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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: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Claudius-Packer; Hamlet-Kemble; Polonius-Suett; Horatio-Barrymore; Laertes-C. Kemble; Rosencrantz-Caulfield; Guildenstern-Trueman; Osrick-R. Palmer; Gentleman-Evans; Priest-Webb; Marcellus-Holland; Bernardo-Wentworth; Ghost of Hamlet's Father-Wroughton; Players-Maddocks, Wewitzer; Grave@diggers-King, Hollingsworth; Francisco-Cooke; Sailors-Simpson, Fisher; Gertrude-Mrs Powell; Ophelia-Mrs Jordan; Actress-Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Dignum; Butler-Sedgwick; Cook-Hollingsworth; Footman-Evans; Coachman-Webb; Jobson-Bannister Jun.; The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun.; Doctor-Maddocks; Lady Loverule-Miss Heard; Lucy-Mrs Roffey; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Martin Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Wandering Jew

Cast
Role: Toby Actor: Wathen
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Deserter, advertised on playbill of 12 Dec.] Receipts: #134 15s. (78.6.0; 53.8.6; 3.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17971202, but Gratiano-R. Palmer; Shylock-Archer (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Cast
Role: Father Philip Actor: Palmer
Role: Edric Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Performance Comment: As17971214, but Father Philip-Hollingsworth in place of Palmer.
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Cast
Role: Father Philip Actor: Palmer
Role: Edric Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Cast
Role: The Stranger Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 1st piece [1st time; MF 2. Larpent MS 1210; not published]: Written by Charles? Dibdin, Founded on his Popular Novel under that Title, and enriched with a Selection of his most recent and favourite Songs. Do conclude with a new Finale by Dibdin. The Overture by Dibdin. "[It is a] wretched inanity; without interest, without humour, without character, original only in its dullness and unmatchable absurdity" (Monthly Mirror, May 1798, p. 306). 2nd piece: Compressed into Three Acts. 3rd piece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal Hay-Market. Morning Herald, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 65, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #511 13s. 6d. (251.7.6; 68.7.0; 1.13.0; tickets: 190.6.0) (charge: #212 19s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hannah Hewit Or The Female Crusoe

Performance Comment: Walmsley-Bannister Jun; Captain Wattle and Miss Roe-Bannister Jun; The Country Club-Bannister Jun; The Advantage of Toping-Bannister Jun.; Captain Higgins-Dignum; The Sailor's Journal-Dignum; Lovely Nan-Dignum; Buntline-Suett; Toll de Roll-Suett; Cudgo-Wathen; Kickaraboo-Wathen; Binns-Trueman; Hewit-Holland; Hannah Hewit-Miss DeCamp; The Complaint-Miss DeCamp; Virtue-Miss DeCamp; Anna-Miss Leak; True Glory-Miss Leak; Mrs Binns-Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Song: End I 1st piece: The Sailor's Consolation- made into a Song and Chorus

Event Comment: Benefit for Wathen. [Longley is identified in Monthly Mirror, June 1798, p. 369. For his 1st appearance see 25 Nov. 1797.] Times, 30 May: Tickets to be had of Wathen, No. 2, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #294 7s. (55.13.6; 44.13.6; 0.9.0; tickets: 193.11.0, of which Wathen to pay for one half brought in over #100)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Barrymore; Virolet-C. Kemble; Kilmallock-Caulfield; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Sedgwick, Dignum; Lope Tocho-Hollingsworth; Goatherds-Packer, Evans, Maddocks, Palmer Jun.; Bulcazin Muley-A Gentleman (2nd appearance [Longley]); Ganem-Trueman; Pacha-Wewitzer; Ali Beg-Sparks; Sadi-Wathen; Zorayda-Miss Miller; Floranthe-Miss DeCamp; Agnes-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Goatherds Actor: Packer, Evans, Maddocks, Palmer Jun.
Role: Sadi Actor: Wathen
Role: Floranthe Actor: Miss DeCamp
Related Works
Related Work: The Mountaineers Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks
Related Works
Related Work: Sylvester Daggerwood Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: 2nd piece: Not acted these 6 years. [Miss Griffiths is identified in European Magazine, June 1798, p. 397, and in playbill of 19 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Kelly (By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal Drury-Lane); Peachum-Davenport; Lockit-R. Palmer; Mat o'th' Mint-Trueman; Wat Dreary-Chippendale; Harry Paddington-Lyons; Ben Budge-Abbot; Jailor-Ledger; Drawer-Waldron Jun.; Filch-Suett; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss DeCamp; Jenny Diver-Mrs Edward; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Jones; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Benson; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Cuyler; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Hale; Molly Brazen-Mrs Haskey; Polly-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Griffiths]).Miss Griffiths]).

