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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.

1751
05 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley, first time

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End tragedy: The Reel, as17741028

1752
07 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: No One's Enemy but His Own

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17741026

1753
28 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Cast
Role: Speaking Druid Actor: Booth

1754
05 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Cast
Role: Speaking Druid Actor: Booth

1755
13 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Cast
Role: Speaking Druid Actor: Booth

1756
29 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke.
Role: Buckingham Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Cast
Role: Speaking Druid Actor: Booth

1757
31 December 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Cast
Role: Speaking Druid Actor: Booth

1758
21 January 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

1759
01 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Entertainment: Interlude. End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker

Dance: End Interlude: The Merry Sailors, as17741026

1760
18 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: Interlude. End: True Blue, as17750401

Dance: End Interlude: A Hornpipe-Blurton (playbill)

1761
22 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd stopages #12 7s. Paid salary list #566 6s.; J. French on acct #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Mrs Smith's Benefit for 2 May advertised as Cymbeline and a new Comic Opera (in 2 Acts) call'd the Wish. The Music entirely new, the principal characters by Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Mrs Wrighten and Mrs Smith. With a New Occasional Prologue spoken by King. [But this was changed on 27 April.] Receipts: #212 1s. Charges: #66 3s. Profits to Bannister #145 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorne-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir Wm. Meadows-J. Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-King; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Mrs Smith; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: A New Dance, call'd The Pirates-Como, Sga Crespi. [See17730422.

Entertainment: End Opera: (By particular Desire) Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

1762
22 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End: The Humours of Blackwall, as17750429

1763
25 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

1764
01 June 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17741202

1765
05 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Prelude and Mainpiece By Command of their Majesties. Jane Shore is oblig'd to be deferr'd on Account of Mrs Yates's being incapable of performing. [MacMillan's note from Kemble "Mr Smith Kitely -dull enough" does not appear in the Folger, Hopkins Diary.] King and Queen Present. Rec'd from Mr Reddish on Acct #50. Paid Printer's Bill #14 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). [This weekly payment throughout the season averaged #9 6s., for a total payment of #353 8s. No further itemization of it will be made.] Receipts: #284 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Hurst; Wellbred-Jefferson; Cash-Whitfield; Master Stephen-Weston; Bobadill-King; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Parsons; Mathew-Burton; Cob-Moody; Young Knowell-Aickin; Downright-Bransby; Bridget-Mrs Davies; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Greville.

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Cast
Role: King Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

1766
04 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Miss Younge being ill, Mrs King play'd Arpasia very bad much hiss'd (Hopkins Diary). Paid salary list #626 16s. 6d.; Collett #2 13s. 2d.; Mr Packer on note #30; Mr Sadler for cloth #1 15s. Rec'd Stopages #14 2s. 6d. Receipts: #153 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Stratocles-Farren; Zama-Wright; Mirvan-Norris; Hali-Whitfield; Tamerlane-Palmer; Axalla-Brereton; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Hurst; Bajazet-Smith; Selima-Mrs Hopkins; Prince of Tanais-Davies; Arpasia-Mrs King, first time; Moneses-Reddish; The Usual Prologue-Reddish; in Act IV, the Original Song, To Thee Oh Gentle Sleep-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs King, first time

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Related Works
Related Work: May Day; or, The Little Gipsy Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End: The Savage Hunters, as17751020

1767
15 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Sheridan
Role: King of France Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

1768
26 December 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Milwood Mrs King So, so, Barnwell first time by Mr Brereton very well. The Jubilee is reviv'd with Alterations and Additions in the Pageant It was receiv'd with vast Applause (Hopkins Diary). [The Westminster Magazine for Dec. remarked on The Jubilee: "It appeared with still greater splendor [than in its original performance in 1769] from the introduction of more pageants and characters. Romeo and Juliet made a different appearance in this procession, and their was likewise a new Pageant for the Tragedy of Coriolanus, which was not introduced before. The scenes were either all new painted, or quite new."] Receipts: #242 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Brereton, first time; Milwood-Mrs King, first time; Trueman-Davies; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Whitfield; Lucy-Mrs Davies; Thorogood-Hurst; Maria-Miss Hopkins; Song-Mrs Scott , in I.
Cast
Role: Milwood Actor: Mrs King, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: The Goldsmiths Jubilee; or, London's Triumph: Containing, A Description of the several Pageants: On which are Represented, Emblematical Figures, Artful Pieces of Architecture, and Rural Dancing: with the Speeches Spoken on each Pageant. Author(s): Thomas Jordan

1769
26 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Aickin, first time

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

1770
03 June 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Reddish
Role: Buckingham Actor: Jefferson

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, The Sham Doctor

1771
05 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Grand Representation of a Regattav. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] Paid Supernumeraries #5 13s. 6d.; Billstickers #2 14s.; Music 1st week #25 7s. 6d.; Miss Younge's Cloathes #5. King being hoarse the Prelude [see 21 Sept.] was omitted--Miss Pope made her first Appearance these 2 years upon this stage in Miss Sterling--but coolly received (+Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #213 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sterling-Parsons; Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Lovewell-Brereton; Serjeant Flower-Bransby; Traverse-Hurst; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope (1st appearance upon this stage these 2 years); Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Related Works
Related Work: London's Resurrection to Joy and Triumph: Celebrious to the much-meriting Magistrate Sir George Waterman Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan

1772
09 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Mrs Davies Miss Tittup--La! La! King sent a letter to $Sheridan desiring to be off his Engagement--all made up at night. Mattocks came and told me that Lacy had sold Half his Share of the Patent to Mr Langford (The Auctioneer) and Captain Thomson (Authour of the Syrens &c.). I acquainted Sheridan of it--he had not heard it before (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #267 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Reddish; Jaques-Jefferson; Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Corin-Waldron; LeBeau-Everard; Silvius-R. Palmer; William-Messink; Adam-Moody; Caelia-Mrs Baddeley; Cuckoo Song-Mrs Baddeley; Phoebe-Mrs Davies; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley-King; Colonel Tivy-Brereton; Davy-Parsons; Jessamy-Lamash; Mignon-Burton; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Miss Tittup-Mrs Davies; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope.

Dance: End I: The Grand Garland Dance-Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Slingsby

Song: In V: a song-Mrs Scott

1773
06 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Buckingham Actor: Jefferson
Role: King Henry Actor: Reddish

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

1774
01 March 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Public Advertiser, 3 Mar.: "A new Prologue was spoken by King on Saturday Evening, and received with uncommon Applause." [Mrs Sherborn is identified in Lysons, Collectanea.] Receipts: #215 16s. 6d. (187.12.0; 25.17.0; 2.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17770225, but New Prologue-King.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End III: The Double Festival, as17770213

1775
29 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron & Mrs Greville. Public Advertiser, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 16, Glanville-street, Rathbone Place; of Mrs Greville at the Orange Warehouse, the Corner of King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #178 15s. (69.0; 15.1; 0.0; tickets: 94.14) (charge: #74 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-King; Sir Philip Modelove-Baddeley; Obadiah Prim-Moody; Freeman-Packer; Sackbut-Bransby; Tradelove-Hurst; Simon Pure-Waldron; Perriwinkle-Parsons; Mrs Prim-Mrs Bradshaw; Masked Lady-Miss Platt; Betty-Mrs Smith; Ann Lovely-Mrs Greville (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: As17761128