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11943 results for: Keyword - Thomas King, Esq.
We found 5708 matches on Author, 3212 matches on Performance Comments, 2694 matches on Performance Title, 2194 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

9051
24 May 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Blister-Fearon; Coupee-Moss; Quaver (with a song)-DuBellamy; Goodwill-Lloyd; Thomas-Courtney; Lucy-Miss Atkinson, first appearance on that Stage.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Courtney

Dance: As17730517

9052
18 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modish Wife Or Love In A Puzzle

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Essence; or, The Modish Wife Author(s): Thomas Rawlins

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick-Creswick; Old Whittle-Follett; Nephew-Farren; Old Kecksy-Courtney; Bates-Lloyd; Thomas-Williams; Irish Widow (with Epilogue song in character)-Mrs Greville (from Richmond).
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Williams

Entertainment: End of Play: A Comic Medley-Cresswick; and a Variety of Imitations-Hutton

9053
05 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: As17740326 but add Thomas-Gardner; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: add Thomas Actor: Gardner
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Madcap in London Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208

9054
01 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno (with Imitations)-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Bawble-Lee Lewes; Thomas-Whitefield; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Miss Pearce; Country Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Whitefield
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Madcap in London Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Portraits A@la@Mode-Dagueville, Helme, Sga Vidini

9055
19 May 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: Blister-Wilson; Coupee-Williams; Quaver-Chaplin; Goodwill-Lloyd; Thomas-Everard; Lucy-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Everard

Dance: End: A Dance-

9056
31 July 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Brett; Thomas-Bannister; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Sally-Miss Weller.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Bannister

Dance: The Medley-

Related Works
Related Work: Bacchus Festival; or, A New Medley Author(s): Thomas Jordan

9057
01 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17751003, but Thomas-Burton, first time.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Burton, first time.
Role: King Actor: J. Aickin

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17760415

9058
13 May 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A la mode

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Reinhold; Zorababel-Quick; Bauble-Lee Lewes; Thomas-Young; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Country Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Young

Dance: End: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

9059
29 July 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Sir Thomas-Foote; Sir Peter-Whitefield; Bever-Aickin; Younger-Fearon; Pact-Lloyd; Dactyl-Gardner; Staytape-Jones; Robin-Griffith; John-Stephens; Rust-Mrs Parsons; Juliet-Mrs Whitefield.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Foote
Related Works
Related Work: The Patron; or, The Statesman's Opera Author(s): Thomas Odell

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

9060
07 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs West. Tickets to be had of West, at the Ship, near the Seven Houses, Rotherhithe. Mainpiece: In Act II the triumphal entry of Alexander into Babylonv; In Act IV the grand Banquet where Alexander kills his faithful soldier, old Clytus. [The playbill contains a lengthy synopsis of the plot of the mainpiece; it concludes by noting that "the many flowery passages with which this tragedy abounds does honour to the pen of its author, N. Lee, Esqr., and we may justly say with Mr Pope, 'Such plays alone shou'd please a British ear, as Cato's self had not disdain'd to hear.'"]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great Or The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-West; Hephestion-Russell; Lysimachus-Smith; Cassander-Comerford; Polyperchon-Jones; Perdiccas-Johnson; Thessalus-Dancer; Aristander-Thomas; Eumenes-Brown; Clytus-Lewis; Roxana-Mrs Wilks; Sysigambis-Mrs Ross; Parisatis-Miss Taylor; Satira-A Gentlewoman [unidentified].unidentified].
Cast
Role: Aristander Actor: Thomas
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode i

Song: II: the grand chorus, See the conquering Hero comes-; Between Acts: Singing, as17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.The Painter's Art-[from Taste, by Samuel Foote]; Lady Pentweazle-Master Russell

9061
05 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MD 3, by Sir George Collier, based on Zemire et Azor, by Jean Francois Marmontel]: The Music [by Thomas Linley Sen., adapted from Gretry], Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations entirely New. The Scenes, &c., designed by DeLoutherbourg. The Words of the Songs, &c. to be had at the Theatre. The Entertainment is splendidly got up--The Music by Thomas Linley Jun. [sic] was very well received (Hopkins Diary). Public Advertiser, 7 Dec. 1776: This Day is published the Songs in Selima and Azor (6d). [Text 1st published by J. Bell, 1784.] Receipts: #218 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Tattle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

9062
14 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramis

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Kecksey-Dodd; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Bates-Baddeley; Nephew-Davies; Thomas-Burton; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Burton

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17761031

9063
14 April 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap

Performance Comment: Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno (with imitations)-Reinhold; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lee Lewes; Goodwill-Fearon; Thomas-Whitefield [Public Advertiser: Young]; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; The Country Mad@Cap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Whitefield

Dance: As17761223

9064
09 February 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick O'Neale-Bailey; Whittle-Shepherd; Kecksy-Benson; Bates-Wallace; Thomas-Massey; Widow Brady (with the original Epilogue Song)-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Massey

Song: Entertainments of singing-Mrs Mapples;, particularly the favourite song of The Soldier tir'd of war's alarms-Mrs Mapples

9065
02 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-Davies; Bates-Baddeley; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Miss Walpole (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Burton

Dance: End II: The Minuet de la Cour, as17771111; End: Hornpipe-Miss Walpole; End I afterpiece: The Sailors' Revels, as17780425

9066
19 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Henderson; King-Packer; Horatio-Farren; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Rosencraus-Davies; Guildenstern-Lamash; Marcellus-Wrighten; Player King-Chambers; Lucianus-Waldron; Messenger-Wright; Bernardo-Griffiths; Francisco-Norris; Ghost-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston [Public Advertiser: Mrs Colles]; Ophelia-Mrs Robinson.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Packer
Role: Player King Actor: Chambers

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-Davies; Bates-Baddeley; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Miss Walpole.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Burton

Dance: End I afterpiece: Minuet de la Cour-the Miss Stageldoirs; with the Allemande-the Miss Stageldoirs

9067
08 September 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Egan; Bates-Usher; Nephew-R. Palmer; Thomas-Jackson; Kecksey-Blissett; The Irish Widow-Mrs Lloyd (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Jackson

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17790818

9068
27 December 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Falstaffs Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners or A Medley of Suitors

Performance Comment: Pleadwell-Powell; Trim-Barrett; Goosequil-Jackson; Fieri@Facias-Smith; Huncks-Brown; Staytape-Munden; Constable-Jones; Porter-Williams; Thomas-Master Screven; Molly Wheedle-Miss Webb; Mrs Cambrick-Miss Morris; Sukey Ogle-Miss Evison (1st appearance); Prologue-Parker.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Master Screven

Dance: V: Lonsdale

Song: End: Blow high blow low-Colvill

9069
05 April 1780 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Gardner; Aimwell-Jones; Sir Charles Freeman-Wortley; Sullen-Price; Gibbet-Parsloe; Boniface and Scrub-Gentlemen from London [unidentified]; Dorinda-Mrs Robinson; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Weeks; Cherry-Mrs Kingham; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Jerrold.
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Kingham

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Leach; Kecksey-Parsloe; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Price; Thomas-The Gentleman that plays Boniface; Widow Brady (with the Epilogue song)-Mrs Kingham.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: The Gentleman that plays Boniface
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Kingham.

Dance: A Hornpipe-Gentleman [unidentified]

Song: End IV: Tally O-Mrs Kingham

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Snip's Humorous Description of the Camp-Gardner

9070
04 May 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Copper Captain Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-Davies; Bates-Wrighten; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue song)-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Burton

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs

9071
24 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Wewitzer; Kecksey-Blissett; Bates-Usher; Nephew-R. Palmer; Thomas-Barrett; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Egan; Widow Brady (for that night)-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Barrett

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17800615

9072
13 November 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Detection Or A Sketch Of The Times

Afterpiece Title: The City Association or The National Spirit Rousd

Performance Comment: Captain Constant-Beesley; Serjeant Standfast-Parker; James-Welldon; Paddy O'Flail-Whittaker; Dunk Donald-Brown; Gregory Last-Swords; Dick Hatchet-Robinson; Sam. Slender-Thomas; Nat. Forge-Freeman; Timothy Remnant-Sutton; Mrs Magnum-Mrs Baker; Jenny Magnum-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]); Miss Fanny Lovewell-Miss Hemet (6th appearance); A new Prologue-Corbett [in the character of one of the City Associators.in the character of one of the City Associators.
Cast
Role: Slender Actor: Thomas

Song: End I: song-Phillips

Entertainment: Monologue.End: (not acted these 10 years) Shuter's comic interlude, Post Haste Observations on his Journey to Paris-Sutton (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh)

9073
12 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Mattocks; Thomas-Reinhold; Sally (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas (by particular desire)-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Reinhold

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with: a Dance of Sailors-

9074
25 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810403, but SCENE III. A View of the Sea. The Storm-Reinhold; We be three poor Mariners-Davies, Doyle, Simpkinson; To conclude with a Dance-Aldridge, others; SCENE IV as SCENE V on 3 Apr. SCENE V. A Church-Yard. Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, J.? Wilson, Davies; SCENE VI. A Banquet Scene. A Burlesque Italian Medley-Reinhold; To conclude with several Catches and Glees-the most eminent performers; Come honest Friends and jovial Souls-_SCENE VII omitted; Chorus-_; Dance-_; Attendant Genius-_; Venus-_; Dance of Warriors-_; Mad Tom-_; The music-_; She that will but now discover-_.
Cast
Role: A Church Actor: Yard. Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, J.? Wilson, Davies
Role: Poor Thomas Day Actor: Edwin, J.? Wilson, Davies
Role: A Burlesque Italian Medley Actor: Reinhold
Role: King Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Song: End III 1st piece: When Phoebus the tops of the hills did adorn-Leoni, Mrs Kennedy

9075
04 September 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Related Works
Related Work: Edgar; or, The English Merchant Author(s): Thomas Rymer

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister, Wilson, Wood, Webb, Egan, Stevens, Painter, Kenny, Edwin, Mrs Webb, Mrs Wells, Mrs Poussin, Miss Harper. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1781): Compton-Bannister; Sir Felix Friendly-Wilson; Eugene-Wood; Chicane-Webb; John Egan; Thomas-Stevens; Stump-Painter; Cudden-Kenny; Lingo-Edwin; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Webb; Cowslip-Mrs Wells; Fringe-Mrs Poussin; Laura-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Stevens