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We found 17141 matches on Roles/Actors, 3601 matches on Performance Comments, 310 matches on Event Comments, 49 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: The Parts of King Richard, D. of Buckingham, Earl of Richmond, Tressel, Prince Edward, Duke of York, Lieutenant of the Tower, Lord Mayor, Duke of Norfolk, Queen-Performers from the Theatres Royal London; Lord Stanley-Rivers; Catesby-Jones; Ratcliffe-Farrel; Oxford-Thompson; Sir William Brandon-Clifford; King Henry-Burnet; Dutchess of York-Mrs Fowler; Lady Ann-Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: The Parts of Lubin, Steady, Solomon, Gillian-The Performers from the Theatres who exhibit in the Play.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Farrel; Dick-Clifford; Joe-Thompson; Lord Lurewell-Wilkinson; The Miller-Burnet; Peggy-Mrs Clifford; Madge-Mrs Fowler; Kate-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: The Miller Actor: Burnet

Entertainment: Monologues.End II: A Dissertation on Macaronies-Murray; End: Abel Drugger's Description of a Fete Champetre-Murray

Song: End 2nd monologue: a celebrated song written by Garrick, on Pantomimical and Operatical Entertainments-

Event Comment: [This theatre had no patent; it could therefore remain open in Holy Week.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell Or The London Merchant

Performance Comment: Trueman-A Gentleman (from the Theatre Royal in London [unidentified]); Thorowgood-Rivers; Uncle-Brown; Blunt-Farrel; Barnwell-Clifford; Lucy-Mrs Fowler; Milwood-Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor or Dumb Lady Cured

Performance Comment: Sir Jasper-Rivers; James-Wilkinson; Leander-Clifford; Gregory-Farrel; Dorcas-Mrs Fowler; The Dumb Lady-Mrs Clifford.
Cast
Role: The Dumb Lady Actor: Mrs Clifford.

Afterpiece Title: Lincos Travels

Performance Comment: Linco-Farrel; Clown-Clifford; Old Woman-Mrs Palmer; Shepherds and Shepherdesses-The rest of the Company.

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Comic Paraphrase on Shakespear's Seven Ages of Man-Farrel

Event Comment: Benefit for Hodson, author of Zoraida [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill; see 8 Feb. 1780]. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #92 19s. (60.3; 32.11; 0.5; tickets: none listed) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Brereton; Fryar Lawrence-Packer; Capulet-Aickin; Benvolio-Williams; Tibalt-R. Palmer; Prince-Norris; Paris-Phillimore; Peter-Burton; Apothecary-Waldron; Balthazar-Fawcett; Montague-Chaplin; Mercutio-Dodd; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Nurse-Mrs Love; Juliet-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: I: a Masquerade, Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song: Mainpiece: the Funeral Procession-; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, Edwards, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin, Shaw, Miss Field, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Granger, Mrs Booth, Mrs Smith, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Simson

Event Comment: Benefit for Lamash, Holcroft, Miss Barnes & Miss Kirby. 1st piece: Not acted these 4 years. Receipts: #203 4s. (38.7.0; 25.4.6; 1.19.6; tickets: 137.13.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Or The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810425, but Blow high-_; Dance of Sailors-_; A Dance of Shepherds and Shepheresses-_; Hecate-_ SCENE I, as17810425; SCENE II, as17810425; SCENE III as SCENE IV on 25 Apr.; Dance of Anticks-_; SCENE IV. Teague's Journey to London through Coventry-Moody as17810507; The Butterfly, as17800921; SCENE THE LAST. How merrily we live, as17810425. The Butterfly, as17800921; SCENE THE LAST. How merrily we live, as17810425.

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: Scene IV: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: End III: song-Miss Barnes (1st attempt on any stage); End 1st piece: the Grand Naval Review-; Rule Britannia-Gaudry, Edwards, Williams

Event Comment: Benefit for Thompson, Nix, Mrs Booth & Miss Field. Public Advertiser, 5 May: Tickets to be had of Thompson, No. 7, Great Marlborough-street; of Nix, Mrs Booth and Miss Field, No. 8, Broad-court, Longacre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same for rest of season]. Receipts: #180 3s. 6d. (29.15.0; 21.4.6; 0.1.0; tickets: 129.3.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17800930

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Bucks have at ye all; or, The Picture of a Playhouse-R. Palmer

Performance Comment: End: Bucks have at ye all; or, The Picture of a Playhouse-R. Palmer.
Event Comment: [Marshall is identified in Morning Herald, 2 June.] Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Edwin; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Hodge-Massey; Eustace-Lamash; Young Meadows-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Marshall]); Lucinda-Miss Hale; Margery-Mrs Wells (from the Theatre at Exeter; 1st appearance in London); Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss Harper.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End II: Tambourine Dance-Master Byrn, Miss Byrn

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2]: Written by the Author of the Son-in-Law [John O'Keeffe]. The Overture and New Musick composed by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin, 1783.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

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

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Wood, Wewitzer, Blissett, Stevens, Webb, Usher, Kenny, Painter, Ledger, Pierce, Edwin, Mrs Webb, Mrs Wilson, Miss Harper. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1781): Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward Sandford-Wood; Degagee-Wewitzer; Plume-Blissett; Sheers-Stevens; Coachman-Webb; Dennis-Usher; Black-Kenny; Motley-Edwin; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Comfit-Mrs Wilson; Caroline Sandford-Miss Harper; unassigned-Painter, Ledger, Pierce.
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Separate Maintenance, announced on playbill of 20 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Bannister; Sir ThomasMaxwell-Gardner; Invoice-R. Palmer; Julep-Baddeley; Apozem-Barrett; Doctors-Webb, Usher, Egan, Painter, Kenny; Dr Last-Edwin; Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 29 July 1776]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Silver Tankard

Dance: As17810620

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 3rd piece [1st time; INT I, by Charles Stuart. Larpent MS 570; not published. Prologue by the author (London Chronicle, 1 Sept.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

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

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Damnation or The Play House Hissing Hot

Performance Comment: Dupeall (with Imitations)-Bannister Jun.; Vitriol-Wilson; Fudge-Wewitzer; Drama-Staunton; Phelim O'Bogtrotter-Egan; Prompter-Blissett; Actor-Stevens; Waiter-Barrett; 1st Grinder-Edwin; The other Characters-Painter, Kenny, Pierce, Ledger, Stannard. Larpent MS assigns: Dustman-Painter; 2nd Grinder-Pierce; Sandman-Stannard; Milkwoman-Mrs Palmer; Kenny, Ledger; Prologue-Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Entertainment: In 3rd piece: Singing, Howling, Crying, Bellowing, Hissing, Groaning, Braying, Grinding, Barking-

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years [not acted since 28 Apr. 1773]. With new Scenes [by French and Carver (text)] and Dresses. [In the Vocal Parts the playbill lists Sga Prudom, but "at the end of the second act, Smith came forward and apologized for the absence of Signora Prudom, and begged that Mrs Wrighten might be permitted to take her part . . . Mrs Wrighten was received with applause" (London Chronicle, 20 Oct.). Sga Romanzini was from the Royal Circus.] Receipts: #123 8s. 6d. (92/15/0; 29/11/0; 1/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or The British Worthy

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Smith; Oswald-Brereton; Merlin-Aickin; Osmond-Farren; Conon-Packer; Albanact-Wrighten; Aurelius-R. Palmer; Guillamar-Griffiths; Grimbald-Bannister; Philidel-Miss Field; Cupid-Sga Romanzini (1st appearance on this stage); Emmeline-Miss Farren. [Edition of 1781 (W. Strahan [et al]) adds: Æolus-Danby; Matilda-Miss Barnes; and specifies Honour-Vernon [but he had withdrawn from the stage (see17811009); the part was probably acted by Du-Bellamy]; Venus-Miss Phillips; Airy Spirits-Miss Collett, Miss Wright.] hathi. hathi.
Related Works
Related Work: Bonduca Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: In mainpiece by Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Miss M. Stageldoir. [This was the same, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, but beginning with 11 Dec. Henry is omitted.]

Performance Comment: Stageldoir. [This was the same, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, but beginning with 11 Dec. Henry is omitted.] hathi.

Song: In mainpiece the Vocal Parts by Du-Bellamy, Williams, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, &c.; Miss Phillips, Miss Collett, Miss Wright, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: Mainpiece: With the original Music composed by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, by Bannister, Williams, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Phillimore, Helme; Miss Simson, Miss Barnes, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Granger, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17811117

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [acted 15 May 1776]. Receipts: #123 1s. 6d. (90/1/0; 31/15/0; 1/5/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Impostor

Afterpiece Title: Luns Ghost

Dance: As17820112

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. The 9th Night (see 11 Mar.). Afterpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Receipts: #95 9s. (73/10/0; 20/8/6; 1/10/6; tickets: none listed) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece the Minuet de la Cour, as17820104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Brereton; Fryar Lawrence-Packer; Capulet-Aickin; Benvolio-Williames; Tibalt-R. Palmer; Prince-Norris; Paris-Phillimore; Peter-Burton; Apothecary-Waldron; Balthazer-Fawcett; Montague-Chaplin; Mercutio-Dodd; Lady Capulet-Mrs Booth; Nurse-Mrs Love; Juliet-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Minuet by Lemercier and Miss Stageldoir. With a Masquerade Dance

Song: Mainpiece: With the Funeral Procession. Vocal Parts by Williames, Chaplin, Fawcett, Phillimore, Helme; Miss Collett, Miss Wright, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Smith, Mrs Granger, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin (with the original Prologue)-Wright; Snip-Parsons; Simon-Moody; Gasconade-Baddcley; Mercury-Fawcett; Corporal Bounce-Chaplin; Abram-Waldron; Justice-Wrighten; Forge-Burton; Bogg-Phillimore; TafTy-R. Palmer; Old Woman-Mr Suett; Mrs Snip-Mrs Love; Sukey Chitterlin-Miss Collett; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope .

Dance: As17820318athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

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

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: Harlequin, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister Jun.; Ditto, Mum!-Spencer; Agreeable Companion in a Post-Chaise-Webb; Landlord-Usher; Dame Turton-Edwin; Goody Burton-Wood; Gammer Gurton-Bannister; Pantaloon-Massey; Clown-Delpini; Head Boy of the Marine Society-Master Edwin; Officer in the Camp-Wood [i.e. doubled Goody Burton]; Emperor of the Quacks-Bannister Jun. [i.e. doubled Harlequin]; Columbine-Miss Morris; Ballad Singer-Mr Darley; Chambermaid-Mrs W. Palmer; Goddess of Health, and Genius of Nonsense-Miss Hooke (The Young Lady who performed the part of Polly [on 11 June]) .on 11 June]) .
Related Works
Related Work: The Genius of Nonsense Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: As17820606

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. "There was, in my early days, such a permanent property as a stage-door in our theatres, and the proscenium beyond it; so that when [Jane] Shore was pushed from the door, she was turned round and staggered till supported by the firm projection behind her. Here was a terrific picture full in the eye of the pit, and this most picturesque of women knew the amazing value of it" (Boaden, Siddons, I, 326). Receipts: #232 (209/8; 21/18; 0/14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: As17820917

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 19 Apr. 1779]. Receipts: #97 11s. 6d. (67/7/0; 29/17/0; 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17821003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17820917