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We found 3757 matches on Performance Comments, 1393 matches on Event Comments, 1175 matches on Performance Title, 1120 matches on Author, and 21 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17700117, but Young Meadows-DuBellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17691005

Event Comment: [This is the first playbill to assign parts to actors in The Brothers, or to suggest parts in the Spanish Lady.] Receipts: #185 3s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17700116, but Lucy-Mrs Gardner; Sophia-Mrs Mattocks, first time. [The bill corresponds with listing for 2 Dec. 1769.]The bill corresponds with listing for 2 Dec. 1769.]
Related Works
Related Work: The Loyal Brother; or, The Persian Prince Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Perfidious Brother Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): Edward Young
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Performance Comment: As17691211, but Worthy-DuBellamy, first time; Spanish Lady-Mrs Mattocks; the principal Parts-_Mattocks, _Lewes, _Fox, R. _Smith, The Young Lady who performed in Man and _Wife.

Dance: End: The Whim, as17691123

Event Comment: Sent a note to Mr Barry to know if he could play in the Siege of Damascus on Tuesday. He sent word he could not determine till tomorrow. Sunday Morning (the 4th) sent a note for Mr Barry's determination & to know if Zenobia might be advertis'd for Saturday. His answer was he would let me know when he was able to play (Hopkins MS Memorandum Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17691222, but Young Bevil-Reddish, first time; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Reddish, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: As17691226, but Ostler-J. Burton. [He is listed for two parts by the Public Advertiser.]He is listed for two parts by the Public Advertiser.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17700125, but to avoid confusion the cast is repeated here: Capt. Ironsides-Woodward; Young Belfield-Smith; Sir Benjamin Dove-Yates; Older Belfield-Clarke; Philip-Bensley; Paterson-Dyer; Goodwin-Hull; Jonathan-Dunstall; Francis-Perry; Skiff-Quick; Lady Dove-Mrs Green; Lucy-Mrs Gardner; Fanny-Miss Ward; Kitty-Miss Valois; Sophia-Mrs Mattocks; Violetta-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Belfield Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The Loyal Brother; or, The Persian Prince Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Perfidious Brother Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): Edward Young
Related Work: The Twins; or, Is It He, or his Brother? Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Event Comment: [Alter'd from +Lionel and Clarissa. Mrs Wrighten made her first appearance in the Stage in Diana. A very fine Voice--Aukward & Clumsy figure--Well faced (Hopkins Diary). Mrs Wrighten's first Appearance (Cross Diary). New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. Greater part of the Music entirely New (playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: lionel And Clarissa; Or, The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Parts-Vernon, Aickin, Parsons, Dodd, Bannister, Fawcett, Mrs Baddeley, Miss Radley, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Dorman, A Young Gentlewoman, her first appearance. Lionel-Vernon; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Jessamy-Dodd; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Fawcett; Clarissa-Mrs Baddeley; Diana-Mrs Wrighten, first appearance; Jenny-Miss Radley; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Bradshaw; Servant?-Mrs Dorman (MacMillan, p. 272).

Afterpiece Title: [The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Cautherly; Harlow-Packer; Capt. Cape-Baddeley; Mrs Harlow-Miss Pope; Miss Harlow-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Cautherly

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17691016, but Young Wilding-Dyer.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Dyer.

Entertainment: As17700224

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. [Query: Lady Townly a Miss Burton who [died] the following year at Bath? (Winston MS 10).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17700117, but Townly-Reddish; Manly-Jefferson; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Townly-a young Gentlewoman , first appearance on any stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Obrien; Lord Randolph-Blakes; Glealvon-Simons; Old Norval-Walker, first time; Lady Randolph-a Young Gentlewoman; Anna-Miss Taylor.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Event Comment: Benefit for Woodward. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 7 May 1766.] Charges #74 4s. Balance to Woodward #82 7s. plus income from 190 Box tickets, #47 10s.; Paid Williams 3 nights performing the Bells, #1 2s. 6d., and Gard & Singleton 3 nights for perfoming in the Lyon 7s. 6d. each (Account Book). Receipts: #156 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Smith; Worthy-Hull; Coupler-Quick; Lory-Cushing; Syringe-Shuter; Young Fashion-Dyer; Sir Tunbelly-Dunstall; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Mattocks; Bull-Saunders; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Amanda-Mrs Vincent; Berinthia-Mrs Bellamy; With Sir John Vanbrugh's Original Epilogue in the Character of Foppington-Woodward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Charges #64 12s. Balance to Mrs Mattocks #37 6s. plus #67 12s. from tickets (Box 199; Pit 119). Paid Mr Simpson for wine &c. for the Orchestra at rehearsals of musical performances #5 5s. Mrs Bellamy's balance paid (Account Book). Receipts: #101 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17700226, but Young Wilding-Davis.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Davis.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere. [See17670921.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: As17691128, but Aboan-a Young Gentleman, first appearance on any stage.
Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: the Minor Actor: J. Aickin

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, for the first time, a Minuet, Allemande-Sieur Daigville, Miss Ross (his apprentice of 4 months); IV: The English Gardeners, as17691206

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have At Ye All-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Tenducci. By Authority and at the particular desire of Several Persons of Distinction. Boxes Half a Guinea. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. Upper Gallery 2s. To begin at 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amintas

Performance Comment: Amintas-Tenducci; Alexander-Reinhold; Agenor-Mattocks; Thamitis-a young Lady, Scholar of Tenducci, her first appearance; Eliza-Mrs Mattocks.

Music: I: Concerto on Hautboy-Fishar; II: Sonata on Violincello-Duport; First Violin, a Concerto-Barthelemon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Young Loveit-Ross; Gruel-Dancer; Dr Catgut-Brownsmith; Paduasoy-Castle; Bridoun-Griffith; La Fleur-Vandermere; Harpy-Farrell; Coachman-Weston; Isaac Fungus-Sowdon; Mrs Loveit-Mr Sparks; Dolly-Mrs Saunders; Jenny-Mrs Read; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Young Loveit Actor: Ross

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Gov. Cape-F. Gentleman; Vamp-Sparks; Poet-Hamilton; Sprightly-DuBellamy; Printer's Devil-Jacobs; Arabella-Mrs Jefferies; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Aickin

Dance: TThe Pedlar, as17700516

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17700518, but Young Loveit-Dancer; Gruel-Aickin; Simon-Wheeler; Harpy-_; With the Occasional Prologue-Foote.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Aickin

Dance: TThe Pedlar, as17700516

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasLofty-Foote; Sir Peter Pepperpot-Robson; Dick-Aickin; Frank Younger-Smith; Sir Roger Dowlas-Dancer; Dactyl-Hamilton; Rust-Weston; Puff-Castle; Staytape-Wheeler; John-Jacobs; Servant-Lings; Robin-Vandermere; Juliet-Mrs Saunders; Occasional Prologue-Foote.
Cast
Role: Frank Younger Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: As17700525, but Young Loveit-Smith; Gruel-Dancer.
Cast
Role: Young Loveit Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

Event Comment: hay Benefit for Sheridan. Mainpiece: As written by Mr Brooke, not acted these eight years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: hay The Author

Performance Comment: As17700518 [but Short Bill]: Cadwallader-Foote; Young Cape-Aickin; Arabella-Mrs Jeffries; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner .
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Aickin

Dance: hay IV: The Nosegay, as17700611

Song: hay IV: By Mrs Jewell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Keasberry (from Theatre Royal, Bath) Justice Woodcock-Sparks; Sir William Meadows-Farrell; Eustace-Humphries Hodge-Hamilton; Young Meadows-DuBellamy; Lucinda-Miss Radley; Rosetta-Mrs Baker .
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: DuBellamy

Afterpiece Title: hay The Vintner Tricked

Music: hay End of Opera: A Favourite Concerto on Harpsichord by Hook

Event Comment: Mr Davies from the Norwich Company a tolerable figure a bad voice & speaks tolerable may be useful pretty well receiv'd (Hopkins Diary). Ld Aimwoth, A Gentleman (Cross Diary). Mainpiece: Not played in two years. [See 27 April 1769.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. [Repeated.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth (with additional new songs)-A Young Gentleman [Davies] his first appearance; Sir Harry Sycamore-Parsons; Giles-Bannister; Fairfield-Jefferson; Ralph-Dibdin; Mervin-Fawcett; Fanny-Miss Pope; Theodosia-Miss Radley; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw; Patty-Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: Griskin-Parsons; Jemmy Twinkle-Brereton; Sotherton-Palmer; Cupid-Mas. Cape; Chamberlin-Booth; Landlady-Mrs Love; Filagree-Mrs Bradshaw; Miss Flack-Miss Platt; Miss Griskin-Miss Pope; With Dances incidental to the piece-Giorgi, Atkins; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.

Dance: I: A Dance-Daigville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub-Mrs Gardner; Archer-Death (from the Theatre in Norwich); Aimwell-Davis; Sullen-F. Gentleman; Boniface-a Gentleman; Gibbet-Gardner; Foigard-Vandermere; Sir Charles Freeman-Dancer; Cherry-Young Gentlewoman, her first appearance on any Stage; Dorinda-Mrs Cockane; Lady Bountiful-Mrs White; Gipsey-Miss Trowell; Mrs Sullen-Miss Ogilvie.

Afterpiece Title: The Vintner Tricked

Entertainment: IV: Tragical Imitations-Miss Rose (By Particular Desire); End of Play: Imitations of Mr and Mrs Cadwallader-Mas. Frank, Miss Rose; Between the Acts of the Farce: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye all-Death

Performance Comment: Frank, Miss Rose; Between the Acts of the Farce: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye all-Death.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Giles-Barnshaw; Mervin-DuBellamy; Fairfield-Gibson; Ralph-Dyer; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-Mrs Thompson; Patty-Mrs Mattocks; With a Dance-incidental to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Guardian-Clarke; Sir Charles-Yates; Young Clackit-Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Green; Harriet-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Clackit Actor: Dyer

Dance: End of Opera: The Provenzales-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford. [See17680301.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17700925[; Young Gentleman Davies] second appearance.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Mercury-Dodd; Abram-Waldron; Gasconade-Baddeley; Simon-Moody; Snip-Parsons; Forge-Burton; Justice-Hartry; Corporal Bounce-Bransby; Constable-Ackman; Irishman-Messink; Welchman-Booth; Sukey Chitterlin-a young gentlewoman her first appearance [Mrs Davies]; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw.
Event Comment: [Review of Miss Catley's performance in Town and Country Magazine this month, from Theatre No XXI.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir W. Meadows-Gibson; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Margery-Mrs Baker; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Miss Catley, first appearance on the English Stage in 9 years.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: II: The Dutch Milkmaid, as17700924

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Clarke; Younger Wou'dbe-Dyer; Richmore-Gardner; Truman-Hull; Subtleman-Dunstall; Fairbank-Perry; Alderman-Cushing; Balderdash-Morris; Clearaccount-Wignell; Constable-Fox; Jack-Holtom; Teague-Saunders; Constance-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Aurelia-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Younger Wou'dbe Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-; III: Countryman Metamorphosed-. [See17701010]

Event Comment: Both pieces By Command of their Majesties. Afterpiece: Never acted there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader, Vamp-Yates; Young Cape-Lewes; Sprightly-DuBellamy; Poet-Hamilton; Printer's Devil-Quick; Robin-R. Smith; Gov. Cape-Gardner; Arabella-Mrs Dyer; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Lewes

Dance: II: A Comic Dance-Mr Hamoir, Miss Hamoir [now so spelled][as17701016; End of Opera: The Merry Sailors, as17701015