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We found 6691 matches on Roles/Actors, 1726 matches on Performance Comments, 226 matches on Event Comments, 21 matches on Performance Title, and 5 matches on Author.
Event Comment: The Minor and The Author [both announced on playbill of 15 July] are obliged to be deferred on account of Foote's Illness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17770715 but Servants-_.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17770714.

Dance: As17770707

Event Comment: As it appears to be the general Opinion that The Sheep-Shearing should rank as an After-Piece, it will for the future (as well as The Fairy Tale) be subjoined to other Performances. [But The Sheep-Shearing was not acted again until 20 Aug. 1783.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17770626.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: As17770718.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17770707.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17770707.

Dance: As17770707

Event Comment: "DuBellamy, who played Douglas, and was to have assailed Falstaff, during the combat between Harry Percy and the Prince of Wales [in V.iv], went up to undress, having forgot that his part was not finished" (Morning Chronicle, 29 July)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17770724 but Douglas-DuBellamy [not listed in playbill; see below].not listed in playbill; see below].

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: As17770724.

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses, as17770611

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17770724.

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Performance Comment: As17770703.

Dance: As17770728

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tailors

Performance Comment: As17770602.

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: As17770724.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17770724.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: As17770616 but Scribble-_; Ledger-_.

Dance: As17770728

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17770626.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performance Comment: As17770611 but Mrs Candy-Mrs W. Palmer.
Event Comment: The Devil upon Two Sticks [announced in Public Advertiser, 5 Aug.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Foote

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17770716.

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: As17770724.

Dance: As17770707

Event Comment: ['The scene of the tent...was judiciously managed with regard to the lighting it withinside the tent only' (London Chronicle, 9 Aug.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: K

Performance Comment: Richard III. As17770807.

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Performance Comment: As17770703.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: K

Performance Comment: Richard III. As17770807.

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: As17770724.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Edwin; Young Meadows-DuBellamy; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Hodge-Davies; Eustace-Kenny; Margery-Mrs Davies; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Hale; Rosetta-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: As17770807.

Dance: I: a Country Dance [incident to the [main] piece-; End II: [a New Dance [of Demi Caractere-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17770724.

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: As17770724.

Dance: As17770728

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never performed here. "Digges 'discharged the character' in the same costume as it is to be supposed was adopted by Booth, when the play was originally acted [in 1713], that is, in a shape, as it is technically termed [i.e. a costume] of the stiffest order, decorated with gilt leather upon a black ground, with black stockings, black gloves, and a powdered periwig" (Peake, II, 13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Digges (1st appearance in London); Portius-Aickin; Marcus-Davies; Sempronius-Fearon; Syphax-Blissett; Mutineers-T. Davis, Stevens, Kenny; Decius-Egan; Lucius-Massey; Juba-Palmer; Lucia-Mrs Colles; Marcia-Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17770702.

Dance: End: Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17770724.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performance Comment: As17770611.

Dance: As17770728

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; BURL 3]: Written by the Author of Midas [Kane O'Hara; music by Samuel Arnold]. Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 22 Aug.: This Afternoon, at Three, will be published April-Day (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: April day

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Bannister, Du-Bellamy, Edwin, Mrs Hitchcock, Miss Twist. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1777): Don Buffalo-Bannister; Count Folatre-DuBellamy; Davo-Edwin; Matilda-Mrs Hitchcock; Cephisa-Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17770702.

Dance: End I: a New Pastoral Dance-see17770611; End II: The Provencalle-see17770611

Performances

Mainpiece Title: April day

Performance Comment: As17770822.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17770819.

Dance: As17770822

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17770825.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: As17770802.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17770830.

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Performance Comment: As17770703.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17770830.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performance Comment: As17770515.
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of King Henry VIII, announced on playbill of 3 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17770830.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17770714.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17770829.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Performance Comment: As17770718.

Dance: End: Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17770626.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performance Comment: As17770611.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17770830.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17770714.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17770830.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17770714.