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6319 results for: Keyword - Professor George Hilton Jones
We found 4308 matches on Author, 1515 matches on Performance Comments, 742 matches on Event Comments, 390 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5326
08 January 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Hooke (1st appearance on that stage); Justice Woodcock-Follett; Sir William Meadows-Daniel; Eustace-Smith (1st appearance on any stage); Hodge-Jones; Young Meadows-A Gentleman (1st appearance in that character); Lucinda-Mrs Fox; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Brent; Margery-Miss Hooke (1st appearance in that character); Rosetta-Miss Floyd (1st appearance on that stage).
Cast
Role: Hodge Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Entertainment: End: a variety of Theatrical and Senatorial Imitations-Kean

5327
16 February 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17861026, but Colonel Briton-Whitfield; Alguazile-Jones; Vasquez-Phillimore.
Cast
Role: Alguazile Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Snap Actor: Jones

5328
30 March 1787 @ Red-Lion Inn, Lordship Road, Stoke Newington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem; Or, Humours Of The Litchfield Landlord

Performance Comment: Archer-Sterne; Aimwell-Sidney; Boniface-Young; Sir Charles Freeman-Russel; Foigard-Wilson; Gibbet-Marriot; Sullen-Jones; Scrub-Simpson; Dorinda-Mrs Simpson; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Marriot; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Fowler; Gipsey-Miss Fowler; Cherry-Mrs Sterne.
Cast
Role: Sullen Actor: Jones
Related Works
Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd; or, An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Song: As17870326

5329
08 June 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: As17861027, but Antonio-Parsons; Antony-Phillimore; Francisco-Chaplin; Surgeon-Jones.
Cast
Role: Surgeon Actor: Jones.
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: The Lucky Return, as17870530, but _Hamoir, Ferrere

5330
18 September 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Kemble; King-Packer; Horatio-Staunton; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Barrymore; Ostrick-R. Palmer; Rosencraus-Phillimore; Guildenstern-Williames; Marcellus-Benson; Bernardo-Wilson; Player King-Chaplin; Lucianus-Waldron; Gentleman-Fawcett; Francisco-Spencer; Messenger-Alfred; Sailor-Jones; Gravediggers-Suett, Burton; Ghost-Bensley; Ophelia-Mrs Forster; Player Queen-Miss Tidswell; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sailor Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: Whimsey-Baddeley; Furnish-Suett; Young Whimsey-R. Palmer; Landlord-Chaplin; Snap-Jones; Postboy-Alfred; Frank-Spencer; Montford-Whitfield; Simon-Burton; Tim Tartlet-Bannister Jun.; Nancy-Mrs Wilson; Charlotte-Miss Collins; Mrs Pattypan-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Snap Actor: Jones

5331
22 September 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-King; Sparkish (with a song)-Dodd; Belville-Bannister Jun.; Countryman-Jones; William-Alfred; Servant-Spencer; Harcourt-Barrymore; Lucy-Mrs Wilson; Alithea-Mrs Ward; The Country Girl-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Countryman Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

5332
26 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pedro-Kemble; Roderigo-Barrymore; Seberto-Williames; Curio-Benson; Lopez-Suett; Jaquez-Burton; Outlaws-Spencer, Alfred; Stammering Servant and Mad Englishman-R. Palmer; Mad Scholar-Whitfield; Mad Taylor-Waldron; Old Pilgrim-Packer; Mast. of the Madhouse-Chaplin; Gentleman-Wilson; Beggar-Jones; Drunken Servant-Bates; Porter-Fawcett; Peasants-Lamash, Phillimore; Alphonso-Baddeley; Alinda-Mrs Taylor; Fool-Miss Collins; Juletta-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Beggar Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End I: a New Dance-Hamoir, Ferrere, the Miss Stageldoirs; End III: The Capricious Lovers, as17870920; End IV: another New Dance-Hamoir, Ferrere, the Miss Stageldoirs

5333
21 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The New Peerage

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly; or, The Fairy of the Well

Performance Comment: Characters-Bannister Jun., Dignum, Waldron, Burton, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, Wilson, Jones, Benson, Spencer, Alfred, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Tidswell, Miss Cranford, Miss Collett, Mrs Wilson. [for partial cast see17871123] .for partial cast see17871123] .
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Bannister Jun., Dignum, Waldron, Burton, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, Wilson, Jones, Benson, Spencer, Alfred, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Tidswell, Miss Cranford, Miss Collett, Mrs Wilson.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fairy Tale Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Fairy Prince, with the Installation of the Knights of the Garter Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: In afterpiece: Ferrere, the Miss Stageldoirs

5334
24 November 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Gratiano-R. Palmer; Bassanio-Kemble; Launcelot-Suett; Duke-Packer; Lorenzo (with songs)-Williames; Salanio-Fawcett; Solarino-Phillimore; Tubal-Waldron; Gobbo-Jones; Antonio-Bensley; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Forster; Nerissa-Miss Collins; Portia-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Gobbo Actor: Jones
Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly

Dance: End III: New Dance, as17871026; End IV: The Capricious Lovers, as17870920; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17871123

5335
08 December 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Bannister Jun.; Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Barrymore; Fulmer-Baddeley; Stukely-Benson; Sailor-Jones; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Tidswell; Lucy-Miss Barnes; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Taylor.
Cast
Role: Sailor Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Related Works
Related Work: The Dupes of Fancy; or, Every Man his Hobby Author(s): George Saville Carey

5336
03 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performance Comment: As17880116, but Colombine-Miss J. Stageldoir in place of Miss Stageldoir; Fawcett_; Phillimore_; Wilson_; Chaplin_; Jones_; Benson_; Alfred_; unassigned-_Spencer, Mrs _Love; French Ladies-_.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Jones

5337
14 April 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act I of mainpiece) Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis an Ill Wind Blows Nobody Good; or, The Road to Odiham

Performance Comment: Characters-Baddeley, Moody, Suett, Barrymore, Whitfield, R. Palmer, Lamash, Waldron, Burton, Bates, Hollingsworth, Fawcett, Phillimore, Wilson, Jones, Benson, Alfred, Spencer, Lyons, Bannister Jun., Miss Collins, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Baddeley, Moody, Suett, Barrymore, Whitfield, R. Palmer, Lamash, Waldron, Burton, Bates, Hollingsworth, Fawcett, Phillimore, Wilson, Jones, Benson, Alfred, Spencer, Lyons, Bannister Jun., Miss Collins, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Wilson.

Dance: End: a Minuet-Master D'Egville, Miss Blanchet

5338
15 April 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17880226, but Tom-Phillimore; Robert-Jones; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Mrs A. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Jones

5339
05 June 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Brady, Dale, the D'Egvilles, Jones, Lyons, Powell, Sherratt, Smith, Whittow, Mrs Heard, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Mills, Miss Palmer, Mrs Shaw] will be admitted. [Miss Davies's 1st appearance, billed as "A Young Lady," was at the hay, 28 July 1786.] Receipts: #279 12s. 6d. (16.1.0; 10.8.6; 0.6.0; tickets: 252.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Sailor Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End III: New Dance taken from the Favourite Comic Opera of Gli Schiavi par Amore (recte per)-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp; End: a new dance, The Comic Concert, in which will be introduced The Devonshire Reel, Jack Tar's Delight-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss D'Egville, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

5340
13 September 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Palmer; Duke-Packer; Petruchio-Aickin; Antonio-Waldron; Peter-Burton; Antony-Phillimore; Francisco-Chaplin; Surgeon-Jones; Frederick-Barrymore; 1st Constantia-Mrs Ward; Mother-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Love; Nurse-Mrs Booth; 2nd Constantia-Miss Farren. [Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Musician-$Spencer; Antonio's Boy-$Alfred; Kinswoman-$Miss Barnes.]
Cast
Role: Surgeon Actor: Jones
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

5341
30 September 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: Whimsey-Baddeley; Furnish-Suett; Young Whimsey-R. Palmer; Landlord-Chaplin; Snap-Jones; Postboy-Alfred; Frank-Spencer; Monford-Whitfield; Simon-Burton; Tim Tartlet-Bannister Jun.; Nancy-Mrs Wilson; Charlotte-Miss Collins; Mrs Pattypan-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Snap Actor: Jones

5342
04 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Bannister Jun.; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Coachman-Alfred; Kingston-Lyons; Tom-Chaplin; Robert-Jones; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Collins; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Jones

Dance: End: The Slave in Love-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp; In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope [which was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]

5343
25 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Bannister Jun.; Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Barrymore; Fulmer-Suett; Stukely-Benson; Sailor-Jones; Varland (1st time)-Baddeley; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Tidswell; Charlotte Rusport (1st time)-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Sailor Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

5344
10 November 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Banks (1st appearance in London [but see17881108]); Old Harlequin-Hamoir; Magician-Dignum; Officer-Williames; German Officer-Phillimore; French Gentlemen-Lamash, Burton; Valet-Wilson; Miller-Chaplin; Landlord-Jones; Cook-Fawcett; Daemon-Master Grimaldi; Taylor-Alfred; Clown-Hollingsworth; Old Colombine-Mrs Booth; Fairy-Miss Cranford; French Ladies-Miss Barnes, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Heard; Colombine-Miss Stageldoir.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Jones

5345
21 November 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-Bensley (1st appearance in that character); Sparkish-Dodd; Belville-Bannister Jun.; Countryman-Jones; William-Alfred; Servant-Spencer; Harcourt-Barrymore; Alithea-Mrs Ward; Lucy-Mrs Wilson; The Country Girl-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Countryman Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

5346
29 November 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: The King-Whitfield; Richard-R. Palmer; Joe (with a song)-Williames; Lord Lurewell-Benson; Courtiers-Phillimore, Lyons; Keepers-Fawcett, Jones, Alfred; The Miller-Moody; Kate-Mrs Wilson; Peggy-Miss Collins; Margery-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Keepers Actor: Fawcett, Jones, Alfred

Song: As17881125

5347
06 December 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Fawcett; Simon-Suett; Watchman-Alfred; Porter-Jones; Spouters-Benson, Phillimore, Banks, Spencer, Lyons, Cox; Wingate-Hollingsworth; Charlotte-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Jones

Song: As17881125

5348
22 December 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Countryman Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Banks, Bourk, Suett, Williames, Spencer, Phillimore, Fawcett, Fairbrother, Wilson, Jones, Benson, Alfred, Lyons, Cox, Hollingsworth, Mrs Booth, Miss Stageldoir. [For parts, and a brief synopsis of the action, see dl, 26 Dec. 1796].For parts, and a brief synopsis of the action, see dl, 26 Dec. 1796].
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Banks, Bourk, Suett, Williames, Spencer, Phillimore, Fawcett, Fairbrother, Wilson, Jones, Benson, Alfred, Lyons, Cox, Hollingsworth, Mrs Booth, Miss Stageldoir.

Dance: Afterpiece: Conclude with Dance-Hamoir, Miss Blanchet. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

5349
01 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Kemble; Col. Briton-Palmer; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Waldron; Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Moody; Alguazile-Jones; Vasquez-Phillimore; Lissardo-Bannister Jun.; Flora-Miss Pope; Isabella-Mrs Ward; Inis-Miss Collins; Violante-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Alguazile Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Banks, Bourk, Suett, Williames, Spencer, Phillimore, Fawcett, Fairbrother, Wilson, Jones, Benson, Alfred, Lyons, Cox, Hollingsworth, Mrs Booth, Miss Stageldoir.

5350
07 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus; Or, The Roman Matron

Performance Comment: Caius Marcius Coriolanus-Kemble; Menenius-Baddeley; Cominius-Aickin; Tribunes-Barrymore, Whitfield; Citizens-Suett, Burton, Fawcett, Jones; Officers-Phillimore, Benson; Volusius-Williames; Tullus Aufidius-Wroughton; Virgilia-Mrs Farmer; Valeria-Mrs Ward; The Roman Matron [i.e. Volumnia]-Mrs Siddons; Edition of 1789 (J. Christie) adds: Young Marcius-Master Grimaldi; Gentlewoman-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Citizens Actor: Suett, Burton, Fawcett, Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman