldoir . Miss Tidswell, Miss Stageldoir .

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Dance by Second, Ferrere and the Miss Stageldoirs. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-R. Palmer; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Lady Townly-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performance Comment: As17840120, but Wright in place of Hamoir; Grimaldi in place of Wright .
Event Comment: Benefit for Wright and Chapman. Gazetteer, 10 May: Tickets to be had of Chapman, No. 49, Carey-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields [Wright not listed]. Receipts: #210 5s. (56/13; 1/19; tickets: 151/13) (charge: #115 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Song: End of mainpiece The new Highland lassie, as17840507; a new Hunting Song and Chorus (composed by Danby) by Chapman; Sweet Passion of Love by Miss George

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Sir Paul Plyant-King; Brisk-Dodd; Careless-Brereton; Mellefont-Barrymore; Lord Froth-Suett; Lord Touchwood-Packer; Saygrace-Wright; Maskwell-Palmer; Lady Froth-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Miss E. Kemble; Cynthia-Miss M. Stageldoir; Lady Plyant-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Saygrace Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new Dance, The Merry Woodcutters, by Mr and Miss Hamoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaus Duel Or A Soldier For The Ladies

Performance Comment: Ogle-Barrymore; Sir William Mode-Dodd; Careful-Baddeley; Captain Bellmein-Bannister Jun.; Toper-R. Palmer; Toby-Burton; Serjeant-Wrighten; Le Reviere-Waldron; Col. Manly-Palmer; Emilia-Mrs Brereton; Clarinda-Mrs Ward; Flora-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Plotwell-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Serjeant Actor: Wrighten
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Plotwell Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The St

Performance Comment: Giles's Scrutiny; or, The Cries of London in a New Stile. Returning Officer-Bannister; Voters-Moody, Baddeley, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Suett, Dignum, Williames, Barrymore, Wright, Chapman, Alfred, Wilson, Phillimore, Chaplin, &c .

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Love

Monologue: 1785 04 11 End of Act I of mainpiece The History of John Gilpin, the Linen Draper by Baddeley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Zara Actor: MrsSiddons

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Staunton; Sir Jasper-Wright; Beaumont-Phillimore; Quildrive-Wilson; Dapper-Fawcett; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Simson; Maria-Miss Collins (1st appearance) .
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Wright