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17419 results for: Keyword - Sir William D'avenant
We found 11560 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1330 matches on Event Comments, 512 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

15901
24 September 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis; Aimwell-Farren; Father Foigard-Johnstone; Boniface-Booth; Sullen-Fearon; Gibbet-Cubitt; Sir Charles Freeman-Davies; Scrub-Quick; Cherry-Mrs Martyr; Dorinda-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Platt; Gipsey-Miss Stuart; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer (40th [recte 37th] Time [i

Dance: End: As17880915

15902
30 September 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Miss In Her Teens

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle; or, A Wife at her Wit's End

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Grace; Sir Peter Pride-Gaudry; Lovemore-Cooper; Clodpole-Griffiths; Jeremy-Follett Jun,; Damaris-Mrs Waldron; Lady Pride-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance [unidentified]); Mrs Brittle-Mrs Bolton.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Pride Actor: Gaudry

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Death; Wilding-Cooper; Sir Jasper Wilding-Gaudry; Beaufort-Smith; Quildrive-Grace; Dapper-Watts; Servant-Abbott; Old Philpot-Follett [Sen.]; Corinna-Miss Dancer; Maria-Mrs Bolton.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Gaudry

Entertainment: Monologue. End 1st piece: Scrubb's Trip to the Jubilee (as altered by the late David Garrick, Esq., in character,)-Death; Vaudeville. End 2nd piece: a new favourite song-Birkett; Dance-the Miss Simonets; A Pantomimical Interlude: Harlequin (with the celebrated Dying Scene)-Follett Jun., Clown- Follett Sen.; +A martial song-Birkett

15903
15 October 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Bernard; Villers-Hull; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-Wewitzer; Porter-Fearon; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Wells; Miss Ogle-Miss Tweedale; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir George Touchwood Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): William Shield

15904
20 October 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs)-Mrs Forster; Trusty-Miss Heard; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Rest of the Vocal Parts Actor: Kelly, Williames, Miss Collett, Miss Romanzini.

15905
22 October 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Quick; Campley-Davies; Medium-Wewitzer; Mate-Darley; Planters-Gardner, Thompson, Helme, Evatt; Sailor-Ledger; Waiter-Farley; Trudge-Edwin; Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Narcissa-Mrs Mountain; Patty-Mrs Rock; Yarico-Miss Chapman (1st appearance in London).
Cast
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Dance: End II: a new Negro Dance-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

15906
24 October 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Quick; Lovemore-Davies; Jeremy-Edwin; Clodpole-Fearon; Sir Peter Pride-Booth; Damaris-Miss Stuart; Lady Pride-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Pride Actor: Booth

Dance: As17881001

15907
28 October 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Sir Jacob Jollup-Booth; Bruin-Gardner; Heeltap-Fearon; Lint-Thompson; Jerry Sneak-Edwin; Mrs Bruin-Miss Wewitzer; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Booth

Dance: As17880924

15908
28 November 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Ryder; Obadiah Prim-Booth; Sir Philip Modelove-Bernard; Tradelove-Thompson; Freeman-Davies; Sackbut-Fearon; Simon Pure-Blanchard; Periwinkle-Quick; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Ann Lovely-Mrs Wells. [Edition of 1799 (For the Proprietors) adds: Betty-$Mrs Davenett.]
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard

Dance: As17880924

15909
16 December 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17881004, but Sir Harry's Servant-Whitfield; Coachman-_; Kingston-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Whitfield

Song: As17881028

15910
27 December 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Farren; Major Oakly-Ryder; Sir Harry Beagle-Edwin; Lord Trinket-Lewis; Captain O'Cutter-Aickin; Charles Oakly-Macready; Russet-Fearon; Paris-Cubitt; Tom-Rock; Harriet-Miss Tweedale; Lady Freelove-Mrs Bennard; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

15911
07 January 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Palmer; Aimwell-Barrymore; Foigard-Moody; Bonniface-Aickin; Sir Charles Freeman-R. Palmer; Sullen-Phillimore; Gibbet-Suett; Scrub-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Cherry-Mrs Wilson; Dorinda-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End IV: Jamie's Return, as17881113, but Miss Blanchet

15912
08 January 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Aickin; Colonel Lambert-Lewis; Seward-Macready; Sir John Lambert-Hull; Mawworm-Edwin; Darnley-Farren; Lady Lambert-Mrs Inchbald; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Webb; Betty-Miss Brangin; Charlotte-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season).
Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

15913
03 February 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Aickin, Blanchard, Booth, Thompson, Middleton, Miss Fontenelle, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bernard, Miss Stuart, Miss Brunton. Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. III (T. Woodfall, 1798), and European Magazine, Feb. 1789, p.163: Aircourt-Lewis; Alibi-Quick; Metheglin-Edwin; Sir Carrol O'Donovan-Aickin; Larry Kavanagh (under the name of O'Donovan)-Blanchard; Nol Pros-Booth; Waiters-Thompson, Rock; O'Donovan (under the name of the Larry Kavanagh)-Middleton; Decroteur-Wewitzer; Footman-Evatt; Boy-Master Simmons; Sophia-Miss Fontenelle; Katty Kavanagh-Mrs Webb; Lady Arable-Mrs Bernard; Fib-Miss Stuart; Lady Jane-Miss Brunton; Prologue-Bernard; Epilogue-Edwin.
Cast
Role: Sir Carrol O'Donovan Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard

15914
17 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17890127, but Sir John Restless-Wroughton.
Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: Wroughton.
Role: Sir William Belmont Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Cast
Role: Rest of the Vocal Parts Actor: Kelly, Williames, Miss Collett, Miss Romanzini.

15915
18 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Kelly; Sir Harry Sycamore-Waldron; Fairfield-Aickin; Mervin-Williames; Ralph-Suett; Giles-Dignum; Fanny-Miss Romanzini; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Hopkins; Theodosia-Mrs Forster; Patty-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Waldron
Role: Mervin Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): William Rowley
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Banks, Bourk, Suett, Williames, Spencer, Phillimore, Fawcett, Fairbrother, Wilson, Jones, Benson, Alfred, Lyons, Cox, Hollingsworth, Mrs Booth, Miss Stageldoir.

Dance: End I: As17890107

15916
26 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17881231, but Sir John Loverule (1st time)-Dignum.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Dignum.
Role: Butler Actor: Williames

15917
09 March 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Performance Comment: Montano-Kelly (1st appearance in that character); songs-Kelly; Aldobrand-Suett; Firelock (1st time)-Sedgwick; Octavio-Dignum; Regnalto-Williames; Fabio-Phillimore; Roberto-Jones; Lawrence-Bannister Jun.; Viola-Mrs Crouch; Alice-Mrs Edwards (1st appearance on that stage); Laura (1st time)-Miss Romanzini; Rosa-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Regnalto Actor: Williames

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17890121, but Sir John Loverule-Dignum.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Dignum.
Role: Butler Actor: Williames

15918
28 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Edwin; Dupely-Bernard; Old Groveby-Fearon; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; The Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon (for that night only)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Groveby Actor: Davies

Dance: In I afterpiece: Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Occasional Address-Mrs Pope

15919
31 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: Look before You Leap

Afterpiece Title: Such Things Have Been

Performance Comment: Characters-Ryder, Bernard, Fearon, Macready, Rock, Booth, Mrs Webb, Miss Wewitzer, Miss Fontenelle. [Larpent MS 818 lists the parts: Mr Traffick, Sir Patrick Prospect, Clack, Tom Prospect, Pat Conelly, Jew Pedlar, Servant, Fanny Traffick, Mrs Traffick, Biddy, Orange Girl.]Larpent MS 818 lists the parts: Mr Traffick, Sir Patrick Prospect, Clack, Tom Prospect, Pat Conelly, Jew Pedlar, Servant, Fanny Traffick, Mrs Traffick, Biddy, Orange Girl.]

Song: End 3rd piece: Paddy's Ramble from Dublin to Londonwritten and to be sung-Ryder

Entertainment: Monologue. In course of Entertainments: Bucks have at Ye All-Ryder

15920
15 April 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsey Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Waldron; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-R. Palmer; Bates-Wilson; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady-Mrs Jordan; (with an) Epilogue Song-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody

Dance: End I: The Irish Fair-Hamoir, Miss Stageldoir

15921
15 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Performance Comment: Captain Crevelt-Lewis; Sir Oliver Oldstock-Quick; Caleb-Edwin; Col. Talbot-Aickin; Mandeville-Farren; Count Pierpoint-Wewitzer; Wilkins-Fearon; Johnson-Bernard; Amber-Thompson; Harriet-Mrs Wells; Mrs Wilkins-Mrs Rock; Lady Oldstock-Mrs Webb; Nancy-Miss Rowson; Betty-Miss Stuart; Charlotte-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Oldstock Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard

15922
21 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood; or, Sherwood Forest Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Catch Club [i

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17881028, but Sir Jacob Jollup-Rock.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Rock.

15923
01 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Appearances

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Characters-Wroughton, Suett, Whitfield, Fawcett, Phillimore, Alfred, Aickin, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Jordan. Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1789): Modely-Wroughton; Shacklefigure-Suett; Heartwell-Whitfield; Sir John English-Fawcett; Constables-Phillimore, Alfred; Freehold-Aickin; Flora-Mrs Kemble; Aura-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Fawcett

15924
19 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: More Ways Than One

Performance Comment: Bellair-Lewis; Doctor Feelove-Quick; Sir Marvel Mushroom-Bernard; Evergreen-Ryder; Le Gout-Wewitzer; David-Fearon; Lawyer's Clerk-Thompson; Carlton-Farren; Arabella-Miss Brunton; Miss Juvenille-Mrs Bernard; Mrs Tomson-Mrs Platt; Miss Archer-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Marvel Mushroom Actor: Bernard

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

Dance: As17890113

Song: End: Comic Song-Edwin

15925
26 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: Twineall-Lewis; Sir Luke Tremor-Quick; Sultan-Farren; Elvirus-Macready; Lord Flint-Davies; Zadan-Fearon; Keeper-Thompson; Haswell (1st time)-Hull; Lady Tremor-Mrs Mattocks; Aurelia-Mrs Mountain; Arabella-Mrs Pope; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Luke Tremor Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): William Shield

Dance: As17890512

Entertainment: Monologue. Between acts Farce: Bucks have at Ye All-Ryder