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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 Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17910621.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: As17910818.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17910708 but Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730.
Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Oracle, 22 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, No. 3, London Road, Lambeth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17910816, but Prince of Wales-Miss Gaudry.

Afterpiece Title: The Catch Club i

Performance Comment: e. The Sons of Anacreon]. President-Palmer; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Davies, Cubitt, Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17910608.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: See17910629.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910827, but Kemble's name listed in playbill, Queen-Mrs Whitfield (in place of Mrs Goodall; 1st appearance [in that character]). 1st appearance [in that character]).

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

Performance Comment: As17910616.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: As17910827.

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Performance Comment: As17910813, but Willford-Davies (in place of Aickin; 1st appearance [in that character]). 1st appearance [in that character]).

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: As17910623.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17910816.

Afterpiece Title: Katherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17910606 but Pedro-Evatt; Curtis-Mrs Powell.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Reduced to One Act [see 13 Aug.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730 but John de Vienne-Kemble in place of Aickin; John d'Aire-Cubitt of Evatt; Serjeant-Davies of Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in Spain

Performance Comment: Characters by Bland, Wewitzer, Abbott, Lyons, Rock, Miss Heard, Miss Fontenelle. Cast adjusted from text (J. Ridgway. 1791), and European Magazine, Aug. 1791, p. 142: Don Carlos-Bland; Don Guzman-Wewitzer; Don Fabio-Abbott; Servant-Lyons; Kilmainham-Rock; Olivia-Miss Heard; Viletta-Miss Fontenelle.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Irishman In Spain

Performance Comment: As17910902, but Don Carlos-Farley in place of Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910902.

Afterpiece Title: The Manager in Distress

Performance Comment: As17910827.
Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. Public Advertiser, 29 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Jewell, No, 26, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730 but John de Vienne-Kemble in place of Aickin; Vocal Parts-_Davies, _Cubitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17910621.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910905.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17910805, but Mob-_.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17910816, but Barton-Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: As17910815.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730 but Vocal Parts-_Davies, _Cubitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17910630.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17910829.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910908.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in Spain

Performance Comment: As17910903.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910908.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17910621.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910908, but Sir Walter Manny-Cubitt in place of Usher; John d'Aire-Usher of Evatt.

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17910608.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910908, but Madelon-Miss DeCamp in place of Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17910906.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: As17910618.

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17910701.

Afterpiece Title: Katherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17910901.
Event Comment: Last Night [of performing this season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910913.

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17910608.
Event Comment: The School for Scandal [advertised on playbill of 22 Sept., as was No Song No Supper for 3rd piece], intended for this Evening's Representation, is deferred till Tuesday, the Stage having been so constantly occupied by the Workmen preparing and adapting the various Scenes for this Theatre that the usual course of Rehearsals has been necessarily impeded. The Public are most respectfully informed that every Endeavour is exerting to remove all cause of Complaints respecting the Entrances and Passages to the different Doors of Admission. The large Hall below Stairs will be opened at Five o'Clock, for the accomodation of the Company frequenting the Pit previous to the opening the Office Doors. Receipts: #347 4s. (303.19; 43.2; 0.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Performance Comment: !! As17910922.

Afterpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17910922.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Dignum; Butler-Sedgwick; Cook-Fawcett; Footman-Phillimore; Jobson-Moody; Doctor-Benson; Lady Loverule-Mrs Ward; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Event Comment: Receipts: #380 14s. 6d. (326.18.6; 53.4.0; 0.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Performance Comment: !! As17911004, but Muses-Mrs _Goodall.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-King; Harcourt-Palmer; Belville-Whitfield; Sparkish (with a song)-Dodd; Footman-Webb; Countryman-Jones; William-Alfred; Alithea-Mrs Ward; Miss Peggy-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Mrs Edwards.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17910927.
Event Comment: Receipts: #365 17s. 6d. (288.6.6; 77.0.0; 0.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Performance Comment: !! As17911006.

Afterpiece Title: The School for Scandal

Performance Comment: As17910927, but Maid-Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17910927.

Song: As17910927

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Humourist, advertised on playbill of 17 Oct.] Receipts: #285 8s. (223.10; 57.16; 4.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17910922, but Cicely-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17910924, but Lucy-Mrs Shaw.
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not, advertised on playbill of 18 Oct.] Paid Novosielski for Hire of his Boxes #720. Receipts: #365 17s. (307.18; 52.8; 5.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Gripe-Moody; Money@Trap-Parsons; Dick-Palmer; Brass-King; Clip-Benson; Jessamin-Burton; Clarissa-Miss Farren; Araminta-Mrs Ward; Corinna-Mrs Jordan; Flippanta-Miss Pope; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Clogget-Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Performance Comment: As17911001.
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Cave of Trophonius, advertised on playbill of 25 Oct.] Receipts: #196 0s. 6d. (162.13.6; 31.14.0; 1.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17911011.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17911018.

Song: III: a song-Dignum