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11735 results for: Keyword - Thomas King, Esq.
We found 5449 matches on Author, 3212 matches on Performance Comments, 2694 matches on Performance Title, 2194 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

9476
08 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Performance Comment: Amintor-Ryan; Melantius-Quin; King-Boheme; Lisippus-Walker; Diphilus-Hulett; Strato-Milward; Calianax-Hippisley; Diagoras-Chapman; Evadne-Mrs Berriman; Aspatia-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Boheme

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

9477
22 November 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: Anna Bullen-Mrs Oldfield; King Henry-Harper; Wolsey-Cibber; Northumberland-Bridgwater; Piercy-Wilks; Rochford-W. Mills; Lady Elizabeth-Mrs Horton; Lady Diana-Mrs Cibber; Young Princess Elizabeth-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Harper

9478
25 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rape; Or, The Innocent Impostor

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Boheme, Ryan, Quin, Walker, Milward, Hulett, Chapman, Mrs Berriman, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Younger, Mrs Buchanan, but edition of 1730 lists: King of Spain-Boheme; Alonzo-Quin; Sebastian-Ryan; Ramirez-Walker; Emanuel-Milward; Garcia-Hulett; Octavio-Chapman; Lionel-Ogden; Queen of Spain-Mrs Berriman; Queen Dowager of Portugal-Mrs Bullock; Emilia-Mrs Buchanan; Isabella-Mrs Younger; Merinda-Mrs Cantrel; Prologue-Ryan; Epilogue-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: King of Spain Actor: Boheme

9479
18 December 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo; Or, News From Terra Australis Incognita

Performance Comment: Lord Flame-Johnson; King-Fielding; Hurlothrumbo-Mullart; Dologodelmo-Wells; Theorbeo-Stopler; Darony-Lacy; Urlemdenny-Reynolds; Lomporhomock-Dove; Darno-Wells Jr; Primo-Richards; Countermine-Peters; Temo-Harris; Genius-Holt; Puny-Hicks; Death-Jones; Cadamore-Mrs Mullart; Sementory-Mrs Nokes; Seringo-Miss Wood; Lusingo-Mrs Newman.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Fielding

9480
03 January 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Demetrius-Wilks; Caelia-Mrs Oldfield; Leontius-Mills; Lieutenant-Miller; King-Bridgwater; Lysimachus-Watson; Seleuceus-Boman; Ptolomy-Corey; Menippus-Shepard; Charinthus-Norris; Leucippe-Harper.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

9481
09 January 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Giffard; Ghost-Smith; King-W. Giffard; Polonius-Collet; Laertes-W. Williams; Horatio-Huddy; Ostrick-W. Bullock; Guildenstern-R. Williams; Gravediggers-Penkethman, Hallam; Queen-Mrs Haughton; Ophelia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: King Actor: W. Giffard

Afterpiece Title: Jealousy Deceived

9482
24 January 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; Queen-Mrs Porter; King-W. Mills; Ghost-Bridgwater; Horatio-Mills; Polonius-Griffin; Laertes-Williams; Fop-Cibber Jr; Gravedigger-Johnson; Ophelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: King Actor: W. Mills

9483
24 April 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: King Arthur-Mullart; Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Marshall; Doodle-Reynolds; 1st Physician-Hallam; 2d-Dove; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Jones; Prologue-Jones; Epilogue-Miss Jones.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart
Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Thomas Arne

9484
01 May 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Marshall; Dr Churchyard-Hallam; Dr Fillgrave-Dove; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Martin; Cleora-Mrs Smith; Mustacha-Mrs Clarke. With a New Prologue and Epilogue to the Tragedy; but see also 24 April. but see also 24 April.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart
Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Thomas Arne

9485
14 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17300101, but Seyward-Houghton; King-Ogden; 1st Murderer-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Ogden

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Barbier; incident to the Play: Original Music-Leveridge, Legar, Salway, Rochetti, Papillion, Baker, Thompson, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Egleton, Mrs Cantrel

Related Works
Related Work: The Humour of the Age Author(s): Thomas Baker
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker
Related Work: Hampstead Health Author(s): Thomas Baker
Related Work: The Fine Lady's Airs: or, an Equipage of Lovers Author(s): Thomas Baker

Music: H$Handel's Water Music-; with a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Benjamin Baker

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr

9486
04 September 1730 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Rosco; Doodle-Wathen; Churchyard-Wells; Fillgrave-Dove; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Williamson; Mustacha-Mrs Clarke.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart
Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife

9487
09 September 1730 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free-mason; Or, The Constant Lady

Performance Comment: Squire Noodle-Berry; King of Tunis-Fielding; Mirza-Paget; Sebastian-Oates; Clerimont-Woodward; Sir Jasper-Burnett; Doodle-Young Bencraft; Davy-Excell; Queen-Mrs Kilby; Maria-Miss Oates; Caelia-Mrs Grace; Jacinta-Miss Williams; Jenny-Mrs Stevens; Lettice-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: King of Tunis Actor: Fielding

Dance: Smith, Young Clark, Miss Williams; particularly French Peasant, Black Joke-

Related Works
Related Work: A Day at Rome Author(s): Thomas Attwood

9488
12 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Wilks; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Booth; King-Wm. Mills; Horatio-Mills; Laertes-Williams; Ghost-Bridgewater; Fop-Cibber Jr; Gravedigger-Johnson; With a new Prologue-address'd to the Merchants of Great Britain.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Wm. Mills

9489
19 September 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Mills; Zara-Mrs Porter; Almeria-Mrs Thurmond; King-W. Mills; Gonsalez-Corey; Garcia-Williams; Heli-Boman; Leonora-Mrs Shireburn.
Cast
Role: King Actor: W. Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

9490
25 September 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Giffard; King-W. Giffard; Ghost-Smith; Polonius-Collett; Horatio-Huddy; Laertes-W. Williams; Ostrick-Bullock; Gravediggers-Penkethman, R. Williams; Ophelia-Mrs Giffard; Queen-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: King Actor: W. Giffard

Song:

Dance:

9491
21 October 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce; With The Pleasures Of The Town

Performance Comment: Luckless-Mullart; Whitemore-Havard; Marplay-Raynolds; Sparkish-Stoppelaer; Bookweight-Jones; Scarecrow-Wathen; Harriot-Miss Talbot; Goddess of Nonsense-Mrs Mullart; Tragedio-Ayres; Sir Farsical-Davenport; Opera-Stoppelaer; Orator-Jones; Somebody-Wathen; Nobody-Cross; Mrs Novel-Mrs Nokes; Lady Kingcale-Mrs Clark; Punch-Reynolds; Joan-Hicks; with The Triumphs of the King of Bantam-; With a new Prologue- address'd to the Merchants' 'prentices of Great Britain.
Cast
Role: Lady Kingcale Actor: Mrs Clark
Role: with The Triumphs of the King of Bantam Actor:

9492
23 October 1730 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce; With The Pleasures Of The Town

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Ayres; Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Smith.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart
Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Thomas Arne

9493
02 November 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid's Tragedy

Performance Comment: Amintor-Ryan; King-Boheme; Lysippus-Walker; Diphilus-Hulett; Strato-Milward; Calianax-Hippisley; Diagoras-Chapman; Melantius-Quin; Evadne-Mrs Berriman; Aspatia-Mrs Buchanan.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Boheme

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

9494
13 November 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ryan; King-Quin; Ghost-Boheme; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Walker; Horatio-Milward; Ostrick-Chapman; Gravediggers-Bullock, Ray; Queen-Mrs Berriman; Ophelia-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Quin

9495
30 December 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17300921, but King-Ogden; Banquo-Milward; Seyton-Hulett; Seyward-_; Malcolm-Chapman; Witches-Penkethman, _Morgan.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Ogden

Song: Leveridge, Legar, Rochetti, Mrs Seedo, but see17300921

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, but see17300921

9496
14 January 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: See17301207, but Tom Thumb-Miss Jones; King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Jones; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Wathen; Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Lacy.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart
Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Books

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

9497
08 March 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: As17301231, but King-Mills; Prince-Wilks; Glendower-Cibber; Falstaff-Harper; Kate-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical History of Don Quixote, Part I Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: The Comical History of Don Quixote, Part II Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): Thomas Betterton
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham
Related Work: An Eclogue; or, Representation in Four Parts Author(s): Thomas Jordan
Related Work: The Amorous Bigotte: With the Second Part of Tegue O Divelly Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Atheist; or, The Second Part of the Souldiers Fortune Author(s): Thomas Otway

9498
16 March 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: See17300929, but King-Mills; Prince-W. Mills; Falstaff-Harper; Shallow-Cibber; Pistol-Cibber Jr; Silence-Griffin.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Mills
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical History of Don Quixote, Part II Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): Thomas Betterton
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

9499
20 March 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Thomas

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17310315 but King Arthur-Havard.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Havard.
Role: Noodle Actor: Mrs Thomas
Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: As17310318

9500
24 March 1731 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Performance Comment: Edition of 1731 lists: King Arthur-Mullart; Tom Thumb-Young Verhuyck; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Lacy; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Merline-Hallam; Noodle-Reynolds; Doodle-Wathan; Foodle-Ayres; Bailiff-Peterson; Follower-Hicks; Parson-Watson; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Jones; Glumdalca-Mrs Dove.
Cast
Role: King Arthur Actor: Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Letter Writers; or, A New Way to Keep a Wife at Home