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2201 results for: Keyword - Tom
We found 2126 matches on Roles/Actors, 675 matches on Performance Comments, 410 matches on Performance Title, 95 matches on Event Comments, and 9 matches on Author.

626
19 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: As17800503, but Mademoiselle-Miss Ambrose; added: Counsellor Puzzle-Booth; Tom-Jones; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Fardingale-Mrs Poussin.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Ballet: End: The Humours of New-Market. As17800518

627
13 November 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Detection; Or, A Sketch Of The Times

Performance Comment: Alderman Increase-Beesley (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich); George Increase-Williams; Sprightly-Mason (1st appearance); Landlord Blacklegs, Carmine-Welldon; Brass-Johnstone; Dr M'Drugg, Powell-Swords; Rushlight-Stannard; Marrowbone-Whittaker; Sam. Baldpate-Parker; Putty-Hedges; Snip-Phillips; Flint-Freeman; Tom Blunt-Robinson; Boy-Master Charles; M'Intosh-Brown (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); Sir Petulant Poundage-Barrett; Clara-Miss Frederick (1st time); Gauze-Miss Watkins; Mrs Tripe-Miss Jackson; Mrs Increase-Mrs Baker (from the Theatre Royal, York); With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Tom Blunt Actor: Robinson

Afterpiece Title: The City Association; or, The National Spirit Rous'd

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)

628
06 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith; Myrtle (1st time)-Palmer; Cimberton-Parsons; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrighten; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Mrs Sharp; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17801230

Song: II: song-Du-Bellamy

629
15 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Performance Comment: Lord Hardy-Wroughton; Campley-Lewis; Lord Brumpton-Clarke; Trusty-Hull; Cousellor Puzzle-Booth; Sable-Quick; Tom-Jones; Trim-Wilson; Lady Harriet (1st time)-Mrs Wilson; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Lessingham; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Fardingale-Mrs Poussin; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding, as17810213

630
18 April 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810403, but To conclude with Tony Lumpkin's Adventures in a Trip to London-Quick; Mad Tom-_; Music by Purcell-_.
Cast
Role: Mad Tom Actor: Reinhold
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Edwin

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle; or, A Wife at her Wit's End

631
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: Mad Tom Actor: Reinhold
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

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

632
18 July 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by Elizabeth, Baroness Craven, later Margravine of Anspach. Larpent MS 564; not published. Author of Prologue unknown]: After the Prologue, a Naval Overture. The Airs from the most eminent Composers [with new music by Dr Arnold, Lady Craven, and Tommaso Giordani]. The Scenes new painted by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 19 July 1781: This Day is published the Songs in The Silver Tankard (6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Silver Tankard; or, The Point at Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Marshall, Egan, Davis, Wilson, Miss Hitchcock, Miss Harper. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1781): Tom Splicem-Bannister; Ensign Williams-Marshall; Ben Mainstay-Egan; Jack Reefem-Davis; Old Rosemary-Wilson; Nancy-Miss Hitchcock; Sally-Miss Harper; A new Prologue [in the character of a midshipman,-Bannister Jun. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Tom Splicem Actor: Bannister

633
10 November 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Suett, Phillimore, Griffiths, Helme, Moody; Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Farren. [Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1781): Sir Harry Trifle-Palmer; Qui Tarn-Parsons; Tom-Suett; Timothy-Phillimore; Sambo-Griffiths; Servant-Helme; Dennis Dogherty-Moody; Biddy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Annaseed-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Harriet Trifle-Miss Farren.] Prologue spoken by Palmer. Epilogue (taken from a celebrated passage in Thompson's Seasons [an abridgement of lines 1113-65 of Spring]) spoken by Miss Farren. [The Prologue was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances. The Epilogue was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 3 performances only (see17811115).] hathi. Prologue spoken by Palmer. Epilogue (taken from a celebrated passage in Thompson's Seasons [an abridgement of lines 1113-65 of Spring]) spoken by Miss Farren. [The Prologue was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances. The Epilogue was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 3 performances only (see17811115).] hathi.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Suett

Song: As17811022

634
14 January 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Greville (of DL); Colonel Standard-Brinsley; Young Clincher-Swords (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin); Vizard-Cotton; Alderman Smuggler-Barrett; Tom Errand-Forrest; Beau Clincher-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Wife-Mr Pressley; Angelica-Miss Read; Parley-Miss Plain; Lady Darling-Mrs Fowler; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Child .
Cast
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Forrest

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Song: End of Act I of afterpiece Horn sweet are the Woodlands by Forrest and Groves. imitations. End of mainpiece, Vocal and Rhetorical, by the Gentleman who performs Beau Clincher

635
03 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Wroughton; Major Oakly-Booth; Charles-Whitfield; Lord Trinket-Lewis; Russet-Fearon; Captain O'Cutter-Egan; Tom-Jones; Paris-J. Wilson; Sir Harry Beagle-Lee Lewes; Harriet-Mrs Morton; Lady Freelove-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Barnes (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: End of mainpiece The Gala, as17820409, but omitted: Harris

636
08 May 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Parsons; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrightcn; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Mrs Sharp; Isabella (1st time)-Mrs Hedges; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpicce a Minuet and Gavot by Zuchelli and Miss M. Stageldoir

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Du-Bellamy; End of Act III The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms, as17820420

637
19 September 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Brereton; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Parsons; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrighten; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Miss Wheeler; Isabella-Mrs Hedges; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17820917

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song by Miss Field

Monologue: 1782 09 19 As 17 Sept

638
24 September 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Trifle-Palmer; Qui-Tam-Parsons; Tom-Suett; Timothy-Phillimore; Sambo-Chaplin; Dennis Dogherty-Moody; Biddy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Anaseed-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Harriet-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Suett

Monologue: 1782 09 24 As 17 Sept

639
23 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphry-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Lee Lewes; Phillis-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Evants]); Lucinda-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Brett

640
14 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Performance Comment: As17820924, but Tom-Williames .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Williames

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece Time bas not thinn'd my flowing Hair by Williames and Miss Phillips

Monologue: 1783 05 14 End of mainpiece The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye all by R. Palmer

641
19 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: Overture from Thomasand Sally, by Dr Arne. scene I A Forest. Sportsmen, Horses and Dogs, returning from the Chace. Give round the word, dismount, dismount, the Music by Dibdin, sung by Doyle, scene II. The Cave of Echo. They say there is an Echo here, I'll try, I'll try, I'll try by Davies, Mahon, Darley, Doyle, scene III. A Camp. The Duetto of the Tobacco Box, Though the Fate of Battle. Tom-Brett; Kate-Miss Morris. SCENE IV. A Wood. Tally ho!, as17830516. scene v. A Sea Piece. The Description of a Battle, Stand to your Guns, my Hearts of Oak by Bannister, scene vi. A Pantomimical Interlude, The Skeleton (Taken from The Royal Chace). Harlequin-W. Bates; Pierrot-Stevens; Pantaloon-Thompson, scene VII. When Phoebus, &c., as17830517. scene VIII. A Banquet. Come, my Friends and jovial Boys (jingers not listed). To conclude with a Grand Ballet. Also Coalition. Principal Characters by Quick, Davies, W. Bates, Wewitzer; Mrs Martyr, Miss Morris, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bannister. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Sir Chian Cucumber, Pert, Rigdoon, Capt. Sentry; Letitia, Fanny, Mrs Pandar, Priscilla. Morning Herald, 21 May, assigns: Sir Caian Anchovy-Quick; French Marquis-Wewitzer.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: . Tom Actor: Brett
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Morris. SCENE IV. A Wood. Tally ho!, as17830516. scene v. A Sea Piece. The Description of a Battle, Stand to your Guns, my Hearts of Oak by Bannister, scene vi. A Pantomimical Interlude, The Skeleton

642
07 October 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Brereton; Myrtle (1st time)-Farren; Cimberton-Suett; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrighten; Daniel-Burton; Tom-Palmer; Phillis-Mrs Wilson (1st appearance in London); Luanda-Miss Wheeler; Isabella-Mrs Hedges; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song by Miss Field

643
08 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Kemble; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Chalmers (1st appearance on this stage); Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Miss Satchell(1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Chalmers

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song by Brett

644
26 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Jubilee In Commemoration Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: The Funeral; or, Grief a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Camply-Lewis; Sable-Quick; Trusty-Hull; Lord Brumpton-Clarke; Puzzle-Booth; Tom-Stevens; Trim-Bonnor; Nathan Matchlock-Ledger; Darby-Tattoo-Helme; Hugh Clump-Thompson; Jeffery Tatter-Besford; Lord Hardy-Wroughton; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Bates; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Kemble; Fardingale-Mrs Poussin; Mademoiselle-Mrs Whitfield; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Lady Harriet-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Dance: End of mainpiece The Charms of a Camp (performers not listed, but see17840521)

645
02 June 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election Of The Managers

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Aickin, Williamson, Baddeley, Egan, Bannister, R. Palmer, Riley, Bannister Jun., Stevens, Swords, Barrett, Ledger, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Miss Farren. [Cast from European Magazine, June 1784, p. 471: Buckram-Palmer; Type-Parsons; Bayes-Aickin; Holly-Williamson; Canker-Baddeley; Irishman-Egan; Quirk-Bannister; Smatter-R. Palmer; Ivy-Riley; Supple-Bannister Jun.; Tom Tipple-Edwin; Mrs Buckram-Mrs Webb; Mrs Simper-Miss Farren. Stevens, Swords, Barrett, Ledger are unassigned.] New Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. New Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Tom Tipple Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

646
01 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Farren; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphry Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Phillis (1st time)-Mrs Bates; Luanda-Mrs Morton; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: End of mainpiece Pastoral Sports, as17840922

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Brett

647
04 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Brereton; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Parsons; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphry-Wrighten; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Mrs Wilson; Lucinda-Miss Field; Isabella-Mrs Hedges; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Miss Stageldoir

648
13 May 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17841014, but added: Kingston-Alfred; Coachman-Wright; Tom-Chaplin .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Chaplin

Dance: As17841002

Song: End of mainpiece Bright Phoebus has mounted the chariot of Day by Dignum

649
29 June 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Bensley; Major Oakly-Baddeley; Charles-Bannister Jun.; Russet-Aickin; Harry Beagle-R. Palmer; Captain O'Cutter-Booth; Paris-Wewitzer; Tom-Burton; Lord Trinket-Sga Sestini (1st appearance in that character); Lady Freelove-Mrs Bates; Harriet-Miss Woollery (1st appearance in that character); Toilet-Miss Hale; Chambermaid-Miss Francis; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Nunns (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

650
07 January 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: Camply-Lewis; Sable-Quick; Trusty-Hull; Lord Brumpton-Fearon; Puzzle-Booth; Trim-Cubitt; Lord Hardy-Wroughton; Lady Harriet-Mrs T. Kennedy; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Bates. [Morning Chronicle, 9 Jan., adds: Tom-Wewitzer; Gentlemen Soldiers-Stevens, Swords.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Omai