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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.

15351
06 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-King; Aimwell-Packer; Boniface-Love; Foigard-Moody; Sullen-Burton; Gibbett-Bransby; Sir Charles Freeman-J. Aickin; Scrub-Waldron, first appearance; Dorinda-Mrs Reddish; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Cherry-Miss Pope; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Abington; Aipsey-Mrs Simpson.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Ode

Dance: IV: The Wake-Giorgi, Mrs King

15352
12 October 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Man And Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Mock Doctor-Dunstall; Sir Jasper-Herbert; Charlotte-Miss Helme; Dorcas-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Herbert

Entertainment: As17691010

15353
18 October 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Delicacy

Performance Comment: Col. Rivers-Holland; Cecil-King; Lord Winworth-Reddish; Sir Harry Newburg-Palmer; Sidney-Cautherly; Lady Betty Lambton-Mrs Abington; Miss Marchmont-Mrs Baddeley; Miss Rivers-Mrs Jeffries; Sally-Mrs Millidge; Mrs Harley-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Newburg Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Jubilee Author(s): John A. Fisher

15354
15 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Yates; Spatter-Woodward; Owen-Gibson; LaFrance-Quick; Falbridge-Bensley; Sir William Douglas-Hull; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Barrington; Molly-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Alton-Mrs Bellamy; Amelia-Mrs Yates, first time.
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

15355
22 November 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Burton; Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure Mammon-Love; Tribulation-Hartry; Ananias-Parsons; Surly-Baddeley; Dapper-W. Palmer; Drugger-Garrick; Kastril-J. Burton; Lovewit-Packer; Dame Pliant-Mrs Johnston; Dol Common-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Mammon Actor: Love
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

15356
24 November 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Barry; Raymond-Reddish; Grey-Aickin; Morton-Palmer; Laroches-Hurst; Sir Ardolf-Bannister; Lord Williams-Miss Collett; Peasant-Ackman; Knights-Keen, Fawcett; Eleanor-Mrs Reddish; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir Ardolf Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Jubilee Author(s): John A. Fisher

15357
29 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Smith, first time; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Hamilton; Basset-Dyer; Sir Francis-Shuter; Moody-Dunstall; Lady Grace-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Miss Ward; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

15358
04 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Reddish; Major Oakly-Love; Charles-Cautherly; Lord Trinket-Jefferson; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Russet-Burton; William-Wheeler; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Stephens; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Abington; Toilet-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Ode

15359
06 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well; or, Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Fawcett; Sir ThomasTesty-Hartry; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-J. Burton; Roger-Keen; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Millidge; Flora-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Hartry
Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd the The English Gardeners-Atkins, Mrs King

15360
13 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Papillion-Parsons; Sir James Eliot-J. Aickin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Johnston; Old Wilding-Bannister; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Sir James Eliot Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Johnston

15361
16 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Ford-Aickin, first time; Slender-Cautherly, first time; Fenton-Wheeler; Simple-W. Palmer; Bardolph-Clough; Falstaff-Love; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Justice Shallow-Hartry; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Page-Packer; Host-Bransby; Pistol-Ackman; Mrs Ford-Mrs Abington, first time; Mrs Page-Mrs Stephens; Anne Page-Miss Platt; Robin-Miss Collett; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Parsons
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Jubilee Author(s): John A. Fisher

15362
19 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17691115, but Lovemore-Cautherly, first time; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; Muslin-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Dodd
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Jubilee Author(s): John A. Fisher

15363
23 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Reddish; Tattle-Dodd; Foresight-Parsons; Ben (with song)-Moody; Sir Sampson Legend-Burton; Scandal-Palmer; Trapland-Hartry; Buckram-Keen; Officer-Wright; Jeremy-Baddeley; Angelica-Miss Younge; Mrs Frail-Mrs Jeffries; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Reddish; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Jubilee Author(s): John A. Fisher

15364
13 January 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: As17691103, but Sir William-Hurst; Willis-Dodd.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Hurst
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Jubilee Author(s): John A. Fisher

15365
07 February 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Reddish, first time;Sir Charles Raymond-Bannister; Villiard-Bransby; Faddle, with song-Dodd; Col. Raymond-Packer; Sir Roger Belmont-Love; Rosetta-Miss Pope; Fidelia-Mrs Baddeley, first time.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Raymond Actor: Bannister
Role: Sir Roger Belmont Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Jubilee Author(s): John A. Fisher

15366
27 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Reddish; Humphrey Gubbin-Dodd; Sir Harry-King; Tipkin-Parsons; Clerimont, Sen-Packer; Pounce-Baddeley; Mrs Clerimont-Miss Younge; Mrs Tipkin-Mrs Love; Fainlove-Mrs Jeffries; Jenny-Miss Platt; Biddy Tipkin-Miss Pope; In Act IV: a Song-Master Brown.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: IV: The Rabbit Sellers, as17691228

15367
26 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Hull, first time; Sir Harry-Woodward; Russet-Dunstall; Charles-Bensley; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Major Oakly-Yates; O'Cutter-Barrington; Tom-R. Smith; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Mrs Oakly (By Particular Desire)-Mrs Hull.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Woodward

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Song: II: The Blackbirds, a Cantata-Miss Potts

Dance: End: The Reel, as17700329

15368
28 April 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Friar John Actor: Wignell

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Young Clackit (first time and for that night only)-Mrs Lessingham; Hartley-Clarke; Sir Charles-Yates; Lucy-Mrs Green; Harriet-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Yates

Dance: End: The Whim, as17691123

15369
30 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes and Mrs W. Barry (playbill). [N.B. Winston suggests Cymbeline this night, but all extant playbill evidence favors Cymon. "Sir Joshua Reynolds purchased portrait of Garrick as Abel Drugger by Zoffany for #100" (Winston MS 10, from Burney News Clippings).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Castle

Dance: III: As17700428

15370
14 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17691223, but Sir Sampson-Sparks; Jeremy-W. Palmer; . .
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Sparks
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Brave Irishman

Entertainment: II: The Paraphrase of Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man-King

Dance: End: As17700428

15371
23 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17690920, but Sir George-Davis.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Davis.
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Dyer (Scholar to Fishar); III: The Irish Lilt, as17700402 End: A Minuet-Hussey, Miss Twist

15372
22 June 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Performance Comment: Parts by Foote, Weston, Vandermere, Robson, Wheeler, Dancer, Knowles, Griffiths, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Saunders, Mrs Read, Mrs White, Miss Trowel, Mrs Gardner. With a Prologue written and spoken-Mr Gentleman; Sir Luke Limp-Foote; Circuit-Vandermere; Jack-Weston; Col. Secret-Robson; Woodford-Knowles; Mrs Circuit-Mrs Gardner; Charlot-Mrs Jewell; Mrs Simper-Mrs Saunders; Betty-Mrs Reed (Edition of 1770).
Cast
Role: Sir Luke Limp Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

15373
25 June 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Cast
Role: Sir Luke Limp Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Friendly-a Gentleman, 1st appearance on any stage; Sir ThomasTesty-Gentleman; Old Hob-Farrell; Dick-Wheeler; Hob-Sparks; Roger-Griffiths; Puzzlepate-Pearce; Servants-Jacobs, Lings; Betty-Mrs Read; Hob' s mother-Mrs White; Flora-Mrs Saunders .
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Gentleman
Related Works
Related Work: Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Leigh
Related Work: Hob's Opera Author(s): John Hippisley
Related Work: Sequel to the Opera of Flora; or, Hob's Wedding Author(s): John Hippisley

Dance: The Cowkeeper, as17700521

15374
25 July 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stragegem

Performance Comment: Archer-Ross; Aimwell-Aickin; Sullen-F . Gentleman; Sir Charles Freeman-Smyth; Foigard-Sparks; Bonniface-Saunders; Gibbet-Gardner; Hounslow-Lings; Bagshot-Farrell; Tapster-Holcroft; Scrub-Weston; Lady Bountiful-Mrs White; Dorinda-Mrs M'George; Cherry-Mrs Gardner; Gypsey-Miss Trowel; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Jeffreys .
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Smyth

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End of Play: The Pedlar, as17700718

15375
24 August 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Bellmour-Aickin; Vainlove-DuBellamy; Sharper-Smith; Sir Joseph-Hamilton; Bluff-Sparks; Setter-Vandermere; Barnaby-Jacobs; Footman-Holcroft; Old Batchelor-Sowdon; Belinda-Mrs M'George; Araminta-Mrs Dyer; Sylvia-Mrs Jefferies; Lucy-Mrs White; Laetitia-Mrs Gardner .
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or, The Diversions of the Morning

Dance: End of Play: The Pedlar, as17700817