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We found 6331 matches on Performance Comments, 3958 matches on Author, 1216 matches on Event Comments, 548 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Aickin; Colonel Lambert-Lewis; Seward-Farren; Sir John Lambert-Hull; Maw worm-Edwin; Darnley-Wroughton; Lady Lambert-Mrs Bates; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Webb; Betty-Miss Stuart; Charlotte-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Appearance is against Them

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Wroughton; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Justice Shallow-probably Fearon; Mr Page-Hull; Slender-Quick; Doctor Caius-Wewitzer; Host of the Garter-Booth; Fenton-Cubitt; Pistol-Thompson; Bardolph-Bates; Simple-Kennedy; Rugby-Stevens; Falstaff-Henderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Wilson; Ann Page-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure; or, Beauty the Best Advocate Author(s): Charles Gildon
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Miss Barnes; Kitty-Miss Hale; Miss Grantham-Mrs Brereton .
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: R. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau; Or, Our Way In France

Performance Comment: Lackland-Lewis; Lepoche-Quick; Squire Tally-ho-Edwin; Sir John Bull-Wilson; Colonel Epaulette-Wewitzer; Lord Winlove-Davies; Henry-Johnstone; Mrs Casey-Mrs Kennedy; Celia-Mrs Martyr; Nannette-Mrs Morton; Miss Dolly-Mrs Wilson; Lady Bull-Mrs Webb; Rosa-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Sir John Bull Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Dance: End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady, as17851102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As ii Oct., but Sir Harry Sycamore-Waldron .
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The Caldron

Dance: In afterpiece, as17851018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17850929, but Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd .
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Dodd

Dance: End of mainpiece The Market-Day, as17851024; In afterpiece a Mock Minuet, as17850929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: As17851103, but Sir John Bull-Booth .
Cast
Role: Sir John Bull Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: As17851112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Johnstone; Hawthorn-Brett; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-Doyle; Justice Woodcock-Quick; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Luanda-Miss Stuart; Rosetta-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Appearance is against Them

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Leap Year, as17851010

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Performance Comment: Percy-Lewis; Raby-Aickin; Sir Hubert-Hull; Harcourt-Davies; Edrick-Palmer; Knight-Thompson; Douglas-Wroughton; Birtha-Mrs T. Kennedy; Elwina-A Young Lady (who never appeared on any stage [Mrs Warren]) .Mrs Warren]) .
Cast
Role: Sir Hubert Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Appearance is against Them

Monologue: 1785 12 10 Before the mainpiece an Occasional Address spoken by Holman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Col. Townly-Barrymore; Probe-Waldron; Lory-Baddeley; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Amanda-Mrs Brereton; Nurse-Mrs Love; Berinthia-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsey Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: : Sir Clement Flint Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Classic-Packer; Subtle-Waldron; Sir John Buck-Wrighten; Marquis-Burton; Robert-Chaplin; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Stageldoir .
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Wrighten

Dance: In afterpiece The Minuet de la Cour by Hamoir and Miss Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis; Foresight-Quick; Scandal-Farren; Sir Sampson Legend-Fearon; Jeremy-Davies; Tattle-Wewitzer; Trapland-Booth; Ben (with a song)-Edwin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Bates; Angelica-Mrs T. Kennedy; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Morton; Miss Prue-Mrs Brown (1st appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17860204, but added: Sir Francis Wronghead-Booth; Count Basset-Palmer; John Moody-Thompson; Trusty-Miss Stuart .

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-Miss Stageldoir; Roger-Barrymore; Symon-Moody; Sir William Worthy-Aickin; Glaud-Suett; Bauldy-Dodd; Jenny-Miss Cranford; Mause-Mrs Love; Madge-Mrs Booth; Peggy-Mrs Forster .
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel by Mrs Sutton, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c

Related Works
Related Work: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c Author(s): Charles Bonnor

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium. Vocal Parts by Mrs Forster and Miss Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Lord Wronglove-Wroughton; Sir Friendly Moral-Aickin; Brush-Kennedy; Surgeon-Cubitt; Lord George Brilliant-Lewis; Lady Gentle-Mrs Warren; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Wells; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Bates; Mrs Hartshorn-Mrs Pitt; Miss Notable-Mrs Brown .
Cast
Role: Sir Friendly Moral Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece a new dance, The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd, by Byrn, Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphry-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Lewis; Indiana-Mrs Warren (1st appearance in that character); Lucinda-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Miss Platt; Phillis-Mrs Abington (1st appearance in that character at this theatre) .
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Related Works
Related Work: The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude as17851123

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Mrs Kennedy [Public Advertiser: Brett]

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. "The Captives were set at liberty last night, amidst roars of laughter. I see the doctor [i.e. the author] publishes it this week . . . Cadell bought this sublime piece before it appeared, for fifty pounds, agreeing to make it a hundred on its third representation. It has been played three times, and I dare say old Sanctimony will have no remorse in taking the other fifty." J. P. Kemble to Edmond Malone (Life of Edmond Malone, by Sir James Prior, i860, p. 126). Receipts: #138 13s. 6d. (91/19/0; 40/18/0; 5/16/6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Captives

Related Works
Related Work: The Captive Author(s): Charles Dibdin
Related Work: Troades; or, The Royal Captives Author(s): Sir Edward Sherburne

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin

Dance: As17860223

Song: As17860309athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Performance Comment: Percy-Palmer; Rabi-Aickin; Sir Hubert-Packer; Edric-Staunton; Harcourt-Phillimore; Messenger-Wilson; Douglas-Kemble; Birtha-Miss Kemble; Elwina-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Sir Hubert Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Lvar

Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: As17860318athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Afterpiece Title: The April Fool; or, The Follies of a Night

Performance Comment: Characters by Johnstone, Wewitzer, Booth, Palmer, Cubitt, Quick; Mrs Martyr, Mrs Bannister. [Cast from Town and Country Magazine, Apr. 1786, p. 176: Harebrain-Johnstone; Tricksey-Wewitzer; Cook-Booth; Scapegrace-Palmer; Tantrum-Cubitt; Sir Lavish Dupely-Quick; Glib-Mrs Martyr; Fanny-Mrs Bannister.] Preceded by a Speaking, Chanting, Singing, Poetical, Prosaical, Whimsical Introduction, in the Character of a Plagiary, by Edwin . Preceded by a Speaking, Chanting, Singing, Poetical, Prosaical, Whimsical Introduction, in the Character of a Plagiary, by Edwin .
Cast
Role: Sir Lavish Dupely Actor: Quick

Song: In the course of the evening Sweet Echo (from Comus) by Mrs Bannister

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. Morning Herald, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan, No. 8, Henriettastreet, Covent Garden. Receipts: #312 5s. 6d. (131/4/0; 13/10/6; 0/17/0; tickets: 166/14/0) (charge: #106 3s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

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

Dance: End of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860420; End of Act I of afterpiece The Irish Fair by Mills, Miss Stageldoir, &c

Related Works
Related Work: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c Author(s): Charles Bonnor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17851125, but Sir John Melvil-Staunton; Fanny (for this night only)-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Staunton

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask d

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Collin cur'd of roving by Miss George; End of mainpiece Bucks of the Field by Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Witwou'd-King; Mirable-Barrymore; Fainall-Bensley; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Parsons; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Moody; / Lady Wishfor't-Mrs Hopkins; Marwood-Mrs Ward; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Wilson; Foible-Miss Pope; Millamant-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Witwou'd Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Dance: As17860522

Song: End of Act in of mainpiece a Hunting Duett (composed by J. Danby) by Dignum and [C] Danby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Palmer
Role: Charles Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17860223, but Sir William Worthy-Staunton .
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Staunton

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece Minuet de la Cour and Allemande, as17860502; End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel, as17860223

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Villars; Sir Jacob Jollup-Watts; Bruin-Smith; Lint-Curtis; Heeltap-Meadows; Roger-Johnston; Snuffle-Westenholt; Mob-Hill, Price, Watts Jun., &c.; Jerry Sneak-Wilson; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Benson; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Villars .
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Watts

Song: End of mainpiece song by Price

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Brett; Sir Harry Sycamore-Edwin; Fairfield-Aickin; Ralph-Meadows; Mervin-Davies; Giles-Mathews (1st appearance on this stage); Fanny-Sga Sestini; Theodosia (1st time)-Miss Burnett; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Webb; Patty-Mrs Bannister. New Occasional Prologue spoken by Bensley .
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, by Giorgi's Scholars