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5235 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.

3726
28 July 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17880716.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: As17880712.

3727
29 July 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of I'll Tell You What!, advertised on playbill of 28 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer

Performance Comment: As17880619 but Lysetta-Mrs Barresford [i.e. formerly Mrs Bulkley].i.e. formerly Mrs Bulkley].

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17880719.

3728
30 July 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17880628 but Woodville-Bannister Jun.; Bridget-Mrs Barresford [i.e. formerly Mrs Bulkley].i.e. formerly Mrs Bulkley].

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17880710 but Ursula-Mrs Webb; Leonora (with Auld Robin Gray)-Miss Webb (1st appearance on any stage).

3729
31 July 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Performance Comment: As17880617 but Lady Euston-Mrs Barresford [i.e. formerly Mrs Bulkley].i.e. formerly Mrs Bulkley].

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17880610 but Compton-Bannister; Laura-Mrs Plomer.

3730
05 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; P 2(?), by Ralph Wewitzer and --Invill]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Scenery designed and painted by Rooker. The Music by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs (T. Cadell [1788]) to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Performance Comment: As17880723 but Young Meanwell (1st time)-Iliff [misprinted "Ilett"].misprinted "Ilett"].

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17880802.

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome or Harlequin Underground

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Milbourn; Clown-Burton; Miser-Johnson; Squeezum-Barrett; Stone Eater (with a song)-Moss; Beadle-Usher; Blacksmith-Phillimore; 1st Sailor (with a song)-Bannister; Gnome-Miss DeCamp; Colombine-Mrs Goodwin; The other Characters-Mathews, Chapman, Painter, Lyons, Abbot, Farley, Ledger, Rowson, Stannard, Clarke, Sands, Hobler, Aylmer, Mrs Love, Miss Francis, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Palmer, Mrs Invill, Miss Rowson, Mrs Gaudry A MS list of cast in Enthoven assigns the Clown-$Degville; Blacksmith, Covent Garden Doctor-Swords; It specifies: Recruiting Serjeant-Mathews; Cobler-Chapman; Peace Officers-Painter, Lyons; Gnome-Abbot; Cook-Farley; Barber-Ledger; Covent Garden Doctor's Man-Rowson Sen.; Porter-Rowson Sen.; Slaves and Recruits-Stannard, Clarke, Sands, Hobler, Aylmer; Nuns-Miss Francis, Mrs Invill, the 2 Miss Simonets; Cobler's Wife-Mrs Gaudry; Taylor's Wife-Miss Rowson; It adds: 2nd Harlequin-Byrne; Miser's Servant-Besford Sen.; Mule Driver-Besford Jun.; Taylor-Appleby; Jew Boy-Master Sestini; unassigned-Abbot, Mrs Love, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Palmer.

Dance: End 1st piece: January and May-[see17880627

3731
06 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: "The Gnome was represented for a second time, or rather a first, as on Tuesday evening it could only be termed a rehearsal, and a bad one at best" (Public Advertiser, 7 Aug.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: As17880618.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: As17880724.

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17880802.

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome

Performance Comment: As17880805.

3732
07 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Performance Comment: As17880726.

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17880802.

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome

Performance Comment: As17880805.

3733
08 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Performance Comment: As17880805, but Servant-_.

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17880802.

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome

Performance Comment: As17880805, but Slaves and Recruits-_Hobler, _Aylmer.

Dance: New Dance, as17880707 but Ratchford

3734
11 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: As17880704 but Clod-Moss.

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome

Performance Comment: As17880808, but Nuns-Mrs _Invill; Miss_ Rowson; Mrs_ Gaudry. Miss_ Rowson; Mrs_ Gaudry.

Song: Afterpiece: In the Covent-Garden Scene: (1st time) a Catch-Mathews, Chapman

3735
12 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sword Of Peace

Performance Comment: As17880809.

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17880802.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: As17880724.

3736
14 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sword Of Peace

Performance Comment: As17880809.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17880710.

3737
16 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: "Recovered from an illness [see 2 Aug.]...Edwin made his appearance...So continued was the applause on his coming on, that some minutes elapsed before he could proceed" (Public Advertiser, 18 Aug.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sword Of Peace

Performance Comment: As17880809, but Gentlemen-_Lyons, _Painter, _Abbot; unassigned-_Farley.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17880613.

3738
19 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sword Of Peace

Performance Comment: As17880816.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17880610 but Compton-Bannister.

3739
20 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bannister. 2nd piece [1st time; INT I, by George Colman, elder]: A much admired Scene from The Genius of Nonsensev. Public Advertiser, 18 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bannister, No. 2, Frith-street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17880616.

Afterpiece Title: The Blade Bone or Agreeable Companion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Bannister Jun.; Landlord-Usher; Agreeable Companion-Moss.

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17880802.

Entertainment: Monologue Preceeding 1st piece: A Touch of the Times; or, The Humours of London-Bannister Jun

3740
21 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17880628 but Bridget-Mrs Barresford [i.e. formerly Mrs Bulkley].i.e. formerly Mrs Bulkley].

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: As17880724.

3741
22 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 3rd piece [1st time; F 1, by Horatio Edgar Robson, based on La Bonne Mere, by Jean Pierre Claris de Florian]: Now reading with universal Applause by Mons. LeTexier. Public Advertiser, 9 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street. Ibid., 8 Oct. 1788: This Day is published Look before You Leap (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Catch Club i

Performance Comment: . The Sons of Anacreon]. President-Palmer; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Bannister Jun., Davies, Moss, Mathews, Chapman, Master Braham, Edwin; In which The Anacreontic Song-Bannister; Old [recte Poor] Thomas Day-Edwin, Bannister, Davies; The Wolf-Bannister; Moderation and Alteration-Edwin; Bonny Christ Church Bells, Hark the Lark, [Sing] Old Rose and Burn the Bellows-.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17880813, but Maria-Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: Look before You Leap

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister Jun., Phillimore, Wewitzer, Mrs Barresford, Mrs Kemble. [Cast from text (Harrison and Co., 1788): Lucas-Bannister Jun.; Corporal-Phillimore; Duval-Wewitzer; Lawyer-Painter; Margaret-Mrs Barresford [in text: Miss Prideaux]; Lucette-Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17880616.

Entertainment: Monologue End 1st piece: George Alexander Stevens's Original Lecture on Heads (Head of Alexander the Great, Head of a Cherokee Chief, Head of a Quack-Doctor, Cuckold's Head, Nobody's Head, The laughing and crying Philosophers' Heads, Head of Flattery, A fine Lady's Head, Head of an Old Maid, Cleopatra's Head, Plain Moll's Head, Head of a Married Lady)-Palmer

3742
23 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sword Of Peace

Performance Comment: As17880816.

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17880802.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17880822.

3743
28 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [3rd piece in place of The Prisoner at Large, advertised on playbill of 27 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Vimonda

Performance Comment: Dundore-Bensley; Barnard-Aickin; Rothsey-Kemble; Servant-Johnson; Melvil-Bannister Jun.; Alfreda-Mrs Barresford; Vimonda-Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17880802.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17880616.

Song: In 2nd piece: The High@minded Soldier-Mathews

3744
29 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. 3rd piece: Never performed here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17880826.

Afterpiece Title: The Catch Club

Performance Comment: As17880822, but Vocal Parts-_Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Palmer; Qui Tam-Parsons; Tom-Davies; Timothy-Lyons; Sambo-Phillimore; Servant-Abbot; Dennis (for that night only)-Moody; Mrs Anniseed-Mrs Webb; Biddy-Miss Collett; Lady Harriet-Miss Farren.

3745
30 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Authors of the Pantomine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17880626.

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17880802.

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome

Performance Comment: As17880808.

Song: As17880811

3746
01 September 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Seeing is Believing and The Minor [both advertised on playbill of 30 Aug.] are obliged to be deferred on Account of the Indisposition of Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17880802.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17880714.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17880703.

Dance: End 1st piece: Dance-[probably The British Soldier Triumphant, as17880813

3747
02 September 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: As17880614 but Nancy Lovewell-Mrs Barresford [i.e. formerly Mrs Bulkley].i.e. formerly Mrs Bulkley].

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17880731.

Dance: End I: As17880901

Song: In III: 'Twas you Sir, [Sing] Old Rose and Burn the Bellows-Bannister, Mathews, Chapman

3748
04 September 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17880724 but Scrub-Edwin.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17880813.

Dance: End IV: The Minuet de la Cour-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

3749
05 September 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Son in law

Performance Comment: As17880719.

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17880802.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17880714.

3750
06 September 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Performance Comment: As17880731 but Charles Euston-Iliff.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17880731.
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