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10823 results for: Keyword - Sir Richard Brown
We found 6715 matches on Performance Comments, 3642 matches on Author, 1378 matches on Event Comments, 1196 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1051
10 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "As soon as the Play was over at Covent Garden Theatre yesterday evening, Reinhold walked forward and told the audience that 'It would be esteemed a particular mark of their Kindness and Favour if they would accept Miss Cranfield's performance of Colombine, Miss Brown having been taken extremely ill"' (Morning Chronicle, 11 Jan.). Receipts: #195 2s. (193.6; 1.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

1052
18 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Brown. Public Advertiser, 12 May: Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Brown, No. 147, Drury-Lane. Receipts: #172 15s. (78.0.6; 4.12.6; tickets: 90.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17870417, but Bridget-Mrs Brown (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Vane Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Watty Actor: Brown
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Mrs Brown.

Entertainment: Monologues End: A Dissertation on Hobby Horses , in which (the speaker) will mount upon their different Hobbies the following Personages: The Ladies , Patriots , Statesmen , Captains , Lawyers , Macaronies , Soldiers , Fidlers , Manager , and his own Hobby-Brown; End afterpiece: Dr Goldsmith's Epilogue in the Character of Harlequin , to conclude with a Leap eight feet high-Brown

Related Works
Related Work: The Henpeck'd Captain Author(s): Richard Cross
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

1053
21 October 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Miss DeCamp; Duke of York-Miss Gawdry; Richard-Kemble; Duke of Buckingham-Barrymore; Earl of Richmond-Palmer; D. of Norfolk-Williames; Sir Rich. Ratcliff-Phillimore; Sir William Catesby-Packer; Tressel-Whitfield; Earl of Oxford-Fawcett; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Benson; Lord Stanley-Aickin; Sir James Blount-Haymes; Sir James Tyrrel-Jones; Lord Mayor-Hollingsworth; Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Lady Anne-Mrs Powell; Dutchess of York-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Kemble
Role: Sir William Catesby Actor: Packer
Role: Sir Robert Brackenbury Actor: Benson
Role: Sir James Blount Actor: Haymes
Role: Sir James Tyrrel Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

1054
15 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild (prompter) and Miss Brown. Mrs Barry's indisposition prevents her appearing in the character of Athenais

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Miss Brown
Related Works
Related Work: St. Patrick's Day; or, The Scheming Lieutenant Author(s): Richard B. Sheridan

Dance: III: A Minuet-King, Miss Brown

Entertainment: Interlude.End: True Blue-Miss Brown, Mrs Baker, Reinhold, Mattocks; Dances-Aldridge

Performance Comment: End: True Blue-Miss Brown, Mrs Baker, Reinhold, Mattocks; Dances-Aldridge.
Cast
Role: True Blue Actor: Miss Brown, Mrs Baker, Reinhold, Mattocks

1055
29 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brown. The Words of the Pastoral Dialogue to be had Gratis at the Theatre. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Receipts: #244 6s. 6d. (167.1.6; tickets: 77.5.0) (charge: #64 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Mattocks; Sir John Flowerdale-Hull; Harman-Mahon; Jenkins-Dunstall; Jessamy-Wewitzer; Colonel Oldboy-Wilson; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Green; Diana-Miss Brown; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Clarissa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Hull
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17761108, but Young Philpot-Lee Lewes; Maria-Miss Brown (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Dunstall
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Example: or the Modish Citizens Author(s): Richard Estcourt

Dance: End Dialogue: As17761123; End I: Minuet-Aldridge, Miss Brown

Song: End: New Pastoral Dialogue [Tell me Silvia why so sad?] set to music by Dr Arnold-Miss Wewitzer, Miss Brown

Performance Comment: ] set to music by Dr Arnold-Miss Wewitzer, Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Dr Arnold Actor: Miss Wewitzer, Miss Brown.

1056
15 August 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Song: 2nd piece: General Chorus [of Assassins and Nuns (text)]-Linton, Brown, Lyons, Aylmer, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Mrs Andrews, Miss Menage, Mrs Butler, Mrs Brown, Mrs Benson, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Leserve

Performance Comment: , Mrs Andrews, Miss Menage, Mrs Butler, Mrs Brown, Mrs Benson, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Leserve.
Related Works
Related Work: Physick Lies a Bleeding; or, The Apothecary Turned Doctor Author(s): Thomas Brown
Related Work: The Fatal Retirement Author(s): Anthony Brown
Related Work: Barbarossa Author(s): John Brown
Related Work: Athelstan Author(s): John Brown

1057
21 August 1727 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore: Containing The Death Of King Edward Iv, The Penance Of Jane Shore, And Her Miserable Fall Under Richard The Protector

Performance Comment: King Edward-Cory; Richard the Protector-Smith; Shore-Milward; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Oates; Jane Shore-Mrs Mottett; Flora-Miss Sherburn.
Cast
Role: Richard the Protector Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Robert Brackenbury Actor: Oates

Afterpiece Title: With The Comical Humours of Anthony Noodle, His Man Weazle, and Captain Blunderbuss

Afterpiece Title: The Wheel of Life; or, Harlequin's Death

1058
30 March 1781 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: The Parts of King Richard, D. of Buckingham, Earl of Richmond, Tressel, Prince Edward, Duke of York, Lieutenant of the Tower, Lord Mayor, Duke of Norfolk, Queen-Performers from the Theatres Royal London; Lord Stanley-Rivers; Catesby-Jones; Ratcliffe-Farrel; Oxford-Thompson; Sir William Brandon-Clifford; King Henry-Burnet; Dutchess of York-Mrs Fowler; Lady Ann-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir William Brandon Actor: Clifford

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

1059
25 February 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard The Iiid

Performance Comment: As17931223, but Richard-Pindar (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage); Sir James Tyrrel-Waldron Jun.; Lord Mayor-Burton .
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Pindar
Role: Sir James Tyrrel Actor: Waldron Jun.
Role: Sir William Catesby Actor: Caulfield
Role: Sir James Blout Actor: Lyons

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Waldron

1060
12 November 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: A new Tragedy. [By Anthony Brown.] A Compleat List (1747), pp. 182-83: With no Success, which the Friends of the Author imputed in a great Measure to Mr Quin's refusing to act a Part in it; whereupon, to shew their Resentment, he did not appear on the Stage for some Nights without being hissed or houted at

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Retirement

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Retirement Author(s): Anthony Brown

1061
17 December 1754 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: New Tragedy by John Brown never Acted before (playbill). This author is conceal'd, but is it ye first dramatic piece he ever wrote-Great Applause and deservedly (Cross). Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Related Works
Related Work: Barbarossa Author(s): John Brown

1062
06 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 30 Dec. 1762.] Paid Richard Highland a bill of #3 5s. 5d. for the Wardrobe Dinners (Account Book). Receipts: #222 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Related Works
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

1063
12 January 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. K. & Q. Richard-Mr Garrick (Cross Diary). Neville MS Diary: Garrick played Richard III. In attempting to get into the Pit was forced into the 2 shilling gallery Passage & after being squeezed abominably for an hour got into the street. Should not have received much pleasure if I had got in, as that calf headed son of a whore, George etc. was there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

1064
10 December 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Second

Performance Comment: Edition of 1720 lists: King Richard II-Ryan; Duke of York-Boheme; Duke of Aumerle-Smith; Lord Salisbury-Egleton; Bishop of Carlisle-C. Bullock; Bolingbroke-Leigh; Earl of Northumberland-Ogden; Lord Ross-Diggs; Lord Willoughby-Coker; Queen-Mrs Bullock; Lady Piercy-Mrs Spiller; Prologue-Ryan; Epilogue by Sewell-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: King Richard II Actor: Ryan

1065
07 October 1721 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Henry-Boheme; King Richard-Ryan; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Walker; Catesby-Egleton; Lord Mayor-Bullock Sr; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Seymour; Lady Anne-Mrs Egleton; Prince Edward-Miss Stone.
Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Ryan

1066
22 October 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Boheme; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Walker; Catesby-Egleton; Stanley-Diggs; Lord Mayor-Bullock Sr; Dutchess of York-Mrs Egleton; Lady Anne-Mrs Bullock; Elizabeth-Mrs Parker.
Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

1067
23 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wrexham, who sustained great Losses in the Year 1720. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Alter'd from Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Cibber; King Henry-Wilks; Buckingham-Mills; Richmond-Williams; Tressel-Cibber Jr; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Queen Anne-Mrs Horton; Duchess of York-Mrs Butler; King Edward V-Mrs Cibber; Duke of York-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Cibber

Dance: Lally, Boval, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter; particularly Myrtillo-

1068
08 April 1735 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17341226, but Richard-A. Hallam; Buckingham-Bridgwater; Mayor-Mullart; Stanley omitted . Stanley omitted .
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: A. Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Timothy Peascod (by particular Desire)-Dan French .

Dance: Pigmalion by Glover, Lally, Mlle Salle. Scot's Dance, as17350315

1069
30 September 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Quin; King Henry-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Richmond-Cibber; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Dutchess of York-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Prince Edward-Green; Duke of York-Miss Cole; Norfolk-Boman; Stanley-Havard; Ratcliff-Turbutt; Catesby-Hill; Tressel-Cross; Lord Mayor-Harper.
Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

1070
30 November 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Second

Performance Comment: King Richard-Delane; Queen-Mrs Horton; Bolingbroke-Ryan; Norfolk-Walker; John of Gaunt-Johnson; Bishop of Carlisle-Chapman; Duke of York-Stephens.
Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Delane

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Furies Actor: Lalauze, Villeneuve, Desse, Richardson, Dupre
Role: Earth Actor: Richardson

1071
17 October 1739 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Quin; King Henry-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Richmond-Wright; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Dutchess of York-Mrs Pritchard; Anne-Mrs Mills; Prince Edward-Green; Duke of York-Miss Cole; Stanley-Havard; Tressel-Ridout; Ratcliff-Turbutt; Catesby-Winstone; Lieutenant-Ray; Mayor-Taswell.
Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

1072
16 September 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Quin; King Henry-Milward; Buckingham-Mills; Richmond-Wright; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Duchess of York-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Anne-Mrs Mills; Prince Edward-Green; Duke of York-Miss Cole; Stanley-Havard; Tressel-Chapman; Ratcliff-Turbutt; Catesby-Winstone; Lieutenant-Ray; Mayor-Taswell.
Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Low, the first time of his appearance on any stage

1073
27 December 1742 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: By particular Desire. Richard-Cibber; Henry VI-Giffard; Richmond-W. Giffard; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Butler; Edward V-Miss Cibber; York-Miss Naylor; Buckingham-Peterson; Stanley-Mozeen; Catesby-Dighton; Ratcliff-Naylor; Norfolk-Freeman; Oxford-Pattendon; Mayor-Dunstall; Blunt-Clough; Tyrrel-Dove; Forrest-Julian; Duchess of York-Mrs Bambridge; Lady Anne-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Imprisonment of Harlequin

1074
03 March 1746 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17451216, but Prince Edward-Gentleman new to the stage; Richard-Lee; his last performance on this stage. his last performance on this stage.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

1075
31 October 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17461020, but Richard-Garrick; King Henry-Davies; Stanley-Rosco.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Garrick

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked