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2365 results for: Keyword - the two Marshalls
We found 1004 matches on Event Comments, 873 matches on Performance Title, 577 matches on Performance Comments, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

901
14 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington. Part of the Pit [Public Advertiser, 16 Apr.: nine rows] will be laid into the Boxes. Receipts: #296 19s. 6d. (164.19.6; 7.5.0; tickets: 124.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Duke's Servant-Lewis; Lovel-Brown; Freeman-Macready; Philip-Fearon; Robert-Thompson; Sir Harry's Servant-Ryder; Lady Charlotte-Miss Stuart; Lady Bab-Mrs Morton; Kitty (with the song)-Mrs Abington; mock minuet-Ryder, Mrs Abington.

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance, as17871107; End: New Divertisement, as17880124

Song: II afterpiece: Ally Croaker in two parts,-Mrs Abington, Johnstone

902
25 April 1788 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wells. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. General Advertiser, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wells, No. 15, Beaufort-buildings. Receipts: #337 17s. 6d. (178.3.0; 3.17.6; tickets: 155.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17871019, but Widow Brady-Mrs Wells; the Epilogue Song-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: the Epilogue Song Actor: Mrs Wells.

Entertainment: End I, end 1st piece: those Dramatic Imitations-Mrs Wells [of which the Public have deigned to think so flatteringly; In the First Part: Traits of Tragic Comic and Vocal Characters-; The Second will conclude: a Scene from Two great Tragic Actresses of this Country-. [The First Part consisted of imitations of Mrs Siddons in the "ring" scene in IV.ii of Isabella; Mrs Wrighten singing Tally ho; Sga Sestini as Jessamy in Lionel and Clarissa; Mrs Abington in The Way to Keep Him; Mrs Martyr in Robin Hood. The Second concluded with Mrs Siddons and Mrs Crawford as Jane Shore and Alicia in Jane Shore (World, 26 Apr.). Public Advertiser, 26 Apr., states that she also imitated Mrs Crouch, Mrs Cargill and Mrs Pope. The imitations were preceded by an Introduction written by Miles Peter Andrews (World, 28 Apr.).

Performance Comment: [The First Part consisted of imitations of Mrs Siddons in the "ring" scene in IV.ii of Isabella; Mrs Wrighten singing Tally ho; Sga Sestini as Jessamy in Lionel and Clarissa; Mrs Abington in The Way to Keep Him; Mrs Martyr in Robin Hood. The Second concluded with Mrs Siddons and Mrs Crawford as Jane Shore and Alicia in Jane Shore (World, 26 Apr.). Public Advertiser, 26 Apr., states that she also imitated Mrs Crouch, Mrs Cargill and Mrs Pope. The imitations were preceded by an Introduction written by Miles Peter Andrews (World, 28 Apr.).]

903
24 May 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Cast
Role: Lord of the Manor Actor: Helme

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: As17880328

904
28 May 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End I: (for that night only) A New Tambourine Dance-; End: a new Ballet, Fortune's Favor; or, The Lover's Lottery-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

Music: End I afterpiece: a concertante, two violins-the Master Wares

905
31 May 1788 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Giulio Sabino

Dance: End I: New Ballet, as17880426; End Opera: La Bonte du Seigneur-Mlle Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mlle Coulon, Henry, the two Miss Simonets, Miss Harvey, Vestris

906
01 October 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Edwin; Anthonio-Davies; Father Paul-Booth; Lopez-Wewitzer; Carlos-Mrs Kennedy; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Booth
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Bannister; Sir T. Maxwell-Thompson; Invoice-Davies; Julep-Booth; Apozem-Wewitzer; Calomel-Rock [Public Advertiser: Cubitt]; Camphire-Stevens; Dr Last-Edwin; Mrs Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Miss Tweedale.
Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister

Dance: End: A Divertissement-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

907
08 November 1788 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: Quick, Edwin, Bannister, Aickin, Johnstone, Blanchard, Davies, Fearon, Booth, Miss Reynolds, A Young Lady

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17881107

908
31 January 1789 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: "The [new] Dance, if such it can be called, was like the movements of heavy Cavalry. It was hissed very abundantly. Gallini has the excuse of not having been able to get better dancers" (World, 2 Feb.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ifigenia In Aulide

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890110; End Opera: an entire new ballet (never performed), Les Fetes Provencales (composed by Noverre)-Didelot, Beaupre, Duquesney, Mlle Adelaide, the two Miss Simonets, Sala, Saulnier, Mlle Normand

909
03 March 1789 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Disertore

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890214; End Opera: a new Anacreontic Ballet, composed by Coinde (pupil of Noverre), La Nymphe et le Chasseur-Didelot, Mlle Emilie Colombe, Beaupre, Duquesney, Mlle Adelaide, the two Miss Simonets, Sala, Saulnier

910
19 March 1789 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Disertore

Dance: End I: La Nymphe et le Chasseur, as17890303but the two Miss _Simonets, _Sala, _Saulnier; End Opera: Les Jalousies du Serail, as17890317

911
31 March 1789 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Villana Riconosciuta

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890310End Opera: a new Allegorical Ballet (composed by Noverre), Admete-Didelot, Duquesney, Beaupre, Nivelon, Mlle Emilie Colombe, Mlle Adelaide, the two Mlles Simonet, Mlle Saulnier

912
22 May 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Romp, advertised on playbill of 20 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: Ut Pictura Poesis!; or, The Enraged Musician Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End: a new dance, The Graces-Menage, Miss Bury, the two Miss Simonets

913
26 May 1789 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'olimpiade

Dance: End I: La Nymphe et le Chasseur, as17890319End Opera: Les Caprices de Galatee, as17890523, but the other Characters- Didelot, +Beaupre, +Duquesney, Mlle Emilie +Colombe, Mlle +Adelaide, the two Mlles +Simonet

914
08 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [1st piece in place of The Spanish Barber; 2nd of The Mayor of Garratt, both advertised on playbill of 7 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Dance: End: a new Dance, The Happy Sisters-Menage, Miss DeCamp, the two Miss Simonets

915
27 July 1789 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Dance: End 1st piece: a new Dance, Priere apres Souper (from Sterne's Sentimental Journey [composed by Byrne])-Byrne, Miss DeCamp, the two Miss Simonets

916
31 October 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Mrs Mountain's 1st appearance as Carlos was at this theatre on 11 June 1789.] Receipts: #239 17s. 6d. (237.0.6; 2.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Isaac-Quick; Ferdinand-Johnstone; Jerome-Ryder; Antonio-Duffey; Father Paul-Bannister (Their [i.e. the last 3 named] 1st appearance in those characters); Lopez-Farley; Carlos (2nd time)-Mrs Mountain; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Bannister
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Bannister; Sir T. Maxwell-Thompson; Invoice-Davies; Julep-Powel; Apozem-Blanchard; Calomel-Rock; Camphire-Evatt; Dr Last-Edwin; Mrs Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Mrs Lewis.
Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister

917
21 December 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; P 2 (?), by James Wild. Text (no publisher, 1790)]: Being a Collection of favorite Scenes from the Following celebrated Pantomimes: Harlequin Sorcerer, Mother Shipton, Choice of Harlequin, Lord Mayor's Day, Druids, Fryar Bacon, Harlequin Freemason, Norwood Gipsies, Omai, Magic Cavern, and Harlequin Rambler. With new Dresses and Decorations. The Original Scenery, Machinery, &c. painted by Lambert, Dall [both deceased], Carver, Hodgins and Richards-and now all repaired and repainted. The Music selected by Shaw from Pepuch [sic], Dr Arne, Dr Arnold, Dr Fisher, ?M.? Arne, Vincent, Dibdin and Shield. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book, 31 Dec.: Paid Wild for his Attention to the Pantomime #30; Boyce for Ditto #15; Shaw for Ditto #10. Receipts: #233 5s. 6d. (204.8.6; 28.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Werter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: In afterpiece: Byrne, the two Miss Simonets

Song: In III: Epithalamium. Vocal Parts-Darley, Cubitt, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr

918
15 January 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years [not acted since 2 Feb. 1763]. Receipts: #169 7s. 6d. (120.14.0; 41.11.0; 7.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Gentlemen Of Verona

Performance Comment: Protheus-Wroughton; Valentine-Barrymore; Duke-Aickin; Lord Thurio-Suett; Sir Eglamour-Benson; Antonio-Maddocks; Host-Fawcett; Panthion [sic]-Haymes; Speed-Bannister Jun.; Launce-Dodd; Sylvia-Mrs Kemble; Lucetta-Mrs Wilson; Julia-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Protheus Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Song: In IV: a Serenade-Dignum

919
20 January 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Gentlemen Of Verona

Cast
Role: Protheus Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Song: As17900115

920
29 January 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by William Hayley. Text 1st published in his Hayley, Three Plays (Chichester: For T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1811). Prologue and Epilogue bY the author (World, 31 Jan.)]: With new Dresses and Decorations. Receipts: #205 4s. 6d. (191.17.0; 13.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eudora

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: In afterpiece: Additional Dances (1st time)-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets

921
08 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick

Dance: End II: As17891013; End: The Guardian Outwitted (1st time at this theatre)-Byrne, Boyce, Ratchford, the two Miss Simonets. [This was 1st performed at the king's, 11 Jan. 1783, as Le Tuteur Trompe.

Performance Comment: [This was 1st performed at the king's, 11 Jan. 1783, as Le Tuteur Trompe.]

922
12 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: Lieutenant of the Marines Actor: Ratchford
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

923
24 May 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild. 1st piece: Not acted these 12 years. [acted 23 Feb. 1784]. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]. Morning Herald, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 34, Long-acre. Receipts: #274 12s. (149.10; 9.7; tickets: 115.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Marc Antony (Emperor of Rome)-Holman; Ventidius (the Roman General)-Harley (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Dollabella-Farren; Alexas-Davies; Serapion (Priest of Isis)-Hull; Cleopatra (Queen of Egypt)-Miss Brunton; Octavia (for that night only)-Mrs Pope (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: An Harmonic Festival

Performance Comment: In which the Performers of the Concert of Ancient Music have obligingly offered their Assistance. The Wooden Walls of Old England (composed by Reeve)-Darley; As I saw fair Clora-Johnstone, Bannister; September 13th; or, The Siege of Gibraltar-Bannister; Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, Blanchard, Bannister; How stands the glass around-Johnstone; Bless the true Church and save the King- (composed by Handel).
Cast
Role: The Wooden Walls of Old England Actor: Darley
Role: The Siege of Gibraltar Actor: Bannister
Role: How stands the glass around Actor: Johnstone
Role: Bless the true Church and save the King Actor:

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Lieutenant of the Marines Actor: Ratchford
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.

Song: End II: a Nicketerotion at the Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra-; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Darley, Duffey, Mrs Warrell, Mrs Masters, Mrs Gray, Mrs Mountain

Dance: With Grand Dance-Byrne, the two Miss Simonets

924
03 June 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Portal, Shade, Hicks & W. Purser, Kemble Mem.: Benefit the Box-keepers. Receipts: #343 10s. (22.13.0; 5.13.6; 1.2.6; tickets: 314.1.0) (charge: #106 19s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Gentlemen Of Verona

Cast
Role: Protheus Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: As17900308

Song: In IV: a Serenade-Dignum; End: Poor Jack-Dignum

925
15 June 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: 1st piece [1st time; PREL 1, by George Colman, ynger. Larpent MS 951; synopsis of plot in Diary, 16 June. This piece is stated to have been published in 1792]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Rice, at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [same throughout season]. In 1st piece "Parsons was highly entertaining in affecting to speak in an under tone scarcely audible, that the feebleness of his voice might correspond with the smallness of the House, compared with the enormous [new] Theatre over the way; and his broken, unintelligible mode of announcing the Performance to the Audience as a specimen, was truly whimsical" (Morning Herald, 16 June)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Hay-market; Or, Two Sides Of The Gutter

Performance Comment: !! Characters by R. Palmer, Cubitt, Wrighten, Wewitzer, Bannister Jun., Parsons, Evatt, Wilson, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Powell, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Hale, Mrs Webb. Cast from European Magazine, June 1792, p. 474: Scene Carpenters-R. Palmer, Cubitt; Prompter-Wrighten; Project-Bannister Jun.; Parsons-Parsons; Mrs Edwin-Mrs Edwin; Mrs Powell-Mrs Powell; Mrs Gaudry-Mrs Gaudry; Miss Hale-Miss Hale; Mrs Webb-Mrs Webb (these last 6 in their own persons); unassigned-Wewitzer, Evatt, Wilson; Other parts listed in Larpent MS: Messenger-; Man in the Pit-; Short Lady-; Actresses-.
Cast
Role: Man in the Pit Actor:
Related Works
Related Work: Poor Old Haymarket; or, Two Sides of the Gutter!!! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Old Sadboy-Barrett; Chronicle-Baddeley; Captain Ambush-Williamson; Young Sadboy-Bannister Jun.; Shadrach-Wewitzer; Spatterdash-R. Palmer; Clod-Parsons; Twig-Farley; Malachi-Burton; Lounge-Lyons; Waiter-Farley [i.e. doubled Twig]; Coachman-Ledger; Goliah-Miss Standen; Araminta-Mrs Bland; Dinah Primrose-Mrs Brooks; Pink-Miss Fontenelle (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Lady Rounceval-Mrs Webb.

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: Cranky-Wilson; Vinegar-Baddeley; Bouquet-Davies; Bowkitt-Bannister Jun.; Arionelli-Bannister; Idle-R. Palmer; Mum-Barrett; John-Ledger; Man of the House-Burton; Negro Boy-Miss Standen; Cecilia-Mrs Bannister; Dolce-Miss Palmer.
Cast
Role: Man of the House Actor: Burton