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5888 results for: Keyword - the Kings Mate
We found 2650 matches on Performance Comments, 2635 matches on Performance Title, 1596 matches on Event Comments, 23 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4051
12 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No money taken at Stage Door. No Money returned after Curtain is drawn up. [Customary note on subsequent bills.] Yates and Mrs Yates not engag'd. They went to Covent Garden Theatre. Mr Barry and Mrs Dancer engag'd (Winston MS 10). For performances at HAY and MARLY, 12-21 September, see close of Season 1766-1767, pp. 1264-65

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sterling-Love; Sir John Melvil-Holland; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Serjant Flower-Bransby; Traverse-Hurst; Lovewell-Cautherley; Trueman-Aickin; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Palmer; Betty-Miss Reynolds; Chambermaid-Mrs Lee; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lovewell Actor: Cautherley

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

4052
21 September 1767 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Callaghan-Shuter; Groom-Woodward; Sir Theodore-Dunstall; Beau Mordecai-Quick; Lady-Miss Macklin; Sir Archy-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Sir Theodore Actor: Dunstall

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, 1st appearance there, Sga Manesiere

4053
23 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Ackman; Hermit-Kear; Fribble-J. Burton; Servant-Castle; French Lady-Johnston; Old Lady-Mrs Cross; Colombine-Mrs King; Country Girl (with song)-Miss Young; The Dances-Sg and Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Sg and Sga Giorgi.

4054
26 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: First time in 2 years. [See 17 Jan. 1766.] Harlequin's Invasion revived with alterations, particularly a Patagonian Man and Woman, executed by Mr Johnston, are very fine Figures, and gave great satisfaction to the Audience (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-Cautherly; Poliphontes-Havard; Narbas-Packer; Euricles-Aickin; Erox-Burton; High Priest-Bransby; Ismene-Mrs Simson; Merope-Mrs Pritchard; With a Procession-; Sacrifice-.
Cast
Role: Dorilas Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; Others-Parsons, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Weston, Hartry, J. Palmer, Ackman, Messink, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Fox, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Smith, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Matthews, Miss Pope; The Dances-Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Parsons, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Weston, Hartry, J. Palmer, Ackman, Messink, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Fox, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Smith, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Matthews, Miss Pope
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

4055
10 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: IImogen, for 1st time, Mrs Baddeley, pretty well, --but an indifferent figure in Breeches.--Mrs Johnston hissed in the Queen (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Others Actor: _Messink.
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

4056
17 October 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Dined at the Ship, and went at 5 into the Pit to see Mrs Yates do Jane Shore a second time. Her powers are certainly amazingly great, the expression in her eyes in the last scene is particularly affecting. The entertainment was the foolish Pantomime called Harlequin Skeleton (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #189 14s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

4057
12 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Concluded with a grand procession of the knights o Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Capt. Le Brush-King; Irishman-Moody (with the Original Song); Scotsman-Love; Gulwell-Packer; Harwood-Aickin; Frenchman-Baddeley; Frankly-J. Palmer; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; Trickit-Fox; Margery-Mrs Love.

4058
20 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Others Actor: _Messink.
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Gardners Holiday-Mr Shuter (his 1st appearance), Sga Giorgi

4059
23 November 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted there. Mr Colman's Night. Paid for Licensing the True Born Irishman #2 2s. (Account Book). [See The Irish Fine Lady 28 Nov.]. Receipts: #230 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Related Works
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: II: A Serious Dance, as17670916; III: The Sicilian Peasants-Sga Manesiere, Mrs Bulkley. [See17641001.

4060
24 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Hopkins the Prompter Actor: Bannister
Role: Saunders the Carpenter Actor: Moody
Role: Johnston the housekeeper Actor: Johnston

Dance: End: The Gardners Holiday, as17671120

4061
26 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Others Actor: _Messink.
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

Dance: II: The Gardners Holiday, as17671120

4062
28 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Others Actor: _Messink.
Role: The Dances Actor: Duquesney, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Collett.

