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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: Ill Tell You What

Performance Comment: As 13 June. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Widows Vow

Performance Comment: As17860620.

Dance: End of mainpiece The Merry Gardeners, by Giorgi's Scholars

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17860612 but Argus-Wewitzer .

Afterpiece Title: The Widows Vow

Performance Comment: As17860620 but Mrs Brett in place of Miss Brangin .

Dance: End of mainpiece Dance by Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17860615.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17860614.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17860626.

Afterpiece Title: Here and there and Every Where

Performance Comment: As17860703.

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17860621 In afterpiece, as17860703

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Son in law

Performance Comment: As17860629.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17860628.

Dance: End of mainpiece a new dance, Jamie's Return (in which a Scotch Reef) by the two Master Degvilles and Miss De Camp

Performance Comment: hathi.
Event Comment: [Mrs Edwards is identified in European Magazine, July 1786, p. 60. Address by Thomas Busby (ibid.}.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-A Lady (who never appeared on any stage [Mrs Edwards]); Lockit-Baddeley; Filch-Meadows; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Beggar-Usher; Player-Gardner; Peachum-Booth; Lucy-Mrs Brett; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Cranford; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Edwin; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Bannister. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Widows Vow

Performance Comment: As17860620.

Monologue: 1786 07 07 Before mainpiece an Occasional Address spoken by Bannister Jun

Performance Comment: hathi.
Event Comment: [2nd piece in place of Peeping Tom, announced on playbill of 7 July.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: As17860629 but added: Prompter-Gardner; omitted: Caller . omitted: Caller .

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17860629 but omitted: Mum .

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale or The Descent of the Balloon

Performance Comment: Johnny Atkins-Parsons; Dr Pedant-Wewitzer; Omar-Swords; Selim-Gaudry; Guard-Gardner; The Mogul-Williamson; Irene-Mrs Inchbald; Sheba-Mrs Cuyler; Zapphira-Miss Brangin; Fanny-Mrs Wells .

Dance: End of 2nd piece, ?s 6 July

Performance Comment: s 6 July .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17860707 but Lucy-Mrs Webb (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; omitted: Diana Trapes. hathi. omitted: Diana Trapes. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Here and There and Every Where

Performance Comment: As17860703.

Dance: As17860703

Performance Comment: hathi.

Monologue: 1786 07 10 As 7 July

Performance Comment: hathi.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Woollery. [As afterpiece the playbill announces A Beggar on Horseback, but "on account of Edwin's being unluckily hurt by a fall from his horse, the farce was changed to A Mogul Tale (General Advertiser, 15 July).] Morning Chronicle, 10 July: Tickets to be had of Miss Woollery, No. 5, Delahay-street, Westminster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Lacy; Cassio-Bannister Jun.; Brabantio-Aickin; Roderigo HAY R. Palmer; Duke-Gardner; Lodovico-Usher; Montano-Riley; Iago-Bensley; AEmilia-Mrs Bates; Desdemona-Miss Woollery .

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: Probably as17860708.

Dance: As17860706

Performance Comment: hathi.
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Two to One; afterpiece of The Widow's Vow, both announced on playbill of 14 July.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: As17860621.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17860708.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act I a Statute Scene

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17860619 but Justice Woodcock-Parsons .

Afterpiece Title: Here and There and Every Where

Performance Comment: As17860703.

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Dance by Byrn, Master Giorgi, Miss Byrn, the two Miss Simonets; In afterpiece, as17860703

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17860707 but Lucy-Miss George (1st appearance in that character). hathi.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17860708.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17860719.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17860711.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer

Performance Comment: As17860724.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17860711.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer

Performance Comment: As17860724 but R. Palmer in place of Parsons .

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17860718 but added: Bacchants-Miss Brett, Miss Francis, &c .

Dance: As17860706

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer

Performance Comment: As17860729.

Afterpiece Title: Here and There and Every Where

Performance Comment: As17860703.

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17860609 In afterpiece, as17860703

Performance Comment: hathi.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer

Performance Comment: As17860729.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17860729.

Dance: As17860706

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Performance Comment: As 25 July. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17860711.

Dance: End of mainpiece Colin's Nosegay by Byrn and the two Miss Simonets

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer

Performance Comment: As17860724.

Afterpiece Title: The Widows Vow

Performance Comment: As17860620.

Dance: As17860706

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17860719.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17860614.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Performance Comment: As 13 June, but omitted: Servants. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17860629.

Dance: As17860706

Performance Comment: hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Curzola

Performance Comment: As17860812, but added: Williamson .

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing

Performance Comment: As17860810.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Turk And No Turk

Performance Comment: Presto-Edwin; Sir Roger Ramble-Davies; Matt Moneo-Bannister Jun.; Young Ramble-Williamson; Waiter-Burton; Sir Simon Simple-Parsons; Emily-Mrs Bannister; Lady Simple-Mrs Webb; Fib-Miss George .

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17860708.

Dance: As17860802

Performance Comment: hathi.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Curzola

Performance Comment: As17860814.

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: As17860803.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17860810.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17860629.

Dance: As17860706

Performance Comment: hathi.