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We found 3123 matches on Performance Comments, 750 matches on Author, 711 matches on Event Comments, 687 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

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.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 22 May 1766.] [Neville was present at 4:15 in the pit. Liked the performance of all parts, save that King's figure not as suited to the part of Bobadill as Woodward's, "of whom I think I ceuld perceive an imitation."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Bobadill-King, 1st time; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley, 1st time; Cob-Moody; Wellbred-Palmer; Old Knowell-Havard; Young Knowell-Aickin; Downright-Bransby; Cash-Packer; Justice Clement-Burton; Mas. Matthew-Wingfield; Bridget-Miss Simson; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Dame Kitely-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Aickin
Role: Matthew Actor: Wingfield

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

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

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Reddish, 1st time; Iachimo-Holland; Cymbeline-Hurst; Cloten-King; Belarius-Havard; Arviragus-J. Palmer; Guiderius-Aickin; Lucius-Bransby; Cornelius-Burton; Pisanio-Packer; Queen-Mrs Johnson; Imogen-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time; In Act II a Masquerade Scene-; with dancing-Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi; Singing-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Event Comment: [The New Farce criticised in Theatrical Monitors, III, IX, XIV (7 Nov. 1767; 19 Dec, 1767; 27 Feb. 1768).

Performances

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

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Reddish, 1st time; Thorowgood-Havard; Trueman-Packer; Uncle-Burton; Blunt-Ackman; Maria-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Mrs Jeffries, 1st time; Millwood-Mrs Hopkins; In Act I a Song-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: In Act I a Song Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Parts by King, Vernon, Dodd, Love, Aickin, J. Palmer, Johnston, Hartry, Fox, Packer, Moody, Bannister, Parsons, Kear, Strange, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Arne, Mrs Love, Miss Pope, Mrs Clive; With a Prologue-; Address to the Town by the way of Epilogue-; Glib-King; Sir Toby Fuz-Love; Sir Macaroni Virtue-Dodd; Wilson-J. Palmer; Mervin-Aickin; Patent-Packer; Hopkins the Prompter-Bannister; Saunders the Carpenter-Moody; Johnston the housekeeper-Johnston; Lady Fuz-Mrs Clive; Miss Fuz-Miss Pope; Sweepers-Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Characters in the Burletta: Orpheus-Vernon; Old Shepherd-Dodd; Shepherd Chorus-Parsons, Hartry; Rhodope-Mrs Arne (Genest, V, 158).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17670918, but Young Meadows-DuBellamy; Eustace-Baker; Margery-Mrs Stephens; With a Dance- Incidental to the opera; Servants at the Statute-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: II: A New Pantomime Dance, as17671016

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years. [See 26 Dec. 1749.] Receipts: #177 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Powell, 1st time; Trueman-Perry; Thorrowgood [sic]-Gibson; Uncle-Hull; Blunt-Mozeen; Maria-Miss Ward; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Ward; [In Act I singing-a Young Gentleman.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Smith; 1st Spirit-Hull; Elder Brother-Clarke; Younger Brother-Perry; 2nd Spirit-R. Smith; Lady-Mrs Bellamy; Bacchanals-Mahoon, DuBellamy, Dibdin; Bacchants-Mrs Pinto, Mrs DuBellamy; Euphrosyne-Mrs Thompson; Sabrina, The Pastoral Nymph, the Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Pinto; Chorusses-Legg, Baker, Ryley, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones; Dances-Fishar, Sga Manesiere, Mrs Bulkley, Miss Valois.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Moneses-Reddish, 1st time; Tamerlane-Havard; Bajazet-Holland; Omar-Hurst; Mirvan-Keen; Zama-Fox; Axalla-Packer; Dervise-Bransby; Stratocles-Aickin; Hali-Strange; Prince of Tanais-Ackman; Selima-Mrs Barry; Arpasia-Mrs Hopkins; The Usual Prologue-Reddish; In Act IV the Original Song of O! Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: The Usual Prologue Actor: Reddish
Role: Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Vernon; Sir ThomasTesty-Burton; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-J. Burton; Countrymen-J. Palmer, Strange, Watkins; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Flora-Miss Young; Betty-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17671022, but Altamont-a Young Gentleman, 1st appearance any stage.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Performance Comment: As17671204, but Harlequin-Miles; Others-Morgan, _Weller, _Miles.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Morgan, _Weller, _Miles.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted There. Receipts: #126 14s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Freeman-R. Smith; Young Mask-Dyer; Rosin-Quick; Laundress-Mrs Pitt; Lady Scrape-Mrs Stephens; Sophy-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Young Mask Actor: Dyer
Related Works
Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: A New Comic Dance, as17671021

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.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Parts-Rooker, Grimaldi, Messink, Moody, Fox, Ackman, Strange, Hurst, Keen, Hartry, Walker, Watkins, J. Burton, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs King; [To Conclude with a] Country Wedding-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17671130, but Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-A Young Gentleman, 1st Appearance any stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17671126, but Young Meadows-Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant

Dance: II: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Barry; Macduff-Havard; Banquo-Palmer; Ross-Aickin; Witches-Burton, Love, Baddeley; Duncan-Bransby; Malcom-Packer; Seyton-Ackman; Angus-Keen; Lennox-Fawcett; Sergeant-Hurst; Fleance-Miss Rogers; Hecate-Champness; Lady Macduff-Mrs Reddish; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Dancer; The Vocal parts-Vernon, Champnes, Kear, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; In Act IV, a Dance of the Furies-.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Delicacy

Cast
Role: Sidney Actor: Cautherley

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Reddish, 1st time; Sir Charles-Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Love; Young Clackit-Dodd; Harriet-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Young Clackit Actor: Dodd

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance call'd The Wake-Sg Giorgi, Mrs King

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #201 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17671218, but Young Wilding-Davis.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Davis.

Dance: End of Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

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.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Palmer; Fainall-Reddish; Witwou'd-King; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive; Millamant (for that night only)-Mrs Pritchard; Foible-Miss Pope; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Reddish; Sir Wilful-Love; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Bransby; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Hopkins; Mincing-Miss Simson; In Act III, a Cantata-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: a Cantata Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: V: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Charges #66 5s. 6d. Balance to Mrs Bulkley #49 10s. 6d. plus #116 19s. in tickets (Box 316; Pit 217; Gallery 54). Received of Stanley and Smith #21 for use of the Organ (Account Book). Receipts: #115 16s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17680305 but Young Wilding-Dyer; Maria-Mrs Bulkley; Quildrive-Perry.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Dyer

Dance: II: Minuet-Fishar, Mrs Bulkley; End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green and Mrs Vincent. Tickets for A Play will be taken. Those sold at Doors will not be admitted. Catherine and Petruchio cannot be perform'd because ff the illness of Woodward. Charges #64 5s. Balance to the nadies #17 18s. Paid Mrs Vincent #8 19s. who also had from Tickets #71 11s. (Box 110; Pit 207; Gallery 100). Paid Mrs Green #8 19s. who also had from Tickets #38 9s. (box 110; Pit 207; Gallery 130). Paid Miss Stede extra dancer for 6 nights #1 (Account Book). Receipts: #82 3s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17671016, but Gloster-Younger.
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Younger.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17680416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Thodosius-Reddish; Lucius-Keen; Leontine-Hurst; Atticus-Vernon; Aranthes-J. Palmer; Marcian-J. Aickin, 1st time; Julia-Mrs Smith; Delia-Mrs Hippisley; Athenias-Mrs Dancer; Pulcheria-Mrs W. Barry; Vocal parts-Champnes, Kear, Fox, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman (playbill). Vernon, Baddeley, (for Fox and Kear) in the Public Advertiser.
Cast
Role: Aranthes Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Athenias Actor: Mrs Dancer
Role: Vocal parts Actor: Champnes, Kear, Fox, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman
Related Works
Related Work: The Weathercock Author(s): Theodosius Forrest

Afterpiece Title: Like Master Like Man

Music: II: By Desire, Concert on Harpsichord-Master Love

Dance: III: The Medley, as17680416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Characters-young Gentlemen, Ladies.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: End: Charles Gondorff, a Hungarian. He mimicks three Voices at one and the same time-Charles Gondorff ,to wit the natural sound of the Base, the Bassoon and Flagolet (the latter has the sound of a small organ) all which is performed without the least movement of the lips

Performance Comment: He mimicks three Voices at one and the same time-Charles Gondorff ,to wit the natural sound of the Base, the Bassoon and Flagolet (the latter has the sound of a small organ) all which is performed without the least movement of the lips.
Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Afterpiece: Not acted these 8 years (playbill). [See 27 April 1762.] Charges #69 11s. Balance due Hull #2 9s. plus #55 7s. from tickets (Box 151; Pit 124; Gallery 115). Receipts: #72 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17680104, but Peter-Quick; Apothecary-Holtom; Balthazar-R. Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Shuter; Blister-Dunstall; Quaver-DuBellamy; Goodwill-Wignell; Thomas-T. Smith; Lucy-A Young Gentlewoman.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: A Young Gentlewoman.

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Command of their Majesties. Present Their Majesties, the Prince of Wales and Prince Frederick. Gave Yeomen of Guards #2 2s. Receipts: #221 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17680419 but to avoid confusion whole cast is Hawthorne-Morris; Justice Woodcock-Shuter; Sir William Meadows-Dibdin; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Marjorie-Mrs Baker; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Mrs Pinto; With a Dance- incidental to the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: II: A New Grand Ballet call'd the The Tartarians, as17680416