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10554 results for: Keyword - Sir James Jay, M. D
We found 6667 matches on Performance Comments, 3712 matches on Author, 1259 matches on Event Comments, 478 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

9026
14 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Performance Comment: Ld. Wronglove-Wroughton; Sir Friendly Moral-Hull; Brush-Booth; Surgeon-Fearon; Snug-Jones; Stranger-Smith; Lord George Brilliant-Lewis; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Jackson; Lady Gentle-Mrs Bulkley; Miss Notable-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Hartshorn-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Sir Friendly Moral Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End IV: as17780309

9027
23 March 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-West; Major Oakly-Bowles; Charles-Swindall; Russet-Kenny; Sir Harry Beagle-Everard; Captain O'Cutter-Bailey; Tom-Johnson; Paris-Thompson; Lord Trinket-Creswick; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Lee; Lady Freelove-Mrs Roach; Toilette-Mrs Bailey; Chambermaid-Mrs Everard; Harriet-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Everard

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Entertainment: Monologues. End: [a Parody on Shakespeare's Stages [recte Seven Ages]-Creswick; Between Acts afterpiece: [an Epilogue[, concluding with Marplot's Address,-Creswick

9028
31 March 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Smith; Sir Philip Modelove-Massey; Periwinkle-Bailey; Freeman-Swindall; Simon Pure-Thompson; Tradelove-Bowles; Sackbut-Kenny; Quaker's Boy-Master Follet; Obadiah Prim-Follet; Ann Lovely-Miss Hale; Betty-Mrs Waldron; Mrs Prim-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Song: Between Acts: Singing, particularly Black Ey'd Susanthe new Hunting Song-T. Smith

Entertainment: Monologue.End: The Farmer's Blunder-Follet

9029
07 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Aickin (1st appearance in that character); Raymond-Wroughton; Grey-Clarke; Laroche-Whitfield; Morton-L'Estrange; Sir Ardolphe-Fearon; Peasant-Booth; Knight-Robson; Ld. William-Miss Francis; Eleanor-Mrs Morton; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir Ardolphe Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: As17780121

9030
09 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Benson; Kecksey-Shepherd; Nephew-Nelson; Bates-Bowles; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Bailey; Thomas-Massey; The Widow (with the Epilogue Song)-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Bailey

Entertainment: Monologue. End I afterpiece: an Epilogue-Master Benson

9031
22 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great; or, The Conquest of Persia Author(s): James D'Egville

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Dutiful Deception

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Whitfield, Lee Lewes, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Bulkley. Cast from London Chronicle, 23 Apr.: Sir Oliver Beaufort-Wilson; Beaufort-Whitfield; Harrison-Lee Lewes; Betty-Mrs Wilson; Clarissa-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Beaufort Actor: Wilson

Dance: New Dance, Allemande-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

9032
29 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: As17780203, but Millamour-Whitfield (1st appearance in that character); Sir Harry Lizard (1st time)-Robson; Lady Jane-Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Lizard Actor: Robson
Role: Sir John Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Entertainment: Monologue.As17780427

9033
29 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Modely-Cooke; Sir John English-Bailey; Lurcher (1st time)-Manstead; Freehold-Bowles; Carbuncle-Kenny; Sneak-Benson; Vulture-Massey; Doublejugg-Thompson; Shacklefigure-Roche; Heartwell-Swendall; Flora-Mrs Lefevre; Aura (with the Original Epilogue)-Mrs Dawes.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Bailey

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Song: I: the original Sheep@shearing Song-the Characters

Dance: In I: Country Dance-the Characters; End: Hornpipe-a Gentleman

9034
30 April 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-Hertford (1st appearance); Sterling-Massey; Sir John Melvil-West; Lovewell-Cooke; Brush-Creswick; Canton-Holtom; Miss Sterling-Mrs Robinson; Fanny-Mrs Dawes; Betty-Mrs West; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Roach; Prologue by Hertford-West; Epilogue-Creswick [as17780323 .as17780323 .
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: West
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Everard

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Song: End III: a new Cantata, suitable to the occasion, composed by Barthelemon,-Mrs Barthelemon

Music: End: concerto on the violin-Barthelemon; in which Grammacree with variations-

9035
02 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

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

Dance: End II: The Minuet de la Cour, as17771111; End: Hornpipe-Miss Walpole; End I afterpiece: The Sailors' Revels, as17780425

9036
16 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17770923, but Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Harriet-Mrs Colles (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

