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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: Afterpiece: Written by the author of Midas [Kane O'Hara]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: April Day

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister, Brett, Edwin, Mrs Hitchcock, Miss Twist. Cast adjusted from text (G. Kearsly, 1777): Don Buffalo-Bannister; Count Folatre-Brett; Davo-Edwin; Matilda-Mrs Hitchcock; Cephisa-Miss Twist.

Dance: As17780615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17780805.

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Performance Comment: As17780803.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17780611.

Afterpiece Title: April Day

Performance Comment: As17780807.

Dance: As17780624

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17780805.

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Performance Comment: As17780803.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: As17780601.

Dance: End: The Gardeners, as17780623 End II afterpiece: As17780624

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Farce. [O'Keeffe, 1, 366, records the receipts: #89, and charge: #63.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17780619.

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Performance Comment: As17780702.

Dance: As17780624

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17780805.

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: As17780601 but Fleece-Stevens.

Dance: End II afterpiece: As17780624

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; co 2, by Henry Bate (later Sir Henry Bate Dudley). Music by William Shield]. Books for both Pieces to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 15 June 1779: This Day is published The Flitch of Bacon (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17780805.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Parsons, Brett, Blissett, Massey, Edwin, Miss Harper. [Cast from text (T. Evans, 1779): Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Parsons; Captain Greville-Brett; Justice Benbow-Blissett; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens [see17780819]; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17780805.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780817.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780817, but Stevens.

Dance: As17780623

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of A New Pantomimical Piece (never performed), A Bartholomew-tide Entertainment; or, A Trip to Chatham. This was laid aside, and seemingly, never acted.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17780611.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17780612.

Dance: As17780624

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Harper. Tickets delivered for The Nabob and The Provoked Husband will be admitted. Afterpiece: By Permission of the Author. Public Advertiser, 24 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Miss Harper at Guy's, Catherine-street, Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17780619.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780819.

Dance: As17780624

Song: End II: In love should there meet a fond pair-Miss Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17780821, but John Moody-Massey.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780819.

Dance: As17780624

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town

Performance Comment: As17780702 but Prologue-_.

Dance: As17780615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17780826.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780819.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17780730.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780819.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780819.

Dance: As17780615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17780611.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780819.

Dance: As17780624

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: As17780902, but 2nd Watchman-Kenny.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780819.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17780730.

Afterpiece Title: Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780817.
Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Hussey, Jackson, Stevens, Kenny and Brownsmith will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17780611.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780819.

Dance: As17780624

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17780907.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780819.

Song: As17780907

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Morning Chronicle, 5 Sept.: Tickets to be had of Palmer at his house, Bow-street, Bloomsbury. Afterpiece: Never performed here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Sir J. Buck-Gardner; Classick-Usher; Subtle-Massey; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character).

Dance: End: Dance-; In II afterpiece: a Minuet-Harris, Miss Harper

Entertainment: Monologue Following 1st dance: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye All-Palmer

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17780611.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780819.

Dance: As17780624

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Provoked Husband, announced on playbill of 11 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17780711.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17780819.

Dance: As17780624