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13238 results for: Keyword - Sir Thomas Skipwith
We found 6976 matches on Author, 6375 matches on Performance Comments, 1282 matches on Event Comments, 503 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

8926
27 July 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Thomas. Price 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Cast
Role: Singers Actor: Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Song: Reinhold, Miss Esser, Mrs Thompson; Musical Imitations-Bannister

8927
08 August 1771 @ Mary-le-Bone Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquet

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Reinhold, Bannister, Miss Thomas, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Catley; Musical Imitations-Bannister; With Horns and with Hounds-Mrs Thompson

8928
18 May 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Blister-Fearon; Coupee-Robson; Quaver (with song)-Davis; Goodwill-Farrel; Thomas-Vowel; Lucy-Miss Wentworth, 1st appearance on that stage.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Vowel

Dance: End: The Medley-scholars of Giorgi

8929
14 October 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lewes; Thomas-Gardner; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Country Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Gardner
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Madcap in London Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17720928

8930
29 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17721023, but Thomas-Jacobs.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Jacobs.
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17730325 End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17721023

8931
24 May 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Blister-Fearon; Coupee-Moss; Quaver (with a song)-DuBellamy; Goodwill-Lloyd; Thomas-Courtney; Lucy-Miss Atkinson, first appearance on that Stage.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Courtney

Dance: As17730517

8932
05 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis, first time; Tattle-Woodward; Scandal-Hull; Jeremy-Dyer; Sir Sampson-Dunstall; Foresight-Cushing; Trapland-Quick; Ben (with a Song)-Shuter; Mrs Frail-Miss Barsanti; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks; being their first time in those characters; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Baker; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Angelica-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: As17740326 but add Thomas-Gardner; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: add Thomas Actor: Gardner
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Madcap in London Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

8933
01 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno (with Imitations)-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Bawble-Lee Lewes; Thomas-Whitefield; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Country Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Whitefield
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Madcap in London Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Portraits A@la@Mode-Dagueville, Helme, Sga Vidini

8934
19 May 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Blister-Wilson; Coupee-Williams; Quaver-Chaplin; Goodwill-Lloyd; Thomas-Everard; Lucy-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Everard

Dance: End: A Dance-

8935
31 July 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Brett; Thomas-Bannister; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Sally-Miss Weller.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Bannister

Dance: The Medley-

8936
01 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17751003, but Thomas-Burton, first time.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Burton, first time.
Role: Sir Patrick Actor: Moody

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17760415

8937
13 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Reinhold; Zorababel-Quick; Bauble-Lee Lewes; Thomas-Young; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Country Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Young

Dance: End: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

8938
04 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); King Henry-Comerford; Duke of Buckingham-Russell; Lord Stanley-Lewis; Oxford-Thomas; Ractliff-Johnson; Catesby-Smith; Tressel-The Gentleman who performed King Lear [at this theatre, 16 Sept. 1776; unidentified]; Lord Mayor-Massey; Prince of Wales-Mrs Wilks; Duke of York-Master Russell; Lieutenant of the Tower-Smith; Tyrell-Dancer; Earl of Richmond-West; Queen-Mrs Massey; Duchess of York-Mrs Ross; Lady Ann-Miss Taylor; Prologue-Morgan (in character of a Jew).
Cast
Role: Oxford Actor: Thomas

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations.As17760930

8939
07 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-West; Hephestion-Russell; Lysimachus-Smith; Cassander-Comerford; Polyperchon-Jones; Perdiccas-Johnson; Thessalus-Dancer; Aristander-Thomas; Eumenes-Brown; Clytus-Lewis; Roxana-Mrs Wilks; Sysigambis-Mrs Ross; Parisatis-Miss Taylor; Satira-A Gentlewoman [unidentified].unidentified].
Cast
Role: Aristander Actor: Thomas
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode [i

Performance Comment: e. Three Weeks after Marriage]; or, What we must all come to. Sir Charles Racket-West; Drugget-Lewis; Lovelace-Smith; Woodley-Johnson; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Ross; Nancy-Miss Taylor; Dimity-Mrs Wilks; Lady Racket-Mrs West (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: West

Song: II: the grand chorus, See the conquering Hero comes-; Between Acts: Singing, as17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.The Painter's Art-[from Taste, by Samuel Foote]; Lady Pentweazle-Master Russell

8940
09 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: The Minor-Raymond; Sir William Wealthy-Lloyd; Mr Richard Wealthy-Lewis; Loader-Comerford; Dick-Master Russell; Transfer-Marson; Smirk, Shift, Mrs Cole-Russell; Lucy-Miss Taylor.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Lloyd

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Russell; King Arthur-Comerford; Lord Grizzle-Massey; Noodle-Russell; Doodle-Johnson; Bailiff-Dancer; Follower-Thomas; Glumdalca (Queen of the Giants)-Mr Smith; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Ross; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Wilks; Mustacha (a Maid of Honour)-Miss Taylor; Cleora-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Follower Actor: Thomas

Entertainment: Monologues.Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond

8941
14 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno (with imitations)-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lee Lewes; Goodwill-Fearon; Thomas-Whitefield [Public Advertiser: Young]; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; The Country Mad@Cap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Whitefield

Dance: As17761223

8942
27 December 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Falstaff's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners; or, A Medley of Suitors

Performance Comment: Pleadwell-Powell; Trim-Barrett; Goosequil-Jackson; Fieri@Facias-Smith; Huncks-Brown; Staytape-Munden; Constable-Jones; Porter-Williams; Thomas-Master Screven; Molly Wheedle-Miss Webb; Mrs Cambrick-Miss Morris; Sukey Ogle-Miss Evison (1st appearance); Prologue-Parker.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Master Screven

Dance: V: Lonsdale

Song: End: Blow high blow low-Colvill

8943
13 November 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. By Desire of the Author's Friends (though unusual for a new piece) the Dramatis Personae is inserted. Mainpiece [1st time; C 4, author unknown]. Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, author unknown. Authors of Prologues and Epilogue unknown. Not in Larpent MSS; neither piece published]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Detection; Or, A Sketch Of The Times

Performance Comment: Alderman Increase-Beesley (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich); George Increase-Williams; Sprightly-Mason (1st appearance); Landlord Blacklegs, Carmine-Welldon; Brass-Johnstone; Dr M'Drugg, Powell-Swords; Rushlight-Stannard; Marrowbone-Whittaker; Sam. Baldpate-Parker; Putty-Hedges; Snip-Phillips; Flint-Freeman; Tom Blunt-Robinson; Boy-Master Charles; M'Intosh-Brown (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); Sir Petulant Poundage-Barrett; Clara-Miss Frederick (1st time); Gauze-Miss Watkins; Mrs Tripe-Miss Jackson; Mrs Increase-Mrs Baker (from the Theatre Royal, York); With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Sir Petulant Poundage Actor: Barrett

Afterpiece Title: The City Association; or, The National Spirit Rous'd

Performance Comment: Captain Constant-Beesley; Serjeant Standfast-Parker; James-Welldon; Paddy O'Flail-Whittaker; Dunk Donald-Brown; Gregory Last-Swords; Dick Hatchet-Robinson; Sam. Slender-Thomas; Nat. Forge-Freeman; Timothy Remnant-Sutton; Mrs Magnum-Mrs Baker; Jenny Magnum-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]); Miss Fanny Lovewell-Miss Hemet (6th appearance); A new Prologue-Corbett [in the character of one of the City Associators.in the character of one of the City Associators.
Cast
Role: Slender Actor: Thomas

Song: End I: song-Phillips

Entertainment: Monologue.End: (not acted these 10 years) Shuter's comic interlude, Post Haste Observations on his Journey to Paris-Sutton (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh)

8944
12 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Mattocks; Thomas-Reinhold; Sally (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas (by particular desire)-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Reinhold

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with: a Dance of Sailors-

8945
25 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810403, but SCENE III. A View of the Sea. The Storm-Reinhold; We be three poor Mariners-Davies, Doyle, Simpkinson; To conclude with a Dance-Aldridge, others; SCENE IV as SCENE V on 3 Apr. SCENE V. A Church-Yard. Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, J.? Wilson, Davies; SCENE VI. A Banquet Scene. A Burlesque Italian Medley-Reinhold; To conclude with several Catches and Glees-the most eminent performers; Come honest Friends and jovial Souls-_SCENE VII omitted; Chorus-_; Dance-_; Attendant Genius-_; Venus-_; Dance of Warriors-_; Mad Tom-_; The music-_; She that will but now discover-_.
Cast
Role: A Church Actor: Yard. Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, J.? Wilson, Davies
Role: Poor Thomas Day Actor: Edwin, J.? Wilson, Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Song: End III 1st piece: When Phoebus the tops of the hills did adorn-Leoni, Mrs Kennedy

8946
04 March 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Mrs Lefevre; King Henry-Alfred; Buckingham-Knapp; Tressel-Benson; Lord Stanley-Johnson; Prince Edward-Miss Thomas; Duke of York-Miss Heyborn; Norfolk-Buxton; Lord Mayor-Molbery; Catesby-Essex; Ratcliff-Daniel; Richmond-Holland; Lady Ann-Miss Shelburne; Dutchess of York-Mrs Fowler; Queen-Mrs Jackson. An Occasional Prologue spoken by Mrs Lefevre .
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Thomas

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England; or, The Humours of Sancho Pancha

Performance Comment: Don Quixote-Johnson; Guzzle-Rogers; Sir T. Loveland-Knapp; Mayor-Buxton; Squire Badger-Holland; Fairlove-Thompson; Brief-Eden; Dr Drench-Bateman; Drawer-Henry; Sancho Pancha-Fitzgerald; Mrs Guzzle-Mrs Fowler; Jezabel-Mrs Liddel; Dorothea-Miss Williams .
Related Works
Related Work: Squire Badger Author(s): Thomas Arne

Monologue: 1782 03 04 End of mainpiece Bucks have at ye all by Benson. vaudeville. End of Act I of afterpiece The Manual Exercise by Mrs Lefevre

8947
17 April 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno (with Imitations')-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Thomas-Whitfield; Goodwill-Fearon; John-Thompson; Lord Bawble-Lee Lewes; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; The Country Mad-Cap-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Whitfield

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Poney Races by Harris, Ratchford, Miss Matthews; End of mainpiece The Gala, as17820409

8948
13 August 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. 1st piece [1st time; prel I (?)]: A Tragical Tragedy, altered [probably by Richard Wilson] from Fielding's Pasquin. In the Tragedy will be introduced the Triumphal Entry of the Queen of Ignorance. 2nd piece: In 3 acts. [This play is by Thomas Baker; it is not TUNBRIDGE Wells; or, A Day's Courtship, by Thomas Rawlins, the younger.] 3rd piece [1st time; M. INT I, author unknown. Words printed complete in Public Advertiser 19 Aug. 1782]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of Common Sense

Afterpiece Title: Tunbridge Wells [recte Walks]; or, The Yeoman of Kent

Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacco Box; or, The Soldier's Pledge of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Author

8949
06 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-cap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno (with imitations)-Reinhold; Thomas-Whitfield; Zorobabel-Quick; Goodwill-Fearon; John-Thompson; Lord Bauble-Lee Lewes; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; The Country Mad-cap-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Whitfield

8950
04 November 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Barrymore; Thomas-Williames; Dorcas-Mrs Wrighten; Sally-Miss George (Their 1st appearance in those characters) .
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Williames

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17831018; Afterpiece to conclude with a Treble Hornpipe by Williamson, Mills, Miss Stageldoir