9037
18 May 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Aickin, Baddeley, R. Palmer, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester, Parsons, Miss Sherry, Mrs Love, Miss Walton, Mrs Greville. Cast from London Chronicle, 20 May: Sir Harry Freelove-Palmer; Ned Winworth-Aickin; Servants-Baddeley, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester; Young Upstart-R. Palmer; Mr Stockwell-Parsons; Mrs Upstart-Miss Sherry; Landlady-Mrs Love; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton; Belinda-Mrs Greville; The occasional Prologue on Opening the Theatre, with Alterations,-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Freelove Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End I: The Merry Lasses-(see17780529); End: Provencalle Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

9038
22 May 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Sir William Meadows-Gardner; Hodge-Massey; Eustace-Lamash; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Jewell; Margery-Miss Twist; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Harper]).Miss Harper]).
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses-, as17780518

9039
23 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17770925, but Sir John Loverule-Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Davies.

Dance: In I: Masquerade and Dance-

Song: With the Funeral Procession.The vocal parts-Gaudry, Legg, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Philimore, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith

9040
27 May 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17780522, but Justice Woodcock-Jackson; Sir William Meadows-Aickin.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Dance: End II: Provencalle Dance, as17780518

9041
27 May 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Newton; Sir Jacob Jollup-Bailey; Bruin-West; Lint-Bowles; Crispin Heeltap-Massey; Jerry Sneak-Russell; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Burden; Mrs Bruin-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Bailey

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Lady from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane [unidentified]

9042
29 May 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17780522, but Sir William Meadows-Aickin.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses-Master and Miss Byrn

9043
29 May 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Young Marlow-Cooke; Hastings-West; Hardcastle-Bailey; Landlord-Newton; Diggory-Massey; Sir Charles Marlow-Bowles; Tony Lumpkin-Russell; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Burden; Miss Neville-Mrs Lefevre; Maid-Mrs West; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Bowles

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio; or, The Taming of the Shrew

Dance: As17780527

Song: Between Acts: Master Nelson

9044
01 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Russell; Young Wilding-Cooke; Beaufort-Massey; Dapper-Fildew; Quildrive-Bailey; Sir Jasper Wilding-Bowles; Old Philpot-Newton; Maria-Mrs Burden; Corinna-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Bowles

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Everard

Song: End II: Master Nelson

9045
24 June 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): James Wild
Related Work: Fame; or, Queen Elizabeth's Trumpets; or, Never plead's Hopes of being a Lord Chancellor; or, The Lover turn'd Philosopher; or, The Miser's Resolve upon the Lowering of Interest Author(s): James Lacy

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Everard; Kecksey-Russell; Nephew-Lear; Thomas-West; Bates-Massey; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Bailey; The Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Bailey.
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neal Actor: Bailey

Song: As17780529

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Cries of London (in Imitation of the late Mr Shuter)-Jackson

9046
01 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Palmer, Griffin (from the Theatre Royal, Bath), Gardner, Jackson, Massey, Painter, Webb (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh), Mrs Webb, Miss Farren, Mrs Poussin, A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage Miss Powel]). [Cast from London Chronicle, 2 July, and adjusted from playbill of 9 June 1777: Young Marlow-Palmer; Hastings-Griffin; Sir Charles Marlow-Gardner; Tony Lumpkin-Jackson; Diggory-Massey; Landlord-Painter; Hardcastle-Webb; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Hardcastle-Miss Farren; Betty-Mrs Poussin; Miss Neville-Miss Powel.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

9047
09 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Brett; Sir Harry Sycamore-Edwin; Fairfield-Aickin; Ralph-Jackson; Mervin-Griffin; Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Mrs Hitchcock; Theodosia-Miss Twist; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Webb; Patty-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Dance: End I: The Gardeners, as17780618

9048
06 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Sir Jacob Jollup-Massey; Bruin-Webb; Heel@tap-Davis; Lint-Kenny; Roger-Stevens; Snuffle-Peirce; Jerry Sneal-Parsons; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Massey

Dance: End I: As17780624 End: The Gardeners, as17780618

9049
20 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Shift, Mrs Cole-Bannister; The Minor-R. Palmer; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Mr Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Loader-Davis; Transfer-Jackson; Dick-Stevens; Lucy-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Dance: As17780615

9050
21 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Digges; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Manly-Aickin; Count Basset-Lamash; Squire Richard-R. Palmer; John Moody (for that night only)-Palmer; Lady Grace-Mrs Hitchcock; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny-A Young Lady (1st attempt upon any stage [unidentified]); Myrtilla-Miss Platt; Trusty-Mrs W.? Palmer; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Poussin; Lady Townly-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: End: Hunting@song-Griffin