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929 results for: Keyword - Townsend
We found 1979 matches on Roles/Actors, 311 matches on Performance Comments, 45 matches on Performance Title, 25 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

176
24 October 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Performance Comment: As17971020, but retained in Scene IV: With pride we steer'd for England's Coast-Townsend.
Cast
Role: With pride we steer'd for England's Coast Actor: Townsend.
Role: Farmer Giles Actor: Townsend
Role: Hearts of Oak Actor: Townsend
Role: We've bade the restless Seas adieu Actor: Townsend, _Incledon
Role: Rule Britannia Actor: Townsend, Gray
Role: with two Additional Verses, Actor: Incledon, Townsend, Full Chorus.

Dance: End II : Les Delassemens Militaires, as17971021; End 2nd piece: Peggy's Love, as17971021

177
31 October 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Performance Comment: Sir Simon Flourish-Quick; Harcourt-Incledon; Captain O'Neill-Johnstone; Old Testy-Munden; Young Flourish-Fawcett; Young Testy-Knight; Bluff-Townsend; Snare-Clarke; Keeper-Thompson; Tipstaff-Simmons; Bailiffs-Linton, Gray, Street; Kitty-Mrs Martyr; Lady Flourish-Mrs Knight; Miss Hartley-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Wheatley]).Miss Wheatley]).
Cast
Role: Bluff Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Cast
Role: With pride we steer'd for England's Coast Actor: Townsend.
Role: Farmer Giles Actor: Townsend
Role: Hearts of Oak Actor: Townsend
Role: We've bade the restless Seas adieu Actor: Townsend, _Incledon
Role: Rule Britannia Actor: Townsend, Gray
Role: with two Additional Verses, Actor: Incledon, Townsend, Full Chorus.

178
01 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, First Part

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: M'Gilpin-Quick; Shelty-Munden; Sandy-Incledon; Charley-Townsend; Serjeant Jack-Clarke; Capt. Dash-Claremont; Jenny-Mrs Mountain; Moggy-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Charley Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Cast
Role: With pride we steer'd for England's Coast Actor: Townsend.
Role: Farmer Giles Actor: Townsend
Role: Hearts of Oak Actor: Townsend
Role: We've bade the restless Seas adieu Actor: Townsend, _Incledon
Role: Rule Britannia Actor: Townsend, Gray
Role: with two Additional Verses, Actor: Incledon, Townsend, Full Chorus.

179
08 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo-Fawcett; Sir Felix Friendly-Powel; Compton-Townsend; Eugene-Clarke; Chicane-Thompson; Thomas-Davenport; John-Simmons; Cudden-Ledger; Stump-Rees; Cowslip-Mrs Gibbs; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Davenport; Fringe-Mrs Litchfield; Laura-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Compton Actor: Townsend

180
10 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performance Comment: Sir Gregory Forrester-Quick; Peregrine Forrester-Munden; Capt. Fieldair-Incledon; Peter-Townsend; Cartridge-Simmons; Capt. Forrester-Claremont; Waiter-Abbot; Susan-Mrs Martyr; Bar@maid-Mrs Norton; Clara-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Peter Actor: Townsend

181
28 December 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis; Aimwell-Whitfield; Father Foigard-Johnstone; Boniface-Davenport; Sullen-Powel; Gibbet-Townsend; Sir C. Freeman-Claremont; Scrub-Quick; Cherry-Mrs Martyr; Dorinda-Miss Mansel; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Gibbet Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Quixotte

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Characters Actor: Townsend, Linton,Simmons, Gray, Street, Rees, Smith, Tett, Oddwell, Thomas, Everett, Little, J. Linton, Mrs Clendining, Miss Sims, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Walcup, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Bologna
Role: Inca Actor: Townsend

182
09 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: England Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Bob and Little Ben

Performance Comment: Lieutenant Battledor (the Poor Sailor)-Incledon; Compass-Davenport; Bumbo-Farley; O'Daub-Waddy; Freakish-Townsend; Lieutenant-Gray; Capt. Battledor-Munden; Little Bob-Young Standen; Miss Ann Battledor-Mrs Davenport; Nancy-Miss Wheatley; Eliza (alias Little Ben)-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Freakish Actor: Townsend

Dance: In afterpiece: Triple Hornpipe-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End: Interlude of Songs, Glees, and Chorusses: With a jolly full Bottle, Great Britain still her Charter boasts, The Wooden Walls, Queen Betty was a famous Queen, To arms to arms-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Lee, Curties, Blurton, Wilde

Entertainment: Monologues. Preceding: An Occasional Prologue-Holman; Preceding singing: An Address to the Audience (instead of Epilogue)-Pope

183
16 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Raft

Cast
Role: As17980331Principal Characters Actor: Johnstone, Townsend, Waddy, Farley, Simmons, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Henley, Mrs Martyr. And see17980331 .

Afterpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Farmer Giles Actor: Townsend
Role: Hearts of Oak Actor: Townsend
Role: We've bade the restless Seas adieu Actor: Townsend, _Incledon
Role: Rule Britannia Actor: Townsend, Gray
Role: with two Additional Verses, Actor: Incledon, Townsend, Full Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Robin Hood-Townsend; Little John-Quick; Ruttekin-Fawcett; Allen o'Dale-Gray; Bowman-Street; Fitzherbert-Powel; Scarlet-Farley; Edwin-Incledon; Clorinda-Mrs Martyr; Annette-Miss Sims; Angelina-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Robin Hood Actor: Townsend

184
18 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Sir Christopher Curry-Quick; Campley-Townsend; Mate-Clarke; Medium-Powel; Trudge-Fawcett; Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Narcissa-Mrs Iliff; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Campley Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Soldiers

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Song: In I 1st piece: the original Duet-Mr and Mrs Pope

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: [Collins' Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope (1st and only Time [see17980515])

185
21 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Munden; Ferdinand-Johnstone; Antonio-Townsend; Father Paul-Waddy; Lopez-Farley; Carlos (with the Battle Song, composed by Shield, from The Italian Villagers)-Incledon; The Duenna-Mrs Davenport; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mme Mara (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Afterpiece Title: Forecastle Fun; or, Saturday Night at Sea

Performance Comment: The Songs, Duets, Glees and Chorusses-Johnstone, Fawcett, Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Smith, Abbot, Blurton, Curties, Lee.
Cast
Role: Glees and Chorusses Actor: Johnstone, Fawcett, Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Smith, Abbot, Blurton, Curties, Lee.

Song: End 1st piece: All I wish in her obtaining-Mme Mara, Incledon; In the course of the Evening: Black Ey'd Susan, Old Towler, Young William, The Storm-Incledon

186
24 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Prize

Performance Comment: Sam Surge-Incledon; Teddy O'Shaughnessey-Johnstone; Countryman-Munden; Serjeant-Townsend; Sally-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Serjeant Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Song: In 2nd piece: New Sea Ballad-Incledon; Master Teddy Shemus O'Shaughnessey O'Finnigen Delany's History of Himself-Johnstone; Fat Dolly the Cook-Munden; Soldier's Song-Townsend; New Ballad-Mrs Martyr; To conclude with: Hearts of Oak, Rule Britannia-

Entertainment: Monologue and SingingEnd 1st piece: (for that night only) [an aquatic, historic, romantic, eccentric, sadly comic story, in character, Travels of Trudge, [including Trudge's Exordium on the Quay, [a new song, Under@Ground Lodging, [Trudge's Escape and Voyage; Wowski's Prattle on Shipboard; Mishaps at Barbadoes; a new song, The Marvellous [to Jemmy Linkum Feedle-Fawcett. [This was chiefly based on episodes from Inkle and Yarico.

187
01 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: They've Bit The Old One; Or, The Scheming Butler

Performance Comment: Bencoolen-Munden; Solomon (the Scheming Butler)-Farley; Lieutenant Grenade-Townsend; Servant-Simmons; Sylvia-Mrs Martyr; Aunt-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Lieutenant Grenade Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: May-Day; or, The Little Gipsey

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: an Epilogue Address portraying the Characteristic Jealousies of the Spaniard, the Italian, the Dutchman, the Frenchman, & the Englishman,-Mrs Mattocks

188
09 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Campley Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Forecastle Fun

Performance Comment: Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Jones.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Song: In I 1st piece: Duet, as17980418; In course Evening: Black Ey'd Susan, Admiral Benbow, Old Towler-Incledon; Four and Twenty Fidlers-Munden; a new Song, Yard Arm & Yard Arm (Being a description of the memorable Engagement between the French Ship L'Hercule and the British Ship the Mars [off the Bec du Raz, 21 Apr. 1798] commanded by the late gallant Captain Alexander Hood)-Townsend; In 2nd piece: With a Jolly full Bottle-; Favorite Comic Irish Song-Johnstone; The New Mariners, as17980508; Young William-Incledon; Hearts of Oak, Rule Britannia-Incledon, Chorus

Performance Comment: 1798] commanded by the late gallant Captain Alexander Hood)-Townsend; In 2nd piece: With a Jolly full Bottle-; Favorite Comic Irish Song-Johnstone; The New Mariners, as17980508; Young William-Incledon; Hearts of Oak, Rule Britannia-Incledon, Chorus.
Cast
Role: Actor: Townsend

189
10 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Incledon; Col. Oldboy-Munden; Sir John Flowerdale-Murray; Jessamy-Betterton; Harman-Clarke; Jenkins-Townsend; Diana-Mrs Mountain; Lady Oldboy-Mrs Davenport; Jenny-Mrs Martyr; Clarissa (with new songs)-Mme Mara (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Jenkins Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: As17980430

190
12 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Voluntary Contributions

Performance Comment: Irishman-Johnstone; Englishman-Murray; Mail Coach Guard-Townsend; Ostler-Powel; Serjeant-Farley; Old Soldier-Thompson; Son-Simmons; Scotchman-Wilde; Welchman-Rees; Hawker-Gray; 2nd Irishman-Dyke; 2nd Sailor-Abbot; 1st Sailor-Farley [i.e. doubled Serjeant]; Old Woman-Mrs Henley; Persons represented in the Allegorical Action: Genius of the Isle; Demon of Discord; Children of Britain; Peace, with her Attributes; Britannia-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Mail Coach Guard Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita; or, The Sheep Shearing

Song: End 1st piece: Black Ey'd Susan-; End 2nd piece: Admiral Benbow-Incledon

191
14 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Balthazar Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Performance Comment: Edward-Johnstone; Sir Henry Freeman-Incledon; Robin-Townsend; Thomas-Gray; Jamie-Powel; Peggy-Mrs Mountain; Patty-Mrs Martyr; Marian-Mme Mara (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Townsend

Dance: In II 1st piece: As17971006

192
15 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Holman; Justice Clement-Munden; Old Knowell-Murray; Master Stephen-Knight; Brain@Worm-Townsend; Young Knowell-Clarke; Wellbred-Whitfield; Master Matthew-Simmons; Cash-Farley; Downright-Waddy; Formal-Rees; Cob-Thompson; Captain Bobadil (for that night only)-Cubitt (1st appearance on this stage these 3 [recte 4] years); Bridget-Miss Mansel; Tib-Mrs Gilbert; Mrs Kitely-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Brain@Worm Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Mr and Mrs Knight

Entertainment: Singing and Monologues.End: a Dialogue Duet (1st time), The Pledge of Love; or, British Tar's Farewell-Incledon, Mrs Mountain (the Music entirely New); The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs (including his Own Wig, The Doctor's Wig, Counsellor's Wig, The Lover's Wig, Coachman's Wig, etc.)-Knight; Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope; Old Towler-Incledon

193
18 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17971103, but Bassanio-Pope; Lorenzo (with songs)-Townsend; Launcelot-Munden.
Cast
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Farmer Blackberry Actor: Townsend

194
31 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Capt. Absolute-Toms; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Townsend; Fag-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Knight; Julia-Mrs Pope; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Maid-Mrs Norton; Lydia Languish-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: David Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: The Raft

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Characters Actor: Townsend, Linton,Simmons, Gray, Street, Rees, Smith, Tett, Oddwell, Thomas, Everett, Little, J. Linton, Mrs Clendining, Miss Sims, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Walcup, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Bologna
Role: Inca Actor: Townsend
Role: Jack Junk Actor: Townsend
Role: The wind blew fresh and fair Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Cast
Role: Faithless Actor: Townsend

195
07 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Captain Belville-Incledon; Belville-Clarke; William-Townsend; Rustic-Street; Irish Haymaker-Rees; Phoebe-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-A Young Lady (1st appearance [Mrs Francis]).Mrs Francis]).
Cast
Role: William Actor: Townsend

196
19 September 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: Jemmy Jumps-Munden; Valentine-Johnstone; Farmer Blackberry-Townsend; Col. Dormant-Davenport; Rundy-Simmons; Fairly-Thompson; Farmer Stubble-Powel; Molly Maybush-Mrs Martyr; Louisa-Miss Walcup; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Betty Blackberry-Mrs Litchfield.
Cast
Role: Farmer Blackberry Actor: Townsend

197
26 September 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry (1st time)-Munden; Campley-Townsend; Mate-Clarke; Medium-Powel; Planters-Davenport, Thompson, Abbot; Sailors-Linton, Street, Whitmore; Trudge-Fawcett; Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Narcissa-Mrs Iliff; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico-Miss Mitchell (from the Theatre Royal Bath; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Campley Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

198
28 September 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Mill

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Sycamore-Munden; Lord Aimworth-Clarke; Ralph-Knight; Farmer Giles-Townsend; Fairfield-Davenport; Mervin-Claremont; Fanny-Miss Sims; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Davenport; Theodosia-Mrs Follett; Patty-Miss Mitchell.
Cast
Role: Farmer Giles Actor: Townsend

199
05 October 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Performance Comment: Old Insight-Munden; Faithless-Townsend; Puff-Farley; Colonel Fairfield-Clarke; Friendly-Claremont; Sir George Insight-Incledon; Lady Bell Insight-Miss Wheatley; Lady Charlotte Fairfield-Mrs Follett; Servant-Mrs Gilbert; Handy-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Faithless Actor: Townsend

200
08 October 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Robin Hood-Townsend; Little John-Munden; Ruttekin-Fawcett; Allen o'Dale-Gray; Bowman-Street; Fitzherbert- Powel; Scarlet-Farley; Edwin-Hill (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearacne on this stage); Clorinda-Mrs Martyr; Annette-Miss Sims; Angelina-Miss Mitchell.
Cast
Role: Robin Hood Actor: Townsend

Song: End IV: The Funeral Procession of Juliet and a Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Blurton, Street, Gray, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Mrs Martyr