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4818 results for: Keyword - the Young People
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.

401
05 January 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Grecian Daughter cannot be perform'd on account of Mr and Mrs Barry's Indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Cimberton-Quick; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Tom-Woodward; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Booth; Indiana-Mrs Jackson; first time. In II, a Song-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Performance Comment: As17751229, but The Principal Characters-Zuchelli, _Rayner, +Ledger, _Jones.
Cast
Role: The Principal Characters Actor:
Role: The Principal Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters
Role: The Dances Actor: Zuchelli, Sga Vidini.

402
25 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid the Duke of Bedford 1!4 Yrs Rent #78 11s. 6d. Receipts: #120 13s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith; Myrtle-Jefferson; Sir John Bevil-Bransby; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Cimberton-Waldron; Humphrey-Chaplin; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Johnston; Isabella-Miss Platt; Indiana-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Smith
Role: Indiana Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776

Song: II: Mrs Scott

403
20 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #260 12s. (259.17; 0.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitefield; Papillon-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: End: The Frolick-Aldridge, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

404
09 June 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [This was Mrs Hitchcock's 1st appearance in London. Miss Farren was from the Manchester theatre. Miss Twist is identified in playbill of 14 July.] Because of Foote's acting scarcely anything but his own plays "a relaxation of discipline has been fallen into at the Haymarket... The audience last night, however, were not less surprized than pleased at the very regular manner in which the Comedy and the Burletta were exhibited. All the business of the stage perfect, all the little parts smoothly given, and the whole rather superior than inferior to a performance at either of the Winter Theatres" (Morning Chronicle, 10 June)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Young Marlow-Palmer; Hastings (with a song)-DuBellamy; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Diggory-Massey; Landlord-Griffiths; Tony Lumpkin-Jackson; Hardcastle-Edwin; Miss Neville-Mrs Hitchcock [from the Theatre Royal, Bath (on playbill of 6 June)]; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Gardner; Betty-Mrs Poussin; Miss Hardcastle-Miss Farren (1st appearance in London).
Cast
Role: Young Marlow Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Edwin; Apollo-Du-Bellamy; Sileno-Massey; Jupiter-Griffiths; Damaetas-Blissett; Pan-Bannister; Juno-Mrs Poussin; Mysis-Mrs Love; Daphne-Mrs Hitchcock; Nysa-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Twist]).Miss Twist]).
Cast
Role: Nysa Actor: A Young Gentlewoman

405
19 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Petruchio-Aickin; Duke-Fearon; Peter-Blissett; Anthony-Massey; Francisco-Jackson; Surgeon-Griffiths; Antonio-Parsons; Don Frederick-Davies; 1st Constantia-Mrs Hunter; Landlady-Mrs Love; Nurse-Mrs W. Palmer; Kinswoman-Miss Hale; Mother-Miss Platt; 2nd Constantia-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir J. Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Parsons; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Poussin; Miss Grantham-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Palmer

Dance: End Monologue: a Dance-

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: The Picture of a Playhouse or Bucks have at Ye All-Palmer

406
09 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #282 11s. (280.11.6; 1.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillon-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: End: a new dance, All in the Downs or Farewell to Deal-Aldridge, Master Jackson, Besford, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

407
05 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Hurst and Burton. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Public Advertiser, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Hurst at his house, No. 374, Strand; of Burton, Duke's-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #209 15s. (42.11.0: 11.16.6; 0.2.6; tickets: 155.5.0) (charge: #65 3s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding (1st time)-Chambers; Sir James Elliot-Davies; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Colles; Kitty-Mrs Johnston; Miss Grantham-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Palmer

Dance: As17780504

408
29 May 1778 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Young Marlow-Cooke; Hastings-West; Hardcastle-Bailey; Landlord-Newton; Diggory-Massey; Sir Charles Marlow-Bowles; Tony Lumpkin-Russell; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Burden; Miss Neville-Mrs Lefevre; Maid-Mrs West; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Young Marlow Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio; or, The Taming of the Shrew

Performance Comment: Petruchio-West; Baptista-Bowles; Hortensio-Cooke; Grumio-Newton; Biondello-Bailey; Music Master-Massey; Taylor-Russell; Catherine (the Shrew)-Mrs Russell; Bianca-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Russell

Dance: As17780527

Song: Between Acts: Master Nelson

409
03 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The ballet had 1st been performed at King's, 7 Dec. 1776. Sg and Sga Zuchelli were from King's.] Receipts: #160 14s. (125.13; 34.5; 0.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Chambers; Sir James Elliot-Davies; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Colles; Kitty-Mrs Johnston; Miss Grantham-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Palmer

Dance: End: dance (composed by Zuchelli), The Strength of Love The Force of Love-Sg and Sga Zuchelli (1st appearance on this stage), Henry, Sga Crespi. [On 8 Oct. this was entitled The Power of Love, on 13 Oct. and thereafter The Force of Love.

Performance Comment: [On 8 Oct. this was entitled The Power of Love, on 13 Oct. and thereafter The Force of Love.]

410
15 December 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillon-Wewitzer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Lee Lewes

411
22 February 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for a Family under Misfortunes. [Author of Prologue unknown.] The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:00

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Cooke; Sir Charles Raymond-Mitchell; Colonel Raymond-Sparks; Sir Roger Belmont-Durravan; Villiard-Clarke; Faddle-Everard; Fidelia-Miss Freeman; Rosetta-Mrs Robinson; Occasional Prologue-Mitchell.
Cast
Role: Young Belmont Actor: Cooke
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Prejudice of Fashion

412
07 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Justice Woodcock to Parsons, and as afterpiece announces Tony Lumpkin in Town, but "In consequence of Parsons' illness, Edwin played the part of Justice Woodcock, with which he seems well acquainted; and he plays it with great pleasantry in his own particular style of humour....Parsons' illness also prevented the performance of Tony Lumpkin in Town, and Nature will Prevail was substituted" (Gazetteer, 8 June).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Wood (from the Theatre Royal, York; 1st appearance in London); Justice Woodcock-Edwin; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Hodge-Jackson [Public Advertiser: Massey]; Eustace-Lamash; Hawthorn-Bannister; Lucinda-Mrs Hitchcock; Margery-Miss Twist; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Wood

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Dance: End II: Tambourine Dance- , as17790602; End: As17790531

413
29 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Leoni; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Robson; Hodge-Doyle; Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Lucinda (1st time)-Mrs Willems; Rosetta-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Leoni

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Dance: End II: The Coquette Quaker-Dagueville, Ratchford, Langrish, Miss Ross, Miss Matthews, Miss Valois

414
05 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Farren; Beaufort-Philimore; Sir Jasper-Wright; Dapper-Holcroft; Quildrive-Williams; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Kirby; Maria (for that night only)-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Dodd

415
24 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Macbeth, for Mattocks's benefit, is obliged to be deferred to Thursday next. Receipts:270 (267.5; 2.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillion-Wewitzer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Lee Lewes

Song: Interlude between Plutus and Wit, as17800412

Dance: Interlude, as17800412; End: Cupid Recruiting, as17800417

416
21 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With accompaniments to the Airs composed by Thomas? Linley? Sen. Receipts: #77 1s. (53.18; 22.11; 0.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon (1st appearance in that character these 6 years); Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Miss Collett; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny Diver-Miss Kirby; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Cargill (late Miss Brown; 1st appearance this season). 1st appearance this season).

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Farren; Beaufort-Philimore; Sir Jasper-Wright; Dapper-Holcroft; Quildrive-Williams; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Kirby; Maria-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Dodd

Dance: End II: The Butterfly-the Miss Stageldoirs; III: a Hornpipe-Walker; End: Country Dance-the Characters

417
15 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Leoni; Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Robson; Hodge-Doyle; Rosetta-Mrs Martyr; Lucinda-Mrs Morton; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Aunt Deborah (with a song in character)-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Leoni

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone; or, Harlequin Traveller

Performance Comment: Principal Characters- Lee Lewes, WilsonJones, Wewitzer, Newton, L'Estrange, Baker, Robson, Egan, Doyle, Stevens, Ledger, Davis, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Langrish, Miss Wewitzer (1st appearance these 2 years); Partial cast from following sources: Harlequin-Lee Lewes (see17810420); Keel-Wilson (Songs, G. Kearsley, 1779); French Officer-Wewitzer (Morning Chronicle, 7 Oct. 1779); Ferridon-Mrs Kennedy (see17810512).

Dance: End II: The Caledonian Shepherds, as17801106

418
18 November 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #117 8s. 6d. (85.10.0; 30.14.6; 1.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: A Young lady

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding (1st time)-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Sharp; Kitty-Miss Kirby; Miss Grantham (1st time)-Mrs Brereton.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Palmer

419
04 December 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #278 12s. 6d. (276.5.6; 2.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillon-Wewitzer; Kitty-Mrs Poussin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Lee Lewes

Dance: As17801018

420
06 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. Receipts: #82 18s. (59.3; 23.15; 0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith; Myrtle (1st time)-Palmer; Cimberton-Parsons; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrighten; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Mrs Sharp; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17801230

Song: II: song-Du-Bellamy

421
26 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Lyar, announced on playbill of 25 Oct.] Receipts: #112 1s. (82/4/0; 29/12/6; 0/4/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: the part was probably acted by Du Actor: Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Wilding-Farren; Beaufort-Phillimore; Sir Jasper-Wright; Dapper-Holcroft; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Maria-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Dodd

Song: As17811022

422
07 November 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Rosetta to Miss Harper, but "Last night Miss Harper was indisposed, in consequence of which Mrs Martyr was obliged to play Rosetta" (Morning Chronicle, 8 Nov.).] Receipts: #95 10s. (94/15; 0/15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Leoni; Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Robson; Hodge-Doyle; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Lucinda-Mrs Morton; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Aunt Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Rosetta-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Leoni

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17810928

423
14 December 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carnival Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Sharp; Kitty-Miss Kirby; Miss Grantham-Mrs Brereton .
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Palmer

424
21 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dodd. Mainpiece: Not acted these 11 years. 2nd piece: An Interlude, written by the late D. Garrick, Esq. Receipts: #246 13s. 6d. (110/11/0; 21/16/6; 0/18/0; tickets: 113/8/0) (charge: #105 4s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Palmer; Sir Roger Belmont-Parsons; Sir Charles Raymond-Aickin; Colonel Raymond-Brereton (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Villiard-Wrighten; Faddle (with a song)-Dodd; Fidelia-Mrs Brereton; Rosetta-Miss Farren (Their 1st appearance in those characters) .
Cast
Role: Young Belmont Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

425
08 May 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton, Williames & Harwood, prompter. Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Harwood, Blackmoor Street, Clare-market [others not listed]. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. [The playbill assigns the song in Act II to Williames, but a MS annotation on the Kemble playbill substitutes Du-Bellamy.] Receipts: #252 19s. (66/15; 34/7; 0/11; tickets: 151/6) (charge: #106 9s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Parsons; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrightcn; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Mrs Sharp; Isabella (1st time)-Mrs Hedges; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpicce a Minuet and Gavot by Zuchelli and Miss M. Stageldoir

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Du-Bellamy; End of Act III The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms, as17820420