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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.

9926
24 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-King; Jack Meggot-Dodd; Bellamy-Packer; Strictland-Love; Frankly-Palmer; Tester-Vaughan; Lucetta-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Hopkins; Jacintha-Miss Plym; Clarinda-Miss Pope; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

9927
31 October 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: Don Carlos-Holland; Don Lorenzo-Palmer; Lopez-Yates; Metaphrastus-Love; Jacinta-Mrs Clive; Camilla-Mrs Lee; Toledo-Baddeley; Sarcho-King; Felix-Burton; Alvarez-Bransby; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Leonora-Mrs Palmer, first time.
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Clown; or, The Lucky Mistake Author(s): Thomas Gataker
Related Work: Like Master Like Man Author(s): Thomas Ryder

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

9928
16 November 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion in Three Parts

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; Others-Yates, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Vaughan, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Marr, Mrs Bennet, Miss Matthews, Miss Wright, Miss Pope; The Dances-Grimaldi, Aldridge, Giorgi, Miss Baker, Sga Giorgi.

9929
20 November 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Powell; Jachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Love; Cloten-King; Bellarius-Havard; Arviragus-Palmer; Guiderius-Aickin; Pissanio-Packer; Imogen-Mrs Yates; Queen-Mrs Bennet; In Act II, a Masquerade Scene-Aldridge, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi; Singing-Mrs Vincent.
Related Works
Related Work: The Injured Princess; or, The Fatal Wager Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: III: A Dutch Dance-Aldridge

9930
06 December 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Holland; Zara-Mrs Fitzhenry; King-Love; Gonzales-Havard; Heli-Hurst; Garcia-Lee; Selim-Packer; Alonzo-Ackman; Perez-Keen; Leonora-Mrs Bennet; Almeria-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

9931
23 January 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-Garrick; Drunken Man-Yates; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Old Man-Parsons; Frenchman-King; Charon-Moody; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Aesop-Bransby; Bowman-Ackman; Mercury-Vernon.

Dance: End: New Tambourine-Aldridge, Miss Baker

9932
29 January 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Dodd, first time; Col. Standard-Bensley, first time; Smuggler-Parsons; Vizard-Hurst; Beau Clincher-Yates; Clincher Jun-King; Dicky-Vaughan; Tom Errand-Clough; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parly-Mrs Bennet; Angelica-Miss Plym; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Dodd, first appearance that stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

9933
03 February 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard; Stephano-King; Caliban-Love; Ferdinand (with song)-Vernon; Trinculo-Yates; Ariel (with song)-Miss Young; Ceres-Mrs Vincent; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Hymen-Kear; Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; The other Dances-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Mock-Tempest; or, The Enchanted Castle Author(s): Thomas Duffett
Related Work: The Mock Tempest Author(s): Thomas Duffett

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

9934
15 March 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Irish Hospitality; Or, Virtue Rewarded

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters-King, Palmer, Love, Packer, Lee, Bransby, Hurst, Aickin, Ackman, Moody, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Plym, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Pritchard; To Conclude with A Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: King, Palmer, Love, Packer, Lee, Bransby, Hurst, Aickin, Ackman, Moody, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Plym, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

9935
25 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (With a New Song)-Dodd; Flash-King; Loveit-Packer; Puff-Moody; Jasper-Ackman; Tag-Mrs Bennet; Biddy-Miss Pope.

Dance: III: New Tambourine Dance, as17660123

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have At Ye All-Dodd

9936
02 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Related Works
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-King; Grumio-Yates; Tailor-Master Burton; Biondello-Baddeley; Baptista-Burton; Catherine-Mrs Abington (first time).

Dance: End: New Tambourine, as17660123

9937
03 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Palmer; Obadiah-Love; Day-Baddeley; Abel-King; Bookseller-Marr; Mrs Day-Mrs Dorman, first time; Arabella-Miss Plym; Col. Blunt-Hurst; Committeemen-Vaughan, Castle, Clough; Teague (with several droll songs in character)-Moody; Mrs Chat-Mrs Simson; Ruth-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: III: A Comic Dance, as17660207; V: The Irish Lilt, as17651004

9938
10 May 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Sir Willful Witwou'd-Yates; Witwou'd-King; Waitwell-Bransby; Petulant-Baddeley; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive; Mrs Fainall-Miss Plym; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hopkins; Mincing-Mrs Simson; Foible-Mrs Bennet; Millamant-Mrs Abington (first time); In Act III, a Cantata-Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: III: Tambourine, as17651004; End: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

9939
12 May 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17650918, but Horatio-Hull; Rosencraus-Bennet; Pl. King-Lewis; Marcellus-_; Bernardo-_.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

9940
25 October 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Jupiter (Harlequin)-Miles; Pluto (Punch)-Rayner; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Pedro; Pan (Scaramouche)-Curtat; Hercules (Brighella)-Dumai; Apollo (Mezetin)-King; Mars (Leander)-Hussey; Chasseur Royal-Squibb; Diana-Mrs Baker; Aerial Spirits-Arnauld, Miss Twist; Doctor-Weller; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Dibdin; Mercury-Baker; Pierrot-Morris.

9941
17 November 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King [1st time since his accident, 17 May 1766]; Sir John Melvil-Holland; Sterling-Yates; Lovewell-Powell; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Serj. Flower-Love; Traverse-Hurst; Trueman-Aickin; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Palmer; Betty-Mrs Abington; Chambermaid-Miss Plym; Mrs Heidelbery-Mrs Clive; New Epilogue-Miss Pope. [See17661017] .See17661017] .

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

9942
18 November 1766 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; The Other Characters-Legg, Mrs Baker, Morris, Dibdin, Wignel, Baker, Squibb, DuBellamy, Buck, Weller, Mrs Lampe, Miss Helm, Mrs Mahon, Miss Wilford; The Dances-Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

9943
10 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [G$Genest, V, 119, suggests The Deuce is in Him for afterpiece with King as Prattle and Miss Reynolds as Bell. Treasurer's Book, however, states Queen Mab. Cunning Man-deferred. Mrs Arne Ill. Wonder reviv'd after two years. See 13 May 1765.] Receipts: #103 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Related Works
Related Work: Wonders in the Sun, or, The Kingdom of the Birds Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Vintage, as17661011

9944
12 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Related Works
Related Work: Wonders in the Sun, or, The Kingdom of the Birds Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17661021, but Prattle-King, 1st this season; Bell-Miss Reynolds, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Prattle Actor: King, 1st this season

Dance: II: The Vintage, as17661011; End: Comic Dance The Jealous Peasant, as17661111

9945
13 December 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: Parts-Holland, Powell, Bensley, Packer, Fawcett, Strange, Fox, Mrs Palmer, Miss Plym, Mrs Yates; With a Prologue and Epilogue. Warwick-Holland; King Edward-Powell; Earl of Pembroke-Bensley; Earl of Suffolk-Packer; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Yates; Lady Eliz. Gray-Mrs Palmer; Lady Clifford-Miss Plym; Officers, Messenger-Fawcett, Strange, Fox (Genest, V, 119); Prologue-Colman, Bensley; Epilogue-Garrick, Mrs Yates (Winston MS 9).
Cast
Role: King Edward Actor: Powell

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

9946
23 January 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Performance Comment: Parolles-Woodward; Bertram-Ross; Lafeu-Gibson; King of France-Walker; Clown-Shuter; Duke-Anderson; Interpreter-Bennet; Countess of Roussillon-Mrs DuBellamy; Mariana-Mrs Ferguson; Widow-Mrs Stephens; Diana-Mrs Mattocks; Helena-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: King of France Actor: Walker

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.

9947
24 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Rec'd stopages #3 4s. 6d.; Paid salary list #441 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #171 18s. (Treasurer's Book). Pay List 24 Jan. 1767 at #73 10s. 8d. per diem, #441 4s. per week (Winston MS 9), at close of season 1766-67. @Men Daily Weekly@James Lacy #2 15s. 6d. #16 13s.@David Garrick #2 15s. 6d. #16 13s.@#2 18s. 4d. #17 10s.@Yates & Wife #3 6s. 8d. #20@Holland #2 #12@Powell #2 #12@Palmer & Wife #2 #12@King & Wife #2 #12@Dance & Wife #1 1s. 8d. #6 10s.@Hopkins & Wife 18s. 4d. #5 10s.@Havard 16s. 8d. #5@Dodd 16s. 8d. #5@Baddeley & Wife 13s. 4d. #4@Bransby 11s. 8d. #3 10s.@Burton 10s #3@Moody 10s. #3@Rooker 10s. #3@Packer 8s. 4d. #2 10s.@Parsons 8s. 4d. #2 10s.@Aickin 8s. 4d. #2 10s.@Hurst 6s. 8d. #2@Ackman 6s. 8d. #2@Hartry 6s. 8d. #2@Weston 6s. 8d. #2@Clough 5s. #1 10s.@Raftor 5s. #1 10s.@J. Johnston 5s. #1 10s.@J. Palmer 5s. #1 10s.@Castle 4s. 2d. #1 5s.@Strange 4s. 2d. #1 5s.@Fox 4s. 2d. #1 5s.@Marr 3s. 4d. #1@Mas. Burton 3s. 4d. #1@Philips 3s. 4d. #1@Keen 3s. 4d. #1@Watkins 2s. 6d. 15s.@Mortimer 2s. 12s.@West 2s. 12s.@ Women Daily Weekly@Pritchard #2 6s. 8d. #14@Clive #1 15s. #10 10s.@Abington 16s. 8d. #5@Pope 16s. 8d. #5@Barry 10s. #3@Reynolds 8s. 4d. #2 10s.@Bennett 8s. 4d. #2 10s.@Bradshaw 6s. 8d. #2@Lee 6s. 8d. #2@Plym 6s. 8d. #2@Cross 5s. #1 10s.@Simpson 4s. 2d. #1 5s.@Smith@Speres@Miss Simson@Mills@Pearce@Mathews 3s. 4d. each #1@ Singers@Arne #1 10s. #9@Vernon #1 #6@Vincent 16s. 8d. #5@Scott 13s. 4d. #4@Champness 13s. 4d. #4@Dorman 5s. #1 10s.@Fawcett 5s. #1 10s.@Kear 3s. 4d. #1@The Band #7 14s. 8d. 46s. 8d.@ Dancers@Guidetti 17s. 6d. #5 5s.@Grimaldi & Wife 16s. 8d. #5@Giorgi & Wife 16s. 8d. #5@Duquesney 10s. #3@Tassoni 6s. 8d. #2@Granier@Mathews@Roullet@Luchi@Tetley 5s. each #1 10s.@Walker 4s. 2d. #1 5s.@Hurst@Pope@Mas. Lelly@Eagan@Heath 3s. 4d. each #1@Heyward@Reinhold@Wallis@Brawn 2s. 6d. each 15s.@Office Keepers 2 at #1@3 at 15s.@1 at 12s.@Box Keepers 15 Doorkeepers (Palmer included) 9s.@Men Dressers 1 at 12s.@11 at 9s.@Women Dressers 16 at 9s.@Treasurer: Victor 8s. 4d. #2 10s.@Sub. Treas.: 5s. #1@Wardrobe: Heath & Wife 6s. 8d. #2@Wardrobe: Slaughter 5s. #1 10s.@Wardrobe: Johnston 3s. 4d. #1@Properties: Berkely Jr 3s. 4d. #1@Properties: D Jr 1s. 9d. 10s. 16d.@Numberer: Fosbrook 2s. 6d. 15s.@Housekeepers: Johnson 8s. 10d. #2 13s.@Hulett 2s. 6d. 15s.@Sceneman 1s. 8d. 6s. 4d.@Soldiers 14s. #4 4s.@Sweepers 11s. 6d. #3 9s.@Barber 4s. #1 4s.@Constable 2s. 12s.@Candlewoman 2s. 12s.@Pensioner: Waldgrave 1s. 9d. 10s. 6d.@Sinking Fund 1s. 15d. 10s. 10d.@Salary Fund 1s. 15d. 10s. 10d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17661021, but Cloten-King; Imogen-Miss Plym.
Related Works
Related Work: The Injured Princess; or, The Fatal Wager Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

9948
05 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: As17661205, but Novel-King.

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End: The Vintage, as17661011

9949
09 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Powell; Count Basset-King; Manly-Packer; Sir Francis-Yates; John Moody-Burton; Squire Richard-Mas. Burton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Cross; Trusty-Mrs Bennet; Myrtilla-Mrs Lee; Lady Grace-Mrs W. Barry, 1st time; Miss Jenny-Miss Pope; Lady Townly-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

9950
02 March 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Smith; King-Clarke; Gonzales-Gibson; Heli-Hull; Selim-Davis; Almeria-Miss Macklin; Alonzo-Gardner; Perez-R. Smith; Garcia-Perry; Leonora-Mrs Barrington; Zara-Mrs Bellamy, 1st time.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Arnauld, Miss Valois, Dumai, Petro, Rayner, Hussey, Curtat, King, Miss D. Twist, Miss Daw, Miss Pitt, Miss Barowby, Miss Twist, Miss Hilliard, Fishar, Sga Manesiere. With New Music, Scenes, Habits and Decorations.