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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: The Kentish Barons

Performance Comment: As17910628.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17910701.
Event Comment: 3rd piece: Performed but once [on 13 Aug. 1790]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17910629.

Afterpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Performance Comment: As17910628.

Afterpiece Title: Taste and Feeling

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wilson, Bannister Jun., Iliff, Bland, Chapman, Farley, Evatt, Abbott, Lyons, Mrs Brooks, Mrs Powell, Miss Palmer. [Cast adjusted from London Chronicle, 8 July: Mr Gout-Wilson; Mr Robert Gout-Bannister Jun.; Ned Howard-Iliff; William-Bland; Landlord-Chapman; Harriet-Mrs Brooks; Mrs Gout-Mrs Powell; Lucy-Miss Palmer; Farley, Evatt, Abbott, Lyons are unassigned.] Farley, Evatt, Abbott, Lyons are unassigned.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: As17910618.

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Performance Comment: As17910709 Prologue, Epilogue as17910709 .

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17910623.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: As17910618.

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Performance Comment: As17910709 Prologue, Epilogue as17910709 .

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17910617 but Guard-Cubitt.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Performance Comment: As17910628.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17910630.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17910629.

Afterpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Performance Comment: As17910628.

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

Performance Comment: As17910616.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Performance Comment: As17910616.

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Performance Comment: As17910714, but Williamson's name listed in playbill. Prologue, Epilogue as17910709%.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17910630.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: As17910618.

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Performance Comment: As17910718 Prologue, Epilogue as17910709 .

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Usher; Captain Greville-Johnstone; Captain Wilson-Bannister; Tipple-Edwin; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Burton; Putty-Rock; Eliza-Mrs Bannister.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17910715.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17910701.

Dance: As17910701

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Performance Comment: As17910616.

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Performance Comment: As17910718 Prologue, Epilogue as17910709 .

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17910623.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17910629.

Afterpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Performance Comment: As17910628.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17910621.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bannister. Public Advertiser, 21 July: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bannister, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #250 (Gazetteer, 5 Sept.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Performance Comment: Don Manuel-Parsons; Don Phillip-Bensley; Octavio-Williamson; Trappanti-Bannister Jun.; Soto-Baddeley; Diego-Burton; Don Lewis-Evatt; Hypolita-Mrs Jordan (1st and only time of appearing on this stage); Rosara-Miss Heard; Flora-Miss Fontenelle; Villetta-Mrs Whitfield.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17910630.

Dance: As17910701

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Performance Comment: As17910718 Prologue, Epilogue as17910709 .

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17910629.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: As17910720.
Event Comment: In consequence of the Indisposition of a principal Performer [Mrs Goodall (Diary, 29 July)] The Battle of Hexham [advertised on playbill of 27 July] is unavoidably postponed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: See17910618.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17910630.

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Performance Comment: As17910718 but Eleanor-Mrs Taylor in place of Mrs Kemble; Epilogue-_ [and thereafter]. [Prologue as17910709 .and thereafter]. [Prologue as17910709 .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Performance Comment: As17910616.

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Performance Comment: As17910728 Prologue as17910709 .

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17910701.
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; MD 3, by George Colman, ynger]: The new Musick (with a Martial Overture) by Dr Arnold. The Scenery by Rooker. The Characters will be dressed [playbill of 6 Aug.: The Dresses by Whitfield] in the Habits of the Times. Books of the Songs [T. Cadell, 1791] to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Performance Comment: As17910616.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: Characters by Williamson, Bland, Usher, Aickin, Farren (1st appearance at this theatre), Bensley, Iliff, Evatt, Johnstone, Bannister Jun., Wilson, Parsons, Wewitzer, Burton, Rock, Chapman, Abbott, Powell, Barrett, Mrs Goodall, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Bland. Other Vocal Parts-Davies, Cubitt, Kenrick, Willoughby, Linton, Dorion, Aylmer, Little, Brown, Lyons, Mrs Bannister, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Taylor, Miss Fontenelle, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Powell, Miss Hale, Mrs Gaudry; [Cast from text (Longman [et al.], 1808), and Larpent MS 913: King Edward the III-Williamson; Harcourt-Bland; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribaumont-Farren [in text: Palmer]; Eustache de St. Pierre-Bensley; Officer-Iliff [in text: Palmer Jun.]; John d'Aire-Evatt; O'Carrol-Johnstone; La Gloire-Bannister Jun.; Serjeant-Wilson; Workmen-Parsons, Burton; Citizens-Wewitzer, Abbott, Barrett; Cryer-Rock; Old Man-Chapman [in text: Johnson]; Arundel-Powell; Queen-Mrs Goodall; Julia-Mrs Kemble; Madelon-Mrs Bland; Attendant-Mrs Taylor; Nuns-Miss Fontenelle, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Powell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: As17910618.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17910629.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Performance Comment: As17910616.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: As17910618.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17910629.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17910629.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730.
Event Comment: Beneift for Mr and Mrs Iliff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: As17910623 but Araminta (1st time)-Mrs Iliff.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17910701 but Mrs Cole-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17910805.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: As17910818.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730.