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2474 results for: Keyword - his Mae Author. The Spartan Dame
We found 1929 matches on Event Comments, 356 matches on Performance Title, 264 matches on Performance Comments, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1876
22 April 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Moss, who performed Peggy in February and October 1776. [Author of Prologue unknown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: As17761007, but Sir William-Lewis; Patie (the Gentle Shepherd)-Mrs Moss (1st appearance in that character in England); Roger-M'Donald; Peggy-Miss Douglas (1st appearance on the English stage); Scots Prologue-Mrs Moss in the character of a Country Boy.
Cast
Role: Scots Prologue Actor: Mrs Moss in the character of a Country Boy.

Afterpiece Title: Entertainments of Singing and Dancing

Dance: Conclude: reel-the characters

Song: End I: The Banks of the Tweed-Mrs Moss; End III: Rosilind Castle-Mrs Moss; End: The Banks of Invermay-Mrs Moss

1877
02 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. Mainpiece: Never acted there. Interlude [1st time; INT 1, author unknown. Larpent MS 433; synopsis of plot in London Chronicle, 5 May]. Public Advertiser, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Wilson at his House in Tavistock-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #187 1s. (87.8; tickets: 99.13) (charge: #67 5s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Clock-Case; or, Female Curiosity

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson. see17761221 .
Role: Damaetas Actor: Wewitzer

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Humours of Leixlip, as17770425

1878
12 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Account-Book: Paid Author's ballance for 1 Night of the Trip to Scarborough & 4 Nights for the School for Scandal #741 0s. 6d. Receipts: #257 7s. 6d. (251.16.0; 5.0.0; 0.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

1879
15 May 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted here. [Mrs Armstead is identified in Morning Chronicle, 16 May. Prologue by George Colman elder (Collection...of English Prologues and Epilogues, II, 207).] Afterpiece: Not acted these 20 years. With a new Overture, the Original Prologue [by David Garrick], and a New Scene, in which will be introduced an air. With a Grand Jubilee-Pageant, in Honour of Gulliver. The Music, Dresses, Scenes, Trophies and Decorations entirely new. The Music composed by Dr Arnold. ["Lilliput was altered by Garrick (its author), and a procession of cards introduced in it, Gulliver walking as the Knave of Clubs" (Gilliland, I, 121-22). London Chronicle, 16 May, gives a synopsis of this pageant.] The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [same throughout season]. Places for the Boxes to be taken at the Theatre. After this Evening the Entertainments of this Theatre will be discontinued till further Notice, on account of the Performers employed at Drury Lane Theatre [see 28 May]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Aickin, Palmer, Jackson, Fearon, Massey, Egan, Davies, Mrs Hunter, Mrs Davies, Mrs Poussin, A Gentlewoman [Mrs Armstead]; Partial cast from Morning Chronicle, 16 May, and playbill of 16 July 1779: Freeport-Aickin; +Spatter-Palmer; +Lord Falbridge-Davies; +Lady Alton-Mrs Hunter; +Molly-Mrs Davies; +Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; +Amelia-Mrs Armstead. Edition of 1767 lists the other parts: +Sir William Douglas, Owen, La France, Officer, Servants.] [A New Occasional Prologue-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Mrs Armstead. Edition of 1767 lists the other parts: +Sir William Douglas, Owen, La France, Officer, Servants.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performance Comment: The Lilliputians-Master Edwin, Master Harrison, Miss Morris, Miss P. Farren (see17770718, also Master Hitchcock, Master Pulley, Miss Besford, Miss Francis, Miss Hitchcock (Peake, II, 2).
Cast
Role: The Lilliputians Actor: Master Edwin, Master Harrison, Miss Morris, Miss P. Farren

1880
28 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dickinson, 1st gallery office-keeper. Afterpiece [F 2, by Edward Thompson, 1st acted at Richmond, 1 Aug. 1776; not published; Prologue probably by the author]: Never performed there. Public Advertiser, 17 May: Tickets to be had of Dickinson, No. 5, Wild-court, Wild-street, near Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #276 17s. (21.14; 7.10; 0.0; tickets: 247.13) (charge: #84)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: St Helena; or, The Isle of Love

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Jefferson, Davies, Waldron, Legg, Kear, Follett, Carpenter, Holcroft, Barrett, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Collett, Mrs Smith, A Lady (1st appearance) [Mrs LeBlanc] (London Magazine, July 1777, p. 377, which states that she acted the part of Emma); [Larpent MS 412 lists the parts: Capt. Haleyard, Mr Trinket, Ned Raymonde, Sam Scupper, Jack Jeers, Mrs Trinket, Leda, Emma, Priscilla.] Prologue-Barrett (in the character of a sailor).

Dance: End II: a Hornpipe, as17770430

1881
16 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The Minor and The Author</i> [both announced on playbill of 15 July] are obliged to be deferred on account of Foote's Illness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Damaetas Actor: Blissett

Dance: As17770707

1882
09 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 3, by Sarah Gardner. Prologue by the author (London Chronicle, 11 Aug.). Larpent MS 435; not published; synopsis of plot in London Magazine, Aug. 1777, p. 433. For a description of the difficulties attending the reception of this play, from a recently discovered MS by Mrs Gardner, see Theatre Notebook, VII, 76-81]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Advertisement; Or, A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

1883
22 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; BURL 3]: Written by the Author of Midas [Kane O'Hara; music by Samuel Arnold]. Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 22 Aug.: This Afternoon, at Three, will be published April-Day (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: April-day

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Bannister, Du-Bellamy, Edwin, Mrs Hitchcock, Miss Twist. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1777): Don Buffalo-Bannister; Count Folatre-DuBellamy; Davo-Edwin; Matilda-Mrs Hitchcock; Cephisa-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Miss Twist.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End I: a New Pastoral Dance-see17770611; End II: The Provencalle-see17770611

1884
30 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by George Colman elder, based on Le Barbier de Seville; ou, La Precaution Inutile, by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais; music by Samuel Arnold and, by attribution, Pierre Alexandre Monsigny. Prologue by the author (Collection...of English Prologues and Epilogues, II, 209). Epilogue by David Garrick (Garrick's Poetical Works, II, 340). Larpent MS 436; not published; synopsis of plot in London Magazine, Sept. 1777, pp. 467-69]: With New Dresses and Scenes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber; Or, The Fruitless Precaution

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Palmer, Parsons, Blissett, Jackson, R. Palmer, Egan, Stevens, Edwin, Miss Farren. [Cast from London Chronicle, 1 Sept.: Count Almaviva-Palmer; Dr Bartholo-Parsons; Basil-Blissett; Argus-Jackson; Pall@Boy-R. Palmer; Alcade-Egan; Notary-Stevens; Lazarillo-Edwin; Rosina-Miss Farren; Prologue-Parsons; Epilogue-Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Thomas-Bannister; The Squire-DuBellamy; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Sally-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: DuBellamy

Dance: End: Dance-. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [This was included in all subsequent performances.]

1885
28 October 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With alterations [by the author (Morning Post, 29 Oct.)]. Receipts: #234 9s. (214.17; 14.6; 5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Music: With a Grand Triumphal Entry of Publius, with theoriginal Music by Boyce-

1886
06 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted there. With Alterations and Additions by the Author [Arthur Murphy. London Chronicle, 7 Nov., prints a detailed synopsis of the alterations.]. The Characters entirely new dressed; with New Scenery and Decorations. [Morning Chronicle, 7 Nov.: Mrs Barry entered into the character of Mandane with all that strength of conception which characterizes her acting in general. Many of the passages received additional force from the judicious breaks and sudden transitions in her manner of giving them.] Receipts: #200 3s. (199.6; 0.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: As17771104

1887
12 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #204 18s. 6d. (197.18.6; tickets: 7.0.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

1888
17 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #185 13s. [179.3; tickets: 6.10) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

1889
18 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by William Shirley. Not in Larpent MS; not published; synopsis of plot in London Chronicle, 19 Dec. Prologue by the author (London Chronicle, 23 Dec.). Epilogue by Richard Cumberland (Collection...of English Prologues and Epilogues, IV, 194]: With New Scenes and Dresses. "I have been at another new play, The Roman Sacrifice. It is the old story of Junius Brutus, without a tolerable line. I went to see it, as I had never seen Henderson, and thought I could Judge him better in a new part; but either the part was so bad, or he wants to copy, that I should not have found out he was at all superior to all other actors" (Walpole [23 Dec. 1777], X 170). Receipts: #2223s. 6d. (207.8.0; 13.13.6; 1.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Sacrifice

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Smith, Bensley, Brereton, Aickin, Packer, Farren, Hurst, Wrighten, Wright, Chaplin, R. Palmer, Henderson, Miss Younge, Mrs Yates. [Cast from London Magazine, Dec. 1777, p.621: Titus-Smith; Valerius-Bensley; Tiberius-Brereton; Collatinus-Aickin; Vitellius-Packer; Feciales, Messengers from Tarquin-Farren, Wrighten; Aquilius-Hurst; Senators-Wright, Chaplin, R. Palmer; Brutus-Henderson; Tarquinia-Miss Younge; Vitellia-Mrs Yates; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

1890
20 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #69 19s. (59.12; 9.11; 0.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Sacrifice

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

1891
22 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #198 3s. (183.8; tickets: 14.15) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Goodchild Actor: Dunstall

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Miss Besford

1892
03 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Wright is identified in Westminster Magazine, Jan. 1778, 46. Author of Prologue unknown.]Receipts: #179 7s. (178.8; 0.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

