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We found 10811 matches on Author, 4080 matches on Performance Comments, 2683 matches on Performance Title, 1977 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Claudius to Packer, but "Archer, on the sudden indisposition of Packer, put on the robes of majesty, which seemed to sit sufficiently easy upon him" (Monthly Mirror, Sept. 1799, p. 175.] "The agitation of Hamlet in the course of the Play which he prepares to try the King, and his violent transports on gaining the certainty of his uncle's villainy by the effect of the piece were strongly characterized" (Morning Chronicle, 20 Sept.). Receipts: #330 17s. (245.19; 84.14; 0.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Claudius-Archer; Hamlet-Kemble; Polonius-Dowton; Horatio-Holland; Laertes-C. Kemble; Rosencrantz-Clarke; Guildenstern-Trueman; Osrick-Palmer; Priest-Webb; Marcellus-Surmont; Bernardo-Wentworth; Francisco-Evans; Ghost of Hamlet's Father-Barrymore; Grave@diggers-King, Sparks; Players-Maddocks, Ryder; Gertrude-Mrs Powell; Ophelia-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character); Actress-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Grave@diggers Actor: King, Sparks
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Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Event Comment: [Mrs King was from the Stamford theatre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Vapour-Farley; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Caulfield; Sir Matthew Medley-Davenport; Woodley-Trueman; Waiter-Chippendale; Servant-Atkins; Charlotte-Miss Gaudry; Florella-Mrs King (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs King
Event Comment: Afterpiece With the Scene of the Drawing. [William Hint in a Letter on Managers (Daily Gazetteer 26 Oct.) laments that Dunstall was cast as Sir William Belfond in the mainpiece and that Hippisley was cast in an inferior part. He thought Hippisley would have done better as Sir William.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Chapman; Belfond Jun.-Hale; Sir Edward Belfond-Bridgwater; Sir William Belfond-Dunstall; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Trueman-Cashell; Attorney-Ridout; Scrapeall-James; Cheatly-Rosco; Shamwell-Gibson; Capt Hackem-Marten; Termagant-Anderson; Teresia-Mrs Hale; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Miss Hippisley; Ruth-Mrs Martin; Mrs Hackem-Stoppelaer; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir William Belfond Actor: Dunstall

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

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Dance: LLe Gondalier-Cooke, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Rector, Destrade, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Norman, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; La Provencale-Picq, Mlle Duval

Event Comment: MMiss Williams made her first appearance this Night in Polly. Spoke some of the part tolerably well, wants power in her singing (Hopkins). Polly by Miss Williams. Great Applause (Cross Diary). Miss Williams made her first appearance this night in Polly--a Lady, I think, that has but few requisites for the stage--a very indifferent voice spoke some of the part tolerable,--some few hisses (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #256 9s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17630917, but Polly-Miss Williams; Player-Mozeen.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth; Part I With The Humours Of sir John Falstaffe

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Dance: Cherrier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth; With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part I; With The Humours Of sir John Falstaff

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Dance: As17051201

Song: Italian songs by Bononcini and best Masters, an English song by Purcell-Mrs del'Epine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy

Music: With all the Original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcel-Leveridge, Hughs, Ramondon, Mrs Lindsey, the Boy

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Dance: As17060110

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Music: Composed by Henry Purcell

Dance: Proper dances-duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Cherrier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth; With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Betterton; Norfolk-Mills; Buckingham-Booth; Wolsey-Verbruggen; Suffolk-Boman; Surveyor-Keen; Surrey-Cibber; Guildford-Pack; Cromwell-Husbands; Katherine-Mrs Barry; Anna Bullen-Mrs Bradshaw; Sands-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Booth
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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth; With The Divorce Of Queen Katherine, The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey, And The Birth Of Queen Elizabeth

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The 8th; With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Betterton; Norfolk-Mills; Buckingham-Booth; Wolsey-Keene; Surrey-Powell; Sands-Bullock; Cranmer-Cibber; Gardiner-Johnson; Katherine-Mrs Knight; Anna Bullen-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Booth
Event Comment: Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 27 April: Last Tuesday Night Phormio, a Play out of Terence, was acted by the King's Scholars at Westminster, where were present several Lords and other Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phormio

Performance Comment: The King's Scholars.
Event Comment: [By Charles Beckingham.] Never Acted before. [The Prince expected to attend.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Of France

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Of France

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Of France

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Of France

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Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 25 Nov.: On Tuesday the King's Scholars at Westminster acted the Andrea of Terrence in their Dormitory, before several of the Nobility, with great Applause

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andrea

Performance Comment: The King's Scholars.
Event Comment: Freeholder's Journal, 31 Jan.: The Eunuchus of Terrence was acted by the King's Scholars at Westminster, in their Dormitory: The whole Play was prettily perform'd, particularly the Parts of Parmeno and Cherea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eunuchus

Performance Comment: The King's Scholars.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth; Part I

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Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth; Part I

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Afterpiece Title: The Union of the Three Sister Arts

Dance: As17231203