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2786 results for: Keyword - Old Toby
We found 1672 matches on Performance Comments, 985 matches on Performance Title, 321 matches on Event Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1651
02 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Parts-Garrick, Woodward, Yates, Beard, Taswell, Winstone, King, Vaughan, Bridges, Mrs Green, Mrs Clive. [Poet, Frenchman, Drunken Man-Garrick; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Taylor-Yates; Old Man-Taswell; Charon-Winstone; Tatoo-King; Aesop-Bridges; Mercury-Beard; Mrs Riot-Mrs Clive; Mrs Tatoo-Mrs Green.-Edition of 1749.]
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Taswell

1652
17 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17480924, but Old Gerald-James.
Cast
Role: Old Gerald Actor: James.

Dance: IV: Dutch Dance, as17481203

1653
23 February 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Husband-a young Gentleman; Occasional Prologue-; Epilogue-a six year old child.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: a six year old child.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: A Country Dance-

1654
02 March 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17481202, but Old Capulet-_; Montague-_; Gregory-_; Sampson-_; Balthasar-_; Abraham-_.
Cast
Role: Old Capulet Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Havard, Beard, Reinhold, King, Master Maddox

1655
29 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Ryan; Medley-Sparks; Old Bellair-Arthur; Young Bellair-Gibson; Shoemaker-Collins; Smirk-Cushing; Handy-Anderson; Fopling's Page-Miss Mullart; Townley's Page-Miss Morrison; Orange Woman-Stoppelaer; Lady Townly-Miss Copen; Lady Woodville-Mrs Bambridge; Busy-Miss Haughton; Bullies-Dunstall, Bencraft, Oates; Aemilia-Mrs Copen; Pert-Mrs Ridout; Belinda-Mrs Ward; Harriet-Miss Bellamy; Loveit-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Old Bellair Actor: Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Gentleman Gardiner

Dance: Mr J. Granier, J. Granier's sister

1656
11 April 1749 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Cibber; Clerimont-Anderson; Careless-Gibson; Dr Bolus-Arthur; Rhubarb-Oates; Wilful-Marten; Old Atall-Dunstall; Finder-Cushing; Supple-Paddick; Sir Solomon-Collins; Strut-Stoppelaer; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Clarinda-Mrs Ridout; Silvia-Mrs Cowper; Wishwell-Mrs Hale; Situp-Mrs Dunstall; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Old Atall Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe

Song: Between the acts: Miss Young

Dance: I: Comic Dance-J. Granier, J. Granier's Sister

1657
07 September 1749 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Industrious Lovers; Or, The Yorkshireman Bit

Performance Comment: Constant-Massey; Old Muckworm-Smith; Jolter-Platt; Slango-Bruodin; Squire Sapskull-Morgan; Harriet-Mrs Morgan; Busy-Mrs Peters.
Cast
Role: Old Muckworm Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Cast
Role: Jeffery Holdfast Actor: Middleton

1658
23 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17490919, but Old Gerald-_.
Cast
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Shuter

Song: IV: Master Mattocks

1659
07 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Performance Comment: [The Larpent MS 80 gives the cast plus the "lengths" for each part: 8 Clerimont-Palmer; 3 1!2 Durand-Blakes; 9 1!2 La Writ-Woodward; 2 1!2 Sampson-Winstone; 1!2 1st Gentleman-Shuter; 1!2 2nd Gentleman-King; 1!2 Old Gentleman-Taswell; 1 Servant-James; 1 1!2 Bully-Costollo; 1!2 2nd Bully-Usher; 1 1st Client-Simpson; 1 2nd Client-Marr; 2 1!2 Mrs La Writ-Mrs Bennet. A Length was 42 lines to be memorized.]
Cast
Role: 2 Old Gentleman Actor: Taswell

1660
30 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17491201, but add Old Gerald-Shuter; Beatrice-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: add Old Gerald Actor: Shuter
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Shuter

1661
18 January 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Quin (who has not appeared in that character these ten years); Copper Captain-Ryan; Don Juan-Ridout; Cacafogo-Marten; Sanchio-Anderson; Alonzo-Gibson; Old Woman-Collins; Duke-Sparks; Clara-Miss Haughton; 1st Lady-Mrs Bambridge; 2nd Lady-Miss Ferguson; 3rd Lady-Miss Hippisley; Altea-Mrs Ridout; Margarita-Mrs Vincent; Estifania-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

1662
01 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Lee; Escalus-Bransby; Capulet-Sparks; Paris-Anderson; Benvolio-Gibson; Tibalt-Lacey; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Montagu-Bridgwater; Old Capulet-Redman; Gregory-Arthur; Sampson-Collins; Balthasar-Cushing; Abram-Dunstall; Mercutio-Dyer; Lady Capulet-Mrs Horton; Nurse-Mrs Dunstall; Juliet-Miss Bellamy; Masquerade Dance-Jossett, Jardin.
Cast
Role: Old Capulet Actor: Redman

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Related Works
Related Work: Love and Money; or, The Fair Caledonian Author(s): Samuel Arnold

1663
29 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17500327 but Tattoo-King; Frenchman-Blakes; Old Man-Taswell; Mrs Tattoo-Miss Cole; Charon-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Taswell

Dance: End: Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

1664
05 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17500329 but Frenchman (by Particular desire)-Garrick; Aesop-_; Tattoo-_; Old Man-_; Mrs Tattoo-_; Charon-_.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Taswell

1665
23 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Cross, and Burton. Rec'd cash #36 15s., plus #116 6s. from tickets. Total #153 1s.; Paid Norton 6 Chorus #1 10s.; Paid Mr Dolmain (Embroiderer) #3 (Treasurer's Book). Tickets to be had of Mr Page at the Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd out by Grandchamps will be taken. Publish'd this day, the third edn. of Colley Cibber's Apology for his Life at 6s. With an Historical view of the stage during his own time, to which is now added A short account of the Rise and Progress of English Stage: also a dialogue on old plays and old players. Printed for R. Dodsley (General Advertiser). Receipts: #154 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Music: II: Concerto on Violincello-Cervetti

Dance: I: Black Joke, as17500420 II: Comic Dance-Grandchamps; III: L'Entree de Flore, as17491024; V: Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

1666
30 April 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Performance Comment: As17491019, but add Old Hob-Marten; Betty-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: add Old Hob Actor: Marten

Dance: III: Scotch Measure, Highland Reel-Froment

Song: IV: Rise Glory rise (From Opera Rosamond)-Lowe

1667
01 May 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: As17491230, but Old Gerald-_; Beatrice-_.
Cast
Role: add Old Gerald Actor: Shuter
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Shuter

Dance: II: Wooden Shoe-Master Malter, two Miss Foulcades; III: Dutch Sailor-Mas. Maltere; IV: Les Fantasies de la Dance, as17500428 but-Miss Foulcade; V: Louvre & Minuet-Maltere, Miss Foulcade

1668
11 September 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performance Comment: Medicin-Blakes; Crispin-Yates; Old Gerald-Shuter; Beatrice-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Old Gerald Actor: Shuter

1669
18 September 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: OOccasional Prologue call'd for. Mr Griffith (Son of Griffith an Actor in Ireland) play'd Barnwell: Toll: [erable] (Cross). This day at Noon will be publish'd and sold by the proprietor and the print shops, two portraits of those celebrated Comedians, Mr Woodward and Mrs Clive, in the characters of the Fine Gentleman and Lady in Lethe (as they are to perform them tonight, at Drury Lane) curiously engraved (in Miniature) from Original drawings of the same size. By J. Brooks, Engraver of Silver and Copper plate. N.B. The above prints may be had together or separate (General Advertiser).Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Aesop-Bridges; Mercury-Beard; Charon-Winstone; Fine Gentleman-Woodward; Frenchman-Blakes; Drunken Man-Yates; Old Man-Shuter; Tattoo-Marr; Mrs Tattoo-Mrs Green; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Shuter

1670
28 September 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick, 1st time; Escalus-Winstone; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Scrase; Benvolio-Mozeen; Tibalt-Blakes; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Old Capulet-Wright; Friar John-Paddick; Gregory-W. Vaughan; Sampson-James; Balthazar-Ackman; Abram-Marr; Mercutio-Woodward; Apothecary-Simpson; Peter-Vaughan; Officer-Raftor; Page-Master Cross; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Miss Bellamy[, 1st time of appearing on that stage. [The 1750 ed. adds Montague-$Burton.]
Cast
Role: Old Capulet Actor: Wright

1671
24 October 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Quin; Copper Captain-Ryan; Don Juan-Ryan [sic]; Cacafogo-Marten; Alonzo-Gibson; Sanchio-Anderson; Old Woman-Collins; Duke-Sparks; Clara-Miss Haughton; 1st Lady-Mrs Bambridge; 2nd Lady-Miss Ferguson; 3rd Lady-Miss Hippisley; Altea-Mrs Ridout; Margarita-Mrs Vincent; Estifania-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1672
30 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17501115, but Aesop-Winstone; Mercury-Wilder; Charon-Layfield; Old Man-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Taswell.

Ballet: TThe Bird Catchers. As17501127

1673
07 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17501130, but Old Man-_.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Taswell.

1674
12 March 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Duretete-Garrick; Young Mirabel-Palmer; Old Mirabel-Yates; Dugard-Blakes; Petit-Shuter; Lamorce-Mrs Bennet; Oriana-Mrs Ward; Bisarre-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Old Mirabel Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti, Harvey, Mad Camargo

1675
14 March 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: As17501219, but Old Man-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Shuter.

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti