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1689 results for: Keyword - Brown
We found 1971 matches on Roles/Actors, 366 matches on Performance Comments, 81 matches on Event Comments, 59 matches on Author, and 42 matches on Performance Title.

51
13 June 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasLofty, Sir Peter Pepperpot-Foote; Rust-Weston; Dick Bever-Death; Frank Younger-Davis; Puff-Hayes; Dactyl-Granger; Sir Roger Dowlas-J. Palmer; Staytape-Brown; Robin-Parsons; John-Lewis; Juliet-Mrs Granger (British Museum ADD MSS 39302).
Cast
Role: Staytape Actor: Brown

52
13 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote; Young Wilding-Davis; Old Philpot-Granger; Hazard-Palmer; Quildrive-Castle; Dapper-Brown; Beaufort-Death; Sir Jasper Wilding-Turner; Locust-Parsons; Servant-Price; Maria-Mrs Granger.
Cast
Role: Dapper Actor: Brown

53
01 September 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Wilkinson; Young Knowell-Davis; Old Knowell-Granger; Bobadil-Young Gentleman, first time on any stage; Downright-Francis; Brainworm-Lewis; Matthew-Parsons; Wellbred-Death; Cobb-Brown; Cash-C. Lewis; Formal-Pierce; Justice Clement-Moor; Servant-Taylor; Master Stephen-Weston; Bridget-Mrs Granger; Cobb's Wife-Mrs Parsons; Dame Kitely-Mrs Jeffreys.
Cast
Role: Cobb Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy a la Mode

Dance: II: New Dance-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street; III: Hornpipe-Rogier

Song: IV: A young Gentleman, Mrs Weston, being their first Appearance

54
16 November 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Lloyd; Young Philpot (by desire)-Ward; Sir Jasper Wilding-Love; Young Wilding-Friendly; Beaufort-a Gentleman; Quildrive-Edwards; Dapper-Brown; Corrina-Miss Fairlamb; Maria-Mrs Burton.
Cast
Role: Dapper Actor: Brown

55
23 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub (By Particular Desire and for that night only)-Shuter; Aimwell-a Gentlemen; Sir Charles-R. Palmer; Foigard-Jackson; Gibbet-Brown; Boniface-Griffiths; Sullen-Lloyd; Archer-Palmer; Cherry-Miss Essex; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Palmer; Gipsey-Mrs Love; Dorinda-Miss J. Essex; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Gardner; first time. Epilogue (spoken on an Ass)-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Gibbet Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Entertainment: End II: The Cries of London-Shuter; II: Imitations-Master Russell; IV: Scene of Lady Pentweazle (from Taste) Lady Pentweazle -Mas. Russell; End: Interlude from the Register Office-Lloyd, Miss Francis, Mrs Gardner

56
07 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-West; Hephestion-Russell; Lysimachus-Smith; Cassander-Comerford; Polyperchon-Jones; Perdiccas-Johnson; Thessalus-Dancer; Aristander-Thomas; Eumenes-Brown; Clytus-Lewis; Roxana-Mrs Wilks; Sysigambis-Mrs Ross; Parisatis-Miss Taylor; Satira-A Gentlewoman [unidentified].unidentified].
Cast
Role: Eumenes Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode [i

Song: II: the grand chorus, See the conquering Hero comes-; Between Acts: Singing, as17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.The Painter's Art-[from Taste, by Samuel Foote]; Lady Pentweazle-Master Russell

57
15 March 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of Oxford

Afterpiece Title: A Mirror for the Ladies

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Lovers

Performance Comment: Don Carlos-Holmes; Don Lorenzo-Curtis; Lopes-Swords; Sancho-Kennedy; Leonora-Mrs Williams; Jacinta-Mrs Lefevre; Prologue-Brown.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Brown.

Song: End III: Hunting Song-Miss Harris

Monologue: Vaudeville.Between Acts 3rd piece: a few Pantomimical Scenes. Harlequin-Best; Columbine-Miss Dudley

58
27 December 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Falstaff's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners; or, A Medley of Suitors

Performance Comment: Pleadwell-Powell; Trim-Barrett; Goosequil-Jackson; Fieri@Facias-Smith; Huncks-Brown; Staytape-Munden; Constable-Jones; Porter-Williams; Thomas-Master Screven; Molly Wheedle-Miss Webb; Mrs Cambrick-Miss Morris; Sukey Ogle-Miss Evison (1st appearance); Prologue-Parker.
Cast
Role: Huncks Actor: Brown

Dance: V: Lonsdale

Song: End: Blow high blow low-Colvill

59
03 January 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modish Wife

Performance Comment: Sir Scrapeall-Barrett; Colonel Parapet-Vowell; Sir Charles Prudent-Harrington; Fuzee-Blackburn; Crambo-Brown; Timothy-Munden; Captain Starboard-Smith; Lady Charlotte-Miss O'Brien (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance in London); Lady Brainless-Mrs Baker; Emmeline-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance upon any stage [unidentified]); Ruelle-Miss Dudley; Mrs Busy-Mrs Lefevre; Occasional Prologue-Smith.
Cast
Role: Crambo Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Dance: End II: Miller

