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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: Benefit for Chaplin, Griffiths, Holcroft & Miss Field. Tickets delivered by Stevens, Collins and the Miss Stageldoirs will be taken. Receipts: #253 8s. (30.5; 13.7; 2.22.12; tickets: 207.4) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17781026, but Lord Mayor-Griffiths.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon (1st time)-Griffiths; Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Mr Bruin-Wright; Lint-Wrighten; Heeltap-Burton; Jerry Sneak (1st time)-Holcroft; Mrs Bruin-Miss Kirby; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: In: Master Morey, 3 Miss Stageldoirs

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Colles, the Widow Legg & Miss Kirby. Morning Post, 17 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Kirby, No. 70, Long-acre [others not listed]. Receipts: #225 15s. (37.9.0; 11.11.6; 1.2.6; tickets: 175.120) )charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17781030, but Lady Percy-Mrs Colles.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: Byron-Vernon; Sir Harry Muff-Dodd; General Worry-Parsons; Spy-Baddeley; Gardeners-Fawcett, Chaplin, Holcroft; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Narcissa-Miss Kirby.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson, Carleton Sen. & Woollams. Tickets delivered by Bayne, Page, Finney, Barthrope and Whittey will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #243 3s. (15.3; 3.11; 0.5; tickets: 224.4) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17781104.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: As17790313 .

Dance: End III: Double Hornpipe, as17790417

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17790602 Prologue as17790602 .

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17790610.

Dance: As17790610

Event Comment: Books of the Songs [in afterpiece] to be had at the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17790604.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17790610.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17790612.

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17790610.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17790612.

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17790602 Prologue as17790602 .

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Edwin; Apollo-Wood; Sileno-Massey; Jupiter-Simpkinson; Damaetas-Blissett; Pan-Bannister; Daphne-Mrs Hitchcock; Juno-Mrs Poussin; Mysis-Mrs Love; Nysa-Miss Twist.

Dance: As17790610

Event Comment: [Mainpiece: Prologue by George Colman elder.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17790602 but the original Prologue-Parsons. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17790617.

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17790610 but Waiters-_Davis, Kenny.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17790612.

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17790602.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17790617.

Dance: As17790531

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17790604 but Principal Parts-_Davis.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17790612.

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17790602.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17790617.

Dance: As17790531

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17790622.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17790612.

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17790602.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17790612.

Dance: As17790531

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17790602.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17790612.

Dance: As17790531

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17790701.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: As17790705.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17790622.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17790612.

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17790701.

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

Performance Comment: As17790604 but Dungs: Christophorides-Peirce; Tinderella-_; Blousidora-Mrs W. Palmer.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [Mrs Kennedy was from the York theatre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Freeport-Aickin; Lord Falbridge-Dimond; Owen-Usher; Officer-Egan; Servant-Kenny; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Miss Sherry; Molly-Mrs Hitchcock; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Mrs T.? Kennedy (1st appearance in London).

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17790715 but Corinna-Miss Wood.

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Performance Comment: As17790717.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17790617.

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Performance Comment: As17790717.

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

Performance Comment: As17790714.

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Performance Comment: As17790717.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17790716.

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17790701.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17790716.
Event Comment: [The playbill of 23 July announces for performance on this night the 1st night of A Tour in Wales, "a New Dramatic Piece of Three Acts, interspersed with Songs." It appears never to have been acted. Larpent MS 484; the author is unknown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17790622.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17790612.

Dance: As17790610