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5325 results for: Keyword - R
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.

2776
21 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: As17800623.

Afterpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17800623.

Afterpiece Title: Fire And Water

Performance Comment: As17800708.

2777
22 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17800710 Prologue as17800710 .

Afterpiece Title: Fire And Water

Performance Comment: As17800708.

2778
25 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: As17800623.

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17800624.

Afterpiece Title: Fire And Water

Performance Comment: As17800708.

2779
27 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Du-Bellamy. Mainpiece: In Act I the Statute Scenev. Tickets to be had of Du-Bellamy, next door to the Theatre Coffee-House, Bow-street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17800603.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17800629.

Dance: End II: As17800615 I: Country Dance-the Characters

Song: End: Kate of Aberdeen-Du-Bellamy; I afterpiece: The Death of the Stag-Du-Bellamy, Bannister

2780
28 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: As17800623.

Afterpiece Title: A Widow and no Widow

Performance Comment: As17800719.

Afterpiece Title: Fire And Water

Performance Comment: As17800708.

Dance: As17800719

2781
31 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [As 2nd piece Public Advertiser for this day and the playbill of 29 July announce Othello, but "Mrs Crawford not being well enough to act the part of Desdemona...The Suicide...will be performed this Evening." 3rd piece in place of The Irish Widow, announced on playbill of 29 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: As17800623.

Afterpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17800623.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in law

Performance Comment: As17800613.

2782
01 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mrs Cargill was from cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17800624.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17800624 but Euphrosyne, Principal Bacchant-Mrs Cargill (late Miss Brown; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).

2783
02 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the New General Lying-In Hospital, Store-street, Tottenham-Court-Road

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Performance Comment: As17800710 Prologue as17800710 .

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17800530, but Damaetas-Wewitzer.

Entertainment: End: (for that night only) a Variety of Imitations-G. Saville Carey

Performance Comment: Saville Carey.

2784
03 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Wedding Night, announced on playbill of 2 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Performance Comment: As17800613.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17800801.

2785
04 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: As17800724 but Roderigo-Lamash.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17800724.

Dance: End: The Provencale-Master and Miss Byrne; End I afterpiece: Dance, as17800615

2786
08 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. Tickets to be had of Wilson, Suffolk-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17800624.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in law

Performance Comment: As17800613.

2787
09 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17800805.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17800606 but Original Prologue-_.

2788
11 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17800610 but Scrub-Edwin; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: Fire and Water

Performance Comment: As17800708.

2789
16 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Countess of Salisbury [announced on playbill of 15 Aug.] cannot be performed on account of the Indisposition of Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: As17800602.

Afterpiece Title: Fire and Water

Performance Comment: As17800708.

2790
19 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17800805.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17800801.

2791
22 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. 2nd piece: Altered [in 3 acts from the original 5] from Dryden. Tickets to be had of Jewell at his house, adjoining to the Theatre, Suffolk-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: As17800605.

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Dominick-Digges; Gomez-Edwin; Lorenzo-Palmer; Elvira-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in law

Performance Comment: As17800613.

2792
28 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17800805.

Afterpiece Title: The Female Captain

Performance Comment: As17800826 Prologue as17800826 .

2793
29 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Harper. Mainpiece: Never acted here. Tickets to be had of Miss Harper, No. 16, Catherine-street, Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Colonel Oldboy-Edwin; Jessamy-Wood; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Bowles [From the Theatre Royal in Norwich]; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Lionel-Du-Bellamy; Diana (for that night only)-Mrs Cargill; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Clarissa-Miss Harper.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17800801.

2794
30 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Cargill. Tickets to be had of Mrs Cargill, No. 41, Suffolk-street, Charing-Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17800605 but Beggar-Barrett; Peachum-Wilson; Polly-Mrs Cargill; Filch-Blissett.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17800801.

Dance: End: As17800530

2795
02 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; P I, by George Colman, the elder. His authorship has hitherto been questioned, but for its authentication see Peake, II, 54. Larpent MS 532; not published]: An Original, Whimsical, Operatical, Pantomimical, Farcical, Electrical, Naval, Military, Temporary, Local Extravaganza.The Overture and new Musick by Dr Arnold. With new Scenes [by Canter (Public Advertiser, 5 Sept.)], Dresses and Decorations. The Views of the Temple of Health and the Camp in St. James's Park designed and executed by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Performance Comment: As17800719.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: Harlequin Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister Jun.; Ditto Mum!-Lamash; Agreeable Companion [in a Post-Chaise-Webb; Landlord-Usher; Dame Turton-Edwin; Goody Burton-Webb; Gammer Gurton-Bannister; Pantaloon-Massey; Clown-Hussey (1st appearance on any stage these 20 years); Head Boy [of the Marine Society-Master Edwin; Officer in the Camp-Wood [i.e. doubled Goody Burton]; Attendant-Stevens; Irishman-Egan; Emperor of the Quacks-Bannister Jun. [i.e. doubled Harlequin]; Columbine-Miss Wewitzer; Maid-Miss Wood; Chambermaid-Mrs W. Palmer; Goddess of Health, Genius of Nonsense-Mrs Cargill.

Dance: In afterpiece: Master and Miss Byrne.[This dance was included in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [This dance was included in all subsequent performances.]

2796
04 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17800822.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius Of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17800902.

2797
06 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17800623.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17800902.

2798
07 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17800624 but Characters-_Wewitzer, Barrett.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17800902.

2799
13 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Chapter of Accidents, announced on playbill of 12 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17800623.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17800902.

2800
07 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Sir Harry Sycamore to Parsons, but he "being taken suddenly ill, Waldron undertook the part at a very short notice" (London Chronicle, 9 Oct.).] Receipts: #179 12s. (135.12; 44.0; 0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Du-Bellamy; Sir Harry Sycamore-Waldron; Fairfield-Aickin; Mervin-Fawcett; Ralph-Suett (from the Theatre Royal, York; 1st appearance on this stage); Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Hopkins; Theodosia-Miss Collett; Patty-Mrs Cargill (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17800930.

Dance: End I: The Butterfly, as17800921; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930