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4669 results for: Keyword - The Duke
We found 3568 matches on Roles/Actors, 1162 matches on Performance Comments, 1039 matches on Event Comments, 402 matches on Author, and 331 matches on Performance Title.

2101
01 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Serv't Actor: Palmer

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17640929

2102
03 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17640929

2103
05 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Moneses-Jackson; Bajazet-Holland; Hali-Young Gentleman, 1st appearance there; Selima-Miss Bride; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Omar-Lee; Axalla-Packer; Dervise-Bransby; In Act IV, the original song of O! Gentle Sleep-Mrs Vincent; Usual Prologue-Lee.
Cast
Role: Hali Actor: Young Gentleman, 1st appearance there

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Serv't Actor: Palmer

Dance: End: The Lamplighters, as17641029

2104
12 November 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

2105
13 November 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire. Mainpiece: Dress'd in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Grimaldi, Ackman, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Watkins, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker; the Dances-Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Grimaldi, Ackman, Clough, Vaughan, Parsons, Watkins, Mas. Burton, Mas. Cape, Miss Rogers, Miss Baker
Role: the Dances Actor: Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi.

2106
04 December 1764 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

2107
11 December 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Serv't Actor: Palmer

Dance: III: New Tambourine, as17640929

2108
19 December 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Serv't Actor: Palmer

Dance: I: A Comic Dance, as17641213

2109
27 December 1764 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces by Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; III: The Tyrolese Peasants, as17641212; End: Rural Love, as17641212

2110
01 January 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Cast
Role: Andromeda Actor: Miss Weirman, 1st appearance on the stage
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

2111
04 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Dress'd in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

2112
12 February 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Serv't Actor: Palmer

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17640929

2113
11 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Cast
Role: a Dance call'd the Faggot Binders Actor: Aldridge, Miss Baker.

2114
14 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Cast
Role: a Dance call'd the Faggot Binders Actor: Aldridge, Miss Baker.

2115
16 March 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pritchard. [The Mourning Bride in Rich's Register.] Part of Pit laid into Boxes. No admittance behind Scenes. Mainpiece: Never performed there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Serv't Actor: Palmer

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

2116
10 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Powell
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Loverule Actor: Vernon in which character will be introduc'd the Early Horn
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: IV: The Medley, as17640929; End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011

2117
12 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Havard. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. No persons whatever to be admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

2118
25 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Serv't Actor: Palmer

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120

2119
03 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Helme, Mrs Stephens, White, and Gardner will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Tickets and places to be had of Sarjant at the stage door. None admitted behind the Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Besford

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Cast
Role: dance incident to the piece, Actor: Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Twist.

Dance: IV: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001; End: a Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

2120
08 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Philips and Mrs Lee. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Williams and Miss Berkeley will be admitted. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire, and Dress'd in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Mas. Burton, Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Serv't Actor: Palmer

Dance: End: The Medley, as17641120

2121
10 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Evans (sub-treasurer). Last time for Othello this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Powell
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Performance Comment: As17650122, but Harlequin-Grimaldi; the Dances-Aldridge, +Tassoni (playbill).
Cast
Role: the Dances Actor:
Role: Others Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Parsons, Clough
Role: the Dances Actor: Berardi, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi.

Dance: II: The Irish Milkmaids, as17650321 IV: Tambourine, as17650427

2122
13 May 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Perry, Dibdin. Mainpiece: Acted but once these two years. Afterpiece: Perform'd but twice. None admitted behind Scenes. Books of the Afterpiece to be sold at Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Ross
Role: Duke Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Artifice

Dance: II: A Medley Hornpipe, as17650430 End: Rural Love, as17641212

2123
04 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Baker

2124
08 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A comic opera [by Bickerstaffe never performed before. Books of the opera at the Theatre. The music by the most eminent composers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Bransby

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Amintor-Vernon; Daphne-Miss Wright; Mindora-Miss Young (Genest, V, 87); Dances incident to the piece-Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi; Prologue-Powell.
Cast
Role: Dances incident to the piece Actor: Aldridge, Giorgi, Tassoni, Miss Baker, Miss Rogers, Miss Tetley, Sga Giorgi

2125
18 October 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald