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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 Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17970619 but Queen Margaret-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: As17970615.
Event Comment: [3rd piece in place of Lock and Key, advertised on playbill of 30 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17970622.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: As17970629.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17970622.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17970617.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17970623.

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Performance Comment: As17970626.

Song: 2nd piece: Vocal Parts, as17970623

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: see17970617.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17970630 but Prince of Wales-Master Menage.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: As17970629.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Overture, Chorusses, and new Musick by Dr Arnold. The Scenery by Rooker, Marinari, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Performance Comment: Zorinski-C. Kemble; Casimir-Aickin; Radzano-Palmer; Rodomsko-Caulfield; Naclo-Trueman; Witski-Fawcett; Amalekite-Suett; O'Curragh-Johnstone; Zarno-Munden; Winifred-Mrs Bland; Rachel-Miss DeCamp; Rosolia-Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17970703.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17970707.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: As17970615.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17970706.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17970622.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17970707.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17970623 but Officer-_; John D'Aire-_; Old Man-_; Crier-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Performance Comment: As17970626 but Theodore-Trueman; Edward-Davies.

Song: As17970705

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Performance Comment: As17970714.

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Performance Comment: As17970715 Prologue, Epilogue as17970715 .

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: As17970713.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17970707.

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Performance Comment: As17970718 [Prologue, Epilogue as17970715.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: As17970713 but added: Frank Bevil-Lyons; Harry Bevil-Abbot.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17970718 Prologue, Epilogue as17970715 .

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17970703.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17970617.

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Performance Comment: As17970718 Prologue, Epilogue as17970715 .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17970715 but Prologue-_; Epilogue-_.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17970622.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17970726.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: As17970615.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Performance Comment: As17970626 but Theodore-_; Edward-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Performance Comment: As17970726.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: As17970713.
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Fawcett, but "An apology was last night made for the absence of Fawcett, occasioned by a severe domestic affliction-the death of his wife; and his part in the Heir at Law was, in consequence, read by Wathen" (Morning Herald, 1 Aug.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17970726 but Doctor Pangloss-read by Wathen replaces Fawcett.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17970622 but Leander-Trueman.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17970707.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: As17970623 but La Gloire-Wathen; added: Citizens-Waldron Jun., Lyons, Chippendale; Serjeant-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Performance Comment: As17970729.

Song: As17970705

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17970731, but Wathen's name listed in playbill%.

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: As17970615 but Papillion-Palmer Jun.
Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. True Briton, 1 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17970630 but Corporal-Davenport; Gregory Gubbins-Wathen; Duke of Somerset-_; Prince of Wales-_; Drummer-_; Fifer-_; Marquis of Montague-_; Egbert-_; Villagers-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: As17970629 but The Tight Irish Boy-_.

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Music: After Dancing: a favourite concerto by Dussek upon the Grand Piano Forte-Miss Gaudry (1st appearance in public)

Song: End I afterpiece: a favourite song by Webbe-Master Sincock

Entertainment: In the course of the Evening: a Variety of Imitations-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: As17970809.

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17970703.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: As17970815.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17970715 but Rosina-Mrs Atkins (from the Theatre-Royal Bath; 1st appearance on this stage); with The Nightingale-Mrs Atkins; accompanied on the hautboy-Foster; Rustic-_; Irishmen-_.

Song: 1st piece: General Chorus, as17970815, but _Dibble, _Kenrick, _Caulfield Jun., Mrs _Gaudry, Mrs _Brown

Performance Comment: , Mrs _Gaudry, Mrs _Brown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: As17970815.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17970627 but Eugene-_; Chicane-_; Thomas-_; John-_.

Song: As17970816

Event Comment: [Elliston's 1st appearance as Walter was at Bath, 25 Feb. 1796.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: As17970815.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Walter-Elliston (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Sir Rowland-C. Kemble; Apathy-Suett; Lord Alford-Davies; Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley; Josephine-Mrs Bland.

Song: As17970816

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17970814.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: See17970622 but Peeping Tom-Fawcett; Maud-Mrs Harlowe.

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Palmer; Imitations. Following monologue: a Variety of Imitations-Caulfield

Performance Comment: End: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Palmer; Imitations. Following monologue: a Variety of Imitations-Caulfield.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: As17970815, but Margaritone-Miss Andrews in place of Mrs Edward.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Diego-Bannister; Leander-Davies; Scholars-Abbot, Lyons; Mungo-Wathen; Ursula-Mrs Davenport; Leonora-Mrs Atkins (1st appearance in that character).

Song: As17970816