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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.
Event Comment: The Regent [advertised on playbill of 26 May] is unavoidably deferred, on Account of the sudden and severe Indisposition of Barrymore. Receipts: #47 15s. (39.6; 7.14; 0.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Welfth Night

Performance Comment: As17880425.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: As17870918.
Event Comment: Receipts: #199 17s. 6d. (183.15.0; 16.1.6; 0.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17871103.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17880306 .

Dance: As17880306

Song: Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, as17880310but _Barrymore, Mrs _Forster

Event Comment: Receipts: #135 2s. (114.5.0; 18.17.6; 1.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17880516.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17880425.
Event Comment: Benefit for Alfred, Walker, Brigg & Miss Tidswell. Receipts: #180 3s. 6d. (18.5.0; 6.2.0; 0.9.6; tickets: 155.7.0) (charge: #107 3s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17880403, but Lady Freelove-Miss Tidswell; Toilette-_; Chambermaid-_.

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Performance Comment: As17880514.

Dance: End: The Irish Fair-Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performance Comment: Stageldoir.

Song: End IV: Ma chere Amie-Dignum

Event Comment: [Seymour, who was from cg, is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill.] Receipts: #55 14s. 6d. (43.10.0; 11.12.0; 0.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17871029, but Hamlet-A Gentleman (1st appearance on that stage [Seymour]).Seymour]).

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17880425.
Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Brady, Dale, the D'Egvilles, Jones, Lyons, Powell, Sherratt, Smith, Whittow, Mrs Heard, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Mills, Miss Palmer, Mrs Shaw] will be admitted. [Miss Davies's 1st appearance, billed as "A Young Lady," was at the hay, 28 July 1786.] Receipts: #279 12s. 6d. (16.1.0; 10.8.6; 0.6.0; tickets: 252.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17871208, but Varland-Waldron; Louisa Dudley-Miss Davies (2nd appearance on any stage); Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Heard; Lucy-Mrs Shaw.

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: As17871026, but Miss Kitty Sprightly-Miss Davies.

Dance: End III: New Dance taken from the Favourite Comic Opera of Gli Schiavi par Amore (recte per)-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp; End: a new dance, The Comic Concert, in which will be introduced The Devonshire Reel, Jack Tar's Delight-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss D'Egville, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Benefit for Wood, Cameron & Percey. Receipts: #250 9s. 6d. (13.0.0; 7.10.0; 3.0.6; tickets: 226.19.0) (charge: #106 9s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: As17880501, but Perdita-Mrs Kemble; Hermione-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: As17870918.

Dance: As17880603

Song: In I: Sheep@shearing Song-Mrs Forster; End II: Ma chere Amie-Dignum

Event Comment: Benefit for Carleton, Wilson, J. Shade & Gibson. Receipts: #238 8s. 6d. (15.17.0; 7.13.0; 1.13.6; tickets: 213.5.0) (charge: #107 17s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: As17871214, but Lord Lovel-Benson.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: As17880508.

Dance: As17880607

Event Comment: [1st piece in place of The Son-in-Law, advertised on playbill of 12 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17880610 but Thomas-Barrett.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom-Edwin; Mayor-Wewitzer; Crazy-Barrett; Earl of Mercia-Gardner; Count Louis-Lyons; Harold-Davies; Maud-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Lady Godina [sic]-Miss Brangin; Emma-Mrs Bannister.

Dance: End 1st piece: As17880610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17880610 but Catchpenny-Baddeley; Waiters-_Abbot, Burton; Ranter-Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17880612.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17880612 but Cecilia-Mrs Brooks (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17880612.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Performance Comment: As17880617 but Mrs Euston-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17880620.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17880616 but Waiting Maids-Mrs _Poussin, Miss Brangin.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17880616.

Dance: As17880616

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17880625.

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Performance Comment: Corny Buttercup-Edwin; Horace-Phillimore; Cosey-Johnson; Scout-Burton; James-Chapman; Old Barnavag-Barrett; Tweedle-Lyons; Billy-Painter; Old Codger-Parsons; Mrs Mummery-Mrs Webb; Mrs Neighbourly-Mrs Love; Miss Barnavag-Miss Francis; Nancy Buttercup-Mrs Kemble.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17880626.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: As17880704.

Dance: End: As17880707

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: As17880618.

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: As17880707.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17880628.

Dance: As17880707

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Performance Comment: As17880710.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: As17880704 but Adelaide-Mrs Whitfield in place of Mrs Kemble.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Performance Comment: As17880710.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17880616.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17880701 but Narcissa-Mrs Forster; Patty-Mrs Edwards.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: As17880712.
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Son-in-Law, advertised on playbill of 16 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Performance Comment: As17880710.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17880714.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: As17880704.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: As17880712.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Performance Comment: As17880710.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17880620 but Cecilia-Mrs Forster.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Performance Comment: As17880710.

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: As17880707.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Brooks. Public Advertiser, 22 July: Tickets to be had of Mrs Brooks at Woodmason's, No. 66, Pall-mall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: As17880618.

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Performance Comment: As17880618 but Letty-Mrs Barresford (late Mrs Bulkley).

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Performance Comment: As17880630 but Nancy Buttercup-Mrs Brooks.

Dance: As17880707

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Performance Comment: As17880710 but Packet and Coach Passengers-_.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17880714.