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18152 results for: Keyword - Sir John Shorter
We found 12390 matches on Author, 6689 matches on Performance Comments, 1860 matches on Event Comments, 683 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1501
25 March 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Hippisley. Mainpiece: Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Morgan

Afterpiece Title: Flora

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

Dance: French Sailor and his Lass, and Shepherd and Shepherdess by Maker and Mlle Salle. Scotch Dance, as17331004

1502
17 April 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Malter. By Command of His Royal Highness. Written by Sir George Etheridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Morgan

Dance: I: Peasant by Malter. II: Les Charactres de P'Amour by Mlle Salle. III: Harlequin by Malter. IV: Pigmalion, as17340114 V: Bacchus and Ariadne, with Additions, by Mlle Salle

1503
01 May 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Wood, Treasurer. Written by Sir George Etheridge.{Daily Journal lists: II: Les cbaracteres de PAmour by Mlle Salle. III: Nassau.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Actor: Hippisley
Role: Sir Joslin Actor: Morgan

Dance: I: Harlequin by Maker. II: The Nassau, as17340117 III: French Shepherd and Shepherdess by Maker and Mlle Salle. V: Pigmalion: Pigmalion-Maker; Statue-Mlle Salle; others by Dupre, Pelling, Duke, Le Sac, Newhouse, De la Garde

Song: I: English Cantata by Mrs Wright. IV: The Black and White Joke by Leveridge and Laguerre

1504
02 May 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17390212, but Sir Fopling-Macklin; Orangewoman-Taswell.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Macklin
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Related Works
Related Work: The Loves of Mars and Venus Author(s): John Weaver

1505
27 May 1742 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17420308, but Sir Fopling-Cross; Handy-Raftor; Shoemaker-Neale.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cross
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Dutch Dance-Phillips; II: The Swiss, as17410926; IV: Running Footman-Phillips

Song: III: Beard

1506
31 October 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: Dorimont-Ross; Medley-Havard; Old Bellair-Philips; Sir Fopling-Woodward; Harriet-Miss Haughton; Belinda-Mrs Davies; Emilia-Mrs Cowper; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Havard; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Cibber; Young Belair-Palmer; Lady Townly-Mrs Bennet; Pert-Mrs Cross; Busy-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Woodward
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: As17551025, but Johnson, Clough, Blakes, Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: _Johnson, _Clough, _Blakes, Miss _Minors.

Dance: End II: The Lilliputian Sailors, as17551030

1507
06 July 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madrigal And Truletta

Afterpiece Title: Sir ThomasCallico or The Mock Nabob

Performance Comment: Taken from the Comedy of Sir Courtly Nice.

1508
18 January 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [N.B. Lee still played Sir Lucius O'Trigger.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: Shuter
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: Lee
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

1509
04 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17880328but Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Aickin.
Cast
Role: 880328but Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: Aickin.
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: Fearon
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Captain Patrick Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: As17880129

1510
02 May 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17880328but Captain Absolute-Macready; Sir Anthony Absolute-Hull; The Author's original Epilogue-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: Hull
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Cast
Role: Captain Farquar Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Love and War Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Campaign; or, Love in the East Indies Author(s): Sir Nathaniel Barry

Dance: As17871029

Entertainment: Monologue. End I afterpiece: Virtue its own Rewardexemplified in a Moral Tale, and founded on a Real Event,-Hull

1511
26 April 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17901101, but Sir Anthony Absolute-Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: Moody
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Song: End: (for this night only) Mad Bess-Mrs Crouch, in character

1512
16 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17971124, but Sir Lucius O'Trigger-R. Palmer; Fag-Russell; David-_; Coachman-_; Servants-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Dance: Two Pas Seulsincidental to the Ballet-Mlle Favre Guiardele (for that night only); In afterpiece: a new Pas Seul-Mlle Parisot

Ballet: End II: a New Ballet (for that night only), Kitty and Jemmy. Jemmy-Mlle Parisot; Kitty-Sga Bossi DelCaro; the Other Characters-Fialon (for that night only), Master Menage, Miss Menage, Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Haskey, Ms Illingham, Ms Byrne, Ms Willis, Ms Vining

1513
09 January 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17981110, but Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Faulkland-C. Kemble; Lydia Languish-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: King
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: R. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Cory.

1514
01 February 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17981110, but Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Lydza Languish-Miss Mellon; Servants-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: King
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: R. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Cast
Role: Vassals Actor: Whitmell, Wells, Garman, Johnston, Goodman, Gauron, Bayzand, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Vining, Ms Riches, Ms Luciet, Ms Drake.

1515
15 February 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17991005, but Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Faulkland-C. Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: King
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To morrow

1516
06 March 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17991005, but Sir Anthony Absolute-King.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: King.
Role: Sir Lucius O'Trigger Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Ladies Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Rival Kings; or, The Loves of Oroondates and Statira Author(s): John Banks

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Male Slaves Actor: Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Garman, Johnston, Goodman, Gauron

1517
12 May 1669 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Virgin Or The Unjust Judge

Performance Comment: [Altered from John Webster, Appius and Virginia, probably by ThomasBetterton.] Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 30): Virginius-Betterton; Appius-Harris; Virginia-Mrs Betterton. [An edition of 1679, with the name of John Webster on the title page, has no prologue, no epilogue, no actors' names.An edition of 1679, with the name of John Webster on the title page, has no prologue, no epilogue, no actors' names.
Related Works
Related Work: Appius and Virginia Author(s): John Dennis
Related Work: Appius and Virginia Author(s): John Webster

