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We found 1708 matches on Event Comments, 779 matches on Performance Comments, 57 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deception

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: In: Aldridge, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: As17780929, but Gloster-Master Benson.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End IV: As17780919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement Or An Adventure At Margate

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Edwin

Dance: Mainpiece: With Two New Dances-(see17790705

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Device or The Deaf Doctor

Dance: End III: The Dockyard, as17790924

Song: II: The Cottage on the lawn (set by Michael Arne)-Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Touchstone Of Invention Or The Soldiers Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Henry And Emma

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Dance: 2nd piece: With a Hornpipe-Lonsdale

Song: End I: two part song, Damon and Clora-Leach, Miss Mitchell (1st appearance); End III: My sweet pretty Mogg-Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Milan

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Dance: End II: Dance of Slaves-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17791105, but Manly-Bensley (1st appearance in that character); Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field (1st appearance in that character); Lady Townly-A Lady (1st appearance upon any stage [Mrs Elliot]); Myrtilla-Miss Kirby; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Davenett.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 5, by Richard Cumberland. Larpent MS 508, which also lists the following parts: Marsyas, Gumias, Chloris. Text not published; synopsis of plot in London Chronicle, 2 Feb. Songs published, without listings parts (G. Kearsley, 1780)]: With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Songs set to music and a new Overture by Butler. Book of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 1 Feb. 1780: This Afternoon is published the Songs in The Widow of Delphi (6d.). Receipts: #228 4s. 6d. (227.4.6; 1.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Delphi Or The Descent Of The Dieties

Related Works
Related Work: The Widow of Delphi; or, The Descent of the Deities Author(s): Thomas Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17791218, but Pamphlet (1st time)-Thompson; Belmour-J. Wilson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17791231, but Balthazar-Mattocks; song-Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17791231

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17791119, but King Lear-A Gentleman (1st appearance [Bludrick]); Cordelia-Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Lady Cured

Afterpiece Title: The School For Scandal Scandalizd

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Ladies Or The Levee Of Lovers

Afterpiece Title: No Wit Like A Womans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Orators Or Ladies Debating Society

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Performance Comment: As17791111, but Shylock-Henderson (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Salanio-W. Bates.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Song: End III 2nd piece: a Scotch ballad (the music by Dr Arne)-Mrs Kennedy

Ballet: End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Night

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; P I, by George Colman, the elder. His authorship has hitherto been questioned, but for its authentication see Peake, II, 54. Larpent MS 532; not published]: An Original, Whimsical, Operatical, Pantomimical, Farcical, Electrical, Naval, Military, Temporary, Local Extravaganza.The Overture and new Musick by Dr Arnold. With new Scenes [by Canter (Public Advertiser, 5 Sept.)], Dresses and Decorations. The Views of the Temple of Health and the Camp in St. James's Park designed and executed by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Widow And No Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: In afterpiece: Master and Miss Byrne.[This dance was included in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End I: The Shepherd's Wedding, as17801003; End: The Villagers, as17801011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cabinet Of Fancy Or Evening Exhibition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17801027

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Excise Man

Dance: As17801027

Song: IV: To thee O gentle sleep!-Mrs Morton

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Hastings to Smith, but on the Kemble playbill his name is deleted and a MS annotation substitutes Brereton's.] Receipts: #225 15s. 6d. (187.5.0; 37.11.6; 0.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Song: Principal Vocal Parts-Davies, Mrs Morton, Miss Morris. [The music by Purcell.