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616 results for: Keyword - Aug:
We found 501 matches on Event Comments, 106 matches on Performance Comments, 36 matches on Roles/Actors, 16 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

26
25 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Henderson. Public Advertiser, 19 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Henderson, No. 21, Maiden-lane, Covent Garden. [Henderson's 1st appearance as Bayes was at Bath, 28 Nov. 1772.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Smith-Aickin; Johnson-Palmer; The other Characters-R. Palmer, Egan, Hitchcock, Besford, T. Davis, Griffiths, Peirce, Fearon, Parsons, Blissett, Jackson, Edwin, Miss Hale, Mr DuBellamy, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Love, Miss Platt, Mrs Colles who acted Amaryllis (Morning Post, 26 Aug.)]. [With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New-raised Troops [for which, and for a list of the other parts, see dl, 13 Dec. 1777].for which, and for a list of the other parts, see dl, 13 Dec. 1777].

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

27
02 July 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time in London; F 2, by John O'Keeffe, 1st acted at the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 13 Apr. 1774. Prologue by George Colman elder (Prose on Several Occasions, III, 222)]. Public Advertiser, 16 Aug. 1780: This Day is published Tony Lumpkin in Town (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Tony Lumpkin in Town; or, The Dilettante

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Blissett, Massey, R. Palmer, Lamash, Egan, Davis, Kenny, Bannister, Miss Hale, Mrs Hitchcock. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1780): Tony Lumpkin-Parsons; Pulville-Blissett; Diggory-Massey; Doctor Minim-R. Palmer; Mr Jonquil-Lamash; Frank-Egan; Painter-Davis; Shoemaker-Kenny; Tim Tickle-Bannister; Taylor-Peirce; Footman-Painter; Lavender-Miss Hale; Mrs Jonquil-Mrs Hitchcock; Prologue-Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 28 Aug.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 28 Aug.]

Dance: As17780623

28
27 August 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. [Afterpiece: Prologue by David Garrick.] Public Advertiser, 25 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister at Starzaker's, Upper End of Bow-street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Blissett, Gardner, Egan, R. Palmer, Jackson, Massey, Stevens, Parsons, Davis, Walker, Painter, Kenny, Peirce, Bannister, Mrs Webb, Mrs Jewell. Cast adjusted from playbill of 13 Aug. 1779: Dr Julep-Blissett; Sir ThomasMaxwell-Gardner; Dr Sligo-Egan; Invoice-R. Palmer; Dr Apozem-Jackson; Dr Camphire-Massey; Forceps-Stevens; Dr Last-Parsons; Dr O'Sassafras-Davis; Macpherson-Walker; Dr Fingerfee-Painter; Dr Broadbrim-Kenny; Dr Habbakuk-Peirce; The Devil-Bannister; Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: As17780615

29
14 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2]: Written by the Author of Tony Lumpkin in Town [John O'Keeffe. Text (1st authorized) published in Cumberland's British Theatre, Vol. XXXI]. The Music and Overture composed by Dr Arnold [with airs adapted from Philidor and Guglielmi (Public Advertiser, 17 Aug.)]. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: The Characters by Parsons, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Jackson, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug.: Cranky-Parsons; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Wood; Vinegar-Baddeley; Idle-Lamash; Orator Mum-Jackson; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Lefevre; Cecilia-Miss Harper; Kenny. Kenny.

Dance: As17790610

30
05 August 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by John Dent. Prologue ascribed to George Colman, the elder (see Town and Country Magazine, Aug. 1782, p. 400)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Candidate

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Bannister, Swords, Davis, Baddeley, Kenny, Ledger, Bannister Jun., Barrett, Pierce, Staunton, Wilson; Miss Kirby, Mrs Lloyd. [Cast from text (J. Stockdale, 1782) and London Chronicle, 6 Aug.: Sir Gregory Gander-Parsons; Serjeant Glib-Bannister; Wrinkle-Swords; Town Clerk-Davis; Cook-Baddeley [in text: Wewitzer (see17820808)]; Twilight-Kenny [in text: Massey (see17820808)]; Waiters-Ledger, Barrett; Harry-Bannister Jun.; Mayor-Pierce; Captain Allspice-Staunton; Negus-Wilson; Sally-Miss Kirby; Maria-Mrs Lloyd.] New Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. New Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.

Dance: As17820613

31
16 August 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by George Colman, the younger. It has also been ascribed to Sarah Gardner, but for Colman's authorship see Peake, 11, 99. Composer of music unknown. MS: Larpent 589; not published]: The Words of the Songs are inserted in the Public Papers of this Day. Public Advertiser, 12 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Jewell, in Suffolk Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

Afterpiece Title: The Female Dramatist

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Edwin, Baddeley, Staunton, Massey, Painter, Wood, Swords, R. Palmer, Bannister Jun.; Mrs Wells, Miss Morris, Mrs Gardner. [Cast from London Chronicle, 17 Aug.: Medley-Edwin; Nego-Baddeley; Beverley-Staunton; Crape-Wood; Vapour-R. Palmer; Timothy Dash-Bannister Jun.; Slipshod-Mrs Wells; Harriet-Miss Morris; Mrs Metaphor-Mrs Gardner. Massey, Painter, Swords are unassigned.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: As17820613

32
06 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Playbill of 5 June says mainpiece "Not acted here these 7 years." It was acted 17 Aug. 1780.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb

Performance Comment: Characters by Palmer, Gardner; Mrs Wells, Mrs Cuyler. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 12 Aug. 1786: Current-Palmer; Padlock-Gardner; Finette-Mrs Wells; Almadine-Mrs Cuyler.] hathi. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

