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6189 results for: Keyword - Bannister</i>.] Half past six went into ye Pit to see $<span class=
We found 4169 matches on Event Comments, 2324 matches on Performance Comments, 405 matches on Performance Title, 1 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

876
05 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Weston. Tickets delivered for 7 April taken. It is agreed this day between Mrs Abington and Mr Garrick that the former shall be engag'd to him and Mr Lacy, Patentees of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, for three years from this date, or three acting seasons, at the sum of twelve pounds a week, with a Benefit, and sixty pounds for cloaths--the above agreement to be put into Articles according to the usual form. s@ Frances Abington, D. Garrick for himself and Mr Lacy (Folger Library, Garrickiana 962 MS [Cage, p. 154).] Receipts: #205 14s. 6d. Charges: #66 5s. Profits to Weston: #139 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Calippus Actor: J. Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Cast
Role: Farmer Tilwell Actor: Bannister

Entertainment: End II: Imitations vocal and rhetorical-Bannister; End III: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston; End V: (For that night only) Judge Tycho's sentence-Weston riding on a rhinoceros

Dance: After Judge Tycho's Sentence: The Taylors, as17740428

877
10 May 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Song: End Act III: Ode to Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister

Related Works
Related Work: Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments Author(s): John Bannister

Entertainment: Imitations-Bannister (last time this season)

878
07 June 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Song: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; With Hounds and With Horns-Mrs Thompson; Favourite Cantata sung at Ranelagh-Mrs Smith; Nymphs and Shepherds (Arne), Soldier Tir'd of War's Alarm (from Artaxerxes)-Miss Catley

Music: Solos and Concertos on varieties of instruments-

879
29 August 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Monologue: Interlude. Piety in Pattens. As 1 June

Entertainment: End I: Imitations, vocal and rhetorical-Bannister; After Interlude: Abel Drugger's Return from the Fete Champetre at Marybone-Weston

Dance: Giorgi's Scholars

880
19 September 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: Parts-Bannister, Wilson, Weston, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Bannister, Wilson, Weston, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Jewell.

Monologue: After Imitations: an Interlude call'd Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister; after the Interlude: Abel Drugger's return from the Fete Champetre-Weston

881
30 September 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Thomas-Bannister; Squire-Davies; Dorcas-Mrs Thompson; Sally-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Bannister

Entertainment: End: Imitations vocal and rhetorical-Bannister

882
26 April 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Song: End: Oh What a Charming Thing's a Ballet-Bannister

Dance: End Song: The Irish Fair, as17740917

883
28 August 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Bannister, Wilson, Weston, Mrs Love, Miss Weller.

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

Entertainment: End: Imitations vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

884
04 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Parts-Weston, Brett, Jacobs, Eagan, Fearon, Lloyd, Everard, Griffith, Castevens, Walters, Pierce, Francis, Chaplin, Bannister, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Weston, Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Weston, Brett, Jacobs, Eagan, Fearon, Lloyd, Everard, Griffith, Castevens, Walters, Pierce, Francis, Chaplin, Bannister, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Weston, Mrs Wilson.

Dance: A Dance-

Entertainment: Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

885
16 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Entertainment: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

886
18 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Weston, Brett, Jacobs, Eagan, Fearon, Lloyd, Everard, Griffith, Castevens, Walters, Pierce, Francis, Chaplin, Bannister, Mrs Fearon, Miss Platt, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Weston, Mrs Wilson.

Entertainment: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

887
19 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Entertainment: End I of Farce: Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Monologue: End: A Scene from The Register Office. Gulwell-Lloyd; Little Girl-Miss Frances; new character-Mrs Gardner

888
21 September 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Monologue: Interlude: Scene from The Register Office. Gulwell-Lloyd; Little Girl-Miss Frances; New Character-Mrs Gardner

Entertainment: Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

889
21 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Russet Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17761214

Song: End: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

890
22 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Sherry & Sga Crespi. Tickets delivered by Harwood will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years [see 31 Mar.]. Public Advertiser, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Sherry, at Nicholl's, Baker, Bridge's-street, Covent Garden; of Sga Crespi, Poland-street, opposite the Back Door of the Pantheon. Receipts: #257 0s. 6d. (91.14.0; 23.0.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 142.6.0) (charge: #70 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Dance: End II: a New Pastoral Ballet, composed by Helme, The Garden of Love-Helme, Sga Crespi, Miss Armstrong, Sga Ricci; End: Chaconne-Sga Crespi

Song: original Music by Matthew Locke-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith, Gaudry

891
30 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Russet Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17771111

Song: In afterpiece: by Desire, Oh what a charming thing's a battle-Bannister

892
05 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Smith; Macduff-Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Duncan-Chambers; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-Davies; Banquo-Packer; Lenox-Norris; Donalbain-R. Palmer; Angus-Chaplin; Seward-Hurst; Doctor-Wright; Captain-Farren; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Parsons, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macduff-Miss Sherry; Lady Macbeth-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Song: In: the original Music by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and Additional Accompaniments,-Bannister, Gaudry, Legg, Edwards, Chaplin, Carpenter, Holcroft, Miss Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith, Miss Collett

Related Works
Related Work: Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments Author(s): John Bannister

893
14 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780512

Song: End I: He's Aye Kissing Me, as17780428; End II: the much-admir'd song in The Milesian being a description of a Naval Engagement Stand to your guns my hearts of oak-Bannister; In V: song, as17771203

894
07 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Digges; Macduff-Aickin; Duncan-Gardner; Malcolm-R. Palmer; Lenox-Egan; Seyton-Webb; Doctor-Massey; Banquo-Palmer; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Parsons, Edwin, Baddeley; Lady-Mrs Poussin; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Cast
Role: Bluff Actor: Bannister

Song: With theoriginal musick by Matthew Locke-Bannister, Brett, Baker, Legg, Battishill, Simkinson, Burton, Steel, Offild, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Love, Mrs Mapples, Mrs Brett, Mrs Poussin, Miss Hale, Miss Morris, Miss Twist, Mrs Webb

895
24 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Smith; Macduff-Brereton; Duncan-Chambers; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-Davies; Banquo-Packer; Lenox-Norris; Donalbain-R. Palmer; Captain-Wrighten; Angus-Chaplin; Seward-Hurst; Doctor-Wright; Seyton-Griffiths; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Parsons, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macduff-Miss Sherry; Lady Macbeth-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Principal Bacchanals Actor: Bannister, Gaudry
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Collett

Song: Afterpiece: As17780917; With the original Music by Matthew Locke with full Chorusses and Additional Accompaniments,-Bannister, Gaudry, Legg, Chaplin, Fawcett, Carpenter,Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Smith, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Collett

Related Works
Related Work: Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments Author(s): John Bannister

896
07 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Don Diego Actor: Bannister

Song: As17790503

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister Jun

897
22 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt

Song: End II: As17790927; End II: Song in The Milesian, being a description of a Sea Fight [Stand to your guns, my hearts of oak]-Bannister

898
26 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Smith; Macduff-Brereton; Duncan-Hurst; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-Davies; Donalbain-Master Benson; Banquo-Packer; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Parsons, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macduff-Mrs Sharp; Lady Macbeth-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Performance Comment: Azor-Vernon; Ali-Dodd; Scander-Bannister; Fatima-Miss Collett; Lesbia-Miss Abrams; Selima-Miss Wright (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Scander Actor: Bannister

Song: With the original Music composed by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional accompaniments,-Bannister, Gaudry, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Smith, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Collett; End I: song-Miss Wright

Related Works
Related Work: Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments Author(s): John Bannister

899
27 July 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Irishman in the Pit Actor: Egan
Role: Gentleman in the Balcony Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Major Sturgeon Actor: Bannister

Dance: End II: As17800615 I: Country Dance-the Characters

Song: End: Kate of Aberdeen-Du-Bellamy; I afterpiece: The Death of the Stag-Du-Bellamy, Bannister

Related Works
Related Work: Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments Author(s): John Bannister

900
24 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Wilson
Role: Signor Arionelli Actor: Bannister

Dance: End III: The Country Wake-; End IV: The Italian Peasants, as17800530

Song: End: the following Catches: Suppose we sing a Catch, Soldier take off thy Wine, Poor Thomas Day-Bannister, Du-Bellamy, Wood, Edwin