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17419 results for: Keyword - Sir William Davenant
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.

15876
23 November 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Quick; Lovemore-Davies; Jeremy (1st time)-Wewitzer; Clodpole-Fearon; Sir Peter Pride-Booth; Damaris-Mrs Morton; Lady Pride-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Pride Actor: Booth

Dance: As17871029

15877
06 December 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-R. Palmer; John Moody-Moody [sic]; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs)-Mrs Forster; Trusty-Mrs Heard; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Comus

15878
19 December 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Kelly; Colonel Oldboy-Suett; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Staunton; Harman-Williames; Jessamy-Dodd; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Hopkins; Diana-Miss Collett; Jenny-Mrs Forster; Clarissa-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin
Role: Harman Actor: Williames

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Beaumont Actor: Williames
Role: Sir Anthony Halfwit Actor: Suett

15879
03 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: Twineall-Lewis; Sir Luke Tremor-Quick; Haswell-Pope; Sultan-Farren; Elvirus-Macready; Lord Flint-Davies; Zadan-Fearon; Meanright-Booth; Keeper-Thompson; Lady Tremor-Mrs Mattocks; Aurelia-Mrs Mountain; Arabella-Mrs Wells [i.e. in place of Mrs Pope (see17871005)].i.e. in place of Mrs Pope (see17871005)].
Cast
Role: Sir Luke Tremor Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

15880
09 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Lewis; Lord Morelove-Pope; Servant-Evatt; Sir Charles Easy-Farren; Lady Easy-Mrs Pope; Edging-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Morton; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Easy Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

15881
11 January 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manly-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Fearon; Squire Richard-Quick; John Moody-Edwin; Count Basset-Bernard; Lady Grace-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny-Mrs Brown; Myrtilla-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

15882
23 January 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17871206, but Sir Francis Wronghead-Hollingsworth.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Hollingsworth.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

15883
04 February 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Pope; Myrtle-Farren; Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphry-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Lewis; Indiana-Miss Brunton (1st appearance in that character); Lucinda-Miss Tweedale; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Webb; Isabella-Mrs Platt; Phillis-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupely-Lewis; Old Groveby-Fearon; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Hurry-Edwin; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington; The Music Characters [i.e. Shepherds and Shepherdesses (see text, 1788)]-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Groveby Actor: Davies

Dance: End: As17880124; I afterpiece: a Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Song: II: a song-Mrs Kennedy

15884
26 February 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Cast
Role: Coromandel Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: The Campaign; or, Love in the East Indies Author(s): Sir Nathaniel BarryWilliam Shield

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17870922, but Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Dodd.

15885
01 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Tantara Rara, Rogues All

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Ryder, Quick, Edwin, Bernard, Davies, Fearon, Cubitt, Macready, Mrs Platt, Miss Tweedale. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 3 Mar.: Carty-Ryder; Andrew-Quick; Corporal Toddy-Edwin; Sap-Bernard; Commissary of Police-Davies; Sir Ulick Liffydale-Fearon; Pickle-Cubitt; O'Toole-Macready; Shuffle-Painter; Blanch-Mrs Platt; Narcissa-Miss Tweedale. O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. III (T. Woodfall, 1798) adds: Picard-$Bonville; Sandy-$Brown; Palm-$Janson; Cog-$Rock; Peep-$Helme; New Prologue-Mrs Brown, Mrs Morton (World, 3 Mar.).
Cast
Role: Sir Ulick Liffydale Actor: Fearon

Dance: End: New Divertisement-[see17880124]

15886
08 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Tantara Rara, Rogues All

Performance Comment: ; or, Honesty the best Policy. As17880301but Sir Ulick Liffydale-Booth in place of Fearon.
Cast
Role: 17880301but Sir Ulick Liffydale Actor: Booth in place of Fearon.
Role: Sir Ulick Liffydale Actor: Fearon

15887
11 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: She Stoops to Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Ryder (1st appearance in that character); Young Marlow-Bernard; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Diggory-Booth; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Footman-Brown; Servant-Stevens; Countrymen-Ledger, Painter; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: The Mock Doctor (for that night only)-Ryder; Sir Jasper-Fearon; Leander-Macready; Davy-Wewitzer; Squire Robert-Helme; Doctor Hellebore-Booth; Charlotte-Miss Stuart; Dorcas-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Fearon

Dance: As17880301

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: Bucks have at You All as spoken in Dublin-Ryder

15888
26 March 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Edwin, Quick, Booth, Davies, Darley, Thompson, Gardner, Farren, Miss Tweedale, Mrs Morton, Mrs Forster (of dl), Mrs Martyr. Cast suggested by Genest, VI, 493: Trudge-Edwin; Sir Christopher Curry-Quick; Medium-Booth; Campley-Davies; Inkle-Farren; Yarico-Miss Tweedale; Narcissa-Mrs Morton; Patty-Mrs Forster; Wosski-Mrs Martyr; Genest does not assign Darley, Thompson, Gardner. Genest does not assign Darley, Thompson, Gardner.
Cast
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: II: a new comic song (1st time), Four@and@twenty Periwigs all on a Row-Edwin

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Kensington Stage; or, The Fatigues of a Long Journey (a Comical, Poetical Description)-Edwin

15889
08 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ton; Or, Follies Of Fashion

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Ryder; Sir ThomasTesty-Fearon; Dick-Brown; Old Hob-Booth; Friendly-Davies; Hob's Mother-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Miss Stuart; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Fearon

