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We found 3188 matches on Performance Comments, 1291 matches on Event Comments, 839 matches on Performance Title, 750 matches on Author, and 17 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Under the Patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. Benefit for the Unfortunate Sufferers in the Glorious Action between Sir John Jervis, and the Spanish Fleet, off Cape St. Vincent [on 14 Feb. 1797]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Eddington

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts, as17970123, but Master _Willoughby, Master Paul, A Young _Lady, Miss +Jones; End: +Ye Gentleman of England-; and the Companion, To all you Ladies now at Land-; A Sea Song, The Muffin Man-Master Sincock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Song: End: The Little Farthing Rushlight-Young Standen

Event Comment: Benefit for Incledon. 1st piece: The Airs (with the exception of When sable Night) new composed for the Occasion. 3rd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]. Morning Herald, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Incledon, No. 15, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #528 10s. 6d. (275.9.6; 5.10.0; tickets: 247.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Munden; Ferdinand-Johnstone; Antonio-Townsend; Father Paul-Waddy; Lopez-Farley; Carlos (with the Battle Song, composed by Shield, from The Italian Villagers)-Incledon; The Duenna-Mrs Davenport; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mme Mara (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Waddy
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Forecastle Fun; or, Saturday Night at Sea

Performance Comment: The Songs, Duets, Glees and Chorusses-Johnstone, Fawcett, Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Smith, Abbot, Blurton, Curties, Lee.

Song: End 1st piece: All I wish in her obtaining-Mme Mara, Incledon; In the course of the Evening: Black Ey'd Susan, Old Towler, Young William, The Storm-Incledon

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for the Widow of a Baronet [Sir Richard Perrott], and a large Infant Family. Tickets to be had of Lady Perrott, No. 28, Spring-street, Portman-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African

Entertainment: Monologue An Occasional Address-a Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentifield])

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Cast
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen
Role: The Tight Irish Boy Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir Mathew Medley Actor: Davenport
Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Weathercock Actor: Suett
Event Comment: Benefit for Townsend and Mrs Johnson. 3rd piece [1st time in London; F 1, by William Dunlap]: Performed with distinguished Applause at the John St.? Theatre, New York [on 9 Jan. 1797]; compressed into one act [from two], and adapted for the English Stage by a Gentleman [perhaps the author]. "Commencing at half past eleven o'clock, and after a tiresome variety of other entertainments, the audience thought they had had enough for their money, and demanded the fall of the curtain before the conclusion of [Tell Truth and Shame the Devil]" (Monthly Mirror, June 1799, p. 367). Morning Chronicle, 8 May: Tickets to be had of Townsend, No. 9, Leicester-place. [Mrs Johnson not listed.] Receipts: #442 17s. 6d. (108.1.0; 1.11.0; tickets: 333.5.6, of which Townsend sold 218.2.0; Mrs Johnson 115.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17990423, but Fitzharding-Johnson (from the Park? Theatre, New York; 1st appearance on this stage); Samson (1st time)-Townsend; Helen (for that night only)-Mrs Johnson; Chorus of Robbers-_; Chorus of Servants-_.
Cast
Role: Wilford Actor: A Young Gentleman
Related Works
Related Work: The Iron Chest Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17990316but Catherine (for that night only)-Mrs Johnson.

Afterpiece Title: Tell Truth and Shame the Devil

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-H. Johnston, Murray, Johnson, Mrs Litchfield. [Probable cast: Tom Holton-H. Johnston; +Whitely-Murray; +Semblance-Johnson (see the New York Stage, 1927, I, 429); Susan-Mrs Litchfield. Text $T. and J. Swords">George C. D. Odell, Annals of the New York Stage, 1927, I, 429); Susan-Mrs Litchfield. Text $T. and J. Swords, New York, 1797) lists the American cast.]
Cast
Role: Susan Actor:

Song: End: Mad Tom-Betts (1st appearance on the stage); Young William-Incledon; The Golden Days-Munden; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: End I 1st piece: Concerto Clarionet-Orsato (of the Theatre Royal Venice; 1st appearance in this Metropolis); a duetto solo by means of the Pression and Repercussion of the Air-Orsato This his curious Discovery has received the greatest Applause in most of the Courts

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull and Waddy. 3rd piece: In 3 acts. Not acted these 3 years. Morning Chronicle, 30 May: Tickets to be had of Waddy at M'Knowl's, No. 8, Great Wild-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. [Hull not listed.] Receipts: #348 8s. 6d. (214.13.6; 3.0.0; tickets: 130.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Dance: In II 2nd piece: Negro Dance, as17990513, but added: Blurton

Song: In course Evening: Young William was a Seaman true-Incledon; A favorite new song-Miss Waters; comic song-Munden; Old Towler-Incledon; Boxing the Compass-Fawcett

Event Comment: Benefit for Hill, Rees and Miss Sims. Morning Chronicle, 6 June: Tickets to be had of Hill, No. 24, Bow-street, opposite the Pit Door. [Others not listed.] 2nd piece [1st time: M. INT 1]. Receipts: #287 7s. (50.17.6; 4.0.6; tickets: 232.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Brilliants

Performance Comment: Imitations-Rees; When the seaman quits the shore-Hill; The Tight Little Islands-Townsend; Flow thou regal purple stream-Burrows (1st appearance); A new Hunting Song-Hill; a Debating Catch-Simmons, Linton, Street.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Holman; Principal Bacchanal-Hill; Bacchanals-Townsend, Linton, Street, Thomas, Oddwell; 1st Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Farley, Claremont; 2nd Spirit (with a song)-Miss Sims; The Lady-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Chapman; Bacchants-Ms Wheatley, Ms Follett, Ms Castelle, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton; Sabrina=-Mrs Atkins; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Atkins; Sweet Echo-Mrs Atkins; accompanied on the oboe-W. Parke; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: In II 3rd piece: a Dance-Naiads

Song: In: Maria; or, The Beggar Girl-Mrs Atkins; Young William-Incledon; a new song, The Negro Boy (written by Rees, and composed by Attwood)-Miss Sims (in character)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Cast
Role: Zekiel Homespun Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: [For Story see 28 June, 1 and 24 July.] 1st piece: The Overture and Musick by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [2nd piece in place of All in Good Humour, advertised on playbill of 15 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Performance Comment: Count Benini-Suett (1st appearance in that character); Marchese Caliari-Barrymore; Count Florenzi-Trueman; Lealto-C. Kemble; Tomaso-Davenport; Malevoli-J. Palmer; O'Rafarty-Johnstone; Nicolo-A Young Gentleman (3rd appearance on any stage [Story]); Juliana-Miss Heard; Lauretta-Miss Griffiths; Marchesa Veteria-Mrs Davenport; Janetra-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Nicolo Actor: A Young Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Afterpiece Title: All in Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Cast
Role: The Baron Actor: Caulfield
Role: William Actor: Wathen
Role: Theodore Actor: J. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Performance Comment: Selwyn-Trueman; Harry Hawser-Wathen; Goto-Palmer; Stave-Suett; Shark-Caulfield; Dick-Mrs Edward; Angelica Goto-Miss Griffiths; Fanny-Miss DeCamp; Sally Shamrock-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Harry Hawser Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: Mainpiece: The new Musick with an appropriate Overture by Dr Arnold. The Scenery by Marinari. Books of the Songs, &c., to he had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro-britons

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham; Or, Days Of Old

Performance Comment: Gondibert-Barrymore; Barton-Aickin; La Varenne-Clarke; Marquis of Montague-Caulfield; Egbert-Abbot; Duke of Somerset-Lyons; Prince of Wales-Master Chatterley; Fool-Palmer; Corporal-Wathen; Drummer-Trueman; Fifer-Chippendale; Robbers-Bannister, Davies, Abbot, Ledger; Gregory Gubbins-Fawcett; Adeline-Mrs Harlowe; Villagers-Mrs Bland, Mrs Edward, Miss Menage; Queen Margaret-Miss Chapman (1st apperance in that character).
Cast
Role: Corporal Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Cast
Role: Zekiel Homespun Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Agreeable Surprise, advertised on playbill of 7 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Dance: In III: Hornpipe in character-a Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified])

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Nicolo Actor: A Young Gentleman
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen
Role: Father Frank Actor: Ledger
Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger