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17201 results for: Keyword - Sir John Perceval
We found 11245 matches on Author, 6630 matches on Performance Comments, 1685 matches on Event Comments, 676 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

15026
10 October 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Smith; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Scandal-Ridout; Foresight-Arthur; Tattle-Dyer; Trapland-Collins; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Jeremy-Barrington; Ben-Shuter; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Elmy; Miss Prue-Mrs Baker; Angelica-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Woffington.*a1755 10 10 cg The Double Disappointment. Loveless-Lowe; Gripe-Collins; Fanfaron-Holtom; Isabella-Miss Young; Phelim-Barrington.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

15027
22 October 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Gibson; Slender-Bennet; Caius-Stoppelaer; Rugby-C. Smith; Sir Hugh-Arthur; Shallow-Collins; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Mrs Baker; Simple-Bencraft; Robin-Miss Mullart; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Pistol-Cushing; Nym-Holtom; Bardolph-Wignel; Host-Dunstall; Mrs Ford-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Arthur
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

15028
24 October 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Griffith, first appearance that stage; Aimwell-Ridout; Sullen-Sparks; Foigard-Barrington; Gibbet-Bencraft; Scrub-Shuter; Bonniface-Marten; Sir Charles-Anderson; Dorinda-Mrs Barrington; Cherry-Mrs Baker; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

15029
08 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: As17551015, but Worthy-_; Rovewell-_; Sir Charles Pleasant-_; Sailors-_; Jenny Private-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Pleasant Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: New Grand EntertainmentThe Chinese Festival

15030
15 November 1755 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Friendly-Lowe; Sir Thomas-Arthur; Hob-Dunstall; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Arthur
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: As17551101; Granier, Miss Hilliard

15031
22 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Worthy-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly-Philips; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Young Fashion-Blakes; Lory-Yates; Coupler-Taswell; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Amanda-Mrs Davies; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Philips
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Mathews

15032
26 November 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: See17551007, but Mizen-Woodward; Worthy-Havard; Rovewell-Ross; Sir Charles-Palmer; Flip-Yates; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Jenny-Miss Minors; Fair Quaker-Mrs Davies; Sailors-Beard, Vaughan, Cloughl Blakes, Atkins, Ackman; New Song-Beard in character.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: [The Genii

15033
01 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Palmer; Sir Sampson Legend-Berry; Tattle-Woodward; Ben-Yates; Angelica-Miss Haughton; Miss Prue-Miss Macklin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Blakes; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

15034
11 December 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Characters dress'd in the Habits of the Time. Written by Ben Johnson. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Garrick; Subtle-Woodward; Face-Palmer, their first appearance in those characters; Kastril-Yates; Surly-Blakes; Dol Common-Mrs Pritchard; Ananias-Philips; Dapper-Vaughan; Lovewit-Bransby; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Sir Epicure-Berry; Tribulation-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

15035
09 February 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Heartwell-Sparks; Bellmour-Ryan; Belinda-Mrs Elmy; Sharper-Ridout; Vainlove-Gibson; Araminta-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Mrs Baker; Sir Joseph-Cushing; Berry-Miss Allen; Laetitia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Cushing

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Dance: As17551101

15036
01 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17551107, but Sir Paul-Foote; Lady Pliant-Miss Nossiter.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Actor: Foote

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Dance: Granier Jun, Mlle Capdeville

15037
25 March 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17560322 but Hartop-Shuter(, first time); Sir Gregory-Bennet; Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Bennet
Related Works
Related Work: The Knight of the Burning Pestle Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Knight of Malta; or, The Humorous Dane Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Knights of Malta Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance: FFingalian Dance, as17551126

Entertainment: I: Cries of London (with additions)-Shuter; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Shuter

15038
27 March 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Lord George Brilliant-Woodward; Lord Wronglove-Palmer; Sir Friendly Moral-Berry; Lady Gentle-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Davies; Miss Notable-Miss Macklin; Heartshorn-Miss Minors; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Clive(, being the first time of their appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Sir Friendly Moral Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: IV: New Sailor's Dance, as17560217

15039
23 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17560218, but Jubilee Dicky-Barrington; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Vincent; Minuet-Mrs Woffington (in character of Sir Harry).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performance Comment: As17560403 but Dupe-Shuter; at the Desire of several persons of Quality Lady Pentweazle (as originally performed)-Mr Worsdale.
Cast
Role: at the Desire of several persons of Quality Lady P Actor: Mr Worsdale.

Entertainment: IV: (By Desire) Cries of Dublin-Barrington

Dance: V: The Villagers=, as17560315

15040
24 April 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new farce by Doctor Heffinal [sic] for his benefit. O Sad! (Cross). Tickets at Forrest Coffee House, The Bedford, and Randall's, and author's lodgings at Mew's Coffee House. To the Printer of the Public Advertiser, 24 April: Sir, Let this suffice for a general answer to all unfriendly whispers or paragraphs against the new farce to be performed tonight at Drury Lane -its author never previously Caballed, never published his sentiments of any stage performance till after the run -then neither the writer nor manager could be injured -its principal characters are Lady Protea, a coquet alarmed at the apprehension of dying amid; Lord Epigram Strainwit, a pert coxcomical witling; Dr Matho, a Virtuoso, Antiquarian, and in love; Dreadnought Broadside, a sea-officer and strenuous Antigallican. I am &c. Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Sir George Truman Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Maiden Whim; or, The Critical Minute

15041
10 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Ford-Havard; Mistress Page-Mrs Cowper; Sir Hugh-Yates; Falstaff-Berry; Slender-H. Vaughan; Shallow-Taswell; Dr Caius-Blakes; Page-Burton; Fenton-Scrape; Host-W. Vaughan; Robin-Mas. Simson; Ann Page-Miss Minors; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Yates
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Harrison

15042
10 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for White, Treasurer. No Building on the stage. Afterpiece: By Desire, but for the last time this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part I Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Conquest of Granada, Part I Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part I Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Destruction of Jerusalem, Part II Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Aesop, Part II Author(s): John Vanbrugh
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards, Part II Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Performance Comment: As17560325 but Hartop-Foote; Sir Gregory-Shuter; Jenny-Mrs Baker; Penelope-Mrs Pitt; Jenkins-White; Prologue-Foote.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Shuter
Related Works
Related Work: The Knight of the Burning Pestle Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Knight of Malta; or, The Humorous Dane Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Knights of Malta Author(s): John Fletcher

Dance: I: Hornpipe-Cointe; III: Fingalian Dance, as17551126; V: Les Paisans Gallants, as17551203

Song: IV: Ballad-Roberts

15043
14 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Ross; Manly-Havard; Sir Francis-Yates; Count Basset-Blakes; Moody-Burton; Richard-Vaughan; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Myrtilla-Miss Hippisley; Lady Grace-Miss Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Macklin; Miss Jenny-Miss Minors; Lady Townly-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: HHornpipe-Mathews

15044
24 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17551201. Valentine-Havard; Scandal-Davies; Sir Sampson Legend-Berry; Tattle-Palmer; Foresight-Taswell; Jeremy-Blakes; Ben-Yates (with a song and dance in character); Angelica-Miss Haughton; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Miss Prue-Miss Macklin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Berry

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: The last New Comic Dance,The Indian Peasants, as17560515

Song: Beard

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

15045
26 May 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17560423 but Lady Lurewell-Mrs Hamilton; Dicky-Costollo; Minuet-Miss Hilliard (and $Mrs Woffington, by Desire, in character of Sir Harry).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Mrs Woffington

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

15046
03 September 1756 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adventures Of Half An Hour

Performance Comment: Capt. Courtall-Roebuck; Sir Politick Tagg-Harman; Aminidab-Walters; Capt. Bounce-Jones; Capt. Squib-Pack; Doublescore-Platt; Jack the Drawer-Frisby; Lady Tagg-Mrs Harman; Miss Polly-Miss Jones; Industrious Jenny-Mrs Frimble; Don Jacomo-Miss Sweetlips; Sg Ferdinando-Miss Sparroworth.
Cast
Role: Sir Politick Tagg Actor: Harman

Dance: Grand Dance of Grotesque Lilliputians-

15047
20 September 1756 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Gibson; Slender-Bennet; Caius-Stoppelaer; Rugby-C. Smith; Sir Hugh-Arthur; Shallow-Collins; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Mrs Baker; Simple-Costollo; Robin-Miss Mullart; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Pistol-Cushing; Nym-Holtom; Bardolph-Wignel; Host-Marten; Mrs Ford-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Actor: Arthur
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

15048
28 September 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Receipts: #150 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Performance Comment: Mizen-Woodward; Worthy-Havard; Rovewell-Usher; Sir Charles-Palmer; Flip-Yates; Arabella-Miss Macklin; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Jenny Private-Miss Minors; The Fair Quaker-Mrs Davies; Sailors-Beard, Vaughan, Clough, Blakes, Mozeen, Ackman; Song (in character)-Beard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; other characters-Johnson, Clough, Blakes, Miss Minors, Mrs Jefferson, Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Johnson, Clough, Blakes, Miss Minors, Mrs Jefferson, Miss Haughton.

15049
05 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Havard; Worthy-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly-Philips; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Clive; Young Fashion-Usher; Lory-Yates; Coupler-Taswell; Varole-Blakes; Nurse-Mrs Cross; Amanda-Mrs Davies; Berinthia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: Philips
Related Works
Related Work: The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17560928, but other characters-Philips, _Johnson.
Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Philips, _Johnson.

15050
07 October 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Garrick; Sullen-Burton; Cherry-Miss Minors; Scrub-Woodward; Boniface-Berry; Aimwell-Palmer; Gibbet-Bransby; Sir Charles-Blakes; Foigard-Yates; Dorinda-Mrs Davies; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Cross; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid