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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 Fox

Performance Comment: As17840531 .

Afterpiece Title: The Election of the Managers

Performance Comment: As17840602.

Dance: End of mainpiece The Medley (performers not listed, but see17840528)

Performance Comment: hathi.
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Afterpiece: The Overture and new Music composed by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17840528, but Argus-Wewitzer .

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Asi June, but Barrett in place of Painter .

Dance: As17840528

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17840601.

Afterpiece Title: The Election of the Managers

Performance Comment: As17840602.

Dance: As17840528

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17840609.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17840609.

Dance: As17840528

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17840604.

Afterpiece Title: The Election of the Managers

Performance Comment: As17840602 but Davies in place of Aickin .

Dance: As17840601

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: As17840614.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17840614.

Dance: As17840528

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17840609.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17840614.

Dance: As17840528

Performance Comment: hathi.
Event Comment: Two to One [announced on playbill of 1 July] is still oblig'd to be deferr'd on Account of the Absence of a Principal Performer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Performance Comment: As17840531 .

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17840609 but Gaudry in place of Wilson .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17840609.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17840703.

Dance: As17840528

Performance Comment: hathi.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act I a Statute Scene

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Edwin; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Hodge-Wewitzer; Eustace-Davies; Young Meadows-Brett; Lucinda-Miss Morris; Madge-Mrs Wells; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss George .

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17840706.

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17840528

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: As17840602.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17840706.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: As17840614.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17840713.

Dance: As17840528

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Performance Comment: As17840708.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17840715.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Farce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Palmer; Lord Glenmore-Bensley; Governor Harcourt-Usher; Captain Harcourt-Williamson; Vane-Riley; Grey-Aickin; Jacob-Edwin; Bridget-Mrs Wells; Warner-Mrs Love; Miss Mortimer-Mrs Cuyler; Cecilia-Miss Farren .

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17840713.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Performance Comment: As17840708.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17840713.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17840713.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17840715.

Dance: As17840528

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Performance Comment: As17840708.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17840713.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Palmer; Manager-Aickin; Gentleman in the Balcony-Bannister Jun.; Easy-Davies; Irishman in the Pit-Egan; Prompter-Gardner; Actresses-Miss Hale, Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis, Miss Brangin; Caller-Mrs Love; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Lefevre .

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17840713.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Spirit-Williamson; Brothers-Swords, Riley; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Davies, Brett; The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Foster)-Mrs Bannister; Sabrina and the Pastoral Nymph-Miss Morris; Bacchants-Miss Hooke, &c; Euphrosyne and 1st Bacchant-Miss George .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Performance Comment: As17840531, but Bonario-Riley .

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17840715.

Dance: As17840713

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Peasant

Performance Comment: As17840802.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17840713.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted here. Benefit for Mrs Wells [whose 1st appearance in tragedy was as Jane Shore at DL, 30 Apr. 1783; her 2nd was as Isabella at DL, 30 Apr. 1784, on which night she spoke the Address noted above]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Williamson; Count Baldwin-Aickin; Carlos-Staunton (of DL); Child-D. Edwin [Public Advertiser: Master Edwin]; Sampson-Gardner; Belford-Davies; Villeroy-Palmer; Nurse-Mrs Love; Isabella-Mrs Wells (3rd appearance in tragedy, and 2nd in that part) .

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17840617.

Music: End of Act II a concertante for clarinet and bassoon by Mahon

Performance Comment: hathi.

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium by Mrs Bannister and Miss George

Performance Comment: hathi.

Monologue: 1784 08 05 Previous to mainpiece an occasional Address (2nd time) by Mrs Wells

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Peasant

Performance Comment: As17840809.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17840617.
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Noble Peasant; afterpiece of A Mogul Tale, both announced on playbill of 13 Aug.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Performance Comment: As17840619.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17840614.

Dance: As17840528

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Peasant

Performance Comment: As17840809.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17840713 but Stevens in place of Gardner .
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bannister. Afterpiece: Written by [John] O'Keeffe, Author of The Son-in-Law, Agreeable Surprise, Young Quaker, &c &c. Tickets to be had of Mrs Bannister, No. 6, Great Russel-strcet, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17840604.

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Davies, Wewitzcr, Baddeley, Gardner, Stevens, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Wells, Mrs Bannister. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 24 Aug. 1785: Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward-Davies; Degagee-Wewitzer; Plume-Baddeley; Coachman-Gardner; Sheers-Stevens; Motley-Edwin; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Comfit-Mrs Wells; Caroline-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: As17840730

Performance Comment: hathi.

Monologue: 1784 08 20 As 19 Aug. IMITATIONS. As 30 July

Performance Comment: IMITATIONS. As 30 July .