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5215 results for: Keyword - Thompson
We found 6912 matches on Roles/Actors, 1556 matches on Performance Comments, 109 matches on Event Comments, 77 matches on Performance Title, and 72 matches on Author.

851
19 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Humphrey Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Quick; Dupely-Bernard; Old Groveby-Ryder; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Francis; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Esten (1st appearance in that character [in London]).in London]).
Cast
Role: Oldworth Actor: Thompson

Dance: I afterpiece: a Dance-

Song: As17901023

852
23 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Jaffier (1st time)-Holman; Priuli-Hull; Renault-Powel; Bedamar-Davies; Duke-Thompson; Spinosa-Cubitt; Elliot-Macready; Pierre (1st time)-Harley; Belvidera (1st time [in London])-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

853
25 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Performance Comment: Colin-Mrs Martyr; Gregory-Cubitt; Higgins-Thompson; Fidget-Mrs Pitt; Rose-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Higgins Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The German Hotel

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Thompson

Dance: As17901123

854
02 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; Charles Gripe-Macready; Whisper-Bernard; Sir Francis Gripe-Munden (1st appearance on this stage); Isabinda-Mrs Mountain; Patch-Mrs Harlowe; Scentwell-Mrs Platt; Miranda-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: Jemmy Jumps-Munden; Valentine-Johnstone; Rundy-Blanchard; Colonel Dormant-Hull; Fairly-Thompson; Farmer Stubble-Powel; Farmer Blackberry (1st time)-Bannister; Molly Maybush-Mrs Martyr; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Betty Blackberry-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Fairly Actor: Thompson

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady- [See17901204]

855
06 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holman; King-Hull; Ghost-Aickin; Horatio-Farren; Laertes-Fennell; Polonius-Wilson; Ostrick-Bernard; Player King-Thompson; Marcellus-Powel; Bernardo-Evatt; Luciana-Cubitt; Rosencraus-Macready; Guildenstern-Davies; Grave@Diggers-Quick, Milburne; Queen-Mrs Bernard; Player Queen-Mrs Lefevre; Ophelia-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Player King Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Cast
Role: Bricklayers Actor: Letteney, Thompson

856
11 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Young Cape-Fennell; Governor-Powel; Sprightly-Davies; Poet-Bernard; Printer's Devil-Cross; Robin-Thompson; Arabella-Miss Chapman; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Thompson

Dance: End II: The Irish Lilt, as17901020

857
14 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Cast
Role: Higgins Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Performance Comment: Marquis-Lewis; Sebastian-Bernard; Nicholas-Blanchard; General-Quick; Matthias-Powel; Ambrose-Thompson; Flora-Mrs Mattocks; Cicely-Mrs Webb; Julia-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Ambrose Actor: Thompson

858
23 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17901210, but Anthonio-Thompson.
Cast
Role: Anthonio Actor: Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

859
31 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Holman; Burleigh-Harley; Raleigh-Macready; Lieutenant-Thompson; Officer-Evatt; Southampton-Farren; Rutland-Mrs Esten; Nottingham-Mrs Bernard; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lieutenant Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

860
26 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Cast
Role: Narrain Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadows-Munden; Groom-Blanchard; Young Wrongward-Macready; Canteen-Bernard; John-Thompson; Sternhold-Powel; William-Cubitt; Old Wrongward-Wilson; Sophia-Miss Chapman; Maid-Mrs Rock; Betsey Blossom-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Thompson

861
02 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Cast
Role: Narrain Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Razor-Quick; Pamphlet-Wilson; Quidnunc-Munden; Rovewell-Davies; Belmour-Macready; Feeble-C. Powell; Watchman-Thompson; Harriet-Miss Chapman; Termagant-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Watchman Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Thompson

862
11 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Holman; Count Baldwin-Hull; Carlos-Harley; Belford-Davies; Sampson-Cubitt; Villeroy-Farren; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Esten; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: Child-Miss Standen; Pedro-Thompson.
Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Song: III: Epithalamium. Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; the Music by Shield

863
05 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Pancha-Quick; Duke-Cubitt; Manuel-Davies; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Powel; Don Quixote-Marshall; Lady Tereza Pancha-Mrs Webb; Spanish Lady-Mrs Pitt; Duchess-Mrs Lefevre; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Rock.
Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Thompson

864
11 April 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Cast
Role: Lieutenant Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Duke's Servant (for that night only)-Lewis; Lovell-Munden; Sir Harry's Servant (with a Mock Minuet)-Blanchard; Philip-Wilson; Freeman-Macready; Tom-Cubitt; Robert-Thompson; Coachman-[C.] Powell; Kingston-Cross; Lady Charlotte-Miss Stuart; Cook-Mrs Davenett; Lady Bab-Mrs Rock; Kitty (with a song and mock Minuet, for that night only)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Thompson

Dance: As17901204

865
28 April 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle (with songs)-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Quick; Campley-Davies; Medium-Powel; Mate (with The Wand'ring Sailor)-Bannister; Planters-Rock, Thompson, Evatt; Sailor-Ledger; Waiter-Farley; Trudge (for that night only)-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Parys]); Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Narcissa-Mrs Mountain; Patty-Mrs Rock; Yarico-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Planters Actor: Rock, Thompson, Evatt

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk (with a variety of Imitations)-Rees (1st appearance in those characters); The Minor-Macready; Sir William Wealthy-Wilson; Mr Wealthy-Thompson; Loader-Cubitt; Dick-Blanchard; Lucy-Miss Chapman; Mrs Cole-Mr Bannister.
Cast
Role: Mr Wealthy Actor: Thompson

Dance: End II: Negro Dance-

Song: End: some of the most favourite Catches and Glees-Bannister, Incledon, Blanchard, Davies, Williamson, Johnstone [for specific songs probably sung, see17910517]

Entertainment: Monologue. After singing: A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey (after the manner of the late Mr Edwin)-the Young Gentleman who performs Trudge

866
30 April 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Bannister; Lubin-Incledon (1st appearance in that character); Easy-Thompson; Solomon-Quick; Floretta-Miss Williams (1st appearance in that character); Cicely-Mrs Davenett; Gillian-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Easy Actor: Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Edward Thompson

Entertainment: Duologue. End: Garrick's Ode on Shakespeare-Holman, Miss Brunton; Principal Vocal Parts-Incledon, Blanchard, Williamson, Cubitt, Gray, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Williams, Mrs Martyr

867
02 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Captain Ironsides (1st time)-Wilson; Young Belfield-Farren; Elder Belfield-Davies; Old Goodwin-Hull; Paterson-Macready; Philip-Evatt; Francis-Thompson; Jonathan-Powel; Skiff-Rock; Sir Benjamin Dove-Quick; Lady Dove-Mrs Webb; Violetta-Mrs Wells; Fanny Goodwin-Miss Francis; Lucy Waters-Miss Stuart; Sophia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Francis Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Little; or, The Rival Queans

Dance: End: The Jockies-Ratchford, Platt, Jackson, Mrs Goodwin

Song: End II: song-Incledon; Afterpiece: The Tragedy will be interspersed with Airs, Duets, Glees, composed by Arne, Arnold, Fischer, Dibdin, with a Grand Overture(A Finale, composed by Shield), Triumphal Entry of Alexander-

Related Works
Related Work: The Seraglio Author(s): Edward Thompson

868
03 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival; or, The Night before the Battle

Performance Comment: General Wolfe-Cranfield; Brigadier Moncton-Macready; Brigadier Townshend-King; Brigadier Murray-Ratchford; Adjutant-Lee; Surgeon Adair-Thompson; Aid@de@Camp-Farley; Grenadier-Evatt; Indian Chief-Follett; General Wolfe's favourite song, How stands the Glass around-Incledon; Irish Drinking Song [Of the ancients its speaking]-Johnstone; How merrily we live that Soldiers be-Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone; To arms! Britons strike home-Bannister, Incledon, Follett, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Reeve, Rees; [Conclude with an exact Representation of the Siege of Quebec-; the Death of General Wolfe-.
Cast
Role: Surgeon Adair Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

869
05 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo (1st time)-Munden; Phillippo-Blanchard; Don Scipio-Wilson; Don Caesar-Bannister; Don Juan-Cubitt; Rapino-Rock; Sanguina-Thompson; Alphonso (1st time, with an additional song)-Incledon; Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina-Miss Stuart; Isabel-Mrs Platt; Lorenzo-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sanguina Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Wilson (1st appearance in that character); Squire Groom-Lewis; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan (with You never did hear of an Irishman's fear and Let other Men sing of their Goddess's bright, with accompaniments by Shield)-Johnstone; Beau Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Thompson; Charlotte-Mrs Bernard.
Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Goodchild Actor: Thompson

Song: End I: Wine cannot cure the pain I endure for my Chloe-Johnstone, Incledon; with new accompaniments by Shield-; End: Catches and Glees-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Williamson; The Anacreontic Song-Bannister; The Introductory Dialogue, in Irish Character-Rock

870
11 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Farren; Clerimont-Macready; Finder-Bernard; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Mr Wilful-Cubitt; Supple-Cross; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Mattocks; Sylvia-Miss Brunton; Clarinda-Mrs Bernard; Wishwell-Mrs Harlowe; Sittup-Miss Stuart; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Pope; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: Dr Blister-Powel; Rhubarb-C. Powell.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Atall Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Dance: As17910507

871
19 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Performance Comment: Captain Crevelt-Lewis; Sir Oliver Oldstock-Quick; Caleb (with a song)-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Col. Talbot-Aickin; Mandeville-Farren; Count Pierpoint-Marshall; Wilkins-Cubitt; Johnson-Bernard; Amber-Thompson; Harriett-Mrs Wells; Mrs Wilkins-Mrs Rock; Lady Oldstock-Mrs Webb; Nancy-Mrs Cross; Betty-Mrs Spriggs; Charlotte-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Amber Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Song: End IV: The Group of Lovers; or, Beauty at her Levee (1st time at this theatre)-Munden; End: The Pleasures of the Chace-Incledon; after which Say Bonny Lass will you lie in a Garrat-, being a Parody on Say Bonny Lass, will you lie in a Barrack; Timothy Staytape-Munden; Miss Tippet-Mrs Martyr

872
20 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Evatt; Taylor-Bernard; Music@Master-C. Powell; Pedro-Farley; Grumio-Quick; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Baptista Actor: Thompson

Song: Probably at end: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; Wine cannot cure the Pain I endure for my Chloe-Johnstone, Incledon

Music: Between Acts afterpiece: the favourite air of Moggy Lauder (on the Union Pipes)-the celebrated Courtney

873
10 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Cubitt, Macready, Thompson & Cox. [This was Ryder's last appearance on the stage.] Receipts: #246 4s. (30.10; 4.13; tickets: 211.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib

Song: End II: Stand to your Guns-Bannister; In 3rd piece: as in 2nd piece, 6 June Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear-Mrs Mountain; The Gallant Soldier born to Arms-Incledon

874
13 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib

Performance Comment: As17910610 but Officers-Evatt, Thompson, Ledger; Ensigns-Lee, Letteney; Modagee Boosla-Blurton; Holcar-Platt; Sacarem-Jackson; Buchava-Basant [recte Bayzand].recte Bayzand].
Cast
Role: Officers Actor: Evatt, Thompson, Ledger
Role: Peter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Munden, Bernard, Davies, Macready, Powel, Thompson, Cross, Miss Stuart, Miss Brangin, Mrs Harlowe.
Role: Don Sancho Actor: Thompson
Role: Peter Actor: Thompson

Song: In 2nd Piece:as in 3rd piece, 10 June Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear-Mrs Mountain; The Gallant Soldier born to Arms-Incledon

875
12 September 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist; Or, Stop Him Who Can

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Neville-Holman; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letitia-Mrs Platt; Miss Courtney-Mrs Merry (late Miss Brunton).
Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: Jemmy Jumps-Munden; Valentine-Johnstone; Rundy-Blanchard; Col. Dormant-Hull; Fairly-Thompson; Farmer Stubble-Powel; Farmer Blackberry-Darley (1st appearance these 2 years); Molly Maybush-Mrs Martyr; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Betty Blackberry-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Fairly Actor: Thompson

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-King, Blurton, Mrs Watts