Entertainment: End: Variety of Rhetorical Imitations-a Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified])

60
25 September 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Sir William-Webster; Patie-Brown [from the Theatre Royal in Edinburgh]; Roger (with the song of There's my Thumb, I'll ne'er beguile ye)-Stewart; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud-Riddle; Bauldy-Walker; Madge-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Rainsford; Jenny-Miss Ramsey; Peggy-A Young Lady [unidentified]; New Prologue-Walker.
Cast
Role: Patie Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Double Amour

Music: With an entire new Scotch Overture-, composed by JonasBlewitt; End: songs-Mrs Bayley; between the Acts of the Farce: songs-Mrs Bayley, composed by JonasBlewitt

61
13 November 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Detection; Or, A Sketch Of The Times

Performance Comment: Alderman Increase-Beesley (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich); George Increase-Williams; Sprightly-Mason (1st appearance); Landlord Blacklegs, Carmine-Welldon; Brass-Johnstone; Dr M'Drugg, Powell-Swords; Rushlight-Stannard; Marrowbone-Whittaker; Sam. Baldpate-Parker; Putty-Hedges; Snip-Phillips; Flint-Freeman; Tom Blunt-Robinson; Boy-Master Charles; M'Intosh-Brown (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); Sir Petulant Poundage-Barrett; Clara-Miss Frederick (1st time); Gauze-Miss Watkins; Mrs Tripe-Miss Jackson; Mrs Increase-Mrs Baker (from the Theatre Royal, York); With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: M'Intosh Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The City Association; or, The National Spirit Rous'd

Performance Comment: Captain Constant-Beesley; Serjeant Standfast-Parker; James-Welldon; Paddy O'Flail-Whittaker; Dunk Donald-Brown; Gregory Last-Swords; Dick Hatchet-Robinson; Sam. Slender-Thomas; Nat. Forge-Freeman; Timothy Remnant-Sutton; Mrs Magnum-Mrs Baker; Jenny Magnum-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]); Miss Fanny Lovewell-Miss Hemet (6th appearance); A new Prologue-Corbett [in the character of one of the City Associators.in the character of one of the City Associators.
Cast
Role: Dunk Donald Actor: Brown

Song: End I: song-Phillips

Entertainment: Monologue.End: (not acted these 10 years) Shuter's comic interlude, Post Haste Observations on his Journey to Paris-Sutton (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh)

62
26 March 1781 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: Roebuck-Hayes; Lovewell-Briggs; Squire Mockmode-Benson; Pamphlet-Maddin; Club-Randall; Brush-Powell; Cripple-James; Officer-Cowcher; Porter-Jones; Servant-Williams; Rigadoon-Lyon; Nimblewrist-Brown; Lyrick-Turner; Leanthe-Miss Hurst (1st appearance); Bullfinch-Mrs Harley; Trudge-Miss Jackson; Masked lady-Miss Simmons; Pindress-Miss Maddin; Lucinda-Miss Carne.
Cast
Role: Nimblewrist Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, Allemande-Master Byrne, Miss Byrne

Song: End I, IV: a variety of select Catches and Glees-

63
09 April 1781 @ Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell; Or, The London Merchant

Performance Comment: Trueman-A Gentleman (from the Theatre Royal in London [unidentified]); Thorowgood-Rivers; Uncle-Brown; Blunt-Farrel; Barnwell-Clifford; Lucy-Mrs Fowler; Milwood-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Uncle Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor; or, Dumb Lady Cured

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Comic Paraphrase on Shakespear's Seven Ages of Man-Farrel

64
15 December 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Harricks (from the Theatre Royal, York); Henry-Hunter; Buckingham-Thompson; Tressel-Cross; Lord Stanley-Stannard; Catesby-Powell; Lieutenant-Kenrick; Norfolk-Farrell; Prince Edward-Miss Beaufield; Duke of York-Miss Barnard; Richmond-Brown (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); Lady Anne-A Young Lady [unidentified]; Duchess of York-Mrs Barnard; Queen-Mrs Lefevre. Preceding the Play an Occasional Address .
Cast
Role: Richmond Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Monologue: 1783 12 15 End of Act I of afterpiece The Farmer's Blunder by Kenrick

65
09 February 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Linger-Ryder; Savell [Saville]-Bland; Cavet [Caveat]-Aberdein; Itam [Item]-Brown; Boy-Middleton; Martin Sly-Smith; Mrs Watch [Mrs Watchly]-Mrs Reid; Mira [Myra]-Miss Bouton; Lucata [Lucetta]-Mrs Lefevre .
Cast
Role: Item] Actor: Brown

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new composed Reel (performers not listed); In Act IV a Hornpipe by Middleton

Monologue: 1784 02 09 The Edinburgh Buck by a Genleman [unidentified]

66
08 March 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitch'd; Or, The Devil To Do About Her

Performance Comment: Faithful (the Man Bewitch'd)-Smith; Sir GeofFry Constant (a very extraordinary Ghost)-Stannard; Captain Constant (son of the Ghost)-Keynlas; Clinch-Shatford; Num (a Country Squire)-Mills; Slouch (his man)-Stannard Jun.; Lovely-Cross; Roger (a Countryman)-Watts; Trusty-Swords; Manage-Brown; Sir David Watchum-Lloyd; Laura-Mrs Beaufield; Maria-Miss Vernon; Dorothy-Mrs Reynolds; Lucy-Mrs Thompson; Belinda-Mrs Johnson. New Occasional Prologue spoken by Shatford .
Cast
Role: Manage Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End of mainpiece Hornpipe by Rothery

Song: Between the Acts Singing [singer not listed]

67
25 April 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis Well It's No Worse

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Performance Comment: Carmine-Cross; Caleb-Brown; Alderman Pentweazel-Ryder; Lady Pentweazel-Mr Swords .
Cast
Role: Caleb Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: Lethe, -AEsop, Old Man, Mercury, Drunken Man, Charon, Bowman, Snip, Fine Gentleman, Frenchman, Lord Chalkstone to be performed, for that night only, by a Society of Gentleman; Mrs Riot-Mrs Dore

Monologue: 1785 04 25 Preceding the 1st piece an Address spoken by Brown

68
26 April 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Mrs Greville (1st appearance in that character); Frankly-Walton; Bellamy-Cross; Jack Meggot-Benson; Tester-Follett; Buckle-Bell; Simon-Brown; Mr Strickland-L'Estrange; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Walcot (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); Jacintha-Mrs Bolton; Lucetta-Mrs Waldron; Milliner-Mrs Benson; Clarinda-Mrs Hunter .
Cast
Role: Simon Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Song: End of mainpiece The Soldier tired of War's Alarms by Mrs Pinto

Monologue: 1785 04 26 End of Act II of mainpiece Collins's Ode on the Passions by Mrs Walcot. imitations. End of Act I of afterpiece, as 17 Sept. 1784, but An entire new dialogue in the Shades between Foote and Weston; added: Prospero (in the manner of Mossop); omitted: Prologue to Barbarossa

69
01 February 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: As17860131, but Brown's name listed in playbill (2nd appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: Coupee Actor: Brown
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Brown

Dance: As17851112

70
09 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap; or, Miss Lucy in Town

Performance Comment: Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Palmer; Signor Cantileno-Darley; Ballad-Brown; Thomas-Cubitt; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Tawdry-Miss Stuart; The Country Madcap (with songs)-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Ballad Actor: Brown

Dance: End of 2nd piece The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd, as17860424

Song: End of Act II of 1st piece a new song, Toung Henry, by Mrs Martyr

Monologue: 1786 05 09 Before 1st piece a new Occasional Address spoken by Holman

71
30 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: As17851205, but The Squire-Brown; Bacchus-Cubitt .
Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Brown

Dance: End of mainpiece Rural Merriment by Jackson and Mrs Ratchford

72
13 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Ryder; Gripe-Wewitzer; Thrifty-Booth; Leander-Davies; Octavian-Macready; Shift-Cubitt; Sly-Brown; Lucia-Mrs Byrne; Clara-Miss Stuart.
Cast
Role: Sly Actor: Brown

73
15 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Holman; Tattle-Lewis (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Foresight-Quick; Scandal-Farren; Sir Sampson Legend-Fearon; Snap-Thompson; Buckram-Stock; Jeremy-Davies; Trapland-Booth; Ben-Ryder; a song-Ryder; Mrs Frail-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Prue-Mrs Brown; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bates; Angelica-Mrs Pope. [Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Nurse-$Mrs Pitt; Jenny-$Miss Brangin.]
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Johnstone; Captain Belville-Brown; Rustic-Davies; Irish Haymaker-Rock (1st appearance on this stage); William-Mrs Kennedy; Phoebe-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt; Rosina-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Captain Belville Actor: Brown

Dance: As17861002

74
25 November 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Aickin, Farren, Wewitzer, Fearon, Brown, Thompson, Mrs Wells, Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pope.
Role: Johnson Actor: Brown
Role: unassigned Actor: Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Performance Comment: Capt. Patrick-Johnstone; Quiz-Quick; Darby-Edwin; Marshal Fherbelin-Davies; Father Luke-Booth; Olmutz-Cubitt; Rupert-Brown; Adjutant-Gardner; Mabel Flourish-Mrs Webb; Norah-Miss Rowson; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Rupert Actor: Brown

75
05 December 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Aickin, Farren, Wewitzer, Fearon, Brown, Thompson, Mrs Wells, Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pope.
Role: Johnson Actor: Brown
Role: unassigned Actor: Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Edwin; Sileno-Davies; Damaetas-Brown; Pan-Cubitt; Jupiter-Darley; Apollo-Johnstone; Daphne-Mrs Martyr; Mysis-Mrs Webb; Juno-Miss Stuart; Nysa-Miss Wilkinson.
Cast
Role: Damaetas Actor: Brown