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9628 results for: Keyword - Sir Arthur Croft
We found 6534 matches on Performance Comments, 2911 matches on Author, 1032 matches on Event Comments, 610 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

8226
22 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Wroughton, Lee Lewes, Aickin, Whitfield, Robson, Edwin, L'Estrange, Thompson, Wewitzer, Fearon, Booth, Jones, W. Bates, Quick, Mrs Hartley, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Morton, Miss Morris, Miss Stewart, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Webb, Mrs White, Miss Younge; [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1782): Doricourt-Lewis; +Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; +Flutter-Lee Lewes; +Saville-Aickin; +Villers-Whitfield; +Courtall-Robson; +Silvertongue-Edwin in text: $W. Bates]; Gentlemen-L'Estrange, Thompson; +French Valet-Wewitzer; +Porter-Fearon; +Dick-Stevens; +Mountebank-Booth; +Crowquill-Jones; +Hardy-Quick; +Lady Frances Touchwood-Mrs Hartley; +Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; +Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; +Kitty Willis-Miss Stewart; +Lady-Mrs Poussin; +Letitia Hardy-Miss Younge; W. Bates, Miss Morris, Mrs Webb, Mrs White are unassigned; +Prologue-Edwin; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Sir George Touchwood Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

8227
28 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupeley-Dodd; Oldworth-Aickin; Sir Harry Groveby-Brereton; Hurry-Parsons; Druid-Bannister; Painter-Moody; Old Groveby-Baddeley; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lady Bab Lardoon (with an Epilogue in character)-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Groveby Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Sir Fretful Plagiary Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir Christopher Hatton Actor: Waldron
Role: Sir Walter Raleigh Actor: Burton

Dance: II: New Pastoral Dance-Delpini, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi; V: Grand New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Miss Simonet, Delpini, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi

Song: In: Fete Champetre. The vocal parts-Davies, Fawcett, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten

8228
04 March 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Smith; Heartwell-Bensley; Fondlewife-Yates; Vainlove (1st time)-Davies; Captain Bluff-Moody; Sharper-Farren; Setter-Baddeley; Sir Joseph Wittol-King; Belinda-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character); Araminta-Mrs Sharp; Silvia-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Laetita-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Wittol Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

8229
27 March 1780 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: Corporal William-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Serjeant-Gardner; Guage-Jerrold; Sir Harry Bouquet-Price; Monsieur Bouilliard-Jones; Countrymen-Wortley, Master Simson; O'Daub-Leach; Nelly-Mrs Jerrold; Lady Sarah Swas -Mrs Weeks; Lady Plume-Mrs Robinson; Nancy Grainger-Mrs Kingham.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Bouquet Actor: Price

8230
28 March 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of Oxford

Afterpiece Title: The Orators or The School of Eloquence Dissected

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovell-Smith; Lord Duke-Hayes; Sir Harry-Long; Lady Bab-Miss Dudley; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Robinson; Kitty-Mrs Lefevre.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Long

Song: Between Acts: an Italian song-a Young Lady [unidentified]

Entertainment: End III: Imitations-Young Gentleman [unidentified]

8231
03 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Womans A Riddle Or The Way To Win A Widow

Performance Comment: Colonel Manly-Wroughton; Courtwell-Lewis; Aspin-Quick; Mr Vulture-Wilson; Sir Amorous Vainwit-Lee Lewes; Miranda-Mrs Mattocks; Necessary-Mrs Lewis; Betty-Mrs Wilson; Clarinda-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Outside-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Amorous Vainwit Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Spaniards Dismayed

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: As17800401

8232
05 April 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Ladies Or The Levee Of Lovers

Afterpiece Title: No Wit Like A Womans

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Barber; Sir Peter Pride-Poultney; Clodpole-Newton; Jeffery-M'Millin; Jeremy-Burton; Barnaby Brittle-Barrett; Lady Pride-Mrs Baker; Damaris-Miss Jackson; Mrs Brittle-Miss Brangin.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Pride Actor: Poultney

8233
05 April 1780 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Gardner; Aimwell-Jones; Sir Charles Freeman-Wortley; Sullen-Price; Gibbet-Parsloe; Boniface and Scrub-Gentlemen from London [unidentified]; Dorinda-Mrs Robinson; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Weeks; Cherry-Mrs Kingham; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Jerrold.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Wortley

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Leach; Kecksey-Parsloe; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Price; Thomas-The Gentleman that plays Boniface; Widow Brady (with the Epilogue song)-Mrs Kingham.
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Price

Dance: A Hornpipe-Gentleman [unidentified]

Song: End IV: Tally O-Mrs Kingham

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Snip's Humorous Description of the Camp-Gardner

8234
14 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Seymour Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Artifice

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Lamash, Burton, Wrighten, Fawcett, Holcroft, Parsons, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Wright, Mrs Wrighten. Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1780): Bevil-Vernon; Bowling-Bannister; Ralph-Davies; Charles-Lamash; Vellum-Burton; Crosjack-Wrighten; Sir Benjamin Brief-Parsons; Mrs Bobbin-Mrs Hopkins; Eliza-Miss Wright; Margaritta-Mrs Wrighten; Fawcett, Holcroft are unassigned. Fawcett, Holcroft are unassigned.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Lamash, Burton, Wrighten, Fawcett, Holcroft, Parsons, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Wright, Mrs Wrighten. Cast from text
Role: Sir Benjamin Brief Actor: Parsons

8235
21 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary Or The Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wilson, Whitfield, Thompson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Quick, Mrs Morton, Mrs Wilson; [Cast suggested by Genest (VI, 149): Sir Valentine Sedgmore-Wilson; Charles Manley-Whitfield; Humphrey Sedgmore-Wewitzer; Miss Louisa Balmer-Mrs Morton; Kitty-Mrs Wilson; unassigned-Thompson, Fearon, Quick; Prologue-Wilson. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Sir Valentine Sedgmore Actor: Wilson

Dance: IV: The Bedlamites-

8236
24 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillion-Wewitzer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: Whitfield

Song: Interlude between Plutus and Wit, as17800412

Dance: Interlude, as17800412; End: Cupid Recruiting, as17800417

8237
04 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-Davies; Bates-Wrighten; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue song)-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs

8238
08 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17800127, but Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

8239
24 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis; Aimwell-Wroughton; Boniface-Booth; Sullen-Clarke; Gibbet-Fearon; Foigard-Egan; Sir Charles Freeman-Robson; Scrub-Quick; Dorinda-Miss Ambrose; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Poussin; Cherry-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Robson

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Ballet: End IV: The Humours of New-Market. As17800518

8240
25 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17800511, but Sir William Meadows-Thompson; Margery-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17800414

8241
26 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: As17791127, but Sir Charles Marlow-Thompson.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: As17800414

8242
03 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Edwin; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Hodge-Massey; Eustace-Lamash; Young Meadows-Du-Bellamy; Lucinda-Mrs Hitchcock; Margery-Miss Twist; Deborah Wooodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Dance: End II 2nd piece: As17800530

8243
29 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Sir James Juniper Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Bruin-Gardner; Sir Jacob Jollup-Massey; Heeltap-Davis; Lint-Barrett; Roger-Stevens; Snuffle-Peirce; Jerry Sneak-Edwin; Mrs Bruin-Mrs W. Palmer; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Massey

Dance: As17800615

8244
06 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Performance Comment: Percy-Palmer; Raby-Bensley; Sir Hubert-Aickin; Edric-R. Palmer; Harcourt-Davis; Douglas-A Gentleman (1st appearance in this Kingdom [Staunton]); Birtha-Mrs Poussin; Elwina-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Sir Hubert Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Comus

8245
24 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Wewitzer; Kecksey-Blissett; Bates-Usher; Nephew-R. Palmer; Thomas-Barrett; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Egan; Widow Brady (for that night)-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Egan

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17800615

8246
14 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Salisbury-Palmer; Gray-Aickin; Morton-R. Palmer; Sir Ardolf-Egan; Lord William-Miss Langrish; Leroches-Gardner; Knights-Davis, Kenny; Raymond-Bannister Jun.; Eleanor-Mrs Poussin; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Sir Ardolf Actor: Egan

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Night

8247
29 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Colonel Oldboy-Edwin; Jessamy-Wood; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Bowles [From the Theatre Royal in Norwich]; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Lionel-Du-Bellamy; Diana (for that night only)-Mrs Cargill; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Clarissa-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Comus

8248
31 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Du-Bellamy; Sir Harry Sycamore-Edwin; Fairfield-Aickin; Ralph (1st time)-Wilson; Mervin-Kenny; Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Mrs Cargill; Theodosia-Miss Twist; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Webb; Patty-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Son in law

Dance: End: As17800615

Entertainment: After the dance: a Variety of Imitations , vocal and rhetorical, and (never attempted before) several in Dialogue-Messrs Bannister

8249
05 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Palmer; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Edwin; Tattle-R. Palmer; Sir Sampson Legend-Usher; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Barrett; Ben-Wilson; (with a song in character) A soldier and a sailor-Wilson; Miss Prue-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Lloyd; Mrs Frail-Mrs Cuyler; Nurse-Mrs Love; Angelica-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: Henry and Emma

Afterpiece Title: The Son in law

Dance: End 1st piece: As17800615

8250
08 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Bannister; The Minor-R. Palmer; Shift-Bannister Jun. [in announcement on playbill of 7 Sept.: 1st appearance in that character]; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Mr Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Loader-Davis; Transfer-Barrett; Dick-Stevens; Lucy-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Genius Of Nonsense