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2134 results for: Keyword - the French
We found 1256 matches on Roles/Actors, 561 matches on Performance Title, 446 matches on Event Comments, 329 matches on Performance Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

801
26 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Cast
Role: Theodore Actor: Holman

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Lieutenant of the Marines Actor: Ratchford
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Role: French Doctor Actor: Cubitt

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

802
17 May 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Crusade

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Role: French Doctor Actor: Cubitt

803
04 June 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; M. ENT 1, James Byrne. Larpent MS 872; not published]: With new and selected Music and Songs; Scenes and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #150 2s. (141.3; 8.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Role: French Doctor Actor: Cubitt
Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Nootka Sound; or, Britain Prepar'd

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal and Speaking Characters by Bannister, Ryder, Blanchard, Davies, Bernard, Darley, Rock, Reeve, Powel, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; Pantomimic Part and Dances by Byrne, Boyce, Cranfield, Farley, Evatt, Egan, Ratchford, Delpini, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, the Miss Simonets; Cast from Larpent MS: Captain Briton-Bannister; Drunken Taylor-Ryder; Foremast, Cartouch-Blanchard; Lieutenant-Davies; Pipes, Capstern-Bernard; O'Shaughnessy-Rock; Export-Powel; Decoy Recruit-Noble; Dapperwit-C. Powell; Sir John Breehold-Thompson; Landlady-Mrs Mountain; Eliza-Mrs Martyr; unassigned-Darley, Reeve.

804
05 June 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Crusade

Afterpiece Title: Nootka Sound

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Role: French Doctor Actor: Cubitt

805
07 June 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Nootka Sound

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Role: French Doctor Actor: Cubitt

Song: In: Mad Bess, as17900602

806
09 June 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Crusade

Afterpiece Title: Nootka Sound

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Role: French Doctor Actor: Cubitt

807
14 June 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Last night of performing this Season. Account-Book, 18 June: Paid Mrs Achmet in lieu of a Benefit #50. Receipts: #99 4s. 6d. (95.18.0; 3.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Crusade

Afterpiece Title: Nootka Sound

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Role: French Doctor Actor: Cubitt

808
15 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17900915, but Lady Touchwood-Mrs Wells; Letitia Hardy (for that night only, with the song and Minuet de la Cour)-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: French Valet Actor: C. Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Entertainment: Monologue End: (for that night only) Collins's Ode on the Passions-Mrs Esten

809
21 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #372 14s. (369.1; 3.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: French Valet Actor: C. Powell

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Cast
Role: A Sailor's life's a life of woe Actor: Mrs Harlowe, in place of The Greenwich Pensioner.
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Bernard
Role: Of the Ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: How much I love thee Actor: Wilson
Role: Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna Actor: Bannister
Role: 'Twas in the good ship Rover Actor: Bannister
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus

810
01 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #217 2s. 6d. (212.17.6; 4.5.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: 1st appearance on the English stage non Actor: operatic
Role: the Vocal Parts Actor: Mrs Mountain, Mrs Warrell, Miss Williams, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnet, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Rock, Mrs Cross, Mrs Powell, Mrs Gray, Mrs Masters, Mrs Platt, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Goodwin
Role: Fairlop the Woodman Actor: Bannister
Role: Bob the Miller Actor: Williamson
Role: Filbert the Gardener Actor: Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Role: French Doctor Actor: Marshall
Role: A Sailor's life's a life of woe Actor: Mrs Harlowe, in place of The Greenwich Pensioner.
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Bernard
Role: Of the Ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: How much I love thee Actor: Wilson
Role: Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna Actor: Bannister
Role: 'Twas in the good ship Rover Actor: Bannister
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus

811
26 May 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: French Servant Actor: Maddocks

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: In IV: Italian Air-Miss Daniels

Dance: End I afterpiece: Hornpipe-a Young Lady

812
29 September 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd piece: The Scenes entirely new, designed and executed by Greenwood. The Music composed principally by Storace, with a few pieces selected from Martini [i.e. Martin y Soler], Salieri, and Paisiello. Receipts: #450 8s. (403.12; 46.12; 0.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Belgrade

Performance Comment: The Seraskier-Kelly; Cohenberg-Palmer; Ismael-Benson; Yuseph-Suett; Leopold-Bannister Jun.; Peter-Dignum; Anselm-Sedgwick; Michael-Hollingsworth; Katherine-Mrs Crouch; Fatima-Miss Hagley; Lilla-Sga Storace; Ghita-Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: The Seraskier Actor: Kelly
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

813
01 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Johnston's bill #7 10s. 6d.; Supernumeraries #6 12s.; Chorus by R. Shaw #10; Mantuamaker #13 5s. 4d.; Foulis for Music Copying #2 8s.; Land Tax 1 Yr. #79 12s. 6d.; Billstickers #3 6s.; Booth, tailor, #14 13s. 1d. "Mrs Jordan has a voice, the tones of which are infinitely more musical and sweet than those of any professional singer we have. There is also an interest about her singing, arising not from what may be called musical feeling, but the impression of the subject. Thus, though sometimes a little untrue, we love her songs, and forbear to weigh them in the diatonic or chromatic scales" (Oracle, 3 Oct.). Receipts: #450 3s. (393.2; 56.3; 0.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

814
03 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: [In 2nd piece the playbill assigns Orlando to Kemble, but "On account of indisposition, Barrymore last night performed Orlando for Kemble" (Oracle, 4 Oct.).] 3rd piece: To conclude with the Glorious Defeat of the Spanish Armada, and a Grand Procession. "Equal to any actor I ever saw, as far as his line extends, is Mr Parsons; his conception and expression of Sir Fretful Plagiary, in Mr Sheridan's Critic, are as strong and masterly as were Garrick's in Kitely [in Every Man in his Humour]; and his 'laughing without mirth' therein equally admirable" (Jonson, ed. Waldron, 171). Receipts: #251 4s. 6d. (213.6.6; 37.0.0; 0.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Dignum; Jaques-Palmer; Le Beau-R. Palmer; Oliver-Whitfield; Jaques de Bois-Benson; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Moody; Touchstone-King; Corin-Waldron; Silvius-Bland; William-Burton; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Jordan; Celia-Mrs Kemble; Phebe-Miss Collins; Audrey-Mrs Edwards.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: Dangle-R. Palmer; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Signor Ritornello-Hamoir; Interpreter-Baddeley; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Daniels; Characters of the Tragedy: Lord Burleigh-Hollingsworth; Governor-Wrighten; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Master of the Horse-Alfred; Beef@eater-Phillimore; Justice-Packer; Son-Suett; Constable-Fawcett; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Nieces-Miss Heard, Miss Collins; Justice's Lady-Mrs Heard; Confidant-Mrs Booth; Tilburina-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Master of the Horse Actor: Alfred

Song: V 2nd piece: song-Miss Hagley

815
04 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

816
06 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-King; Harcourt-Palmer; Belville-Whitfield; Sparkish (with a song)-Dodd; Footman-Webb; Countryman-Jones; William-Alfred; Alithea-Mrs Ward; Miss Peggy-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

817
08 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

818
10 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Lord Minikin-Dodd; Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Colonel Tivy-Barrymore; Jessamy-R. Palmer; Davy-Parsons; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Miss Tittup-Miss Farren.

819
11 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The School for Scandal

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: As17910927

820
13 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Belgrade

Cast
Role: The Seraskier Actor: Kelly
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

821
15 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the Author of No Song No Supper [Prince Hoare]; performed but once [on 3 May 1791]. The Music composed principally by Storace. Receipts: #464 15s. (377.4; 85.15; 1.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: The Cave of Trophonius

822
22 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Cave of Trophonius

823
24 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

824
26 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Cave of Trophonius, advertised on playbill of 25 Oct.] Receipts: #196 0s. 6d. (162.13.6; 31.14.0; 1.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: III: a song-Dignum

825
29 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Cave of Trophonius, advertised on playbill of 27 Oct.] "In one particular there may be praise given [to Comus]: the revellers of the son of Circe were in number fifty, and really produced a fine effect" (Oracle, 31 Oct.). Receipts: #298 9s. (241.15; 52.14; 4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Spirit-Banks; Brothers-Benson, Bland; Chief Bacchanals-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Euphrosyne (with Sweet Echo, accompanied by Parke)-Mrs Crouch; Bacchants-Mrs Crouch [sic], Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards; Sabrina-Mrs Bland [sic]; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Hagley.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Benson, Bland
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder