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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: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. Public Advertiser, 25 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Jewell, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890813.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17890829.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17890730.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17890829.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17890625.

Afterpiece Title: The Comet

Performance Comment: As17890810, but Belmont-Iliff in place of Williamson; Mrs_ Webb. Mrs_ Webb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890813.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17890721.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

Performance Comment: As17890612.

Afterpiece Title: The Married Man

Performance Comment: As17890715.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17890709.

Dance: As17890728

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890813.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17890829.
Event Comment: [This was Mrs Inchbald's last appearance on the stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890813.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: Johnny Atkins-Moss; Dr Pedant-Barrett; Omar-Chapman; Selim-Johnson; Guard-Gardner; The Mogul-Williamson; Irene-Mrs Inchbald; Zaphira-Miss Brangin; Sheba-Mrs Cuyler; Fanny (1st time)-Mrs Taylor.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890909.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17890829.
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Peeping Tom, advertised on playbill of 10 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17890730 but Vizard-Chambers.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17890721.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890811, but Principal Characters-Kemble, in place of _Aickin, Master +Gaudry, _Iliff; Other Vocal Parts-_Lyons, _Hobler.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17890829, but Maud (1st time)-Miss George.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890813, but Principal Characters-_Davies, _Iliff, _Gardner, _Milbourn; Other Vocal Parts-_Lyons, Miss _Francis.

Afterpiece Title: The Comet

Performance Comment: As17890902.
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Goodall and Mrs Kemble, but "Mrs Barresford [was] the substitute for Mrs Kemble in Margaret, and Mrs Taylor [read] Adelaide [sic] in the absence of Mrs Goodall" (London Chronicle, 16 Sept.). In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Kemble as Cowslip, but "Miss George supplied Mrs Kemble's place" (Public Advertiser, 16 Sept.).] The last Night [of the Season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890813, but Principal Characters-Mrs _Goodall, Mrs Taylor, Mrs +Barresford, Mrs _Kemble, _Baddeley, _Iliff, _Milbourn; Other Vocal Parts-_Lyons, Miss _Francis.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17890829, but Cowslip-Miss George.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by Linley? Sen.. Receipts: #165 9s. (113.13; 51.7; 0.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-Kelly; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Fawcett; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Beggar-Maddocks; Player-Benson; Peachum-Moody; Lucy (1st time)-Mrs Edwards; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Diana Trapes-Mrs Booth; Jenny Diver-Miss Barnes; Polly-Mrs Crouch; Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Jemmy Twitcher-Webb; Crook@finger'd Jack-Lyons; Wat Dreary-Alfred; Robin of Bagshot-Haymes; Nimming Ned-Chapman; Harry Paddington-Phillimore; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Fox; Dolly Trull-Mrs Davies; Betty Doxey-Mrs Shaw; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Tidswell; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Heard; Molly Brazen-Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17890919, but Mrs Snip-Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Keen

Event Comment: Receipts: #176 2s. (145.16.0; 28.14.6; 1.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: As17891001.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17890922.
Event Comment: Receipts: #128 10s. 6d. (93.9.0; 33.12.0; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17890926, but Alscrip-Parsons.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17890922.
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Know Your Own Mind; afterpiece of Selima and Azor, both advertised on playbill of 6 Oct.] Receipts: #142 11s. (83.12; 54.2; 4.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character on that stage); Alderman Smuggler-Waldron; Beau Clincher-Bannister Jun.; Clincher Jun.-Suett; Vizard-Whitfield; Dicky-Burton; Tom Errand-Hollingsworth; Constable-Alfred; Col. Standard-Wroughton; Angelica-Mrs Kemble; Parley-Mrs Wilson; Lady Darling-Mrs Booth; Errand's Wife-Mrs Heard; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17890924.
Event Comment: Receipts: #228 3s. 6d. (190.1.0; 37.8.6; 0.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: As17891001.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17890922.
Event Comment: Mainpiece [altered by John Philip Kemble]: By Shakespeare, with Additions from Dryden. The Music by Purcell and Dr Arne, with new Airs and Chorusses by the late Linley Jun. [Epilogue by John Burgoyne (Kemble Mem.).] Receipts: #154 13s. 6d. (135.9.0; 19.2.6; 0.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Ferdinand-Kelly; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Williames; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Packer; Antonio-Phillimore; Ariel-Miss Romanzini; Hyppolito-Mrs Goodall; Miranda-Mrs Crouch; Dorinda-Miss Farren; Epilogue-Miss Farren. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: As17890912, but Landlord-_; Snap-_; Postboy-_; Frank-_.

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Danby, Fawcett, Wilson, Maddocks, Alfred, Lyons, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Fox, Miss Barnes, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Butler, Mrs Crouch; III: Chorus of Furies-; V: the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick, Amphitrite-Mrs Edwards

Performance Comment: Neptune-Sedgwick, Amphitrite-Mrs Edwards.
Event Comment: Receipts: #170 0s. 6d. (107.18.0; 58.1.6; 4.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: As17891010.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Kelly; Russet-Williames; Simkin-Suett; Flint-Burton; Serjeant-Phillimore; Skirmish-Bannister Jun.; Jenny-Miss Romanzini; Margaret-Mrs Booth; Louisa-Mrs Crouch.
Event Comment: Receipts: #145 7s. 6d. (120.15.0; 22.0.6; 2.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: As17891001.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: As17890924, but Justice-_; Forge-_; Old Woman-_.
Event Comment: Receipts: #200 2s. 6d. (145.7.0; 51.2.6; 3.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: As17891001.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: Richard-Kelly; Blondel-Barrymore; Guillot-Suett; Florestan-Williames; Sir Owen-Dignum; Antonio-Miss Romanzini; Lauretta (1st time)-Miss Hagley; Julie-Miss DeCamp; Matilda-Mrs Crouch.

Dance: In III afterpiece: Dance-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Receipts: #139 15s. 6d. (99.0.0; 37.1.0; 3.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Performance Comment: As17891024.

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Arthur-Kemble; Oswald-Barrymore; Merlin-Aickin; Conon-Packer; Osmand-Phillimore; Aurelius-Whitfield; Grimbald-Sedgwick; Matilda-Miss Collins; Emmeline-Miss Farren; Philidel (1st time)-Miss Hagley; Spirit of Light-Miss Romanzini; Venus-Mrs Crouch; Rest of the Vocal Parts-Kelly [for whom, see17900430], Williames, Danby, Fawcett, Alfred, Lyons.for whom, see17900430], Williames, Danby, Fawcett, Alfred, Lyons.
Event Comment: Receipts: #182 14s. 6d. (123.5.0; 57.6.0; 2.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: As17891010.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17891015.
Event Comment: "Kemble's invocation to the Diety has such a solemnity and earnestness, added to a hearty devotion, that exalts the soul and fills it with reverence" (Prompter, 4 Nov.). Receipts: #144 11s. 6d. (105.5.0; 37.3.6; 2.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: As17891001.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: As17891026.

Dance: As17891026

Event Comment: "Miss Farren is almost beyond criticism; she is always animated, hurries you away, and does not leave you time to reflect. We are not too bold in asserting that Europe does not produce a finer actress in these lively, natural characters" (Prompter, 4 Nov.). Receipts: #155 19s. 6d. (120.7.0; 34.11.0; 1.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17891013.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17891020.

Song: As17891017