4063
19 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Westminster New Lying in Hospital, near Westminster Bridge. N.B. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken tickets, are desired to secure places immediately, of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. [The Theatrical Monitor, No IX, asked this day for a public declaration of receipts and salary expenditures for the 1766-67 season from Garrick and Lacy. Not receiving it the war breaking out in January came to absorb his interest, and the estimate never appeared.] Receipts: #261 4s. 6d. (Winston MS 10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

4064
26 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Afterpiece a New Pantomime with New Music, Habits, Scenes, Machines and Decorations. Full Prices. [This note continued on all subsequent bills for Elopement this season. It will not be further mentioned here.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17671023, but George Barnwell-Cautherly.
Cast
Role: George Barnwell Actor: Cautherly.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

4065
28 December 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command. Gave the Yeoman of the Guard #2 2s.; The King's Footmen Xmas Box by Heron #2 2s.; The Queen's Footmen Xmas Box by Shields #2 2s; King's Chairmen Xmas Box by Jupp #2 2s,; Queen's Chairmen Xmas Box by Jones #2 2s. (Account Book). Receipts: #274 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Powell; Iachimo-Smith; Pisanio-Hull; Philario-Morris; Cymbeline-Gibson; Cloten-Yates; Bellarius-Clarke; Guiderius-Bensley; Arviragus-Perry; Queen-Mrs Vincent; Imogen-Yates; In Act II a Masquerade Dance-incident to the Play; Singing-Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: In Act II a Masquerade Dance Actor: incident to the Play

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: III: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; IV: The Female Archer, as17671029; End: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

4066
19 January 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Lady Restless-Mrs Palmer; Clarissa-Mrs W. Barry; Beverly-Cautherly; Belmont-Packer; Sir William-Burton; Blandford-Bransby; Robert-Parsons; Tattle-Mrs Bradshaw; Tippet-Mrs Hippisley; Belinda-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Beverly Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

4067
15 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Dancer. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send servants to hold places at 3 o'clock. Afterpiece: Never performed there. [This seems to MacMillan to be the adaptation of Shakespeare's Winter's Tale by McNamara Morgan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Barry; Clytus-Holland (that night only); Aristander-Burton; Slave-Strange; Polyperchon-Bransby; Perdiccas-Ackman; Cassander-Havard; Thesalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Roxana-Mrs Hopkins; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Parisatis-Miss Simson; Statira-Mrs Dancer; With the Triumphal Entry-.
Cast
Role: Thesalus Actor: Aickin
Role: With the Triumphal Entry Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Autolicus-King; Florizel-Cautherly; Polixines-Hurst; Camillo-Packer; Antigonus-Aickin; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Mrs Dorman, Miss Young; Perdita (with song)-Mrs Dancer; With a Dance- incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Florizel Actor: Cautherly
Role: With a Dance Actor: incident to the piece.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

4068
16 March 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. House charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander Balus

Performance Comment: Alexander Balus-(King of Syria); Ptolomee-(King of Egypt); Jonathan-(Chief of the Jews); Cleopatra-(Ptolomee's Daughter); Aspasia-(her friend and Companion); Chorus of Israelites-; Chorus of Asiatics-.

Music: As17680219

4069
17 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Hopkins the Prompter Actor: Bannister
Role: Saunders the Carpenter Actor: Moody
Role: Johnston the housekeeper Actor: Johnston

Dance: V: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

4070
19 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 3 May 1766.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

4071
09 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garrat

Music: III: Concerto on Harpsichord-Master Love

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

4072
06 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lovel Actor: Cautherly.

Dance: IV: The Medley, as17680505

4073
17 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Two glass branches added to the Stage Boxes, and look well (Hopkins MS Notes). Places may be had of Mr Johnston at the Stage Door. Doors open half past 4 o'clock. Play to begin exactly at 6 o'clock. Vivat Rex et Regina. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Fawcett; Sir ThomasTesty-Burton; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-J. Burton; Roger-Keen; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Hippisley; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

4074
23 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMrs Jeffries very imperfect in Lucy. The Farce greatly applauded (Hopkins Diary). Afterpiece: With alterations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-Cautherly; Thorowgood-Havard; Trueman-Packer; Uncle-Burton; Blunt-Ackman; Maria-Mrs W. Barry; Lucy-Mrs Jeffries; Millwood-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: George Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-King; other characters-Parsons, Dodd, Weston, Moody, Baddeley, Bransby, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Matthews, Miss Pope; with Proper Dances-. [For full cast see17680926] .For full cast see17680926] .
Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Parsons, Dodd, Weston, Moody, Baddeley, Bransby, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Matthews, Miss Pope

4075
24 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Ogleby-King; Sir John-Aickin; Sterling-Love; Lovewell-Cautherly; Serjeant Flower-Bransby; Travers-Hurst; Truman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Jeffries; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lovewell Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Parsons, Dodd, Weston, Moody, Baddeley, Bransby, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Matthews, Miss Pope