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Related Works
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: Schedoni-Barrymore (1st appearance in that character); Vivaldi-C. Kemble; Ansaldo-Aickin; Spalatro-R. Palmer; Paullo-Suett; Familiars-Trueman, Abbot; Stiletto-Caulfield; Corvino-Waldron Jun.; Priest-Usher; Guards-Ledger, Chippendale; Marchioness-Mrs Harlowe; Olivia-Miss Heard; Ellena de Rosalba-Miss DeCamp; Abbess-Mrs Hale; Gradisca-Mrs Davenport; Margaritone-Mrs Edward; Fioresca-Mrs Bland; The General Chorus [of Assassins and Nuns]-Linton, Brown, Lyons, Aylmer, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Ms Menage, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Masters, Ms Norton, Ms Gawdry, Ms Leserve.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa Or The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Kelly; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jessamy-R. Palmer; Harman-Trueman; Jenkins-Bannister; Colonel Oldboy-Munden; Diana-Miss DeCamp; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Davenport; Jenny-Mrs Gibbs; Clarissa-Miss Griffiths (Their 1st appearance in those characters).

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Song: "A new duet, composed by Kelly, was introduced." (Monthly Mirror, July 1798, p. 51), for which see17980711

Event Comment: 3rd piece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre-Royal Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Lazarillo Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Music composed by Storace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Related Works
Related Work: The Iron Chest Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Event Comment: 1st piece: In one Act. [2nd piece in place of The Spanish Barber, advertised on playbill of 16 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Munden; Chapeau-R. Palmer; Robin-Wathen; George Bevil-Trueman; Housemaid-Mrs Harlowe; Maids-Mrs Jones, Mrs Haskey; Emily-Miss Heard; Mrs Grub-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Mountaineers Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Event Comment: 2nd piece: Not acted these 2 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Cast
Role: William Actor: Wathen
Role: Theodore Actor: Palmer Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-Davies; Old Random-Aickin; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Wathen; Carney-Abbot; Peery-Usher; English Waiter-Lyons; French Waiter-Waldron Jun.; Passengers-Trueman, Ledger; Bailiff-Chippendale; Tiptoe-R. Palmer; Lady Dunder-Mrs Davenport (1st appearance in that character); Harriet-Miss Heard; Mrs Peery-Mrs Hale; Passengers-Mrs Jones, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Haskey; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen
Role: The Tight Irish Boy Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir Mathew Medley Actor: Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Cast
Role: Jack Conner Actor: Wathen
Role: Father Frank Actor: Ledger
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bland. Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane. Times, 18 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bland, No. 25, King-street, Covent-garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Performance Comment: Selwyn-D'Arcy; Harry Hawser-Wathen; Michael Goto-R. Palmer; Stave-Suett; Dick-Mrs Edward; Angelica Goto-Miss Griffiths; Fanny-Miss DeCamp; Sally Shamrock-Mrs Bland; There stood Jonas- [from The Isle of St. Marguerite sic]-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Harry Hawser Actor: Wathen
Role: There stood Jonas Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Fatal Curiosity Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: End II: (by permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal Drury-Lane) the favourite song in The Stranger I have a silent sorrow here (The Words by R. B. Sheridan, Esq., the Air by her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire)-Mrs Bland; End: A Musical Elegy on the late Mr Palmer- (composed by The Earl of Abingdon; the words from The Stranger); The United Englishmen-Munden; A favourite song-Mrs Hindmarsh; Little Taffline ; or, The silken sash-Mrs Bland

Performance Comment: B. Sheridan, Esq.=, the Air by her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire)-Mrs Bland; End: A Musical Elegy on the late Mr Palmer- (composed by The Earl of Abingdon; the words from The Stranger); The United Englishmen-Munden; A favourite song-Mrs Hindmarsh; Little Taffline ; or, The silken sash-Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Performance Comment: As17980823, but added: Shark-Caulfield; There stood Jonas-_.
Cast
Role: Harry Hawser Actor: Wathen
Role: There stood Jonas Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Fatal Curiosity Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: "We suggest the necessity of curtailing the entertainments...The Purse ought to have been entirely omitted. There is a want of alertness between the acts which is much better managed at the Winter Theatres. Rosina did not begin till half past eleven o'clock. We advise the Female Performers not to disguise their faces with so much rouge. If it is in some measure necessary at the Winter Theatres, where the chief part of the audience are at a distance from the Stage, we conceive in this small House it is less necessary" (Times, 30 Aug.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Cast
Role: William Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 2 Aug. 1792]. Times, 4 Sept.: Tickets to be had of Jewell, No. 26, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

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

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With the original Music of Matthew Locke, and Accompaniments by Dr Arne and Linley? Sen.. Receipts: #319 4s. (250.16.0; 67.4.6; 1.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Sir Matthew Medley-Maddocks; Vapour-Russell; Woodly-Sedgwick; Gossip-Suett; Soufrance-Wewitzer; Charlotte-Miss Wentworth; Florella-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks

Song: In: Chorus of Witches and Spirits-Sedgwick, Dignum, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Arne, Miss Wentworth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope