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17201 results for: Keyword - Sir John Houblon
We found 11245 matches on Author, 6630 matches on Performance Comments, 1686 matches on Event Comments, 676 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

15251
20 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Palmer; Aimwell-Packer; Sir Charles-Aickin; Sullen-Burton; Bonniface-Love; Scrub-Yates; Gibbet-Bransby; Foigard-Moody; Dorinda-Miss Plym; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Pope; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Vernon
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: DDouble Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley; End: Comic Dance, as17660207

15252
23 July 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Foote; Sir Jacob Jallop-Murden; Heeltap-Shuter; Bruin-Palmer; Roger-M'George; Snuffle-Quick; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Burden; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Weston.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jallop Actor: Murden

Entertainment: Dancing-

15253
31 July 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-a Gentleman(, first appearance on that Stage); Old Philpot-Shuter; Y. Wilding-Davis; Sir Jasper Wilding-Murden; Beaufort-Quick; Servant-Wild; Quildrive-Castle; Dapper-M'George; Maria-Mrs M'George.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Murden

Dance: I: New Comic Dance-; V: A new Dance-

Song: some well known Ssome well known Songs in Imitation of some Favorite Italian Performers-a Comic Genius

15254
21 August 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-a Gentleman, first time on the stage; Aimwell-Davis; Foigard-Palmer; Boniface-Lewis; Gibbet-Keen; Sullen-Hurst; Sir Charles-Quick; Scrub-Weston; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Burden; Dorinda-Mrs M'George; Cherry-Mrs Weston.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Credulous Husband

Song: IV: A favorite song in Love in a Village-Mrs Weston

Entertainment: End: Joe Haines Epilogue on an Ass-Shuter

15255
27 August 1766 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Barry; Manly-Hurst; Count Basset-Palmer; Squire Richard-Weston; Moody-Barden; Poundage-M'George; Constable-Lewis; James-Murden; Lord Townly's Servant-Keen; Sir Francis-Shuter; Lady Grace-Mrs M'George; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Johnston; Jenny-Miss Gilpin; Myrtilla-Miss Maden; Trusty-Mrs Weston; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Worley; Lady Townly-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: Arnaud, Miss Street

15256
07 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Ben Johnson's Head [a local Tavern, for food and drink] a bill 15s. 1d.; Paid Baker for concerto #2 2s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #139 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Holland; Trinket-Dodd; Major Oakly-Yates; Charles-Cautherly, 1st time; Sir Harry Beagle-J. Palmer; Russet-Burton; O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Baddeley; Tom-Ackman; Lady Freelove-Mrs Clive; Harriet-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: J. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Others Actor: Parsons, Castle, Strange, Johnston, Keen, Watkins, West, Mas. Burton, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Bradshaw
Related Works
Related Work: The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Doresetshire Author(s): John O'Keeffe

15257
08 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Citizen-Woodward; Old Philpot-Shuter; Sir Jasper-Dunstall; Quildrive-Perry; Young Wilding-Dyer; Beaufort-Baker; Maria-Miss Eliot; Epilogue-Woodward, Shuter.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall

Dance: End: The Village Romps-Fishar, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere. [See17651019.

15258
10 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Jos. Besford for Plumes for the Champion's Horse, &c. 10s.; Paid Mr Tomkyns & Co. a bill for wine at the practises last season #1 17s. 1d. (Account Book). Receipts: #164 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Beard; Mervin-Baker; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dibdin; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Miss Poitier; Patty-Mrs Mattocks; With Dancing End Act I a Dance [incidental to the Opera-Fishar [sic], Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.sic], Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Shuter
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

15259
18 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Beard; Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William Meadows-Bennet; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Baker; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Walker; Lucinda-Mrs Mahon, 1st appearance that stage; Rosetta-Mrs Mattocks, 1st time; Servants at the Statute-Barrington, Miles, Holtom, Gardner, Mrs White; Dance-incidental to the opera.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Village Romps, as17661008

15260
31 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Face-Palmer; Subtle-Burton; Lovewit-Packer; Anaias-Parsons; Kastril-Yates; Surly-Baddeley; Dapper-Dodd; Tribulation-Hartry, 1st appearance on this stage; Sir Epicure-Love; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Doll Common-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

15261
08 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ross; Page-Hull; Caius-Holtom; Sir Hugh-Lewis; Shallow-Cushing; Slender-Bennet; Fenton-Davis; Host-Anderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Anne Page-Miss Vincent; Bardolph-Wignel; Nym-Buck; Pistol-R. Smith; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Rugby-C. Smith; Peter Simple-Morgan; Mrs Ford-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Lewis
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

15262
11 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Hull; Sullen-Walker; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bennet; Scrub-Shuter; Boniface-Anderson; Sir Charles-R. Smith; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Ferguson; Cherry-Miss Vincent; Dorinda-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Gibson

Dance: IV: The Garland, as17661023

15263
06 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Ross; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Clarke; Foresight-Bennet; Tattle-Woodward; Trapland-Cushing; Jeremy-Dyer; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Burden; Mrs Frail-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Prue-Miss Elliot; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

15264
15 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Cautherley, 1st time; Sir Harry's Servt-Dodd, 1st time; Freeman-Packer; Philip-Yates; Duke's Serv't-Palmer; Kitty-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servt Actor: Dodd, 1st time

15265
30 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Receipts: #220 18s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Smith; Fainall-Ross; Sir Wilful-Shuter; Witwou'd-Dyer; Petulant-Woodward; Waitwell-Anderson; Foible-Mrs Green; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Vincent; Marwou'd-Mrs Burden; Mincing-Miss Vincent; Millimant-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Actor: Shuter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

15266
31 December 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Shuter
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17661112, but Sir Jasper-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Anderson.

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17661120

15267
10 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Guardians

Performance Comment: Parts-Woodward, Smith, Dunstall, Dyer, Walker, Morgan, Shuter, Miss Wilford, Miss Mahon, Miss Elliot Prologue-; Epilogue-; Young Brumpton-Woodward; Oldcastle-Shuter; Belford-Smith; Lovibond-Dunstall; Brisk-Dyer; Sir Theodore Brumpton-Walker; Mary Ann-Miss Elliot; Harriet-Miss Wilford; Bridget-Mrs Mahon; Parts-Morgan (Genest V, 131).
Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Brumpton Actor: Walker

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008

15268
16 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Beard's Night. Charges. #64 5s., Balance to Beard #198 12s. (Account Book). Got but a bad place in the 2s. Gallery at Covent Garden where I saw Love in a Village with the Citizen...At the end of Act 2, we had the dance of the Female Archer, by Mad LaRiviere, Miss Wilford, &c. with Miss Pope of the other House. Ought to be particularly encouraged because she is virtuous. Mr Elliot has sold her to Cumberland (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #262 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17661231, but Sir Jasper-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Dunstall.

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

15269
07 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17670428 but Charles-Hull; Sir George-Davis.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Davis.
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17661120; End: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

15270
16 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnston (housekeeper). House charges #84. [Deficit #66 4s. 6d.] Rec'd Stopages #2 13s; From Clutterbuck #200; Paid Salary list #435 19s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #17 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Dodd, 1st time; Lord Morelove-Packer; Sir Charles-Havard; Lady Easy-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bennet; Edging-Mrs Clive; Lady Betty-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Related Works
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: End Play: By desire, A Minuet-Miss Giorgi, Miss Collett, as17670508

15271
19 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Moody.
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: As17670321 but Sir Charles Clackit-Hartry, 1st time; Lucy-Miss Matthews.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Clackit Actor: Hartry, 1st time

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe, as17670511

15272
19 May 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Messrs Wignel and Stoppelaer. Neither Piece Acted This Season. The Prologue and Epilogue spoken By particular Desire by Master Wignell. Charges #72 15s. [of which Wignel bore #32 2s. 6d. and Stoppelaer bore #40 12s. 6d. Their deficit codered by income from tickets: Wignel #97 6s. (Box 82; Pit 362; Gallery 225); Stoppelaer #104 15s. (Bhx 118; Pit 377; Gallery 187).] Paid Edward Bamford for the Giant in the Dragon of Wantly #1 1s. (Account Book). With difficulty got into the Pit just before began (Neville MS Diary). [He comments favorably on the play and performers. Liked Shuter, especially, as Sharp in the afterpiece, and thought Miss Baker looked well in men's clothes.] Receipts: #48 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Mizen-Woodward; Flip-Dunstall (with Famous Sea-Song of Ninety-Two); Worthy-Smith; Rovewell-Hull; Sir Charles Pleasant-Wignell; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Mrs Baker; Jiltup-Mrs Walker; Jenny Private-Mrs Gardner; The Fair Quaker-Miss Wilford.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Pleasant Actor: Wignell

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: III: Blind Man's Buff, as17670516; End I Farce: Double Hornpipe, as17670427

Entertainment: After: The Prologue to the Apprentice-Master Wignell; End Farce: an Epilogue addressed to Most Noble Order of Bucks-Master Wignel

Ballet: End I Farce: The Wapping Landlady. As17670427

15273
12 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Weston; Young Wilding-Davis; Young Philpot-Palmer; Sir Jasper Wilding-Strange; Corinna-Mrs Palmer; Maria-Mrs Gardiner.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Strange

15274
17 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub-Shuter; Boniface-Newton; Gibbet-Gardner; Archer-Palmer; Sullen-Bannister; Sir Charles Freeman-Quick; Foigard-Weston; Aimwell-Davis; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Jefferys; Dorinda-Mrs Burden; Cherry-Mrs Gardner; Occasional Prologue-as17670529-J. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Quick
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17670608 but Bruin-Palmer; Lint-Castle; Sir Jacob Jalap-Sowden.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jalap Actor: Sowden.

15275
19 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: John Actor: Pearce
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle
Role: Sir Richard Wealthy Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17670608 but Sir Jacob-Sowdon; Bruin-J. Palmer (Neville).
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Actor: Sowdon