1518
26 March 1674 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Bush

Performance Comment: Prologue at the Opening of the New House by John Dryden-Mohun; Epilogue at the Opening of the New House by John Dryden-.
Cast
Role: John Dryden Actor: Mohun
Role: Epilogue at the Opening of the New House by John D Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: The Beggar's Bush Author(s): John Fletcher

1519
01 January 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: All the Parts to be perform'd by Lilliputians, but edition of 1728 lists: Peachum-Mary Shaftoe; Lockit-James Bencraft; Nimming Ned-James Bencraft; Macheath-Elizabeth Binks; Filch-Henry Woodward; Ben Budge-Henry Woodward; Beggar-Henry Woodward; Crookfinger'd Jack-James Weeks; Wat Dreary-James Weeks; Robin-John Wilson; Harry Paddington-Fisher Tench Charke; Player-Fisher Tench Charke; Mat-John Verhuyck; Mrs Peachum-Esther Wherrit; Diana Trapes-Esther Wherrit; Mrs Slammekin-Esther Wherrit; Polly-Elizabeth Rogers; Lucy-Susanna Rogers; Mrs Coaxer-Margaret Lowe; Dolly Trull-Sarah Foxwell; Mrs Vixen-Mary Vincent; Betty Doxy-Mary Weyman; Jenny Diver-Margaret Gold; Sukey Tawdry-Beatrice Boitar; Molly-Susanna Caun.
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: John Wilson
Role: Mat Actor: John Verhuyck

1520
13 September 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Palmer; Duke-Packer; Petruchio-Aickin; Antonio-Waldron; Peter-Burton; Antony-Phillimore; Francisco-Chaplin; Surgeon-Jones; Frederick-Barrymore; 1st Constantia-Mrs Ward; Mother-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Love; Nurse-Mrs Booth; 2nd Constantia-Miss Farren. [Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Musician-$Spencer; Antonio's Boy-$Alfred; Kinswoman-$Miss Barnes.]
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

1521
23 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kemble, being the last Time of her Appearing on the Stage. 1st piece [1st time; T 2, by John Philip Kemble, altered from the same by Philip Massinger. Larpent MS 1040: not published]: In Act I the Triumphal Entry of Domitian into the Capitolv. 2nd piece [1st time; C 3, by John Philip Kemble, altered from The Comical Lovers, by John Dryden and Colley Cibber. Larpent MS 1133: not published. Genest, VII, 243: C. Kemble on being asked, in 1821, if the above cast was right, said that he believed it was, but that he was ill and did not act]. [Address by Bertie Greatheed (European Magazine, June 1796, p. 397).] Morning Herald, 10 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kemble, No. 13, Caroline-street, Bedford-square. Account-Book: Paid H. S. Hargraves, Box No. 95, his Servant being turn'd out by Force, #1 4s. Receipts: #190 9s. 6d. (130.9.0; 59.10.0; 0.10.0; tickets: none listed; odd money: 0.0.6) (charge: #216 17s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Actor

Related Works
Related Work: The Roman Actor Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Celadon and Florimel or The Happy Counterplot

Related Works
Related Work: Celadon and Florimel; or, The Happy Counterplot Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Entertainment: Monologue.End 2nd piece: an Address-Mrs Kemble on the Occasion of her Retiring from the Stage

1522
26 February 1672 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performance Comment: Valentine-Mohun; The Prologue by John Dryden-Mohun.
Cast
Role: John Dryden Actor: Mohun.
Related Works
Related Work: Wit Without Money Author(s): John Fletcher

1523
12 January 1677 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Destruction Of Jerusalem By Titus Vespasian Part I

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: The Prologue to the First Part-; the Epilogue to Part II states that Mrs Marshal acted Queen Berenice. The Epilogue to the First Part-; Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 13): Titus Vespasian-Kynaston; Phraartes-Hart; Matthias High Priest-Major Mohun; John-Cartwright; Clarona D. to Matthias-Mrs Boutell; Queen Berenice-Mrs Marshall.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Cartwright
Related Works
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

1524
June 1690 @ Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian

Performance Comment: [Edition of 1690: No actors' names. Geta-Leigh (Cibber, Apology, ed. $Lowe, I, 149).] A Prologue by John Dryden was suppressed after the first performance; it appeared in the first edition of the play. Epilogue. A Prologue by John Dryden was suppressed after the first performance; it appeared in the first edition of the play. Epilogue.

1525
February 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Betterton's Company. The date of the premiere is not known. The Dedication to the play, written in Rome, is dated 20 Aug. 1695 N.S., and advertisement of the play in the London Gazette, No 3200, 9-13 July 1696, represent the limits on its production. In a letter, dated (probably) November 1695, Dryden refers to the forthcoming appearance of his son's play, and on 26 May 1696 he negotiates with Tonson for its publication (Letters of John Dryden, pp. 79, 82). Probably the play appeared early in 1696, and certainly not much later than April 1696. John Barnard, The Dates of Six Dryden Letters, Philological Quarterly, XLII (1963), 400-401, believes that Dryden's letter was written ca. 26 May 1695 and that the play was probably acted in late 1695

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Husband His Own Cuckold

Related Works
Related Work: The Husband His Own Cuckold Author(s): John Dryden Jr.