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We found 26695 matches on Performance Comments, 7273 matches on Performance Title, 5651 matches on Event Comments, 53 matches on Roles/Actors, and 28 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Chamont-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Freeman]); Acasto-Massey; Page-Master Benson; Polidore-Swendall; Chaplain-Bowles; Ernesto-Bailey; Castalio-Cooke; Serina-A Young Gentlewoman [unidentified]; Florella-Mrs Bailey; Monimia-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Bailey
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Benson; Kecksey-Shepherd; Nephew-Nelson; Bates-Bowles; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Bailey; Thomas-Massey; The Widow (with the Epilogue Song)-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: The Widow Actor: Mrs Massey.

Entertainment: Monologue. End I afterpiece: an Epilogue-Master Benson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: As17780319but Col. Oldboy-Booth (1st appearance in that character); Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Hunt (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lady Mary Oldboy Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Hunt
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Poney Races, as17780421; In afterpiece: Minuet, as17771121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: As17780203, but Millamour-Whitfield (1st appearance in that character); Sir Harry Lizard (1st time)-Robson; Lady Jane-Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Mrs Morton.
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Miss Leeson.
Role: Mrs Bromley Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: La Rouge Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Lady Bell Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Entertainment: Monologue.As17780427

Event Comment: Benefit for Davies, bookseller, and Mrs Davies, who formerly belonged to this Theatre, and who have sustained misfortunes in trade. Public Advertiser, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Davies, Great Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #198 9s. 6d. (69.14.0; 17.10.0; 0.13.6; tickets: 110.12.0) (charge: #64 4s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End III: Minuet de la Cour, as17780508

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex Or The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-West; Burleigh-Burnett; Southampton-Cooke; Sir Walter Raleigh-Everard; Officer-Massey; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Burden; Nottingham-Mrs Bailey; Rutland-The Lady who performed Belvidera [on 15 June; unidentified].on 15 June; unidentified].

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost or The Dead Man Alive

Performance Comment: Sir Jeffery Constant-Massey; Captain Constant-Cooke; Trusty-Newton; Clinch-Bailey; Roger-Russell; Melinda-Mrs Bailey; Dolly-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Bailey
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Russell.

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780529

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Shift, Mrs Cole-Bannister; The Minor-R. Palmer; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Mr Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Loader-Davis; Transfer-Jackson; Dick-Stevens; Lucy-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Bannister
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Twist
Role: Violetta Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Spinetta Actor: Miss Harper.

Dance: As17780615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Cast
Role: Lubin Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Reddish (1st appearance on this stage); King-Clarke; Ghost-Aickin; Horatio-Hull; Laertes-Whitfield; Ostrick-Lee Lewes; Polonius-Quick; Grave@Diggers-Dunstall, Jones; Queen-Mrs Jackson; Ophelia-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Leeson
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Hyppolita Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Mrs Dimity Actor: Miss Weller
Role: Mrs Tokay Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Vermilion Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Lady Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Razor-Lee Lewes; Pamphlet-Wilson; Quidnunc-Dunstall; Rovewell-Robson; Belmour-Thompson; Harriet-Mrs Whitfield; Termagant-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: As17781130

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17781016, but Horatio-Farren; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17780917, but Principal Bacchant-Mrs Wrighten; Euphrosyne-Mrs Wrighten.

Song: As17780917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Performance Comment: Percy-Lewis; Raby-Aickin; Sir Hubert-Hull; Edrick-Whitfield; Harcourt-Robson; Knight-Thompson; Douglas-Wroughton; Birtha-Mrs Jackson; Elwina-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Birtha Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Elwina Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Cast
Role: Grace Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Maudlin Actor: Miss Brown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17781106, but Jack Meggot-Booth; Clarinda-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Jackson.
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Goody Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Landlord Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: As17780925, but Belinda-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Brute-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Goody Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Landlord Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-A Gentleman (2nd appearance on this stage [Rundell]); Randolph-Wroughton; Officer-Thompson; Glenalvon-Aickin; Old Norval-Clarke; Anna-Mrs Morton; Lady Randolph-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Randolph Actor: Wroughton
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Landlord Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Afterpiece: One of the [new Scenes] will conclude the Entertainment, and the Intervals between the three Acts being found tedious, alterations have been made in order to make it practicable to comprize the whole in two Acts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Digges; Portius-Aickin; Marcus-Whitfield; Juba-Wroughton; Sempronius-Fearon; Syphax-Hull; Lucius-L'Estrange; Decius-Egan; Lucia-Mrs Jackson; Marcia-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Landlord Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith
Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces Tancred and Sigismunda, but "In consequence of Mrs Crawford's being taken suddenly ill yesterday forenoon, Tancred and Sigismunda...could not be acted; The Maid of the Mill was substituted in its stead, but most of the boxes which had been taken were given up, and the change cost the managers upwards of a hundred pounds; a matter which Mrs Crawford ought to take into her serious consideration, and to recollect besides, that whenever her name is on the bills, and she is [not] so much indisposed that her appearance on the stage would be fatal to her health, it is her duty not to disappoint her publick" (Morning Chronicle, 30 Jan.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Landlord Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Daly]); Roderigo-Lee Lewes; Cassio-Whitfield; Brabantio-Hull; Lodovico-Booth; Montano-Robson; Duke-L'Estrange; Gratiano-Fearon; Iago-Bensley; Emila-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Emila Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Dance: As17790222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Bannister; Sir ThomasMaxwell-Gardner; Invoice-R. Palmer; Dr Julep-Baddeley; Dr Apozem-Jackson; Dr Fingerfee-Painter; Dr O'Sassafras-Davis; Dr Broadbrim-Kenny; Dr Sligo-Egan; Macpherson-Walker; Dr Calomel-Painter [Public Advertiser: Baker]; Dr Habbakuk-Peirce; Dr Camphire-Webb; Forceps-Stevens; Printer's Devil-Master Hitchcock; Dr Last-Parsons; Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Harper.

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; King-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Westmoreland-Thompson; Sir Walter Blunt-Whitfield; Sir Richard Vernon-Hull; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Robson; Francis-Edwin; Bardolph-Booth; Douglas-L'Estrange; Carriers-Wewitzer, Messink; Hotspur-Peile (1st appearance in that character); Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Thompson
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Daphne Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Cast
Role: Mrs Bromley Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Spitfire Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Mrs Williams Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Mrs Henpeck Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Lady Mary Woodley Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: Byron-Vernon; Sir Harry Muff-Dodd; General Worry-Parsons; Spy-Baddeley; Gardeners-Fawcett, Chaplin, Holcroft; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Narcissa-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17791101, but Lady Ann-Mrs Jackson; Queen-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hartley.
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Langrish
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Little Girl Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Prude Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17791005, but Polly-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Cast
Role: Florival Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deception

Performance Comment: As17800126, but Fairgrove-Packer in place of Aickin; New Prologue-Mrs Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #156 10s. 6d. (115.13.0; 40.3.6; 0.14.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mirable Actor: Smith
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Marwood Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Abington.

Dance: End of Act III: as17791220

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kennedy. Public Advertiser, 16 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kennedy at her house, No. 36, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Receipts: #231 12s. 6d. (150.16.6; tickets: 80.17.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Artaxerxes Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: The Spaniards Dismayed

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Dance: End 2nd piece: Dance of Sailors-Langrish, others

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins. Afterpiece: In honour of Shakespeare; in which will be introduced a grand Pageant, the music by Dibdin. Public Advertiser, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Hopkins, No. 7, Little Russel Street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #205 9s. 6d. (122.5.0; 34.17.6; 1.16.0; tickets: 46.11.0) (charge: #64 4s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mirable Actor: Smith
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Marwood Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Song: End III: Tally ho!, as17800411

Cast
Role: i> Actor: Mrs Wrighten.