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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: As17810530, but Principal Parts-Blissett in place of, _Massey, +Egan, +Stevens. +Prologue as17810530 .

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17810604 but Ballad Singer-Miss Lyon.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Overture and New Musick composed by Dr Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement Or An Adventure At Margate

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister, Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Lamash, Massey, Baddeley, Palmer, Mrs Webb, Miss Hale, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from text (T. Cadell, 1781): Surat-Bannister; Sir James Juniper-Wilson; Etiquette-Edwin; Melville-Wood; Spruce-Lamash; Crab-Massey; Cathartic-Baddeley; Shuffle-Palmer; Lady Juniper-Mrs Webb; Fidget-Miss Hale; Amelia-Miss Harper; Occasional Prologue-Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17810601.

Dance: End I: Dance-Master Byrn, Miss Byrn

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Spanish Friar, announced on playbill of 16 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17810611.

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: As17810616.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17810608 but Principal Characters-Edwin.

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: As17810616.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17810611.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17810622.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Colonel Oldboy-Edwin; Jenkins-Bannister; Lionel-Wood; Harman-Marshall; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jessamy-Wilks (From the Theatre Royal, Crow Street, Dublin); Diana-Mrs Cargill; Jenny-Mrs Wells; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Clarissa-Miss Harper.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17810601.
Event Comment: The Nabob [announced on playbill of 2 July] is obliged to be deferred

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17810611.

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: As17810616.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17810619.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17810629.

Dance: As17810612

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern

Performance Comment: . As17810709 Prologue and Epilogue as17810709 .

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17810601.

Dance: As17810612

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. [Certain members of the audience took objection to The Baron. Palmer came forward and said that the author "finding a strenuous opposition" would withdraw it. He then pointed "to several apples which some humane person or other...had thrown at the performers, and which lay on the stage" (London Chronicle, 12 July).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern

Performance Comment: . As17810709 Prologue and Epilogue as17810709 .

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17810607.

Dance: As17810612

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17810619.

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: As17810616.

Dance: End I: As17810612 End III: Tambourine Dance, as17810601

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17810611.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17810721.
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Genius of Nonsense, announced on playbill of 3 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17810612.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17810601.

Dance: As17810612

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808, but 3rd Fury-Keen [misprinted King].misprinted King].

Dance: III 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Master Byrn, listed on playbill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810810.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810810.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808, but Ben Budge-Miss Wewitzer.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810820.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.
Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Massey, Barrett, Kenny, Painter will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17810728 but Carter-Painter; Cook-Kenny.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17810601 but Devil-Barrett.

Dance: As17810601

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810808, but Ben Budge-_.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.
Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 3rd piece [1st time; INT I, by Charles Stuart. Larpent MS 570; not published. Prologue by the author (London Chronicle, 1 Sept.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810827.

Afterpiece Title: Damnation or The Play House Hissing Hot

Performance Comment: Dupeall (with Imitations)-Bannister Jun.; Vitriol-Wilson; Fudge-Wewitzer; Drama-Staunton; Phelim O'Bogtrotter-Egan; Prompter-Blissett; Actor-Stevens; Waiter-Barrett; 1st Grinder-Edwin; The other Characters-Painter, Kenny, Pierce, Ledger, Stannard. Larpent MS assigns: Dustman-Painter; 2nd Grinder-Pierce; Sandman-Stannard; Milkwoman-Mrs Palmer; Kenny, Ledger; Prologue-Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.

Entertainment: In 3rd piece: Singing, Howling, Crying, Bellowing, Hissing, Groaning, Braying, Grinding, Barking-

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Performance Comment: As17810808.
Cast
Role: Signior Vermicelli Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17810827.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performance Comment: As17810808.