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9969 results for: Keyword - the king
We found 10005 matches on Roles/Actors, 2634 matches on Performance Title, 2610 matches on Performance Comments, 1593 matches on Event Comments, and 23 matches on Author.

7401
16 January 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Smugglers

Cast
Role: Edward Actor: Master Heather

7402
07 February 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Cast
Role: Baron Ruthenwolf Actor: Barrymore
Role: Andrew Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Feudal Times; or, The Banquet Gallery Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: As17990108

7403
11 February 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In mainpiece Lucianus is not listed in the playbill, but "Wewitzer never came to act Lucianus, so the Prompter's Call-boy [identified as Chatterley by Kemble's list, in his Memoranda, of this season's servants] acted it" (Kemble Mem.).] Receipts: #266 14s. (213.3.0; 53.3.6; 0.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Ghost of Hamlet's Father Actor: Barrymore
Role: Grave@diggers Actor: King, Hollingsworth

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Cast
Role: Martin Actor: Wathen in place of Bannister Jun.
Role: Andrew Actor: Caulfield of Wathen
Role: Baron Ruthenwolf Actor: Barrymore
Related Works
Related Work: Feudal Times; or, The Banquet Gallery Author(s): George Colman, the younger

7404
18 February 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Ghost of Hamlet's Father Actor: Barrymore
Role: Grave@diggers Actor: King, Hollingsworth

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Cast
Role: Martin Actor: Wathen in place of Bannister Jun.
Role: Andrew Actor: Caulfield of Wathen
Role: Baron Ruthenwolf Actor: Barrymore
Related Works
Related Work: Feudal Times; or, The Banquet Gallery Author(s): George Colman, the younger

7405
21 February 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Touchstone Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Cast
Role: Martin Actor: Wathen in place of Bannister Jun.
Role: Andrew Actor: Caulfield of Wathen
Role: Baron Ruthenwolf Actor: Barrymore
Related Works
Related Work: Feudal Times; or, The Banquet Gallery Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: As17990214

7406
28 February 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Touchstone Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Cast
Role: Baron Ruthenwolf Actor: Archer in place of Barrymore.
Role: Martin Actor: Wathen in place of Bannister Jun.
Role: Andrew Actor: Caulfield of Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Feudal Times; or, The Banquet Gallery Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: As17990214

7407
26 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King

7408
27 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: As17990325but Speaking Characters-_Johnstone, Waddy; +Of the ancients its speaking-Waddy; Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Waddy.
Cast
Role: 990325but Speaking Characters Actor: _Johnstone, Waddy
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Waddy
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Waddy.
Role: 990316but Speaking Characters Actor: Clarke, _Gray
Role: Sir Matthew Maxim Actor: Munden
Role: Servants to Sir Matthew Actor: Abbot, Wilde

Afterpiece Title: Five Thousand a Year

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King

Dance: In 1st piece: As17990316

7409
28 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King

7410
29 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Afterpiece Title: Five Thousand a Year

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King

7411
30 March 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Cast
Role: The Stranger Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King
Role: Jessamy Actor: Wathen

Music: As17980915

Dance: As17980915

7412
30 March 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Cast
Role: Verdun the Butler Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King

7413
01 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King

7414
04 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Touchstone Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: V: song-Miss Leak

7415
04 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #353 13s. (349.12; 4.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Five Thousand A Year

Cast
Role: Servants to Sir Matthew Actor: _Abbot.
Role: 990316but Speaking Characters Actor: Clarke, _Gray
Role: Sir Matthew Maxim Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King

7416
05 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Performance Comment: As17990326but Europeans-_Claremont, King; +Indians-_Clarke, Claremont.
Cast
Role: 990326but Europeans Actor: _Claremont, King

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King

7417
08 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; C 3, by Thomas John Dibdin, altered from Die Versohnung, by August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue. Author of Prologue unknown. Epilogue by the author (see text)]: With new Scenery, Dresses, &c. [3rd piece in place of The Old Cloathsman, advertised on playbill of 6 Apr.] Receipts: #180 3s. (177.1; 3.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fun And Frolic

Cast
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Munden, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Murray, Waddy, Abbot, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Pope. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800): Captain Bertram-Munden; Jack Junk-Fawcett; Harry Bertram-H. Johnston; Mr Bertram-Murray; Lawyer Circuit-Waddy; William-Abbot; Mrs Moral-Mrs Davenport; Ann-Mrs Whitmore; Emma-Mrs Pope; Prologue-H. Johnston; Epilogue-Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 11 performances only (see17990516).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 11 performances only (see17990516).]

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King

7418
10 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: As17990108

7419
10 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: 990325but Speaking Characters Actor: _Johnstone, Waddy
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Waddy
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Waddy.
Role: 990316but Speaking Characters Actor: Clarke, _Gray
Role: Sir Matthew Maxim Actor: Munden
Role: Servants to Sir Matthew Actor: Abbot, Wilde

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Dance: In 1st piece: As17990316

7420
15 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Touchstone Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

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

7421
15 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Klanert

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King
Role: Claud Actor: King
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: Spectre of the Bleeding Nun Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor: mother to Agnes-Mrs Follett

Song: II: Grand Triumphal Entry and Vocal Parts Entry of Alexander into Babylon, as17990409

Cast
Role: The Death of Admiral Benbow Actor: Incledon.

7422
16 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: King
Role: Jeremy Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

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

7423
17 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: As17990327but Let Bards elate-_; Of the ancients its speaking-_; I went to Sea-_; Abergavenny is fine-_; The moment Aurora-_; Dear Mary adieu-_; The Midnight Watch-_; Poor Orra come from distant shore-_; A sailor's life's a life of woe-_; Sure an't the World a Masquerade-_.
Cast
Role: 990325but Speaking Characters Actor: _Johnstone, Waddy
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Waddy
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Waddy.
Role: 990316but Speaking Characters Actor: Clarke, _Gray
Role: Sir Matthew Maxim Actor: Munden
Role: Servants to Sir Matthew Actor: Abbot, Wilde

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King
Role: Claud Actor: King
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: Spectre of the Bleeding Nun Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor: mother to Agnes-Mrs Follett

7424
18 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrymore and Wathen. 3rd piece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market. Morning Chronicle, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Barrymore, No. 20, Judd-place, Somers Town; of Wathen, No. 2, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #640 5s. 6d. (181.1.0; 53.7.0; 0.3.0; odd money: 14.17.0; tickets: 390.17.6) (charge: #212 6s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17981004, but 1st Grave@digger-Wathen.
Cast
Role: 1st Grave@digger Actor: Wathen.
Role: Ghost of Hamlet's Father Actor: Barrymore
Role: Grave@diggers Actor: King, Hollingsworth

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Related Works
Related Work: Sylvester Daggerwood Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: Justice Mittimus-Maddocks; Scout-Bannister Jun.; Snarl-Suett; Charles-Surmont; Sheepface-Wathen; Mrs Scout-Mrs Walcot; Kate-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen

7425
18 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #389 3s. 6d. (385.9.6; 3.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Cast
Role: accompanied on the violin Actor: Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: As17990327but added: Duetto-Emery, Rees; Young William was a Seaman true-Incledon; A Bundle of Proverbs-Munden; Of the ancients its speaking-_; Dear Mary adieu-_; The Midnight Watch-_; Poor Orra come from distant shore-_.
Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: Speaking Characters Actor: Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Gray
Role: Of the ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: The moment Aurora Actor: Incledon
Role: The Midnight Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus.
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: King
Role: Claud Actor: King
Role: Theodore Actor: Simmons
Role: Father Ansellum Actor: Whitmore
Role: Spectre of the Bleeding Nun Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Step Actor: mother to Agnes-Mrs Follett

Dance: 2nd piece: Scotch Reel-Blurton, Mrs Watts