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5325 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.

2451
13 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #242 8s. 6d. (233.13.0; 8.15.6; 0.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770508.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: As17760921, but Miss Biddy-Miss Hamilton.

2452
14 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #248 7s. (237.11.0; 10.5.6; 0.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770508.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: As17761005, but Robin (1st time)-Lamash; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Love.

2453
16 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #262 14s. (255.8; 7.1; 0.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770508.

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Performance Comment: As17760924.

2454
19 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #263 16s. (256.10.0; 6.18.6; 0.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770508.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Vernon; Jobson-Moody; Lady Loverule-Mrs Johnston; Nell-Mrs Wrighten.

2455
20 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #268 0s. 6d. (259.12.0; 8.7.6; 0.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770508, but Rowley-Wrighten.

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: As17770501, but New Prologue-_.

2456
21 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #273 1s. (269.1.0; 3.7.6; 0.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770520.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17761214.

2457
22 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #255 16s. (244.11.0; 10.10.6; 0.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770520.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17770515.

2458
23 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #247 11s. (238.19.0; 8.1.6; 0.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770520.

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Performance Comment: As17760924.

2459
24 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #246 5s. (236.19.0; 8.17.6; 0.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770520.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17770519.

2460
26 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #246 15s. 6d. (238.3.0; 8.5.0; 0.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770520.

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: As17770407, but Harry Stukely-Barrett; New Prologue-_.

2461
27 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #239 19s. 6d. (229.16.0; 9.7.6; 0.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770520.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: As17770514.

2462
29 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #235 15s. 6d. (228.9.0; 7.2.6; 0.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770520.

Afterpiece Title: St Helena

Performance Comment: As17770528.

2463
31 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #183 13s. (175.13.0; 6.19.6; 1.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770520.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17770108, but Mungo-Holcroft.

2464
02 June 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tailors

Performance Comment: As17770528, but characters-Mrs W. Palmer in place of, Mrs _Poussin; +Prologue-Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performance Comment: As17770515.

2465
03 June 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #188 12s. 6d. (181.2.0; 6.18.0; 0.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770520.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17770515.

2466
05 June 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receipts: #164 18s. 6d. (157.8.0; 7.10.6; 0.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770520.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: As17770513.

2467
07 June 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The last time of the Company's performing this Season. Receipts: #185 1s. (175.12; 9.9; 0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17770520.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17770531.

2468
19 June 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; BO 3]: Being the Sequel to The Beggar's Opera, Written by Gay, with Alterations [by George Colman elder; the overture (a compilation of airs from The Beggar's Opera) and 6 new airs by Samuel Arnold]. Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre. [Mrs Colles is identified on playbill of 9 July.] Public Advertiser, 20 June: This Day is published Polly (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Polly

Performance Comment: [Principal Parts by Du-Bellamy, Parsons, Davies, Massey, Fearon, Egan, Griffiths, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Davies, Mrs Love, Miss Hale, Miss Platt, A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance Mrs Colles]). [Cast from text (T. Evans, 1777): Cawwawkee-DuBellamy; Ducat-Parsons; Culverin-Davies; Vanderbluff-Massey; Pohetohee-Fearon; Hacker-Egan; Capstern-Griffiths; Laguerre-Kenny; Morano-Bannister; Jenny Diver-Mrs Hitchcock; Trapes-Mrs Davies; Mrs Ducat-Mrs Love; Damaris-Miss Hale; Flimzy-Miss Platt; Polly-A Gentlewoman; [Characters in the Introduction: Poet-Davies; Players-Fearon, T. Davis; Signora Crotchetta-Miss Platt.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: As17770616.

Dance: End I: a Dance of Pirates-(see17770611; III: Dance of Indians- (see17770611. [These were danced in all subsequent performance.

Performance Comment: [These were danced in all subsequent performance.]

2469
20 June 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Polly

Performance Comment: As17770619.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: As17770616.

2470
27 June 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17770626.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-DuBellamy; Prattle-Parsons; Bell-Mrs Hitchcock; Florival-Mrs Davies; Emily-The Gentlewoman who performed Amelia [on 15 May: Mrs Armstead].on 15 May: Mrs Armstead].

2471
02 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Polly

Performance Comment: As17770625.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17770630 but Sir Jasper Wilding-Massey.

2472
03 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Never performed here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17770626.

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Performance Comment: Serjeant-Bannister; Countryman-Davies; Wife-Mrs Love; Mother-Mrs Hitchcock. These two parts are here transposed; correctly: Mother-Mrs Love; Wife-Mrs Hitchcock= [, as in all subsequent playbills.], as in all subsequent playbills.]

Dance: Afterpiece: with a Dance [incident to the Piece-. [This was danced in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [This was danced in all subsequent performances.]

2473
04 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Polly; afterpiece of Lilliput, both announced on playbill of 3 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17770626.

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Performance Comment: As17770703.

2474
10 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17770626.

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Performance Comment: As17770703.

2475
11 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: As17770530, but Principal Parts-Aickin in place of, _Bransby.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17770702.