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12703 results for: Keyword - William Macready
We found 11031 matches on Author, 2111 matches on Performance Comments, 449 matches on Event Comments, 51 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11226
12 April 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Lysimachus-Farren; Hephestion-Davies; Cassander-Cubitt; Polyperchon-Macready; Thessalus-Evatt; Clytus-Aickin; Statira-Mrs Merry; Sysigambis-Mrs Platt; Parisatis-Miss Chapman; Roxana-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Polyperchon Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Song: II: Grand Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-; Vocal Parts-Johnston, Incledon, Darley, Cubitt, Marshall, Gray, Rock, Rowson, Letteney, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Cross, Mrs Powell, Miss Leserve, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Miss Taylor, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Martyr; End: Wine cannot cure the Pain I endure-Johnstone, Incledon; with new Accompaniments by Shield-

11227
05 May 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Lewis; Don Louis-Quick; Sancho-Blanchard; Anthonio-Thompson; Charion-Powel; Don Duart-Macready; Governor-Davies; Don Manuel-Evatt; Carlos-Holman; Louisa-Mrs Fawcett; Elvira-Miss Chapman; Angelina-Mrs Merry.
Cast
Role: Don Duart Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Lincos Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: End IV: Wine cannot cure the Pain I endure, as17920412

11228
26 September 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Performance Comment: The Hunchback-Quick; Taylor-Blanchard; Jew Purveyor-Wilson; French Doctor-Marshall; Barber-Macready; Englishman-Powel; Doctor's Man-Rock; Cadi-Evatt; Bassa of Bagdad-Davies; Dora-Mrs Rock; Taylor's Wife-Mrs Webb. [For specific names of parts see17890414.]For specific names of parts see17890414.]
Cast
Role: Barber Actor: Macready

Dance: End II: a Negro Dance-

11229
12 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Cubitt; Octavio-Davies; Ferdinand-Macready; Don Pedro-Powel; Don Sancho-Thompson; Drunken Porter-Farley; Waiters-Cross, Ledger; Leonora-Miss Stuart; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Macready

Song: II: a song-Incledon

11230
18 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Johnstone, Macready, Lewis.

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Quick; Dupely-Macready; Old Groveby-Wilson; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; The Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Francis; Maria (with the original song)-Miss Broadhurst; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Dupely Actor: Macready

Dance: In I afterpiece: a Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mrs Ratchford

11231
26 October 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Lord Edmond-Davies; Jack Connor-Macready; Count Fripon-Marshall; Tough-Rock; Frill-Farley; Father Frank-Rees; Landlord-Thompson; Trap-Powel; Phelim-Ledger; Dowdle-Wilson; Rachael-Mrs Harlowe; Mary-Miss Stuart; Adelaide-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Jack Connor Actor: Macready

11232
05 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holman; King-Hull; Ghost-Aickin; Horatio-Farren; Laertes-Harley; Polonius-Munden; Ostrick-Marshall; Player King-Thompson; Marcellus-Powel; Bernardo-Evatt; Lucianus-Cubitt; Rosencraus-Macready; Guildenstern-Davies; Grave@Diggers-Quick, Rees; Queen-Mrs Fawcett; Player Queen-Mrs Platt; Ophelia-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Rosencraus Actor: Macready
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Captain Forester Actor: Macready
Related Works
Related Work: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp Author(s): William Pearce

11233
06 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist Or Stop Him Who Can

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Munden; Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Neville-Holman; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letitia-Mrs Platt; Miss Courtney-Miss Chapman; Epilogue-Lewis.
Cast
Role: Willoughby Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Captain Forester Actor: Macready
Related Works
Related Work: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp Author(s): William Pearce

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, King, Mrs Watts

11234
12 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Dionysius-Farren; Phocion-Macready; Melanthon-Hull; Arcas-Powel; Calippus-Thompson; Greek Herald-Davies; Greek Soldier-Evatt; Philotas-Holman; Erixene-Mrs Platt; Euphrasia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Phocion Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Captain Forester Actor: Macready
Related Works
Related Work: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp Author(s): William Pearce

11235
24 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Performance Comment: Edgar-Holman; Organ [recte Orgar ]-Farren; Edwin-Harley; Ardulph-Macready; Athelwold-Pope; Elfrida-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Pollock]); Albina (with the Odes)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Ardulph Actor: Macready
Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): William Mason

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Performance Comment: Doctor-Quick; La Fleur-Blanchard; Marquis D'Lancy-Macready; Jeff'ry-Cross; Picard-Rock [Public Advertiser: Blurton]; Constance-Mrs Wells; Lisette-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Marquis D'Lancy Actor: Macready

Dance: End: A New Divertisement-Byrn, Holland, Mme Rossi

Song: In: the Principal Vocal Parts-Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Blanchard, Miss Barnett, Mrs Martyr

11236
05 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Lewis; Don Louis-Quick; Sancho-Blanchard; Anthonio-Thompson; Charion-Powel; Don Duart-Macready; Governor-Davies; Don Manuel-Evatt; Carlos-Holman; Louisa-Mrs Fawcett; Elivra-Miss Chapman; Angelina-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Don Duart Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

11237
20 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum or Mother Shipton Triumphant

Performance Comment: Principal Pantomimic Characters-Boyce, Munden, Farley, Macready, Hawtin, Rees, Bayzand, Mme Rossi; Principal Vocal Characters-Incledon, Munden, Fawcett, Darley, Davies, Cubitt, Gray, Linton, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Martyr. [For assignment of parts see17921226] .For assignment of parts see17921226] .
Cast
Role: Principal Pantomimic Characters Actor: Boyce, Munden, Farley, Macready, Hawtin, Rees, Bayzand, Mme Rossi

11238
27 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17921105, but Ghost-Harley; Laertes-Macready; Munden's name listed in playbill; Rosencraus-Evatt.
Cast
Role: Laertes Actor: Macready
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

Dance: As17921226

11239
02 January 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Young Marlow-Macready; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Powel; Diggory-Cubitt; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Davis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Young Marlow Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

Dance: As17921226

11240
14 January 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Holman; Pylades-Davies; Phoenix-Macready; Pyrrhus-Pope; Hermione-Mrs Pope; Cephisa-Mrs Platt; Cleone-Miss Stuart; Andromache-A Young Lady (2nd appearance on any stage [Mrs Pollock]).Mrs Pollock]).
Cast
Role: Phoenix Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

Dance: As17921226

11241
14 February 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Performance Comment: As17930129, but Mr Solus-Cubitt in place of Quick; Mr Placid-Macready of Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Mr Placid Actor: Macready of Fawcett.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

11242
08 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Performance Comment: Welford-Lewis; Capt. Douglas-Farren; Nicholas-Munden; Mr Ordeal (1st time)-Harley; Cheaterly-Macready; Col. Staff-Evatt; Sir Buzzard Savage-Quick; Clara (with a song in character)-Mrs Esten; Constance-Miss Chapman; Grace-Mrs Harlowe; Lady Flippant Savage-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Cheaterly Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: William Actor: Blanchard

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion or All Alarmd at Brighthelmstone

Performance Comment: Sir John Evergreen-Quick; Beaufort-Davies; Charles Evergreen-Macready; Drill-Farley; Tattoo-Rees; Roger-Rock; Cameleon-Fawcett; Emily (with a song)-Miss Broadhurst; Lady Catherine Rouge-Mrs Webb; In II will be exhibited Sir John Evergreen's Fortification Military Manoeuvres and Review of his Household Troops, Male and Female-; Bandy Will-Follett; Coachman-Rowson; Gardner-Hawtin; Butler-Cranfield; Men Bathers-Rowson, Wheatland, Coombs; Dairy Maids-Miss Leserve, Mrs Gray; Housmaids-Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd; Cook-Mrs Rock; Women Bathers-Mrs Powell, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd.
Cast
Role: Charles Evergreen Actor: Macready
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding 1st piece: An Eulogium on Money-Quick

11243
11 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus (for that night only)-Holman; Principal Bacchanal (with the celebrated Laughing Song, Haste thee, Nymph)-Incledon; Bacchanal-Darley; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Macready, Evatt; The Lady (1st time)-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant (1st time)-Mrs Clendining; Bacchants-Mrs Blanchard, Miss Stuart; Sabrina-Miss Barnett; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Broadhurst; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Macready, Evatt

Dance: In 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Blurton

Song: In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Miss Broadhurst; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Nor on beds of fading flowers-Incledon

11244
24 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: Twineall-Lewis; Sir Luke Tremor-Quick; Elvirus-Holman; Haswell-Pope; Sultan-Farren; Lord Flint-Davies; Meanwright-Macready; Zadan-Powel; 1st Keeper-Cubitt; Prisoner-Thompson; Lady Tremor-Mrs Mattocks; Aurelia-Miss Grist; Female Prisoner (for that night only)-Mrs Powell (of king's); Original Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Meanwright Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Soldiers Festival or The Night before the Battle

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal or The Tars of Old England

Performance Comment: Ben Block-Quick; Champignon-Marshall; Heartley-Davies; O'Clabber-Macready; Maclaymore-Powel; Brush-Fawcett; Jack Haulyard-Blanchard; Harriet-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: O'Clabber Actor: Macready

Song: In the course of 3rd piece: The Mid Watch, Rule Britannia-Incledon; and to conclude with God save the King in Full Chorus-

11245
08 June 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Inkle and Yarico, advertised on playbill of 7 June. In it the playbill retains Gray as Anthonio , but he "being ill, his part of Anthonio was read by Macready"(Thespian Magazine, July 1793, p. 52).] Tickets delivered for The School for Wives will be admitted. Receipts: #213 9s. 5d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17921222, but Anthonio-read by Macready; Clara-Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Anthonio Actor: read by Macready
Role: Characters Actor: Johnstone, Macready, Lewis.

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to your Bow

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Macready

11246
17 September 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Holman; Duke-Macready; Juan-Davies; Cacafogo-Cubitt; Sanchio-Thompson; Alonzo-Powel; Copper Captain-Lewis; Margaretta-Mrs Fawcett; Altea-Miss Stuart; Clara-Mrs Platt; Old Woman-Mr Quick; Maid-Mr Rock; Estifania-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, King, Mrs Watts

11247
25 September 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Munden; Phillippo-Blanchard; Don Scipio-Powel; Don Caesar-Williamson; Don Juan-Cubitt; Rapino-Rock; Sanguino-Thompson; Lopez-Evatt; Alphonso-Incledon; Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina-Miss Stuart; Isabel-Mrs Platt; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Don Caesar Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Murtoch Delany-Johnstone; Cymon-Blanchard; Frost-Munden; Edward-Fawcett; Captain Seymour-Harley; Colloony-Macready; Caroline-Miss Chapman; Cubba-Mrs Fawcett; Louisa-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Colloony Actor: Macready
Related Works
Related Work: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African Author(s): William Macready

11248
09 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holman; Ghost-Farren; Horatio-Harley; Laertes-Middleton; King-Powel; Polonius-Munden; Ostrick-Bernard; Rosencraus-Macready; Guildenstern-Davies; Player King-Thompson; Marcellus-Evatt; Grave@Diggers-Quick, Rees; Ophelia-Miss Poole (1st appearance on any stage); Mad Bess-Miss Poole; Player Queen-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Rosencraus Actor: Macready
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Farley; Woodley-Macready; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Fawcett; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Leicester; Nancy-Miss Grist; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Woodley Actor: Macready

Song: In V: a Dirge set to music by Shield, the words from Shakespeare; Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Miss Hopkins, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Masters, Miss Paye, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Castelle, Miss Leserve, Williamson, Linton, Street, Gray

11249
16 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Rosencraus Actor: Macready
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Lord Edmond-Davies; Jack Connor-Macready; Count Frippon-Cubitt; Tough-Rock; Frill-Farley; Father Frank-Rees; Landlord-Thompson; Trap-Powel; Phelim-Ledger; Dowdle-Munden; Rachael-Miss Hopkins; Mary-Miss Stuart; Adelaide-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Jack Connor Actor: Macready

Song: As17931009

11250
21 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Rosencraus Actor: Macready
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion or All Alarmd at Brighthelmstone

Performance Comment: Sir John Evergreen-Quick; Beaufort-Davies; Charles Evergreen-Macready; Drill-Farley; Tattoo-Rees; Roger-Rock; Cameleon-Fawcett; Emily (with a song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Catherine Rouge-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Charles Evergreen Actor: Macready
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

Song: Vocal Parts, as17931009, but Miss Kirton, Mrs _Masters