1893
21 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by John Home. Prologue by the author (London Chronicle, 16 Feb.). Epilogue by David Garrick (ibid.)]: New Scenes, Dresses, &c. Account-Book, 26 Jan.: Paid Wild for [obtaining] license for Alfred #2 2s. Public Advertiser, 14 Feb. 1778: This Day is published Alfred (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #246 (241.17.6; 4.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Hull, Whitfield, L'Estrange, Fearon, Booth, Robson, Smith, Thompson, Aickin, Mrs Jackson, Miss Ambrose, Miss Green, Mrs Barry. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1778) and London Chronicle, 22 Jan.: Alfred-Lewis; Edwin-Hull; Earl of Surrey-Whitfield; Rollo-L'Estrange; Officers-Booth, Robson, Thompson; Hinguar-Aickin; Ronex-Mrs Jackson; Edda-Miss Ambrose; Elisa-Miss Green; Ethelswida-Mrs Barry; Fearon, Smith; [New Prologue-Wroughton; [New Epilogue-Mrs Barry. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at both subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at both subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Ethelswida Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Villagers-Aldridge, Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Valois

1894
23 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Cast
Role: Ethelswida Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: St

Dance: As17780121

1895
24 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Richard Cumberland. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (Collection...of English Prologues and Epilogues, II, 214; IV, 195)]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Public Advertiser, 7 Feb. 1778: This Day is published The Battle of Hastings (1s. 6d.). "This piece was received with uncommon applause...[Palmer's] heroic exclamation-'all private feuds should cease when England's glory is at stake'-was so sensibly felt by the audience that a repetition was called for, but judiciously refused, as out of character in a tragedy" (London Magazine, Jan. 1778, p.37). Receipts: #243 15s. 6d. (235.0.0; 8.13.0; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hastings

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Palmer, Brereton, Aickin, Farren, Hurst, Chambers, Norris, Chaplin, Philimore, Bensley, Miss Younge, Mrs Colles, Mrs Yates. [Cast from text (Edward and Charles Dilly, 1778): Edgar Atheling-Henderson; Earl Edwin-Palmer; Earl Waltheof-Brereton; Earl of Northumberland-Aickin; Siffric-Farren; Raymond-Hurst; Duncan-Chambers; Earl of Mercia-Norris; Reginald-Chaplin; Harold-Bensley; Matilda-Miss Younge; Sabina-Mrs Colles; Edwina-Mrs Yates; Philimore; Prologue-Henderson; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17780212).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17780212).]
Cast
Role: Edgar Atheling Actor: Henderson
Role: Earl Waltheof Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

1896
24 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of Belphegor. Receipts: #99 18s. 6d. (83.9.0; 15.17.0; 0.12.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #84)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor

Cast
Role: Dame Din Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: End II: will be revived Slingsby's grand ballet, The Savage Hunters-Slingsby, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Crespi

1897
24 March 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for West. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had of West, No. 4, Stanhope-street, Clare-market. [Authors of Prologue and Address unknown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); King Henry-Lucas; Duke of Buckingham-Thompson; Prince of Wales-Master Benson (1st appearance on any stage); Duke of York-Master Kenny; Norfolk-Massey; Oxford-Stevens; Lord Stanley-Painter; Blunt-Bell; Ratcliff-Kenny; Catesby-Bailey; Tressel-Mills; Lieutenant-Newton; Lord Mayor-Bowles; Tirrell-Edwards; Richmond-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Lady Anne-Mrs Lefevre; Duchess of York-Mrs Leister; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Robinson (from the Theatre Royal at Bath); An occasional Prologue (written by a Gentleman eminent in the Republic of Letters [unidentified])-West.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper (with the original Prologue)-West; Major Belford-Newton; Prattle-Smith; Emily-Mrs Lefevre; Bell-Mrs Robinson; Mademoiselle Florival-Mrs West.
Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: A variety of Entertainments of Singing, particularly The Soldier tir'd-a Lady [unidentified]

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an occasional Address-Master Benson

1898
20 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Samuel Jackson Pratt. Not in Larpent MS; not published. Prologue printed in Westminster Magazine, Apr. 1778, p.218; author unknown]. Public Advertiser, 2 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bensley, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #230 16s. 6d. (131.6.0; 25.4.0; 0.7.6; tickets: 73.19.0) (charge: #66 9s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Joseph Andrews

Dance: As17780109

1899
22 April 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece: Richard Brinsley Sheridan, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #259 9s. (250.7.0; 8.19.6; 0.2.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #73 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End: as17780409

1900
22 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Mainpiece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. [This was included in both subsequent performances.] Afterpiece [1st time; C 1, author unknown. Not in Larpent MS; not published; synopsis of plot in London Chronicle, 23 Apr.]. Public Advertiser, 9 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bulkley, No. 10, New Ormond-street. Receipts: #195 13s. 6d. [166.16.6; tickets: 28.17.0) (charge: #73 7s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Clytus-Clarke; Lysimachus-Whitfield; Hephestion-Robson; Cassander-Fearon; Thessalus-Thompson; Polyperchon-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Jackson; Parisatis-Mrs Morton; Sysigambis-Mrs Poussin; Statira-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Cast
Role: The Apprentice Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Dutiful Deception

Dance: New Dance, Allemande-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley