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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17780611.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17780612.

Dance: End: The Gardeners, as17780618

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17780611.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: As17780611 but Wilhelmina (with songs restored and newly composed)-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character).

Dance: End: Tambourine Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

Event Comment: Afterpiece (1st time; BURL I, by Thomas Willet. For music see 31 July]: Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 1 July 1778: This Day is published Buxom Joan (6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17780619.

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Brett, Massey, Edwin, Mrs Brett, Miss Twist. Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1778): Bluff-Bannister; Ben-Brett; Tom-Massey; Snip-Edwin; Mother-Mrs Brett; Buxom Joan-Miss Twist.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17780611.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: As17780624.

Dance: As17780624

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Performance Comment: As17780521.

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: As17780601.

Dance: End I: As17780624 End II: Provencalle Dance, as17780518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17780610.

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Performance Comment: As17780702.

Dance: End II: Tambourine Dance-(see17780624; End: The Gardeners, as17780618

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17780611.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: As17780624.

Dance: As17780623

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17780619.

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Performance Comment: As17780702.

Dance: As17780623

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: As17780603.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: As17780624.

Dance: As17780624

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17780612.

Dance: As17780624

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17780612.

Dance: As17780624

Event Comment: The Maid of the Mill [announced on playbill of 20 July] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Miss Harper. [Afterpiece in place of Tony Lumpkin in Town, announced as above.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17780611.

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Performance Comment: As17780625.

Dance: As17780623

Event Comment: Afterpiece: The Musick composed by Dr Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: Leander-Brett; Pantaloon-Edwin; Colombine-Mrs Hitchcock; Isabel-Miss Twist.

Dance: As17780624

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17780611.

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Performance Comment: As17780625.

Dance: As17780623

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: As17780722.

Dance: As17780615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17780611.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17780612.

Dance: As17780624

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Performance Comment: As17780625.

Dance: As17780615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17780709.

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Performance Comment: As17780702.

Dance: End I: As17780624

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: As17780624.

Dance: As17780615

Event Comment: Afterpiece: The Musick composed by Raynor? Taylor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17780730.

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Performance Comment: As17780625.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17780611.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: As17780624.

Dance: As17780624

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Charles Dibdin, based on La Bohemienne, by Charles Simon Favart. Music by Samuel Arnold]. Books of both Pieces to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 10 Aug. 1778: This Day is published The Gipsies (price not listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17780730.

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Performance Comment: [Characters by Brett, Blissett, Griffin, Gardner, Edwin, Mrs Hitchcock, Miss Twist, Miss Hale, Miss Harper.] Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1778): Lelio-Brett; Marquis-Blissett; Clarin-Griffin; Governor-Gardner; Carlo-Edwin; Laura-Mrs Hitchcock; Isabella-Miss Twist; Violetta-Miss Hale; Spinetta-Miss Harper.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Performance Comment: As17780803.

Dance: As17780615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17780730 but Drusius-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Performance Comment: As17780803.