33
26 July 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by John O'Keeffe; text (1st authorized) published in Cumberland's British Theatre, xxxvii. Prologue and Epilogue by George Colman, the elder (Colman, Prose, iii, 244, 246, which give names of speakers)]: With new Scenes and Dresses. "It had four new scenes to decorate it, and those extremely well painted. In one of them a portrait of Captain Ambush is exhibited, which presented a very happy likeness of Williamson, by Alefounder" (Universal Magazine, Aug. 1783, p. 76)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Edwin, Riley, Gaudrey, Bannister Jun., Williamson, Wewitzer, Barrett, Ledger, Wilson, Parsons; Mrs Webb, Miss Morris, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Love, Miss Hale, Miss Frodsham. [Cast from European Magazine, Aug. 1783, p. 148; Larpent MS 627; playbill of 19 July 1785: Young Sadboy-Palmer; Clod-Edwin; Lounge-Riley; Twig-Gaudrey; Spatterdash-Bannister Jun.; Capt. Ambush-Williamson; Shadrach-Wewitzer; Waiter-Barrett; Coachman-Ledger; Old Sadboy-Wilson; Chronicle-Parsons; Goliah-Miss Painter; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Webb; Araminta-Miss Morris; Pink-Mrs Lloyd; Mrs Mellefleur-Mrs Love; Judith-Miss Hale; Dinah Primrose-Miss Frodsham.] New Prologue [spoken by Palmer] and Epilogue [spoken by Miss Frodsham. These were spoken, presumably as here assigned, at all subsequent performances] . New Prologue [spoken by Palmer] and Epilogue [spoken by Miss Frodsham. These were spoken, presumably as here assigned, at all subsequent performances] .

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

34
02 September 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Reduced to One Act [see 13 Aug.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in Spain

Performance Comment: Characters by Bland, Wewitzer, Abbott, Lyons, Rock, Miss Heard, Miss Fontenelle. Cast adjusted from text (J. Ridgway. 1791), and European Magazine, Aug. 1791, p. 142: Don Carlos-Bland; Don Guzman-Wewitzer; Don Fabio-Abbott; Servant-Lyons; Kilmainham-Rock; Olivia-Miss Heard; Viletta-Miss Fontenelle.

35
01 September 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: The New Farce of JENNY'S WHIM; or, The Roasted Emperor [advertised on playbill of 30 Aug., in place of MY GRANDMOTHER] is unavoidably postponed. [This farce, by John O'Keeffe, was never acted; it was objected to by the Lord Chamberlain on the grounds that it "ridiculed the Emperor of Morocco." See MacMillan, Larpent Catalogue, p. 172.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule Britannia

Performance Comment: As 25 Aug. but Benson in place of Fawcett .

Afterpiece Title: WAYS AND MEANS

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

36
24 August 1797 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, but Walley Chamberlain Oulton; music by Thomas Attwood. Larpent MS 1178; not published]. True Briton, 23 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Tar; or, Which is the Girl

Performance Comment: Characters-Johnstone, Davies, Trueman, Suett, Mrs Davenport, Miss DeCamp. [Cast from London Chronicle, 25 Aug.: Pat Casey-Johnstone; Captain Steady-Davies; Ben-Trueman; Jerry-Suett; Mrs Bustle-Mrs Davenport; Nancy-Miss DeCamp.]

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17970623 but _Caulfield Jun., _Walker, _Willoughby, Mrs _Butler, Mrs _Masters, Mrs _Norton, Miss _Menage, Mrs _Wall, Mrs _Benson, Miss _Leserve

37
01 August 1714 @ no theater listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Queen Anne On 1 Aug

38
06 August 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies; Or, The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great

Afterpiece Title: Squire Basinghall

Cast
Role: Mrs Haughty Actor: Mrs Charke

Song:

Dance: As I Aug

39
08 August 1735 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragedy Of Tragedies

Afterpiece Title: Squire Basinghall

Cast
Role: Mrs Haughty Actor: Mrs Charke

Song:

Dance: As I Aug

40
02 September 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Dance: AS 26 Aug

41
20 August 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing; Or, Florizel And Perdita

Afterpiece Title: The Receipt Tax

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Monologue: 1783 08 20 As 13 Aug. imitations. After the Monologue a Variety of Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Bannister Jun

42
20 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): William Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Davies, Wewitzcr, Baddeley, Gardner, Stevens, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Wells, Mrs Bannister. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 24 Aug. 1785: Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward-Davies; Degagee-Wewitzer; Plume-Baddeley; Coachman-Gardner; Sheers-Stevens; Motley-Edwin; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Comfit-Mrs Wells; Caroline-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: As17840730

Monologue: 1784 08 20 As 19 Aug. IMITATIONS. As 30 July

43
12 February 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Elysium; Or, Foote, Weston, And Shuter In The Shades (as Performed For Wilson's Benefit Last Season, At The Above Theatre [on 10 Aug

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Twistings and Twinings; or, Tea's the Twaddle

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: 3rd piece to conclude with Tippee against Twaddle by Wilson

Monologue: 1785 02 12 Following the Singing Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an ass, by Wilson. imitations. End of Act I of 4th piece Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by way of Dialogue. A Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified]) will take off the Speakers, and Decastro will take off the Singers, with a Dying Scene. After which, Plank, the carpenter, will take them both off

44
07 August 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Monologue: 1786 08 07 As 3 Aug

45
24 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: End II: a song [Rosalie (Monthly Mirror, Aug. 1799, p. 109)]-Miss Waters; End III: The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon; End IV: a favorite duet-Incledon, Miss Waters; End: Old Towler-Incledon

46
16 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-law

47
19 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-law

48
21 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-law

49
23 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-law

50
28 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon