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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.

3351
28 June 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Sga Sestini's 1st appearance as Fanny was at this theatre on 17 Aug. 1784.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Brett; Sir Harry Sycamore-Edwin; Fairfield-Aickin; Ralph-Meadows (1st appearance in that character); Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Sga Sestini (2nd appearance in that character); Theodosia-Miss Langrish; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Webb; Patty-Mrs Bannister .

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Performance Comment: As17850616.

Dance: As17850623

Performance Comment: hathi.

3352
01 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Performance Comment: As17850607 but Burton in place of Stevens .

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17850602 but added: Burton, Swords; Mrs Lefevre. [Mrs Lefevre acted Dolce, and Burton probably acted John; Swords' part is unknown.] hathi.

Dance: End of mainpiece La Giardinier Italiene by Master and Miss Michel (their 1st appearance in this Kingdom)

Performance Comment: hathi.

Song: As17850607

Performance Comment: hathi.

3353
02 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17850628 but added: Mervin-Davies .

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17850528 .

3354
04 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17850629.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17850630.

3355
05 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17850621.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17850701.

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Merry Lasses [performers not listed, but see17850623; End of Act III Dance by Giorgi's Scholars

Performance Comment: hathi.

3356
06 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17850623.

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

Performance Comment: As17850603 but Wewitzer in place of Wilson .

Dance: End of mainpiece The Female Balloonists; or, The Ladies in the Air by Byrne and the two Miss Simonets

Performance Comment: hathi.

3357
14 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Turk And No Turk

Performance Comment: As17850709.

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Performance Comment: As17850616.

3358
16 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Woollery. [Afterpiece in place of A Mogul Tale, announced on playbill of 15 July.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17850629.

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

Performance Comment: As17850706.

3359
22 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Deuce is in Him, announced on playbill of 21 July.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17850531, but Barrett in place of Wilson .

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17850711.

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17850627

Performance Comment: hathi.

3360
25 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Turk And No Turk

Performance Comment: As17850721.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Performance Comment: As17850720.

3361
27 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Turk And No Turk

Performance Comment: As17850721.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Performance Comment: As17850720.

3362
28 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alls Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: As17850726 but Swords in place of Edwin. Prologue as17850726.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Performance Comment: As17850720.

Dance: End of mainpiece Horn sweet's the Love that meets Return by Byrne, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets

Performance Comment: hathi.

3363
29 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wells. Public Advertiser, 28 July: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wells, No. 417, Strand. Afterpiece: Acted but once [at DL, 15 Apr. 1785]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17850606 but Governor Harcourt(1st time)-Booth .

Afterpiece Title: The Fool

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bannister Jun., Baddeley, Nunns (1st appearance on this stage); Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Wells. [Cast adjusted from London Chronicle, 16 Apr. 1785: Paul-Palmer; Beaufoy-Bannister Jun.; Abbe-Baddeley; Pepper-Nunns; Lucy-Mrs Lloyd; Laura-Mrs Wells.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: As17850627

Performance Comment: hathi.

3364
30 July 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The new Comedy of I'll Tell You What! [announced on playbill of 29 July] is obliged to be deferr'd on Account of the Indisposition of Parsons [see 4 Aug.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17850621.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17850630.

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Merry Lasses, as17850705 End of Act III, as17850728

Performance Comment: hathi.

3365
02 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss George. Public Advertiser, 30 July: Tickets to be had of Miss George, No. 23, King-street, St. Ann's, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Performance Comment: As17850615 but Mrs Bulkley in place of Mrs Wells .

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Bannister; Captain Belville-Brett; Rustic-Gaudry; Irishman-Booth; William-Meadows (1st appearance in that character); Phoebe-Miss George; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Rosina-Mrs Bannister .

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17850720 but omitted: Barrett, Ledger, Lyons, Painter, Swords .

Song: End of 1st piece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms; End of Act I of 2nd piece Colin cur'd of roving, both by Miss George. duologue. End of 2nd piece A New Lecture on Heads by the two Miss Vernells (their 1st appearance on any stage)

Performance Comment: duologue. End of 2nd piece A New Lecture on Heads by the two Miss Vernells (their 1st appearance on any stage) .

3366
03 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17850629.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17850720 but omitted: Barrett, Ledger, Lyons .

Dance: As17850625

Performance Comment: hathi.

3367
05 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: As17850613.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17850803.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17850802.

Dance: End of 2nd piece, as17850627

Performance Comment: hathi.

3368
09 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Sestini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: As17850618 but Colonel Oldboy-Wilson .

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17850802, but Phoebe-Sga Sestini .

Dance: After the Singing, as17850627

Performance Comment: hathi.

Song: End of mainpiece A Londre I was a Taylor nice (a favorite song in Fontainbleau) by Master Sestini, in Character

Performance Comment: hathi.

3369
10 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece: Prologue by George Colman, the elder.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Performance Comment: As 4 Aug. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17850803, but Wilson in place of Booth. Original Begging Prologue spoken by Wilson .

3370
13 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author. Receipts: #166 7s. (164/17; 1/10) (charge: #63). [A tally-sheet for this performance in the Harvard Theatre Collection lists the following details: 338 spectators in boxes at #84 10s.; 253 in pit at #37 19s.; 314 in 1st Gallery at #31 8s.; 190 in 2nd gallery at #9 10s. Total of 1,095 spectators at #164 17s. After money #1 10s. Charge #63. Owing Mrs Inchbald #101 17s.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Performance Comment: As 4 Aug. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

Performance Comment: As17850603.

3371
17 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Performance Comment: As 4 Aug. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17850701 but Wilson in place of Parsons .

3372
19 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bannister. Public Advertiser, 16 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bannister, No. 29, Bow-street, Covent Garden. 3rd piece: An Original, Whimsical, Operatical, Pantomimical, Farcical, Electrical, Naval, Military, Temporary, Local Extravaganza

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sons Of Anacreon

Performance Comment: President (with an Imitative Song)-Bannister Jun.; the other Vocal Parts by Edwin, Wilson, Brett, Meadows, Davies, Gaudry, Bannister . the other Vocal Parts by Edwin, Wilson, Brett, Meadows, Davies, Gaudry, Bannister .

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17850623.

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: Harlequin, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister Jun.; Ditto Mum!-Milbourn; Agreeable Companion in a Postchaise-Booth; Landlord-Usher; Dame Turton-Edwin; Goody Burton-Davies; Gammer Gurton-Bannister; Pantaloon-Burton; Clown-Delpini; Emperor of the Quacks-Bannister Jun. [i.e. doubled Harlequin]; Colombine-Mrs Goodwin; Ballad Singer-Mr Wewitzer; Genius of Nonsense-Miss Langrish .

Song: In 1st piece capital Catches and Glees, selected from the most eminent Masters, with the celebrated Anacreontic Song by Bannister. imitations. End of 2nd piece, as17850726

Performance Comment: imitations. End of 2nd piece, as17850726.

3373
20 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Performance Comment: As 4 Aug. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

Performance Comment: As17850603.

3374
24 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By the Author of The Son-in-Law, Agreeable Surprise, &c. [John O'Keeffe]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Performance Comment: As 4 Aug. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: As17850816, but added: Coachman-Swords; Dennis-Usher .

3375
25 August 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Swords, Gaudry, Miss Logan, Painter, Barrett will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Turk And No Turk

Performance Comment: As17850709 but omitted: Prologue, Epilogue .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Performance Comment: As17850713 but Landlord of the Horns at Highgate-Wilson; omitted: Dr Caterpillar . omitted: Dr Caterpillar .