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137 results for: Roles - a Black

1
16 March 1727 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: il Proteo Novello: Viz, The New Proteus

Cast
Role: a Black Actor: Moor Stand, an Astrologer, an Infant, and Diana.

Entertainment: The Comical Scene of the Stuttering Master of Musick-Brighella

Dance: End I: +Hornpipe-Cornet, Mrs Anderson; II: Peasant's Dance-Welman, Mrs Anderson; III: The Character of Signora Cattina Venetiana-; IV: Niais and Niaise-; Foolish Man and Woman-; V: Twelve Grotesque Character, viz. Punchanello, Dame Ragonde, Pierrots, Harlequins, Scaramouches, Peasants, Mad Men and Women-

2
12 July 1759 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arden Of Feversham

Cast
Role: Black Will Actor: Phillips

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; End: The Threshers-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Twist; with a Prologue-; Epilogue-

3
28 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter; or, Arthur's Round Table Restored

Cast
Role: Edward the Black Prince Actor: Miss Hopkins

4
23 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: End Act I of the Farce: A New Dance call'd The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton, being her first appearance that stage

5
24 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

6
26 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

7
27 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

8
28 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

9
31 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

10
02 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

11
05 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023 (playbill)

12
11 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

13
13 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17720922

14
14 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

15
21 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023; II: Minuet, Allemande-Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, Scholars of Daigville

16
05 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

17
12 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

18
27 January 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

19
11 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

20
15 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

21
22 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17720922; End Act I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17721023

22
24 April 1773 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Cumberland Corn@thrashers-Mas. Blurton (Apprentice to Fishar), Miss Mathews; II: (By Particular Desire) a Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: A Hornpipe, first time-Miller (Scholar to Fishar)

Monologue: IV: a New Grand Ballet (that night only) called The Festival of the Black Prince(As performed at Paris by Fishar with universal applause). Black Prince-Fishar; Favourites-Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist; Pages-Mas. Blurton, Miller; Dancers and Attendants-Hussey, Petrie, Dumay, Settree, King, Merrifield, Curtat, Holloway, Miss Capon, Mrs Willems, Miss Stede, Mrs Inuill, Miss Matthews, Miss Bassan, Sodi, Mrs Holloway. With dresses in the mode

Cast
Role: Black Prince Actor: Fishar

Ballet: V: First time this season The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Nosegay Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a New Hornpipe-Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist, Miss Capon, Miss Besford (Six principal dancers)

23
29 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: V: A Comic Dance, as17730325 End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17721023

24
22 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Black boy Actor: Mas. Cape

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Monologue: 1773 5 22 Between Play and Farce: A Favourite Musical Interlude, The Recruiting Serjeant. As 13 May

25
15 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: A Triple Hornpipe-Miss Matthews, Miller, Eves; being his first appearance. The two last, scholars to Fishar. A New Dance with Baskets of Flowers[, in which introduced, by particular desire, a Minuet and Allemande-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; [her first appearance this season. A New Grand Ballet, The Black Prince's Festival- (that night only); Prince-Fishar; Pages-Blurton, Miller; Favourites-Miss Twist, Miss Valois; [See17720424.] A New Serious Ballet-Miss Parish[, a Child of Ten Years of age, with only 4 months' instruction, Apprentice to Fishar, her first appearance

Cast
Role: The Black Prince's Festival Actor:

Ballet: The Favorite Comic Ballet, first time this season, The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Banks; Orange Woman-Miss Twist [see17730424]; [with Sixfold Hornpipe- [see17730424]