15890
09 April 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Ld. Trinket-Simpson; Major Oakly-Follett Sen.; Sir Harry Beagle-Follett Jun.; Charles-Cooper; Russet-Connor; Captain O'Cutter-Grace; Tom-Curtis; John-Smith; Paris-Gaudry; Mr Oakly-L'Estrange; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Hunter; Harriet-Mrs Marsh; Toilet-Mrs Waldron; Lady Freelove-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Follett Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Follett Sen.; Nephew-Cooper; Kecksey-Simpson; Bates-Curtis; Thomas-Grace; Pompey-Master Findlay; Sir Patrick O'Neale-L'Estrange; Widow Brady-Mrs Greville; the Epilogue Song-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: L'Estrange

Dance: End I 3rd piece: Hornpipe-Alison

15891
21 April 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Transformation; Or, The Manager An Actor In Spite Of Himself

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Invisible Mistress

Performance Comment: Characters by Wroughton, Moody, Barrymore, Lamash, Bannister Jun., Mrs Wilson, Miss Collins, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Taylor. Cast from MS annotation on playbill in FSL: Courtly-Wroughton; Vulture-Moody; Col. Monks-Barrymore; Aspin-Lamash; Sir Amorous Vain@wit-Bannister Jun.; Lady Outside-Mrs Wilson; Miranda-Mrs Taylor; unassigned-Miss Collins, Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sir Amorous Vain@wit Actor: Bannister Jun.

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: A Touch of the Times; or, A Ramble through London-Bannister Jun

15892
06 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Le Matin, Midi, et le Soir

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Performance Comment: Captain Freeman-Palmer; Butler-Baddeley; Bustle-Burton; Lieut. Bumper (with songs)-Williames; Sir Toby Treacle-Suett; Lady Treacle-Mrs Hopkins; Bridget-Mrs Wilson; Nancy (with songs)-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Bumper Actor: Williames
Role: Sir Toby Treacle Actor: Suett

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Conjugal Frolick, as17880221

15893
14 May 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk, Mrs Cole (with Imitations of several capital, living Actors)-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance [Rees]); Sir G. Wealthy-Macready; Sir W. Wealthy-Wewitzer; Mr R. Wealthy-Thompson; Dick-Stevens; Transfer-Rock; Loader-Fearon; Lucy-Mrs Lewis.

Dance: As17880328

15894
10 June 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo-Edwin; Sir Felix Friendly-Moss; Eugene-Davies; Chicane-Gardner; Thomas-Burton; John-Phillimore; Cudden-Ledger; Farmer Stump-Painter; Compton-Chapman; Cowslip-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Webb; Fringe-Mrs Poussin; Laura-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Moss

Dance: End III: Dance-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

15895
11 June 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Sir Jacob Jollup-Usher; Bruin-Gardner; Heeltap-Burton; Lint-Barrett; Jerry Sneak-Edwin; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Usher

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-Byrn

15896
23 June 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Bannister Jun.; Sir Christopher Curry-Kemble; Medium-Baddeley; Mate-Chapman; Planters-Usher, Gardner, Johnson; Sailors-Ledger, Painter; Waiter-Farley; Trudge-Edwin; Narcissa-Mrs Bannister; Wowski-The Young Lady who performed in Comus [on 12 June: Mrs Plomer]; Patty-Miss Collett; Yarico-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Author

15897
07 July 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Cast
Role: Sir Credule Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupely-R. Palmer; Old Groveby-Baddeley; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Oldworth-Aickin; Hurry-Edwin; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Lady Bab Lardoon-Miss Prideaux (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearabce on this stage). 1st appearabce on this stage).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Groveby Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Dance: End 2nd piece: New Dance-Byrn, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Goodwin

15898
10 July 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means; Or, A Trip To Dover

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bannister Jun., Aickin, Williamson, R. Palmer, Moss, Usher, Barrett, Burton, Phillimore, Johnson, Lyons, Painter, Besford, Bannister, Mrs Webb, Miss Prideaux, Mrs Love, Miss Francis, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Kemble. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1788): Random-Palmer; Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Old Random-Aickin; Scruple-Williamson; Tiptoe-R. Palmer; Quirk-Moss; Paul Peery-Usher; Carney-Barrett; Packet and Coach Passengers-Burton, Phillimore; English Waiter-Lyons; Bailiff-Painter; French Waiter-Besford; Roundfee-Bannister; Lady Dunder-Mrs Webb; Kitty-Miss Prideaux; Mrs Peery-Mrs Love; [Other] Packet and Coach Passengers-Miss Francis, Mrs Gaudry; Harriet-Mrs Kemble; unassigned-Johnson; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Palmer. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Sir David Dunder Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Scruple Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

15899
24 July 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Palmer; Aimwell-Williamson; Father Foigard-Aickin; Boniface-Kemble; Sullen-Phillimore; Gibbet-R. Palmer; Sir Charles Freeman-Johnson; Scrub-A Gentleman (1st appearance [Adams]); Cherry-Miss Prideaux; Dorinda-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Poussin; Gipsey-Miss Brangin; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Henry (2nd appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Aimwell Actor: Williamson
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

15900
03 September 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Williamson (1st appearance in that character); Sir Christopher Curry-Kemble; Campley-Davies; Medium-Baddeley; Mate-Chapman; Planters-Usher, Gardner, Johnson; Sailors-Ledger, Painter; Waiter-Farley; Trudge-Edwin; Narcissa-Mrs Forster; Wowski-Mrs Plomer; Patty-Mrs Edwards; Yarico-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Williamson
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Usher