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11943 results for: Keyword - Thomas King, Esq.
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51
31 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Daigville, Sga Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King, Sga Daigville.
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Performance Comment: Martin-King; Item-Wright; Linger-Parsons; Saville-J. Aickin; Caveat-Hartry; Myra-Miss Platt; Mrs Watchly-Mrs Johnston; Lucetta-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Martin Actor: King

52
17 February 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Cast
Role: Mortimer Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Performance Comment: Saville-J. Aickin; Mrs Watchly-Mrs Cross; Martin-King; Linger-Parsons; Caveat-Hartry; Item-Wright; Myra-Miss Platt; Lucetta-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Martin Actor: King

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

53
12 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or The British Worthy

Performance Comment: Oswald-Jefferson; Aurelius-Keen; Conon-Packer; Albanacht-Bransby; Merlin-Aickin; Grimbald-Bannister; Osmond-Palmer; Guillamar-Wheeler; King Arthur-Reddish; Philadel-Miss Venables, first appearance on any stage; Cupid-Miss Collett; Matilda-Miss Platt; Emmeline-Miss Younge; with a New Epilogue-, first time; Vocals-Vernon, Champness, Fawcett, Kear, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt; The Dances-Daigville, Giorgi, Atkins, Sga Vidini, Sga Giorgi, Sga Daigville.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Reddish
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Performance Comment: Martin-King; Linger-Parsons; Lucetta-Miss Pope; Saville-J. Aickin; Mrs Watchly-Mrs Johnston; Myra-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Martin Actor: King

54
25 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer and Russell. Morning Chronicle, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of R. Palmer, No. 12, King's Row, Pimlico; of Russell, No. 8, Broad-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #507 15s. 6d. (111.13.0; 69.19.6; odd and after-money: 11.6.0; tickets: 314.17.0) (charge: #219 12s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Touchstone Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Kemble, Barrymore, King, Mrs Siddons, Mrs Jordan, Mrs Walcot.
Role: Sir Adam Contest Actor: King.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: V: a song, as17990214

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Picture of a Play House; or, Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer; Vaudeville II 3rd piece: Military Manoeuvres-; The Dead March-; the Ceremony Shooting a Deserter-

55
April 1684 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The United Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but Luttrell dated his copy of the separately-printed Prologue and Epilogue 5 April 1684 (J. W. Dodds, Thomas Southerne, p. 48). Very probably the play first appeared during the week of 31 March-5 April, immediately following Easter. The Prologue and Epilogue are reprinted in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 191-94. This may have been the last new role William Smith undertook for some years; see Cibber, Apology, ed. Lowe, 1, 78-79, for the incident which prompted Smith's leaving the stage for awhile. One song, I never saw a face till now, with music by Captain Pack, is in The Theater of Music, the First Book, 1685; and another, O why did e'er my thoughts aspire, the music by R. King, is in the same collection. A third song, See how fair Corinna lies, the music by Captain Pack, is in A Collection of Twenty-Four Songs, 1685

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disappointment Or The Mother In Fashion

Performance Comment: Edition of 1684: Alphonso-Betterton; Lorenzo-Smith; Alberto-Wilshire; Lesbino-Carlisle; Rogero-Leigh; Erminia-Mrs Cook; Juliana-Mrs Percival; Angelline-Mrs Knight; Her Supposed Mother-Mrs Corey; Clara-Mrs Leigh; The Prologue by Mr John Dryden-Mr Betterton; The Epilogue by the Honourable John Stafford, Esq-.
Cast
Role: Esq Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: The Disappointment; or, The Mother in Fashion Author(s): Thomas Southerne

56
26 July 1737 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Acted but Once these Twenty Years. [As lif acted on Tuesdays and Fridays, possibly these plays were given earlier on 22 June.] By a Company of Comedians, acting under Letters-Patent. Mainpiece: Written by Thomas Shadwell, Esq; Poet-Laureat

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woman Captain

Related Works
Related Work: The Woman Captain; or, A Usurer Turned Soldier Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Woman Captain Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Prodigal; or, Recruits for the Queen of Hungary Author(s): Thomas Odell

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: TThe Ladies' Lamentation, as17370414 A Dialogue set by Henry Purcell-the Masters Hamilton

Dance: JJe ne scai quoi-Tench, Villeneuve, Miss Oates

57
02 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; CO 3, by Thomas Holcroft. Larpent MS 1242; not published]: With new Music, Scenes, and Dresse". The Music composed by Attwood; the Overture by W. Parke. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #234 2s. (230.19; 3.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Five Thousand A Year

Cast
Role: 990316but Speaking Characters Actor: Clarke, _Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Old Cloathsman

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Munden, Knight, Emery, Waddy, Wilde, Abbot, Dyke, Curties, Mrs Atkins, Mrs Chapman, Mrs Mattocks. Cast from London Chronicle, 4 Apr.: Frank-Incledon; Dewberry-Munden; Florid-Knight; Mr Morgan-Emery; Melton-Waddy; Philip-Abbot; Clara-Mrs Atkins; Phoebe-Mrs Chapman; Mrs Morgan-Mrs Mattocks; unassigned-Wilde, Duke, Curties; Peasants and Servants-King, Linton, Street, Blurton, Russel, Tett, Oddwell, Sawyer, Everett, Thomas, Kenrick, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Watts, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters.
Cast
Role: Peasants and Servants Actor: King, Linton, Street, Blurton, Russel, Tett, Oddwell, Sawyer, Everett, Thomas, Kenrick, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Watts, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters.
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Cloathsman Author(s): Thomas HolcroftThomas Attwood

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

58
26 April 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase and Miss Thomas. Tickets of Scrase at Mr Cross's in Crown Court, Russel St., Covent Garden; of Miss Thomas at the Ring and Pearl, Duke's Court, Bow St., and at stage door. No Building on Stage. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17541228, but King Henry-Scrase.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Scrase.
Role: Buckingham Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Philips
Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: Miss Thomas

59
21 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Thomas Vaughan, based on Il Servitor di due Padroni, by Carlo Goldoni. Prologue by the author (Town and Country Magazine, Dec. 1776, p. 663)]: With New Dresses. Public Advertiser, 2 Dec. 1776: This Day at Noon is published The Hotel (1s.). Receipts: #182 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel or The Double Valet

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Brereton, Packer, Davies, Burton, Griffiths, Parsons; Miss P. Hopkins, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Wrighten. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1776): Trimwell-King; Neville-Brereton; Wentworth-Packer; Sir John Seymour-Davies; Robin-Burton; Irish Chairman-Griffiths; Sir Jacob Thrift-Parsons; Clarissa-Miss P. Hopkins; Flavia-Miss Jarratt; Tabby-Mrs Wrighten; Prologue-King. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 7 performances only (see17770201).]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 7 performances only (see17770201).]
Cast
Role: Trimwell Actor: King
Role: Prologue Actor: King.
Related Works
Related Work: The Hotel; or, The Double Valet Author(s): Thomas Vaughan

60
26 October 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5]: Altered from Beaumont and Fletcher, by Dryden [by Thomas King. The original alteration, 1700, was by Sir John Vanbrugh, not by Dryden. The present alteration has been attributed to John Philip Kemble, but in his copy of the play, now in the Huntington Library (K-D 95), he has written "by Thomas King"]. Public Advertiser, 22 Nov. 1787: This Day is published, as now revived with material Additions, The Pilgrim (1s.). Receipts: #85 9s. 6d. (72.5.0; 13.4.6; 0.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Related Works
Related Work: The Pilgrim Author(s): Thomas Killigrew

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Dance: End I: a New Dance-Hamoir, Ferrere, the Miss Stageldoirs; End III: The Capricious Lovers, as17870920; End IV: another New Dance-Hamoir, Ferrere, the Miss Stageldoirs

61
12 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Holcroft. Prologue by the author (Public Advertiser, 19 Mar.). Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (Knapp, 81)]: With new Scenery, Dresses, &c. Public Advertiser, 31 Mar. 1787: This Day is published Seduction (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #187 15. (162.14.0; 24.1.6; 0.17.0; ticket not come in: 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Kemble, Aickin, Bates, Chaplin, Palmer, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Wilson, Miss Tidswell, Miss Farren. Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787): Mr Wilmot-King; Lord Morden-Kemble; General Burland-Aickin; Lapelle-Bates; Bailiff-Chaplin; Sir Frederic Fashion-Palmer; Mrs Modely-Miss Pope; Emily-Mrs Brereton; Harriet-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Pinup-Miss Tidswell; Lady Morden-Miss Farren; Prologue-Kemble text: Barrymore (see17870324; Epilogue-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Kemble, Aickin, Bates, Chaplin, Palmer, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Wilson, Miss Tidswell, Miss Farren. Cast from text
Role: Mr Wilmot Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: Seduction Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd; or, Patie and Roger Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

62
04 March 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Text by Joseph Addison. Music by Thomas Clayton.] A new Opera never yet perform'd. By Subscription. None to be admitted into the Boxes or Pit but by the Subscribers' Tickets. [Both A Critical Discourse upon Operas (1709) and Jacobs (I, 3) refer to the unsatisfactory nature of the music; as a result, according to Jacobs, "It had not the Success due to its Merit."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosamond

Performance Comment: Edition of 1707 lists: King Henry-Hughes; Sir Trusty-Leveridge; Page-Holcomb; Messenger-Lawrence; Queen Elinor-Mrs Tofts; Rosamond-Mrs Gallia; Grideline-Mrs Lindsey.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Hughes
Related Works
Related Work: Rosamond Author(s): Thomas Clayton
Related Work: Henry the Second; or, The Fall of Rosamond Author(s): Thomas Hull

63
24 February 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: [By Thomas Walker.] With Rich New Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Villainy

Performance Comment: Parts-Giffard, Huddy, W. Giffard, Smith, W. Williams, Bardin, Mrs Giffa rd, Mrs Purden; but edition of 1730 lists: King of Arragon-Will. Giffard; Ramirez-Huddy; Rinaldo-Williams; Sebastian-Henry Giffard; Alonzo-Smith; Victoria-Mrs Giffard; Bellamante-Mrs Purden; Prologue-; Epilogue-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: King of Arragon Actor: Will. Giffard
Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Villainy Author(s): Thomas Walker

64
12 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Reddish. Mainpiece: By Desire. Farce (adapted by Thomas Ryder from Vanbrugh's Mistake) never acted there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17670917, but Richard-Reddish, 1st time; King Henry-Burton; Buckingham-Aickin; Norfolk-Hurst; Lady Anne-Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Burton
Role: Buckingham Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Cautherly, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King, Cautherly, Baddeley, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Abington.
Related Works
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): Thomas Ryder
Related Work: The Jealous Clown; or, The Lucky Mistake Author(s): Thomas Gataker

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

65
March 1678 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. The date of the first production is not known. As the licensing date for this play was 30 April 1678, it probably was acted before Easter, but it may have had its first production immediately after Easter, Sunday 31 March 1678

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Trick For Trick Or The Debauchd Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Edition of 1678: Prologue-Mr Haines in a Red Coat like a Common Souldier; Sir Wilding Frollick-Mohun; Monsieur Thomas-Hart; Valentine-Griffin; Franck-Clark; Hylas-Goodman; Sir Peregreen-Powell; Launce-Haynes; Physicians-Watson, Coysh, Perin; Cellida-Mrs Boutell; Sabina-Mrs Corbett; Lucilla-Mrs Merchant; A Whore-Mrs Farlee; Mrs Dorothy-Mrs Knepp; Epilogue-Mr Mohun.
Cast
Role: Monsieur Thomas Actor: Hart
Related Works
Related Work: Trick for Trick; or, The Debauch'd Hypocrite Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

66
20 October 1685 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King And No King

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris

67
15 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King And No King

Performance Comment: King/and/no/King-Wilks.
Cast
Role: KingandnoKing Actor: Wilks.
Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris

Dance: As17040613 particularly a French Peasant and his Wife-

68
01 November 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: King and no King

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris

Dance: IV: Scot's Dance by Miss Wherrit. V: Amorous Couple by D'Vallois and Mlle D'Vallois

69
10 January 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth

Cast
Role: King Actor: Boheme
Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock, being the first Time of his appearing on this Stage; Dance of Moors, as17270109

70
19 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Macklin; Heartwell-Bridges; Bellmour-Giffard; Bluff-Taswell; Sir Joseph-Neale; Vainlove-Havard; Sharper-Blakes; Setter-Yates; Barnaby-Leigh; Belinda-Mrs Giffard; Araminta-Mrs Cross; Silvia-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Betty-Mrs King; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs King

Afterpiece Title: King Pepins Campaign

Cast
Role: King Pepin Actor: Lowe

Dance: III: Muilment

71
21 September 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: HHopkins MS Memorandum Book: Wrote to Mr Barry to know when they could play. Receiv'd a letter from him on Monday, desiring they might be excus'd playing till Saturday sennight, as they were both ill. Wrote to him the same day desiring they would send me word what play they would chuse to appear in, & when they would rehearse. Rec'd a letter on Thursday the 28th that the soonest they could appear would be the latter end of the next week. They play King Lear on Sat. 7 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Dr Cantwell-King; Darnley-Reddish; Maw@worm-Weston; Seyward-Cautherly; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Officer-Wright; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington; Betty-Mrs Smith; Lady Lambert-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Dr Cantwell Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Hypocrite Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: Trick for Trick; or, The Debauch'd Hypocrite Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

72
15 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Daigville, Sga Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King, Sga Daigville.
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

73
17 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Daigville, Sga Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King, Sga Daigville.
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

74
19 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Daigville, Sga Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King, Sga Daigville.
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

75
20 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Daigville, Sga Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King, Sga Daigville.
Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: LeBrush-King; Brilliant-Fawcett; Irishman (with original song)-Moody; Frenchman-Baddeley; Scotchman-Love; Frankly-Davies; Williams-Ackman; Gulwell-Packer; Harwood-J. Aickin; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: LeBrush Actor: King