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We found 14340 matches on Author, 7193 matches on Performance Comments, 1573 matches on Event Comments, 598 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

16626
15 January 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Authors Farce

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Chambermaid-Mrs Clive; edition of 1734 lists also: Goodall-Jones; Valentine-Stoppelaer; Lord Pride- Hewson; Lord Puff-Charles Jones; Colonel Bluff-Mecklin; Oldcastle-Norris Rakeit-Mullart; Marquis-Mlle Grognet; Slap-Topham; Trick-Hallam; Security-Giles; Mrs Highman-Mrs Mullart; Charlotte-Miss Atherton. Prologue on the Revival of the Author's Farce spoken by Mrs Clive. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Lord Puff Actor: Charles Jones

16627
21 March 1735 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Cholerick-Jones; Charino-Hallam; Duart-Winstone; Sancho-Cole; Jacques-Lee, from DL; Clodio-Stonecastle; Charles-Machen; Page-Master Norsa; Louisa-Mrs Steele; Elvira-Mrs Peterson; Angelina-Miss Robinson .
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Machen

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Dance: By Le Sac, from DL

Song: By E. Roberts, from DL

16628
12 April 1737 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus

Performance Comment: Edition of 1737 lists: Titus-Signora Frances Tolve; Sextus-Charles Broschi called Farinello; Vitella-Mrs Antonio Merighi; Annius-Mrs Marg. Chimanti called Droghierina; Servillia-Mrs Elizab. duParc called Francescina; Publius-Anthony Montagnana.
Cast
Role: Sextus Actor: Charles Broschi called Farinello

16629
28 April 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: See17361106, but Charles-Wright; Clodio-Giffard; Lewis-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: III: Clown-Vallois; V: French Peasants-Master Oates, Miss Oates

Song: IV: Italian Song-Mrs Chambers

16630
24 May 1737 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Demofoonte

Performance Comment: Edition of 1737 lists: Demophontes-Signora Frances Tolve; Timantes-Charles Broschi called Farinello; Dircea-Mrs Antonio Merighi; Cresua-Mrs Elizab. duParc called Francescina; Cherinto-Mrs Marie Antonia called Lucchesini; Matthusius-Mrs Marg Chianti called Droghierina.
Cast
Role: Timantes Actor: Charles Broschi called Farinello

16631
15 December 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment

Performance Comment: ..Release, Adventures, and Marriage of Harlequin. Harlequin-Mons L'Agile; Colombine-Mrs Dunstall; Florio-Marr; Father to Colombine-Julian; Dwarfs-Master Matthews, Master Shawford, Miss Naylor; Doctor Tackem-Hemskirk; Clerk-Vaughan; Mrs Drab-Mrs Jones; Lawyer-Nelson; Keeper-Dunstall; Turnkey-Crofts; Master of Punch House-Naylor; Porter-Charles; Clown-Shawford; with The Triumphs of Love: Hymen-Master Matthews; Followers of Hymen-Davenport; Shawford, Vaughan, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Davenport, Miss Hippisley; Priests-Hemmings, Hemskirk, Naylor; Priestesses-Mrs Jones, Mrs Steel, Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Charles

16632
03 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Student or The Fall of Pantomime With the Restoration of the Drama

Performance Comment: Harlequin Student-Yates; Colombine-Miss Hippisley; Mons Venterbleau-Peterson; Mynheer Van Grub-Julian; Tenebroso-Touchbury; Old Shepherd-Marr; Nurse-Olbeldiston; 1st Watchman-Dunstall; 2d Watchman-Charles; 1st Countryman-Dunstall; 2d Countryman-Crofts; 3d Countryman-Nelson; 4th Countryman-Naylor; Pierot-Shawford; John Trott-Dove; with a Grotesque Dance between Punch, Pierot and Scaramouch-Shawford, Vaughan, Olbeldiston; the whole to Conclude with a Representation of Shakespear's Monument-, as lately Erected; Jupiter-Crispe; Mars-Touchbury; Mercury-Brett; Cupid-Master Nanfan; Minerva-Miss Jones; Melpomene-Mrs Lamball; Thalia-Miss Medina; Ganymede-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: 2d Watchman Actor: Charles

16633
21 January 1743 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario (by Desire)-Charles Jones; Horatio-Giffard; Altamont-W. Giffard; Sciolto-Peterson; Rossano-Mozeen; Lavinia-Mrs E. Giffard; Lucilla-Mrs Dunstall; Calista-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Lothario Actor: Charles Jones

Afterpiece Title: Bickerstaffs Unburied Dead

16634
25 February 1743 @ Southwark

Event Comment: GGreat Theatrical Booth, Bowling Green. By Permission. Benefit of Legar and Boaman. A Concert, etc. At the particular Desire of several of the Subscribers. Stage 5s. Tickets for the Orphan will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Busy Body-Woodward; Airy-Gibson; Charles-Ridout; Gripe-Arthur; Traffick-Dunstall; Whisper-Vaughan; Miranda-Mrs Mullart; Isabinda-Mrs Dunstall; Patch-Mrs Yeates; Scentwell-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Ridout

Afterpiece Title: Flora or Hob in the Well

16635
27 September 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Delane; Juba-A Gentleman [Charles Jones-Winston MS.]; Sempronius-Giffard; Syphax-Bridges; Portius-W. Giffard; Marcus-Cross; Lucius-Winstone; Decius-Taswell; Marcia-Mrs Roberts; Lucia-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Charles Jones Actor: Winston MS.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

16636
18 October 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: As17430927, but Juba-Charles Jones.
Cast
Role: Juba Actor: Charles Jones.
Role: Charles Jones Actor: Winston MS.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II, IV: Sullivan

Dance: As17431015

16637
01 March 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. Tickets as before. Regulus publish'd. As it is acted by his Majesties Servants at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by Mr Havard, Author of King Charles the First. Inter omnes suos laudabiles & Virtutum insignibus illustres Viros, non preferunt Romani meliorem; quem neque Felicitas corruperit, nam in tanta Victoria, mansit pauperrimus; Nec Infelicitas fregerit, nam ad tanta Exitia revertit intrepidus. (St. Aust. de Regulo. Lib I. de Civitat. Dei.) Printed for H. Woodfall, Jr. in Little Britain, by Paul Vaillant facing Southampton Street in the Strand. J. Watts and B. Dodd also advertised King Charles the First, an Historical Tragedy, written in imitation of Shakespear, and Scanderbeg, a Tragedy. Both written by Mr Havard, author of Regulus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Regulus

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

16638
18 October 1744 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Gardeners Wedding

Performance Comment: Peartree-Charles; Ply-Paddick; Rako-Naylor; Margery's Mother-Mrs Hill; Margery-Mrs Chetwood.
Cast
Role: Peartree Actor: Charles

Music: II: German Flute-Thumoth

Song: WWas ever Nymph Like Rosamund?-Mrs Hill

16639
17 January 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. ["We have in Rehearsal a new Tragedy call'd Irene--Author, as yet, unknown."--Charles Adams to John Gilbert-Cooper, Theatre Notebook, XI (1957), pp. 138-39.] Receipts: #130 (Cross); #143 16s. 6d. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: IV: Dutch Dance, as17481203

16640
19 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Fopington-Woodward; Lord Morelove-Palmer; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Easy-Mrs Ward; Edging-Mrs Clive; Charles Easy-Havard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Charles Easy Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

16641
29 December 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17501102, but Charles-Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Mozeen.
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

16642
14 January 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17501229, but Charles-Cross.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Cross.
Role: Sir George Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

16643
20 March 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Marplot in Lisbon

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Charles-Palmer; Don Perriera-Taswell; Don Lopez-Burton; Col. Ravelin-Usher; Donna Perriera-Miss Haughton; Margaritta-Miss Bradshaw; Isabinda-Mrs Davies; Dona Martona-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Palmer

16644
17 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17611002, but Charles-Gardner; Isabinda-Mrs Stephens; Patch-Miss Helm; Miranda-Mrs Burden, first time.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Gardner
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Collins
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe (first time)-Miss Daw; End: A Minuet-Sodi, Miss Twist

16645
29 April 1762 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: Taken from Mrs Centlivre's Sequel to the Busy Body. [Afterpiece is Woodward's adaptation (Crow St. Theatre, Dublin 1760) pruned to three acts (Biographia Dramatica).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: Marplot in Lisbon

Performance Comment: Marplot-Cooke, 3rd appearance this stage; Col. Ravelin-Hull; Charles-Perry; Don Perriera-Collins; Lorenzo-Gardner; Isabinda-Mrs Burden; Margaritta-Mrs Younger; Donna Perriera-a Young Gentlewoman, never on any stage; Epilogue in Character-Cooke.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Perry

16646
20 May 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Charles Sarjant (Book and house-keeper)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Smith
Role: Charles Actor: Clarke
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Jealous Traffick Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantly

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, the Man, 1st time, Sga Manesiere; the Woman-$Miss Twist; V: The French Gardeners, as17630407

16647
22 December 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17641114, but Charles-Hull.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Hull.
Role: Sir George Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Charles Dibdin

16648
15 February 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17641222, but Charles-Clarke.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Clarke.
Role: Sir George Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

16649
15 February 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17651130, but Charles-Clarke.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Clarke.
Role: Sir George Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Midas

16650
22 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd from Blackmore #6 6s. for two spring velvet suits of cloaths in his last bill. Paid John Sutherland playing the Bag Pipes in Faustus 4 nights #1 (Account Book). Receipts: #193 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17661028, but Charles-Clarke.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Clarke.
Role: Sir George Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus