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We found 2722 matches on Event Comments, 851 matches on Performance Comments, 76 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. 1st piece: By Permission of the Author. 2nd piece [1st time; C 1, attributed to Frances Abington. Larpent MS 1209; not published]: From La? Somnambule; or, Sleep Walker [by Antoine deFeriol, comte de Pont-de-Veyle]. Receipts: #303 12s. (176.1.6; 4.1.0; tickets: 123.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Matrimony

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Song: In III 1st piece: song-Incledon; in 2nd piece: Strike the Harp in praise of Bragela-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: Gander Hall

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; M. ENT 2, by William Linley. Larpent MS 1246; not published]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Overture and Musick entirely new, composed by William? Linley. Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. [Notice on playbill of 20 Nov.: The Author of The Pavilion, submitting with deference to the decision of the Public, has withdrawn it for the present to make such alterations as he hopes may render it an Entertainment better entitled to their approbation. (On 21 Jan. 1800, altered, it was acted as The Ring.)] "Miss DeCamp need never wish to have a better foil to her exquisite style of acting, than the puny efforts of Kelly and Mrs Crouch. They may be singers, but never should attempt to perform" (Dramatic Censor, I, 9). Receipts: #291 4s. 6d. (157.3.0; 131.8.6; 2.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Afterpiece Title: The Pavilion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: The Ring or Love Me for Myself

Music: As17991127

Dance: As17991127

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Famiglia De Bertholdi Alla Corte Del Re Alboino

Dance: [Unspecified.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17601226, but Mercutio-Garrick, 1st time; Lady Capulet-_; Tibalt-_.

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Imposters or A Cure for Credulity

Dance: I: A New Hornpipe-Miss Besford; End Comedy: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: As17780522, but Captain Flash-Davis; song-_.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Contract or The Female Captain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17790818

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Deaf Indeed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World As It Goes Or A Party At Montpelier

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Thelyphthora or More Wives than One

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Hodge Podge or A Receipt to Make a Benefit

Dance: As17810612

Entertainment: In 3rd piece: Speaking, Singing, Sneezing, Yawning, Acting, Pantomime-; particularly The Military Exercise-Mrs Wells; With Hounds and with Horns-Mrs Cargill; Sweet Echo, Mad Bess(1st time)-Miss Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Damnation or The Play House Hissing Hot

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Entertainment: In 3rd piece: Singing, Howling, Crying, Bellowing, Hissing, Groaning, Braying, Grinding, Barking-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Green Room

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Wewitzer, Egan, Blissett, Stevens, Williamson; Miss Morris. [Larpent MS lists certain performers as appearing in this piece in their own persons, but their names do not correspond with the names printed on the playbill.] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing

Performance Comment: As17830820, but added: Countryman-Bannister .

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece a favourite song by Miss George; End of Act IV Admiral Benbow by Bannister

Monologue: 1783 08 27 As 13 Aug. IMITATIONS. As 20 Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Afterpiece Title: The Talisman

Song: End of mainpiece a song by Brett

Monologue: 1784 01 21 End of Act III of mainpiece a Masonic Address by a Brother [unidentified]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17840323but Justice Shallow-Fearon; omitted: Pistol, Bardolph . omitted: Pistol, Bardolph .

Afterpiece Title: Bribery on both Sides

Dance: End of mainpiece The Poney Races (performers not listed; see17840428)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Refugee Or The Rival Jews

Afterpiece Title: A Musical Interlude

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Song: End of Act I of 3rd piece How sweet's the love that meets return by Mrs Henley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sons Of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: An Author on the Wheel or A Piece cut in the Green Room

Afterpiece Title: ROSINA

Cast
Role: 850328but Rosina Actor: Miss Field

Song: In 2nd piece the Sheep-sbearing Song by Miss Phillips. imitations. In 3rd piece, by Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sons Of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: William and Susan or The Sailors Sheet Anchor

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Fainting Butcher Actor: Painter

Song: In 1st piece, as17850819; End of 3rd piece, as17850719